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After months of preparation, the day was finally here. The bags were packed. The tickets confirmed. Now Rey just had to convince her mom to stop hugging her as they said their goodbyes near the airport security line.

“Do you have everything? Your phone? And your suppressants?” Leia asked, fussing over Rey before turning her attention to Ben.

“Yes, Mom. I’ve packed everything I need.”

“And what about the credit card we gave you in case of an emergency?”

“We’ve gone over this, Mom,” Ben said, clearly annoyed by his mother’s questions. “Four times already.”

“Benjamin Bail Organa-Solo, don’t even get started. I’m allowed to be concerned about my children flying across the country for a week.”

“I’m seventeen. Not a kid anymore,” Ben complained, rolling his eyes at his mother.

“Sweetheart, it’s time to say goodbye to the kids,” Han interjected, not giving Leia a chance to respond.

“Fine,” Leia huffed, “Give me a hug then.”

“Mom,” Ben protested when she pulled him into a hug, holding him tight for a moment before doing the same thing to Rey.

“Promise me you’ll let us know when you land. And I expect regular updates,” Leia said when she finally stepped back to stand next to Han.

“And make sure you look after your brother, Rey. You know how he likes to get into trouble,” Han teased, knowing full well that if either of the teens were to cause problems, it would be Rey. She was too much like Han to pass up an opportunity for mischief.

“We will,” Rey assured as she gave Han one last hug before grabbing her carry-on and walking over to where the chaperones waited.

Rey and Ben were leaving on Chandrila Academy’s annual trip to Washington DC. It was always a highly anticipated event for the juniors and seniors and though it wasn’t mandatory, traveling across the country – far away from any parents and with only a few chaperones accompanying them – meant that the slots were quickly filled.

It wasn’t something Rey ever thought she would be able to do – the costs too high for her to ever consider – but when Han and Leia decided to become her foster parents a few years ago, she quickly realized just how much her life had changed. It wasn’t every day that an orphaned nobody found themselves living with such a well-to-do family as the Organa-Solos.

Sure, Han would sometimes grumble about the cost of sending two high schoolers to the private academy. And just when Rey thought she might need to apologize and suggest that they send her to the nearby public school instead, Leia would roll her eyes at Han and say something about her husband spending more on his cars each month than the cost of tuition.

But really, becoming part of the Organa-Solo family was nice. Han and Leia were loving parents – from the first day, treating her as if she had always been their daughter – and Ben was surprisingly cool with having a younger sister.

And even now, as Rey left on a school trip for DC with Ben and about thirty other classmates, she was reminded of their generosity and kindness.

Groans echoed through the airport terminal when the announcement flashed on the screen that flight #3584 to DC was canceled. When they'd landed in Detroit earlier, everyone had been happy to wander through the terminal while they waited for their connecting flight. But between a delay with the plane itself and the airline unable to get a full crew together when the issue was finally fixed, any excitement had quickly waned as they waited, curious to find out what their chaperones planned on doing now.

Eventually, Mr. Ackbar returned from talking to the airline employees to announce that they would be staying in a nearby hotel for the night. The next available flight to DC that could accommodate the entire group wouldn’t leave until the next day. As it was, they were lucky that the airline had anything that would work for their group and even luckier still that he'd managed to find a hotel with several rooms available at the last minute.

Coordinating transportation to the hotel was a pain, but after a short trip down the road, the group of exhausted teens and anxious chaperones found themselves standing in the hotel lobby as they waited for their room assignments.

“Alright, how are you going to divide up the rooms, then?” Rose asked, glancing around at the group gathered. “There aren’t enough left for each of us to have our own bed.”

“Yeah,” Hux complained. “Our parents paid extra so we wouldn’t have to share.”

“Finn and I don’t mind. We’re happy to share a bed,” Poe offered, wrapping an arm around his boyfriend’s waist with a grin.

“Hold up, we don’t want shenanigans going on. This is supposed to be a school trip,” Ackbar said, scowling at the grinning teens as he knew exactly what would happen if the chaperones weren’t careful.

“We would never,” Poe said, acting affronted as he placed a hand on his chest and tried to look innocent.

“Hmm…” Ackbar scowled. “No couples in a room. I don’t want to have any awkward conversations with your parents when we get back.”

“Better separate them by designations, too,” Antilles suggested. “They’re all supposed to be on suppressants, but we don’t need to risk any surprise heats or ruts.”

“Right,” Ackbar agreed, reaching in his bag for the folder containing all the students’ information.

It took a few minutes to get everything sorted out, but the rooms were soon assigned, and the teens were sent on their way with the warning that the chaperones would be checking in on them in an hour.

“Hey, wait, why do Solo and Niima get to share a room?” Hux whined as the rest of the group headed to their rooms.

“What?” Antilles asked, turning to look over at him.

“The rest of us had to be separated by designations. Why do they get to share?”

“We don’t have enough space for them in the other rooms. Not unless you are volunteering to sleep on the floor so Solo can take your place,” Antilles scowled, clearly tired and wanting to get to his own bed soon. “Besides, they’re siblings. I think everyone would already know if their designations were going to cause problems.”

“Fine,” Hux muttered, shooting a glare over at Ben and Rey before marching down the hallway to one of the rooms assigned to the alpha students.

“Hux is an ass,” Rey said, tossing her bag on the floor as she immediately flopped down on the king-sized bed when they entered the room. “I don’t understand why you even bother to talk to him.”

“He’s usually not so bad,” Ben said absentmindedly as he took his time to explore the room.

It was nice enough, the typical sort of room one would expect at a 2.5-star hotel, but Rey thought it already felt cramped with just the two of them. At least she only had to share the room with Ben, and not three other people like most of the others did. He wouldn’t keep her up half the night gossiping and giggling about the cute alphas on the trip.

“Well, you’re not the one that had to sit near him on the plane,” Rey grumbled, reaching behind her to fluff up one of the pillows. “He made everyone miserable with his complaining.”

Rey could see the indecision on Ben’s face as he stared at the bed for a minute before gingerly sitting down next to her. Despite living in the same household since she was 12, they hadn’t shared a room before. And she had to admit that it was a little… awkward knowing that her very attractive, very large – very alpha – foster brother was going to sleep right next to her.

“So… are you okay with sharing the bed?” Ben asked, reaching to plug in his phone charger as he sat on the very edge of the bed. “I… I can figure something else out. Maybe the chair or… or the floor.”

“What? No. Why would you even ask?” Rey paused scrolling through her phone as she glanced up at Ben in confusion. The situation wasn’t ideal, but they’d become close over the past few years – surely one night wouldn’t impact their friendship.

“Well, you’re my sister. Isn’t it a little weird?”

“I think that’s why we got paired in the first place. Besides, I'd rather share with you than one of the chaperones.”

