Double updates today, guys. This and my other SwanQeen fic : Holland, Their Savior.
Disclaimer : I do not own OUAT.
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Previously on From Britain With Love :
"Tonight was beyond amazing, Regina" Leaning in close, Emma made her intent clear. She opened her eyes when instead of plump lips, she made contact with the left side of Regina's face.
"Bullocks. Don't tell me you're the wait until marriage type?" Emma joked, trying to relieve some of the tension in the air.
"No, dear. I am the type to wait until I'm serious with someone before I kiss them"
Emma could respect that. Not to say she wasn't slightly miffed though.
"I was hoping to use the taste of your lips as material for tonight. Seems me and Bog will have to think of something else"
"Bog?"
"Battery operated girlfriend" Emma explained.
In one swift move that surprised both woman, Regina had Emma up against the door, hands locked above the blondes head. With each breath the blonde made, Regina could feel it on her lips. That's how close she was. Regina pressed her hips into the blondes center, and circled her hips once.
"Oh, god"
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So much has happened since Regina's and Emma's first date a few months ago. After the foyer incident, the brunette has made it her personal goal to not end up in any compromising positions with Emma. Not to say, the two were not intimate in their own way. Yeah, there were kisses on the cheeks, subtle groping, intense eye starring, and hand holding. But Emma when said she was fine to go 'steady' like Regina called it, she didn't know 'steady' was going to turn into a month, and then into another one. At least the brunette came out and said they were girlfriends. That sort of helped the blondes frustrations... new couple has been seen around town openly holding hands and nobody seemed to mind except a woman Emma know knew to call Mary Margaret.
Few months ago...
"Are you sure it's safe here?" Emma asked for the millionth time. They were walking along a creek and you can make out what appeared to be a bridge ahead of them.
Resisting the urge to roll her eyes at her walking companion, Regina reassured her...again.
"Yes dear, it is perfectly safe. I wouldn't allow you to step into danger if I could help it"
Green eyes softened at the words. Emma wanted so badly to pull her the older woman into a hungry kiss, but instead she settled on wrapping her into a bun crushing hug.
Once they pulled back, Regina regarded Emma with a look. "What was that for?" she asked.
Emma shrugged. "Just felt like a hug"
Smiling at the blondes antics, Regina was about to continue walking when she heard hushed whispers coming somewhere from their right.
"Did you hear that?" Emma asked, voicing the brunettes suspicions.
Regina made a 'shh' sign, and nodded. The voices continued to whisper until they heard rustling.
Deciding to play Nancy Drew, Emma let go of Regina's hand and walked towards the bushes. What she saw made her inhale sharply.
Emma only saw the petite woman a few times since moving to Storybrooke a month earlier but she would recognize the man anywhere. He came into Granny's dinner every morning ordering coffee and a muffin before he set off in the direction of the Sheriff's office.
"Don't just stand there! Help me up" the woman demanded. She was currently topless.
Emma didn't know why, but she just continued to stand there, gawking.
"Oh, what a delight" Regina said dryly from behind Emma's shoulder. She wrapped one of her hands around Emma's waist.
Finally the woman had her blouse back on and was throwing daggers at Regina. That alone, made Emma not like this nameless woman. Without taking her eyes off of the woman, Emma clasped her hands with Regina's, and ignored the woman staring at their hands in disgust.
"Mary Margaret, I see you are taking advantage of the sunny morning too. Emma and I were just taking a walk"
Ah, that's her name. Thought Emma. Mary Margaret.
"Mayor Mills" the woman said.
Turning her attention to the sheriff but not before sending a sneer in the direction of the shorter brunette, Regina regarded David Nolan. "Where is Kathryn this fine morning, Sheriff? I would imagine she too would like to partake in this-" Regina trailed off, gesturing to the couples compromising positions.
David opened his mouth. "Regina, I -"
The brunette held up a hand "Madam mayor or Mayor Mills"
The Sheriff narrowed his green-grey eyes "Madam Mayor, I can explain"
"Not to me, Sheriff. Your wife"
"Now wait just a minute" Mary Margaret said.
"He's married?" Emma asked, disbelief lacing her tone.
