A/N: I'm so very sorry for the long wait, I truly hope I'll make up with that long chapter! 3

Chapter 10

Suddenly a child was standing next to Emma. A small, chubby little boy with brown hair, not older than four or five. "Mommy, my tummy hurts," the child said as he rubbed his eyes. Then he glanced in Regina's direction, titled his head slightly. "Who is that?" he said, grabbing his mother's leg and hiding behind it.

Regina blinked. She felt dizzy. A good thousand thoughts were running through her head, spinning like crazy, but the most prominent one pushed all the other's aside:

SHIT! Shit, shit, shit.

There had been so many scenarios going on in Regina head but never, not once, had she expected a child coming through that door. More so – Emma's child. She had a child. What in God's name? For what seemed to be the first time in her life, Regina freaking Mills' was stunned. Like, really stunned. She couldn't move nor could she bring her mouth to function.

"Mommy?" the small boy said again, looking up at the blonde.

"Right. Kid, this is Miss … uh, Regina", Emma explained. "A friend of mine", she added, the uncertainty in her voice more than clear. The boy pressed his lips together as he eyed Regina once more. He then let go of his mother's leg and approached the stranger, coming to a stand right in front of her.

"Hello, Miss Regina. I am Mister Henry", he said, holding out his hand.

Good God. Regina couldn't help but close her eyes as the pain shot through her unexpectedly. Henry. His name's Henry. This tiny little human had the same name as her deceased father. The clearing of a throat cut through the awkward silence. Regina's eyes flung open just to see that Henry hadn't move an inch. The CEO gulped and wetted her lips before she crouched down and took the boys hand in hers. It was warm and smooth and tiny, so tiny.

"Hello, Mister Henry", Regina eventually managed to get out. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, too." He smiled lazily and wobbled back to his mother, still half asleep as it seemed.

Emma has followed the exchange in silence and was rather worried about Regina's expression. Her face was scrunched up as if she was in pain, and her eyes … they were shimmering in tears. That is, if Emma's eyes weren't playing her any tricks. Shit, the blonde thought, Regina hates kids. This will never work out. She started to panic, her heartbeat doubling over, her body starting to tremble.

The silence stretched again, neither of them knew what to say or what to do. Just as Regina was about to storm out of the apartment, Ruby showed up from her own bedroom. She blinked a few times, looking between the two woman standing awkwardly in the living room. Then her eyes fell on Henry.

"Well, that sucks", she stated and shrugged.

Emma glared at her best friend. This couldn't get any worse.

"Aunt Ruby, is that a bad word?" Henry, curious as ever even half-asleep, asked.

"It is", she confirmed.

"Mommy says it a lot."

"Henry!" Emma called out in a high pitched voice. She withdrew her statement from earlier – it could get worse! The blonde could feel her cheeks getting hotter and hotter from embarrassment, and as if that wasn't enough her stupid best friend had a laughing fit. Her glare didn't make it better.

"Sorry, sorry", Ruby mouthed, still laughing her ass off. "I'll handle Henry", she said and grabbed the boys hand, fleeing to her bedroom.

"Good night, Miss Regina!" Henry said and waved, before they disappeared behind the door.

The CEO stood there, slightly dazzled. Her eyes fell on her raised, still waving hand which she then immediately hid behind her back. She shook her head as if to pull herself out of her trance.

"I do not, by the way", Emma said eventually.

Regina, still feeling a bit dizzy from the encounter with a child, furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Suck", Emma clarified. Her eyes grew comically wide as she realized what she had just said. "I mean … I mean, obviously, I don't suck", she laughed nervously. "And by that I don't mean the suck suck, because as you should know very well I do suck … shit, I should stop talking." Emma exhaled deeply and fought the urge to hide her face in her hands. God, she was acting like a complete fool.

If the current situation hadn't been such a mess, Regina would have laughed at Emma's flustered behavior. But she couldn't laugh because … well. "You have …" Regina started with a hoarse voice. She cleared her throat and tried again. "You have a child?" It was more a statement than a question really.

