Chapter Thirty-Seven: Mulan's Birthday

- Wakey, wakey sleep head.

Emma stirred and breathed in before slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times before they focused on the woman in front of her. She smiled when she saw Regina above her caressing her face, gently bringing her to the world of the livings.

- Hi! – Emma said and smiled up at her.

- Its time to get up!

- What time is it?

- Almost ten.

- What? – Emma asked her eyes wide – Why didn't woke me sooner?

- You were tired. I figured I'll let you sleep in a bit.

- But I waisted time I could have spent with you! – Emma said pouting.

- You'll have plenty of time to spend with me – Regina said and bent down to kiss her - Now, come on. I made pancakes for breakfast. I'll warm them up for you.

- Okay!

Regina rose from the bed and left the bedroom. Emma starched herself in bed before taking her phone from the nightstand. It was nine fifty-five in the morning. God, how could she have slept all this time? She didn't even hear her or Henry for that matter. But who could blame her? Regina had tired her out last night. She was so relaxed from the night activities that she was sure she could just fly away any given second. Another thing that Emma noticed was a text from Mulan on her phone. She tapped it to open and saw a flyer with the location of the party and a text that said: You have to come. Emma smiled a little at that. Mulan seemed to like her even though she thought she was drunk on Killian's boat. Killian. The thought of that miserable bastard made Emma's blood boil. She wished she never had to see his miserable face ever again. Emma rose from the bed and walked to the bathroom. She did her business and stood in front of the mirror. She wasn't exactly sure how to tell Regina she was thinking about going to the party. She knew Regina wouldn't like it. And Emma didn't want to go there to party or whatever. She just wanted to make an appearance and make sure to kill any rumors about her and Regina. She had to do that before it was too late. Besides, Mulan did help her at the boat. God knows what could've have happened if she hasn't opened that hatch when she did. If she hadn't helped Emma outside. Emma owed her to at least show up real quick and say happy birthday.

Emma finished wash her face and walked back to the bedroom to get something to wear. She took one of Regina's leggings and a tank top before walking to the kitchen. She didn't bother with a bra. She knew Henry wasn't going to be home today. She walked out of the bedroom and met Regina in the kitchen. She was pouring herself a cup of coffee when Emma entered.

- Hey – Emma said.

- Hi, honey.

- Wow. Are all of those for me?

- Yep!

- Why did you make so many?

- I had some…extra energy to work out this morning.

- Extra energy?

- I was horny!

- Horny? I thought I wore you out last night!

- Not even close.

- Really?

- Yes! You broke me!

- Or…Did I fix you? – Emma said and winked.

- That remains to be seen. Now eat your breakfast.

- Yes ma'am.

- But don't get too full. I have plans for you this morning.

Regina said that and left the kitchen. Emma's jaw dropped at hearing it and soon she ate some of the pancakes Regina had made her. They were good. Really, really good. But Emma didn't have much time, or mind, to savor them. She wanted to eat quickly and go find Regina. When she was done, Emma covered what was left and popped into the fridge. She walked out of the kitchen to find Regina. She checked the living room first but she wasn't there. Emma then walked to the office where she found Regina sitting on the desk, dressed only in her panties playing with herself. Emma was transfixed for a moment just watching Regina. She couldn't move. Her mouth fell open and the only thing she could do was watch Regina's hand down her panties touching herself. When Emma's brain worked again, she walked fast on Regina's direction and kneeled down in front of her. She pushed her panties pantied to the side and entered her with her tongue. Regina moaned and grabbed Emma's head pulling her face closer to her pussy, rubbering herself on Emma's face. Emma replaced her tongue with her fingers and pushed two digits inside Regina while her tongue flicked her clit. Regina's back arched and her head was thrown back. Emma increased her pace inside her felling her sponge walls squeezing on her fingers. Regina closed her legs tight on Emma's head and rubbed herself faster and faster on Emma's face, her breathing getting faster and faster and when Emma curled the tip of her finger inside her and hit a particular spot, Regina's whole body went rigid and she came with a loud moan.

