"Rey?"
Rey woke up with a start, and initially panicked finding herself draped around a large, sleeping man.
Ben. It's okay. It's Ben.
She smiled down at him, laid on his back, his mouth open, hair a mess. He was snoring just a little. He was still bare chested with his trousers around his knees.
"Rey!"
The voice wasn't coming from Ben. Shit, Poe!
Rey scrambled to her feet, grabbed her shirt and put it over her head. She found her coat and jacket nearby. Her britches unfortunately were under Ben.
Poe said he'd bring clean ones.
Rey knelt down and kissed Ben's cheek. "Thank you. Find me."
He mumbled and smiled in his sleep.
Rey sprinted out of the clearing and back to the gate where Poe was waiting. He looked down at her dishevelled appearance.
"What happened to you?" He inhaled and seemed stunned for a moment. Could he smell her?
"It's a long story, but please tell me you brought breeches."
Poe held them up, and Rey pulled them on quickly. At least they were dark coloured.
"Thank you so much. For everything."
Rey tucked herself in and tried to straighten herself as much as possible. Finn was waiting and had Artoo and Threepio ready to go. He hugged her as she climbed up.
Rey joined the queue for the minor nobility's carriages, and found Plutt, Talia and Asajj were high spirited and clearly drunk. They talked over one another for the first half hour—the Prince had danced with both girls and had seemed to take interest in standing close by, before he had left the party. Maybe he had left to think about who he might marry, and it was clear they had a good shot.
Before the cramps started again the conversation quietened and her passengers began to doze. Rey was glad for the peace to brace herself against the sensation. She needed Ben again. So badly.
She ran over the events of her own evening. Specifically around her new friend, a Palace Guard. Did he really want to marry her or had he just wanted to take her virginity?
He had said he was a virgin too, so she had taken his virginity as much as hers, although admittedly it was different for a girl. Would she get pregnant? Would he find her? She had said where she lived. would he remember?
But what if he changed his mind? Rey wondered what Plutt would do if she did end up carrying an illegitimate child.
The thoughts whirred around her mind, keeping her weary eyes open until she got back to Jakku and Niima House. She saw Plutt and the girls inside before tying up the carriage. The girls needed help getting ready for bed, before Rey could go back outside and stable the horses. No one seemed to notice the sweat on her brow and the shake in her hands.
After everyone else was sorted, Rey used the cold, murky leftover water to clean up the evidence of her encounter. After her bath she emptied out the water, tidied the parlour and got herself ready for bed.
Her sleep was too short, thanks to her heat cramps, before her day began again.