A/N: Firstly thank you all for all your well wishes for my Gran, good news is that all her tests came back clear which is all good but she has to stay in until Monday to get two more done! So thank you all so much guys! I should also add, the idea of Swan (the dog) came from my dear friend Celesse201, I forgot to add that in last chapter!
Emma was freaking out inside, she has never spoke to someone about what had happened to her through her childhood, she had came close to telling Ruby a few times, but always felt like she would be looked at differently, but with Regina, she had the feeling that the brunette maybe had an idea of where she was coming from, she didn't want to assume but she had a feeling that Regina would understand her more.
"Are you really sure you want to know, I mean, really I'm just your mechanic, I don't think it's in my job description to be telling you all my dark secrets" Emma joked, she got a glare from Regina and bit her lip, "You still have the chance to run Gina" Emma said,
"Why are you afraid to tell me?" Regina asked, she wasn't sure why but she wanted to wrap the blonde in her arms and hug her,
"Because I've never told anyone before" Emma whispered softly, so softly it was almost missed, but Regina heard it loud and clear, she moved closer to the blonde and wrapped her arm around her shoulder,
"No judging, I promise" Regina said, Emma looked at her and saw the sincerity in Regina's eyes and smiled, she took a drink of her beer before taking a deep breath,
"I grew up in foster care, my entire life I was made to feel worthless, and then when I was six, I was placed with the first, but not the last, abusive family" Emma began, Regina had paled when she mentioned abusive, she really didn't like where this was going, but she held Emma's hand , gripped it tightly and squeezed it when she felt the blonde needed support, "I was six" Emma said,
"What happened?" Regina asked gently, her thumb rubbing circles onto the back of Emma's hand, Emma gripped her hand tightly, Regina had her own ideas of what happened when Emma was six, but she truly hoped that what she was thinking wasn't true,
"The father, he was a drunk, and his wife, well she wasn't much better" Emma began, bringing her free hand up to run her hand through her hair, she wasn't one to show emotion, she would in front on Eve, as she believed it was good to show her that Mommy did have feeling too, but to other people, she prided herself in keeping her emotions in check, "he eh" she cleared her throat, "he came into my room one night, he thought I was sleeping, he pulled back my blanket, I heard him unbuckling his belt and felt the bed move" Emma said, her voice starting to shake, Regina gripped her hand tighter and pulled Emma closer, she wrapped her free arm around Emma and she leaned into her, "I couldn't move, he was so heavy, I couldn't breath properly, I hurt, I hurt everywhere, I..I" Emma finally broke, the tears came and they came fast,
"Shhh, it's ok" Regina whispered as she hugged Emma as best she could in their current position, "it's ok darling" Regina said as she kissed Emma's head gently, Emma sniffed and turned her head slightly, she looked at Regina's lips and then to her eyes, there was so many emotions running through them, Emma leaned closer and closer and closer, but she stopped suddenly and shook her head as she cleared her throat,
"I…I'm sorry" Emma said, Regina smiled,
"It's fine, do you feel better for telling me?" Regina asked as she let her fingers run gently through Emma's hair, Emma sighed but nodded her head, Regina smiled and did what came to her, she leaned over and pressed her lips to the side of Emma's head, Emma sighed, neither of them noticing Henry Snr looking at them through the window, a smile as bright as a summer's sun on his face.
Emma walked behind Regina and her father with Henry in her arms as they walked to the car,
"I can't thank you enough Gina" Emma said as she placed Henry gently into his booster seat and buckled him in, "and you Henry, it was lovely to meet you, and hear some interesting things about Gina" Emma said as she elbowed Regina playfully, both chuckled when Regina through them both a glare,
"Thank you for a wonderful day Emma" Henry said as he hugged Emma before walking around to the drivers seat and got in, Regina and Emma stood in silence, Emma finally looked up and smiled when Regina looked away biting her lip, the near kiss that happened in the garden was driving Regina mad, her husband was a cheat, she wouldn't be like him she told herself, but if she was being honest with herself, she was attracted to the blonde, very attracted.
"So, I guess we better say goodnight" Emma said as she bit her own lip and made eye contact with Regina, Regina looked at her and smiled,
"I suppose we should, it has been a long day" Regina said taking a step closer to Emma, Emma smiled and took a step closer, they were so close they could feel their breaths on the other,
"Go night Gina" Emma whispered,
"Goodnight Emma" Regina whispered back, both of them leaned forward
"MOMMY, COME ON!" Eve shouted from the doorway, Emma chuckled,
"Great timing kid" Emma whispered to herself before looking at Regina, "I see you tomorrow about your car" Emma said and done the brave thing and leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Regina's cheek before turing and running into the house, Regina watched as Emma lifted a giggling Eve into her arms and turned so the little girl could wave, Regina entered the car,
"I'm happy for you sweetie, it's about time you had some happiness" Henry said as he started the car and pulled out, heading back to Regina's mansion, neither of them aware that they would walk in on their other half's where dirtying the sheets of the double bed in the spare bedroom.
OHHH MYYY GOODD! I quite liked writing this chapter..I hope you like it guys…are they about to walk in on Daniel and Cora? Mwuahahahahahahahaha!
