Chapter 26

Lorelei attempted at least ten times to get Ruby to make out with her at the bar, but the woman refused to do anything more than give her a heated kiss that made her ache. Finally, Lorelei let her head hit the bar top and groaned, "what the fuck do I have to do to get you naked?"

"Well, if you start talking about having babies, that seems to do the trick for me." Belle had wandered back to lean on Ruby, she had obviously drank more since moving away from the bar. "At least it did a week ago. I was mad, but then he was all chatty about babies…" She shrugged and took another drink of her wine. Ruby took the drink from her, told the bartender she was done now and found a woman they knew to take her home. Returning to her seat, Lorelei gestured with her hand, wanting an answer to her previous question.

Ruby sipped her third beer and shrugged, "all you have to do is come home with me. Then, all the clothes come off and we can do whatever you want for as long as you want."

Lorelei straightened in her seat and ordered another bourbon. She hadn't bothered to keep count of her drinks, who cared? She sniffed indignantly at Ruby's words. "If you don't want to stay, then leave. No one is forcing you to be here."

"Yeah, see here's the thing though. You" Ruby pointed a finger directly in the sirens face, "have this problem understanding what a relationship is. And I" She pointed at her own face, "do not want to go to prison for murder because you don't seem to know or care about the whole monogamy thing."

Lorelei stared blankly at her, "tell me something, why are you so very adamant about you and me belonging only to each other? Why do you even want me? I am an absolutely horrid person to attempt forming a relationship with. I wouldn't want to try and date me."

Ruby had stared her in the eye the whole time. When she stopped talking and just stared at her, challenging her with these questions… Ruby lunged forward and wrapped the siren in a rib bruising hug. After a few stunned moments, Lorelei hugged her back with a very confused look on her face. Several minutes passed like that until Red pulled back enough to look the siren in the eye again. "I'm pretty sure I fucking love you."

Lorelei stared at her, blinking rapidly, trying to understand. "Ruby, I uhm… well I mean…" Ruby silenced her with an unusually soft kiss. Lorelei smiled at her, waited for her to sit back down and then finished her drink. Then, she stood and took Ruby by the hand. Without a word, she led Ruby out of the bar and back to room 14.

Ruby headed for the shower, she hated going to bed smelling like the diner. When she was done, she found Lorelei sitting on the edge of the bed, naked, of course. She sat next to her and was going to ask her if she was tired or not, but the siren spoke first.

"I think… that… I would like to attempt… something." She stared at the floor and was wringing her hands in an odd way.

Ruby waited, but she didn't go on so she said, "Okay… and what exactly would you like to try?"

Lorelei stood up suddenly and started pacing, tapping her chin. After a few minutes and Ruby just watching her pace back and forth, she stopped and turned to look at Ruby. "I want to make a relationship with you."

Ruby blinked and looked up to the ceiling to attempt to stop the tears from falling. Lorelei sat down on the bed next to her and turned her face to look at her, the look in her eye was enough to break the tears loose and Ruby tried to pull away to compose herself, but Lorelei cupped her face and stared straight at her as the tears leaked out. "Why are you crying, right now, why?" She said it softly but there was an intensity to it.

"Because, that's probably the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. You just told me you want to make a relationship with me. And that, is really amazing."

Lorelei's eyes widened in what seemed to be surprise and then she pulled Ruby in for a kiss that sent electricity shooting down her spine. "I think maybe when you are not so tired, you will want to rethink having a relationship with me. You look incredibly tired."

Ruby huffed a laugh, "so do you, actually. And you smell like bourbon."

Nodding, Lorelei stood and pushed Ruby onto the bed properly, and covered her up. "You go to sleep, I am going to shower, and then I will sleep also."

Ruby raised a brow at her, "Lorelei, if you sneak out after I fall asleep,…"

Lorelei smiled and winked at her, "no sneaking out, I promise." She went and showered, scrubbing her mouth with the toothpaste she found, and the toothbrush she found… She should probably get her own tomorrow… Shrugging, she finished brushing and turned the light out. She headed into the other room, but stopped as she looked at the bed. Just like the first night, Ruby was laying in the middle of the bed, her hair spread wildly everywhere. The way the light from the window cast shadows across her face made her look unbelievably beautiful. Lorelei stood and stared, her mind memorizing every detail.

"Stop staring at me and come to bed." Ruby shifted and ran a hand over the empty side of the bed, "All this space is going to waste."

