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‘Rey… Rey… can you hear me?’ Rey woke up to the sound of Kay’s voice. She blinked at the pretty blonde who smiled back at her.
‘Thank Goodness you’re okay,’ she said with a relieved smile.
‘What happened?’
‘You passed out; we were really worried for a while there.’
A squeaking sound alerted Rey to Ben's arrival as he slid into the corridor. His eyes fixed onto hers as he ran towards her and crouched down, kissing her hand.
‘Are you okay?’ he panted.
‘I’m fine. Are you okay?’
‘Yes. I woke up on my bed. I came straight here. I wanted to make sure you were alright.’
Rey smiled. ‘I’m fine. At least I think… I think I’m going to be fine.’
‘That’s the spirit!’ Kay said. ‘Do you still feel up to going through with the X-Ray?’
Rey nodded. ‘Absolutely.’
Ben kissed her as he stood. ‘I’ll be right here when you get out.’
Rey nodded as Kay wheeled her away.
Later, they both sat together waiting for the results. Ben paced the floor nervously and Rey laughed at him.
‘How can you be so calm?’ Ben asked.
‘Don’t you see Ben? Whatever that shadow was it’s gone now. We defeated it. Together.’
Ben sat down on the bed beside her and ran a hand through his hair. ‘I hope you’re right.’
Dr Huxton arrived. ‘I don’t usually get the results of X-rays back this quickly, seems someone bribed the radiographer with a year’s supply of jello to make your test results a priority.’
Rey snorted and Ben kept his expression neutral.
A smile hinted on Dr Huxton’s lips. ‘I have good news. There must have been a mistake. There is no shadow. You are fit and healthy and free to go.’
Ben launched himself at Rey hugging her tightly and peppering her face with kisses. Rey giggled and thanked the Doctor. He smirked at them before walking away.
Ben put his forehead against Rey’s and closed his eyes. ‘Its all over,’ he said with a sigh.
‘Yes, all over now,’ Rey replied. ‘Are you sure you still want me after all this?’
Ben looked at her incredulously. ‘How on earth could I ever want anyone else? Rey, we’re meant to be together. Its written in the fucking stars!’
He scooped her up and spun her around making her shriek with delight. Then he stilled.
‘Let’s get out of here,’ he said, his gaze turning hungry.
Rey bit her lip. ‘Yes. Let’s go.’
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Rey was delighted to find that Ben lived alone. No roommates to interrupt them and best of all, no secret girlfriends.
‘I want you to stay here for a while so I can keep an eye on you,’ he said sternly.
Rey nodded. ‘Do you have an extra bedroom?'
‘I do, but its an office so I’m afraid we would have to share a bed. Is that a problem?’
Rey grinned at him. ‘Not for me.’
Ben grinned back. ‘What do you want to do now?’
‘Shower the hospital smell off me, then eat my weight in food.’
‘I’ll show you to the bathroom.’
Rey was delighted to find that Ben had an enormous walk in shower.
‘I’m a big guy,’ he said with a shrug.
Rey started to peel off her clothes and Ben looked away. Rey smiled and finished stripping.
‘You know I’m still not feeling too good, I might need some help in there,’ she suggested.
Ben’s eyes returned to hers. He pulled his T-shirt over his head and began to unbutton his jeans. ‘I’d be happy to assist you.’
Rey turned on the shower and settled under the stream, shivering at first until the water heated properly and eased her aching joints. Ben climbed in with her. Rey smirked and reached for him, but Ben shook his head and placed her hands down by her sides.
‘First, let me take care of you,’ he murmured reaching for a sponge. He washed her entire body, pressing kisses to her skin as he did so. Rey felt as if she were floating. She was fine and Ben was with her and he wanted her. She pinched herself and yelped.
‘Why did you do that?’ Ben asked with a frown, kissing the red mark forming on her arm.
‘I just wanted to check I wasn’t dreaming.’
Ben kissed her. ‘I know what you mean.’
Once he had finished washing her hair, he helped her out of the shower and dried her off, then wrapped her in his robe which was far too big for her, but it smelt like him, so Rey didn’t mind one bit. He led her to the bedroom and snuggled her up under the covers.
Rey sighed happily as Ben kissed her forehead.
‘Sleep, darling. We have plenty of time.’
Rey drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
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Rey woke up later, robe less, with two strong arms wrapped around her. It was dark out and her eyes took a few minutes to adjust. She twirled in Ben’s arms to look at him. He was so beautiful, and he was all hers. For real. No complications, no crazy situations. They were going to have a normal, boring life together and she couldn’t wait. Rey reached forward gently and pressed a kiss to his lips. Ben stirred and smiled at her sleepily, tightening his arms around her.
‘Hey you,’ he yawned.
‘Hey,’ Rey replied rubbing her nose against his. She kissed him again, for longer this time, slipping her tongue between his lips. Ben groaned and settled himself over her. Rey widened her thighs to accommodate him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
‘How is it I came to be naked?’ she murmured against his lips.
‘No idea,’ Ben replied with a smirk, trailing kisses down her throat. Rey closed her eyes and sighed.
‘This doesn’t feel like our first time,’ she breathed.
‘That’s because its not, Rey. I remember every moment, every touch, every sigh of our time together.’
Rey kissed him harder and Ben shrugged out of his boxers, his hand fumbled for a condom on the beside table and Rey laughed as he knocked his hand and swore. Eventually he obtained one and sat up to slip it on. Rey let her eyes wander down his chest. She shivered with anticipation.
He moved back over her and pressed against her entrance. Rey angled herself towards him and framed his thighs with hers. Ben slowly eased inside, and the feeling was so familiar she almost cried. This was the man she was in love with.
Ben started to move within her, and Rey arched towards him, moaning gently. He lapped at her nipples as he murmured soft words of love. Rey reached down to circle her sensitive bud as Ben’s thrusts pushed her closer and closer to her release.
‘Yes, oh Ben. Yes!’ she came with a series of delicious shudders that left her limp and content. Ben fell apart moments later and gathered her up in his arms, groaning into her hair as he climaxed.
They looked at each other, not quite ready to admit they were in love but both already head over heels.
Once they had cleaned up, they walked down the stairs hand in hand in search of a midnight snack, which quickly turned into a midnight feast as Rey happily raided Ben’s fully stocked fridge and cupboards.
Within weeks, they were living together. Rose was glad to give up the lease on their apartment as Dr Huxton had asked her to live with him. Baby became Rey’s property owing to the fact that Armitage or ‘Armie’ as Rose called him, already owned a prissy little kitty called Millicent who didn’t take kindly to rivals on her turf.
Rey, Ben and baby could not have been happier together. Everything was absolutely perfect.
Then one day, Rey came down to the kitchen and found a light saber on the bench. She froze.
‘Ben?’
‘Yeah?’ he called from the utility room.
‘Why is there a light saber on the kitchen counter?’
‘Its part of my surprise for you,’ Ben replied. He entered the room in a Kylo Ren costume.
‘What do you think?’ he asked turning around on the spot. Rey shook her head and wrapped her arms around him.
‘I think I love you just as you are,' she told him.
Ben grinned. ‘I love you just as you are too, but I thought it might be fun to do a little roleplay.’
Rey bit her lip. ‘Come on then Kylo, I better get you upstairs before Rose sees you.’
Rey giggled as Ben chased her to the bedroom. They were both so completely engrossed in each other and their gentle love making, that neither of them noticed how the objects in the bedroom hung in the air as they came in unison and softly settled back down into their places just as they settled happily into each other’s arms.
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