The blonde gulped. "Uh, yeah. Yeah, I do."

Regina blinked, still confused and slightly … angry. She sniffed loudly, in very unladylike fashion. The CEO crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her walls were up again, high and unreachable. Never, not once had there been a person who had been willing to climb said wall. More so, Regina never felt comfortable enough to let someone in. She had let her guard down, just a little, just enough for Emma to peek inside her, and that's what she got. "And why, Miss Swan, would you lie to me about such thing?"

"Woah, woah, slow down", Emma said, laughing nervously. She had a bad feeling about this whole situation … as though it was going to escalate quickly. "Lying? Come on, Regina, I –"

"Lying, keeping it from me, not mention it, call it however you want! You should have told me!"

Emma was at a loss about Regina's outburst. She didn't understand why the brunette acted so angry. Instead of shouting back, Emma decided to keep her voice low, not just for the sake of her son and Ruby next door. They were going to work this out. Right?

"Say something, goddamn it!" Regina hissed, pulling Emma out of her thoughts.

"I didn't lie to you, Regina, I would never."

"Oh, please, spare me. I should have known better."

The last remark stung surprisingly hard. Within seconds, Emma got angry, too. "Listen! When exactly should I have told you about my son? While I was licking and sucking and fucking you? While you had your head buried between my legs? I remember that there wasn't much talking between us, Regina. Besides screaming each other's names and begging for release!"

"Of course you would make an excuse! You would have found time to tell me, if you really wanted to!"

Emma's mouth opened, her response already on the tip of her tongue, but then she paused and clamped her mouth shut. Because, if she was being 100% honest with herself, Regina was right. There had been chances to tell her, but a part of Emma always feared the CEO's reaction. Justified fear, as she could see now. Sighing deeply, the blonde touched her forehead with her fingers. God, her head was throbbing. Before she could say something, though, Regina beat her to it.

"At a loss for words, I see", she scoffed, shaking her head. "I should have known that someone like you would never be completely honest." The brunette was hurt. And confused. And angry. She felt so many things, all at once. There was one thing Regina absolutely hated – dishonesty. It was the one thing that she didn't tolerate, couldn't tolerate.

Regina's words felt like a slap in Emma's face … more like a punch in the guts, really. It took everything to not lose it right then and there. "Someone like me, huh?" she said quietly, biting her lip until the familiar metallic taste filled her mouth. Emma swallowed roughly. "Like the poor hairdresser I am?"

"That is not what I –"

"Like the almost 30 year old who shares an apartment with her best friend even though she has a five year old son? Or did you mean someone like me, who will never be able to buy a fucking Mercedes or a mansion, because I am still paying of my fucking loan?"

"Do not put words in my mouth, Miss Swan, I did not say any of that!"

"Cut the Miss Swan crap, Regina! That's not what you said. Not in so many words. But it's what you think." Emma's heart was pounding loudly in her chest. She could feel her cheeks coloring. From hurt and embarrassment and anger. The last one wasn't all that unfamiliar. In anger, there were always said things … hurtful things. Emma experienced it first hand, more than once.

"Are you a magician now? Or a psychic? Can you look into my head? Can you read me? How come you know what I am thinking?"

Emma laughed dryly. "It's written all over your face!"

"How dare you put that on me, Miss Swan?"

"You should leave."

Regina stopped breathing. Her brows furrowed in confusion. She sure must have misheard the blonde.

"Leave!" Emma repeated, louder and firmer this time.

"I –"

"Get the fuck out of my apartment!" Emma yelled so suddenly, Regina flinched.

Gulping, Regina pressed her lips tightly together. Carefully, she somehow managed to drag her feet towards the front door. She shot one last glance in Emma's direction, hoping to catch the green orbs, but the blonde had already turned her back on her. Sighing, Regina pushed down the handle, leaving the apartment. She stood there, for what felt like an eternity, staring at the closed door.

