I can't believe all the love this story is getting I seriously cannot thank everyone reading it enough! I smile at every review I get!! I never intended this story to drag on this long but I have a bad habit of getting wrapped up in my writing and what should be a short story turns into a novel ugh I can't help it! I just love writing and these characters are so much fun! Anyway hope you guys enjoy this extra long chapter! Continue to let me know what you think!

A few more days rolled by, Rey was beginning to feel somewhat better, she was eating better and was able to complete the training course a few times, usually practicing early morning or evening and not doing much during the day. She couldn't help how unusually tired this planet made her. She chalked it up to the heat and stress. This day she had done the course in the morning and was now sweating profusely while she helped with lunch. The steam from the food made her feel sick again. She was already so hot from her workout and now the heat lapping at her face and chest nearly threw her over the edge.

"Are you okay?" One of the other workers said finally noticing her looking a little too pale and sweaty.

"You don't look too great-" before the woman could finish her sentence Rey began to sway, her vision going black. She panicked and grabbed at the table but it was too late and she hit the ground unconscious.

The next time she opened her eyes she was inside the medics tent, a place she had really tried to avoid. She had an IV with fluids running into her vein on her left arm and was laying on a cot. She blinked a few times and turned her head to see the medic filling out a piece of paper. She suddenly realized how badly her left arm hurt and tried to lift it up to look at it. It was bandaged up and tied with a makeshift sling so she couldn't move it away from her chest. She struggled against it a moment before the medic finally noticed she was awake.

"Rey! Glad your awake!" The young blonde said in an upbeat tone. Rey had never seen this girl before but than again she made it a point to stay away from the medical tent.

"What's wrong with my arm?" Rey mumbled.

"Oh, apparently went you passed out you pulled a pot of boiling water onto your arm. You're lucky it didn't get on your face! I have some burn cream on it and wrapped it up so you wouldn't move it around too much. It's gonna take a week or two until that starts feeling better it was pretty nasty." Rey leaned her head back and sighed. Great, just what she needed. Another reason for people to think she needs to be watched.

"I'm glad you're awake! I have a few questions to ask to finish my paperwork."

"Why do you need to do paperwork? We're on a planet in the middle of nowhere do you really think someone is going to look at it?" Rey snapped sassily.

"I know it seems stupid but in my line of work you really have to document everything. Plus it keeps me up to date on what supplies I need. It won't take long I promise."

"Fine...go ahead," Rey gave in struggling to sit up and swing her feet over the side of the cot.

"Ok I need your age, any medical problems you've had, and any medicines your taking to start with."

"Somewhere around twenty four, I've never been to a medical facility before, and none," she said rubbing her head, trying to stave the dizziness away.

"You...don't know your exact age?"

"Not really...I was about five when my parents left and it's not like I celebrated a birthday after that. I was a slave until I got old enough to take care of myself. But I'm somewhere about twenty four to twenty six if I'm doing my math right."

"Ok well just put twenty five to be safe," she wrote on her paper, "and you've never been examined medically?"

"Nope."

"Right...the slave thing," she said catching on, "well everything I've examined shows you're in very good health so you're lucky. And of course no medicines." She talked her pen to her chin.

"Okay now I need to know when your estimated due date is so I know how far along you are."

Rey literally felt her stomach drop into her feet. Her head shot up and she stared at the girl.

"Excuse me?" Was all she could manage out.

"You're due date...so I know how far along you are?" She gave Rey a questioning look.

Rey couldn't breath, her lungs wouldn't draw a breath in, her mouth hung open and she stared aimlessly.

"You...didn't know you were pregnant...did you..." the medic said slowly realization washing over her.

No. No this wasn't true. This was a cruel prank. Who was behind this because this must be a joke. But...the only person she had told about her relationship was Rose. She knew Rose would never do a thing like this.

"I can't be...I'm not...no that's not right. How do you know? There must be a mix up, show me the test," Rey demanded.

"I promise you this is real. I'm sorry you had to find out this way...I thought you knew...here is the test. It was just a simple blood draw we do routinely to check for diseases. We run pregnancies on every woman that comes in its routine-"

"Well I didn't consent for this!" Rey said angry and flustered.

