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Ben felt odd being the centre of attention of an entire room, of an entire celebration. He had grown up being ignored; or at least that's how he'd felt.

Rey couldn't stop staring at him. In his dark purple, royal robe, Ben looked every inch the prince he was. He stood tall and broad shouldered in the middle of the room, trying his best to smile at the guests. Ben was trying very hard to be believable but Rey knew his smile wasn't genuine; he'd never liked these kind of things. She definitely had it in mind to go save him from the tedious task, but for now, she liked that he had a distraction, something that gave her enough time to just look at him, to take it all in, to enjoy the fact that he was home.

But their Force bond betrayed her all too soon and lifting his head, Ben found her eyes across the room and when his dark eyes stared into her own, it was as if nothing else existed. Hastily, and as if pulled by an invisible string, they made their way towards each other. They stopped a few feet away.

"You look beautiful," Ben said as soon as she was in arm's reach, and she did. He had been flabbergasted by her beauty from across the room. She wore a deep burgundy, backless dress, and her hair fell in soft curls, framing her face.

"Thank you." Rey smiled shyly. "You don't look too bad yourself."

He laughed. "Well, thank you. So," he leaned in closer and whispered when she did the same, "what do you say you dance with me next and save me from all these people?" He smirked at her.

"Hmmm, I don't know," she pretended to think about it. "I think I promised the next dance to somebody else."

Ben's smiled perished. "Well," he said in his cheeky way as he placed one hand on the small of her back, right where her skin was exposed, and another one on her arm and led her to the dance floor, "I'm sure whoever it is, will make a concession for the guest of honour."

Rey rolled her eyes but allowed him to lead her to the dance floor. It was nothing new, she had danced with him before; and yet, it was a completely different experience. They had been children the last time they had danced together, teenagers, but now their bodies had changed, they were more aware of each other, more sensitive to one another. She couldn't help but notice the connection between them, the proximity that made her heart flutter and her cheeks blush. She could feel his hand burning an imprint on the exposed skin of her back, could feel his strong chest against her own.

Ben was also aware of this change; but unlike her, he had noticed it all along. How they both had changed and matured together, how he had loved her then just as much as he loved her now. In an instant, he felt the craziest impulse to tell her that, that he loved her, but far away from the curious gazes of everyone. Without a second thought, Ben grabbed her hand and pulled her after him as he ran away from the ballroom. Ben could hear Rey asking questions and laughing as they made their way though the various rooms of the house and up the stairs until they reached his room.

When Ben closed the door behind them and turned around to look at Rey she wasn't laughing anymore, she seemed nervous. "Why are we here, Ben?"she asked him.

Ben didn't intent to ignore her question, but he couldn't help himself. He crossed the space between them and kissed her passionately, his hands getting lost in her soft curls. Rey allowed herself to get lost into the kiss as her hands found their way around his neck.

"I love you, Rey," Ben said when they pulled apart. She smiled at him. "I have loved you ever since I saw you in that apple tree," he grinned, pinning a piece of hair behind her ear.

"I love you too," she whispered against his lips before she kissed him again.

In the tumult of their kiss, they had made their way to Ben's bed. When the back of her legs hit the bed, Rey pulled away. "Ben," she said his name, a million questions in her eyes.

"Stay the night?" Ben asked as he pulled down the strap of her dress just enough to kiss her bare shoulder. He smiled against her skin when he heard her breathless agreement.