Underneath it all

Comfort.

"I can't believe Poe.  We need a fighter pilot".  Rey was sat on the edge of the bed, tears running down her cheeks.  Kylo walked over to her, crouching at her feet, "You have one" he said softly.  Rey's eyes rose to meet his, her brow furrowed.  "I've been flying my whole life.  Anything he could do for you I could do better" Kylo said, confidence surrounding him.  Rey reached out and let her hands run through his hair, a smile spreading across her face.  He wiped away her tears as their foreheads came together.  "Ben will this work?" She whispered.  Kylo sat back on his heels thinking for a moment and then he nodded, "It will work".  Rey nodded, moving forwards and kissing him softly on the lips.

Kylo kissed her back, their tongues pushing into the others mouth.  Finally they broke apart.  They stayed like that for a moment, their foreheads pressed against each other's their eyes locked.  "Will you hold me?" Rey whispered.

They lay on the bed, Kylo behind Rey, curled around her.  She held his hands, examining each finger and then bringing his hand to her mouth and kissing it softly.  He inhaled deeply, she calmed his soul and he knew he calmed hers, he could feel her mood shifting.  She turned to face him then, her hands cupping his face, her thumb running across his scar.  "Ben.  Thank you".  He leant back from her then, frowning, "For what?".  Rey propped herself up on her elbow, "For showing me the real you, for letting me love you".  Kylos eyes swept her face.  There was so much that he wanted to say back to her but he didn't know how to say it.  For a moment he thought about touching her hand to his head but then he changed his mind.  She deserved to hear him say it.  He sat up slowly feeling his cheeks flush, his heart thumping with what he was about to say.  Rey sat up next to him looking at him with expectant eyes.  "I thought Ben Solo had gone.  For a long time I wanted him gone.  But then I met you.  I didn't even realise it but you were bringing me back.  Bit by bit.  I wasn't really there, under that mask, the whole thing was an illusion.  But now you've seen everything, I have nothing left to hide from you, I'm just a man".  Tears spilled down Rey's face as she listened. Kylo dropped his eyes to the bed, biting the inside of his mouth, barely able to believe what he'd said. Rey pulled him to her and hugged him tightly, "You did the same for me Ben. I was so used to being alone, so used to spending every waking hour waiting for my parents, keeping everyone away. I've made friends here, good friends but you're the only one who truly knows me". Kylo hugged her back and closed his eyes, he wasn't sure how he had got here really, finding comfort with Rey, standing by her side, meeting with the resistance, it seemed such a blur and yet here he was.

Rey pulled away, her hand squeezing his.  "Come on, we better see how Finns getting on" she said wiping at her eyes.