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Chapter 11: A rat-tat-tat on my heart
When they finally arrived after braving hours of traffic jam, Henry already half-asleep was too tired to go to the music festival. The air conditioning had finally been repaired thanks to August, so Henry went straight to his bed as soon as he was ready for the night. Regina was changing in the bathroom because, according to her, she couldn't bear to wear those clothes a minute more. A smile crept on Emma's face while she watched Henry falling asleep peacefully, a smile on his face. The day had been a success and the Millses were being closed again like mother and son. Emma really wanted to spend more time with both of them even if she didn't fit in, but the kid was laying down the law and it didn't bother Emma, strangely enough. Tomorrow, she would try to probe Henry. Perhaps.
"I know bodyguarding means watching over, but you're taking to heart your mission way too seriously."
Startled, Emma turned around and she gaped.
"What are you doing ?"
"We are going to the music festival, are we ?"
Of course, Regina asked a rhetorical question because it wouldn't be any other way. Emma hadn't expected this and knowing Regina she should have. The false bodyguard lost her train of thoughts while her eyes roamed over the perfect figure. Regina was wearing a blood red fold and pleat V neck dress coming just below her knees. A necklace black leather cord and black stilettos were completed the look. Emma's heart fluttered from attraction submerging everything else while she hungrily checked out Regina. But then flustered, the false bodyguard averted her eyes and closed her mouth when her mind reminded her that this exquisite woman was a target and belonged to another.
As Emma stood still for some time, Regina gave her an inquisitive look with a dangerous smile while coming closer to Emma who cleared her throat.
"I thought you would call it a night" Emma explained.
"I'd like enjoy Paris while I am here, other than planning the wedding" she said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"It's not what you say this morning" Emma teased cheekily "If you wanted to take me out, you just had to ask."
Regina's eyes widened and Emma realized a moment too late what she had just said. Okay, she was putting her feet into her mouth again with that tell-tale slip of tongue far from subtle. They looked at each other in the eye until Regina finally reacted.
"Maybe I just want you all to myself" she teased with a flirtatious tone while stroking Emma's biceps.
Emma's bulged but when Regina laughed at her reaction, the discomfited false bodyguard brought her hand to her neck looking at the ground realizing the other woman had just said it for fun. Before the disconcerting feeling became unbearable, Emma stumbled over her words.
"I… I should change."
She walked past Regina who stopped her.
"Just change of shirt or we will never make it there"
Emma fight her impulse to roll her eyes. Yes, she had taken her time in the bathroom last time but it wasn't a habit.
"Yes your Majesty !" she replied with a mock salute.
In her room, she took off her shirt uncovering her thin but muscular body and put an another white one. She tied her hair in a sophisticated ponytail.
When she heard the door closing, she turned around, Regina was looking at her with her mesmerizing dark eyes, a black cardigan and her brand name bag in hands. If Emma wasn't careful, she would willingly spend the night drowning in those hypnotizing oceans of darkness. Regina came closer, moving as dangerously and as sensually as a panther while Emma stayed completely motionless like a prey waiting for her death. But inside she was the epitome of hot chaos.
"I forgot to give you this."
Regina passed her hands around Emma's neck. The false bodyguard's whole body flared hot from desire burning her like fire, her mouth dry like she had just eaten too many shortbread biscuit but she didn't care. The only thing she could see right now, was Regina standing in front of her a few centimeters away, her intoxicating lips calling Emma and that scar, addicting as fuck created rainbow-colors butterflies in Emma's stomach. Before she moved forward, Regina tapped Emma's chest, pleased, letting a long hum filled her throat.
"All done ! You cleaned up nicely."
Two compliments in one day. It was Emma's lucky day or maybe Chrismast and she didn't know. Regina walked backwards, putting a strand of her silky hair behind her ears while biting her luscious lips. Emma stared down at her chest, now decorating by a light purple and blue striped tie.
Regina casually walked to the door as though she'd never been so close to Emma who blatantly checked her out, devoring her with her eyes. The mouvements of her curves were opening wonderlands in Emma's mind as she wondered how it would feel to caress Regina's skin at the curve of her neck, along her shoulders blades down her lower back, how soft… The false bodyguard shook her head in disbelief. What was happening in her head ?
