A/N: Thank you so much for the response to this story. I am in awe. If I haven't responded to your message yet, it's coming! And to the guest reviewers, thank you! You can find me on Tumblr as Delirious-Comfort or on FB as Delirious Comfort.

"Morning," Ruby said as Emma came bouncing into the kitchen. She chuckled when Emma was obviously startled by Ruby presence, "Forgot I was here, huh?"

"Yeah, for a moment, sorry," Emma gave her best apologetic smile before opening the fridge. "What does Regina like for breakfast?"

"I have no idea, I never had to make her any."

"That's not very helpful," Emma murmured before grabbing a carton of milk. "Cereal will have to do then."

Ruby smiled, "I made coffee, there should be plenty for you and Regina, I'm sure she wants some. I'm gonna wake up Belle and get her ready for the day."

"Thanks," Emma said as she eyed the chocolate in the cupboard. Morning or not, she definitely had earned some pieces and she wanted them right then and there. She turned around when Ruby moved to leave, "Hey Ruby?"

"Yeah?"

"I know you don't me yet and stuff, but do you think when Regina shows you that rope stuff I could maybe watch?"

"Of course, have you ever tried it?"

"Tried what?"

"Being tied up?"

Emma blushed, "Nope, I'm not.." she paused and bit her lip. She could hardly say she wasn't into BDSM anymore after what had transpired last night. "I haven't."

"You should try, it's fun," Ruby grinned before giving her a small wave. "See ya in a bit."

"Yeah, see you soon," Emma murmured as she moved around the kitchen. It was another ten minutes before she pushed Regina's bedroom door open with her foot, balancing the tray with Regina's food in her arms. She sat down on the edge of the bed and put the tray down as she pondered her next move. Regina was still fast asleep and she was unsure of the best way to wake her up. Prodding her didn't seem like a good idea, so she opted for the next best thing instead.

"Regina, wake up, I made you breakfast. Ruby and Belle are already up and it's after ten, so you know, time to wake up," she rambled. She smiled when Regina rubbed her eyes and stretched her arms over her head.

"Why do you sound so happy?"

"Just because you suffer from inconsiderate bitch syndrome in the morning, doesn't mean we all do," Emma teased.

Regina's eyebrow quirked at Emma's statement, "I'm just going to pretend you didn't just call me an inconsiderate bitch, because honestly, if you think that's an appropriate way to wake me up.."

Emma blushed furiously and murmured, "I didn't mean it like that."

"You better have not," Regina said sternly before smiling as she sat up straight in bed. "You brought me breakfast?"

Emma nodded, "I didn't know what you wanted though and I didn't want to set your kitchen on fire-"

"What in the world is that," Regina cut off Emma off as she grimaced when she looked at the tray.

"Breakfast!"

Regina groaned, "Emma, milk and cereal is not breakfast! I like the coffee though."

"There's something else there too," Emma grinned as she pointed to it with a finger.

"What is your chocolate bar doing here?"

"Well, I deserve many rewards, so I thought I'd be helpful and bring it with me."

"You want your reward now? Chocolate? In the morning," Regina sounded absolutely mortified.

"Yep."

Regina grabbed the chocolate bar and turned it over in her hands, "Put the tray on the table, please." She watched Emma's surprised reaction with amusement and patted the bed when Emma had done as she asked. "On your knees."

"What?"

"On. Your. Knees."

"W-why?" Emma stammered, as she fiddled her thumbs. "I'm not- I don't.."

Regina smiled, "On the bed and on your knees Emma, it's not a request." Emma took a deep breath before getting into position. "See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"

"I guess not."

Regina broke off a small piece of chocolate and held it in between her fingers, "Why do you deserve this?"

"Oh man, you're gonna make me say it again?" Emma whined, she straightened her back at Regina's unamused glare. "Because I asked you for permission."

"Permission for what?" Regina grinned. She loved playing games with Emma, the small flush that crept up Emma's neck was something she enjoyed watching.

"Permission to touch myself," Emma murmured as her eyes focused on the wall behind Regina.

