Wait, so did Rex know about Anakin’s marriage? Did any clone know?

padawanlost:

No, not officially
anyway. To put things in context, Anakin had lied to Rex and asked him to keep na
eye on Ahsoka so he could take care of some bussness (Padmé!). Anakin is in bed
with a sleeping Padmé when Rex contacts to let him know how the mission is
going and Anakin feels guilty for lying and for living his men behind on their
own.

“ANAKIN WOKE TO THE INSISTENT CHIRPING OF HIS COMLINK and reached for it without opening his eyes. Padmé didn’t stir.
“Skywalker,” he said sleepily.
“Sir, I need to brief you for your situational awareness.”
“Oh, Rex …”
“Bad time, sir?”
“No. Go ahead.”

So he leaves Padmé and
goes back to help Rex and his men.

Rex was loyal; not just the professional, soldierly kind of loyal, but personally loyal. He knew what might happen if his general was caught being out of the loop—a loop he really should have been in. Anakin just hoped Rex didn’t know why. […] Anakin could have left
it in Rex’s hands, but the Force nagged at him. Something would go wrong. He
knew it. And here he was, taking an illicit break, when his troops were facing
potential action. It didn’t matter that
the rest of Torrent Company were in barracks. There were seven men on their own
out there. And he was sitting on his backside. “Rex, I’ll rendezvous with
Leveler. Keep sending me position and intended movement, and I’ll be there as
soon as I can.”
[…] Anakin was fully awake
now. He went to the refresher, ran the water cold, and felt certain he was
being tested by the Force for his dishonesty. Lying about his marriage was wrong on many levels; but leaving your men
to fend for themselves—that was the worst. He’d sworn he’d never leave
anyone to their fate again. He’d already left Rex behind once at Teth, and it
was down to the man’s own courage that he came out of that alive. Nearly the
whole kriffing company killed. And I told Rex I’d come back for him.

 It’s one of the few
times Anakin feels this guilty about all the lying.