Authors note: Warning: mention of marital rape!

"No, please, no. Get off of me... I don't want to, please!"

Daniel was awoken by the sound of Regina's soft whimpering. It was the third night that he was awoken and it was always by the same sounds. Ever since the day of the lunch, Regina had been having nightmares. But Daniel just didn't know what he could do.

He had asked Regina about it the first night, but she shrugged it off, saying that she didn't want to talk about it.

But this was now the third night and Daniel really started to worry.

"Please don't, you're hurting me!"

He felt his heart clench painfully when he heard his true love cry out. He had an idea about what, or rather who Regina was dreaming of.

When he gently put his hand on her shoulder, Regina flinched away and let out another whimper. "Please. Please stop!" He saw tears running done her beautiful face, a face that was contorted in pain, pain that was brought on by the horrible nightmare she was having.

"Regina, darling wake up. It's just a dream." Daniel whispered softly, trying to wake up the whimpering brunette.

He shook her gently. "You're safe, Regina."

Regina snapped her eyes open and scrambled away from his touch, still confused about where she was.

"Regina?" Daniel asked softly.

Regina blinked a couple of times, remembering that she was safe in her house with Daniel and not in her bedchamber, under the old King, begging for him to stop raping her.

"Daniel?"

He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight, feeling the wetness of tears through his t-shirt. He felt her body shaking with sobs and the only thing he could do was hold her tighter.

"Sshhh, you're safe Regina."

Eventually Regina her sobbing had stopped and Daniel felt how her body went limp against him. She had exhausted herself and had fallen asleep again. All Daniel could do was pray that her nightmares didn't come back.

...

Regina groaned when she opened her eyes, only to close them again against the bright light.

Only when she tried to move did she feel Daniels strong arms around her. It made her smile and she felt warmth filling her stomach, removing the last of the aching pain that was caused by the nightmare from last night.

She nuzzled her face further into his neck, inhaling the scent that was so typically him.

"Good morning." He said in a groggy voice.

"Good morning."

She lifted up her head so she could look into his bright blue eyes, needing the comfort his loving gaze provided.

"I love you." She whispered softly.

"I love you too."

She kissed him gently on the lips, needing to bann away the feeling her nightmare had left behind.

She pulled at his t-shirt giving him the hint.

He gently grabbed her wrists and looked into her eyes again. "Are you sure about this."

She felt tears sting her eyes at his concerned gaze. "I need this. I need you to heal me."

Regina didn't need to say anything more. Daniel lifted his upper body so that she could pull off his t-shirt.

He knew that she needed this, he knew what it meant for her.

She straddled his hips and pulled off her silk nightgown. She leaned down, needing the skin to skin contact and kissed him with desperation. A desperation that made Daniels heart clench painfully.

He pulled off his boxer and her lace panties and she grounded herself onto him. She moaned softly at the sensation and kissed him again.

He took his length in his hand and gently eased himself into her, ready to stop if she couldn't handle it.

Regina started to move slowly and they both moaned softly.

Daniel felt Regina walls contract around him.

"I love you Regina."

And after a few more loving kisses and soft moans they came together and Regina let out a soft whimper. "I love you so much Daniel." She let the tears fall freely. "Please promise you won't ever hurt me."

It was said with such a soft voice that he almost missed it. Almost.

"I won't ever hurt you, Regina. I love you so much."

She rolled off of him and he pulled her into his arms again.

Daniel kissed her head and stroked her back in a comforting movement.

"Everything will be alright, darling. I will help you heal."

She took his hand in hers and squeezed, letting him know that she believed him.

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