Finn rose up and grabbed her hand, twining their fingers together with a big smile. He didn't have much in the way of plans for this excursion, just wanting to be with Rey. "Then let us stop waiting," he said and lead the way through the doorway.
Once they reached the top of the stairs, Finn pushed the door open to reveal the beautiful beach he'd just imagined. They emerged from the side of what looked like a storage shed and walked out into the privacy that his gift afforded them. Though there were people and families further down the beach, an optimal location to do anything Rey wished.
"What should we do first?" he asked, winding his arm around her waist. "And what do you think Poe would like? Seashells maybe?"
Rey rose up to her feet, squeezing Finn's hand as they climbed the stairs. They left the Underworld for the surface. She didn't have to worry about carrying a bag, or a wallet with money or cards. Her cell phone was in one pocket (a habit she couldn't fully break herself of), but that was it. Nothing else on her person to distract her from the scenery and from Finn.
It was breath taking. The white sands, the sight of families and people further down the shore line, and overall perfect. She had only seen such places on television or in magazines, but never in person. She never thought she would be able to come to a place like this. The sun felt wonderful on her skin, and the sea air was so refreshing.
So much life and light. Things she had been aware of before, but now...it sang to her.
"I think seashells would be a wonderful start. There are shops further down that we could look in." she pointed to the little shacks further down the shore.
"But...I have an idea..." she gently pulled away from Finn, tapping into her power again to leave her barefoot in the sand, making it a bit easier to walk down to the waves. Reminiscent of him lead her down to the River Styx all those years ago.
"I can't believe how clear and blue the water is. It's breathtaking, isn't it?"
Finn watched her pad away with a gentle smile on his face, content in that moment to simply observe Rey back among the realm of the living once again. If she didn't clearly adore them and their home, he'd almost feel guilty for keeping her from it.
But that was her choice, and he was not about to change her mind.
When she spoke, Finn blinked back to himself, realizing that he wasn't simply watching from afar. They were here. Together.
He smiled again and willed away his own shoes, walking forward to join Rey. "It is," he said wistfully. "But so are you. I'm glad you like this place."
"Me?" Rey repeated, unable to stop smiling, even as she felt a bit...shy about the compliment. Breathtaking was reserved for super models, or extremely handsome men, or anyone else other than her. Rey thought she looked ordinary enough. She was a wall flower, someone who faded into the background because she was so used to surviving that she didn't pay much attention to anything else.
Now, it was quite the opposite. Now, she could do what she liked and not care about finances, or worry about getting a third or fourth job.
"I wouldn't say breathtaking, but this place...I never thought I'd see something so beautiful." With the exception of the garden she created eons ago, the home that she returned to. Back into the arms of her husbands.
"Did we do this a lot? Go to different places like this?"
She was, though. She was breathtaking and beautiful, everyone knew.
Finn's arm wrapped around her waist gently, moving close and intending to change her mind, but she continued on and he smiled. That was okay. He'd work every day to change her mind.
"Sometimes," he admitted. "I used to like wandering the surface sometimes, but Poe and I usually stayed home. When you came into our lives, we got out a lot more. Whenever and wherever you wanted to go, we tried to be by your side. At least one of us, most of the time.
"But back then, things were a lot busier. We were usually confined to the Underworld. That's why, when you had to come to the surface-..." He didn't know how to describe it. And he didn't have to. "But that's all in the past now. We don't have to be separated anymore."
He wondered if Demeter was even still around, if she knew of Rey's return or about any of this. If she ever approached them, Finn wouldn't let her take Rey again.
Her footsteps came to a slow halt, giving Finn the chance to hold her without her moving. They looked like a handsome couple, walking down the shoreline, enjoying the sun and the ocean. Poe would feel an echo of their happiness, and Rey would make sure to take plenty of pictures to show him. Technology really came in handy for moments like these.
"...Because both of you couldn't leave the Underworld." One of them always had to remain. All three of them couldn't walk the surface without there being some prophecy bringing doom, or someone thinking the end of days was near. That was a memory that stuck out the most to Rey. She couldn't be out with both her husbands.
But that wasn't an issue anymore. The old ways were gone, and who knows what remained of their pantheon.
"When I came to the surface, I had to leave you behind..." Rey finished softly, moving to place her hands on top of Finn's, her fingers sliding in the space between his.
"No, we don't have to be separated, and I hope you don't feel like I've done that." Doing dates between two people rather than the three of them.
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Once they reached the top of the stairs, Finn pushed the door open to reveal the beautiful beach he'd just imagined. They emerged from the side of what looked like a storage shed and walked out into the privacy that his gift afforded them. Though there were people and families further down the beach, an optimal location to do anything Rey wished.
"What should we do first?" he asked, winding his arm around her waist. "And what do you think Poe would like? Seashells maybe?"
Someone might have to explain gift shops to him.
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It was breath taking. The white sands, the sight of families and people further down the shore line, and overall perfect. She had only seen such places on television or in magazines, but never in person. She never thought she would be able to come to a place like this. The sun felt wonderful on her skin, and the sea air was so refreshing.
So much life and light. Things she had been aware of before, but now...it sang to her.
"I think seashells would be a wonderful start. There are shops further down that we could look in." she pointed to the little shacks further down the shore.
"But...I have an idea..." she gently pulled away from Finn, tapping into her power again to leave her barefoot in the sand, making it a bit easier to walk down to the waves. Reminiscent of him lead her down to the River Styx all those years ago.
"I can't believe how clear and blue the water is. It's breathtaking, isn't it?"
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But that was her choice, and he was not about to change her mind.
When she spoke, Finn blinked back to himself, realizing that he wasn't simply watching from afar. They were here. Together.
He smiled again and willed away his own shoes, walking forward to join Rey. "It is," he said wistfully. "But so are you. I'm glad you like this place."
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Now, it was quite the opposite. Now, she could do what she liked and not care about finances, or worry about getting a third or fourth job.
"I wouldn't say breathtaking, but this place...I never thought I'd see something so beautiful." With the exception of the garden she created eons ago, the home that she returned to. Back into the arms of her husbands.
"Did we do this a lot? Go to different places like this?"
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Finn's arm wrapped around her waist gently, moving close and intending to change her mind, but she continued on and he smiled. That was okay. He'd work every day to change her mind.
"Sometimes," he admitted. "I used to like wandering the surface sometimes, but Poe and I usually stayed home. When you came into our lives, we got out a lot more. Whenever and wherever you wanted to go, we tried to be by your side. At least one of us, most of the time.
"But back then, things were a lot busier. We were usually confined to the Underworld. That's why, when you had to come to the surface-..." He didn't know how to describe it. And he didn't have to. "But that's all in the past now. We don't have to be separated anymore."
He wondered if Demeter was even still around, if she knew of Rey's return or about any of this. If she ever approached them, Finn wouldn't let her take Rey again.
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"...Because both of you couldn't leave the Underworld." One of them always had to remain. All three of them couldn't walk the surface without there being some prophecy bringing doom, or someone thinking the end of days was near. That was a memory that stuck out the most to Rey. She couldn't be out with both her husbands.
But that wasn't an issue anymore. The old ways were gone, and who knows what remained of their pantheon.
"When I came to the surface, I had to leave you behind..." Rey finished softly, moving to place her hands on top of Finn's, her fingers sliding in the space between his.
"No, we don't have to be separated, and I hope you don't feel like I've done that." Doing dates between two people rather than the three of them.