“Oh. Yeah. Right.”

An awkward sort of silence settled over the room as Rey went back to scrolling through her phone, trying to waste time until the chaperones checked in on them. She just hoped the rough start to the trip didn’t mean that the rest of the week was going to be like this.

Falling asleep that night was more difficult than Rey expected as she tossed and turned on the bed for almost an hour, unable to get comfortable. The mattress was surprisingly lumpy, and despite it being a king-sized bed, it felt barely big enough for the two of them. How Ben had managed to fall asleep already was a mystery.

Though maybe the fact that he stripped down to his boxer briefs before climbing into bed helped because, god, was the air conditioner even working?

The room felt sticky and warm even with most of the covers kicked off, and it seemed to only grow hotter as the minutes ticked by. Rey didn’t know how she was supposed to sleep when she was sweating so much.

And then there was the damn itching. Her skin was crawling, begging to be soothed, and the incessant itchy feeling on her glands made her want to scream in frustration. If this kept up, she was going to break through her skin, trying to scratch away at her mating gland.

What the hell was going on?

Rey knew she was up to date on her suppressants – she was always careful about not missing a dose – and her next heat wasn’t until after the school year ended. Besides, the school had required doctors’ notes for all of the alpha and omega students, and there was no way they would have let her go on the trip if there was a risk of her going into heat.

Fuck, this was becoming unbearable.

There was one thing that might help her fall asleep – it’d always worked in the past – but she was trying to resist the temptation.

She couldn’t.

Not with Ben lying right next to her on the bed.

It would be wrong. Right?

Another minute or two passed as Rey lay there, staring at the ceiling before she gave in, trailing her fingers down to the top of her sleep shorts. And then her hand dipped underneath, leaving teasing touches along the edge of her cunt.

It would be fine. Ben was turned on his side, facing away from her, so if she was careful, it’s not like he would even know.

Just like he would never know about the slick that was already soaking her through her shorts or how her cunt ached to be filled as she teased her clit.

It would be her little secret. No one would know that she imagined what it would be like to have an alpha – her alpha – watching as she slid two fingers into her cunt – pumping once, twice, three times – as she soaked her hand in slick before moving her attention back to her clit.

Teasing her clit

Tracing circles

Swirling her fingers over and over again

Just a little more.

She was close. So close.

Her eyes drifted shut as she focused on her clit – touching herself in that oh-so-familiar way – and her breathing grew harsh. Rey didn’t notice how her body was unconsciously shifting towards the alpha that was lying next to her. Or the sudden spike in alpha pheromones as she let out a soft whimper.

And then she was coming, her orgasm hitting her as she imagined her fingers were replaced by a tall, dark-haired alpha – one that smelled suspiciously familiar – and she didn’t even bother to muffle the whine that escaped her.

“What the fuck?”

Rey startled, letting out a small shriek when she opened her eyes to see Ben propped up on his elbow as he stared down at her.

“I… I…” She tried not to panic – tried to come up with a believable lie – but she blanked, her mind still a little hazy from the orgasm she’d just had.

“What the fuck are you doing?”

“Ben… I… I…”

“Omega,” a growl escaped him when she failed to say anything else. “Tell me right now what you were doing.”

Oh.

Oh fuck.

That he… did he… he... he just used an alpha command on her. She’d never seen Ben like this. He never used his alpha voice. Not since the first time he’d presented.

But the compulsion to obey – to tell him exactly what she’d been doing – threatened to overwhelm Rey as embarrassment washed over her.

“I… I couldn’t sleep… and… and…” she paused, trying not to say the next part but knowing that the tightness in her chest would only grow until she obeyed his command. “I… I needed to masturbate.”

God, this fucking mortifying. Of course she would get caught.

She watched as Ben swallowed harshly as his eyes darted down to where her nipples were painfully obvious through the thin little tank top she wore, and she only hoped that he couldn’t see through the sheet.

But those hopes were dashed a moment later when he ripped off the covers, and his gaze immediately dropped down to where her sleep shorts were soaked through with slick. She barely noticed how his pupils dilated as he inched closer to her or the low growl that escaped him when she tried to cover herself back up.

“Fuck, Rey,” Ben groaned. “You fucking soaked the bed.”

“I… I’m sorry… I… Ben… I can ask for housekeeping… or get some towels… or…” she trailed off when Ben yanked her hand up to his mouth. And before she knew what was happening, he sucked her slicked-covered fingers into his mouth.

Oh. Fuck.

A shiver ran down her spine when his tongue swirled across her fingers over and over again, soaking up every hint of slick. And Rey knew she should be embarrassed as fresh slick started to drip down her thighs with every swipe of his tongue but… but all she could imagine was his tongue somewhere else.

Fuck. If his tongue felt this good on her fingers, what would it be like on her clit?

“Ben... Alpha…” Rey whined, wanting – needing – more.

The sound of his name seemed to draw Ben to his senses as he jerked back, staring down at her in shock at the sudden realization that Rey's fingers were in his mouth, but instead of stopping - pulling away - Ben just continued what he was doing.

“Alpha… please…” Rey begged, unsure exactly what she was asking.

All she knew was that she needed an alpha – her alpha – to ease the ache in her cunt.

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An almost painfully long moment passed while Ben continued to suck on her fingers, not seeming to care about anything else as his tongue drew circles over her skin, soaking up every trace of her slick. It left Rey’s belly tight, an ache forming as she clenched, trying to bite back a whimper.

Oh god.

The air was thick with tension, and Rey could hardly find the strength to breathe as Ben’s scent spiked, turning heady and dark with each swipe of his tongue. And just when Rey thought he might be done – really, there hadn’t been that much on her hand – he kept going, fresh slick forming between her thighs, leaving her squirming on the bed.

Her senses should have been screaming, warning her of danger from the unmated alpha, but it took everything she had not to roll over and present herself. And based on how heavily he was breathing and the way his scent was spiking, she knew he’d take her up on the offer. Ben might even bite her if she was good enough...

Fuck. Her skin felt like it was on fire, heated and itchy, leaving her so fucking desperate for something she couldn’t even describe. Rey couldn’t keep quiet anymore, a needy whine escaping her as she rubbed her thighs together, and the noise seemed to startle Ben as he hastily removed her fingers from his mouth with a pop.

“Rey,” Ben sighed, his voice low, almost a rumble. “Omega. I... I...”

Even through the haze settling over her, Rey was struck by how attractive Ben was, with his face flushed and the heated look in his eyes that promised... something. God. She shouldn’t even be thinking about him like this. He was her brother. But fuck, right now, she really couldn’t be bothered to care.

“Please, Ben... Alpha. I... I need...” she whined, shifting on the bed as she tried to find some relief from the growing ache in her cunt.

