Chapter 60

Monday morning Regina found herself snuggled up to Emmett. She was surprised to see Emmett was still in bed with her. She smiled a soft smile as she looked over his sleeping face. She didn't want to be out of his arms, so she stayed there waiting on Emmett to wake up.

Their moment was again interrupted by the knocks on their bedroom door. Regina groaned and forced herself out of the embrace. She walked to the door and opened it to be greeted by the housemaid.

"Good morning Mrs. Nolan, I was just bringing breakfast to your bedroom since you both didn't show up downstairs." Regina looked at her confused. How long had they stayed in bed?

"Oh….ah, thank you," she said as she grabbed the tray from the maid. The maid turned around and left as Regina closed the door.

Regina then went to bed where Emmett was still sleeping and looked to the side table to check the time. It was about to be ten o'clock in the morning.

Regina put the tray on the side table next to Emmett and looked over at him. She didn't know if she should wake him up or let him stay asleep. But it was Monday what if he had something important to do at the office. She made her mind up and gently started to shake Emmett out of his sleep.

"Emmett…." She called out to him as she continued to shake him. Instead, Emmett turned over to her side of the bed and groaned in annoyance.

"You need to wake up. It's already past 10 o'clock in the morning" Regina said out loud as she grabbed the glass of orange juice off the tray and brought it over to her side of the bed.

"Wake up and drink this," she said as she shook him again. "Fine! Fine! I am up" he rolled up on his back and just glared at Regina. She just smiled at him as she held out the glass of juice in front of him.

He grabbed the glass and took a couple of sips before putting it on the table next to Regina's side of the bed. He then looked at her still moody from being awakened when he didn't want to be.

Regina stood there for a couple of seconds noticing Emmett's look and began to get nervous.

"Uh…..well, um you can go shower first if you like…" she spoke out as she started to fidget where she was standing. She tried to avoid his stare and looked down to avert her sight. Emmett fully sat up on the bed and leaned over a little to take hold of Regina's hand. He slowly pulled her toward him and looked into her eyes. Regina couldn't help but look back into his eyes. She tried to turn away from him but found it difficult when Emmett placed his palm on her cheek and held her there.

Before they knew both were gravitating towards each other. Emmett leaned up as Regina leaned down a little to meet him halfway. They gave in to the kiss as they closed their eyes and let themselves be consumed by the moment. After a while, they pulled away from each other, breathing heavily as they kept gazing into each other eyes. Regina leaned down and kissed him again but this time with a quick touch of the lips.

"Good morning..." Regina said as she walked away from him and went inside the closet. Emmett was left speechless; he quickly gathers himself and got off the bed to go after her.

"Regina…." He called out as he entered their shared closet, noticing her looking around for stuff.

"What is it?" Regina asked casually as she turned over to face him.

"I don't have to go to the office today if you want." he proposed as he looked over her face. Regina went silent for a second.

"Then are you coming to the doctor's appointment with me" Emmett looked at her confused out of his mind.

"What are you talking about?" he asked as he followed her out of the closet. Regina put her clothes on the bed and turned to face him again.

"I decided to book an appointment couple of weeks ago at the hospital to make sure everything was fine with me and the baby." She informed him.

"Regina, you didn't need to do that. We have a family doctor that can take care of that." Regina shook her head in a no. "Look Em, if you don't want to come with me that's fine." She spoke as she walked away from him to go back into the closet.

Emmett stood there confused as to why she was being stubborn. But decided it was best to let it go. He noticed her come out and approached her again.

He held her hands in his and looked into her eyes. "I'll drive us there," he said as he noticed Regina's face relax.

"Well…then we need to get ready…" she proposed as she let go of his hands.

"You know…we can shower together to save time…." Emmett joked around. Regina didn't even say anything, she grabbed her items as a blush formed on her face. Emmett laughed when Regina didn't say anything "I am joking, Regina." He finally said so Regina could relax. She gave glared at him and turned away to inside the bathroom.

She slapped the door shut and locked it. Emmett picked his brows up at the action and went on his way to pick clothes for the day.

It didn't take long at the appointment. Both were happy to find out everything was good with Regina and the baby's health. After the appointment, Emmett decided to take them out for lunch. They acted and talked as if there were no tensions between them. They were enjoying each other's company and were happy to be spending some more time alone outside the mansion. The time was cut short when Emmett received a call from the office from Ruben.

"I have to go to the office. I'll drop you off first." Emmett said as he asked for the waiter to bring their check.

"It's alright. I want to go with you to the office" Emmett nodded at her and then smiled. He paid for their food and they both exited the restaurant and made their way to the office.

Once there they made their way to Emmett's office. Ruben soon joined them.