"Are you not worry about Henry being alone ?" Emma asked moving her mind into safe territory.
Regina gave her "Seriously ?" look.
"I asked my sister to watch over him."
"Your sister is here ?" Emma faltered.
"She arrived a few hours ago."
Why wasn't she aware that her real boss was here ? That was saying something about Zelena and Emma feared that she was way worse than Regina in terms of unpredictability. The breaker team was so unprepared to cope with the Mills, it was frightening.
In the underground parking, Emma opened the passenger door waiting for Regina to get on the Mercedes.
"Aren't you a real Prince Charming?"
"I thought I was Sleeping Beauty" Emma said with cockiness.
Four days ago, Emma wouldn't have seen it, but Regina tensed up and regained her composure as quickly. The false bodyguard closed the door keeping quiet rather than saying anything. Who knew which stupid things she could say ? As they say, speech was silver, silence was golden.
"Where do you take us ?" Regina asked.
"The Marais" Emma hesitated but added with a crooked grin and a playful tone "My Queen"
Regina regally raised an eyebrow and an identical smile which seemed a lot more seductive to Emma adorned her face.
"Well, then. Lead the way" she instructed playing perfectly her role.
Luckily, Emma found a place to park near the historic heart of the City of Light, and they walked the remaining road to the Marais. Few rays of sunlight were still shyly litting the dark blue sky. Masses of people were walking into differents directions and already some solists, bands, choirs, orchestras were playing in the streets, in shops, in churches, inside monuments. There was every kind of music, reggae, jazz, blues, contemporary music, pop, gospel, rock'n'roll, classic, electronics, french, american, african, asian, with lyrics or instrumental. People were dancing in the middle of the streets, some were singing, others were sitting and talking, watching, or even eating. Some inhabitants were dancing in their flat, or on their terrace, greeting people on the streets.
When they arrived to the Marais, they could hardly walk without having to push people. Flashy lights from differents nightclubs were lighting the streets which were filled with soap bubbles and an air balloon bigger than them was flying above their heads, being tossed in the airby people when it came down.
Regina approached Emma and spoke into her ear :
"I know a good place not far away from here."
"I already booked a table in a bar on a rooftop, shall we go ?"
Regina nodded suprise. Emma took her hand and led them to the bar her friends had booked earlier. There wasn' t too many people as it was too expensive for most and they sat down near the rail so Regina could enjoy the night view of the Parisii art of life without being bothered by the unholy numbers of passerbies swarming in the street below.
"How do you know it ?" Regina asked intrigued.
"I came here when I was studying in Paris" Emma lied.
"What did you study ?"
"Hmmm..." Emma tried to find an escape "I have an unusual educational background. I stayed 6 months in Paris."
"That's why you know so much about it."
"You could say that" Emma averted her eyes, uncomfortable. She wondered how August could do it without blinking an eye.
There was a band playing soft jazz music. Emma ordered a Morijo and Regina a Kir Royal with blackberry. Regina's olive skin glowing in the subdued light and her seductive eyes sparkling in the dark left Emma in awe. Regina couldn't be real and still, she was sitting there in front of Emma who could only stare in breathless want at those appealing lips and enticing scar. She was a mermaid that was singing an imperceptible siren song which caused Emma to lose the sense of sin in an insidious way putting her into a hypnotic trance in which Emma was slowly mentally undressing Regina.
"What are you doing here ?" Regina shrieked, as anxious as threatening making Emma jumped by surprise, awakening from her unorthodox thoughts.
"I wanted to see the music festival you told me about with my very own eyes" a high pitched voice replied with a tone Emma knew too much.
The false bodyguard turned around and glanced up catching a beautiful woman's eyes who had a wide grin plastered on her face. Her vibrant ginger hair stood out with the green tailored fit dress she was wearing and her bright red lipstick highlighted her blue irises darken by the night light. Emma instantly recognized her. Zelena ! Regina stoop up, her palms striking the vein in her forehead bulged from anger.
"Who's watching Henry ?" Emma heard the overpowering panic in Regina's voice.
"Mary Margaret is watching him."
Regina's body language changed completely like her veins have been injected with ice water. The threatening stance became the one of a scared mother.
