The Misunderstanding
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They had successfully made it back to the resistance base without any First Order ships following them. Chewy immediately started on the repairs growling something about having the proper tools to work with. Finn and Poe's X-wing had landed just as Rey was walking down the ramp of the millennium falcon. Poe had every intention of jumping out of the ship and walking straight to Rey. No. Not walking. Run. He was going to run to her. If that moment before they left was any indication, he was positive that she felt the same way he did and he wanted to talk as soon as they can.
"Unfortunately there are these things called "protocols". Finn and Poe were pulled into one direction as Rey was being pulled into another by Leia. "Don't worry buddy, she will be if the infirmary getting all fixed up. You can go see her right after we get briefed." Finn sent a reassuring look his friend's way noticing the way the pilot was making a longing face at Rey.
"Alright but this better be a quick. I don't know man, I'm certain that she feels the same way. I really just want to talk to her and I feel like the only time that happens is when we are about to get captured or killed."
At that Finn let out a chuckle and clapped Poe on the back. "Yeah I'm one hundred percent positive she feels the same and that you are exaggerating a bit there man."
Rey had been sent to the medical bay as soon as Leia had seen her bloody clothes. Even though they patched her up the best they could, blood was still oozing through her shirt. Now she was sitting on a bed without a top on, only covered by her bindings once more. The doctor had just applied the bacta spay and now they were just waiting for the remedy to do its job. The curtain was drawn so all she could do was look up at the ceiling for entertainment.
It was twenty minutes later when she heard the chatter of two women on the other side of the certain. It wasn't right to ease drop but she was really board and they were right there. If they wanted to keep it a secret they wouldn't have said anything in public.
"So I asked him out and he said yes!" The First girl squealed.
"No way!" The second girl gasped.
Great, it's just some dating gossip. I wonder if Rose knows who they are talking about. emRey thought. She shifted a little closer so she could hear better.
"So how many dates have you gone on?" The second questioned. Rey could hear some shuffling. From the sounds of it one of the girls moved closer.
"We didn't go on any erm "real" date. Well if you include Screwing over and over and over again."
Wow, um maybe I shouldn't be listening to this anymore.
As Rey begin to sit back to her original position the second girl spoke up once more.
"You FUCKED Poe Dameron?!" Wait, what?
"He fucked me so hard that I thought at one point he fucked my brains out! Hence the birth control tabs. You would think with all the sex we have, that he was eager to start a family." She stated in a whisper. The two started to giggle and Rey could hear their shoes click away.
Rey didn't know what to say. She wasn't stupid. He was a grown man and had every right to do whatever he wanted with whomever he wanted but she really thought that he felt the same way. If he was dating this girl then what was that on Hoth? No, she would not jump to conclusions. They weren't even together so why was she hurt? If anything that poor girl-. No Rey! Cut it out. Talk to him first. Yes, confirm and then you can spiral into a hot mess with a broken heart.
Rey had fallen asleep waiting for her wounds to heal. She woke a few hours later, just in time for the doctor to pull back the certain slightly. Walking in and closing the fabric behind her, the doc gave Rey a smile.
"How are you feeling?" She put her clip board down and walked over to the small counter putting on gloves.
"I actually feel a lot better." And she did. She had finally gotten some rest and her chest didn't burn anymore, and neither did her side.
"Okay Rey, let me get a look at your chest real quick." The doc stood next to the bed in front of the young Jedi. "It seems that the bacta has done its job very well. It's all healed and we have some good news. You won't have any scars. It's as if it never even happened." She gave the girl a smile and took off her gloves. "If you're feeling up to it, you can go but please just take it easy for the next few days and get plenty of rest." With that she was gone, retreating behind the certain and onto the next patient.
Rey was relieved to be getting out of there. All she wanted to do was to curl up on her bed and sleep. She grabbed her discarded shirt and put it on. It was covered in blood but it would have to do until she got back to her room. Rey was almost to the door when she walked into a very hard object.
"Hey there sunshine. Looks like you are feeling better. But should you really be up and about right now?" Poe's hands reached for her shoulders to steady her from their run in. He wanted to see her sooner but the briefing took longer than he would've liked and by the time it was over Leia had given him a lecture about letting Rey get hurt.Trust me if I had it my way she would never had been scathed in the first place." Was what he wanted to say to her but decided to give a simple apology and wait for the lecture to end instead.
Rey didn't want to do this right now, at least not here. She had some questions and she wasn't even sure if she should say anything anymore. She knew that she loved him but if he was with someone else and she decided to just confess all it would do is ruin their friendship. Rose had once told her that sometimes the best thing to do is stand back and let things happen.
"Yeah I'm feeling better but the doctor told me to rest for a few days before getting back to work. I was just on my way to my room." Rey could see the concern in his eyes.
"Do you want me to walk you to your room? We can talk on our way?" He waited for her to respond but she looked lost in thought. "Rey?" He tried one more time, meanwhile running one of his hands up and down her arm.
"Sorry, yes. I would like that." She gave him a smile and let him walk her out of the infirmary. "So how did the briefing go?" Rey couldn't bring herself to look at him, instead she focused her eyes on her hands that were clasped in front of her.
Poe didn't seem to notice her purposeful redirection of the conversation and if he did he didn't show it. "General Organa is going to Naboo for supplies and hopefully for people that want to join our cause." He glanced down noting the way she was fiddling with her hands. "She will be leaving in one week and you are going with her." That made the scavenger look up at him. He took a moment to search her eyes.
"Me? She wants me to go with her?" Rey was taken aback by the general decision. She had never been to Naboo. Poe told her how beautiful it was before but she had never thought she would ever get the chance to see it firsthand.
"She said that there were some nice spots to do some Jedi training and she wanted to show you where her mother was from. Don't worry, Finn and I will be going too." He said the last part hoping to curve her nerves about going. It seemed to work because she released a breath that she was holding.
They were almost to her room now and they haven't even tried talking about what they really wanted to talk about yet. Rey looked around to make sure that no one could over hear their conversation. Leaning in a little closer she started to break the silence.
"Poe, can we talk about what is happening between us?" Poe nodded. This was what he was waiting for and he was ready.
"I think that what happened on the Hoth was something that-"
"I know it was a mistake."
"What?" Poe's heart dropped so low it felt like it was in his stomach.Before he could say something she continued to speak.
"I heard that you were dating someone. Why didn't you tell me? I thought we were friends." Rey didn't know why she was coming at him like this. He is a grown man! He doesn't have to report everything to you. Rey reasoned with herself.
"Who told you that Rey?" Poe was confused. He knew that he had built up a reputation around the resistance but it was nothing more than flirting. He never saw the harm in the claims so he never corrected them, but now the girl that he wanted to be with was right in front of him saying that what almost happened was a mistake because of those rumors.
"It was two girls in the med bay. One was picking up preventatives for your..erm..activities." Rey was avoiding his stare at this point. She was ready to run away until Poe spoke up again.
"I have to stop this! Rey I am sorry, I will explain everything later but please don't listen to anything that is said around here about my relationships, okay?" They had reached her door and grabbed her hands, squeezing them tightly. To soon he let them fall and gave her one last apologetic look before retreating down the corridor.
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