A/N: A big hello from me! lol. warning for sex and language.

Enjoy! :)

Chapter Eight

Emma felt Regina snuggle closer into her side. It was more than apparent that the other woman was a little afraid and/or trying to find a scientific solution to her fears. She wrapped her arm around the woman's waist and pulled her close. Now she felt bad that the woman was slightly afraid but she wasn't going to lie and act as though she did not enjoy the attention she had been receiving. Emma kissed Regina's hair and gave her a squeeze.

She let her fingers trail up and down the exposed skin on Regina's stomach. She was just so soft and warm. She couldn't stop touching and feeling. She loved the way Regina felt in her arms and she never wanted to let her go. Just feeling someone else, not being alone was nice. But she knew that it wouldn't last. Something bad would happen. Something bad always happens. That's just how Emma's life goes. That's why she should be absorbing all of this before it was too late instead of worrying but she couldn't help herself.

Regina sighed and snuggled closer. Emma just shoveled more popcorn into her mouth. She dipped her hand back into the bowl and brought some popcorn to Regina's mouth. The woman opened her mouth and accepted.

They both fell back into the movie. They had finished the first part and they were just coming to the end of the second part. Regina was burrowed almost inside of Emma and was hiding her face in the crook of her neck. Emma just continued to stroke her stomach gently.

Regina covered her face for most of the movie though and Emma chuckled at it. It was cute. She wrapped her free hand around her girlfriend's wrist and began pulling her hands away. She chuckled when Regina's eyes were still closed.

"Open your eyes, baby."

"No." Regina said.

"Chicken." Emma chuckled and pecked the woman's cheek. Regina opened her eyes then and glared at her.

"No. I am not."

"You're right." Emma muttered and leaned in for a kiss. Their lips met quickly. "Just watch you're going to miss it."

Regina sighed and rested her head on Emma's shoulder. Emma tried to relax. She did, but she felt it. The chill. The beast was nearby. Emma groaned internally. Why couldn't it ever just take a break?

Emma decided to ignore it and tune back into the movie.

The movie played through and Emma ignored the whispers in her head. She also ignored the nails scraping her skull. It was difficult but she managed. Regina being an excellent distraction. Even after the movie ended they were still having a great time. Just joking and teasing one another.

Emma could feel the presence of the Beast standing behind her. It's shadow lumbering over her like a tree blocking out the sun, preventing the flowers below to grow. That's what the Beast did. It covered her in darkness and made it difficult to survive.

Regina pulled her out of her head when she turned sideways on the couch and laid back, resting her head in Emma's lap. Emma looked down at her and smiled. Regina grinned up at her.

"What was your favorite boardgame as a child?" Regina asked curiously.

Emma thought about that. She never really played board games growing up. No one ever played with her and it was difficult to play alone.

"Because no one loved you." The beast whispered into her ear. "They couldn't stand being around you. That's why I came along. To be your friend. I am your only true friend."

Emma ignored the Beast's ranting. She shrugged. "I didn't really have one. What's yours?"

Regina frowned then smiled in memory. "Candyland. I used to make my sister and father play that with me for hours." She chuckled. "They hated it."

"I wouldn't have minded." Emma said with a grin. "If I knew you as a kid I wouldn't have minded playing with you."

Regina smiled. "I would have been too busy trying to kiss you." She teased.

Emma chuckled. "And I would have let you. I would have puckered up so quickly."

Regina laughed. "Good. You better."

Emma fell silent for a moment. She felt the creature still lurking. Caressing her skin but she couldn't acknowledge it. She wouldn't give it the satisfaction. "Hey Gina, how are you with a Rubik's cube?" She asked needing a distraction.

"Pretty good." Regina replied simply. "I could solve it in a few minutes."

Emma hummed. She motioned for Regina to sit up. Regina poked out her bottom lip but did what was asked of her. Emma slid from the couch and headed to the kitchen. She grabbed the multicolored cube and another puzzle from the counter then headed back to the couch. She sat back down and grabbed a pillow, placing it into her lap. She then touched Regina's shoulder and began lowering her back down to her lap. Regina rested back and settled into Emma's lap.

"Now this..." Emma said holding up the Rubik's cube. "Is mine. I've been working on the same side for like a month."

