Rey sat in her truck glaring at Holdo's store, why did she agree to this stupid plan? It's not like she could march in there and demand Ben become her mate. Well... technically she could but that wouldn't be fair to either of them. She knew Ben is her soul mate, and he knew she is his as well. They both deserved to explore these feelings and build up to mating, she couldn't just rush it.

A tap at the window startles Rey, she looks out, Ben is standing there looking in at her raising his eyebrow. Sighing she rolls the window down.

"Can I help you?"

"Isn't today your day off?"

Of course, he would know that, gripping the steering wheel tighter Rey glares at him.

"Can't I come shopping?"

She asks innocently, Ben looks into her eyes smirking.

"I can smell your emotions Rey, now tell me, why are you here?"

Rey sighs ushering him back as she climbs down from her truck, looking up into his face she bites her lip hard.

"I wanted to come see you."

Ben looks shocked but then growls pressing her back against the truck door.

"Try again."

He bites out, his eyes hard with anger.

"I... I did want to come see you. I need your help."

Now she feels silly for coming here, knows that this is wrong on all levels. She knows she should get back in that truck drive home tell Elouise to go stick her attitude where the sun doesn't shine and just get over it. But now looking up into Ben's eyes, her whole body is so full of lust that she can hardly stand it.

"I want you."

It's a whisper but she knows Ben hears it. He looks her over a hungry look on his face.

"Oh really?"

He leans down running his tongue slowly across her bottom lip, her body is quivering at the contact she can feel heat rising inside of her. A whimper escapes her as she follows his tongue, pressing her lips to his. The whole world goes blank, she can feel the sparks shooting from their bodies now. He picks her, as she wraps her legs around his waist grinding her soaked core on the tent in his pants. They both let out long moans at the friction, Rey grips at his hair as she grinds into him harder, Ben is attacking her neck with his tongue. He nips at the spot on her neck where all mates claim one another, causing Rey to arch her back another moan ripping through her bruised lips.

Apart of her brain goes into panic mode when he starts to tug at her shirt, she pushes his hand away.

"No wait stop. This isn't right."

Overwhelming guilt blossoms in her stomach, dissipating any lust inside of her.

"I want us to mate because we want to be mates Ben. Not because of this stupid feeling we have, or because it would please people."

"And who exactly are we pleasing by becoming mates?"

Her whole-body tenses now as he sets her down stepping away. Tears form in her eyes and she blinks them back, she deserves this.

"We would be pleasing my grandparents if we became mates, that's why I said I needed help then I got distracted and I don't want this if it isn't what we both want."

"Elouise and Edmond want us to be mates?"

"It's stupid really Ben."

"Then explain it to me Rey."

"My grandmother hates my mother, calls her these awful horrible names, she even treats me like I'm some monster. So, during her and my mother having a fight she swore she would leave us alone and let us be happy if I became your mate. Said something about family lines and all that. Not that I care about the family lines, I'm a half breed so I would be ruining someone else's line if I... well shit of course, I'm sorry Ben. You probably have to mate a true vampire and here I am."

Ben covers her mouth with his hand.

"My family doesn't care about that stuck up shit. Of course, my grandparents are both of two of the biggest names doesn't mean I care. My parents despise that talk, told me this morning if I wanted you as my mate they would be okay with it. Only Elouise and Edmond care about the stupid family lineage anymore."

Rey looks down, her throat is tight, and she has a nasty taste on her tongue.

"I'm sorry Ben."

He watches her sighing.

"Rey I'm not mad, I mean a part of me is just hurt that you wouldn't confide in me."

"I was trying to come up with the right thing to say."

"By telling me that you wanted me? Rey that's not. Rey."

He growls turning he punches the light pole she parked next to, making it bend at an odd angle. Now she's crying heavily, Ben doesn't look at her he just turns and walks into the store. Rey stands there watching him go.

"Man Rey, this isn't like you."

