Swan Queen Once Shots

In your arms.

Requested by: RaychelDevon

Emma worked the night shift and was just getting home, it is almost 1:00 am when she sneaks upstairs and to her bedroom. She was trying to be quiet because Henry's room was only one room over and she really didn't want to deal with a cranky teenager right now. The other reason why she didn't want to be to loud was laying in her bed waiting for her. No matter how many times Emma walked into any room and saw her wife in there, she couldn't stop her heart from stopping and a smile appearing on her face. Emma walks a few paces to the vanity that Regina has and puts her leather jacket over the back of the chair, then she brings her foot up to meet her hands to take her boot off. She repeated the same movement for her other foot, while also trying to keep balance and stay as quiet as possible. You see, Regina is a very light sleeper and Emma hates when the brunette gets woken up by her clumsiness. Regina doesn't seem to mind though, she actually prefers it because then she knows Emma is home safe. The blonde just can't bring herself to purposefully waking her wife.

Once she had her shoes off and she stood up she let out a sigh before heading to the bed. Emma didn't usually wear pajamas, she would just take off her pants and wear a shirt or tank top on top. Standing on her side of the bed she took off her pants and the shirt she was wearing, which had a tank top underneath it. She reached under the tank and unclasped her bra, a smile of relief spread across her face as she slipped it off her shoulders and crawled into the bed next to Regina who was facing the other way. She scoots under the blanket until she is all the way against her wife acting as the big spoon, her hand slides over the brunette's stomach and rests there to hold her queen close. The moment that she was all situated in her spot and Regina, still asleep, moved closer to her, Emma relaxed and started to fall asleep.

The peace only lasted for about an hour though, not having gone into a deep sleep it wasn't hard to miss the whimpering coming from next to her. Her eyebrows furrowed and it took her a minute to actually open her eyes and realize she wasn't hearing things. Of course this wasn't the first time Regina has ever had a nightmare, they have been married for two years now and they happen every once in a while. Usually something during the day triggers them to happen, even if it was the smallest comment or phrase. It took Regina back to a bad place in her life, one where she had no control over what she was going to do or who she was going to be. It took her back to being trapped as the queen with Leopold and her mother breathing down her neck forcing her to behave certain ways. When Regina gets these nightmares Emma usually tries to just sooth her past them first, but then if that doesn't work she will wake the other woman up. Using her hand that is on Regina's stomach, under her shirt, she soothing traces circles as she kisses her wife's shoulder. The whimpering stops and Emma smiles sadly before closing her eyes once again to try and get some sleep. 

Again, it didn't last long. 

Emma felt her wife trembling in her arms, she looks over Regina's shoulder to see what was happening and found that the brunette's face was scrunched up and looking scared. Tears slowly traced down the brunette's cheek and Emma's heart shattered, she takes her hand off Regina's stomach and wipes the tears away from her cheeks. "Gina," she spoke softly in a sad tone before kissing the frightened woman's temple. "Regina, wake up babe." Emma rubs Regina's arm trying to calmly wake her, the worse thing she could do right now is jostle the woman and scare her even more. Regina seemed to hear the blonde but not fully, her eyes stayed closes and she still looked scared, maybe even lonely. Emma couldn't take it anymore, she sat up a little more, just enough to be able to kiss Regina's cheek.

"Regina I need you to wake up for me, please." She spoke quietly by the brunette's ear as she pushes the hair that was falling into her face away.

Regina stirred again and her eyes fluttered open, "Em-Emma?" She turned in Emma's arms and looked at her like seeing that she was there was the only thing that mattered anymore. The blonde saw her physically relax once she was awake from the nightmare, "When did you get home? I tried to stay awake, I must have fallen asleep." She looked almost disappointed in herself for not being able to stay awake. 

Emma continues to push the brunette's hair back and out of Regina's way, to sooth her knowing that her wife loves when she plays with her hair. "It's okay, I got home later than usual. The shift after me was late, but lets not talk about me. You had a nightmare, what happened today?" Regina moves to cuddle into the sheriff and smiles when she smells the familiar sent of her. 

"I don't know," she admitted quietly. "You know how it is, someone could have just said something that my mother used to say and it festered in my mind dear. I promise I'm okay now." 

"It doesn't make me worry any less Gina, I love you and don't want you hurting. You know I know what it feels like when your past haunts you." She was rubbing Regina's back as she looked up at the ceiling. Emma had moved to laying on her back with Regina pulled to her side and her head on Emma's chest. 

"I know," the brunette plays with the hem of Emma's shirt. "I'm okay though, Emma. I'm awake and you're here so I have nothing to worry about." She moves her head to look up at her wife with a slight smile, "you are the savior."

"You bet your ass I am," she smirks back down at the woman. "No one's going to ever hurt you or control you again, I promise."

Regina smiles at her, "I believe you."

Emma somehow pulls her wife closer and kisses her softly a few times on the lips before kissing all over her face. "Good, because it's true." She smiles and nuzzles her nose into Regina's temple and closes her eye.

"And Emma?"

"Hmm?"

Regina closes her eyes, "I love you too." 

Emma's smile grew bigger and she let out a breath before they both slowly drifted off into a peaceful sleep. They were in the one place they both knew everything would be okay and safe in, each other's arms.