BTW, I wrote this BEFORE watching OUAT that is sitting in my DVR. Now that it's finished, I'm off to eat some corn risotto and sniffle at Regina in pain. Look away. I'm hideous.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Here's Chapter 11 for free.

As I slowly started coming into consciousness, I was aware of one thing: This room smelled freakin' awesome!

I was lying on my side with my back to the door but kept getting a whiff of chocolate. I could be dead and recognize that smell. I slowly opened one eye to seek out the source of the scent and saw my favorite brown-eyed girl standing by the bed grinning down at me.

I kept the one eye open and moved my head just a little to look around. "I smell chocolate."

She raised her eyebrows, "Are you going to wake up?"

I rolled over onto my back and stretched. "I can be persuaded."

She pulled the chocolate dipped truffle she had hidden behind her back and presented it with a steaming cup of coffee.

"Ohhhh. Now I could get used to waking up like this!" I said, trying to clear the deep sleepy voice coming from inside of me. I reached one arm out and made a grabbing motion towards the truffle but Regina kept it just out of reach and politely cleared her throat while making it a point to look at the bed.

I rolled my eyes, scooted over and sat up with my back against the headboard. Then, I patted the seat next to me. She handed the cup of coffee to me before crawling in to sit beside of me with our shoulders brushing each other. I took one sip and leaned my head back against the headboard with a sigh of content.

"Man, I don't know if it's the soft bed, fresh air, or coffee in bed but I am loving being on vacation right about now."

The bed moved ever so slightly as Regina chuckled and laid her head back next to mine. "I always find peace whenever we visit here. I hope it stays that way once my parents move here full-time. Everything is so...uncomplicated here."

I moved my head to the side to watch her close her eyes and take a deep breath. I smiled softly to myself. "Yeah, I know what you mean."

She opened her eyes and turned to stare back at me. In that moment, with the sunlight starting to stream through the big window in the bedroom, she had never looked more beautiful. Big brown eyes open and so clear you could see for miles when you look into them. Her hair was tousled from a good nights sleep in a way that made her adorable. There she was resting next to me in my bed while we're both wearing our pj's and looking at one another. She caught me looking at her lips and quirked her eyebrow. Hey, I'm only human.

I let her know that I saw her notice but went back to looking at her lips before slowly dragging my gaze back up to her eyes, "Sooooooo, about that chocolate..."

She sighed dramatically and handed the truffle to me. "Must everything come back to food with you?"

"Hey, I like to eat!"

"That's the understatement of the year."

I bit into the treat and moaned. "My. Gawd. This is heaven right here. Absolute heaven. I swear to god. Try this."

"I've eaten truffles before, Dear. My mother DID make them."

"Fine. fine. More for me." I didn't think she heard the next part because I was chewing the last of the ball of goodness. "I'dliketodipyouinchocolateandeatyou."

Her head whipped to the side, "What did you just say?"

I swallowed. "I said...more for me."

She narrowed her eyes, "After that."

I figured there was two ways to play this so I went for the least obvious one which was, well, lying. "I clearly said, 'last night you raped me with your eyes'."

Her mouth dropped open and she just looked at me.

I casually took a sip of coffee and shrugged, "We gotta talk about it, Regina. Gotta happen."

I was trying not to laugh because her mouth was still frozen in that big O shape. She was slightly shaking her head trying to come up with something to say so I decided to help her out.

I leaned close to her and winced, "I felt dirty, Regina. Your eyes were pretty...(pause for effect)...probing."

I leaned back into my spot and took another sip of coffee waiting for the inevitable sputtering. Yep. Just...about...now.

"Probing? MY eyes were probing? You felt...YOU felt dirty? I don't even know what to say to that!" Her arms were gesturing a mile a minute to keep up with her ramblings.

"Do you have any idea how many times I have looked up to see you leering at me? You're...you're like a Neanderthal choosing a fresh piece of meat. I'm surprised sometimes when you don't hit me over the head with your club and drag me back to your cave!"

I shrugged, "Ooga, ooga"

As much as she was trying to be indignant, her mouth started working its way into one of those smiles that you can't hide no matter how hard you try. The next moment we were both laughing so hard it was shaking the bed and threatening to spill my coffee. She took the cup from me and sat it on the nightstand.

Our laughter eventually wound down and we just sat there in comfortable silence. I had to get one last tease in, though. "For the record, it's not actual leering per se. I just happen to find you attractive. And before you can deny it, last night...oh man, let's just say my boobs were staring at your eyes and leave it at that."

She glanced sideways at me but kept quiet. I think she figured out I was telling her something she always told me when she caught me mesmerized by her chest.

About that time I glanced at the clock. "Whoa. I thought breakfast was at 9? Why does my clock say 7:30am?"

She started biting her lip, "Oh. Well. I couldn't sleep and I thought you might be up. After I bribed you with chocolate. And coffee."

I rolled my neck to pop it and scooted down under the covers. "Obviously you know my kryptonite."

She looked over at me with a small smile and I tugged her down to lie on her side facing me before pulling the cover up to her shoulders.

"So, why couldn't you sleep? Henry on your mind?"

She nodded and closed her eyes, "I always worry when he goes off with Daniel. His father isn't the most reliable parent and has made questionable decisions when Henry has been with him."

I reached over to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear before reminding her Henry would be back home this evening for the party. The 'thank you' was so soft I barely caught it. I laid on my side watching her for a few moments before her eyes opened and fastened on mine. I smiled. She smiled.

