I'm sorry it took so long to update! I travelled back to my homeland and I didn't bring my laptop with me (smart Mara) so I depend on my brother's computer to log into ff.
Please note the change of rating.
Thanks for my beta, Chris, who helped me with all writer's blocks.
Emma was awakened by Regina's breathing, warming her chest. It smelled like apple and cinnamon and it was intoxicating in every way. She didn't have to open her eyes to remember where she was: in Regina Mills' bed.
She thought back to the events from last night. Every detail came so vividly. Emma remembered the sweet scents of Regina as they made love. The sounds they made as they showed their desire for each other. Yes, it was a night to remember.
Regina trailed her hands up Emma's back as Emma's hand slid between her legs and teased her clit, making Regina moan and dig her nails into Emma's shoulder blades.
Emma chuckled into the kiss, loving how responsive Regina was to her touch, and she was just getting started.
With a single movement that only experience could teach, Emma opened Regina's thighs and placed her legs between them and started rubbing her abdomen against Regina's core, not forgetting to give special attention to the clit with her hand.
Regina picked up Emma's pace spectacularly, raising and lowering her hipbones to meet the blonde's toned abdomen, smearing all her wetness over Emma's toned abs.
"Emma," Regina moaned. And the blonde moved her lips to kiss the erogenous spot she had found earlier below the brunette's ear. "I need..." She trailed off; the tingling in the apex of her spine didn't help her think clearly.
"What do you need, 'Gina?" Emma whispered in Regina's ear "Your wish is my command."
"Inside..." Regina managed to say, and Emma understood what she wanted.
With no further delay, Emma inserted two fingers into Regina and started to pump it, delighted with the sounds the brunette made. She brushed her lips on Regina's collarbone and started caressing her body with soft, intimate kisses. As she kept up the pounding, she sucked and bit the already hardened nipple.
Regina didn't have to tell her when she was close to climax, her walls started to tighten exquisitely around Emma's fingers.
If Emma thought Regina was beautiful already, there were no words to describe how she looked as she rode the orgasm out, with her back arched and her mouth shaped into a perfect 'O'.
After Regina's high, Emma took her fingers out and licked Regina's juices, cleaning them as she savored the taste of the brunette.
"Fuck," Emma moaned, because she was sure Regina's juices tasted better than Ambrosia, "I can't wait until I taste you for real."
Regina chuckled and swiftly rolled their bodies, landing on top of Emma "Well, dear, you'll have to wait because it's my turn now," she said with a wicked grin, before going down on Emma.
Emma smiled as she slowly opened her eyes and glanced at the brunette sleeping peacefully in her arms. Gently, she pushed a strand of brown hair away from Regina's face and studied her. Regina was not only a great lover, but also a beautiful and smart woman. Perhaps, in another life, Emma would have taken her as her wife.
In another life where she was not a princess warrior and Regina was not the heir to a Kingdom that were the enemy to her kingdom.
What has she done? She felt like a hypocrite. She had lectured David on falling in love with Snow White, and here she was: making love to the Mills heir.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. She needed to get out. She needed to forget Regina. She needed to move on before the flames of their passion burned her.
With extreme care, the blonde started to extract her body from beneath the sleeping beauty. Moving Regina from her chest was an easy task compared to untangling their legs; under the moon's pale light, Emma couldn't even tell which ones were hers and which ones weren't.
After what felt like a whole moon cycle, Emma freed herself from the dominant woman and started picking up her clothes from the floor and putting them on.
"Don't go," whispered Regina. It was not an order, but also, it was not a plea.
"You know my reputation, Regina," a fully dressed Emma walked towards the bed and sat on the edge.
"And you know mine."
Emma Swan never stays over after a night of passion. Regina Mills never did the same person twice. Everyone knew that, yet here they were. Emma wanting to stay, and Regina wanting to see her again.
"You're willing to have other encounters with me?" Emma asked
"If you stay the night. The basis of all relationships is compromise."