"What if anything happens ?" There was a quiver in Regina's voice, indicative of her nervousness.
"Don't worry, Sis. MM is a teacher ! She knows how to deal with kids ! You're too way anxious !" Zelena dismissed it blithely.
"And you're too reckless !"
Zelena who either didn't give a shit or just wanted to annoy her already anxious sister, focused on the supposed new head. Emma stood up and held her hand.
"Zelena Mills. You're Emma Swan, I suppose."
She shook her hand.
"Yeah, I am."
"You are the … " Zelena emphasised with a devilish grin "bodyguard."
"Yes, the one you hired and I don't need" Regina added.
Emma took it personnally. She knew she wasn't the best bodyguard but she didn't like that feeling of being tossed away because she wasn't needed. Zelena took a chair, making herself at home.
"You'll never know if you don't need the bodyguard, sis. You'll thank me later."
"The bodyguard has a name and she is right here !" Emma sat down angrily.
The two sisters looked at her with the same expression of amusement. It annoyed the false bodyguard to see double as if one Mills woman wasn't enough. She was like the new rookie stepping into the ring to wrestle against two trained opponents who were teaming up against her.
"How the preparations of the wedding are proceeding ?"
Emma guessed that this statement was also directing to her as Zelena scrutinized her.
"I have to tie up a few details still, but it's proceeding smoothly…" Regina began.
Okay, the relationship breaker team's results might have not be conclusive, but they still had two full days and a half. Emma got a dreading feeling in the pit of her stomach. She hadn't realized she had just two days to tip the scale in their favor.
"Let me take you something to drink, Zelena." Emma offered with a false smile of her own.
"Surprise me" the red hair answered with a too well known smirk.
Emma ordered at the bar to one specific person.
"Ruby ! Zelena is here ! We are completely lagging behind !"
"Oh shit ! She didn't tell us anything !"
"That's their thing apparently… What other surprises do they have at hands ?"
"Emma please, don't fuck up..." she almost pleaded.
"I won't" she grumbled taking the drink Ruby handed.
She came back to the table and gave it to her real boss.
"How is mother ?" Regina asked.
"What do you think ? True to herself. As always." Zelena shrugged.
Zelena and Regina talked for some time. Emma was intrigued by their interaction. Zelena was as exuberant as Regina was secretive. Even if she was making some efforts to engage the conversation, Regina was withdrawing into herself. Their interaction seemed off as if a hard feeling or an old resentment, Emma supposed, was hanging over their heads. The elephant in the room they were trying to avoid was now as big as a whale and Zelena wasn't making it easier by completely being blind to it or pretending to be. She turned to Emma while the relationship breaker was replying to one of too many messages from Killian she hadn't taken time to answer.
"Since when are you a bodyguard ?" Zelena asked with a false air of interest.
Emma narrowed her eyes suspiciously. What was Zelena trying to do ? Was she trying to trap Emma ?
"For a few years." Emma answered glancing at Regina who was sipping her drink and didn't seem to care for the vague response.
"I should go" she said out of nowhere. "Henry is alone"
"Gina !" Zelena cries "For fuck sake ! You're finally going out for a change! Stay!" and she argued while almost pulling Regina back into her chair.
"Could you please watch your language?"
Her sister scowled at her and Zelena answered with the family-style eyes rolling.
"Please ! Your boy isn't here, I can swear all I want" she complained.
"Even when he is with us, you're swearing. Just like someone else I know" she looked at Emma.
"What ?" Emma blurted out taken aback "Not my fault if I don't have filter !"
"Always so eloquent, Swan," Regina teased.
Emma tried to defend herself.
"You're too stern ! I am sure he is learning those words at school anyway !"
Zelena watched the back and forth bickering competition and was clearly enjoying this.
"He wasn't telling them in front of me until you spend one day together !"
"He was going to…" Emma got cut off.
"You let her spend the day with Henry alone ?" Zelena asked bewildered.
The question silenced Regina, as if for the first time she was realizing she had let her little boy with an almost perfect stranger for a full day. Emma watched the different emotions playing on Regina's face. Astonishment, anger, fear but a blink of eyes erased all traces of emotions. Nothing. Her stunning face was now unreadable to Emma's frustration. They stared at each other for some time, Emma trying to read Regina's unfaltering gaze without any success, before Zelena asked :
"Do you believe in love at first sight ?"
