Lana is having lunch at the cantina. They usually try to spend that time together, it allows them to catch up a bit, talk a bit more privately and also helps them relax in the middle of the day. He is late, he comes with a tray and sits opposite of her on her table.
O - What are you having?
L - The same.
O - Again fried veggies? Aren't you ever bored?
L - When I find something I like, I like it.
(He smiles)
L - You?
O - I'm trying something new today. Yesterday's dish wasn't to my taste.
L - I told you that you wouldn't like it.
O - And how was I to know if I didn't try it?
(She smiles)
L - To each his own I suppose.
(After a while, she is done with her food, leans back in her chair and looks at him, she seems to be lost in deep thought. He notices it)
O - What is troubling you?
L - Nothing.
O - You seemed to be contemplating something.
L - Indeed. Us.
(He is intrigued)
O - Us?
L - I was thinking, our taste in food is similar to the way we deal with life.
(He puts his fork down, this is getting interesting)
O - Oh?
(She is smiling)
L - I make a decision I think is good and stick with it. I rarely change my habits. You can adapt easily to a situation. You find new interests constantly. We are almost the opposite in that regard.
O - It's a very good quality for an advisor to have a strong opinion and to be able to defend it.
L - Yes. And for a leader to adapt and not be afraid to take chances.
(He continues with his food. She is still contemplating. He notices it)
O - But, there is something else…
L - What?
O - You tell me. You are still thinking about something.
L - Indeed, I was. What if you get bored again?
O - Of what?
(She looks down to her lap, shyly)
L - Me.
(He stops messing with his food altogether, turns so as to be facing straight to her)
O - I was never bored of you in the first place.
L - But, you sought another's love.
(He is silent for a while, it makes her uneasy, sad even)
O - I can't offer assurances of the future. But, I didn't seek out another's love.
L - Yes, it sort of fell on your lap.
O - You know what I mean.
L - I do. Nonetheless, you meet new people all the time, it is an essential part of your job, and given who you are, many more opportunities may fall on your lap.
O - True.
(She is looking at him expectantly, he is looking at her rather coldly)
L - That's all you are going to say?
O - What more can I say, Lana?
(She gets up from the table as if to leave)
O - Sit down.
(She looks at him sideways)
O - Please.
(He points at her chair)
O - Sit down, please.
(She does so)
O - Is this about our marriage?
L - Yes.
(He makes an urging move)
O - Explain please.
L - Marriage means committing oneself to another, right?
O - Right.
L - I have done that in all the possible ways. I'm effectively married to you.
(He seems amused)
O - Okay…
L - I'm not sure you realise what it means though.
O - Tell me.
L - I just did, and you still require explanation.
O - Okay… so…?
L - What does being married mean to you?
O - That I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you.
L - Until something more interesting comes along.
O - I can't guarantee the future.
(She seems exasperated)
L - No one can! Still, people get married.
O - Where are you getting at?
(She takes a deep breath, tries to calm herself)
L - Did you ask her to marry you?
(He is very serious now)
O - Yes.
L - And why didn't you?
O - She effectively refused. For the better too.
L - What about Ashara? Did you ask her also?
O - She asked me actually.
(Lana laughs a bit)
L - Really?
(He smiles, nods in agreement)
L - But you accepted.
O - Well, sort of. Effectively yes.
L - Don't you see there is a pattern here? You don't take the matter of marriage seriously.
(He leans back in his chair, crosses his hands in front of his chest)
O - I guess I don't… Hmm…
(She is smiling now)
L - I don't expect assurances, but I expect commitment. I would like you to mean it this time.
O - I honestly meant it every time.
L - I don't care about the others. I want you to mean it, this time.
O - Yes. That's fair.
(They remain sitting, looking at each other in silence for quite a while)
L - I have to go.
(She gets up, gives him a small kiss on the cheek and leaves. He remains in the spot for a while longer)
Later that night, in their room. He is on the couch, thinking. She walks in, takes her lightsaber off)
L - Hello, love. You are early tonight.
O - I have been here a while.
L - But your agenda had a late meeting.
O - I bailed on them.
L - Don't do that! Tell me if you aren't feeling up to cancelling, so I will do it for you.
O - I don't care about that at all, Lana. Come here, we need to talk.
L - Okay. What about? Did something happen?
(She sits next to him on the couch)
O - I make you feel insecure, don't I?
L - Oh, this is about our earlier talk.
O - I have been thinking about what you said all day. I think that the reason you brought it up in the first place is because I make you feel insecure.
L - It's not that. It isn't insecurity I'm feeling. I don't want this between us to change. Honesty made us better, made the Alliance better. If you fall in love again, you will start lying again and I don't want that at all. I prefer the truth rather than a nice lie.
(He takes her face in his hands, makes her look straight in his eyes)
O - I will never lie to you.
(He kisses her)
L - I know you mean that now, but when the time comes and you will have to tell me something I won't like, you won't do it. You will fear my reaction.
(He says the following rather playfully)
O - I was warned after all. You did say you will eviscerate me next time.
(She laughs)
L - Exactly.
(Again, looking straight to her eyes)
O - I will never lie to you. Come what may.
(She smiles, she kisses him. She says the following smiling)
L - Okay.
O - Does that mean we are still getting married?
L - We weren't?
O - I thought that since we had a fight, it was off.
L - That wasn't even a real fight. We had a conversation. You believed that a conversation was able to change my feelings for you?
(He smiles broadly)
O - I love you.
(They kiss again, it takes them longer now, it's a very romantic kiss)
O - Undress please.
L - As you wish.
(They make love)