There's some progress in this chapter but will it be one step forward two steps back...
While Emma was at work, she constantly thought about what Regina and Henry were up too and on her break she called Regina.
"Hello" Regina said amusedlly.
"Hey Regina...um I am just calling to check your alright" she bit her lip.
"Everything is fine. In fact me and Henry are on your sofa, watching a movie of his"
"Oh" Emma frowned, she found herself wishing she was watching it with them.
"And how is work dear?" Regina asked happily.
"Boring really, were not too busy tonight"
Regina quirked an eyebrow.
"You sound bored"
"Yeah I am, I'd rather be there with you guys" she sighed.
Regina felt her heart swell.
"I better get back to work my boss his staring at me and she looks a little pissed"
Regina frowned slightly.
"Okay thank you for calling Emma, I will see you in a few hours"
"I will look forward to it" Emma quickly replied and Regina took a breath and felt warm all over.
"Bye Regina"
"Bye"
They both then ended the call and smiled widely, while Henry asked"Is mom worrying about us?"
Regina chuckled.
"Yeah, I think she is" and she looked back to the TV, thinking about what Emma had said.
Emma arrived home at 1.36am
"I'm so sorry" Emma said, upon shutting the door and she then saw Regina on the sofa, with her head resting on her hand.
"Regina?" Emma said louder and Regina suddenly jumped.
"Oh, Emma...I must of dropped off for a while" she stretched.
"That's okay" Emma smiled sweetly at her, as the woman began to stand.
"Did Henry behave himself?" Emma then asked.
"Yes, he was a gentleman" she smiled and Emma chuckled.
"Did he go to bed by 9.30?" Emma then asked, as she went to the kitchen and Regina followed.
"Well...just after"
Emma shook her head amusedly and their was a pause.
"I'm going to back downstairs, its late" Regina then said and Emma nodded.
"Thank you again for tonight, Regina" she said, as they got to the door.
"It was a pleasure"
They both smiled at each other.
"Goodnight" Regina then said.
"Night Regina" and she was gone.
Another four days then past, with Regina only seeing Emma and Henry briefly twice on the stairs. Which had brightened both their days and she also had two calls from her mother and awkward call from Robin.
Emma however, had been contemplating messaging Regina, she wanted to be friends with the woman at least.
"Just message her mom, you been staring at your phone for the last ten minutes" Henry moaned from the sofa.
"I don't know what to say" she replied sadly.
"Hi" Henry laughed and Emma rolled her eyes.
Henry then stood up and walked over to her, taking the phone from his moms hands.
"HENRY" she snapped. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING"
he started tapping the screen.
"Helping you"
"Don't send it until I've read it okay" she replied, whilst tapping her fingers anxiously on the unit.
"Fine" he huffed and twenty seconds later, he handed the phone back to her.
Emma: Hey Regina, How are you? would you like to join me and Henry for a movie night tonight ?
"Really?" Emma said sarcastically, whilst looking at him.
"Do you have a better idea?" Henry said seriously.
"Well..." she thought for a moment and then sighed and pressed the send button. "She will probably say no anyway"
Henry shook his head and went back to the sofa saying, we can watch X-Men since it was my idea"
Downstairs meanwhile, Regina was ironing and in her own thoughts. When she suddenly jumped at her phone beeping. She then casually walked over to the sofa and began to read the message with a unconscious smile appearing on her face and then replied.
Regina: Hello Emma, I am good how are you? and yes that would be nice, as I am being to go mad with my own company.
Emma quickly picked her phone up and she smiled.
"She's coming Henry" she said and began to type back.
Emma: Great, I am good too and looking forward to later.
Regina beamed.
Regina: what time shall I came upstairs and what shall we be watching exactly?
Emma smirked.
Emma: anytime before seven and Henry wants to watch one of his X-Men movie, so if you don't want to watch that you can still make your excuses :)
Regina laughed.
Regina: That will be fine and I shall come up within the hour.
Emma's eyes widened, as she realized this was really happening.
Emma: great, see you soon...she quickly replied and headed straight to her bedroom to redo her hair and put a little makeup on and when she walked back out of her room, Henry chuckled at his mom's obviousness.
"Your being so obvious that you like her" he said teasingly.
"No I am not, we have a guest coming we should make the effort"
"Does that mean I should go change?" he asked.
"Um, no your fine as you are" she smiled at him and then he asked "Have we got popcorn?"
"Yeah, its in the cupboard"
"Cool" he smiled and happily looked back to the TV.
Meanwhile downstairs, Regina had put her ironing away and changed into her black trousers and a silk blouse before reappling her make up and then did her hair, before going up to Emma's apartment. Where she knocked on the door and felt anxious.
Henry opened the door.
"Hey your here" he said happily, moving out of the way.
"Yes I am" she replied.
"Mom's in the bedroom" Henry then said and closed the door.
"Oh"
"Come sit down with me" Henry then said happily and walked to the sofa.
Regina nodded and followed but felt a fluttering within her stomach, that intensified upon seeing Emma come and stand in front of her.
"Hey" she said shyly, tilting her head to one side.
"Hello" Regina replied shakily and she raked her eyes over Emma's attire of jeans and blue shirt.
"Would you like a drink?" Emma asked softly.
"Yes please"
"Wine, beer, water, juice or coffee?"
Henry laughed.
"Wine should be fine thank you" Regina answered and watched Emma walk off to the kitchen, not seeing the blonde going slightly red.
Regina then stood and followed to the kitchen.
"How have you been since Wednesday dear?"
