Missed Me?
Final part for real this time, no cliffhanger I swear!!
Stepdad!Anakin Skywalker x femme reader
Warnings: none, fluff and sweetness
Info: obi-wan loves his brother; even if he does occasionally want Anakin to double over from a swift punch to the gut. Satine is a lawyer btw
“Sweetheart.” Anakin speaks low and steady over the phone. “I need you to listen to me.”
“What? What’s wrong Ani?” Your response laced with worry.
“Deadbolt the doors, make sure the garage is padlocked okay?” He said sternly, so you immediately did as you were told, switching the call to speakerphone.
“Anakin what is going on?” You demanded.
“Sweet girl, your mom knows okay? She took the Camaro and left me here with divorce papers.” He said calmly.
“You’re fucking joking.” You gasped. “She stole your car? Well I’ll come get you!” You started to rush to the door when he sternly told you no.
“I called my brother, he’s coming to get me. Satine is doing us a big favor and drafting up some paperwork. The house, my car and your car are under my name anyway. Your mom can’t win any of that in court okay?” He reassured you.
“So then-“
“Baby, I told you I need you to listen alright?” He reminded you. “I’m not pressing charges over the car. She’s headed home to get hers I believe, or at least that’s the way she was headed last time I looked at Life360.”
“Keep the doors dead bolted understand?” His tone was oddly calm, as if your whole world hadn’t just crumbled.
“R-right okay.” You whispered.
“Hey- princess, don’t worry. Everything’s fine okay? We are fine.” His voice now gentler than before. “I promise, this divorce won’t be messy. It’s very clear cut okay?”
“But what about you An-“
“No. Nothing is happening to me.” He said. “Nothing. You’re over 18. Everything is fine, I swear it.”
“Okay.” You sighed. “Satine said so?”
“Yes baby. I already told them-“
“Shhh! Shh, mom just pulled in.” You whispered as if she could hear you from the driveway.
“Don’t you dare hang up.” He said sternly.
“I’m not!” You huffed, going to the window to peek from behind the curtain.
You watched as your mother chucked Anakin’s keys at the front door, flinching when you heard the impact. Your mom walked over to her own vehicle and opened the trunk, lifting a backpack out. The yellow glow of the porch light was just bright enough that you could make out the heap of bags in her trunk. She’d already packed her things.
“Oh shit.” You whispered and backed away from the window as she walked toward the front door.
“What?” Anakin demanded.
“She’s got a bunch of bags in the trunk of her car but she’s coming up the porch steps right now.” You squeaked.
The door handle rattled and you heard keys jangling, the twist of the lock, and the forceful push of the front door. Then came the rapid, loud knocking.
“Hey!” She yelled. “I know you’re home. I want to talk to you!”
“No. Don’t say anything.” Anakin warned. “Obi just pulled in, don’t talk to her. Not even through the door.”
Anakin could be heard shuffling and slamming his brothers car door, instructing him to get him home as quickly as possible.
Your mother kept knocking, even going so far as to rap on the window in hopes that you’d hear her out.
“Please just talk to me. I’m not- listen it’s not your fault!” She yelled. “You were just a teenager!”
“Baby- no.” Anakin sounded pained as he spoke.
“I know Ani.” You whispered back. “I know, okay? I’m not gonna talk to her. Not even if she says stupid shit like that. As much as it angers me, I know I’m better off staying quiet.”
“Good girl.” He sighed. “I’ll be home soon okay? Or actually-“
”Obi can we stop at the hardware store?”
“Which one?”
“I don’t care. Whichever is open!”
“Christ, alright.”
“I’m getting new locks before I come home.” Anakin declared.
“That’s probably a good idea.” You said quietly, alittle suspicious of the sudden silence from outside.
You crept back up to the window and saw your mother standing next to her car, sitting on the lip of the open trunk. Her hand flailing as she spoke animatedly over the phone. You could physically see her huff out loud just before she got up and slammed the trunk shut, angrily ending the phone call.
“Has everyone lost their fucking mind?” She yelled, pulling out her car keys and walking to the drivers side door to get in and speed away from the house.
“She left.” You breathed out.
“Good.” Anakin sounded relieved. “I’ll be home as soon as I can okay?”
”why don’t I just take you there? I’ll go get the new locks.”