Emma kept on lightly licking her, gathering Regina's juice in her mouth. She slowly removed her fingers from inside Regina who sobbed in protest. Emma rose and captured Regina's lips on a kiss, letting her taste herself on her mouth. The kiss was raw and rough, their tongues fighting for dominance and none winning. When they finally broke apart, Emma looked in Regina's eyes and asked:

- Not that I'm complaining….But what was that?

- I told you I was horny! – Regina said.

- Are you done now? – Emma asked.

- Not even close!

- Good!

Emma lifted Regina from the desk and carried her to the couch. Regina was surprised at the movement but it was soon replaced with desire. Emma stripped off her clothes and fastly removed Regina's panties. She laid on top of her and they kissed rough and raw again, full of desire. They fucked each other over and over again until they were both satisfied and too sore to keep going. Regina laid down on top of Emma, completely spent but smiling no less. Emma ran her fingers on Regina's hair, just enjoying her weight on top of her. She closed her eyes again and could feel herself drifting off.

When Emma woke up, Regina was still on top of her but not completely. She was drawing little circles on her belly as she usually did while waiting for Emma to recover. Emma smiled and tighten her hold on Regina. She looked up at her, resting her chin on the valleys between Emma's breast and smiled up at her. The smile that always made Emma's heart skip a beat. Emma gasped for breath at the sight of it.

- Hi. – Regina said.

- Hi there, babe.

- You were out.

- Yeah, you wore me out today – Emma smiled. – What time is it?

- I have no idea.

- Hold on – Emma said and adjusted her eyes to the watch on the wall – Regina it's five in the afternoon.

- What? – Regina said turning her head.

- How long have I been sleeping?

- Not that long! We've been fucking all day! – Regina said surprised.

- A day well spent, if I may say so myself. – Emma said and then her stomach growl.

- Hungry? – Regina asked cheekily.

- Starved!

- Come one – Regina said pulling herself off Emma's body – Let's make us something to eat.

They both stood up from the couch and collected their clothes from the floor. Regina held Emma's hand and they walked naked up to the bedroom where they dropped the clothes on the bed and went straight to the shower. Regina wasn't kidding when she said she was horny. Her hands wandered all over Emma's body while soaping her and soon her fingers were buried inside her. Emma moved her hands to Regina's ass and squeezed before bringing her own hand between her legs. Regina opened her legs to give Emma more space and soon they were moving inside each other in perfect sync. It didn't take long for them to come. Their bodies were already wired from the earlier activities. Regina's knee gave up and Emma held her tight close to her body. They finished the shower and changed before going to the kitchen to make something to eat. They decided to make something simple. Emma worked on the salad while Regina grilled a few steaks. When everything was done, they made their plates and sat down on the island to eat. Emma bit her lower lip thinking about how she would tell Regina she wanted to go to Mulan's party. She stared at her trying to figure out the best way to say it. She must have stared for too long because the next thing she heard was Regina's voice saying:

- What is it?

- What? – Emma asked.

- You are staring!

- Because you are beautiful – Emma said cheekily.

- Thank you – Regina said – But that's not it, is it?

- No, it isn't!

- So?

- I….I think I should go to Mulan's party tonight.

- What? No…No, you are not going!

- Regina…

- Emma, no! I'm sorry but no, that's not gonna happen. I will not have you at a party with that bastard. Have you forgotten what happened last time?

- Of course not! – Emma said firmly.

- Then why do you wanna go? – Regina asked raising her tone a bit.

- Because I've done something at the party that needs to be undone!

- What are you talking about?

- When I was…When I was out of myself and….and Mulan helped me out. I call out your name – Emma said looking down – I kept asking her to call you. To call Regina!

- Oh! – Regina exclaimed.

- But I will fix it – Emma said looking up at her – I will, I promise. I've already told her that…

- We should go public! – Regina said interrupting Emma's speech.

