Chapter 11
Emma and Regina both woke up to Regina's alarm going off at 5:00AM in the morning. Emma couldn't hear Regina's alarm but Regina obviously did. Emma woke up when she felt Regina softly brushing her hair with her hands. Emma had spent the night at Regina's place and Emma actually felt very happy about that, although now Emma realized something. It was 5 AM on a Tuesday ,which meant she had to get ready for school today and Regina needed to get to the school campus as well since she's on the board. Emma didn't really know what to do. She looked at Regina and she saw Regina just smiling at her. It didn't seem like Regina was at all concerned that Emma had to be at school soon. To Emma, it looked like Regina didn't even wanna get out of bed and to be honest, Emma didn't want to get up either,because that meant she had to leave Regina. But Emma had to get to school today. She couldn't afford to miss class. Emma then smiled back at Regina as Regina was still smiling at her with that sparkle in her eyes again, that distinctive sparkle that Emma now adores and can't live without.
"I have to get ready for school and all my stuff is at my apartment. Is there any way you could drive me back to my apartment so I can take a shower and get ready?" said Emma verbally.
Regina then brushed Emma's hair with her hand and smiled at her once more. Then, she gave Emma a kiss on the lips and Emma didn't mind the morning breath. She just liked kissing Regina and after with what happened between them last night, Emma felt like she now loved Regina even more. Almost as if she was more connected with her now, in some indescribable way. Once Regina broke the kiss, she smiled at Emma again,before slowly getting up and out of bed and getting her laptop from her desk and turning it on. Once it was turned on, she opened up a Word document and started typing. Once Regina was done trying, she turned the screen towards Emma and showed it to her.
"I left my phone downstairs on the kitchen counter. I was too focused on getting you up here last night that I forgot my phone downstairs. So, I'm using this to write to you. You said you needed to take a shower so why not take a shower with me? Once our shower is done, I will let you dress in whatever dress I have that may fit you and then I can drive you to school? We can go together? I am starting not to care if anyone sees us together anymore. I personally never liked teaching. I only am teaching because my mother owns the property and the school. I came from a rich family and my mother wanted me to teach at her school. Then she put me on the board although now, I'm starting to hate it. It seems like the same thing everyday. It's starting to get old. I am writing a book about fantasy. I was thinking of maybe getting it published one day. Like you, what I'm most passionate about is writing."
After Emma read that, she looked at Regina with an "oh" face. She didn't entirely know how to respond to that. Emma then looked into Regina's eyes as if trying to read her facial expressions and then Emma finally gathered up her thoughts.
"I didn't know that. Your mother owns the school and that's why you're a teacher? That was not something I was expecting. Though, if you're not happy then why don't you just quit? Then we wouldn't have to sneak around anymore and we can actually be a couple out in public for real. I mean, if that's what you want, obliviously. Also, I think that it can also help solve yourRobin issue. Maybe things won't be so bad then?"
Regina then just stared blankly into Emma's eyes for a few seconds almost as if she didn't know how to respond. Then she started typing on the laptop. Once she was done, she showed it to Emma.
"Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. My mother owns the school and that is why I am a teacher there. You are right though. I am not happy and maybe quitting would solve my Robin problem. But, I do have one thing to be thankful for. If I wasn't a teacher there, I would have never met you and personally I wouldn't change that for anything. I have come to really grow so fond of you to where I don't think I can bare losing you now and after last night, I definitely don't think I can handle losing someone I already fell hard for."
Emma then looked at Regina and her jaw dropped. Her heart started pounding so fast to where she thought that maybe Regina might be able to hear it. She could barely even speak. She felt weak and she started getting butterflies in her stomach again. Regina just told her that she fell hard for her, which only meant one thing to Emma and that one thing meant that Regina loved her. This made Emma very happy, but Regina's love confession made her mind go in so many directions, imagining all the possibilities that lay ahead, that she almost wasn't able to respond. With all the fibers in her being, Emma finally spoke with her voice kinda crackly. Regina could definitely tell she caught Emma off guard.
"You love me? Like, you actually LOVE me?" asked Emma still disbelieving what she just heard.
This time, Regina didn't type anything down on her laptop. Instead, she shook her head yes and started signing something. Regina pointed to herself. Then she formed an "A" handshape on both her hands and crossed them over her chess as if she was hugging herself. Then, she pointed to Emma and Emma recognized this immediately and smiled.
"I love you too, Regina!" said Emma verbally.
Emma saw the sparkle in Regina's eyes grow even more. She could tell that this made Regina genuinely happy and Emma felt just as happy. Regina then cupped Emma's face with both her hands and pulled her in for another kiss after setting the laptop to the side on the bed so it didn't fall off her lap. Once they broke for air, they both just smiled at each other for a then grabbed the laptop and started typing something on the screen again. Once she was done, she showed it to Emma.
"You never did answer my question, Emma. Do you want to take a shower together and pick out a dress of mine that will fit you to wear to school today?"
