Hi darlingzzz of mine!
So, I re-wrote so much of this chapter today :O
I don't know... I just thought... Some stuff needed to go down before Ch12 could take place.
I SO hope it turned out alright! (Let me know? Make me happy? Make me write faster? :3)
(To the guest reviewer that pointed out I'd beter use 'beforehand' instead of 'on forehand' in chapter 10... THANKS! I changed it :))
I'm going to warn you guys about next week... I really want to update daily... I do.
But -yes I know... I hate buts too (not butts... I like those)- I will be very busy with stuff that is simply impossible to ignore.
I have several gigs and important rehearsals that'll be keeping me away from my laptop. Hence, I won't have a lot of time to write and edit.
A lot will depend on how much writing I get done tomorrow. :)
Don't worry though... Chapter 12 should follow shortly. As in, probably late Sunday/early Monday (depending on where you live)
Thank you so much for sticking with me and my little story. I really can't believe all of the support I'm getting :3
Okay enough of my babbling (Sorry for that :/)
HERE'S CHAPTER 11...
THE NEXT TUESDAY
The next week turns out to be a bitch.
Yes, Regina and Emma do see each other in class but there's not even time for them to catch up after.
The professor is the first one to call the other woman. Too impatient to just sit and wait until coincidence does the work for them.
No. Regina Mills is done waiting. It's time to take matters into her own hands.
It's Tuesday night, getting cold, long dark, turning late and time is ticking.
Regina grabs her cellphone and goes for it.
It's scary for about four seconds. Until Emma's picked up and Regina finally feels like she can breath again. Finally, after days of contemplating what to do.
Talking to Emma is easy. Flirting with Emma is gold.
When she brings up the subject of another date, the blonde's heart is practically glued to her chest.
'Friday?' Emma suggests.
'Hmmm Friday isn't going to work for me. Saturday?'
'Damn no I can't I promised Belle a girls night.'
Silence
'I don't know I could try to reschedule.' Emma sighs.
'No Emma… don't … I don't want that.'
'Okay but… I guess we can't meet up then.' The blonde states matter of factly.
'And … '
'What?'
''I mean, you can say no… that's perfectly fine. Don't feel pressured at all'
'Regina' Emma interrupts the older woman.
'Right sorry.' The brunette blushes.
'Friday I have to go eat at my parent's house… but maybe afterwards… I could come pick you up and you could stay the night again?'
Her pitch goes higher and higher.
Emma's silent for a couple of seconds.
'Are you booty-calling me?' She suddenly laughs.
'Oh my god! No Emma… of course not! No I didn't mean it like that… I meant… God… I just thought we could spend some time together,
opposed to just calling.. you know.. I'd like to talk to you face to face again. God Emma please don't thi'
'Ssshhhh Regina relax, it's fine. I'd love that. I'd love to talk face to face with you again and I'd love to stay over.'
Regina exhales slowly. 'Great.' She smiles.
'By the way… I've been thinking… remember that first night I stayed over?'
'Obviously.' Regina deadpans.
Emma chuckles, 'Okay cus I don't.' causing Regina to roll her eyes.
'The morning after… I couldn't find my underwear… '
The brunette bites her lip because ... well...
'And I don't really go commando ever… sooooo they have to be somewhere at your place.' Emma casually says.
'Oh right.' Regina says slowly.
'Did you find them?'
'I did.' Regina smiles.
'Great.' Emma smiles and waits for the other woman to suggest she'd give them back.
'Can I have them back?'
'No Miss Swan you can not have your panties back.' The professor says seductively.
'Oh…'
Regina waits for Emma to say something, while smirking victoriously.
'O-Okay.' Emma stutters taken aback by the woman's sudden change in tone.
'Good girl.' Regina teases.
Emma nods and blushes.
Obviously the other woman can't actually see it... But something tells her Regina perfectly knows the effect she has on her student.
