For her own part, Rey was too busy watching the way her fingers gently combed through his beard, careful not to tangle herself in it or otherwise do anything that would only result in embarrassment for both of them. She didn't realize Luke was staring at her in any particular way until the tail end of it, when she glanced up at him just as he seemed to realize what he'd been doing and snapped out of it. Rey found herself wishing she'd looked up at him sooner.

"Is it?" she asked with a soft laugh. "What's so embarrassing about being a teenager? And keep in mind how old I am before you answer."