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"Take my hand, my heart, and my soul because it is meant for you."

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"Oh damn,he's hot," Ahsoka whispered to me, referring to Connor.

Although her whisper wasn't exactly discrete since not only did Connor hear—which I knew that due to the smug grin that appeared across his lips—but so did Piett who shot her an irritated glare. She took notice to her secret lovers annoyance and blew him a subtle kiss to show him that she was only teasing.

I'm not sure if Anakin heard her comment, but if he did, he opted to ignore it, "So what exactly did you want us here for? We already gave you our statements and our alibi's." He took a small sip from his glass before setting it back down on the bar.

My eyes went to Obi-Wan since it was him that I was expecting to talk, but I was surprised to hear that it was actually Connor taking charge, "Sorry to intrude on your free time Mr.Skywalker, but I'm detective Alan Wicker and I was just assigned to this case. So I was hoping to speak to you all for a little insight on what happened the night the body was found, and the night the victim was killed." He spoke while Obi-Wan slowly began to walk around the club to survey the area in silence.

"Then read the statements," Anakin responded condescendingly with his eyes following Obi-Wan. He really does hate cops and he has no problem with showing it.

Connor, as always, kept his calm composure and breathed a low chuckle, "I did, but I'm old fashioned - I was hoping to meet and speak to you all in person and separately, just to hear your stories with my own ears and make sure they line-up. I'm not here to accuse anyone of anything, I promise." He assured him and I held back a smile at his smooth professionalism. This is one of the reasons he's been moving up so fast in our line of work, he always keeps his cool and has a charming attitude, so everyone loves him. He also has one of the highest percentages when it comes to solved cases, so it's obvious why Obi-Wan chose him to do this.

Anakin sighed in defeat and I could tell he didn't want to do this at all — but nodded in agreement to avoid any further altercations. Plus saying no only makes him look guilty, which I'm sure he knows that and doesn't wish to bring anymore heat down on him. He's smart, he knows how to pick and choose his battles, "Fine, but let's make it fast I have somewhere I need to be."

I side-eyed him for a moment as I wondered where that might be before turning my attention back to my husband.

Connor looked pleased and his eyes drifted away from Anakin and back to me, "Of course, and I'll start with you Miss..." He trailed off as he stepped towards me and held out his hand. I accepted his cold touch and his smile grew as he gently squeezed my palm.

"Winters," I finished for him with a soft smile in return as a felt a small fluttering of butterflies in my stomach, "(Y/n) Winters."

"What a beautiful name," He subtly flirted before releasing his grip on me and dropping his hand back down to his side, "And familiar, you're the one who found the victim correct?" He motioned for me to follow him up the stairs, leading straight to the VIP section where I'm guessing is where these little interviews are going to be conducted.

"Yes," I nodded as I followed behind him, and I got a quick glance of Anakin as I did and noticed his scowl directed at Connor.

"I'm so sorry, that must've been traumatizing for you," My husband continued to play his part since he knows very well that although a dead body is always a sad thing, I don't get fazed as much as I did in the beginning of my career. I've seen too many now to get choked up - too many to count.

Connor and I reached the top of the stairs and we walked over to the white couch that Clovis and his friends were on just a few nights prior, "I'm a tough girl." I said as we sat down side by side, but there was a foot distance between us since they could still easily see us from downstairs, "Now that they can't hear us, what on earth are you doing here Connor?" I asked, doing my best to appear perfectly calm and normal because I can feel eyes on me, and I know exactly who those eyes belong to.

And it's not that I'm not happy to see him, of course I am. But I know exactly what I need to talk to him about and I wasn't mentally prepared for it. I thought I'd at least get a day heads-up to get myself ready for the awkward conversation that lies ahead, not twenty seconds.

Connor raised a single brow, "Maybe I missed my wife and when Obi-Wan pitched this idea to me, I decided to take it so I had a chance to see her." He too kept his facial expressions to a minimum.

"Don't take offense," I sighed quietly, "I've missed you too and I'm so happy to see you."

