Chapter Forty-Two: Last Day in Paradise
When Emma woke up the next morning, she did so with a smile. Regina was still sleeping, completely and deliciously naked wrapped around her body. Emma stirred, feeling the sore muscles of her inner thigh, the events of the night before playing in her head as she held Regina tight in her arms. Emma played with Regina's hair, stroking her fingers up and down the dark locks, so smooth with that fantastic apple smell that Emma loved to the core. It would break her heart if Regina decided to change it one day. She loved that smell. It was the smell of home. Regina stirred on top of Emma, slowly blinking her eyes awake. Emma looked down at her and smiled, kissing her forehead before saying:
- Morning!
- Good morning.
- I love your hair – Emma said out of the blue.
- Thanks – Regina smiled – I love your hair too.
- Please don't ever change your shampoo!
- Sorry?
- The apple shampoo you use. Please don't ever change it.
- I wasn't planning to.
- Good! – Emma said – Hi!
- Hi, honey. What time is it?
- I have no idea!
- Do you think we should get up? – Regina asked.
- Absolutely not!
Regina smiled and moved her body up to kiss Emma. Just a peck on the lips, before she looked at the bedside table clock that marked nine in the morning. Regina groaned and made a movement to leave the bed, but Emma just held her tighter. Regina laughed and kisses her again before Emma let go of her, under the promise of a morning shower together. They walked to the suite and showered, making love to each other under the warm water. It was past ten when they made their way to the kitchen.
- Hi, mom! – Henry shouted from the living room – Hi, Emma!
- Hey, kid! - Emma shouted back – What are you eating?
- Cereal!- Henry said.
- Oh, I want that – Emma said back.
- This was the last of it! Sorry – Henry said.
- And you are welcome, by the way – Zelena said standing up from the chair and looking at Regina – I just fed your kid!
- Yes, thank you, Zelena for making him a bowl of cereal – Regina said sarcastically.
- Why are you so grumpy? – Emma asked moving to the fridge.
- Because I could hardly sleep last night! – Zelena said.
- Why? – Emma asked.
- Because you two were shagging until three in the morning!
- Oh! – Emma said embarrassed.
- Zelena, keep your voice down! – Regina said.
- Oh, now you want the house to be quiet? – Zelena asked.
- Well, I'm sorry about…keeping you up at such a late hour – Regina said and moved to the stove to make some eggs.
- God, you know that at some point I thought she was murdering you. Or the other way around, I couldn't really tell. – Zelena said.
- Can we change subjects? – Regina asked.
- I second that – Emma said.
- You two just keep going and going and going, I mean, around two I was about to scream for you to just come already! – Zelena said.
- HENRY! – Emma screamed watching the boy coming into the kitchen.
- What are you guys talking about? – Henry asked.
- Nothing! – Regina said quickly – Do you want some eggs?
- Yes! Can we have bacon too? – Henry asked.
- Yes, of course – Regina said back.
The boy looked at his mom suspiciously but sat down by the island anyway. Emma figured he wasn't about to question his mom when he just got to eat sugary cereal and salty bacon. Emma helped Regina making breakfast and soon the four of them were eating. After the food was eaten and the kitchen was clean the four of them went out to enjoy the beach one last time before driving back to Boston.
Emma went to the sea with Henry while Zelena and Regina stayed on the sand chatting. Emma could tell Regina was rolling her eyes more than usual and she just knew Zelena was giving her a hard time over the night before. She would feel guilty about letting the woman up until so late at night if she hadn't had such a delicious time with Regina the night before. On second thought, Emma realized that she would never feel guilty. Not if the reason for it was spending time with Regina. Nope! That was just not possible.
She played with Henry in the water, which was something that amused her more than it did the kid. She loved been all goofy with Henry, and she had to enjoy that as much as she could right now. Soon he would be a teen and forget all about spending time with her. She really, really hoped he was way, way far from it. When they were both tired, they made their way back to the women on the sand. As soon as they sat down, Regina reapplied Henry's sunblock and then Emma's which made Zelena make sarcastic comments, and Henry asking what did they mean.
After the beach, they decided to go into town for lunch. They walked back to the house to deposit the stuff they carried to the beach and then, the four of them walked to the town. Emma and Regina walked hand in hand as they always did. Zelena asked if it was absolutely necessary for them to be all sweet and cute and physical all the time and the only answer Emma gave her was a kiss on Regina's cheek and a smile. Zelena rolled her eyes and walked ahead with Henry, leaving the two women behind. They walked around the town, looking at the stores, doing a little window shopping while looking for somewhere to eat. They found a good restaurant by the pier where Emma had the most wonderful seafood of her life. She had no idea lobsters were sweet. And tasty. Zelena paid for lunch, as a way to say thanks for her stay. After that, they walked around town some more going inside little shops and having icecream. Emma was in heaven. This place was paradise, she couldn't even imagine driving back home later that day. She couldn't wait for her break so she could come back with Regina and Henry. Even Zelena, although, they would have to be quiet if she was going to stay in the room next to theirs, Emma mused.
It was five in the afternoon when they made it back to the house. They all went up to their rooms to pack their bags. After everything was brought to the living room, Emma helped Regina to clean the fridge and cabinets from its content to bring it back. They put everything inside the car again and Regina gave Emma the car keys for her to drive back. Zelena went ahead of them with Emma following. She looked to the side, the beautiful beach getting behind them, and sighed.
- We'll come back – Regina said squeezing her thigh.
- Promise?
- I promise!
Henry was lying down on the back seat reading his comic books, letting Emma and Regina chat all the way back. It was past seven-thirty when they arrived at the mansion. Emma helped Regina get everything inside and once everything was in order they called for takeout. Pizza. To finish with a golden key their wonderful weekend. After dinner, Henry went up to his room, leaving the two women to have some time together. They made out on the couch. Regina protested saying Henry could get in any moment but when Emma's tongue sucked her earlobe, Regina went quiet altogether. Well, almost. At ten, when half of their clothes were pushed up and their lips red and swollen, Emma declared with a heavy sigh, that she had to leave.
- Why can you stay over? – Regina asked – You could just drive to the University tomorrow morning!
- I know. But I have to give in a paperwork that it's on my computer…
- … And you left it at your place. – Regina finished for her.
- Yeah! I'm sorry. Trust me, I want to stay, but tomorrow is the deadline.
- I get it.
Emma smiled sadly at her. She could kick herself one hundred times for this. God, how could she even think about sleeping without Regina? Was that even possible still? Regina gave her a kiss on the cheek, pulling Emma out of her thoughts. Emma rose from her lying position on top of the brunette and then Regina did the same. They fixed their clothes and then Regina held her hand while they walked to the front door. When they both stooped in front of the door, Emma launched herself on Regina again, capturing those beautiful swollen lips on a kiss. Emma explored the inside of Regina's mouth with her tongue, bringing her bodies closer together as she deepened the kiss. When they broke apart, Emma pressed their forehead together and whispered:
- I love you.
- I love you too – Regina said back.
Regina was the one to move first. If it was up to Emma she would stay right there the whole night. She actually considered just staying over and drive to her place a bit earlier to print the paperwork. It wouldn't exactly be the first time she did that. Regina walked the very short distance to the door and held it open. It a heavy sigh, Emma forced her legs and feet to move and walked past the door.
- Goodnight, Emma!
- Goodnight, Regina!
