A/N: I'm sorry for my absence! I'm afraid I had to deal with some personal issues and with Christmas nearing, there's shopping to be done for gifts. But, here is a new update to make up for my tardiness and more will be coming soon. I will try my best to post another one tomorrow. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! :) As always, thank you for following and reading my stories.
Regina had left since early morning, leaving Emma to wake up in bed alone once again. The blonde didn't mind. It had become like an unspoken agreement between them without them having to discuss it. It was fine for both of them. Like the morning after in August's apartment, Emma found a hot cup of coffee waiting for her on her kitchen table. Only difference this time was, she noticed a written message on the cup itself as she held it up.
A little thank you. Meet me for lunch?
Emma couldn't help but smile at the beautifully cursive message written out on the cup. Was she really going to go through with this arrangement between her and Regina? Regina was dangerously sexy, even when she wasn't trying. But, this was way too fun. No one ever cared enough to make this sort of arrangement with her before.
She took a sip of her coffee, the sweet all too familiar scent hitting her nostrils. A reminder of just how crazy it was when they met. A reminder of just how crazy things were - different. She smirked as memories of last night flashed before her. It was definitely fun.
"I wish I could get that happy about my morning coffee."
Emma's head snapped up as she saw Ruby grinning before her, "Hey, Rubes." was all Emma said as she smiled at an excited Henry.
"Hi, mommy!" Henry ran up to his mother, hugging her thighs, as Emma ruffled his hair.
"Were you a good boy, kid?" she asked her son.
"I'm always good!" the boy shouted as he smiled up at his mother.
"What about you, Em?" Emma turned to Ruby as the brunette was still grinning, "Were you a good girl too?" she wiggled her eyebrows as the blonde glared at her.
"Henry, go to your room for a minute, bud, before your aunt Ruby corrupts your little mind." she nudged her son, as he only gave her a confused look not understanding what they were talking about, but he listened anyway.
"I'm corrupting him? I wasn't the one banging up against the wall all night. Thank God, you can't hear anything in our bedroom, otherwise he would have kept asking questions." said Ruby.
Emma's eyes grew wide, "He heard that?"
Ruby shot a glare at her best friend, "Last night I had to tell Henry that you were moving furniture." Ruby let out a light laugh as Emma's cheeks turned a shade of pink, "She really did a number on you, huh? Literally fucked your brains out, you forgot that these walls are thin."
Emma let herself go on her couch as Ruby joined her, eyeing her coffee.
"He didn't hear anything else, did he?" asked a concerned Emma.
Ruby shook her head, "I promise, just a little banging here and there. Nothing to get embarrassed about. He's a kid, he didn't know the difference." she looked down at Emma's coffee again, "She got you a coffee? You must have given it to her good for her to do that."
Emma couldn't help but chuckle this time as she stared at her coffee cup that she had been holding, "She didn't complain." she quickly debating if to let Ruby in their little arrangement, which honestly there was no way of hiding it. She would find out one way or the other. Especially if this was going to become a constant thing between the two of them. "She wants to make this a social call thing. Have it happen more than once."
Ruby's shocked expression was priceless, Emma had to bite down on her lip to keep herself from laughing.
"She said that? Wait, is that what last night was? Like a closed deal on this friends with benefits thing?" asked Ruby.
Emma shrugged, "You could say that."
The blonde's eyes went wide as Ruby just threw herself at her, hugging her tightly, "Em! I'm so happy for you!" she sat back with a wide smile on her face, as it disappeared instantly, "Wait, but you said you would never do a thing like that. You even told me it would lead to developing feelings for one another and you were right. It happened with Graham and I."
Emma could kick herself in the head. She did say that, and she knew it.
She took a sip of her coffee as she nodded, "I know. We talked about that, and she seems to want nothing to do with relationships so it makes this whole thing a lot easier for me."
"She must be a hell of a woman for you to have accepted this offer." replied Ruby.
Emma shrugged as took another sip of her coffee, sitting quietly hiding her smirk.
"So, when do I get to meet her?" asked Ruby, curious on meeting this mystery woman that has her friend smiling like never before.