“What?” Ben asked, concern in his voice as his shoulders tensed, glancing about the room as if he thought he might need to protect her from something. “What do you need, Omega?”

“I’m so itchy,” Rey said, reaching up to scratch the throbbing gland on her neck. “Please, Ben. I... I can’t sleep. It’s too hot.”

She cringed, hating how needy she sounded, but something was wrong with her. It didn’t make sense. She’d taken all of her pills that morning. Since she’d presented, Leia had always made sure that both Rey and Ben followed their doctor’s orders, diligently taking all of their blockers and suppressants.

And, really, except for her very first heat a little over a year ago when Leia decided it was best that Ben stay with Uncle Lando for the week after he’d started growling as he stood outside her door, refusing to move, there hadn’t been any serious problems.

Well… mostly.

There’d also been the time before that when Ben had gone into his first rut. One minute, they’d been goofing around in the kitchen, laughing and splashing each other with water as they cleaned off the dishes from dinner, and the next, he’d had her trapped against the fridge, growling and saying something about claiming his omega.

He’d managed to scent nearly all of her glands before Han could pull him off, barking out an alpha command to his son as he ordered Rey to find Leia. Everything had happened in a blur, but even now, the memory of him pressing against her, his mouth dangerously close to her mating gland, sent a shiver through her.

Brand new alphas didn’t respond well to unrelated omegas in their space, even ones like Rey, who hadn’t started to show any signs of presenting. But she’d been fine. Really. He’d traced his fingers all over her glands, burying his face against the mating gland on the back of her neck, and yet Rey hadn’t been at all worried. If anything, she’d never felt more content, a happy purr building in her chest as her foster brother mouthed at her gland.

Han and Leia had been all sorts of freaked out as they tried to pull them apart, but something had told her that she was safe with Ben then. And it was the same sort of feeling that was with her now as she was stretched out on the bed, soaked with slick and barely able to focus while he stared down her, leaving her all itchy and restless and aching for more.

It was beyond frustrating, and maybe if she wasn’t caught up in everything she was feeling just then, Rey might have been embarrassed. Her next heat wasn’t due for another few weeks. And not that she’d experienced more than a handful at this point, but everything Leia and Dr. Kalonia had told her said that this shouldn’t be happening. Breakthrough heats weren’t a thing. Not unless an omega was stressed over something, or maybe if they were in close proximity to a compatible alpha for too long.

But she didn’t feel stressed, at least not more than usual, and the other option seemed totally out of the question. Ben was her foster brother, for fucks sake. There’d been plenty of opportunities for something to happen between them before now, so to even consider that sleeping next to him would trigger her heat was absurd.

Laughable, really.

Maybe it was best that she didn’t let herself think about that now. Not when he was right here, staring down at her with a heated gaze as his scent spiked, the heady aroma of an alpha on the edge filling the small hotel room.

“Please…” Rey whined, absently scratching at her throbbing mating gland again. “I… I need help.”

Ben paused, indecision on his face for a long moment, but she heard the rumble in his chest, the almost growl he let out, and she had to bite back a self-satisfied purr when he yanked on her sleep shorts, dragging them down with such force that Rey heard a ripping noise.

But Rey couldn’t be bothered to care. She was too focused on him.

On how his eyes were blown wide with arousal. The intoxicating scent that was radiating off him, filling the room. The damp spot on the large tent in his boxer briefs. How she wanted to beg him to sink his teeth into her.

Fucking hell.

“God, Rey,” Ben groaned, his voice rough and low, barely more than a grumble, as he stared at her exposed cunt.

“Please, Ben…” Rey whined, desperate as she grasped for his hand, drawing it down to rest just below her belly button. “It hurts, Alpha.”

“Omega, I… I…”

“Help me. Please.”

Ben sucked in a deep breath, his hand warm and heavy on her lower belly, and after a moment’s hesitation, he slid his hand down, the slightest tremble in his fingers as his thumb swiped across the tiny patch of hair that framed her cunt.

“Look at you, Omega. You’re soaked with slick.”

Oh. Her belly twisted as she watched Ben bring his slick-covered fingers up to his mouth, sucking them clean, and then he repeated the motion twice more, and Rey had to bite her lip, hands twisting in the sheets as she tried to muffle the cries that threatened to escape her.

Fuck.

It was excruciating lying there waiting for him to do… something. Anything to relieve that restless ache in her cunt.

“Please, Ben…” Rey whimpered when his thumb brushed over her cunt, parting her folds as he teased her clit. She felt mindless just then, squirming as her hips followed the movement of his fingers. It wasn’t enough. She needed more. “Alpha... I... I...”

“Patience, Omega,” he growled, his voice dipping dangerously close to an alpha command as his fingers tapped hard on her clit, catching her off guard with the reprimand. “Or else I’ll stop.”

“Oh!” Rey cried, hips bucking as it sent shockwaves through her. It was unbelievably arousing. Fuck. When had her foster brother become such an alpha?

Everything in her was screaming that she needed to obey him just then, not wanting to risk disappointing Ben… her alpha.

It was confusing and weird and so fucking hot all at once. Anticipation built in her belly, curling tighter and tighter as Ben played with her. His movements were shaky at first, hesitating as he kept glancing up at her as if he was expecting her to start yelling at him, but that was the last thing on Rey’s mind.

She was too consumed with the pleasure that was quickly building, leaving her breathless and aching as his confidence grew with each swirl of his fingers. Her nipples were hardened into tight little peaks, pressing against the thin tank she wore, and it was a struggle to keep from crying out when he leaned forward, pressing hot kisses against her nipple through the top.

It was all too much.

And yet, she needed more. So much more.

“What…” Rey lifted her head off the pillow to glance down at him, confused by the sudden change when he moved lower, positioning himself between her thighs as he trailed kisses from her lower belly to the top of her aching cunt. “Ben. Alpha. What are you doing?”

“Tasting you.”

Oh.

Oh god.

A whimper escaped her as he swiped his tongue across her cunt, soaking up her slick. And despite how much she wanted to move just then, she tried to ignore the urge as her hands grabbed at the sheets for support while he teased her, his tongue swirling over her clit again and again and again.

She was so on edge. Whatever was happening to her, whether it was a breakthrough heat or something else, was making her so fucking sensitive. To everything. His scent. The sheets twisting underneath her. His hair brushing against her inner thighs. The way his teeth grazed against her clit.

Fuck.

“Alpha!” Rey cried, her hips bucking against Ben’s face as her orgasm caught her by surprise.

A half-muffled sob escaped her, only faintly aware of the fact that they were in a hotel room and that she really needed to be quieter as she fell apart under his touch. He didn’t seem to care, though, continuing to tease and tempt and taste her as his fingers dug into her hips, keeping her from moving away.

