The dark sky lit up as a flash of lightning streaked across the darkness illuminating everything is overshadowed. The loud rumble of thunder is what broke the women of their kiss. It was the picking up of the wind and the almost instantaneous downpour of rain that had them scrambling from the ground and desperately trying to gather the linens to take inside. One by one, the candles began to extinguish under the onslaught of the falling water.
Emma was the first to make her way back into the house, Regina following behind carrying the sheets. A stray corner fell from her grasp and dragged along the floor. Regina stepped on the corner, the tension tightening and the sudden obstruction causing her to trip and stumble forward. Emma dropped the pillows that she had been carrying to reach out and catch Regina before the brunette woman ended up on the floor.
"Looks like you are falling for me," Emma said with a serious face. The façade quickly fell and the blonde dissolved into laughter before Regina, too, began to laugh at the corny joke.
"I believe I already have," she said with a smile, lifting her head to kiss Emma softly. She untangled her foot from the twisted sheet before pulling away from Emma and looking the blonde up and down. "I have some clothes that you can change into, if you would like. That way I can dry what you have on."
Emma nodded, watching as Regina turned to walk into the laundry room. She returned wearing a different set of clothes, having changed while she was looking for something for Emma to wear. She handed the blonde a pair of sweatpants and one of Henry's shirts that she knew Emma would be able to fit in. What she was not expecting was for Emma to begin pulling off her drenched clothing right there in the kitchen.
"What are you doing?! Henry could walk in and see you."
Emma laughed. "No he won't. He isn't even here. I gave him a few bucks and told him to go hang out at the arcade for a few hours." She stepped out of her wet jeans and set them on the counter, grabbing the sweatpants to put on first.
"Oh," was all Regina could say, too busy watching Emma change in her kitchen.
Brown eyes raked over the blonde's body, taking in her muscular looking legs and the slight definition of her abs as she moved. Regina noticed the way the blonde locks fell across Emma's back and the way the old scar came up over her shoulder and stopped just above her armpit.
"Is that from your injury?" Regina asked, reaching out to run her finger over the slightly puckered flesh.
Emma shivered at the touch, looking down at the contrasting tan finger ghosting across her pale skin. "Yeah. It was pretty bad. I tore a bunch of stuff." As she spoke, she watched Regina lean forward and placed her lips upon the mark. Emma smiled at the intimate gesture and pulled the shirt over her head. "So, about what just happened outside…. I'm sorry about that."
Regina could help but chuckle at Emma's apology, watching the embarrassment wash over the woman. "It's alright, Emma. I have a feeling we would be doing something entirely different if the rain hadn't caught us. But," She trailed off for a moment biting her lip. "It'd like to wait a little longer before we take that step in our relationship."
"Oh, so we have a relationship?" Emma teased. The look she got in response made her laugh. She reached out a pulled Regina into her arms, holding her close and kissing the side of her head. "I will wait for however long it takes for you to be comfortable with this going any further. Then I can help you become less vanilla and a bit more strawberry swirl with hot fudge and sprinkles."
Regina playfully hit Emma in the arm before walking away to put their clothes drying. Afterwards, the two women retired to the living room, settling on snuggling up together on the couch and watching a movie to finish off their date. They were in the same position an hour later when Henry returned home. The teen grabbed the throw blanket off the back of the couch and covered the two women before heading up to bed himself.
[SQ]
It had been five days since their rained upon date and Regina was still feeling the high that the evening had given her. Gone were the feelings of not being good enough that had plagued her for the last few months and in its place now sat the feeling of belonging, something she hadn't felt in its full capacity since Daniel's passing. She had loved Robin, there was no denying it, but it hadn't felt like it had with Daniel. And now with Emma she was realizing the strength of her feelings, feeling that pull one again, and it absolutely thrilled her. Nothing would dampen her good mood.
The intercom on her desk buzzed before the voice of her secretary filtered through. "Madame Mayor, Mr. Locksley is here to speak with you."
