Chapter 8

Rey woke to sunlight shining in her eyes, stretching out on her stomach, she quietly yawned. Looking to her right was Ben, still fast asleep. He looked peaceful, a look she had never seen on him before. He also was on his stomach, one arm outstretched to her. She must've rolled out of his grasp at some point in the night; Rey got up on her side and watched him sleep for a few moments before lightly kissing his cheek, fingers ghosting over his back as she drew lazy images on his skin. She didn't want to ever leave this planet; she felt an overwhelming sense of being at home on Naboo, even more when she was with Ben. Rey got up quietly to use the fresher, wanting to hurry back before he woke up.

She smirked as she tiptoed back to the bed, tired of being the only one awake. She quietly crept up Ben's long body to plant wet kisses up his spine, quietly giggling when he started to stir.

"What are you laughing at?" Ben laughed as he rubbed sleep from his eyes.

"Nothing at all." Rey smiled coyly as Ben rolled onto his back, Rey straddling him as he sat up to kiss her.

"How'd you sleep?" He questioned as he smiled up at her

"Surprisingly well, I think that's been the first time my whole life that I hadn't woken up out of worry of being attacked." Rey remarked honestly

"Even on the island with the Resistance?"

"Yeah, I was always worried that you could see where we were and that I'd wake up to the First Order killing everyone." Ben nodded in understanding

"Other than when you were on the Falcon and my mother's funeral, I never saw the island. Even if I had, I probably wouldn't have told anyone. Maybe before Snoke died, but not now." Ben reassured her, not wanting her to think she was being used.

Rey kissed him then, not wanting to talk anymore. Ben wrapped her tightly in his arms, ready to make her his once again, she moaned into his mouth, loving the feel of his lips on hers. Rey awkwardly sat up as he threw back the duvet he was under. Sinking down onto his length, Rey took him in deeply, hissing at the contact at first, still not used to being stretched out. After a few minutes of her riding him, Ben rolled her onto her back, thrusting into her once again…

Almost three months passed, Ben and Rey spent their days getting to know each other, avoiding the elephant in the room. Rey had heard updates from Finn and Chewie every so often, nothing major to report thankfully. Finn always asked when she was coming back, her answer was always soon. She hadn't planned on staying with Ben for so long, it just ended up happening, their days had ran into each other. Neither of them had felt this kind of peace in so long, if ever. It was intoxicating. Ben sent reports to Hux every week, always lying about what he was doing, thankfully Hux believed him, for the time being.

Rey was getting out of the shower one day as she heard Ben talking to someone, peeking around the corner to the living area, Rey saw Ben talking to Hux over a hologram

"…I will return as soon as I can, Naboo is a rich planet that we can profit off of Hux. I just need more time to negotiate some deals." Ben explained as he paced back and forth

"Why Naboo? It's almost an Outer Rim planet." Hux replied confused

"Exactly, and General Organa is the biological daughter of their deceased queen. So if we get to them first and turn them, our army will be big enough to destroy what is left of the Resistance once and for all after we find them. I am almost there, I will let you know when I have more information." Ben explained before he hung up on Hux.

"What was that about?" Rey asked

Ben turned around to look at her; she was in nothing but a short towel, her dark brown hair still dripping from the shower.

"Nothing my love, just lying to Hux again." He replied as he kissed her forehead

"But you were talking about your mother," Rey looked up at him, "The First Order doesn't know about her dying, do they?"

"No," Ben shook his head as he sat down on the couch, running his hand through his hair, obviously stressed about the situation, "And I don't want them knowing, not yet." Rey sat down next to him

"What was that thing about an army?"

"Oh that, that was actually the only truthful thing I said. I am recruiting Naboo's army to fight, just not to fight for the First Order." Ben explained

"They're going to help the Resistance?" Rey smiled

"Yeah, I'm almost done convincing them. Actually, the current queen is my mother's cousin Ryoo. She's older than my mother was, but she's a good leader, which is why I'm having such a hard time convincing them, she doesn't want her people to die." Ben remarked

"I don't blame her for that, the Resistance hasn't had many victories lately, and no one exactly wants to support the loser." Rey sighed

"No, not at all…" Ben agreed. Rey kissed his cheek; her lips lingered on his skin before standing

"I'm going to go change." Ben watched her walk away, unbelievably happy that she was still here with him.

Later that night, after going to bed, Rey woke up nauseous. Feeling like she was going to vomit, she ran towards the bathroom, emptying the contents of her stomach. This went on for another three days, vomiting at random times and being extremely tired. Ben finally dragged Rey down to the medical bay on the island, worried that she was still so sick.

"Ben I'm fine, it's probably just something I ate." Rey sighed as he walked her to the building

"Rey it can't be anything you've eaten. You've been puking for days and have hardly eaten." Ben threw back annoyed, worried about her.

The droids ran tests on her while Ben waited in the waiting room. He paced back and forth, wondering how long it took to diagnose a simple stomach bug. He was about to go in there and demand to know what was going on until he heard the door open, Rey walked out, face pale.

"Rey what's wrong?" He quickly walked up to her, worried that something was seriously wrong.

"No, it's nothing. It's- it's nothing Ben, I'll be okay." She smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes.

"Rey I can tell something's wrong." Ben pressed as they walked back into their current home.

"Do you want kids?" Rey turned around to face him

"Uh- I don't know? I've never really thought about it, why?" Ben replied, confusion written all over his face

"I was just-"

"Wait… Rey, are you pregnant?"

"What would you do if I was?" She meekly asked as she wrung her hands together, nervous about his answer.

Ben laughed, smiling as he walked up to her and lifted her off her feet, hugging her tightly.

"Are we going to have a baby?" He asked, taking her in, looking for signs of her showing

"Yes." She giggled as he scooped her up in his arms and kissed her passionately.

"Rey, you have made me so extremely happy. I love you." Ben confessed.

"You do?" Rey looked up at him, never hearing those words said to her before.

"Yes, I love you so much Rey."

"I love you too Ben."