Regina's POV

I wake up facing the window. I feel the warm body of the most beautiful woman pressed fully against my back, her arms draped around my stomach with her palm just below my ribcage. Our legs are so intertwined i cant tell where i end and she starts. This was the best rest ive had in… ever actually. It makes me sad that it wont get to happen again. Unless i can talk her into it if she slept well too? Hm. I can try. I only had the beginning of one nightmare and something pulled me out of it. Best sleep ever. I relax again into her arms trying not to wake her. I feel her warm breath on the back of my neck and everything just feels right. After about 15 minutes her fingers start to move and it sends delicious chills throughout my body. She drags her hand down to my hip and its a fight to keep a moan from exiting my body. "Hmmm Gina, you awake?" I feel her legs move slightly. "Yea im awake. Just didnt want to disturb you. How was your nap? Did you sleep as good as I did?" I sense the smile on her lips before she speaks. "Best sleep ive ever had actually. You are a great cuddle buddy. Youre so warm and small. But you said you had a good nap? I watched you for a little bit and it seemed like you were having a nightmare so i stroked your arm and told you that you were safe until your face relaxed." My heart feels like its going to burst. I flip over to face her and in doing so her hand traveled across my lower abdomen as i flipped. Another set of chills roll through me. This woman does barely anything and she affects me so much. "You did that for me? I was wondering why that nightmare never played out. Its like i was in the beginning of it and all of a sudden i just felt warm and the nightmare disappeared. That was you? Thank you Emma." My voice sounds hoarse from the emotion. I blink rapidly trying not to cry. I feel Emmas hand move from my hip to my face. "Dont cry Regina. Im glad i was able to stop a nightmare for you. I wish i could be there to stop them all." I look into her eyes. Maybe heres my chance to talk her into sleeping in my bed regularly. "Well, um. You said you had the best sleep too. And since you are you and just seem to be fighting my demons even when we are asleep, why dont you just sleep in here with me regularly? The bed is huge. And if you dont want to I understand. I just had to ask because ive never slept so peacefully in my life. Of course you can keep your stuff in any room you want so you have a space of your own. Or you can keep it in here i dont mind." Emma puts her hand on my side to stop me from talking. "Regina. That sounds lovely. Yes i had the best sleep too. But wont it be weird for Henry. His moms sharing a room?" Henry is the only other person who knows im gay and he knows that i love Emma. "He wont think its weird. To be honest, he has wanted us to be closer for a long time. You can talk to him about it if you want to. Ask him how he feels. No pressure obviously. I just didnt want to miss an opportunity for comfort."

Emma's POV.

I don't exactly understand the little bit of arousal in my stomach at Regina asking me to stay in her bed every night. But its not unpleasant and honestly it's impossible not to be attracted to her. Ive always thought she was beautiful in a way no other woman has been. I dont think i like girls, but maybe i like this one woman. But she has feelings for someone else. So i guess that doesn't matter. "Ill talk to Henry tonight so we can sleep in here if he's ok with it. I know tomorrow is going to be a little busy with me unpacking and family dinner. Might as well get a great nights sleep. Speaking of dinner, we havent even eaten our lunch. Im starving. Why dont we call Henry to come home for dinner and we can order a pizza or something. I forgot our food in the car and i dont want to risk either of us getting sick from spoiled food." Regina smiles. Her smile is so precious to me now. I never want to see any other look on her face. "Ill call Henry, you call the pizza place. Order whatever you want. Just make sure they dont forget the garlic sauce please." She brushes her hand over my arm as she gets out if bed and goes to her dresser to get clothes. I find myself sad that she has to get dressed again. How did i never know i had feelings for her? Maybe knowing its a possibility now that she has come out to me has let me realize my own emotions. She grabs mine and her phone off the dresser and tosses me mine. "Garlic sauce, don't forget." I chuckle as she grins. "Yes your Majesty. I wont forget." She winks and dials her phone. I hear the line ring before she steps out of the room. I call up the pizza place and order 2 large pizzas. One pepperoni and cheese and one mushroom and cheese. I order extra garlic sauce and a 2 liter of rootbeer. When im finished i roll out of bed and put on some sweats under my long shirt. No need to get all fancy over pizza.