'I should be going to sleep soon, it's getting rather late.' The brunette sighs next.
'Right, yeah me too.'
The older woman smiles.
'Sweet dreams Emma. I'm looking forward to Friday.' Her tone is soft.
'Me too… Goodnight Regina.' The girl sighs with a great sense of longing.
FRIDAY AT THE MILLS'S
'Regina dear, your brother's in the lounge already! He's got big news for all of us!'
The younger brunette smiles. Of course Jefferson had called her already...
He'd met a guy who, he believes Regina'd find, is up to his standards.
The woman had laughed at that. It's true ...
Regina had been picky when it came to potential partners for her brother.
He's a good looking, smart man with great potential who deserves only the best… Of course.
Cora and Henry had been over the moon when they'd heard the news.
Especially because Jefferson was absolutely glowing.
'I'm so happy for you Jeff. I can't wait to meet this August of yours.' Regina beams at her brother.
'And I can't wait to meet this Emma of yours.' He tells her sweetly.
It's kind of hilarious how the simple mention of the girl's name makes her blush and smile like a geek.
'Soon.' She mouths.
'She could have come along, dear.' Cora's authoritative voice comes in.
Regina looks up at her mother
'Tonight. It would have been the perfect opportunity for us all to meet properly.' Cora goes on.
The older brunette actually looks disappointed that Regina hadn't brought Emma as her date to their family dinner.
'I already told you mother... We're not official yet.' Regina sighs.
But if she's honest… she actually feels pretty... no
... she feels really good about the fact that her parents are so immensely supportive
of her relationship with this nineteen year old girl that is a student of hers, at the college where her mother is dean.
Gods she really is so lucky with Cora and Henry as her parents.
'But she stayed over after your date last week?' Cora more states than questions.
'Did Kathryn tell you that?' Regina's eyebrows go up in annoyance at her friend's indiscreetness.
'No it's a simple assumption... And I see I'm assuming right.'
Regina groans, sighs and bites her lip.
'Is everything alright between you two?' Henry suddenly asks.
His daughter looks up confused.
'Yes' she frowns but smiles. 'Everything is great actually.'
Her father smiles wide.
'Then why don't you seal the deal mija?' He whispers and takes her hand in his.
'And how do you suppose I do that, daddy?'
'Tell her.' He says.
'Tell her what?' She narrows her eyes at him.
The room is dead silent.
'You know exactly what mija.' Her jaw drops as he smiles sweetly at her. She swallows the lump in her throat and says nothing.
'Oh Reggie come here.' Jefferson jumps up and pulls his sister into a bearhug. She lets him hold her and smiles against his shoulder.
She's not ready to say that to Emma, she'd probably scare the girl away, right?
But her heart does know that one day… She could and definitely would…
and that she'd have exactly what she'd been looking for...
'I'm so happy for my babies... ' Cora's close to tearing up by now.
'Has Emma said anything about me lately?' The older woman suddenly asks in a very uncharacteristic, uncertain tone.
'Why?' Regina looks at her mother in confusion.
'Just you know... Has she still been having the feeling I'm shooting these... What was it? Daggers at her with my eyes?'
One. Two. Three. And Regina laughs. So do Henry and Jefferson. Cora just scowls and rolls her eyes.
'You're worried if she likes you? My my Cora Mills have you been forgoing your medication?'
Regina teases, but the older brunette is not amused and merely glares at her.
The professor shakes her head and smiles.
'She hasn't mentioned it. I wouldn't worry mother. Besides, once she'll know that my parents know about us and you guys have actually met out of school, you'll be able to show her your more homey side, opposed to that tough principal act you put up.' The woman chuckles.
To that... she gets no response. None.
Cora just stares at her expressionless.
After Regina's chuckling and an excruciatingly long tension-filled minute of complete silence, the older brunette clears her throat.
'She doesn't know I know?'
Her tone is somewhere between flat and extremely offended. It's terrifying, really.
