a.n: Hello, guys! So this was a prompt, an interesting one I must say. It is supposed to be an one-shot, but I think I might write one more chapter since there wasn't so much fluff *sad face* and I think it does deserve one more chapter. I tried not to make it too OOC.
A special thank you to butterflykisses0 for my first official prompt! It was great writing this.
Have fun and review!
"Sheriff Swan, I need you to stop by my office." Regina's voice sounded through the phone.
"What for?" Emma said, her feet resting on top of the table.
"What for, Sheriff Swan? I was expecting I could call you to help me gardening." The Mayor's voice dripping with sarcasm.
Emma growled and threw her head back. "Fine, I'm on my way, Madam Mayor."
The sheriff grabbed her keys and headed to the patrol car. As soon as she entered the car, she felt an acid liquid come up her throat, but she quickly forced it back. Emma was feeling nauseous since she went to Granny's and ordered her usual cheeseburger and fries. Maybe I ate too much. Gotta stop with the junk food for a while. She thought to herself as she drove to her destination.
"Sheriff Swan is here, Madam Mayor." Her secretary informed her.
"Thank you, dear. You can go home now." The brunette said looking at her, then she turned her attention to the blonde woman next to her. "You may come in."
Emma only rolled her eyes as she walked towards the brunette, "What can I do for you, Madam Mayor?"
The brunette gathered the files and without looking up, she said "I need you to sign up those files." She handed them towards the sheriff.
"Really, Regina, you called me just to s-"
"And" The mayor interrupted looking up to meet green eyes. "I need you to analyze and organize these, Sheriff."
"You really called me to just hand me some files? You could have dropped them at the Sheriff Station or drop them at my mother's." Emma said, annoyed.
"We also need to discuss the problem with Leroy. The one you have been postponing for almost a week." The mayor said irritatedly and got up, grabbing a few files and heading towards the cabinet where she gently put them.
"I haven't been postponing anything." The sheriff's eyes never leaving the Mayor as she walked across the room. "There's simply nothing to discuss, I mean, what can I do? I can only arrest him and I never failed doing my work."
Regina snorted "The citizens of Storybrooke are happy to know their taxes are being well directed."
Emma shifted uncomfortably and her brow frowned, the pain on her stomach increased. "Can I go now?"
Regina walked towards her and sighed, handing over a few more files. "Fine, Miss Swan. I expect those on my table by Tuesday."
Then Emma felt the familiar acid burning up her throat, she couldn't hold it now and threw up on Regina's heels. "WHAT THE HELL, MISS SWAN?!"
"Oh my God, Regina. I'm so sorry." Emma said apologetically, only to vomit again.
Regina closed her eyes and let out a shaky breath due the anger running in her veins, her jaw was clenched tightly. She tried to calm herself, thinking of Henry and how she should not lose control. Not right now. The day has been stressful enough, so she swallowed and said in her calmest tone "Miss Swan."
"Regina, I'm so s-"
"I heard the first time, Sheriff." She clenched her jaw and magicked the floor and her shoes clean with a flick of her wrist, then she sighed. She followed the blonde woman towards the couch and sit her down. "I will grab some water, Miss Swan. Please, try not to vomit all over my furniture. Again."
Nice move, Swan. You just threw up on the Mayor's shoes that probably cost more than your little bug and not to mention she is also a queen. Emma thought to herself as she watched the brunette filling a glass with water and handing it over to her.
"I put a spoon of sugar to help with the bitter taste. I used to do it with Henry." Regina said as she watched the blonde woman drinking it happily.
"Thank you." Emma said, handing the empty cup to the Mayor.
"Come on, Miss Swan. Regina said, grabbing her purse.
"Uh?" Emma looked at her confused.
"You're shivering and sweating. Your face is pale. I need to check your temperature and I would like to do it at home where I can, at least, see my son before he goes to sleep." Regina said, opening the door. "Shall we?"
Emma got up and followed the mayor. "Um, Regina, it's okay. You don't need to do that. I'm sure it's nothing, I'll be fine."
Regina snorted and headed towards the car. "Since I know the two idiots are having their own weekend of fun, I'd doubt you have someone to help you. Besides, I would have to bear Henry's disapproving look at me when he discovered I let his other mother go home without even helping her, even knowing I knew she was sick?" She looked at the blonde's eyes. "No, thank you." Emma knew that disapproving look and it was simply awful. The brunette opened up the door to Emma, "You can come back to the patrol car when you're better. It will still be here." Regina said as if she read the sheriff's mind.
Just as she was about to deny, pain hit her stomach again and she hissed. Okay, maybe she's right this time. I could use some help. The sheriff sighed and entered the car.
"Henry, dear, I'm home!" Regina called as soon as she entered the house and then she heard steps coming downstairs. "Don't run!" She warned.
"Mom, please, I'm old-Ma?" The boy looked over at his blonde mother who gave a small smile, her arm wrapped around her waist.
"Hey, kid." She said.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned as he approached his two moms.