Lorelei froze in her tracks. Her eyes went wide as they darted round looking at nothing but her heart started racing, and then she flashed a big toothy grin and ran to Ruby, pulling her out of bed and pushing her into the closet before running to tear through the clothing bags from earlier for herself.

"Uhm, I'm all about games in the bedroom, but uh, what're we doing?"

Lorelei was wrestling into her clothes as she glanced at Ruby just standing there, "clothes woman, get dressed or I will leave you here. It's an emergency!"

Ruby wasn't sure her definition of emergency was the same, but she was confident the siren would run out without her so she threw on sweats and a t-shirt. She put her sneakers on and tied them quickly. Lorelei was already at the door motioning for her to hurry up by the time Ruby was done.

"Lorelei, it's like 2 am, what is the sudden emergency?"

"I'm not telling, it's a surprise emergency! But trust me, it's fantastic. Now, I need you to show me where Regina and Emma live."

Throwing her hands up in surrender she led the way out to the street, Lorelei quickly made her run. Ruby led the way to the mansion, convinced they were about to get either shot or incinerated, depending on which woman they woke up first. They came to the house and only the porch light was on, except for one window on the second floor that was lit.

Lorelei searched the ground for small rocks and before Ruby could stop her, she chucked a couple at the lit window. "Lorelei, holy shit, they will kill you. Are you mental? Tell me what's going on! Shit, what if they're bangin and you just interrupted?"

Before the siren even considered answering her, the curtains moved and Henry opened the window looking down at them. "Ruby? Lorelei? What are you doing?"

Lorelei smiled up at him energetically. "I knew that was your window! Henry, you have to come with us! Jump, I'll catch you."

"Oh my god no! Are you insane?" Ruby waved at Henry telling him no.

Henry looked dumbfounded, "I am not jumping. And I barely escaped getting in trouble because of you earlier."

Shushing him to lower his voice Lorelei tried again, "Henry, you do not want to miss this. It's going to be the highlight of your month I promise. It's going to be phenomenal! And it's an emergency, so you need to hurry the fuck up boy!"

Henry grimaced hard and bit his lip, but he could feel her excitement through his tattoo and was desperately curious… He turned from the window, causing Lorelei to groan in disappointment, but he returned a few moments later with a ladder Regina got him in case of a fire. He hooked it on as quietly as he could and shut off his light before heading down. He had heard his mothers a little while ago, he thought at least one of them had ran through the hallway, but they had gone completely silent shortly after that so they must be asleep. When the ladder dropped down, Lorelei whispered to Ruby, "you do know they aren't having sex right? Snow told them no. You must be able to feel the sexual tension between those two…"

Ruby was looking around, waiting to be shot and whispered back defensively, "I didn't know Snow talked them into waiting. And seriously, that sexual tension has been there since the first day they met. There was a betting pool for a while on how long before they hooked up. But after like a year we gave up on them and started ignoring the tension." Lorelei was shaking her head in disbelief. Why had they taken so long when everyone in town knew they wanted it?

Once Henry was on the ground the siren pulled him towards the street and told Ruby, "where is Belle?"

"I don't know! At home maybe? I think she sleeps either in the library or at the pawn shop. Probably the library tonight." Ruby was about to question this night again, but Lorelei knew where the library was and bolted, dragging Henry at a run behind her.

When they got to the library, Henry sat on the curb, breathing heavily. Lorelei tried to open the door, but it was locked. She started running around the building as Ruby checked on Henry to make sure he wasn't stroking out. Unfortunately, that involved taking her eyes off the siren. When she looked up, Lorelei had climbed up to the second level where she was prying at a window. Ruby couldn't shout, she didn't want anyone calling the sheriff because Emma would shoot them for having Henry.

Lorelei had found some piping and had climbed up to a window, which was unlocked because it was on the second floor. She slipped into a small hall and started racing around, searching for Belle. Eventually, she found her in a small bedroom and luckily she was still dressed. She was slightly disappointed, but then considering how difficult it would have been to dress a drunk woman, she decided it was a good turn of events. She picked the woman up in her arms and carried her down the stairs, only knocking her feet against a wall once. Belle never really stirred, she must have drank an entire bottle.

Lorelei balanced the woman and threw open the main door, Ruby and Henry jumping in shock when she came dashing past them carrying Belle. Ruby dashed after her to stop whatever incredibly crazy, half cooked idea she was having, but she heard Henry call out behind her and decided to jog with him, instead of leaving him behind. This was the point even Ruby had to give up. She pulled out her phone and dialed Emma's cell phone.

...

