"Really? You insist on driving?" Emma asked with a playful eyeroll.
"Yes, Emma, I do. I am aware that you could take us to my desired location in a split second, but it would look rather suspicious if we arrived without a car," Regina replied.
"Ugh. So there's gonna be people there then?"
"Technically, yes." She said with a sigh. "We're going to my childhood home. My mother will be there, of course, but I have a smaller house to myself on her property where we will stay."
"Your mom? Oh god."
"Yes, my mother. Speaking of, she will expect us to eat dinner with her at least once while we're there. Is there any way that you can consume something other than blood?"
"I mean, it's possible. You could eat a rock if you wanted to. But if anything other than blood goes down my throat, my body produces this really strong acid type thing-different from human's stomach acid-that destroys the substance and it's really painful,"
Regina let out a sigh. She took one of her arms off the wheel so she could connect her hand to her girlfriend's. Emma reached over and kissed her cheek,
"We'll think of an excuse," she whispered into her ear.
Chills went down Regina's spine as she felt the vibrations of her vampire girlfriend's voice against her body. She resisted the urge to pull over and make out with her then and there.
But alas, they still had awhile before they arrived.
Throughout the car ride, Emma leaned over a few times in an attempt to kiss her girlfriend's neck; but she leaned away so she could focus on the road.
When they arrived, Emma insisted on carrying all of Regina's bags just because she could.
So Regina lead her up a dirt path which lead to a small, one-bedroom house. Off in the distance, was the bigger house that was owned by her mother.
Once Regina lead her to the bedroom, Emma set the bags down carefully.
Before she knew it, Regina pushed her down onto the bed. Emma's mind hadn't quite registered what was happening yet until her girlfriend was practically crawling on top of her.
By then, she rolled over so she could be on top. She kissed her furiously, allowing her hands to roam all over her body.
A moan escaped from Regina's mouth as she felt Emma's hands running up and down her body.
When Emma had moved down a little, and started kissing her neck, Regina couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like if Emma bit her with her vampire fangs.
She knew that she didn't bite humans, but that certainly didn't send away those thoughts of being bitten.
To distract herself from that, Regina rolled over away from the vampire's mouth.
"As much as I would like to continue, I brought you out here so we could spend time together in my childhood home."
Emma let out a sigh, then nodded in agreement.
Regina stood up, then adjusted her clothes. She took her girlfriend's hand, then dragged her back out the door.
From there, they walked a short distance to the stables. Regina opened the door, then walked in.
"Hey there," she greeted her horse. She walked up to it, then placed her hand on its face.
After spending a few minutes saying hello to her horse, she then placed the reins over its head before leading it outside.
"Emma," she said to her girlfriend. "This one has been my horse for awhile. But if you'd like, you can get one of the others and we can go riding together,"
Emma took a few steps back.
"I don't think that's such a good idea," she said awkwardly.
"Are you scared of horses or something, Swan?"
"Quite the opposite, Mills,"
"They seemed fine around you just now,"
"Yeah, 'cause I kept my distance. Horses are one of those animals that have like a sixth sense for identifying vampires. And let me tell you, they do not like us,"
Regina rolled her eyes.
"You're riding with me whether you like it or not. If you're worried what the horse will do, just turn into your little bat-self and then sit on my shoulder while I ride,"
Emma scoffed, thinking her girlfriend was joking. But her face looked dead serious.
Regina Mills was not messing around.
Sighing, Emma admitted defeat before transforming into a bat. Regina gave her a satisfied smile as she felt the bat crawl onto her shoulder.
Without warning, Regina leaned forward and instructed her horse to start moving. Emma nearly fell off her shoulder, but she managed to stay on by leaning into her girlfriend's neck.
Regina kept riding until they reached a secluded area on the land, far away from her mother's house and her own smaller house.
Once they stopped, Emma flew off her shoulder before transforming again. Regina hopped off her horse, then connected her hand to Emma's.
"Mother would never let me ride too far unsupervised," Regina told her. "Then when I was 15, I decided to stop listening, and I went exploring. I brought my first girlfriend here all the time,"
"Oh, so did you bring all your girlfriend's here?" Emma asked with a chuckle.
Regina's cheeks instantly turned red as she thought about what this area meant to her and previous girlfriends. Emma's eyes widened in realization,
"Did you lose your virginity here?"
Regina didn't answer. She looked away, and hoped that Emma would drop the subject.
She did not.
"Holy shit, you did, didn't you?"
Regina's cheeks turned red once again,
"It was the only private area away from the house! She brought sleeping bags and a tent for it. That doesn't change the fact that it's still a private area away from the house for me to come here,"
Emma laughed, then leaned in to kiss her girlfriend. She kept one hand still holding hers, but she brought her other arm up and wrapped it around her neck.
As their lips moved in sync, Emma could feel herself wanting more.
"Which specific spot did you lose your virginity at so I can take you at another spot?" She whispered into her ear.