Regina chuckled. "Lies."

"I'm serious. I just can't get my mind to focus." Emma explained simply. "Besides I have almost no patience."

Regina smiled and plucked the offered toy from Emma's hand. She was clearly realizing how much Emma enjoyed watching her brain work. Emma put her arm across the back of the couch and leaned back. She used her other hand to start combing her fingers through Regina's dark hair.

Regina smiled up at Emma then looked back at the cube. She then set to work. Emma honestly had never seen anything like it. She made it look so easy to match the colors up on each side. She twisted and turned the toy over, observing it. The woman had her lower lip pulled between her teeth and her brows were furrowed as she focused. She looked adorable.

With a few more planned twists and rotations Regina held up the completely solved puzzle.

Emma accepted it and looked it over with her mouth hanging open. It felt like she had just handed it over. Regina had completed it in a matter of moments.

"You're gonna teach me how to do this, right?" Emma asked seriously. Because Damn.

Regina chuckled and shrugged. "If you like."

Emma grinned then grabbed the other puzzle. She held it up. "Ever see this before?"

Regina frowned and shook her head. "I'm assuming it's not a sex toy and it's not going into my vagina or my ass..."

Emma gasped then ended up coughing. Regina chuckled. Emma gave her a stern look. "No. It is not going into that tiny pussy of yours or your..." She froze and her brows rose. "You're into anal?" She asked. Regina just shrugged coyly then winked. Emma cleared her throat. "Anyway, this is a megaminx cube. It's supposed to be super difficult. I've never even tried it."

Regina chuckled as she accepted it from Emma. "Then why do you have it?"

Emma shrugged. "It looked cool. But now I have Einstein in my lap so..."

Regina looked it over as if trying to get a feel for it. "Hardly Einstein. Let's make this more interesting shall we?" She looked up at Emma with a small smirk.

Emma smirked back. "I'm listening."

"I bet I can do this in under five minutes. If I win, you go down on me until I tell you to stop." Regina said. "You do give oral, yes?"

"I've never really done it before..." Emma confessed. She expected Regina to look shocked or disappointed but the woman barely reacted at all.

"You'll do fine. I've been wanting that beautiful mouth of yours on me since I met you. Will you give it a try?"

"Of course..." Emma said with a grin. She did want to taste Regina but she wasn't quite sure how to ask. "What happens if you lose?"

Regina shrugged. "What do you want? Oral?"

Emma shook her head. "I want you to ride my dick. I like when you do that. Until I cum... handcuffed."

Regina smiled up at Emma. "Deal."

Emma grinned. This should be fun.

Regina turned back to the puzzle as Emma glanced at the clock. She was timing Regina. It wasn't like there was a lot on the line. Either way, Emma gets to fuck Regina.

The woman remained focused on her task. Emma heard the Beast breathing in her ear. She shook it off again. She remained focused on Regina's hands as they twisted and explored the new puzzle. Matching up all the sides easily. It was almost done. Emma watched quietly in awe.

She really had ended up with a genius.

It didn't take long and in a few more moments, she was finished. Emma's eyes grew wide as Regina handed her the completed toy. Emma looked at the clock. She was finished with a minute to spare.

Emma looked it over as if to see what the hell happened. This woman really was a genius.

"You've never seen this before?" Emma asked. Regina shook her head. Emma frowned and looked at it again. "Let me ask you something, baby."

"Okay." Regina said simply turning her head to look Emma in the face.

"What's it like being like you?" Emma asked. "Like being really smart?"

"Oh..." Regina chuckled. "It's really... it's hard to explain. It's interesting. You know a lot of things and your brain sort of files it away but not very well and some of it spills over. Making a mess of your thoughts. But even though you barely have enough room for the information you already have, you're just starving for more. But no matter how much you consume its never enough."

Emma nodded, trying to follow. "That could be overwhelming."

Regina nodded. "Yeah. But I can handle it. I've been this way my whole life. I've learned to deal."

Emma smiled. "Because you're one tough cookie. You won't let your busy brain bring you down."

Regina laughed. "Damn right."

Emma shook her head with a small fond smile. Regina certainly was something else. Emma wished she had the same willpower when it came to her own brain.

Regina smiled and reached up and touched Emma's cheek. "You owe me some top-notch oral."

