Authors Note: Hey guys! It's certainly been a long time since I've considered writing again. Now after a fair few messages and the reviews you all left, here I am writing the next chapter. You'll have to give me some time while I get used to writing this again. I've paced circles around the kitchen island while I reread my first chapter (HATE reading my own writing! XD) and I'm just figuring out where I want to take this story. Please do enjoy the ride with me! Hopefully you all like it.

As Anakin unwrapped his arm around her frame, he immediately missed the feeling of her against him. In that split second, he laced his fingers back in between hers. He squeezed her hand gently before tugging slightly to indicate that they should make a move.

Ahsoka also decided in the split second that it took for Anakin to lace his fingers in between hers, that she rather enjoyed the feeling. Inside she knew that it was wrong of her to enjoy it since he was still her Master, but she figured he was trying to make her relax more around him.

"So..." Anakin said as he tugged her through the clearing of trees to the property. "I have a feeling you and I both are going to enjoy this time away from the war.".

"Ahsoka smirked and rolled her eyes and they both continued down the path. "Oh please! Somehow I think our little break will just be you contacting the Temple, desperately trying to be in the loop.".

Anakin's face obtained the expression of mock disbelief. "Come on now, Snips. I'm not THAT bad. I can be bad. However this is our time and I'm not going to let anything distract us.".

He stopped in his tracks which made Ahsoka look up at him. He gently took her other hand in his and looked into her eyes. He always loved how they sparkled. "I'm being serious, Soka. You and I are here to relax. No plotting. No work. Just you and I.".

She smiled up at him. Noticing the shortening of her name but appreciating that he was comfortable enough to be so relaxed around her. They both stared into each other's eyes for a minute and Anakin broke eye contact by jerking his head to the left.

"...And that house". He finished off.

Ahsoka's eyes jerked to the left and then they grew wide as she took in the lake house that was just a short distance from them.

"Anakin, how on earth did you afford this?!" She asked him with shock written all over her face.

"Well you see I arranged it not too long ago. He was easy to...persuade.". He finished, trailing off.

"Another one?! Anakin, aren't you the one who tells me not to "abuse my power"?" She said with a smile on her face and narrowed eyes that challenged me directly.

"Yes, but I'm talking about using the force in general. Not mind tricks...but you probably shouldn't take a leaf out of my book." He fired back. "Now come on, we can stand here arguing about the semantics or we can see what we've got to enjoy while we're here. We've worked so hard. You've work non-stop. So I thought we might as well relax in style.".

He grasped her hand again and tugged along, she could only smile and make her feet catch up with Anakin's.

He opened the door and all but dragged Ahsoka into the house. He shut the door just as soon as her body got past it. He mentally made a note to get their bags from the ship later on.

Anakin watched as Ahsoka walked further in the house and then out of his sight. He smiled to himself and walked through the hallway into the middle of the house. The kitchen and the living room were open-plan with the house overlooking the grassy plain before the lake.

Ahsoka was upstairs, exploring the small upper part of the house. She stopped suddenly as she took in the sight before her, rolled her eyes and sighed. She turned back around and walked downstairs.

"Anakin, by any chance...did you get all the details about the house before you "convinced" him to give it to you?". She asked as her eyes met his.

"Well the usual stuff...I just made sure it had what we needed.". He responded.

"Well you somehow seemed to miss the fact that there's only one bedroom.". Ahsoka remarked back.

Anakin didn't miss that fact at all. In fact, it was something that he deliberately wanted. While he had worked alongside her for so many years, he had felt an attraction towards her that he knew was wrong. Jedi were not allowed to form an attachment. But how could he not when it came to her?

"We've been in worser situations before, Snips.". He said with humour in his voice.

Ahsoka bit her lip and lowered her head. The nightmares had been getting worse. They had been on a mission that took a horrible turn. Many of her Clone brothers had died. Anakin knew she harboured some guilt but he didn't know just how bad it had affected her.

Anakin noticed her reaction and frowned. "Ahsoka, I can always sleep downstairs. I mean, the couch looks like it could be just as comfy.". He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder and bent down to her level. "It's not a big deal, don't worry about it.".

"No." Ahsoka quickly responded. "No, it's not that. Of course I'm fine with sharing a bed. As if I would make you sleep on the couch! Especially on our break! I'm not that cruel Master.".

Anakin raised an eyebrow and stared at her expectedly.

"Anakin. I'm not that cruel, Anakin." Ahsoka corrected with a smile.

Anakin's eyes lit up and a smile formed on his face. "That's much better, thank you.". He decided to let her obvious worry about the sleeping arrangements go. She wasn't worried about being with him, which was a good thing in his books. 'But why is she so worried then?' Anakin thought to himself, but knew he'd eventually figure out the answer.

"So what are we going to do now?" Ahsoka asked Anakin as he stood back up.

Anakin looked over at a nearby clock and saw that the time was six o'clock in the evening.

"Well, we better figure out what we're going to have for dinner. The fridge is fully stocked but somehow after our journey getting here, I can't imagine either one of us really want to cook." He responded with a smile.

"One of us is the right term for it. You can't cook to save our lives." Ahsoka retorted as she rolled her eyes.

"Hey! I'm not THAT bad. I can cook SOME stuff but you're just biased now because of that ONE experience." Anakin exclaimed as he pulled out his holopad.

Ahsoka snorted as she held in the sarcastic laugh. "The only experience." She quickly fired back.

Anakin rolled his eyes and let that remark go past. He loved the back and forth banter between them. There was almost never a dull moment between them.

The truth was that Anakin was quite nervous about this break. He wasn't sure what Ahsoka's feelings were towards him. He knew they both had a strong between them...but it was more than that to him. She was his padawan, his best friend, his greatest ally and now? Hopefully something bigger.

Authors Note: Wow. Finally finished this second chapter. Again, it's been long time since I've sat down and typed out a chapter. I hope you all enjoy it. PLEASE do review as it's always encouraging to see x

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