- What? – Emma asked.

- We should just go public, Emma. To be honest, I don't like this. I don't like the pretending…We are both adults. And I'm not the first Professor to be in a relationship with a student. It happens all the time. Lets just…Lets just be honest.

- Regina, you say that now! But people will gossip about you, the other Professors will gossip about you, and it's going to ruin your reputation.

- Emma, I'm a big girl. I can handle it.

- But I cant! I don't want people whispering things about you or saying that I only got this or that grade because I'm sleeping with the teacher. Look, the semester is almost done. And then we'll have one more and you won't be my teacher anymore. After that we can go public, but not now. I can't handle people gossiping about you right now.

Regina rose from her seat and walked towards Emma. She held her face between her hands and gently kissed her lips. Emma closed her eyes and lost herself in the feeling of Regina so close to her. When Regina broke the kiss, Emma slowly opened her eyes and looked deep inside hers.

- If you don't want to go public right now, I get it. But it's only because you don't. Not me. I don't care about the whispering and about the jokes. All I care about is you. And me.

- I love you so much – Emma said and brought Regina's hand to her lips and kissed- Can I think about it?

- Of course. – Regina said – Take your time.

- And about the party?

- I don't want you to go, Emma – Regina said – But as much as I want to, I can't force you not to.

- She helped me, Regina. I owe her to at least show up!

- Right!

- I won't be gone long. – Emma said – one hour, tops. I won't drink anything, not even water. I'll just show up and wish her a happy birthday and then I'll leave.

- Promise?

- I promised. Do you really think I want to spend my Saturday night at a party without you?

- You are better not!

- I don't! I want to be home, with you.

- Okay! But I want you to text me or call. I need to know that you are okay!

- I will. I promise.

Regina walked back to her seat and they both finished their meals. They spend the rest of the day just enjoying each other's company. They made love in bed one more time before Emma needed to get change. She reassured Regina that she wasn't going to drink or eat anything at the party. Regina made sure she had something to eat before leaving the house. Emma promised to keep in touch and let Regina known of her whereabouts at all times. They kissed by the door before Emma leave the house to the bug. The drive to Mulan's address was uneventful. The house wasn't so hard to find either as it was the only one crowded with college students. Emma took her phone and sent a quick text to Regina to let her know she had just arrived. She then left the bug and walked in the direction of the house. Once inside, Emma started to look for Mulan. She just wanted to wish her Happy Birthday and make sure people saw her there before she had to go. People bumped into her all the time and Emma really was starting to get annoyed by all that. She just wanted to find the birthday girl and say a few words before going back home to Regina. Emma had just entered the kitchen with another person bumping into her when she heard:

- Emma! You made it!

- Mulan, hi – Emma said – Happy Birthday!

- Thank you! Did you come alone?

- Yep!

- What can I get you to drink?

- Oh, nothing. I'm fine – Emma said.

- Oh, come on. It's my birthday, you HAVE to drink.

- I'm cool. Thanks.

- Is it because of what happened last time?

- Partially, yes.

- Yeah, you were really drunk. Didn't Regina want to come?

- What?

- Your cousin. Regina!

- She's not in town anymore – Emma said dryly.

- Oh! Well, I'm glad you came.

- Yeah, actually I can't stay long. I just wanted to stop by and wish you a happy birthday.

- Oh, no! Why? – Mulan asked.

- I have other plans!

- What plans?

