Plenty of time had passed since that day and Regina snapped at me a lot less over time.

At first, she told me that I'd have to sleep in Henry's room for the time being instead of the couch.

I was grateful to be able to ditch the couch and try something a bit more comfortable despite my legs hanging off the edge of the bed.

I began to understand why Henry might wake up cranky in the mornings.

I heard Regina yell my name loudly from her bedroom and it took me no time at all to reach her bedroom.

I opened it without knocking on the door and saw Regina sitting up straight while clinging to her sheets.

"Regina, what's wrong?" I asked as I sat down on the edge of her bed.

Regina looked gorgeous even when her hair was messy and she had the look of fear in her eyes.

"What exactly are you doing in my room let alone sitting on my bed at this hour?" She asked as she stopped gripping onto sheets.

"You yelled my name like a banshee from hell, so I came running to see if you were alright."

"I don't imagine myself ever yelling for you to come help me." She said as she smoothed out her bed sheets without looking at me.

"Whatever you were terrified of must've been so bad that I was the first name you'd call."

"Don't expect that to happen again, Miss Swan." I rolled my eyes, "Yes, your majesty."

I decided to pull up one a chair that she had in her room and placed it right next to her bed.

"I'm going to be right here in case you call out for me again, so I don't have to make my way down the hall to your room." I made myself as comfortable as possible.

"That's isn't necessary, so go back to Henry's room." "Nope, I'm staying right here until you fall asleep."

Normally, we'd keep bantering like this for another hour or more, but sleep was in control this time.

I saw her yawn and buried herself in her warm bed while I wrapped my arms around me to stay warm.

Note to self, don't wear a tank top and small shorts to sleep.

For the nights that followed, we'd do the same routine and I think that she actually began to enjoy the thought of having me watching over her.

I thought of myself as her knight who kept her queen safe from any danger whether they could be seen or not.

On this one particular night, Regina was getting ready for bed and looked at me as I settled down in my usual chair.

"What are you doing sleeping there?" She asked and I had a confused look on my face. "I always sleep here, Regina."

She had pulled the covers back, "It's going to be very cold tonight, so I suggest you get in the bed or else I won't ask again."

I wasn't going to miss out on this opportunity and scooted in next to her.

"Don't read into this more then it is. It's easier for you to wake me up in case I'm unable to wake myself up from..."

Her voice trailed off and it seemed like even mentioning the word nightmare would jinx her.

"Yeah right, you just want us in bed together."

She pulled the covers over herself again, "Good night, Miss Swan."

"Good night, Madame Mayor." I smiled.