Different Paths (Reylo ff) //Finished

Ben

"Rey..." She didn't seem uncomfortable, but still I could see every one of her muscles brace.

"I'm sorry...for what I just said..."

"Don't worry about me. It's fine... really." But that didn't work. Tears were streaming down her face now.

"Ben...I can't..." She couldn't continue talking. Instead she looked at me, and that look in her eyes said everything. We didn't have to talk. We already knew.

"I've been tortured my whole life. Taught to stay tough. I don't care anymore... and you, you were trained to run and make things happen before anyone else could... but that's not the way it goes..."

"Maybe you're right, and I should slow down a bit, but you too, don't let those things happen to you!"

We were standing there. In the middle of a First Order Star Destroyer. She already crying. Me fighting to hold back my tears. But then I lost it as well. I couldn't help it.

After minutes had passed, and we had just been standing there, Rey broke the silence.

"This is really weird. We're supposed to hate each other, and now we're standing here, leaving Rose,Poe and Finn alone, crying." You could see something like a smile on her face.

"Do you think we should stop standing around crying and actually do something?" I asked.

"Well... yes... maybe..." She took one step towards me.

I took the next.

We were coming closer.

She took a step.

I took the next.

She took my left hand.

I looked deeply into her eyes.

I could see the desperate smile in her eyes.

She placed her left hand on my shoulder.

I leaned forwards.

In a way this was awkward.

And then our lips touched.

All my senses were shut down.

It was just her.

And me.

Together.