Chapter Twenty One: New York

Emma was excited about the weekend away with Regina. It was all she could think about for the whole week. She asked Regina to email her plane tickets and Hotels options but Regina told her it was all taken care of. Emma tried to argued but Regina told her everything would be put in the company's expansive bill and she should just enjoy the free trip.

And so, Emma spent the entire week worrying about what she should take for the trip. That was literally the only thing in her mind, her trip to New York with Regina. The whole weekend, just the two of them in a hotel room. They could do some serious delicious damage while in there. Emma's classes dragged itself out during the week. She just wanted the week to go by fast. Every day, after classes, Emma would stop by the mall to look at lingerie and some pretty dresses. She wanted to look nice for Regina. One day, in particular, Emma was just looking at some lacey bras when her phone biped. There was a text from Regina saying: Don't forget the glasses, Miss Swan. That definitely made out her mind about what to buy for the trip.

On Friday morning, Emma was already all packed up. Actually, she was all packed up the night before. She drove to classes that morning and literally tapped her foot on the floor the whole morning. Ten minutes before Regina's classes come to an end, Emma had already packed her backpack. When the bell rang, she rose from the chair and left. In the apartment, Emma finished the last touches before it was time to go to the airport. She and Regina had agreed upon meeting in there. She asked for a Uber one and a half hour before their flight was supposed to depart. She was bored at home, just waiting for the hours to pass. She figured it may go faster if she just went to the airport already. On the ride there, Emma thought about all the possibilities of the trip. She was really excited about being able to be a little freer with Regina in public. Not that Regina had never sent any boundaries about public display of affection. Except for school grounds, obviously. But Emma was always a little bit worried about running into a classmate or a teacher when they were outdoors. Regina never said anything, but Emma knew deep down that was in the back of her mind too. But in New York, they could be free. For two fucking days it was just the two of them in a city where nobody knew who they were.

The Uber arrived at the airport at three in the afternoon. Emma left the car and smiled. She was at the airport. Just a few more hours and she and Regina would be in another city. The driver took Emma's suitcase from the truck and placed it on the floor. She had just thanked him when she heard the phone ringing. Emma looked at the ID and smiled.

"Hey, babe," Emma answered.

"Where are you? You are late!"

"What are you talking about? It's three in the afternoon, our flight doesn't leave until four."

"And you are supposed to be at the airport one hour before your flight, therefore you are late"

"Relax, Regina. I'm here" Emma said walking around the airport.

"Oh! You could have told me that"

"And miss all this fun? Nah" Emma said grinning "Where are you?"

"Im standing in front of our airline company"

"Oh, yeah, I see you. I'm hanging up now"

Emma walked the short distance to where Regina was with a smile on her face. Her girlfriend looked absolutely beautiful. Not that she ever didn't look beautiful, but, that smiling face looking back at her combined with the posh outfit made some parts of Emma's body tingle. As Emma came closer to Regina, she noticed the suitcase parked right beside her. It was huge! Emma wondered if they really were just going away for the weekend. Was next week a holiday that she just didn't know about it?

- Hey – Emma said and kissed her on the cheek.

- Hi! – Regina smiled back at her.

- What's with the suitcase? – Emma asked.

- Sorry?

- We are just going away for the weekend, right?

- Yes!

- Okay…

- What?

- Nothing, never mind. Are you ready?

- Yes! I want to get in.

They made their way to the company ticket and made their check-in and dispatched the suitcases. When they were done, they walked together to the gate that would take them inside the private area of the airport. Regina held Emma's hand between hers and the gesture both made Emma feel amuse and surprised. She looked to the side grinning as they continued to walk. Regina didn't even seem to notice what she had done. It was like the gesture was the most natural thing in the world, for her. Walking around holding her girlfriend's hand. That made Emma positively happy. She was so proud to have Regina as her girlfriend. Not because of the way she looked. God, no! It was because of how easy it was to be with her. So simple. Regina didn't care about who Emma was and what she did. She didn't care that Emma came from nothing. Regina had accepted her, just the way she is and have never, ever, treated her any differently for it and that was something that Emma treasured above anything else.

They reached their gate waiting area and sat down on the chairs, side by side. Regina didn't talk much. She was all concentrated on her tablet and phone. Regina sigh every time she looked at her phone and Emma wished there was something she could do to help. She knew how tired Regina as lately. She worked too much. Emma looked to her side, at Regina, trapping her lower lip between her teeth. She hoped they would actually have time to do things together while they were in New York. There was so much she wanted to see and doing it so for the first time with Regina, it would be amazing. She wanted to walk hand in hand with her around the streets of New York. She wanted to go out and do all of those tourist stuff couples do when traveling together. She wanted to go out to dinner and get a little tipsy because no one was driving back to the hotel. And most importantly, Emma wanted to make some pretty good memories in the bed of the room they were going to stay in.