"Shit. Shit, shit, shit. I fucked up!" she muttered, before she left the building.

"I fucked up! I completely fucked up!"

It was already after midnight and Regina was pacing around her living room. She was massaging her pounding temples. The headache started right after she left Emma's apartment. As soon as she entered her house she grabbed a bottle of wine and called Kathryn. The lawyer had come by in a matter of minutes, keeping her friend company. Now, three wine bottles later, Regina felt even worse than before.

"You said that already, babe", Kathryn said. "Like a hundred times." She tilted her head and studied Regina, who looked like a complete mess. And acted like one.

"How do I fix this? Is there even a way to fix this?" Regina whined. She almost lost her balance as she staggered to the couch. Plumping down next to Kathryn she continued to whine. "She hates me now. I saw it on her face. I know it. She hates me. I ruined it. I fucked up. I messed up everything!"

"Well, what exactly is that 'everything' you messed up? I thought you were just sleeping together?" Kathryn blinked in surprise as her friend ignored her remark and just kept up her rant.

"And this child. This tiny, chubby boy with his big eyes and his messy brown hair", Regina gushed. She held her hands up to her chest and pouted … she pouted! "I've never seen a cuter boy in my entire life, Kathryn, I swear to God, he's an angel! And his name's Henry! Like my Dad!"

"Wow …"

Regina sighed deeply and closed her eyes. It was silent for a few minutes, and just as Kathryn thought her friend had fallen asleep, Regina started talking again. More like slurring, really.

"I'll miss her, you know? Emma. I'll miss her. She's so beautiful and so adorable, and sometimes, when she's very flustered she makes this thing with her noise. Like a child, you know? And she's those dimples, did you know that? I'd like to touch those dimples … among other parts of her. And she's able to fix my hair so good, she's so good. And did you see her hair? It feels like silk. I know it, because I tangled my hands through it. She's also very good in bed. She makes this thing with her tongue and her fingers at the same time, it's like magic, you wouldn't believe, and –"

"Okay, stop", Kathryn cut her off. She grabbed her friend's wrists and forced her to look at her. "Regina, honey, as much as I love hearing every single dirty detail of you adventures with Emma –"

"Don't say her name!" Regina whined loudly. "It hurts, it hurts so much!"

"Oh, my …" Kathryn cleared her throat. She had a very hard time not to laugh at her friend. Hilarious! "Listen, babe. You are drunk. You need rest."

"I'm not. I don't need rest, I need her!"

"You are using abbreviations, for God's sake! Regina Mills doesn't use abbreviations unless she's drunk!"

"You're silly, I don't use abbrevi … oh." Regina put on a pained expression. "I'm drunk."

Kathryn nodded and chuckled lightly. Helping her friend to bed turned out harder than expected. Drunk Regina was even bitchier than the normal Regina. First she needed a different comforter, than she didn't like the pajama pair Kathryn chose for her because, and I quote; 'They remind me of her. I've put them on after our first night in a bed … probably our last night.' Then, after a lot of struggle, Regina was finally settled. She had pull up her knees and lay there in the embryo positon, sniffling and mumbling something under her breath. She looked so miserable that Kathryn bend down and hugged her.

"It's going to be alright", she whispered to her friend.

"Promise?"

"I promise", Kathryn said. She swore there was a light smile on Regina's face before her eyelids fluttered shut, and her breath event out. Kathryn put 2 Aspirins and a glass of water on Regina's nightstand and left the house, already trying to figure out a way to keep her promise.

On the other side of town, instead of yelling and drinking wine, there was whispering and drinking cacao. Emma just finished her second cup and put her cup down.

"Someone like me, huh?" Emma shook her head. "How could she?" she hissed.

"Emma –"

"I mean, seriously? What's that even supposed to mean?"

"Emma –"

"I should have known that she's just like any other rich snob!"

