The early morning rays of Coruscant woke Ben from his sleep. He stared out of the viewport from bed as he reminisced his night with Rey. It was beyond arousing and it was one of the most amazing things he had ever experienced in his life. He felt so lucky to have been able to share something like that with the woman he loves. Turning away from the viewport, his gaze landed on Rey who was still asleep, the sunlight illuminating her beautiful face. Ben gently brushed away a few strands of her hair and tucked it behind her ear before pressing a soft kiss to her forehead. He trailed his fingertip down the curve of her face and settled his head closer to hers, sighing deeply in contentment. Rey stirred slightly and yawned, blinking her eyes a few times before seeing Ben next to her. She smiled lovingly and pressed her soft lips to his.
"Good morning, Ben," she said with a yawn. Ben chuckled and kissed her.
"Good morning, my Rey," he responded. Rey placed a hand on his cheek and stroked him softly, sighing as he turned his face into her palm and kissed her there. She gazed into his eyes and felt so much love for him swell in her chest.
"Can I ask you something?" she questioned, not taking her gaze off of him. Ben placed a hand on her shoulder, rubbing it softly with his thumb back and forth.
"Anything," he replied.
"How were you able to come up with that name so quickly? The one you gave Hux during that meeting you had with him that I attended?" she asked. Ben smiled at her gently but felt a blush creeping up his face.
"Well…ok, don't laugh, but…I just turned your name backwards and then added my last name to it. No one in the First Order knows my true name so I knew that would be a safe bet. But I also wanted to make it so it wasn't just 'Solo,' so I flipped your name around," Ben responded, his cheeks reddening at his confession. Rey looked at him and knew there was more he wasn't telling her. She placed a hand on his shoulder and gave it a slight squeeze, smiling at him.
"I like your last name. I haven't had one from all my years on Jakku. And knowing what I know now, I certainly will not take the last name of Palpatine. Solo is a great name," she spoke softly. Ben gulped slightly, suddenly feeling nervous in front of a woman he had spent so much time with physically and emotionally over the past week. He took a big breath before he spoke.
"You can have it if you want, my last name," he whispered finally. Ben readied himself for Rey to turn him down but was pleasantly surprised when he found her lips on his as she rolled on top of his chest, kissing him over and over again. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back. Rey pulled back to catch her breath and gazed down at the man below her.
"Rey Solo…I like that," she said with a smile before kissing him again. They continued kissing as Ben rolled them over so he was now on top of her. He paused to look at her and smiled, feeling his love for her flood his body.
"I like it too. But, you know…we could make it official…" he began, suddenly feeling the blush creep back up onto his face. Rey began to grin at what he was suggesting, but she wanted to hear it from his lips and his lips alone.
"Rey, would you…will you…will you marry me?" Ben asked. Rey felt her heart soar as she pulled Ben in for more kisses, wrapping her arms around him tightly and sighing into his mouth as she felt his arms wrap around her.
"Yes…yes…yes…" Rey whispered in between each kiss. The happiness that beamed through their bond was brighter than the rising sun streaming in through the viewport. Their love for one another seemed to burst all around them as they continued kissing, giggling here and there over their share joy. For all they had experienced together, all they had gone through to get to this moment, Ben and Rey knew now more than ever that they were always meant to be. They kissed in bed long into the midmorning before they packed their things and began to make their way back to the Star Destroyer, hand in hand as fiancees.