The celebrations continued into the night. Emma and Regina had sat comfortably on the platform, finding reasons to touch each other, yet continue to join in with everyone else. It was late when they excused themselves.

As soon as they entered their hut Emma pulled Regina's hand behind her back, closing the distance. Regina stood transfixed, using her free hand she pulled Emma in for a passionate kiss. Drawing back Regina whispered, "Emma I've never..."

"Been with a woman?" Emma asked with a smile.

"There's also that."

Emma ran a hand up Regina's neck, and threaded her fingers through the hair at the back of her neck. "I've never had it matter to me either. As for us being women, it comes naturally and believe me you have it in spades. Trust me darling, we already make magic together, what comes next can only get better." She whispered into an ear.

Placing her free hand on Regina's hip, Emma pulled her even closer, using the hand in her hair to bring her in for a searing kiss. Emma distracted Regina with her lips, tongue and teeth. The hand she'd placed on her hip slowly made its way up to release Regina's top from her body, before smoothing down her back and releasing the bottom.

She slowly backed Regina to the bed until she hit the back of her knees causing her to sit. Keeping eye contact, she took a step back, slowly she reached up to unhook her chest plate, letting it drop to the floor. Then with even more care she pushed the leather pants down her hips to her bare feet.

Never closing her eyes, Emma raised a closed hand palm up and concentrated hard. After a few seconds a light glow emanated and when she opened her hand a perfect closed rose appeared with a short stem. Closing the distance between them Emma stepped between Regina's knees and ran the rose down the side of her face.

"Lay down darling. Lay back and relax." Emma smiled, "We have all night, and I don't want to rush. I've waited for you long enough."

Regina scooted back, lying with a hand behind her head. "Have you now dear?"

"Um yes. I can't say that this is what I had in mind, but before your eyes even met mine the first time I knew you'd be visiting me in my dreams. And I had hoped then to make those come true."

Regina moved her hand from behind her head and pulled Emma close, crushing their lips together. It was a slow exploration of lips and tongue. When she pulled back she admitted, "I cannot say that I hadn't entertained similar dreams."

Emma's smile brightened even more if possible. "Close your eyes." She whispered. So

Regina did.

Again Emma lifted the rose to her face, tracing it along her brow, over her cheeks and across her lips. Regina felt the soft silkiness of the petals caress her neck, slid along her shoulders and across the top of her chest. She couldn't help the sighs that escaped as the rose traveled between her breast, slowly tracing circles first around one then the other.

It was just the rose, as Emma's eyes took in every inhale of breath, every flutter of skin and every soft sigh that escaped. Just the rose that traced patterns over every dip and curve of Regina's exposed flesh. "Turn over." She calmly commanded. So Regina did.

Emma moved further down the bed, again using just the rose she traced patterns. Slowly sliding the silky petals up one calf then the other, alternating up Regina's thighs and over the perfect mounds of her bottom. And when she reached the sensitive skin of Regina's back she was mesmerized by how the sighs and flutters became more pronounced, the sighs become moans, the flutters become twitches.

Never stopping the movement of the rose, Emma leans down placing a kiss on the back of a calf. To Regina it is bliss, as Emma continues to kiss her way up one leg and then the other as the rose continues. When Emma gets to the top of Regina's thighs she places lingering kisses upon the mounds of her bottom, going to far as to leave marks on one side.

Placing the rose aside, Emma begins to run a hand along Regina's side. She continues kissing the base of Regina's back, eliciting deep moans. She runs her tongue up Regina's spin, hovering her body just enough to allow her hair and nipples to trail their own paths along the sensitive skin.

Emma's hand covers Regina's hip as she reaches her shoulders. Moving so she still hovering over her, one leg between Regina's legs, Emma pulls her hip up slightly causing Regina to turn. She captures her lips in a kiss. Just when Regina thinks she can wait no longer she feels Emma's hand sliding along her hip, and then her fingers are caressing her, teasing her clit.

She bucks slightly causing Emma center to slide sinfully against her bottom. Emma pushes herself more fully against Regina. "Please." Is whispered but neither knows who said it. Emma slides her fingers through Regina's wetness and enters her with two fingers, her palm pressing against her clit.

It's a slow rhythm that she has set, her fingers pumping, while she grinds herself against Regina. Its low content moans swallowed by languid kissing, tongue caressing tongue. Regina can feel the need in her growing. Can feel the buildup asking for release.

"Emma," she pants, placing her hand over Emma's, "harder, please!"

Emma curls her fingers, and thrusts hard, the movement of her hips matching that of her fingers. She comes tumbling over that edge as Regina's body clenches her fingers, leaving a sticky wet mess and Regina screaming her name ringing in her ears.

They laid there for a few moments in that position, catching their breaths. When Regina fully turned to face Emma it was with the most serene look upon her face. She cupped Emma's face pulling her back in for a searing passionate kiss reigniting the fire built between the two women.

Emma slid ontop of Regina, relishing the feeling of their bodies being pressed together. Straddling Regina she let her hips move of their own accord, allowing the sweet sensation of their wet centers to roll over her. She pulled back from the kiss, a shy smile playing at her lips, Regina's slightly persistent hands guiding her hips causing her thoughts to jumble.

"Regina, I.." Emma paused, the shy smile turning lightly embarrassed.

Regina paused her movement, reached up to cup Emma's cheek. "What baby? What's wrong?"

Emma ducked her head, an most assuredly embarrassed giggle erupting as she shook her head in order to clear her thoughts. "Nothings wrong, it's just, damn it shouldn't be embarrassing, but before just now I've never..."

Regina raised an eyebrow, "Never baby. It is ok. I can't say I've tumbled over that edge myself more then a few times. Now," she pushed Emma over reversing their positons, "let's see if we can continue to change that."

Emma hummed in agreement, and wrapped her legs around Regina. She reached up and pulled Regina's mouth to hers. when she flet Regina's tongue enter her mouth she latched on with her lips, sucked hard on the muscle, caressing it with her tongue, and lips. And when she released it she was rewarded with a wild look in Regina's eyes.

"By all means, don't hold back."

Regina lay comforatbly tucked into Emma's side, her head craddled over Emma's heart, her fingers tracing lazy circles upon the blonde's stomach. She was content, listening to the obviously content purring coming from her lover.

"Regina." Emma softy started. Regina looked up at her. "You should know that everytime I've saved you, everytime I've done something meant to help you it is because I love you."

"And I love you, I think I have since you saved Henry at the mine."

Right the, right as they they both moved in for a passionate kiss the door flew open, Henry pushing through, stopping dead in his tracks and completely silent. Xena was right on his heals.