Chapter 12: A Happy Beginning?
Good news! I've decided to make a "sequel" to this story :) I was originally going to make it a whole separated thing but instead of making it a separate sequel, I think I'll just continue it right onto this story. Yay!
On the way over, I had Regina text Elsa from my phone asking her to meet us at my parents' house. I wanted to tell all of the people I loved at the same time. When I pull into the driveway, I hear Regina gasp.
"What is it?" I look over at her with concern and see her staring towards the horse pen.
"Your mother still has horses. I didn't notice when I talked to her. I...could we go riding sometime?"
I smile brightly at her, "Of course. You belong on a horse, Gina."
She brings her hand to my cheek and gently rubs it while looking at me with pure adoration. God, she's beautiful. I lean in and kiss her sweetly on the lips. If I wasn't in my parents' driveway...oh the things I'd do to her. I pull back and sigh noticing she has a look in her eyes as if she was thinking the exact same thing.
"Soon." I whisper before turning off my car and getting out. I rush over while Regina is gathering her purse to open her door.
She blushes slightly, "Well, aren't you quite the gentlewoman."
I chuckle, "What can I say, a queen deserves to be pampered."
She laughs and links her arm through mine. I was still in awe over this entire thing. I have not only the sexiest and most perfect woman on my arm, but also my best friend. I wouldn't want it any other way.
I knock on the door and shortly afterwards, my mom answers. "Hi, girls!"
I hug her tight, "Hey, mom."
"Hello, again." Regina says with a smile. Mom brings her into a hug which surprises Regina a bit. I forgot to tell her that I told mom we were friends again.
"Hello, Regina! I'm so happy you guys are reunited again. It's just...it seems right."
I blush, it does seem right. It seems like it was truly meant to be, I've never felt more right about anything in life. With Regina, I feel like I'm home.
"Trust me, we are quite happy, too." Regina says, smiling at me. I grin back at her, excited to inform my family of the news.
"Well come on in, Elsa is already here and your father is making cookies for everyone." Of course he is. He is too adorable.
We walk in and Elsa automatically smirks at us. "Hiiiii guys."
"You bitch! You know, don't you?" I ask her, shaking my head.
Elsa laughs, "How could I not? I see the look in your eyes and not to mention, you didn't come home last night."
My face heats up, "Nothing like that happened...I-we just finally admitted how we felt about each other. Now, keep it down so I can properly tell my parents." I hold my finger up to my lips telling her to shush. She rolls her eyes and points to my parents. So damn impatient.
I hug my dad from behind, he smelled like cookie dough. "Hi, dad!"
"Hey, sweetheart." He removes his oven mitt and hugs me back. Then he looks over to Regina and smiles. "And Regina, nice to see you again." They quickly hug each other and we sit down at the table.
"Bring those cookies over here and sit down guys, I want to tell you now."
Mom giggles, "Eager Emma at it again." I roll my eyes.
"Like you aren't just as eager to know."
"True, true. David, hurry up!" We laugh as dad jumps a little. He piles cookies onto a plate and brings them to the table.
"Okay, all good. Now, what did you want to tell us?" I feel everyone's eyes on me. Mom and dad just look very intrigued. Elsa is fighting back her smile and Regina bites her lip in a nervous manner.
I clear my throat, "Well as you know, Regina and I...are friends again. But - well you see, it's more than that. We're...we're together now." I smile and reach for her hand. She's hesitant but then grabs it tight.
Dad has the biggest smile on his face and my mother's mouth is wide open, "You're...you're dating now?" She asks.
"Yeah." I say shyly.
My mother smiles at me with the most genuine smile and I even think her eyes water a little. She gets up from her seat and hugs us, "Oh Emma, Regina, I'm so happy for you guys!"
My dad rushes over too and hugs us at well, "It's about damn time."
Elsa shrugs, "Mine as well join too."
She comes over and we all are doing one of those big group hugs you see on movies. It was so damn corny yet very comforting and I loved them all so much.
"Thank you guys for supporting this. As you probably would have expected, my mother didn't take this news so well." Regina explains.
My mom grabs Regina's hands, "Well there's no need to worry about that here. You can spend time for family gatherings and holidays with us, just like old times." She smiles warmly.
"Whoa, mom. That's a nice gesture but we've only been together for a day…"
"That may be true but despite that, Regina has always felt like family to us. Even if a relationship doesn't work out between you guys, I still feel as if you'll still be friends. And besides, I think you've cared for Regina in that way for quite some time now."
My face flushes, "Yeah, I have." I look down at my feet, embarrassed to be discussing this so openly with everyone.
"I have too. I've never cared more for anyone the way I care for your daughter. She's very important to me." I smile at Regina's words that make my heart melt.
