Boston 2011

They were at Mariel's entrance at 1:00 p.m. sharp. They went in and saw Sabé sitting at a bar stool, next to her was a tall, dark-haired man with whom she was chatting animatedly. Padmé looked knowingly at her husband, he smiled back, something like that...aha. They walked towards the two of them and when Sabé turned around she glanced in their direction. At that moment the man also turned around.

"Padmé!" he exclaimed and spread his arms to hug her.

"Hey William, what a coincidence to meet you here."

Anakin stiffened at the sight of another man hugging his wife.

"The probability of meeting me here is very high, I'm something like inventory here." He looked at Anakin.

"Uh, this is Anakin, my husband. Ani, William Rodgers, the junior partner in my parents' law firm."

The two shook hands, but Padmé could tell that Anakin was somewhat irritated.

"We're here to meet Sabé ...uh, do you know each other?"

"Actually not. Your friend, acquaintance or whatever, hit on me pretty rudely, like in high school, I'm sure I've seen that face somewhere." Sabé smiled.

"And you seem to like it, girlfriend…and actually yes, he has has seen your face before. I showed him a selfie of the two of us months ago."

"Let me guess: you wanted to set me up again."

"I don't give up hope that it will work someday."

Everyone laughed except Anakin. He was still in jealous mode and Padmé made it any less bad by inviting William to join her lunch. She only thought about Sabé and didn't notice how Anakin became more and more quiet. The lawyers chatted, talked shop and Anakin stood up and apologized for a moment.

"What's up with him?"

"With whom? Sabe?"

"Your Lord Charming."

"Maybe he has to…."

"No, he's sitting at the bar."

"What?" Padmé was irritated.

"Ladies, excuse me for a few minutes." William took another long sip of his whiskey and stood up. He walked over to the bar and sat on the stool next to Anakin. "I might be jealous too if I had such a beautiful woman, but you don't need to be jealous because of me, we are just acquaintances and I have and had no intentions..."

"You had no intentions…how am I supposed to understand?"

"Well, we had a date…a forced one, so to speak. I had just come to her parents' office and when she was in Boston in late 2010... it looked like her parents expected me to go out with her after she was introduced to me and I didn't want to do anything wrong. We had a wonderful evening, I wanted nothing but friendship, just like she did and if she were a man, we would have been best friends. She wasn't interested in me as a man back then, you were already together back then."

"How do you know, did she say that and still go out with you?"

"No, but if you can calculate...when the twins were born..." He laughed "...and no one has a chance against you, Lord Skywalker, even Padmé's parents rave about you, all you hear is Padmé and our Anakin...and by the way, I'm interested in the beautiful blonde there." He winked.

"Well, if that's the case is..." Anakin held out his hand. "You don't need to address me by the title, Anakin is enough."

"Well Anakin, they call me Will."

They both stood up and walked to the table.

With opulent Cuban specialties and an elegant ambience, the time passed quickly. They talked about everything possible so that Anakin could also discuss. He talked about Britain and Europe and politics there, even about Luke and Leia. Shortly before 5:00 p.m. everyone was amazed at how quickly the pleasant time passed.

"Lady Skywalker, it was a pleasure to see you again..."

"Don't be kidding William, you know Padmé is enough."

"Then where would be the fun, Padmé? ...Sabé...here, enter your number..." he handed her his iPhone "...if you stay in Boston for a few more days, we could meet somewhere, go out for dinner or just to have a drink..."

"Something like the day after tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.?"

"Perfect, I love women who don't have to think too much. I'll pick you up at home, OK. ?"

"Uh...my father wouldn't like to see that, we'll meet at the restaurant..."

"You're not thirteen Sabé, we're going to have to change that."

"I like that attitude, William. And you girlfriend, how did you say to me, you have to hit the table with your fist... or something like that. Don't let your father boss you around."

"Point taken, Padmé."

They said goodbye and Padmé wanted Sabé to visit her parents again before she went to Washington D.C. goes back. She knew her parents, who were now on vacation due to her visit, hadn't seen her friend in a long time, so she was invited to lunch on Wednesday.

The joy of seeing each other again was great because Sabé was last with the Naberries when she left almost five years ago to go to D.C. to pull. Padmé's parents asked question after question and wondered why she, an attractive, open woman, was still single.