Jumping Rey spins around to see Poe leaning against a random car.

"How long have you been there?"

She croaks out.

"Long enough to know you almost just used your soul mate bond with Benny Boy to make your grandparents happy. Rey I'm disappointed in you, what were you thinking?"

Rey looks down shaking softly.

"I wasn't thinking Poe. I just. I wanted my family to get along."

"Did you know Finns mom is my aunt?"

Looking up Rey's eyes are wide, she shakes her head no.

"Finn's grandfather was like your grandparents once. I only just recently met him when my mom passed away. My dad is human, my mom was a dirty secret. Ty, Finn's grandfather got a human girl pregnant his first Heat and he ran away. He never helped my grandmother, he never even met my mother. Until my father sent him a letter telling him that she was dying. Both Ty and Aliya came to her funeral. Aliya wasn't raised like Ty was, she knew that humans are our equals she was the reason they came. My grandmother was there at the funeral, Aliya went up to her and gave her a hug. My grandmother was shocked and when Aliya pulled away she apologized, called Ty a stuck-up bastard who didn't know how much of an asshole he was.

After we went home, Aliya and my grandmother sat in the living room looking at pictures of my mother when she was a baby. When Finn and his mother arrived they also apologized, and his mother was devastated she lost her sister. Last I heard Finn's mother still wasn't speaking to Ty."

Rey has tears rolling down her cheeks as she holds Poe's hand.

"The point is Rey, my mom never cared that she was a dirty secret to a rich vampire. She didn't care if anyone treated her differently for being only a small amount of vampire. She raised me to believe vampires and humans are equal. She never painted my grandparents in an evil light, neither did my grandmother. Hell, my grandmother thanked Ty all the time for my mother. So, Rey do you really care to make your grandparents happy by being with Ben? Or would rather just be with Ben because you want to be with Ben to make yourself happy?"

Rey looks up into Poe's eyes, she smiles wobbly up at him.

"When did you learn to give such great advice Mr. Pain in the ass."

Poe chuckles ruffling her hair slightly.

"I had a great role model in my life. And I believe so do you. Had your mom ever truly spoken bad of them?"

"Only when they showed up today to defend herself. My mom was the one who always talked about them, my dad never really did. My mom had respect for them, even though she didn't know them."

"See, so who cares what they think. Go home Rey. Tell them they can go get fucked."

She laughs hugging Poe.

"Thank you, I'd be lost without you."

"Damn right! Who says you always need Finn for advice?"

She giggles softly climbing back into her truck, she waves at him as she leaves the parking lot. She was glad for Poe's story, it cemented in her mind how much she didn't need to do anything crazy. Elouise and Edmond could just suck it up.

Pulling up into her driveway she climbs down from the truck, approaching the door she hesitates. Taking in a deep breath she opens the door walking into the house. Elouise is in the kitchen sipping red wine looking at a book with her mother.

"And this is Rey when she was a few months old, we had just gotten home from taking her to get her shots and she was so cranky I couldn't get over how cute her faces were."

Elouise laughs softly.

"Ivan hated getting his shots. Daughter like father I suppose."

Rey stands by the door awestruck by the scene in front of her.

"I may have locked them in the basement for a few hours to make them talk out their issues."

Rey jumps turning her head, Edmond is sitting on the chair watching them in the kitchen.

"I never cared about your dad marrying your mom. Well I take that back I did, but when he sent me a picture of you when you were born I didn't care anymore. Family heritage be damn, I wanted to come see you all the time but Elouise refused to come with me. Our other son, Alec, he was a great kid. I think his death is what made us realize we only had Ivan to pass the family name down, I don't even care if Winters goes away anymore. Our family line needs to go away."

Rey reaches out taking his hand, squeezing it softly.

"I didn't know about Alec."

