A boat party. It was something that was supposed to be fun. Instead, Emma found herself sulking in the corner watching Regina. It had been one week since she'd felt the woman's skin against her own, and she honestly thought that she was going to lose her mind. It was Ruby's birthday, and they were all supposed to be having a good time on the extremely impressive boat that she had rented for the evening.

There were Christmas lights everywhere, but Emma could really care less about them. Her eyes were on the woman across the boat laughing with Ruby as she sipped from a glass of wine. Emma watched jealous of the crystal that Regina held just because of the soft way her lips pressed against it. She burned hot with jealousy when the liquid slid down Regina's beautiful throat. Emma would never forget the way it had felt to run her tongue over the tan skin as whimpers escaped the brunette's mouth. It had been a whole week of nothing. No phone calls. No e-mails. No text messages. Nothing whatsoever to acknowledge the night they had spent together. Regina had even gotten Ruby to bring Henry back to her for her weekend with him. It was maddening.

"You alright?" Mary Margaret asked as she stood next to her daughter.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." Emma answered never removing her gaze from the brunette.

"Really? I have never seen you nurse a beer this long." She said with a smile. Emma didn't respond. "What happened to your grand plan to get your girl?" Mary Margaret finally asked quoting Emma's exact words from earlier that day.

"All that gusto went out the window when I saw her." Emma answered letting her eyes rake over beautiful brown hair that stopped at perfectly tan shoulders. The mark that Emma had left there was faded now. Regina wore a simple black sleeveless shirt that met tight black jeans that covered perfectly toned legs to meet heel covered feet. Emma could look at her all day and never appreciate the beauty that was Regina Mills.

"You look pretty hot yourself Sheriff." Ruby said sliding in next to Emma. Emma just shrugged. Ruby replaced her hot, half full beer with a glass of straight Jack. "This is my party, and you need to have fun. I can't deal with your moping. There are plenty of hot women here. Just go after one of them."

Emma rolled her eyes knowing she had made a mistake telling Mary Margaret and Ruby about her one night encounter with her son's adoptive mother. Emma shook it off then. Ruby was right. She had to get over it. What better way to do that than to have a little fun? So, with a smirk on her face she drank the glass in one gulp before heading back to get another.

Now, it was almost midnight, and Emma was not even close to sober. She was standing next to Ruby who suddenly was dragging her to the beer pong table.

"Me and Emma are playing Belle and Regina next." The drunken brunette shouted.

"You two are so going down." Belle said playfully.

"Oh yeah?" Ruby asked. "Let's make it more interesting then?" She raised an eyebrow. Emma shot her a look nervous as to where this was going.

"If we win, you two have to make out." Ruby said gesturing between Regina and Belle.

The two women looked at each other before agreeing. "If they win though, you two totally have to make out." Hook shouted at the side of the table to Ruby and Emma. Emma wasn't hesitant to agree at all. She was completely confident that they were going to win.

She was completely confident they were going to win until only one cup remained on her side while three remained across the table. Her confidence disappeared completely when Belle sunk the last cup.

Ruby smiled devilishly at Emma before stepping right in her personal space. Pale arms snaked around Emma's waist intent on putting on a show with this kiss. Mary Margaret turned away. There was no way in hell she could watch her best friend kiss her daughter. Just as Ruby's lips were about to press to Emma's, a resonant no shot through the night.

Both women turned to see the frantic look on both Regina and Belle's faces. Hook looked disappointed before stalking off. Ruby looked at Emma then Belle and Regina. She knew she had heard the no come from both women. Regina looked shocked. Belle was just smiling.

Ruby stepped back from Emma and rounded the table quickly taking the shorter brunette into her arms. "Why no?" She asked.

"Kiss me instead." Belle answered as Ruby leaned down to press her lips to the brunette's. All of a sudden, Emma was self-conscious and nervous. Regina was still standing there. Regina had also said no, but they was no way in hell she'd admit to it in front of all of these people. Emma turned on her heels then heading below deck.

No one followed her. She stayed down there for a while before she resurfaced noticing that only Ruby, Regina, and Belle remained on the deck.

"Your Mom and Dad went home." Ruby said. "They said to call if you need a ride."

"Ok." Emma answered looking anywhere but at the gorgeous brunette.

"Belle and I are staying on the boat tonight though. You are more than welcome to do that." Ruby said with a smile as she grabbed Belle's hand to pull her towards the stairs to descend to the bedroom beneath.

Emma just stood there awkwardly as Regina stood. She crossed the boat headed towards the ramp that would lead her down to the docks. Emma didn't know where it came from, but she grabbed the brunette's arm to stop her exit.

Regina turned slowly looking into green eyes.

"Why did you say no?" Emma asked.

Regina didn't answer at first, but she didn't shrug away from the contact either. Emma stepped closer letting her fingertips trail down Regina's forearm to intertwine their fingers. She looked at their hands in the moonlight as tan and pale met for a perfect contrast.

Emma had to look up slightly to meet the brunette's eyes. She kissed her then letting lips meet slowly. Regina was the first to pull back before the kiss got heated. She left her hand intertwined with Emma's as she pulled the blonde toward the front of the boat where two cushions sat where riders would normally enjoy the view. The only view Emma cared about was the brunette who pulled her into her lap.