If she’d thought she’d been sensitive before, it was nothing compared to this as Ben continued his onslaught, her body responding to his every touch. And it didn’t take long at all for him to push her towards another orgasm, her cunt aching as it clenched down around air again and again, leaving her so fucking needy.

The sheets were a mess underneath her as fresh slick formed, feeling almost feverish from how hot it was in the room. Rey was pretty sure she was saying something - making some sort of noise as her hips bucked up, meeting the movements of his mouth - but she was too far gone to pay it much heed as Ben brought her to the edge of an orgasm over and over before pulling back.

And it seemed to go on endlessly, or maybe it was only a few minutes, she really wasn’t sure, but eventually, as she lay there sweaty and panting as she tried to recover from another orgasm, Rey decided to make her move, knowing that she needed more than just a handful of orgasms to ease the tension that was bubbling under her skin, leaving her teetering on the edge of a heat. Ben seemed to come back to his senses, stiffening in surprise when Rey wiggled against him, trying to get his attention.

“Rey? What… what are you doing?” Ben asked, his face glistening with her slick as he pulled back to look up at her, and the sight was almost enough to send her spiraling over the edge again.

Oh god. Her foster brother was covered in her slick. He’d put his mouth down there. It made her clench, the relentless ache building as she realized that, in a way, she’d marked him. Even if he washed it all off, her scent was mixing with his, warning all other omegas to stay away.

He belonged to her. Her alpha.

“Please, Alpha,” Rey whined, tugging on his arm as she urged him to move up the bed until he was practically on top of her. “I need…. I need your knot…”

“Omega, I…” Ben trailed off, his breathing heavy as he stared down at her, eyes dark with arousal. “Rey, we shouldn’t.”

“Why not?” Rey pouted, taking the opportunity to fling off her shirt before leaning back against the pillows, nipples pointed and flushed and hoping that it might tempt him into giving her exactly what she wanted.

“I… I don’t…”

“Just a little?” Rey asked, rocking her hips up as she tried to encourage him to move closer, needing to be as close as possible to her alpha just then. “Please. You don’t even need to put it in all the way.”

“Fuck. Rey…”

“I know you want to,” she teased, enjoying his sharp intake of breath as her cunt brushed against the front of his boxer briefs. “You’ve already tasted me. Please.”

“Even if I wanted to…” Ben said, his voice turning into a low growl as he leaned forward, his hands fisting the sheets on either side of her head. “This is a bad idea. What if I lose control?”

“Don’t care.”

And she really didn’t. If anything, it was intoxicating knowing that Ben might lose control with her. That he might do more than just ease the ache in her cunt. Might even leave his mark on her.

“Rey…”

“I don’t need much. Just the tip…”

“Rey. I… I... We’re siblings. We shouldn’t,” Ben hesitated, closing his eyes as he took a deep breath.

But despite what he was saying, Rey noticed how his scent changed, giving away how interested he was. And if that weren’t enough, the little rock of his hips - almost enough to miss if she wasn’t following his every move so closely - would have given him away.

God. Just looking up at Ben, all flushed and panting, the heady scent pouring off him hinting at how close he was to losing control, as he considered her request, made her want to sink her teeth into his gland. Fuck. She really shouldn’t be thinking such things.

“I’m just your foster sister. Not really related,” Rey said with a shrug, trying to appear more nonchalant than she actually felt. After the orgasms he’d given her, it was hard to think of anything other than how much she wanted his cock.

“Are… are you sure? Omega, I don’t know if...”

“Please, Ben. I’m sure. So sure.”

Ben swallowed, staring down at her for a moment, but he must have made up his mind, closing the space between them as he hastily shoved his boxer briefs down, revealing the largest cock Rey had ever seen. Well, technically, the only cock she’d ever seen, at least in person, but she knew it was big, just like everything else about her foster brother.

“Just a little,” Ben said, seeming to talk more to himself than he was to her as he positioned himself over her. “No penetration. Can’t... can’t take your first time from you.”

Oh god. Her first time. More than anything, Rey wanted that to be now - with him. With Ben.

Heat pooled in her belly at just the thought as she propped herself up on her elbows, curious and undeniably aroused by what was about to happen. She couldn’t take her eyes off the small drop of precum gathered at the tip as he moved close, wondering if Ben would let her lean down and lick it.

Would he taste just like his scent? Dark and woodsy, with heady undertones that made her think of cold winter nights curled up under the blankets as the world outside turned into a magical wonderland. Maybe… maybe later, she’d get a chance to find out.

“Alpha…” Rey exhaled, shockwaves of pleasure coursing through her as his cock brushed against her clit.

“Fuck. Look at you,” Ben groaned, taking his cock in hand, his hands almost shaky as he rubbed the head of his cock across her clit, massaging his precum into her skin.

It was electrifying.

Slick pooled between her thighs, rocking her hips up to meet his cock as he teased her with the tip, circling it around her clit before sliding it through her folds once, twice, three times, and then he was swiping it across her clit again.

Over and over and over, he repeated the motion, reducing her to a desperate, sobbing mess underneath him. It was an exquisite sort of torture, so very close to giving her everything and yet denying her what she most wanted.

Oh god. Her breath caught in her throat when the very tip of his cock caught at the opening of her cunt, the tiniest hint of pain as he stretched her open.

“Fuck. Fuck. Fuck,” Ben said, his movements coming to an immediate halt as panic laced his tone.

“Please, Alpha… more…” Rey begged, too far gone to care as she arched her back, trying to make him go deeper.

“Stop that,” he growled, even as his cock slipped a little further inside. Not much, just an inch or so, but already, it was better than any toy she’d used to help her through a heat.

“Please, Ben.”

“Rey… I can’t. I shouldn’t,” Ben groaned, gritting his teeth as he held perfectly still. “Your… your first time should be special. Not… not with your brother.”

“But I want you.”

“Rey…”

“Fine. If you don’t want to help me, Ben, that’s fine,” Rey snapped, pushing at his chest as she reached for her discarded shirt, ready to move off the bed. He was probably trying to do the right thing, at least that’s what she told herself, but Rey was still hurt, feeling more than a little rejected just then.

Maybe if she threatened to leave…

“Rey, it’s not like that...”

“I’m sure there are plenty of alphas at the bar downstairs that would fuck me,” she said, sounding more confident than she felt just then. Confronting her alpha, even if he was being stubborn, went against everything she knew as an omega. “Or I can always ask Hux. I’m sure he’d be willing.”

The change that came over Ben was almost immediate as a loud growl echoed through the room at the very mention of other alphas. His scent darkened, becoming stronger, more potent as he grabbed her around the waist, almost vibrating with barely suppressed anger, and roughly tossed her back on the bed.

And it took everything Rey had to hold back the very satisfied smile that was tugging at her lips as he pressed her into the mattress, pinning her wrists above her head to keep her from leaving.