"No, you wouldn't know, he died as a child, a little before Ivan's birth. Its shattered Elouise to lose a child so close to having another one. But that's war for you. Not everywhere was safe for kids during the major war. But that's a story for another day, I can't bore you with them. I take it you didn't become Ben's mate?"

"No, I decided I didn't care to make you guys happy. Plus, it felt to wrong to do that to Ben."

"I'm glad. You are such a beautiful girl, and you shouldn't have to settle down so young."

Rey smiles fondly at her grandfather, a bittersweet feeling of wishing she could have always had him in her life, but she knew she couldn't put the blame solely on him. Turning to the kitchen she slowly makes her way in there. Both women look up as she enters, her mom hands her a cookie from the tray.

"How did it go?"

Rey bites into the cookie, chewing slowly to think over her words.

"I couldn't do it, it didn't feel right. He deserves better than that."

Her mom smiles brightly at her.

"I'm glad you didn't do it Rey. You have one more Heat, then you can think about settling down."

"Mom he's still my soul mate. It's just, that I'd rather it be something we both want. Not something out of obligation."

Elouise cringes slightly.

"I'm sorry Rey, I can see that low I was wrong. Your father is happy here, and I'm happy to allow you to be the heir to our family line. Or at least pass it on to your child when the time comes. Because I don't think Edmond plans to die anytime soon."

Rey smiles softly at that, taking another bite of the cookie she sets it down looking at her mom.

"Thank you, mom."

Her mom nods smiling faintly.

—

The next day Rey rose early to help her mother in the kitchen with breakfast, only to be shocked to see her mother and grandmother at the stove cooking together. Turning she walks to the counter only to stop again. Sitting at the table with her dad and Edmond is Ben Solo. He's talking very heatedly to her father.

"I can make her happy Mr. Winters. I can give Rey whatever she wants."

"At what cost? Your dirty money? I know how much blood is soaked into your money Ben, and I won't let my daughter be tied to your name."

Rey sighs, she clears her throat. Everyone in the kitchen jumps turning to look at her.

"Isn't that my choice dad?"

"I just want what's best for you, and he isn't what's best."

"Still not your choice dad, he's my soul mate."

Ivan grumbles but leans back looking at his wife for help, she just smirks at him turning back around to continue cooking.

"Dad, you sound like your parents. They didn't want you to be with mom."

Ivan's eye twitches looking at her, Edmond is grinning at him.

"Man kiddo, she's for sure your kid."

He turns and glares at his father.

"You are really not helping."

"She has a point son."

Rey turns to look at Elouise.

"Give him a chance."

Ivan looks between Ben and Rey, his eye twitching harder. He lets out a dark growl standing up.

"Do what you want Rey, but if you hurt my daughter I'll kill you."

"I would expect nothing less sir."

Ben turns to Rey; his eyes pitch black he stands slowly.

"Can we talk?"

Rey nods leading him to her room, she locks the door behind her turning to look at him.

"I'm still extremely hurt by what you did, but I can't get that damn kiss out of my head. So, how about we go on dates. See if we can make this work, but we can't be around each other until this Heat is over. If we become mates, I want it to be because we want it, not because of our genetic code."

Rey smiles at him, which she hopes is only an innocent smile. Because she has dirty thoughts.

"Just because you want to wait, doesn't mean we can't help each other."

She purrs softly, rubbing her hands up his chest, it was most likely the lust that was taking over her body, or maybe it was how much she wanted to jump his bones she couldn't be sure. Ben's eyes darken, he slams her back against the door crushing his mouth to hers. Rey moans into the kiss arching up into him.

He slides her up wrapping her legs around his waist, he grinds into her turning he drops her on the bed kissing and sucking at her neck.

"What exactly do you have in mind?"

His voice always drives her crazy, it's so deep, but it's even better when it's laced with lust.

"Foreplay. A little taste of what's to come."

She rubs her palm over the bulge in his pants grinning, he growls grinning himself into her palm. He sits back ripping her pants off her legs, he licks his lips slowly looking at her as if she's a Buffett and he's a starving man.

