Kylo had just finished dressing when Rey emerged from the fresher, her hair still damp from the shower, hanging down just past her shoulders. She looks him up and down and says "Not bad. I like the ecru shirt and leather jacket. And the hat. The hat brings it together. Definitely does not scream Dark Lord."

[[Oh Force, it hollers sexy though.]] {{We really need to work on your shielding.}}

[[You heard that?]] {{You were thinking loudly again. Plus, Force bond reinforcement.}}

[[Maker. But you do look nice.]] {{And your face is a pretty shade of pink.}}

[[Was flirting part of your Supreme Leader training or did you learn it at Jedi School?]]

{{Uhhh, let's get some breakfast.}}

Rey laughed. It was fun to score a couple of points on Kylo.

As they walked into the cantina they saw Maz motioning them to a table in the back was laden with a couple of thermal carafes filled with coffee, bottles of water, plates with a variety of fruits and a tray full of pastries.

"Sit." said Maz as she filled her plate. " I have some good news. I found a slicer who can get us into the First Order system and out like a couple of Force ghosts. Her name is Rose Tico, used to be with the Resistance. I should have all the transfers made tomorrow."

Kylo poured coffee for himself and Rey. "That's great news." he said as Rey doused her coffee liberally with cream and sugar. "So tell me about the job you mentioned yesterday."

"There is a load of recreational pharmaceuticals that needs to be transported from Batuu to Cloud City on Bespin. They are technically legal to use in United New Republic territory but there is a high import tax on them. Something about discouraging the use by making them too expensive to purchase. I think it's just another revenue stream scheme but what do I know? I'm just a humble cantina owner." she smirked.

"Yeah, pull the other one Maz." drawled Kylo laconically.

Maz pulled out her datapad and transferred a file with the shipment information to Kylo's datapad. "The load is at Black Spire Outpost. You get half of the payment at pickup and half on delivery. You can pick it up tomorrow. It needs to be at Cloud City in the next 5 days."

Kylo opened the file, read through the details and then handed the datapad to Rey.

{{Black Spire is a bit rough. It's good money but we can turn it down if you don't want to deal with it.}}

[[I'm not a hothouse flower Kylo. I'm as strong in the Force as you are and I've beaten you twice.]]

{{The first time I was fighting with a bowcaster wound in my side and the second time my mother called me through the Force and distracted me.}}

[[Still counts.]]

"You know it's rude to have mental conversations in front of people who can't hear them." said Maz, amused. Rey blushed and Kylo smirked.

"This looks doable" Rey said, handing the pad back to Kylo.

Two standard days later they are on the return leg from Batuu to Bespin, 100 kilos worth of various recreational pharmaceuticals secure and the payment safe in an account under the name Rey Skywalker.

"Well, that was interesting." said Kylo. The Falcon had just cleared atmosphere and Rey had set a course to take them to the nearest hyperspace corridor.

"I'm not sure interesting is the correct word for potential chattel slavery." replied Rey. Her face was calm but he could feel her seething through the bond.

"I told them 'no' when they asked to buy you."

"Apparently saying 'No, I don't want to sell my sister today.' " wasn't a strong enough answer." growled Rey. "They tried to drag me off."

"You're right. I should have said 'This is my wife and she is not for sale.' " Rey shot him a glare that would have made Hoth feel like a tropical paradise.

"Why didn't you Force push them or do that thing where you make them unconscious?" asked Rey. " Were you itching for a physical fight? We could have attracted attention."

"We would have attracted more attention if a tall, dark haired man with a scar down his face started throwing the Force around." answered Kylo. "I thought it best not to start rumors that Kylo Ren was alive and at Black Spire."

"Good point." said Rey.

"Besides, we both needed the exercise."

Rey glared again, her left eye twitching slightly. "Fine. Joke away 'brother'. You can watch the controls while I take a shower and a nap."

"Yes, dear." he said with a grin.

A little over two standard days later Rey is requesting landing instructions from Cloud City Traffic Control.

"Cloud City Control, this is freighter Millennial Falcon, piloted by Captain Rey Skywalker requesting landing instructions."

"Acknowledged Captain Skywalker. Welcome to Cloud City. I'm transmitting landing instructions. You are cleared to land at Hangar 25."

"Thank you Cloud City Control. Landing instructions received. Millennium Falcon out."

"Cloud City Control roger and out."

As the Falcon descends toward Cloud City Rey is enchanted by the view through the cockpit windscreen. The gauzy clouds streaked with shades of gold, orange and pink were ethereal. It was like nothing she had ever seen. Granted, her experience with the galaxy was rather limited, but the descent into Cloud City was something she would remember and cherish.

Kylo is in the co-pilot position, assisting with the landing. The Falcon is a good ship but the control panel design does not lend itself to a single pilot, unless that pilot had the arm length of the average Wookie. Between them they bring the Falcon in for a pinpoint landing on the pad outside of Hangar 25.

