Emma rolled over, instantly waking up at the feeling of empty space next to her. She looked over her shoulder to see what time it was, and groaned when she saw that it was just after 1 in the morning.

Sighing, she took the covers off and got out bed. Knowing Regina, she was most likely downstairs working. That's what she always did when she couldn't sleep.

Sure enough, Regina was downstairs in her study, hovering over a large pile of books.

"What are you working on?" Emma asked, leaning against the door frame.

Regina jumped. "What are you doing up?"

"I woke up when I went to roll over next to you and you weren't there," Emma said. "Now, what are you doing down here?"

"I couldn't sleep," Regina said. "There was too much to get done. There has to be some way to get your parents awake at the same time."

Emma smiled at her. "I love that you care. But it's not worth losing sleep over."

"But it is," Regina argued. "I'm the Evil Queen. Anything she pulls is technically my responsibility. I need to fix this."

Emma pushed herself off of the door frame and walked over to where Regina was standing, wrapping her arms around Regina's waist. "And you will. Just at an hour that normal people are awake."

"I thought we had determined by now that I'm not normal," Regina said.

Emma chuckled. "Come on. Let's go for a drive."

"What are you talking about?" Regina asked. "I can't leave."

"Just for a break," Emma promised. "We'll come back after we take a little drive around town. Come on."

Regina sighed and closed her book. "Fine. But only a short break. I need to get back to work on this."

Emma smiled in victory as she looked over at Regina in the passenger seat. What Regina didn't realize was that Emma had figured out by now that Regina always fell asleep whenever they went for a drive.

She had discovered this on their many trips together in the car. Regina stayed awake for about 10 minutes before completely falling asleep, which was exactly what Emma planned on.

They drove around for about 5 minutes before Regina's eyes began to flutter closed. "Maybe we should head back home," she suggested with a yawn.

"Sure," Emma said. She turned around in a side street and drove back towards the mansion. She slowed down, taking more time. She glanced over and smiled at seeing Regina fast asleep.

"Victory," Emma whispered, continuing to drive to make sure that Regina was fully asleep. After a couple more minutes, she pulled into the driveway. Regina stayed asleep, so Emma went around and picked her up, poofing them upstairs.

"Sweet dreams," Emma whispered, kissing Regina's forehead. "You'll thank me for this tomorrow morning."