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Emma paid the guy and Regina took the bags of food and carried them to the kitchen. "I love szechuan shrimp and egg rolls. Great choices!" The brunette exclaimed unwrapping the food.

Emma went to stand next to her and help plate up the food. "I always order way too much and regret it afterwards."

The pair ate at the kitchen counter, stealing bits of food off the other's plate playfully. Regina took a bottle of wine from the refrigerator and poured herself a glass. Emma moaned. "How can you be drinking after last night?"

Regina smiled a little embarrassed. "I always have a glass of wine with dinner. It's how I unwind."

Emma poured herself a small glass deciding that it probably wouldn't kill her and not wanting Regina to think she was a judgemental goodie two shoes. "Not bad." She winced tasting the wine. It was a bit dry and she would much rather be drinking some juice.

Regina laughed. "You don't have to accompany me. I won't take offence."

Emma took another sip in defiance. "Na it's cool. Hair of the dog as they say."

The pair finished their food and settled down on the couch. Emma went through Regina's list and found something that they both hadn't watched. They cuddled up together as though they had been doing so their whole lives. It felt natural and both women were surprised by that considering they were so independent usually. It was nice. No expectation of anything more. Emma played with Regina's hair and it wasn't long until she heard quiet snores coming from the brunette. She smiled down at her with affection and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. She picked the woman up in her arms and carried her to the bedroom, placing her down gently so as not to wake her. Emma soon fell asleep cuddled up to the brunette but her dreams kept waking her up. Flashbacks of being abandoned as a child haunted her and so she got up to get a glass of water.

The letter was still playing on her mind and she couldn't help herself. She opened the drawer quietly and took it out. She justified that she was only putting her mind at rest even though her gut was wrenching in guilt. She read the words and immediately regretted it as her mind was now conjuring up images of paranoia and jealousy.

Regina darling,

Always a wild night with you and last night was no exception! Hope your head, (and other parts) aren't too delicate today. I am a bit rough with you aren't I darling! Old habits and what not. Here's the ticket I promised you. Hope you can make it tonight, maybe pay me a visit in the dressing room post show to congratulate me... play your cards right, I could always put in a good word for you to UNDER study me. ;-)

Always a pleasure when you're in New York. Don't leave it so long next time.
Kisses, Urs. Xxx

Emma read and reread the note. It was pretty obvious whoever Urs was had something with Regina and Emma felt stupid for reading it and getting worked up about it. Regina was an adult and had a history just as anyone else did. She herself had plenty of women in her past and Regina would be horrified of she knew the half of it. She shouldn't have read it. Now all she could think of was Regina going to New York and being with this person, fucking them back stage and laughing about her quaint life back home and the little orphan girl with no job, no star quality and no hope for the future.

Emma crept back into the bedroom feeling vunerable and useless. She was overreacting. She had no idea when that letter was from although in her mind if was her most recent trip. She'd told her she went to see a show on Broadway so that would make sense. She said she hadn't done it for a long time too. Emma felt like walking away. She had only been officially dating this woman for less than a week and already she was a mess. Her own insecurities mixed with the words of the letter and she couldn't sleep. She lay there for hours waiting for the sun to come up formulating a plan in her mind. She was going to give Regina the best Friday night ever. She didn't want to risk her leaving now she knew there was someone else eager to whisk the brunette away. She had to step up her game if she had any shot with this woman.

...

Regina stirred, humming to herself sleepily. "Mmmm, good morning Princess. Have you been awake long?"

Emma lied. "Good morning my queen. Not long, no." She kissed the brunette fiercely and protectively and pulled her tight against her own body.

"Emma dear, as much as I'd love to spend the morning in bed with you, I have to get to work. I'm a little behind on my choreography. Would you like some breakfast?" Regina explained through kisses. She was saying one thing but her body was clearly not ready to break contact just yet.

"It's fine. I'm actually gonna shoot too. I have a few errands to run and I guess I've been monopolizing your time a lot lately." She jumped from the bed and began changing back into her dance clothes from the previous night. She'd left her bag in the car with her reserve outfit.

Regina looked at her with a worries expression. "You haven't been monopolizing my time at all. If anything, I'm the one who should be saying that. I'm sure there are a million things you could be doing better than falling asleep with me and cuddling." She felt guilty for being so full on with the woman. It was so out of character for her and she thought she would make a concerted effort to give the blonde some space today. She too needed to prepare for her audition and if they were meeting on Friday, she really didn't have much time to do anything.

Emma grinned. She felt bad for worrying all night. Regina clearly liked her enough to warrant spending all this time with her. She leant back down and kissed the woman sweetly. "There is nothing I'd rather be doing than spending my time with you."

She kissed her again and reluctantly made her way to the door. "I'll ahm, I'll see you on Friday. Have a good day."

"You too."

As she heard Emma close the door of her apartment, Regina felt a little folorn. The prospect of a day without the blonde was not appealing. Emma had been a ray of sunshine for her this week and pulled her from her funk in quite an unexpected and extremely welcome way. She got up and get herself ready for the day. A day apart would be good for both of them. Things had moved quite quickly and a bit of space might help her get her emotions in check.