AN: Sorry it's taken me so long to get this chapter out. It was half written but then I got distracted and all that. Let me know what you think. I will wrap the story soon, it's already getting bigger than the original plot, but hopefully you'll like what's about to come. This chapter is pure fluff.

Emma's stay is coming to an end. She's already been in the Golden Kingdom for two weeks. Regina is dreading the brief separation. She knows in a few days she will go visit in Emma's kingdom but even a few days seems like an eternity. She wonders if she'll be alone at night once Emma leaves, or whether their magic will bring them together again.

She smiles at the thought that now she's speaking in terms of our: our magic, our relationship, our love, our future.

At least she can enjoy Emma's warmth for one more night. Their magic always brings Emma into her bed at night. At first they were both terrified, now they enjoy it. They're not making love, too afraid of what their magic might do, like put them in a scandal they're not yet prepared to be in. And so their nights are filled with cuddles and kisses and warm embraces and soft caresses. They talk about many things, including Regina's visions. Emma walks her through them as they try to sort out details of what Regina sees. This is how they became aware of small details. With Emma's help, Regina has the courage to look more closely and see the small details. Through Regina's magic they now share Regina's visions together. Emma sees what Regina sees.

They shared the good and the bad. Regina's favorite vision was that of her and their son walking into a room to see Emma holding the tiny bundle that had just joined their family. She thinks fondly of Emma looking down at the tiny bundle in her arms, her smile getting bigger as her family joins her. She sees their son run to the baby and try to touch her cheeks with tentative fingers as both mothers encourage him. She thinks about Emma's look of fondness when they look at their children. It's not that different from how current Emma looked at her once she shared this vision.

Other visions were not as good. They've seen a city in ruins, up in flames. They've seen that city going through some construction, and they talked at length of what they actually saw. It looked like neither of their cities.

They saw what looked like a coat of arms and it was not one that they recognized, yet what shocked both of them was how similar it was with their own idea of what their united kingdoms should use as a coat of arms. They talked at length one night, before the vision struck, as to what they should use as a symbol. Emma suggested they should use Regina's tree. It's their safe place when they want some peace and quiet, it's something Regina cared for since she was little. Gone was the idea of using imposing animals to exert power. Emma loved the symbolism of a tree a lot more than some strong animal mascot like dragons or lions. They settled for it because they looked at it as being a symbol of life, endurance, rebirth.

Regina realized really fast that Emma was somehow able to access her magic. She wasn't able to control it fully, but she was able to use bits and parts of it. They often went in secluded spots where Regina would coach Emma on how to harness that magic. She still refused to tell her mother. She was too scared of what she might do or how she might react.

They soon discovered they were in way over their heads when Regina started to accidentally use Emma's magic. Now that Regina was using the magic she was able to think about it. Using Emma's magic felt different, yet familiar, and that's what unsettled her the most. Why would Emma's magic feel familiar? Why would her own magic embrace it rather than reject it?

The night after the first incident, Emma and Regina went by the border somewhere further in the forest so they could not be seen. There, sitting right on the line, they tested their powers, and to their shock their magic merged once again, just like the night they made out in the forest.

As they explored their bond, they realized that Regina's own magic acted as a power boost for Emma. Emma decided to try the upper limits of her power, something that usually drained her energy really fast. Not only was she able to increase the reach of her powers, but the drain she usually experienced, the fatigue, was all gone. Regina, for her part, felt perfectly fine as well. No changes whatsoever to her energy levels or welfare.

They decided that this would be explored in depth at a later date, perhaps after they marry so as to not alert others and endanger their relationship. If indeed it turned out they were too powerful together, they might get in trouble and endanger their relationship, if not even their own lives.

The day Emma had to leave came around, and Regina felt as if a part of her went missing. Not having Emma nearby was going to be really hard. Still, as they embraced, they made promises to meet at the border once again.

As the night approached, Regina made excuses to retreat to her chambers then quickly left for the border where she waited for Emma to arrive. She didn't have to wait long and her lover crossed the border a few minutes later.

"How was your day?" Emma greeted her fiancée with a kiss.

"It was terrible. I missed you." Regina leaned in to steal another kiss, unwilling to leave her embrace. "I can't wait to do this every day."

"This?"

"Kiss you at the end of the day. Ask about how your day was. Just the little things."

Emma wraps her arms around Regina's neck.

"I can't wait to be with you too. I missed you so much."

They moved some way away from the main road as to avoid attracting too much attention. They ended up underneath a tree, Regina leaning her head on Emma's chest as Emma combed her fingers through her hair past her jaw. After a few seconds, Emma lifted Regina's head and pulled her into a slow kiss.

"Did you have any visions today?"

"No," Regina said, not removing her head from Emma's chest. Emma kissed the top of Regina's head.

"Good. I don't want you to have them when I'm not there to take care of you."

Hearing Emma say this made Regina tighten her grip on Emma.

Saying goodbye was harder than ever for both of them. They were aware that in a few more days they would see one another constantly, yet being away was so, so hard.

As Regina settled in bed, she thought about her nights sleeping next to Emma. She turned to Emma's side and grabbed her lover's pillow, inhaling her scent. She wished she had something of Emma's she could cuddle.

For a moment she thought she was being silly and was perhaps exaggerating things a little bit, but in the end she decided she didn't care. Emma felt the same way and they were still new at this. It was okay to miss the person you love. It's not like she was losing sleep over the matter, or wallowing in self pity when she was not with Emma. It would be nice though to live together, to know Emma was not far away, and at the end of the day they can be with one another, and wake up in each other's arms, have breakfast, lunch and dinner together. Maybe that was a bit much, but that's what families did, and she wanted to build a family with Emma.

Regina turned onto her back, letting go of Emma's pillow. She really missed Emma hugging her and feeling her warm breath, that perfect weight on top of her, and the feeling of warmth just like it spread to her now.

Regina opens her eyes, startled, and sees Emma curled in her side once again.

"Emma!"

"Not that I mind, but I thought being away from you would stop me from ending up in your bed at night."

Emma gets up to look at Regina, and starts to caress her face. She bends down to kiss the brunette's lips. Regina hums in approval of the kiss and her hand comes up behind Emma's head, holding her close as she deepens the kiss.

"I don't really want to stop this," Emma says as they try to catch their breath.

"Emma."

"I know. It's just really hard and bordering on painful right now. I want to be with you so badly." Emma drops her head to Regina's chest, nuzzling her neck.

"I know, darling. I know. It's hard for me as well, painful even, as you put it. But you know why we can't."

Emma simply nods, leaving a small kiss on Regina's neck, while nestling herself closer to her lover. Regina grabs one of her hands and intertwines it.

"Soon, very soon, my darling, nothing will stay in the way of us being together the way we want."

At Regina's words, Emma's grip on Regina tightens slightly, before she gets up to kiss Regina once again.

TBC