Mary Margarets already flushed face turned even redder "This does not concern you"
"Ah, see but it does M&M"
"MM"
Regina continued on like she didn't hear the correction of Mary Margaret's name "This area, all two hundred plus acres of it, is public land, and therefore we" she paused and bumped shoulders with the blonde in front of her "has a right to concern ourselves with whatever and whomever we please. Granted, as long as it is legal"
When neither person spoke, Regina continued. "Speaking of legal. Two words : Indecent exposure"
"Oh, and you think what you two continue to do in public isn't indecent exposure"
Emma was confused. 'What are you goin' on about?"
"Pretending to be normal when you're not. Acting like what you guys are doing and subjecting the rest of the town to is right!" Mary-Margaret huffed "I feel sorry for your kids"
Regina wrapped her arm that was already around the blondes wait tighter and rubbed soothing circles on Emma's hip bone.
"Mary Margaret" David chided. "Let's go. The mayor is right, she can have us charged with exposure" Grabbing his the shorter brunette hand, the two stepped around Emma and Regina. They stopped when Regina spoke to them.
"It is not my place to tell Kathryn of what is happening, but if she comes to me with her suspicions, I will not lie to her. I consider her a...friend"
Present…
Ever since that incident, whenever the blonde would see Mary Margaret around town, the school teacher would glare, purse her lips, and turn in the opposite direction. David Nolan didn't do anything that drastic, but her never said a word to Emma.. He would always just nod and continue on with his business.
The blonde looked down her phone when it made the notification beep. A smile instantly graced her lip glossed lips when she saw who texted her. She looked at her wristwatch and saw that she has been sitting in the library for an hour already.
Leaving the office in half an hour.
Letting her fingers fly across the screen, she texted Regina back telling her she would meet her at her house with the twins. About two weeks ago, Emma kept receiving a call from an out of state number and one day just decided to pick it up.
Few weeks ago…
"It's that number again?!" Jessika asked from upstairs. How the hell she heard the blondes phone ring from all the way up there, Emma would never understand.
"Yeah" she yelled back
Jessika made a grabby motion with her hand. "Gimme" she said, out of breath from running downstairs.
Emma handed her the phone, but not before saying, "Your wife needs to put you on a diet"
The redhead just rolled her eyes, and slid her thumb across the accept button "Thank you for calling Planned Parenthood, please press one to hear your girlfriends results"
"Erm, hello? May I speak to Emma Swan, please"
Jessika furrowed her eyebrows. "May I ask who's calling?"
The woman on the other line hesitated. "My name is Kiera"
"I'm going to need a last name, Kiera. I don't think Emma knows anybody by that name"
Obviously Jessika was wrong because the second the brunette said the name Kiera, Emma looked up with wide eyes.
"O'Connell. Kiera O'Connell"
Jessika spoke into the phone. "One second, please" Pressing the mute button on the phone, Jessika regarded her best friend. "Are you okay, Emma? Do you know this Kiera chick?"
"Was she Brittish?" Emma asked instead, only to close her eyes when the redhead nodded yes. "I knew her when I was little" she whispered after a few silent seconds. Sucking in an air fill, she held out her palm.
Jessika knew practically everything there was to know concerning the woman standing in front of her, but she knew only bits of pieces of what happened in some of Emma's foster homes. This Kiera person must have played an important role in Emma's life to receive a reaction like that out of her. The blonde looked like she was on the verge of tears. With a quick kiss to the cheek, and a whispered "I'll be okay", Emma walked in the direction of the stairs, only to appear back downstairs forty five minutes later with a slight smile on her face.
"I'm going to New Jersey" was the first thing she said when she came into the kitchen where Addi and Jess were.
Addilyn almost spat out the wine she just took a sip from. "What?" she screeched.
"I'm going to New Jersey" the blonde repeated again. "The woman on the phone was an old...mate who I haven't seen in ages. She said she's been living in the states for a bit now and wanted to contact me for god knows how long but never had the ovaries to do so until now. So, I told her I would be flying up there even though it will only take five hours if I were to drive"
"This is so sudden, Emma. I mean, shit on a stick, you knew her when you were a child, she could be an ax murder wanting to add your head to her severed head collection for all we know"
"Addilyn, I'm not a bloody idiot. She sounded genuine" shrugging, Emma continued "Plus, I was hoping one of you could have accompanied me" she finished in a hopeful voice.