Alphas were always so predictable.

“You’re mine, Omega. Do you hear that? Mine,” he kissed, rocking against her as his lips roughly latched onto her mating gland, sending shockwaves of pleasure through her.

Oh god.

Rey nodded, unable to do more than whimper in response as he started to nip at her, his teeth grazing against the skin, almost, but not quite, breaking through. Fuck.

“Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine,” Ben declared between each little nip and kiss on her gland, his breath hot against her skin. “Always been mine. My omega.”

Fuck. This was everything she’d wanted and more.

“Knew it from the moment you moved in,” Ben whispered, his hips rolling in desperate movements as he ground his cock against her dripping cunt. “Almost claimed you during your first heat.”

Oh.

Oh fuck.

He almost…

Fucking hell.

“Such a perfect little omega with your perfect little cunt,” Ben groaned, reaching a hand down to position his cock before slowly – oh-so-slowly – starting to ease it inside. “Made for me.”

Her body struggled to accommodate him, even with all the slick and the orgasms he’d given her, but Rey hardly cared about the small twinge of pain as he worked his cock in inch by inch. That was something that could be dealt with later. She didn’t want to risk anything changing his mind, not now.

But god, was she full. Stretched impossibly tight around him. And then he started moving, giving slow, gentle thrusts, and oh god…

Rey hadn’t ever experienced anything like this. Everyone was always talking about sex, but if she’d known it felt this good… well, it was probably better that she hadn’t, else she would have slipped into her brother’s bed after her very first heat.

And now that she had, Rey couldn’t imagine ever going back to the way things had been.

“Gonna make you mine… keep you forever,” Ben whispered, his cock swelling as he rutted against her, his pace increasing with each thrust. “Would you like that, Omega? Would you like to be mine?”

“Please… please Alpha… yours…” Rey whimpered, thrashing on the sheets as his firm grip kept her arms pinned above her head.

Fuck.

Images of spending forever with her alpha – through every heat and rut and milestone of life, and maybe, if she were lucky, with his pups – flashed through her mind as she surged up, yanking her arms free to wrap around Ben, desperate to be as close to him as possible.

It was enough to send them both crashing over the edge, their mouths meeting in a sloppy, desperate kiss as Ben collapsed down on her, his knot locking them together.

Her first kiss.

And it was better than anything she could have ever imagined.

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One kiss led to another, and the night became a blur, unable to keep their hands off each other while Ben’s knot kept them locked tight. The annoying, itchy heat from earlier faded away as a drowsy sort of haze settled over the room, their scents mixing while they exchanged soft, longing kisses, creating a blend that was uniquely Ben and Rey. Together.

The only thing that could have made it better was if the gland at the nape of her neck wasn’t throbbing so much, the painful ache reminding her that despite what happened, she was still just as unmated as when the night began.

It was almost enough to sour how she was feeling just then, but Rey tried to put that out of her mind as she clung to Ben, soaking in everything she could. Logically, she knew it was silly to even think of such things. They were still in high school, and more to the point, they were foster siblings. Of course, he wouldn’t bite her mating gland.

That was just a foolish daydream. The passing fancy of a 16-year-old omega experiencing her first knot. Better that she focus on the here and now. On Ben. On how she felt so small and safe underneath him. On the way his lips dragged across hers, deepening the kiss with each passing moment as if this might be his last chance to taste her.

God, she never wanted this to end.

But as with all things, it couldn’t last forever, and whatever strange, wonderful turn of events that had led to this moment was coming to an end as his knot eventually softened, their kisses slowing to a gentle halt. And Rey was left feeling strangely empty, an unhappy whining escaping before she could stop herself when Ben started to move away.

“Ben, please,” Rey begged, her hands grasping as she tried to pull him back to her, already missing how his weight had pressed her into the mattress.

“Rey, we… we need to stop,” Ben said, sighing as he flopped back on the pillow beside her. “This was… I mean… I shouldn’t have…”

“But I don’t want to,” Rey said, unable to keep the pout out of her voice as she glanced over at him, painfully aware of the few scant inches that separated them. It felt like the strongest of rejections. That her alpha didn’t want her. It was stupid, she knew, and yet it hurt more than she wanted to admit.

“Rey, I...”

“Please, Ben.”

“Come on,” Ben grumbled, reaching for one of the blankets to drape over them. “We should... we should sleep.”

“Alpha...” Rey whined, not ready to call it a night, even if it was creeping close to 2 am. Not yet, at least. Not with how her stomach churned, heat flickering back to life as it slowly started to build again.

“Shh, Omega,” Ben said, his voice hovering on the edge of a command as his thumb brushed over the throbbing mating gland on her neck. “Time to go to sleep.”

Rey didn’t know how or why, but his voice, accompanied by his thumb gently tapping her gland twice more, was enough to settle the bubbling anxiety in her chest. She still wasn’t thrilled at the idea of falling asleep like this – afraid that if she slept, all of this would turn into a fantastical dream – but a small, persistently annoying voice in the back of her head urged Rey to obey him.

It would make Alpha happy.

Resigned to the fact that he probably was right, Rey sighed before taking advantage of the moment to curl into his side, pressing her face tight against his chest as Ben settled back on the mattress. If she was going to sleep, it would be on her terms – as close to her alpha as possible.

Rey was well aware that she was being uncharacteristically needy, but just then, as she snuggled so close to Ben that she could practically taste the heady, intoxicating scent rolling off him, she really didn’t care.

Ben didn’t seem to mind too much either since barely a second passed before he was wrapping an arm around her, keeping her firmly tucked against him. And Rey couldn’t help the happy, soft little chirps that escaped her when his chest started rumbling, sounding almost like a contented purr, as his other hand moved to cup her neck, drawing soft circles over her mating gland with his thumb.

Oh. She could get used to this.

That was a dangerous thought.

It could have been twenty minutes later or two hours; Rey really wasn’t sure. All she knew was that she ached, anxiety growing with each passing minute as a sharp cramp hit her lower belly. Oh no. The restlessness from earlier was back, even stronger this time, as she felt the undeniable urge to beg her alpha to help her.

Fuck her.

Knot her.

Claim her.

This was ridiculous.

She tried her best to ignore it, wanting nothing more than to fall back asleep in her brother’s arms, but when another cramp rolled through her, more painful this time as fresh slick dampened her inner thighs, she let out a pitiful whimper. It was becoming too much. She needed something – anything – to relieve this.

“What’s wrong?” Ben asked, his voice rough with sleep as he stirred awake, his scent spiking in alarm when she whimpered again.

“I… I don’t…” Rey whined, shifting against him as she tried to get comfortable. She was fairly sure she knew exactly what was causing this, but Rey didn’t dare to say it out loud.