"For fuck's sake, you realize you're doing the exact same thing that made you angry in the first place?"

"I am not!" Emma said loudly.

"Keep your voice down!" Ruby put a finger on her lips, and shot a glance at the bedroom door. "But, Emma, that's exactly what you're doing. You're judging her."

"She's the one that said –"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Maybe she had a bad experience, Emma. Maybe someone has kept something from her and hurt her and –"

"I have a child, for God's sake, I'm not a serial killer."

Ruby sighed and held up her hands. Emma had a point, but so did Regina. Of course she was going to side with Emma, but a part of her already was thinking of a way to fix this mess. She had been lost in thoughts as Emma suddenly scoffed loudly.

"Go on, say it."

Ruby furrowed her brows.

"Come on, say it. I know you want to. Rub it in my face that you were right from the beginning. Rub it in my face that you have warned me about Regina Mills, and I decided to ignore your warning." Her voice was quivering and suddenly there were tears running down her face.

"Oh, Em, come here." Ruby hugged her friend tightly to her, running her hand over the blonde's hair. "It's going to be alright", she whispered to Emma and dropped a kiss to her head.

"Promise?" Emma sniffled and yawned.

"I promise."

"Emma's really stubborn."

"Regina's very sorry."

"Emma won't take the first step, she's too hurt."

"Regina either, she's too scared of being rejected."

Kathryn and Ruby both sighed and shook their head, before taking a sip from their coffee. It had been four days since the eventful night and there had been absolutely no progress between Regina and Emma. They haven't seen each other. No texts, no calls, nothing. The lack of communication was utterly ridiculous because they both were clearly suffering from it.

"It can't go on like this", Kathryn said. "Regina's a mess. She called in sick. I mean, she's the boss and all, but I'm pretty sure she hasn't took a day off of her own free will in the past three years."

"Same with Emma. She's pitying herself at home, and cuddles with Henry all the time."

"Well, at least she has someone at her side." Kathryn sighed and massaged her temples. "I'm really starting to worry about her. I've just seen her once like that and it took a long time, and I mean a very long time for Regina to recover. It's not my place to tell you or Emma about it."

"Kathryn, I got it, okay? It's exactly the same with Emma. She got hurt pretty badly and got trust issues since then. I can't speak for her, but I know Regina meant a lot to –"

"Means", Kathryn cut Ruby off. "Means. Let's think positive." They smiled at each other. "Also, I can't speak for Regina either, but I'm pretty sure Emma means a lot to her, too."

The minutes went on. Kathryn and Ruby ordered more coffee and cake. The conservations between them flowed. They laughed, they joked. There was a new friendship blooming. It took a while until they came up with a perfect plan to get Regina and Emma back together. Well, at least they would push the two of them into the right direction. The rest was up to them.

"So, tomorrow Regina will be at the opera with Maleficent, you know, because of the charity thing. I will take Emma there, which will be a lot of work by the way, and make her bump into Regina."

"You got it, dude!" Kathryn cheered and high fived her new friend, Ruby.

"The hell, Ruby? I thought we were going to the movies?"

Emma just got out of Ruby's car, and was now standing at the sidewalk. It was a beautiful Friday evening, but the blonde wasn't in the mood for going out. It had been Henry who had convinced her to go. In fact, he throw her out. Emma was pretty sure that her son had his first crush and just wanted to spend time with the new sitter. Anyways, here she was.

"I said theatre", Ruby gave back.

"That's Broadway!"

"I know."

"Since when do you –"

"Since today", Ruby cut her off and grabbed her hand, pulling to the entry.

"I'm not even properly dressed for –"

"You're fine, Emma!"

"I'm wearing my everyday jeans and a wool cardigan."

"You're fine, Em!"

"I'm in frigging Broadway!" Emma hissed.

At that, her friend chuckled. "Don't worry, you're not starring. At least not exactly."

"What in God's name is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing! Come on, we're going to be late."