Regina scoffed.
"I do believe in annoyed at first sight" Emma quipped.
Regina smirked and glanced a proud look at Emma. One point for her. Well, she hadn't count Zelena's. If so, Emma was sure to lose. Zelena raised her eyebrows.
"I'm a romantic at heart" Emma taunted while shrugging.
"I had guessed about that." Zelena answered.
A shiver ran along Emma's spine when Zelena smiled a secret smile like she had unveiled Emma's soul in less than one hour.
They had a few drinks more. Emma took juice because, yeak, fuck, she was driving. So Zelena and Regina were merrier and drunker as hours passed by and Emma was still the same boring and bored SAM. At some point, Zelena and Regina joined the dancing mass and Emma stayed seated while watching the two sisters that were standing out in the crowd. The way Regina was moving her godly body to the beat of the music would be prohibited in heaven, her every moves turned into something sexy. Zelena was doing fine too. Men began to turned around them making Emma's blood boiled feeling helplessly jealous of some stupid guys who could flirt with Regina openly. Emma played with her straw, wondering which evil sway of sin, making her jealousy raised from the depths of her soul to smash the glass ceiling for someone who wasn't even hers, had overtaken her.
Zelena smirked before forcefully pulling Emma onto the dancefloor. From that time, the false bodyguard took her false job very seriously and pushed all the flirty men away. Zelena shot a glare and scowled at her quibbling about Emma being a hindrance before disappearing from their sight. Once Emma and Regina alone, the relationship breaker gave a killing look to every person that was going too close to her dance partner. She herself didn't approach Regina afraid that it would be too dangerous for her heart and her sane mind already near to be undone with the way Regina was gazing at Emma under dark lashes as she was setting the dancefloor on fire. But, everything never went as planned with the Mills family and Regina pulled Emma into a hug. The false bodyguard froze, her heartbeat quickened too fastly and she was afraid that Regina felt it as her soft body was perfectly molding to Emma's. The false bodyguard was admonishing her own perverted mind when Regina passed her hand on Emma's neck and whispered into her hot ears.
"Come with me" she said with a tone so hypnotizing that Emma would do anything to please. The music outshone Emma's gulp. "I want another drink"
But the blonde was so out of sorts, she didn't move. Irritated, Regina rolled her eyes or at least tried and pulled Emma by the tie. That pulled her from her chaotic thoughts.
"I can walk by myself" Emma muttered annoyed with her incompetent self, but letting bossy Regina dragged her along. The drunk woman turned back and pulled Emma in her face who caught her breath. With a snarky smile, she teased with that sultry voice laced with darkness :
"But you're the kind of woman who prefer to be bossed around"
Emma got stuck right in, her mouth wide opened. Where did that come from? Regina released the tie and walked to the bar. Emma's brain had disconnected too many times this evening, it was frightening. But now wasn't the time to be lost in fantasies. The false bodyguard crossed Regina's way.
"You're drinking too much ! You should stop !" Emma almost yelled a part of her completely worried about not knowing what she should expect from drunk Regina, but the other annoyed about being taken for a dominated moron.
"I didn't ask your opinion !"
"I don't care ! Stop drinking !" Emma continued vehemently "You're crossing the line !"
Regina played with the tie before asking.
"Is it because it's your job to take care of my safety that you're saying this ?"
Emma took Regina by her shoulders
"Yes, No... It's not the issue."
That answer met Regina's long face.
"I am worrying about you. How can you be in that drunk state ?" Emma continued.
What did she drink ? Truth to be said, they hadn't really ate something consistent since lunchtime. Emma should have payed more careful attention.
"I need another drink " Regina stayed on track.
"Why's that ? You've been drinking too much…"
Regina walked past Emma to get to the bar. The false bodyguard rolled her eyes.
"I don't know why I bother…"
As Regina moved forward, she suddenly stopped faltering and she slowly turned around. Emma closed the short distance between them and Regina placed her forehead on Emma's shoulder.