Emma was about to make up a lie when they were interrupted by another friend of Mulan's. They chatted happily in front of her but Emma didn't pay much attention. In fact, her eyes were glued to something else. Or better yet, someone else. She saw Killian. It disgusted her seeing that pretentious simile of his like he didn't have a care in the world. He was talking to Belle. Real close to her. He kept whispering things in her ears and she could tell she was bothered by it. And that's when she saw it. It played out in front of her like slow motion. He took the flask from inside his jacket and offered to her. She could see Belle declining and him insisting. He was probably using the same as he used on her. I knew you were no fun. She saw Belle taking the flask and drink a sip. Just like she did. Emma watched the whole scene in front of her. She couldn't move. She knew what was going to happen after. She knew what he would do. She knew Belle's mind would be foggy and unclear. She knew she would just want to sit down and follow him anywhere. And she knew that he was going to force herself on her. He would touch her. He would do things to her and then blame on the alcohol. Emma couldn't let that happen. She wouldn't let that happen. He wouldn't do to Belle what he did to her. Emma's expression hardened. She pushed away from Mulan and her friend and walked to their direction. Some people bumped into her and then a guy pulled on her arm.

- Hey, you are Emma, right? From the introduction to law.

Emma pulled her arm back and kept on walking ignoring the guy. She lost them She couldn't see Belle or Killian anymore. Her heart raced. She needed to find them. She needed to find Belle. She needed to save her. Emma looked around one more time before heading up the stairs. She opened a door but there was no one inside. Then she opened another where she found a couple making out. It wasn't Belle and Killian and they shoved her off the door. Emma kept on opening the doors until she saw a door with a red tie tied in the doorknob. It was the last door to the left. Emma took a big breath before opening the door. What she saw made her stomach clench with disgust. He was on top of Belle. She was completely unconscious. Her dress was rolled up and her panties were on the floor. He was kissing her and touching her between her legs. Emma saw red and ran to the bed, grabbing Killian with a strength she didn't even know she possed. He fell on the floor with his pants draped around his ankle and said:

- Swan! Came to join the party?

- You fucking bastard!

Emma kicked him in the balls three times before going to Belle. Killian went into a fetal position cursing Emma and saying he was going to get her for this. Emma lifted Belle from the bed and held her strong before making her way downstairs. She was completely unconscious. She supported all of her weight onto her body and walked out of the bedroom. She had just made it downstairs when Mulan ran in their direction.

- Oh my God, what happened? – Mullan asked.

- She's unconscious. I need to get her to a hospital.

- Oh my God, I didn't even see her drinking.

- Wake the hell up Mullan. – Emma said angrily – She isn't drunk and neither was I. This was Killian. He drugged her and tried to rape her!

- What? No, he…he is cool. – Mulan said in disbelief.

- No, he isn't. Call the police. I kicked him pretty hard he is probably still on the floor. It's the last door to the left.

Emma kept on carrying Belle out the door to her bug. Mullan helped to get Belle inside and soon Emma was driving to the hospital. She was worried about Belle. She was in way worse shape than she was, at least Emma was able to regain some consciousness. She looked to her side and the girl was dead to the world. Emma stepped on the gas, not caring about the security cameras and the fact she was most likely to get a ticket. She arrived at the hospital and parked her bug, going around the car to carry Belle inside. Once in there everything happened fast. Emma screamed and asked for help. Two nursed came in her direction asking Emma what did she take. Emma told them she didn't know and soon they were rushing Belle inside. She tried to follow but she was stopped. They told her she had to wait outside. Emma sat down in the waiting area. She was tired. So tired. Her mind kept on spinning over and over again at what had happened. He would have raped her. If Emma hadn't seen him giving her the flask if she didn't have seen Belle getting dizzy and she hadn't gone through this herself he would have raped her. And he would have got away with it because she was too out of herself to do anything. To even remember. That bastard. To how many girls has he done this before? Emma's train of thought was interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. She took it out of her jacket pocket and looked at the ID. It was from Regina. There were also several texts from her. In the haste of everything that happened, Emma completely forgot the promise that she made to Regina. Emma slid her finger on the screen brought the phone to her ear.

"Emma? Is everything okay? Why aren't you answering me?"

"Hi, babe. Yeah, I…I'm fine. But something happened"

"What happened? Are you still at the party?"

"No, I'm not"

"Where are you?"

"Im at the hospital."

Emma heard a loud thud as if Regina had just dropped her phone and suddenly the line went dead.