Emma rolled her eyes but figured giving up would be less exhausting than fighting her friend. She hadn't the required force to fight anyone anyway. They entered the theater. It was still a god few minutes before the next play, and Emma didn't understand Ruby's rush. That is until she spotted the woman that haunted her in her dreams. The blonde stopped dead in her tracks and inhaled sharply.

There she was standing. Beautiful as ever in a classic little black dress that ended just under her knees, and that was combined with a cream and black blazer. God, she looked stunning. Emma felt the urge to run up to her and kiss those red lips. That was until remembered that she was angry at her. And to make things worse, Emma saw an arm sneaking around Regina's waist. Maleficent's arm. It made her blood boil. She didn't know if she wanted to go up there and ruin the woman's perfect coiffed blonde hair or if she wanted to leave without being seen.

"Shit", Emma muttered under her breath as her eyes locked across the room with Regina's. Well, so much about leaving without being seen, she thought. Unclenching her fists, she took a deep breath. Then she panicked, as Regina approached her with careful steps. "Shit", she hissed at Ruby, without taking her eyes off of Regina. "She's coming!"

"What, already?" Ruby chuckled.

"The hell are you …" she stopped and glared at Ruby as her brain finally understood the real meaning of Ruby's words. "You're un-fucking-believable!"

"Sorry", Ruby said. The grin on her face told her exactly how sorry her friend was.

Emma scoffed and rolled her eyes. Of course it had to happen in the same time Regina reached them. The hurt expression on the CEO's face threw Emma off a bit.

"I am sorry, I did not mean to bother you, I just …" Regina started almost inaudible. The brunette cleared her throat. "Is Henry feeling better?"

"I … what?" Emma blinked, confused.

"His tummy. He said his tummy hurt."

Wow, okay. That, Emma definitely didn't expect. The fact that Regina remembered that, somehow tugged on her heartstrings. And the way Regina's face had softened as she started talking about Henry … God. This woman was confusing as hell!

"He's fine."

Before Emma had the chance to say more, though, the blonde, insufferable woman, Maleficent appeared right next to Regina. Again her hand sneaked around the CEO's waist, this time even more possessively. The stern expression on Maleficent's face and the raised eyebrow should have intimidated Emma. But the opposite happened. Emma smirked knowingly. The woman felt threatened … by her.

"Good evening, Miss … what was it again?" Maleficent asked, titling her head.

Emma smiled, and opened her mouth to answer, but Regina beat her to it.

"Swan. Her name is Miss Swan."

"Right, Miss Swan. What are you doing here?" The blonde woman let her eyes wander over Emma's attire. "Are you working here? Looks like you just ended your shift." The woman clearly was trying to belittle Emma.

Again, Regina was the one to answer. "No, she does not", the brunette said. "She is a hairdresser. Miss Swan and Miss Lucas here", she pointed at Emma's friend, "they own a hair salon."

"Is that so?" Now Maleficent looked annoyed, and there was no way to hide said annoyance. Emma loved it. "I have heard that hairdressers suffer from dry hands. Is that true?"

"Well, I take care of my hands. They're very soft", Emma said and grinned widely.

"They are", Regina confirmed and flushed beat red as she realized what she had just said.

Emma grin grew wider, if that was even possible. "She should know."

That was it. That was the moment Ruby couldn't hold her laugh anymore. Every single pair of eyes turned at Ruby, even those who were like 10 yards away. The laughing fit seemed too held on way to long for Maleficent's liking as she cleared her throat.

"Regina, darling, we should go and take our seats now."

Emma didn't know what got into her, but she grabbed Regina's hand. "Actually, I need to borrow Miss Mills for a minute or two. Thanks." She didn't ask. She just took. Without waiting for a response, Emma dragged a speechless Regina across the hall.

"Miss Swan, I –"

"You wait here", Emma said as they reached the side entrance of one of the cloakroom, before she disappeared. Regina's heart had started racing, her cheeks felt like fire.

