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The next morning Emma was gone.
Something that Regina didn’t expect.
Henry asked a lot of questions and Regina just kept insisting that she had to come in for work early.
That sat at the table quietly, Henry knew that something was wrong, Regina wasn’t exactly the best at hiding that especially from Henry. She went to drop Henry of at school and rushed to her work.
Even though she expected it she didn’t see Emma’s bug parked where it was yesterday. The mayor sighed as she greeted her assistant en walked up the wooden stairs. She opened her office door and saw that everything was left like it was the previous day. The coffee cups on Regina’s desk with a circle of coffee stains around Emma’s cup.
She threw them away and cleaned the stains off before taking place on her chair. She wanted to go home the second she opened her laptop. She usually loves her job but her mind was somewhere else…why did Emma kiss her if she was just going to leave again the next morning. She can’t avoid her forever.
Work was tough for Regina that day.
She closed her laptop the minute the clock hit twelve. She decided to go for lunch at granny’s, and if she was lucky she’d get to see Emma.
But as usual Regina mills wasn’t lucky.
She came back from lunch about an hour later and continued her work. At five she realised that she wasn’t going to get any more work done. So she drove home.
She greeted henry , had dinner and made him go to bed earlier then normal.
She went to bed early too, not to sleep though. She cried for a while , just when she felt her eyelids getting heavy the doorbell rang. She wouldn’t have gone downstairs and opened the door at this time any other day.
However a part of her hoped that It was Emma. So she stepped out of bed and walked down the stairs quietly, trying not to wakeup Henry if the doorbell didn’t already.
She opened the door enough to peak outside and to her surprise the blonde was indeed the one standing on her porch. She fully opened the door.
“Come in.”
She answered in a voice suppressing all of her emotions.
They walked to the living room. “Have a seat Emma.”
Emma didn’t, instead she turned towards Regina and looked her in her eyes for the first time since yesterday.
“I’m sorry Regina, I really am.”
Emma placed her hand on the mayor’s shoulder, pulling her closer.
“I’m just afraid, I like you a lot and I have for a while.”
Emma leaned in to kiss Regina but the former queen turned away from her.
“I can’t do this ,we can’t just be friends that kiss every now and then!”
The older woman sits down on the couch.
“If you want this then I need you to fully commit to this ,to me.”
The blonde takes Regina’s hands in hers.”I can , and I will, we’ll figure it out together.”
The older woman sighs and slightly moves away from Emma. “I trust you Emma…I need you to understand that I do really trust you.”
The blondes eyebrow’s rise slightly in desperation. “I know how hard that must me for you ,I know you have a hard time with trust.”
“So why hurt me ,why leave when I expect to wake up with you next to me?”
Emma slightly shifts her position ,to wipe the tears that are silently dripping into Regina’s cheeks.
“I’m sorry ,I’m used to leaving when things get hard.”
She smiles through the tears and moves closer to Emma again. “I know you do…but can you please just stay this time?”
“I will, I’ll stay.” With those words Regina let’s out another sight ,of relief this time.
She rests her head on Emma’s chest and douses off into a deep sleep.
It must’ve been around midnight when she woke up. She moved her head carefully ,trying to not wake Emma up.
One thing Regina didn’t know about emma yet but she would soon enough learn is that Emma is a very light sleeper. She had to be ,just like every other person that spent their childhood afraid and alone. Emma suffered from nightmares ,and even though she’s made it out of the foster system and she’s not a kid anymore those nasty dreams linger.
So she’s awakened immediately by Regina’s movement.
“Gina…?” She tries to blink the sleep away.
“Gina…where ya goin’”
The older woman chuckles. “Upstairs ,are you coming along dear?”
Emma nods.
They both navigate quite well in the dark ,they make it all the way up to the master bedroom with nothing more then a stubbed toe.
Regina quickly changes into her nightgown ,something that she hadn’t done infront of Emma before. Even though that primarily is because they kept falling asleep on the couch.
“Do you want to borrow something of mine Emma dear?”
“I’ll be fine ,thanks.”
Emma strips herself of all her clothes besides her tanktop and her underwear. She slipped into the large bed ,close to Regina.
The blonde hears a loud click. “What was that.” Regina switches sides and looks Emma in eyes “that was just the bedroom door lock ,who knows we might need it..” the message is followed by a wink.
Regina smiled and leaned in for a kiss , this one just as magical as the last.
They were lying in the bed facing each other.
Regina brushed a golden lock of hair out of Emma’s face again. “Do I tell you that you’re the most gorgeous woman alive enough?”
The saviour chuckles and holds Regina’s hands under the covers.
“You tell me enough but sometimes actions speak louder then words.”
One of the queen’s perfectly shaped eyebrows moves up.
“Well Emma what exactly do you mean by that ,use your words.”
“You know damn well what I mean.”
Regina nods
“Yes ,but I want to hear you say it.”
Emma is directing Regina’s fingers to her waistband and into her underwear.
Regina’s hand cups Emma’s opening.
