One Night – Epilogue
"Daddy! Daddy!"
Obi-Wan groaned and rolled over, hitting Anakin gently.
"Kai's calling you." He muttered, trying to go back to sleep. Anakin grunted and got out of bed, searching with his feet until he found a pair of sleep-pants. He threw Obi-Wan's pants at him before walking down the hallway to his son's room.
The boy was sitting up on the sleep-couch, tears streaked down his face. Anakin sighed and walked over, sitting on the edge of the bed and holding out his arms. He waited for Kai to crawl into his arms before smoothing the boy's hair and rocking him gently.
"What did you have a bad dream about this time, bub?" Anakin asked the small boy once he had settled. Kai refused to answer and merely buried his face in Anakin's chest. "Do you want to come and sleep with me and Pa?" Anakin asked gently, knowing the answer would be 'yes' before he felt the nodding against his chest. Anakin groaned slightly and stood, walking to the lounge room, grabbing a tissue and wiping his son's face before going back to his room.
As he laid Kai on the sleep-couch between himself and Obi-Wan, Anakin felt proud. It was true that Kai was not born naturally to either himself or his lover, but it didn't matter. He had a family, he had a job and he had a normal life.
After the incident on the roof where he had caught Obi-Wan contemplating suicide, both had gone to the Council and resigned from the Order. It was a decision that neither of them had had to talk about with each other. They knew it was the only way that they could be together in a recognised relationship. They still saw all their friends and were willing to help their former-comrades in any way possible.
Anakin smiled and settled next to Kai, wrapping his arms around the small child. They had defied the odds and created a new life for themselves.
As Anakin fell asleep he felt Obi-Wan's hand encase his own. They had made it work, they continued to make it work and they would do so until the day they died. And to think, this had all started because of one night.