Henry and Jefferson's eyes go as wide as their faces go pale.
uh-oh
Regina's mouth slams shut. She should not have said that.
Okay, now she's scared. Shitless to be precise.
'Look mom...' She says while feeling like a teenager all over again.
'Obviously it's not a subject that's easily...'
'Save if Regina... You are going to tell her the next time you see or hear her.'
'I.. Why?' She whines. Which… She should have know… is a huge mistakes.
'Why not? Why is it such a horrible thing?' Cora loudly exclaims, making wild movements with her hands.
'It's...' Regina sighs 'look mother, I love you... So much... You know that, right?'
Cora doesn't blink. Her daughter groans.
'It's just an uncomfortable subject to approach. We're still getting to know each other and ...
Well to be honest... Conversation about my mother and boss and her very intimidating dean isn't the most... Well... '
Regina squirms while trying to explain.
'Sexy?' Jefferson offers grinningly, trying to keep himself from cracking up over the whole situation.
'Exactly!' Regina says before the word registers and she feels like she could hit herself.
'I mean…' She exhales in annoyance 'Shit no... Shut up Jeff. Just... I don't want her to feel awkward about the situation...
It's bad enough that she knows Kathryn knows.' sighs and swallows nervously.
Regina feels trapped... She has no clue how to talk herself out of this.
Surprisingly, Cora doesn't seem to want to argue about it anymore.
She simply goes to sit beside her daughter.
'Look darling...' She commences sternly but there's a certain gentleness to her tone that really does sooth the younger brunette.
'If you want to make this work with Emma... It's going to take openness from both sides.
And if you're not exactly that… open… How can you expect her to be? If you don't let her in all the way...
You don't want her to end up feeling like you don't trust her, do you?...
Or like you don't care for her enough to share these things with her…
As awkward as things might get, if you want her, if you want Emma...
You're going to have that awkward conversation sooner or later.
Don't keep her a secret... Trust me darling, share your girlfriend with the people you love... If she's worth it, everything will be fine.' Cora says softly.
Regina looks and feels absolutely defeated... Her mother is so right.
Her own watery brown pools find her mother's.
'You're right mom.' She groans softly.
'Always am' Cora smiles wide.
Regina shakes her head and then feels warm arms wrap around her. She revels in the feeling.
God she's so lucky.
'But how do I make her my girlfriend?
The brunette murmurs desperately.
LATER THAT EVENING
'Tell Emma I said hi!' Jefferson smirks at his sister when they walk towards their respective cars.
'I' she looks at Jeff with narrowed eyes.
'Oh come on... Normally you always stay later plus you look like a kid on Christmas morning. This night is still young Reggie, and we both know it...'
He deadpans at her.
'She's staying over.' The woman caves.
'There, was that so hard? There's no shame sis. You shouldn't be so secretive about it.' He smiles.
She nods.'Thank you, you're the best.'
'You known I love you.'
'Love you too'
'Are you seeing August tonight?'
He rolls his eyes 'Duh'
TWENTY MINUTES LATER
I'm here X- Regina
Less than a minute later the pitch black campus lights up and a cute looking blonde spurts her way towards Regina's dark Mercedes.
'That was quick.'
'Are you complaining?' Emma smiles
Regina shakes her head and leans closer to Emma.
The girl doesn't need very long to understand what the older woman is after.
She attaches her lips to Regina's.
After a couple of minutes of making out and… Simply turning each other on, Regina sighs and sits back.
'Fuck I've missed you.' Emma breathes.
The brunette smirks and looks into Emma's direction.
'Me too.' She whispers.
They drive towards Regina's place.
'So how was dinner?' the girl asks.
'It was great. Jefferson met someone, my parents are over the moon.'
Regina shares, chuckling.
'Oh did he now? That's great!' Emma smiles.
'Yeah my mom was so happy both of her children are finally off of the market.'
