I don't own these characters.
Italics in quotation marks mean the speaker is talking in another language. Example: "Like this." There's also sexual situations ahead, so consider yourself warned.
10: Date Night
Emma entered the house with her chest puffed out, feeling proud, even though it was a little creepy to know she would be working with a man who once had a crush on her and her wife. Of course, Henry clutching his bag of comic books to his chest like they were his babies made her forget all about Graham. She wanted to be able to do this every Wednesday… or whatever day new comics came out. She would have to ask Regina.
"Mom! Mama brought me the whole graphic novel of Maximum Carnage! I wanna read it with you!" Henry practically shrieked like the little fan boy he was. He was off like a shot, heading toward the kitchen. "Mom!"
"Honey, I know you're excited, but that's no reason to stomp and shout through the house like you were born in a barn," Regina replied, turning away from the kitchen counter to face their son. She smiled down at him.
"I know. Sorry, but look!" He dug into his large plastic bag and yanked out a thick book. "It's the whole set! Can we read it tonight? I wanna read it tonight!" He bounced on his heels.
Regina hesitated and Emma could not help wondering if she had done something wrong. Maybe Henry was not supposed to have that particular series, which would explain why he did not have it. Maximum Carnage was old Spiderman, back-in-her-day-Spiderman. Surely if Regina wanted him to have it, she would have gotten it for him a long time ago. Emma was about to apologize and explain again how she needed to get the hang of this, but Regina spoke up first.
"Of course, sweetheart, provided you behave and finish your homework at a decent hour," Regina answered.
Henry nodded eagerly and then looked down. He realized he still had on his boots, which would not count as behaving. He rushed back to the door to remove those while Emma gave her a kiss on the cheek. Regina turned her head slightly, so they could exchange a proper kiss. She then took a seat and watched Regina work.
"So, how was the comic book store?" Regina asked. She prepared dinner like a pro, not taking her eyes off anything as she worked a knife through what appeared to be chicken breasts.
"It was fun. Was it okay that I bought him that graphic novel? He said he wanted to read it."
"It's fine. Spiderman is a household favorite."
Emma grinned. "Is he now?" Regina was a Spiderman fan and it made sense. Of course Regina would love a character that talked trash, even when he was on the losing end of things.
Regna turned and glared at her for a moment. "Only the comics. Not the movies." Was she serious?
Emma laughed now. Does Regina think I'm judging her about Spiderman? "Well, of course not the movies. This household has some culture, after all!"
Regina glared at her again and it made Emma just want to prop Regina up on the counter, doing unspeakable things to the woman. Unfortunately, their son was somewhere in the house and he tended to pop up at the damnedest times. She was not sure what they would do about him.
"Why can't Henry go to Kathryn's like when you were coming to the capital?" Emma blurted out. Mentally, she groaned. Thoughts should stay in my head until they're fully formed and ready to come out.
"She's been too busy to take him, but I'll try to arrange something. If nothing else, I can also ask Graham to take him for a night. They like each other," Regina said.
"Graham?" She hoped she did not sound as interested as she was. "He used to watch Henry, too?" How close was Graham to Regina? She did not want to over-think it, so she hoped Regina explained it.
"Yes, occasionally. Before that, he used to come around and, I suppose, be a male presence in Henry's life after Daniel died."
Emma frowned. "You know he was probably trying to get in your pants." He better not have succeeded or I'm punching him in the mouth next time I see him, even if he doesn't want to get with Regina anymore. Even if he's my new boss.
"I am well aware, dear. He made his intentions known after what he considered an appropriate amount of time for my grief. I was not interested then and am not interested now."
Emma sat up a little taller and smiled to herself. "He gave me the job as deputy."
Regina turned for a moment, glancing at Emma with an arched eyebrow. "Really? Well, I suppose that worked out. Are you sure you want to work with him? He had a crush on you."
Emma gasped. "You knew?" How did I miss it? Well, beyond the fact that I haven't paid much attention to anyone since hooking up with Regina.
"How could I not? The way he looked at you from the moment you came into town, all like the lovesick pup he is. If you don't mind that, then I'm happy you found a job so easily. Try to be careful."
Emma scoffed. "Regina, this is Storybrooke. How dangerous could it get?"
