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He reminded himself that he believed and trusted Anakin, accepted the affection and wrapped one arm over Anakin's waist. He left it intentionally lose enough to allow Anakin to move freely if he chose, but was currently still very accepting of contact and touch.

He closed his eyes in response to the nuzzle, made a noise of agreement in his throat and could feel how tired Anakin was, as well as his own exhaustion.

He reflexively fought sleep a little - already a habit, although not a strong one - but was still asleep within minutes.

Anakin woke up before Obi-Wan, but he let Obi-Wan stay asleep. It was still mostly dark out, the first rays of sunlight lining the horizon still in the future. Instead, he played app games on his phone until he felt Obi-Wan stirring next to him. Then he put his phone away and curled into Obi-Wan.

He carded his finger through Obi-Wan's hair and said, "Good morning," when Obi-Wan finally opened his eyes.

Obi-Wan, exhausted and asleep, actually ... looked younger rather than older. Probably something to do with the loss of the Jedi mask and defenses that came with it; something int he vulnerability.

He ended up curling in on himself a little in his sleep, but he did it turned toward Anakin and he slept heavily and well, thanks to Anakin's medication.

He woke up slowly, yawning and stretching back toward Anakin's hand a little. "Hey. I thought you said you weren't going to look at me," he said, sleepy and mostly teasing.

Obi-Wan did look younger in his sleep, and it was endearing. Not that Anakin would say it out loud.

"I said I wouldn't watch you. I've only been looking at you the last few minutes," Anakin smiled, and kept his hand in Obi-Wan's hair. "Not long enough to be considered watching."

He wanted to ask how Obi-Wan was feeling, but he knew he'd pushed Obi-Wan out of his comfort zone before they'd slept. He could ask later.

"Looking at instead of watching...." He was a little amused by that. He rolled more onto his side and toward facing Anakin, and glanced out the window. "Did you actually manage to get some sleep, then?"

"Mhmm," Anakin said. What he was feeling in the Force eased his fear a great deal.

"Yes, I just woke up about a half hour ago. And I told you I'd be here when you woke up."

He was still not meditating and even reaching into the force very much was a thing he didn't much want to do but... he wasn't shielding from Anakin and at the moment he was both pretty groggy and comfortably content. It was, really, a refreshingly simple state.

He rolled closer to Anakin and nuzzled into him, physically being affectionate and not quite checking the impulse. He had before. He would again. Not right now. "Leia's going to come see you later...."

Anakin stopped moving his hand through Obi-Wan's hair. Not upset, but needing to have that confirmed before he would believe it.

"Really?" When he asked that, his voice sounding small, way too hopeful.

He smiled, very slightly. "Yes. Really. Of course, really. Not for hours, probably." It felt like the middle of the night, "but you're going to see her." Because it was important to Anakin and because he loved Anakin and also just because... it should be.

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Anakin was sure this would benefit Obi-Wan, too.

He couldn't say anything. He could just roll into Obi-Wan, wrap his arms around the man, and bury his face in the man's neck as he held him, half laughing. That might be a bit much for Obi-Wan in the morning, but Anakin couldn't help it.

Again with not using the force overly much, but he wrapped his arms around Anakin in return and rubbed his back.

"Are you laughing or crying?" he asked, quietly.

"Maybe both," Anakin said, not really sure, but couldn't care enough if he was crying.

"Thank you," he said, pulling back enough to kiss Obi-Wan.

He was somewhat bewildered by...

not laughter with tears, that made sense, but thanks?

"Thank Bail. I didn't do anything." he returned the kiss, though softly. "Since we have some time you want to look around the rest of the house? Or grounds?"

Anakin didn't need any proding to get out of bed. He disengaged from Obi-Wan and jumped out, and turned back to hold a hand out to Obi-Wan.

"What do you want to look at first?"

One of them was younger and more spry than the other. Obi-Wan didn't jump out of bed, he rolled to the edge, and pushed himself up much more sedately. "I don't know. It's not enormous. Let's just open doors until we find something interesting."

...Yeah, sleep had given him at least a decent reprieve. Focusing on Anakin more of one.

Anakin was younger and willing to be the spry one pulling Obi-Wan along to the first door on the right.

And behind that door was the nicest bathroom Anakin had seen in a long time. A large soaker tub was set in front of large windows overlooking the lake and mountains. Along the wall to the left was a large walk-in shower.

"Tub or shower?"

He stopped in the doorway and went a little slack jawed with shock. That was the nicest bathroom he had ever seen. It actually rendered him speechless for a little bit.

"...tub." He felt like he should argue about that, resist the temptation for that kind of indulgence but there was just no way. Not with Tatooine being a homebase for even a little while and-

Obi-Wan really, really, loved water.

Anakin pulled Obi-Wan to the tub and leaned over to figure out the faucet. The water started pouring in.

Anakin turned to Obi-Wan, hands going to the hem of his shirt.

"You're going to like this," he said, leaning in for a kiss before tugging on that shirt.

He grabbed the hem of Anakin's shirt in return and after a moment to recover some of his wits quirked a faint smile. "And you're not?" They'd both better enjoy it. Slowly. Lovingly. Luxuriously. He wanted to relish thing.

Something about living in the moment could work in his favor, here.

"Let me take your shirt off first, please."

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Anakin just about melted into Obi-Wan's arms at the polite request. It was a hint of the Obi-Wan he'd come to love romantically and it dealt another blow to the fear Anakin had about the man's wellbeing. He dropped his forehead to Obi-Wan's.

"You can take off whatever you want," he said, lifting his hands.

Obi-Wan wasn't fine, but he was much better. Whether he could hold onto that or not over the medium term (because long term he would be fine, really) remained to be seen, but -

Anakin relaxing into him, the lessening fear in Anakin and, yes, sleep, all helped give him a much more solid foundation to start from.

They also gave him something he wanted very much.

He tilted his head up a little to kiss Anakin briefly, then stepped back just enough to pull Anakin's shirt off over his head. "Oh, well in that case I think I'll just finish undressing you." Might be a hint of a tease there, but- a mild, soft one.

That earned Obi-Wan a soft groan. But before Obi-Wan could move on from taking his shirt, Anakin moved in to claim Obi-Wan's mouth in a gentle kiss.

"If you enjoy this," he said, "I'll enjoy this."

There was a moment where he didn't quite understand where that remark came from.

Then he did, and tripped a little, mentally.

"Sometimes you're entirely too perceptive for my comfort," he murmured. Then glanced to make sure the tub was still filling and dropped his hands to the waist of Anakin's pants so he could get them unfastened and pushed off.

Anakin didn't interfere with Obi-Wan's goal, and when Obi-Wan was standing again, Anakin returned the favor.

Both naked now, Anakin grabbed Obi-Wan's hand and stepped into the wonderfully almost scalding water. He scooted to one side to give Obi-Wan room to join him.

He didn't hold back the moan of contentment as his muscles relaxed in the hot water.

"That's it," Anakin said. "We're going to stay in here forever."

He did join Anakin in stepping into the tub, but put a hand on his shoulder and nudged him forward a bit so he could slide in behind Anakin. Leaned back against the back, Anakin's back against his chest, his legs bracketing Anakin, and his arms loosely around Anakin's waist was the goal.

"Bail would probably let us. Breha may have an objection or two." He kissed Anakin's temple when he said it and closed his eyes.

The heat of the water was nearly forcing his muscles lax and it... felt really, really, good.

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