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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After spending two days at the stud farm having a good time with her friends and her grandmother, Rey had launched headlong into her search for a place to live in New York. By Sunday afternoon, she'd gone through all her contacts on social networks and looked through thousands of ads on rental websites. But then on Monday morning, Gwendoline Phasma had called her.
Her great-uncle Arthur was to be placed in a retirement home and the old man's daughter, Jane, wanted to quickly rent out his apartment. Gwen had therefore immediately thought of Rey.
It was a charming, refurbished two-room apartment, partially furnished and equipped, located in the heart of Carroll Gardens exactly 24 minutes drive from Brookdale Hospital. Gwen's cousin announced a fairly decent rent considering the location, and Rey had jumped at the opportunity. As a thank you, she'd even promised the surgeon that she would buy her all the pizzas she wanted at Lucali* for the next three months.
Mrs. Jackson, her landlord in Greenwich, had no objection to Rey signing her current lease over to her colleague Charlie, knowing that he was returning to his position at Whitegrove.
So Rey had pressed Rose and Poe into service to help her move on Wednesday morning. After loading mattresses, books, clothes, and all her decorations into Maz's pickup truck, she was able to spend her first night in her new cozy little nest.
Everything had happened so fast. She couldn't believe it. Ben had texted her several more times and even called her to tell her how happy he was to have her near Brooklyn Heights. He'd also told her about his conversation with his Uncle Luke and his crazy decision to work with him again on a new theater project. He seemed so excited that Rey immediately felt happy and proud of him. He was going to be very busy over the next few weeks with rehearsals and preparations for the play, but he had reiterated his urgent desire to see her again, and asked her to save her Saturday night for him if possible. Of course she had accepted, her hands suddenly clammy and stars in her eyes.
Today was Thursday, and she'd started her shift at the clinic feeling light-hearted and more motivated than ever. Ben had even sent her a little message of encouragement that she'd received as she got out of her car.
She'd been seeing patients nonstop all day long, and now, at 5:00 p.m., she was exhausted. She was chatting at the reception desk with Carmen, the secretary, when the clinic door opened and Ben Solo entered the small waiting room. The few remaining patients, busy checking their phones, raised their heads simultaneously and looked at him, eyes widening in surprise. The actor was walking around without glasses or a cap, and his appearance was bound to cause a sensation - plus he was holding a strange long package, wrapped in metallic gift wrap with a big red bow on top.
Just as astonished as they were, Rey watched him walk towards the counter, giving friendly nods to the people who had recognized him.
Did he always go around like this, without a bodyguard or anything like that? The young woman immediately focused her attention on the actor's approach - it was hard to forget her professional training - to see that everything looked fine. His posture was good and his movements as smooth as they'd been during their last session togetherat Whitegrove. He was also as tall and incredibly sexy as ever.
