AN: I do not own OUAT, or anything about OUAT.
Also, go easy on me. This is my first fic.
It was about 7am on a Saturday when Emma begrudgingly rolled out of bed. Why she had agreed to this trip was beyond her. Don't get her wrong, she loved the outdoors, but this, this was going to be a nightmare. Somehow, after things had calmed down in Storybrooke, Henry had convinced his entire family, yes all of them, minus Rumple of course, to go canoeing. The Charming's had jumped on the idea saying that it would be good for everyone to get out and do something normal for a change. Emma still isn't sure what he said to Regina to convince her to go along with this harebrained idea, but she figured if Regina was going then she would go. Really, even the slightest possibility of seeing Regina in a swimsuit would make this trip worth it.
Shaking herself out of her thoughts Emma went to jump in the shower before gathering up all the stuff she had packed up the night before. She was supposed to meet everyone in front of Granny's at 9 and she still wanted time to enjoy a bear claw and some hot chocolate even if it was the middle of July.
Across town, Regina was going through a similar thought process. When Henry first broached the subject with her she was adamant that she was not going. That was until he told her that Emma was going. If Emma was going, then that changed everything. Emma in a swimsuit. Emma in a wet swimsuit. Regina had to get a hold of her thoughts. There was no way that any of her feelings towards the blonde were shared, but still, the opportunity to at least see her like that was all she needed to agree to this ridiculous idea. Even if she did have to deal with the Charming's.
It was 8:30 when Regina walked in the door to Granny's. Unsurprisingly Emma was seated at the counter with a bear claw sticking out of her mouth.
"Miss Swan, do you ever not eat like a child?"
Emma jerked her head to the right to look at Regina. She took the food out of her mouth and gave her a big smile.
"Morning Regina. Are you ready for today? Really, I don't know what Henry was thinking. Inviting my parents. I would have been perfectly happy if it had just been you, me and him."
When Emma finally stopped talking her eyes got real big. She wasn't entirely sure what made her say all that. It's not that it wasn't true, because it was, but it wasn't something that she had ever intended on sharing, and judging by the look on Regina's face she was just as shocked. However, with Regina being who she is, she was able get over her shock faster than Emma.
"Yes, well, I may not enjoy the company of those hopeful idiots most of the time, but they are Henry's grandparents, and as much as it pains me to say this, I think that Henry could use a normal family outing for once. One that include his parents and grandparents."
Regina then turned away from Emma and ordered herself a coffee, a large one, she was going to need it in order to make it through the day. As she's sitting there Emma was finally able to take in what she was wearing. Blue jean shorts that fell just above the knee, a navy blue razor back tank top, and she had her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Emma's jaw dropped. She had never seen Regina in anything so casual before, and she looked HOT. Emma herself was in her normal attire, skinny jeans with a white almost see through tank. Right as Emma was about to comment on Regina's lack of professional clothing the door opened and Henry walked in.
"Hey moms, are you ready to go?"
"Hey kid, yeah I'm good. Regina are you ready?'
"Yes Henry, I'm ready."
Henry ran up to his moms and grabbed their hands effectively pulling them off of their respective stools.
"Let's go then. I can't wait to get out on the water."
Henry then bounded out the door. Emma and Regina were left standing there staring at the door.
"Well, I guess we better follow the kid. After you."
Emma motioned for Regina to go ahead. Once outside however they noticed that a big part of this crazy day was missing.
"Hey kid, where's your grandparents?"
"Oh, Neal is sick so they wanted me to let you know that they are going to stay home with him. They told us to go ahead and go without them and to have fun."
Henry just turned around and started walking towards the dock. Emma and Regina looked at each other and then followed behind Henry. By the time they caught up to him he was already at the water with a canoe and a kayak half in and the paddles laying on the dock beside him. Regina looked a little startled by the presence of the kayak.
"Henry, who is the kayak for?"
"The kayak is for me. You and mom are going to share the canoe."
Emma was the first to jump on this information.
"Oh no kid, why don't I take the kayak and you two take the canoe. You know how I am in those things. The last thing I want to do is accidentally tip is over and dump your mom in the water."
Really, Emma thought, that wouldn't be such a bad idea. Turns out Regina had the same thought.
"What's the matter Swan? Afraid of a challenge?"
Regina at this point was standing there with her hands on her hips smirking, and looking all sorts of sexy.
"No, I'm afraid of a fireball aimed at my head. However, if you want to risk your own life then by all means Your Majesty climb right in and let's see what happens."
At this point, Regina is starting to regret her challenge to Emma. She knows that she can't back down now, but she also knows that if she does this then she will more than likely end up wet. Then again…
"Let's make this interesting shall we Em-ma. If you can manage to keep us dry I'll cook you anything you want, if you manage to dump us into the water, you have to do anything I want."
Emma just stood there for a minute without saying anything until she absorbed exactly what Regina had just said.
"You're on. Now get in the canoe."
It had been about an hour into the trip and things were going smoothly. Henry was a natural at the kayak and after a rough start Emma and Regina were working together nicely in the canoe. That was until Emma accidentally dropped her oar in the water. Before Regina could tell her not to reach behind her it was too late. Emma reached for it and threw off the balance of the canoe and over they went. When Emma finally came up for air she pushed her hair out of her face to see Regina standing in chest deep water just glaring at her. Emma shrunk back.
"You couldn't even last an hour Miss Swan, and I even offered to cook for you."
"Regina I am so so sorry. I didn't realize that reaching for the paddle would tip us over, I promise…"
"Emma…"
"I truly didn't do it on purpose…"
"Emma…"
"Why would I pass up free food like that, especially your food?"
"Emma…"
"I mean you are a great cook and I…."
Before Emma could say anything else she was cut off. Not by Regina's words but by her lips. Once she realized what was going on Regina had already pulled away with a smirk on her face. Emma however was stunned.
"Wha…wha…what was that fo..for?"
Emma mentally slapped herself. Since when did she stutter? She cleared her throat.
"I mean, why did you do that?"
She mentally slapped herself again. Like that was any better. Regina on the other hand was enjoying the effect she had on Emma.
"Miss Swan…"
"…yes?"
"The deal was that if you got us wet you had to do anything that I wanted. Well, I wanted you to shut up and since you wouldn't listen to me while you were rambling on and on I had to think of the next best way to shut you up. Although, now that I think about it I think that it may be my new favorite way to shut you up."
Emma was replaying what she just heard in her head. Did Regina really just admit that she liked kissing her and that she wants to do it again? Emma started to get an idea. If this is how Regina was going to get her to stop talking from now on maybe she could just ramble on more and more.
"So what you're saying Regina is that you…"
Once again Emma found herself silenced by Regina. Only this time she became a willing participant.
"Hey moms! I'm happy for you and all, but can we keep going?"
Both Emma and Regina sprang apart. They had been so wrapped up in each other that they completely forgot about Henry. They just looked at each other and started laughing. They righted their canoe and climbed back in. Turns out this trip wasn't the nightmare that they were both expecting; turns out it ended up being so much better.