Chapter 7.

Seven Swans a Swimming.

Emma sleepily blinked waking up from her slumber. She groaned her body hurting from the position she had slept on her couch. She went to stretch, her elbow hit something to her right.

"Ugh." Regina grumbled at the elbow tipped her in her head. Emma turned her head to see Regina sitting next to her.

"This isn't my place?" She jumped up looking around at her surroundings. She was in Regina's living room with a blanket over her and Regina's bodies.

"Quite observant." Regina yawned and opened her eyes trying to see in the darkness.

"Sorry for hitting you. Are you okay?" Emma turned over checking her head in the dark fruitlessly to see if she had hurt her.

"I'm okay, you just tapped me." Regina reassured her placing a hand on her thigh. "What time is it?"

Emma reached out for the coffee table and after a minute of fumbling she found her phone and swiped across.

"2.54."

"I'm going to go to bed." Regina told her as she stood, she was still very sleepy.

'Oh yeah I should let her sleep.'

"Yeah I should probably go too. I'll just grab my coat." Emma said wanting to get into bed and feeling awkward for being falling asleep the night before in her house.

"What? Don't be ridiculous. You walked here remember and it's cold and dark out. No you can sleep here." The brunette insisted and gave Emma a look that even in the dark told her to not argue. She took Emma's arm to steady herself to her feet and yawned as she walked to the staircase.

"Okay." Emma agreed as the padded up the stairs using her phone as a flashlight. Regina walked in front of her, showing her the way."Which room is mine?"

"They don't have sheets so none. You can just sleep in my bed." Regina said nonchalantly. She was too tired to go back down to the laundry room and get the sheets and put them on. All she wanted was to climb into her big bed and go to sleep.

'Oh my god. I can't do that. Not when I like her. She doesn't know. It's an invasion of trust right?'

"Uh, I'm not sure..." Emma hesitated as the mayor removed pillows and cushions from the bed onto the floor.

"It's that or the couch."

"Sorry. Thank you for lett- Wait. You have a pink fireplace?" Emma let out a small laugh not picturing Regina liking a color associated with princesses.

"It is white with pink tiles. Shut up and go to bed." Regina grumbled as she climbed into bed and waited for Emma.

"I like the way your headboard comes out at the sides like a sofa." The blonde said as she slowly put down her phone and cautiously climbed into the bed

'It would be great for balance during...'

"Are you always this chatty in bed?" Regina meant it as a joke about her questions but both her and Emma heard it differently when it was said out loud. Emma blushed darkly as she rested her head down on the pillow. "I mean when going to sleep..."

"I figured. Why what did you mean?" Emma tested wondering if she had meant it the other way.

"Nothing. We should probably get to bed. G'night Emma." She turned away from the blonde and closed her eyes. Her heart was thumping in her chest.

She tried not to but her mind was invaded with thoughts about the Sheriff in bed moaning loudly and saying dirty things in to her ear.

The images flashed of Emma on top of her and leaning down to whisper in her ear.

"Goodnight Regina." Emma whispered. She couldn't stop herself from looking around. She had never been in the room and it was Regina's bedroom. She looked over at the two mirrors. One on a dresser and another a full length by the window. She started to think about Regina standing in front of it as she tried on outfits. Her mind focusing more on the time in between outfits.

Regina huffed feeling uncomfortably warm thinking about Emma. She shoved the covers off of her and the thump of the heavy duvet falling on Emma made her jump but she said nothing. She pushed the duvet off the bed and peered over at Regina who was lying flat on her back with her hands on her chest.

"You look like a vampire." Emma whispered with a soft smile on her lips.

"Rich coming from you after your Dark Swan hair and dressing like a goth." Regina smirked looking up at the ceiling knowing she got her.

"Will you ever let me live that down?" They both laughed lightly to each other.

"No. You looked like Phyla Vell."

"Who?" Emma furrowed her brow. She had never heard that name.

