So this is 3 chapters in less than 35 hours. Are you proud of me? I started writing this one about half an hour after I posted the last one last night but then my wifi went down and and I couldn't post it. Then I slept for a couple of hours and then added something to it. You can see the two pictures that prompted this chapter on my insta.
June 17th 2017
It had taken a few days for everything to get back to normal with the couple, but soon they were back to being an overly romantic (and overly nauseating in Henry's opinion) couple who were planning their wedding. They had decided to forget about the previous weekend where Emma had not been living at home, and the pair had been trying to get back into the roll of things.
Regina had been particularly attentive during the days, texting to check in on the blonde when she was at work, asking if she needed anything, making sure she was eating. For the latter half of the week, the role had been reversed at night time. Regina had started suffering from nightmares, something which she had self-diagnosed (and which had been backed up by Mary Margaret) as stress related. She had woken Emma up on the Tuesday with her tossing and turning and had apologised, both of them falling back to sleep quickly. On the Wednesday she had woken herself up crying, when Emma had been up and in the bathroom. It had taken a few minutes, but Emma had held Regina tightly until she'd fallen asleep, the blonde following behind not long after.
On Thursday, Regina had woken up screaming. Emma had somehow expected nightmares and so was ready for it. She stroked her hair and whispered quietly to her, making sure the brunette knew she was not alone. The woman had been talking in her sleep, and Emma knew she was thinking about the previous weekend, the thought of Emma leaving, of not being part of her life anymore had obviously affected her more than she thought. Emma had spent time making sure her fiancée knew that she was not getting a bike, that she would not be reckless and that she would always be there for Regina. Neither of them slept well that night, and it was beginning to affect them both.
They'd had a family evening together on the Friday. Snow and David had joined them with Neal and Henry had chosen a board game, David had chosen the movie, and the three women had cooked together. While Emma was out of the room, Regina had asked David to make sure that Emma's shift the next day was covered, by him or anyone else, as she wanted them both to take the day off to catch up on some much needed rest. David had quickly agreed, noticing when they had first arrived at the house that both the women looked tired.
They'd played the game while dinner was cooking and watched a movie after it, and it was around 9pm that Henry announced he would be spending the night with his grandparents (he checked with them first) and his mothers' hugged him goodnight as he followed the other couple out of the door.
The pair used the opportunity of a teen free house to spend a little quality time together, both of them exhausted but both of them wanting to delay sleep as long as possible. They showered together, the only intimacy they shared being when Emma washed Regina's hair. They sat together on their bed, Regina allowing herself to be completely vulnerable with her partner as Emma towel dried her hair and massaged her scalp before braiding her hair. She wanted to make sure that Regina was completely relaxed and hopefully ready to sleep.
They were both in bed before 11. Emma had picked up Regina's tablet and chosen a movie on Netflix that had been playing only for about ten minutes before the brunette fell asleep. Emma continued to watch, rubbing her hand up and down her fiancée's back while she slept. It had been a weird week. The past weekend had been a massive overreaction from both of them and Regina had been more affected than she should have been and it was not something that Emma could explain. When the brunette started muttering in her sleep, the blonde turned the movie off and slid properly into bed, allowing Regina to reposition herself so she was comfortable.
The taller of the two lay facing her girlfriend, stroking her cheek, or arm, or hip whenever Regina's face changed and she looked troubled. It was not that she didn't want to sleep in order to keep an eye on Regina, it was that she physically couldn't fall asleep until she knew that her truelove would be ok.
After a few minutes of constant reassuring, Regina seemingly relaxed, and rolled onto her back in her sleep. Emma took that opportunity to lie on her back, hoping that sleep would soon claim her. However she remained awake, staring at the ceiling for at least half an hour before there was any kind of noise or movement from the mayor.
Emma could tell by her breathing that Regina was sleeping quite deeply and so figured she would be able to finally fall asleep, but when that didn't come, she turned back onto her side, watching the woman she loved. She was smiling in her sleep and she turned and reached her arm out as if she was seeking Emma. Emma hummed quietly as Regina moved closer to her in her sleep, her arm going around the blonde's waist, pulling her closer in her sleep. Emma relaxed into her hold, wrapping her own arms around the other woman. She snugged in close, leaning so her head was resting on Regina's shoulder. She closed her eyes, hoping she would drift off, her eyes shooting open as she heard Regina whisper.
"I want to murder you."
Emma shifted backwards, out of Regina's arms, so fast she nearly ended up on the floor. It scared her a little how lovingly her future wife had whispered that, and she tried not to freak at the serene smile that she was wearing. She sat up, tucking a lock of Regina's hair behind her ear, gliding her knuckles down her cheek. Her next whisper was a little louder. "I love you Emma." Emma chuckled despite herself and lay back down, pulling her close. For some reason it was easy to fall asleep.
Her sleep the past week hadn't been great. Some days she hadn't slept for long but it was good. Other days it was long but interrupted. When her brain had finally allowed her to sleep, it had been good. She just needed it to be long. Unfortunately, Regina had other ideas.
For the first time in a week, Regina had slept well. She'd had some strange dreams, one of which involved Emma in a very compromising position and she'd woken wanting to spend some quality time with her fiancée. She'd seen Emma sleeping next to her, but she was unable to control herself after her strange dreams.
"Emmaaaaa" She sang softly, not wanting to scare the woman. "It's time to wake up."
Emma had quickly become attuned to the woman since they'd been together and was in the early stages of waking when her girlfriends voice made her groan sleepily. "Five more minutes…" She blindly reached out, wanting to pull Regina into her arms and sleep for a little longer. Regina grinned wickedly, and summoned a fireball, tickling the woman in the ribs with her other hand.
"Maybe you misheard me."
Emma could hear the mischief in her voice and was trying to hold back a laugh as she opened her eyes, seeing Regina grinning at her salaciously. It took Emma less than a second to jump up quickly, straddling Regina's waist as she extinguished the fireball with her own magic, distracting the brunette from any further magic when she captured her lips. She was gonna have some fun with the mayor, and was thinking of interesting ways she could get the woman to tell her what she had been dreaming about, making the most of their day off work and the empty house.
Ok clearly I should spend more time proofreading before I post. O_O