Emma had just closed her eyes, exhausted but so very content. She held onto Regina tightly and sighed, immediately dozing off. And then her phone was ringing. She ignored it. It was like 2 am. The station phone would have been forwarded to David, it was his night to be on call.

The ringing stopped. And then started anew. She ignored it again. When the fourth round started, Regina groaned loudly, "Emma, answer it. And immediately arrest someone."

Emma groaned and growled as she untangled herself from bed and fumbled through her clothes for her phone which was ringing for the fifth time now. "Fucking hello?" She said as she answered it.

"Emma! Lorelei is doing… something."

Squeezing her eyes shut tightly, she answered, "Ruby, I don't care what she's doing. Unless she killed someone it can wait till morning."

"She kidnapped Belle, she's running across town carrying her…"

"So you know Belle isn't dead, it can wait till morning…"

Emma was interrupted by a loud shuffling noise as someone took Ruby's phone and then she heard Henry, "I think she's headed for the loft! She has Belle and is running full speed for the loft!"

Emma's eyes widened as she stood quickly, too exhausted to dress with magic she began hastily fumbling into her clothes before saying, "I'm on my way!"

She hung up and dropped the phone, pulling on her pants and shirt before remembering her boots were in the study. Regina was sitting up now, "Emma? What is it?"

Emma fell over pulling her socks on and looked at Regina with what she hoped was a believable half lie, "Uh… Lorelei kidnapped Belle and is running towards my parents loft with her?"

Regina frowned at her and growled out, "Emma…"

Sighing in defeat she added, "Henry is with Ruby…"

Regina was up and out of bed like a bullet, pulling on pants and a shirt faster than Emma had. As Emma raced to the study for her boots, Regina had started her car and was half out of the driveway when Emma ran to the passenger door, jumping in on the run. The brunette was scary calm and quiet…

Clearing her throat Emma said, "now, we should probably ask before we start throwing bullets or fire right?"

Regina smiled too sweetly and answered in a very mayor-like manner, "Yes, of course dear. I'm sure there is a very good explanation."

Emma swallowed, knowing this was going to be terrifying.

Lorelei dashed up the stairs at the loft, Belle was mumbling, and hopefully waking up. She stopped at the door to the Charmings and shifted Belle to her shoulder fireman style before beginning to beat on the door. It didn't take long before she heard someone run to the door, throwing it open angrily.

David stood there in his pajama shorts looking half awake and furious. "Lorelei! What the hell…?" He saw Belle and just assumed something was wrong so he stood aside and let the siren come in. She dropped Belle unceremoniously onto the couch and clapped her hands together with a huge smile on.

"Where's Snow?" She asked, looking around.

"Checking to make sure you didn't wake Neal. This had better be a very big emergency." Snow emerged from a room up the stairs. She was in a thin night gown that made the siren cock her head appraisingly.

David frowned at her and snapped his fingers in her face to get her attention. "Lorelei, what's going on?"

She opened her mouth but Henry and Ruby burst through the door just then, Ruby was hanging up her phone and putting it back in her pocket. Lorelei frowned at her and pointed an accusing finger at the woman, "you… you called those women! Didn't you?" Ruby nodded. Lorelei threw her hands up.

"You kidnapped Belle and ran like you stole something! Of course I called them!" Ruby was patting Henrys back to try and help him catch his breath before sitting him in a kitchen chair. "I hope Emma shoots you. Not like in the face, but maybe an arm, or a leg to slow your ass down, that would work."

Lorelei waved a dismissive hand at her, "whatever. I might as well wait for them then."

"Wait for what?!" Snow demanded.

Lorelei turned back to her, but she had found a robe to put on over her nightgown, which was irritating at best. "You, need to touch her." The siren gestured from Snow to Belle.

David scrubbed a hand through his hair, "did you seriously do all this, bring Belle here, just so you could watch Snow touch her? What is wrong with you?"

Snow shook her head and headed for the kitchen to make tea for everyone. If Emma and Regina were coming, it was going to be a long night.

They didn't have to wait long before Regina and Emma walked in. Regina immediately used her magic to wrap the siren in vines and slam her against a wall, knocking the air out of her. Lorelei opened her mouth but a vine quickly covered it. Emma was trying to tell Regina to calm down, but she didn't hear a word. She slowly walked to Lorelei, frowning and breathing shallowly against the wall. Ruby was beside her, looking defensive, but also hopeless. Regina stood eye to eye with the siren and stared at her.