Regina did not argue that. Emma had looked up the crime rate in Storybrooke after Graham gave her the deputy job and doubted she could find a better position. She would mostly get paid for sitting in her patrol car and harassing rebellious teenagers for hanging around parking lots and writing citations. She just hoped she did not get bored. She glanced at Regina. Nah, I don't think I'm in danger of getting bored.
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Henry was in bed and Emma was on the couch. Regina was not sure if she wanted to let loose a bit or share with Emma the news Kathryn had brought to her attention. She decided on the former. There would be plenty of time tomorrow to bring Emma up to speed on how they would deal with her mother. For now, it was time to be a married couple and just enjoy each other's company. They needed a quiet night together and some cuddling.
"Regina?" Emma called just as Regina was about to race to the bedroom. She had promised to watch a movie with Emma, though.
"I'm coming," Regina replied, doing just that. She would need to excuse herself from the movie from time to time to make sure they were doing just that in a couple of hours as well.
As soon as Regina sat down on the sofa, Emma cuddled close to her and started the movie. They had done this before, before they were married. Emma considered it "date night." Regina was not sure what she considered it, but found it peaceful. She was glad to not have to give it up with the shift in their relationship. Of course, she might consider it more of a date if Emma did not have a childish need to always pick gory pieces of trite for this ritual, but that was part of the whole thing.
They had both seen and lived many horrible things in life, but their attitudes toward watching terror on screen were completely opposite. Regina hated such movies, but Emma found them almost therapeutic, laughing at how unbelievable they were and pointing out what would happen if the movie were real life. But, Emma's master plan as always involved these movies because Regina would curl into her and hide her face in Emma's shoulder at the "scary" parts. While Regina was far from scared, she liked to act the part as it was a good excuse to snuggle into Emma, not that she needed one.
This worked to Regina's advantage tonight. She feigned fear a couple of times to leave the room and go set things up in a much more important location. Once that was taken care of, she curled up next to Emma just the way Emma liked and waited.
"That one was just awful. Who thinks of these things?" Emma complained as the credits rolled on screen.
"You say that all the time. I don't see why you enjoy these movies," Regina countered, even though she knew exactly why.
Emma gave her a soft smile. "I dunno. I'd say maybe it's always nice to see someone having a worse day than me, but lately, my days haven't sucked that hard."
Regina smiled. "Thank you, dear. Although, I wish you had a better way with words."
"If I did, I wouldn't be me and you wouldn't love me." With a lopsided grin, Emma leaned over and kissed Regina's cheek. It was wet and sloppy and Regina should have, in theory, pummeled Emma. Yet, she laughed.
"I am wondering now why I do love you, though." Regina shook her head while Emma still grinned. Regina then patted her leg. "Come, let's retire for the night."
Emma's brow furrowed. "Really? It's barely ten. I know you go to bed earlier than I do, but this is early even for you."
"I have some things I want to look over before bed and I would like your company. Is that so much to ask?"
Emma shrugged and smiled. Regina wondered if it was healthy for a relationship for that lie to seem more like the truth than the truth she had set up. Surely a spouse should think they were retiring to bed early to be intimate. Have I failed this marriage already?
"Hey, you okay?" Emma asked, wrapping her arms around Regina's waist as they ascended to the second floor.
"I'm fine. Why?"
"Your face is all scrunched up."
Regina shook her head. "Never mind. Come."
Emma did not argue and did not question anything anymore. They slowly made their way to their bedroom. Regina found it difficult to walk with Emma pressed against her, but she did not mind, especially when Emma kissed her neck a couple of times. She eased the door open, revealing a room bathed in an ethereal glow thanks to a dozen flameless candles.
"Regina, what's this?" Emma asked, taking in the atmosphere.
"This is the conclusion of our date," Regina answered with a smile.
Emma smiled against her skin. "I like the end of this date already."
Stepping into the room, Emma kicked the door closed while Regina turned around. They met in a heated kiss and Emma wrapped her arms around Regina, pressing their bodies close together. Regina moaned into Emma's mouth. She missed this burning affection they held for each other.
"Gods-be-damned, I have missed you," Emma whispered as they broke away to breathe. Her hands caressed Regina's sides.
