It's been a long time, but I recently rewatched these movies, and while I do love them, I still really wish Rey and Poe would have been a thing. I was inspired to wrap up this story I started a long time ago. I hope you enjoy it.

Rated R

It didn't take long before Rey and Poe's relationship was common knowledge around the base. Word travels fast. They had told Finn and Rose over breakfast the next morning, and the friends were delighted to hear the news. They had both already sensed the feelings Rey and Poe shared and knew it was only a matter of time.

And right away, they entered into the "couldn't keep their hands off each other" phase of the relationship. They had made out in hallway closets, behind Poe's x-wing, in the pilot seat of the Falcon, plus both their rooms and more. Poe was conscious of the fact that Rey was new to relationships, and he was committed to letting her set the pace on their physical contact. He was more than content with their heavy make-out sessions. He felt like a teenager again, and he was certain he had never cared about anyone the way he cared about Rey. He was flat out in love with her, though he hadn't told her as much yet. Rey felt the same way, and she had surprised herself at how easily she had settled into this relationship given it was so new to her. There was part of her that truly believed her entire life had been leading her to Poe. He was her soulmate.

After a few weeks, Rey felt ready to take things further than just kissing, but she honestly had no idea what that even meant. She knew the basics, of course, and she had chatted through a few things with Rose, who had only slightly more experience than she had, but she wasn't at all sure how to alert Poe that she was ready to ramp things up. She knew he had experience with women before her, and she felt way too uncomfortable to just say it. She was hoping to have an opportunity to show him. He had been so patient with her.

One night they were lying on his bed making out. She could feel his budding arousal through his pants, something she had felt many times over the past few weeks. Unlike all the times before, Rey moved ever so slightly under Poe and positioned her legs between his so she could intentionally and slightly rub him there with her leg. Even the first hint of friction made Poe's head spin. He was so turned on by Rey every moment he was with her, but this was the first time she had ever done that, and he wasn't even sure it was on purpose. He was so distracted he had to break their kiss and lean his forehead against hers. Rey worried she had done something wrong.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "Was that okay?"

"Kriff, yes," Poe responded immediately. "Just surprised me a little and deprived me of the ability to think straight," he said honestly laughing. Her question also confirmed for him that she had done that on purpose. Rey laughed at his response while Poe gathered his breath. When he collected himself, he repositioned to lay beside her. He pulled her close and looked into her eyes. "What are you up to?" he asked playfully.

Rey was glad her action had worked enough to prompt this question as she had been struggling with how to bring it up. "Well," she said as she formed her words. "I was just thinking that maybe I was ready to ramp up our physical relationship." Poe blinked several times as he took in what she was saying. "Well, what did you have in mind?" he asked honestly. Knowing he was Rey's first boyfriend, he wanted to be as sensitive as possible to her wants and needs. "I'm not 100 percent sure," Rey answered honestly. "As you know, you're my first everything, but I'm open to trying some new stuff."

Poe digested the responsibility she was trusting him with. He knew he still didn't want to push her too far too fast. "Well," Poe finally said. "How about I just try a few things that come naturally, and then you can let me know if feels like too much or too fast." "Sounds like a plan, Commander," she said using his both formal title and pet name. Poe recaptured her lips in a kiss and they were quickly right back where they had been before the conversation, but now with new knowledge that more than kissing was on the horizon.

The progression of their relationship from there went a like this…

Night 1

That night was the baseline for Poe and Rey. After hearing that Rey was okay with ramping up their physical relationship, Poe was much braver and less careful about where his hands landed during their make-out sessions. That evening, for instance, he let his hands roam over her breasts over her shirt. She moaned beneath him enough that he felt comfortable snaking his hand under her shirt for skin on skin contact. Now it was her turn to lose all control of her thoughts. Rey's lips fell from Poe's as she dropped her head back on the pillow as she enjoyed his hands roaming her body. To see Rey like this was almost too much for him, but he was determined to make sure she immensely enjoyed their experience. He inched up her shirt slowly to allow her to pump the brakes if she wanted. She was so beautiful his eyes hurt just looking at her. Every inch of her was perfect, and her breasts were beautiful, just as he'd expected. When she made no move to stop what he was doing, he lowered his head to capture her left nipple in this mouth. Rey thought she might float it felt so amazing, and she moaned louder than she felt comfortable letting Poe know how much she was enjoying it. He continued showering her with this attention for about 5 minutes before he finally lowered her shirt back down and returned to kissing her lips. He whispered in her ear – "Was that a good first trial?" he asked. "Uh huh," Rey said still dazed from the experience. They kissed a little more and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Night 4

By night four of their newfound physical relationship, Rey and Poe's hands and mouths had freely explored each other. Rey felt like she was about to explode already as Poe's fingers worked his magic between her legs. He was kissing her lips, neck, and throat while he stroked her, and she could barely comprehend what was happening she was in such bliss. She could feel herself getting close when Poe slowed almost to a stop. She was about to whimper, pouting about why he was stopping, but then he whispered in her ear, "Rey, can I go down on you?"