Regina pov

I call Henry and he answers. "Hey Mom, whats up?" I smile into the phone. "Henry, your mother is going to be living with us from now on. But we are ordering pizza and need to talk with you. So can you please come home?" I can hear the excitement in his voice as i hear him stand and slam a door. "Be home in 20 minutes Mom. Im glad Ma left that good for nothing pirate. He was such a creep." This child is so much like Emma it kills me. "Ill see you soon. Be careful walking home Henry. I love you." I hear his sigh. "Yes mom ill be careful. Love you too." I hear the line go dead and know he has hung up. I go to walk back in to my room and literally bump into Emma. "Oh im so sorry Regina, are you ok?" I look up at Emma from the ground as she offers me a hand. "Oh yea im fine. Just didn't expect you to be already out here and wasnt paying attention. Im sorry Emma. Thanks for helping me up. Henry is on his way home now. He said hed be here in about 20 minutes." Emma smiles and brushes some dust off my back from the fall. "Did you tell him about the new living arrangements?" I realize im still holding the hand that she helped me up with, and let go. "Uh yea. I didnt say anything about sleeping arrangements though. Just that you are living here now. He said its about time you left Hook. I guess he didnt like how he treated you." Emma smirks. "Yea, seems like people knew it was a shitty situation, a shituation if you will, long before i realized it. But its done and over now. We can move past it and i can try to mend relationships with the people i love. With you, Henry, and my parents. You guys are the most important people in my life and you didnt deserve how i treated you. I left all of you wondering why i never contacted you anymore. That was on me. It will never happen again." She grabs my hand and looks into my eyes. "Regina, i swear to you, i will never walk away from you or our son for anything or anyone ever again. Nothing in this world matters more than you 2. I was an idiot." I squeeze her hand and let it drop when she finishes. "Emma, dont be so hard on yourself. Henry was fine. Your parents were fine. I was…fine. Nothing i did was your fault and it wasnt your fault that Hook manipulated you. Im just glad you realized before it was past the point of no return. Im glad you didnt marry him." Emma smiled sadly as she looked down at my thigh that was covered now. I can tell she blames herself for my injuries. I dont blame her though. How i cope is my own fault. But why i have to cope at all is Leopolds fault. He was a sick twisted little man, and now i have to deal with the consequences of his actions.

Emma and I head downstairs to wait on the pizza and our boy. I hear running feet hit the front step before the door slams open and a huffing Henry pops through the door holding our dinner. "Hey moms. Pizza guy was at the gate when i got home so i ran to save him some time." Henry walked to the kitchen with the food and both Emma and i followed him. "So mom said you guys wanted to talk to me about something? Whats up?" Henry asked around a mouthful of melted cheese and pepperoni. Emma speaks up before i can. "Yea, um. Me and your mom have decided to ask how you would feel if we slept in the same bed in your moms room at night?" Henry drops his pizza to the counter and his mouth is open wide. He looks between me and Emma and i can see the fear in Emmas face. "Oh my God mom!! Did you finally tell ma you love her? Yes!! Finally. Are you finally a couple?" I tried to stop him but he got it out before I could. I look at Emma and shes staring at me. "What did he just say Regina?" I flounder for a moment before i turn and walk quickly out of the kitchen. I go to the downstairs bathroom and lock the door and slide down it holding my knees to my chest. Tears are streaming down my face. There goes my chance at comfort along with my best and only friend. She wont ever want to talk to me again. I hear a knock on the door and i ignore it.