"My head…"
Emma put one hand on the back of Regina's head, stroking silky strands. She wasn't going to say "I told you" even if it was on the tip of her tongue.
"We should get back" she said kissing Regina's temple without realizing.
Regina didn't complain. Emma helped her as she wasn't walking straight.
"Why did you drink so much ?" Emma talked out loud.
"Change my mind?"
"About what ?"
The music filled the silence with which Regina answered.
"How can you be so good with Henry ?"
Emma frowned. She didn't understand where did the question was coming from. Well, she shouldn't try to decipher a drunk mind because it was a lost cause and furthermore if it was Regina's, that one that was usually indecipherable.
"He is a great kid."
Regina tripped and Emma put her hand on the businesswoman's hip to support her while Regina's left arm was on Emma's shoulder. The false bodyguard wasn't thinking about her warm body against her. No. Or how Regina put her head on the crook of her neck while the elevator was going down. No. Emma didn't like the way Regina was grasping her like a life line. No way !
Once downstairs, people were gathered in the streets, Zelena right in the middle of it.
"What's happening ?" Emma asked out loud.
A french guy answered her.
"They're having a fight."
"Nobody stopped them ? » she asked completely stunned
"It's funny, the woman is beating the hell out of the guy !" he shrugged and laughed.
Emme goggled. What the actual fuck ?
"Emma…" Regina's pleaded, her eyelashes fluttering from pain and her grip on Emma tightening.
Emma inhaled deeply and her heart flipped, surprised by that husky voice that she instantly loved. It was the first time Regina was calling her by her first name. With a hoarse whisper that opened the Pandora'x box of Emma's fantasies of Regina in her bed, whispering, breathing, screaming her name. Emma was going insane, not a logical thoughts crossing Emma's mind which was taking all the dangerous road she had dismissed in the previous days. When the only one consistent thought sprang to mind, she clung to it.
She sat Regina on the nearest bench and kneeled in front of her. Emma looked up at her, sweeping aside the black strands that have fallen in Regina's face. Emma cupped the drunk woman's face in her hands and stroke her cheeks with her thumbs. Regina clung on both Emma's wrists and the false bodyguard breath caught in her throat at the intensity of the abyssal eyes.
Oh my god, Emma don't do this, she tried to reason herself, you can't take advantage of a drunk woman.
Regina lowered her head. Emma couldn't believe it. She kept still. Her blood was running wild through her veins and her heart exploding in her ears like fireworks, drumming her chest with a tidal wave strength at lightning speed. The drunk woman put her forehead on Emma's and closed her eyes. It was happening. Almost, Emma thought, almost. The relationship breaker closed her eyes.
"It's spinning…" with a raspy voice.
Emma opened her eyes. That was the arctic icy shower she needed. She was actually stupid enough to think Regina would kiss her. She wanted to kick herself from overreacting like that. Someone like Regina would never want someone like Emma and she had almost believed it. Her already shattered heart absorbed the new inflicted pain like a sponge would absord water and she blinked the tears. Emma didn't understand why it was hurting so much, she thought she had her closure with all this stupid stuff. She sniffed.
Shouts behind her cut her sordid thoughts. Right, she had forgotten about the other sister... She had already her hands full one drunk! And now she had to take care of another ! Hellish sisters. Emma couldn't have a break with her depressive thoughts, could she ? It seemed like it wasn't the time to think she would never be enough to be loved or wanted unless you're called Killian Jones.
"Regina, stay here two minutes. I have to get your sister out of that shitty situation."
"You're my bogyguard."
What was that supposed to mean ?
"I thought I was useless."
"Yes, my Useless bodyguard, not hers…" Regina explained frowning.
Emma looked a her, blasé. Was she the new toy that one sister wouldn't share with the other ?
"Don't go" she whispered painfully, her head surely spinning like crazy.
"Your sister is in danger."
"No she isn't. She is the danger" she surprinsingly observed as a matter of fact.
Emma couldn't disagree on this after having met her sister a few hours ago.
"All the more reason to stop her…"
Regina looked at her with those shining drunken eyes that had darken because of the night light. Oh my god ! Why does she have to be awfully divinely beautiful in every fucking situation.
