"i hate him."

"who?"

"that prick who now lives across the street with his mother."

"and why is that?"

poe looked almost amused as rey struggled to piece together her reason.

"because."

"because what?"

"because i hate him and i know that i hate him. nothing you say will change that."

"do you even know the guy?"

"no..."

"then why would you hate him?"

poe continued to scrub at the countertops, whilst listening to rey's rant about her new neighbor across the street.

"because...he just has that aura about him, something that makes you hate him."

he simply rolled his eyes at rey's response. knowing that what she said wasn't her reason.

"that's not a real reason you know?"

"well it's a real reason to me, now leave me alone."

"okay, okay. chill rey."

she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, facing him.

"i am chill."

poe made face.

"sure rey sure."

"i am though!"

he laughed nervously, setting down the rag for a moment to face his friend.

"people who are calm and chill don't hate random people for no reason."

"i have my reason," rey crossed her arms. "i just don't feel like saying it."

"uh huh, sure."

"you're so exasperating sometimes poe."

"why thank you, i try," he flashed her a smile before walking off to the back.

"i hate you dameron."

"love you too reyhanne."

"what did i say about using that name?"

"that you'll kill me if i ever said it!" poe replied from the back room, laughing.

"i'm not backing down on that threat!"

"i know!"

rey smiled before running towards the back, only to be stopped by an annoyed cough.

"excuse me? you work here right?"

"yes i do," rey went fully behind the counter top to face the customer that had just come in. "but why are you here? i don't mean to be rude, but we are closed...wait how'd you even get inside?"

"your imbecile friend left the door open."

"don't call him an imbecile," rey made a face before finally looking up to face the man, it was him. the one who moved across the street from her.

"i can call him whatever i want," he sneered in response. "why you may ask? well it's simple i'm the new boss here."

"no fucking way."

"yes way, also that's no way to talk to your boss like that."

"how are you the boss though? isn't this shop run by han?"

"he's my father."

"i see, but where's your mother? i bet she wouldn't leave her husband's precious flower shop in the hands of someone like you."

"well if you really want to know, she's visiting my father in the hospital. that's one of the reasons why we moved here, they separated quite a long time ago and he moved here to restart my mother's family flower business: amidala's bloom. since my mother was too busy with me and other matters."

rey's eyes widened, "han is in the hospital?"

"yes, now stop asking stupid questions."

her sympathy for the man was short lived after hearing his response. rey always liked han, he was almost like the father she never had, and the fact that he was hospitalized worried her. she made a mental note to herself to pay a visit to him.

"you're so infuriating. i can't believe i have to deal with you for the next few weeks." 

"well that's too bad."

he simply smirked at rey's obvious annoyance.

"by the way, what's your name little miss hothead?

rey narrowed her eyes at him, first he decides to piss her off then ask her name? she almost laughed at the pure idiocy of the situation.

"excuse me? i asked your name."

"so?"

"i'm your boss, i suggest you tell me or else i'll order a new name tag with the title 'little miss hothead' on it."

"i'm rey, happy now?"

"very," he looked smug.

"now you have to tell me yours."

"i do?"

"unless you want me to call you 'mr.asshole' i suggest you tell me."

it was her turn to smirk at him, he didn't look irritated though, mostly just amused.

"it's kylo ren, don't wear it out."

"i'm not planning to, kyle ron."

in a fit of immaturity she stuck her tongue out at him before skipping off to the back.

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when she got home, a dandelion was placed carefully at her doorstep.

rey was relieved it wasn't that windy today, considering that the flower would've been blown away if it was.

she picked it up between her fingers, some of the seeds flying close to her nostrils. in response she struggled to hold in a sneeze, not wanting to blow at the dandelion at that moment.

closing her eyes, she held it in front of her lips, and very gently, she blew the seeds off into the sky. today's wish still apparent in her mind. 

as she watched the remaining seeds float away, her eyes wandered across the street. ren was sitting on top of the house steps, a worn guitar across his lap. at the moment his eyes were closed, and his fingers moved gently across the strings.

before heading back inside to greet finn, she stuck her tongue out at him once again. getting her little moment of child-like spite before he could see her.

a/n: woah another chapter! anyways i really hope you all are liking this book so far! tell me what you think in the comments <3 also thank you so much for reading, i appreciate it