Trigger warning: This chapter contains sexual assault (non explicit)
"She couldn't get any farther away inside from her skin. She couldn't get away"
-Cynthia Voigt, When She Hollers
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The first time Daniel didnt ask for permission was in the Summer after their graduation. Both of them were planning to return for a graduate school, but for a week, they would be staying with the Mills family, in upstate New York.
It was the day they had arrived, and Regina's father had already kidnapped Daniel to help with some project. Zelena's husband, Robin, was also taken into the yard to help, so the 'project', was probably more of a male bonding time, then anything else.
That evening, Regina and Zelena had been washing dishes, when Daniel had entered the kitchen, released from his talk with Cora. He wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist from behind, pressed gentle, sweet kisses down her neck, and murmured soft things. Regina let him continue for a few minutes, before she pushed him away.
"Get out of here" She admonished, but a smile was clear. Daniel grinned, and kept a light grip on her wrist.
"But I miss you, baby"
Regina's cheeks covered with a light blush. Zelena, on the other hand, smirked.
"Later" Regina promised, granting him one, solid kiss, before pushing him out of the kitchen.
"So cute!" Her sister laughed, once Daniel was out of earshot. Regina rolled her eyes, but a grin crept onto her lips.
She spent much more time then she planned, catching up with Zelena in that kitchen.
When she finally padded upstairs, she had slipped into a tired daze, yawning and her eyes mainly closed. Daniel was already in bed, and the brunette assumed he was asleep, until she felt strong arms wrap around her. She snuggled into his touch, smiling even in her sleepy state. She was content in his hold, in the safety of his arms..until his hands started wandering; one brushed against her waist, the other covered her breasts through the silk of her shirt. Regina sighed, lightly pushing him off.
"Not tonight, I'm exhausted"
"Come on, baby" He whispered in her ear, hand dipping below the waistline of her pants. Regina removed it, pushing him off slightly harder.
"Gina, you promised. Plus, I had to trail in the forest with your father, all day"
Now, he didn't say he deserved it, but they both knew it was implied.
"I'll be quick"
She couldn't fight, she was too tired. Daniel took this as acceptance, and his fingers wandered lower. He was right: he is quick. Once his sleepwear was pooled around his ankles, and he was thrusting into her, it didn't take him long. But, she wasn't wet, and it hurt. Badly. Regina, however, was a Mills. She didn't admit to pain, and so, she just gritted her teeth, ignoring the tears that welled in her closed eyes. And once Daniel was done, she allowed him to wrap his arms around her.
Regina couldn't help thinking, that his grip had felt more like a prison, then the heaven they had been earlier.
She didn't sleep that night.