Chapter 2
She had always encouraged Emma to follow her dreams when they first met but now she wished she hadn't. She was scared and most regretfully alone.
Whenever the blonde had called, Regina tried her upmost hardest to keep herself together, to not show her wife any signs of her lack in coping because she knew deep down, this is what Emma wanted to do.
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Sat against the headboard, legs stretched out above the covers while dressed in one of the blonde's jumpers over her leggins, Regina rests her head back as she takes a sip of her wine before speaking down the phone that is currently pressed against the side of her face. "Are you eating well?"
Hearing the concern in her wife's voice, Emma bites her lip while smiling despite the woman not being able to see her. "Yes Regina, I am eating and I'm sleeping..please, baby stop worrying!"
Letting out a deep sigh, the brunette pouts.
"You can stop pouting too..you don't think I'm not imagining your face right now?"
Surprised, the Mayor raises an eyebrow at this then sets her wine glass on the bedside table.
"And you can put that eyebrow down Madam Mayor.."
"Emma stop!" Despite trying to scold the woman, Regina couldn't help but laugh slightly at how well her wife knew her. "You're not the only one dear, I bet you're grinning like an idiot as we speak.."
Chuckling, the soldier in training responds. "So what if I am? I'm talking to my wife, I'm allowed"
Smiling briefly, the brunette then goes quiet while fiddling with the hem of her jumper before muttering softly. "..I can't believe its been nearly 3 months already.."
Also quiet, the blonde clears her throat. "I know but at least my training is nearly over?"
Trying not to get teary, Regina swallows hard. "How is that any better? It just means soon enough you will be sent even further away from me..and..." Stopping, the Mayor looks to her lap with a sniffle.
"Hey stop that right now. I am going to be fine and no one is going to stop me coming back to you. You're my home Regina, that is never going to change"
"I'm sorry.." Pulling herself together, the brunette takes a deep breath reaching for her wine glass once again, in need of some form of comfort. "Everyone here is driving me insane..constantly asking how you're doing and how am I dealing..its frustrating. I just want to be left in piece until you come home"
"Its because people care. About you as well as me. Please let them in, I don't want you to be alone.."
Feeling slightly angry, Regina replies sharply. "Well there was a choice..that..I didn't have to be.."
Thrown by her wife snapping, Emma sighs. "What..do you mean?"
"Us? A family?" The brunette rolls her eyes at how stupid it all was and downs the last of her wine. "You remember when we spoke about..where we would like our future to go..and children? Before you got your acceptance to the Army, I had..enquired about the possibility of it..and.." Scoffing, Regina continues. "Of course I get the call after dropping you off at the airport about an opportunity to do so..with a donor.."
"Regina, why didn't you tell me this when you heard?"
"It wouldn't have made a difference, you would still be there and I'd still be here..it would never work." Sliding herself down to a laying position, the brunette subconciously places a hand on her flat tummy, wishing that a tiny human was there.
"..I..I'm sorry..I've messed everything up. Maybe if..if I get sent away for a long time you should just..go for it or..find someone else to share a family with.."
Eyes widening at hearing her wife's voice break, Regina gulps. "No! God Emma no! I'm sorry that I snapped and was moody, I just..I miss you and I would wait a whole lifetime to have everything with you..I love you and no one will ever come close to it"
"Okay...listen, I have to go..its someone elses turn for the phone..I will try and call at the weekend.."
Feeling guilty, the Mayor bites her lip. "Okay. Emma?"
"hm?"
"I love you.."
Cheering up, the blonde closes her eyes briefly as she hates having to say goodbye. "I love you too..I will be home soon"
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"Well if it isn't little Swan?"
Glancing up from her bunk, Emma's mouth drops on sight of the brunette. "Lily?!" Shuffling across to allow the woman a seat, the blonde questions. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh come on you know me, the amount of trouble I used to get myself in, its about time I clean up..what about you?" Sitting beside her former best friend, Lily looks down noticing the ring on her finger. "Oh.."
"Yeah, no trouble from me anymore. It was something I wanted to do..and luckily" holding her hand up with a small smile, Emma looks in awe. "..Regina, my wife supports me all the way"
"That's good. I mean you deserve it Emma after all the rubbish you went through growing up.."