"So you rather wouldn't know...?" The medic was confused.

"Yes...no...I don't know! I can't deal with...I need to leave..I need some air-"

"No no no you need to stay here at least a couple hours," the girl gently pushed Rey back down as she tried to stand.

"No I can't. I have to go, I have to get out of this tent, I'm suffocating," Rey said her breathing becoming fast and panicked suddenly.

"No you can't! You need fluids and I need to reassess your arm! I know this is a lot to take in but you have to pull yourself together!" Rey lay back on the cot. Pull yourself together she said. She would try to do that.

"Breath deep, inhale slowly through your nose and exhale out through your mouth," the girl said slowly.

In slowly...out slowly...ok she can do that.

"It's just a baby. It's just a baby, right? It will be fine. I'll be fine. It will be fine..." Rey talked herself down.

"That's right," the medic tried to help, "everything happens for a reason. This baby is a blessing. It's a reason to be happy."

Ok lady let's not push it.

"Think, when was the last time you had unprotected sex? We can at least figure out how far along you are."

"It's...it's been about...almost three months now?"

"Okay good, it's still early then, you have plenty of time to plan things out. Is the father of the baby around?

"How's our hero?" Poe's voice broke through the tent as he looked at Rey and started walking over towards her. Rey fiercely pulled the medic in close to speak in her ear.

"Don't tell him please I will when the time is right."

It was a plan Rey literally thought of in a second, but it was all she had. She most certainly couldn't tell the resistance she had slept with Kylo Ren. They would exile her and this baby. The medic nodded and looked excitedly as Poe came to sit on the edge of the cot and shook Rey's leg.

"Heard what happened, you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine...just the heat," Rey said with a fake smile.

"What happened to your arm?"

"When I passed out I guess I took a pot of hot water with me," she rolled her eyes trying so hard to appear calm.

"Sounds like something you would do," he joked.

"Well you need anything? Want me to bring you a snack or some clothes or anything?"

"No I'm fine you go get back to training," Rey said smiling. The medic was staring at the two of them with a huge grin on her face as though this was the sweetest moment she had ever witnessed between two people. Poe noticed and looked at her a moment, then stood and with a final smile and nod to Rey, left the tent.

"That was him?!" The girl whispered excitedly. Rey gave a small fake laugh, "yep...that's him alright..."

"Girl you are so lucky...I've seen him around camp and he is so fine! Not to mention funny, smart, strong, and so brave!"

Rey smiled, "yeah that he is..."

she would have to tell Poe later about this but for now she was safe. The baby was safe.

The baby. She was going to have a baby. As the medic turned back to her paperwork Rey lay there thoughts racing. God what will her friends think of her. What will Leia think of her? She could fool most of the resistance but not her friends they'll know immediately. And poor Poe that she just dragged into all of this without him knowing. God it made her sick to think about this.

She suddenly thought back to all the times she had been sick the last couple months. Tired, nauseated, weak...and suddenly she remembered that spark of a feeling she had when she thought Ben had been trying to communicate. She had thought it was weird Leia had felt it as well...even Ben felt it as far as he was. It was the baby...it was going to be strong. It was already making its presence known. She glanced down, she supposed her stomach did have a small bump...it wasn't enough for others to notice but she had noticed and had chalked it up to not doing much around the camp. She thought she was simply getting soft from lack of exercise. God how was she going to break this to everyone AND convince Poe to play dad long enough for her to figure things out.

She lay there like she was told a few more hours and finally when the fluids ran out and when her arm had been reassessed and re bandaged, the medic gave her the clear to go but told her to be careful and no excessive physical activity in the heat. Rey promised her and got herself back to her tent without spotting anyone. The sun was going down now, torches lit for the only light as twilight drapped over the planet. She prepared to change, taking off her shirt but stopped as she reached for a new top.

She quietly placed her hands over her lower belly where the small bump was.

"It's going to be okay," she felt awkward talking to her own body but she had to...it made it more real.

"I'm going to protect you..." she said. She looked down and kept her hands on her belly a minute longer but decided that was enough and put her night clothes on.

