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“Emma.” The blonde groaned as the sultry voice permeated the darkness of her sleep. “Emma, wake up.”
“Five more minutes,” she grumbled, pulling the covers closer. A heavenly chuckle sounded before lips landed on the back of her neck.
“You can't stay in bed all day dear,” Regina said, even though she snuggled closer to the blonde, wrapping her arms around her.
“Why not?” Emma whined. “It's not like you're still mayor or I'm still sheriff. And the bed’s warm.”
“That may all be true dear,” she agreed, planting another kiss on Emma’s neck. “But you were the one to agree to meet your mother at Granny’s for breakfast this morning.”
With a mighty groan, Emma turned onto her back and looked up into Regina's brown eyes. “Why'd you let me do that?”
Regina smiled, her eyes shining brightly as she held back her laughter. Emma always was so adorable when she woke up in the mornings. “You volunteered us both darling.” Emma pouted and Regina couldn't hold her laughter back anymore. She ran her hand over the tank top Emma wore to bed. Even after four months of being together Emma rarely slept in anything less.
“You're making it hard to get up,” Emma commented with a smirk. Regina simply leaned down and kissed her before rolling out of the bed.
“We have an hour to be there,” she informed. Emma watched as Regina slipped the tank top of Emma’s she had claimed as a night shirt off and entered the en suite. With a content sigh Emma closed her eyes and thought about her life at current.
In the four months since Regina and Henry rescued her, she had recovered significantly. Thanks to Regina's meals, her bones no longer stuck out of her skin. Henry convinced her to get out of the house, first with family walks late in the evenings, then to his sports games, and eventually having meals at Granny’s. Once she was out of the house more, David convinced her to come help him out at the station. He took care of the physical things while she focused on the reports and other important paperwork.
At night, sleeping with Regina, her nightmares had decreased. Even when she did have one, Regina somehow knew how to wake her and comfort her. Emma still wasn't comfortable enough for sex, but Regina had the patience of a saint. The two women were comfortable enough to be naked with each other and even enjoyed exploring each other’s bodies, but Regina always let Emma take the lead. Emma still couldn't believe her lucky stars that the magnificent brunette was her True Love.
“Are you going to join me Emma?” Regina called out, bringing the blonde out of her thoughts. Emma opened her eyes and crawled out of bed, stripping her clothes so she could join her partner in the already running shower.