Rey's POV:

"Finn!"

I ran into his arms, both of us smiling wildly at each other.

"Rey."

I held himat arms length and looked him up and down. "Are you alright? Do you feel better?"

Finn raised an eyebrow. "I don't think I'd be standing if I wasn't better. Look at me!"

We both laughed. Another man came over and clapped Finn on the shoulder.

"Yep he was practically up and kicking the next day!" We all began laughing. The man reached out a hand to me.

"Poe Dameron."

"Rey."

We shook hands and looked back at Finn.

"Rey I have some stories to tell you about this guy." Finn put an arm over Poe's shoulders.

"That's great but I actually have to tell you something."

His arm dropped and they both got serious. I guess my expression also changed.

"What is it?"

I looked down and played with my fingers. "Well-"

R2D2 and C3PO came running past me. "Oh excuse me," 3PO exclaimed before running stiffly behind R2.

"Oh thank the Maker! Master Ben you've returned!"

My eyes bulged as Leia walked through the doorway with Kylo.

I looked between Finn and Ben. Finn and Poe we're going to blow a fuse.

Everyone was just staring at us. Leia cleared her throat.

"My son has-"

Finn stepped up.

"Hey wait-" I tried to grab at him but it was no use.

"I don't give a damn!"

"Finn!"

He was moving so quickly up to Kylo.

I ran in front of him and held my arms out.

"Don't!"

Finn glared at me. I stared back just as hard.

"Is this really how it is now?"

His words stung. He looked between me and Kylo before turning away sharply. Poe ran after him.

I let out a breath that I was holding in for a century.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up. Kylo was looking straight forward.

"I need to talk with my son for a bit."

Leia gave a reassuring glance over at me. Kylo's hand slipped from my shoulder as he followed his mother.

I swallowed as Iwas left alone aside from the other people in theResistance.

Kylo's POV:

I sat down in my mother's office. I've only ever seen it in messages. I was in the Jedi academy the last time I saw it and that was long ago. I sat down in one of the leather chairs used for counsel meetings.

"I know the Illenium system wasn't your original stop."

I leaned forward with my elbows on my knees.

"I thought I could give up on you Ben."

I didn't want to look at her. My own mother wanted to give up. How long has she been holding on to me?

"Please just stay. Come back to me."

I lifted my head. "I can't. Not yet."

My mother searched the floor for answers.

"I have things left to do with the First Order and Rey has to help me do that. Besides, I don't think anyone here will forgive me for-"

My mother began walking towards me. She grabbed my face in her hands then pulled meinto her chest, against her heart.

"Do you hear that? It's the heart that has loved you from before you born until the day you die. No matter what, I'll always believe in you, Ben, even if I think I can't. I will never lose hope."

Tears spilled down my face as she spoke, as I listened to her heartbeat like the child I once was before the darkness took over, before I killed people, before I hated everything so much.

Before I knew it all of my emotion that I'd been hiding for so long, opened in front of my mother. As hard as I tried, my sobs only got worse.