Padmé was more interested in how her date with William went. Pretending to show her something, she lured her into her room and immediately attacked her. "How was the date yesterday, come on spit it out, can't you see I'm already shaking with curiosity."

Sabé put her right hand on her chin and tapped her cheek with her index finger. She looked at Padmé very seriously. "What should I tell you girlfriend…"

"Yeah, tell me."

"….lunch turned into evening and evening turned into a whole night." And grinned.

"Holy shit, Sabé…jumping into the bed by the first date, you've never done that before…"

"Hey, how was it with your Lord Increadiable? You didn't even go on a date, you saw him for the first time and picked him up...but criticizing me...so, so."

"You're right...uh, I was just surprised, sorry."

"Not sorry, fuck it. What's the point of having friends if you can't get angry with them? So...it's been a long night, I'm tired and I'm meeting him tonight and the night after and every night until I get back to Washington D.C. must. He's such a good fucker, I can tell you that. You missed something."

"He's not my type and besides, I was already pregnant and I was using Anakin as a benchmark, he had no chance...but what about Ben now?"

"What about Ben?"

"Uh, I mean…you're sleeping together again…uh, was it just a tiny little affair and…."

"No."

"Wait a minute, I repeat, let's see if I understand: you're with Ben, you carry on with him as before, you continue sleeping with William when you're in Boston, or you come here especially to fuck him… I did to forget something?"

"Yeah, that's what it boils down to."

"But that's called driving in two lanes, Sabé I…"

"Look Missy, men do this all the time, two lanes, three lanes, multiple lanes and the more lanes they make, the more prestige they have and then you call a fucker like that a playboy."

"Unfortunately, it is like that, and the ladies call that something like a whore…. unfairly."

"Shit Padmé, I want to taste them both now."

"Perhaps I have already changed so much, Sabé, that I have doubts about the correctness of your approach."

"Your Lord Amazing has already turned you around so much, you're almost unrecognizable."

"It could be because he is so honest and sincere himself."

"Yes, I know, I know, no one is like him...so damn doting, my friend Padmé. How did you end up falling for him so much?"

"No one in my entire life has treated me like he did, always so attentive and concerned about my well-being...me first. I would do anything for him."

"Yes, yes I know…and love, still as good?"

"More than, especially this one after. He doesn't stop…."

"Does he always want more?"

"No. These caresses after are different, not like the ones before. He gets me going first and then the best cool down follows….but why am I telling you about my sex with my husband?"

"Because we're friends...maybe?"

"You know exactly how to seduce me, you bitch...but we're talking about you girlfriend now. I guess Ben and William can't know about each other..."

"I'd rather they knew, but it wouldn't work."

"...and if they find out, then you've lost them both."

"Shit, yeah. I have to think about it. I want Ben, it's so nice with him... and Will, that's so exciting now somehow... good fucking, maybe it'll cool down."

"Hopefully. Cut the shit Sabé. This doesn't end well. Think about what you want; the man you have a good time with, or just a good fuck."

"You're right."

"Exactly and I have to tell Anakin."

"What we both discussed always remained between us. He'll pass it on to Ben, be sure."

"I would feel bad lying to him."

"You don't have to lie to him, you just don't tell him about our conversation."

"You always find a suitable wording, Sabé."

"I'm a lawyer."

"Me too."

"But Anakin isn't."

"But Ben is...are you going to tell him you cheated on him?"

"You can't call it fraud. We're sleeping together again and going out occasionally, but he's never called it a relationship and certainly not exclusive... I actually don't know where I stand with him. That's why I won't tell him anything about Will. Point Padmé."

"Good, I only meant good."

"I know...well, let's go downstairs, I'll say goodbye, I have a date tonight. See you in D.C."

They went downstairs, Sabé said bye to Padmé's parents, Cliegg and Anakin, kissed the twins a hundred times and left.

"What were you two discussing up there for so long?"

"You don't want to know, mother."

"Padmé !"

"My goodness, are you curious… about your junior partner."

"Aha! Is there something I should or could know?"

"No, but I would like to know a little more about him."

"How come? You had your chance with him…."

"Oh mother, it's not about me, it's about Sabé. Tell us everything you know."

Best regards from Germany