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Office hours [all day]

Anakin's door was wide open as bright, cheerful music spilled out into the hallway.

He wandered around his office, adding a new picture frame to his desk and grinning to himself every time he looked over at it.

If you knew him at all, you might fear for his sanity.

He had his reasons.

[OOC: Open for visitors and phone calls!]

She Will Find Me - Dougie MacLean

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"And you have hair," Anakin replied, grinning.

"There's some animal here that grows it," she said, coming inside. "That came as a nasty shock at first. How was the trip?"

Huge smile. Huge. "It went very well."

"You're smiling again," she said, still not used to that after all this time.

"I smile," Anakin insisted.

"Not that much, and it doesn't usually take up half your face," she pointed out.

"There might be a reason," Anakin admitted. "Rory's going to marry me."

Jaina froze. Then frowned. And headtilted. And had to have heard that wrong because the 25-year-old clone of her former Sith lord grandfather from an alternate reality couldn't possibly have just said what she thought she had.

"...What?"

Anakin sighed. "Luke gave me the exact same look," he said. "Do I seem that unlovable?"

"No, and that's a weird question, but... what?"

It did occur to her that the next time she saw Leia, she'd have to follow up "I've got a picture of your mother," with "And he's marrying someone else, but she's really nice."

"I'm getting married again," Anakin said, mouth setting into a very familiar stubborn line. "But not for years."

This was still beyond strange to hear. And she hadn't even had a chance to talk to her Luke yet. "Congratulations," she managed. She could be thrown off, but she was still trying.

Anakin cut her a break. "Thanks," he said with a small smile.

"I mean, it's going to take some getting used to," she admitted. And she could just imagine this Luke's reaction. "But if it makes you happy, then good."

The grin was back. "It makes me very happy."

"Good. So, um, when is this happening?"

"Not for years," Anakin replied. "Rory wants to graduate from college first. We're in no real hurry." He shrugged. "It was kind of a spontaneous thing, asking her."

How shockingly out of character for him.

Jaina wondered if she'd be older than her AU step-grandmother before they actually went through with this. "The question snuck up on you?" she asked.

He nodded. "Not that I hadn't been thinking about it, but it wasn't planned out. I just saw the ring in the shop and bought it. I thought I'd be holding onto it longer than 20 minutes."

"That... definitely counts as spontaneous," she agreed.

"Trust your feelings, right?" Anakin replied with a smile.

She gave him a little smile back. "Is she here, or is she... back wherever she normally is?" She was wondering a little if Rory was another talk she was going to have to have, and how to keep that from being a really awkward second meeting.

"She's back at school," Anakin said. "You don't have to call her or anything, I promise, but I'd love for you to be able to come to the wedding once we finally settle on a year."

"Of course," she said, nodding. "I mean, as long as it doesn't mess up any timelines or anything for you and Uncle Luke." She might have was assuming Leia would be there, too.

Anakin gave her a sad smile. "I don't think she'll come."

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