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[sith_happened]

Anakin was staring intently into space, lost in the memories of the weekend.

Not that he'd tell you that.

Nope.

The door was cracked open.

Delicate - Damien Rice

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Another frown. "If I wake up tiny I'm going to be really upset when it's over," she said.

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"If you wake up tiny, I promise you a story," Anakin replied.

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"You're responsible for Threepio, I'm not sure I trust your stories," she teased.

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"Cute," Anakin said, wrinkling his nose. "He found most of those on his own. I didn't have much variety growing up."

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"I'll believe that when I'm tiny," she told him.

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Anakin grinned. "If you turn tiny, I'll even sing 'Dance, Dance Little Ewok' before your nap."

Silly Anakin.

[solo_sword]

She almost told him that she never actually took naps as a child, but then realized that if this ever did happen, she would be cheating herself out of valuable mischief time. "This conversation's taken a strange turn when we start talking about naptime," she said.

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"It's better than me depressing you for your entire visit," Anakin replied.

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"True, that would have gotten old by now," she teased, and then more seriously asked, "Think you're okay now?"

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"I'll be fine," he replied. "Don't worry about it."

[solo_sword]

"Okay. I'm going to get out of your hair. You need anything, I actually know my comlink's mine now," she told him.

[sith_happened]

It took a lot for Anakin to admit emotions, which was why he didn't now, but his eyes were full of what he couldn't say.

"I'll call," he promised.

[solo_sword]

She reached over to touch his hand lightly and gave him a little smile before heading out the door.