"I'm right here," Regina replied, going in for another kiss. "I'll always be here." Those words seemed to pull a deep, throaty groan from Emma.
"Me, too."
"We have to try to be quiet, though. This isn't a hotel," Regina reminded Emma and gave her a little peck on the lips. Emma nodded, but Regina was skeptical. Hopefully, Henry would sleep through the night like he did most of the time.
Regina attached her mouth back to Emma's, finding she never wanted to leave. Unfortunately, she had to pull away as she yanked off Emma's t-shirt. Emma whined until she realized what happened. The whine turned into a moan as Regina reached out, caressing both breasts, which were still covered by a very boring black bra.
"I forgot how much I enjoyed these," Regina commented.
"How about you get reacquainted with them then? Up close and personal," Emma remarked, putting her hand behind her to release the catch. Her bra fell right into Regina's hands and she wasted no time removing it from Emma's arms.
Seeing supple flesh bare before her made Regina's hands itch to hold Emma. Why have we denied ourselves? She did not have a good reason right now, but it did not matter. They would not do that again.
"Get on the bed," Regina commanded.
"Huh?" Emma's face fell. "No more touching?"
"I have a surprise for you first."
Those words were all Emma needed. She rushed to the bed, fighting to get out of her pants while she did so. Emma almost fell as she jumped on the bed while kicking off her jeans, which got caught on her left foot. Regina chuckled, but she was flattered. I hope she's always eager for me. Emma grinned as she made herself comfortable, her back propped up against the pillows.
"Good girl," Regina purred.
Regina grabbed a remote from the dresser and started some soft music. If Emma grinned any harder, she would definitely split her face open. Just as Regina began to sway to the beat and pluck open her shirt buttons to the sound of the acoustic guitar, Emma sat up a little straighter, making sure she did not miss anything.
"This is how they dance in Castia." Regina added flair to her hips as she shrugged out of her shirt. Emma's eyes did not leave Regina's body, especially mesmerized by the roll of her hips, so Regina smirked.
"I thought you didn't know anything about Castia," Emma replied. Her eyes suggested she spoke to Regina's red lace, see-through bra. Regina was happy about that considering she had purposely changed into this bra.
"I know some. One does get a little curious about her heritage, yes?" Regina asked, dragging her index finger down torso. Emma watched her finger as if it was the most important thing in the world.
"Uh-huh," Emma muttered, eyes now on Regina's hips again.
"I speak a little as well, if you want to hear," Regina offered as she slowly pulled down the zipper of skirt.
Emma nodded, even though Regina was sure Emma had no idea what she just said. It was a little impressive that Emma knew she had even said anything. Either way, as she wiggled out of her skirt, she whispered in Castian.
"I want to make you feel so good, my love," Regina purred, rolling each word, even though Emma had no clue what she said.
Emma's eyes were riveted and her pupils were blown. She crawled to the edge of the bed as Regina stepped closer. Reaching out, Emma yanked Regina to her.
"Come here, you fucking extremely hot princess," Emma growled, pressing Regina's belly against her. Emma nipped her abdomen, dragging her teeth all the way down to Regina's pelvis.
"I do believe you're the princess here," Regina replied, cupping Emma's face with both hands.
"You speak Castian. It's so fucking hot," Emma muttered, taking another bite of Regina's stomach. "Can you… can you do that for the rest of the night?"
"I could." Regina massaged behind Emma's ears with her fingertips. "If you don't stop."
Emma did not need to be told twice, burying her face in Regina's stomach. Regina moaned as Emma kissed and nipped her skin. Dragging her tongue up, Emma locked eyes with Regina.
"You promised," Emma whispered.
Whimpering, Regina managed to speak some Castian while Emma clutched her ass, pulling her closer. "Your teeth, lips, tongue, and mouth are like magic. I want you to take me. Make me yours, Emma."
Emma's teeth ran down Regina's stomach and sent shivers down her spine. Moving, Regina crawled onto the bed, straddling Emma's lap. Emma's hands moved from her ass to her breasts.
"You wore this out?" Emma asked, fingers running along the thin material of the bra.
Regina shook her head, even though she had no problem with wearing things like this out. "I changed."