It wasn’t fair. It shouldn’t be happening now. She’d hoped – foolishly, it would seem – that what they’d done earlier had been enough to push this off for a little longer, but if anything, it seemed to have sped things up.

“Omega,” Ben said, his voice dipping down into a command as he propped himself up on his elbow, worry furrowing his brow. “Something’s wrong. What is it?”

“I… I hurt, Alpha,” Rey whispered, turning to burrow her face against his chest, wishing that she could disappear as more cramps twisted her lower belly.

“Tell me,” he urged, his tone softening as he brushed a hand over the back of her head, slowly moving it down until his thumb rested on her mating gland. “I promise. It’ll be okay.”

“It’s… it’s my heat.” Rey cringed as she spoke, knowing that she needed to tell him – it was only fair, after all – but she was worried that he might be upset. Or worse, reject her.

“Heat? Fuck, Rey. I… I thought,” Ben swore, sounding almost panicked as he tried to sit up. “We… fuck.”

“Ben, please,” Rey whined, her fingers digging into his arm as she clung to him, refusing to let him move away. God, the anxiety clawing away at her stomach over the thought of her alpha leaving her was unbearable. “Don’t go.”

“I’m not. I just…” Ben sighed, not meeting her gaze as his thumb absently drew circles across her mating gland. It was like he was obsessed with it, unable to keep his hands off her gland since they’d fucked earlier. “Why did you come on this trip if your heat was due? For fucks sake, Rey, an alpha could have hurt you.”

“It’s not due, Ben. Not for another month at least,” Rey said, feeling more than a bit embarrassed. Heats were already a personal thing, and even though he was her brother – or maybe because he was her brother – she was reluctant to admit just how much her body craved him. And not just tonight, either. She’d been anxious for his touch for longer than she wanted to admit. “It’s coming early. I think… I think I’m having a breakthrough heat.”

“Is that why we…” Ben trailed off, his movement stilling as he tensed, coming to a sudden realization. “Oh god, did you even want this? Did I… did I hurt you? Should I call Mom and Dad to come get you?”

“Ben – Alpha – I’m… I’m fine,” Rey said, sliding her hand up his chest until her fingers were resting on the edge of his gland, the movement seeming to calm the young alpha.

“Are you… are you sure?”

“I promise,” Rey said, unable to keep from rocking her hips against his thigh in a futile attempt to relieve the persistent ache between her thighs. “I… I wanted this.”

“Oh.”

She could feel her brother relax, his scent blossoming into something darker, more heady, at her words as the unspoken significance of what they’d done hung in the air. It made her ache even more, her cunt clenching and desperate for relief as she squirmed against him, her body instinctively reacting to the change in his scent.

A moment passed, and then another, before Ben said, “Well, I suppose since it’s probably at least a little bit my fault, I should help you with this.”

His voice was thick with arousal yet almost teasing as he ran a hand down her back, trailing across her hip until his fingers were right there, teasing her slick soaked inner thighs. It left Rey whimpering, squirming against him when his fingers parted her folds, tracing along her cunt as her slick coated his fingers.

“Alpha…”

“Only fair that I’m the one fucking you,” Ben teased, slipping a finger inside her, giving her only a second to adjust before he added a second. It made her want to sigh and scream and cry out for more when he started to punctuate each word with a thrust. “Knotting my little omega sister. Easing the ache from your heat as I stuff you full. Again and again and again. Until all you know is your alpha.”

Oh god.

The mood shifted, the air becoming heavy with pheromones, as Ben thrust once – twice – three times more before bringing his glistening, slick-covered fingers up to his mouth to suck on. The delighted groan he made as he licked off every trace was almost enough to make Rey cum right there. It was so unbelievably hot knowing that her slick was doing this to him.

His cock was rock-hard because of her.

Pre-cum gathering at the tip because of her.

Flushed and warm and begging to be sucked because of her.

She trailed her hand down, running her fingers along the length of his cock, and the way his chest heaved, his scent rolling off him in waves, made Rey wonder if she were to cover his cock in soft kisses and licks if she’d be able to taste his scent.

But before she had a chance to find out, Ben was grabbing her by the waist, taking Rey with him as he rolled onto his back, not stopping until he was propped up against the pillows with her stretched out across his thighs.

“Ben?” Rey asked, uncertainty in her voice as she steadied herself on his lap.

“Wanna watch your tits as I fuck you,” Ben declared, reaching out to tug on her left nipple as he rocked his hips up. “They’ve been tormenting me for ages now. Always right there, begging to be sucked as you bounce around the house in those tiny tank tops. Only fair that I get a good look.”

Fuck. Rey bit her lip, trying to stifle a cry when he leaned forward, his lips wrapping around her nipple as he teased and sucked and tormented her with his mouth. He was relentless as he feasted on her, alternating between grazing her nipple with his teeth, giving it a little nip, and sucking hard on her breast before running teasing circles over her skin with his tongue. And then he switched to her other breast to start the whole thing all over again.

She was sure there would be marks all over her in the morning, but Rey honestly couldn’t find it in herself to be upset. If anything, a not-so-small part of her was thrilled that she’d carry proof of what they’d done for days to come.

“’Sides, it’s only our second time,” Ben said with a grin when he eventually pulled back, releasing her nipple with a little pop before taking his cock in hand as he swiped the tip across her slick-covered cunt. Her senses were already so edge, but the press of his cock against her clit was almost electrifying. “Heard this was supposed to be easier.”

“Oh.”

“Need to be gentle,” Ben said, nudging her hips until she was perfectly positioned over his cock, the tip grazing against her cunt. “Because I don’t plan on stopping here.”

The thought of more – more knots, more midnights, and maybe even more heats – with her alpha was intoxicating. She was greedy for it all. Whatever her alpha had to offer, she wanted.

The cramping in her stomach faded into the background as Ben helped her sink down on his cock. She didn’t know how she managed it – god, he was so big – but she did. Somehow. And by the time her thighs were flush against his, her breathing was heavy, fingers digging into his shoulders as she steadied herself.

“Could look at you sitting on my cock all day,” Ben said, awe in his voice as his thumb brushed over her clit.

“Please, Alpha,” Rey cried, a shudder running through her as she clenched around his cock. She felt stretched tight – his cock practically splitting her in two as her body struggled to accommodate him even with all the slick and everything they’d done earlier – and when he repeated the motion, her belly tightened, already so close to an orgasm.

“Got the prettiest little tits,” Ben groaned, his eyes glued on how her tits bounced as she shifted on his lap. “Shouldn’t be thinking of you like this, Omega, but god, I wanna keep you.”

Rey barely had time to process what he was saying before he started moving, rolling his hips up as he encouraged her to ride him. She knew he was talking, murmuring something about how pretty and perfect and wonderful she was, but Rey was so lost in the moment that she just nodded her head, leaning forward to bury her face in his neck as Ben thrust again and again and again.

