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[sith_happened]

Anakin was hard at work at his desk: plastic balls, lots of glitter, soft music playing...

Yes, he'd decided that Jaina's Luke's future child was going to be spoiled rotten, so he was back to making toys for a Force-sensitive infant.

He'd welcome an interruption, though.

All Over Again - Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby

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"A friend of mine perfected that technology," he admitted. "It makes it easier to get to Connecticut without having to explain things to local police."

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"Or you could get a car," she suggested. "Less noticeable."

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Anakin wrinkled up his nose. "Too slow."

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"But street legal," Jaina pointed out.

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Anakin's eyes sparkled. "Boring. Why should I take hours and hours to get to Connecticut when it should be so much faster?"

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"You're one of those drivers I hate, aren't you," she said. Girl drove once and she thought that gave her a right to complain.

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"Probably," Anakin agreed easily. "But I usually signal."

...kind of.

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"That gets you honked at." She spoke from experience.

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"Did you learn the correct hand gestures to shoot back?"

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"No, but I received a couple of them," she said. "I figure if I'm where I want to be, I already won, so why resort to gestures?"

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Because Anakin was petty and enjoyed making the gestures. He shrugged. "Point."

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"I thought so," she said, leaning forward to put the toy back on his desk. "Been having fun with that, I see."

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Anakin smiled sheepishly. "It's easier to spoil someone who will never meet you."

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"You say that like Aunt Mara won't be have that kid attached to her everywhere she goes," she pointed out.

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"It's easier for me to spoil someone who will never meet me," Anakin amended.

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"You never know," she said. "Though I'm sure the baby will be more than happy to be spoiled."

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"The mother might not appreciate who the gifts are from," Anakin said quietly.

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"Are you forgetting who the father is?"

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Anakin smiled softly. "Not at all. I just don't really imagine him pushing her on this if she is clearly unhappy with the idea." He chewed his lower lip. "Don't tell her?"

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She hadn't been planning on it, but she nodded and said, "Not a problem. I know it shouldn't be too much longer before the baby comes, but I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to actually get back out there."

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"No news from the Rogues?" he asked quietly.

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"No," she said with a sigh. "I'm trying not to be pessimistic."

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"They haven't forgotten about you," Anakin said. "You're the daughter of two of the galaxy's best flying families."

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"No, I'm not being forgotten, I'm being ignored. That's worse," she grumbled.

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Anakin bit back a smile. She was definitely related to him. "Maybe they're on comm silence," he suggested.