The first part of their plan was to mind trick the Stormtrooper outside Ben's quarters. Padme told the guard that he would only remember her leaving Kylo Ren's room. They were able to walk undisturbed until they were near Hux's quarters.

"I wish I had the robe," Padme uttered nervously.

"Hux will be more distracted by you without it. It will make it easier for me to sneak inside," Ben assured her, squeezing her hand. "It's time."

Padme let go of his hand, and turned the corner to approach the Stormtrooper guarding Hux's quarters.

"Stop right there!" the guard commanded. Padme raised her hands.

"I want to speak to General Hux," Padme told the soldier.

"And you are?" He pointed his blaster in her direction.

"I am Padme Desertwar, the female prisoner from Corellia."

The Stormtrooper pressed the intercom.

Hux had just stepped out of the shower, when he heard the intercom beeping. He answered the one in his bathroom.

"Why are you disturbing me? "he growled in anger. He tried to take a cold shower, to distract himself from thinking about Padme. Which didn't work.

"General, the female prisoner from Corellia is here, wanting to speak to you," the Stormtrooper responded. Hux grinned from ear to ear. She was here, seeking him out!

"Let her in and have her wait on the couch. Then you leave your post. I do not want us to be disturbed!"

"Follow me," the guard said to Padme, as he opened the door. "Have a seat on the couch. The general will be with you shortly."

Padme sat on the couch, and the Stormtrooper left. She knew Ben had knocked the guard out, and he slipped inside before Hux exited the bathroom. She used the emotional drama of the day to produce tears. By the time Hux stepped out, she was crying.

Hux was pleased at first to see her still wearing the lingerie set. But then he saw her tear streaked face and frowned. He knew the reason for her tears, Ben Kryze.

"What is wrong?" Hux asked, sitting on the other end of the couch. "Why are you here, Padme?"

"I needed to be here and not there!" she told him, her head bowed down.

"Kylo Ren... he raped you, didn't he?" Hux asked her. The mere mention of that word caused Padme to cover her face with her hands. She did not know if the truth serum was still active in her body, so she remained silent.

"I am sorry," Hux apologized, moving a little closer to her. "This is my fault. I should have insisted on having you."

"You didn't know he was going to..."Padme moaned, biting her lip. "It was my first time..."

"Oh Maker!" Hux thought to himself. "She was a virgin! The poor girl!"

He bravely reached out and touched Padme's hand. She tried not to panic, as his touch felt pleasant to her.

"Ben, there's an issue!" she cried to him through the Force. "The aphrodisiac still works!"

"Calm down, Padme," Ben told her, as he hid in a closet. He found his lightsaber there, which thrilled him. "Use it to your advantage."

She calmed herself down, and did not push Hux's hand away from her.

"Padme, look at me," Hux said. She looked into his eyes, which were softened towards her. "I need to tell you something. You are not going to like it, but I have to tell you. Please believe what I say, okay?" She nodded her head.

"Ben is not the wonderful man you think he is," Hux began to explain.

"Ben loves me! He would do anything for me!" she argued.

"Apparently, he did everything to you!" she heard Hux's thought.

"His definition of love is sick and twisted," the general continued. "Where did Kylo Ren say Ben was?"

"He said Ben was imprisoned somewhere else."

"He lied to you. Ben was here on the ship."

"I didn't see him..."

"You still don't see him, but he was there with you, until this moment."

"I don't understand..." But Padme did understand, completely.

"Padme, Ben and Kylo Ren are the same person."

She placed a hand over her mouth, and pretended to be shocked by Hux's revelation. Then she began to cry.

"He lied to me! He just wanted to sleep with me! And when I said no..." She bit her lip again.

Hux used his other hand to wipe her tears away. Even when upset, she was beautiful.

"I am sorry he did that to you. I will order his execution immediately," Hux vowed to her.

"No! Please don't! If he finds out I told you, he will..." The general drew closer, so that he was sitting next to Padme.

"He will not harm you." He held both of her hands. She trembled. "Don't be afraid. I will protect you."

"Even though I rejected you?" Her innocent eyes gazed into his.

"You are here now, aren't you?" Hux wrapped his arm around Padme.

"I meant everything I said to you in the interrogation room," he added. "Once Ben is dead, you can take his place in the Order. You will have justice for what he did to you."

To himself, he thought,

"She is so close to being mine. Bye, Ben Kryze. You will be dead, and I will have Padme as my lover and my equal."

To Padme, he took his hand and lifted up her chin, so that he could see her face.

"You are brave, smart and beautiful. You need someone who appreciates your power, who values your honesty and who will delight in your body. Padme, I am that person."

Hux cupped her face in his hands. He desired her badly.

"Please stop fighting this attraction between us," he begged, before kissing her on the forehead.

Padme sighed and said to him,

"Will you promise to not harm me, if I agree to this?" Her face was full of worry. Hux embraced her.

"I will not harm you, I promise."

She pulled away from him, and stood from the couch. Hux was concerned she was going to run out of the room, but she didn't.

"This is too much. Ben, Kylo, Hosnian Prime, you..." Padme moaned. She sat back down, next to Hux.

"I can't go back to Kylo, I mean Ben..." she said, her lips quivering.

"You will stay here with me. Tonight, and always," Hux promised her, as his fingers grazed her cheek. Then to both Padme and Ben's shock, he got off of the couch, and bent down on one knee.

"What the Maker is he doing?" Ben yelled at Padme through the Force.

"Ssh!" she replied back to Ben. Things were about to get very interesting...

"I know we don't know much about each other," Hux said, as he looked up at Padme. "But I would love to spend the rest of my life getting to know this beautiful, powerful and loyal woman before me."

"Padme Shmi Desertwar, will you marry me?" the general asked nervously.