FREE FALLING ━━ p. dameron ✓

forty four

When I wake up the next morning, the first thing I realize is that I'm warm. Which is odd seeing as Onderon becomes freezing during the night.

I reach up and rub my eyes, rolling over in bed. I nearly knock Poe off the bed.

I let out a yelp and spring upwards, drawing the blankets around me.

"What?" Poe asks, bolting up.

"I-I'm sorry. I nearly knocked you off the bed. I...surprised myself." I say.

I glance over at my alarm clock. My eyes widen.

"We're late." I say, standing up. I still hold the blankets around my body while I search for my clothes.

"Late for what?" Poe asks. He leans backwards against the pillows, his necklace catching the glints of sun.

I find my underwear and slide those on. Directly underneath them is my bra. I let out a happy sigh and drop the blankets. My back is turned to Poe and I pull on my bra and clasp it closed.

I turn around again, hunting for something to wear when Poe grabs my wrist. I happily roll my eyes and he pulls me back to bed.

"Why are you in such a rush Birdy? We don't have anywhere to be." He whispers, pulling me towards him.

"Actually, we do. I don't want my mo-"

Poe cuts me off by pressing his lips to mine. I smile and kiss him back, hard.

After a minute I pull away. I slide out from underneath his arms. "Sorry Dameron. I don't want my mother to walk in on this." I say with a smirk.

Poe sighs and flops back against the pillows. "We never get any alone time do we?"

I shake my head and pull on a pair of leggings. All the while I can feel Poe's eyes on me. Once I pull on a tank top, and one of his jackets, I round on him.

"Well? Are you going to get dressed?" I ask, crossing my arms. Poe lays with both hands behind his head.

"Give me a second. I'm admiring the view." He says with a smirk.

"I'm going to walk over there and slap you."

"You won't."

I take a step forward. Poe sits up quickly.

"Alright, alright. I'll get dressed." He says.

I smirk at him and turn around, fidgeting with the holpictures on my dresser. I become lost in thought, staring at the picture of Poe and I hugging.

Poe wraps an arm around my shoulder. He's wearing his clothes for yesterday. They're are rumpled.

I turn around in his arms and smooth down his shirt with my hands. I let my hands linger for a second after I'm done.

Poe chuckles. "I'm guessing that wasn't just for my clothes."

I shake my head and grab his hand. "Nope. Now come on. My mother is expecting us." I start to walk out of the stall before pausing. "Oh, and if anybody asks, you just stayed the night."

"Our little secret?" Poe asks.

I nod. "For right now at least."

Poe sighs and nods, running his hand through his hair. We both walk out of my stall and find Rey, Finn, and Rose standing outside.

My face lights up and I dart towards Rose, hugging her. She smiles and groans after a second. I let her go, knowing I squeezed her too hard.

"I'm sorry. I'm just so happy you're awake!"

Rose smiles at me and reaches up, placing a hand on my cheek. "Me too Wren."

Rey sidles over to Rose and I.

"Why does Poe look so smug?" She asks.

I turn and glance at Poe. He's talking with Finn. But Rey's right. He does look smug.

I turn back to Rey and Rose with a shrug. "I don't know. Doesn't he always look like that?"

Rey narrows her eyes. "What happened last night? Between the two of you?"

"Nothing." I say quickly. "We just talked and then he spent the night with me. Is that a problem? We are dating after all."

"Who are you dating?" Poe asks. He places a hand on my shoulder.

"Finn." I roll my eyes. "Who do you think Dameron?" I say.

Finn's eyes widen in horror. "We're dating?"

"N-no Finn. It's just...no. We're not dating." I say, pinching the bridge of my nose.

Finn places a hand over his heart. "Thank the Force." He says. Everyone erupts into laughter.

After a minute it dies down.

"Come on." Rey says. "General Organa is expecting us."

Everyone nods and we begin to walk outside to the large, grassy field. Here is the only place everyone is the Resistance can fit.

Little by little, we've built up our ranks. Now we're at nearly one hundred people. This may not seem like a lot, but compared to our original twenty, it is a big deal.

Finn, Poe, and Rose, all walk together. They're hunched down, heads bent.
Rey walks beside me, hand sitting at her silver lightsaber hilt.

"You know...I can feel it through the Force." The Jedi says.

I turn and throw her a confused look. "Feel what?"

Rey pauses. "The love. Between you and Poe. It's strong. If both of you were Force wielders, I would say that you are a dyad."

"Like you and Ben?"

At that, Rey nearly shuts down. "I-let's not talk about Ben. Please." She says.

"I'm sorry Rey. I wasn't thinking." I try to explain. Rey holds up her hand.

"It's fine. What I was meaning to say was, I know what the two of you did late night."

I stop walking. "Y-you do?"

Rey turns and throws me a wink. "I do."

I stand there for a second, staring after Rey, my mouth agape. After a second. I sprint to catch up with her.

"Rey if you tell my mother-"

Rey laughs. "I won't tell her. It'll be me, you, and Poe's little secret."

I bob my head nervously. "Yes. Yeah. Sure. Our little secret." I mutter to myself. Oh, Poe is going to kill Rey.

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the gif got me acting up tho 😳✋

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