"She's in the Captain Marvel comics. She's a superhero had almost white hair, pale skin." Regina explained turning over on her side propping herself up on her elbow.

"I forget how much of a nerd you are." Emma turned mirroring the mayor.

"Nerd?" Regina questioned. She wasn't a nerd. Emma nodded and rolled over pawing at the dresser.

"Where is my phone?"

"What are you doing?"

"I'm looking her up." Emma took her phone in her hand and start googling 'Captain Marvel.' She quickly found a Wikipedia page and was scrolling down through the names.

"You don't even know how to spell it." Regina said with a haughty smile.

"I found her." Emma typed the name into Google images and gasped. "I looked nothing like her!"

"Look she has your biceps." Regina told her pointing at the picture before bursting into laughter that shook her shoulders and in turn shook the bed ever so lightly.

"And one eye seems to be missing!" Emma zoomed in on a cartoon image of the muscled white haired superhero.

"It's just white." Regina told her as she calmed her laughter.

"Is she...?" Emma squinted at the small image of the superhero kissing what appeared to be a bald woman.

'Out of all the superheroes she picks one that's gay to look like me.'

'You seem very interested there Miss Swan.'

"A lesbian? Yeah." Regina sighed lightly. "She died though it was very sad. The one who looks like you."

"How do you know this?" Emma asked putting her phone back on the dresser and turning back to look at Regina.

"Henry wanted to read Guardians of the Galaxy before the film came out."

"Have you seen it?"

"Yeah Henry and I've seen it a few times. We both love Chris Pratt and Gamora. Although he likes her for other reasons." Regina grinned rolling her eyes.

"How many times has he made you watch Star Trek?" Emma asked having being forced to watch it almost every time he came to the loft a few years ago.

"I have lost count. I don't really like that she is the only woman apparently in that world." Regina told her. She didn't really like many movies that had limited women compared to men.

"Well no, there are the moms." Emma suggested shrugging.

"They are in it for seconds."

They talked into the morning until they got tired. Regina was the first to fall asleep. Emma pulled the covers up and lay there until she drifted off too.

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Emma woke the next morning to the smell of coffee brewing downstairs. She smiled to herself as the events of the previous day came back to her. She made her way to the hall and peered over the banisters looking at the snowfall and seeing if she could see Regina downstairs.

"Ugh I was in the house!" Henry hissed at her hitting her on the shoulder. His face scrunched in disgust.

"Why are you swatting me? Stop." Emma held his wrists softly stopping him from swatting at her again.

"You had sex with mom with me sleeping down the hall." He hissed and Emma immediately dropped his arms.

"What? No, no, no, no. We didn't."

"Oh please you were sneaking out of her room." He pointed back toward his mother's room where he had just seen her tiptoe out of.

"We just slept together. As in sleep in the same room. I swear."

"You have sex hair." He accused her.

"How do you even know what that is?" She knew just how to shut him up. He blushed darkly not wanting to tell his mom about some of the shows he watched online. They were at a stalemate, neither knowing what to do until they heard a voice call from the bottom of the staircase.

"Emma! Henry! Breakfast!"

"Do you think she heard us?"

"I hope not."

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They had wolfed down the pancakes Regina had made them.

"You two will choke one day. Not everything is a race." She informed them as she poured some coffee into her travel mug. "Oh I got a call this morning. The man who was meant to do the dunk tank, his son volunteered to take his place for Saturday and Sunday so you just have to do tonight."

"What now?" Henry asked as he took out food to make his lunch for the day.

"Did I not tell you?"

"She signed up to get thrown into water during one of the coldest week's we've had this year." Regina told him not liking the danger Emma was putting her body in.

'Her perfect body. Wait what?'

"Are you worried?" Henry asked with a smug smile while Emma raised her eyebrows waiting for an answer.

"Not if you're the one throwing. She'll be out in a second." Regina placed her hands on her son's shoulders.