"You're too good" she whispered with a depth of tone Emma didn't know what to think of.
Emma looked away at the crowd so her longing desire would go away.
"Emma" Regina warned her with a deep voice which created shivers ransacking Emma's spine.
The false bodyguard stood up and joined the crowd against the drunk woman's warning. She turned back checking on Regina. She hadn't moved from the bench where she was seated and was looking at her. Or at least she was trying to focus on her. Emma elbowed people and catched Zelena.
"Who's the lion now ?" she devishly gloated.
She pulled Zelena out of the group.
"What are you doing ?" Zelena shrieked, drunk as fuck.
"Saving your ass"
"I was clearly beating his" the other drunk woman complained "I don't need you."
"I have a sense of déjà vu" Emma deadpanned exasperately.
"Oh no ! You're right ! I need your help!"
Zelena pulled Emma taking her off balance.
"Let's beat his ass off!"
Emma held the scrapper back, dumbstruck.
"Are you insane ?" her voice ascending a higher octave.
"He needs it !"
"No way ! Aren't you even afraid ? He is way stronger than you !"
Emma looked at the tall man who was lying down on the sidewalk, dead… well, dead drunk.
"Fear doesn't run in my blood" she said with all the due seriousness.
"Again a Mills' thing" Emma deadpanned.
Emma rolled her eyes and pulled Zelena far away from the cockfighting arena before "the lion" tried to attack the poor victim again. The group of people split as there was no longer hustle and bustle.
"You could at least thank me for preventing you from fighting for real !" Emma growled.
"He asked for it ! I didn't even start it !" Zelena added matter-of-factly "Ladies don't start fight but they can finish them."
Was she serious ? Emma rolled her eyes. Again. She was an olympic athlete at eyes rolling now.
She checked on Regina who hadn't moved and was holding her head between her two hands. She was being accosted by some guys who were already roaming in the bar and were hovering around the businesswoman like sharks prowled around their next target. Emma immediately pulled Zelena forcefully not caring about her squirms and screams as a tidal wave of rage threatened to smash everything in its path.
"Dégagez, y a rien à voir ici !"
Two of the guys had the intellingence to flee before the wave reached the shore.
"C'est ma pote !" the third guy stayed and lied.
"Comment elle s'appelle ?"
Caught off guard, the guy stammered before Emma warned with so much muted fury even Zelena shut up.
"Dégage avant que je te pende par les couilles, connard !"
"Je voulais juste l'aider !" he justified himself with poor sympathy.
"Je suis là ! Je m'en occupe !" she waved her hands like she scaterred mosquitoes, gust of animosity undoing her "Now ! Fuck off ! There is nothing to see !"
He scurried away from the thunderstom that was coming.
"Whoaa…"
"What ?" Emma barked to Zelena, ready to kill her with one glare.
"You're..."
"Could you stop shouting ! My head is killing me..."
That instantly calmed Emma who inhaled sharply. She had lost her temper and it was unusual for the false bodyguard as she prefered to run away from fights than getting in head-first. She sighed before kneeling in front of the woman who was still staring at the ground like it would anchor her.
"Regina" Emma whispered sweetly "Are you okay ?"
She already knew the answer of that nonsensical question. But it helped Emma check her own turmoil, her own level of rage that was draining away after having made sure of Regina's well being. The drunk woman didn't answer still dealing with her fuzzy mind.
"Hey look at me" Emma almost pleaded, her voice outpouring of worry.
"Oh my god ! I am going to get sick" Zelena sneered.
"Oh please !" Emma growled with the same tone "Not you too !"
"S'your fault!" Zelena grasped the bench "if I throw up..."
Emma glared at that fucking drunk woman and then had her heart set on Regina. She waited until the dark eyes slowly lifted to lock onto her own.
"Let's go" the false bodyguard said while helding out her hand.
"Just say the "I do" so we can be done with it !" Zelena muttered to herself.
Emma gave her a deathly stare she had tried to master to rival Regina's.
On the way to the car, Regina was gripping Emma who was running after Zelena who was trying to blend in the dancing mass. Somehow Emma succeeded to lead the two sisters to the car thanks to her little two helpers Castor and Pollux. She closed the doors of the car, once the drunk women were in. She sighed as she leant against the car, her energy at the lowest level for years.
