Author's Notes: Happy new year!
'No.'
'Yes.'
'No.' She said a little more sternly.
'Yesssss...'
'Yes mom, please?'
'I said no.' Regina scooped more omelet and dropped it on her plate, cutting small bite sizes before eating one. Two pairs of wide eyes were looking at her and she promptly ignored it. 'Do not look at me like that.'
Henry dropped his utensils. 'Mom, it's gonna be really fun. Please?' He put both elbows on the table and cradled his face under clasped fingers, activating his famous puppy eyes. The teenager has been using this tactic when he wanted something for years now and it has never failed him.
Emma noticed this and smirked. Henry really is her son since this looked familiar. 'Regina... please?' She got in the game and even pouted.
The Mayor eyes pingponged between the two, her eyebrow raising with the situation happening in front of her. 'I told you, Henry. I trust your grandparents enough to let you go with them.'
'Mom, we want you there.' Henry pouted too but it wasn't as cute anymore.
'Regina, come on. Water, sun, breeze blowing in your hair? That sounds amazing.'
Regina side eyed the blonde. 'It doesn't sound as appealing to me, Miss Swan.'
'Mom, please...'
'Regina, please...'
The mother and son tandem said at the same time.
'You both need to respect that I do not-'
Emma jumped out of her seat and kneeled down beside Regina, taking her hand. 'Regina! Please! Just come with us!' The blonde tipped her head back, closed her eyes and kept tugging on the Mayor's arm. 'Regina! Please! We wouldn't survive without you and your sarcastic remarks! Regina Mills! Come with us to the beach! Please!'
'Are you quite done, Miss Swan?'
'Yeah.' Emma quickly stood and gave back Regina's hand. 'So, you coming?' She asked smiling.
'I don't-'
'Mom, please!'
'Regina, please!'
They both screamed dramatically.
Regina closed her eyes and took a calming breath in. The both of them has been bugging her for about 10 minutes. The idea came to life when Emma supposedly saw a bikini on her luggage. Of course Henry was on board with it since it doesn't take much to excite a teenage boy. The notion of being outside, in the midst of Storybrooke's common folk however made Regina's skin crawl. Doing it in skimpy clothing was almost enough to take on bug effects just so she can skip it. 'I am not a beach person. Plus, I can't swim.'
'How can you not swim?' Emma asked, genuinely confused.
'I never learned, Miss Swan' She intoned. 'Between Queen lessons and tea, I didn't have time to learn.'
Emma shrugged. 'Well, I can teach you.'
'I have no interest in learning. Can we go back to eating now? The food's getting cold.'
Emma went back to her seat and they all resumed eating quietly.
Regina appreciated the thought that her addition will make their day more fun but she despises the beach. It was messy and even after a couple months after going, she was still finding sand everywhere. Regina took Henry to the beach once when he was younger and aside from the back ache she had from running after him all day, the damn sand stayed until she had to clean the house from top to bottom. She glanced at the two and their faces were dim. 'Are you both going to act like that until I say yes?'
'Yes.' Emma said quickly. 'Plus, I'm calling Love Bug.'
Regina gasped. 'How dare you... We agreed we wouldn't use that unless necessary!'
Emma just wagged her eyebrows and high fived Henry. 'We're going to the beach, buddy.'
''Calling Love Bug'? What does that mean?'
Remembering, Regina had to sigh. 'Miss Swan has been dragging me to places I've never been and making me do things I've never done before. Although, I enjoyed it-'
'Yeah you did.'
That was true at least. Bowling with Yzma, ice skating courtesy of Elsa at the little pond near their house and skate boarding with Aladdin. Of course, Regina begged off of that because she wanted to keep her dignity but had to run after them as Emma and Aladdin skated down a steep pathway. 'I finally said that I would no longer agree to her ridiculous schemes and only to something necessary if she calls Love Bug.' She glared. 'I would want that to be taken a little more seriously, Miss Swan.'
