Heartstrings

Chapter 8: Burn

"Ruby gave her friends a cheshire grin, "Only some slight shoving and pushing the right buttons on our dearest Sheriff and the rest was all hers.""

Emma found herself in her bedroom at the mansion with the mayor fussing on her and there's absolutely nothing she can do after the act she pulled at the club 20minutes earlier.

Emma reached Regina and leaned to whisper to the brunette so her dance companion wouldn't hear, putting on her best throaty voice, "Regina, can we go home now? I don't feel good. My head is pounding and I feel really dizzy."

Regina took a step back from the lady she was dancing with and turned fully towards Emma with a look of concern on her face and held the back of her hand on Emma's forehead.

"You're not that warm" said Regina with a confuse look on her face and seconds later lifted both her hands feeling Emma's neck and forehead again.

"Hmm. But I'm not taking any chances. Let's go home and get you rested." She then took Emma's hand and grabbed both women purses and both left the club heading home.

"Drink this water then sleep. And if by tomorrow you still feel sick we're going to get you check up." Said Regina while she waits for Emma to finish her water and when she was done, she tucked Emma's blanket before walking to the door.

She was about to switch off the lights when she spoke again, "Emma?"

"Yeah?"

"If you feel worse or anything in the middle of the night, just come and get me okay?" Regina told Emma in the most caring voice the brunette ever spoken towards her. The tone was usually only saved for their son.

"Oh... Okay. Thanks."

"Good night dear, feel better" and she was out and shut the door before Emma can form a reply.

Emma felt like her heart was about to burst with the care and attention Regina gave to her. She caught herself smiling widely when the thought of the reason the mayor was being nice came to her mind.

'Shit. She's going to kill me if she knew that was all lies just because I got jealous.' But before she can dwell on the matter, sleep took over her body and mind.

...

Emma can feel someone touching her forehead with the lightest touch. It's comforting and she tries to lean more towards the hand. But then she smells something so familiar, so alluring, so Regina. And she stiffens, remembering to act sick and trying to appear like she's still sleeping but Regina has caught her movement.

"Emma dear, how are you feeling?" asked Regina in barely a whisper.

Slowly opening her eyes, Emma turn her head to read the bedside watch. 3:45am. Blinking a few times, she turned back to Regina.

"Much better. What are you doing up at 3:45am?"

"I just came to check on you. But I'm glad you're feeling better. Do you want a glass of water?" said Regina while she stroke Emma's hair, making the Sheriff let out a hum and feeling drowsy with sleep trying to take over again and trying her hardest to lock her eyes with Regina.

"Are you sure you're feeling better dear?"

"Mhmm" replied Emma with glassy eyes and Regina was about to stand and leave again when Emma grabbed her hand.

"Can you stay with me?" asked the blonde. She always talks or did things without thinking when she's sleepy. One time, she even text Ruby in the middle of the night telling her about Regina's cute button nose. It's like her mind and body are two separate people.