"Hey, you", Emma spoke to the cloakroom boy. "Open the side entrance."

"But, Miss, I can't –"

Emma pulled out a twenty from her pocket and handed it to the boy. "Another one afterwards."

"Just a moment, Miss."

Pleased, Emma made her way back to Regina, hoping the brunette had waited for her. God, the relieve she felt as she spotted Regina standing right where she had left here … it was ridiculous. Seconds later, the door opened, the boy stepped out of the room.

"In", Emma said to Regina, who complied without hesitation. Then the blonde turned to the boy. His spotty face was flushed, he played nervously with his finger. How not? He knew exactly what was about to happen in there. "Ten minutes", Emma said.

"Miss, I could give you 15 minutes, if –"

"I don't need 15 minutes, buddy", Emma cut him off and winked at him, making the blush on his face even deeper. With that, she entered the room and locked the door.

Regina was standing at the corner of the room. The curtains were already closed. With quick, confident steps, Emma closed the distance between the two of them. It was obvious that there was absolutely no hesitation. The sexual tension that hung in the air was palpable. As soon as Emma reached Regina, their lips crashed together. Kissing, touching, grinding. It happened all at once.

Instead of fighting for dominance, Regina let Emma take the lead. The blondes tongue sneaked into her mouth as she felt one of Emma's hands under her dress, grabbing Regina's bar ass – she was wearing a tong. Regina moaned into Emma's mouth as the blonde dig her fingernails into the soft flesh. Emma's mouth wandered south, reaching Regina's neck and biting down. The brunette groaned. Then Regina's dress was around her waist, but before Emma's hand reached between her legs, Regina grabbed her wrist. They had slept together a few times now, and it had always been passionate, but this time every one of Emma's touches felt even more intense as usual. Regina knew that Emma was mad at her, and her actual emotions played a big role right know. She just didn't knew if she liked it or not. God, she was a grown woman who wasn't a stranger of rough sex, what the hell has gotten into her so suddenly?

"I am not … I am not ready yet", Regina whispered breathlessly.

Emma's face softened within the blink of an eye. She cursed herself for acting so rough. "I know, silly", Emma whispered back as her tongue soothed the bite on Regina's neck. Then she looked up, searching for chocolate brown eyes. "I am not going to hurt you, Regina. Ever."

It wasn't just about hurting Regina in this very moment while she still wasn't ready for Emma. These words meant so much more, and they both knew it. Emma's hand found the soft spot between Regina's legs. Slowly, tantalizing slowly her fingers brushed against the fabric of Regina's tong. Which each stroke, Emma increased the pressure of her fingers. In the meantime she assaulted Regina's mouth. Her neck. Her throat. The top of her breasts as she couldn't free them fully without unzipping Regina's dress. And if she were to unzip the CEO … well, let's just say that she would need way more time than 10 minutes to worship the brunette. She needn't any distraction. She had a task.

It didn't take long – two minutes tops – for Emma to feel the wetness on her fingers.

"Ready yet?" she smirked against Regina's lips.

"Someone's smug …" the brunette breathed out, a smirk on her face as well. She grabbed Emma's lower lip between her teeth, biting and sucking on it, letting it go with a soft plop. "Are you waiting for permission? Because you don't ne – fuck!" The last word was cried out. Emma swiftly had pushed aside Regina's tong and entered her with two fingers.

"Did I hurt you?" Emma asked, a worried sound in her voice. She leant back a little to catch brown eyes.

"NO!" Regina groaned. "Why did you stop, don't stop! Keep going, you're not hurting me!"

Emma smiled at Regina's little rant and eagerness. She complied the plea by pulling her fingers almost completely out just to go back in into Regina's heat with a powerful thrust.

"YES!" Regina moaned. "Yes. Yes. Yes." That was all Regina's brain could produce as Emma's fingers worked her magic. She switched between hard and fast to gentle and slowly. It was torture. Pure torture. And God, did Regina love it! As Emma's thumb rubbed her swollen and aching clit, not once losing the rhythm of her thrusts, Regina exploded in matter of seconds. She saw stars, literally. A loud and long "YES" escaped Regina's mouth as she reached her climax, as every fiber of her vibrated.

