One week later
Padmé walked into the reception room of her office. "Good Morning." Teckla greeted with a yawn. Padmé smiled and grabbed the coffee off her small desk. "Morning." She greeted back.
She continued to her office door and keyed in the code. When the doors hissed open she was shocked to see Anakin sitting at her desk in her chair. She didn't notice the stare she was getting from Teckla. "Are you alright Milady?" She questioned.
"Yes. Yes, just hold my calls for a few minutes." Padmé replied as she hurriedly shut the door. Walking to her desk "What the hell Skywalker!" She was livid.
He flashed his smile at her and braced his hands on the desk. "Can't I stop by to see a friend?" He asked standing up. "Is that what we are now, friends?" She questioned with an eyebrow raised.
He smiled looking around her room for a liquor cabinet. "We can be whatever I want us to be." He sighed when she found no cabinet. "Any luck with Clovis?"
Good god why did he have to be so good looking? Padmé thought as he continued towards her. Her breath hitched in her throat when his body trapped her against the solid desk. He leaned over as if he was going to kiss her. Oh my god.
Thoughts rushed through her head. Was he really going to kiss her? She eased up a bit when he reached for the file on the desk, he smirked at her while reading her thoughts.
Damn, I need to control myself around him.
Anakin sat down from the chair adjacent to where she was standing. "I forgot to mention in our last few meetings why I needed you to spy on Clovis." He gestured to the seat next to him inviting her to sit down with him.
She nods and sits facing him. "Clovis and I have never gotten along well." He starts. "Yes when I told him we were meeting he was not happy with me."
"He is suspected of high treason, Palpatine and I have not made a public statement yet because, well, we need the hard evidence. He along with several Jedi knights are acussed but Rush and Kenobi are our main targets, they have been seen numerous times in the lower levels. Also they use encrypted comm links so we can't listen in on their conversations."
"I never knew Ben and Rush were so close." Padmé replied. "No one knows,or at least that's what they think." He agreed using the force to float the file onto her desk.
"If you can use the force; then why aren't you a Jedi?" She couldn't help but ask, her curiosity getting the better of her. Anakin looked her in the eye, "The Jedi and I do not fair well together. I have needs which they couldn't fulfill."
"Like..?"
Anakin scooted over on the couch and rested a hand on her knee. He leaned over as if he was going to whisper in her ear but took her by surprise when he whispered. "This would be forbidden," he then kissed her jaw bone; slowly, seductively he trail down her neck. His hand messaged its way up her thigh. "Most certainly forbidden," He stated low.
"See I have needs, just like every other man. But when they are not fulfilled it puts me on edge." He looked her in the eye, "You want this?" He asked shocked. Did she want this? She asked her self then went on the defensive. "I most certainly do not."
"Liar," He laughed. "I'm not lying." Padmé tried her best to fake that promise.
"Then why are you tense? Your pupils are dilated, that's just it. You don't know what you want."
How was he so good at figuring out people? He had to be a control freak.
He pulled away from her and switched back to professional as if nothing happened. "Find out Rush's business, I'll give you the clearance codes to his office so you can look through his files."
"Why can't you just do this your self?" She questioned as he stood.
"Because, I thought working with you would be fun... And if I may say it certainly has been." He added with a sly smile.
He went to leave but she caught his arm. "Wait."
"Kiss me again." She regretted it as soon as it left her lips.
Anakin turned to her and grabbed her hand. Usually it was him that made demands. "If that's what you want Milady." He took her into a fierce lip lock. Was she seeing sparks? His lips glided over her intensely as his tounge attacked her's.
Padmé pushed away when she needed air. That was intense. She told herself.
Before she could speak he spoke. "And this, is for Clovis." He leaned In again and started kissing her pulse before bitting down on her neck. She braced her hands on his shoulders and moaned aloud.
He pulled back abruptly and continued his way out of her office. What did you just do? She asked, scolding herself. You made a promise to Rush.
The blast door closed behind him as he exited. Her eyes never left the durasteel door. Anakin was powerful,handsome and quite the flirt. Everything Rush wasn't. Padmé pondered as she made her way around her desk. Sitting in her chair, she could smell the trace of his expensive cologne. Realization of what just transpired hit her. What did she just do? Really what was she thinking?
Padmé traced over her neck to the area where he had bitten her; marking her. She traced the light teeth marks. How the hell was she going to explain those to Rush. Her comm beeped on and Teckla's voice came in. "Milady? I just saw Senator Skywalker walk out. I'm sorry I had no idea-"
She quickly interrupted her, "It's fine Teckla, please hold my calls I have certain things I need to go over." Her hand slid to the folder on her desk. "Of course Milady." She answered hanging up.
Padmé opened the folder and looked at the various documents splayed about. She found surveillance holos of Rush with different people, but one caught her eye immediately. She looked on as the small holo replayed it self over and over. Rush was sitting across from unfamiliar faces and was kissing on some woman's neck.
Anger boiled in her. How dare he? How could he! She packed and closed the file sliding it under a stack of data pads.
Padmé quickly got up and walked out the door. "Teckla hold everything no matter how important it is." She ordered walking by her assistant so quickly, Teckla barely could register what was happening.