- You are staring! – Regina said without taking her eyes from the screen.

- Sorry! You are just too pretty to stare at. – Emma said sheepishly.

- Nice out! – Regina said with a smirk.

- Thank you, I try my best

Their flight was announced and they rose from their seats. Once again, Regina held Emma's hands between hers, as if they were doing that for years which made Emma's heart warm with love. They went through another gate and then inside the plane. Regina walked in front of Emma looking for their seats. As Emma looked around she realized that they were definitely not flying coach. The seats were big with lots of space and even though it had been a while since Emma last flew on a plane, she was pretty sure coach didn't look like that. When Regina finally found the seats, she sat down first, and then Emma took the seat beside her. She stretched her legs and leaned back on it. It was nice. The seat was comfy. Emma almost wished it wasn't just a one hour flight. She looked to the side and saw Regina writing something on her phone. Emma wondered how much that flight had cost. Suddenly, she started to feel guilty about not helping to pay for it.

- Regina?

- Yes, dear – Regina answered without taking her eyes from her phone.

- Are you sure you don't want me to help pay? These seats are expansive!

- Yes, Im sure Emma.

- Regina…

- Emma! As I said, its all taken care of – Regina said and squeezed Emma's hand – Just relax, and enjoy the trip, okay?

- Okay!

And enjoying was exactly what Emma did. She sat there and enjoyed everything the flight had to offer her for one glorious hour. The flight attendant passed by them with champagne and Emma immediately accepted. She took two glasses, giving one to Regina and they toasted for their weekend together. The hour passed by quickly and soon, they had arrived at the JFK airport. They walked out of the plane hand in hand and made their way to collect their suitcases. While they retrieved, Regina told Emma that there was a car waiting for them outside. As they made their way out, Emma immediately missed holding Regina's hand. That was an impossible task to do now because of Regina's excess of luggage. Next time, Emma would definitely limit how much Regina would carry. And that thought made Emma smile like a fool. Because it would be a next time. It would be several of next time for them and Emma could hardly wait for it.

They reached the car Regina had arranged for them and Emma helped the driver to put their luggage on the truck. Regina had entered the backseat of the car talking to someone on the phone. After everything was secure in the truck, Emma entered the car and took Regina's hand between hers. She looked at Emma and smiled before returning to the very serious conversation she seemed to be having on the phone. The whole drive to the hotel, Emma looked outside the window. She was mesmerized at everything she was seen. This was her first time in New York and she was trying to consume as much as she could from it. It took about forty minutes for them to reach the hotel. When the car parked in front of it and Emma let herself out, she stood still by the car door looking up. She was impressed. The building was tall and beautiful and Emma completely forgot she was blocking Regina's exit. When Regina gently tapped on her waist, Emma moved to the side and retrieved their suitcases from the sidewalk. They walked together inside the Hotel to the reception. Emma couldn't stop staring at everything around her. Everything was so beautiful and fancy. The reception area was huge. They had stopped right in front of it with Regina doing all the talking. Once Regina gave id to the attendant, Emma noticed how his posture had changed. He became stiff and even more formal. Emma thought that was odd, but didn't pay much attention. Her surroundings were much more captivating. It didn't take long before he gave Regina the card to their room. He asked if she wanted somebody to bring the luggage up but Regina refused. Emma followed Regina to the elevators. It didn't take very long for it to arrive. Once inside, Regina clicked on PH ann Emma's eyes widened. PH stands for Penthouse. Were they staying in the fucking Penthouse? The ride up was fairly quick and next thing she knows, the elevator door opened to a hallway. Regina got out first with Emma following her close. She looked around the hallways and even those looked absolutely posh. They arrived at a door that had a little PH written on it. Regina inserted the card and the doop opened with a beep. Emma looked around the hallway again looking for other doors. Was theirs the only room on the whole floor?

- Are you coming, Miss Swan? – Regina asked looking behind at Emma.

- Yep!

Emma entered the room looking around everywhere. The room was huge. How could anyone even call that a room? Emma wasn't even sure where to look first. The walls to the balcony were made of glass that gave a clear view of the outside. They were so high that the view was completely free. If there was one thing she could tell about Regina at that moment was that she definitely knew how to travel. That was, without a doubt, the fanciest hotel room she has ever been and for the second time, she was with Regina.

- Is that… - Emma started to say.

- Is that what?

- Is that a jacuzzi in the balcony?

- Yes, it is!