This was beginning to look like the start of something truly magical. I couldn't wait to go on this journey with Regina.
XX
We get back to Granny's around 8pm. I told Elsa I would stay here again for tonight but tomorrow we are all going shopping together.
I'm sitting on the couch watching a movie while waiting for Regina to return. All she said was that she'd be right back so I have no idea what she's up to. Finally, I see her return with the boxes she brought back from her old bedroom. I pause the movie and smile, "Ooo, are we taking a trip down memory lane?"
She grins back, "I believe we are." She opens the first box but I put my hand on hers, stopping her.
"Are you okay? I only ask because I know things were rough with your mom. I feel bad that she still can't support you."
She sighs, "I want to say I'm okay and for the most part, I am. I have you and your family supporting us and I love that so much. But part of me always gets stuck on the fact that she is my own mother and still continues to treat me like this. I know it shouldn't but...it breaks my heart. How does my own mother do this to me?"
I squeeze her hand. I hated hearing her feel this way, "Don't let her do that to you, Gina. It's not worth it. You are so brave and so strong, you don't need her. She may have given birth to you but she is not your mother. She never has been. Don't let her break that beautiful heart of yours, okay?"
She smiles once more making me feel happy inside, "Okay. Thank you my love."
I lean in to kiss her but just as our lips brush, Regina's phone vibrates causing us to stop. She scoffs and reaches for her phone. I thought she would just ignore it but instead she pauses and frowns.
"What?"
"It's from Robin."
Now I'm the one frowning. "Oh. What did he say?"
"He said 'Regina, I made a mistake. Please come back to Boston with me, I can be the person you need me to be. Just give me a chance to show you.'" She shakes her head.
Suddenly I feel uneasy. What if she goes back to him? I knew I wouldn't be able to truly have her, damn it. I'm such a fool. I-
"Emma." She shakes my arm.
"Huh, what?" My voice cracks a little. Ugh.
"I said your name like three times. You look upset, is everything alright?"
I close my eyes and sigh, "I just...I don't want to lose you, Regina. I know you were with him for years and maybe him saying he will change is actually genuine and so you going back would make sense considering-"
"Hey, stop. Sure Robin and I spent years together but he still has never made me feel the way you already have. You are the one I want, Emma. Just you. You were my first love that I never stopped loving. You make me feel so loved and cared for. You are selfless and kind. Don't ever feel insecure about whether or not I want to be with you because this is it. This is how I want my life to go, with you by my side. I'm so incredibly in love with you and I wouldn't want it any other way."
I've never felt so warm inside in my life, my eyes fucking water at her words. God, only she can make me cry from pure happiness.
"I love you too." I breathe out before crashing my lips to hers. Her hands tangle in my curls as mine cup her face. She opens her mouth a little and I take that opportunity to massage every corner of her mouth with my tongue. She moans deeply, I clench my legs together at the ache.
She pulls back, out of breath, "I know we said maybe taking things slow would be good but…"
"I can't either." I stand up, pulling her up with me and roughly push her against the wall. I trail kisses down her neck as she sighs with pleasure. My knee goes between her legs and she moans once more. Oh god, I will be so embarrassed if I have an orgasm just from the delicious sounds that escape those lips of hers.
We make it to the bedroom and she pushes me back against the bed. She removes her blue dress leaving her in just her silk red bra and matching panties. I lick my lips at the sight of her. She climbs on top my me and kisses my forehead. I arch my back up so she can remove my shirt with ease. When that's out of sight she pause and trails her hands on my stomach, sending chills down my entire body.
Then I moan as I feel her warm tongue trail up my abdomen. "Emma, you're so fucking sexy." I feel the wetness between my legs grow at her sultry tone. I'm in trouble with this one.
She removes my bra and her eyes widen at the sight, making me blush. "I'm so lucky." She breathes before kissing me passionately. I take this time to remove her bra as well. I wanted to feel her bare skin on mine. She smirks when it's removed and I bring her down close to me, loving the way our breasts felt as they pressed against each other.
She pulls back and kiss down all the way to my panties. She hooks her fingers through them and removes them slowly. When they are off, a hand is placed on each of my knees and my legs are spread apart so she can fit between them perfectly. Her fingers lightly run through my slick folds. My hips shoot upwards a little at the contact. "God, you're so wet." She murmurs.
"Gina…"
She smirks again and raises an eyebrow at me, "Tell me what you want, Em-ma."
Her finger circles my clit, "I..I want you." I inform her the best I can. My head goes back against the pillow as she applies more pressure.
"And tell me, what do you want me to do to you?" She purrs.
"I want-I want you inside of me." She kisses my inner thigh.