"You should do it, but don't tell me. I wanna just imagine you in sexy stuff and then find out later on if you're wearing it or not."
Chuckling, Regina murmured a promise, but Emma did not understand since it was in Castian. "I'll wear it every other day and we'll see if you figure it out."
Emma admired Regina's bra for a few more seconds before removing it for the real treat. Regina threw her head back as Emma wasted no time taking one of her nipples in her mouth, lapping at it with a vigorous tongue. Sparks blazed through Regina's nervous system and her eyes slid close, reveling in Emma's talented mouth. She was brought back to reality when Emma bit her rather hard. A yelp escaped Regina, even though a jolt shot right down to her core.
"You promised," Emma reminded her.
"Oh." Regina had allowed herself to be carried away with the pleasure and stopped talking. She had to think of something to say before she could start up again. She decided whispering sweet nothings would probably be the safest thing to make sure she kept talking.
Regina shuddered with delight as Emma tasted her, nibbling on her breasts. She moaned as Emma's hands wandered Regina's body. It was like Emma was mapping her body with her fingertips. Each spot they moved, they made Regina's body sing.
"You're amazing, my love," Regina managed before going back to muttering sweet nothings in Castian.
Emma tried to slip a finger into Regina's panties, but could not get the angle she wanted from the way Regina straddled her. Instead of trying some other angle, Emma shifted and rolled Regina down on the bed. Before Regina could figure out what happened, Emma was upon her, kissing her as if this was the last time they would kiss. Regina wrapped her arms around Emma, running one hand through her hair and using the other to pull Emma closer.
Emma ended the kiss, moving down Regina's body, pulling away from her. Regina whimpered at the loss of Emma's toned body. Emma bit her thigh, earning a yelp from Regina, who then remembered she had promised to speak in Castian and had stopped. Emma rid her of rather useless and soaked panties and kissed her way up Regina's legs. And all hope of talking was gone once Emma reached her destination.
"Emma!" Regina's back bowed and her hands went right to Emma's hair as Emma tongue lavished Regina with special attention.
Emma's response was to lick and suck as if there were no other place in the world she wanted to be. Regina whimpered and moaned as pleasure coursed through her. Tears gathered in her eyes when she felt Emma's finger slide inside of her. Mewing, Regina's hips moved as Emma's finger stroked her. A second finger joined and Regina was almost embarrassed that all it took was a few strokes before it felt like her body exploded in ecstasy. By the time Regina recovered, Emma lay next to her, kissing her neck and caressing her side.
"It's awesome watching you come," Emma commented.
Regina smiled. Something like that would usually bother her, as it seemed rather crude, but with Emma, she accepted it and often looked forward to it. She often wondered what strange thing Emma would say while they made love.
"I'm pleased you like the show. Now, it's time for the encore," Regina remarked.
Emma grinned. "In Castian, please."
Regina chuckled and moved to kiss her. She would have to repeat herself in Castian now. Emma probably would not notice, but Regina made sure to keep their mouths busy for a while just in case. Emma rolled over, flat on her back, pulling Regina on top of her, clearly not wanting to break their kiss, so she could not want to hear Castian that bad.
Regina moved against Emma's body, earning a grunt and a moan. Smiling to herself, she kissed along Emma's face and then took Emma's earlobe between her teeth. Emma squirmed and moaned again.
"My beautiful heart. My most precious love," Regina whispered in Castian while her fingers brushed against Emma's bountiful breasts.
Emma whimpered and arched, body wanting more. She also tilted her head a little, like she wanted to hear more Castian. Regina indulged her as she played with Emma's cleavage, kneading her breasts and flicking her nipples with her thumbs. Emma's noises were music to Regina's ears, encouraging and loving. When Regina was about to move down Emma's body, Emma stopped her.
"Stay. Talk," Emma pled.
Regina nodded. "All right." A hand moved down Emma's body, gliding through warm, accepting, wanting desire. "I want to live inside of you, like this, but also in your heart." She eased a finger inside and moaned herself as she felt Emma surround her.