'Okay, okay, I'm sorry. We're not forcing you to get in the water or wear a swimsuit, you can if you want to, I seriously wouldn't stop you, we just want you to be there. Right, Henry?'
The teenager nodded enthusiastically.
Regina's brown eyes seared at the two of them. She didn't appreciate being forced into a day at the beach but they did shook on it. Also... She added an addendum to Emma's deal since it always benefited her. Suddenly, the pot was sweet. 'Alright, I'll come.' She wasn't gonna show her hand yet and pull this out when Emma least expects it.
'Thanks, Mom! I love you so much!'
'I love you too, my prince.'
Henry reached over for the bacon but noticed that the plate was already empty. 'Emma, you ate all the bacon? Seriously?' The blonde nodded with her mouth full. 'There was like 6 slices in there... I'm going to get more cereal. May I be excused?'
Regina wasn't amused but could only nod. 'Emma, you need to control your eating habits. You just ate 6 slices of bacon, that's easily 300 calories. You've also already had a plate of eggs and three bear claws during that coffee run you did at Granny's.' Emma gasped. 'Do not deny, Miss Swan, I have eyes everywhere.'
'You mean Ruby?' She deadpanned.
'Yes but that's besides the point. You eat too much, Emma. I know you don't look particularly over weight-'
'I think your words were, 'Do you work out?' The Sheriff giggled.
'Yes, yes, yes. I asked you that but I'm serious, Emma. You need to curb your eating habits. Later, I will be making healthy treats for all of us... and don't even bother making pit stop at Granny's. I'm driving.'
Emma sulked. 'But you cook so good babe, of course I'm gonna eat whatever you put out.' She slyly smirked because of course it sounded dirty in her head.
'You really couldn't leave some for our son?'
'I'm sorry, okay? Next time, I'm not gonna eat it all.'
Regina turned serious. 'Emma, please take care of Henry later alright? You may not go too deep, keep near where I can see you.'
Emma grunted. 'We're gonna be fine. I'm an awesome swimmer plus Henry has freakishly long arms and legs. No one's drowning. Just relax, babe. Everything's gonna be fine.'
And it was as they were preparing. Henry was quick to get his things together, producing a medium sized back pack. Emma carried something a little lighter, a very uncharacteristic tote bag and Regina had the basket. True to her word, the brunette did prepare healthy snacks. Also in true Regina fashion, they were incredibly fancy food that Emma would have problems pronouncing.
'Regina, come on... That's what you're wearing?' Emma asked as she got in the garage.
She was donned in a dark purple long sleeved maxi modal dress, admittedly too formal for the beach but she wouldn't be caught in anything not regal. Regina even wore heels on but had flats on her equally stylish bag. 'I look stunning, what's your problem?'
'We're going to the beach, Madame Mayor. Not the White House. You need to change.'
Breezing past, Regina popped the trunk and deposited her belongings. 'I will not. You already both strong armed me into coming to the beach, I will not wear a frilly dress and flip flops...' She said with such disgust as the car door was opened. Emma was visibly upset. 'If the point of this charade is to fulfill your fantasy of seeing me in those, you should've just asked dear.' Her hand was cocked on her waist and the famous Regina eyebrow was enforced.
'Are you kidding me? If that was my plan, I would've told you we were going to a naked beach-'
'Can we please go? Archie can only see me twice a week, you know?' Henry called out from inside the car, his head looking down on the mat.
Regina got in and Emma rounded the car to sit shotgun. 'Your kid is getting annoying, Regina. I'm gonna put a muzzle on him the next time he stops our conversation about my fantasies of you.'
The brunette only smirked before she leaned over and gave Emma a quick kiss on her cheek. 'Are you okay now?'
'Yeah...' She said with a dopey smile.
