For all the gods, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN FREEFORME?
“Slow steps love. You need to be
careful.” Obi-Wan whispered as he moved slowly for the comfort of
Cody. The man in question was holding on tightly to Obi-Wan’s
shoulder with a slow steps.
“I know Obi-Wan. I need to move slow
or… or I might fall and you can’t catch me right now.” Cody
rasped out quietly, glancing down at the baby in a sling against
Obi-Wan’s chest.
Waxer peered back from the sing and
cooed back at him before giggling and hiding in Obi-Wan’s chest,
both parents smiling a bit at the sight.
“We should turn around after a few
more steps and return to bed. The Medics says you’re nerves were
damaged and you’re going to need therapy once you can walk but for
now we need to be careful about pushing you too hard too fast.”
Obi-Wan murmured.
“I know, that’s why I’m not
holding Waxer.” The clone murmured and Obi-Wan felt a stab of
guilt.
Honestly, the reason he wasn’t
letting Cody hold him yet was because he was… worried.
The chip might be gone but that didn’t
stop Obi-Wan from remembering those moments he was blasted off the
rock wall, of him falling and falling and…
‘Don’t think about it. You can’t
think about it.’ The former Jedi firmly reminded himself with a
deep breath.
Cody toke note of the silence but said
nothing, instead squeezing his shoulder carefully with a little noise
that seemed to indicate that the commander knew exactly what Obi-Wan
was thinking.
It made shame rise in Obi-Wan.
And then he firmly waved it away as
they turned around in the room and returned slowly towards Cody’s
assigned bed, passing by the others of 212th that were
awake.
Most gave them a little wave unless
they were preoccupied or asleep, Boil watched little Waxer closely
with a small smile though, raised up thanks to the bed controls with
his hands in his lap.
Out of all the clones, Killer had come
from it all the best, up and moving around with the only proof that
they had been inside the mans mind the occasional stutter he had.
The man was already talking with
command about potentially joining in on some missions for the
Alliance, especially the ones that would allow him to extract more of
the vode still left.
Obi-Wan was just grateful to have them back, the ones that had one
time been guarding his back. The loyal, faithful men that had worked
with him…
It was just taking his mind some time to remind him that they were no
longer the enemy.
Carefully Cody settled down on his bed with a deep breath before
catching Obi-Wan’s hand, looking up at him with a small smile as he
squeezed the others hands. “Thank you riduur. I know you must have
other things you could do then be here with me.” He rasped out.
“There is no place in the galaxy I’d rather be then right here.”
Obi-Wan murmured in return, leaning in and carefully giving him a
tentative kiss.
It was familiar but so long since either had this, this chance to
re-familiarize themselves with each other.
But… Obi-Wan could get used to this.
He could get used to being loved again.
Used to being loved by his Cody.