I am back! I'm back and ready to continue this story, so here it is: the first chapter post hiatus! Hope you guys don't hate me too much, but we're starting to enter the angst zone!
Poe closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. He wanted to murder Lee Hux. The gel covered bastard was suing his boyfriend in place of Kylo Ren due to "conflict of interest." Poe wanted to kill Lee Hux with an ax and a laser. He wanted to decapitate his stupid, smirking head and throw it to BB-8 to eat.
"Poe, fuming isn't going to change the fact that I have to appear in court on Wednesday," Finn called from his office. Poe looked up from his perched position between the dividers of two cubicles and leaped down. The people working within the cubicles grumbled, but Poe landed on his feet and he walked into the office and sighed, leaning against the door.
Finn's office was the size of six cubicles stuck together and decorated with a small plant, a ten gallon fish tank, and two chairs and a sofa. Poe assumed it was because he was the only one that was a full time employee for Alliance. Finn had a full sized office with two large windows on both sides, and a door. Rey and Poe each had a cubicle and they shared a conference room that also doubled as Leia's office.
"Lee Hux is the bane of my existence and I will not stop fuming until you walk free and I sue Hux for slander and libel," Poe snapped, glaring at the picture of Rey, Finn, and Poe on Finn's desk. "I'm going to hire-"
"Babe, you've already paid two lawyers to help me and Leia has a team from Alliance working for me as well. It's going to be fine."
"Well, if there's anything that'll get this case off of us, it's getting rid of the witnesses," Poe said. Finn frowned, shaking his head. Poe thought Finn looked especially cute when he was berating him for something stupid.
"Why on Earth would we do that? The only witnesses are nine United States senators, three interns, me, and Kylo- NO," Finn shook his head, pointing a finger at Poe. "We are not getting rid of Rey's boyfriend."
"Come on, Finn!" Poe exclaimed, his tone growing shrill. "No other witnesses are available and he and Rey are on rocky turf! You could get off scot free!"
Shaking his head, Finn returned his gaze to the computer on his desk. Tapping on a few keys, he moved his mouse around and looked at bookings for venues where there would be conventions hosted by Alliance. "So, are you ready for graduation? It's only a few weeks away." Poe's bottom lip jutted out at Finn's change of topic.
"College debt is only a few weeks away. Babe, are you sure you don't want me to call my dad? I can get him to threaten First Or-"
Finn broke into Poe's tirade with a scoff. "Poe, we've had this discussion. I'm not taking your money, and I don't believe it's ethical to have your father- whose occupation is still of dubious intent- threaten a businessman for the sake of your boyfriend." Finn smiled and Poe stepped forward, pulling one of the chairs in front of his desk out. Plopping down onto the red leather, Poe sighed and ran his hands through his hair.
"It's completely ethical to do anything for the person you love, but completely unethical to do one of the easiest things? Do you know how much my father spoiled me as a kid? Asking him to threaten Alder Snoke is like asking for a puppy on Christmas," he groaned. Finn smirked at his screen. Poe leaned his head down onto the desk and groaned.
Chuckling, Finn returned his eyes to the computer and away from his moping boyfriend. "Where's Rey? I thought we were getting lunch."
Poe snorted, fiddling with the pens in Finn's cup. "I haven't seen Rey since she left for work and texted me saying she was staying at Kylo's place. I wouldn't be surprised if she stayed there for a while longer."
They sat in silence- Finn working, and Poe staring out the tinted window at the people working and bustling around the building. At one point, Lando Calrission passed by, a thick file under his arm, and a mug of coffee in his hand.
Turning at the sound of the door, Poe grinned when Rey stepped into the office, a bag of Chinese takeout in one hand and a six-pack of sodas in the other. "Hey, guys," she smiled. "Wonton soup and sweet and sour chicken?" Poe looked up and down Rey's button up and slacks to find signs of sex or kinky business, but there were none. Damn, she's good, he thought with pride. His best friend was a badass.
"Yes, please!" Finn called out.
The packages were opened, food divided among plates, and Rey took the seat beside Poe, using chopsticks to nab the floating slivers of egg within her soup and pop them into her mouth. "Sorry I was late, I had to get the airbags on my car checked. I have news," she said, nabbing a piece of chicken from their shared plate. "Kylo isn't the one suing you anymore- it's Lee Hux. Snoke had him replace Kylo due to 'conflict of interest.'" She made air quotations with her fingers and Poe bit down on his chopsticks.
"I swear," he growled. "Lee Hux finds any and every way to make my life miserable."
"Poe, it's alright. We're going to win this no matter who is prosecuting me," Finn shrugged and Poe nodded, tipping his chair backwards on two legs. He nabbed an eggroll and crunched into it, chewing slowly.
Finn looked at his friends and grinned. He was glad they could spend time together before Poe moved to Florida. It would be a while before the three of them could spend time like this again. His fingers fiddled with the frayed edge of his leather jacket, feeling the place where he had accidentally burned the material. The tan leather was actually Poe's jacket, but he had given it to Finn on a windy day.
"So did I miss anything while I was at Kylo's house?" Rey asked, switching her chopsticks for a spoon. Finn nodded and swallowed, pointing to Poe.
"He offered to mysteriously get rid of Kylo and Hux- said it was like asking for a puppy from his dad." Rey scoffed before laughing and shaking her head at Poe.
"Poe Dameron, you of all people should know that threats are unethical and asking your mysteriously rich father for a hitman is even more unethical."
"Come on. Do you know how much gratification I'd get from scarring Lee Hux? Imagine!" Poe protested. Finn rolled his eyes and Rey snickered before returning to her soup.