Regina raised her eyebrows in amusement,
"Not quite yet, Miss Swan," she said. "My horse is right there, and it's still the middle of the day. Besides, my mother has demanded that we be at her place in 15 minutes."
Emma made a pouty face.
"Fine," she groaned.
Regina smiled, then climbed back onto her horse. Emma knew the expected drill now, and turned into a bat. She leaned into her girlfriend's neck once again as they were off.
Once they arrived back at the stables, Emma flew to the ceiling while Regina put her horse back.
She flew down, about to transform again, before the door swung open.
"Regina!" Cora Mills said. "What on earth are you doing in here?"
"I thought I'd come say hi to these guys before meeting with you later,"
Cora scoffed. Her eyes widened as she saw the bat flying around her daughter,
"Get the broom!" She shouted. "We cannot have bats here!"
Regina rolled her eyes. She tilted her head toward the back door, motioning for Emma to fly out.
"And where is your girlfriend?" Cora asked, raising an eyebrow suspiciously.
"She's getting ready to go over to your place,"
Cora let out a sigh, then walked back out the door and headed to her own house. Regina then walked out of the back door, where Emma was waiting for her.
"So have you thought of an excuse yet?" Regina asked her. "For not eating?"
Emma took in a deep breath, then posed dramatically,
"I have a condition that prevents me from chewing solid foods. It's called vampirius blodreina, and I have this special drink every morning and that's the only thing that can go down my throat,"
"Did you really just play a twist on words of your species and season 5 Octavia Blake?"
Emma grinned. She was glad she could make references to The 100 with Regina. She was also glad she could make vampire jokes.
Regina shook her head as she let out a chortle,
"I suppose it'll have to do,"
Emma smiled again, then connected their hands. Together, they walked back to Regina's smaller place.
Emma stood upside down on the ceiling while her girlfriend changed clothes. Once she was ready, Emma hopped down so they could walk to Cora's together.
Luckily, it seemed Cora insisted on them having dinner tomorrow instead of tonight, so they could come up with a better excuse before then.
For now, Cora simply wanted them over so she could grill Emma.
So the three of them sat awkwardly in the living room for a few moments while Cora gave them a few looks.
"Emma," she began. "Since you have been dating my daughter for nearly six months now, have you found a career yet? I want someone who can provide for a family to be dating my daughter. Preferably someone who doesn't break arms,"
"Uh," Emma hesitated. "I wanna be a writer,"
Cora scoffed,
"A writer? Well how many books have you sold?"
Emma's eyes darted between Regina and Cora. She actually hadn't published any of her stories,
"Well none, really," she admitted, shrugging.
"Mother!" Regina said, crossing her arms.
Cora huffed. She always imagined her daughter marrying a rich man. She never had an issue with her sexuality when she came out, but she at least wanted her to marry a rich woman. Preferably one who wanted to have kids with her so they could bring the name forward.
Emma sat there awkwardly while the two other women glared at each other for a few moments.
"Regina, you know I only want what's best for you," Cora said to her.
"Well I would appreciate it if you would stop interrogating my girlfriend,"
Emma sat there in silence while they continued glaring.
"You know what, mother?" Regina said. "Emma and I will be heading back now. We'll see you tomorrow,"
Before she could say anything, Emma felt herself being dragged up and out the door.
Regina kept their hands together until they got to her place. She then dragged her into the bedroom and sat down on her bed.
"Sorry about her," Regina said, looking down.
"It's fine," Emma replied with a shrug.
"She's a lot,"
Emma chuckled, then sat down next to her. She kissed her shoulder, then wrapped her arms around her.
"I'm okay with a lot. As long as I get to be with you,"
Regina's heart melted at her girlfriend's words.
"I love you,"
"I love you too,"
Regina grabbed her shirt and pulled her closer. She connected their lips, and allowed her hands to roam all over her girlfriend's body.
Emma's heart skipped a beat. She deepened the kiss, running her hands through Regina's hair.
As their lips moved in sync, Emma knew she wanted more. Sure, she had restrained from sex for the past six months because she had closed off her heart for over a century, but she was in love with Regina now. She wanted her. All of her.
So she took no time at all to reach underneath her shirt and pull it over her head. Her hands desperately reached for her bra, unclasping it.
"Emma," Regina said between kisses.
Emma ignored her, and started to remove her own clothing. Once her shirt was off, she reconnected their lips immediately and roamed her hands over her girlfriend's chest.
"Emma, wait," Regina finally said, stepping back.
"What?" Emma whined.
"We can't, right?"
"What do you mean?"
"We can't sleep together because you're a vampire. Isn't that why? Because your strength could hurt me?"
Emma shook her head no,
"Oh please, I've slept with plenty of human girls as a vampire. I know how to be gentle. You'll be fine," she said, then leaned in closer. "If you want to anyway... do you?"
"Yes,"
They both grinned at each other as the rest of their clothes were soon discarded.
They reconnected their lips one last time before Emma climbed on top of her.
This was going to be a long night.