Emma then looked at Regina and smiled before pulling her in for another kiss. Regina kissed Emma back very passionately. This time, they didn't break the kiss until they both desperately needed air. There lips were swollen a little from the kiss. Regina then smiled at Emma again and then went back to typing something on the laptop again and once she was done, she showed it to Emma.
"I'm gonna take that as a yes?"
Emma then smiled even wider at Regina as she shook her head yes and Regina smiled just as wide. Emma couldn't think of a time where she was ever this happy. Regina made her the happiest woman on this planet and now that she just confessed their love to one another, Emma couldn't bare the thought of ever losing Regina. Emma pulled Regina in for yet another kiss before they both finally got out of the bed. Regina put the laptop back on the dresser and closed it but kept it on. Regina showed Emma the way down the hallway from her bedroom to the linen closet.. Regina picked up a towel and gave it to Emma. She then grabbed a towel for herself. Both women were still very naked from last night. As Regina led Emma to the bathroom, they both hopped in the shower together.
As Regina turned the water on, they both got themselves wet under the shower head. Once both women were wet, Regina immediately pulled Emma in for another kiss as the water was running down on them. They made love again in the shower before finally actually bathing. Once they were done, they hopped out of the shower and dried off with the towels. Emma wrapped the towel around her body as Regina did the same before opening the bathroom door to go back into Regina's room. Emma almost had a mini heart attack as she saw Henry on the other side of the door. Henry then started signing what he had taught himself.
"Emma? What are you and my mom doing? Did you two take a shower together? Did you spend the night?" asked Henry.
Emma couldn't believe that Henry knew how to sign all that. To Emma's surprise, Henry didn't seem alarmed by it. Instead, he was smiling and waiting for either Emma or Regina to say something. Emma didn't know what to say. She was just staring and waiting for Regina to say something. Emma then noticed Regina speaking to Henry but she didn't understand what was said. Henry then left and went back to his room smiling the whole time. Emma couldn't believe it.
"What did you say to him?" asked Emma verbally.
Regina then took Emma's hand and led her back to her grabbed the laptop and started typing something on the screen again. Once she was done, she showed it to Emma.
"I told Henry that we both took a shower together and that you are now my girlfriend. He might be young but he understands more than you would expect. I also told him to go get ready for school because Zelena will be here in about two hours to take him to school. My sister always takes him to school every morning because his school is not close to the campus. I would never have time to take him to school and then drive myself to work or else I would be late for work. And to be able to do so Henry would have to wake up earlier, and I don't want to sacrifice his sleep hours over this. Zelena helps me out with that and I'm very grateful for her kindness and her time. But besides that, now we need to get dressed. You can choose whatever dress you want to wear from my closet."
After Emma read that, she smiled at Regina and kissed her passionately on the lips. Once they broke for air, they both smiled into each other's eyes before Regina finally walked over to her closet and opened it. Regina grabbed a black blouse that showed her cleavage a little bit as well as black dress pants. She then went over to her dresser drawer and grabbed a pair of panties for herself and then grabbed another pair for Emma to wear since she didn't have any clean underwear of her the night at Regina's home wasn't something she planned, so Emma didn't pack an overnight bag. Emma took the pair of panties from Regina and put them on. As she watched Regina get dressed, she couldn't help but smile and feel so much love for this woman. Her heart was bursting with so much love. It felt warm and tender. Emma has never felt like this with anyone before.
Emma then walked to the closet and looked through Regina's dresses. Emma noticed that dress pants and blouses were on the right side of the closet while dresses were on the left. Unlike herself, Regina had a very organized closet. Emma's closet at home was just filled with all types of clothes in no particular order. Nothing was organized. As Emma looked through the dresses, she found this beautiful yellow dress. It had a built in bra in it so Emma didn't need a bra, which was good especially since hers was now used and she always wore a laundered one every day.
Emma took the yellow dress and put it on. The dress was tight and showed Emma's curves and it also showed a little bit of cleavage. It was a beautiful semi formal dress and she liked the way it complemented her body.
Once they were both dressed, Regina grabbed Emma's hand and led them back into the bathroom where Regina took out her makeup bag from the cabinet drawer underneath the sink. Regina fixed up her makeup and gestured Emma to do the same if she wanted to and Emma did. Once they were both done with their makeup, Regina brushed her hair and gave Emma the hairbrush to use to brush her own hair.
"Oh, thank you Regina but it's alright. I hardly ever brush my hair because my hair is naturally wavy. I will just wear my hair in nice wavy locks today. But again, thank you." said Emma verbally.
Regina then looked at Emma as if she didn't know and had thought Emma always styled her hair like that. She didn't know that Emma's wavy hair was natural. Regina wondered how many other things she didn't know about Emma, although now she was thrilled to discover new and unknown things about her. Getting to know Emma in a much more profound and intimate way would be a delight and she was eager to do so. Regina then smiled at Emma and put the hair brush away. Once they both were finally ready to go, Regina led them back into her room and grabbed her laptop and put it in her laptop case. She then wrapped the laptop bag strap around her and gestured for Emma to follow her out. Emma grabbed her hearing aides from the top of Regina's dresser and tried to see if there was any battery life in them at all, though both hearing aides were dead. Although she craved it, Emma wasn't expecting to spend the night at Regina's place so she didn't have her hearing aids charger with her. She couldn't foresee that a family style dinner with Henry would turn into a lovemaking spree with Regina. Regina unexpectedly offered her a wonderful opportunity to spend more time with her last night, and she definitely wasn't going to turn it down over clean underwear or a charger.
