Sometimes it feels as though General Skywalker is rubbing off on Rex when it comes to having a secret relationship. Much less one with a senator, out of everyone in the entire galaxy, that Rex had decided to fall in love with.

It was entirely by accident. Or maybe not? Who knows. Rex didn't even know himself.

It started off with being assigned to protect you, given how close you were with Padme and being a part of the same committee. Padme had wanted you to be safe and persuaded Anakin to have a bodyguard for you.

That's how it began. A bodyguard and a senate. It was like something out of those silly holonets that the clones used to watch when they were stationed outside of Kamino. A guard and a senator, holding back their feelings for one another in time of war. Star-crossed lovers.

It made Rex chuckle to himself at the mere thought of the soap operas becoming real life. Fortunately, the mere chuckle was in front of you, as the clone guard and the senator walked down one of the many empty hallways of the Galactic Senate Building.

Another senate meeting was about to begin but the two of you had decided to take a stroll around the building. After all, there was no one nearby and it was, for once, peaceful in a world of war and politics.

Rex's hand gently brushed against your back, the touch so lights it was as if the breeze had come into the building. You were watching the city come to life as the sun began to set over it, the lights of the buildings and the speeders trickled slowly.

"Senator, we must get going if we wish to arrive on time for the senate meeting," Rex stated. Though he showed no effort of making such haste, as he leaned his arm against the rails of the balcony. Usually, he was a stickler for the rules, always following regulations and code of conduct. But now, he seems to always be breaking it bit by bit whenever he is with you.