5 More Minutes
Rey opened her eyes and blinked to clear her vision. Sunlight streamed into her room as the morning arose. She felt warm and safe as she lay in bed.
Suddenly, she remembered that she wasn't alone. She turned on her side so she was facing the other way, so she could watch Ben sleep. His face was so peaceful when he slept and it made him look so much younger.
She let her head rest on top of her arms as she studied the constellations of freckles and moles on his pale skin, the curve of his nose, the softness of his lips, just drinking him in. Her eyes went up and she smiled when she saw the tip of his ear poking out beneath his hair. Rey gently lifted her hand and touched his ear, and then touched his cheek.
She gently pushed some hair out of his face, marveling at the softness of it. She had always wondered what his hair felt like, even as Kylo Ren his hair had fascinated her. She gently ran her fingers through the softness of his locks, combing her fingers through it.
She was so distracted that she didn't feel him wake up. It was only when she felt his cheek move as he smiled that she saw that he was staring at her. His lips were pulled up into that small smile that she loved, with just the right mixture of sweetness and shyness. Rey silently cursed him for being so kriffing adorable.
Ben smirked as the thought passed through their Bond and he closed his eyes again and moved closer to her so that his head was underneath her chin. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her to him, eliciting a smile from Rey.
"What are you doing?" he asked sleepily, which made it sound more like "Whaaryadoin?" Rey laughed softly and pressed a kiss to the top of his head.
"Nothing," she said, smiling. Ben hummed against her chest.
She continued playing with his hair but Ben didn't seem to mind.
Rey frowned suddenly and said, "How the hell is your hair always like this, even when it's messy it still manages to look good." She pouted in mock-indignation which made Ben laugh, his voice sending vibrations down her body. He pulled his head back to look at her.
"Must be my Skywalker genes," he said, smirking. "All Skywalkers are burdened with glorious hair." Rey laughed and rolled her eyes.
She was glad to see that he didn't flinch or tense when he mentioned his family. It was getting easier to talk about them, to laugh, and make jokes like this. He used to wince and close himself off whenever his family was brought up. He ended up isolating himself, even from her. But now his eyes didn't hold all the anguish that had been there.
They just held each other for a bit, Ben's arm around Rey's waist and Rey's hands playing with his hair. Then Rey looked up and noticed the time. They had to get up soon. She sighed and shifted in his arms as she started to get up. But Ben's arm wouldn't let her go, instead, he pulled her back down on the bed.
"Ben," Rey groaned. "We have to get up."
"5 more minutes," he mumbled, sleepily. Rey laughed and tried in vain to free herself from his grasp.
"Ben, c'mon," Rey said. "We actually have to do things today."
"No, we don't," he mumbled into the sheets. Rey rolled her eyes but she was smiling. She shifted in his arms until she was facing him.
"Ben, seriously, let me up," she said. Ben opened his eyes and Rey saw a hint of mischief and defiance that was achingly reminiscent of his father. Then he looked up at her, with eyes that reminded her of a baby porg, and he stuck out his bottom lip slightly. Was Ben Solo...pouting?
The notion itself was so ridiculous that Rey snorted at first, but then when he kept looking at her like that, she was trying hard to hold in her laughter. A couple of giggles escaped her before she gave in and burst out laughing.
This man, the former Supreme Leader of the First Order, the former Kylo Ren, was lying next to her in bed pouting with baby porg eyes. The idea made her laugh harder and she had to fall back on the bed when her sides began to hurt from laughing.
Ben's face gradually broke into a smirk. Taking advantage of the fact that she was distracted, he quickly grabbed her waist and pulled her to him so that she found himself laying on top of him. Rey yelped in surprise and made weak efforts to break free of his grasp.
Rey was laying on his chest, forcing her to look up at him. Sometimes she hated the fact that he was so damn tall. But she was still smiling from her laughing fit.
Ben propped himself up, making it more like he was sitting instead of lying down. He looked down at Rey and he couldn't help but smile. She was absolutely beaming with happiness, and she looked beautiful in the morning sunlight.
His hand reached out and brushed a strand of hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. Rey closed her eyes at the feel of his hand on her cheek and her smile deepened. Ben continued to touch her face, noticing that she had some new freckles on her cheek and nose. He just stared at her for a moment, drinking her in, still shocked that this was real.
Rey smiled at him before she remembered why she was on his chest in the first place, they were supposed to get up...kriff, Rey thought. But before she could move, Ben had already felt where her train of thought was and he tightened his grasp on her.
Ben… Rey tried to put some sort of threat into her words, but the smile on her face kind of canceled it out.
"Ben, c'mon. We really do need to get up," Rey said. Ben shook his head and leaned down to nuzzle into her hair.
"Just a little longer," he said softly. Rey was tempted, and Ben knew it. And she knew the bastard knew it, too.
No. She sent the mental message loud and clear, determined to hold her resolve.
Ben pulled back so he could see her face, and his smile grew into a smirk and he looked at her innocently. He motioned to the spot on the bed right next to him and then looked at her innocently.
