It had finally come down to it. Regina and Emma were going to divorce. It had been a long time coming. 'Maybe you were never right for each other,' 'I can't say I'm surprised, honestly,' 'you didn't seem like a couple recently, we barely ever saw you together.' They couldn't decide if this was supposed to be comforting. It wasn't. They'd been together for seven years, married for four. No amount comforting words would help. It wasn't until recently that it went wrong. They'd been so in love…
Until Emma fucked Regina's assistant.
'I hate you! I hate you so fucking much!' Regina spat through the tears. Her assistant had the decency to get out. 'And you're fired!' She called after her. Emma just got dressed slowly, looking to the floor.
Regina sped down stairs, and grabbed a bin bag. She then proceeded to throw all of Emma's clothes in to the bag. 'Get out of my house.' She spat, attempting to sound threatening, but her tears betrayed her.
'I'm so sorry.' Emma had said, panicking. Regina felt physically sick; she could've vomited all over her wife at that moment. In fact, she almost wanted to. How could she embarrass her like that? Betray her like that? They were supposed to be in love.
'Get. Out. Don't make me say it again. Come back for the rest of your stuff when I'm not here. I'll be calling my lawyer in the morning. Go to David's.' She muttered the last part, wondering why she was giving such advice; she shouldn't care where Emma goes.
She took her bag full of clothes, and left. She didn't trust herself to speak. Emma couldn't quite believe the monumental mistake she'd just made.
Regina held the pen tightly, questioning if this was right. She didn't want to doubt herself, as she remembered the nights she spent crying, the days she spent refusing to get out of bed, and the days Kathryn spent at her side. Ruby visited her a lot too. Even Belle had been around to cheer her up. But she couldn't help feeling some doubt about this. They had been together for so long.
'I hate her so much, Rubes.' Ruby just held Regina close, and let her cry. 'I just hate her so much, I do, I just- I hate her.' The Mayor would never let herself get in such a state, usually. But she simply couldn't help it.
'I know, I know. Come on.' She muttered, in attempt to console Regina. It didn't work, she just cried. She felt pathetic. So she tried to pull herself together. Of course, it wasn't permanent.
'Sorry, Ruby.' A small smile came from Ruby. 'It's just- Can I be honest? You won't tell anyone?' Ruby nodded, muttering 'Of course.' 'It's just; I didn't think I was capable of love. I didn't think anyone would ever love me. The town hated me, I was completely alone.'
'But then I met Emma, and everything changed. I felt like a much better person, I felt wanted. I made friends; I had someone by my side I could be honest with. She knows everything about me, my deepest fears. Everything. She knows how insecure I am about being left, and she'd tell me she was scared of commitment, but it was different with me.'
'Which obviously isn't true.' She added bitterly.
Regina knew it was right, those memories reminding her of why she filed for this. Her pen touched the paper, and all her good memories came back. Those memories that reminded her why she'd loved Emma with all of her heart. The truth was, she still did love Emma despite what she'd done. Despite what had happened…
'Emma, where are you? I've been gone all weekend, and you don't meet me at the door?' She said with a slight laugh in her voice.
'In here, babe.' Regina followed her voice, in to the kitchen. Emma was stood holding a basket, smiling at her girlfriend with eyes filled with love. 'Come with me.'
She followed Emma in to the garden, and saw a lovely blanket on the grass, underneath her apple tree. There was wine, and a small portable CD player. She'd obviously spent a while doing it. Regina looked over at Emma, and noticed a small blush covering her cheeks. 'I hope you like it... I just missed you.'
'It's perfect.' And it simply was. They spent the next hour talking, laughing and kissing. Emma had made Regina a CD with all her favourite songs and the songs which reminded her of the Mayor. 'Thank you, for all of this.'
'It's okay. You know I would give you the world if I could. So I just want to give you… Our world, in its best possible way.' Emma shook her head, embarrassed. 'That didn't really make sense.'
'It did. I love you.' Regina settled in to the crook of Emma's neck, and they lay on the blanket for a while, enjoying each other's company, in each other's arms.
Regina's eyes shot open when she felt water on her forehead. It was raining. Emma looked up at the sky, saddened at the perfect moment being ruined. But her smile soon returned and she got up, and on top of her lover.
'We best be going inside, don't want you to get cold and wet 'Gina.' Regina just smirked up at Emma, biting her lip. 'Or I could just… warm you up.' They locked lips, and hands wandered. They giggled, and she began placing kisses on to Regina's neck. Her arms slid around Emma's back, holding her close.
The rain however, had other ideas as. 'Shit, we better go back in.' Emma said, as she stopped kissing her neck. She placed a final passionate kiss on to Regina's lips, and helped her up. The rain fell harder and harder, soaking both women.
Emma threw all of their belongings in the basket, eager to get inside. They went straight to bed, and spent the night making love and getting to know each other further. The next day, they went to an old cinema, and Emma took Regina on a short walk afterward.
It was the perfect day, and as she handed Regina her leather jacket on the way home, she knelt down and proposed.
Regina wanted to smile at the fond memory. The perfect weekend. Yet, she couldn't smile. All her memories were tainted now she'd seen Emma touching Lily how she should've been touching her. She should be the only person she touches so intimately like that. They knew each other's bodies so well. It was something that was so intimate, so completely private. She'd violated that. Emma knew things about the mayor no one else did.