“Are you sure? Well- if… okay! Okay fine, here at least let me give you some cash.”
“Can you hang up so I can yell at you now?”
“You already yelled at me!”
“I’m not done yet!”
“Well you’ll have to wait. Your wife is calling me.”
“Princess-“ he started.
“I know, I heard.” You let out a slight laugh.
“I love you, see you soon.”
“I love you.” You said, hanging up and immediately collapsing on the couch.
You had let all your emotions out or at least you thought you did, by the time Anakin arrived. You ran to the door with dry eyes but the moment you unlocked it and saw him you were drowning in salty tears. He scooped you up and kicked the door shut, sliding the deadbolt into the locked position before carrying you to the couch.
“Shh it’s okay.” He whispered, his lips kissing the top of your head while you clutched onto his shirt.
“What are we gonna do?” You sniffled.
“What we always planned on doing.” He said.
“Serious?” You asked, leaning back to see that he was letting a few tears fall too despite his calm speaking voice.
“Of course I’m serious.” He said, his eyebrows furrowed. “I love you. I’ve always been serious about that.”
“But we just-“
“Look at me.” He said sternly, wiping his cheek with his shoulder. “I love you. I have always loved you. I don’t care if we just got back together, that doesn’t matter to me. I’m just as serious about you as I was before, it didn’t just go away in our time apart.”
His hands came up to cup your cheeks, his thumbs brushing away your tears. He took a grounding breath and kissed your forehead, the outer corner of each eye, and the tip of your nose.
“I would have left at anytime, you know that? Anytime. I just wanted you to be ready.” He said, a hint of something mournful in his eyes. “Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
Six years later
A new state, a new town, a new house.
A new life.
The moment the divorce was finalized you sold your old home. Using that money to get the hell out of dodge and move to somewhere warm.
Arizona was warm, always warm. You’d never even visited before you chose to live there, neither had Anakin. You wanted somewhere completely fresh, a clean slate for you to write your own story on and gods did you have a good story.
You found a beautiful two bedroom home, absolutely perfect in every way. It was close enough to town but far enough away that you weren’t surrounded by traffic or neighbors. A nice front yard, an ever nicer fenced in back yard. The big floor to ceiling glass windows in the dining room really sold it for you, the natural lighting and the fucking view was outrageous.
There was even a fire pit in the backyard which you decided to christen on your first night there via much too many s’mores. Now it was in regular use, sometimes by just you and Anakin, he did love an evening under the stars. The sky was so clear, unlike any place you’d ever been before, it was almost surreal.
Though as of late it’s been seeing an influx of visitors.
Anakin had his very own garage now, a *six* bay garage at that. He was the local go-to for multiple reasons, the prices, the high quality work, and people love a family owned store. With him as the lead man and you at the front desk, the pair of you were practically unstoppable.
This also meant that Anakin was in control of his work life in a new way. He was able to separate home and work unlike before where it wasn’t ever guaranteed that you’d be left unbothered. No more waking up at the asscrack of dawn to the obnoxious noises of old, no more at-home phone calls, no more blocked driveway, no more late nights.
It meant that he was able to be present for important moments without the worry of distraction. It meant he could cry along with you today.
You both were able to reel it in and contain the tears until the last second. The twins were so unbelievably excited for their first day of school, you both agreed that sobbing the entire way to their classroom would definitely put a damper on their day. So you smiled and skipped down the hall as requested by Leia and Anakin performed Luke’s very long, very intricate, never the same secret handshake at the door.
You gave hugs and kisses and a final goodbye wave, then booked it back out to the car. You almost made it to the foyer before your sniffles turned into cries, when you looked at Anakin for comfort you saw he was already holding his breath in that ridiculously uncomfortable way that he did to stop himself from sobbing.
Thankfully you made it to your vehicle before he passed out from lack of oxygen. It would be a real shame for him to miss this afternoon’s celebratory cookout you were hosting due to a blacktop issued concussion. The other fathers from your first time parents group would be highly disappointed if you ended up in charge of the grill.
“I can’t believe we have 12 more years of this.” Anakin sniffled.
“Seriously? Did you seriously just say that to me right now?” You cried.
“Yeah I did. I just wanted to prepare you for our suffering for the next decade.” He gave you a crooked, tearful grin.
“You’re lucky that I love you.” You hiccuped out a laugh.
“Yes I am.”
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