They snuck over to her bunker.
"Get inside."
He let her go inside first, slipping in after her.
"Okay, we can spend a few minutes hopping from place to place under here so they can't pin us. We have about an hour before they find out."
Rey was listening but not looking at him. Her eyes were on her split saber.
It stayed on that dresser, haunting her since the last day they were face to face.
She picked up one piece and he picked up the other.
"Do you really think everything will be alright?"
His hand grazed the side of her arm, sliding up and down.
"Do you remember one of the first things I said to you?"
He set the broken piece back on the dresser. She was turning hers in her hands.
"Where's the droid?"
"No."
"You're my guest?"
"No."
"I can take whatever I wa-"
"No! No-okay. No. Why is your memory so-no, okay... I said don't be afraid. Don't be afraid."
She let out a breath she was holding back. He took her broken half out of her hands, setting it down next to his.
"Don't be afraid."
He pressed his forehead to hers, placing both his hands on either side of her neck.
"I won't be afraid."
She tilted her head up and kissed him. Her hands grabbed his around her neck, rubbing her skinny fingers over his. Her body was pushing into him, almost demandingly. He seemed almost...reluctant still.
"I can't do this."
He stepped back, letting her go. His back faced her as he covered his mouth.
"Why not?"
"I don't know. It's you. I don't want to ruin this for you. And besides I don't think this is the right time."
Something was telling her this would be the only time and she had a bad feeling about it. Does he feel it too?
"They know, Rey. All of the First Order knows," he turned to her with a grim expression.
"What are you talking about?" The Bond?
He sat on her bed, talking off his gloves to run anxious fingers through his hair.
"Hux needed another reason to how Snoke was killed. He was too sharp on it. I told him everything. About you, about us. He was disgusted. That's why I came when I did. Like I said, he has just as much power as I do. I don't know what he's going to do."
And he came in a First Order ship so they can track him... And if not that, Finn told her they can track through lightspeed and she's sure he travelled through lightspeed.
Rey was trembling and she didn't even know it.
"So did you bring them here?"
He rubbed his palms on his thighs.
"No. That's why I said we have about an hour. The Resistance and the First Order will be looking for us. That's when all hell will break loose."
It'll be the ultimate war...and they're right in the middle.
That's why she has this awful feeling of this being the only time. They're not going to survive this.
She knew what she had to do.
Rey threw of her belts and took off the wrappings over her shirt and on her arms.
When her focus shifted back to Ben, he was still lost in thought about all the chaos that was going to happen. She's literally undressing in front of him, how is he not seeing this?
"Ben."
His eyes met hers as she slid her top up and over her head.
"Whaaaat are you doing?"
"What does it look like?"
"Something you shouldn't be doing."
He shot up quickly spinning on his heels to face away from her.
"Ben. Can't you feel it?"
The desperation because of their limited odds was very high. He has to know that.
He hesitantly nodded.
"Can you please face me?"
He inched his turn around, keeping his eyes sealed shut. This again?
He has seen her shirtless like this so why is he like this?
Wait, has he really never...
She grabbed her arms in shame. She shouldn't have pushed him like that.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you hadn't-that you never-"
Her arm was yanked forward, surprising her.
His eyes were open as he brought her to his chest.
"What-"
He leaned down and held her face with one hand. His lips brushed hers until she choked back a whimper.
Ben Solo is a very bold man.
Rey got on her tiptoes, finally pressing her mouth to his.
This kiss was more exciting and luxurious than the one over the Bond.
He pulled away for a second and they were breathing heavily, staring into each other's eyes.
More filled their thoughts immediately.
They won't be able turn back from this.
