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(Y/n)'s POV
"This looks amazing Aunt Satine," I praised her once everything was set on the table and she sat down with a proud smile on her face. Baking sweets is her specialty, but regular cooking is still up on her list of extraordinary skills.

"Yes it does," Anakin chimed in enthusiastically from the seat next to me. He was probably trying to earn some points with her, and I loved his efforts. This woman means the world to me, so her approval is definitely important.

Everyone else followed after our compliments and I can tell Satine was eating it up, pun intended. She smiled and thanked us all before turning to Cal who was sitting next to her. She gently placed a napkin on his lap and he hardly looked in her direction; his blank stare was fixated on the table cloth.

So far he hasn't said much since he came down from his nap, I can only assume that this major change in his life is hard on him. He is still young after all so he's probably very confused and uncomfortable.

Once Satine's attention was away from us, Anakin slowly leaned close to my ear, "What is this?" He whispered, subtly pointing to the dish in front of him.

"Beef Stroganoff," I whispered back. He slowly nodded, and I can tell he still had no idea what it was, "It's just pasta with beef." I clarified as if you couldn't tell by just looking at it.

His mouth formed an 'O' and his nod turned into one of better understanding, "Oh okay, I hardly know what anything is unless it's instant or take-out." He shrugged before quickly leaning in and kissing my cheek, "So thank you for explaining beautiful." His lips grazed near my ear before he leaned his back into his own chair.

"You're welcome," I responded as I took a deep breath. I don't think I'll ever get used to the affect he has on me. I already can't wait for dinner to be over so I can take him upstairs. Just for a quick make-out session obviously, we're still taking things slow.

I picked up my fork to begin eating and listened in on the conversations surrounding the table, "So how long are you planning on sticking around in this small town?" Anakin's brother wiped his mouth as he spoke to my aunt.

She swallowed her small bite before speaking, "I'm thinking permanently," She answered and I could feel the excitement boil inside of me, I assumed this would only be temporarily. I also happened to notice Obi-Wan's face light up at her response; it seems to be infatuation at first sight, "I need to find some work first and then get a place of my own with Cal-"

"You don't need to do that," My father cut her off, gazing in her direction with furrowed brows from the head of the table, "This house is too big for just (y/n) and I, you can stay here permanently." He offered, taking a large bite from his plate and a drink from his beer.

My Aunt has always taken up a huge part of my dad's heart. They didn't have the best childhood and mostly confided in each other. It was even him who basically raised her when he wasn't out being a juvenile; so they've always been close.

Satine shook her head slowly, uncertainty in her eyes, "I wouldn't want to impose on my big brothers life more than I already have."

"You wouldn't be," My dad and I answered at the same time, then he spoke again, "I can't force you to stay here with us, but know that the offer is there, and we both love yours and Cal's company. There's a spare bedroom with your name on it and I'm sure I have an extra small bed somewhere in the garage for little Cal." He does, it was mine when I was little and I saw it in the garage just yesterday.

"Thanks Rick," She sighed quietly. You could hear the stress of uncertainty exhale from her body; at least she knows she has options, "I'll take it into consideration."

"That's all I ask." My father smiled as he used his teeth to pry the beef from his fork.

"Are you not hungry?" All of our attention shifted to the little voice, our eyes landing on Ahsoka and Cal. She had her fork held up in his direction from across the table, "You can have some of mine if you don't like yours." She offered sweetly, despite them having the exact same thing. But kids are still learning, different plates equal different meals in their eyes.

His green eyes were now on her, "No, thank you." He mumbled quietly with a head shake.

She brought her hand back towards herself, "Well you need to eat or you'll get sick," She took the bite that she previously offered him with a bit of sass to her actions, "At least that's what my brothers always tell me. So take a bite."

"Okay," He responded simply before grabbing his fork and digging it into his plate slowly.

Satine eyed him with slight annoyance, "He gave in a lot quicker than when I ask him to eat." She mumbled low enough for only the adults and us teens to hear.

"She has a way of doing that," Obi-Wan chimed in, his eyes on Ahsoka as she continued to try making small talk with Cal who only gave her small one-worded answers. But hey, at least he's talking, "Getting people to do whatever she wants I mean." He clarified when Satine gave him a confused look.

"I wonder who she learned that from," Anakin commented under his breath as he casually took a sip of his water.

Obi-Wan shot him a quick glare before glancing back to my aunt, "Ignore him, he was dropped on his head a lot."

Anakin dropped his fork onto his plate with a look of offense as Satine nearly spat out her wine. I nearly choked on a piece of pasta and my dad was simply giggling.

I could tell my boyfriend wanted to say something further, but given that he's trying to make a good impression, he opted to keep his mouth shut. But I can only assume that he's already planning on how to get his brother back for his hilarious, yet insulting comment.

"This is amazing by the way, I wish I could cook like this. I'm always buying take out or pouring cereal." Obi-Wan chuckled as he continued to attempt to - so obviously - flirt with my aunt. My dad was just watching with entertainment in his eyes.

She glanced up with a smile, "Maybe I can give you a few lessons." Her smile widened significantly, enhancing her beauty.

He choked.