'Okay then let's go.' She gunned the car and drifted out of the garage. The drive was quick and in no time, they were parked near one of Regina's most dreaded place. From where they were, she could already hear the screaming of children and she had to grimace. Emma and Henry started talking animatedly about what they were gonna do and Regina tuned out when she heard boogie boarding.
'That's gonna be so rad, dude. How cool that we can get things delivered here, huh? I bought it off Ebay.' Emma got out of the car.
'The delivery man must have been so confused about this place.' Henry giggled. 'I mean, thank god the people here don't look like exactly their Disney counterparts. Quasi has a little bump on his back but he doesn't look as bad as the movies depicted him. He looks kinda like that actor... what's his name again?'
Emma laughed as she pulled Regina's bags from the trunk. 'Steve Buscemi.'
Henry snapped his fingers then pointed to Emma. 'That's it. Take mom, she looks great. In my opinion, she's the fairest in the land.'
'Aww kid, that's sweet. A little rude that I only come second but I agree. Your mom is...'
'Beautiful.'
'Banging hot.'
They looked at each other weird after they spoke at the same time. Henry recovered first and just shook it off. 'Anyway, you're not second, Belle is second. She's so beautiful.'
'What?! I birthed you!'
'And thank god for that.' Regina interjected before another round of blonde mother vs. son ensues. The car was locked and alarmed. 'Let's go before a repeat of Thursday night happens.' The two wrestled in the living room because they couldn't decide on a movie to watch.
'This isn't over.'
Henry just stuck his tongue out before dashing to the sand. Emma sighed as she took in Regina's slightly smaller figure. 'Well at least you wore flats.'
'You keep noticing my outfit when you're not beach appropriate. Pants and that ugly red leather jacket? Seriously?'
Emma gasped. 'It can hear you!' Giggling, she then shed said jacket and underneath was a very sheer white tank top. The tight pants were also taken off, leaving her in just bikini bottoms.
The intense red color of the bikini screamed against the pale skin of the Sheriff and Regina could not look away. It also reminded her of the time where she came to Emma's bed and breakfast suite and she caught her in just panties. The phenomena she experienced was only explained later on when she finally discovered a special type of dictionary and found out that she had her first lady boner. Her brown eyes couldn't look away and Emma ate it up.
'So it's my whole body you like? Not just my abs?'
'Get over yourself, Miss Swan.' She said without tearing her eyes from blatantly checking out her toned thighs. It looked good in jeans but seeing it in person was a whole different ordeal.
Emma wore a shit eating grin on her face as she approached. 'Do you maybe wanna feel them? I stole some of your fancy ass lotion last night so I'm pretty sure my skin is super soft...'
Regina's eyes slowly flickered up and finally meet Emma's when they were standing toe to toe. '...what did you say?'
'It's really cute how you're not even trying to hide it.'
'You're not the only one allowed to do that you know?'
Emma laid her hand on Regina's waist and-
'Hey guys!'
'Jesus!' They both jumped at the sound and Emma quickly turned, seeing Ruby and Belle. 'Hey Ruby... Belle...Sup.'
Regina put some distance between them by slyly stepping back. 'Hello to you both. Emma, we should go look for Henry.'
'Right, right.. he's probably eaten by one of Ursula's friends now. Gotta go.' Emma went first with Regina following tightly behind. They went down the steeps and went to Henry who was starting to build a sand castle. Everything was dropped and Emma started on laying down the blanket. For someone who hates the beach, the blonde was surprised that Regina had a big umbrella but was thankful. Once they got their set up done, Regina sat on it and pulled out a book.
'Are you gonna be okay here, Regina?'
'Yes, dear. You can have fun with-'
High pitched screams were heard from the side and they were both distracted for a while watching Ruby and Belle frolicking on the sand.
'Ruby looks really toned.' Regina noticed.
Emma rolled her eyes. 'Stop making me jealous and look at this.'
