That was a surprise. Rey was never certain if Ben liked being close to her. He was not a touchy feely man with the rest of their family, but Rey was different for him, that much she was certain of by now.
But she was surprised as he pulled her closer to him, earning a soft gasp as she was beside him. "You misunderstand feelings being a weakness. They are strengths. It can strengthen resolve, make your life empassioned, bring a facet of beauty that nothing else will."
And then he said that he wanted her and there it was, out in the open. he felt the way that she did. That strong press of desire that she had felt for him since their first meeting. That innocent crush that had never quite gone away. "Power is meaningless without reason or someone to share it with..."