Emma moans softly.
“You’re so wet already hmm”?
Emma holds Regina’s hand.
“I haven’t done… this in a very ,very long time.”
Regina brushes some hair out of Emma’s face.
“Don’t worry ,I promise it’ll feel very good.”
Regina kisses Emma’s lips ,slowly moving down to her neck. And then to her nipples.
She works her way down slowly. Too slow for Emma’s liking. Her fingers are tangled up in Regina’s dark hair.
As Regina’s tongue reaches closer to the place where Emma wants it to be most her back arches against the mattress. She comes ,Regina kisses Emma and drops down on the mattress just slightly out of breath.
Emma turns to face Regina. “You’re good at this.”
“I’m aware miss swan.”
Emma chuckles. After that a silence falls that makes both of them think the other is asleep.
“Emma”? She gets no reaction.
“Emma do you blame me”?The saviour turns to face her in shock.
“Blame you…for what exactly”?
“For ruining your life.”The blonde sighs and rubs her thumb over Regina’s cheek.
“No ,no I don’t.”Regina tries to protest.
“Why not ,you should blame me.”
“Maybe I should ,but I don’t.”
“Well tell me why!” The former queen is angry ,at herself mainly.“You’ve blamed yourself enough Gina.”
The next morning they woke up in Regina’s bed.
Emma thought that Regina was still asleep so she carefully tried getting out of the bed.
“No, don’t leave yet.”
“Oh, you’re awake” Emma smiles and lays back down.
“How did you sleep?”
“Amazing, the best that I’ve slept in a few weeks honestly.”
“Well then maybe I should sleep over more”
The former queen smiles.”yes,maybe you should.”
Her smile however fades away quickly.
“We have a lot to talk about.”
The blonde nods.
“Yeah, how about I drop Henry off at my parent’s house after school so that we can have dinner together and discuss…well everything.”
“That sounds lovely.”
The day passes by slowly. After breakfast (where Henry was confused as to why Emma was there yet he asked no questions) they part and go to their jobs. Neither of them can focus even one tiny bit. Emma is relieved she gets to leave her job and pickup Henry. He’s clearly confused on the entire situation but emma reassured him that it’s going to be all right and that he’ll get an explanation soon. They arrive at the small apartment that’s packed with way too many people and knocks on the door. Emma had foolishly left the house keys at the station.
The person who opens the door is snow.
“Come in Emma,Henry.”
“Hey um mom I kind of have a favour to ask you”
Snow looks at Emma suspiciously.
“What is it Emma?”
“Can you and David maybe watch Henry ,just this night and well tomorrow morning.”
“What-for?”
“Oh I’m meeting up with Regina later tonight.”
Snow looks even more suspicious.
“Hm ,so why do you need him to spend the night?”
“I would like to sleep in for once.”
“Emma ,you may always know when anyone’s lying but I’m your mother and now I know that you are lying to me.
The blonde looks guilty “will you watch Henry though?”
“Of course.” Snow answers.
“Anything for my favourite grandson!”
“Only grandson.” Henry replied before getting pulled in for a kiss on the forehead by Emma.
“see you tomorrow kiddo.”
Snow pushes Henry inside and closes the door after her.
“Emma if you’re going to do what I think you’re going to do then”-
“Then what?” Emma interrupts snow
“I’m not a teenager ,you can’t ground me. I’m a full grown adult who can make her own decisions.”
And with that emma walks off.
She nearly sprints down the apartment stairs and jumps into her bug.
She should’ve expected this ,on the other hand of course snow is protective Emma knows that Regina has hurt many people but she’s forgiven. Is she thought? Emma starts doubting herself ,say that whatever she’s trying with Regina does work out successfully what then? Will people except it? Or will they tear them apart.
Emma starts driving around to clear her mind.
Somewhere along the road her thoughts melted away. She wasn’t worried for a second ,just humming on to the song on the radio that she had subconsciously turned on. It was getting late so she decided not to go back to work. Sometimes Emma feels like she’s a bad sherif. Then she realises it’s Storybooke ,if she misses any major crime there’s probably some magical solution to it.
The blonde doesn’t wasn’t to be rude and it feels like this is kind of a date ,which would only mean it’s appropriate to bring flowers right? She quickly drives by game of thorns to pick up a bouquet of dark purple coloured anemones. She desperately hopes Regina will like them.
The sherif is standing in front of Regina’s front door ,not sure wether she should ring the doorbell or knock. Embarrassingly enough the mayor opens the door before Emma even makes an attempt to knock on the door. The brunette smiles. “Emma ,you’re here.”
The blonde quickly tries to make up for her idiotic behaviour.
“Yeah ,why wouldn’t I be.”
Regina chuckle’s
“We’ll maybe because you keep trying to get away from me…miss swan.”
Emma isn’t sure what she’s supposed to do ,she thinks that Regina’s flirting with her but Emma has to admit that that was never her strongest point.
“I uhm I got you these.”
She kind of akwardly holds the flowers forward.