'I am merely noticing, Em-' Regina looked up in time for the white tank top to be taken off. '...ma.' It was the first time she saw Emma this unclothed and just like how she had earlier, she made her eyes feast on the defined planes of the blonde's abs. She inched upwards and fixated on her breasts next. They were full and perfectly round, topped with very noticeable nipples. The valley in between them seemed so inviting and Regina wanted nothing more than to get her tongue in between.
Emma only winked. 'Let me know if you want to get in the water, 'gina. I'm pretty sure your undergarments will work well as a bathing suit too.'
'I don't think it will since I'm wearing a thon-' Noticing what was she was about to say, she stopped herself and cleared her throat.
'Oh I wouldn't mind seeing that.'
'Just get in the damn water, Miss Swan.'
'I'll keep near so I don't turn into... you know.' Emma winked at her before jogging to Henry and smacking him in the head. 'C'mon, fart nut!'
'Oh you are dead, Emma!'
They both ran to the water, Henry catching up with his mother and dunking her. Half assed taunts from the teenagers were heard before Emma was able to come up and do the same. Stronger than her son, the blonde was able to get a good maneuver that left the mop head a little disoriented. 'Ma, unfair!'
'What are you gonna do, huh?' She maneuvered as if a basketball star escaping a player of the other team. Blonde hair swished back and forth before she got to Henry's back and pushed him down again with a hand on his head. Bubbles formed on the surface from his scream as he went under water. 'What was that? Oh I don't hear anything, can you speak up please?' More bubbles came and the flailing of the freakishly long arms.
Regina was a page done on her reading when she looked up and saw Emma standing still on the water. Her eyebrows furrowed when she didn't see Henry anywhere.
'Oh that's right, little man, I win!' Emma finally took off her hands.
'I almost died, Emma...' The teenager said, breathing really hard and pushed Emma a bit. 'You're such a jerk sometimes...' Henry coughed up some water and glared.
'Stop being so dramatic.' She flicked some water to her son and chuckled. When she dropped her arms, her sides started itching. 'Oh shit.' She twisted and felt for her back and head. 'Shit, shit, shit!'
'What is it?'
'Miss Swan!' Regina threw her book back and stood up when she realized what prank the blonde played with their son. She walked as fast as her fury can afford her even in the difficult surface.
Emma looked back and saw Regina coming. 'Your mom can feel when I'm turning into a bug already?' Another itch broke out and she started wading through the water to meet the Mayor half way. She was already on the shallow end when her skin started changing color. This alarmed her and forced her to dash out and run as fast as she can.
'Miss Swan, what the hell were you thinking almost killing our so-oof!' Emma crashed into her and they both fell down on the sand with a soft thud. Water sprayed all over her and she had to close her eyes. 'What in the world?'
The itch was immediately gone and her color went back to normal. She pushed herself up and gasped when she saw just how wet Regina was. 'Oh shit, Regina, I'm so sorry.'
'Why the hell did you do that?' She asked angrily. 'Get off of me! People are looking!'
Emma pried herself off of the woman and stood up. 'I'm so sorry, I was turning into a lady bug and since we were still selling the bit, I thought-'
'You thought to attack me?!' Regina dusted off the sand that mated on the wet surface but to no avail. Emma lent her hand to get her to stand but she only slapped it away. 'You really are an idiot sometimes, Emma Swan. I was trying to not be seen and here you go, making a scene so everyone knows that their illustrious Mayor is here, proving that I'm just as human-'
'You guys, okay?' Ruby interrupted.
Regina blinked up and saw the kind face offering a smile. The wolf offered her hand also and this time Regina took it, earning a confused look from the Sheriff.
'Thank you, Miss Lucas.'
'Oh Jesus, you're all wet. I have some extra clothes, let's get you out of that.'
'Very kind of you, Miss Lucas.'
'We can get you changed in the little cabana over there-'
Emma cut in. 'Okay, first of all, no. Regina can easily purple smoke herself to a new outfit.'
