Chapter 5

"Rey!" Finn, Poe, and Chewie all shouted together as they rushed over to uncuff her. They gathered her into a huge hug and they sighed in relief that she was okay.
"Come on, we gotta go," Finn said quickly as they started making there way back up the steps. They turned back when they saw that Rey wasn't with them. She had released Ben from his binders and they just stood looking at each other. Then Poe, Chewie, and Finn's jaws dropped when they watched Rey pull Ben into a passionate kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist. They were utterly baffled at the sight. Ben and Rey were completely lost in each other. Rey clung to his neck as she felt Ben pull her closer and closer to him, savoring every kiss that passed between them. Several emotions were sparking back and forth between them through their bond as they continued to kiss one another. When they finally broke away slightly to catch their breath, they leaned their foreheads together and let out a content sigh. Ben was in awe of how Rey stood by him and protected him just as he had done for her. His love for her exploded through their bond and he grinned at seeing Rey's smile. A low roar from Chewie brought Rey and Ben back to the current situation. They turned their heads towards Chewie, Finn, and Poe and felt a slight blush start to creep up their cheeks. Rey pushed her shoulders back and grasped Ben's hand in hers and looked daringly towards her Resistance crew. Ben couldn't help but smile - she was still protecting him. But before Rey could say anything, Chewie rushed forward and crushed Ben in a warm embrace, shouting roars of joy at once again seeing Han Solo's son that he watched over for so many years. Poe and Finn were stunned once again and looked at each other with puzzled expressions. Chewie set Ben back down and ruffled his hair like he had when Ben was a child. Then Chewie strode out of Ben's quarters, looking back only to make sure that the others were following. Rey took Ben by the hand and they followed Chewie out of the room, then followed by Finn, leaving only Poe left standing.
"Ok, is anyone really not going to talk about what just happened?" Poe called out. He gave an exhausted exhale before climbing out of Ben's quarters and running to catch up with the rest of the group.