Prompt: Emma and Regina have had a rough week at work and decide to call in sick just so they can unwind, spend some time together and finally build the blanket fort Emma had envisioned in their living room. Extra fluffy.
The same way it did every weekday morning, Emma and Regina's shared alarm echoed throughout their bedroom at exactly 5:45am. It was their first of three, so Regina simply leaned forward in her embrace with the blonde and hit the snooze button, giving herself and her girlfriend an extra ten minutes of peace together before their second alarm hit.
Much to the women's dismay, the ten extra precious minutes felt less than ten worthless seconds. As soon as the first alarm had gone off, they were both back to their practically unconscious states, revelling in rejoining their dream world. But this time, as the alarm practically screeched through the master bedroom of the mayoral mansion, Regina knew that neither of them were actually able to budge from their position on the eastern king sized bed, so once again, she hit the snooze button and snuggled herself back into the blonde's strong arms.
When the alarm rang for the third and final time at the ripe time of 6am, Emma let out a loud groan and magically silenced the alarm with a simple flick of her wrist. It was Thursday in the worst week of her life as Storybrooke's Sheriff, and she was fairly certain that Regina was feeling the same about being Storybrooke's Mayor. After Zelena had been defeated and Pan's boys had been given the go ahead to roam the streets of the quiet town, the crime rate had never been so high.
While Emma had been attempting to chase down the youngsters and set them straight by Storybrooke's rules, Regina was stuck behind her desk attempting to deal with town complaints about the boys, possibilities of travelling back to the Enchanted Forest and trying to find people who were actually willing to take in some of the juvenile delinquents and raise them as their own.
But neither were really having much luck.
"We really should get out of bed, dear," Regina whispered, refusing to open her eyes or budge from her cozy position.
"We should," like Regina, Emma kept her eyes closed but buried her face into the back of the brunette's neck. "Or we could just stay here, make a pillow fort and sleep all day."
"Emma, darling, we run this town; goodness knows what hell could break loose if we actually missed a day." The groan that left Regina's mouth at the thought of what may happen during that working day made Emma chuckle slightly with her deep, sleep-filled voice. "We need to keep everything under control."
"We don't have this town under control as it is. What harm could a single day make?" Emma asked her as she pressed delicate kisses on the back of her neck. "If you really gave a damn, you would have been out of this bed on the first alarm."
"I do give a damn, Miss Swan. Usually."
"And what's changed, Madam Mayor?"
"The thought of spending the rest of the day in your arms was far more appealing than sitting behind a desk for nine hours practically begging the idiots of this town to do one more idiotic thing and adopt a lost boy. Is that a crime, Sheriff?"
"Well, I would promise to punish you, but I'm too tired." Emma yawned and pulled Regina's back impossibly closer to her front, enjoying the hum of approval she received from the other woman. "Those kids are trying to kill me. If I have to chase another one of those little shits through the park again, I'll probably end up trying to kill them myself. Or maybe even fake wolf's time and send Rubes after them."
Regina stifled a laugh and turned herself in Emma's embrace, bringing them face to face - their noses practically touching. "Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly certain that faking wolf's time is a lot more work than chasing a couple of children through town."
"You see, if I had been given a day off to rest, I probably would have realised that and wouldn't have wasted time in thinking up such a ridiculous plan."
"So instead, you're willing to tell your boss that you want to shirk off your duties just to lay in bed with your girlfriend all day?" Regina asked with a faux scolding look on her face as an attempt to hide the ever-growing smirk on her lips.
"Hm, technicalities." Emma laughed, pressing a light kiss on Regina's plump lips. "And I'm pretty sure I mentioned a pillow fort, too."
Emma pouted her bottom lip and offered Regina her biggest and best puppy dog eyes she had, knowing that Regina was a sucker from that kind of thing.
"You know, Madam Mayor, we could just forget the pillows and the blankets and the pyjamas, and keep ourselves cozy instead." With a seductive wink and a light tug of Regina's silk pyjama pants, Emma knew she had pulled in Regina hook, line and sinker, especially when the brunette's eyes instantly became black.
"Now I think about it, I do recall having a rather nasty cough. It wouldn't really be ideal to go into the office carrying germs like that." Regina told her, adding a pathetic little cough, just to emphasise her point. "Maybe I should just text my assistant and ask her to cover for me - just for today."
"I think thats a good call," Regina completely missed the massive grin on Emma's face, simply because the blonde had already buried her face in the crook of her neck, smothering the area of skin with well placed, open mouthed kisses that would probably leave a throbbing bruise at some point.
After that, texting her secretary was the last thing on Regina's mind.
