So basically, Emma and Regina are trapped in Regina's office and they have to spend the night there. No kinky purposes, only cuddles :) (Unbeta'd, all mistakes are mine.)
"What could be so important that you felt the need to call me on my day off when I was about to go on a camping trip?" Emma asked in annoyance as she entered Regina's office and ungracefully dropped her camping supplies on the floor next to the fireplace.
The Mayor gave Emma a disapproving look from behind the desk as she watched how the blonde made a mess of her office.
"Your budget report which was due two weeks ago?" She replied coldly. "And must I remind you it was you who made your cell phone available just in case you were needed?"
"But it was my day off!" Emma whined. "Ruby and I were going to go the woods and Mary M—"
"The woods?" The brunette laughed. "Ms. Swan I don't know if you've noticed but it's not exactly the weather for a camping trip."
Just as Regina stopped speaking the sound of a loud thunder echoed around the room and Emma rolled her eyes.
"It wasn't so bad this morning." The blonde said as she sat in front of the Mayor. "Must've been you and your witchcraft, always trying to ruin my day."
"Well excuse me for reminding you of your duties, Sheriff. And my 'witchcraft', as you call it, had nothing to do with the storm." Regina said. "Maybe it was just the universe telling you you should get off your butt and do your job properly."
They stared at each other defiantly for a couple of minutes before Emma broke the silence.
"Let's just get this over with so I can get the hell out of here." the blonde hissed.
"And for once we agree." Regina gave her a fake smile as she started taking out the needed paperwork.
-.-.-.-.-
An hour later when they were finally done the storm had gotten worse. The lightings were striking every five minutes and it also had started snowing, even though they were in the middle of April.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Emma muttered to herself as she stood by the window, contemplating the streets filled with snow and rain.
"Perfect weather for a camping trip, now isn't it?" Regina quipped as she finished stacking the now finished paperwork in her drawer.
"You're so funny." Emma groaned as she plumped herself on the couch next to the nearly extinguished fireplace.
"Sure, just make yourself at home." Regina rolled her eyes and gave the blonde a disapproving look. "I thought you wanted to leave as soon as possible."
"Well I obviously can't drive with this storm." Emma pointed. "And it's not like I'm eager to go back to my apartment to do nothing."
"So you'd rather stay here and annoy me to no end?"
"I didn't even say anything to annoy you!"
"Oh, I know. But you probably will."
Emma huffed as she lay back down on the couch and rubbed her temples, thinking this might be a long night.
.-.-.-.-.-.
Two more hours passed and the power had gone out, the fireplace being the only source of light in the large office. Emma was distracted playing Angry Birds on her phone and Regina was sitting at the opposite end of the couch as far away as possible from her.
Emma was muttering things to herself as she played, making the brunette give her a sideways eyeroll as she tucked her legs under her.
"We're stuck here without power and you're wasting your battery playing stupid games?" The brunette hissed.
"It's better than talking to you apparently." Emma said without even looking at Regina.
"I was trying to say you should save your battery in case there's an emergency!"
"Don't you have a phone too?"
"Yes, but—"
"Then what's the problem?" Emma smirked, finally looking up from her phone.
Regina sighed tiredly and buried her face in her hands.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
"This place is getting freaking cold." Emma groaned as she rubbed her arms energetically.
"Well that fireplace certainly wasn't going to last forever."
The two women were pretty much in the dark as they spoke. Luckily Emma carried a flashlight in her backpack that gave them some light at least to see where they were walking.
The storm hadn't gotten any better and Regina was starting to grow frustrated. Luckily, Henry was spending the night at a friend's, so she had one less thing to worry about. Still, that didn't ease the frustration of being stuck in her office unable to leave, with Emma Swan of all people.
"Shit, I have no signal." Emma muttered after failing when she tried to give Mary Margaret a call.
"Me neither." Regina groaned when she tried to do the same with her friend Kathryn.
"Welp, looks like we're gonna have to spend the night here." Emma sighed as she sat on the couch once again.
Regina crossed her arms and sat on the armrest next to Emma, the proximity not bothering her that much this time.
"We have no blankets. We're going to freeze." Regina said quietly, more to herself than to Emma as she shivered at the thought.
Emma nodded, trying not to show herself terrified by the idea, even if she kind of was. Suddenly, an imaginary light bulb lit on top of her head when an idea came to her.