Emma chuckled. "I'm not sure about top-notch but yeah I'll pay up." She shifted. "Now?"

"Nope." Regina said with an adorable smirk. "I want you..."

Emma felt the signs of arousal. She understood exactly what Regina meant. "Yeah?"

Regina sat up and turned to Emma. "Yes..." She muttered as she began leaning in. Emma closed her eyes expecting Regina to seal their lips in a wet steamy kiss but instead Emma felt warm lips press to the soft skin of her throat. There was a swipe of a hot tongue and Emma shivered. Fuck. Damn Regina and that exquisite mouth of hers. Damn it.

There was another kiss pressed to her throat. Emma sighed. That felt so good. Emma was pretty sure she'd never get used to that. There were more kisses fluttered against the same spot then a hand was placed on her thigh. Emma flinched, she hadn't been expecting it. Regina chuckled and nipped at Emma's jawline. Regina's hand inched up higher. Emma squirmed again.

Regina chuckled into Emma's ear and kissed her neck again. Her hand finally reached its destination and gripped Emma's semi-erect cock.

"I'm wet." She whispered into Emma's ear. Emma was thinking of those tiny shorts Regina had on and that top that showed a little of her stomach and a lot of her cleavage. Regina's tongue flicked her earlobe. Emma shivered then. "Wanna fuck?" Regina asked in an innocent tone that made Emma groan.

"What do you think?" Emma asked.

Regina chuckled. "I think, yes."

Emma groaned that time. She could feel her erection growing under Regina's groping and massaging, along with the strategically placed kisses. It was as if Regina knew Emma's body. She knew how to get her going on a personal level and they hadn't even known each other for that long. "Fuck."

Regina chuckled. She then pulled away from Emma's neck and before Emma could even register what was happening, the woman crashed her plump lips into Emma's. Her tongue immediately made itself known.

Emma kissed back with as much passion as she leaned in to Regina and began laying her down. The woman went down without protest that time. She felt for the waistband of those tempting little shorts and pulled them down, she tossed them aside and began working on the woman's panties as well. Regina pulled her top over her head, leaving herself in just a pink bra.

Emma took a moment to appreciate the art before her. She had never really gotten to truly see Regina. It was always straight to sex because they were both impatient and driven by passion. She planned to really see Regina's body that time. She reached down and let her fingertips travel over that smooth olive skin. Regina was hot to the touch as always. Emma's fingers started at Regina's soft full lips and traveled down her chin, over her throat, down the valley between her perfect breasts, down her sternum and over her navel. Emma stopped for a moment to play with the little heart charm on the woman's belly button ring.

Regina chuckled. Emma looked up at Regina and grinned. "I can't believe that you have this. It's so fucking hot."

Regina smirked. "Well, I was told that I was destroying my beautiful body with that..."

Emma made a face. "Let me guess, your mom?"

Regina rolled her eyes. "I don't care though because you like it and that's all that matters."

Emma hummed then leaned In for a kiss. Their lips met quickly then Emma pulled away. "I like everything about you..."

"And I like everything about you, Emma Swan."

Emma smiled and stole another kiss. "That means you're going to be a good girl for me, right?"

Regina shrugged. "Perhaps..."

Emma's brows rose and she snickered. "Is that so?" She ran her fingers across Regina's smooth stomach. "And what do I have to do to get you to be a good girl all of the time?"

Regina smirked. "For one... keep touching me like that."

Emma smirked and continued to caress Regina's body. Her hand stopped at the woman's hip. Her fingers danced over the delicate skin, then she paused and her brows rose. That's new. Or she hadn't seen it. There was a tiny black heart tattoo on Regina's hip, not too far from her groin. The heart looked to be made of glass and was shattering. The small pieces of glass were falling from the bottom of it. It was pretty but Emma assumed that there was more to it than that.

"Why hadn't I seen this before...?" She muttered.

"Because we don't exactly get the chance to really explore each others bodies." Regina replied matter-of-factly.

"What does it mean?" Emma asked curiously.

Regina scrunched her face. "Nothing. It's just a tattoo, Emma."