"Thanks mom."

"Does your school have a baseball team Kid?"

"No. And I don't want to play it. I think it's in my blood. I mean Grandma's good." He shrugged as he added barbecue sauce to his tuna and mayo sandwich. Both of his moms winced at the combination.

"Must have skipped a generation." Regina teased Emma as she grabbed an apple and put it in Henry's sacked lunch bag.

"It did." He joined in sticking his tongue out at his blonde mother who did it back. "So what time are we going at?" Henry asked.

"Sometime this evening but you'll be with Emma after school. I'll be too busy." The mayor explained as she grabbed her keys getting ready to leave for the morning.

"That's cool."

"Speaking of. I better go. You be good." She told Henry and pointed her pinky at the blonde. "You too."

Regina walked over to kiss her son on the cheek. She did then turned at did the same to a stunned Emma and Henry.

"I-uh...Goodbye." She left quickly while the two of the watched her shocked at the cheek kiss.

'Oh my god I did that. It was instinctual. I didn't mean to.'

'They're together and awful at hiding it. Though mom sure looks in shock.'

'SHE KISSED MY CHEEK!'

When the door clicked shut they unfroze.

"She kissed you!"

"She did..."

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Emma had drove Henry to school in silence neither knowing really what to say. He thought that his moms were dating and keeping it from him and she was just smiling thinking about what had just happened.

'Regina's lips touched me. She kissed me. Okay my cheek but still. Makes today's gift easier to do.'

Nerves and anxiety began to creep over Emma about the gift for the day. At the time it seemed silly and flirty but she was worrying now if it was creepy. She would just hand it over and be done with it.

After dropping off Henry, Emma returned back to her home and took a manila envelope from her dresser and head to work. She would see Regina that afternoon. She had to go to work first.

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Emma stood outside Regina's office at 1pm. She saw that she was in a meeting with two people who were working maintenance on the fair.

'Okay perfect timing. Just do it. It's now or never. Argggggggghhhhhhhh'

She tried to walk into the office as calmly as she could. The three people in the room looked up at her as she put the envelope on Regina's desk and shakily and hurriedly announced. "Dropping off a file for you Madam Mayor."

She saw the flash of confusion and suspicion cross the other woman's face at the old moniker from her friend.

Emma gave a quick nod and left almost panting out in the hall. She walked to the end of the hall and waited.

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Regina finished up her meeting as quickly as she could. She said her goodbyes to the workers and showed them to the door about fifteen minutes after Emma had blown into her office.

Once they left she took the envelope in her hands. It had a yellow post it stuck on it. "Private! For mayor's eyes only. Day 7."

She twirled the red piece of string to open the envelope and turned it to get its contents.

Emma waited until the hall was empty before doubling back. Regina's door was left ajar. Emma watched as the mayor looked down at the pictures with her back against the back of the couch. Her ankles were crossed and her head was tilted, her mouth was open and her eyes were glued to the image in front of her.

She knocked on the door startling Regina who dropped the pictures and quickly bent down to retrieve them.

"I'm not available right now! Make an appointment!" She yelled not wanting some random resident seeing the seven photos she had clustered over the floor of the Sheriff in different bikinis and swimwear. Two were innocent with her in a sarong and flip flops but the others were quite revealing.

"It's me..." Emma gave her a weak grin. "Do I need to make one?"

"Em-Emma. Oh hi..." Regina blushed as she got the last photograph back in her hands.

"I thought it was clever at the time...Seven Swans a swimming...Was it bad idea?" Emma grimaced hoping it wasn't a bad move on her part.

"No. No...They are very uh...Very well done." Regina told her making Emma relax.

"Thank you. You can't share those by the way." She moved to the leaning against the back of the couch as Regina had been before only she had her arms crossed with a cocky smirk.

"Oh I wouldn't." Regina moved back beside her and fell back into a trance unable to pull her eyes away from the images in her hands.

'She seems to like it.'

