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"Is that one?" Regina whispered with wide eyes and David had to keep himself from laughing at loud at how seriously she was taking it. She looked adorable in her brown leather vest with the fuzzy neckline and large belt around her waist. Her hair was in a simple side braid, tendrils falling loose around her ears. She was entirely focused on her first hunt and he loved watching her experience it.
"Yes," David whispered back, seeing her fumble with the large bow and arrow that was built for him. He tried not to laugh again as she clanged the bow off the tree they were crouched beside and crunched leaves under her feet, completely unaware of the noise she was making.
It was a crisp Sunday morning and not much activity was happening in the forest. They'd sat in their hiding spot between a tree and a bush, waiting to see an animal and the moment had finally arrived. He'd made the mistake of mentioning going on a hunt when they woke up that morning and something to the effect that it wasn't a proper thing for a Queen to do. David was only joking, but of course the little spitfire beside of him couldn't back down from a challenge.
She'd nearly jumped out of bed, insisting that she was going and that she could do it just as well as he could. He couldn't help but laugh when she rifled through a trunk of clothing and found her most plain pieces to wear, mumbling that she was the Queen and she would go hunting if she pleased.
"Here," David moved onto his knees behind her, wrapping his arms around her own and showing her how to place the arrow on the bow, "Now once you get an idea of your aim you slowly draw it back."
He whispered near her ear but her eyes stayed glued to the deer in the clearing across from them. A grin crept up on his face when she gave a determined nod and started to pull the bow back with a shaky arm at the resistance. David helped her, keeping his arms over hers.
She constantly surprised him, his Queen. One moment she was the epitome of gentle femininity and grace and the next she was crawling around on the forest floor with him to partake in a gentlemen's sport. Regina was unlike any woman he'd known and he adored that about her.
"Once you get your aim, just let go," He coached her softly, slowly bringing his arms down from hers and leaving her in the position to shoot the bow. Her arm holding back the bow string wobbled a little as she wasn't quite strong enough for the resistance, but she bit down on her lip harder and seemed to steady herself.
He watched her brows furrow as she watched the deer, her one eye squinting a little at the aim. She looked as if she had a clear shot, but still yet she hadn't let go of the arrow and the deer began to stir, "Regina...?" He whispered questioningly.
"I can't," She said suddenly with a defeated tone as she brought the bow string back to rest, letting it and the unused arrow lay on her lap, "I'm sorry. I can't kill it," She smiled weakly at him with an earnest apology.
David's heart swelled in his chest for the woman in front of him and the beautiful innocence she inhibited. She'd been bound and determined to join him on a hunt just to prove to him she could do it and yet here she was, admitting defeat and apologizing to him for it because she couldn't bring herself to kill. It wasn't like he actually came hunting to bring back great game, it was more of a relaxing time for him, and it made it even more endearing that she was afraid she'd ruined it for him.
Regina tucked her head down when he didn't respond for a moment, snapping her head back up when he let out a chuckle loud enough to make the deer dart away, "What? Daviiiid," She pouted up at him, huffing and crossing her arms and averting her eyes towards the woods, speaking through gritted teeth, "Its not funny."
He suppressed a grin, placing the bow and arrow to the side on the ground, "You're adorable," He snaked his arms around her waist, pulling her up against him.
She melted into his embrace despite her frustration, sinking into the warmth his big frame provided in relief that he wasn't aggravated with her, "You're not mad we missed it?"
"I couldn't care less, Regina. I don't normally shoot anything when I come out here anyways," He shifted his legs underneath him, coming to sit back against the tree behind him and pulling her into his lap, "I love that you're so softhearted."
"You're just saying that to make me feel better," She rolled her eyes with a smirk, sneaking her arms under his coat and wrapping them around his waist as she snuggled up closer to him, sitting sideways in his lap.
"Cold?" He asked, gripping the edges of his fur lined cape and wrapping it around her, cocooning the two of them underneath. She tucked her head into the bend of his neck, her body curled up against him and he inhaled the scent of her hair. His love for her hit him like a ton of bricks. Granted, there were still things they had yet to learn about one another but he knew he loved her.
"Mhm," She hummed, delighting in the warmth his body provided. "You know...we haven't...outside, before," She whispered against the skin of his neck before looking up at him with mischievous eyes.
"Have you forgotten you are a Queen?" He saw her expression shift to uncertainty before she caught onto his jesting tone, "To suggest such a wanton act out in broad daylight for all of the world to see," He added in a husky voice, keeping his jacket wrapped around them as his free hand ran over her thigh.
"Does the King not find the idea suitable?" She asked with a face of pure innocence as she shifted in his lap, slipping one of her thighs over the side of his own and bringing herself to straddle him. Her hands came up to play with the buttons on his inner vest and he smirked, letting his head fall back to watch her newfound confidence.