"We're not dating, Ruby." replied Emma.
"So what? I can't meet her as one of your new friends?" she asked as she gently smacked the blonde's leg, "Come on! I want to meet the one responsible for that huge hickey you've been sporting on your neck."
Emma's eyes grew wide, "I don't have a hickey."
"I didn't want to say anything because of Henry, but you might want to cover that thing up before he really starts asking questions." replied Ruby, smirking to herself as she was able to fool her best friend, as Emma jumped off the couch and ran to the bathroom.
"Stop looking at me like that. We aren't dating, it's just casual sex." said Regina as Kathryn was looking at her with the biggest smile on her face she had ever seen her with, excited that her best friend was finally allowing herself to have a little fun in life.
"Casual sex or not, it looks like she's giving it to you good. You do look more happier." replied Kathryn.
"Well, I hadn't had sex in years." Regina chuckled. She did feel happy with this arrangement, and why shouldn't she be living it? At least, while it lasted.
"And, she has a son?" Kathryn continued as Regina nodded, "How do you feel about that?"
"I'm fine. I haven't met him, but I think Emma is fine with that. She likes to keep that part of her life private and that's something I know all about." Regina replied as she was taken back by the look on Kathryn's face, "What?"
Kathryn smiled, "I'm just surprised. I mean, kids have never been to your liking."
"You and I both know that I have my reasons. Besides, I don't hate kids- I haven't even met him and probably never will." replied Regina.
"Why's that? You could meet him, if you wanted to." Kathryn responded.
Regina shook her head, "Meeting him would be digging myself in too deep. It's more personal, and we did agree to keep it simple."
"If you are sure you don't want a relationship with her, as great as she sounds, then what are you so afraid of? Besides, you can't avoid him forever if you keep this up with her. She is his mother, after all."
Kathryn was right. It wouldn't hurt her to meet Emma's son, but again, that was something she was going to let happen if it ever did happen. As Kathryn stood up from her couch, Regina's phone chimed causing the brunette to unlock the screen as she read a text from Emma herself, a smile automatically creeping up on her.
Thank you for the coffee. See you at lunch.
Both agreed to meet at a small diner for lunch, a diner in which Ruby happened to be working in. She literally had to twist Emma's arm to get her to agree on it. Regina didn't seem to mind either, so it worked out just fine. The clock on the diner wall marked 12:04 by the time Regina walked into the diner, turning to her right as she saw Emma already sitting in a booth, looking through the menu.
Regina made her way towards the booth as Emma looked up at her, "Thank you for agreeing to eat lunch with me." said Regina as she took a seat across Emma.
"Thank you for agreeing to meet me here and the coffee. I'll have to leave you something the next time we spend a night together." Emma replied as both women exchanged quick glances.
The glances between the two spoke more than words. They wanted each other. They didn't even have to ask one another if they were in the mood. It was well known. If it were up to Emma, she'd take her in this booth, right now. But, it was crowded and it would look too suspicious for them to suddenly sit next to each other. The blonde definitively was making a mental note to try it out with her soon.
"This must be Regina." both women turned to look up at a smiling Ruby.
"Yes, it is." Emma looked back at Regina, "Regina, this is Ruby. My best friend."
"It's nice to finally meet you." said Ruby, "I can see why Emma has kept you a secret until now. You are just stunning."
"Thank you, dear." Regina smiled as Emma turned away from Ruby, hiding her blushing cheeks.
"Alright, Ruby." Emma spoke, "Can you bring me a burger, please? With a soda."
Ruby wrote down Emma's order, her eyes glancing at them as she scribbled on the paper, "You got it." she smiled once again at Regina, "What would you like?"
"I'll have the same, but instead of a soda, I'll have a water, thank you." replied Regina.
"You got it. I'll be back with everything." Ruby smiled one last time as she walked away.
Emma glared at Ruby who kept staring at them as she walked away, looking back at Regina with a hint of blush on her cheeks, "I'm sorry. You've seemed to make quite an impression on her."
Regina chuckled, "I seem to make quite an impression on everyone, dear."
