How Sweet It Is

Somebody That I Used To Know

"Come on Finn. You're really surprised that Rose kissed you last night?" With a raised eyebrow and a mischievous smile, I watched as Finn fumbled over all of his words trying to come up with a response.

Finn, Rose, and I had become fast friends our freshman year at Dantooine University and for as long as I've known them I've been stuck in the middle of their unspoken attraction. Rose would bring Finn up constantly every chance she got and Finn...well he confessed his attraction to Rose one evening over drinks after his ex had broken up with him over text. That had been three years ago. Three years of pining. Of will they won't they. It had become unbearable.

So I spent this past week and half talking Rose into making a move. I had tried Finn first but he lacked the confidence and feared that it would go the wrong way. Last night I made sure they both had at least two glasses of something good to take the edge off and Rose finally acted on my advice.

It had gone well. Better than expected even seeing as they left the bar together.

"Didn't last night go well afterward?" I fished for information. It was Finn's turn to be confident.

"Well... I mean...yeah. We cuddled all night. I just..." He sighed and looked down at his coffee.

I rolled my eyes and placed a hand on his arm. "Rose isn't Celine. Y'all have been friends for years. It's time. Embrace the good."

Finn met my eyes then and nodded. "Alright. Thank you, Rey."

"That's me. Helpful Rey always fixing things." I grinned slightly then took a sip of my own drink.

Finn chuckled. "I don't honestly know what we'd do without you."

Taking a long sip out of my vanilla latte, "Pining. Insufferably."

Finn shook his head then smiled brightly as he waved over Rose and Zay. "Hey! What are you guys doing here?"

Zay wrapped her arms around me from hind, squeezing tightly, as Rose leaned against Finn's chair stealing a sip from his coffee. "Rose has some exciting news that couldn't wait. Apparently-"

"I got us tickets to Solo's concert tomorrow night!" Rose interrupted with a squeal that caused my ears to ring.

"Solo? As in Ben Solo?"

"Um, yeah." Zay looked down at me quizzically. "You know the songs Rose plays on a constant loop and follows obsessively."

"Best part is they are front row seats! We will be like five feet from the stage!"

"Front row..." I cringed.

"I don't know Rey this sounds like a lot of fun." Finn said.

"What's the matter, Rey?" Zay asked moving to sit on the chair to my left.

"Nothing. It's nothing. I just haven't seen him in a long time is all."

"You've seen him perform before? Like at a restaurant or something before he made it big?" Exclaimed Rose.

"You could say that I guess." More like dated him in high school up until...

"You guess?" Rose moved closer, leaning over the table, seeming to peer into my soul waiting for a real answer.

I sighed exasperatedly if I didn't give her an answer now she would not leave me alone even at the concert. "I know him. We went to high school together."

Rose's jaw dropped. Literally. Zay closed Rose's mouth for her before shaking her head in disbelief. "Seriously?"

"Why didn't you tell us you knew a famous human?" Finn asked, finishing his coffee. "I don't believe it."

"I think you said that just to break poor Rose. Look at her." Zay gestured to the flabbergasted girl, who was still too stunned to speak properly.

"Well for starters I didn't think it was of much import, Finn. And second, it never came up!" God, they were being truly insufferable.

This whole situation is why I had not brought it up in casual conversation, let alone if they found out we had dated. That we had sung together before. Rose would fangirl so hard she would probably literally combust, while Zay would interrogate me for details on everything. Finn would be the same, just boggled by the idea that I could date anyone let alone someone that had become wildly famous in the last few years.

The mere idea of going to that concert and being that close to him tomorrow night sent me too close to the edge. What were the chances he would recognize me? Good lord he better not. Or should he... No. He can't and more importantly he won't notice let alone recognize me in the front row while performing in front of god knows how many people. The chances were astronomical. Although, I will admit that my friends doubt in me actually knowing him struck a nerve for some reason. I could know someone like that. I did know someone like that! Ben fucking Solo.

Finn shook his head. "Naw I don't see it. Surely it was another Solo." Standing he took Rose by the arm. "Let's shake this place and find somewhere to eat and discuss this further."

Zay and I agreed and stood following Finn and the shook Rose out of the coffee shop. Fine. So they didn't fully believe me. That was fine. It was, really. It was not even important because I didn't want Solo to see me. He wouldn't see me and if he did I doubt he would recognize me. It had been years. Phone numbers had changed. They had moved on.

Besides he had no time for a nobody like me.

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I had never seen so many people before in my life. I knew Ben had a following but to this degree? It was mind-boggling. Families, groups of women, teens, it would seem that he had every major demographic sucked into his music. Even the fathers to the teens had started bobbing their heads to the music and enjoying themselves after just the second song. Poe Dameron, one of Ben's closest friends had come on stage first, I could have sworn he had the same old leather jacket that he had been known for in high school. He had successfully gotten the crowd pumped, but when Ben came on stage they erupted into a sensory overload of sounds. Screaming, crying, exclamations of love.

A laugh had poured out of me at the sight of him, covering my mouth with a hand I shook my head. Ben Solo. I couldn't figure out why the mere sight of him on stage, ten feet away from me, was so damn ridiculously funny but it was. Maybe it was the way he strutted on stage or the way he was dressed in that over the top bright red jacket and shoes. Gone it seemed were the days of a simple white shirt, jeans, and a classic black hoodie. The days when he had tried his hardest to not be noticed. A simpler time it would seem.

As the third song came to a close, he sipped from a bottle of water as he scanned the crowd. Thanking them for their support, building their hype even more before announcing he would select someone from the front row to join him. Rose was in hysterics grabbing onto Finn's arm in a poor attempt to contain her excitement.

Zay nudged my shoulder, "If he knows you now is the chance to prove it."

I rolled my eyes. "He won't remember me. That was years ago."

Zay went to say something snarky when she stopped, jaw going slack. Following her gaze, I looked up and met with those pretty brown eyes that I used to know so well. My heart stopped and dropped into my stomach. Rose was waving frantically to get his attention. The world around me seemed to go silent.

"Rey?" His voice reverberated throughout the auditorium for everyone to hear.

Heat rose to my cheeks with embarrassment. "Ben Solo. Its been a while."

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Welcome everyone to my first Reylo AU and my first shoddy attempt at writing in the first person. I invite you to relax and pull up a chair as I try my best to provide you with fluff and maybe something more.

This may be my last venture into first person territory! lol... I am already missing third person....

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