"Does it matter? The Queen always gets her way, especially in matters of this nature," David teased, running his hands up the thighs of her riding breeches to her bottom.
Regina grinned at him before leaning down to kiss him slowly, running her hands up his chest to grip his collar, "This isn't going to be easy," She whispered against his lips referring to her riding breeches with a giggle.
"But I do enjoy seeing your ass in these," David grinned, gripping her bottom and giving the flesh a firm squeeze, "Lift up a moment baby," He whispered against her lips, glancing down to undo the button on the front and begin to shimmy them down her hips.
"Imagine if Granny knew we weren't only out in the cold but half dressed," She gave him a grin, reaching down to pull the string of his own pants undone as he helped push her breeches down her thighs.
"I can't help it the Queen is insatiable," David grinned, assisting her in getting her breeches the rest of the way off. She'd completely untied the front of his own pants and he groaned when she gripped his member and gave it a pump with her hand.
"Perfect," He nodded and let his head fall back when she looked up for his reaction, seeing her bite down on her bottom lip to keep from grinning as she moved her hips back up over his lap.
"Here," David took his fur lined cape from around his back when he leaned up, draping it over her shoulders to cover her whole body when she crawled on top of him, "In case one of the premise guards show up."
She smiled breathlessly at his thoughtfulness, cupping his face and leaning down to kiss him hungrily as he gripped her bottom and adjusted her over his cock. They both groaned when his tip slipped against her slick folds, probing her.
"Mmm...oh," She moaned deeply when she sank down on him, lips pressed against his own and hands grasping his face. The cape hung heavily over her body and his, keeping them safe from the cool air and the heat trapped between them.
"You are so wet," David groaned in amazement as she sat on him for a moment, rubbing his hands over the rounds of her ass, "Was this your plan all along? Get me out here and seduce me?" He smirked.
"It wasn't to talk," She replied with a playful grin as she pressed her forehead to his and began to roll her hips, grinding herself on his erection with a loud sigh.
"Beautiful," He groaned, wrapping an arm around her waist as his other hand gripped her thigh, keeping his sex snugly enveloped inside of her, "Yes, baby," He coaxed when she started to move a little faster.
Regina's brows furrowed and she troubled her bottom lip, letting out a choked sound at the quick and heated pace they both fell into. One of her hands wrapped around his thick shoulders and the other cupped the back of his neck. Her knees dug into the ground on either side of them as she pushed and pulled her hips, riding his cock harder.
The discomfort that came with the first few times was fully gone now and Regina felt she couldn't get enough of the feeling of him inside of her. Her insecurities were lessening with each time and she had become more empowered to do what she liked, "I don't think I can...this way," She whispered breathlessly when the tree behind him prevented her from the angle she really wanted.
David groaned at the knowledge she was coming to know her body well enough to figure out what it needed and that she wasn't afraid to ask him for it. He held her to him snugly as he flipped them, laying her on her back on a bed of leaves, the cape underneath her and settling between his legs. Regina's head fell back with an open mouthed moan as soon as he pulled out and thrusted back into her and he knew she approved of the new position.
Her legs were clamped around his waist in a heartbeat as he braced himself on a elbow beside her head, his free hand gripping her thigh as he began to drive into her, "Come for me Regina," He beckoned her as she rocked her hips up into his and they both grunted and groaned and whimpered.
Her eyes were closed, the vein in her forehead visible as her back arched from the ground with every roll of her hips, "Ahh!" Her attempt at a long moan turned into a whimper and he knew she was getting close, feeling her whole body begin to tense underneath him. "More," She pleaded, her hands running down and slipping under the loosened waistband in the back of his pants to grip his ass.
"Fuck, Regina," He nearly growled at how adventurous and bold she was becoming with a simple gesture such as that. She pulled him deeper inside of her, her own thighs spreading wider in return as he rutted deeply.
A string of curse words flew out of his mouth when she suddenly cried out and clamped down around his erection, nearly pushing him out of her with how wet and hard she came. Her head thrashed from side to side, hands coming down to grip the cape underneath her as he thrusted a few more times before pulling out of her and coming against her thigh with his own loud groan.
Regina kept her arms wrapped around David tightly, enjoying the warmth as they shared Rocinante on the way back from the hunt. His cape was still wrapped around her shoulders but she'd draped the edges over his own and held them together at his front with her hands.
He probably assumed she was asleep right now, as she'd laid her head against the broad expanse of his warm back and enjoyed the cold winter day on the ride back. She felt so at peace with her life, she felt loved. It was a warm, all consuming feeling that she'd never had so fully or for so long before.