"I'll say. You're first impression with me was unlike any I've ever had before." Emma replied as they both smirked at the memory.
"Here we go." Both women went quiet as Ruby set their orders and drinks on the table before them, "two burgers, a water and a soda."
"Thank you, Ruby." replied Emma, her eyes never leaving her grinning friend.
"Enjoy." said Ruby, still grinning as she returned to work, but of course constantly keeping her eyes on them.
"Do you really travel every weekend like you told me on the plane when we met?" asked Emma, wondering if that bit Regina said were true.
The brunette chuckled, "Mostly. If it were up to me I'd stay in Boston, but Kathryn is here, she can't live without seeing me, and my mother is here."
"And, now me. You know, I'd miss you if you'd leave." Emma teased, a smirk creeping up on her as Regina cleared her throat after having a drink of water.
"I believe you'd miss my company." replied Regina.
"That too." she nodded, "You'd miss it. Who else could make you scream such profanities?" Emma smirked again.
She was trying to get a rise out of Regina, and it was working. Oh, it was working all too well as the brunette shifted in her seat. No doubt, trying to control that sexual urge she was now feeling.
"Why don't you just buy a house here in New York? Wouldn't it be better to have your own place?" asked Emma, changing the conversation rather quickly, taking a bite of her burger.
Regina nodded as she elegantly wiped her the corners of her mouth as she swallowed the piece she had just finished chewing. Emma couldn't help but observe all her movements then. The way she took that bite, the way she chewed and wiped the corners of her mouth. Not a single smear of ketchup near her cheek. No messy hands. Nothing. She never imagined anyone could eat so elegantly without making a single bit of mess.
"It would." replied the brunette, "But, I have no reason why to live in New York."
"You have your mother. Your sister, I assume she-"
Regina soon went stiff, her feature hardening before Emma's own eyes, "My sister is one of the reasons why I avoid New York. We had a falling out."
"Yet, you're attending her wedding?" asked Emma.
"I'm doing this for my mother, more than for her and that's all I wish to say about it." Regina dryly replied.
Emma could sense the tension building up in Regina in that moment, so she decided to lighten the mood the best she knew how.
"What are your plans after lunch?" asked Emma as she drank from her soda.
Regina's eyes met hers at the sound of her voice, "I don't have plans." she replied.
Emma flashed a pearly white smile before Regina as she had a place in mind to take her for the day. A place that always helped cleared her head when she felt suffocated by stress or when she felt saddened by something. Maybe it could do the same for her.
Emma held the door open for Regina to a building, her smile as inviting as she was.
"Where are we?" the brunette asked with curiosity.
Emma's smile only grew, "Trust me." was all that Emma replied as Regina stepped right into the building, following Emma's lead down a hallway.
"Emma!" said a blonde with a greeting smile as she wrapped her arms around Emma as they embraced each other in a hug.
"Hi, Ingrid." replied Emma.
"Do you teach today?" asked Ingrid.
"No. I was having lunch around here and wanted to stop by and show Regina around." Emma motioned towards Regina as Ingrid's eyes met Regina's as well as a charming smile.
Ingrid extended her hand in greeting as an eyebrow raised, "Well… finally I get to meet someone in your life. It must be serious if you bring her here."
Emma's cheeks grow pink, clearing her throat as Regina shook Ingrid's hand, "Ingrid."
"Oh, come on. There's no need to be embarrassed." she leaned into Regina, already taking a liking to the brunette, "She's been needing a good woman to commit to."
"Ingrid. We're just friends." Emma stepped in.
Emma was taken more by surprise once Regina spoke next.
"Now, Emma. We might as well call it what it is." the brunette smiled at a surprised Emma as she clinged to her arm, "Truth is, as soon as I set eyes on her, I knew I had to have her."
Emma's brow raised as Regina's eyes met her own. She knew exactly what the brunette meant with the use of her words. She looked back at a smiling and happy Ingrid going along with Regina's little game, "You caught me."
Ingrid then let out a happy shriek as she hugged the blonde along with Regina once again, "Well, I am so happy for you both! As soon as I saw you two together, I knew there was something. You can just tell."