"I can't wait to taste you."

He rumbles out running his palm up her leg, rubbing her clit through her underwear. Rey moans spreading her legs, she looks down at Ben panting. He's grinning at her, he slowly slides her underwear down her legs kissing down each leg, he stops and kisses his way back up spreading her legs more he blows cold air on her clit causing a tortured moan to escape Rey. He smirks and slowly glides his tongue over her clit, he spreads her folds swiping his tongue from bottom to top. He growls as he closes his mouth over her dripping center he thrusts his tongue into her holding her hips down with one hand while the other hand he uses his thumb to circle her clit.

Rey is thrashing on the bed her moans growing louder.

"Oh my god yes!"

She gasps our lacing her fingers in his soft hair, grasping it tightly she grinds herself down onto his tongue. Moans ripping out of her as he laps faster.

"Oh Ben. More please more."

He lifts some switching with his hand he sucks at her clit as he thrusts a finger inside her tight hole. Damn how was he going to fit when he could barely fit a finger in. He growls at the thought, his mouth vibrating over her clit. She lets out a strangled cry.

"I'm so close."

He thrusts his fingers faster swirling his tongue over her clit, he looks up into her eyes. She is watching him her body writhing under his hand.

"Cum for me Rey."

And she does and it's the most spectacular thing he has ever seen in his life. He drinks up everything that pours out of her, she tastes so fucking good. He knows he'll never get tired of being between her thighs. Except maybe when he has his cock buried inside of her.

Sitting up he watches as she comes down from her post orgasm high, smug pride written on his face.

"I take it you liked it?"

She cracks an eye open to glare at him, she sits up and flips them around straddling his lap.

"It should be a crime how good you are with that tongue."

She hisses out, she slides down his body. She unbuckles his belt tugging his pants down. She must lick her lips to keep them wet, she just wants to wrap her mouth around his cock. Once he's freed from his boxers she looks up at him stroking her hand over his length slowly, he groans slightly arching his hips up.

"Fuck Rey don't tease me."

His eyes are glinted red. She grins lowering her head slowly she swirls her tongue over the tip, she can taste his precum and it's delicious. She kisses softly down his length watching his reactions out of the corner of her eye. He is panting letting out small groans every now and then. She sucks one of his balls into her mouth rolling her tongue over it, letting it out of her mouth she sucks the other one in, grinning up at him as his head falls back. She strokes him slowly.

"What's the matter Ben?"

She purrs, wrapping her mouth around his cock dropping her head down taking in as much as she can. His hand fists in her hair a broken grasp/groan breaking from his parted lips.

"Oh fuck..."

She growls, bobbing her head up and down stroking at what doesn't fit. She pulls him from her mouth with a pop stroking faster.

"I want you to cum in my mouth. I want to taste your cum, Ben."

A strangled sound and he's arching his back cumming into her hot mouth. He falls back on the bed panting, he watches as she swallows it all licking him clean then she climbs up the bed laying her head on his chest.

"That was pretty fucking great."

She giggles kissing his jaw.

"Good thing my room is sound proof."

His whole face goes pale.

"Fuck... do you think they know what's going on?"

"Ben, I'm your soul mate, yes they know what's going on."

He groans letting his head fall back.

"I guess it could be worse."

She grins propping her chin up on her hand looking down at him.

"Do tell."

"We could have done this at my house, and my room is not sound proof."

"How is that bad?"

"My dad would have never let me hear the end of it."

Rey laughs nuzzling his cheek, she perks up smirking.

"Want to take a shower?"

"Yes, that would be great."

He sits up, he watches as she stands up stretching. Her body is so gorgeous, he can feel himself getting hard again.

"Are you uh taking one too?"

She looks coyly over her shoulder at him.

"I figured we could take it together."

And she's off walking to the shower swaying her hips seductively at him, he's up on his feet in seconds chasing after her.