It had been some where between 2 and half to 3 months when Obi-wan realized had had lived on Stewjon. His stomach was larger than a normal human pregnancy and he just guessed that it was that Zabraks have a shorter pregnancy time. He didn't know. He had no one to ask. No one on Stewjon would know about Zabraks. No Zabraks ever came to Stewjon and acquiring a device to connect to the holonet was a hard thing to do on Stewjon. They were more disconnected from the galaxy than Tattooine was. At least the galaxy knew about Tattooine. Few people in the galaxy knew about Stewjon, Obi-wan doubted it was on any star map. He was on a planet that no one knew existed so he was as good as dead to the Jedi.
Just thinking about the Jedi, how there was a tracker on his ship. The Jedi wanted him gone, so why did they put a tracker on his ship? It was probably just Rex. Obi-wan kept telling himself. He had to distance himself from the war. He didn't want to depend on anyone, but he knew he had no idea what to do. He had no one, but the only thing he knew he had left and he knew that they hardly had any idea what was happening either.
Obi-wan carried a tray around a diner. The diner was quite large and the people who dine there where mainly docile and peaceful people with the occasional ruffians. The job was different and simple to him. He was use to running around and making people happy. But this was different, his stomach and the feeling of having a life in him made everything different. It made him uncomfortable with his own body, with his own mind. The slightest thought of Maul or his past made him angry or ball up in sadness.
He smiled as he walked into the back and took the apron he had to wear as a uniform off. As he walked out of the back he heard someone call out for him.
"Hey, Obi-wan! Guess I got here at the right time. Owen said you'd be getting off around this time."
"Viclia, what are you doing here?" Obi-wan laughed happily and went over hugging the woman.
"I told you I'd be back and look at you! I was gone for 3 weeks and look at you! You look like you've had the baby for 5 months and what, it's only been 3!" Viclia exclaimed with a smile. Obi-wan remembered back to when his brother introduced him to her. Viclia was a friend of the family with two of her own kids. Owen had called her a distraction and help for Obi-wan since she knew what it was like to have children. She was what she called a part time bounty hunter and part time mom. Both her children were old enough to be left alone both between the ages of 17 and 19 Obi-wan guess after meeting them only once. Their father was in and out of their lives as Viclia told Obi-wan and that it was nice to have Obi-wan around the house.
"Geez how have you been dealing with the cravings?" She ask looking at his round stomach to his eyes.
"Well just smelling food makes me feel sick sometimes and it's always meat. No matter what kind." Obi-wan explained to her as they walked out of the diner.
"Trust me it'll get worse and I guess the meat cravings is due to the species the father is." Viclia shrugged haphazardly and Obi-wan fell silent as they got into her speeder.
"You never told me anything... about." Her voice faded when she looked over at Obi-wan who was trying to keep his tears from falling from his eyes. "Oh no, Obi-wan, I'm sorry I forgot." She reached out to comfort him.
"No, it's OK Viclia. I'm fine." He shook his head as he rubbed his eyes and tried to control his breathing.
"Alright, we'll head over to my place, I got some meat there, I can cook some up for you. How does that sound?" She asked placing her hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, that sounds good." Obi wan nodded and smiled at her. She smiled back, but she could tell his smile was a façade. She only knew as much as Owen and Obi-wan would tell her. That was he was a Jedi that fell in love and that the one he fell in love with was killed in front of him before he was given to two others to be ravished and used for their own needs. She knew that he had been through a lot and that it was going to take a long time for him to recover. She knew that once the child was born, it would help him move on faster than he expects. All that was needed was patience and she knew everyone was going to need it. Obi-wan maybe a master at concealing his feelings, but she knew from experience that sooner or later that dam of emotions was going to break and that it was going to test everyone around him.
(hey everyone sorry for the short chapter, but I just wanted to give you guys a peak into Obi-wan's life after the Jedi. We'll get to the juicy parts soon.)
