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Time Heals All Things ~ Prompt #009
Title: Time Heals All Things
Fandom: Star Wars
Characters: Obi-Wan/Padme
Prompt: Months
Word Count: 376
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Obi-Wan finally gets his Padme back...
Author's Notes: An Epilogue of sorts, I suppose, to Abeyance. It can be found HERE and HERE.

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Months had gone by, and still no progress had been made. The doctors had told Obi-Wan that these things took time and there was no way of telling how much of his love's memory would be recovered, if any. He visited her every day, of course, when his schedule permitted. She allowed him to, which was something.

But she still remembered nothing. That miracle was taking it's sweet time in coming, and Obi-Wan could do aught else but lay in the bed they had shared each night, remembering how things used to be. Tonight was no different, as he thought about the lovely day he had, escorting the Woman He Loved around the gardens at the Jedi Temple, sharing tentative conversation and companionship. They had progressed to the point where Padme allowed him to links arms with her as they walked. But it was still very proper, and very delicate.

He sighed, letting himself sink into the mattress that would forever linger with her scent and close his eyes. Just as his breathing was evening out, and his body was beginning to relax, he heard a soft noise of an opening door. The Force didn't alarm him to any danger, so he merely lay there, listening. He reached out with his senses, his heart quickening at what he felt. Presently, the bedroom door opened and closed. The rustle of fabric as it was discarded was followed by the padded sound of feet on the lush carpet.

Finally, the weight of someone climbing into the bed precluded the covers being drawn back and a warm body straddling his hips. He opened his eyes to see Padme - his Lady, his Light, and his Love - smiling down at him. She placed as finger over his mouth as his lips parted to speak. She leaned down and kissed him.

"Say nothing, my soul. Say nothing and let me love you. I have been away from you for too long to allow words to distract us now. There will be time for them later."

Yes, there would be time for words later, when Obi-Wan could finally tell her how much he missed her. But right now, all that mattered was that she was here, in his arms and he loved her.