She didn't sleep well that night either changing between being uncomfortable, nauseated, and now double stressed. She had one vivid dream about the baby being born and Kylo Ren coming in the room and stabbing it with his lightsaber. She had woke up sweating and panting from that one.

It was very early when she got off her cot and threw a blanket around her shoulders. She could no longer sleep and laying there was driving her mad. She walked out and began to start one of the campfires for some light. It wasn't easy to do not having full range of motion in her right arm, but she managed. Once the flame was steady and strong she sat down on a log near it staring into the flames mindlessly. She had to talk to Poe. And she had to do it without other people around. She decided she had to do it now before the others starting waking. She crept over to his small tent and and peeked quietly inside. He was sound asleep, blanket wrapped in tangles around him like he was fighting it in his sleep. She crawled in and tapped his foot. Nothing, his light snores continued.

"Poe," she whispered and shook his foot a bit this time. Still nothing.

"Poe!" She said louder and hit his leg firmly. He jumped and sat up looking around.

"Wha-who is it...Rey?" He rubbed his face and sat up more.

"I need to talk to you," she whispered. He looked at his watch.

"I know it's early," Rey said before he could complain, "but it's really important and really private."

He looked so confused but sighed and nodded at her.

"Ok, give me a minute."

She stepped back out of the tent and heard him rustling around, probably getting some clothes on. Once he was finally done he ushered her back in. They sat across from eachother on the floor of the small tent.

"What's wrong?" He said.

"I...I'm in trouble," Rey looked at the ground.

"How so?" He asked concerned.

"You remember that day I got you and Finn out of Kylo's ship?"

"Of course."

"What Finn thought happened...well it did happen, Poe. I know you already pretty much knew that but I had to say it out loud so you'll believe the next thing I tell you." Poe squirmed uncomfortably, obviously not wanting to hear details about this.

"Yesterday...when I went to the medic...she informed me that...well..." she couldn't say it. She felt ashamed telling him because she knew how much he hated Kylo.

"You're not..." Poe started in disbelief but he couldn't finish it either. Rey looked up at him with sad eyes and nodded slowly.

"Oh my God..."

"Please don't freak-"

"Oh my GOD, Rey what...I don't even...what are you...Jesus-"

"I know...believe me I feel the same..." she said.

"Um...okay, this is okay...this is totally fine...umm...so what are you going to tell the others? You can't let every one in the resistance know your carrying Kylo Ren's heir...even if it wasn't your fault not everyone is going to welcome it with open arms."

"I know...that's why I came to you," Rey started. Poe looked into her face.

"Ohhhhh no. No no no I don't attach myself to any one person."

"Please Poe you don't have to do anything extra I swear all you have to do is claim it's yours! Your the only person here that looks even remotely similar to what this baby will look like!"

"Oh yeah except when that thing comes out of the womb four feet tall already, then people may begin to wonder-"

"It's not a 'thing'," Rey said feeling hurt by his choice of words. His eyes softened.

"I'm sorry, you're right it's your baby, but it's also half the supreme leaders and he's going to find out and he's going to do something terrible, Rey!"

"That's why I need you!" She cried desperately. How could she make him understand.

"I don't know where I'll be in six months when this baby is born, I don't know if Kylo will still be alive or...what's going to happen." Tears streamed down her face.

"I'm scared...and I have to protect this child. You may not understand it but I'm all it has..."

Poe looked at her sad, scared, tear stricken face and felt his heart break just a little. Why did he have to be such a softie...

"Fine. I'll do it. I'll claim the baby is mine. Most of the resistance won't say much about it but you'll have to tell Finn, Rose, and Leia the truth. Those ones won't believe this story."

"Thank you so much, Poe!" She leaned forward and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back resting his chin on her head.

"Yeah yeah...your welcome. But you have to promise to tell them the truth!" He pulled back still holding her shoulders.

"I will! Today, I swear!"

"And!" He continued, "you need to figure out a different plan for when this baby pops out. The resistance won't believe this lie forever."

"I will, I promise! Thank you so much Poe seriously, I owe you big time! I'll try to keep it on a need to know basis, I'm not showing yet so most people won't even know. I'll play on that as long as I can."