He tilted his head with the slight furrowing of his brows, "Then why do you seem the complete opposite?"

I glanced downstairs and my eyes instantly met Anakin's, but he looked away as soon as our eyes locked and started a conversation with Piett, "You being here seems risky," I answered with only the partial truth as I looked back at my husband.

He then slowly shook his head, "Darling you're overthinking as usual. I'm under an alias so they can't connect us, and I'm just a detective in their eyes, they're not going to suspect anything." His hand twitched but it remained on his lap, and I knew it was him fighting the urge to brush my hair with his fingertips or caress my cheek as he usually does, "Im simply here because Obi-Wan said you wanted to see me, and because he's decided to put me on the case to figure out who killed the man you found in the alley."

I nodded with a quiet sigh, he was right about that, I was overthinking. But that's also not the only reason for my anxious nerves, that only acquired about twenty percent of why I was nervous, "There's also something I need to talk to you about, it's the reason I asked to see you - other than missing you of course." I gave him a small smile that he returned.

He leaned back on the couch and grabbed out his notepad and flipped it open to a blank page, "I'm going to be pretending I'm taking notes just in case they look up here so it doesn't look like a friendly conversation, and more like an interview." He explained before gesturing for me to speak my mind.

I then proceeding to explain everything to him. Starting with Anakin's little crush, leading up to the conversation I had with Obi-Wan the other night, and what he had asked me to do.

As soon as I was finished talking, Connor clicked his pen and closed his notepad, "Thank you for your cooperation Miss Winters, I'll be in touch if I have anymore questions." He said in a monotone and went to stand up. But after checking to make sure no one was looking at us, I grabbed his sleeve and pulled him back down to the couch.

"You can't seriously be mad about this, it's just a job Connor and Obi-Wan has a point. The more Anakin trusts me, the higher the chances I have of learning everything," I removed my hand from the fabric of his shirt.

He didn't look at me, he kept his eyes on the floor, "You said when you took this undercover job that it wouldn't involve anything like that." He spat low with a grimace.

I sighed as I ran my hands through my hair, "It's not like I'm going to do anything with him, it'll be innocent." I felt like he wasn't the only person I was trying to convince of that - also myself.

Connors eyes snapped back up to me and narrowed them, "And if he goes in to kiss you after one of these innocent dates, then what? You'll do it because it will benefit your career." He stood up again as he fixed his suit jacket.

"It's just a job Connor," I snapped quietly as I also stood up, both of us holding poker faces so we didn't draw too much attention, "Don't you trust me at all?" I questioned in disbelief.

I knew he wouldn't be happy about this since he's been a jealous man since day one, but I didn't expect him to be this mad. I was hoping as a fellow officer he would understand my position, but it seems I was giving him too much credit.

He was quiet as he glanced downstairs, his eyes shooting daggers at an oblivious Anakin, "It's not you I don't trust," He said low before turning his attention back to me, "I know men and I know what he wants to do with you and what he'll try to do with."

"And I wouldn't let it go that far," I tried to get him to see reason. Yeah Anakin may look at me as if I'm this single girl, but I know I'm married and I'd never betray him like that, "And if you really trust me like you say you do then what he wants or what he'll try to do shouldn't matter."

Connor breathed heavily through his nose as he tried to compose himself. He's usually good at keeping calm, but not when it involves me unfortunately, "I just don't like this baby."

Maybe not telling him would have been the best choice, but my integrity wouldn't allow that.

"I know," I said in a soothing tone, "I don't either, but going this route may even end this investigation early and soon I'll be back with you, where I belong." My stomach twisted into a knot as I said those words like my body was trying to tell me something - I blamed it on having iced coffee with two shots of espresso on an empty stomach.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," He turned away from me without giving me another glance, "Come on, we've been up here long enough and I don't want them getting suspicious."

I could still feel the tension that sat between us, but I knew there wasn't anything I could do about it in this moment. I just needed to get this all over with and when I get home to him, things will go back to being normal — I know they will.