Emma smiled, quickly changing conversation, "Would it be alright if we-?"
"Oh! Of course! Go right ahead." Ingrid spoke ahead as she motioned for them to walk by her, which they soon did.
Regina remained clinged to Emma's arm as they walked on by, smiling at Ingrid as they did, "It was a pleasure."
"Great meeting you." Ingrid responded as she went on her way.
Regina leaned into Emma, whispering in a low voice, "She seemed so happy for you, I couldn't break her heart."
Emma smiled, "She is very sweet. We've known each other a long time and she's always looked out for me."
"You're lucky. The only person, besides Kathryn who looked out for me is dead." replied Regina as her face was filled with sudden sadness. One that Emma quickly took notice of as she stopped in front of a door as warm green eyes met Regina's.
"The room I'm about to show you is the one place that brings me peace when my mind doesn't know where to go." was all Emma said as she turned her back on Regina, as her home keys jingled as she retrieved them out of her pocket to unlock the door. She held it open as the brunette stepped inside a room that was dark for only a matter of a seconds as Emma flicked the lights on. The lighting was low, but enough to shine amongst all the instruments that were scattered around the small room. Regina's eyes looked around at every instrument that was surrounding them. They were well cared for, not a speck of dust on them. It was also quiet, Regina already sensing that peace that Emma spoke of.
Brown eyes locked on to a black grand piano that was at the far end of the room, she walked over to it as Emma closed the door behind them, taking a seat in front of the keys. She played a small melody, slow and rusty, but it was one Emma took notice of as she joined her on the bench, Regina blushing at her presence alone, having forgotten that Emma was there for a few minutes.
"That sounds really good." Emma spoke softly.
Regina smiled, trying to hide her blush, "Well, thank you teacher."
Emma smiled at Regina's words. Regina couldn't help but admire the blonde who had surprised her. She knew she loved music and played it extremely well, but never did she imagine she would also teach it in her spare time.
"You teach music too?" she asked, feeling it was fine to do so given that Emma had practically shared it with her as they walked into the building.
Emma nodded, "August and I haven't had any requests to play anywhere this weekend so, I teach when I can. Classrooms are on the second floor."
"I didn't take up your day of teaching, did I?" asked Regina.
Emma shook her head, "No. I was free today." green eyes looked to Regina's hands that were placed on her lap as she took one into her own, placing it on the piano keys once again, "You seem to know your way around a piano."
"Not really." Regina chuckled, "I just remember that small piece from my father. He taught to me when I was really young."
Emma placed her hand back on the keys as Regina had brought it down, "Play that note." Regina looked over at Emma with a raised brow doing as she was told as Emma just smiled as she kept instructing, "I'll play along with you. You just play that note and others I will instruct you to play."
Regina smiled as she played the note Emma had instructed her to, tapping it twelve times before Emma instructed her to play a different one as she began to play sets of her own notes much quicker than Regina was. As the melody to the keys joined together in one, it created the most beautiful melody ever played. Emma could have played it herself, but she wanted that same peace she was now feeling for Regina as well. She wanted to share it. And, Regina was well feeling it wrap around her as she kept playing the keys Emma instructed her too.
Laughter was soon filling the room as Regina had made a mistake, hitting the wrong key, Emma stood, standing behind the brunette as she placed each arm beside her, boxing her in between her and the instrument, "I'm going to move in on you just for a while." Emma's hands took over before Regina's very eyes as she continued with the beautiful melody. Her hands moving just as fast as she got more into the song. Just as fast as when she played guitar. Regina closed her eyes for a short moment as she took in the beautiful sound of Emma's playing. It was in that moment that Emma knew she was relaxed. She was free from any torment that had been racing through her mind.
As the melody came to an end, Regina turned over on the bench, facing Emma who was still leaning over her, her fingertips gently placed on they keys.
"Thank you." was all Regina could say as their eyes instantly met.
"Music always helps me clear my head when I need. I just wanted it to do the same for you." replied Emma.
A smirk formed on Regina's lips as she began to play with a lock of her blonde hair, "You already do that, Emma."
