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Marriage day 78

Regina wondered if this was how other people felt when they were happy. Yes, she had been happy before in her life – mostly due to having Henry in it, but this was a different kind of happiness.

Emma Swan was actually making her happy.

The night before they had kissed and yes touched more than they had previously. They still hadn't had sex and Regina knew that because of her, not Emma. It's not as if she didn't want to have sex with the blonde. She did, but something was holding her back from taking that step.

It was why she had called Archie that morning and asked if she could meet with him. That was where she was now – sitting in his office. She had spent the first 30 minutes talking to him about her marriage before actually getting to the point of why she was there.

"What do you think it is that is holding you back?" he asked. "You said yourself you find her attractive and you have had sex with her before."

"That was before we were married," she said quickly.

"Then it's the combination of and sex and marriage that is bothering you?"

"Yes, no, I don't know. I don't know how to do this."

"Do what exactly?"

"Make the conscious choice to have sex with my wife," she said as if it was obvious.

Archie could sense her growing frustration so he paused deliberately before speaking again. "When you were married before, to the king, did you not make the conscious choice to have sex with him as his wife?"

"The king wanted a mother for Snow, any extra curricular activities were always started by him, and he was king so I did my duty as his wife whether I wanted to or not. I am not saying he forced me or anything because I never said no. I couldn't say no. Again he was king."

"He might not have forced you, but the fact you felt you couldn't say no doesn't mean it felt any less forced to you. Do you feel like if you were having sex with Emma it would be forced?"

"No," she said quickly. "She has been beyond understanding in that department. She said she would wait until I was ready and she has done that. Last night for instance, there was no reason for us not to have sex."

"Clearly there was a reason or you would have done so."

She looked down at the floor, her hands clasped together. "Sex adds permanence to this marriage," she said finally.

There it is, Archie thought. The real reason Regina was there.

"Do you not want the marriage to be permanent?"

She paused still looking at the floor. "She makes me happy," she said pulling her head up. "She makes me happy and I … I don't know if I make her happy or can sustain making her happy."

"Were you ever happy in your marriage to the king?"

"I tried to be," she said. "But no."

"But you are happy now with Emma?"

"Yes."

"Go home Regina. Go home and talk with your wife. That is the only way you move your relationship forward. Forget about the sex for the moment and go talk to Emma about what this marriage means to you. I promise you that you will feel better having done it and she will feel happier knowing how you feel."

…

Emma was pleased when Regina asked her if she wanted to go out for dinner for the evening, just the two of them. She readily agreed. She was really beginning to feel like she was in a marriage. Even though they hadn't had sex yet, it felt right to her so when Regina called her up to ask her out it made her smile knowing they were progressing.

She had thought last night was going to be the night when Regina had turned out the light and started to kiss her, but it didn't move beyond some serious kissing and some touches. But flirting was nice, so she wasn't upset over it or anything. They would get to where they needed to be.

…

In the end they decided to go out of town for their dinner. It was nice option and it felt good to get away, even if was just over to the next town. They ate at a Chinese restaurant – a choice that Emma admitted surprised her.

"When you lived as long as I have, you like variety," Regina had said.

"I will have to remember that."

They sat down and Regina ordered the General Tso's chicken while Emma went with shrimp lo mien. Their food came and they settled into eating, chatting about mundane things at first.

Regina stopped eating and looked at Emma.

"What?" Emma said after a moment.

"I want you to know that this marriage, I um I didn't know that this is what marriage was like. When I was married before it wasn't like this. I was um I didn't feel anything for my husband. I didn't want to marry him but I wasn't given a choice. Then all of a sudden I am married to you and I guess I keep expecting that it is going to be like it was before – my marriage I mean. And that is not to say I think you are going to be like him, because that is not what I mean. I am saying this really badly sorry,"

"Why don't calm down first," Emma said. "You just said those sentences in like 5 seconds."

Regina took a moment to breathe. "What I am trying to say is that our marriage may have happened in an unconventional way, and at the beginning yes I tried to get you to give up, to go away, but now … you've made me happy."

Emma gave her a big smile.

"I didn't know it could be like that, a marriage which is happy," Regina continued. "And I wanted you to know that. But I also need you to know that this happiness scares me because the few times I've been happy it seems like something always comes along and screws it up – usually me. I wonder if I can make you happy, happy in a way that's sustainable, that lasts. That doubt has kept me from taking that step with you – you know which step that is – and I am sorry …"

"You don't have to apologize for that. I told you I would wait. I meant it. No pressure here on this side of the table. If what we did last night was too fast for you I'm sorry."

