Black Butterfly || Anakin Skywalker x Reader

48 - Girlfriend

•❅──────✧❅✦❅✧──────❅•

1.8k words

"Love may have the longest arms, but it can still fall short of an embrace."

•❅──────✧❅✦❅✧──────❅•

"Ready to go?" Anakin stood from his chair with a stretch after placing the waiters tip on the table.

I nodded and drank the last of my water. I stood up as I set the empty cup down and grabbed my purse from the back of my chair before draping it over my shoulder. We were about to leave, when we were stopped by a woman's voice, "Ani?" Anakin and I both looked in the direction it came from.

A woman was approaching us and the first thing I noticed was how beautiful she was, it was almost shocking; I wouldn't be surprised if she was a model. Her eyes were on Anakin and she was smiling warmly at him, "Padmé," He greeted her with a quick hug that she was going for before he could decline, and that's if he wanted to decline.

Padme I know that name, he mentioned it to me before. She's a victim to Clovis' indiscretions and his ex-girlfriend that he was with for half a year after it happened. I know he said the relationship died out a long time ago so there shouldn't be any reasons for jealousy, but I couldn't stop myself from feeling envious of her. She was absolutely stunning; her hair was a chestnut brown that fell over her shoulders gracefully , her smile was white like pearls, and her eyes were a chocolate brown that turned to honey underneath the sun. She had on a yellow day dress that complimented her skin complexion, and a strong but sweet vanilla perfume that I could smell before she gave her greeting.

Did I mention she could be a model?

"How are you?" She asked, parting from the hug but leaving a hand on his right shoulder.

I eyed the hand on with a twist in my gut and an urge to break it. But I remained quiet and stood aside. He told me hours ago that he was in love with me and I was repeating that in my head to keep myself content. But what will happen when he does learn the inevitable truth about me? End us for good and go back to her? 

"I'm good, how are you? How's school going?" Anakin politely asked.

She groaned as she slightly threw her head back for dramatic affect, "It's the worst, but I'm toughing it up and taking it one day at a time," She dropped her head down and finally dropped her hand down from his arm as well, "How's the business?" She asked with the slight raising of her left brow.

"The same," He cleared his throat and took a step back towards me so he could snake an arm around my waist and pull me into the conversation, "But Padmè I want to introduce you to someone, this is (y/n), my..." He trailed off, looking down at me for the answer with knitted brows — we hadn't exactly established a title. And I somewhat blame myself more for that, I haven't brought it up because having a title felt like it added to my betrayal towards him and my career.

But in this moment, I was feeling possessive, "Girlfriend," I wrapped my arm around his waist too and leaned into his body. Her and I locked eyes, "It's nice to meet you," I held my hand out, which she accepted, an awkward tension lingering in the air.

"It's nice to meet you too, I'm Padmé," We let go of each other's hands and dropped them down by our sides. I wiped mine along my shorts.