Of Scavengers and Smugglers Ch. 2

Of Scavengers and Smugglers Ch. 2

Rey awoke first the next morning, still snuggled in Jakson’s arms.  As she began to regain consciousness, a huge grin spread across her face as she began to remember the events of last night.  This man, one of the only truly kind souls she had ever met in her life, had deflowered her in the most wonderful way imaginable.  She had been nervous as hell the whole time, but he was nothing short of patient, reassuring her of her beauty every time she began to doubt herself.  It was all beyond her wildest dreams.

Kissing his chest, Rey whispered, “Good morning, Jak.”

Jakson stirred, rubbing his eyes awake with his free hand.  Finally opening them, he seemed a bit surprised to find a nude Rey lying in his arms.  “Wow… I didn’t dream that?”

“Only if I dreamed the exact same thing.”  Glancing at her makeshift clock on the wall, Rey was startled awake.  “Holy shit, did we oversleep!”

“Great sex’ll do that,” Jakson replied with a laugh.

“Well then, guess it wasn’t a total waste of time.”

The pair rolled out of bed, gathering their clothes strewn about the floor and dressing themselves.  As Rey tied her hair back up in her triple buns, Jakson broke a polystarch muffin in half and grabbed a couple of pieces of vegmeat, handing one of each to Rey.

“Breakfast of warriors.”

“Cheers,” Rey agreed, drinking a sip of water.

Sitting at the small table, Jakson’s expression began to turn rather serious.  “Um, I know it’s pretty shitty of me to only just now think of this, but… what do we do if you get pregnant?”

Rey beamed, touched by his concern.  “That’s so sweet of you, Jak.  You show far more consideration than any pilot or trader would have.  They’d have left in the middle of the night without even a second thought, I’d wager.  But to your concern, I doubt there’s any risk.  I am familiar with human biology, and I know that my cycle just ended three days ago.  If I hadn’t known that, though, I’d have been far more careful last night.  You and I both know what the Blobfish would do to you if that happened.”

“Fuck, you’re not kiddin’.  Guess we outta be careful all around.”

“Agreed,” Rey said as she stood.  “That starts with you going north of here for about a kilometer before you start your day.  Nothing but sinking sands out there, nobody to see you and suspect anything.”

“Will do.  Now then,” Jakson continued, pulling Rey onto his lap as she giggled, “when do I get to see you again, pretty lady?”

“Well, someone did promise me a game of holochess.”

“My place at sundown?”

“Sounds delightful,” Rey purred, kissing him for several long seconds.

*****

The rest of the day passed as if Jakku had fallen into a black hole.  Rey was so excitable that she nearly tripped a few times while scavenging inside a Rebel troop transport.  Jakson could hardly get any work done, spending much of the afternoon staring at the various parts scattered about his worktable.  All the while, visions of Rey danced through his mind.  Forcing himself to focus, he managed to be productive for around an hour and a half, until he finally saw that the day was beginning to end.  After a quick trip to town for food, he raced back home for a shower and shave before Rey arrived.  As the sun began to sink below the horizon in the distance, he finally spied a makeshift speeder heading his way.  He exited out the back service hatch, the only operational entrance to the shuttle, and waved to Rey as she arrived.

“Took you long enough,” he shouted.

“No shit!  This day took forever!” she replied, hopping off her speeder.  “Have a tarp for my ride?”

“Better.  Bring it around the side of the shuttle; I blew out the wall to one of the cargo bays and covered it up.  Plenty of room in there for your ride and my bike.”

After storing Rey’s speeder, Jakson brought her into the shuttle proper, showing her the spacious living area.  A decent sized table sat in the middle with a couple of chairs around it, as well as a few seating areas located around the edges of the room.  Jakson could tell that she was impressed.

“Quite nice.  Far more elegant than most Imperial ships I’ve seen,” she remarked.

“I should hope so.  This was the primary transport for all the Empire’s highest-ranking officers.  Vader and Palpatine themselves had their own personal shuttles even nicer than this one.  You hungry?”

“Famished.  It’s been a hell of a long day.”

