"Emma? Emma are you in there?" The blonde wakes with a start when she hears her name being called. Regina wakes up as well and they realize the position they're in at the same time. Both of them are now laying down in the small bed. The brunette is spooning the younger woman, her thigh around the blonde's waist and her arm draped over her possessively. Quickly, they jump away from each other and Regina bolts to her own bunk just in time for Snow to open the door of their cabin. "Ugh, Emma there you are! Why didn't you answer me?"
"I uh, I was sleeping Mar- Snow."
"Oh..." She glances over at Regina's flushed face and gives them both a suspicious look, but seems to let it go just as quickly. "Okay well we're about to have a meeting up on deck about our plan when we arrive in Neverland."
"Okay, we'll be right up." She smiles and Snow nods and walks out.
"I can speak for myself, Miss Swan."
"Yeah, I know, I just assumed you'd be coming."
"Of course I'll be coming, but you aren't obligated to speak for me."
"You know what? I was just trying to help out a bit. Who cares if I said we instead of I? It's not a big deal, Regina."
"It is a big deal." The brunette speaks quietly and looks down. It's a big deal because she said 'we', implying that fact that there is a 'we'. Emma notices the change and parts of their earlier exchange come to mind. Oh my god, I told her I cared about her. Does she remember? Oh shit. Shit shit shit.
"Why is it a big deal?" Regina looks up at the softness in the blonde's tone. The younger woman's eyes give away what she'd just been thinking about. So she does remember, but there's no way it could possibly be true. No one could care for a monster like me.
"It's... Not. It's not a big deal. But next time, don't bother." With that, Regina gets up, smoothes her hair down and starts towards the deck.
Do I really care about her? Emma thinks back to when they kissed and all the emotion that was flooding between the two woman. I do care. How could I care about her? Does she care about me? She has to. There's no way this feeling isn't mutual. I mean, her face when she said it was a big deal, what was that all about? Oh god, I guess I should go be a part of this meeting. Now it's the blonde's turn to get up and smooth down her hair, exiting the cabin.
The meeting was filled with arguing. Should they split up? Is magic necessary? Who is going to train Emma to use her magic? Blah blah blah. They barely accomplished anything and after about two hours of it, they gave up and said they'd try again later. Regina and Emma barely made any eye contact and tried to avoid speaking to one another, lucky nobody noticed.
After the meeting, the queen went straight to the front of the ship, wanting to think. Emma noticed and was tempted to follow her, but decided she should leave it alone. She herself went to the opposite side of the ship to do her own thinking. Questions were flooding both of their minds. Does the fact that Emma cares change our relationship in anyway?
Regina: No, absolutely not.
Emma: Maybe it does. I kind of want it to.
Regina: Do I care for her? Absolutely no- Maybe a little, but there's no way in hell I'll let her know that.
Emma: Maybe I should try bring it up again, but sober this time.
Regina: What would I say if she tries to bring it up? Will I take advantage of the situation and embarrass her? No, Henry wouldn't want that. Henry! I'm here because of Henry and that's it. No more Emma.
Emma: I guess maybe we'll just see where this goes, I mean, Henry is the reason I'm here, I shouldn't be worrying about Regina right now. I just can't stop thinking about her and that kiss.
Neither of them succeeded in taking their thoughts away from each other. They both cared about one another and both wanted something to happen, but neither would admit it. Was Regina even ready for that kind of commitment? Not after Daniel.
They both slowly make their way back towards the middle to eat dinner with everyone. They keep the conversation subjects light and casual, staying away from anything that could cause another argument.
Emma's already lying in bed when Regina comes in. She turns away from the wall to face the brunette and watches her as she slides under the covers of her own bed. The older woman feels the gaze on her back and glances at Emma, locking eyes with her.
"Miss Swan, hasn't anyone ever told you that staring is rude."
"Sorry." Is all Emma says, not up for a fight. This catches Regina off guard, usually the blonde loves to push her buttons. That's just what they do. What if things are changing between them... No, we've both had exhausting days and she's just tired. She reasons. The brunette is anxious to say something to ease the tension she feels, but can't think of anything. Emma senses Regina's trouble and speaks up herself. "Will you teach me magic?"
"What?"
"Well, you said that we'll need our magic to get Henry back, but I need training. I dont trust Gold to do it and you're the only one left."
"And you trust me?"
Emma takes in a breath and holds it for five seconds before slowly letting it out. "Yeah, I guess I do."
"That's a foolish mistake."
"Please, Regina. Just say yes."
"Fine. I suppose I'll be able to show you a few spells."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, Miss S-"
"Also, stop with the Miss Swan. Just call me Emma."
"Oh, alright then. Emma."
"Thank you. So I've been thinking earlier, deciding whether or not I should bring this up or not, and-" She sneaks a glance at Regina. Convinced the brunette won't totally freak out, she keeps going "-I think it would be best if we talked about it."
"Talked about what?" Regina wanted to make the blonde struggle.
"You know, the kiss."
"Sheriff, if I'm remember correctly, you kissed me. I had no input whatsoever."
"But you kissed back."
"Purely because I didn't want to embarrass you."
"And why would you care about that? Last I checked making me squirm was at the top of your list"
"Getting my son back is what's at the top of my list. The reason we are here, Miss Swan is because of Henry. Worrying about our relationship is way below the bottom."
"Really? Because I'm pretty sure you were tossing and turning all night, not able to sleep because of what happened between us."
"Ah, so you couldn't sleep either?"
"No, I couldn't, Regina! You know why? Because what I said earlier about caring about you was true. I do care about you and when you kissed me back last night I know you felt something."
