Regina opened her eyes to be met with the darkness of her bedroom. She felt an arm draped over her middle and something pressing against her back. breathing on her bare neck. She turned her head a little to catch a glimpse of the sleeping woman but was only met with darkness. She rolled her body gently to face the blonde who was sleeping like a baby. She felt the blonde shuffle closer in her sleep and it made Regina smile. She ran her fingertips blindly up the blondes arm stopping when her palm landed on her neck, moulding around it perfectly. She gently shuffled as close as possible to the saviour snuggling her face into her chest. She felt safe. When in the blondes arms, She slept well, and was comfortable whilst feeling safe and secure. It was perfect.
She felt Emma tighten her hold around her, pulling her close. She felt Emma run her hand down her body and gripping onto the sheets pulling them higher up and over the brunettes shoulders and wrapping her arm back around her middle. Even when she was asleep she made sure Regina was okay.
'I love you' Slipped from the brunettes lips as she closed her eyes to drift back off to sleep in the blondes embrace.
Emma woke feeling the emotions of the night before come flooding in. There was no sun this morning, Just rain and thunder. She let her head fall to the side on the pillow to look through the gap in Regina's curtains to catch a glimpse of the lightening and the rain drizzling down the window. She turned back to look at Regina but all she could see was brunette hair covering her own chest and a pale arm across her stomach. She smiled. This was how she wanted to wake up in the morning, Snuggled with the woman she was in love with.
She layed there for another three hours whilst the brunette tossed and turned, pulling the covers up over them then kicking them off ten minuets later. She found amusement in watching the mayor sleep. She was like a child. It was adorable.
'Emma. Stop looking at me' Regina mumbled, voice full of sleep, after feeling Emma's eyes on her when she had moved and laid next to Emma face to face.
Emma smiled at the woman and how she kept her eyes closed.
'Im sorry' Emma whispered back with a grin plastered on her face. 'You're just so beautiful when you sleep'
'And you're a creep' Regina replied rolling over turning her back to the blonde who jumped closer and wrapped the brunette in a tight hug.
'I love you' Emma said sweetly placing a kiss to the brunettes cheek. 'How are you feeling?'
'Like I want to sleep. Just stay with me.' Regina said turning back over quickly as she pulled up the sheets to cover them again.
'Okay'
Emma walked into the sheriff station just around 2pm to find Robin lying battered and bruised on one of the cell beds locked up. She placed her coffee down gently on her desk and smiled to her father who looked up from his paper work.
'Hey' He sighed with a smile sitting back from his paper work to look at his daughter who look stressed.
'Hey. Any trouble?' She replied referring to the man in the cell with a dirty look thrown his way.
'Not since he was first brought in here. He's been moaning and groaning about pain since then.' He explained.
Emma nodded and looked down to her paper work before taking a seat and sighing loudly.
'Looks like you did a real number on him' David said concerned for his daughter and her anger that erupted last night. No one had believe Ruby and Killian when they explained what had happened to Robin. No one could believe that Emma, The saviour had gotten so angry she was at the point of killing a man with her bare hands.
'Yeah..I guess I just saw red' Emma explained quietly rubbing her bruised and cut knuckles.
'You might want to get an ice pack for that' He said nodding his head towards her hand. 'Maybe you should see Archie too, about those anger problems'
'I don't have any anger problems' Emma rolled her eyes looking away from the man.
'I just think its best if-'
'What because I was angry that some low life thief tried to Rape the woman I love and beat him a little that makes me have anger problems? What are you telling me that if that was mom in Regina's shoes you'd just brush it off and let the guy get an easy escape? No dad. That's where we are different im not a coward like you' Emma spat angrily.
'What did you just say?' He asked.
'You know what I said' Emma said bluntly opening her folder of paper work and grabbing a pen.
'No, About Regina. You..Love her?' He questioned confused.
Emma looked up from her paper work and just stared at her father. She wasn't even supposed to speak about her feelings for the mayor with anyone but the mayor herself and all she kept doing lately was slipping up.
'No I- I didn't mean it like that -'
'How else could you mean it Emma?' He questioned.
'Well isn't that a lovely bit of information for Cora to have' Robin smiled through the bars at the saviour.
Regina sat snuggled on her sofa where Emma had left her. Regina loved the way Emma had been with her this morning. She made her coffee and wrapped her in a beige blanket and lit the fire. Regina had decided to stay there by the fire and wait for Henry to wake up. She had told Emma to come back over after work if she wanted to and Emma had agreed to that without thinking twice and Regina had smiled at her. She was so cute.
'Hey mom' Henry smiled rubbing his eyes and dragging his feet into the living room.
'Good morning Henry' She smiled opening her arms and the blanket welcoming the boy inside.
He climbed up and into the mayors arms sitting across her lap snuggled with her.
'So I thought that maybe we could have a movie night tonight since you have no school tomorrow and I wont be working' Regina suggested to the small boy who smiled in excitement and nodded eagerly.
'Could we get popcorn! and sweets and hot coco!' The boy asked overly excited. It wasn't often he got to spend time like this with his mother.
'Well..I can ask Emma if she could pick some snacks up for us on the way home from work?' Regina suggested with a small smile.
'Emma's coming?' Henry asked confused.
'Well she will be coming over later on. Is that alright Henry?' Regina asked suddenly worried that Henry wouldn't want the blonde there. Regina secretly was hoping and praying he wasn't fussed by Emma coming over, She didn't feel so safe without her there.
Regina was a strong woman who didn't break with anything or anyone. But what had happened with Robin had reminded her of her marriage to King Leopold in the Enchanted Kingdom and the times he would treat her as If she wasn't his queen but merely a woman from the whore house. He would do things to her she had never agreed to or wanted. She had remembered telling her mother a few times of when he'd miss treat her but Cora would always reply with 'A queen must please her King' And that would be the end of it and Eighteen year old Regina had to deal with whatever he wanted and whenever he wanted it.
'Of course! that's even better!' Henry exclaimed.
'Good. Ill call her in a while then. How about we go make you something to eat hm?' Regina smiled helping the boy off her lap before following him into the kitchen.
'Hey, Everything okay?' Emma asked into her phone as she leaned against her desk now only half full of paper work.
'Everything is fine. I was just wondering if you wouldn't mind running into a store on your way over here after work to pick up some snacks for Henry. We are planning to have a movie night and he is fixed on having snacks' She smiled once hearing the brunettes voice sounding a little happier.
'Of course. Is there anything in particular he wants?' Emma asked smiling.
'Just some popcorn any flavour will do. Some chocolate and anything you fancy. Ill give you the money for it all when you get here'
'Don't be silly. Its on me. And anything for our Madame Mayor?' Emma asked smirking.
'Just yourself.' She paused. 'Maybe some chocolate. Oh and some chocolate milkshake. Oh and could I get some of those chocolate apple things'
'God someone wants a lot of chocolate huh?' Emma laughed.
'I have been craving it since the other day. I don't even eat chocolate I don't know whats gotten into me'
'Alright well I should be there around six. Is that alright?' Emma asked with a small giggle.
'That's fine, Oh and Emma bring some clothes over. Id like you to stay again tonight if that is alright?'
'Sure. See you tonight'
Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews I love getting some talk from y'all! Just to inform that I might not be updating as regularly as I have been as ive started college and its some tiring stuff! I have a few more ideas for this story so stick with me, it might get confusing but bare with me, it will be worth it im sure. I am thinking about making a Sequel for once im finished, what do you guys think about that? Let me know! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!