"Open your mouth," Regina said as her tongue darted over her lower lip. Emma rolled her eyes as her mouth opened and gulped when Regina placed the chocolate on her tongue. "Don't swallow yet and don't close your mouth. What else did you do that deserves you another piece of this," Regina asked as she waved the bar in front of Emma's face.

Emma frowned, how the hell was she suppose to answer?

"I said you couldn't close your mouth, I never said you couldn't speak."

Emma huffed before she started speaking, she mentally cursed Regina when she could feel the chocolate melt in her mouth, the last thing she wanted to do was to starting drooling chocolate all over her chin. "I asked Ruby if I can watch,'" Emma said to the best of her abilities.

Regina's eyebrow quirked, "You did? Good girl, that makes me proud!" She smirked when she saw Emma struggle with keeping her mouth open, "Are you going to drool? It must be so hard to have all that saliva in your mouth and not have been given permission to even swallow," Regina mocked amusingly. "Do you want another piece?"

Emma shook her head as her eyes grew wide.

"Are you sure?" She grinned when Emma nodded. "Very well, you may swallow then."

Emma growled, the chocolate wasn't nearly as satisfying as she thought it would be, "That was all kinds of gross."

Regina chuckled as she held up her fingers, "Look at that, chocolate everywhere, do you want to clean them?"

"Yes," Emma breathed out. A small moan escaped her lips when Regina's fingers disappeared into her mouth. Her lips closed around the digits and her tongue flicked against them before Regina removed her fingers and grimaced, "I suppose I should have known that wouldn't work." She wiped her fingers on her pajama pants.

"Worked fine for me," Emma muttered.

Regina broke off another piece of chocolate, "You get this one for asking Ruby if you can watch, it makes me really proud that you did that." She opened her own mouth as she beckoned Emma closer with a crooked finger, before putting the chocolate between her teeth.

Emma gulped when Regina's fingers disappeared into her hair and brought her even closer to capture Emma's mouth with her own. Before Emma could register what was happening, the chocolate now lay in her mouth and when Regina gently pushed her away, she blinked and swallowed.

"I can't get enough of your lips," Regina murmured. "So tasty you are. So, I have some rules for you."

Emma yelped when Regina wrapped her arms around Emma's waist and pulled her on her lap. "Oh my god," she murmured. "What are you doing?"

"Discussing the rules with you for when you watch later. Rule number one, under no circumstance whatsoever will you do any running."

Emma nodded, "No running.

"Rule number two and three, you will not speak unless you are being spoken to. Shibari is intense and random questions are distracting and rude.

"Okay."

Regina smiled as she tickled Emma, "Rule number four, you will sit still and look pretty."

Emma rolled her eyes and sassed, "What if my foot falls asleep, can I move it?"

"Not if you're turning into a sass-Meister, no. I am serious though, I expect you to follow these rules. I can imagine the first one may be very hard for you, but I guarantee you that if you run, you and I are going to have a big problem."

"What if I'm uncomfortable and want to leave the room for a bit?"

"You may raise your hand and I will come to you when time permits me and depending on your reasoning for wanting to leave, I might grant you your request."

"And if I don't? What happens if I bolt from the room?"

"You aren't going to do that, so it's no use discussing it," Regina said firmly. "Give me my coffee please."

"So bossy," Emma teased as got off the bed and grabbed Regina's cup before handing it to her. "So," she drawled, "what are you going to do in there?"

"Teach Ruby how to tie Belle up properly and keep an eye on you to make sure you don't misbehave," Regina winked. "Are you nervous?"

Emma sat on the edge of the bed as a high-pitched laughter escaped her throat, "Of course not."

"It sounds like you are, I wouldn't blame you if you were."

"I think I'm more scared that I'm going to fuck up one of your rules," Emma said quietly.

"If you keep swearing like that you won't even have to worry about my rules, I won't allow you into my playroom."

Emma sighed, "I feel like I've been doing nothing but apologize to you all morning!"

