"'The more useful part'," she echoes with a mocking laugh, shaking her head. "Why does that not surprise me?"

Rey doesn't protest, though. Instead she brings her good hand back down, twining her fingers over his and squeezing as she soaks in all of these crazy emotions. She doesn't need any empathy leaking through for the love that's there to be known.

"Can't seem to thank you enough. Really."