"Did you hear that baby? She wants this Kiera chick to add my head to her collection" Jessika said, voice thick with sarcasm.
Addilyn rolled her eyes at her wife's antics, "Obviously I can't go because with the practice and all, I don't know any other doctor in town who is willing to take over for me for a few days" she ran a hand through her hair.
"I thought you would have said that" turning hopeful green eyes in the direction of Jessika, Emma pouted.
"Oh, stop it SG. You know that doesn't wor-"
Emma lips tremble.
Jess threw up her hands in mock frustration "Okay, fine!" Smiling, she smirked. "Plus it's been awhile since I hit up the lesbian scene in NJ"
Addilyn smirked right back "And it's going to be an even while longer. Unless you're volunteering to become my next operating patient?"
Trying to get back on topic, Emma said "I assume you are going to be busy with the long hours to take care of the twins, so I plan on asking Regina since she has been dropping hints that she would like the twins to sleep over this past week"
Addilyn shrugged, "If you trust her to watch my niece and nephew, then I trust her too. I'd want to drop by and visit them daily though, think she'd mind?"
"No, she won't. She's not like that" Emma said. "I shall only be gone a few days anyhow. I want to hopefully bring her back here to meet Hen and Han.
Present...
Thankfully Regina happily agreed to take of the twins for a few days. The brunette had reassured her that she was certified in CPR and First Aid. She even printed out the childrens breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner schedule. Emma laughed at that. Again, the blonde was jarred out of her thoughts by the beeping of her phone.
Where are you?
Library. I'm on my way. She texted back. Logging off the computer, Emma grabbed her purse from the seat, and made her way towards the exit doors.
If memory serves me right, you said that an hour ago, Miss Swan.
Emma chuckled after reading the new text. "Don't Miss Swan me, Miss Mills"
"Bye, Emma! I'll call you when I find the book you were enquiring about"
The blonde turned her head in the direction of the accented voice.
"Thank you Belle, but if you aren't able to find it, don't worry about it"
"Alright, we'll miss you while you're gone" she called after the blondes retreating back.
Emma hesitated before turning around to give the Aussie a tight lip smile. That's one of the reasons why she despised a small town, everybody knew everybody's business.
It took roughly 15 minutes to reach Mifflin St, the blonde didn't mind the distance though. She always did think better when she was walking. And it turns out she remembered she forgot to pack the twins their overnight bags. Closing the remained distance there was between her and Regina's house, she knocked on the door. A minute the door opened to reveal a confused looking Regina.
"Where are the children?"
"I knew you only liked me for my kids" Emma put a hand on her hip, causing her already short skirt to rise up another inch or so, only to smirk when she saw brown eyes follow the movement.
"Must you insist on walking around town like-like that!" Regina sputtered out.
Emma looked down at her outfit. She was wearing dark skinny jeans, almost black in color with a wide white belt. The buckle of the belt was in the shape of Texas. Her shirt was a tight black undershirt, and over the tank top was a white crop t-shirt that had slashes all over it, allowing some of the black tank top to show through.
The blonde furrowed her eyebrows "What's the matter with my clothes?"
"Nothing, dear. I would just appreciate if you could show less skin. Wouldn't want to give the men of the town any ideas, would we?"
Realization dawned on Emma. "Oh snuggle bunny, are you jealous?"
"Miss Swan-"
The blonde stepped into the house, causing Regina to back away. Closing the door with her foot, Emma wrapped her girlfriend into her arms. "You don't have to be jealous"
Regina was about to protest again, but Emma cut her off. "Plus, I know how you feel. I feel like performing a vasectomy on Graham whenever I see him look at you"
That earned a throaty chuckle into the blondes ear. Resisting the urge to shiver, Emma reluctantly let go of Regina, instantly missing the brunettes body pressed against hers.
"I came over to say I'm going to be another 15 minutes, I forgot to pack the kids bags"
Regina playfully rolled her eyes at her girlfriend, and told her she should go pack the kids bag now so she can finish add the remaining touches to dinner.
"What are we having?"
"We?" Regina raised an eyebrow "They don't have drive throughs for where you're going?" she joked.
Sucking her teeth playfully, the blonde told her that she would be back with two kids, their bags, and three empty stomachs.
