She didn’t expect him to tug her back down beside him. And his question caught her off guard. She was a part of this as much as he was. She was well aware of that. But he needed to make the decision that was best for him, without what she wanted coming into play.
Words caught in her throat for a moment. Because no matter how much she wanted to utter the words ‘I don’t want space or time; I want you around’ it wasn’t fair to him for her to say them. Their conversation regarding the younger Anakin was still sharp in her mind. “You need to choose what’s best for you, Obi-Wan.” It was an attempt to deflect his question, and probably an obvious one at that. But she had to try.