Rey pulled back and looked in his eyes, which were black with lust. "I don't know what that means," she said shyly blushing. Poe just smiled and explained between kisses, "It means," kiss "that I put" kiss "my mouth" kiss "where my hand is." As Rey put his words together to understand what he meant, she blushed.

"And that would be enjoyable for you?" she said. All of this was such new territory for her, and this was certainly the most intimate of their exploration to date. Poe laughed. He literally fell more in love with her by the moment.

"Well the idea is that it will be enjoyable for you, but yes it would be very, very enjoyable for me too," Poe said. "It turns me on to make you feel good." Rey thought that might be the most erotic thing anyone could ever say. She nodded her head and said, "Okay then, Commander, I trust you." Poe smiled accepting that as a challenge and promise he wouldn't break. He worshipped Rey, and he wanted to continue showing her that. He kissed her deeply one more time on the lips before working his way down her body. He paused as he sat back on his knees to take off her underwear. Though he had become intimately familiar with this part of Rey, it was the first time he was actually going to see her naked from the waist down, and he wanted to savor it. She was just as beautiful as he expected. "You are exquisite," he said looking into her eyes as he tossed her underwear to the floor. She laughed and blushed. Poe made her feel like the only person in the galaxy, and she loved him for it. There was no one she would rather explore this new territory with.

Rey tried to relax but it was so hard. Poe could sense her tension. "Hey," he said putting his hands gently on her knees. "Just relax," he said gently. She nodded letting him know she was okay moving forward as he positioned himself further down the bed and moved to put his mouth on her. He kissed her lower stomach first, then both hips causing her to squirm. He teased her a bit more before settling into his final destination. The moment his mouth made contact Rey felt like her whole body was on fire. It felt so amazing she could barely breathe. Though she had no frame of reference, she immediately decided that Poe was pretty much a master at this, and she was determined to be the last person who ever knew that.

Night 5

It had been a long, difficult, and dangerous day. Poe had led a mission that was supposed to be a routine supply run, but it had turned into a fight for their lives as enemy ships hiding on the planet they were exploring attacked. Rey was in the training room when Leia appeared at the door to alert her about the attack and let her know they had lost communication with Poe and the crew. Rey's heart had stopped. This couldn't be it. He had to be okay.

She had paced in the control room for what seemed like an eternity when one of the other officers finally said they had spotted Poe's X-wing returning to base. While all communication functions had been knocked offline, they had managed to narrowly escape and make it back to camp. Rey ran to the hangar arriving just as the crew was pouring out of the ship. She made her way through the others who were waiting for their friends and loved ones to return to see Poe coming off last. He looked exhausted and dirty, and he had a small cut above his eye, but he was otherwise okay. Rey burst into tears at the sight of him and ran toward him. He embraced her as she crumbled into his arms crying. "I'm okay, Sunshine," he whispered in her ear stroking her hair and holding her close. She looked up into his eyes and then captured his lips in a kiss. It wasn't a passionate kiss like so many they had shared. It was a "I'm so glad you are alive" kiss. Both Poe & Rey realized this call was too close. Poe rested his head against Rey's forehead for a few more minutes as they both took in the reality of the situation. Then Leia arrived and wanted an update. They disbanded to regroup about what had gone wrong.

Hours later Rey lay on Poe's bed waiting for him to emerge from the shower. She was still so rattled from everything that had happened. And the thought of losing Poe was nearly too much to even think about. She made a decision that tonight she was going to show him exactly how much he meant to her. It was time to start living every day like it was their last – and today almost had been.

When Poe finally came out of the bathroom, he took Rey's breath away. He was wearing only a towel around his waist, and his toned abs and muscles were on full display. The cut above his eyebrow had been bandaged and somehow that made him look even sexier than normal, which was hard to imagine. His dark hair was nearly black since it was still damp, and it was super curly. He looked like a god. She was staring, and he noticed. "What?" Poe asked cocking his head slightly. Instead of saying anything, Rey hopped up off the bed and walked toward him capturing his lips in a hungry kiss. Poe immediately met her desperation wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close. She could smell his shampoo and became intoxicated by him. Rey broke the kiss only to slightly step back and remove her shirt (an oversized t-shirt of Poe's) and discard it on the floor. She was now standing there in only her underwear – so they were both nearly naked. Poe took a deep breath and looked like he was about to say something, maybe ask something, but before he could, she closed the distance again and recaptured his lips. She started backing them toward his bed and then reached for his towel to undo it hoping that made it clear enough what she was intending to happen. At this, Poe did grab her hands and broke their kiss again.

