A/N: Hey y'all! Thank you for all the reviews, you guys are too kind :) One comment I've been receiving a lot since I first started this story is that you'd like longer chapters. I tried to write them but honestly? Idk why, but I can't help but write this story in little bits. I'm sorry, I know exactly how frustrating that is, I hate when authors write short chapters and don't update for weeks :/ Oh well, you guys are just gonna have to put up with my shiftiness, huh? ;) Hope you enjoy this chapter, PLEASE leave a review!
"Wow, this place is great!" Emma exclaimed, as she and Regina entered the room. Regina couldn't help but smile at her students' innocence. She looked around the room, and saw that it was satisfactory. A balcony, a table with two chairs, and tiny kitchenette, and a king sized four poster bed that was the center piece of it all. Regina's eyes re scanned the room, searching for the one thing she had assumed any suite would have; a pull out couch. There wasn't one. She and Emma looked at each other, both thinking the same thing.
"Well." Regina sniffed, "This situation is highly inappropriate, but seeing as we have no other choice, we are just going to have to make do with what we have."
"Miss Mills, I can't thank you enough. This is the second time you're saving my ass…" Emma trailed off, realizing that she'd just sworn in front of a teacher.
"Sorry…" She said, as an afterthought. Regina only raised an eyebrow, but the corner of her lip twitched in amusement.
"I'd appreciate it if you refrained from telling your peers about this… arrangement." Regina said, before turning, and entering the bathroom. Emma spent the next ten minutes changing into her soccer pants and jersey. She packed her duffel, and headed for the door. She could hear the shower in the bathroom, and she gulped at the thought of a bare Regina just centimeters away from her.
"I'm going to grab some lunch, and then to the opening ceremonies!" She called, tapping the bathroom door lightly. She waited for a moment, and after not receiving a response, she left the room.
The rest of the day went by in a flash. Mary Margaret joined Emma for lunch, and they both made their way over to the Syracuse campus together. Emma spotted Miss Mills there, and gave her a small smile and wave. Miss Mills had ignored her, and look the other way. The NYU women's soccer team only had one game scheduled for the day, and it was pretty late in the evening, so Emma spent the day watching volley ball and badminton. Their game went well, and they won 2-0. By the end of it, Emma was completely worn out, and couldn't wait to be soaking in the hot tub with her friends. They ate at MacDonald's, and by the time they all made it back to the hotel, it was past nine o'clock. The friends agreed to go freshen up, and meet down at the pool as soon as they were done. Emma unlocked the door to the hotel room nervously. She had no idea what was in store for her inside the room. Would Miss Mills be awake? Would she be sleeping in the bed that they were supposedly going to have to share? Would she even talk to her? Emma had no idea. Regina was sitting at one of the chairs, cross legged, in a short silk robe with a book in hand. Her face was clear of any makeup, and she was wearing her glasses. Emma had never seen her like this, and she couldn't help but stare. She'd had no idea that Miss Mills's hair was naturally so curly. Miss Mills cleared her throat, and Emma snapped out of her reverie.
"Oh, hey, sorry, um… Hey Miss Mills! I'm just back for a second to change and then I'm going back down to the pool." Emma said, while setting out her duffel bag, and starting to dig around in her suitcase that was placed on the floor in the corner of the room. Miss Mills didn't say a word, and only nodded slightly. Emma decided not to prolong their awkward interaction and made her way in to the bathroom.
Regina watched Emma disappear into the bathroom, contemplating her predicament. If the school found out that she was rooming with a student, well… Regina didn't even want to think about the consequences she would face. Her day had been ridiculously boring, and she couldn't believe that she was going to have to spend another two days in the same situation. She'd only stayed to watch one of the games- volleyball, a pointless sport in her opinion. Although she'd originally planned to stay for the women's soccer match like Kathryn had suggested, she'd decided that since she was apparently rooming with the team captain, she'd best keep her distance. The opening of the bathroom door interrupted Regina's thought process.
"Hey, do you think there are any of those extra hotel bathrobes in here? I don't really wanna walk down to the pool like this." Emma said with a laugh. Regina almost dropped her book. Emma was dressed in the tiniest bikini she'd ever laid eyes on. It was tight, white, and showed practically everything. Regina couldn't seem to tear her eyes from Emma's flat, toned stomach. "Shit." She thought to herself, "Not only am I going to have to share a bed with a student for the night, but I am also insanely attracted to said student." She couldn't believe that she was finally admitting to herself that she was actually attracted to a student.
"I think there's one in the closet, Miss. Swan." Regina choked out, prying her eyes away from Emma's long legs.
"Thanks!" Emma said, giving Regina a wolfish grin. She hadn't seemed to notice her wondering eyes, Regina noticed with relief. Emma's back was now to her, and all she could focus on was her scantily clad backside. Regina shook herself. What was she doing? This Swan girl was going to be the death of her. Finally, Emma found the goddamn robe, and wrapped it tightly around herself, much to Regina's relief.
"Alright, well, bye! I'll be back pretty soon, I think." Emma said with a smile. Regina nodded, returning to her place in her book.
"Oh, and Miss Mills?" Emma asked, turning from her place half way out the door.
"Yes?" Regina asked, looking up again.
'Thanks again for letting me stay with you." Emma said, just as she closed the door behind her. Regina let out the breath of air she'd been holding in since Emma had stepped out of the bathroom. Why was she feeling these… things… for a student? Regina was so confused. She sighed, and went back to her book.
Half an hour later, Emma found herself riding up the elevator alone. Her hair was soaking wet, and she wore a big smile. She'd had fun goofing off with her friends in the pool, but she was also extremely tired, and she'd opted to leave the fun early so that she wouldn't be too tired the next day. Now, as she rode up the elevator, she found herself wondering what awaited her up in the suite. Would Miss. Mills be asleep already? She hoped so. It would make this process so much less awkward. Emma knew she'd stepped out of that bathroom clad in basically nothing just to gauge Professor Mills's reaction, and she hadn't been disappointed. She'd caught Miss. Mills checking her out just as she'd hoped she would, and she couldn't help but feel flattered. An attractive woman such as Miss. Mills definitely had many options to choose from. Emma had just wanted to see if she was into women, that was all. No harm no foul. Right? The elevator dinged at her floor, and Emma stepped off. As she inserted her key card in its designated slot, she took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.
A/N: Hope you liked that lil cliff hanger! Review and tell me what you'd like to see from our favourite ladies next!