"No!" Poe shouted. "Do whatever you want to me. But leave Rey alone!"

"Dad, you can't do this!" Ben argued. He turned to Tessa and added,

"Mom, this is not right! They should not be treated like criminals!"

"They won't be, sweetheart. They will be our guests," Tessa explained to him, her eyes focused on Rey.

"I know how you treat your guests!" Poe snapped angrily at Kylo. "You are not harming my daughter!"

"He would never hurt my daughter!"Tessa yelled back.

Rey looked at Kylo, and sensed he was troubled. She rose from the couch and approached him.

"Rey, don't!" Poe warned her. But she kept her focus on the Supreme Leader. They made eye contact with each other.

"Why are you doing this?" Poe asked Kylo. "Why do you want to hurt us?"

"Dad, he's not doing this to hurt us," Rey offered, as she closed her eyes. "He is doing this because he loves his son."

Kylo raised an eyebrow when she said this. The Force flowed in Rey. She opened her eyes and stated,

"You would have raise me as your own if Hux did not poison me." He solemnly nodded his head.

"Let go of your self-hatred. What happened years ago what not your fault," she softly pleaded, as Rey took Kylo's hand into hers.

To everyone's amazement, Kylo broke down weeping. He pulled Rey into a tight embrace. Poe was about to go to her, but Ben grabbed his arm.

"Don't!" he said, shocked himself as what transpired.

After a couple of minutes, Rey pulled away and looked down nervously. Kylo knew her thought. He gently tilted her chin up and assured her,

"I know you are not like Hux."

When Rey this, she had a big smile on her face.

Kylo turned to Poe and explained,

"Your quarters will be next door to Ben's, so that you will be near Rey."

"What do you mean?" Poe questioned in confusion.

"Dad, no!" Ben yelled. "Mr. Dameron, I did not have any idea about this, I swear!" Poe's eyes widened in realization of what Kylo was implying.

"No! You can't force my daughter to be your son's lover!"

"Dad, I wouldn't be Ben's lover," Rey said joyfully. She turned to face him and explained,

"They want Ben and I to get married."

Poe's face turned pale. He stared at Kylo and barked,

"Why do you hate me?"

"He doesn't hate you, Dad. He's doing this because he loves his son. He..." Rey paused, glancing at Kylo. He nodded his head, giving her permission to speak. "He is finally listening to what Ben wants."

"Rey, you don't have to do this..."

"I know. But I want to. Dad, you and BB-8 were my first teachers. But now, I need someone to teach me the way to the Force. Ben can be my teacher, and in turn, I can be his wife and companion."

Poe rose to his feet and came to his daughter. Tears streaked down his face.

"I will be fine," Rey promised, as she wiped the tears away. Her father hugged her.

"Are you okay with this?" Ben asked Rey, as he came over to her. She pulled away from Poe, gazed into Ben's eyes and softly whispered,

"I am." She grabbed his hand, and he got excited by her touch.

Ben was thrilled that Rey was willing to marry him. He faced his parents and told them,

"I want Rey to stay with her father until we are married."

"That is fine with me," Kylo replied, looking at both Poe and Tessa. They shook their heads in the affirmative.

"Can you give me some time alone with Rey?" Tessa asked. Rey had a nervous look on her face.

"She won't hurt you," Kylo uttered, more to reassure Poe than Rey.

Poe took his daughter's hand and said,

"I know you are frightened. Don't be. Here is your opportunity to get your questions answered." He took Rey into his arms and whispered,

"I love you."

"I love you, too," Rey responded. Her heart raced as the men left the room.

"You will be okay," Ben spoke to her mind. "My mom is just as scared as you."

"Come," Tessa pleaded with Rey, motioning with her hand to join her on the couch. Rey reluctantly sat down next to Tessa.

"I am sorry you are scared..." Tessa began.

"You wanted to kill my dad!" Rey blurted out, before she started to cry.

"I didn't know the whole story, Rey."

"You threatened me!"

"I know. I can't take back my words. I can only apologize and not make the same mistake again. Can you give me another chance?"

Drying the wetness from her face, Rey slowly nodded her head. Tessa smiled. She knew her daughter had many questions to ask.

"Don't be afraid. Go ahead and ask," Tessa insisted.

Rey asked how she and General Hux met. Tessa told her the truth, that they met when she was thirteen. Tessa's stepfather was re-negotiating his contract with the Order. When she turned eighteen, she was captured and suspected to have blown up a weapons facility in Arkanis.

"Did you blow it up?" Rey asked.

"No," Tessa replied, a small smile on her face. "And it was a Resistance facility that blew up."

"I don't understand..."

"My step-father manufactured weapons for both sides."

"He sounds like a jerk!"

"He was. I fell unconscious when the plant was blown up. The next thing I knew, I was strapped down to an interrogation apparatus. That is when your father walked in."

"Did he...?"

"No. I was injected with a truth serum and questioned about the bombing. He recognized me, and the questions turned personal. I shared with him things I had not told anyone, including that I killed my step-father."

Rey's eyes widened when she heard this. Tessa sensed her fear and explained,

"He abused me, Rey. In all sorts of ways. He was trying to force me to marry a man I did not love. I refused, and he said he was going to kill me. So I killed him." Tessa wiped the tears from her face and continued.

"I begged your father to not send me back to Arkanis. He agreed, and said I was to be his prisoner and lover for the rest of my life."

"Did he...?"

"No. It was consensual. Hux was despicable in many ways, but not like that."

"Did you care about him?"

"I did."

"Then why are you married to the Supreme Leader?"

"Because your father's ultimate goal was power. He wanted to kill Kylo and anyone else that stood in his way. He was planning on using my Force powers to accomplish this. As for the Supreme Leader... he loves me, and I love him."