Family
Ben saw Rey reaction when he enters the door, he knew she wasn't happy with him, she was dispointed at him once again.
He nervously walked toward to Rey afraid that she might attack him or kill him. They both finally meet face to face, while Rey gave him death stare at him.
"You're look beautiful tonight." He said it nervously.
Rey didn't response to anything to him, it wasn't the response that she was waiting for, from him.
Ben quickly pull out a bouquet full of colorful flowers to Rey.
"These are for you. Since they're so beautiful just like you." Ben was getting scare that Rey might leave the penthouse.
Rey still didn't respond to him, she didn't even accepted the bouquet from Ben. She have arm crossed refusing to make mistake with Ben anymore. Rey sighed and started to walked away from Ben and straight to the door by herself.
"Rey! Wait please!" Ben grab Rey's wrist very quickly so he won't lose her again.
"Let go of me, Ben!" Rey try to move her arm away from Ben's hand put he didn't let go of her.
"I'm sorry! Please I need you!" he begged
"Oh, now you're sorry. Smart move Ben. Hey! while you at it, maybe you like to apologize the night you left me alone during prom night!" Rey yelled at out to him relasing every anger that she been holding in these past years.
"Rey please! I know I did some stupid mistake in the pasts but please! I can't lose you again. I didn't want to wait another month or another year to talk to you. I miss talking to you, you're my best friend that I'd ever had in my life."
Rey stop moving and suddenly turns around looking back at Ben again. She saw his face was full with sadness, and regret. Rey didn't want to repeat the past and feel again those emotions again.
"Okay...I'm staying. I'm only doing it for your mother." Ben let go of Rey's wrist as she walk right pass him, as she still haven't forgive him yet.
Ben was relieved that Rey have stay, but feel pitty for himself for what he done to her. He done follow Rey to dinning room where everybody was waiting for them.
As soon as Rey was about to sit down, Ben help her pulled out the chair for her and sat next to her.
"Thank you." Rey spoke softly to Ben. Ben nodded to her as he was stare at her face.
"Now that the love birds are here. Let'seat." said Han, as he help out Leia passing out the plates out to the table.
"Wait! We're still waiting for Luke!" Leia yelled out as everybody stop from eating.
Suddenly the door open, it was Luke who appear to be tired and stress out from working.
"Speak of the devil." Ben rudely spoke, as he took slip of his red wine.
"Sorry I'm late everybody. It not easy working two jobs at same time."
"Luke! It been forever since I seen you." The twins hug each other for a long time.
"Alright you two. We two better sit down or Chewie is going to another table out the window again, if he doesn't get his meal right now."
Everybody started to serving up there meal for themselves. Serving up pasta, roasted turkey, crab stuffed, and salads.
"So how is everybody today? Anything new is happening in their lives?" Leia curious asked everyone at the table.
"Chewie and I finally smuggle up that new exotic animal to South America and went a success. We finally gonna buy that new motorcycle that Chewie always wanted." Han gave Chewie a pat on the back.
"That's great. How about you Luke?" Leia turns to Luke.
"Stressful. I have to let go of my assisant manager because she's moving to different city for her family. Now I have to hire a new assisant manager by the end of the week." said Luke.
"Why don't you ask Rey to be your new assisant?" said Leia.
"Me!?" Rey almost spilt out her wine when she heard what Leia said.
"You right. You such a excellent student, with a amazing score at what you do. You never fail to disappoint me. Will you accept my job offer, Rey?" Luke asked her politely.
"Of course! Sure!" Rey accepted Luke's offer.
"I'd make sure you be ready in the middle of week for your first day." Luke smiled at Rey as he was happy that she accepts his offer.
"Well I'm glad that family business is still growing around here." said Han as he was guilt tripping with Ben. Ben ignored his father as he try not brust out his anger in front of Rey.
"Han! Knock it off!" Leia raise her voice up to Han.
"No, it's okay mom. At least I'm more successful than smuggler like him." said Ben.
"Ben! Don't say that to your own father!" Rey gently spoke to Ben as she try to clam him down.
"I can't! This old man didn't support me at what I was doing for this family!" Ben yelled out.
"Ben, I'm sorry. I just don't like the way you are becoming your grandfather. Following every footsteps it makes. It worries me." Han try to confront Ben.
"Well I'm sorry for you that you didn't even get the chances to spend to with me over the pass couple of years I had without you. I could've follow your footstep if you're around with your own son." Ben gave a dispointed looked to his father face, Han was ashame of hinself for what he did.
"Ben, Please!" Rey begged for Ben to stop as she try her best, stoping him from ruining their family dinner.
"No! You're don't understand! You don't how frustrating it is not having somebody you loved by there side." Ben snap at Rey. Her eyes quickly widen, Ben sudden regret what he said.
"Rey...I didn't mean i-" Ben try to raise his hand to Rey but Rey block him.
"You know what...You're right...I know nothing about having someone I loved leaving me behind." Rey stands up from seat as she gathering her things up.
"Rey! Please!" Ben try to hold her hand but Rey grab a glass of her red wine and threw to Ben's face.
"I am sick and tired of you begging for me to come back right to your arms like I'm your dog! You should be thankful, Ben. At least your parents are alive. I didn't even get to know my parents!" Rey yelled at Ben.
"Thanks for meal, Leia. It was great meeting you again, and I'm sorry...I need to go." Rey hurry off, leaving the penthouse and went straight Poe's car.
Rey started turn on the car as she speed away from the Penthouse, so Ben wouldn't follow her. She decide not to go to her apartment since she live the same building as Ben, but went straight to her old childhood home with her grandfather.
Rey couldn't stop thinking about Ben, after he just snap her off about her dead parents. Rey's parent was in car accident when they left the night together. Rey was just a baby, she was taken care by her grandfather, Obi-Wan. Rey didn't know nothing or what happen to her parents until she was the age of 6.
Rey parked right outside of her grandfather's fancy wooden house. Obi-Wan saw Rey parked right in front of his view, he quickly walked outside to see what was wrong.
"Rey? What you doing here? It little bit late to visit me." Obi-Wan walked toward to Rey, she quickly wraps her arms around his neck as she brust out crying in his shoulder.
"Rey! What happen?!" Obi-Wan wrap his arms around her.
"It's Ben...It happen again...I'm feel so stupid!" Rey muffle into Obi-Wan shoulders.
Obi-Wan suddenly grew angry inside, once he heard that name again in her grandaughter tears again.
"Can I stay over for tonight Papa?" She begged.
"Of course, Anything. Lets go inside." He hugged Rey all the way into his house.
To Be Continued...
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