"Sorry wrong pipe," He coughed violently while Anakin patted his back, then he took a quick sip of his beverage, "I would love that Satine, we'll figure out a day when I'm not working."

"You're not working tomorrow." Anakin spoke up as he leaned back in his chair and placed his hand on the back of mine, "Right?"

"Um, no I'm not," The poor man looked like he was about to sweat through his clothes. He was probably hoping to have more time to prepare himself, "But I'm sure the lovely lady wants time to get settled in, she only just arrived."

"Nonsense, I've been settled in for hours. Tomorrow works great, bring an apron it can get messy." Satine glanced away and I noticed the devious smirk she was holding.

I lightly kicked her under the table so her eyes would be on me, "You're evil." I mouthed. She knows the affect she's having on Obi-Wan, and she's purposely flustering him up.

"I know," She mouthed back with a wink.

-Quick Note: Remember that despite Satine's divorce barely becoming official, she emotionally checked out of the relationship a long time ago, and only stayed for financial support until she eventually couldn't take the stress and drama anymore.
So moving on isn't going to take much time, just wanted to point this out in case anyone is like "why is she flirting? Isn't she just getting out of a relationship?" So you can see that I am still being realistic and not forcefully throwing them together. It'll be at a steady pace, our girl Satine does have some healing to do 💕

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Warning; ✨Spice✨
Reminder; there will be no smut in this book. They're teenagers and morally, I can not do it.

So dinner was over, and now I'm doing exactly what I've been waiting to do.

While everyone else was still downstairs, Anakin and I were upstairs in my room with my door open, upon my fathers request. Let's just hope he doesn't choose to come and check on us.

I straddled my boyfriend as I laid him down on the bed and kissed his lips. His hands roamed up my thighs until landing on my hips where he squeezed and pressed my body harder into his - a moan escaping both our throats due to the friction.

I placed my hands in his hair and tugged at the roots, pulling his head back so I could bring my lips to his neck, "Baby we should slow down," He breathed, although I know slowing down was the last thing he wanted to do. And I know this because of a certain something that was currently poking me.

I have to say, I'm impressed and also slightly scared for the future, if you know what I mean.

Clovis could never.

"Fuck," He whispered and tightened his hold on my waist when I ignored his statement. I began giving him a hickey on the front of his neck, and his quiet moans grew slightly louder.

The next few bliss-filled minutes went by quick, soon I was the one on my back with him on top. Our lips were moving passionately together as I cupped his warm cheeks with my hands.

He shivered as he broke the kiss, "Your hands are freezing." He chuckled as held his body up with his elbows and placed his hands over mine to warm them.

"They always are, even in the summer." I shrugged, it's a curse.

He didn't respond as he gazed down into my eyes, then he brought one of hands up to his mouth and he gently kissed my fingers, "Have I ever told you how unbelievably beautiful you are?" He leaned down and kissed my cheek dotingly while complimenting me.

My heart skipped a beat, "Many times, but I'll never get tired of hearing it from you," I rubbed his cheek with my thumb, "You really have been a beautiful blessing Ani."

"As have you." He bent back down and kissed my lips. After a few moments, he backed away and his smile began to fade, "There's something I need to tell you," He spoke, and I could hear the nervousness in his voice as he sat up and brought me with him.

"What is it?" I asked with a head tilt.

"Um," He swallowed nervously as he glanced down at our joined hands.

He remained quiet as he took a moment to think, but his moment soon turned into a long period of silence. So I decided to speak up for him,"Anakin you can tell me anything, you should know that by now." I encouraged him. I didn't want him to be afraid to tell me anything, that's what ruined my last relationship.
And this relationship is not something I want ruined, I want it to last as long as possible—hopefully forever.

He whispered and looked back up to meet my gaze, "It's about when we met."

"Okay," I waited curiously for him to continue, my brows furrowed.

The fear in his eyes was obvious, what could he possibly be afraid of? "Well I-"

"Kin!" Ahsoka interrupted him as she ran into the room and hopped into his arms. He caught her, but also got the wind knocked out of him, "Obi said to come get you, we're leaving." She grabbed his collar and tugged on it continuously. I probably shouldn't have given her as much cake as I did, she seems a bit hyper.

He pulled her hand off of his shirt with a look of annoyance, "I need a minute snips." He held her by the waist as he picked her up off of him and placed her on the floor.

She shook her head, "He said we have to go now because he works early."

"Let's go Anakin!" Obi-Wan could be heard shouting from downstairs.

Anakin groaned in annoyance and I'll admit that I was annoyed too, I wanted to know what he had to say. Anakin glanced in my direction, "We'll talk about it next time," He quickly gave me a kiss on the lips before standing up.

My paranoid and traumatized mind does not like this 'waiting' thing one bit, "Is it something bad?" I couldn't help but ask. If I at least know that it's not something that will make my heart drop, I can handle waiting till we see each other again.

He took a moment to give me a response, but he simply shook his head with a smile, "No, so don't worry too much about it okay? I'm only waiting because I'd much rather not have to share it with you in such a rush. I want to talk about it," He bent down to give me another kiss on the lips, "I'll call you soon."

"I'll be waiting by the phone." I responded with a smile that he reciprocated before disappearing out of my doorway with Ahsoka following next to him.

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Sorry for the wait babes 💕
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