Rey goes through shutdown procedure's and waits for a ground crew to hook the Falcon up to external power.

"Is the receiver going to come to the Falcon for their shipment or do we bring it to them?" asks Rey. Kylo checks the file Maz had transferred to his datapad and notes that there is a delivery address listed.

Rey pulls up a map of Cloud City on her datapad. "That address is 10 platforms away from here. It's going to require a scooter to get it over there."

Kylo nodded. "There should be something available in the hangar. Shouldn't take me more than an hour to drop the shipment and get back here."

"Excuse me, tall, dark haired man with a scar down his face. We're in United New Republic territory. You aren't going anywhere." declared Rey. "And don't argue with me!" she continued as his face darken a bit and he opened his mouth. "This is a risk we don't need to take."

"Fine. I'll stay here and look for an outbound shipment." he said grumpily. "Fine." she answered. "See if you can get something that takes us out of the United New Republic."

After a bit of research Kylo was able to find something that not only would be worth making a bid on, but was also absolutely legal. Rey would like that. He had just finished confirming the shipment details and a prepayment transferred to Rey's credit account when she came strolling across the tarmac, a satisfied look on her face.

"Everything go well?" he asked as she came up the boarding ramp.

"The nerf tried to short us on the payment." she replied. "He was much more reasonable after I left him dangling 10 meters in the air with no visible means of support." she grinned.

"Are you sure that was an ethical use of the Force?" asked Kylo, raising an eyebrow. He didn't have a problem with it but she was a Lightsider and that was pushing the edges.

"Yeah, I think so. He was trying to cheat us. I just helped him achieve clarity on why that was a bad idea."

Kylo filed that away mentally for later consideration. "I've found us an outbound shipment. It's a completely equipped medbay for a colony on Savareen. It should be here in less than an hour."

"Great!" chirped Rey. "I'll get the freight ramp down."

The shipper had the medbay at the Falcon and ready to load by the time Rey had the ramp secured. This was an area where Kylo had little to no experience and had to rely on Rey's instructions ("Get me that tie down strap. No, not that one, the one next to it. The one I'm pointing at. Now move the medbay 10 centimeters to the left. No, my left, not your left. You're not very good at this are you?"). Fortunately they had it secure before Kylo got to the I-have-had-enough stage.

Cargo secure, Kylo lifted the freight ramp while Rey went up to the cockpit to request departure clearance. As she passed the boarding ramp she was surprised to see someone standing at the top. A tall distinguished gentleman with dark skin, greying hair, and dressed in so much bling he was practically his own light source. Oh, and the cape. The cape had its own personality. The man had a cane in his right hand but Rey didn't think it was intended to be a weapon.

"I'm sorry if I startled you miss." said the man, "I called up asking for permission to come aboard but I guess you didn't hear me. I'm looking for a man named Ben Solo …"

"He's not onboard." she answered quickly. And this was when Kylo enters from the cargo bay. He stops and stares at the stranger, who stares at Kylo with a small smile on his face."

"Hello Ben."

"Hello Uncle Lando." replied Kylo cautiously.

"Okay, now I'm lost." interjected Rey.

"Rey, this Lando Calrissian, an old friend of my father. He's a foster uncle, more or less."

"A little less than more these days" responded Lando. " And this lovely lady?"

"Lando, this is my partner, Rey Skywalker."

Lando reaches out, gently takes Rey's hand and plants a kiss on the back. "Enchanté. Are you a long lost cousin? Or perhaps a sister?"

"Neither uncle." said Kylo. It's a long story and one we don't need to get into right now. Why are you here?"

"Apparently no one bothered to teach you manners when you were young."

"Uncle, you know about my upbringing. Now why are you here?"

Lando sighed. "A couple of days ago I got a comm from Peter Falkus, an Investigator for the United New Republic External Investigation Bureau. Asking for what I knew about Ben Solo. I didn't tell him much, just that your father was a friend and colleague, and that I hadn't seen you in years. I don't know what he knows, exactly, but he did ask to be informed if you came to Cloud City."

"Maz gave me a heads up that you had a shipment coming here. I've been watching for you. I wanted to make sure you knew how dangerous it was for you to be in United New Republic territory."

Lando's expression was serious. "Not many people many know that Kylo Ren used to be Ben Solo." He leaned heavily on his cane. "Pretty high bounty out on your head." He smiled briefly, a small smile with no humor in it. "I could be a rich ... richer man if I dropped a word in the right ear. But I won't. Mainly because your father's ghost would come back and kick my ass if I did. Partly -" and then he grinned "- because your girlfriend would Force dump me off one of the floating platforms."

Lando turned and walked to the boarding ramp. He stopped momentarily and looked back. "Take my advice - get out of United New Republic territory as fast as this old girl will take you." Kylo and Rey watched him as he walked down the ramp and away, their thoughts pensive.