Complete 03/17/2021
Rey Kanata is a young physical therapist who returns to work in the private clinic of her friend Amilyn Holdo. Ben Solo, a movie star made famous by the "Galactic Wars" saga, has just had an accident and finds himself recuperatin...
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The weather was beautiful on this Saturday afternoon.
Poe, Rose, Kaydel, Paige, and Rey had arrived at the stud farm in the late morning and Maz, as usual, had prepared a delicious meal for them which had everybody raving. Rey was now busy in the kitchen making coffee when her phone signaled that she had just received a text message. She opened the messaging app and a picture of a beautiful green plant appeared on the screen. The caption underneath said:
"She's in great shape. I don't think she really missed me after all. But I miss you already, so much. Ben."
The young woman's face lit up. She hadn't expected Ben to contact her again so soon. She'd even feared that he wouldn't do so at all. So these few tender words written in black and white boosted her confidence.
"What's his name?"
Rey jumped. Maz had just entered the kitchen. Without looking at her granddaughter, but with a small, knowing smile on her face, she began to arrange the cups that were waiting on the central island in a bamboo tray.
"Oh, uh... it's Ben, a patient," Rey replied. "He left the clinic yesterday and he sent me a message to tell me that he got home and everything is fine."
She had adopted a perfectly neutral tone, which she hoped would discourage Maz from questioning her further.
"So it's not because of this Ben that your phone has been grafted to your hand since this morning, and that you've been smiling blissfully and staring off into space as soon as we all have our backs turned?"
Maz continued to casually fill the tray with the teaspoons, sugar, and shortbread she had prepared for everyone. Rey decided that she didn't want to hide anything from anyone anymore.
"In fact, it is," she replied. "Before he left yesterday, Ben and I, we..."
Rose then burst into the room.
"I heard Ben's name mentioned. What has Solo done now?"
Her annoyed look immediately turned into a contented smile when she caught sight of Maz's cookies. She swiped one from the tray before turning her attention to Rey.
"He did nothing wrong," sighed the young therapist as she turned on the coffee maker. "We just kissed yesterday."
Rose, who had just bitten into her shortbread, froze on the spot. Maz, ready to take the tray out under the veranda, stopped her movement.
It was at this precise moment that Poe also entered the kitchen.
"Who kissed who? Did I miss an interesting scoop?" he called out, amused.
Neither Rose nor Maz, still in the throes of surprise, were able to answer him.
And finally Kaydel, preceded by her enormous round belly, joined the small group, exclaiming with enthusiasm:
