Will you still?

Part iv

Apologies for any grammatical errors. No beta.

"Darling, Please…." The tan arm wraps a little more tightly around her lover's waist. Regina can feel the muscles tense on Emma's back and neck. She notices how hypersensitive the blonde is the movements of everyone in foyer. She's like a caged animal and everyone here is threating her mate. "Relax, Em. No one is going to keep us apart." She soothingly whisper's in to the blonde's ear. Her voice drops octaves which causes Emma to close her eyes momentarily as she lets her words wash over her.

"Isn't that right?" she quirks an eyebrow to Charming.

Taking the hint he clears his throat. "Right. Yes. Exactly Emma." He raises his hands in defeat. "We'll just leave and give everyone some time to cool off. Okay?" He backs away slowly and turns to his wife on the floor.

"Snow. Come on." He bends down behind her and hooks his arms under her and lifts her up. Glassy hazel eyes stare at her daughters defiant intense eyes. Her mouth puffs open and shut in disbelief. Emma, her own flesh and blood used magic, against her to protect her enemy?! She watches the way the women leaned in to each other, the way their chests rose and fell at the same time, the way they instantly calmed near each other but all Snow could notice was the slight smirk the Evil Queen had etched on her face.

"This isn't over Regina. I will not let you have my daughter."

"Oh but my dear Snow, I didn't take her. No, she willingly gave herself to me. As I did to her!"

"You are nothing Regina" she spat "No heart, no soul, so there was nothing for you to give to my daughter. Nothing that she can't get from someone else who deserves her!" she barks

Regina growls as her lip trembles. That hurt. She knows that she has her faults, she is not even close to redemption and every day she wakes up nestled in the blonde's arms, she knows she doesn't deserve her. But knowing that makes her cherish every moment with her family more. She worships every inch that her lips get to kiss, memorizes every curve and dip. She smiles more with her two favorite people. They are happy now.

"No heart, Snow?" Emma questions "No soul? Really you want to spout more bullshit now?" her voice raises. The fire in Emma's hand pulses with each decibel her voice raises. "You act so innocent but you too have blood on your hands. We all do! But because those lives that were sacrificed in the name of something then it is ok? You all were fighting for something. So was she!"

"But Emma those that died at our hands were because of her, she killed my father!"

"And he deserved it!"

Snow's jaw drops and quickly snaps up her angry eyes look at Regina "Look at what you are doing, poisoning my daughter with your lies!"

"Lies?" Emma laughs "How old was she when she married that bastard!? Hmm? She was still a child when he took her innocence. Defiled her beautiful body, corrupted, and shattered her soul along with you and everyone else!"

Regina grabs Emma's arm warning her. Even though she knows the blonde's heart is in a good place. She is embarrassed of her past, when she was weak and she doesn't need anyone's pity.

"Emma it was a different time and place, the rules for the Monarch were different."

"Really so you would have let him sell you off to some prince that you didn't love for the sake of duty? You would let someone defile you whenever they wanted to the point you felt disgusting?"

Snow pauses and takes a moment to think about it…the room is filled with silence

"Yeah, I didn't think so." She smirks and lifts her chin.

Charming steps in again as everyone takes a step forward. The tension is so high and dense, it feels like gas is leaking and it is too volatile to keep your eyes open.

"Dad, Snow and everyone else. I ask you again. Please leave us."

"What about Henry?" Snow asks

"What about him?"

"Surely, you can't let him stay here with her."

"Regina loves Henry and would never harm him. He is safe here with us. I swear if you try to take him away, Snow…" the blonde's brow scrunches with anger and clearly not needing to add more.

Snow gulps and t urns to Charming and the others, she nods and they slowly retreat out the front door. Charming turns to them before closing the door. "Please Regina. Keep them safe." The queen nods and he leaves.

The moment the small click of the door registers. Emma extinguishes the fire in her hand and immediately falls back in to Regina's arms. She's never used her magic for that long of an amount of time; she is still a novice so after preforming something so taxing and it leaves her body buzzing and lightheaded.

Regina swiftly picks up the blonde in her arms and carries her bridal style to the study. Sitting the sheriff down in the chair next to the fireplace, Regina kneels between her lovers legs. Looking deeply in to glassy tired eyes. Tan hands caress up and down the blonde's thighs. Two fingers lift the blonde's chin, "My love, look at me."

Emma motions her eyes up and looks directly in to the chocolate orbs. Regina's breath hitches with the intensity from those golden eyes. She smiles softly. "Thank you" she whispers. Tears start to leak from her eyes. "No one has ever stood up for me like that before and lived. No one has ever put me first like that. Emma. I just…." Her words cut off as pink lips press against hers. The simplest kiss they give each other rival anything else ever given and taken. It pours all the love with in each other and makes the tension and heartache ease. Emma cradles her lovers face between her hands. "I told you. You are my family and I will protect you."

Regina lets out a shaky laugh "I must say Miss Swan, your ferocity is extremely seductive."

"You think so Madame Mayor?"

"Mmhm. You are coming in to your magic very well dear, the power you exuded had my skin tingling."

"Now now, Just my magic or something else?"

Regina clicks her tongue "Something else. Your darkness is just as intoxicating"

"Baby…" the room crackles with pure lust. Regina's eyes darken. "I felt powerful throwing her across the room. I felt untouchable. I felt…like when I'm inside you…"

Lips crash together as nails scratch; the need to feel one another over powers them once more.

*SQ*

"How is it I was able to see your memories?" Emma asks as she cuddles deeper in to Regina's arms.

They put Henry to bed after another long day. It's been six months since they shared their first kiss. Weeks since they first made love and days since they said 'I love you'

You wouldn't know it from the absolute bliss etched on their faces but the tension in town was getting worse. Having them both worried, Emma being the sheriff is called at all hours breaking up fights on decade old feuds. The citizens of Storybrooke all got their memories back when Regina and Emma spoken their love for one another. They agreed to keep their relationship on a need to know basis as Henry said after calling their secret 'Operation chameleon' when they asked him to not tell anyone about them being together.

Henry didn't mind keeping the truth from his grandparents or his friends because when he came home two sets of arms were there to hug him. Two sets of hearts that loved him greatly. He had his family and finally his mom was happy.

Of course she was happy when Emma wasn't around and it was just them but there was always something missing. Something that kept her from enjoying the world. After he caught them kissing in the forest that day and the smile that broke his mother's face, it was so light that melted him inside. He knew that she was the Evil Queen once upon a time but here in Maine with Emma by her side. She was just his mom who loved his other mom.

"I think it's because you are my true love." The older woman says in a shy voice.

"true love…." Emma ponders at the word and likes the way it feels in her mouth. "It's so hard to even believe in things like that magic, true love and soul mates. Call me a cynic. You know I bounced around from home to home wishing that this one will be the last time I had to pack my things but I learned quickly to never get my hopes up." She shrugs

"And now…" Regina starts as she draws a heart over Emma's heart "what do you believe in now?"

"You. Henry. Love. Fate. Family."

"I know you must be excited to have your parents back."

"ehhh"

"No?" she asks surprised

The blonde rolls her eyes, "Baby you out of all should know that parents fail you. Mine failed me."

"No they didn't, they didn't have a choice they were trying to protect you…..from me…." The older pulls away from Emma's chest.

"No Regina, they let me go. I was alone because they chose to listen to a prophecy that could have been a lie, waiting for me to save them. To save everyone. I had to learn how to grow up so fast. I never got to really be kid. I was a thief, a criminal, I am exactly the opposite of what they are, what they wanted of me."

"Oh Emma, you must know by now that you are more than that. More than your past."

"I don't regret my life. I had to do what I needed in order to survive. It was the only way but I acknowledge that I was handed a bad deck of cards. I paid for my crimes."

"Do you think I need to pay for mine?"

Emma stares in to her eyes for a moment. "I think you paid enough. You need to start accepting the deck what was given to you too. Nothing excuses your actions but own them, learn from them and move on. Make your life what you want from it."

"I don't regret what I had to do. Well maybe some things but this is the first time I feel like everything I went through was all leading to this. I needed to be broken in order to rebuild me for what was ahead. I hate when I don't have control and maybe I never did but I am starting to enjoy where fate has lead me."

"Me too." They share a kiss filled to the brim with love and acceptance.

"So tell me something that you felt guilty about but enjoyed?" questions the brunette as she settles on top of the blonde. Her ear placed against pale skin, she hears the soft thudding of her lover's heart, the air moving in and out and the rumble of her vocal cords quivering.

"No judgment?" asks the sheriff

Warm chocolate eyes look to her lover. "No judgment."

Emma takes a deep breath and twirls a strand of brunette hair. "When I was in prison, after I gave birth to Henry I was in a bad place. I still had 4 months to my sentence and I was finally allowed back to the general public. I couldn't sleep or eat. I was so depressed because I lost another part of me and the fact I didn't know where he was going to go, who was gonna take him in, will he be loved plagued my mind. I was angry, so angry. Angry at my parents, angry at my many foster homes, angry to be foolish enough to trust Neal and angry to let my son go. One of the inmates decided to tease me and she said a comment about me being a whore and that my child was lucky to leave me now then to be raised by me and be disappointed by me. I snapped. I never was violent. I guess I was just passive aggressive but I took the lunch tray and repeatedly bashed it over her head. 5 guards had to come take me down. They extended my sentence for assault with a weapon. I feel bad I lashed out and hurt someone but it felt so good to let the anger course through my body. It felt so good to have someone cower under me. So I get it. You know? I get you and that's why I think we click. I get your anger and the need to lash out and I also get that you are still a good woman Regina. No matter what. I will always be here for you." Emma looks down to the glassy brown eyes. They shine with love and respect and not an ounce of judgment. She knows that this woman who lays naked on top of her will always understand.

*SQ*

"We have to do something, my daughter is over there as we speak, doing Gods know what with the Evil Queen!"

"I'm sorry your Majesty, there is very little we can do to keep them apart. True love is the most powerful magic that there is. You know this." Blue says

"What they have is not true love! It is a perversion. Regina is playing with her. She can't love her."

"I am not strong enough nor do I have enough fairy dust to do anything. They are extremely powerful together."

"Thank you Blue that will be all."

The Fairy Mother nods and walks out the front door.

What can she do? Charming has spoken against doing anything that can jeopardize their daughter's happiness but he can't see that it's a trick. Regina cursed an entire realm to seek vengeance against her. Taking her daughter must be the icing on the cake after keeping them apart. She makes a snap decision.

"Rumpelstiltskin!" Snow whispers

"You called Dearie?" says the Dark One who appears in the corner behind her giggling.

A/N:

Well damn, this keeps going in a different direction. I do hope you guys are enjoying it so far. Thank you to everyone who favored and reviewed means the world to me. Things went amazing this weekend and we finally settled on a venue. So super good mood means I wanted to write. So yay for that.

Let me know what you think about making Snow a villain because to me I feel she gets away with too much. Thanks again! -kat