Ching Tai [Saturday night]

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Luke had gotten a message from his father about meeting up for dinner.

Anakin never wanted to have dinner.

And Luke 1) listened to the radio and 2) wasn't entirely stupid, so he had a fairly good idea what the discussion tonight might be about.

Which was why he was drinking a glass of water and trying to suppress a grin.

[OOC: Luke's here for Anakin and Rory and SP liek woah. The restaurant is open for all of your Chinese food needs.]

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"Hello, Luke," Anakin said, striving for his normal neutral expression.

He failed. A lot.

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Luke took one look at his father's face and dissolved into laughter.

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Which was the perfect moment for Rory to make her entrance.

She shot Anakin a slightly nervous look and sat down beside him. "Hello, Anakin," she said, halting herself halfway to kissing his cheek. Not before they'd told Luke. "Um, hi, Lukey!"

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"Hello, Rory," Luke said, eyes sparkling. "Did you enjoy the dance?"

He might have been having a little too much fun with this.

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"I...yes."

The bit she had actually attended, sure.

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Under the table, Anakin was sneaking his hand onto her thigh.

"Luke, we have something we need to tell you," he began, wondering why he felt so nervous about this.

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"Anything to do with the radio report?" Luke asked innocently.

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"...that depends on what the radio said. I missed the broadcast," Rory said, the picture of innocence.

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Luke rested his chin in his hands. "Something about you leaving the dance early to make out?"

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Rory bit her lip, but she was flushing red. "...oh. Well, like your dad said, we need to tell you something."

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Luke grinned at both of them. "It's written all over your faces," he said, then pointed at his father, "and you're glowing in the Force. I'm happy for you. Truly."

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"I don't glow in the Force?" Rory asked poutily, but it didn't quite work with all the beaming. "You're okay with it?"

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Luke got up and moved around the table to hug her. "You glow, too," he said, "but the guy next to you could probably be spotting from orbit."

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Rory hugged him happily, shooting Anakin a pleased look. "It's sticking this time," she told Luke softly.

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"It better," he whispered back. "You should always be this happy."

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Anakin smiled over at both of them, certain this was about as happy as he'd ever been.

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Rory pulled away, and looked pointedly at Anakin. "Hug," she said, pointing from him to Luke. "You can do the manly back-clapping thing if you want."

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Anakin flashed her an incredibly nervous look before giving Luke a small smile.

"You don't have to," he said quietly. "I'll understand."

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Luke stared at his father for a long moment before reaching out and hugging him.

Hard.

You'd think it was the first time he'd ever really touched his father.

Wait. It was.

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Anakin hung on just as tightly, not bothering to hide the tears in his eyes as he stared over Luke's shoulder at Rory.

Thank you, my love, he thought at her before tousling his son's hair and pulling back.

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Rory beamed proudly. "So anyway," she said slowly. "That's what's happening."

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Luke grinned back at her, eyes bright and hair completely hopeless.

"So we can eat now?"

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"No," Rory said solemnly. "No more food ever." She rolled her eyes. "Yes, of course, dork."

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"I'd throw something at you," Luke said with a cheeky smile as he sat back down, "but he'd get upset with me."

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"Because you weren't raised in a barn," Anakin said, voice sharp, "and you know better."

He punctuated the lecture by tossing his chopstick wrapper at his son. "Behave," he concluded with a snicker.

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"Children," Rory said sanctimoniously, her foot sliding along Anakin's leg. "Be good."

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Anakin gave her a slow smile and moved his hand back to her thigh.

"So," he said, reading from Rory's menu, "a little bit of everything?"

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"Works for me," Luke said with a nod.

And a slightly fervent hope that his dinner companions wouldn't start making out in front of him.