Their lips met in passionate kiss which soon turned hungry and lustful as Emma leaned in more towards the piano, the sound of out of sync keys sounding around them all together as Regina too leaned back as her hands travelled around Emma's waist and up her back. Regina's touch was enough to always drive Emma crazy, as in that moment she tapped on the flat base of the piano as she spoke, her lips ghosting over Regina's own lips, "Sit up here."
Regina chuckled as she lifted herself up, sitting on top of the grand piano as Emma requested, "Someone could walk in."
Emma smirked as she took a seat in front of Regina as she grabbed a hold of her olive toned legs, bringing them up as each foot rested on the keys, her hands travelling up soft olive legs, as they lifted up her pencil skirt, her fingers sliding down her underwear as her face quickly buried itself in between Regina's legs. A soft moan escaping the brunette as she felt Emma's hot and wet tongue went straight to work, tasting Regina's wetness as it slid across her soaked up folds, sliding its way inside where it was most desired.
"Emma…" a low moan escaped Regina as she called out Emma's name time and time again. Her hand grabbing a fist full of blonde hair as her legs spread open, allowing Emma more access. Regina looked down, fully enjoying the sight of the blonde enjoying a feast of her own. Her tongue moved at an eager and fast pace in between the brunette's folds as her thumb massaged a now hardened pearl, as a low growl escaped them both.
Emma's grip tightened around Regina's thighs as a puddle was now formed between her own legs as a result to those moans she couldn't get enough of hearing. Regina was aware that by tomorrow there would surely be bruising, but right now that didn't matter. Accepting this arrangement with Regina wasn't a mistake. They could handle it. They were two grown women enjoying every little moment they could have. A carnal pleasure that Emma was now sure no one but Regina Mills could come this close to making her feel.
"Mmm." another grunt was heard from Emma as she felt Regina's hand urge her to keep working, she wasn't about to let her go or even stop for that matter - and Emma was more than fine with that request.
"Oh… right there." Regina moaned as soft as she could master. It was a challenge to try and keep quiet when Emma could work her tongue as well as she did.
Emma's tongue now working her hardened clit as she suddenly sucked on it, drinking her all in as she felt her hair being pulled in pure pleasure.
"Fuck, right there." Regina moaned, doing her best to keep quiet, but it was really becoming more and more challenging now as she was close to reaching her edge. "Mmm!" she bit her lip hard, her head lying back, eyes shutting close as she felt two fingers sliding inside her where she most craved them to be now. Her whole body collapsed on top of the piano as Emma began working her fingers in so deep and so fast, it made both their heads spin. Regina's aroused scent sending the blonde on a trip of erotic ecstasy she could never get tired of visiting every time they were together.
They worked so hard and so fast, Regina had to place her hands over her mouth to keep herself from screaming, releasing soft and held back moans as her body soon felt like it had exploded in a matter of seconds. She definitely wasn't wrong in choosing Emma Swan to fulfil her every desire.
"Mmm! Em-ma!" she whispered in between moans as Emma drank her in, taking all of the brunette's come, as her tongue licked her clean.
Emma sat back with the same smirk she had before she had feasted upon Regina, wiping her mouth of all the gloss that was now surrounding it. She hovered over Regina, joining her on top of the now well used instrument as a smirk formed on Regina's own lips. "I'm in need of a cold shower now. I'm afraid we can't stay here much longer."
Regina lightly laughed, "You will do no such thing. I happen to know for a fact that Kathryn isn't home right now, and won't be until a couple of hours."
Emma raised a brow, "Why, Ms. Mills… whatever might you be suggesting we do next?" she asked playfully, knowing well what Regina wanted.
"You'll have to come with me to find out, Ms. Swan." replied Regina.
Emma couldn't help but smirk, "Lead the way, Ms. Mills."
Both women straighten up from the piano as they composed themselves before heading out to no other than Kathryn's own house for a couple of hours.
A/N 2: I'm sure by now you all have already guessed how chapter 8 will start of... ;) more sexy times ahead! Stay tuned. Reviews appreciated.
