Chapter 7

Ben woke up before Rey did a few hours later. He smiled at the woman resting peacefully in his arms and felt warmth spread throughout him. Ben let his fingertips brush across her cheek gently and stroked it tenderly as she slept. Closing his eyes he reached into her thoughts without trying to wake her. Images flashed through his mind from their intimate night together. Hands traveling all over, lips kissing every possible part, moans heard throughout the chamber. She was dreaming about their night together and Ben's smile grew wider. He pulled out of her mind and continued staring at her, love filling his heart and overflowing through the rest of his being.
Rey stirred for a moment and then opened her eyes, smiling as Ben's face came into view. She leaned forward and kissed his lips gently before pulling back to look at him, taking every inch of him in. Even with their situation at hand, Rey took the time to let herself be in love with the man laying next to her. Last night meant everything to her and she could feel through their bond that Ben felt the same way. Love pulsed through their bond back and forth as they gazed at each other. Sighing, they both sat up and began to get dressed. Rey blushed again after seeing Ben's bare chest and fought the urge to grab him and take him for her own again. Her thoughts passed through their bond and Ben chuckled, which was music to Rey's ears.
"Why don't you take me?" he asked with a playful, seductive grin. Rey returned the grin with a giggle.
"I would if we weren't trapped here. Believe me, I would," she replied, letting her fingers walk up his chest and smiling at him shuddering under her touch. Ben controlled himself not to grab her in that moment. "We need to think of a way to escape. Since they don't have us bound together, we can take out the troopers easily."
"I appreciate your confidence, Rey, but we don't know how many troopers would be coming to collect us."
"Well, we certainly were able to take care of all of Snoke's guards without any problems."
"Yes, but we also had our lightsabers with us. I think I might have a different idea that could help us out, though."
Before he could tell her what he was thinking however, the door quickly opened and a single Stormtrooper stepped inside carrying a tray of food. Ben held Rey behind him and asked her to trust him through their bond. The trooper placed the tray down and began making his way out when Ben grabbed the tray and slammed it across the trooper's face, knocking him out cold. Ben stood there with the tray in hand and was greeted by a passionate kiss from Rey. He held her close with one arm and kissed her back, lifting her into the air just a bit.
"That was amazing." Rey breathed. Ben smiled and kissed her again before setting her back down onto the floor.
"Come on, let's get out of here. Let's go home," Ben spoke softly, placing his hand in hers. Rey's eyes brimmed with tears of joy and let Ben lead her out of the prison chamber, pausing to pick up the trooper's blaster on the way out. They snuck through the corridors together as soundlessly as they could. Another Stormtrooper was taken out and Ben had collected the blaster from him so now both he and Rey were armed for any conflict that would stop them from leaving. They continued towards a hanger closer to their location, knowing there would be guards surrounding Rey's X-Wing. It was a shame to leave it here but they couldn't both fit in the tiny cockpit. Up ahead they spotted General Hux and they stopped to hide in the corridor to their left. Their bodies pressed against the wall, Ben ventured a peek to watch and see if Hux would be coming this way. Rey squeezed his hand in hers and held on tightly to him. She heard him breath a sigh of relief as she guessed that Hux had moved on. But just to be sure he wouldn't backtrack to where they were, Rey shot off the blaster in the opposite direction in order to pull the attention of the General and anyone else there.
The distraction worked and without any further delay Ben and Rey made their way to Ben's ship. They raced aboard and started up the engines. Ben turned off the First Order tracker so they wouldn't follow his ship and Rey jumped into the co-pilot seat. Together they rocketed the ship out of the hanger and into hyperspace. Rey was impressed that Ben had already made the calculations for the lightspeed jump. Before she could ask where they were headed, Ben answered her.
"I'm sorry we couldn't collect our lightsabers before our escape. But here is what I figure - you've never had your own lightsaber and I need to build one for the Light. So, why don't we build our lightsabers together?" Rey stared in awe at the man sitting beside her. The Light radiated through him and a huge grin spread across her face. It still made her so incredibly happy that Ben Solo had come back to the Light Side and that he was with her and would be with her now and always. She placed her hand on his and looked deeply into his eyes, all her love for him shining through.
"I've always wanted to build a lightsaber," she replied and kissed him gently. Ben caressed her cheek in his hand and felt so much love for this woman that he thought he was going to explode. Hands intertwined, they sat close together as they sped through to Illum to create their own lightsabers.