"I'll get it!" The five year old scooted off her chair and eagerly made her way towards the front of the house.
"Don't run," Rey reminded her daughter as the child opened the door.
"Mr. Poe!" Rey's daughter squealed with delight as Poe picked the girl up and spun her around.
"Miss Cela, my have you grown!" Poe said as he set her back down. "Wow, I haven't seen you three months, and now I barely recognize you!"
"Look at what Mommy did to my hair Mr. Poe!" Cela spun around to show off the three black buns on the back of her head.
"Wow," Poe said, "You look just like your mom,"
Rey came over to greet her friend. "It's good to see you," she said as she gave him a hug. "I hope the Resistance hasn't been pushing you too hard with these missions,"
Poe shrugged. "Not so hard that I couldn't stop off and get something for my favorite little Solo,"
Cela's eyes grew wide with anticipation. She'd expected this, as Poe's visits almost always came with a souvenir from his otherworldly travels.
Poe removed a small gift from a pocket in his orange and white jumpsuit. "It's a X-wing fashioned from one of the trees on Endor," he explained. "Your mom's friend Wicket carved it specially for you,"
"Wow," Cela turned the tan carving over in her hands. Then, feeling creative, Cela began to make spaceship sounds as she swooped the X-wing through in the air while she wandered into the living room.
"Knew she'd like it," Poe grinned. "Guess the love of spacecraft runs in the family, huh?"
"Definitely," Rey said, thinking of all the toy ships in Cela's collection. "How are Wicket and the Ewoks doing?"
"Very well," Poe said. "Their relations with the Resistance have greatly improved since…" Poe trailed off. He always felt a twinge of guilt whenever the topic of the circumstances surrounding Ben's capture surfaced.
"It's okay, we can talk about it," Rey reminded him. "What happened on Endor that night…happened. If Gen and I can come to terms, you and I certainly can,"
Poe and Rey simultaneously turned to look at the child playing in the living room. "She's just like her father," Rey smiled. "And it's not just his willful determination. There are times when Cela looks at me I swear I see Ben looking back. It's one of the most strange yet comforting feelings I've ever experienced,"