A/N: FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE WHOLE NAME SWITCH ERROR ON THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS, I HAVE TRY TO FIX IT IN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE EDITING TOOL IS NOT SAVING THE CHANGES CORRECTLY, SO FOR THAT MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES...HOPEFULLY THIS CHAPTER DOESN'T HAVE THOSE ERRORS...LADIES AND GENTS THE FINAL CHAPTER..SHORT BUT FLUFFY ;D

ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE FOLLOWS, FAVS AND REVIEWS THRU OUT THE STORY, HIGHLY APPRECIATED!...HAPPY READ!

The bus station was relatively quiet at this time of morning. Aside from a few stragglers and a couple of fellow soldiers, the only ones there seemed to be Emma and Regina. Emma had managed her few hours of sleep before she'd risen to the beeping of her watch. She'd wanted to let Regina sleep in, knew Regina had deserved it after all they'd done the night before, but Regina would have none of it. Regina got up with Emma and had driven her to the bus station.

Looking at her, Emma still felt her breath being taken away. Regina probably felt as though it was a plain, simple dress she was wearing and, Emma had to admit, it would have been on most. On Regina, however, her curves were hugged tightly and even the modest neckline showed more cleavage than most women could have managed on their best days.

Back at her apartment Emma had thought about pressing her luck, going in for a goodbye fuck in the morning, but she'd known that time wouldn't have allowed it even if Regina would have. Emma also didn't want to come face-to-face with the possibility that, after the heady rush of sex had subsided, Regina might have firmly stuck to her rule.

Emma knew that Regina had been right. There was something very valuable about her last memory of the States before deployment being of her one night with Regina and being reminded that was all it was would have soured it slightly. So Emma simply straightened her uniform and smiled.

Her brief moment of peace being interrupted by the scratchy sound of the PA. "Attention passengers, the bus for Columbus will be departing in fifteen minutes. Please make your way to the boarding area."

"Well, that's me," Emma said, smiling at Regina weakly. Emma didn't feel anywhere near as bitter as she had before she'd met Regina. There were parts of her that were even looking forward to be back among her company and fellow soldiers. Still, as strange as it was, she felt a pang of sadness of leaving Regina.

Emma had to give her head a shake. She'd made fun of Ariel for how quickly she'd fallen for her and now Emma was fighting feelings of a startling depth for someone she'd only known for four days and who had insisted that theirs was not to be a relationship past two wonderful nights.

"Well, go then. Proclaim liberty through all the lands and to the inhabitants thereof," Regina said with a smile.

"What?"

Regina giggled. "It's from a movie, never mind."

Around them, others were saying their goodbyes and shuffling towards the bus. Emma took another look at Regina, the last she might take for nearly a year. Same as the first time, Emma had to marvel at just how beautiful she was, how just the sight of her made Emma want to throw her down, tear her clothes off that marvelous body and fuck her with all her power. The fact that Emma had actually done that the night before didn't dull her desires one iota.

And there was more, the humour, the sweetness, the take-no-shit attitude. As Emma tried to steel herself for her goodbye, she knew there was more that she needed to say. She took a step towards Regina and stared deeply into those green eyes, eyes that Emma swore were doing their own best to stay composed.

"Regina, I love-" Emma started before catching herself. Truth was, Emma herself wasn't sure how she wanted that sentence to end. She definitely didn't want to put Regina on the spot like that either. She could see Regina's eyes widen a little before Emma spoke quickly to try and resolve the sentence she'd left open. "I loved fucking you."

Regina's lips spread into her wide smile as she closed her eyes and looked towards the ground.

"I loved fucking you too," Regina said softly before looking back up at Emma. "So hurry back, ok? Because you've got one more."

Emma chuckled and nodded. She knew that she needed to catch her bus, knew that everyone else had boarded, which meant they were probably looking at her. Emma resigned herself to walking away, boarding the bus and leaving Regina behind for the time being. As she tried to turn to walk away, however, a competing instinct kept her rooted in place, not allowing her to take a step. Emma knew what that instinct was and how to satisfy it. She felt a tremendous freedom knowing that she could satisfy that instinct without fear of repercussions.

"Fuck it," Emma said defiantly as she grabbed Regina in her arms and kissed her. It was a deep kiss, strong and firm. Her hands wrapped around the small of Regina's back and bent her backwards slightly with the force of their kiss.

Regina, albeit taken by surprise, returned the kiss strongly, resting her hands lightly on Emma's shoulder as their lips pressed together softly and their tongues gave the slightest push.

It was a kiss that Emma hoped would say what she hadn't been able to a second before, but even if it failed at that, it was a hell of a kiss.

The End

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