Please, he whispered through their Bond, making it reminiscent of the time he'd said it in the throne room on the Supremacy on purpose.
Rey's resolve faltered for a moment, and Ben smirked. Rey glared at him.
"That was a cheap move," she grumbled, but she was already relenting. Ben shrugged, still smiling. She could see his dimples and she, too, straightened up to lean against him and let her fingertips trace the outline of his smile.
Ben leaned his forehead against Rey's, pulling her in closer to him. It looked like Rey was going to protest again, so he cut her off by placing his lips on hers. Rey gasped in surprise and Ben took that opportunity to deepen the kiss, sweeping his tongue over the bottom of her mouth. Rey groaned softly as she let herself relax against him. Her hands were worked into his hair and around his neck, while Ben's were on her lower back.
Without breaking contact, Rey shifted so that they were both sitting up, Rey in Ben's lap. She eagerly kissed him back, letting her lips slide over his and teasing him with her tongue. Ben groaned and crushed her to him, tilting her head to deepen the kiss.
They eventually were forced to pull away for air. Their breathing was heavy, and Rey's cheeks were flushed. Ben looked at her softly and Rey groaned at letting herself get distracted. Any thoughts of getting out of bed were gone now. She sat up straighter and looped her arms around his neck, wrapping her legs around his waist to be as close to him as possible. She rolled her eyes and smiled softly.
"Fine…" she relented. "5 more minutes." She felt his sense of triumph and she lightly smacked him. "Not a minute more!" she said, smiling because she knew that there was no real threat in her words.
Ben leaned in slightly and nuzzled her nose with his, making her laugh lightly. He pulled back to give her the sweetest smile she'd ever seen, and it should not have been that adorable. It should be illegal for something to be so adorable that she felt like melting.
Ben felt her thoughts and he smirked at the effect he had on her. Rey quickly leaned in and kissed the smirk off his face. She would've deepened the kiss to kiss him in a way that would have left him breathless, but she was too busy smiling against his mouth.
Suddenly, Ben flipped them over and Rey yelped in surprise. She ended up on her back, staring up at him as he lay above her, his hair hanging in messy waves around his face. She tried to pretend to be annoyed, but she couldn't stop smiling. Not when he was looking at her like that.
So she quickly wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling his body down to hers, and she looped her arms around his neck to pull him down to her. He laughed and complied, nuzzling her jaw and pressing soft kisses on her neck until Rey couldn't think straight.
She quickly turned her head to meet his lips, and this time, she wasn't distracted enough to kiss the living daylights out of him. Her lips molded to his and she cherished the warmth of his body and the tenderness of his adoration.
Rey's mouth was otherwise occupied for things that were much more important than speaking, so she spoke with her mind through their Bond, despite it being difficult to form complete sentences while kissing him.
I love you, she said silently. So much. She could feel Ben smile against her lips.
I know, he said teasingly and Rey gently bit his lip in retaliation which made Ben groan. His tone became serious but it was spoken with so much affection that it made Rey's heart ache. I know, sweetheart, I love you too.
Rey smiled briefly against his mouth, although she quickly becoming occupied by kissing him harder. She ran her fingers through his hair, marveling in the softness of it. Ben gently lifted her jaw with his hand to kiss her deeper in a way that made her moan softly into his mouth.
Just before the sensations became too much for her to bear, he pulled away slightly to let her breathe. She stared up at him with a soft smile on her face and she raised her hand to rest against his cheek. Ben gave her a soft smile in return before dragging her lips back to his.
Rey smiled both inwardly and outwardly against his lips. Despite her earlier words, she had a feeling that they weren't leaving this bed for a while. The thought made Ben laugh a little as he continued to kiss her, and she could feel the vibrations of his voice against her lips.
All of their lives, they had craved belonging, family, love. And now they finally found that in each other, and Rey felt like she was now completely whole instead of feeling like something was missing inside her.
She'd also longed for a home. She couldn't really count Jakku, she wasn't there by choice. But she'd found a home with Ben Solo, in Ben Solo's heart and it was the best home she could have ever wished for.
So she continued to kiss him, slipping her tongue past his lips and lightly sucking on his lower lip which made him moan. He gently nipped at her lips in retaliation and took her breath away in a fierce, open-mouthed kiss.
She pulled his body closer so that there was no space between them. Ben laughed lightly against her mouth then moved to kiss her cheek and her forehead. Rey grinned and then rolled them on their sides so she could hug him tightly. She buried her face in the crook of his neck and smiled against his skin as she felt his arms tighten around her as he hugged her back.
Then he shifted so he could tilt her jaw up to kiss her tenderly. Yeah, there was no way she was leaving this bed anytime soon.
Author's Note: Hello everyone! This was just a random idea I had and I wrote it down before I forgot it. It kind of eventually turned into an insanely sweet and fluffy oneshot lol. Idk, I was thinking of a Reylo hug basically in the morning where Ben is actually alive, and they get to live somewhat normal lives. So yeah, here's all the fluff lol. Lmao, there's so much of it, but I hope people liked it! Reviews are always appreciated!