A/N One more week, another update I hope you enjoy this. Til Next time, Much Love~SK
5- Marriage and Domestic Relations
The morning of the wedding, Emma wore a sweet white lace dress her mom had bought her right before she died. It came to just above her knee. She put on her red converse and added the Red leather Jacket her dad had given her grabbed her board and a protein bar and took off for school as Mary had already left for school.
She wore a beanie over her head for the cold, but her hair was braided back away from her face. She passed Regina's parked car as she rode. She made eye contact with her. Regina had been putting on lipstick looking through flap mirror. Emma nearly fell off the board. Her wife to be was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen.
The brunette had stopped to look at her, and she had a need to impress her. So she looked back and smirked at her then winked as she made her way over to where she was supposed to meet Lily. "Hey," the blonde said breathlessly.
"Oh my god…" Lily said looking her over. "Emma you look so beautiful." Lily looked at something behind the blonde but before Emma could turn, the cheerleader kissed Emma softly on the lips and she forgot to be aware of her surroundings.
"Uh… wow!" She said and took Lily's hand to walk inside the school. She realized who her new girl had been looking at when she saw a seething Regina glaring at them. "Hey R'gina, see you in third period," Emma said and walked on inside.
By the time third period came around, Regina was in full pout mode. Hadn't she made it clear to Emma that she was interested?
Of course the rest of the week she had been in a complete gay panic and avoided all contact outside of what they had to do for Life skills class.
As she approached the threshold to the classroom, Lily had Emma posted up against the wall next to the door. Ruby had just catcalled as she walked past them and Emma's face was red and buried in Lily's shoulder. Regina passed by as inconspicuously as she could. "Try not to have too much fun at your honeymoon this weekend." She heard
She paused a moment wanting to hear Emma's response. "My partner hates me you have nothing to worry about," Emma said and Regina walked resolutely to her seat. Now she knew what Emma thought, but maybe if she acted differently, like Emma could stand a chance, Lily would be a thing of the past.
After school, Emma went into the locker room to change out of her dress before getting on the bus for the weekend trip. Regina walked into the locker room to do the same and retrieve the equipment she had stashed in her locker and stopped short as she watched Emma in her underwear as she pulled on a tank top The red boy shorts clung to her just so and Regina was transfixed by her wife's amazing body.
"Oh, Hey Regina?" Emma said. A small thrill going through her when she saw Regina's fixation on her panties. She was hopeful for the weekend. Then again if nothing happened there was always Lily. she felt bad for using Lily that way but she wanted her she wasn't going to turn up her nose at the offer.
"Um... " Regina said clearing her throat and cobwebs in her head. "Hi, Emma."
The blonde pulled on her pants and turned to her. "Hey, I'm gonna go you need me to take anything out to the bus for you while you change?"
Regina was a little disappointed that she wasn't going to be able to reciprocate the effect that the blonde had had on her but successfully kept the disappointment from her features. "Yeah, there is my duffel right here. She said as she pulled out a change of clothes from it. "I have a cooler in my trunk I will get when I get out there."
Emma smiled and grabbed her wife's duffel. "Great, see you out there," The blonde say hefting her duffel as well and walking out. Regina bit her lower lip thinking about how strong Emma had to be to carry both of those. She sighed and changed quickly so that she could retrieve what was left of her field trip essentials and meet her class.
As she approached, she saw Emma and Ruby sat on the bleachers. Ruby was sat with her partner. They were playing some inane game that Regina could care less about. What had her attention, however, was the fact that Lily page sat among her class. She was perched on Emma's lap, and Emma was giggling at something that girl was saying.
Regina was really getting tired of the girl. "Lily, you're not even in our class, what are you doing here?" Regina groused folding her arms in front of her.
"I just came to say goodbye," The other brunette said cuddling up to the blonde.
Regina rolled her eyes and turned away from the two and set about sulking. "Alright everyone, I want you to find your partner the two of you will sit together on the way there. It is part of team building. Learn some things about each other while you are riding the bus to the campsite."
Mrs. Nolan looked around at everyone. "This is Sheriff Nolan, My husband, we will be along on this trip to chaperone. Also, We have Mrs. Lucas and Mr. Booth to chaperone"
Regina looked around at all of them, glad that her parents had decided to sit this one out. She was planning on allowing the gay out this weekend and didn't need their witness. Though Granny was not any better. Regina glanced at Ruby and was not surprised to see the leggy brunette's sour expression.
