The Force's Secret - A Reylo Fan Fiction

Red

Author's Note: Second to last chapter with a double update! Stay tuned for the finale and happy reading everyone! ♡

*briefly inspired by 'Red' by Taylor Swift*

Poe looked behind him, sensing Ben slowing down in his stride. Ben was looking back at Rey as she followed Rose and Finn down the opposite end of the hall. Poe halted and nudged at Ben's elbow with his blaster.

"Move it." Poe said sharply.

Ben turned back around, a frown on his face. The walk back to the cells was silent and awkward. Poe reached in his jacket and pulled out the card that unlocked the cell. He held the door open for Ben. Ben didn't move.

"Aren't you going to cuff me?" Ben asked Poe. Poe made a face at him as he placed the card back inside his pocket.

"I could. But I think you've been punished enough. Get in." Poe nodded his head towards the interior of the cell. Ben sighed and walked inside the cell, his hands swinging freely at his sides. He turned and faced the General as Poe slammed the cell door in his face. It locked automatically.

"I'm not here to play childish games with you." Ben said to Poe after the door had locked. Poe stared at him.

"You're right. You're here because you're a prisoner to the Resistance."

"You know what I mean." Ben shot back. Poe glared.

"She will never be yours. She will never choose you." Poe said firmly. "Especially after what you did to her."

"You do realize, she already chose me once before." Ben replied.

Poe flexed his hand on his blaster.

"Just wait. Soon she'll come to her senses and allow me to give you the death that you deserve. One filled with plenty of pain and suffering."

Ben smirked at the General.

"We'll see."

Poe glared at the former Supreme Leader with fierce eyes before turning and storming out of the cellblock.

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As soon as Rey entered the orphans bedroom, Temiri and Enzo ran over to give her hugs.

"Miss Rey! You're okay!" Enzo said, hugging her around her middle.

"Yes I am." Rey said, smiling at the boys. The boys hugged Lou next.

"Were you okay while I was gone?" She asked them. The two boys nodded.

"Was it scary?" She asked. Enzo nodded. Temiri shrugged.

"It wasn't that bad... I guess..." Temiri answered.

"Well, it's all over now. You guys are safe." She said, giving Temiri another hug. The boys crawled into their bunk bed and Rey led Lou over to his single bed.

Once he had outgrown his baby bed in her room, Lou had been bunking with the orphans next door. The three boys were almost like brothers at this point.

Rey helped Lou dress in his pajamas and tucked him in his bed. Lou sniffled a bit as Rey leaned over to kiss him on his forehead.

"What's wrong Lou?" Rey asked. Lou sniffed.

"Will I see Dad again?" Lou asked quietly.

Rey frowned. Maybe Poe was right. Maybe letting Ben see Lou was a bad idea. Now he was beginning to get attached and was asking too many questions. Questions she had been avoiding since he became old enough to understand the world around him.