"Gladly." She says before sinking two fingers in. She pumps in and out, and it felt magical. I kept my eyes on her as long as possible, seeing her and knowing what she was doing to me was so damn hot.
"Fuck." I moan as she goes faster and rougher, I'm so close. She curls her fingers slightly and I release a body-trembling orgasm. She slows her fingers and finally stops completely as I'm trying to find my breath again.
When I can focus, I find her face only to see her seductively licking her fingers clean. I feel myself get wet all over again. Holy shit.
"Come here." I tell her. She slowly crawls on top of me and I kiss her softly, tasting myself on her lips. "That was incredible."
She smiles at me and that's when I flip us over, causing her to gasp lightly. I chuckle at her surprised reaction.
"I've wanted you for so long." I whisper.
I lean down and kiss her, sucking and gently biting on her bottom lip. My hands grab her breasts and I smile at the way her nipples automatically harden under them. My hands slowly run down her sides and down to her panties. These need to go.
I basically tear them off and I groan at her scent which was so strong. I couldn't wait to taste her. My hands rub her smooth thighs and I slowly lean in, making sure I remember every second of this.
"Emma, I need you now."
I smile and decide not to tease her...this time. Mainly because I was too eager myself. My tongue finds its way to her folds and swirls through them. Oh god, the taste! She moans my name loudly and I don't think I've ever heard anything more arousing.
I suck on her clit lightly at first until I feel her hands tug on my hair clearly telling me to stop being so easy. I hold back my laugh and give her exactly what she wants. It doesn't take long for her orgasm to power through and damn did she look beautiful when it did. I lay down beside her, feeling satisfied.
"You're wonderful. I love that talented tongue of yours."
I smile at her, "If mine is talented. I can't imagine what yours is. I mean you're the one who can tie cherry stems with it."
"True, well let me show you just how talented it is, hmm?"
I swallow hard, and nod letting out a small whimper. She goes down on me and boy did I ever find out what that tongue can do. We pleasured each other for half the night until finally being too sore for anything more and falling asleep peacefully in each others arms. It was a night I knew I'd never forget.
This life with Regina wasn't a happy ending. It was a happy beginning. Now all there is left to do is enjoy every moment of it.
XX
(Regina's POV)
Emma and I have now been together for nearly 2 years. It's been absolutely wonderful. Sure we had our typical fights that couples do but for the most part, our time together has been nothing but pure bliss.
That first time after Robin had texted me, I told him that it wasn't going to happen because I was happy with Emma now. He became very...obsessive and wouldn't stop contacting me and calling me. It was strange. When I got the rest of my stuff from Boston, I had Emma stay in the car just in case.
That was wrong of me to do because he ended up cornering me and tried to kiss me but I turned my head last minute so his lips only touched my cheek. I always knew love made people do...crazy things but this was too much. The break-up was very hard on Robin and it changed him. Sure at first he seemed fine but I don't think that the sudden alone time was good for him. He drove himself crazy to the point where it was actually concerning.
I returned to the car clearly distressed and of course I had to tell Emma what happened. That ended with her punching Robin in the face a couple of times before I held her back before she did some serious damage. I was thankful of course for her doing that, she was and forever will be my savior and my protector. But I didn't want things to get too out of hand because knowing Emma's big heart, she would regret it later. This incident happened about four months into our relationship.
I know, I can't believe it took me so long to gather my stuff from Boston. It's just it felt as if I didn't need it, I had everything I needed right here in Storybrooke. But Emma insisted. And I was actually happy she did. I think my stuff being there with Robin was making him even more crazy. I just assumed that after four months, he would have gotten rid of it. But he didn't and I think that goes along with this obsessive side I've witnessed recently.
After that, I haven't had anymore contact with Robin, but that makes sense considering I blocked him as soon as we left Boston.
A year into our relationship, we heard about a 16-year old boy who lost his parents in a fire. His name was Henry and he needed a foster family. Apparently he's been in foster care for almost a year now but we just now heard of his tragic story. As soon as Emma and I heard about it, we both felt like we needed to take him in. And so we did. I know it seemed very soon to adopt a son but Emma and I knew what we had was real. We knew we were both in this for the long run. We always knew how to solves our problems and we also knew that if things didn't end up working for some god-awful reason, that we would be mature adults about it and still try to be friends.
We welcomed Henry into our lives with open arms to which he fully accepted. He was the sweetest kid I've ever met and I was happy to have him join my adventure with Emma.
About 5 months after we adopted Henry, Emma proposed to me. We were having a picnic on this tall, cliff-like hill that overlooked the shore when she popped the question. It was one of the best moments of my life.
So here we are now, on that very hill, 2 months later after that day. We are still engaged, and probably will be for a several more months. We are taking the whole wedding-planning thing slow as we want it to be perfect.
