Somewhere Down The Road

Chapter Twenty-eight

Emma stretches her body like a lazy cat, her mind too cluttered to sleep properly this morning. She has had three days with Regina and Henry but she's had to work most afternoons and evenings but today is Christmas and she will be with them the entire day.

Her body instantly curls around the warmth beside her, draping against Regina's back and pulling her close into her arms. Her girlfriend hums softly, scooting her bottom further back against Emma's center. Her whole body sizzles, her core temperature rising, yet she still snuggles closer and kisses Regina's shoulder.

"Merry Christmas," she whispers against Regina's skin. Regina nods, reaching behind herself to run her fingers through Emma's tangled locks. "I think one of the reasons why I love you so much is because you still refuse to talk so early in the morning." A deep sultry chuckle rumbles in Regina's chest but never escapes her mouth. "I love you."

Regina nods again, flipping over in Emma's embrace to kiss her lips gently as her way of saying, I love you, before nuzzling against her chest and closing those beautiful brown eyes once again.

"I know you're on vacation," she murmurs against the crown of Regina's head, "and you're tired. I just want to soak up every second with you."

Her girlfriend offers another humming sound in the back of her throat, then kisses Emma's chest. She doesn't have the heart to disturb Regina again since Henry is still asleep and she could probably use the extra rest. So, Emma gently massages her girlfriend's head and neck and it isn't long before Regina's back asleep.

After that, Emma doesn't fall asleep, she just stares at this woman, wondering what the future holds and if they can make it work this time around. She thanks her lucky stars that somehow, Regina wandered back in to her life and doesn't seem to be leaving anytime soon.

As she watches Regina sleep in her arms, she dreams of babies and maybe even some big dog that they are obsessed with. But when she closes her eyes, she has one house in mind. The question is if Regina sees the same house or a different one? Are they both dreaming of the same town and lifestyle or does Regina have a completely different map to their future?

Eventually, Henry crawls onto their bed and wakes Regina up because he needs to snuggle on his momma's chest. Even with Regina drowsy and half-asleep, she still methodically runs her fingers through his hair and Emma's ovaries burst. Damn, she wants to have more children with this woman. She can't wait to see her pregnant, proudly carrying around their child. A baby they plan together and want to bring in this world together. Just thinking about Regina with more children is so damn sexy.

Emma can't help herself, she gently rests her hand upon Henry's little back and rubs small circles while Regina continues to massage his head. Regina's curious gaze slides to her in an instant, but all Emma can do is grin from ear to ear because her dreams are slowly coming true.

Around eight-thirty in the morning, Henry becomes restless and hungry, so they head downstairs where he finds so many gifts under the tree. He's still rather young, so he doesn't truly grasp the concept yet and it does take some convincing on Regina's part to push him to keep opening presents and not just give up after one or two.

"Where did that big present come from?" Regina skeptically inquires from the floor where Henry sits between her legs, banging on a toy that lights up and plays all sorts of music.

"That's from Santa," Emma casually states, carefully sipping her coffee and trying to play aloof as possible.

Cora flashes a sinful smirk behind her own mug, already amused that Regina may have Emma's head for this gift. Even though Emma hasn't told anyone besides Killian what she bought Henry. Regina glares dangerously at her as she stands from the floor and moseys on toward the giant present.