A/N: Oh, this is the one that you've been waiting for! Don't forget to read 'The Tunnel of the Darkness' Chapter 10!
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Chapter 10: A Sudden Feelings for the Ladies
After meeting The Nolans two days ago, the ladies felt comfortable around in the apartment and had their hidden feelings for each other. Henry was not surprised that Emma and Regina haven't had a chance to confess for their feelings. The trio were busy with their life after having a day off.
Regina was frazzled with her cases at her work while she had her partner, Tinkerbell. She tried to get it done before she had a long weekend with her son in the apartment. Her boss, Zelena Green brought some serious cases for the brunette woman to work with her partner. But she felt overwhelmed with everything at the first and Tinkerbell helped her out with preparations through the cases. So, Regina felt relieved in few minutes later. They knew they need a girls' night out together for getting to know their partner in law firm better.
For the brunette woman, she finally got her break in her office since Tinkerbell went on her errands with other co-workers who needed her help. Regina sighed and gathered paperwork in the cases on the completed work and picked her phone up then checked any messages from her roommate who was busy with her shows in Broadway. She smiled at herself when she remembered the night with her son to watch Emma singing on the stage.
Several minutes later, she finished checking on her phone and resumed working on the cases for a while. The brunette woman grabbed her coffee mug and drank it all the way since she forgot to drink while she was working on the previous cases to make the connections. Regina was done with her coffee mug and decided to get a second later.
The knock was louder for the brunette woman to hear it on her door and she looked up at Robin who was smirking. She mentally groaned at the look and wished it was Emma at this time. But Regina forced a smile and spoke lightly.
"May I help you, Mr. Hood?"
"I am arranging our date at some fancy restaurant. I want to make sure if you are allergic to anything particular to the food." The snobby man grinned and replied with a care. Regina felt like she wanted to gag but kept it cool for a while.
"I am not allergic to any food. Anything else?" The brunette woman retorted with a forced smile. Robin nodded and spoke lightly.
"See you then, beautiful." The snobby man winked and left the office. Regina went with a gag and Tinkerbell showed up then replied with a concern. The brunette woman looked up at her.
"What's going on with you and Robin? It seems like you disliked him."
"I do dislike him at all. He made me gagging for it. He asked me out for a date so I gave him a small chance but he arranged our date."
"No! You can't!" The blonde woman said with a gasp. Regina nodded with a small smile and went to focus on the major cases. Tinkerbell muttered under her breath and went to gather the completed work then went to Zelena's office. The brunette woman sighed and stopped working then closed her eyes for a while.
Regina went with her thoughts about Emma, late dinners and chats through the night while Henry went bed. She smiled at herself when she laughed hysterically about the blonde woman's stories with her acting experiences. The brunette woman enjoyed Emma's presence since she moved in with her son in New York City. In her mind, she made the best decision in her whole life.
The brunette woman realized that she had a feeling for her all the times. She didn't except that Emma kissed on her cheek every time before they left for work in the mornings. Regina felt giddy toward the blonde woman's kisses. It was no deal and it was just a cheek. She bit her lip when she dreamed of a kiss on her lips from the blonde woman.
She wondered how it feels like if she receives her first kiss with Emma and opened her eyes. Regina tilted her head while she was daydreaming about her favorite Broadway idol. The brunette woman shook her thoughts and worked through her major cases before 3:30pm. She was lucky that she ate her lunch that Emma made the amazing pot roast with the steamed rice. It was a heavenly taste.
In the building, Emma sat in her dressing room and read an email from her agent. She focused on her lines for her 7pm show. The blonde woman mentally sang the songs from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Emma sighed and got up for her rehearsal with her best friend, Graham. She arrived on the stage and stretched her limbs then looked at the producers who were chatting about the stage fix ups.
The cast came on the stage and waved their hands at the blonde woman who was stretching her limbs. Graham showed up with his frazzled hair and gave a smile at Emma. The blonde woman raised her eyebrows and spoke lightly.
"What's going on with you?"
"Ruby." The brunette man replied while he started to stretch his limbs. Emma laughed and shook her head. The director announced few news and everyone clapped after finding out that the show was sold-out for their 7pm show. The blonde woman resumed singing the songs with few ladies for her big moment with Graham. They danced a bit little and sang their songs until the rehearsals finished with two hours break.
Emma returned back to her dressing room and got in a shower while she got sweaty from her rehearsal. She cleaned herself up and went out to the vanity desk. The blonde woman decided to check the messages from her brunette roommate. It went in her thoughts.
She remembered her kisses on Regina's cheek and it made her giddy. The blonde woman wondered if Regina liked her back and bit her lips while her glam squad came in to fix her character's first costume in the first act. Emma started to put the makeup on her face and went to think about the brunette woman who caught her eyes.
The glam squad went to double check on the blonde woman if the hole was opening on the costume. Emma was glad that she had them for making sure that she had everything before show started.
Ruby appeared with her daughters to see Emma before the show opened. The blonde woman looked up at her with a smile. Maria and Grace ran toward her and hugged their godmother. Emma kissed on their cheeks and spoke lightly.
"It is wonderful to see you all, my lovelies."
"No, it's my pleasure to bring the girls to see you before the show is over." Ruby explained with a wink. The blonde woman nodded and asked.
"Where is Henry? Is he with Regina?" The blonde woman furrowed her brows with a curiosity.
"No, he is here with Graham right now before we came here to see you." The brunette woman replied and gestured her daughters outside the room. The girls nodded and ran out to search for Henry.
"Oh good. Did you inform her that?"
