Finally! I have been waiting for this part!

Chapter 7

Officer Jones was the top of his class. He didn't make mistakes, he was a damn fine cop. Which is what he was telling himself as he felt the barrel of a gun pressed against his spine.

"Give me the cuff keys, officer Jones." Regina said it coldly and quietly. No one in the station thought it unusual when the teary Regina had asked the nice heroic officer to let her calm down and collect herself in the back room for a few minutes. Of course, Jones thought it was his duty to try and comfort the beautiful woman. He had wrapped his big strong arms around her and made hushing noises to calm her. Then he had pulled back, smiled his oh so charming smile at her, and as she looked up at him he assumed she was smitten with her knight in shining armor.

What he had not seen coming however, was the way she pressed his own gun into his back as soon as he turned to lead them out. "Miss Mills… what are you doing?"

Regina smirked, "well, I am not falling in love with you, I promise. You're far too tall dark and handsome for my liking. Give me the keys, officer. I need to free my friend. She is my friend you know. Since we have decided to be friends, I simply have to free her, you see, there are no take backs on friendship, officer Jones."

Clenching his jaw with his hands up, he slowly dropped his hand to his front pocket and carefully extracted the keys. He assumed she would accidentally shoot him if he moved too fast. He held the keys out behind himself and felt her snatch them from his hand. "Thank you so much, officer. Now, why don't you go in that closet over there?"

Jones sighed and made his way to the mentioned closet. He stepped in to it, it was tiny and filled with brooms and mops. He eyed the brunette woman intensely, "Miss Mills, if you go thru with this, you're no longer a victim. You'll be arrested too, in the end."

Regina shrugged and motioned with the gun for him to shut the door. "I know. But it's my choice and I will do whatever I damn well please. I'm not going home, not now or ever. You tell my mother that when she finds you, officer. I am sorry that she will take this out on you, but I can't go back. I won't."

Jones tilted his head, frowning hard, "what're you talking about? Why wouldn't you want to go back?!"

Regina huffed a laugh ad kicked the door shut, quickly wedging a chair under the handle. She sat the gun on the counter nearby and locked the back room door on her way out. A manager would have to open it from this side before Jones would be free again. She made her way out the doors and rushed to where Emma sat frowning at her from the back seat.

Regina flung open the door, accidentally ripping Emma out of the car… she didn't know she was cuffed to the handle. She made short work of the cuffs and they raced to the Mercedes, still sitting at the pump. They heard someone yell as they tore out of the lot, Jones would be free soon.

Regina slammed on the accelerator and starting flying down roads in random directions. She didn't plan this time, she just drove. Emma clutched the door frame and stared wide eyed at the road whipping past them. "Regina?! Can we maybe not die in a fiery crash? Pretty please?!"

Regina flew on to a dusty dirt road and then drove down it for about two miles before they came to a dead end. She slammed on the brakes, put it in park and killed the engine. She then got out and started crying and pacing in front of the car.

Emma swallowed hard and willed her trembling muscles to do as she told them. Eventually she did get out of the car though. She stopped in front of the pacing Regina and grabbed her firmly, when she saw the tears and panic, she pulled her in and hugged her as firmly as she dared without breaking her.

She licked her lips and waited until Regina put her arms around her, sobbing into her shoulder heavily. "Regina, what's going on? You gotta explain this new situation to me real quick, please?"

Regina buried her face in Emma's neck and clung to her like she was the only real thing in the world. "I locked that officer in a broom closet after taking his gun from him. I got the keys and I freed you."

Emma pulled back just enough to look down into the wet brown eyes, "but… Gina, that makes you a criminal too! Why would you do that?! You're not on vacation anymore… you're on the run!"

Sniffing and trying to control her tears, Regina smiled at the blonde woman and shook her head, looking full of wonder, "because I don't want to be without you… I don't want to visit you in prison. I want to be out in the world with you. I want to run with you, and jump with you and I couldn't let him take you."

Emma felt stunned. She had never had someone sacrifice everything they had to be with her. This woman was ready to face prison just to be with her a little longer. Regina didn't want to be without her. Emma didn't want to be without Regina either.

Emma stared into those amazingly sweet brown eyes and decided she couldn't help it anymore. She slowly leaned down and stopped with her mouth just an inch away from Regina's, making sure this was wanted. Regina didn't pull away though, instead she closed the gap and pressed her lips firmly to Emma's. She was afraid at first that she had misread it, but after a heartbeat, Emma moved her lips against hers.

Emma took her hand and held Regina's face with it while pulling her impossibly closer with her other hand. She poured her heart and soul into the kiss and swore she never wanted to kiss any other lips again.

Regina pulled away when she needed to breath and immediately pressed her face back into Emma's neck, squeezing her tightly. "I don't want to be without you…"

Emma held her tightly and nodded, "okay. I'm not going anywhere if I can help it. I don't want to be without you either."

After several minutes of calming each other, Regina pulled back and gave Emma a very quick peck on the lips, "we need to go. We lost every bit of time we gained."

Emma nodded and pecked her back, "you're right. Let's go."