Regina inwardly groaned at the words. Okay, something could, in fact, dampen her mood and that something was just on the other side of her office door. Pinching the bridge of her nose, she pressed the button and spoke. "Send him in."
When the first knock sounded upon the door, Regina dropped her hand and sat up straighter in her chair. Robin was not someone she particularly wanted to see and she would not greet him as such. When the door finally opened and he stepped inside, she held her head just a bit higher and gave him and even look.
"What brings you here, Robin?"
"I wanted to talk to you." He moved to the chairs in front of her desk before taking a seat, crossing his legs and resting his hands atop his knee.
Regina's eyes were instantly drawn to the simple band that now adorned the fourth finger on his left hand. "I see you have gone through with your marriage."
Robin glanced down at the wedding band and smiled. "We decided to do something small, just a meeting with the Justice of the Peace. I'm tired of arguing with Henry about it and since he has been adamant about not wanting to be involved…" He waved his hand around in a gesture to end his statement.
Regina nodded. "I think that was very wise of you. But I take it that was not what you wanted to talk about?"
"No, not really," he said with a small chuckle. "Henry's game this weekend is a big one."
"I'm aware. It's all he's been talking about for the past two weeks."
"I want to attend." Robin swallowed as he waited for Regina's response.
The brunette woman drummed her fingers against the arm of her chair as she thought about Robin's request. It felt like this was the first time that they had actually sat and discussed things in a civilized manner without arguing since they sat across the table from each other to discuss the conditions of their divorce. It felt nice to be having a decent conversation for once.
"I'm tired of all the arguing," she began. "Between us and between you and Henry. I do not mind if you attend the game. In fact, I don't mind us coming together to parent our boys. But this is something you need to talk about with Henry instead of me."
Robin nodded his understanding. Regina was right. They were old enough to set their differences aside and come together for the sake of their children. "Alright. I'll come by the house this afternoon and talk with him."
"Come after dinner. He's been staying late at practice so Emma can help him get ready for the game." She couldn't stop the small smile from forming when she said Emma's name.
Robin watched the faint blush color his ex-wife's cheeks when she mentioned their son's baseball coach. IT had been a while she he had last seen her with that small twinkle in her eyes.
"You and Emma, it's getting pretty serious, isn't it?"
She nodded slowly at first, a bit unsure about admitting it to Robin. But Henry's words of her deserving happiness rang in her ears and she nodded more surely. "Yes. I would say that it is."
Robin leaned forward, reaching across the desk to place his hand over Regina's, offering a genuine smile when she looks up at him confused. "I'm happy for you, Regina. You deserve this happiness, especially after all that I put you through."
Regina gave him a tight lipped smile before she withdrew her hand. She could tell by the tone of his voice that he was sincere in his words, but that didn't stop the sting she felt when she recalled exactly what he had done. "Yes, well," She cleared her throat. "If that will be all, I have work to get to."
Robin stood, knowing that Regina was trying to be polite about dismissing him. He bid her a good day before exiting the office, the door clicking shut behind him. When he turned, he was face to face with Emma.
"Oh!" she gasped, quickly taking a step back so they wouldn't collide. "I wasn't expecting anyone to be coming out of the office. Regina said her schedule was clear all morning."
Robin shook his head as he took a step to the side. "I just stopped by to talk with her about something."
"Ah, okay."
Awkward silence hung between the two individuals. Emma began to rock back and forth on her feet as she watched Robin. He had a look on his face like he wanted to say something but was unsure of himself.
"I haven't seen that light in her eyes in a long time," he finally said. Emma stopped rocking and put all her focus into listening to what Robin had to say. "She's been through so much in her life, a lot of his bad and some of it my fault. But she still deserves the world." He looked at Emma, holding her gaze. "Give her that world, Emma. Make her happy, because I surely couldn't."
Emma was taken aback by his words. That was not what she was expecting. This was definitely a different man than the one she had met last time she had paid a visit to the Mayor's office. Unlike the man from before, this one was calm and collected and seemed to have accepting his ex-wife's choices. Not that he had any right to not accept them as he had made questionable choices himself.