Regina takes them from her hands carefully and greatfully.
“Thank you Emma ,I have the perfect vase for these ,they’re beautiful.” Regina walks back into her home.
“Are you coming in ?”
“Yeah of course.”
Emma steps in and closes the door behind herself.
She feels ridiculously nervous. She knows Regina. She cares about regina. So don’t be ridiculous. It’s just Regina. Just her regina.
The former queen walks up to Emma.
“Are you okay ?”
“Of course ,why?”
“I shouted your name at least a dozen times.”
“Oh sorry I was just thinking.”
“Thinking Hm ,about what?”
Emma thinks she’s picking up on Regina flirting again.
“You ,I was thinking about you”
The brunette takes a few steps closer.
“What about me?”
“You’ll find that out soon enough.”
The older woman just chuckles.
She rests her hand on Emma’s shoulder.
“Come ,dinners ready.”
Emma’s shivering at the touch of Regina.
The table has two candles and the vase with anemones the sheriff just gifted her.
They sit down at the table.
“Lasagna?” Emma makes a satisfied sound
“Your favourite.”
“Actually my favourite is-“ Regina interrupts her
“Your favourite food is anything I cook, am I right miss swan?”
“Someone‘s confident tonight.”
“Shouldn’t I be?”
“You probably should be a whole lot more confident.”
Emma winks at her.
When they’re both done with eating Regina asks emma if she wants seconds and Emma politely declines.
“Wanna play a game”?
“Are you offering me that in my own home”?
Emma rolls her eyes.
“Not a bord game or whatever ,I was thinking something like never have I ever…you know what that is right”?
“Yes of course I do ,it’s an excuse to get people drunk fast.”
They decide to play the game while doing the dishes.
Emma rinses her plate before putting it in the dishwasher.
“Okay never have I ever…kissed someone while drunk.”
They both take a sip out of their wineglasses.
“You know I’m or sure you’re supposed to say something you haven’t done.”
“Oh well I’ve done everything so that would be impossible.”
Regina raises an arched eyebrow.
“Hm really…never have I ever committed arson.”
Emma’s mouth drops open when Regina takes a sip.
“Did you forget I was the evil queen”?
“For a second yeah…”
They play a few more rounds until the glasses are empty.
Regina snaps her fingers and the glasses are gone.
“Oh shit i forgot you could do that…”
“You want me to teach you Emma”?
She nods hesitantly.
Unsurprisingly Emma is a natural.
That night Emma sleeps over again and in the morning she rushes out to her parents house after getting multiple ‘emergency’ texts.
She sprints up the stairs this time ,not even sure if she locked her car door.
When she opens the door it’s just her parents and Leroy sitting on the couch. She sighs.
“What’s the emergency..”?
“There’s none.”
Emma looks confused when her mother says that.
“This is an intervention.” Emma half wants to start laughing when her dad says that.
“Excuse me”?
“Sit down.” Emma carefully does so.
“Why is Leroy here”?
“For emotional support.” Emma looks at David and Leroy holding hands and she’s more confused then ever.
“You can’t date Regina.”
“I’m sorry…I’m not dating Regina.” Snow points at the lipstick mark on Emma’s cheek.
“Damnitt.”
“We were hoping you would instead find a nice guy.”
“Oh are pathetic Snow White and Prince Charming upset their daughter likes girls”?
Snow and David’s faces go pale at the mocking tone
“Well you would know about this if you had been there!”
Snow and David sigh.
“Emma..we’re sorry- “
“No no I’m sorry ,because I’m moving out.”
Emma snaps her fingers.
“If I’m right then all my stuff just proofed to Regina’s just let me check.”
Emma walks into her room and back.
“That didn’t work but I will start packing right now!”
“Honey we’re just worried.”
“Look mom ,dad I’m not mad but we just need some time apart that’s all.”
From there things move quick.
Regina’s very understanding about the situation
About a week after Emma moving in they tell Henry.
It becomes normal to them. They’re a family. After a few weeks snow and David apologised ,and Regina publicly apologised to everyone in Storybooke and vowed to become a better person.
On their six month anniversary.
“We should go public.”
“What”?
Emma nods
“I’m sure of it. ,we’re ready.”
“But is the world ready”?
“Yes.”
The mayor kisses Emma’s hand.
“I trust you on this.”
The saviour smiles widely.
That evening they decide on going to granny’s.
When they sit down Emma kisses Regina’s cheek.
Ruby throws her clipboard on the ground and comes running over to them ,at least the fastest she can run in her heels.
“Does this mean you guys are-“
Regina nods
“Yes ruby ,Emma and I are dating.”
The werewolf yells facing the kitchen. “Granny you owe me twenty bucks!”
Emma whispers to Regina. “I’m sure half the town will know in less than two days now.”
The older woman chuckles.
The little bell above the door rings and Henry and the charmings come walking in. They sit down in Emma and Regina’s booth.
The longer the evening goes on the more people join in at the diner. It’s different. Everyone is happy.
“You really did get me that happy ending you promised.”