Skywalker Apartment [Late Saturday night]

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"Rory?" Anakin called as he let himself in, "you won't believe the day I've had."

Meeting new students (and threatening them), seeing a grandson who was entirely too old...it had been busy.

And Jess? Well, it wasn't worth thinking about Jess until there had been some vodka consumed.

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Rory was actually in the bathroom, about to take a pill (the sort that the OCD-prone, such as Rory, made certain to take exactly at the same time every day.)

However, when she heard Anakin come in, she set the little packet aside for a moment. "What happened?" she called.

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"We have a new relative in town," he replied. "Well, a different one. Ben's here, and he's fourteen."

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"..."

Yeah, time to come out of the bathroom. Pills could be taken later. "What?"

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Anakin nodded. "I know. He greeted me with the always charming 'shouldn't you be dead?'"

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"Lovely," Rory said, staring at him. "He's good otherwise, though, right?"

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Anakin nodded. "He's going to be tall. He's not now, of course, but...red hair, ridiculous braid. You can definitely see Luke in him."

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Rory made a face. "Braid? Really?"

That's the important thing, yes.

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"Really." He smirked at her. "I remember you liking the braid," he said, leaning in for a kiss.

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"You really want to think of Ben finding a girl who likes the braid like I did?" she asked, going onto her toes to kiss him.

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"Point," Anakin said when he finally pulled back. "And somehow I don't think he's going to appreciate the blinky baby toys I made for a version of him this summer, either."

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"Or me cooing at him," she agreed.

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Anakin reached for her hand to pull her out into the living room. "He'd be as embarrassed as a teenaged boy can possibly get, but I'd think it's adorable."

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"You're a weird man that way," she said, trailing after him.

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"Oh, there is good news, too," he said, pulling her onto his lap, "and also something that's going to require some vodka. Which do you want first?"

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"I don't want to get up to get vodka, so good news, and you have to Jedi the drinks out to us," she said, kissing his ear.

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"Mmm," Anakin said, cuddling her a little closer. "Sam Carter's teaching at the school now."

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"Eeee, really?" she squeaked, brightening hugely.

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"Really," he confirmed, grinning. "She's teaching physics, and she's a little down right now. Think we could have her over for dinner some time?"

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"Of course. Does she need somewhere to stay?" Rory offered immediately.

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"I think she's looking on the island for now, but I'll ask," Anakin promised. He kissed her neck. "Though I like it just being the two of us. And Vladdie. And Bertie."

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"The old lady downstairs called us adorable when I got the mail," she told him proudly.

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"Did she?" Anakin grinned. "She's very observant."

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"So tell me the other thing," she said, bracing herself.

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"Vodka first," Anakin said, waving it over, along with two cups.

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"That bad?" she asked warily.