"I brought my sleeping bag." She said as she turned to look up at the brunette.
"Well thank you for letting me know I'll have to sleep on the couch." Regina snarled as she looked away from the blonde.
"No, no, listen. It's almost big enough for two people. We could sleep in it together and that way we would keep ourselves warm." Emma said as she stood up, convinced it was the most brilliant idea.
"Excuse me—?"
"It works! I learned back in Boston that two people can keep warm by sharing body heat when it's cold. It wouldn't be the most comfortable position, but—"
"Ms. Swan." Regina interrupted her, raising her hand in front of her. "If you honestly think I'm going to fall for that crap just so you would have the chance to get in bed with me—"
"Actually, it's a sleeping b—"
"I'd happily sleep on the couch if that meant being as far away from— Ms. Swan, what the hell are you doing?!" Regina exclaimed as she witnessed the blonde pulling her sweater and t-shirt over her head.
"It works better if it's skin to skin." Emma said as she started kicking off her knee high boots." If we're gonna do this, we're gonna do it right."
"Are you deaf?" I said I wasn't going to—"
"Now you listen to me." Emma cut Regina off dangerously. "I don't like this idea any more than you do, but right now we're trapped together in your office and unable to leave. So you better start taking off your clothes now, because I don't want to die in here, and especially not with you."
Regina stared at Emma in silence, perplexed by the sudden outburst. She lowered her gaze to the floor, trying to hide the look of hurt in her eyes. Not that she cared about what the Sheriff really thought about her, of course not, but it still hurt hearing it.
Emma felt a pawn of guilt in her chest when she noticed how her words had affected the brunette but she kept quiet, not wanting to screw it up even more.
Regina reluctantly started unbuttoning her white shirt as she kicked off her heels and unzipped her pencil skirt, letting it pool around her ankles. Emma's sideways glance didn't go unnoticed by her and she smirked to herself, forgetting how upset she was for a second.
The two women were now standing half naked in front of each other, the older woman hugging her sides tightly and avoiding the blonde's eyes.
"Ms. Swan are you planning on staring all night or are you actually going to do something?"
It wasn't until Regina spoke that Emma realized she'd been staring for at least 2 full minutes. She quickly started unrolling the sleeping bag next to the now extinguished fireplace and slipped in, making herself small so she'd leave some space for Regina, who remained still standing next to Emma's head, looking down at her expectantly.
"Unless you want to freeze to death I'd suggest you get in here now." Emma said looking up at Regina. "The fireplace kept it warm."
Regina hesitated, looking down at the blonde suspiciously, but she complied and sat on the floor, slipping her legs into the sleeping bag first and then the rest of her body, ending up next to Emma with their bodies pressing slightly against each other.
Emma swallowed nervously, finding the proximity with the brunette quite distracting. She silently prayed the other woman wouldn't slap her as she slowly wrapped her arms around Regina's waist, but before she could do anything else the brunette jumped.
"What the hell are you doing?" Regina yelled in a whisper, trying to squirm away from the blonde and failing due to the sleeping bag keeping her in place.
"We have to share the heat, Regina, otherwise this won't work." Emma said tiredly as she rolled her eyes, beating herself up for thinking the other woman would agree to this.
"I should've known this was just an excuse to try to get in my pants." Regina said, ignoring the blonde.
"Regina, I swear this is not—"
"No, you don't get to speak!" Regina said firmly, her breath hitting the blonde's lips. "This was as stupid idea."
Regina tried to get out, only to be stopped by Emma who was holding her forearm firmly.
"If you spend the night out there, there's a very high possibility you'll die of hypothermia. If you stay we'll keep warm until the storm clears and we'll be able to get out of here safely in the morning." Emma said calmly, trying to ease the other woman.
The brunette looked down at her hesitantly, but she didn't move.
"I promise I won't try anything on you." The blonde said quietly, looking at Regina seriously.
It took her a few seconds, but the brunette sighed tiredly and slipped next to the blonde again, trying to avoid her gaze; which wasn't an easy task considering they were only inches away from each other.
"So, how does this work?" Regina asked quietly, clearly annoyed that the blonde had managed to convince her.
"Wrap your arms around me. Yeah, like that." Emma said as Regina slowly rounded her waist with her arms and she mimicked her actions, laying her palms flat on the brunette's back.
"Your hands are freezing!" Regina protested, slightly jumping at Emma's touch.
