Rey swam as hard as she could keeping Ben firmly in her sights. Ben swam well and he reached her first. They embraced fiercely and kissed deeply.
'I thought you had gone!' Rey cried, 'I thought I would never see you again.'
'I was a fool.' Ben said holding her close as they bobbed in the water, 'I was mad to give you up. I don't care how we ended up together. You showed me what real love is. Without you I would never have known that it was possible for me to be happy.'
'I have never been as happy as I am when I'm with you, Ben, I lied. I do love you. I love you so much. I thought you were leaving and I thought telling you would make it harder. I was an idiot.'
'You're not an idiot.' Ben said, 'And I love you too. I don't want to leave. I want to stay here with you, if you'll have me?'
'Of course, I will!' Rey said with tears in her eyes.
Finn pulled the boat around and hauled them both back onboard. Rose wrapped them both in a blanket and beamed at them as Finn lectured them both on the dangers of jumping into the sea. Rey and Ben didn't hear a word. They just looked at each other and smiled.
His family's yacht had already disappeared from sight. Ben decided it was for the best. That boat could drift away with all the memories of his broken, messed up past. He would build himself new memories with the people he truly loved.
'I can't believe you gave all that up for me.' Rey said.
'I didn't.' Ben replied.
'What do you mean?' Rey asked looking confused.
'A number of the assets are in my name. I'm not so stupid as to not allow myself a wage for helping to run my father's company for all those years. I have a number of lucrative investments around the world which will allow us to live pretty comfortably from now on.'
'You mean we won't have to live from pay check to pay check anymore?'
Ben kissed the top of her head, 'I mean that you won't ever have to earn a pay check again if you don't want to, my love.'
Rey smiled then frowned, 'But your family. You're giving them up for..for a nobody like me? I'm not important, I'm nothing.'
'Not to me.' Ben replied pulling her in for a kiss.