They both were smiling brightly as they turned around and Regina took the Mercedes back to the main highway. She pulled onto the highway and she finally felt like she could breath. She was just as much a runaway as Emma was now. They were more equal now. She was blushing and smiling as Emma held her hand and smiled back at her.

…..

When Jones finally got to his car, he tore out in the direction he had been told they went off in. He punched his steering wheel a few times before finally hitting send on his cell phone.

"Yes?" Gold said.

"They got away. Regina took my fucking gun and forced me into a fucking closet! They're working together god damn it! I never thought Mills would steal my gun or help Swan."

Gold laughed lightly and shrugged, "well, I suppose you've heard of Stockholm syndrome."

Jones laughed loudly, "I don't think so."

Gold quietly spoke, "be careful, officer Jones. Remember who you are speaking about."

Jones swallowed hard, "of course. Now what?"

Gold shrugged and put on his jacket as he spoke into the phone, "nothing. They can't be followed right now. They will be completely erratic. Give it a few days, then I will find them myself."

"What about me?"

"You should catch a flight home. You're off this case Jones. You'll be lucky if you're not off the force."

Gold hung up the phone as he headed out his door. He needed to inform Cora he was leaving for a bit to retrieve her daughter. Of course, the price was higher now that he had to do the handy work himself.

They drove in shifts as much as they could, but after an entire week of it, they were both too tired. They both felt too uneasy to find a hotel, so instead they opted for a rented camper. They were somewhere just south of Detroit and had bought a prepay smartphone for a map since neither woman had been anywhere near this area before. Regina had been raised in California and rarely left it. Emma had lived mostly in the Northeast area like Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Emma had stumbled across a newspaper and found a camper for rent on the lake. It was in a little camp ground where people apparently lived thru the warmer months. They of course used fake names, mild ones this time, thanks to Regina. So, Abigail and Mariah Townsend met with and paid cash to the owner of the little camper late on a Friday night. He was more than happy to take the monthly payment in cash up front and not ask anymore questions.

They parked behind the trailer, to keep the car out of sight and took their few possessions inside. "Uh… hey, Regina… How much did you mind waking up with me in that last hotel?"

Regina blushed and looked to see the one small bed in the one big room the camper consisted of. "I didn't mind."

Emma blushed too and started unpacking for the night. They had spent little time advancing their relationship, what with being on the run and all. Aside from a few kisses at gas stations and holding hands, they hadn't changed much between them. Then again, they had less when Emma had slept beside her.

Shrugging it off, she set the water tank to heat while they used the propane stove to heat up some soup for their dinner. They ate quietly until the tank read ready. Emma nodded for Regina to go first, as usual. Emma nervously shifted and fidgeted, waiting for the brunette to come out of the tiny bathroom. When she did, Emma's mouth dropped open and she was outright staring.

Regina was blushing furiously, "the bathroom is too small to get dressed in without getting my clothes wet."

Emma tried to look away, but the towels were really short. Regina's legs were really smooth and beautiful. "Uh… okay."

Regina threw a shoe at Emma, snapping her out of it. "Miss Swan! Quit staring and go take your shower!"

Emma jumped up and grabbed her towel. She smiled at Regina brightly as she stood in front of her. "Yes ma'am." She gave her a quick kiss and jumped into the bathroom.

Regina shook her head and got dressed quickly. She read a book on the bed while waiting for Emma. When the blonde came out, it was Regina's turn to stare at the exposed flesh. Emma had long pale legs and they seemed to go on forever. Emma smirked and rolled her eyes, "hey… quit staring."

Regina blushed an incredible shade of red, but she didn't turn away, instead she smiled and met Emma's eyes. "Aren't you going to get dressed?"

Emma looked around. The camper was too little to go anywhere. You could see everything from everywhere. So, Emma decided to call her bluff. She turned her back on Regina and dropped her towel. She heard the surprised gasp and smiled triumphantly as she reached for her clothes.

She was holding her boxer shorts when two hands circled her and laid flat on her stomach. She froze completely still. She felt a hot breath on the back of her neck, making her shiver.

"Do not tease me, Miss Swan." Regina's low and silky voice was directly in Emma's ear.

Swallowing hard, Emma decided to see if her luck was going to hold up tonight. She dropped her shorts and put her hands on Regina's. "I wouldn't tease you, Regina."

She then moved Regina's hands upwards, slowly, giving the brunette time to back out of this game. But she didn't. She let her hands be guided up to cup Emma's breasts, one in each hand.

Regina was breathing raggedly, and badly overheating. She suddenly felt over dressed in her tank and shorts. She pressed herself against Emma's back and massaged the other woman's chest happily.

When she couldn't wait any longer, she gripped Emma's hips and pressed her own hips against the taller woman. "Emma… please…"

Emma had been holding herself together just barely while Regina explored her chest. But when the woman whispered please? Nope. Could no longer wait. She spun around and put one hand under Regina's shirt to press on her lower back, the other hand she used to pull Regina in for a passion filled kiss. She felt more than heard the brunette moan into their lust filled kiss.

