Chapter 41: Red Sea
Regina's reaction; however, was a bit more brutal, having left an actual visible scar. She still remembered the horrified look on her Ginny's face like she couldn't believe that she had hurt the Crimson haired woman at all. Artz did not regret her actions or pissing the mayor completely off because it saved the Huntsman and got her Swan Lake some steamy one on one time with the former sheriff.
The only reason why she knew this was because she had stopped by the station to make certain that he was doing alright. She had been worried that returning his heart before the curse was broken might have negative repercussions but it turned out that she had nothing to worry about… why because her jaw quite literally dropped when she found him having his merry with the savior. Holy shit… she had never seen Emma be submissive… emotional yes, stubborn yes, emotionally constipated even but seeing her completely bending to Graham's will… holy shit.
Ironically...this worked out quite well in her favor. Though that hadn't been the reason for saving him...still with Emma dating the ex sheriff….more like dominating his girlfriend into full submission….seriously, Nubbins on fucking steroids. It allowed the ginger haired woman to take full advantage of this rather golden opportunity to jump on the absolutely scrumptious, Killian Jones….of which had still not approached her which was starting to annoy her. What the hell did she have to do just to get one tiny moment with him?
Why...two reasons, the first reason was far more practical and actually had a logical purpose...the acquisition of the counterspell required to climb the beanstalk. She was not going to let Emma betray him and leave him stranded for hours only to be confronted by his former partner. Nope, not happening. The second reason...well it didn't serve any kind of actual purpose but it would give her a brief moment to have that man's attention focused completely on her...and within snogging distance.
The problem was getting him to stop focusing on the gossip biddies and to actually come talk to her. She honestly didn't know why it was so important for her to speak to him now when she could easily get the counterspell and the chance to talk to him later. She was hard pressed as it was just to keep herself from focusing on him too much as to avoid detection on both sides.
Killian Jones possessed some kind of magnetism or he was his own gravity well because she had to stop herself multiple times from simply walking up to him and kissing him. That kind of reaction had only occurred once before...the day she met the Evil Queen. Just a random event, she hadn't intended on becoming involved with her but it was like a moth to a flame.
Admittedly, the effect of the pirate completely outclassed the one from her Ginny but it was still the same feeling though. She had wanted to snog the Madame mayor right then and there which was insanely confusing and she was pretty sure that if it ever happened, several fandoms would explode, throw in one dashing rapscallion...yeah, the whole damn universe would become the fireworks finale for the Fourth of July.