"I plan on it," she said softly. She couldn't help but smile when Robin lapped her on the shoulder and gave it a small squeeze before finally taking his leave.
Emma watched him walk down the hallway before she entered the office. Regina looked up from the papers she was signing and dropped the pen, rising to her feet instantly. As she moved around the desk and towards the blonde, Emma saw the light in her eyes that Robin had mentioned.
"Not that I'm not thrilled to see you, because I am, but shouldn't you be at the school?" Regina asked as she greeted Emma with a quick peck to the lips. The blonde drew her back in for a lengthier hello kiss before letting Regina pull back with a smile. It surprised her how natural it felt to be with Emma, especially since she had never entertained the idea of being with a woman.
"I had a meeting today about the game this Saturday so they called in a substitute for my classes. I'll be back for practice this afternoon."
"So you have the rest of the day free?"
Emma nodded, watching Regina walk back to her desk. The brunette's hand bumped against a canister and paperclips fell from the desk, scattering on the floor. She let out a low curse before bending to pick up the mess. Emma's eyes were instantly drawn to the mayor's backside, watching as the material of the pencil skirt stretched over the firm looking muscles. She bit her lip to stifle a soft groan as Regina straightened and turned to look back at her.
"Did you say something dea-"
Before she could finish the question, Emma had her pressed back against the desk, the edge digging into the back of her thighs as Emma's lips pressed against her own. She relaxed into the kiss instantly, her hands moving to cup the back of Emma's neck as the blonde kissed her hungrily.
Emma nipped at the red painted bottom lip, her teeth digging into the plump flesh before her tongue flicked out to sooth the flesh she was sure that she had just bruised. Her hands moved up Regina's legs, pushing the skirt up as her fingers inched higher up stocking clad thighs. She moaned softly as her lips parted and Regina's tongue snaked its way in just as her fingers found the edge of the stockings and began tracing along the strap of the garter belt. Leaning forward, she pressed her knee between the brunette's legs.
Regina let out a gasp as she pulled away from the kiss, Emma's lips moving to suck at her pulse point as her hips moved of their own accord to grind down against Emma's jean clad thigh. The rough material of the jeans gave her just enough friction to send shocks of sensations through her core. It had been so long since someone else had caused her arousal that her body forgot how to act. But damn, it felt so good, yet they couldn't do anything there, not in her office.
With a great deal of reluctance, she pressed her palms against Emma's shoulders and gently pushed. The blonde immediately took a step back, her face flushed with shame.
"I'm sorry, Regina. You said you wanted to wait and I wasn't respecting that."
"No, Emma, it's alright." Regina moved away from the desk and tugged at the hem of her skirt to get it back in place. "I'm not mad at you." She laughed lightly as she stepped forward and thumbed away lipstick that had smeared across Emma's mouth. "I was rather caught up myself. But we can't do anything in my office."
Emma smiled before catching Regina's thumb between her teeth as it made another pass and playfully bit it. Regina rolled her eyes as she withdrew her thumb, not missing the pout that Emma sent her way as she did so.
"I really need to get back to work," she said, casting a glance at her disheveled desk.
"Let me make that up to you," Emma offered, her eyes lingering on the mess she had made. "Let me cook for you. Perhaps Sunday night at my place?"
Regina nodded instantly. "I would like that. After your team wins Saturday night?"
Emma grinned innocently. "Perhaps. I'm not trying to toot my own horn, but I am feeling pretty confident that the boys are going to win."
"Then you better go practice with them to make that a guarantee. Now go." She swatted Emma's backside, laughing at the blonde winked at her. Just as she was about to step out the door, Regina called out to her one last time. Emma stopped with her body out the door but her head still poking in.
"Yeah?"
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
"I thought I already was." Emma blew Regina a kiss before she shut the door behind her.
Regina felt her heart swell at the blonde's words and she couldn't help but laugh with joy. Laughter. That was something that the walls of her office hadn't heard in quite a while.
Sorry it was so short. But the next chapter is in the works and should be up soon. Happy readings. And remember, reviews are amazing.