I followed him down the stairs and we made our way back to everyone else in silence, "Alright," Connor mumbled as he flipped open his note pad, his eyes scanning over a page, "Firmus Piett, follow me." He said as he glanced up at Anakin for a split second before turning his attention to the other blonde, and gesturing for him to follow him back up the stairs.

Anakin narrowed his eyes at Connors back as him and Piett strutted up the stairs, "The hell was that look for?" He mumbled while taking another drink from his glass that I'm almost positive is alcohol.

"That better be water Anakin," I changed the subject so he wouldn't dwell too long on Connors obvious jealousy.

He immediately put the cup down with a guilty smile, "It's definitely water." He clearly lied.

"You lying shit," Ahsoka grabbed the cup from the bar before I could and walked behind it to pour it down the sink.

An involuntary image of when Anakin and I were against that sink flooded my thoughts. But I attempted to shake the memory away and tried not to think of how close he was to me or the strange way I felt when our eyes remained locked for a little too long.

"It's eight in the morning," I complained, giving him a scolding glare.

"I'm stressed okay? There was a dead body found in my alleyway." He defended himself as he crossed his arms and leaned against the bar.

"Then drink tea," Ahsoka slammed an empty cup down in-front of Anakin against the bar with a teabag already in it, "I'm just waiting for the water to heat up behind me." She explained when she saw Anakin give her a confused look.

I looked around her and saw something that resembled a tea kettle, but it was electronic. I didn't even know we had one of those here, but judging by the open cupboard below the alcohol, that's where she keeps it hidden which is good to know in case I decided to use it - I happen to love tea.

"But I don't like-"

"I don't care." She cut of her brothers whine.

He narrowed his eyes, "Tea tastes like shi-"

"Because you've probably never had it properly," I defended Ahsoka's choice and walked around the bar to stand next to her. The first thing I did was cut a lemon in half and grab the sugar since we didn't have any honey on hand, unfortunately, "Trust me, you'll like the way I make it." I smiled up at him, and just as I expected, he didn't put up much of an argument.

Instead, he watched me get the hot water, pour it into the cup, and add both the lemon and the sugar, "Are you sure that's sugar?" He teased.

I chuckled with a raised brow as I slid the prepared tea in front of him, "You tell me."

He eyed the cup for a moment, before slowly picking it up and taking a small sip since the presence of steam told him to be cautious. As he set the cup back down he met my eyes once more, "It's not half-bad, maybe it could use a little more lemon though since it's a bit too sweet." He leaned on the bar so he was closer to me and I couldn't help but feel there was a little more meaning to his words.

Ahsoka subtly moved away from us to let us have our 'moment', "Whatever you say boss." I grabbed the other half of the lemon and added a couple of drops to his drink as he watched me, "You know you should come with Ahsoka and I to breakfast after this, get some carbs in you to soak up that morning alcohol."

"Thanks for the offer gorgeous," He grabbed his cup and took another small drink of it. I could tell by his face that he actually liked it and wasn't drinking it because I wanted him to, "But I have an appointment with a friend that I can't cancel."

I wanted to ask what this appointment was more than anything, but I didn't want to pry and put myself back on his radar. Plus Obi-Wan was a couple of feet away from us and listening to this whole thing. And if I know Obi-Wan and I like to think that I do — I knew he was going to follow him after this.

I sighed as if I was disappointed, "Maybe another time then."

Anakin nodded with a growing smile, "I would love nothing more." He flirted and he subtly leaned forward so he was closer to me, "So,
tell me how your classes are going." He placed both hands on his mug and gave me his full attention, like he actually cared.

What I did was describe how school used to be for me so my words sounded more believable. And as I did this, my gaze happened to drift upwards towards Connor who was watching us talk and laugh together with an enraged expression.

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Hope you liked it!❤️ And I'm officially going to take a momentary pause on this story just so I can give my others some attention❤️ but I'm still super excited for the next few chapters since they heavily involve Anakin and y/n's growing relationship - AND the night out with her and Ahsoka which I promise is going to be amazinggg and so fun to write so I'm very excited (:
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