Back at the Swan residents…
"Mama, I no go!"
"Henry Oliver Sw-"
"Listen, listen, Emma. Listen."
Emma held back a smile. "I'm listening"
"Okay" he said nodding once. "I no go!" he screeched as loud as he could, and ran out of the room laughing. Emma was about to run and get him, but it sounded like someone else beat her to it by the sounds of it.
"No, no. Lemme go"
"Here's your offspring" Addilyn said, depositing a squirming Henry into her lap.
"Henry, stop it this instant"
He stopped at once.
Emam wanted to surprise the twins about them staying over at Regina's but it seems like she's going to have to tell Henry. All they knew as that Emma and Jess were going to be out of town for a few days, and their aunt Addi couldn't watch them because of work.
"Put your pants on and I'll tell you a surprise"
Just like Emma hoped, Henry's hazel eyes lit up at the word surprise. Climbing out of his mothers lap, Henry padded his way to his racecar bed and clumsily put on the pants Emma laid out for him.
"I done" he said once he was finished.
"I'm done" Emma corrected him.
"Dats what I say"
Henry 'tried' to roll his eyes but it only looked like he was looking something up and down.
"Alright kid, no more hanging out with Auntie Jess" Emma joked. Patting her lap, the blonde waited until the toddler sat on her lap again. Hugging him tight, she breathed in his baby shampoo.
"Do you like Gina?"
The boy nodded eagerly. "I wub Gina"
"Well...She's going to be watching you while I'm gone"
"'Anna come too?" he asked
"Yes, your sister is going too" she reassured him.
He smiled a toothy smile. "Okay, I go now" Hopping off her lap for the second time that night, Henry lifted up his hands. "Up"
"Up, please" she corrected him. "And before you say it. No, that's not what you said"
"Up, please"
Emma lifted him up and walked over to the bookshelf where he asked to go. Placing a hand on his stomach, Henry reached forward and plucked two books from the twins ceiling to floor bookshelf and wiggled out of his mothers arms. Walking over to his Thomas the Train bookbag, he placed them on top.
"You want Gina to read you a bedtime story?"
He nodded, causing some of his curls to go in his eyes.
"Go find your sister so we can leave"
While Henry was gone, Emma doubled checked to make sure the twins had everything. Few sets of clothing, pullups, toothbrush, favorite stuff animal and other things they might need. Whatever she forgot, Addilyn can get it for her while she's zipped up Henry's bookbag, then Hannah's Sophia the First bag. Chucking them on one arm, Emma made her way downstairs.
"Henry, Hannah!?" she called out, walking past the foyer; oblivious to the fact the the front door was wide open.
"I put our bags in the Jeep already, Ems" Jessika said.
"Thanks, babe. Have you seen the twins?"
The redhead shook her head no. "Check the wifey"
"have I seen who?" Addilyn said, eating from a bowl of popcorn. She plopped herself down in her wife's lap. Wiggling around to get comfortable, she continued eating the popcorn waiting for the answer to her question.
"The twins, I sent Hen down here to get his sister"
Addilyn shook her head slowly, eyebrows furrowing with each second. "No, I haven't seen them. Hannah was in the kitchen a few minutes ago coloring"
All three adult looked at each other. The house was quiet, too quiet. They started yelling for the twins.
"Henry!"
"Hannah!"
No answer.
The three decided to split up and look for them. Emma was on her way to check the backyard when Addilyn yelled something. Closing the sliding glass door, she asked the brunette to repeat what she said.
"The front door was open!" was all she said before running outside, yelling for the twins.
Emma felt like her world went crashing down after Addilyn yelled those five little words. Pushing back her panic, Emma ran outside barefoot. She didn't know what she would do if something were to happen to her kids.
"Don't think about that, Emma" she muttered to herself. She looked left, and then right, trying to find clues as to which direction the twins could have ran off into.
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A/N: Three more reviews until I reach 100 reviews! The 100th reviewer will get a sneak peek at the upcoming next chapter.
Some of you might have recognized the 'Listen, Emma, listen' line. I was watching the video on Youtube today and decided to add it to my fic. lol
Semi spoiler : Next chapter I guess you can say will be leading up to the climax of the story. A LOT, a lot of things will be happening.
Until next time,
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