Regina moaned as Emma trailed her lips down her stomach. Placing kisses slowly. 'I love it when you moan like that.' She'd whisper through the kisses. 'I love that I make you moan.'
She'd remove Regina's top completely, then her bra. Though she'd feel completely vulnerable, she trusted Emma completely. 'You're so beautiful, 'Gina.' She'd kiss her breasts, slowly. That was something that would surely get Regina moaning loudly. She knew how much she enjoyed that.
Then she'd slowly scratch her shoulders lightly as she continued her kisses. She knew from experience Regina loved it. She also knew what Regina didn't like too. She knows to hold her close as she comes undone, and whisper quietly, like it was only those two in the whole world.
Emma would always be careful not to hurt Regina, even when she wanted it rough. She could never see her hurt. Gentle kisses as they worked each other up and to the edge. Soft moans and whimpers becoming intense.
She knew Regina would become self-conscious, and would immediately put her at ease, however she could. If she wanted to stop, they did. But that rarely ever happened. During rough sex, it was definitely the mayor who was in control.
Emma was sweet, and would cradle her until she came down. Regina would then do the same to her lover, and similarly knew everything she liked and disliked. Everything she did was to make Emma happy.
She knew how to make her moan, she could work her body like clockwork, yet the sex was always fresh and loving. They made love.
Then they would fall asleep in each other's arms. Every time.
Regina wondered if Lily liked what she did. If Emma made Lily moan like she made her moan. It disgusted her to think of that. She pursed her lips. 'Miss Mills, I hate to rush you…' Her lawyer said, watching Regina intently. Kathryn was beside her. She took her free hand and squeezed it. She hadn't seen Emma since she'd thrown her out two months ago. Kathryn and Ruby dealt with her. They'd taken sides, though Ruby said she'd try not to.
'I can't do it today.' With that, Regina stood. 'I'll sign it in my office, when I'm ready.' Her lawyer nodded, knowing anything she said would be ignored. Still hand in hand with Kathryn, she left.
'When you're ready, okay?' The mayor nodded, silently thanking her friend. It was too soon. She needed to heal. She needed to have a night out, and forget for a while. She had thought about the situation with Emma in great detail.
Regina knew she wasn't blameless, but she didn't go and cheat on her wife when it got tough. She really hadn't been the best person to live with, but surely that wasn't an excuse. Her friends had told her not to blame herself. She didn't want to, but in some small way she did.
'Kath…' Regina looked up at her friend, eyes red and puffy. 'I think I drove her to it.' She'd said the words so simply. Kathryn shook her head profusely, frowning.
'No you did not. I don't know what happened between you both, but nothing should drive you to cheating. It's a conscious decision from the two involved. I should know.' The last part was muttered, a frown etched upon her face.
Regina didn't know what to say, so she gave a small smile and stood. 'Another coffee?' She offered, looking in the direction of 'Granny's'.
'Yeah, go on then.' They walked in silence. It wasn't until they'd sat down in 'Granny's' with their coffee's the conversation continued.
'I still love her, and when I think about what she did… I can't make sense of it. We hadn't been close the past few months, at all.' Regina didn't divulge quite how far apart they had been. 'But I thought she'd talk to me, explain, like we used to.'
Kathryn only nodded. 'It doesn't make any sense. It never does.'
'Thanks for being here.' In that moment, Ruby came over with some hot chocolate. She sat next to Kathryn, looking across at the mayor.
'Just finished my shift… So I was thinking, if you both fancy it- A movie night.'
'Look, you've had a rough day. Let's go out tonight.' Regina looked dubious. 'I'll call Ruby and Belle; we can have a girl's night out.' Though wary of running in to Emma, she finally agreed. Honestly, she could use something to take her mind off everything right now. They always helped take her mind off things.
Regina was at home, getting ready for her night out. She was thinking about Emma and everything her wife had done. She wanted to understand. She wanted answers. Regina concluded she was just about ready to give up on love.
But she was going to push her out of there tonight. They all went out, they all got drunk. It made for a good night, Belle kissed Ruby and Kathryn was sick all over Granny. She'd apologised, but it wasn't heard over Ruby's booming laughter.
They'd ended up doing karaoke at Kathryn's. They were all surprised to learn she had her own karaoke machine. But apparently she loved it. They all sang, badly. Kathryn began with 'The Spice Girls' – 'Wanna Be'. They all cringed at the sound. Ruby continued with Tom Jones' 'It's not unusual'. Her attempt at his accent and strong voice whilst singing was hilarious, it was a like a train wreck. Regina couldn't look away.
Belle next, she sang 'You're gorgeous' by 'Baby Bird' to Regina. Who laughed and blushed the whole way through. When she'd done, Ruby couldn't help but call, 'As gorgeous as Regina is, wasn't that aimed at Mr Gold?' She muttered a 'shut up' and shot her a look, whilst Regina took her turn.
She was way too drunk to care about how foolish she was being. She sang 'Don't you forget about me' by 'Simple minds' with as much feeling as she could muster.
She had a better voice than expected too. Laughing, all the girls fell asleep finally at Kathryn's on the sofa. Tonight had been a great night, for them all. Regina's mind was relaxed for once, not thinking about Emma.
Not thinking about still loving Emma with all of her heart.
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A/N: Thank you for reading!
