You get a lot of my firsts.

And what a wonderful privilege that was.  But she got a lot of his firsts, too.

The first to receive all his love, the first to see him smile in so long, the first to give him hope.

So yes, Rey got many of his firsts.  Ben couldn't dream of having given them to anyone else.

Smiling down at her, completely in love, he easily did as she requested.  With the container out of the way, Ben was free to enjoy that closeness with her once more.  Although slightly reluctant to do so, he did finish the brownie at her behest, able to polish off the small treat with little trouble.

He was glad once he did, though, because it allowed her to take his hand and place the palm of it on top of her growing abdomen.

It still felt so surreal.  The fact that he was going to have a family, had a wonderful wife — sometimes Ben couldn't believe it at all. That gentle bloom inside his chest was a soft reminder that it was real, though.  This moment was real.  

Smiling at her words he bowed his head to kiss the top of her head.  Although it was a brief, affectionate kiss, Ben knew it still got across all he felt for her as his side of the dyad glowed.  Once he returned his attention to the datapad he simply chose the first book listed, not that concerned with what it was about.  This moment that was more important.

Softly he began to read the words to her, thumb mindlessly brushing her abdomen as he did.  Everything about this was just so simple, so natural, and he allowed himself to sink into that relaxing warmth their bodies shared with one another as he continued to gently read to her the story.

It is only when he heard a familiar heavy breath that he always found charming did he stop reading.  A fond smile tugging at his lips, he glanced down to see that Rey had fallen asleep.

As carefully as possible he set the datapad down by the container of brownies, leaving it there with hardly any worry about something happening to it.  Afterward, he gently shifted to better wrap his arms around her, pulling her closer to his chest.  It's then that he felt completely at peace; there was nowhere else he would rather be or nowhere else he wanted to be.  Just like this, he knew he could be happy forever.

"Goodnight, sweetheart."  He tenderly whispered, planting one last, light kiss on her head before he allowed himself to let out a relaxing breath that pulled him closer towards sleep.




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