"Yes. But she was home at that time and getting ready for her date." The brunette woman said. Emma raised her eyebrows and went surprised that Regina was getting ready for her date tonight while Henry was busy with Graham in the backstage. Maria and Grace left to find him and decided to stay with him for a while. Ruby nodded and hugged her best friend then left the room. The glam squad went to check on others. It left the blonde woman wondering about Regina and sat down on the chair.
"Date?" Emma muttered and frowned. She knew that she sent a hint to the brunette woman that she was gay and liked the women but it was specific for her liking on Regina. The blonde woman checked on the clock on the wall and it was still 5:30pm. Emma shook her thoughts and went to focus on her lines and songs for a while. She knew that she had to nail the show tonight.
The blonde woman wondered how Regina's date went but got called by her stage manager. She got up and went to work on the stage with her voice. Henry, Ruby and the girls were sitting in the front row and watched the show for a repeated show.
For Emma and Regina, they focused on their tasks but failed at each time. They were thinking about each other. The ladies didn't honestly know how to confess their feelings at once. It made them feel bad for each other that they didn't know that they really liked each other since the move in at the blonde woman's apartment.
But it was actually the night when Emma performed on her grand opening for Thoroughly Modern Millie. Their eyes connected with the fire and sparks. They couldn't understand how they felt toward each other but their feelings started to reveal a bit on each day. The kisses on the cheek and late dinner chats routine got them smiling on their face everyday.
Also, they went to think about how to confess everything on the front but they didn't know how to do that. In their mind, they knew one thing is to talk through everything at once but taking the one step at a time.
For Regina, she was thinking all the way on her date and focused on her roommate's features. She had been in madly in love with Emma Swan for a long time since her college days. The brunette woman couldn't put it away in her mind and focus on her date but feel like she wanted her all the times.
The brunette woman kept wondering about what ifs and rejections from the blonde woman but knew it was a lot of risks to try it out with her. She just wanted to know if Emma liked her back but realized that the cheek kisses were the hints from her Broadway idol. She rolled her eyes at the realization and felt like an idiot came out of the closet with a piece of cake.
She groaned at her mind and tried to fight against everything that she wanted to focus on herself but couldn't find a cork in her mind. Regina shook her thoughts through her date and downed all of her wine in a swing. She knew she was concerned about herself and tried to talk herself out with everything but Emma Swan was on her mind all night.
For Emma, she nailed every song throughout the show and didn't realize that Regina was in her mind lately. The blonde woman tried to not mess it up on the stage and embarrass herself in the audience. She kept looking at her partner on the stage and tried to focus on her lines until the song came up. Emma felt shitty toward herself when she opened her mouth to vocalize it but she was lucky that Graham caught it and helped her out with a song.
The blonde woman mentally thanked him on the stage and focused on her character's presence. Emma walked around on the furniture and flailed her arms every time when she danced with him all the way. The tapping made her think of Regina's heels around in the apartment.
The audience were not paying attention to the mishaps that Emma made through one song. Ruby caught it on the few notches of the performance and kept pressing her lips for few minutes. Henry bobbed his head throughout the performance and enjoyed these moments when Emma came up on the stage.
Emma was very stressed and tried to focus on her mind to open her mouth. She knew that she was pissed off when she lost her words few times. Graham sent his concerned look toward her and found out Emma shook her head on the purpose with her words. The blonde woman felt more trouble on herself and felt the fire boiling in her stomach then finally left the stage after the song ended.
Lucky for the blonde woman, it was a last scene of the act one and Emma went into her dressing room. The glam squad helped her out with the costumes and makeup. Graham appeared in her room and spoke lightly.
"What's going on with you?"
"I'm sorry. I lost few lines and songs. Thank you for helping me out."
"No problem, what's wrong?" The brunette man said. Emma looked at the glam squad and gave a look. The glam squad nodded and left the room to check on others. The blonde woman sighed and spoke lightly.
"I think that I got Regina Fever."
"What?" Graham furrowed his brows and stuttered his word. At this time, Ruby came in the dressing room with a blank look. The girls and Henry were cooping up with the co-stars of Thoroughly Modern Millie. The brunette woman crossed her arms over her chest and mumbled quickly before interrupting her husband on the conversation with Emma.
"You just zoned off on the stage and what's happening?"
"I got Regina Fever." Emma repeated her sentence toward the Humberts. Others opened their mouths but realized that the blonde woman was focusing on Regina then understood the meaning. Graham sighed and went to hug Emma tightly. The blonde woman closed her eyes and spoke again.
"What if I get messed up again on the act two?"
"Hell to the no. You will not mess it up at this time. Try to focus on Maria and Grace at this time." The brunette woman told her with a tight smile.
"What?" Graham and Emma said in unison. Ruby nodded and replied again.
"Yes, Emma. I just said so. Come on, Graham. I think that you have a cue soon. The act two is starting in few minutes."
"Thank you babe." Graham said. Emma nodded and got up then walked out of her dressing room. The producers and director saw her and asked with their concerns. The blonde woman explained everything with a truth. Others understood and informed her that she had a week off so the understudy would take over Emma's place next week. Emma was pleased that they understood her situation and went to take her position for the act two.
Lastly, Regina and Emma knew that they had to confess to each other tonight after their errands. Only the ladies had to try for their sakes until their night got off with the bad start. It was up to them if they decided to talk it out with everything on the couch talks. Nothing came up in their mind but they just felt that they knew they were madly in love with each other since the night of the grand opening.
They didn't press on everything that they wanted to talk but their hearts had been beating rapidly when they saw each other in the mornings and nights. No one denied that feeling at the beginning and the end. At this time, they would have a long conversation about each other with no interruptions from Henry.
A/N: If you want one more update after this, please review!
Hint: I already have Chapter 11 for this story. See you then.