"No, you're mistaken. What you felt was-"
"Don't you dare say magic! The after affects wouldn't last this long and I still care about you." Angry, Emma gets up out of bed and stomps out of the room to get some fresh air. On the deck she meets up with Hook, who surprisingly seems to be civil with David. In their hands they're holding beers. Hook sees the blonde walking towards them and offers her one.
"No, thanks. Could u hand over the whiskey?"
"Of course, pretty lady."
She rips the lid off and takes a swig, pressing her lips together at the burn. She goes off and sits alone to stare at the endless ocean ahead.
Meanwhile, in the cabin, Regina takes out her own bottle of homemade apple cider and stares out the porthole.
With half of the whiskey gone, Emma decides she's had enough and staggers back to the cabin, keeping her hand on the wall to keep her balance. Inside, she finds Regina holding an empty bottle in her hand. The brunette whips her head around and Emma sees her red rimmed eyes and fresh tears rolling down her cheeks. Regina sloppily wipes the back of her hand across her face to rid her cheeks of the tears.
"Fuck, Regina, what's wrong?" The blonde slurs.
Clearly out of her mind, another wrack of sobs overtakes the brunettes body and she just sits there, crying openly. Never having seen her like this before, Emma is quite alarmed. She rushes to Regina's side and rubs comforting circles on her back. "What's wrong?" The older woman just shakes her head and looks away. Emma lightly takes her chin and forces Regina to look at her. "Tell me."
"I care... about you, E-Emma. I don't- I don't know how to deal with this." She slurs between hiccups. Emma, still drunk out of her mind just takes the brunette's face in her hands and kisses her with all the passion she has. They keep their lips locked onto each other for a couple seconds before Regina slides her tongue across Emma's lip. The blonde parts her lips and meets the brunette's tongue with her own, caressing it lovingly. Her arms embrace Regina, with one hand behind her neck, pulling her closer, deepening the kiss even more. The brunette responds by throwing her arms around the blonde's waist. Reluctantly, Emma breaks the kiss and pulls back.
"Deal with it by doing just this." The blonde plants another sweet kiss onto the mayor's lips, briefly sucking on her bottom lip, before pushing her down onto the bad and straddling her. She leans down to recapture those beautiful, soft lips and moves one of her legs in between Regina's. The brunette moans and starts to lightly grind against Emma's thigh. Feeling the friction of Regina's leg against her heat, she grinds in unison. Moans are escaping both women and they rock into each other faster. The blonde moves her hands to unzip Regina's skirt and pulls it down, revealing a black lace thong. She moves her hand underneath the panties and feels how wet the brunette is. Regina bites back a moan at feeling the sheriff's hand on her and she moves to take off Emma's jeans.
The blonde slides her middle finger over Regina's clit and she bucks her hips up, wanting more. Emma's digits slide down and she puts two fingers inside Regina, thrusting at a slow pace. The brunette moves her body in time with Emma's thrusts and as it gets faster she can feel herself coming closer to the edge. Emma notices this and so she moves her head down and kisses the brunette's hips, moving downward, kissing every inch of skin. When she reaches the mayor's clit, she flicks her tongue over it and then lightly grabs it with her teeth and sucks. Regina screams Emma's name as her orgasm reaches the climax and her juices spill onto the blonde's fingers. When the older woman is done riding out her orgasm, her and Emma make eye contact and they both genuinely smile, still lost in the moment.
Out of nowhere, Regina grabs Emma's waist and flips them over, so she's the one on top. She grins down at the blonde through her lashes and leans down to kiss her. With their mouths open latched onto each other and tongues swirling in a loving battle, the brunette's hand slowly makes it's way down Emma's muscular body. Regina breaks away from the kiss and travels kisses down, following her hand's previous path. She makes her way towards the blonde's left nipple and bites down, soothing it afterwards with her tongue swirling circles around it. She moves and does the same to the other side, making Emma moan with pleasure. The younger woman's hips buck when Regina licks a circle around her bellybutton and she laces her fingers in the brunette's hair, pushing her down towards her heat.
The queen kisses right above Emma's clit, making her grunt with hunger and desire. She places delicate kisses everywhere except where the blonde wants it most, waiting for the perfect moment. Finally, she sees that Emma can't handle it anymore and she licks a straight line from the bottom of the blonde's wetness right to the top, lingering on her clit, sucking on it and flicking her tongue back and forth. Emma can't keep her body still and she clenches her legs around Regina's head, holding her in place, right where she wants her.
When the brunette can feel the blonde getting closer, she rips her head away and sits up, smirking at the pleading look on Emma's face. She moves herself in between Emma's legs so they're clits are touching. Regina begins to grind down onto the blonde and the sensation of the brunette's heat on Emma's wetness forces her overboard.
"Holy fucking shit, Regina! Oh my god." Emma screams, out of breath. She pulls the brunette's head toward her own and kisses her one last time for the night. "That's exactly what we can do to deal with this."
Seeing the hope in the blonde's eyes with the mixture of her drunken state helps her believe that everything can and will work out. She places a delicate kiss on Emma's forehead and smiles. "Yes, I suppose so."
They settle into a comfortable position on Regina's bunk snuggled into each other and drift off to sleep.
Author's Note: Hey everybody.. didn't mean for this to be italic but it won't let me unpress it so anyways.. Please leave reviews for me! I know i said this was going to be a two shot but I guess I lied, since this isn't the end. I think I'll add one more chapter and finish it off there, but that's not for sure yet since.. well.. who knows what will happen. Anywho I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you guys think! :) xoxo