"Well, it is freezing in here." Emma defended. "And it's not like your hands are irradiating warmth into my body either."
Regina huffed but she remained still, actually enjoying Emma's proximity, to her surprise. Although, she wasn't sure if it was due to the warmth she was providing her, or if she was actually enjoying having Emma this close. She shooed the thought away and sighed against the blonde's skin, resting her chin on her shoulder
"You okay? Are you cold?" Emma asked quietly as she started rubbing Regina's arm trying to warm it up.
"I'm fine Ms. Swan, thank you." The other woman said flatly, but without her usual snarky tone, Emma noticed.
"What's on your mind? You seem thoughtful." Emma broke the silence after a few minutes.
"You can't see me, Ms. Swan, we're in the dark." Regina rolled her eyes.
"Well, I can feel something's on your mind. What is it?"
"That's none of your business."
"Aw, come on. If we're gonna spend the night together we could at least talk about something." Emma suggested.
"Or maybe we could just go to sleep." Regina replied annoyed. "That was the point of all of this."
"Gosh, you're so boring."
"Or maybe you're just annoying."
"Goodnight Regina."
Emma repositioned herself and lay on her back with her arms still wrapped firmly around Regina. She pulled the other woman down with her so that she would be snuggled closely against her side and shut her eyes tightly, tired of arguing with the woman pressed up against her.
Regina wanted to protest against that new position but she kept quiet, actually finding her new placement quite comfortable. She sighed deeply as she rested her head on the crook of the blonde's neck and draped an arm across her stomach, already feeling sleep coming to her.
"Do you think we'll be able to get out of here?" Regina asked suddenly in a small voice
"Hopefully the storm will stop in the morning. We'll be okay." Emma whispered reassuringly, and soon a smug grin formed on her lips. "Why, Madame Mayor, are you scared?"
"Of course not." Regina replied quickly. "I'm just trying not to contemplate the possibility of being stuck here with you forever."
Emma chuckled and decided to leave the conversation there.
Eventually they both fell asleep safely in each other's arms and slept peacefully without trouble. The only time Emma woke up was when she felt Regina shivering slightly against her. She pulled the brunette closer to her side and started rubbing her arms and back up and down, trying to make the shivering cease. After about five minutes she succeeded and the older woman settled down in her embrace again. Emma smiled to herself when she felt Regina tightening her grip on her, almost as if she didn't want Emma to let go. The blonde took advantage of Regina's state of sleep and combed her fingers through her short brown locks, making the other woman drift off completely once again.
They slept comfortably through the rest of the night until the light of the sun broke through the window, making Emma blink a few times before opening her eyes. She looked down at Regina, who was still asleep, and noticed how the brunette had moved so now her head was resting against Emma's heart. She looked so peaceful, so calm, so… beautiful. She didn't look like the usual Regina. Except for the beautiful part, Emma thought. She always looked beautiful, even when she was being a snarky bitch.
"Mmm…"
Regina started moving in the blonde's embrace, struggling to stretch her limbs which somehow ended up tangled with the blonde's.
"Morning, Your Majesty." Emma whispered mockingly, smiling down at the older woman.
"What time is it?" Regina mumbled without opening her eyes.
"A little after seven." Emma answered looking down at her watch, chuckling when the brunette made no attempt to move from her position. "Comfy?"
"Pretty." The other answered nonchalantly as she hugged Emma closer to herself.
"I can see that. Slept well?" Emma asked, daring to brush a hair away from Regina's face.
"Better than I expected. I'm surprised you didn't kick me."
"I think you wouldn't have noticed if I kicked you." Emma laughed. "You looked quite asleep."
"Were you watching me, Ms. Swan?"
But it was true. Regina was the kind of person that tends to toss and turn in bed, but last night she hadn't even stirred. Emma provided her some kind of safety that she hadn't felt in a while.
"Not really. I just kinda noticed." Emma shrugged.
"If you say so…" Regina leaned up on her elbows a little bit to look around them. The room had stayed the same way they left it last night, the flashlight next to them and their clothes scattered on the floor. "Shouldn't someone have come looking for us already?"
"I dunno. It's kinda early, maybe they're still sleep—"
"Emma? Regina? Are you guys he—? OH MY GOD."
Mary Margaret's voice echoed around Regina's office all of sudden as she burst through the door, followed closely by David and Ruby, who were looking at the two women on the floor in shock.