Emma frowned but nodded. Emma had a super power. She could always tell when someone was lying and in that moment, her lie detector pinged. Regina for the first time since she'd met her, had lied. It was obviously for a good reason because Regina was not a liar. but Emma was not going to push and end up pushing Regina away. Eventually Regina would tell her. She's sure of it.

"There's another part to it." Regina said as if trying to distract Emma. She put her hand to her breast and moved it aside. There was a red glass-like heart but it had black spots. It appeared to be falling out of Regina's chest. It was small but elaborate and very beautiful.

Definitely more than a tattoo.

"It's cool."

Regina smiled softly. "Thank you."

Emma nodded. Realizing the Regina was done with the subject, she reached Regina's thighs and spread them. She pulled down the top of her joggers and unveiled her cock. It sprang to life. Regina bit her lip upon seeing it.

"Are you ready for me?" Emma asked, gripping the base. She stroked it a little and Regina tried to sit up but a firm hand on her lower stomach stopped her. "Be still..." Emma ordered.

Regina started to sass her but Emma cut her off when she stroked the tip of her cock the length of Regina's drenched slit. Regina moaned and arched up when it brushed her extremely sensitive clit. "Please Emma..." She whispered desperately.

Not wanting to keep Regina waiting, she lined the head up with Regina's entrance. She heard Regina inhale a deep breath and she knew that the woman was preparing herself for Emma's girth as well as her length. She began to push in and Regina moaned with a little scream at the end. Now Emma really liked that response.

She figured Regina would be a little looser from the night before but she was right back to how tight she was before. It was like Emma hadn't even touched her. She liked it and she had never experienced anything like it.

She pushed the rest of the way in. Regina wrapped her legs around her waist and began rolling her hips upward, fucking her. Emma moaned and her eyes rolled back in her head. She was in total ecstasy. How the fuck was Regina doing that while underneath her?

Emma began thrusting gently. Sliding in and out with only a small amount of resistance. Regina was already fired up. She was moaning and growling. Emma delighted in the reactions she was pulling from Regina.

She continued to pump in and out, speeding up her pace a little. Regina clawed at her back through her tank and Emma was thankful that she was wearing it or she was pretty sure she would be in a lot of pain. The way Regina was clawing at her, she was sure she would have broken the skin.

Regina's fingers threaded through blonde tresses and pulled her down so that their mouths could meet in a horny, sloppy kiss. Regina hummed and Emma closed her eyes. She loved the way Regina's lips felt and tasted. She also loved being inside of her.

Emma sped up until she was pounding into the woman pulling little whines and whimpers from her. It felt amazing. Pleasuring Regina. The woman that made her feel good without even touching her. The woman that made her feel like she was worth something. It was nice giving that feeling back.

The couch was rocking in a rhythm. There was just so much going on. Emma was on sensory overload. The smells of Regina, the couch rocking, being inside of Regina, tasting her, hearing her moans. She was so turned on that she couldn't slow down. Regina hadn't complained but instead continued to mutter little things that were a combination of English and Spanish. Emma didn't understand a word of it but Regina sounded pleased and appeared to be enjoying herself. She kept going faster and faster she felt her testicles throbbing and her cock pulsing inside of Regina's trembling pussy.

Regina looked into her eyes and the fire in them did something to Emma.

Regina's shaky walls gave Emma's shaft a tight squeeze and Emma couldn't take anymore, she just let go, giving in to the intensity of the moment. She came hard inside of Regina.

Regina let out a little gasp when she felt Emma's cock emptying her seed into her. That triggered Regina's orgasm and she came as well.

"Fuck." Emma groaned as she collapsed on top of Regina.

They were both sweaty and panting, trying to catch their breath.

"I agree " Regina chuckled. She combed her fingers through Emma's hair softly. "Don't pull out. We're not done here." She whispered breathlessly into Emma's ear and Emma inhaled a sharp breath.

Damn.

After hours of vigorous sex they eventually tired themselves out. Emma was pretty sure she hadn't a single ounce of semen left in her body. She honestly felt drained and dry. She had drank two bottles of water then the other half of Regina's and she was still thirsty. She was a Gatorade in when the food they had ordered arrived.

They ate at the island in Emma's kitchen where they laughed and talked. Regina even showed Emma how to use chopsticks. That was fun. They showered, separately of course because Emma was scared that Regina was going to jump her and she was pretty sure that she couldn't take much more. After their nightly routines they climbed into Emma's bed in their pajamas where they stayed for the rest of the evening.