Jakson stepped over to his food pantry and pulled out a couple of ration packets, solidifying the polystarch muffins and placing all the food on a pair of plates.  Rey meanwhile poured a couple of glasses of cold water, setting them on the table.

“I tell ya, what I wouldn’t give for a prime cut of nerf steak,” Jakson mused.

“I’ve never had it, but I can’t imagine it being anything short of succulent,” Rey agreed.

“You have no idea…” After staring off into space at the mental image of such a luxurious meal, Jakson soon snapped back to reality.  “So, uh, I don’t think I ever asked about your story, Rey.  How’d you end up here?”

Rey grimaced before answering.  “There’s… not that much to tell.”

Seeing the pain in her eyes, Jakson immediately said, “I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to bring up bad memories.  You don’t have to tell me.  Though, I hope you do know that I won’t judge you for anything you do feel up to telling me.  That I can promise.”

Sighing, Rey nodded.  “It was fifteen years ago.  I was just five years old when my family left me here.  I don’t know why.  All I know is that they had to leave, and I couldn’t come with them.  So, Unkarr Plutt took custody of me, trained me in the art of scavenging.  But even though they left me here, I know my family will be back, one day.”

Though Jakson admired her strength and ability to hope, his heart broke for this poor girl.  She had been through so much pain and suffering through no fault of her own, yet still managed to hold out hope that she would be able to escape one day.  He wracked his brain for some way to help, but nothing came to him in those moments.

“So… I remember those scratches on the wall of your home.  Are they?”

Rey nodded.  “Yep.  One for every day I’ve been here.”

Jakson reached across the table, brushing his hand against hers.  “I’m so sorry.”

Rey shrugged, saying, “It can’t be helped.  I can only do the best I can with the knowledge and resources I have available.”

“Have you ever thought about leaving?  I mean, going out into the galaxy and looking for them?”

“To what point and purpose?  I wouldn’t know where to begin.  No, when they come back for me, I’ll be here waiting for them.”

Seeing her mind was set on this matter, Jakson immediately sought to turn the conversation to more positive thoughts.  “Ok, time for my revenge on you, little lady.”

“Ooh, someone thinks they’re gonna whip my arse in holochess, eh?” Rey asked, her eyes immediately brightening.

“Nah, I’ll go easy on ya.”

“That’s your first mistake, lover.”

The pair adjourned to the seating area in the corner, a curved sofa surrounding Jakson’s holochess table.  As the match began, both proceeded cautiously, each feeling out the other’s strategy.  Rey struck first, taking out one of Jakson’s advancing soldiers.  Jakson was quick to retaliate, managing to take two of her monsters down in a row before Rey could develop a defense.  The match continued at those numbers for some time, until Rey finally managed to pin down two of Jakson’s monsters.  Analyzing each of their positions, he decided to sacrifice the stronger one.  The other would have a prime opening to attack in the coming turns.  Jakson fell back into a defensive setup at that point, drawing Rey into a trap.  As her numbers dwindled over the next few turns, she finally conceded defeat.

“Ok, I admit it.  You’re damn good at this.”

“When one travels amongst the scum of the galaxy with the Irving Boys, one learns out of necessity to be able to game and gamble with the best of ‘em.”

Sliding around the couch to sit close to him, Rey flashed a mischievous grin.  “Good thing we didn’t wager anything ourselves.  I can’t imagine how you would take advantage of me if we had.”

“Wanna go double or nothin’?” Jakson fired back with a smile.

“Hah!  You wish.  I know damn well when I’m beat.”

“Smart girl,” Jakson mused.

“Smart enough not to kick you out last night.”

“Like I said.”

Drawing Rey closer to him, Jakson wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pecking her forehead with a soft kiss.  Rey responded by laying her feet up on the sofa and resting her head on his shoulder, running her fingers through the back of his hair all the while.  Yet all too soon, she began to feel friskier, and moved her hand towards his pants.  A few gentile touches, and Jakson’s cock began to harden.

“Someone knows what she wants,” Jakson teased her.

“You bet your gorgeous arse I do.”

Tilting her face upward, Rey planted a long kiss on Jakson’s lips, teasing his cock with her fingers the whole time.