"Don't be dramatic," Regina laughed. "You are fine. I am just saying that unless you have a good reason, you need to tone down the swearing a little bit."

"What constitutes as a good reason?"

Regina smiled as she took a sip of her coffee and hummed, "Well, you may swear all you like after you've asked me for permission to touch yourself. I don't mind it as much then." She grinned when Emma blushed. "Alright, I'm going to take a shower and get dressed, I suggest you do the same, I'm sure you could do with one!"

Emma nodded, "Alright."

Regina set the mug down of her nightstand and got out of bed, she walked over to Emma and pulled her into a hug, "Everything is going to be alright, don't stress out, don't over think it. It's just some tying up."

Regina held open the door for Ruby and Belle and closed it once they had entered. She grabbed Emma's arms and pulled her close, "You remember the rules?"

Emma nodded, "I do."

"What are they?"

Emma wanted to roll her eyes and make a snarky comment, but there was a certain sternness in Regina's voice that made her feel small and mouthing off didn't seem like the smartest thing to do. "No running, no talking and no interrupting."

"You forgot one," Regina smirked and this time Emma did roll her eyes.

"Sit still and look pretty."

"Good girl."

Regina's eyes grew wide when she stepped inside of the playroom and saw Ruby standing there in the middle of the room.

"What the hell are you wearing, Ruby?"

"I found it in one of your drawers," Ruby grinned. "Have you actually used this on anyone?"

"Take that off right this instant," Regina hissed as she glanced at Emma. The last thing she wanted was for Ruby's teasing to undo all the progress she and Emma had made. And Ruby standing in Regina's playroom with a huge dildo harnessed to her would surely do the trick.

"Do you think you could take it, Emma?" Ruby chuckled at Emma's mortified look.

"Ruby!"

"No thanks," Emma murmured, "I need my vagina in tact."

Ruby snorted as she stepped out of the harness and put it back where she found it. One glare from Regina was enough for her to mutter an apology.

Regina took Emma's hand and dragged her to the padded cage and wiggled her brows, "Inside or on top?"

Emma rolled her eyes as she sat down on top of the cage and pulled up her knees as she let her eyes wander of Regina's body. She would have thought Regina would have dressed in a leather outfit with thigh-high boots but that couldn't have been further from the truth. Her hair was still damp from the shower she had taken earlier and Emma was enthralled by the droplets of water that made their way down Regina's neck every now and then. Regina was wearing a black tank top and sweatpants and Emma feasted her eyes.

"All good?" Regina asked as she cupped Emma's cheek and raised her eyebrows. She smiled when Emma nodded and her thumb stroked the skin beneath it momentarily. It was the only gesture she could think of that Emma would be comfortable with in public, a gentle reminder that everything was going to be just fine and there was no need to be scared or to run off.

She turned around and walked over to Belle, "And what of you, Miss Lucas?" Regina winked when Belle blushed slightly, "Are you ready, Belle?"

"Yes, Miss Regina."

Regina smiled, "In my playroom I use the traffic light. Tell me what that means."

"Green to continue, orange to stay right where it is and not go any further, red to stop completely," Belle said eagerly, her feet pointed inwards and she kept eye contact with Regina as she spouted off the words.

"Perfect," Regina approved.

When Regina leaned in closer and brushed Belle's hair away from her ear, Emma felt herself tense up. Regina was whispering something in Belle's ear and Belle grinned before nodding, "Yes Miss, thank you."

Emma frowned when Regina was the one who grabbed the ropes from the drawer and placed them on the floor around Belle, a thin black rope remained in her hands. Surely to god Regina wasn't going to be the one to tie Belle up? Had Regina not said she would be teaching Ruby? Emma inhaled sharply as Regina began to tie the rope into a pentagram harness around Belle, much like she had done to Emma days before.

Regina softly spoke to Belle as she constantly checked the ropes and asked Belle how she felt. Emma had to strain her ears to hear Belle's soft responses and part of her felt utterly jealous when Regina's hands moved swiftly over Belle's body. How many people had Regina tied up just like this? Hundreds? Thousands?