Regina rolls her eyes while she chuckles and then shuts her mouth tight because Oh my god that just came out without thinking?
What is up with me tonight?
Emma coughs.
The professor keeps her eyes on the road while trying to act casual, but from the corner of her right eye she can see Emma thinking hard.
The girl is biting her lip, trying to gather the courage to ask questions.
'Did you just say what I think you said?' The blonde slowly words.
'I don't know what you think I said, dear.' Regina chuckles nervously
'Your parents know you're seeing someone?' the girl asks.
Cora doesn't necessarily know it's Emma, does she?
Regina nods. 'Yup.'
'Does she know more about this person?'
'Emma, you realize you're talking about yourself right? I mean, I'm seeing you. No one else.'
'Regina, does Cora know you're seeing me?' Emma nervously blurts out.
'Yes.' Regina grimaces, which she hopes can pass as an apologetic smile.
Emma's face pales. She swallows hard, then clears her throat and nods.
'How mad is she?' She whispers the question.
Regina shakes her head in confusion and looks over at Emma.
'What? No… no she's not mad. She..'
'She's not?' Emma's brow furrows as she quickly turns to look at the older woman.
'No she was thrilled. She thinks you're a lovely girl for me.' Regina chuckles shyly and blushes hard.
'Oh.'
'Oh?'
'Yeah… I thought…'
'You thought she wouldn't be okay with it…' Regina completes Emma's thought.
'Yeah that was my initial thought as well… but Cora… my mother… She's a very loving woman really… the happiness of her loved ones always comes first.' Regina smiles softly. Eyes on the road.
The blonde's heart warms. She's so happy that this incredible woman, that she cares for so fucking much, was raised in such a warm nest.
'She sounds like a wonderful mother.'
'She is.' Regina nods. In her heart she so wishes that Emma could have had people that raised her with that same sort of unconditional love.
'What you said before…' The girl speaks again.
'About you only seeing me and no one else.' She says a little hesitant.
Regina nods. Fuck is Emma seeing other people? Was she reading this situation, this thing between them wrong?
'Does that mean we're… I.. Uhm Like... Are we exclusive?' The blonde suddenly blurts out.
Regina's heart warms… She feels both extremely vulnerable and incredibly strong at the same time. It's a crazy feeling.
But it's exactly what Emma Swan does to her. Her neck and cheeks are gorgeously flushed as she chuckles nervously.
By now, they've arrived at their destination.
Regina parks the car into the driveway before turning towards Emma.
She tilts her head and considers the nervous blonde in front of her.
'Define exclusive Miss Swan.' She says SO VERY flirtatiously.
Emma smiles and rolls her eyes at the teasing brunette, who has that devious glint of mischief in those dark eyes of her.
'Are we a thing?' Emma voices high pitched.
Regina furrows her brow as if she has no idea what the girl is talking about.
'What thing?'
All the while her face is inching closer and closer towards Emma's.
'Would you consider me…' The student swallows.. here it comes…'your girlfriend?'
Whatever teasing remark was going to spill Regina's lips next, get's stuck in her throat.
Girlfriend. God does she want Emma to be her girlfriend.
'If that would be okay with you.' Regina breathes shyly.
'I could live with it.' Emma grins.
'Then it's settled.'
Regina leans in, but right before their lips touch she goes for a dark pink cheek rather than light pink lips.
'Let's go inside dear, It's kind of cold out here.' The brunette says before getting out of the car.
'Cold? I'm burning up.' Emma huffs, feeling slightly frustrated.
When both women are inside, Regina takes Emma's jacket from her.
'So Miss Swan, what would you like to do?' She says before sweetly placing a kiss on the back of the girl's head.
'Hmm I don't know, what did you have in mind?' Emma hums.
'We could watch a movie?' The professor contemplates out loud.
'We could do that.'
Emma's unconvinced tone makes it obvious she isn't too keen on the idea though.
Regina raises an eyebrow.