Rocinante brought them up in front of the double doors of the castle and Regina lifted her head reluctantly from David. She leaned back for him to dismount from her horse before he reached up with strong arms that gripped her waist and lifted her down in front of him with a warm smile.
A movement out of the corner of her eye brought her from their childlike grinning at each other, causing her to turn her head towards the opening castle doors. From behind them walked a familiar gray haired man with a warm smile and open arms.
"Daddy!" Regina felt her heart nearly leap out of her chest as she yelped and took off running in the least royal fashion, causing a wide smile to spread across her husband's face. His wife ran up the steps and threw herself into the older mans arms and he could see the joy radiating from both of them.
"What are you doing here? How did you convince mother?" Regina questioned quickly when she pulled back, her heart pounding wildly.
Henry smiled as his disheveled daughter, chuckling at her peasant like outfit and wind blown hair. She looked happy and vibrant and alive, so uninhibited that Cora would've had a heart attack to see her in this state. "David sent a few knights who came and requested my presence. Your mother couldn't refuse the King."
Regina glanced back at David who approached them and gave him a radiant smile, wrapping her arm around her father's. "Why don't you show him around? I'll let Granny know to set another place at dinner?" Her husband nodded and encouraged her, giving her the nudge to go spend time with her father that he knew she desperately wanted.
She gave him an appreciative look before escorting Henry inside, "Come out of the cold, I hope you haven't been here waiting long. Have you? Do you need anything?"
"My goodness child, no, I'm fine," He reassured her and wrapped a loose arm around her waist as they walked down the corridor, "How are you, my dear? Are they treating you well here?"
"They are, it was an adjustment at first but I've come to quite like it here," Regina admitted with an honest expression, leaning into his embrace, "Of course I miss you."
"I've missed you terribly," He agreed with a frown, kissing his daughter's hair, "I hated that we missed your birthday, but your mother was quite cross with the King about the way he'd been with her during her last visit and she said we would not come."
"I know there is no arguing with her. It's fine, really," Regina gave him an empathetic glance, "Come, I'll show you where you can stay."
"The castle is quite grand," Henry gazed around at the halls and the paintings and fixtures, "I heard Leopold no longer lives here, is that true?"
"Yes, he was...rude to me and David made him leave. It's just myself, David and his daughter Emma. And Granny, of course. You'll meet her at dinner. And there's the staff, they're all very nice save for a few."
"The King," Her father came to a stop in the hall and looked at her more seriously, "Is he good to you, my girl?" She could see a hint of worry in his eyes, as if he'd troubled himself over this for a while now.
"He is, Daddy," Regina smiled before biting down on her lip for a moment, "I'm quite fond of him, he makes me very happy."
"I'm so relived, sweetheart," He let out a deep breath, pulling her into another brief hug, "Come now, show me where I'll be staying in this grand home of yours."
"Look at you, being sweet," Red grinned and nudged David in the side with her elbow when he came into the great hall after watching Regina disappear with her father down the hall, happily chatting his ear off. "I don't think I've ever heard her talk that much."
"Me neither," David mused, taking off his cape and hanging it up on a nearby hook, "How are you two getting along with your shapeshifting?"
"We've tried a few potions, they help but it's not quite there yet. I still can't remember what I've done the morning after," His best friend shrugged and continued to set the placemats for dinner that evening per Granny's orders, "But Regina thinks she's onto something now so we'll see."
"She's getting better and better at her magic all of the time," He smiled proudly at the thought of his wife, causing Ruby to roll her eyes, "Jealous, Rubes?"
"To be honest, yeah," She joked, letting out a laugh at his expression, "And you're so getting it tonight after surprising her with her Dad."
"That's not why I did it," David chuckled and shook his head, leaning back against the doorway. Though he has to admit he was looking forward to dinner being over so that he could have her all to himself for the night.
"I know, that's the worst part. You're a romantic now, I think I preferred the old grumpy asshole you used to be. It was fun to rile you up and piss you off. Now you just have this permanent, dumb grin on your face."
"I do not."
"You do right now," Red deadpanned and raised an eyebrow, causing him to laugh again.
"You'll find love, too, Ruby. I promise," He replied more seriously, knowing she was lonely in her predicament and scared to get close to anyone. Besides, her orientation was not commonly open in this realm, which added another complication.
"Oh, so you love her?" She deflected with a teasing grin, letting her mouth drop, "Wait until Granny hears this!" She smirked, throwing a cloth napkin at his face when he started to come towards her, taking off for the kitchen quarters, "Granny! Granny!"
David threw the it to the side and laughed frustratedly, taking off after his friend, "I'm gonna kill you, Red!"