Emma couldn't stop staring at her. The brunette's cheeks were flushed, she could see that despite the dim light. God, Regina looked so beautiful Emma's heart ached. Could it work? There were so many differences between them. They were like day and night. Like winter and summer. But, could it work? Because Emma was losing her heart to the brunette woman in front of her – despite everything.

"Emma?" Regina whispered as she came down from her high, still breathing hard. She studied the blonde with a slightly tilted head. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I just …" Emma cleared her throat and withdrew her hand from between Regina's legs. She took a few steps to the side and rested her back against the wall. Regina took the time to push down and straighten her now wrinkled dress. Silence fell over the room. It wasn't exactly uncomfortable. Unusual, yes. Awkward even, because either one of them knew what to say. It was Emma who spoke first.

"I'm still mad."

"I know."

"You will have to make it up to me."

"I know."

"And with that I don't mean sex."

"I know."

"You need to explain."

"I know."

Emma sighed. "Your answers really irritate me." A small smile spread on Regina's face and she opened her mouth, but Emma held up her hand. "Don't even!"

They laughed. The tension broke. It felt amazing.

"We should probably get back. This woman might think I kidnapped you", Emma said.

"You literally just stole me from her."

"Nope, can't steal something that's already mine."

Two sharp intakes of breath. A long meaningful look was exchanged. Emma's words meant so much.

"Anyways, I'm sure she's boiling right now from jealousy", Emma broke the moment, grinning.

"You are enjoying yourself, are you not, dear?"

"Yup," Emma admitted with a bright smile. They made their way to the door, but before Emma opened it, she cleared her throat. "You know what I said about making it up to me?" Regina nodded. "Well, I'm really hard to impress, so you better work on your plan to woo me."

"Woo?" Regina chuckled and shock her head. That woman was adorable.

"Yeah." Emma shrugged and turned the key around. "One more thing," Emma whispered and leaned into Regina, capturing her lips in a short but deep kiss. " … I don't mind sex."

With that, she opened the door and left, letting a very flushed but bright smiling Regina behind. Emma saw the cloakroom boy standing a few foot away. As she reached him, she took another 20 out of her pocket and handed it to him.

"9 Minutes and 10 Seconds", he said as he looked and his phone.

"You stopped the time?" Emma asked surprised.

The boy's face took a deep, a very deep shade of red. "I … I … sorry, Miss, I –"

Emma put him out of his misery with a small clap on his shoulder. "Guess I did a good job then, buddy." Smirking, she made her way to Ruby, who was still waiting next to a now very angry looking Maleficent. The woman's arms were crossed over her chest, and she looked as though she was about to explode. Emma had a very hard time to hide her gloating. In fact, she didn't want to hide it.

"Oh, you look a little red there", Emma pointed out with a sickly sweet smile on her face. She caught Regina's eye who made her way over to them as well. Even from the distance she could see Regina's still flushed face. Emma's smile grew wider as she turned her attention back to the beat red Maleficent. "But don't you worry, Ma'am, Regina and you will have matching color on your faces. Though not for the same reasons, obviously."

Ruby once more burst out laughing. Emma grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of the theater, shooting once last glance over her shoulder and winking at Regina, who just reached Maleficent. The blonde woman had steam coming out of her ears and her nose. She left Regina with a dragon, Emma thought, but she was sure the badass CEO could handle the heat.

As soon as she stepped out of the theater, Emma's head fell onto her neck. Looking into the sky full of stars, she took a deep breath.

This was the beginning of something new, and she couldn't wait for more.

Hope you guys liked it! Please, don't hesitate to share your thoughts with me, I love to hear every single one! 3

Will try to update another chapter this year, but please don't hate me if I won't make it.

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