Captain Rex had fought many battles, faced rogue Jedi, lead his men for many years. This was much scarier. He was going to propose to Ahsoka. A Jedi, his General's Padawan, and his best friend (not counting Cody). If he did this nothing would ever be the same again. They would be breaking so many rules.

He first met her when she was fourteen. She was so small and innocent, with a good sense of humour, and at times, was one of the boys. She always tried to make the clones laugh, and had her master's tendencies toward recklessness. Rex had taken her under his wing, watched her, guided her and comforted her when she feared that Skywalker didn't like her. Ahsoka was there for him too. She taught him new ways to see things, gave him nicknames, made him smile when everything seemed hopeless. She was the little sister he never had.

Ahsoka didn't stay small and innocent for long. She started to gain curves, become more woman-like. Plenty of the clones noticed this. But Rex saw her mature emotionally. He saw her becoming more serious, less childish, and more aware of what the universe was like. She saw the clones as individuals, irreplaceable and brother in arms. Rex noticed everything, but it took him a while to realise what he felt. It came at one defining moment.

Ahsoka and Rex were sitting together after a long battle. Ahsoka was bandaging Rex's arm after a piece of shrapnel had hit it. Her fingers were so delicate and soft, it was hard to imagine that these hands were strong enough the take down so many tinnies. She had a peaceful expression on her face. Rex knew she was deep in thought.

"Rex?"

"Hmm."

"What will you do when the war finishes, do you have plans?" Ahsoka asked.

"After the war?"

"Yeah"

"Well, I don't know, it's not really in my current priorities."

"So you have never thought of it?"

Rex had thought about it, especially after he had met Cut, a deserter clone. Rex thought what it would be like to have a family of his own, children, a wife. He had always been stuck on the wife area of the scenario, seeing as he knew no other women except for the occasional Jedi General and Ahsoka. The Jedi didn't usually care to talk to him other than to give orders or get information and Ahsoka was a kid.

That's when it hit him straight between the eyes, Ahsoka wasn't a kid anymore. She was closer to a woman than a kid now. He couldn't help but just stare as he started to fill in the pieces of the puzzle. Ahsoka and he in a home of their own, starting to building a life and having children. He longed for it so badly.

"Rex?"

And he kissed her, much to Ahsoka's surprise. When he had finished and leant back she still had a shocked look on her face. It looked so cute he laughed. He could see her trying to figure out what just happened. Then she finally accepted what had just happened.

"You … you kissed me?"

"Yeah"

"Why?"

"Because… because, I…" How was he to justify kissing his superior officer? "I think, I really like you, you're beautiful and you're… just… amazing." He wasn't doing this very well. You couldn't blame him, technically he was fourteen.

"You like me?"

"Yeah"

"Ok" Ahsoka threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.

After that, they tried to keep their relationship secret, which was hard with Ahsoka always getting into dangerous situations and him needing to be fighting beside her. She could make it difficult. But they had been together for nearly a year and a half and he decided to make it so she was his, that she would be his wife.

The hard part now was finding the ring. He didn't have many credits, but he had been saving as much as he could, cutting back in what little spending he enjoyed, no more gambling on Bolo Ball and enduring the rations the army provided. Hopefully it would be worth it.

Rex realised pretty quickly he didn't know what to look for in a ring. But he knew someone who might.

Going to the Senators apartment was pretty daunting, walking up to her door, knocking on it and waiting. Padme answered the door.

"Rex!" She beamed at him. "What are you doing here?" It was very strange that he would come to her apartment.

"I was wondering if you could help me pick out a ring, you know for Ahsoka."

"Of course I would"

And just like that, they were shopping for rings. Padme had dressed in very casual clothes so she would go unnoticed. Rex changed into casual clothes too. They went from shop to shop looking for the right ring but none really looked like something Ahsoka would wear. Padme also suggested he get her a chain necklace to wear the ring on because she wouldn't be allowed to wear it in public, but she could hide it on the chain.

Finally, he spotted the perfect ring, a simple band with a diamond in the centre and little diamonds all around it. It just happened to be a bit out of his price range. Padme spotted him looking at it and smiled.

"How about you use some of my credits to buy it, and you can pay me back later?" She suggested.

"Thank you"

"And I can buy the chain as an engagement present."

"No, I can pay you back." He didn't want to be in too much debt.

"I'll get it but you have to give me regular updates on Ani" Padme said.

"Ani? Yeah, I think I can live with that agreement"