Close to Me {Poe Dameron}

thirty-two

AN: May the Forth be with you! Happy Star Wars day! What better way than to celebrate with a new chapter. I swear I'm trying to get back to my usual schedule but for now I hope you enjoy this latest chapter!

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Did Finn give as much as he got? Absolutely. But even he couldn't pick on Poe for being excited to see Kat again after a month of separation. He was just as excited to see Rose. So he didn't pick on Poe, but Rey certainly did and she teased him as well.

He hadn't been expecting Rose. He really hadn't been expecting all that had happened to him after he left the First Order. Falling in love with someone, let alone how quickly they had, was unfathomable and he had two rumors circulate the base about him and who he was with. First, it had been Poe and then with Rey. Both he easily saw why but they were the first people that saw him for him. Hell, Poe had given him an actual name instead of a number. He would always have a deep love in his heart for both of them.

Rose, however, showed up like a spark and then kindled a flame in him that he didn't know he had. She showed him just how far the war reached and how looking out for one another would ultimately help them win. She showed him what the Resistance was really all about.

He didn't have much time to process her kiss or even telling him in some roundabout way that she loved him before worry ate him up. She passed out on him and the First Order was attacking. Then she woke up, spoke with Kat and they decided to get to know each other. He was a little disappointed but it was for the better.

A few weeks later, he got to speak with Kat himself and after that, he sought her out, told her how he felt. Their friends were thrilled for them, Kat even gave him a thinly veiled threat of "remember what I said" when she hugged him, and from then on it was him and Rose. He honestly couldn't have asked for a better partner.

The moment they landed on Batuu, Poe shot off the Falcon to go look for Kat. Finn and Rey laughed at their friend until Rose came into view and then off went Finn. The two ran towards each other, colliding in the middle as they wrapped their arms around each other. Finn picked Rose up when they regained their balance, swaying a little. Both had large grins on their faces before sealing their reunion with a kiss.

"I've missed you," Finn whispered as he set Rose back down.

"I've missed you, too." She said, pulling him along to their room.

"How've things been?" He asked as they walked hand in hand down the hallway.

Rose gave a small shrug. "Overall, not so bad. The people we've met with seem to crave any semblance of the Republic we have to offer. Connix and I have been rotating, it seems, with being Kat's soundboard as she works through everything. I honestly feel like we've gotten further along in plans than she thinks but Kat isn't satisfied until every last detail possible is planned out." She said with a small laugh.

"Yeah, from the recordings Bee has sent us it sounds like you guys have a lot ready to go when we really get this going."

She nodded. "I think she's wanting to talk to you and Jannah about some things and I know for a fact she's wanting to talk to Poe."

Finn laughed. "Well, I don't think there will be much talking with those two initially."

Rose laughed along and nodded. "I mean are we really surprised?"

"Not really, no." He chuckled. "I'm just glad that everyone's okay. When we heard about Garel, I got worried."

"That was kriffing crazy." Rose shook her head with a small laugh. "We knew ahead of time that we were going to have to fight but I don't think any of us were prepared. I mean it took us days to finally get to a cease-fire and to sit down with everyone who wasn't First Order. We were all debating, it wasn't just Kat negotiating with some input from us. We were all talking over each other until Kat stepped in and then somehow trade negotiations started happening and all was well."