Ruby chuckled. 'Okay... Why did you tackle her anyways? Seemed like it hurt.'
'It didn't, Miss Lucas but thank you for your concern.'
'I was just... kidding okay? She wouldn't get in the water and I thought getting her wet would do that.' Emma frowned at Ruby laughing. 'What? Do you have a better idea of getting the illustars Mayor in the water?'
'Emma...' Regina warned.
Ruby turned to Regina. 'Do you wanna swim with me?'
Regina was taken a back slightly at the upfront question. 'Ruby, I-'
Belle hollered at them and Ruby looked back. 'The water feels nice, Madame Mayor. You should really go in. I'm sure Henry and Emma here will enjoy it.' The lanky brunette waved to her friend and ran back.
The dress was continuing to hang on her body very uncomfortably so Regina had no choice but to purple smoke herself like Emma said. The people around them only glanced but didn't really play attention. It wasn't a big deal to them anymore. They obviously knew that Regina was a master wielder of magic and that she was no longer a threat. Regina thought of a tasteful black bikini and white shorts, a little apprehensive of putting on another expensive outfit for it to just be ruined.
'Oh wow... Reg...ina... You-' Emma swallowed. 'You look great... Really great.'
Regina could see that Emma's eyes were on her breasts.
'Mom! You're swimming with us? Awesome!'
'I guess I am...' Regina pushed Emma's face lightly so she wouldn't be caught staring by their son. 'But I am not gonna do it here. I know a secluded place where we can all swim.'
The place where Regina told them was a half an hour walk from the congested beach. It was behind a particularly large rock formation that hid the gem of a place.
'Mom, this is amazing! How do you know this?'
'I built this town, remember?'
Henry chuckled. 'Right, of course. Well, good job, Mom, this looks fantastic. Why haven't I seen this before?'
'This is where I go when I want to be alone. Now, I don't anymore so I'm ready to share it.'
'The one who hates beaches has a beach entirely for her cause you know, fuck logic.'
Regina punched Emma's arm. 'Do not swear in front of our child, Miss Swan.'
They all picked a spot and dropped their belongings there. Emma stabbed the sand with the stick of the umbrella while Regina and Henry spread out the blanket. Once settled, they took a couple minutes to just look at the beauty of what's in front of them. Story brooke as a whole was a scenic paradise but this was something else entirely. It looked like a painting or even a computer generated image because it just looked so perfect.
'We should go here all the time, Moms. It's gorgeous.'
'Do you mind if Ruby comes Henry? Cause your mom seems to really like her.' Emma asked in a condescending tone.
'No, of course not, maybe she can bring Belle.' He said, hopeful.
Emma hit the back of his head playfully. 'Dream on.'
Henry glared. 'I'm gonna go in the water.' The teenager did a slow run until he got into the water and started swimming.
'Is someone jealous of Ruby?'
Emma rolled her eyes. 'I am not jealous, okay. If you like her then by all means, date her. I don't control you. You can make your own decisions. You're an adult. You can date her at Granny's for all I care. I don't care. I don't.' She folded her arms.
Regina turned her heel and faced the fuming blonde. 'Is that the face of someone who isn't jealous?'
'No. This is the face of someone stunningly beautiful.' Even Emma was aware that she was totally coming off jealous so she tried to deflect with humor.
Soft hands caressed the cheek and their eyes locked. 'Yes, it is.' She said sincerely. 'You, my dear, are stunningly beautiful. Really.'
The blonde took the compliment with a slight blush but huffed soon enough. 'Don't patronise me, okay? I'm totally jealous. I think Ruby likes you.'
Regina had to laugh with Emma looking like a little kid who got her candy taken away. 'I think I've know for a while that she has a little crush on me. I don't mind, Emma and you shouldn't also. We're each others true loves, lest you forget.'
'Yeah but-'
'But what?'
