Force connections

My proposal

I spent the next few days working out and training. The knights joined me, hitting me with constant questions about what we would do next. I felt a pressure on my shoulders, the last thing I wanted was for them to lose confidence in my leadership. I would have to put my proposition to Rey soon.

Two nights later I sat down in my room, cleared my thoughts and thought only of Rey. As usual her light appeared and I eagerly rushed towards it.

Rey was sat on a bed, with what looked like the Jedi texts resting on her knees. "Are you opening yourself back up to the force?" I asked, making her jump. She smiled when she saw me, setting the book down and coming to stand in front of me, pulling me to her and kissing my lips, our bodies pressing on one another, my already growing hardness against her stomach. Finally we broke apart, Rey giving one teasing push of her body against me as she moved back. I took a shaky breath and I sat down, motioning for Rey to do the same. I swallowed hard, I hadn't felt this nervous since the throne room and that time, I reminded myself, she had said no. "Ben?" She said softly, "Is something wrong?". I shook my head, taking both her hands in mine, this time wanting to have hold of her before I asked. "You wanted to know what I'm doing, you asked me in the flower meadow". Rey nodded, her brows drawing together. "I'm with the knights of Ren" I stated, watching her response.  She straightened then, her eyes becoming dark, "Why?" She asked.  I shifted, "Rey I've been training them to fight the First Order. There's only eight of us and we need more numbers", "Ben, I" Rey started and I quickly pulled one of my hands from hers, holding it to her lips, "Don't, Rey please, please hear me out". She nodded then but I could see the doubt in her face, "We both want the same thing. We both want to destroy the leaders of the First Order. You won't be joining me and I won't be joining you, we can still have our beliefs but get rid of our enemy's at the same time. Please Rey" I said, hating myself for begging her like I did all that time ago in the throne room but feeling the panic that she might say no rise in me. Rey had been listening intently and then suddenly she spoke, "And afterwards? What then?" . I swallowed hard, my heart thumping, "We come to some agreement where we can co-exist. Rey if we do this then our visions might come true" I trailed off, watching her closely. She was looking at the ground, "The resistance have never joined forces like this before" she said quietly, her voice quivering, "That's only because they've never needed to, until now" I said quickly, determined not to lose her again. "Ben I need time to think about this, to talk to the others here" I nodded glancing down at her small hand in mine. I too needed time to convince the other knights that this was a good idea. When I looked up she was gone.