Emma turned around and swallowed. She realized she was falling deep for this woman and she couldn't seem to stop these feelings, that were getting stronger by the day.
"Good...nothing exciting has happened really, just looking after Henry and trying to get some sleep" she smiled slightly and began to pour the wine into the glass.
"Are you having trouble sleeping?" Regina asked concerned.
"Kind of, I don't know why exactly"
"Have you tried sleeping pills?"
"Not yet" she handed Regina her glass.
Regina nodded and took the glass of wine from Emma, before they walked back over to the sofa and sat down. Where they talked for another fifteen minutes, before Henry put the movie on and sat in between the pair, with his bowl of popcorn.
"Have you seen this movie before Regina?" he asked.
"No, but I have heard of it"
"Oh, well I think your like it...me and mom like wolverine the best, although I think mom has a thing for jean" he chuckled and Emma's mouth fell open, whilst Regina went wide eyed.
"I do not" Emma snapped and then thought, I can't believe he just said that.
Regina however, wondered if this meant Emma was bisexual and If she was then...no I can't think like that Regina mused.
The movie then started to play moments later and all that could be heard, was the movie and Emma and Henry eating popcorn.
It wasn't until the action part, that Henry moved off the sofa and sat on the floor closer to the TV. Leaving Emma and Regina sneaking looks at one another, every few minutes and when the movie ended, Henry turned round and said "So who is your Favorite?"
Regina chuckled.
"They all have their unique qualities. I couldn't possibly say"
Emma then interrupted and said "Right kid, it's time for you to go to bed"
"Really" he moaned.
"Yes, you got school tomorrow"
"Mom"
"No, Henry" she gave him a look and he got up and said his good nights and headed off to the bathroom, before heading to his bedroom.
Regina watched him go and then said "He really does like his hero stories"
"Yeah, he wants to be one" she smirked and then stood up.
"Would you like another drink?" she offered.
"Yes please" she gave Emma her glass and then fiddled with her hands in her lap. The evening had been great so far and now she felt more anxious, because it was just her and Emma now.
When Emma returned, she handed the glass back to Regina and looked to the TV.
"Oh look, love actually is on...have you seen that movie?" Emma asked, looking back to Regina.
"No I haven't"
Emma gaped.
"How can you not have seen it?"
Regina sighed.
"I haven't really had the time, to watch that many movies" she sighed.
Emma sat back down.
"How comes?" she tilted her head at Regina.
"I have always been busy with work and family arrangements"
"Oh" Emma frowned. "Well lets see if we can change that" she looked back to the TV. "Looks like its only about ten minutes in, do you want to watch it with me?"
"Okay" Regina said softly, bringing her glass to her mouth.
"Oh and just so you know, the movie is set around Christmas time and its about eight or nine separate people and how their lives are intertwined. Its about love really" she smiles at Regina, who smiles back even wider, which makes Emma go all doe eyed.
Regina unconsciously looked back with just as much affection, before she cleared her throat and looked back to the TV.
"Oh, Hugh grant is in this" she muttered,, trying to defuse the sudden tension in the room.
"Yeah and quite a few other well known ones are in this too" Emma replied and still stared at Regina for a long moment before looking back to the movie.
Half an hour later, Regina put her hand unconsciously down on the sofa, but instead of feeling the sofa she felt warm flesh.
Emma looked down immediately, seeing Regina pull her hand back as if she had burned it.
"Oh, sorry Emma" Regina said shakily.
"Oh, no problem" Emma gulped and looked back to the TV, whilst bringing her hand to her lap and rubbing her other hand over it anxiously.
Regina felt slightly panicked and downed the rest of her wine to try and calm herself.
Emma then noticed Regina's glass was now empty and asked "Do you want a refill?"
Regina nodded and Emma got up, taking the glass to the kitchen. Where she closed her eyes and wished she could control her emotions better.
Regina meanwhile, looked fiddled with her hands in her lap whilst looking to the TV. She felt confused by her feelings towards Emma. She had admired women's beauty in the past, but she had never felt like this towards another woman, nor another man in fact.
"Here you go" Emma said casually upon her return from the kitchen and handed the glass back to Regina.
"Thank you dear"
Emma smiled at her and settled back into the sofa and by the end of the movie, Emma yawned.
"Your tired, I think I should get going" Regina said softly.
"Okay...I hope you haven't been too bored"
Regina shook her head.
"Of course not, I have actually enjoyed tonight and both films were quite good" she smiled.
Emma chuckled nervously.
"Yeah"she then replied and looked down, biting her lip. Which Regina found cute but she shook her head and stood up, which made Emma stand up and they walked to the door. Before turning back round to face Emma, who was now looking at her in such a way, that Regina felt fuzzy and loved.
And the next thing she knew, she had stepped slightly forward and leaned in, to go and kiss the blonde, but just as she was felt those soft pink lips upon her own she pulled away, internally panicking.
"Goodnight Emma" she then said weakly and opened the door and began to quickly head back downstairs. Not seeing that Emma was frozen on the spot and speechless and she only cane out of it, when she heard Regina's door slam shut.
"HOLY CRAP" Emma said out loud, before touching her mouth. She then laughed nervously. before shaking her head in disbelief. She then closed the door and put her head against it.
"Wow" she then said out loud, to herself and smiled goofily.
Meanwhile downstairs, Regina was shocked by her actions. She paced the lounge shaking her head.
"What the hell was I thinking...what must she think of me" she said out loud, as tears began to fall down her face.
She then wiped her cheeks with her hand and went to her bedroom, where she quickly changed and climbed into bed. Replaying the whole thing in her head, over and over again...
