Regina took in Emma's appearance, she was dressed in a robe, but her hair was curled and she was wearing heavy makeup. She looked stunning, but Regina was still reeling from the comment Emma had just made about someone named Ruby and what exactly they would be "doing" to each other.

"Are you allergic to latex?" Emma asked as she pulled her hair up into a ponytail and folded it over so it was piled high up on her head.

"Hmm?" Regina asked at the random question.

"Like latex gloves or condoms," Emma clarified her statement, but it really didn't help Regina understand.

"No-Not that I know of," she responded in confusion. She was looking at Emma wondering about latex and the information she had learned about Lily. The urge to bolt overwhelmed her for a moment before she focused on what was going on.

"Cool, so maybe you and I could get started? Ruby is always late and the stuff takes over an hour to dry," Emma smiled and grabbed Regina's hand to lead her into the bedroom when she found she was unable to move forward on her own accord.

"Can I ask what exactly the plan is?" They passed by an open doorway on their way down the hall, Regina looked inside and saw a shiny silver pole rooted from floor to ceiling. Emma lived here, but her roommates apparently also entertained clients judging from what Belle was doing with Mr. Gold.

The bedroom was average looking as Emma walked through the doorway: a large bed was off to the side with a dresser spilling out slinky looking lingerie, and a messy closet that looked the same. High heeled shoes in a variety of color were stacked neatly in cubes and Regina took a moment to take in the setting. Emma pulled a roll of plastic sheeting like the kind Dexter used in her kill room from the closet and started to lay it out on the hard wood floor.

"I have a modeling gig tonight and I asked for your help in painting on the costume. It's liquid latex, and it's impossible to put it on myself," Emma explained and gestured to several brushes of different sizes and canisters of what must be the latex stacked up on the nightstand.

The picture was starting to get clearer, but Regina still was confused on what Emma's intentions were with her. She just needed help for work, and something about that caused her to feel disappointed. She was certain there was more to it, but liquid latex application sounded intimate and Regina had agreed to whatever Emma had wanted. Albeit, her faculties were overstimulated and not functioning at one hundred percent when she had made that particular deal, but all in all she still wouldn't trade that erotic lap dance for anything.

That notion was reinforced when Emma unbelted her robe and pushed it off without ceremony or pretense. She was standing there in nothing but skin and tiny red g-string that barely covered her private parts. Regina's jaw dropped and she was able to really look at her; she was staring blatantly and Emma gave a chuckle and snapped her fingers to break the spell.

"Like what you see?" She flirted effortlessly and smiled slyly. Regina reminded herself to breathe and willed her hands not to shake from the force of want to touch Emma. The idea of toppling her over on the bed and covering her naked body with her own was brought to the forefront of her mind.

"You don't have to answer," Emma said as she pushed a bottle of lotion into Regina's hands. She looked down at the bottle and then back up at Emma looking for cues. She was embarrassingly clueless and seemed to be rendered speechless simply by a naked woman. It was further evidence she needed to get properly laid.

"I'm fine," Regina said lamely, looking anything but.

"Good, take off your shirt. I told you to dress in something old, but you didn't listen. I don't want your blouse to get ruined," Emma instructed and stood in the middle of the square of plastic waiting expectantly for Regina to comply. "First, you'll cover me in lotion. The costume is like a red superhero looking thing with black trim. The latex is really sticky when it starts to dry, and it sticks to my skin if I don't put something on as a base."

Regina nodded and unbuttoned her blouse as quickly as she could. Emma seemed to be getting down to business and she could only assume there was a time constraint to get this stuff on. She was realizing that this latex application was going to be extremely intimate.

She folded her blouse and placed it on the bed, Emma was watching her as she pumped out a handful of white lotion. "Just..everywhere?" She asked with uncertainty, and a hint of disbelief.

"Everywhere, I shaved everything before you arrived, this is the worst if it sticks to any hair," Emma held up her arms as Regina approached her with a handful of lotion. She stopped a foot away and rubbed her hands together to warm the lotion and get ready. She started with Emma's shoulder, admiring her rather stacked arm muscles. Her biceps were cut perfectly undoubtedly from all the strength work she did on the pole. Regina's mouth filled with saliva, and she slowly spread the thick lotion down the other woman's arms. She stepped closer and used both hands to work it into her skin.

The room was overly quiet, and Regina's voice sounded loud and raspy when she met Emma's eyes and asked, "You don't mind me touching you?"

"I like it; do you like lubing me up?" Emma's lip curled up in a smile as her gaze flitted down to Regina's black bra and cleavage, where a red blush was evident on her chest and neck.

"I could think of worse tasks," Regina smiled back with mischief in her eyes.

"I'll bet."

This really wasn't so bad even if Emma didn't want anything more from her; it was quite fun in all truth, and having the opportunity to touch Emma everywhere was thrilling. She spread the lotion over her arms Emma turned so she could rub it into her back. She made a show of it, using both palms and massaging a little, spreading patterns into her skin until the lotion disappeared.

Regina didn't answer Emma's question she was too focused on her task at hand, until Emma cleared her throat and hummed in approval. "That feels awesome; I can't wait until we get to the paint. It's a really nice sensation to be covered in latex…have you ever…?"

"Uh, me? No…"

"Hmm," Emma nodded and bent over abruptly just as Regina was putting lotion on her lower back, her ass pushed into Regina's stomach, and Regina grabbed her hips, arousal flaring up in her groin at the sudden contact of skin. Regina stood still for a moment, until Emma turned her head and said, "Make sure to cover my butt really well."

That wasn't a problem, Regina was more than willing to accommodate and she squeezed and rubbed the soft globes of Emma's ass quite thoroughly, from the angle she could see the small patch of fabric covering Emma's sex and she fought the urge to rub her fingertips there. She wanted to see if Emma would moan or react like she had when Emma touched her over her panties. Regina wouldn't do it unless she had explicit permission and at the moment Emma's ass was all that she could handle anyway.

Just as Regina kneeling down to rub lotion on the back of Emma's thighs, a phone started ringing and Emma reached forward and picked it up. Regina kept spreading on the lotion as she listened intently to Emma's side of the conversation.

"Hey Ruby, yeah, you were supposed to be here twenty minutes ago. No, I'm just starting to get into costume…when will you be here? You know how long this stuff takes to dry…"

There was a long pause as Emma listened to Ruby and Regina felt Emma's thighs tense up as she seemed to be growing upset. "A last minute bachelor party? Ruby…August asked for two models: one in black and one in red. We planned this gig months ago, you can't just bail because you got an offer for more money… this is bullshit. No, I'm not asking Belle…she's already scheduled at Fairytailz tonight."

Emma ended the conversation and gave a worried sigh as she threw her phone down on the bed.

"What's wrong?" Regina asked, knowing already that whoever Ruby was she had flaked out and left Emma in a lurch.

Regina got back up from her knees and watched as Emma hunched her shoulders and crossed her arms over her bare chest. "I'm going to have to cancel on August…I shouldn't ever depend on Ruby, she's so unreliable. The client requested two models, a blonde and brunette, and if I don't a replacement I'm going to lose out on a good gig."

Regina watched Emma pace, worry etched on her face as she talked aloud trying to figure something out. Providing comfort didn't come naturally to Regina, but she placed her slick hands on Emma's shoulders and got the disappointed and upset woman to look at her. "It's going to be okay, can you think of any of your other friends who would be willing to help out?"

Emma shook her head for a moment and then looked up at Regina as a proverbial lightbulb went off above her head. "I can think of one certain friend who might be able to help."

She looked pointedly at Regina.