Emma's upper body slumped slightly. She hated feeling like this. Jealous is something she has never been even with past boyfriends. With Regina, it seems like she couldn't help it. Emma was falling deeper and deeper for the woman and sometimes, she just wanted to be reassured that it wasn't one sided. The inside of her cheek was chewed as she thought of an answer that would not make her sound like a love struck teenager.
'Hug me, Emma.'
'I just-what?'
Regina checked Henry for a bit, just to see if he was at the shallow end. 'Henry, please, stay near the shore!'
'Yes, mom!'
'Okay, I would appreciate it if you didn't scream in front of my face.' Emma breathed out a laugh.
'Oh, I'm so sorry, darling. Now, please hug me. Nobody will see us, don't worry.'
Emma stepped forward and put her arms around Regina. The Mayor's smell mixed with the salt in her hair was oddly appealing. 'Okay, I'm hugging you.'
Regina hugged back and squeezed the blonde a tad. 'Emma Swan, please believe me when I say that you have absolutely nothing to worry about, alright? Nothing.' She pulled back and kissed the fair cheek. 'You have nothing to worry about.'
'Really?' Emma smiled brilliantly.
'Ruby's very good looking but I prefer blondes.' Her left hand sought Emma's. 'C'mon, let's swim.'
'I thought you didn't know how to swim?'
'I don't but you'll teach me, right? I trust you.'
Emma smiled only got bigger as they both went to the water.
[x]
'Mom, that was so good. How you can make turkey burgers delicious is the real magic in this town.' Henry tapped her slightly bloated tummy and leaned back until he dropped on the sand.
After playing in the water for a couple hours, they took a break to have late lunch. They had adventures from teaching Regina how to float (which Emma enjoyed since she got to ogle the bikini clad body), to having water fights and competitions between Henry and Emma on who can dive for a quarter first. Laughter and screams were rich around them as they drop all care in the world and just had fun. It has been awhile since Regina was able to do this. Being the former Evil Queen and the Mayor doesn't afford much chances for Regina to lose her composure so she enjoyed as much as she can. Emma also enjoyed seeing Regina this way and might have fallen more for her if it was possible.
'I miss the grease but this is not half bad.' Emma crumpled up the wrapper of the burger and threw it on the basket.
'Does that mean you'll swap out Granny's burgers for mine?' Regina kept to a salad and finished early.
Emma narrowed her eyes, thinking. 'Hmm.. Maybe. I don't know. Probably. If you add a couple bacon slices in it, probably.'
'I will not... and you will eat these burgers more often.'
'Only if you add bacon.'
Regina sighed. 'Turkey bacon.'
'No, pig bacon.'
'It will be pointless if I add the bacon that you want.'
'But it will taste so much better! So yes, add the kind of bacon I want.'
'Negotiate one more time and I will swap out the bun for a wheat one.'
'Regina, no! They taste like dry wall!'
'And how do you even know what dry wall tastes like, hmm? Do you make it a point to eat hardware supplies also? Are my walls safe from you termite Emma?'
Emma's retort was stopped when she heard someone snoring. They both looked back and saw their son sleeping soundly.
Regina stood up and sat beside her son, picking up Emma clothes and bunching them up. 'Dear, can you lift Henry's head?'
'Sure.'
The make shift pillow was slid under the teenager head and his snoring resumed. Regina looked down and pushed the soft brown hair back. 'Such an angelic face.'
'Pfft.' Henry's eyes were only half closed and his mouth wide open. There was also some drool on his chin. There was nothing angelic about it.
Emma laid down as well and closed her eyes. The breeze was just cool enough and the sand warm. It was an amazing contrast that made her feel as if she was being messaged somehow. A couple seconds after, she sensed that Regina laid beside her. Emma kept her eyes closed for a while, just basking in the comfortable silence.
'Can I ask you a question?' Regina asked after a beat.
Emma opened one eye. 'Sure.'
'Have you ever been with a woman?'