"Now I have the best" smiling proudly, the blonde slips a hand into her pocket and passes over a photo. "I get to speak to her on the phone sometimes but..I'm tempted to write her a letter..back in Storybrooke where we live, she is like this hard ass Mayor but..deep down, shes a romantic and an incredible woman. Every now and then I feel like my younger self being here..lonely and lost"
"Wow you really do have it bad" laughing, Lily looks to the photo.
"I married her didn't I?" Emma smirks.
Bumping shoulders playfully, the brunette passes the photo back. "Emma Swan married...seriously what happened to the 15 year old who didn't need anybody?"
Giving a coy smile before bumping her shoulder back, Emma replies. "She grew up and fell in love"
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After a gruelling day of training, Emma heads back to her bunk and lifts up both her arms, bending them at the elbow to inspect the damage. Having completed a exstensive exercise, the blonde completely lost her focus in achieving her goal, that she did not realize the grazing of her arms as she had to crawl using her elbows beneath some wire meshing. Biting her lip, Emma hisses at the pain as she begins to clean and bandage. She will definately not be making the same mistake again. Even though she was in uniform, she made a mental note next time that she would wear extra padding. Sticking the last of the tape down, the blonde then smiles to herself as she looks across to the calendar perched on her wall.
One week.
That was all that was left, one week.
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Waiting by the counter, Regina looks around the diner absentmindedly while waiting on her lunch order. Normally she would send her assistant but today, she needed to get out of the office. The papers and the four walls were driving her crazy and she needed a moment to herself. As weird as it sounds for someone whose wife is currently away in training, which means being alone the whole time anyway, the Mayor had found that her alone time that usually consumed of thinking about Emma, correction, worrying about Emma, was slowly fading as the date for her wife's training was nearly over. Instead she was happy for the blonde that she has begun to achieve what she had set out to do. So today, the brunette was able to stroll alone main street enjoying the peace instead of mentally telling herself every second that her wife was safe.
"Regina? Lunch.."
Blinking, Regina looks towards Ruby who had placed her lunch in a bag, in front of her and was waiting for the older woman to acknowledge this. "Sorry..Miss Lucas, thank you" scrunching the bag up with her hand, the brunette then sighs at hearing her cell go. Answering, the Mayor shakes her head. "Alice? I thought I-...well it can wait until-" eyes widening, Regina hurries out the diner and heads straight for the town hall. "I'll be right there.." Slipping her phone back in her pocket, the brunette enters the building and quickly makes her way through the corridor, past her assistant and into her office. Dropping the bag and keys on the side, Regina runs around her desk then lifts the receiver as she sits herself back down with a couple of deep breaths. "Emma?"
"Hey, If I had known you went to Granny's without me I would not have bothered to call.."
Hearing the teasing tone in the blonde voice, the brunette chuckles before sighing. "..hi.."
"Hey you.."
"Everything okay? You don't usually call mid week?" Regina suddenly grows concerned at the fact her wife has called.
"More than okay if you can count me coming home?"
"What?..." Looking in disbelief, the Mayor pushes herself forward on her chair, needing to grip the desk for support over what she is hearing.
"Last day of training is Friday and then we get to go home..depending on the completion and how well we have done regarding our reflexes, time and strength, we have to wait for a call to be shipped over. Which means that you get me for at least a month..maybe more?"
Taking a deep breath, Regina lets her lip tremble. "You..you'll be home..."
"Saturday"
Covering her mouth, the Mayor gives a choked laugh. "I'm going to hold you to that now so don't you dare go back on it Mrs Swan-Mills. You already went over your 3 month leave.."
"I know, I'm sorry but I promise come Saturday, I will be making it up to you. I cannot wait to see you"
Smiling to herself, Regina drops her hand then grabs a marker, drawing a huge red circle on her calendar. "I can't wait to see you..I have missed you so much.."
"I've missed you too and now I have to go but the sooner I do the sooner I'll be home. I love you Regina"
Closing her eyes at hearing the three small words, the brunette responds. "I love you too.." Hearing the dead tone take over the ear piece, the Mayor lowers the phone to rest upon her mouth as she smiles again.
'She's coming home..'
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A/N: thoughts? Also for those if are thinking that, thats it, you couldn't be more wrong as there is so much more to come!