"Aww, is my man all worn out?" She coos, giggling. Rey runs her hand across my cheek and I clasp it with mine and kiss her palm. I open my eyes a small way and see the way her chests rises and falls quickly. Adrenaline still swims in her, I can feel it.
"How?" Is the only word I can form as I shift so I sit up, using my arm for support again.
"So it felt good?" I hear her smirk, and she and I both know the answer to that.
"The best," I croak, my mouth dry, I clear my throat. I kiss each one of her fingertips.
"At least there is no mess this time," she states casually. I can't help but laugh which causes her to move up and down and that doesn't help my fantasies. Dammit Finn... I wonder if it feels better than what we just did. I really am terrible.
"Guess you'll have to do it again..." I bite the inside of my mouth, not positive if she would be okay with that.
"Looking forward to it," she winks. I groan in disbelief, letting my head fall back into the pillow again. "I'm going to have a shower," she tells me but I grip onto her thighs.
"No, stay," I don't want to be a part from her.
"Join me..." She leaves the words to hang in the air. I open my mouth to respond but only a little squeak comes out. There is a loud knock outside the door. Rey immediately tenses and I sit up, my heart pumping adrenaline into my system, but we realise someone is at front door not inside the house.
"You've got to be joking," I mumble under my breath. Rey leans down and kisses my forehead.
"You might want to put some clothes on," she climbs out of my grip and walks completely naked into our ensuite. I tear my eyes away from her scarred and beautiful body as the door closes. There is a loud knock again so I pull on my underwear and slip a shirt over my head, and as I hobble to the door I tug my shorts up my legs. I key in the code and the door opens. I look down and see Poe sitting in a wheelchair, resting his head on his hand. The sight is like a stab to the heart, but he still has his happy grin.
"It's about time! Making a cripple wait aren't very nice manners," He laughs to himself.
"Poe, what are you doing?" I inquire, worried if he has permission to be this far from the infirmary.
"I haven't seen the house yet. I wanted to be your first visitor," I step aside and let him wheel into the new house- my new house, Rey's new house… our new home. I follow him in and the door closes behind us. I smile at the thought of having someone visit, to share ownership of something so personal. It only hits me in this moment the gravity of what the General has created for Rey and I, my heart swells at the thoughts.
"Welcome," I gesture around and his tires leave barely noticeable tracks in the carpet as he wheels towards the kitchen.
"It's very homely," he grins and disappears into the kitchen. If he was able to stand I would be able to see him through the alcove but he is not, so I take a few steps from the door and turn right to look into the kitchen too.
"I took your advice," I say quietly even though I'm sure Rey can't hear over the shower and the entire span of house between us.
"What advice was that?" He asks, glancing around the kitchen before wheeling over to the couches in the living room, leaving his little trail behind him. "Come and sit down," he offers me a seat in my own home and I oblige, smiling.
"I asked Rey to be my girlfriend. I just came out and asked her, like you said," pride doesn't allow for modesty and I grin like the lovesick fool I am.
Poe nods, his smile grows as he looks me up and down before meeting my eye and raising a brow, his smile is now a deep smirk. "I take it she showed you her answer…"
"What do you mean?" I say all too quickly, my voice high and I feel my cheeks turn red. Poe's lips twitch and he tries to stop himself from laughing but a little chuckle slips out.
"Your shirt is on backwards, and it's inside out," I look down and see the resistance logo tag in the centre of my collarbone and the seam of the fabric which is sewed up the sides. I look at Poe and he has a grin spread across his entire face. He wheels closer to where I sit and raises his hand expecting me to reciprocate the motion, I do as he silently requests and I slap my palm against his and he grips on tightly before winking and letting me go.
"It not what you're thinking, we haven't..." I need to clarify his misconceptions I don't want Rey to think I've gone around saying we've been that intimate when I need to rethink what I thought I knew.
"Finn, it's okay, it's natural," Poe rests his hand on my knee and pats it softly.
"Natural?" From what I knew, nature is the furthest description from the truth. However, the instincts I feel when I'm around her make me almost believe him.
"Yeah, man. Everyone does it; I'm surprised you two didn't figure it all out the moment she first came back from that island,"
"How do you know we didn't?" He raises a brow, but he knows I'm not trying to hint that we did.
"I can tell. You two are too innocent. Well you were," he winks, again, and I blush. I open my mouth to try and clarify again. "You don't have to tell me again, I believed you the first time," he does this strange motion where he taps his fingers on his legs but after a moment he stops, and holds his hands in his lap, almost preventing himself from doing it again.
"I just don't want anyone to think I'd hurt Rey like that," I look up from his hands to see him shake his head.
"What are you talking about, why would anyone think you'd hurt her?" I can almost see the way his mind starts to contemplate it, "Is this about Kylo?"
"No, it isn't," I reply with quick honesty. "It's about Rey."
He squints, "Just make sure she is comfortable and she'll be fine and so will you. You'll both wish you'd done it sooner."
"I'm scared..." I admit quietly and hear the shower turn off.
"Why?" Poe asks and rolls a bit closer, looking concerned. I don't respond, just look down at my hands. "Finn, you're not going to break her. She was made for you, and you were made for her. It wasn't a coincidence that you two met; it was completely my doing," he chuckles to himself "If I hadn't flown us back to Jakku you wouldn't have ran into her," I raise one brow, "Okay, don't say it, I know, it was more than that; more than destiny, too," I nod and I realise it was more than luck that brought us together. I feel a shift inside of me. I hear the bedroom door open. That was too fast, Rey only just got out of the shower.
"Stay here," I say to Poe and quickly step around his mode of transportation to see Rey about to walk into the hallway in just a towel. Her wet hair drips down her shoulders, I point to the bedroom and she steps back in without a word. I close the door softly behind me.
"Poe's here," I warn her. Rey nods and unwraps herself from the towel without a second thought, I blush, my eyes wonder over her body. A large plaster is stuck over her rib cage, but at least she isn't completely wrapped in bandages. She walks back into the bathroom to hang the towel on the rail. I yank my shirt off my head turn it out the right way, twist it around and pull it back down my body. Rey comes back into the room and I watch her every move, my eyes flicker over every part of her as she approaches me. She closes the space between us, and my hand instinctively grasps her waist.
"You're terrible at trying to casually sneak a peek," she kisses my cheek and steps back.
"Who said I was trying?" I wink.
"We have a guest. Shouldn't you be entertaining?" she raises a brow but smiles gleefully.
"Shouldn't you be dressed?" I counter. "I was worried you were going to just walk out naked," I admit.
"I'm offended," her hand dramatically clasps her bare chest, I smile at her overreacting. She starts to step from my grasp. "Are you ashamed of me?" she laughs, obviously being facetious. I catch her hand and pull her back before she can walk over to the wardrobe. I run my other hand down the span of her body.
"No. I want you all to myself," she rolls her eyes, but I know she is blushing. I kiss her quickly before I let go of her hand and let her find something to wear while I turn around to walk back out of our room.