The group filed into the bus. Emma had climbed in before Regina, which had her picking their seat. Which Emma picked all the way in the back. Regina frowned but followed wordlessly they sat together. Emma with her head resting at the window and headphones in her ear.
Regina sighed, she would have loved to just be, she had to think of another way to engage the blonde. But she was just so tired and was soon lulled to sleep by the lack of communication in her wife's part. Her head dropping on to the blonde's shoulder as she gave into exhaustion.
"Alright, class, this weekend is meant to get you ready to hoist the yoke with your spouse," Mrs. Nolan said once the children got settled "In the next few days we are going to do some team building exercises to strengthen your partnerships. Today we are going to create a sort of GPS that automates the direction your partnership takes."
Regina was listening to the teacher and she tried to understand what the woman was talking about, how was playing two truths and a lie going to help enhance trust between Emma and herself. And furthermore, how was it going to get her between Emma and Lily?
"lying isn't healthy for your partnerships. But in this game think of two truths about yourself and make up one falsehood. Share these with your partner and see if he or she can pinpoint the lie." Mrs. Nolan said once each child was paired off with their work partner. Regina and Emma sat close to the fire and Emma looked over to brunette and smiled. "Do you want to go first or…"
"NO, You go first," Regina said quickly. She didn't know exactly how this game would go for her and wasn't sure what two truths she would divulge to the blonde sitting across from her.
Emma pulled jean clad knees up and thought. "My favorite food is Kale salad, I have been an out lesbian for a year now, and I don't have parents."
Regina tilted her head. Emma had said all three as if she were reading off a grocery list Without feeling. The Lesbian part Regina knew to be true, but Kale salad? Emma didn't seem the type to eat a salad in the first place. Surely if her parents were not around she would feel something… Right? So that had to be the lie. "Everyone has parents Emma… that has to be the lie." she finally answered.
"I used to have parents, about a year ago… they died not too long after I came out." Emma said with a shaky breath. The younger girl blinked the tears that finally came to her eyes. "I live with my sister and her husband now."
Regina nodded solemnly. "I'm sorry…" she tried to apologize.
Emma shook her head. "Please don't. There isn't anything anyone could do so …" She shook off the sadness and looked at her partner. "Your turn."
Regina took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, um… I love apples so much my father bought me a tree when I was four and now it finally gives off fruit. Also, I have a Pony named Roe short for Rocinante. And I'm pregnant with Robin's baby." Regina said wanting for some reason to tell Emma more facts about herself. She was going to be truthful the whole way through but decided to be merciful and throw in a lie at the last moment.
"I know you're not pregnant, so…" Emma said laughing. "That's really cool that you have your own tree and pony. What kind of apples does it give? I didn't even know there were so many different kinds."
"It's a honey crisp," Regina said with a smile. "Your turn."
"Okay, I have a superpower," Emma said and paused she hadn't thought of any more facts about herself to relay. "I have an insane crush on a girl in school, and… I used to be a Disney channel star."
Regina analyzed the options surely Emma didn't have said superpower, and if she did what could it be. Because to look at the girl she could definitely be one of those spunky kids on TV. She is new to StoryBrooke maybe she needed to go live in a small town after her show ended? Of course, she didn't question the crush. "Who do you have a crush on?"
Emma laughed. "Nuh I am not telling you, I have a girl now."
"It isn't Lily then… interesting."
"What is your superpower?" She asked seeing if she could spot the lie.
"I can tell when people are lying to me," Emma said with a shrug.
"So this game is a moot point for you isn't it?" Regina asked.
"Well… I'm getting to know you."
Regina couldn't bring her eyes away from the younger girl. She wanted to know more, she wondered if there would be more. "You weren't a Disney channel star… were you?"
Emma smiled. "See I knew you'd guess." Regina smiled and ducked her head shyly.
"I don't suppose we could bypass the lie I have to tell you next and just… talk?" Regina shrugged.
Emma smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I'd like that." and they did. They talked easily in rapt attention to each other well past the time for the assignment had passed. The girls picked a bunk together and sat in whispered conversation into the night on Regina's bunk until someone in the room asked them to stop. The two giggled and Emma said good night with a light kiss to Regina's knuckles.
The older girl's heart fluttered at the thought of Emma's lips on her skin and slept impatiently waiting for the sun to rise and do more assignments with the blonde.