Regina had to suppress a chuckle when she looked at Emma and shook her head. Pure hatred radiated of Emma's face as she looked at Belle and the slender fingers that kept touching her. Part of her was relieved that Emma was jealous, as it meant that Emma cared about her and Emma had already told her she didn't like to share. The other part of her wanted to scold the blonde for not being able to see the difference between this kind of play and the play she would hopefully do with Emma one day.

Tying up Belle was nothing more but a teaching moment for Ruby. Her choice to start off with the ropes was a well thought out one. She wanted Belle to know exactly how it felt to be tied up properly. She needed the brunette to understand that if she could trust Regina, she definitely could trust Ruby as she would be doing the real work not much later.

"Hands behind your back," Regina said as she began to tie the rope around Belle's wrists, making sure the knot couldn't do any damage to her skin. She moved to Belle's front and winked at the girl who seemed to be immensely enjoying what Regina was doing to her. "Open your mouth," Regina smirked before putting the rope between Belle's teeth. "Bite down and don't drop it." Belle nodded and briefly closed her eyes.

"Ruby, put Belle's hair in a ponytail, do not take your eyes off of her for even a second. Make sure she is okay, talk to her and encourage her," Regina said before moving over to Emma. She smiled when she saw Emma gulp and leaned forward to whisper in her ear. "You're cute when you're jealous."

Emma growled and dug her fingernails into her knees, she didn't like to be mocked. "Why didn't you tell me you would be the one who would tie her up," she hissed.

"What did you expect, Emma," Regina chuckled. "I have to teach Ruby and this is the best way."

Emma sighed, she knew Regina was right but she still didn't like it. "I don't share well with others."

Regina placed a chaste kiss on Emma's cheek, before making eye contact with Emma, "I have a question for you. I want you to think about it and I swear to god Emma, if you bolt from this room, you're in for a rough night."

"O-okay," Emma stammered.

"You say you don't share well with others, which means you think you have the right to lay some kind of claim on me."

"I di-"

"Hush," Regina firmly said. "If you don't wish to share me with others, Emma, what does that make us?" She placed her index finger on Emma's lips when she opened her mouth. "I said, think about it. Now, remove that scowl from your face when you look at Belle. She doesn't deserve it. I expect an answer before we go to bed."

Emma's face had never been more redder than in that moment and she coughed to cover it up, even though no one was looking at her. She had no idea what her relationship with Regina was, she just knew she didn't want Regina to touch anyone else, especially since Regina still hadn't touched her properly. There were small touches, there was intimacy and there was definitely something between them, but the details of what that was, were still unknown to her.

She focused her attention on Belle instead and took deep and steady breaths. Regina was right, whatever she was feeling, it wasn't fair to take it out on Belle. She became absolutely enthralled by the way Ruby and Regina moved around Belle as if they had always done this together and knew perfectly well what to expect of each other.

A rope was worked into Belle's ponytail and Emma bit her lip when the rope was pulled through the ring in the ceiling, Belle had to stand on her toes now and she seemed to enjoy what was happening to her. It was easy to see the love that Ruby had for Belle, her hands were constantly touching Belle as she whispered reassuring words. Regina gave her instructions on how to make sure that the blood flow wasn't cut off in anyway and Emma eyed the sheer cutters that lay on the floor. She hoped neither of them had to use it.

It wasn't long before Belle was suspended in the air. Her knee was pulled up and even Emma had to admit that it looked absolutely gorgeous and that Belle seemed to be in some kind of subspace. She was responsive, but her eyes were closed most of the time as the ropes and Ruby's hand slowly spun her around.

Regina showed Ruby the different positions, as they worked together to bring them to reality and Emma gasped when Belle was turned upside down. Both Regina and Ruby laughed at that and Emma quickly covered her mouth with her hand. She didn't want to be in trouble with Regina, but one wink from Regina quickly put that thought to rest.

