Ben's POV:
"Padmé."
The grass was tall and the flowers were glowing bright in the night air. We were laying next to each other in the soft grass.
"Do you see Takodana?"
A small hand pointed at the sky. "There!"
"Good, sweetie."
"What about Tatooine?"
"Daddy you already asked that!"
I laughed. "I did, didn't I?"
She sat up, still looking at the stars. "It's so scary."
"Hm? What is?"
"Everything is so big."
I hugged Padmé . "I'll protect you from anything."
"Even monsters?"
"I don't know. I heard there's a monster nearby."
She gasped, "Really, where?"
"Right here!"
I swung her into my arms as she half laughed, half screamed.
Rey was away on a mission with Luke so I got to spend some spare time with our kid.
She enjoyed the stars and visiting each one.
She's just like her ancestors: she loves Naboo.
I put her down and she ran in circles, stopping every couple of seconds.
"Daddy, look!"
She picked up a few flowers and smiled, handing them to me.
She shrunk back and sat down. "Wait."
Padmé's nibble fingers begin entwining them together. That took me back.
I sat behind her and braided her hair as she braided the stems.
"Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Why did you get mad about the Star Base?"
I paused with her hair. "It's the past. Listen, some things aren't always as they seem. You know the stormtroopers?"
"Yeah they're fun."
I continued braiding her hair. "They weren't always fun. I want you to understand that everything has a start. Not everything is good when it begins."
She turned around and placed the messily constructed crown on my head.
"But you're good Daddy, right?"
You're a monster!
Traitor!
Yes, anything.
Everything played in my head like it just happened. I shook the thought out of my head and looked down at my daughter.
"Of course."
She hugged me. "I love you."
I held her to me. "I know, sweetheart. I love you too."
She was just seven then.
They really do grow up so fast.
Rey's POV:
"Did you hear?"
Ben lifted his head from the pillow. "Hm?"
"Padmé is asking about boys."
Ben shot up. "What?!"
"Shush!" I giggled. "I think it's cute."
He threw his hands over his face. "No. No. I'm not ready for this. She's not even ten yet. That's not even dating age!"
"She asked why we kissed. I thought it was cute."
He was frozen. "Padmé. Kissing. I can't. Ugh!"
I rolled my eyes and got on top of him.
"Just for your information, I was five years younger than Padmé when I got my first crush."
I rolled off of him and onto the pillow next to his.
He sat up. "With who?!"
I hit him with a pillow. "You, you idiot!"
He grabbed the pillow and threw it down. That smirk was on his face again.
"Oh, I didn't know you were jealous for that reason."
"Jealous? I wasn't-"
He grabbed my thigh and I yelped.
"You were and I didn't know why. Now I do."
He pulled my legs closer to him as he leaned down to kiss me.
"Ben stop-"
His lips ended my protests. I pulled his face closer to mine, rubbing my thumb on his cheek.
"Um, Mom..?"
Ben flew off me so fast I began laughing hysterically.
I sat up, still giggling. "I haven't seen you move that fast since-" I almost said the Star Killer Base.
I calmed myself down and looked at the doorway. "Yes sweetie what is it?"
She led us to her room. The smile I had faded.
"How did this happen...?"
She shook her head as she stared at the ground. All of her books, pens, pencils, even papers were stabbed into the ceiling.
We've been Force training her for a few years now but this was serious.
"I was asleep and woke up to that."
She's using the Force in her sleep.
I looked at Ben. I was her teacher before but now it was his turn.
I trained with her so she wouldn't feel so alone. He was much easier on her than he was on me. Then again he was trying to seduce me, making it that much harder for me to concentrate.
Her favorite part was meditating. I've never seen a little girl be in meditation for hours.
Luke was proud every time he stopped by.
I began teaching her self-defense as well. She wanted a lightsaber so badly but I wasn't ready for that and neither was Ben.