Not What You Wanted • Ben Solo | Kylo Ren

Charmer

Not a second of the weekend went by without Rey thinking - or rather, stressing - about her upcoming date with Ben. It wasn't that she didn't have experience - she was an expert on first dates. In fact, she was lucky if the guy ever called her back for a second. That only happened no more than half a dozen times. The thing was... Ben already sat a thousand levels higher than anyone she'd ever gone out with and she didn't want to screw it up. Yeah, that was it.

Who knew, maybe he was the one.

Rey chuckled to herself at the thought. With her poor luck in dating she had never been one to believe she would ever find the one. When she was a kid she believed in soulmates, only because there wasn't really anything else to hope for. She always imagined that one day her knight in shining armor would come rescue her from whatever shit hole she stayed in that month. As she grew older though, the logistics of it seeped further into the common sense area of her brain. And she knew she probably had a higher chance of being struck by lightning or winning the lottery twice than finding a man who would be willing to settle for her for the rest of his life.

She shook the thought from her head. It was everyone who had ever abandoned her talking. Her parents, several friends, countless men and possible lovers. The only one who hadn't was Poe and she loved him for it.

The entirety of her Tuesday was spent practicing new looks on herself. Some were for fun, some were based off new looks for RESISTANCE. All she could do was wait until 7:00, and time seemed to drag by.

Six more hours, she thought to herself as she stared at the oven clock which read 1:02 in a green LED light. Her outfit was already picked out. She had already decided on what to wear before she even arrived home from her run-in with Ben where he asked her out. It wasn't like she had a ton of options, but she would still look nice. She'd decided on dark wash skinny jeans, tan ankle boots and a nice white blouse with a low v-neck and loose ends of fabric on the hem to tie.

Rey could barely contain her excitement; tonight had the potential to be absolutely perfect. Not only was she having dinner with the man she liked more than any of her past interests, but she would likely consume one of the best meals she'd ever had. Dinner had never been a first date for her; it was usually just going for a drink. Now though, she could be in for a real treat.

When she grew bored of prettying herself in the bathroom, she washed her face before making way to the small living room and plopping herself on the couch. Already the butterflies were awake in her abdomen. She wished she had something to do to pass the time, anything. Maybe if Poe was free-

Poe!

The thought of filling her best friend in on everything had somehow completely slipped her mind in the midst of all her nerves. Rey immediately lunged for her phone that rested on the side table and unlocked it. Perhaps dishing to him would ease or at least slightly calm some of the metaphorical insects in her stomach.

She scrolled through her contact list, which wasn't very full. One particular name in the 'B' section especially stuck out. One she hadn't yet heard from at all since the photo shoot. It's completely normal, she told herself over and over. Just because he hadn't texted or called didn't mean he wasn't interested. He had asked her to dinner after all. And called her stunning. And now she was overthinking everything.

When she reached the 'P' section, she wasted no time clicking on Poe's name and calling him. By the third ring, he picked up.

"Hey girl, what's up? I feel like I haven't seen you in forever! How long's it been?"

Rey let out a low chuckle, "Uhh, I think about three or four days, Poe."

"Ahh, well still. Anyways, what're you doing tonight? We could go out clubbing or something. Get you laid."