- Oh my God!

- What?

- We are so using that!

Emma dropped her suitcase on the floor and ran in the direction of the balcony. She slid the glass door to the side and entered the balcony. Emma stopped midway in it completely mesmerized. The view truly was completely clean. She could see all of New York from up there. They were so high that Emma felt small. She was positively sure she was at the top of the world. Emma walked closer to the edge and look out the view. Regina came behind her and wrapped her arms around her waist. Emma's head fell down on her and when Regina kissed her neck, Emma sighed happily.

- God, it's beautiful here – Emma said.

- Yes, it is! – Regina said kissing her cheek.

- How about that Jacuzzi? – Emma said turning around on Reginas embrace

- I didn't bring a bikini.

- Neither did I – Emma said grinning – Trust me, you won't need one.

Emma captured Regina's lips on a kiss. Regina's soft lips moved with hers in perfect sync as they always did. She kissed Regina until the need for air made an appearance and when they broke apart, she moved her lips to her chin and then her neck.

- That feels so good – Regina half said half moaned.

- It will feel even better when we are in that tub – Emma whispered in her ear.

- You really want to get in there, don't you?

- Yes, I really wanna get you naked in there – Emma said grinning at Regina.

Emma broke apart completely and then held Regina's hand pulling her closer to the Jacuzzi. Emma stooped to look at the fancy tub. Everything about that trip so far had been one fancy thing after another. Something that Emma was definitely not used to. She stood there for a few seconds looking at the buttons. She was puzzled at how it works and so, she turned around to Regina and asked:

- Do you know how to turn this on? – Emma asked.

- Yes! You just have to hit that button, right there – Regina said pointing at it.

- Used lots of those, Mills? – Emmas asked winking at her.

- Indeed. This is where I usually stay when I come to New York.

- Fancy! - Emma said - I could definitely get used to that.

- Yes. It's even better because it's free.

- What you mean free?

- This belongs to my parents.

- The Jacuzzi? – Emma asked dumbly.

- The Hotel – Regina answered.

- What? – Emma asked eye-widened.

- My parents. They own the Hotel!

- Your parents own this Hotel?

- Yes, Miss Swan. Must I repeat myself, again?

- Yes! I mean, no. – Emma said looking embarrassed.

- You look quite cute all red – Regina said smiling at her.

- Shut up! – Emma said – I don't…Why are you with me?

- What kind of question is that?

- You could have anyone you want, Regina!

- I know. I am with the one I want. – Regina said wrapping her arms around Emma's neck.

- Really?

- Yes – Regina said and kissed Emma's lips. – Why don't I go inside and bring us some champagne?

- Don't you have to order that first?

- There is always a bottle when I stay here. I'll be right back.

- Okay!

Emma stayed out watching the tub fill and the hot water bubbles cracking the surface. She bit her lower lip and thought about what Regina said. Her parents owned the hotel. Emma knew Regina was rich, she had googled her even before they started seeing each other. But it was one thing to know someone is rich and another whole together to stand in the physical manifestation of that richness. Emma took off her jacket and let it fall to the ground with a soft thud. She bent down to her knees and put her hand on the water to check the temperature. It was hot. But not scolding. Emma sat down and kept on watching the tub fill. As she did that, she thought about her relationship with Regina. Was she really with the one she wanted? Was she really enough for her? Emma didn't have anything to offer her. She didn't even have a family. All she could give Regina was…well, her. Emma heard the soft click of Regina's heels on the floor and turned her head to see her. She was walking towards Emma and smiled as she got closer.

- Look what I found – Regina said smiling at her with two glasses of Champagne.

- So you did – Emma said getting up and taking the glass from Regina's hand.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine – Emma said taking a sip – The water is ready!

- Let's get in, then!

Regina put the champagne glass on the edge of the tub and used her feet to kick off the heels. She then took off her jacket and then unzipped her dress, wiggling it off her body. When she was just in her underwear, Emma let out a loud moan that made Regina look at her.

- Aren't you going to undress, Miss Swan? – Regina asked.

- In a minute – Emma said sheepishly – I want to watch you first!

- Im already on my underwear!

- Yeah, there are still two garments to go.

- You are ridiculous – Regina said reaching behind to unclasp her bra.

- Oh, God! – Emma said when her bra felt onto the floor.

- Enjoying the view? – Regina asked slowly taking off her panties.

- You have no idea!

When Regina was completely naked in front of her, Emma walked to her direction and kissed her. She wrapped her hands on Regina's waist and brought her closer. Her hands traveled down and squeezed her ass making Regina moan inside the kiss.

- Oh, fuck! – Regina said.