"Emma is not feeling very well and since your grandparents are out for the weekend camping, I thought the best thing was to help her." Regina said with a small smile towards her son.
Henry's face lit up with proud and he smiled back at his mother. "Awesome, mom."
Emma's hiss brought them from their little moment and Regina put her purse and keys on the table. She put a hand on the blonde's back and guided her towards the couch. "Lay down, I will get the thermometer." Regina chose not use so much magic now, even though her son didn't really mind now.
"Hey, ma. What happened?" Henry asked his mother with a concerned look.
"I don't know, kid. I ate the usual cheeseburger and then I wasn't feeling well. Your mother called me and I went to her office, the next second I was throwing up on her heels." Emma said and Henry's eyes went wide.
"You threw up on mom's heels?"
"Yes, she did." Regina confirmed, coming from upstairs and they both looked at her. "But, luckily, I magicked them clean again." She turned to her son and tapped his nose. "You go have dinner then you do your homework, okay? There's lasagna leftover on the fridge." Henry nodded and quickly went to the kitchen.
Regina gathered the supplies: a thermometer, a blanket, a cloth and some water to soothe her fever. The blonde watched her quietly as the other woman measured her temperature, she watered the cloth and pressed against the sheriff's forehead. "Since I heard you talking to Henry, you probably have gastroenteritis"
"Wait, wait, wait." Emma interrupted, taking the thermometer out of her mouth. "I have what?"
Regina sighed. "It's mostly known as the stomach flu, Miss Swan."
"Oh." Her mouth forming a small shaped circle. "Why didn't you say that, woman?! I almost had a heart attack." The brunette laughed softly and the blonde smiled at the sound. "And drop the 'Miss Swan', we've been through a lot of shit together already for you to keep with the formalities."
The brunette shook her head, a small smile on her lips. "Right then, Emma." She looked inside the blonde's eyes. "Henry had it twice. I will try to soothe the fever, you will drink lots of water to stay hydrated while I make some herbal tea and something so you don't throw up anywhere my furniture or shoes."
"Yes, ma'am." Emma answered and rolled her eyes.
"I'll be right back."
Regina came back with two a cup, two pills and a bowl of cereal, her heels clicking on the wood. She handed the brunette the herbal tea first and the two pills to the blonde. "I need you to drink these and as soon as you're done, eat some cereal. I should warn you these pills will make you feel a little sleepy, okay?"
"You make me feel like I have a terminal disease." Emma mumbled, grabbing the cup and pills.
The mayor simply ignored the blonde "I will tuck Henry in, take a shower and change then I will check your temperature again."
"Wish the kid goodnight for me, yeah?" The blonde asked. Regina simply nodded and left.
Emma didn't want to interrupt Regina's little moment with Henry, as his mom she knew it was such a precious little time because you felt like you could protect him from the world. She pictured Regina hugging him and kissing his forehead goodnight and that image brought a smile to her lips, as soon as she realized she shook her head. Are these things already making me delirious? Jesus.
"Sorry I took so l-" Regina started, but stopped as soon as she heard the soft snore of the blonde haired woman. The cereal was half eaten, but at least the cup was empty. The mayor saw that the blonde wasn't shivering and she wasn't sweating anymore. She sat beside her gently so she wouldn't wake her and took the cloth off her forehead.
The blonde moved and her arm wrapped unconsciously around the brunette's waist. Regina's eyes went wide. "Mmm, 'Gina." She heard the blonde mumble, her eyebrows raised high and she wondered what the hell the blonde was dreaming about.
As soon as the blonde stopped moving so much, Regina tried to unwrap the arm from her waist, but the blonde's grip became tighter. The brunette closed her eyes and sighed. She waited a few more minutes, but Emma still wouldn't let her go. Even though she wouldn't admit to herself, she enjoyed it.
Well, since I can't move and I do have to watch her, I guess I will have to sleep here. She lied to herself, quieting the part of her brain that said she could magic herself to her own bedroom.
Regina adjusted herself so she could lay down. She waited a moment to see the sheriff would wake up, her heart was pounding so fast against her ribcage she swore the blonde would, luckily, she didn't. The mayor was facing princess, she looked peaceful, the soft snore was almost cute and she realized the arm was still wrapped around her waist. Regina felt a few butterflies on her stomach, she tried to ignore them, but the smile that played on her lips when a single stray of hair fell on the blonde's face gave her away.
Regina did feel something, sympathy or even an... attraction towards the blonde. The tension was always there and this definitely wasn't the first time the brunette caught herself having not so
friendly thoughts towards her. She would always deny it, but she was happy she could take care of the blonde for once. She liked the feeling of taking care of something, someone and since the blonde was always there, trying to help her, she was happy to return the favor.
The mayor took the stray of hair off the blonde's face with a smile and closed her eyes, unaware that her son would wake up the next day to find both of their moms' legs tangled and the brunette's hair resting against Emma's chest, the arm still protectively wrapped around her waist.
Neither of them would know the mischievous glint in his eyes and the smirk on his face as he planned another operation.