Belle's current position was Emma's absolute favorite. She looked stunning and Emma wondered how long she would last being suspended upside down like that. Her jealous feelings were quickly replaced by sheer admiration and if she was really honest with herself, she felt turned on by the scene that took place in front of her.

Ruby glanced at Emma for a moment and smiled. Emma's facial features had been an open book during the entire scene but now she looked at Belle with admiration and it made her feel proud of Belle. She understood exactly where Emma came from, it wasn't easy to see someone else touch the person that you .. well, she wouldn't say loved. She had no idea if Regina and Emma were at that stage, but when Regina started to tie Belle up she had experienced the same feelings of jealousy. She knew exactly how it felt to be tied up by Regina's skillful hands and the thought that it would never happen again between them had saddened her. That sadness had quickly gone away though as she watched Belle and she couldn't wait to explore more of this with just the two of them.

"How are you feeling, Belle?" Regina gently asked as she ran her hand through Belle's hair.

"Like I've just been given a good massage," Belle murmured and Regina laughed. Ruby and Belle seemed to think alike when they were tied up.

"We're going to untie you now, take steady breaths. If you start to feel faint let us know, okay?"

Belle nodded to the best of her abilities before she was turned straight up again and she took a deep breath. She didn't think it was possible, but the untying of the ropes was almost as sensual as the tying up process and she never wanted it to end. It had been utter bliss the way Ruby and Regina had worked together and while she could tell that Ruby had a lot to learn, she had never felt more safe with her.

Ruby took Belle in her arms when they last of the ropes came off, "I am so fucking proud of you!"

Belle smiled, "Thank you." She looked at Regina as her cheeks flushed, "Thank you, Miss Regina, that was heavenly."

"You are most welcome, Belle, you did really good." Regina glanced over her shoulder at Emma, "Emma, can you grab a bottle of water from the kitchen and bring it here?"

Emma nodded before jumping off of the cage. She gasped when she noticed the time, it had been almost two and half hours since they had entered the playroom. After grabbing three bottles of water she walked back to the playroom and handed them out.

"Thank you, Emma," Regina said as she wrapped an arm around Emma's shoulder. "I'm proud of you," she whispered in her ear before kissing her cheek. "Ruby, you know what comes next is the most important part."

Ruby nodded as she grabbed Belle's hand, "My favorite part, aftercare. I'm going to take Belle to the bedroom and show her exactly how proud I am of her, unless you want us to help you clean up."

"No, that's okay," Regina rolled her eyes. "We'll see you two for dinner." She beckoned Belle over with a crooked finger and smiled when Belle tentatively stepped forward. "You're very flexible, Belle," Regina complimented with a smile. "You should be proud of yourself, you did well."

"Thank you, Miss Regina," Belle smiled before taking the hand that Ruby held out and Belle's cheeks flushed once more when she looked at Emma. "See you later, Emma."

"See ya," Emma grinned as she closed the door behind Belle. When she turned around Regina sat on top of the padded cage, her legs were crossed and Emma swallowed thickly. Regina had never looked more attractive to her and if Regina would ask, she would be in front of her on her knees doing whatever Regina desired her to do.

"Come here."

Emma inhaled sharply as she stood in front of Regina and gulped when Regina's legs wrapped around her own as she pulled her closer. "Tell me what you're thinking."

"Honestly?"

"Always."

"I was just thinking that at this point I would probably do whatever you would ask of me," Emma shyly admitted.

Regina chuckled, "Is that so?" She smiled when Emma nodded. "What was it like watching that?"

"It was beautiful. I never knew it could be like that. I mean, I didn't really like it at first because you touched her, but you already knew that."

Regina nodded, "Are you curious now? Want to be tied up?"

Emma shifted her weight to her other foot, "I don't know. I am nowhere near as flexible as Belle is and I don't know how I would feel about all of this. Perhaps it's a little bit too much, too soon."

Regina smiled, "That's very honest of you and I agree. You're not ready for that yet. We have other obstacles to overcome first. Perhaps one day we will get there. For now though, I will honestly admit that I fully expected you to bolt from this room and I am incredibly proud that you didn't. I want to give you a reward for that."

