Ơnce they finished eating, they packed the dishes into the basket and sat it aside.

"I have a gift for you, Rey," Ben said.

"I have one for you too," she answered a little shyly. "You can go first."

Ben reached into his pocket and took her hand, placing something in it. "This is so you will always remember that special evening that we spent watching the stars together. The night we shared our first kiss.."

Rey opened her hand to see a locket with two bright stars engraved on it. "It's beautiful Ben."

He smiled a little nervously. "Open it."

Rey opened it. Inside was a tiny painting of them hugging in the starlight.

On the left side the words "My Beloved Star" were engraved in beautiful writing.

"Awe...that's so sweet Ben, I love it," she said. "Who did the painting? It's very beautiful."

He blushed. "I did, it's not very good though."

"Ben don't be so modest. It's beautiful. I didn't know that you could paint, especially something so small," she said. She looked closely at the fine details. He must have worked on this for hours, she thought. Now she knew what he had been doing for the past few days. She had wondered why he kept shooing her away from his desk.

"As the prince I had all kinds of lessons, including art lessons," he explained. "I liked calligraphy better, but art was my second favorite subject."

"Well, you're very good at it," she answered.

He smiled shyly, he never really showed his art or his writing to anyone. "I had a good teacher."

Rey nodded, smiling at his humble reply. Then she stood and handed him the locket so that he could put it on for her.

Ben carefully draped her hair over her shoulder before fastening it around her neck.

Rey turned to face him. "Thank you," she whispered before pulling him into a warm kiss.

When they broke the kiss, he pulled the chain that was hidden under the collar of his tunic to reveal a matching locket. "I made one for myself too, so that I would always have a part of you with me no matter what."

"My heart will be with you, no matter what," she whispered before kissing him again.

"It's your turn," he whispered as they pulled apart.

Rey blushed, swallowing hard. She looked down at her hand, and played with her wedding ring nervously. "Well we...we never got to have our wedding night and ..." she took a deep breath, gathering her courage. "That's my gift to you, to have our wedding night tonight...here, under the stars."

Ben looked at her surprised, he was sure that he'd misheard her. He was turning red nonetheless. A mixture of fear and excitement crossed his face, and for a moment he couldn't move. He could barely even breath.

Rey took a deep breath. She wanted to be with him, to share this part of marriage with him. She knew that he was just as innocent as she was, and just as nervous. She also knew that he wanted this just as much as she did. She had seen the way he would look at her sometimes, but he had been so gentle and patient... and respectful to her. She knew that he had been waiting for her to take the first step because he wanted her consent. And she was ready to give it now...beyond ready.

Ben took a deep breath to calm himself, his heart was hammering so hard in his chest he was sure Rey could hear it. He closed his eyes briefly, gathering his courage. Then he reached out and gently caressed her cheek as he looked into her bright hazel eyes.

Rey quickly became lost in the vast beauty of the dark eyes that peered at her, penetrating her heart.

Ben's eyes fell from hers down to her lips, making her long for his kiss. She gasped softly as she felt his thumb gently graze over her lips. They tingled from the contact and she felt her heart begin to race.

A small smile appeared on his face before he gently pressed his lips to hers. He kissed her gently for several moments, but Rey was desperate to pull him closer and deepen their kiss. She slid her hands up his chest until she reached his face, she allowed her thumb to brush gently over his cheek before she moved her hand to his hair. She loved the feeling of his soft dark locks between her fingers.

Placing her hand behind his head, she pulled him closer and kissed him more deeply and passionately.

Ben cupped her cheek in his hand, kissing her deeper in return as he poured all of his love for her into the kiss.

It was the deepest, most passionate kiss they had ever shared and Rey didn't want it to end. But she pulled away, reaching down for the hem of his tunic.

He looked at her a bit nervously, but he helped her pull his tunic off.

Rey timidly moved her hands across his bare chest. Her heart broke slightly as she looked at all of his scars, most of them given to him by her own grandfather. She forced the thought away, she didn't want to think about that right now. She only wanted to think about Ben and how much she loved him.

She looked up at him, cupping his cheek in her hand. "I love you, Ben," she whispered.

"I love you too, Rey." He moved a stray strand of her hair out of her face.

Rey smiled then tip toed to kiss his cheek. Ben closed his eyes as she trailed her soft kisses along his scar. She brushed her thumb across his jaw, gently tilting his head back so that she could kiss his neck.

He leaned his head back, as she trailed her kisses down his neck along his scar. It felt wonderful, her kisses made his heart race.

She stopped where his scar faded just below his collarbone. Then she looked at his soft, full lips for a moment before she claimed them.

They shared a long passionate kiss before Ben began moving his lips to her cheek. He kissed along her jaw affectionately. Rey was instantly melting as he kissed her, and touched her gently. Finally he leaned his head down to press his lips to her neck.

Rey let out a soft sigh then leaned her head back slightly, welcoming his kisses. He placed his hand behind her neck to support her, then he began covering every inch of her neck with his kisses. She closed her eyes savoring the soft touch of his lips to her neck.

He looked at her intently for a moment before he began unlacing the front of her dress. The blue velvet fell to the ground, leaving her in only her undergarments.

She felt embarrassed for a second, but quickly became distracted as he kissed her passionately. She pulled away from him and laid down on the blanket, pulling him down on top of her.

He smiled affectionately at her before kissing her again.