She pulled away to whisper into Regina's ear, "you're wearing too much…"

Regina smirked and released her iron grip on Emma's waist to pull her tank up and over her head quickly. When she dropped it, they stared at each other hungrily. Emma smiled up at her finally and pushed their bodies together, both women moaning at the skin contact. Emma gently guided Regina backwards until the bed hit the back of her knees and then Emma laid her down slowly, kissing her neck the whole time. When Regina was on her back, they scooted up the tiny bed together, Emma kissing everything her mouth could reach. Once fully on the bed, Emma took Regina's bottom lip in her mouth and bit lightly, causing another low moan from the brunette.

As Regina's nails dug into her shoulder, Emma hooked a finger in the waist band of the other woman's little shorts. She waited just a moment for the woman to nod eagerly, then Emma pulled them down and off easily. She immediately tucked her own thigh in between Regina's. She felt so light headed suddenly as she felt how much Regina definitely wanted her.

Regina could only breath and try to think as Emma worked her way south. She was thrown over the edge and off a canyon cliff within minutes. As she struggled to breath again, Emma was holding her and bringing her gently back into focus. She caught her breath and was then immediately overcome with a desire to please the blonde. She easily caught Emma off guard and got on top of her, grinning down at the shocked, but very lust filled green eyes.

"My turn, Miss Swan…"

Emma pulled her down for a searing kiss as Regina's hand snaked it's way down between their bodies. She was very careful not to let the blonde climax too easily though. After all, Emma had teased her by dropping that towel.

After trying desperately to get friction that Regina was specifically not giving, Emma finally shouted, "Please, Regina! Please! Please, I need you!"

The emotion in Emma's voice made Regina feel bad for holding out for a moment, but then she let her mouth work it's way down the woman's body and soon, she forgave herself. Emma experienced the most powerful orgasm she has absolutely ever had and immediately started to fall asleep. She vaguely felt Regina chuckling against her inner thigh, and then the brunette was covering them both up and using Emma's chest as a pillow.

"Good night Emma."

"g'nite… Gina…" Emma managed to mumble before sleep took a hard hold of her.

The next few days found the women just enjoying each others company. They were always worried about someone finding them, but not enough to leave their little nest. They only went town once to shop at a dingy little store. Mostly… they just spent their time naked and wrapped up in each other.

Regina took several deep, calming breaths of air before finally meeting the eyes of the woman standing pressed up against her. She smiled brightly and pulled her in for a deep and powerful kiss. "God, you're amazing Emma."

Emma licked her lips, still tasting the other woman, "thank you, you're rather splendid yourself."

They giggled and kissed and ended up in bed all over again. Regina woke from a nap when it was nearly dark and propped herself up on an elbow to look down at Emma. "This is nice." Emma looked confused, happy, but confused. "Just me… and you… and no worries."

Emma smiled and pulled herself into a sitting position, Regina immediately resting up against her. "It's not exactly the hilton, but it's perfect here with you."

Regina hummed softly, "anywhere will be a palace with you, Emma."

Emma licked her lips and held the woman against her tighter. "When do we have to go again?"

Regina shrugged, "It doesn't matter now. My mother will send Mr. Gold himself. I can't stay away from him, he knows me too well, better than I know myself."

Emma rolled her eyes, "he's not a wizard, Regina. This world is really big, he can't look everywhere for you."

Regina shook her head, "sometimes I think he is a wizard. Like, some sort of dark magic voodoo man."

Emma laughed lightly and kissed the top of the other womans head, "well then I have an idea. What if we go to a place he'd never consider because it's so stupid?"

Regina sat up and looked at her suspiciously, "you don't mean Mexico?"

Emma quickly shook her head, "no, not ever. I understand that one, okay?" Regina nodded so Emma took a deep breath and finally said, "would he think you were stupid enough to go to my home?"

Regina raised her brows and shook her head, "he wouldn't even think you were that stupid."

"Hey… thanks… ass." They laughed a bit before Emma went on. "I mean, I know it's rock bottom stupid, so you would never allow it, therefore he wouldn't consider it, right?"

"Where is your home exactly?"

"Well, I was only there for a year before I bailed, but the Nolans live in Maine. It would be hard to find my record of being there, but I'm sure this Gold guy has already."

Regina considered it a moment then asked, "is it near a port or a big ship yard?"

Emma nodded, "yep, Storybrooke Maine has a big ass ship dock. That was my next idea. If he pops up, we jump on a ship bound for Europe."

Regina laughed, "Storybrooke? Is that seriously the name of this town?"

Emma frowned at her, "yes, it is. Don't look at me like that! I didn't name the damn place."

They lazed around the camper for two more weeks before finally heading to Maine.

Gold sat at a café in Ohio, just waiting for something to pop up. He knew it would, you just have to be patient. He knew Regina wouldn't go to Mexico on account of her time spent there already, and Canada was too well guarded on the borders. That left East. Probably not too far east though, Miss Swan came from Maine so Regina would avoid that area. He only had to wait, they would turn up eventually. He scanned thru the database again, searching for a recording containing Regina's license plate number. It was a very big country, but this computer could run a thousand tags a minute.