'What about this one?' Rey said as she twirled around in her fourth outfit.

Ben shrugged his shoulders. 'You look hot in all of them I really can't make this decision.'

Rey put her hands on her hips, 'That's nice to hear but it doesn't help me. What are you going to wear?'

'A suit.'

Rey rolled her eyes, 'What colour?'

'Suit coloured.'

'You're a real hoot you know that?'

Ben smirked, 'Get them all.'

'Don't tempt me.'

'Okay the gold then. The gold one made your eyes sparkle.'

Rey beamed, 'Really?'

'Would I lie to you?'

'Isn't that the reason we're here?' Rey said playfully.

'Point taken.' Ben said.

Rey came towards him and placed a kiss on his lips.

'Gold it is, I'll just get changed.'

When she came out of the changing room Rey could hear Ben's deep voice, as she turned the corner she heard the tinkling laughter of Baz Natal accompanying his tone and grimaced.

Ben was facing her with his hands in his pockets. He looked apologetically at Rey as she approached, Baz continued talking, Rey stuck her fingers down her throat and Ben pressed his lips together.

Baz finally noticed that Ben wasn't focused on her and turned around.

'Oh hi Rey! I was just keeping Ben company, the poor thing looked bored to death!'

'Thanks so much.' Rey said with a sweet smile.

'I hear you are going to a gala?'

'We are.'

'I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Gosh, I've been to so many of these things I can't even tell them apart from each other! I bet this is the first one you've been too right?'

Rey gritted her teeth. 'Yes.'

'And she will be the most beautiful girl in the room.' Ben said smiling at her.

Rey blushed and smiled back. God, I love you Solo.

Baz ran her tongue over her teeth and ignored the comment, 'Well I must be going. Lots to do. See ya!' She said before sashaying out of the store.

'God that girl! Does she have a tracker on you?' Rey started inspecting Ben's jacket.

'Just a nasty coincidence I think. Come on let's go pay and then we can get out of here.'

Shoes, dress and bag acquired, Rey decided it was time to have a bit of fun with Ben.

'So, there's one more thing I need...'

'Yeah?'

Rey smiled and steered Ben towards a lingerie store. His eyes widened as they entered. The shop had low lighting and the décor was black with accents of red. Multi coloured lingerie hung everywhere and displays of sex toys and accessories left little to the imagination.

'What's your favourite colour?' Rey asked.

'Black.'

Rey headed to a stand of black silk lingerie. She picked out a silk black thong.

'I won't need a bra with the dress being so tight.' She said, eying Ben as he swallowed. He followed her through the racks.

She picked up a pair of furry handcuffs, 'Want me to get some of these?' She teased.

Ben smirked, 'Who is tying up who?'

Rey shrugged, 'We could take turns.'

Ben's eyes met hers. Woah. She suddenly realised her little game to tease Ben was actually turning herself on.

A pretty sales assistant approached them, 'Is there anything you would like to try on?'

'No...I'm...'

'Yes!' Ben interrupted. He picked up a leopard skin print corset. 'She wants to try this on!'

Rey frowned. It wasn't her taste at all.

'This way miss.' The sales assistant said cheerfully.

Rey eyed the garment, then shrugged. Didn't they always say sometimes things looked better on the body than the hanger and anyway if Ben wanted her to wear it, she was happy to please him.

Ben followed them to the changing room. She turned to look at him as she walked and he gave her a lopsided grin. What was he up to?

He took a seat outside the door to the changing rooms and gave her a little wave.

She entered one of the cubicles and immediately winced under the harsh lighting. She pulled off her t-shirt and undid her bra. Moments later Ben flew into the changing room. Rey opened her mouth to scream but Ben put a hand across her mouth.

'Shhh! She'll hear you!' He whispered before replacing his hand with his lips, his large palms instantly moving down to her chest. Ben manoeuvred her up against the changing room wall. His hands slipped slowly down her back to her ass as he kissed her, flicking his tongue into her mouth. Rey felt her body heat up from within.

'We don't have much time.' He said as he pulled away and nuzzled her nose. He took her hands and pulled her gently towards him. Then he turned her by the shoulders so she was looking at her own reflection in the mirror and her back was against his chest. Rey watched as he reached down and pressed a soft kiss to her shoulder. He helped her out of her leggings and her panties, before standing up again.

Their eyes met in the mirror before them, 'You take my breath away, Rey.' He said looking her over from head to toe before snaking one hand around to cup her breast as another moved down between her thighs. Rey gasped and bent forward, placing her palms on the mirror to steady herself as Ben rubbed at her folds with two large eager fingers. She was already so wet he slid with ease over the delicate skin.

'Ben.' She whimpered.

'Shhhh.' He instructed before pushing his fingers inside her.