Emma wrapped her arms around Regina, hands moving up and down Regina's back. Regina moved at leisurely pace, one finger joined by two and her thumb caressing the center of Emma's joy. Emma moved with her and whined while Regina continued to whisper to her. Every now and then, Regina nibbled Emma's earlobe or kissed her jaw. She sighed as Emma's body caressed her own while Emma tried to keep up with her, chasing her pleasure.
"You're so wonderful and warm. I love you and how you embrace me. I want to hold you forever," Regina purred, knowing the sound drove Emma crazy.
It seemed to be all Emma needed to climax, her body clenching around Regina's fingers. Regina groaned at the feeling while Emma arched and spilled out on her fingers. As her body relaxed, Emma hugged Regina close and turned her head, kissing Regina's cheek.
Regina shook her head and moved to give Emma a proper kiss. As their tongues glided against each other, their bodies did the same and their hands leisurely wandered their bodies. Eventually, they needed to breathe and they pulled away from each other slightly. Regina pressed her forehead to Emma's for a moment before nuzzling her neck.
"Have I mentioned being married is awesome?" Emma asked with a content sigh, a hand pressed in between Regina's shoulder blades.
"Not recently, no."
Emma grinned. "Well, being married is awesome. Very, very awesome."
Later, Regina would blame the hormones released into her brain from her orgasm, but she agreed. "Yes, it's very awesome."
"It'd be even more awesome if you grabbed the blanket and covered us."
Regina hissed, but grabbed the blanket to the best of her ability and covered them. Emma sighed and hugged Regina a little tighter. Regina settled, tucking her head against Emma's shoulder.
"Regina, this was nice," Emma said softly, more than likely referring to the atmosphere as well as the sex.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it." She would try to do things like this more often. She should romance Emma as much as possible. Surely it would help her adjust and hopefully lower the chances of Emma running. After all, she knew Emma had to be itching underneath it all considering how much her life had changed in such a short time. She needed to convince Emma on a subconscious level that it was well worth it to stay.
"I have to know, you actually left candles up here burning while we were watching that movie?" Emma asked.
Regina scoffed. "Of course not! Do you think I would risk burning the house down with our sleeping son inside? They're flameless candles."
"I have no idea what that means, so I'll just add the 'idiot' here for you and rewind the conversation to point out you said 'our son,' which ranks very high on my awesome list," Emma said with a smile in her voice.
Regina shook her head. "Idiot."
"I told you I had that. Do you think he thinks of himself as our son?" There was a little quiver in Emma's voice, as if she feared the answer.
"Yes, he does." Regina was honest. "When we got married, he was quite happy to have another parent. I still don't think he quite understands what it means for you to be his birth mother, but he definitely thinks of you as his other mother now. In his mind, from what he sees with his classmates, families have two parents around here more often than not. So, he thought it was great to have a complete family when we got married."
"I think it is, too."
Regina nodded. "I have to admit, I enjoy this a great deal as well. I want things to work for us, so I believe I should share with you something I have been hiding." Boy, this will ruin the mood, but Emma deserves to know.
Emma sat up a little, needing to look down at Regina. "What?"
"My mother has been attempting to terrorize me over the phone and through emails, ordering me to annul the marriage before she gets really upset."
Emma's eyebrows curled up. "Breaking your arm and your wrist wasn't really upset?"
"No, that was a warning. She's been warning me, but I know it's because she looking up dirt on you and she has threatened to make things public."
"Did she find out I'm the King's… daughter?" Emma gulped. That would be a powerful piece of information, powerful and dangerous in the hands of Cora.
"No, and I think it's best she doesn't. Leopold has that hidden well and deep, but I fear she has always had plots and plans for the royal family once I became a part of it. I don't want her to think she has an in through you or Henry." Her mother's ambitions knew no bounds and she refused to put the most important people in her life at risk. She would let her mother kill her before that happened.
"But, we've got things on her," Emma pointed out.
"I know, which I will present to her." And I will face her fury. I will never let her get to Emma. She would personally destroy her mother with her bare hands if Cora dared touch Emma in the same way Cora touched Daniel. Her mother would never hurt her that way again, never hurt anyone she loved that way again.
"You mean, we will present to her."
Regina now moved to prop herself up, needing to face Emma for her to completely understand. "Emma, I don't want you in that woman's path. You saw what she did to me. She would utterly ruin you."
