Ruby had gone to spend an evening with her girlfriends down at the Rabbit Hole, now that everything was all sorted out within Storybrooke. Victor was perfectly fine with it. Except for one thing; for the first time in over a year, he'd have to sleep on his own. Now, that never used to be a problem but he had begun to have nightmares when the curse broke. With Ruby staying with him, these nightmares had gone away but since she wasn't here, he was sure that they would come back.
And sure enough as soon as he drifted off to sleep, the nightmares came. At first, they were just about his family. Images of his mother's death. His father not caring. Gerhardt becoming something he wasn't. But the nightmares got worse. He started dreaming about Ruby being caused pain because of his work. Experimenting on her. He would never do such a thing but the images were so vivid. He felt himself being shook.
"Victor! Victor, wake up!" He heard the voice.
His eyes snapped open and Ruby was sat in front of him.
"Oh, Ruby, thank God." He great breathed. "Wait, what are you doing here?"
"Wolf hearing, Victor, I could hear you screaming."
"Ruby, I'm so sorry. You deserve better than me. You can't even enjoy a night out without me having nightmares. I'm such a monster."
"Victor Frankenstein!" She scolded. "You take that back right now!"
He looked her in the eyes and she continued.
"Honey, you're not a monster, you're a man. A man that I am in love with, may I add. It's not your fault you get nightmares. We'll just work through it like we do with everything."
"What did I do to deserve you?"
"You were just you and I love you for that."
"And I love you."
"Plus you're really great in bed." She teased.
He grinned at her. "Oh really?"
"I made need some reminding though."
"Well, I'd be happy to help." And he kissed her, dragging her into the bed for the night.