'You're enthusiasm is quite overwhelming dear.'
The girl chuckles, inhales sharply and then daringly suggests:
'We could go to bed?'
'Oh you're tired?' the professor feels disappointed to say the least.
She'd really hoped they would be able to spend at least some time together before they'd go to sleep.
'Tired?'
'You said you want to go to sleep.' Regina's confused now.
'I suggested we go to bed, I never said anything about sleeping.' Emma smirks seductively, but blushes hard…
Oh my god am I trying to seduce her? Is it working?
Regina stares hard and smiles wide. 'Oh'
Her heart is beating fast. Of course it is. Emma is actually trying to talk her into bed… which is… well it's amazing.
'Are you saying what I think you're saying?'
'What do you think I'm saying?' The blonde smiles innocently.
'Or is my sex-crazed mind finally getting the better of me?' The professor groans shyly.
'You've got a sex-crazed mind then, professor?' Emma blushes and chuckles.
'You've got no idea.' Regina murmurs and…just damn.
'Yeah me too.' Comes the blonde's shy whisper.
Regina's jaw drops.
'Excuse me?'
'You heard me.' Emma tries to sound seductive but mentally face palms herself... I'm so bad at this. She inwardly groans.
'My my… Innocent little Emma has been having dirty thoughts?' Regina gently pulls Emma against her.
The latter rolls her eyes but obviously enjoys being this close to the other woman.
'I'm not THAT innocent. You should know.' She bravely smirks.
'Refresh my memory?' Regina quietly asks.
She doesn't want to push the girl into anything she might not be ready for.
But jeez this little game they're playing is crazy suggestive and if this could lead to something incredible,
she sure won't be the one to stop things from happening.
Slowly, Emma's smirking features turn blank.
She's staring at Regina now, breathing calmly.
The corners of her mouth tug up, just a little.
'I'm ready.'
Regina Mills's breath hitches. Her mouth feels dry, her hands feel sweaty.
She's still holding Emma in her arms while they just keep looking at each other. Studying each other.
'Are you sure?' The older woman asks her softly, sweetly.
Part of her wants to not talk at all anymore… just feel and touch…be felt and touched.
But another part, the more rational part of her... just needs to make sure Emma is completely certain of this.
The girl nods.
'Okay.' Regina smiles 'Let's go get ready for bed then.' and places a light kiss onto the girl's irresistable lips.
'Hmm.' The girl hums.
'Give me five minutes?' The dark haired woman asks.
'Sure. I'm going to grab some water but I'll be up in a sec.'
'Yes of course I'm just going to go freshen up real quick.'
'Okay.' Emma smiles before walking towards the kitchen.
She fills a glass of water from the tap and downs it in one go before putting the glass back down.
She then smiles at her reflection in the window in front of her, feeling incredibly calm.
She's excited and elated to be here… Yes, so very.
But the nerves she'd expected to overwhelm her right now… they're no where to be found.
Upstairs Regina's looking herself over in the mirror of her bathroom. She nervously puts her dark hair behind her ears and bites her lower lip.
She unbuttons her shirt quickly and get's rid of her dress pants. Leaving her in nothing but black underwear.
'Easy there tiger.' She rolls her eyes and chuckles as she takes notice of her own state of arousal.
Of course… the prospect of what's about to happen has gotten her all worked up in a matter of minutes.
She'd contemplated to put on looser shorts but eventually decided against it.
Not wanting for Emma to notice her erection THAT quickly…
this is about Emma… She's gonna take her time with her
Regina arches an eyebrow at herself. And you will have to wait.
She quickly slips on a dark top, washes her face, combs her hair and goes back to the bedroom to wait for her girlfriend.
I know Cora's rather mellow in this chapter... But I'd like to think she's always exactly what Regina needs...
(Unless she's interrupting fun times with Emma :/)
COMING UP: Something I'm pretty sure most of you have been waiting for. ;)