"What are you waiting for ?" Zelena asked opening her window.
Emma rubbed her face. Zelena didn't have a control switch, didn't she ? The false bodyguard sat in the driver sit and drove them back to the hotel. She looked into the rear view mirror to check on Regina who was staring with a blank look out the window. Out of the corner of her eyes Emma saw Zelena smirking mischievously. She was becoming used to the Mills' signature and this one was magnified tenfold.
"What ?"
"Nothing."
"There is something. Tell me" Emma almost ordered.
But Zelena didn't seem to care.
"Nothing" she said still smirking.
Emma sighed. What a pain.
After the ride both sisters felt better. A relief for Emma who led them to Regina's room with less difficulty.
"Where do you sleep ?" Regina asked.
"In the same corridor" Pain in the ass #2 replied as it was obvious.
"I thought they were full booked for a week."
"They shooed someone away for me then."
Zelena shook her keys and went to her room. When they both had closed their doors, Emma walked into her own completely drained. Fortunately, Regina was too drunk to have a disproportionate reaction or to connect the dots about the booking.
Emma went to August and Ruby's room. While waiting for them to come back, she looked at the security camera on her computer. Regina was kissing Henry on his forehead. Emma swallowed and cleared her throat, overwhelmed by guilt as she watched something private.
During this night, Emma finally put a word on those feelings she tried to dismiss as impossible since the beginning. She had tried to suppress it rather than giving voice to it. Emma pitched her nose. Attraction. She was attracted to Regina. And the worst wasn't that she was a target but that Emma had never felt such deep attraction to someone. And her feelings had exponentially flared since she woke up this morning.
Lost in thoughts, something unthinkable happened. Regina approached the adjoining door and stopped in front of it. The blonde whipped back, ran into her own room without second thoughts, checked herself into the mirror and then waiting at the other side of the adjoining door. She heard a knock. She approached the door. Another knock. Emma frowned.
It wasn't this door… She went to the entry and opened. It was Zelena.
"What are you doing here ?" Emma spat, revolted by her once again overreaction.
"Is that a way to talk to your boss ?" Zelena entered like she was owning the place.
"What do you want ?" Emma didn't draw back.
"You're really useless. I thought you would be already done with all this. »
"We had some issues to handle, we had to deal with things you kept to yourself."
Zelena turned to Emma, asking for explanation, the tilt of her head wasn't cute unlike Regina's.
"Henry for example !"
"I just wanted to spice the game !" Zelena held her head high and made some maniac gestures.
Emma rolled her eyes. That drama queen show was getting on her nerves. What other surprises Emma had to expect from her ?
"Why do you want to break the wedding ? Is it just a game ?"
Zelena didn't answer. The intensity of her gaze made Emma squirm.
"You're completely off track. And I hired you because I thought you were professionnals."
"You know, there's a thin line between being sassy and being an asshole!" the relationship breaker ranted.
"Actually, I cross it everyday" Zelena quipped and that was the last straw for Emma.
"If you please, I have a job to do" Emma showing her the exit with her best false smile. "And a problem to solve. You know, the one you gave us without even giving all the pieces of information you have!"
Zelena took the hint and headed towards the exit. But before really leaving she said with a diabolic smile :
"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem."
Emma scoffed.
"Then solve it yourself!" she barked.
Her only response was a devilish laugh. Emma slammed the door shut more irritated than ever and more drained than she was earlier. She quickly walked to the adjoining door. She had to take the bull by the horns. She knocked, nervous. But also really excited. And apprehensive. And fearful. All these feelings made her feel heavy like a marble column but also light as a feather.
The more Emma waited, the more she wanted to see Regina. This was just attraction, no more or less. The relationship breaker knew that the feelings that were stemming from this pure attraction could lift her up or destroy her. She couldn't really put a name on them and she wouldn't. Because if she did, it would become reality. Emma didn't need this. All she needed was to finish that fucking job. Tonight, she would speed things up. And Ruby, August and her would break that relationship a way or another.
The only thing she didn't expected was the person who opened the door.
Robin.
If you groaning, yelling or crying from frustration...
Then my job is done ;D
