Waking Up [SwanQueen]

Chapter Thirteen - Regina, Sunday 7pm

Grateful for getting most of her work done, Regina decided to reward herself with a glass of her homemade apple cider. Just as the liquid touched her lips, Henry strolled into the kitchen.

"Henry, would you mind checking on Emma? I don't want her to sleep for too long, otherwise she'll be up all night and you and I both know she gets antsy easily. She would probably
end up waking me up at 4 in the morning simply out of boredom." Regina laughed but her mind wandered, imagining what it would be like if Emma crawled into her
bed in the middle of the night. She shook the thoughts out of her mind and watched as her son walked up the stairs toward the guest room.

Regina heard her son call Emma's name and a groggy Emma asking what time it was. Regina pushed her chair back and made her way toward the sound of their voice.

When she walked into the room and locked eyes with Emma, the blonde's cheekbones appeared as her grin grew.

"How are you feeling, dear? Are you hungry? I made dinner earlier but didn't want to wake you just yet."

"I was just telling Henry that I feel much better but I'm still a little dizzy so I'm going to stay in bed. Unless there's lasagna. Then I'll race you to the kitchen!"

Regina giggled, embarrased by the sounds she emited that made her sound like a young school girl with a crush. "You never cease to amaze me, Miss Swan."

"Oh yeah?" She cocked her eyebrow in Regina's direction and Regina swallowed.

"How about I go warm up your dinner and you can eat it in bed. Perhaps Henry could even go get his story book and read to you some more?"

"I would love that!" Henry announced, already on his feet ready to go run and get his book.

"So would I, kid."

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Henry jumped onto the bed next to Emma and propped up his pillow so he could sit up and read. "Which story would you like to hear next? Oh, how about we talk about the time you spent in the Enchanted Forest?"

"I, Emma Swan, was in the Enchanted Forest? You've got to be kidding me, right?"

"No, I'm not kidding. Mr. Gold marked my mom with an enchanted medallion and a Wraith was after her. You and your parents were helping her open a portal to send the Wraith through so it wouldn't be able to hurt her or anyone else in Storybrooke. Mom couldn't get it, but when you put your arm on her arm, the portal opened. I assume due to your magic? Unfortunately, it also sucked you and Mary Margaret through."

Emma's eyes looked like they were going to pop out of her head. "You'd think something like that would be hard to forget, but this just doesn't ring a bell. In fact, part of me still thinks I'm being Punk'd and Ashton Kutcher is going to walk in at any moment with his camera."

"Here, let me show you." Henry flipped the page and began walking through Emma and Snow's trip to the Enchanted Forest and how they were trying to find a way back. "You needed a bean in order to open the portal back so you had to climb a beanstalk with Hook. That's right after the two of you met. Although you weren't a big fan of him back then... you said he wasn't trustworthy."

"Well, he is a pirate after all." Regina laughed as she walked through the doorway carrying Emma's meatloaf dinner on a small tray.

"That smells delicious, Regina." Emma declared as she jabbed it with her fork and took her first bite. "Mmm. And it tastes even better!" She let out a loud, long moan that sent shivers up and down Regina's spine. She felt a pool of heat drawing to her core just thinking about what it would be like if the blonde were making those noises due to something more than just her cooking skills. She cleared her throat and looked at Henry.