She looked at her son and smiled. "I mean you are 17 now. And I see nothing wrong with some highway driving to get you used to your car." Emma smiled and tossed the keys at him and walked out. When she left her son's room all she heard was muffled yells of excitement and hushed plans of restoration.
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Regina sits in her office signing off on various forms and with each flick of her wrist, she gets more curious. Finally, she puts her pen down and starts to think about what could have possible made Emma so determined to get all her paperwork done. Was it that Regina had been hounding her about it? Henry did say she needed to finish so they could go and check out the horses at the stable outside of town. "No, somehow I think it had something to do with that damned bike she wanted." Regina shook her head. I swear that woman is like a dog with a bone.
Emma is attempting to find her duffel bag in the bottom of the linen closet and is cursing herself for not keeping everything in her office like Regina offered. "Why are all the closets in this house so damned big? Ugh!" Emma stomps her foot and grabs a smaller bag from one of the shelves and shuts the door. "This is gonna have to do. I mean, there won't be much to change out of." As silent as someone who constantly wears boots and drags their feet can be, she slips to the bedroom and stashes the bag under her side of the bed for a quick escape in the morning. Emma looks around and decided to text Henry since she is thinking about what time they should leave. She pulls her phone from its place in her back pocket and opens the messaging app. She quickly types in "Hey kid, 7 am. Up by 630. Don't make me leave you." She presses send and a few moments later she hears laughing and a response. "Yes ma'am. Thanks again Ma. Setting my alarm now. Gn. Ily." Emma smiles and places her phone on the nightstand as Regina enters.
Regina is tired. and all she wants is to lay down in her nice King sized bed, in her silk pjs, and cuddle up to her wife. She had a longer than average day at the office. Along with the ridiculous complaints from the residents, she had a mountain of paperwork. Why on earth couldn't people just settle arguments with words and not graffiti was beyond her. RIght now though, she can let go of all of that. As she enters the bedroom all she sees is Emma sitting on the edge of the bed smiling like a fool. "You only smile that hard when you either snagged the last bearclaw from Granny's or if you caught the Peeping Tom that was harassing Mrs. Handel." Regina says as she leans against the doorjamb. "Since Mrs. Handel is still complaining and Granny's still has a few bearclaws, what is it?"
Emma looked at Regina and smiled. "It's because I have the most beautiful wife in all the realms." Emma holds her hand out and smiles as Regina takes it.
As they step together, Emma's smile gets deeper and Regina shivers. "That's the smile that I fell in love with all those years ago." Regina lays her head on Emma's shoulders and they start to sway slowly. "As wonderful as this is, I am so tired, I could fall asleep right here." She snuggles in, and, "Bedtime now?"
Emma chuckles and whispers, "Yer my Queen, to bed we go." She slowly leads Regina to bed and sits her down gently. "Time for some pj's," and with a flick of her wrist, Regina is in her silk pj's and Emma is dressed in sweatpants and a t shirt. "Bed time my love."
Once the two of them were settled in bed, Emma did a double check that she had the address inserted into the GPS on her phone. She could hear Henry wandering about his room doing his last minute packing. Usually for a road trip, he would pack his iPod, phone, and a few other 'essentials' as he would call them. Emma then made sure her phone was charging and then pulled the lamp cord that extinguished the light. Once she was comfortable and warm, Emma turned towards Regina and wrapped her arm around Regina's waist and fell asleep listening to the rhythm of the heart that she vowed to guard with her own. A sleepy, "I love you." was uttered and then the comfort of sleep overtook her.
Author's Note: Here is a clue, each chapter's name is what happens in the next chapter. =)