- Not yet! – Emma said kissing down her neck.

- As good as this…Oh God!..is, Im…Oh yeah… getting cold!

- Okay – Emma said huskily, scratching her teeth on Regina's neck – Get in the water!

Emma let it go of Regina and watched her getting inside the Jacuzzi. She removed her clothes as fast as one could, first her boots, then her jacket, pushing her tank top along with her bra and the pants and panties altogether. She let everything fall onto the floor and entered the tub. The water was warm and as soon as she settled in the corner opposite to Regina she was hit with the massage bubbles that made her moan out loud.

- Oh, God! This is so good – Emma said.

- Indeed – Regina said back – But you are too far.

- Then come over here, Mills.

Regina moved slowly on the tub and settled on Emma's lap. She took her face between her hands kissed her hard, her tongue dancing inside Emma's mouth. Their nipples brushed together while they were kissing, making Emma moan inside the kiss. Regina trapped Emma's bottom lips with her teeth and then kissed her chin and then her neck. Emma's hand traveled down Regina's ass and she squeezed them hard making Regina moan in the process. Regina sucked Emma's neck hard inside her mouth while Emma's right hand traveled between Regina's legs and slowly started to play with her clit.

- Oh, God! – Regina moaned on Emma's neck

- It's Emma! But God will do.

- Stop being…Oh yeah. Right there! – Regina said as Emma put more pressure onto her stroke – Don't stop!

- Not planning to!

Regina pushed herself a little away and Emma took the opportunity to capture her breast inside her mouth. Regina's hand flew to her head bringing her face closer for Emma to suck harder.

- Oh, fuck, Emma. – Regina moaned.

Emma felt Regina's hands let go of her head and travel down her body. Soon, her hands found Emma's pussy and she too started to stroke her clit. Emma spread her legs under the water to give Regina more room to work. They found sync together stroking each other's clit and Emma couldn't help but moan out loud. Regina's lips claimed hers in a sloppy kiss and soon Emma started to feel that tightness in her lower stomach.

- Come with me - Regina said still kissing Emma.

- Yes! – Emma whispered back.

They both increased their movements between each other's legs and it didn't take long before Emma's body became stiff and she came hard in Regina's hands. Emma closed her eyes for a second and when she opened again she saw Regina playing with her nipples and a realization hit her. Regina hadn't come yet. Emma straightened herself on the tub and took Regina's nipple in her mouth before resuming her strokes. She worked a little faster under her and when Emma bit the tip of Regina's nipple, her nails scratched down Emma's back and she came undone on top of her with a loud moan. Emma watched the whole scene unfold in front of her in complete amazement.

- Fuck! – Emma said – You look so beautiful when you come!

- That's the first time I ever hear that. – Regina said out of breath.

- Well, you do.

- You look beautiful when you come too. – Regina said and gave her a light kiss.

- We should get one of those!

- Oh, we definitely will – Regina said moving from Emma's lap.

- Where are you going?

- I think we should get out of the water. Maybe order dinner? It's getting cold.

- That sounds like a good plan. Did you remember to bring any towels when you came back with the Champagne?

- Shit!

- Language, Miss Mills – Emma said incorporating Regina.

- You didn't care about my language a minute ago.

- Not at all, Mills. – Emma said with a wink – If you let me know where they are I'll go get them.

- You'll get the whole room wet!

- So will you. I'm just more willing to not let your bare ass out in the cold!

- Fine!. They are in the bathroom cabinets, under the sink.

- Okay! I'll be right back.

Emma rose from the tub and immediately regrated when the cold wind hit her naked body. She missed the warm water dearly. She made her way to the door but was stopped midway by the sound of Regina's voice.

- Hey Emma!

- What?

- Nice ass!

- Thanks! – Emma said back and winked.

Emma went inside the room dripping water all over the floor. She made it to the bathroom and retrieve two towels, drying herself up before wrapping it around herself. She walked outside again and helped Regina off the tub. She wrapped the towel around her girlfriend's naked body and kissed the tip of her nose. Regina smiled softly at her and together they collected their clothes from the floor before walking back inside the room. Once inside, they changed into more comfortable clothes. Regina took the phone and called for room service. When the food arrived, they ate together on the couch just having a light conversation with each other. When they were done, Regina excused herself and went to work. Emma stayed in the living room and watched a bit of tv for a little while. It didn't take long before Emma started to feel sleepy. She turned off the tv and went to bed. Regina wasn't there yet. She wanted to stay awake and wait for her but she knew she wouldn't make it. The day had been perfect but also tiring. She closed her eyes promising herself it would be just for a minute but it didn't take long before sleep claim her.