“God, you feel so good wrapped around my cock, Omega,” Ben grunted, his hands digging into her hips as he guided her up and down over his cock. “So good. Should have been fucking my little sister ages ago.”

“Ben!” Rey cried out, clinging to him for support. She couldn’t explain why but something about being called his little sister right now, while she was lodged on his cock, aroused her. Fuck. It really shouldn’t feel this wonderful to be fucking him. Her brother. Her alpha.

“Fuck, Rey, I can’t wait to put a pup in you.”

A pup. His pup.

Fucking hell.

The idea was intoxicating. Heady and overwhelming and beyond arousing, her body instinctively reacting to the thought of carrying his pup as she clenched around his cock, desperate to keep him inside her. It was too soon. They were far too young to even consider pups, but it was all she wanted just then.

“Gonna fill you up…” Ben grunted, his voice growing hoarse as his movements started growing sloppy, an orgasm just out of reach. “Stuff you full…”

Oh god.

Her belly tightened more and more with each roll of her hips, her thighs shaky from the effort of riding his cock, and when Ben leaned forward to suck her nipple into his mouth while he rocked his hips up, it was enough to push her over the edge, an orgasm ripped through her, clenching again and again as her cunt clamped tight around his cock. Pleasure rolled through her, and it left Rey almost senseless from its intensity as her fingers dug into his shoulders, biting her lip to keep from turning into a babbling, desperate mess.

Ben was still fucking her, taking his time to draw out the moment as she slowly came down from her orgasm, and when her nose brushed against his mating gland, Rey realized she was almost perfectly positioned to sink her teeth into his mating gland. Oh. She didn’t want much. Just a little bite. No more than a nibble. That’s all.

She tried to ignore the urge, focusing on how Ben’s cock filled her, a delicious ache forming as he stretched her open, but she was helpless to resist, grazing her teeth over his raised, throbbing gland. Ben let out a deep groan, chest heaving as his hips snapped up in response, and she knew that once wasn’t enough as her teeth grazed the gland again, a little harder this time.

It was like a switch had been flipped. Ben surged up on the bed, rolling them over in one smooth movement until she was left flat on her back, his cock still lodged inside her, as he pressed her into the mattress.

“Don’t do that,” he growled, the underlying threat of a command in his voice as he gave a sharp thrust. “Not unless you want to be mated to your big brother.”

“And if that’s what I want?” Rey challenged, surprising even herself just then. Maybe it was the heat licking across her skin or all of the pheromones filling the room, but whatever it was, Rey knew that she’d love nothing more than for him to sink his teeth into her gland.

Marking her.

Mating her.

Claiming her forever.

“Omega…” he warned, meeting her gaze, and the heat in his eyes was almost searing as everything else faded into the background.

“Do it.”

He hesitated for only a moment, glancing down when she arched her neck, baring it for him, giving him the perfect glimpse of her throbbing mating gland. Pure, unadulterated happiness filled Rey when Ben released a sharp breath before nodding, and then he was pressing her even deeper into the mattress as he leaned forward until his teeth were scraping over her gland. Oh god. This was it.

“Mine… mine… mine…” Ben groaned, his breath hot against her skin as his teeth pressed into her gland – almost, but not quite – biting her. A thrill ran through her when Ben started rocking his hips again, delighted at the realization that biting her – mating her – claiming her – was enough to push him into an orgasm as his knot popped, stretching her impossibly wider. “My perfect little omega. Mine.”

Rey cried out, not bothering to muffle the noise as his teeth clamped down, breaking through the skin, permanently marking her gland. It was all an exquisite mix of pain and pleasure, leaving her whimpering as fresh slick soaked the sheets underneath her even more.

Fuck.

“Mine forever,” Ben said, running his tongue over her mating gland to soothe the bite.

Nothing could have prepared her for this moment as he tilted his head, baring his neck for her, inviting her to return the bite. And if she thought she was happy before, it was dull and lifeless compared to the happiness that flooded through her as she leaned up, her teeth sinking into his mating gland, marking her alpha.

Alpha. She’d found her alpha, and there was no going back now.

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They didn’t go back to sleep after that, any hint of tiredness fading away as their bodies adjusted to the fresh bond. Everything felt so raw – so exquisitely real – leaving all of her senses aflame as Ben trailed soft kisses over her glands. Oh god. The twinge of pain from the mating bite was forgotten as Rey slipped into a full heat, the bed becoming a mess of slick and sweat and cum as they fucked again and again and again.

It was glorious.

Rey had never been more exhausted and satisfied and… and… and happy as she lost herself in Ben’s arms. God, tonight was everything she could have ever wanted.

When morning finally came, the hotel was in an uproar.

With all the scrambling the night before to get last-minute accommodations, by the time their group had arrived at the hotel, the front desk wasn’t able to room everyone on the same floor. It was inconvenient, Ackbar supposed, as he went around to make sure the students were all up and headed down to breakfast, but for one night, they’d managed ok enough.

He was just glad that only a couple of students were on this floor because even with the extra measures the hotel had in place to filter out scents so the guests could enjoy their stay without being subjected to whatever might be going on behind closed doors, the moment he stepped off the elevator, Akbar immediately noticed that something was off.

Someone in the hotel was in heat.

“What the hell,” Ackbar muttered, a put of dread building in his stomach as he neared the room Solo and Niima were sharing.

The almost overpowering scent lingering in the hallway, the telltale sign of an omega in heat, was enough to curdle his stomach. Normally, he’d just try to ignore it, maybe grab some extra scent block to put on, but the moment he realized it was coming from behind their door, Ackbar knew that something had gone horribly, horribly wrong.

“Oh god, no,” Ackbar swore, swiftly moving to knock on the door. “No. No. No. This can’t be happening.”

He knocked three times in rapid succession, calling out their names, and when there was no response, Ackbar was pretty sure he was going to be sick. Of all the rotten, no-good luck.

Hoping against hope that this was all just a giant mistake, he knocked on the door once more, waiting a minute to see if either of them stirred. Nothing. Sighing, Ackbar reluctantly headed down to the front desk for a room key. This was not how he thought his morning would go. They’d planned for all sorts of contingencies on this trip, but if what he thought had happened actually did, well… he’d rather not think about how much trouble he’d be in.

But he wasn’t going to be the only one dealing with the consequences, Ackbar decided, spotting Antilles sitting near the breakfast bar when he turned to go back upstairs. Better that the two of them deal with whatever was going on in that room together.

“Come on,” Ackbar said, ushering Antilles toward the elevators.

“What?” Antilles asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes before taking a bite from the muffin he’d grabbed.

“We’ve got trouble.”

“Who?”

“Solo and Niima.”