Emma pov

"Henry, what do you mean by that?" I ask as Regina leaves the room. I need clarification before i can fix this. "Im sorry ma. I didnt mean to upset her. I thought maybe she finally told you that she loved you and wanted to date you. I didn't realize. I jumped the gun and ruined things now. Im so sorry ma. Please dont move back out." I calm my racing heart with a couple deep breaths. Regina loves me… she loves ME. What? Im the straight woman she likes? Wow. "Henry you didnt ruin anything. Im not leaving. You might have actually opened me up to something magical. Thanks buddy. I just gotta go check on your mom." I run to the bathroom because i know thats where she went. I know her, its where she could lock herself away. I knock on the door and she doesn't respond. "Regina, come on its ok. Open the door. We need to talk." I hear her crying and decide to just magic myself in with her. Shes got her face in her knees and is crying on the floor. I kneel down beside her and put my hand on her arm. She looks up startled. "Please dont hate me Emma. Please. I never would have told you any of that. Im so sorry." She says between sobs as she hides her face again. I pull her face back up to meet my eyes. "Regina. Im not upset or angry. Actually im kind of happy. I only just realized this today after you came out to me. I think ive felt it all along though. But i like you too. You are beautiful and kind and smart and sexy. You are a catch. Id be lucky to be in a relationship with you. I promise im not mad. Its actually something i want… if you want it too." Regina looks at me in shock and a sad sound escapes her mouth. "Emma you dont want me. Im a mess. Noone wants me. Im not worthy of you." She has tears running down her face but she keeps eye contact with me. "You dont get to decide what i want Regina. You dont get to decide what i can handle. You arent a mess. You are a woman who has been hurt beyond what anyone should ever have to endure. You are my best friend and someone i can honestly say has been my anchor in this town. I never let myself have roots before i met you. You are the mother of my son. You are so much more than what you give yourself credit for. And you are wrong. You are more than worthy. And i want you, if you'll have me. I will fight beside you every step of the way through anything. If you would just let me." Regina looks down at her hands for a moment and i try to think of how im going to get her to believe me when i hear her speak. "Ok Emma. Im willing to try. But you have to promise me that you wont let me ruin you like i ruin everything else in my life. I never want to hurt you." I grab her hands as i stand and pull her with me. I pull her into my body and hold her for a moment. "Thank you Regina. Thank you for giving us a shot. For giving me the chance to show you how much i care for you."

Regina pov

Emma is everything ive ever wanted. I cant believe she feels things for me too. When she pulls me into her arms i can smell her sweet strawberry shampoo. She gives me so much comfort. I reply to her. "No Emma, thank you for believing in me even though i cant see what you see. Thank you for thawing my ice cold heart." I draw back and stare into her eyes and i see her eyes flick down to my lips. I bite my bottom lip between my teeth and i see her hand come towards my face. She uses her thumb to release my bottom lip from my teeth and gently rubs a finger over it. "You are so beautiful Regina. Can I kiss you? Is that okay?" I swallow thickly before I respond. "Fuck yes Emma. Thats one thing you will never have to ask for. You can kiss me whenever you want to." I feel her lips gently meet mine and its like an explosion happens around us as a bright glow come from our lips. Emma doesnt stop kissing me though. She presses her tongue against my lip and i open my mouth just a bit to let her tongue mingle with mine. She tastes like minty sweetness. I moan slightly as her hand grips my side a little. I step back from the kiss and take a deep breath. "Wow Regina. That was amazing. It felt like fireworks. Did you see that light?" I smile at her. "Yes Emma. I saw it. True loves kiss light. But it usually only glows when its breaking a curse. I wonder who was cursed and how?" Emma pulls me back into her arms and without my high heels on shes a lot taller than me so my head fits perfectly over her heart. "It doesnt matter right now. If there was a curse i guess its broken. Im sure we will find out eventually. But right now we have a son and dinner to get back to. Come with me my gorgeous girlfriend." I blush as i reach up to give her a quick peck on her lips. "I like the sound of that. Girlfriend. Im sure this will be our best adventure yet."

We walk hand in hand back to the kitchen. When we get there Henry is sitting at the island with his head in his hands. He turns to look at us as we walk in and his face goes from grim to glowing with happiness. "You finally did it? You are together now?" He says excitedly. "Yea kid. Thanks to you. Me and your mom are together. In fact, we found out we are true loves. Isnt that crazy?" Emma says. Henry just smiles brighter. "Not crazy at all. I always knew you were each others happy endings. And i thought i saw a glow. But unless there was a curse i don't understand why. But maybe your loneliness was a curse mom. Maybe thats what was broken." He may be right. I guess we will find out. "Maybe your right Henry. Im starving. Lets eat before this pizza is cold." Emma grabs 2 plates and puts a piece of each pizza on both plates. She hands one to me with a container of the garlic sauce and smiles brightly as our hands touch. I pour us all a glass of rootbeer and hand Emma and Henry theirs as we all sit at the dinner table. This is going to be interesting. I hope i don't disappoint her.