"Kid, what's been your mind?" Emma asks Henry before biting into her sub. The day was beautiful. The sun was warm and the wind caused light waves to crash onto the shore. I loved it on this hill. Today we rode the horses up here, too which is always so much fun. Henry was becoming a pretty good rider, of course he had some damn good teachers.
Henry blushes at the question, "I don't want to get into it."
I set my drink down and rub his back, "Henry, you know you can tell us anything. Who knows, we may be able to help you." I smile at him before smiling at Emma.
She grins at me and tucks her hair behind her ear.
He sighs, "Okay. You know my friend Violet?" Oh Henry. Violet was his best friend, how could we not know of her?
"Yes." I say.
"Mhmm. What about her?" Emma asks.
He blushes even more and I think I know where this is going, "I...like her okay? But I can't tell her this because it could ruin our friendship. I would rather be friends with her than nothing at all you know?"
Emma and I share a look, probably thinking the exact same thing.
"Henry, you should tell her how you feel." I say before licking icing off of a cupcake.
"What? I can't do that." He shakes his head with wide eyes.
Emma says, "Your mom's right kid, you need to tell her this. Because there's always that chance of her liking you back."
"And what would you guys know about this kind of stuff anyways?"
Emma smirks at me, "Actually we would know a lot. I think it's time we tell you a story." My heart beats faster in my chest.
"What kind of story?" Henry asks, his voice full of curiosity.
I grab Emma's soft hand, "Our story. And how exposing our true feelings would have saved us a lot of time." Emma chuckles and shakes her head. Suddenly, a gust of wind blows on us. Emma gets up like an excited child in a candy store.
I give her a strange look.
She looks at us with wide, happy eyes, "You guys have to try this. I've been waiting for a windy day up here to show you! Stand like this and close your eyes." We both watch as my dork of a fiancé stands with her legs separated a good distance on the ground to keep her steady.
Her arms are spread out horizontally and her head tilts back a tiny bit as her eyes are shut softly. She looks so beautiful and content as her blonde hair blows around her peaceful face.
She may have looked stunning in this very moment but she also looked absolutely ridiculous. "There's no way I'm doing that." I chuckle.
"Come on, it feels so amazing. I feel like I can do anything when I do this." She answers quietly before returning to the position. Henry shrugs and stand ups with her, mocking her position. Oh god, now it looks even more ridiculous. I hold a hand to my mouth to stifle a laugh.
"Wow, you're right. This feels pretty cool." Henry states.
Emma smiles, "See. Regina come on, do it! This wind might not last long."
I shake my head, "Uh-uh. I'm having a good time watching you guys." I finally release my laugh I've been holding back. Emma finally stops and sticks her tongue out at me.
"Ginaaa" She whines, "You're no fun!"
I gasp, "Excuse me, I'm very fun. But, I believe we have a story to tell our son."
She rolls her eyes and we all sit back down, "Fine, yeah whatever."
Just as I was explaining the part in which I had to tell Emma I was sorry, we hear the horses freaking out a little. It was probably either the wind or there were some people walking up the path. Not many people come up here but we've had a couple days where there have been other people here.
Emma says, "I'll go check on them. Be right back." She runs down the hill, out of sight. I turn my attention back to Henry.
"Anyways, I knew it probably wouldn't do any good but I had to go find Emma after seeing her at the reunion. It felt like we had so much unfinished business and I needed her to know that I still cared about her even if it-" Henry and I both jump at the loud bang. I feel the color drain from my face.
Henry frowns, eyes looking alert, "What was that?"
My breathing starts getting fast, I had a bad feeling, "It-it sounded like a gun. Henry, get behind that tree and don't move until I return, alright?"
He nods and runs behind the tree. My hands tremble as I run down the hill towards the sound of the shot, towards Emma. Hunting was prohibited here so I have no idea why we would hear such a thing.
The horses are still freaking out but they don't seem hurt, "Emma?" I call out but I receive no answer. I frantically look around until I see a trace of blonde on the ground behind the horses. I run over and there she is, lying there unconconscious in a pool of her own blood.
"Emma!" I scream as tears fall down my face. I hold her in my arms. Then my shaky hand grabs my phone and calls an ambulance. "Don't you dare leave me, Emma. Oh god...who did this to you?" I sob uncontrollably until the ambulance arrives.
They ask me what happened or if I saw anything but I can't speak. I just stare into nothing, feeling incredibly numb.
I think I'm dragged into the ambulance, I really don't know. All I can focus on is her blonde curls and my jagged breathing. I can't lose her. I just can't. She is my everything, my other half. If I lose her, then my entire world is lost.