Emma straddled Regina's lap as the woman smiled up at her.

"You've been avoiding me this week." Emma said. She looked up slightly at the moon shining above them and followed it to the reflection in the water and finally to the reflection in dark brown eyes.

"I know." Regina responded. "I just…"

Emma silenced her with a finger over her lips. "You don't have to explain." Emma leaned down to kiss her again then and smiled into it when the brunette kissed her back. Emma let Regina's tongue slide into her mouth without needing to ask for permission. Emma groaned as a soft tongue slid against her own. Regina's hands were moving quickly sliding each button out of its hole. Emma pulled back from the kiss when she felt her shirt being pushed over her shoulders.

Regina hesitated then. "Sorry if I overstepped."

"My brain says no, but my pants say off." Emma stammered as the words came out without abandon. "I didn't mean it like that." She tried to recover. Regina just smiled at her.

"So eloquent." Regina answered. "Just go with your pants dear."

Emma pulled the brunette back into her by the neck. She groaned from the back of her throat when Regina sucked her tongue between her lips. Regina released it softly before sucking it back into her mouth. The slight pain in the back of Emma's mouth did nothing but encourage her hands to move down to the hem of Regina's shirt to pull it over her head. Emma hated to break the contact, but she needed Regina's shirt off.

She kissed Regina again letting her hands roam over a toned back scratching lightly at the delicate skin there. Regina and Emma both used one hand to pop the other's bra off in the first attempt moving back slightly to pull them off without ever breaking contact. Regina pulled back slightly to take Emma's bottom lip between her teeth. She sucked and nibbled at it before sliding her tongue across it to reenter Emma's waiting mouth.

Emma's hand untangled from Regina's hair to rest on her shoulders before sliding down to cup both of her breasts. Emma swallowed Regina's moan as Emma pinched two hard nipples between her fingers.

The fact that they were out in public was forgotten as Regina attacked her mouth to Emma's neck sucking on her pulse point. Emma continued to pinch each of Regina's breasts between her fingers, but she needed more contact. She slid down slowly letting her knees rest on the boat. She ran her tongue down Regina's soft neck and continued down her sternum to the valley between her breasts before spending equal time sucking each hard nipple into her mouth. She pulled back then to look up into aroused eyes and removed each of Regina's heels carefully. Regina leaned back immediately when Emma's hands moved to unbutton her jeans. Regina lifted her bottom to help the blonde slide the tight jeans down her legs. Emma took Regina's underwear with her before discarding them on the boat's floor.

Emma stood to straddle Regina's hips again, but the brunette stopped her. Regina's smooth fingers unbuttoned Emma's jeans as the blonde kicked off her boots. She stood their stark naked for a second looking down at the brunette in the light from the stars and from the Christmas lights hung around them. Regina reached for her to pull her back into her lap. Their lips met again in a heated kiss.

Regina's hands were suddenly all over Emma's body as nails raked down her back before soft hands grabbed her behind to pull her closer. Two fingers caressed her bellybutton before sliding down to the apex of her thigh. Emma groaned when fingers met her throbbing clit. Regina didn't pause to pay attention to the bundle of nerves. She went straight down to slide through Emma's wet center before sliding right into her core. Emma moaned loud as her arms wrapped around Regina's neck. Regina pulled out slowly before sliding back into Emma's hot center.

Emma's hips bucked then meeting the rhythm that the brunette was controlling. Emma looked down to see Regina's fingers coated in her juices as they slid out of her. She gripped tight to tan shoulders as she slid her own body up and down. She moaned into the night as Regina's digits curled to meet the spot that would send her over the edge.

Two final shots of pleasure through her whole body sent Emma into the abyss covering Regina's hand in her wetness. Regina pulled out as Emma's breathing slowly turned to normal. She rested her head on Regina's shoulders to place a few sweet kisses on her cheek.

"I've wanted this all week." Emma said.

"Me too." Regina answered turning her head to place a kiss on Regina's lips.

"Right now I want to Australian kiss you." Emma mumbled.

Regina looked at her confused.

"It's like a French kiss but down under." Emma said before sliding off the mayor's body again looking up at her with a wicked grin. Just as Emma's knees hit the boat Regina was pushing her down on the floor slamming Emma's naked body into the boat.

"Or, if you prefer I do it with you lying down." Emma said flipping them. Then, Emma saw the panic on Regina's face. That was when she noticed the car lights pointed right at the boat. Emma's underwear, jeans, and shirt were on in record time. Regina's jeans and bra were on when Mary Margaret stepped on the boat. Regina shot a chance glance at Emma as she pulled her own shirt on. Emma's shirt was buttoned, but it wasn't right. Regina just pulled hers tighter as Mary Margaret's eyes landed on them.

She took in their appearance and blushed. "I am so sorry." She began. "I didn't know if Ruby told you that we had left, and I didn't want to leave you stranded."

"It's ok Mom." Emma said embarrassed. "I'm fine."

"Are you staying here?" Mary Margaret said as her cheeks flushed again as she saw a black thong haphazardly placed on the seat.

"She's coming home with me." Regina said with a smile.

Emma didn't hesitate on that one. She took the brunette's hand and let her lead her past her mother. They walked back to the mansion hand in hand. Emma just hoped that she wouldn't need to wait another week for this.