"We're in a relationship now, huh?" Emma smirked instead of panicking, and that scared her.
It scared her because Emma Swan didn't do relationships, she ran away from them. The only long-lasting relationship outside her family she had was with the army. But somehow, looking at Regina, with her cherry lips and her messy hair soothed her fears.
"You do know we'll probably end up dead if someone finds out?"
"Come back to bed," was the only answer Regina gave her and tapped the empty place next to her before rolling on her side, giving her back to Emma.
The blonde smiled and slipped in the sheets, next to Regina, her dressed front pressed against Regina's naked back. And before falling asleep again, she placed a kiss on Regina's shoulder.
Rules be damned. Maybe, all the voices in her head were wrong. Maybe, Regina was the only thing she needed. And with that thought, she fell asleep.
The next time Emma woke up, it was not by Regina's breath on her chest but by two hands shoveling her from the bed. It took her a while to understand what was going on, and before she could say something in protest, she heard Regina say, "Mother! I wasn't expecting you. You should have sent a maid to help me get dressed first."
Emma had heard a great deal of stories regarding Cora Mills, Regina's ambitious mother. Not one of them showed Cora in a favorable light.
As stealthily as she could, Emma rolled below Regina's bed, thanking the Gods that it was tall enough for her to fit underneath. She definitely didn't want to be caught by Cora Mills.
"You slept naked." Emma could hear the disapproval on Cora's voice.
"Yes, during the night, I got warm. But, I think my fever already broke."
"You'll remain in your room for today, we can't have you sick for when Leo comes visit."
A cold "Yes, mother," came out of Regina's mouth.
"I'll send a maid with your breakfast." And with that, Cora Mills was gone.
The departure of the older lady was followed by few moments of silence, only to be broken by Regina's face appearing in Emma's sight. A big smile brightened up the brunette's face, and it made Emma wonder how had she become so lucky.
"So, do you treat all your lovers like that, or is it just a special treat for us Swans?" Emma teased her.
"Swans are elegant creatures," Regina pointed out. "You are more like a duck," she giggled, then her expression turned serious again, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, you?" she asked as she came out from below the bed and sat on the bed.
"Yes."
"Who's Leo?"
"Leopold White's son. He's in the badlands, completing his military training. He is also my soon-to-be fiancé."
"Leopold White as in Snow's father?" Emma exclaimed and Regina nodded at the inquiry. "He's your cousin, for gods sake!"
Emma made a disgusted face. Because she thought Leo marrying Regina was akin to her marrying David or Arthur? No. Just, no.
"He's a formidable suitor."
"And by formidable, you mean rich!" Emma commented, "Regina, you are marrying someone for the money!"
"Please," the brunette rolled her eyes, "As if your family wouldn't do the same."
"Actually, no. We don't." Emma remarked but maintained her voice in a low tone. "The Swans haven't had an arranged marriage in centuries."
"Well, I suppose some of us are not that lucky."
"Are you kidding me, Regina? You are the heir to the fucking kingdom! If someone can change the rules, it's you!"
"You don't understand, Emma. My title... It's just a word. I'm a marionette in my mother's and grandfather's game." Regina said, in a tone that almost broke Emma, "I'm nothing but a pawn."
Emma studied the woman, so fragile and quiet. It was as if she had discovered a whole new layer to Regina's self.
"Come on," Emma broke the silence and stood up from the bed.
"Where are we going?"
"To a place where we won't be found," She answered, and when she saw doubt in Regina's face, she laughed and added, "I'll bring you back before sunset. No one will know you were gone. I'll even ask Snow to cover for you."
"Snow won't be able to keep a secret this big."
"Use her romance with David as leverage."
"The honorable white knight, savior of her kingdom, suggesting blackmail. My ways are rubbing off you."
"Not just your ways, my lady," Emma added with a wink and handed Regina her riding clothes. "Go on, then! Change!"