"It was not too fast," Regina said quickly and her reaction made both of them smile. "I am attracted to you, deeply attracted to you, as you probably know when we um you know had sex the first time."

"Yes I sort of got the feeling that you were hot for my body,"

"And your modesty is also very attractive."

Emma reached across the table and took Regina's hand in hers. "We're married. As crazy at it may seem, you and I are married, and I want this marriage and I hope you do too, and as long you do, we will be fine. I don't want you worry about whether you make me happy or not, because you do. No one has ever made me feel alive like you do. You, me, Henry, we get to be a family and I love that."

Regina squeezed her hand back. "We can do this."

"Yes we can."

…

They returned home after picking Henry up from Emma's parents. It was late so they all went directly to their bedrooms. Regina slipped out of the dress she was wearing and looked over her shoulder and saw that Emma was watching her.

"Come here," Regina said. Emma walked over and Regina turned to face her. She wrapped her arms around Emma and kissed her gently. Emma responded in kind. They kissed slowly at first, but Regina picked up the pace a little more. She reached under Emma's shirt so she could feel her skin.

"I want you," she said between kisses. "All of you."

Emma pulled back from her suddenly. "Hey," she said. "We just had a nice dinner, and we talked, that doesn't mean we have to take this any further tonight."

"I want to. I'm ready. I just needed to say the things I did earlier. But now, I am ready,"

"Are you absolutely sure?"

"Yes, but thanks for asking," Regina said kissing her again.

As much as Emma wanted this she reminded herself to let Regina set the pace. It started off slow, more kissing until Regina pulled Emma's shirt up and off. The bra was quickly discarded as well, but before she did anything else, Regina led her to the bed where they both laid down.

They started to kiss again and Regina began to run her hand around one of Emma's breasts. Emma could feel her nipple get hard. Some women were very sensitive there, and normally Emma wasn't one of them, but she was turned on by the mere thought of being there naked with Regina that each touch felt like it was sending signals straight to her pussy.

After several minutes of merely enjoying the sensations Emma stopped them so each of them could take off what little remained of their clothing. She pulled Regina back down – this time on top of her and wrapped her arms around her as they kissed. Soon they were back to lying down next to each other – facing one another. Emma spent time feeling Regina this time, running her hands around her breasts – squeezing, feeling, slightly tweaking the nipples. She knew from the first time they were together that Regina was the kind of woman who loved to have her breasts touched.

And Emma was more than happy to oblige.

Regina was kissing along her neck while she reached to touch Emma's pussy. She let one finger sink in between the folds and press down so she could feel that ever growing wet spot. Emma made an appreciative noise.

"Do you like that?" Regina asked.

"Yes," Emma breathed out. "I like whatever you want to do with me."

Regina laughed and brought their lips back together.

"Let's see how wet you are," Emma said between kisses as she mirrored Regina's position – but she didn't slide her fingers in to feel Regina's slit, she pushed two fingers directly inside her and she felt Regina shift at the intrusion. Another thing she learned from their first time together, Regina was tight down there. She felt Regina's wall crash against her fingers as she began moving them in and out.

Emma was finding it hard to concentrate on the task because Regina was circling her clit and rubbing it causing Emma to get even wetter.

Emma pulled her fingers out of Regina brought them up to her mouth, but Regina stopped her taking Emma's fingers into her own mouth. The sight of Regina licking her own essence off of her fingers was almost enough to set Emma's senses completely on fire.
"That is the sexiest thing I have ever seen," Emma said once Regina finished.

"Sorry, you can have the next taste," Regina smiled.

Emma wasted no time dipping her fingers back in.

Each woman continued to work the other over. They were both working up a sweat and breathing harder. Emma knew she was going to cum soon as she upped the speed of her thrusts.
"Emma," Regina said. "God. Emma. I'm so fucking close."

"I know," Emma said feeling her own impending orgasm gathering within her.

"Fuck," Regina wore again and then she cried out Emma's name as the orgasm overwhelmed her. She still had the wherewithal to continue to touch Emma who called out Regina's name as she was sent over the edge.

They lie there just breathing and feeling the mellowness that comes post-sex.

Emma recovered first, kissing Regina full on the lips.

"I love you my wife," Emma said.