'The freckles go around her arm and trail down her waist to her thigh. She is toned. Look at those thigh muscles. I knew about her arms but I had no idea her legs looked that amazing. She is stunning.'

"I used a timer on my camera and printed them off myself so just you and me have seen them." Emma added feeling a bit weird that nothing had been said in over five minutes.

"Huh?" She barely looked up from the picture she had in her hands of Emma in a skimpy white bikini with one arm above her head and a purple opened sweater barely covering her. There was a flirty look in her eyes that was doing things to Regina's body. Another was a close up of her in a 1950s style pin up inspired striped bikini. Emma's eyes were piercing through the page. Regina flipped to another that had Emma on a white stool that she recognized from the blonde's kitchen. She was in an aqua green swimsuit with her hands were between her legs gripping onto the chair. Her legs were open but her high heeled clad feet were hooked into the leg of the stool.

"You okay?" Emma teased seeing the other woman staring at the pictures she took.

"Yeah I was just wondering where you got that swimsuit? It uh, it looks really good." Regina lied. She had barely even noticed the garment until she was spoken to.

'Is it warm in here. I need to stop looking. At least stop looking at them in front of her.'

"Not really your style though." Emma knew now that the attraction at least wasn't one sided.

"Huh?" Regina looked up when a loud screech came from Emma's hip.

"EMMA! EMMA COME IN! We have a 10-82 at a house on Griffith avenue. Requiring back up." David rushed out over the police radio. Emma almost growled at the interruption.

"I'm on my way Dad. Be there in 10 minutes." She sighed pointing to the door. A 10-82 meant a fight to break up. "Sorry I should go."

"No I get it."

"Keep those somewhere safe." Emma warned wanting Regina to see them but not anyone else in the town.

"I will." Regina promised. Emma was out the door but jogged back quickly to make sure of something.

"Hey see you tonight?"

"See you then."

She went back out sprinting down the stairs to get to her car. Regina watched her from her waiting area. She stowed the pictures back in their envelope and decided to take them home and put them in her safe. There wasn't a safer space now that her vault had become an extra research room for her family and friends.

She decided to quickly poof home and put them away. After one more look. Regina sat at the edge of her bed as she gazed at the one she had been looking at last. She shifted uncomfortably feeling a heat sink down her stomach and pool between her legs.

'I can't do this. I should go back to work. Just put them away.'

She didn't move instead she flopped back on the bed groaning.

'I'm attracted to her...A lot. She is perfect.'

She traced looked and the other picture. The throbbing was getting uncomfortable she knew she had two choices. 1. Put away the pictures and go back to work. 2. Do something about it.

It didn't take her long to decide that she needed to take her lunch break at home today.

She sat back on the bed and looked at the photos in detail.

'Ugh she looks so good in this one...And that one.'

Regina lifted her hips to pull her panties down her legs and kick them to the ground at the foot of her bed. Moving her fingers up her thigh to her slick folds, she felt how wet she already was. She knew it wouldn't take long as she looked at the gorgoeus blonde looking back at her in the picture.

Regina focused on one picture of Emma in the aqua green bikini with her legs open, she began picturing herself between them. Only Emma's hands wouldn't be holding the bar stool, she would be holding her head while she called out her name.

The image in her mind of Emma groaning loudly to the swipe of her tongue and the swirling motion of her hand on her clit was sending her over the edge quickly. Her thighs began to quiver as she got closer and closer thinking about Emma gripping the back of her head as she got close. The idea of Emma cumming for her made Regina gasp and arch her back as a swell built up inside and exploded.

She collapsed back onto the bed almost giggling over how great it felt.

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'MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE-' Regina jumped up from her bed swiping her phone. The sun was setting outside. She answered the phone in a haze. "Uh hello?"

"Mom where are you?" Henry asked panicked. She looked around seeing the pictures of a half naked Emma Swan on her dresser and saw she had no underwear on.