"I can't believe you have me watching this." Regina said as she snuggled closer to Emma and rested her head on her chest as the blonde cop, mouthed along with the movie.

"What?" Emma laughed. "Shrek is a classic."

"Its a cartoon." Regina pointed out dryly. Emma could tell that Regina was only teasing.

"But this is definitely not for children." Emma said placing an arm around Regina's slender waist.

Regina laughed. "I agree. There are so many innuendos in this film..."

Emma snorted. "I know. Not to mention they swear way too many times for it to be okay."

Regina snorted. "I know..."

Emma went back to the movie and mouthing along with it while Regina pretended not to like it, but the whole highlight was the two of them just being together.

"Do you have to go tomorrow?" Regina asked finally breaking the silence.

"Go where, baby girl?" Emma asked, her eyes still glued to the glowing screen.

Regina huffed. "Work, sweetie pie."

"Oh... yep." Emma said simply with a shrug.

Regina pouted. "Can't you just quit and lay in bed with me all day?"

Emma chuckled. Oh those big brown puppy eyes. Help! "Baby, I have to work. How else am I suppose to live?" Emma chuckled as the woman straddled her.

"I'll take care of you." Regina said still pouting. Emma couldn't tell if Regina was joking or not but she did like this development. She liked that Regina was so attached. She loved the attention.

"You already take care of me." Emma pointed out. Regina frowned.

"Stay with me tomorrow."

Emma grinned. "No."

"Mean."

Emma laughed. "Oh really now?"

"Yes. You won't even stay with me and you know I'm going to miss you."

Emma nodded along and grinned through her girlfriend's whining. "Uh huh... so I'm supposed to tell my captain that I can't come in because my girlfriend would miss me too much if I left the bed?"

Regina smiled adorably and batted her long lashes. "Yep."

Emma shook her head. She knew that Regina was playing around but it was still cute as hell. "Not gonna happen, babe."

"See, mean."

Emma chuckled. "Okay." She shrugged. She leaned in to kiss the pout off of Regina's face but Regina turned her face and leaned away before she could make contact. "Oh..."

"I'm mad at you. No kisses for you." Regina said as she crossed her arms.

Emma nodded slowly. "Fair enough."

Her girlfriend huffed indignantly.

Emma smiled and Regina raised a brow and pursed her lips. Emma chuckled and before Regina could question her, she flipped them eliciting a surprised yelp from her girlfriend. She settled on top of Regina. She leaned in and kissed the woman deeply. Regina hummed in surprise.

When Emma pulled away she looked into Regina's eyes. "I'm gonna miss you too. Let's just do something to hold us over until next time."

Regina giggled as Emma leaned in to kiss her again.

The beast was furious. How dare Emma ignore it. It remembered a time when it was the one that Emma had. The only thing that she could speak to. How dare Emma just try to throw it away.

Emma needs to learn a lesson. Emma needs to understand who will be there for her in the end.

You cannot turn your back on your friends...

There Emma's body stood in the dark bedroom. The wind was howling as it blew the curtain softly. A shadow cast over Emma's face and there, from the glow of the moon it could be seen..

Emma's grayish, sickly complexion, those dark almost black eyes, the dead stringy hair.

It wasn't Emma at all.

It was the Beast.

The beast had wrestled Emma for dominance and had won. Emma was nowhere around.

It smirked lazily and tilted its head as it watched Emma's little friend sleep so peacefully under the sheets. Poor thing hadn't even realized that Emma had left the bed or had left in general, leaving her alone with the big bad beast.

She felt safe. The beast grinned. She's so naive. If only she knew what Emma was really like. How weak she was. She wouldn't feel safe.

She would think Emma was a joke. Now the Beast was better. It could be everything that Regina wanted. Strong, aggressive, hard on command. She would be a far better lover for someone like Regina instead of that boring crybaby, Emma Swan. But Emma did not want to share. Emma made that very clear. Regardless of the fact that it was the Beast who rocked Regina's world that night. She was the one who fucked the woman so hard that she lost consciousness.

Not Emma 'gentle lover' Swan. Seriously what's the point in having a monster cock that someone of Regina's size should be horrified of, if you don't give her a chance to feel it?