"Rey," he said panting, "What are you doing?" Poe wanted nothing more than to make love to Rey, but he needed to be sure that was what she really wanted. Taking someone's virginity was a powerful responsibility, and he was so in love with this girl he couldn't afford to mess it up.

"I want to be with you," she responded firmly hoping she was making it clear that she wasn't taking no for an answer. "I almost lost you today, Poe, and I won't go one more day without showing you how much I love you."

Poe stilled at the word "love" as they hadn't said that yet. He knew where she was coming from, but he also knew that heightened emotions can lead to desires that one could later regret.

"Rey, I love you too," he started. "So much. But you don't have to show me or prove anything to me if you're not ready. I know today was scary, but that's not a reason to rush into anything. We can wait."

"I don't want to wait, Poe," Rey responded. "Yes today was scary, but that's not why I want to be with you. I'm ready – today only showed me just how much."

Poe searched her eyes for any lingering doubt and finding none said – "Well, okay then," grinning. "That's hard to argue with."

Rey smiled widely. "Exactly, so shut up!" she said playfully and kissed him again.

This time when she reached for the towel, he let her take it off. As it fell to the floor, she looked down to take him all in. The fact that this beautiful man was hers was almost unbelievable. Poe then gently pushed her down on the bed while he was still standing. They locked eyes as he reached down to remove her underwear. Poe then joined her on the bed, hovering over her and kissing her passionately. Their hands and mouths were everywhere as the explored already uncovered territory. When Poe brought Rey to release with his mouth, she reached for his shoulders and pulled him up to her face so he was flush against her.

She could feel him at her entrance. "I want you inside of me," she said looking in his eyes. Poe was so turned on. He kissed her passionately as he began to sink inside of her. Rey winced with pain for only a moment then almost immediately felt full and satisfied. "Are you okay?" he whispered in her ear pausing to make sure was all right. "Yes," Rey said breathily. "I'm perfect."

Poe smiled and began to slowly pump inside her. Rey grew lightheaded. It felt so amazing, and Poe was doing his best to hang on as long as possible to make sure the experience was enjoyable for them both. When he felt her release for the second time, he allowed himself the freedom to do the same.

He moaned her name loudly as he found his own release. After a few moments, he adjusted to lay beside her and pull her in his arms. "Are you okay?" he asked for a second time. "I'm wonderful," she said back kissing him. "That was amazing!"

"I couldn't agree more," he said kissing her forehead and smiling. Then he got serious. "I love you, Rey." "I love you, too," she said back, and they drifted off in each other's arms. They both knew there was more danger ahead, but they knew their commitment to each other would carry them through.

Fast Forward a year or two

The war was over and they had won. Well won in the since they defeated the enemy. They had lost so many. Through it all, Rey and Poe had remained steadfast, and their relationship grew stronger and stronger.

Today Poe was all nerves – pacing around his room. He had been practicing in the mirror. It was time. He was going to ask Rey to marry him, and he had his mom's ring ready in his pocket. They were in Yavin visiting his father, and he could think of no better place than the force tree to pop the question. They had visited the tree several times during their visit, and they were planning a final visit before they returned to their own home on Tatooine. It was never a question of whether they would live together. They had moved right down that path, and it seemed like they were already married in so many ways, but Poe wanted to make it official. And most of all he wanted to start a family. He gathered himself and joined the family for breakfast. When they wrapped up he and Rey strolled hand in hand to the tree. "It is weird I'm a little sad?" Rey asked.

"Why?" Poe responded.

"Your family is so amazing, and every time we leave it feels like there's some giant hole in my heart," Rey said.

They had just gotten to the tree, and Poe could think of no better opportunity to respond.

"Well," he said, lowering to one knee and pulling the ring out of his pocket, "how would you feel about being part of the family permanently?" Rey was so stunned it took her a moment to realize what was happening.

"Rey, I love you more than I thought it was possible to love anyone. You are my soulmate, and I thank my lucky stars every day that the universe brought you to me. I would love to spend the rest of my life with you if you'll have me. Will you marry me?"

Tears were streaming down Rey's face as she screamed. "Yes, of course I will," and hugged him so hard Poe lost his balance, and they both fell over in the grass laughing. He kissed her deeply and then they uprooted themselves so he could slip the ring on her finger. She knew it was his mother's, and her heart filled with joy. It fit perfectly – just as he had expected.

"Rey Dameron sure has a nice ring to it," she said holding up her hand to admire the ring on her finger.

"It sure does," Poe said grinning and kissed her again. "Now let's go tell my dad!"

They walked hand in hand back to the house – the first day of the rest of their lives.