“Damnit,” Antilles swore, tossing the half-eaten muffin back on the table as he pushed back from the table.

Seconds felt like hours as they made their way to the fourth floor, and after a quick coin flip to determine who would have to enter the room first, Ackbar handed the key card over to Antilles.

“Don’t look so smug,” Antilles grumbled before unlocking the door.

He only managed to take a step or two inside before a growl followed by a shout to stay the fuck away from his mate echoed down the hallway. Antilles hurried right back out of the room as Solo continued to yell threats, and Ackbar was certain that half the hotel had to know that something was wrong.

“Are they…”

“Yep,” Antilles said, grimacing as the door slammed shut behind him.

“Great. Just great. Of course, it would have to be them.”

“What do we do?”

“Call the Organa-Solos. We can’t bring either of them on the plane. Not when they smell like this,” Ackbar sighed, running a hand over his face.

“Oh god. We’re going to get fired, aren’t we? There’s no way he didn’t bite her.”

“No one could have predicted this,” Ackbar said, trying to sound more optimistic than he felt just then. This was a disaster.

The Organa-Solos must have been able to work magic with arranging flights because it was only a few hours later when she arrived, and he immediately regretted all of the life choices that led to this moment. The only saving grace was that the rest of the school group had already headed to the airport, so he didn’t have to worry about a few dozen high school students witnessing this.

“What the hell did you do, Ackbar?” Leia demanded, her voice echoing as she marched through the lobby.

“Leia, I… I… I can explain,” Ackbar said, stumbling over his words as he followed behind the angry omega heading toward the elevators.

He’d give almost anything to disappear just then. He’d been rehearsing what he planned to say ever since they’d contacted the Organa-Solos earlier, but all the words vanished the moment she appeared.

“How exactly are you going to explain this, huh? Whose bright idea was it for Ben and Rey to share a room, anyway?”

“Leia, please. You have to understand. We were exhausted, and the hotel didn’t have enough rooms for us to divide all the students equally.”

“And? That still doesn’t explain your colossal dumbassery.”

“We… we didn’t know this would happen. We…” Ackbar paused, swallowing harshly when Leia turned around to glare at him. “We thought it would be fine. Since they’re siblings and all.”

“Foster siblings. Do you know how hard it’s been to keep them separate?”

“Shit.”

“Shit is right,” Leia said, glaring at him once more before the elevator dinged, the doors opening to their floor. “You better hope they are both happy with this damn impulsive decision because I swear I will make your life miserable.”

He knew she meant it. No one dared to cross Leia, not even on a good day. He was so screwed.

Flying home had been awkward at best. Ben and Rey ended up staying in the hotel for another three days, only emerging once her heat had finally passed, because no one dared to separate the freshly mated couple.

Not that there was any point to it now. Ben and Rey were mated – for all intents, they were as good as married in the eyes of the government – and there was nothing that could be done about it.

And that was perfectly fine with Rey.

Sure, it was beyond awkward finding all of those messages from Leia, informing them that she was here and that they needed to contact her as soon as they regained their senses. Rey couldn’t even look at Leia when they finally managed to separate long enough to get cleaned up. But she had no regrets.

Not even facing everyone at school after this could dull her happiness. The shiny new bite on her neck, cementing her bond with Ben, was worth it because she’d found her alpha, and now, she’d never have to worry about being alone ever again.

“Aren’t you mad?” Ben asked later when they’d returned home and started to settle into their new lives.

Things were different now with Han working on converting the space above the garage into an apartment for them so they could have some privacy, and yet, in many ways, it was still the same as they ate dinner together as a family and complained about all the homework assigned that week.

“Mad?” Rey asked, her brow furrowing as she glanced at him over the bowl of cereal she’d been enjoying. “Why would I be mad?”

“You know,” Ben said, not meeting her gaze as he pushed his breakfast around on his plate. “Because you’re stuck with me now. Didn’t exactly give you a choice.”

“Oh. Ben,” Rey said, reaching for his hand. After everything that had happened, with how confident he’d been in the middle of her heat, she forgot that he didn’t have any more experience with all of this than she did. “I… I was begging for you to bite me. It wasn’t like you forced yourself on me. If anything, I should be apologizing. It was my heat that caused all this.”

“Don’t,” he said, his voice deepening as his fingers tightened around hers. “Don’t ever apologize for that. I… I don’t have any regrets.”

“Good. Me neither,” Rey said, smiling as she gave his hand a squeeze before turning back to her cereal. “Besides, now we can spend the rest of our lives having fun together instead of getting stressed about finding a mate. Do you know how much worry this saved us?”

“God, I love you, Rey,” Ben said with a laugh as he flashed her a wide smile.

Oh. Knowing that she’d made her alpha happy did strange and wonderful things to her belly. They’d whispered tentative “I love yous” back in the hotel and hadn’t really talked about it since her heat ended. But god, Rey would never get tired of hearing him say that.

“So,” Rey said a minute later, pushing the empty bowl of cereal away now that she’d finished. “What was that you said about pups last week?”

“Rey. Omega. Don’t,” Ben cautioned, a hint of a growl in his voice.

The air in the room became thick as his scent spiked, almost warning her, but Rey wasn’t at all discouraged. They were still adjusting to the shift in their relationship – no longer Ben and Rey, foster siblings, but instead Ben and Rey, mates – and everything that came with it, but she knew exactly what she was setting herself up for.

And she couldn’t wait.

Rey laughed as she stood up, enjoying how Ben watched her every movement as she walked around the table and when he swallowed, his breath hitching as she straddled his lap, slowly sinking down until she was resting on his thighs, well… that was fun too.

“Rey…” he breathed, his low tone sending a shiver down her spine as his hands grasped her hips, holding her in place.

“I thought we could practice some more,” Rey said, leaning forward to whisper in his ear as her fingers brushed over the gland at the nape of his neck. “For science, you know.”

“S… science?”

“Science,” Rey said, placing a soft kiss on the space just below his ear. “Now, will my alpha help me practice, or do I have to go work on this myself?”

The change in him was immediate as Ben let out a growl, his heavy scent filling the room at her words, and a shriek of laughter escaped her when Ben wrapped his arms around her, surging to his feet. She barely had a chance to catch her breath as he practically ran to the stairs in his haste to get them to his room.

Oh. Rey knew that, in that moment, she’d never been happier.

The past few weeks might have been a strange whirlwind of events, all tracing back to the moment she’d decided that she needed to masturbate in order to fall asleep, but Rey had been telling Ben the truth that she had no regrets.

They might be young, but she’d always felt perfectly safe around Ben - even when he’d had her pinned against the fridge, trying to scent her - and that wasn’t going to change just because they’d done something a bit impulsive on a school trip.

It was a relief knowing that she’d found her belonging, and something told her that as long as they were together, everything was going to be just fine.