What is love?
How do people know they are in love? How do they know it is really love? Is it that exciting feeling when seeing that certain person? Is it thinking about them all day? Is it wishing to kiss them and cuddling in the morning? Probably it is all of the above, and that is the problem Regina now has. She thought for a long time she would never feel that passion again. She thought she would never again care for someone else like she cared for Daniel, but now years after his death, years in which she was haunted by only negative feelings. Years of loneliness and anger, years of self-destruction and isolation. After all this and after all she had done, she finally realized that she can feel happy again. She sees that it would be possible for her to have a relationship again, but that realization, that new found chance scares her. It scares her more than anything. And thinking about whom she has those feelings for, those feelings of desire and love, only scares her more. She has tried to convince herself that it is not love, for the last past weeks. She tried to deny that she, Regina Mills the Evil Queen, is in love with Snow White, her stepdaughter whose father she has killed. But in this moment, when hearing that Snow was kidnapped by some unknown witch, who threatens to kill her, realization hits her hard. Years of getting accustomed to the princess, teasing and torturing her by telling her her evil plans, somehow led to the two of them letting all their frustration and hate out by starting a passionate and wild affair. Regina remembers the first time she lost control over her emotions. That day Regina was in a very bad humor and Snow only worsened her day by teasing her. Regina had her locked up in the dungeon and wanted to yell at her, when she really lost her temper and instead of slapping her kissed her. After that kiss both of them were shocked for a few seconds, but then Snow initiated the next kiss and they became more and more passionate. Regina undressed the princess and the two of them fucked for hours. It wasn't gentle, it was rough and angry and probably only happening because of Snow's need of human contact, since she was locked in the dungeon for a long time and the only one she ever saw was Regina.
Regina never expected their affair to grow into something more than satisfaction of their sexual needs, but as the weeks went by she started to become more affectionate towards the princess and they no longer just fucked in the dungeon. Regina started to stay after they were finished and layed with Snow for a while. Later on, Regina allowed Snow to come to her chambers. Little by little the princess started developing feelings for the Evil Queen and so did Regina for the princess. They shared more and more soft and gentle kisses during their time together.
And now Snow is kidnapped and Regina is moving heaven and earth to get her back.
That is probably what people call love.