Emma then put her hearing aides in her ears because she had nowhere else to put them. She told Regina that they were both dead and needed to be charged. Regina understood and told Emma that she would drive her back to her apartment so she could get her hearing aids charger and charge them on their way to school with the portable charger she was going to let Emma borrow. Regina had two portable chargers, so Regina was going to use one for her phone during work so her phone wouldn't be dead the whole day. Emma thanked her in advance and they both walked out of the bedroom and slowly made their way to the kitchen. Emma followed Regina as she led the way.
When they both got to the kitchen, Henry was already there eating cereal. Regina then put her laptop on the kitchen counter and grabbed a bowl and an Apple Jacks cereal box and showed them to Emma with a questioning face. Emma understood that Regina was trying to ask if she wanted to eat Apple Jacks though Emma doesn't really eat breakfast, today she did. Emma figured that if she didn't eat something, Regina would probably give her hell about it saying how unhealthy it was to skip breakfast and Emma didn't really wanna fight about a stupid thing like that. So, Emma joined them on the table and ate the cereal.
Once they were all done eating their breakfast Emma noticed Zelena walked into the kitchen and greeted Regina and Henry. Emma then looked to Regina silently asking her how Zelena got into the house without someone letting her in. Regina saw Emma's silent question in her face and then picked up her phone that was now on 10% battery and started typing away. Once she was done, Emma's phone buzzed. Emma had left her phone on the kitchen table as well. Emma didn't even notice this until after her phone buzzed.
As Emma grabbed her phone and unlocked it, she noticed her phone was on 60% battery and to her surprise, she was very happy about this. Emma hardly ever uses her phone unless it's to text Regina or Ruby so her phone battery life lasts quite a long time. Emma also noticed the time on her phone. It was now 6:30AM. As Emma went to the text, she slowly read it.
"My sister Zelena has a spare key to my house. I gave her one just in case she ever needed it and now she uses it every morning on a school day to let herself in when she picks up Henry to take him to school. Also, she whispered in my ear yesterday before officially leaving and told me that you'd probably stay the night. Looks like she was right."
After Emma read that text, she shook her head in understanding with an "oh" face. She didn't want to talk back to what the text said because she didn't want Zelena to know that they were talking about her, so Emma decided to text Regina back instead. Once she was done, Regina's phone went off and Regina picked up her phone and read the text.
"I understand perfectly. I am glad that you have such a loving sister, Regina. She seems to care a lot about you and Henry."
After Regina read that text, she smiled at Emma and Emma could tell that Zelena knew they were texting each other. Emma saw Zelena smile and looking at them both back and fourth and that only made Emma and Regina smile even more. Emma felt her cheeks get warm from blushing and that made her feel a little embarrassed. Although, Emma didn't mind it because she noticed Regina blushing as well and that made her stomach have butterflies yet again. She just couldn't help but feel this way towards Regina.
As Emma saw Zelena tell Regina something that she didn't understand, she then noticed Zelena smiling at her and waving bye as she and Henry started walking out of the kitchen. Henry of course gave Emma a hug before leaving with Zelena to go to school. Once they left, it was just Emma and Regina alone in the kitchen. Regina smiled at Emma and walked over to her and pulled her in for another passionate kiss. They smiled broadly and looked intensely into each other's eyes. Their foreheads touching one another as they hugged and smiled.
After a few minutes, Regina pulled away and grabbed her phone again and started typing away. Once she was done, Emma's phone buzzed. Emma then looked at her phone and read the text.
"We should get going. We need to start heading over to your place so you can pick up your hearing aids charger. Then we can both drive to school in my car. I don't care who sees us together anymore. Okay?"
After Emma read that, she shook her head in understanding and told Regina that she's right and that they should probably get going. As Regina grabbed her laptop from the kitchen counter, she took Emma's hand and led her to her front door. Regina grabbed her car keys and purse from the little mini table by the door and then opened the door. As Regina gestured Emma out, she followed behind her and closed the door and locked it. Regina then took Emma's hand and smiled widely as they started walking to her car together holding hands.
As they got closer to Regina's car in the driveway, they both noticed a man with a gun standing next to Regina's car on the driver's side. Regina stopped dead in her tracks and so didEmma. Emma noticed Regina started squeezing her hand in fear. She could tell Regina was now scared. After smiling and being so happy moments ago, her face became panicked. As the man walked closer towards them, Emma noticed that this man was Robin. Now Emma was panicking just as much as Regina. She didn't know what to do from this point on but she knew that whatever happened, she wasn't going to let Robin hurt Regina in anyway.