Written for Laura, based on the prompt: How about right after their first kiss?
What a night, that night
- 3.18, the woods
She broke the kiss, breathing heavily, and looked at him. Her eyes widened in awe. Unspoken words were lingering between them, a triumphant echo in the night.
I found you.
Needing fingers intertwined with hers, his other hand still in her hair, and he lifted the corner of his lips. "Well that was… unexpected, milady" he whispered. She bumped her forehead into his, feeling more powerful than in any other moment of her life, feeling bold and audacious, just feeling.
She cursed her sister for taking her heart. For muffling the explosion of love that she could have - should have - felt during her first kiss with her soulmate.
"I'm sorry" she said, the ghost of an ancient fear rising up in her chest. But he would have none of it, because he drew her closer to his body - "I'm not complaining," he assured. "I wanted to kiss you since our first meeting"
She closed her eyes and cursed fate, because he couldn't help but falling in love with her, and she was damaged, and he didn't even flinch seeing her dark heart, but still, she doubted anyone could love her…
"Regina" he said, and her name was like a melody, rolling on his tongue…
"Yes" she breathed, eyes still closed.
"Stop thinking" and he kissed her again, and it was like an old tale long forgotten…
When he separated his lips from hers, she felt an immediate loss, and she moved closer. He embraced her - for a minute? for an hour? -
They talked, that night. About Henry - she cried a little, sitting on that log, and he listened to her, and craddled her in his arms - about Roland, and Snow, and the monkeys, and the Enchanted Forest…
And then they parted ways. She left his hand with a sigh, heading for her empty house.
"See you tomorrow, milady"
