Only You

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Emma woke the following night to an empty bed. It was the first time she had woken up alone since becoming a Vampire, and her heart immediately missed Regina. She started to panic for a second, only to find a small note laying on Regina's pillow.

Good evening, darling,

You were sound asleep at sunset so I decided to let you sleep a little longer, since we've both been having a hard time sleeping recently. I'm going into town before everything closes to have them turn on the electricity and water. I should be back very soon.

I love you!

Regina.

Emma laid in bed for a while longer, curling up on Regina's pillow, inhaling her intoxicating scent. She dozed off again, sleeping just a little longer until she heard the door open. Emma began to panic for a moment when she heard the person walk quietly into the cabin.

"Regina?" Emma asked, her voice shaking.

"It's me, my love," Regina answered, closing the door behind her, making her way to the bed, pulling the curtains open. "I was hoping to make it back before you woke up. It took a little longer than I thought to access my account with the power company since it's been so long since I was last here." Regina sat on the edge of the bed, reaching out to thread her fingers with Emma's. "The power should be back on by now, so I want to plug in the fridge and turn off the generator. Then I want to show you something." Regina rubbed her thumb over the back of Emma's hand for a second before disappearing away from the bed.

Emma could hear the click of a lamp turning on, indicating the power was already working. She listened as the soft purr of the generator turned off and the fridge door open and close. She could hear Regina testing the stove in the kitchen, preparing to heat up some blood. A few moments later, she climbed out of bed and joined Regina in the kitchen, washing two mugs from inside the dusty cabinet, making sure they were clean for them to use once their blood was ready.

They sat together, Emma curled up against Regina, taking their time in sipping their blood. There was no rush anymore. They were safe in the isolation of their forest cabin.

Once they were both finished and their thirst satisfied, Regina grabbed Emma's cup and placed them both on the coffee table, standing and moving toward the door.

"I want to show you something, but I need a minute," she said, rushing out the door. Emma tried to listen hard for sounds of Regina until a strange bang against the back of the house startled her.

A moment later Regina returned and went right over to a small chest in the corner next to their bags, pulling out what looked like a blanket, motioning for Emma to follow her. Emma jumped up and followed Regina outside and around to the back of the house, where Emma discovered the source of the bang. An old metal ladder was now leaning against the cabin, leading up to the roof. Regina flung the blanket over her shoulder and started climbing the ladder, beckoning for Emma to follow her. Confused, Emma started climbing the ladder after Regina, slowly following her Mate onto the roof of the cabin.

By the time she reached the top, Regina had already laid the blanket across the shingles of the roof. She sat down on one side of the blanket, patting the space next to her, inviting Emma to sit next to her.

"One thing I remember from my time as a Human was my love of the stars. I remember spending hours just gazing up at them, dreaming of a perfect life. When I had this cabin built for me as an escape, I made sure there was enough room for me to look at the stars. I couldn't see them in Boston, too much light pollution." Regina craned her head up to see the twinkling stars above them. "Will you lay with me and watch the stars?" she asked, her brown eyes locking onto Emma's green. The light from the nearly full moon illuminated Regina's face, causing it to glow as if she was a star herself.