Now, Emma opened both eyes and propped herself up with her elbow. Regina's eyes were closed and her face serene. 'I have.'
'You have?' She nodded once and met the blonde's green eyes. 'How many?'
'Before I tell you the story, can I cuddle? You told me no one would see us plus our son is still asleep.' Regina waved her over. Emma laid her head on the brunette's shoulder and placed her arm on the bare middle. 'Just one.'
'I find that hard to believe, Emma.'
'No, no, for real. Just one. Also, it wasn't so much as 'been with', I was just in love with her. I met her when I was taken in by this somewhat nice family that lived in San Francisco. I ran into her on my way to school and I knew she was my neighbor.'
Regina's left arm circled around Emma's body. 'How did you fall in love with her?'
'She was a lot like you actually. Tough, smart, a little sassy-'
'Excuse me, I am a lot sassy.'
Emma snickered. 'Yeah, you are. Anyway, she was two years ahead of me. We got to talking when she sat with me during lunch. I didn't know anybody aside from my foster sisters who would rather keel over and die than having people know that I was their new stray. People were afraid of her because she had a quick tongue but she was actually kind. She understood a lot of what I was going through, gave me good advice. We became good friends and she actually got me in trouble cause we would stay out late just talking. Then one night, I just felt that I wanted to kiss her. I had only had boyfriends then so feeling something for her confused me.'
'You didn't talk to anyone about it?'
'I was afraid that they were gonna send me back. They had two daughters. I thought-' Emma sighed. Her throat felt swollen as the disappointment and the hurt came back up. Regina hugged her tighter and she was thankful for that. '-they would think I was immoral or would do something inappropriate towards them. I don't know, I had no friends aside from her.'
'Why didn't you tell her?'
'Because I didn't think she was gay. She looked very straight.'
Regina remembered that Emma has already told her that sentence once a week ago, when they went on the stake out.
'I know it's stupid and a little offensive now that I think back but it was hard okay? I was dealing with feelings I didn't even think I could have and I had no idea how to approach them. I was afraid that if I told her, I might lose her as a friend. I settled for the friendship.' Emma took a shuddering breath in before speaking again. 'That's why I didn't tell you in the beginning that I had a crush on you.'
Regina looked down. 'You had a crush on me?'
'I did. I was crushing on you pretty hard. Even as we were at each other's throat, I was silently wishing you would grab my face and kiss me. I actually thought a couple times you would.'
The brunette smirked. She honestly thought Emma was gonna do that too.
'I'm pissed that I can still be a bug but I'm kinda glad. I'm glad that I don't have to go through the trouble of telling you I like you, more than just a friend. I would've never gotten the guts to do that.'
Regina let Emma's word sink in. Their last status before being in the predicament they were in now was friends. Just friends. Outside their little family, they didn't interact more than the usual niceties one would give. She knew however, that even when she was with that scoundrel Robin Hood, she had feelings for Emma. Never would she admit it but Regina was afraid as well on acting on it. From how Emma was looking at her, she knew that the Sheriff wasn't as straight as a ruler but she was afraid of an impossible love. Being with the offspring of the woman she once hated the most seemed impossible. She was so against it that her knee jerk reaction to them being true loves was to reject it. 'And now?' She asked Emma but it was mostly for herself.
'Of course, you're gonna make me say it first.'
'Emma, no-'
'No, no, it's fine.' She sat up before looking Regina straight in the eye. 'I'm not afraid anymore.'
Regina sat up as well. 'You told me a week ago that you had feelings for me.'
'I do and I'm sure of what they are. You're probably scared, I get that but I right now? Just me, you and Henry who's still snoring like a truck driver...' They both gave in to a tiny laugh. 'I don't feel scared.'
Her heart started beating out of her chest as Emma hanged the words. 'If you're not comfortable with telling me, I understand. We can wait.'
'I don't want to... cause I'm falling in love with you.'
