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Mal walked in to the house and sent Ruby off. She relaxed on the couch, and quickly fell asleep.
She soon awoke gasping. Trying to shake off the bad nightmare, she went into the kitchen to make tea; The image of her boyfriend lunging at her was burned into her brain. She took her cup of tea to Lily's room, where she lay fast asleep. Her watch said 11:30.
Lily looked peaceful in her sleep. She let her sleeping daughters breathing steady her own quickening heartbeat. She left as soon she was calmed back down and trudged to her bedroom. She reluctantly tried sleeping, but couldn't.
She reached to her left to find her phone.
Goodnight, she texted Regina. She got a quick response.
Goodnight, sleep well. She smiled at the screen and drifted off thinking about their date.
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Today, the three were going on a tour of Storybrooke, led by Regina.
First, she showed them the park and the playground. Mal pushes Lily on the swings, while Regina watched from the park bench. Once Lily got bored, she ran off to play with other kids on the playground. They sat beside each other in a comfortable silence.
Next, Regina took them to the best diner in town, Granny's, where Ruby worked. Lily talked with the waitress, and they all ate. They grabbed slices of pie for later and headed to the beach, where they all played in the water.
Regina and Mal sat on their towels while Lily waved in the water. Out of the blue, Mal quickly kissed Regina on the cheek.
"Thank you," She whispered. Regina smiled.
"Of course." After the beach, Regina took them home and cooked for them. They sat on the balcony connected to her room and ate their burgers and salad. Lily sat in Regina's lap and played with her dragon.
Finally, they grabbed blankets and sat on the balcony, looking at the stars, while Lily began dozing off. Mal played with her hair while she sat in Regina's lap.
"Thank you for today," she whispered to her. Regina nodded and smiled.
"It was my pleasure." As the night got increasingly cold, they went downstairs and sat on the couch, turning on the television.
"I should get Lily home," Mal whispered, and took her from Regina's arms.
"Of course. Would you like to go out for dinner with me again?" She asked.
"I'd love to," she whispered, and kissed her softly. Regina blushed as they made their way to the door.
"I'll see you tomorrow," Regina called from her porch. Mal smiled at her.
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Regina couldn't focus at all during work. Her coworkers pestered her about her "hot date," but she ignored them. Thank goodness I'm not in court, Regina thought, as she was packing papers in her briefcase.
She quickly finished the papers she didn't finish at work, and got dressed, this time in a tight-fitting red dress. She fixed her hair in the mirror and ran downstairs at the doorbell ringing.
"Coming!" She shouted. She opened the door and Mal beamed at her. Regina then knew that she stole her heart, but she didn't mind. She found herself speechless. Mal was wearing a black dress, much like Regina's, but with long sleeves and an open back.
"You don't like wearing any other colour than black," Regina joked. Mal smiled.
"I don't like flashy colours," she stated, but couldn't help the smile that lit her face. Mal offered her arm and she took it. She led them to her car and drove off.
"Where are you taking me?" Regina asked jokingly.
"You'll see," Mal mocked. They pulled up to a tidy looking seafood restaurant on the boardwalk, facing the ocean. Mal lead her in and they looked around. They were seated and looked at the menu.
"How was work today?" Mal asked.
"Not very productive," she admitted. Mal was going to ask why, but she already knew her answer. Their dinner was silent, but it was more comfortable than if they were talking.
After, Mal lead her to the docs and sat on the edge, looking at the never-ending ocean in front of them.
"What do you think is out there?" Regina asked.
"If we're in Maine, the only ocean is to the east, and east would be countries like Italy, Greece, and other Western European countries," she answered sarcastically. Regina laughed and shoved her playfully. They sat in silence at the orange sky, tainted by the setting sun behind them.
Regina looked over at Mal, who was still watching the horizon. She turned her head and kissed her gently. Mal smiled and kissed back. Regina could feel her own heart beat out of her chest.
They sat on the docs in utter silence, watching the sky darken, until the summer sun was replaced by the moon. They both got up and made their way back to Mal's car.
Once they were home, Regina began getting out of the car.
"Would you like to come in?" She asked. Mal nodded meekly. Regina set the kettle on the stove and joined Mal on the couch. She flipped through the channels.
"Here," Regina said, setting down her own mug and handing Mal hers. She sipped her tea and watched whatever was on. She set her mug down.
"Thank you," Regina whispered.
"Of course, I had a lot of fun," she said back. Regina inched closer to her and watched her sip her tea slowly. Mal turned and pressed her lips to Regina's. Regina rested her hands on her hips, while Mal wrapped her arms around her neck, pulling her closer. Mal layed down and pulled Regina on top of hers. After a few blissful minutes, Mal pulled back.
"I should go, I need to make sure Lily's in bed," she whispered against her lips. Regina nodded and climbed off of her. She led her to door, where she pulled to Mal to her once again.
"Goodnight." She whispered, kissing her neck gently, then under her ear, then finally on her swollen lips.
"Goodnight," she whispered back, trying to keep from protesting when Regina removed her lips. Mal stumbled to her own house, dizzy from the mere idea of Regina.
She could lie, but she couldn't deny that she was falling in love with Regina Mills, faster than she would've liked. Once she entered, she went to check on her other love, now in bed sleeping gracefully.