Emma struggled to turn around in the sleeping bag so she could look at her three friends, awkwardly trying to hide hers and Regina's naked forms from their view at the same time.
"Guys, I swear this is not what it looks like." Were the only words Emma managed to let out, feeling her cheeks quickly turning crimson red.
"Good morning Ms. Blanchard." Regina smiled smugly at the pixie haired brunette from behind the blonde's shoulder, as if being half naked next to her nemesis was the most usual thing in the world.
The three people looked from Emma to Regina without knowing what to say. They stood there in shock until David broke the silence, clearing his throat awkwardly.
"We're glad you guys are okay. We've been worried about you." He said. "We'll wait for you outside so you guys can, uh, make yourselves decent."
The three people exited the room, still kind of shaken. Mary Margaret looked over her shoulder a couple of times to double check what she just saw, making sure she actually just saw Regina Mills and Emma Swan lying half naked next to each other.
"Well, that was awkward." Emma said when they were out of sight and she lay back down, looking up at Regina expectantly.
"Personally I found that quite amusing." The other woman said as she rested her weight on her elbow, smiling down at Emma.
"You just like finding excuses to torture Mary Margaret." The blonde chuckled as she started slipping out of the sleeping bag.
"She did look quite surprised." Regina shrugged nonchalantly as she mimicked the Emma's actions and went to retrieve her clothes from the floor.
"Well, it does look like we spent the night doing more than just sleeping." Emma muttered while she put her jeans back on.
"Please, I know better than to have sex at my own office, Ms. Swan." Regina rolled her eyes as she slipped on her black stilettos. "There are plenty of better places."
"Does that mean you'd have sex with me elsewhere?" Emma suggested, raising a questioning eyebrow at the brunette.
"I didn't say that."
"But you meant it."
"Don't flatter yourself, Sheriff."
"You didn't answer my question." Emma pointed.
They stayed in silence for a few seconds, staring at each other intently. Regina opened her mouth to say something but she closed it again, smirking at the blonde as she brushed past her to retrieve her purse from the couch and head to the exit door.
"I would consider it." Regina smirked over her shoulder and turned to leave quickly, leaving the blonde standing alone with the biggest grin on her face.
-.-.-.-.-.-
When they were finally out of the building, Mary Margaret, James and Ruby were waiting for them by James' truck. A small figure ran from behind them towards the two women and hugged them by the waist at the same time.
"Where were you two last night?!" Henry asked when he finally pulled away, looking up at his moms. "I tried to call you both from Jeremy's house and you guys weren't home. I was really worried."
"I'm sorry, sweetie. We had to spend the night at the office." Regina explained as she ran a hand through Henry's messy hair.
"Together?" He asked in confusion, thinking it was almost impossible for his moms to be in the same room let alone spend the night together in the same place.
"Yeah, kid. Together." Emma answered, kissing the top of his head. "Why don't you go wait in the Bug while I talk to your mom? We can go to Granny's to get a milkshake later."
"Milkshakes!" He yelled in glee as he ran back to the Bug, forgetting the subject quickly and leaving the two women alone again.
"Do you want me to drop him off by six?" Emma looked at Regina.
"Sounds good." The brunette answered. "Don't give him too much sugar though, it gets him all worked up."
"Got it. See you later, Regina." Emma nodded politely at her and turned to leave, but was stopped by the brunette calling for her.
"Ms. Swan…?"
"Yeah?" Emma looked at her expectantly.
"Would you like to, uh, join us for dinner tonight?" Regina asked hesitantly.
Emma took a few seconds to process what Regina had just asked her. She had never allowed her to stay for dinner at the mansion before. Emma answered quickly before the brunette could change her mind.
"I, uh, sure." Emma blurted out.
"Don't be late." Regina said as she took a few steps towards Emma to peck her on the cheek and turned to walk back to her car, giggling quietly.
Emma stood there with her mouth slightly agape. Did Regina just kiss her? Well, they did spend the night snuggled against each other but that was something she wasn't expecting. That and the dinner invitation. She spin on her heels and walked towards the yellow bug shaking her head in disbelief, but with the biggest smile spread across her face.
Ruby, who had been watching the two women interact while waiting for Emma by the Bug, approached the blonde and nudged her playfully.
"So… you and the Mayor huh?" The young brunette smirked.
"Shut up, Rubes."
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