"How many times are you going to endanger my son? How many times do you think I will let you off easy?" Emma tried talking her down again, but Regina held a finger up to her and Emma backed off, grimacing. "This had better be a very good reason, siren. If it isn't, I may not be able to kill you, but without your magic, I can certainly keep you in a very small box, buried very deeply, for a very long time."

The siren just stared back at her, challenge in her silver eyes. Henry could feel excitement, anger and amusement, but no fear. Regina waited a few more moments before she waved the vine across her mouth away, revealing the sirens grinning face. "So tell me, Lorelei, what is all this about?"

Licking her lips and wagging her brows at Regina, the siren motioned with her head towards Belle, "wake her up, and make Snow touch her."

Regina blinked at the woman wrapped in vines. "What?"

Rolling her eyes, she said, "Wake up Belle, she's pretty drunk so it might take a few smacks, and once she is awake, have Snow touch her. Skin contact, it doesn't even have to be dirty." She winked before the vines tightened a little more, making her breathing rough.

"Regina, I don't usually urge the use of force, especially from you, but please, kill her. Or box her up and bury her, I don't care." Snow said while calmly sipping her tea. She glanced at Henry and put her tea down, deciding he looked like he needed to eat. She started making some sort of soup, ignoring the entire room.

"Wait, please. There has to be a reason Regina." Red was slowly trying to get between her and Lorelei. She was no match for a pissed off evil queen, but she had to try. "I mean, yes, she is a total creep and if Snow and Belle happened to be standing together, she might try this, but its really late… or early, depends I guess, and if she were just being pervy, I mean I assume she would have said they had to kiss, not just touch. And, she even said it doesn't have to be dirty, so I mean Snow could just sort of you know, shake Belle's hand right?"

"But the why is what she hasn't bothered telling us!" Emma shouted in frustration. She was tired and sick of the siren.

Lorelei just smiled, "it's a surprise."

Ruby rolled her eyes and scrubbed her face with her hands in frustration. She was tired too. And she really couldn't defend her mental girlfriend on this one. She was insane.

Regina narrowed her eyes at Lorelei and finally said, "Okay, siren. But I promise you, if this isn't really good, you're getting boxed up and buried."

Taking this as a go ahead, Emma got a cup of cold water from the sink and her and Ruby headed to Belle. Ruby sat her upright, her head lolling in sleep. Emma flicked some water on her and called her name, shaking her. When nothing happened, Emma sighed and shrugged at Ruby who laid her back down and stepped aside. Emma dumped the icy water on Belle's face, and the woman sat bolt up right, sputtering and swinging her arms around wildly.

"What… Emma? What…? Where am I?" Belle was swaying, obviously still rather drunk.

Emma handed her a towel and said, "so Lorelei kidnapped you and now is insisting we make you touch Snow."

Belle stared at her like she had three heads, stuttering and trying desperately to understand. Snow meanwhile was handing Henry a bowl of hot soup and resumed sipping he tea, pretending no one else was here. Regina was still staring at the siren, so sure nothing would come of this.

Emma helped Belle stand up, and practically carried her over to the kitchen where Snow was. "Mom, just touch her please so Regina can kill Lorelei and we can go home?"

Snow put down her tea and looked at Emma with an angry sideways glare, "Emma, this is ridiculous."

"I know, just do it, please I'm tired." Emma gave her the puppy dog eyes.

It worked, everyone had eyes on Snow and Belle as Snow took a deep breath and reached towards the wavering Belle. Even Regina was watching. Snow held her hand above Belle's arm, hesitating, but then let out the air she had held and left her hand connect with Belle's skin.

There was immediately a burst of magic between the two. Belle was luckily already being held up by Emma and David had lunged to catch Snow as they were thrown apart.

Belle seemed to become very sober then, she shrugged off Emma and stared at Snow, eyes wide in confusion, "What the hell…" She didn't finish the question before she bolted towards the bathroom, holding her mouth.

Regina turned a furious frown on the siren who was wheezing trying to laugh against the vines. Regina let the vines vanish, admitting something had certainly happened. "What was that! No excuses no playing, tell me!"

Lorelei collapsed on the floor, Red immediately holding her close, but she was laughing so hard she had tears rolling out her eyes. "What happened?! What happened?!" Lorelei slowed her laughter before telling them, "You have been very patient so I will give you the quick version… Hades was a dick, Rumple is a fucking moron, and Snow just got Belle pregnant!" She erupted into a fit of laughter again, and it was the only sound in the loft, except for the sound of Snow gasping before she fainted in David's arms.