Emma frowned, but wrapped her arms around Regina and pressed her close. "Well, I don't want you to go there and end up in two casts again. So, I'm not letting you go alone."
"I'm not letting you stand before her."
Sighing, Emma rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'll drive you there and won't go in, but if anything goes wrong, you have to call me immediately."
Regina sighed as well. She did not like that, but this was a partnership. They both worried about each other. She would not want Emma doing anything proven dangerous alone.
"Fine," Regina agreed.
Emma grinned. "See, marriage even has us working better together, too."
Regina rolled her eyes and settled back against Emma. Emma caressed her shoulder. Regina actually felt better in telling Emma. She would try to be honest with the blond whenever possible.
"Um… Snow's been calling me, too," Emma admitted.
"Have you been taking her calls?"
"Nope. She doesn't approve of us and I don't want to listen to her not approve. She keeps leaving messages, though. She wants to talk," the younger woman spoke those words in a mocking whine.
"Perhaps you should talk to her."
Emma frowned. "Why? So I can hear her tell me how much Father loved you and how horrible I am?"
"While I'm sure she believes the former, I doubt she would say the latter. If you don't talk to her, she'll keep calling you. She's not going to give up," Regina said. She did not know Snow White that well and honestly had no desire to, but what she did know about the girl was that when she thought she was right, she charged forward and never stopped until her point was proven.
Emma sighed. "That's true." They were silent for a while. "You know, she really wants this sister thing between us to work out."
"What about you?"
"Huh?" Emma's brow furrowed.
"What about you? Do you want a sister?" Regina thought Emma would do well with a sister. Emma wanted people, not a lot, but just a little group. Everyone wanted someone to be there for them.
Emma shook her head. "I don't really think about her as a sister. I mean, who the hell meets their sister, who is the same age as they are, at twenty-two? But, I think I would like us to be friends. I'm just not sure if we can be now."
"You should try. Snow wants to be your sister. I don't think she'll give up on you so easily, especially if you explain the situation. It might take her a while to forgive you, but I'm sure she'll get there."
Emma sighed. "That sounds completely plausible."
Regina chuckled. "You sound shocked."
"I dunno. Isn't it a little annoying? I mean, how perfect she is and everything?"
Another chuckle escaped Regina. "I believe the Heir is far from perfect. But, she tries. She wants to be a good person, much like you want to be a good person."
Emma frowned, even though they both knew this was true. Despite Emma's hard life, she really just wanted to be left alone most of the time and generally, when presented with a situation, she would do the right thing. She did this not because she had to, but because she wanted to. Emma was not looking to get ahead. She just wanted to live and enjoy the little things in life if she could.
"Why are you really avoiding Snow?" Regina pressed.
"I guess I just don't wanna bother with her… or stuff. I mean, I got all the family I need right here. I'm good."
Regina caressed Emma's side. "I know this is frightening for you, but how about this – we make it a family day?"
Emma's brow wrinkled as her eyebrows drew in close together. "What do you mean?"
"We all go to Misthaven and tour the Grand Park. Henry would love that and then, while you go have lunch with your sister, I will take Henry to a comic book store or two depending on how long your lunch takes. We can then meet up and see a movie."
"I… I really like that idea," Emma admitted.
Regina smiled, having a feeling Emma would. She would have to plan more family outings for them. They would all have a good time. They needed to start going on real family outings anyway.
"So… Castian?" Emma said. "Can I convince you to only make love to me in Castian from now on?"
Regina laughed rather boisterously. "You wouldn't understand."
"I don't have to understand. It's fucking sexy," Emma remarked.
"What am I going to do with you?" Regina asked, shaking her head. She brought a hand up, resting it against Emma's cheek.
"I thought the plan was to be my wife and let me take you and the kid to Misthaven for a tour. Didn't we just agree to that?"
Regina could only shake her head again. Honestly, what was she going to do with Emma? Well, aside from the things Emma just named. Emma smiled and pressed a kiss to Regina's palm.
Regina let loose a dramatic sigh. "Fine, I suppose I'll keep you." Like Emma said, being married was awesome, but being a family was even better.
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Next time: Emma sits down with Snow and Regina sits down with Cora.