He ran a hand down her back slowly from her neck to her venus dimples, before placing his hand possessively around the back of her neck and thrusting hard against her ass as he alternated rubbing her folds and circling her clit. Rey bit her lip to stifle a groan. The sensation overload made her head spin.

She looked at Ben in the mirror, his eyes met hers. Her shoulders rose and fell as she panted heavily.

Ben moved the changing room curtain an inch and looked out, then looked back at Rey.

'Fuck it.' He said before undoing his jeans, pushing aside his underwear and thrusting himself into her.

Rey mouth opened and her eyes rolled back. His hands went to her hips as he moved inside her. His actions were so different to the previous night, but not unwelcome.

Yes. God yes. Own me Ben. I'm yours.

'Rey. Fuck.' He said through gritted teeth.

Rey opened her eyes and looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were predatory. It seems fitting as she he felt like a wild animal.

Rey reached down with one of her hands and stimulated herself. She moaned as she started to climb towards her climax. Ben's eyes fixed on her hand between her legs. He started to breath heavily.

Ben watching her touch herself, his hard thrusts from behind and the threat of being discovered at any moment was an intoxicating, heady mix and it wasn't long before she was careening towards an all encompassing orgasm. Ben drank her in as she came, and as the last blissful moments ebbed away and she started to regain focus, she caught Ben's eye and ran her tongue across her top lip.

His mouth opened and his eyes closed as he came inside her.

'Rey.' He breathed leaning forward, wrapping his hands around her stomach and placing gentle kisses on her back.

'We gotta get going!' Rey whispered. They cleaned up as best they could and giggled relentlessly as they tried to prefect their placid facial expressions before leaving the changing room.

Rey was surprised to see the attendant sitting outside the changing rooms smirking at them.

'No good?' She asked innocently as Rey handed her the leopard skin garment.

'Erh No.' Rey said with a blush.

'Oh well,' The girl said with a shrug. She leaned forward to hang the item on a rail, giving them a clear view of her cleavage as she did so. Rey glimpsed a folded up fifty pound note deposited neatly in her ample bosom.

Rey's mouth opened as she realised what Ben had done. Ben caught her expression and decided it was time to make a quick exit.

'Well we better be off. See ya!' He said as he pulled Rey out of the shop.

'I cant believe you did that!' Rey said as they left.

'Hey I blame you, it was your idea to go in there.'

'You're unbelievable!'

I'll take that as a compliment.' He said with a wink.

Rey giggled, 'That was so bad! I thought we were going to get caught the whole time!'

Ben snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her closer, 'And it felt good didn't it? Made it more exciting?'

'Yes.' Rey said softly. looking up at him with wide eyes.

Ben kissed her forehead, 'You looked fantastic when you touched yourself by the way. You will have to do that for me again.'

'Maybe I will, if you're good.' She teased as they walked back to the hotel.

The time passed all too quickly and soon it was Thursday and Rey had to say goodbye to Ben. She pouted as they stood near the taxi outside of her house.

'I'll see you Saturday.'

'I know.' She said sadly.

Ben kissed her forehead, 'I'll call you later? Okay?'

'Okay.' She said leaning forward to wrap her arms around his body and inhale his scent one more time.

Ben got into the taxi and Rey waited until it had disappeared from sight before heading back inside. Her mom looked at her glum face and smirked.

'Ahhh young love! It sure is a roller coaster!' She said folding her arms and leaning against the wall.

Rey smiled at her, 'Mom this one could be the one.' She said.

'Well, I hope he knows how lucky he is sweetie, because you are one in a million.' Her mother said coming towards her and tapping Rey's nose with her finger.

Rey smiled, 'I think everything is going to be different now. No more drama.' Rey said shaking her head.

'I hope so, darling, but if there's one thing I know for sure, she can always rely on men to act like idiots.' Her mother said raising her eyebrows.

Rey rolled her eyes, her mom had bad experiences with the opposite sex but Ben wasn't like that. He wouldn't break her heart. Not again. Would he?

Ben phoned at eight pm. Rey smiled as she say his number flash on her screen.

'Hey!' She called enthusiastically as she picked up the phone.

'Hey.' Ben said. Rey instantly picked up that something was wrong.

'What is it?' She said standing up.

'Rey, there's something I need to tell you.'

'Uh Oh. This doesn't sound good.'

'I can't take you to the gala.'

'Oh,' Rey felt disappointed but she knew Ben would have a good reason, 'That's okay. I mean these things happen...'

'I have to take Baz.'

Rey blinked rapidly, 'I can't have heard you right, because it sounded as if you said you have to take Baz.'

'That's what is said.'

Rey heard her mother's words play in her head. She took a deep breath, 'Ben Solo, you better have a really good explanation for this!'

