Ren knocked on the black door lightly.

"Hux?"

"Come in you little bastard."

He swung the door in and Ren found a spot on the small red bean bag chair in the corner.

"What the hell was that for?"

"What do you mean?"

Hux looked smug.

"The call. What was that for?"

He let out a laugh, patting Ren on the shoulder.

"It was something that needed to be done."

"What do you mean?"

"Look I know at one point I was kind of involved with your girlfriend but —"

"She's not my girlfriend!"

"Can you just let me speak?"

"Fine."

Ren slouched into the chair.

"Well I noticed something when I was involved with her."

"And what is that?"

"The way you just looked at her. That stare."

Hux looked down shaking his head.

"If someone ever makes you feel that way, you have to act on it. I learned that that hard way."

"And what's the hard way?"

"You know, at one point I had a little Rey of my own. Except her name was Phasma. I feel in love with her last summer. It was a difficult time of my life, she made it all a little better. I was like you Ren, I kept it all inside and simply watched as all these others guys fought for her attention. But the only person's attention she wanted was from me, but I was naive and a fool. So I never gave it to her. But those looks, the ones you give Rey, were the same I gave Phasma. I-I loved her but I couldn't do anything about it, I didn't do anything about it..."

Hux shook his head.

"I don't want you to make, the same mistake, that's all."

"Thank you Hux. But some things aren't meant to be."

"Who said?"

Reaching into his pocket, Hux pulled out a plane ticket to Massachusetts.

"Don't throw away your shot Ren...don't make my mistake."

He gave him one last, sad look before walking out to door.

"I'm going to do this..."

Ren smiled, looking down at the ticket.

•{•}•

"I can do this, I can do this."

Rey reached for her phone, hovering over the keypad. Her fingers slowly and carefully typed in the number seared deep in her mind.

She needed to hear his voice again.

"Heartbreak Hotline how may I help you?"

Rey's shoulders slouched at the voice coming through the phone. It wasn't his.

"Hello?"

"Where is he?"

"Who?"

"Ren, the person who you know? Runs this show?"

"You're Rey right? Remember me?"

She heard the sound of the "on air" button going off.

"Hux?"

"Yep. Look, I'm here to help you. Ren isn't here right now."

"Where is he then?"

"Packing."

Then he hung up on Rey.

A/N: hopefully you all don't want to kill me anymore lol but I'm supposed to be doing my history homework right now but I felt like updating. So hopefully you enjoy <3 remember feedback is always appreciated and what keeps me going!!