"Crap! I fell asleep! I went home to take my break." She looked around the room for the time and saw it was almost 5pm. She went to the shower grabbing towels. "Crap!"

"I'll be down there in about twenty minutes. I just have to get changed." She told him as she turned on the water.

"Bye mom." She hung up and moved under the stream of water. The heat seared her skin but she didn't change it. She felt wrong for getting off to her best friend.

'How can I look her in the eye but it felt good. Really good.'

When she turned the shower off and wrapped herself in a towel rushing to get the photos of Emma and put them in her wall safe.

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"Hey Regina where did you disappear to?" Emma greeted her with a large grin. She was with Snow and David while Henry went in the Funhouse. Regina avoided looking at Emma while she shrugged with her hands in her coat pockets.

"I went home on my break and I fell asleep." She looked behind herself her hair blowing off her face. Emma furrowed her brow looking at her suspiciously something seemed off. Emma moved over to her and held her arm in an attempt to link them.

"That's my fault I kept you up all night." Emma announced making Regina drop her arm.

"We were just talking." She filled them in blushing darkly. Henry hopped out of the exit happily to join them.

"About Captain Marvel and Guardians of the Galaxy." The blonde added with a small smile to Regina who smiled back remembering the night before. "And the new Star Wars film."

"More you were trying to figure out was Han Solo and who was Leia." Regina rolled her eyes, the awkwardness slipping away as she thought of the silly night ramblings.

"Not that odd when my mom is Snow White."

"Sheriff Swan! Ready to get dunked?" Leroy yelled out holding a clipboard waiting for Emma. Emma groaned loudly. It was already cold and she wasn't in the mood to get thrown into cold water. The gang turned and followed Leroy towards the tank.

"I'm regretting this now. Henry can you take this?" She shucked off her leather coat and handed it to him. She was no just in jeans and a grey tank top that Regina recognized from their time in Neverland. Regina found herself focusing on the blonde's muscular biceps. She watched as Emma climbed a ladder and lowered herself on the flippable seat.

Many people came to take their turn aiming a baseball at a bullseye target but everyone of them missed. Emma was almost taunting the people just so she could get down.

"Aye, I got this!" Merida told the small crowd. She wound back her arm, her ball smashed into the target sending Emma into the tank. Regina stepped forward instinctually and waved her hand. There was a flash of purple smoke and when it cleared a very wet and disoriented Emma Swan was standing next to Regina.

"What? Oh thanks." She looked around almost shivering. Her top had gone see through. Something everyone around seemed to take notice off. Regina stood in front of her shielding her from view.

'Stop looking at her like that.'

'She's protecting me. How chivalrous.'

'Didn't need to see that much of my baby.'

"Here's a towel." Henry handed her one that they had kept aside for this moment.

"Nice tits Sheriff!" A random citizen yelled out which was followed by a few sniggers.

'That's it! Whoever that was will burn.'

"Emma you need to go back to yours and get warm. Henry go with Snow." She told him and the seething anger from Regina told him to do as he was told. Regina poofed them back to Emma's house living room.

"You need to warn a girl before you do that next time."

"Go shower and get warm." Regina was trying to calm herself about to head towards the door when Emma stopped her.

"Are you okay? You seem off. Were the photos too much?" She asked pulling the towel around her body suddenly feeling insecure.

"No...I love them. I should apologize though for my reaction back there. They were just so childish and sexist. And I had very little sleep last night. It's also why I-" She tapped her own cheek lightly. "-this morning."

"Don't apologize for that. I should probably go hop in the shower." Emma looked up at the stairs behind her.

"See you in a bit." Regina was about to leave again when Emma walked over to her.

"Wait." She wanted to do it. She was about to but the fear creeped in. Instead she leaned over and kissed Regina lightly on the cheek. "See you then."

She rushed off upstairs not looking back at the stunned woman standing in her living room, holding her cheek.

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I hope you enjoyed it.