"-he's becoming a problem Anakin." Palpating finished. "No he's been a problem, master." Anakin corrected, looking down at the floor. "You seem distracted."
"No master," Anakin replied.
"Don't lie to me." He griped.
Anakin sighed leaning back in the chair. "I-" a commotion from his reception hall caught his attention before he could finish. The blast door opened revealing Padmé being held back by Yali; Analin's assistant. "What in the hell is going on out here?"
"The senator didn't have an appointment and was about to walk in on your meeting." Yali explained. "This is important. Please Anakin." Padmé pleaded.
"Yali you are dismissed for the day pack your shit and get out." He ordered, she went to argue but his blue eyes pinned her. "Yes sir." She muttered turning to her desk.
Anakin then looked at Padmé and stepped out of the door so she could get in.
By now Palpatine had rose from his chair and was walking to them. "Is this what is distracting you?" He asked upon approaching them. "Good to see you Padmé."
"Chancellor," she replied out of respect.
"I'll catch up with you later then my boy." He told Anakin as he walked out.
"What is it?" He asked as the door slid closed. Padmé held the holo out to him. "Rush has been cheating on me. I don't know what's worse; you knowing and not telling me, or the actual cheating! Why in the forces name would you hurt me like that!" She exclaimed. Anakin sighed, "I didn't know that was in that pile."
"I want the rest of the holos." She demanded pinning the picture against his chest. "It was an honest Mistake Padmé, and you're making me sound like I am the bad guy!" He yelled back.
"Because you are the bad guy! You've been manipulating me the whole week!"
Anakin shook his head and stalked towards his desk, he opened a drawer and grabbed a data pad that sat on top. "Here,"
Padmé took the device away and watched closely as Surveillance footage rolled showing Rush coming out of warehouses and shades lower level bars. Some showed his arm around different women some just showed him by himself. "I can't believe this," she was utterly speechless at what she was seeing.
"I'm sorry you had to find this out, I never intended it to get back to you but Yali is incompetent at doing what she is told." He muttered angrily. "Don't play that sorry crap with me." She replied setting down the data pad.
"You act as if I have no heart."
"It's the truth; you can't have a heart and be friends with that snake, Palpatine."
Anakin's jaw clenched tightly and bit out, "Do not talk of him in such ways."
"You and I both know Palpatine is ev-" before she could finish her sentence Anakin had a vice grip around both arms, shoving her against the window. "Do not finish that sentence senator."
She stuggled against him, "Let me go Anakin!"
he shook his head, "not till you apologize."
"I am not apologizing for speaking the truth." She replied angrily. Anakin relented and let her go. "Palpating has a heart," he promised, "He only wants what is best for the whole galaxy."
Padmé fixed her dress and stared at him angrily. "You know I can pass this bill on my own."
"Go right ahead." He dared her. She didn't move. "Exactly, You owe me Senator."
Padmé crossed her arms. As he approached her again. "If it wasn't for me," he paused caressing her cheek with his gloved hand. "You'd probably be on your way right now for a risqué rendezvous with that Lying, cheating, scum of a man."
She shrugged his hand off and escaped his grasp, walking to the door. She paused. "Thank you." She whispered before continuing out.
Padmé sat on the siting room of her lavish apartment, stirring the cocktail she had mixed up when she first got home. She sipped at it and hissed as the alcohol burnt her throat. The lift door opened indicating Rush's arrival.
"What is hell's name was so damn important that I had to cancel my meeting?!" He asked outraged. "Sit down Rush," Padmé ordered, sitting up on the couch. Her eyes follow him as he compiled with her command. "I have ran across something's, involving you." She announced.
Rush cocks an eyebrow at her. "Why are you talking about?"
She scooted up and opened the folder then lined up the contents on the coffee table. His face falls once he sees what she is talking about. "I believe we are done Rush."
"Where did you get these!" He demanded. "The source is not important, what's important is that you, the person that claims to love me, the person I gave my virginity to has never been faithful to me!"
"It was fucking Skywalker wasn't it?" He questioned. "Yes I did cheat on you, but that was before..."
"Before what? Before I gave you my virginity?" She asked outraged. "I love you Padmé please don't leave me!" He begged. "Oh it's too late for that Rush, you only wanted me for your image! You're a worthless womprat go rot in Sith hell!"
"What's that on your neck?" He asked.
Padmé's hand instantly went to the spot that Anakin had bitten earlier, fuck! She exclaimed in her head, she had totally forgotten about it. Rush shook his head and in an instant jumped over the glass coffee table, grabbing Padmé as they tumbled as the couch flipped. He grabbed her neck pushing her into the ground. "You tell Skywalker this, you are nothing more than a filthy slut and he can most certainly have you!" He spat getting up. "Stay out of my business." He added grabbing the holos on the coffee table.
He walked out leaving Padmé shaking as tears took over. "R2!" She called out. The droid rolled over to her letting out a string of concerned beeps. "Find Senator Skywalker's comm link." She struggled to say getting up. The droid beeped in compliance rolling away to do his task. Why the hell did Rush flip so much and so fast? The Rush she knew would never of laid a finger on her, less he was always to scared. Then a fear set in, she didn't know Rush. He was always unfaithful and he had a secret life.
She gingerly finished getting up and sat the sofa upright. She felt utterly alone, who was she to trust?