Emma should be buried deep inside of that woman, shifting around her insides. Not being all gentle and passionate. What the hell?

Basically Regina had not even had a taste of the pleasure that the beast could give her. It could have that pussy trembling for an hour after sex. Aftershocks that rocked her entire body. The beast could have that woman scared of their cock. Her pussy begging them to stop.

But no, Emma wanted to play things safe and she doesn't want to share her new pretty toy.

Well, if you don't share, your toy gets taken away and no one can have it. That's how it works. Emma needs to learn that. She needs to remember that the beast is stronger than she is and it could take everything if it wished.

With a wicked smirk it raised the knife. The moonlight reflected off of the blade. It would only take one of those. The woman wouldn't survive it. That way Emma would learn. She would see who was really in charge here.

The Beast gripped the handle firmly and brought the blade down as forcefully as it could. It sliced straight through with perfect precision. The beast straightened up and grinned at its work.

That should teach Emma a lesson.

It wiped its hands on the sheets then left the room.

Emma woke up on the freezing bathroom floor. She was pretty sure that she had fallen asleep in bed with Regina. She didn't even remember leaving the bed. Did she sleep walk? Or did she...?

Oh no. Her eyes widened and her hand immediately covered her mouth as she began to panic. She blacked out. She knows what happens when she blacks out. Usually people die. There's only one other person in the apartment. She gasped and her heart began pounding.

She felt a dark cloud cover her. What scared her the most was that the beast wasn't present. It's lack of presence meant that it was sated and relaxing. That's never good. She shakily pulled herself up off of the floor.

Oh my god. Regina...

Her palms were sweating and she wiped them on the front of her tank. She slowly opened the door and peeked out into the hallway. She listened for a moment. For anything. Regina's soft breathing when she slept. Gurgling, moaning or even pained cries. There was nothing which made Emma want to cry herself.

She slowly stepped out into the hallway and headed towards her room. The door was closed which is something that Emma doesn't usually do. Since she lived alone she left the door open and even with Regina there, it was only the two of them so there was really no point.

She inhaled softly. She knew that whatever greeted her on the other side of that door would break her. She was pretty sure that she wouldn't survive this.

The hallway felt like it was expanding and closing in, the closer she got. It felt like hours before she finally reached the end of the dark hallway.

She could hear her heart pounding in her ears and her hand shook as she gripped the knob. She tried to turn it but her hand kept sliding off of the metal knob. She wiped her hands on her shirt again then gripped the knob. This time it opened easily. She pushed the door open.

She didn't even try to prepare herself for what she was about to see because she never could. She hesitantly stepped into her dark bedroom.

She didn't hear a single thing. She hated that Regina was a quiet sleeper and she barely moved, save for the times when she would snuggle closer to Emma.

She zeroed in on the bed. There was just a tiny Regina shaped lump there under the sheets.

Emma was pretty sure that she had never felt panic like that before. She inched closer until she was standing right behind Regina on her side of the bed.

She went to pull the sheets back but her hand froze when she saw it. Her eyes widened and her heart almost leapt out of her chest.

A knife was sticking out of the mattress right beside where Regina laid. Emma shoved her fist into her mouth to keep from screaming in panic and anger. That was clearly a message from the beast. A messaging stating that it is capable of killing the only person that is kind to Emma and cares about her. A message that it would end Regina's life and break Emma.

Emma's blood began to boil. How dare that monster threaten Regina. An innocent person that had never done anything to hurt either of them.

She reached over and pulled the knife out. The blade was huge. It would have killed Regina for sure. It would have tore through her delicate skin and blood would have been everywhere. She would have suffered and sobbed and trembled. She would have died alone because Emma wasn't there. She would have taken her last gasping breaths gazing into dark, cold, emotionless eyes. She would have died thinking that Emma had hurt her when Emma could never harm a hair on her head and wanted nothing more than to protect her and take care of her.

Regina would have been gone from this world. Emma would have been left alone with nothing.

Emma bit down on her fist to keep from screaming again. Tears sprung to her eyes and she sniffled. She quickly began heading out of the room to get the knife as far away from Regina as possible and to pull herself together in the process.

