"Hey," she echoes, smiling as he drags her in. Seeing him like this makes her chest feel like it's expanding, like her heart is growing bigger to make room for all that she feels for him.

Rey leans in to kiss him, slow and lingering, and then presses against his shoulder so that he rolls onto his back. Rising up onto her knees, she swings one leg over him and settles back against his thighs, tossing her hair back over her shoulder as she looks down at him.

"I want to touch you, but I didn't want to do it while you were asleep," she admits, leaning forward to rest her hands on his hips. "Can I touch you, Ben?"