She looked at the space between us and saw my hand resting there. I kept it still as she started absently running her small fingers across my knuckles and the back side of my palm. I was afraid that if I spoke, it would ruin the moment and she would stop. So I just watched her pale fingers moving back and forth across my skin. Almost as if her skin was whispering deep secrets to mine.

She broke the silence first, "Can we talk about it now?"

She must've looked up to see the confused expression on my face because she quickly amended her previous statement, "How you knew you liked females."

I chuckled. "Females? Wow. That sounds so clinical. Usually I just say I was a teenager when I figured out I liked to kiss girls."

"Because that's the mature way of starting this conversation." Her dry humor shone through as her hand slipped so that our fingers were laced.

"Well, I was 15. I didn't really have alot of friends because I moved from school to school depending on which foster family I was staying with. But at 15, I had a family that I stayed with for two years. That was a big deal. To be somewhere that long."

I paused remembering what it felt like to actually be in one place that long and felt Regina's grip on my hand tighten ever so slightly in encouragement. So, I continued.

"Her name was Kim. For the longest time, whenever my foster parents would ask me about who I was interested in, I called her 'Tim' because I didn't want them knowing it was a girl. We were on the school's basketball team together and this particular season, we were doing really good so we had some tournaments to travel to. We were best friends at the time and the Coach assigned us to the same hotel room."

I grinned sheepishly remembering the next part.

"Fast forward to us being there at the hotel together with a bunch of connecting rooms. We got tired of the other girls running in and out of our room so we locked the connecting door. Kim said she was going to take a shower and I turned the tv on. Now, I thought she was really pretty. I mean like really pretty but at 15, I wasn't aware that I was attracted to her. Yes, she was pretty and yes, I liked spending time with her but...eh, it's hard to explain."

"Anyway, the bathroom door opens and she comes out in her pj's. I couldn't tell you what was playing on the tv anymore because when she opened the bathroom door to walk out, her shower gel or body wash or shampoo, whatever the combination was, that smell spread through the entire hotel room and I immediately recognized the signs. Yep. Emma Horny."

Regina laughed softly and turned my hand over to run her fingers across my palm.

"Lemme tell you, I was scared outta my mind because I didn't know how to process that. Of course, then everything she said had a double meaning and I was trying to act normal but I couldn't even concentrate on what she was saying because my heart was pounding so hard. The next thing I knew, she climbed into my bed and snuggled in to watch tv with me. It shouldn't have been a big deal, right? I mean, we'd done that a ton of times at her house or mine. Yeaaaaah, this time was different."

"Everywhere she rubbed against me felt like fire dancing across my skin. So, the tv show ended and I turned the tv off. Well, she just curled up on her side next to me like it was the most normal thing in the world. I just kindof sat there for a bit, not knowing what to do. Finally, I laid down behind her and tried to keep my distance. She ended up scooting back until we were against each other and reached back for my arm to wrap it around her stomach."

Regina's motions on my palm stilled as she softly whispered, "And then?"

"And then...the best thing that had happened to me up until that point in my life happened. We laid there for a few minutes and I felt her shivering. But it wasn't cold. The tighter I wrapped my arm around her, the harder she shook. I asked her if she was alright and just when I thought she wasn't going to answer, she twisted my world upside down and inside out because she told me she thought she wanted me to kiss her but she was scared because she didn't want to make me mad."

Regina grinned and bit her lip. I don't think she realized her nails were digging into my palm as she gripped in anticipation. "Did you?"

I nodded, "You know how when you're younger and all of your friends are talking about how awesome kissing is and then you do it and think there's something wrong with you because you don't see what the big deal is? Well, when I kissed her, I immediately knew what the big deal was about. It was absolutely amazing. I knew then and there that I only ever wanted to kiss girls. The few guys I had kissed were blech. Nothing compared to her kiss."

Regina sighed softly, "It sounds terribly romantic."

I just nodded in agreement. We laid there until the sun was completely out. The rays washing over us as we laid side by side savoring the warmth of the moment. I don't remember how much time passed but reluctantly it was coming to a close because we could hear dishes rattling around in the kitchen. I wanted to ask her about her first kiss or any of them, really, but I guess whatever was meant to be said had already been verbalized.

As she moved to get out of bed, her fingers started slipping from my grasp. I quickly grabbed the tips and brought them up to my lips before softly kissing each fingertip. I looked up to find those same big brown eyes openly searching my face. I slowly lowered her hand and thanked her for bringing me coffee and chocolate.

As she started walking out of my bedroom door, I noticed she walked slower. Maybe more contemplative. Her head was down and I saw her thumb absently running back and forth across the fingers that had just been pressed against my lips.

She slipped out of view and I clasped my hands behind my head and looked up at the ceiling. It wasn't the soft bed or the fresh air or even the coffee in bed. The part about being on vacation that I was loving the most was knowing my favorite brown-eyed girl was just on the other side of the house.

A/N: Thank you all, again, for all of the encouragement. I try to respond as quickly as I can to let you know you are seen and appreciated. I wanted to get the next couple of chapters just right before posting them. I started writing this one early this morning and it just came together sooner than I thought. This one was important because I wanted Emma's story to be sweet but not pervy. Yeah. You heard me. I'm saving all sorts of pervy for future chapters. Be warned. However, I hope you all will guard your hearts in the next chapter because Daniel reappears. With that being said, here's a few mentions I wanted to give:

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