"Emma?" Regina's soft sleepy voice cut through the darkness of the room just as Emma had reached the threshold. Emma flinched and turned around, keeping the knife behind her back.

"Yes, Gina?" She asked trying to keep her voice calm. Any other time she would have found a half asleep Regina to be extremely adorable but she was too busy freaking out.

"Where are you going? Come back to bed." Even half asleep at three a.m. Regina was pouty and demanding.

"In a minute, baby." Emma said quickly. "I'm thirsty. I'll be right back."

"Fine." Regina grumbled, grumpily.

That made Emma smile a little. She was so grateful that she was okay. "Can I get you anything?"

"Yes." Regina mumbled. "Your sexy ass back in this bed."

Emma felt herself relax a little. Leave it to Regina to make everything better without even knowing what was wrong to begin with.

"Alright." Emma said seriously. "Two minutes."

"Okay." Regina said relaxing back against the pillows. "I'm timing you. Don't make me come get you."

"Yes, ma'am." Emma said quickly then headed out of the room. She could hear Regina's dramatic sigh at being called ma'am or Emma not just leaping into bed with her, Emma was unsure.

Emma was just glad that Regina was breathing at all. This is her second run in with the beast that she had survived. This woman was lucky. She had no idea.

Emma walked into the kitchen and dropped the knife into the sink. She gripped the edge of the sink and leaned on it. She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself. She knew that if she went back to bed as tense as she was, Regina would sense it. Besides, she couldn't sleep like that.

"She's okay." She whispered to herself. "She's alive. She's well. She's fine."

"Next time maybe she won't be."

Emma bristled. That horrible thing. That... monstrosity.

"Leave Regina alone." Emma hissed. "She hasn't done anything to you."

"She hasn't but you on the other hand, you think you can ignore me?" The beast growled. "You cannot ignore me. You are mine and soon she will be too."

"Why do you want her so badly?" Emma whispered seriously.

"Why do you?"

"Because she's special, she's kind and understanding. She cares about me." Emma replied. "She doesn't deserve your cruelty."

The beast cackled. "You have no idea. She might be like the rest of them. You don't know."

"She's not."

"Emma, you need to learn your place." The beast said darkly. "I'm in control here. I give you a little lead way and you stray too far. If Regina's the only way I could rein you in then so be it."

Emma growled. "You will not use her as leverage to control me."

"You'll see." The beast singsonged. Then it was gone.

Emma groaned and buried her face in her hands. She has to destroy that thing for once and for all. She stayed there. She was unsure for how long. She had to come up with a course of action. This has already gone to far.

"It's way past two minutes." A smooth voice said softly behind her. Emma turned around to see Regina standing at the end of the hallway, completely nude and leaning against the wall. She poked out her bottom lip. "You promised, you'd come right back. Liar."

Emma had no idea how Regina managed to make those big brown eyes even larger. It was almost on chibi level. She pushed off of the counter. It was amazing how Regina's presence could just chase away all of the darkness the beast brought along with it.

Regina erased all of its negative vibes and replaced it with positive ones. Emma felt much better. She could breathe and she no longer felt like she was having a panic attack.

"Baby." She said as she approached the dark haired woman. Regina looked up into her eyes with so much warmth and affection. She couldn't help herself when she leaned in and kissed the other woman soundly on the mouth.

Regina hummed and kissed her back. She draped her arms across Emma's shoulders. Emma wrapped her arms around Regina's waist. The skin on skin felt amazing and having Regina's bare body pressed against her was turning her on greatly. That mixed with the fact that she thought she lost the woman that night ignited a pit of burning desire inside Emma and she couldn't help herself when she lifted the woman with very little to no effort.

Regina moaned when she was lifted off of the ground. She kept her mouth melded to Emma's as she was lowered so that they were leveled. She wrapped her long legs around Emma's hips.

Emma chuckled and began carrying the woman to the bedroom. The nights events not forgotten but pushed aside in favor of focusing all of her energy on her girlfriend.

She'll deal with the hateful, spiteful beast later. That's for sure.

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lol. I never thought it was possible to hate a character that you're writing but I despise the beast. lol.

Anywhoooo... for those of you who want a murder, I got you. But I'm not saying when or anything but this is a serial killer story after all... *insert Lana wink gif here*

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