'I have to Rey. Her father threatened to pull the funding for my projects unless I agreed to accompany her to the gala.'

Rey was silent.

'Rey please, try to understand...this is my career! I've already spent some of that money on new equipment...'

Still Rey said nothing.

'Rey talk to me please. I'm sorry, I know this seems like the biggest kick in the teeth...'

'Oh, that's what you think it feels like do you?' Rey seethed, 'Well let me enlighten you! It feels like a punch to the gut Ben Solo, it feels like I can't breath and I want to be sick at the same time.'

'Rey please...'

'Don't 'Rey please' me! Do I want to understand? Yes. Do I? No. Look Ben if you keep his money, do you think this will be the end of it? Of course it won't! Baz will keep inventing new and novel ways to interfere in our relationship until one day you will wake up and it will be Baz in bed next to you instead of me!'

'That would never...'

'You don't know that Ben and the more you keep choosing her over me, the more likely that scenario becomes! Tell him where to stick his money! Tell him you don't want it! Don't let yourself become his errand boy!'

Ben was silent.

'You won't do it will you?' Rey said.

'I want to...it's just...'

'That's all I need to hear. I can't keep having my hopes dashed Ben, if the money comes first now, then I know it always will.'

'Rey...listen...please.'

'I can't Ben. I can't do this anymore. I won't be your consolation prize. You need to show me I mean more to you than that!'

'I don't know what to say.'

'Then I think we're done here.' Rey said. He heart began to beat erratically in protest.

'Rey please...'

'I can't Ben. I can't keep wondering if you are going to keep engagements with me. I can't bare it. It hurts too much.'

'I'm sorry Rey.'

'I'm sorry too.' She hung up and let her tears fall freely.

Vader jumped up on the bed and curled up next to her, Rey smiled through her tears and stroked her companion.

'Why does he keep doing this to me Vader?' Vader purred and rubbed against Rey's hand.

Rey thought back to the day all this had started, the day that changed everything for her, telling a stupid lie to impress the very girl she wished would disappear from her life for good.

'Maybe it would have been better if I had just kept my big mouth shut.' She said miserably.

Rey woke the next morning to the sound of her phone vibrating wildly next to her head.

She checked the number and frowned. It wasn't a number in her address book.

'Hello?' She said as he answered.

'Hello my dear! Its Poe. I hope you don't mind but I 'borrowed' your number from Ben's phone.'

'Erm, no that's okay. What can I do for you?'

'I'm calling about what I can do for you, honey. I could pretend I don't know the whole story but I think you're more intelligent than that so tell me, how are you holding up?'

'Oh you know...I'm Erm...' she looked at herself in the mirror, focused on her smudged mascara and her hair that looked like birds had been trying to nest in it. 'Truthfully? I'm a mess.'

'A hot one at that I'm sure, I have the male equivalent of that mess on my end.' Poe said warily.

Rey felt a twang of sympathy then a shot of anger, 'Well that's his fault! And if you're just calling to say I should forgive him then you can go...'

'No! I'm not, I swear. I'm calling to help you.'

'What?'

'Look Rey, I've known Ben a very long time. He doesn't warm up to people easily and that's putting it mildly. I've watched him closely since the day he met you and the man I affectionally describe as an emotional car wreck attached himself to you with all the warmth and loyalty of a Labrador puppy within mere weeks! Do you have any idea what a break through that is?'

Rey thought she was going to cry again so she stayed silent.

'Ben has a lot of growing up to do, but I think he is on his way. All I'm saying is, please don't give up on him just yet.'

'What are you asking me to do?' Rey asked, her voice cracking slightly.

'I'm inviting you to go with me, to the gala.'

'Go with you?'

'Yes. As my date.'

'I can't do that!'

'Why not? I have a plus one. Come on I know Ben would love to see you there.'

'No! I'm not going to turn up begging for his attention!'

'But imagine Baz's face when she see's you there.'

Rey thought for a moment, 'Tempting...but still no.'

'Okay, imagine Ben's face when he sees you there dancing with me.'

'No.'

'Okay, imagine Ben and Baz's faces when they see us dancing with each other?'

Fuck. That was too good to pass up. 'Okay, I'm in.' She said.

I knew I liked you.'

'So how do we organise this?'

'Just think of me as your fairy godmother my dear! I'll take care of everything!'

'Poe, are you sure about this?'

'As sure as I am that burnt orange was never a good colour on anyone.'

'That doesn't fill me with confidence Poe.'

'Ha! You even sound like him! You two belong together.'

'Let's get something straight! I'm only doing this to make him suffer! I am not giving Ben Solo any more chances!'

'Whatever you say Rey. Whatever you say.' Poe replied.