Emma's brows shut up at that, "Oh?"

Regina hummed as she nodded, "You may choose between two things."

"Oh dear god," Emma murmured. "It's going to be an impossible choice, isn't it?"

Regina grinned, "You know me well."

Emma rolled her eyes, "Okay, what are my options?"

"Eager, little thing," Regina smirked. "You may either get a kiss, or you may pleasure yourself, one time, without asking me for permission."

Emma whined when she saw Regina's smug look, "Regina!"

"I'm quite pleased with myself," Regina grinned as she fingered the fabric of Emma's shirt between her fingers and gave it a light tug. "What's it going to be, Emma?"

"I really hate you right now," Emma mumbled as her eyes darted around. "What kind of choice is that?"

Regina unwrapped her legs from around Emma and before Emma knew what was happening, Regina had jumped off of the cage and pinned Emma against the wall. Regina's eyes darkened as they darted to Emma's lips, "Five seconds to decide, Emma."

"Regina, please, I-"

"Four."

"Fuck."

"Two, we're skipping three because you swore."

Emma huffed.

"One."

Expectant eyes looked at Emma as she blurted out, "A kiss!"

Regina grinned, "Good choice, dear."

Regina's body pressed into Emma's and she smiled before cupping Emma's cheek with her hand and gently pressed her lips on Emma's. When Emma's mouth opened and a willing tongue darted out to find Regina's, a moan erupted and Emma had no idea if it belonged to her or to Regina. She was vaguely aware of Regina's scent invading her nostrils as Regina's tongue nipped at her lower lip. Their kiss was slow and Regina's other hand dug into Emma's waist before deepening the kiss.

Emma gasped when Regina's lips moved to the corner of her mouth, down to her jaw and finally to the pulse point in her neck. She sucked on the skin and Emma groaned loudly. "Fuck, I should have gone with option 2," she murmured as a hand burrowed itself into Regina's hair.

Regina chuckled against Emma's skin before she moved her head to kiss Emma's once more, it was a kiss that she hoped would tell Emma in no uncertain terms how much she desired her. Wetness pooled between her own legs when Emma's other hand disappeared beneath her tank top and traced the soft skin with lingering fingers.

She rested her forehead against Emma's and bit her lip, "What are you doing?"

"Feeling you up," Emma whispered as her hand slowly moved up Regina's waist. Her fingers trembled against the soft skin and her eyes closed when she felt the lace of Regina's bra against the top of her fingers. "May I?"

Regina inhaled sharply, she should say no, but Emma's touch felt heavenly and she didn't want her to stop. The fact that Emma bothered to ask, pleased her immensely. "Yes," she breathed out and a guttural moan escaped from her as her tongue darted out to wet her lips. When Emma's hand cupped the breast, her nipple hardened immediately and she covered Emma's mouth with her own once more when Emma's thumb rubbed the rigid peak through the bra.

Emma gasped when Regina's knee placed itself firmly between her own legs and the hand that had been burrowed in Regina's hair dropped immediately to Regina's ass and pulled Regina closer.

Regina laughed breathlessly as she stepped away from Emma, "Alright brave one, that's quite enough!" She adjusted her tank top and ran her fingers through her hair, "We're not going to go there until after we've talked."

Emma groaned, "Did you have to remind me of that?"

Regina smiled, "No, but I had to remind myself of it. We should stick with less .. sticky adventures in the meantime."

"Can I make a request?"

Regina nodded as she gathered the ropes and neatly put them away. "Of course."

"Will you go for a walk with me? Outside?"

Regina smiled, the request surprised her, "We can do that. Where do you want to go?"

"Doesn't matter. I just want to get out of the house for a little bit and walk with you. We don't even have to talk, I just .. I just want to be with you for a bit," Emma said, her voice thick with vulnerability.

Regina held out her hand for Emma to take and intertwined their fingers when Emma grabbed it, "Sounds perfect to me."