"You guys carry on. I am going to go see Belle." Regina informed them as she left the room, not even waiting for a response.

"You haven't told her yet, have you?" Ruben asked as he looked at the door from where Regina just left.

"I was going to tonight," Emmett said as he took his seat. Ruben took the seat in front of him.

"That's a good idea because you have to leave tomorrow," Ruben informed him. Emmett looked at him in confusion.

"Ruben, I don't have to leave until the end of this week."

"Well, they want to meet you sooner than planned. So, make sure you break it nicely to Regina." Emmett was lost in his thoughts; he didn't know what to feel now. He didn't want to leave Regina alone even if it was for a couple of days.

"Make sure you check up on Regina until I get back on Thursday. Make sure she's taken care of." Emmett said as he looked around on his desk for something.

"Em…you won't be back till Saturday," Ruben said as he held up a folder in front of him. Emmett grabbed it and started looking it over.

"What the hell is this, Ruben?" Emmett looked up to look at him holding the folder in his hands.

"Well, you are not going to get another opportunity like this if you are serious about it. Besides, you wanted to do this yourself." Ruben shrugged as he noticed Emmett getting annoyed at the idea.

Emmett let out a sigh and tried to calm himself down.

"You are right….but what about Regina?" He questioned out loud as he threw his head on his chair.

"Well….why doesn't she go and spend the week at Belle's place. I am sure Belle will be thrilled at the idea. And you won't have to worry about her too much" Ruben suggested as he looked at his friend.

"Yeah, that would be for the best" Emmett let out with a defeated sigh. He was not happy about the outcome of this situation.

"Well…let me know if you need anything else. I am going to head back to my office." Ruben said as he got up and was about to leave before Emmett called back to him.

"Alright, I'll be here until Regina gets back, and then we will be heading back to the mansion." Ruben just nodded his head and left.

Regina came back after thirty minutes or so to his office room.

Regina didn't even bother knocking before she let herself in. She came upon Emmett sitting on his chair head leaned back with his eyes closed. She was going to say something but decided not to, not sure if Emmett was asleep or was just resting his eyes.

She went behind his chair and looked down at his face. She blushed as she thought about the morning. She closed her eyes, was about to lean down and kiss him again when Emmett startled her.

"Regina!" Emmett said as he was looking up at her now.

Regina quickly moved away from his chair and went around to stand in front of his desk with her back turned. She could feel the heat on her face from the blush and the embarrassment of being caught.

"You know you don't have to sneak around to kiss me" Emmett spoke with a grin on his face at catching Regina.

Regina quickly turned around, blushing profusely. "Can we head back to the mansion now?" she said trying to change the topic. Emmett just laughed at her again as he got up from the chair and went around the desk to stand in front of her.

Regina looked down trying to avoid his gaze. Emmett smiled at her stubbornness and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her. Regina wrapped her arms around him in return, hiding her face on his chest. "Yes, let's go," Emmett said.

It didn't take long for them to get back. They headed inside once Daniel took the keys from Emmett at the driveway.

Regina decided to go upstairs to their bedroom while Emmett stayed downstairs and went to the kitchen to grab himself a glass of water.

After a while, Regina came downstairs to find Emmett sitting in the living room on the sofa with the tv on. A maid came up to her to offer a glass of water, but she dismissed her. She walked over to Emmett and decided to sit next to him and look at the screen.

Emmett turned his head around to look at her. He smiled when he noticed the nervous look on her face. He scooted over to her side a little bit to close the gap and grabbed her hand in his.

"I wanted to talk to you about something." he began as he noticed Regina finally facing him. Regina nodded her head for him to continue.

"I will be gone out of state until Saturday. I will be leaving tomorrow afternoon. So, I was wondering if you would like to stay with Belle until I return"

"Oh…" was the only thing Regina muttered out as she pulled her hand out of his grasp and stood up. Emmett noticed the worried look on her face right away.

"Regina…" he sighed as he tried to explain the situation.

"Is it because of me?" Regina interrupted him not even looking his way as she kept her eyes looking straight ahead at the tv.

Emmett stood up and took hold of her shoulder as he turned her around to face him.

"Hey…no. I have some business to attend to. I don't like this either, but I decided to do this." He explained as he pulled Regina close to him to hold her in his arms.

"I will be back as soon as possible." He assured her as they stayed there holding each other.

After a while, Regina pulled away from Emmett and look at him, and spoke, "Can I have Belle stay here with me instead?"

Emmett nodded his head for a yes and hugged her again. "I think that's a great idea."

Hey guys, hope you are liking the story so far. I wanted to let you guys know. I won't be able to update you on the story for the next week. So please be patient, and I will be back on it by Wednesday (Feb 23, 22).

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