Rey stepped out of the hut into the blinding light of Ahch-To's twin suns. She squinted as she waited for her eyes to adjust. Why had he let her sleep so late? Laughter rang out and she turned to see a group of three students chasing each other with lightsabers.

"Younglings!" She called sternly. They approached her looking guilty and nervous. "Lightsabers are not toys. If you want to play, use sparing sabers. However, if I'm not mistaken, you three should be in a lesson with Finn right now."

The three students stared down at their toes and it took effort not to let her lips twitch into a smile.

"Well?" She demanded.

"Yes, Master," the three answered in unison. They scampered away toward the lesson they had tried to skip.

Rey turned her attention down the hill where Ben sat on a stone bench by the firepit, watching a small girl with black hair and hazel eyes toddle around. She made her way towards him. He sensed her approach through the bond and turned to smile at her.

"You shouldn't have let me sleep so late."

He shrugged. "This one," he shifted the bundle in his arms to reveal the face of their newborn son, "kept you up most of the night. It was only fair. I just wish I could be of more help during the night, but what he needs I don't have." Ben's eyes twinkled as he surveyed the changes nursing a baby had made to Rey's body.

She brushed light fingers over the baby's face. "Hello, Luke."

"Mama!" Her daughter squealed, running up to her on her chubby toddler legs.

Rey scooped her up and kissed her cheek. "Hello, Padme."

Padme smacked a sloppy kiss on her cheek then wriggled out of her arms. She was always on the move these days.

Rey leaned over and kissed Ben, the bond between them glowing with affection.

"I caught three younglings skiving off their lesson with Finn to play with lightsabers."

"They'll never stop if he doesn't learn to be more strict with them."

"He won't. Not the younger ones anyway."

Luke began to stir and fuss. Rey took him from Ben to nurse him. Together they sat and surveyed the various activities taking place around them. Several X-wings were streaking around the island as Poe taught a lesson on piloting. Leia sat at a table with students, practicing debate. Though they weren't in sight, Rose and Chewie had a class working on repairs to the Falcon. The freighter was so old now it required near constant maintenance.

Ben was gazing towards his mother. "I still can't believe she was able to stay out of it."

True to her word, Leia had not helped reform the New Republic, or as Ben jokingly called it, the New New Republic. The systems of the Galaxy managed it on their own, though in the initial months they had begged her for help. She maintained that she had already given enough. Peace and stability had finally been achieved even without the General's guidance. In a few more years some of Ben and Rey's older students should be ready to guard that peace.

Leia had dismissed her class and was now heading towards them. Rey moved Luke to her shoulder and began patting his back.

"Here," Leia reached for her grandson, "I'll do that. You two have a class to teach."

"Padme," Ben swung her up into the air and kissed her, "stay with GranMama. We'll be back soon."

Ben and Rey sat off towards their class, but Ben pulled her into their hut.

"We have a minute," he murmured and he pressed her into the wall.

Rey hummed her approval as he lowered his mouth to hers.

He pulled back and cupped her cheek. "I love you, Rey Solo."

"I love you too, Ben Solo."

Love and Light flowed between them through the bond along with a whirl of desire.

"Come on," Ben tugged at her hand. "Let's go teach another lesson on balance.

Rey smiled and followed her husband back out into the sunlight.