When they arrived at the trail Regina was awe struck by the beauty of it all. It was just as Emma described it. The height of the trees was overwhelming but captivating, the flowing water was serene, and the warmth of the sky felt as though it was blanketing them. It was wonderful and Regina could feel why Emma loved it here.

"Wow, this really is lovely Emma." Regina said as she met Emma and Skittles at the front of the car.

"Isn't it though? I love it here!" Emma smiled as she took in the surroundings. They were alone as far as the eye could see and the only thing they could hear were birds chirping. Skittles happily began to head down the start of the trail slightly tugging at the leash Emma was holding. Emma looked over her shoulder at Regina who was gazing up at the trees and smiled.

"Are you coming beautiful?" she reached her hand back for Regina's as their eyes met.

Regina smiled into the green eyes meeting her own and placed her hand into Emma's. The two began walking down the secluded trail hand in hand.

After a few moments of comfortable silence Regina was the first to speak, "Emma, thank you for bringing me here."

"No problem babe. I thought it would be great for you on this day of relaxation."

"It is! Usually my Sundays are spent running errands, cleaning, and getting ready for the next week."

"Well, that doesn't very relaxing at all."

"Relaxing? Hell I don't know that word. Until now that is. This is the first day I have felt relaxed in years."

"Oh come on there has to be something you do occasionally to relax."

"Sometimes some of us from work get together and have a few drinks. That is really about it though. And that is few and far between."

"Poor baby," Emma looked at Regina with sympathy.

"So what do you do to relax?" Regina asked getting the topic off of her.

"This. Get outside. Or hit the gym. I like to move a lot. Sweating, getting my pulse and heart rate up, that's how I relax."

"Well there are other ways to get your heart rate up my dear." Regina winked.

"Hey don't start that here, we are alone you know," Emma warned flashing Regina a coy smile.

"I was just stating the obvious," Regina laughed as she playfully bumped into the blonde's side.

"Mmhmm sure," Emma laughed.

"So what would you like me to make for dinner tonight?"

"Oh no, you are not cooking tonight love," Emma said and Regina opened her mouth shocked. "As much as I love your cooking you have the night off!"

"Well that is very sweet of you but I am really not up to going out."

"Who said anything about going out?"

"Oh! Are you cooking for me?"

Emma laughed, "Ha, unless you want a grilled cheese that would be a big fat no!"

Regina smiled. Emma is just too adorable.

"I was going to order in. Anything your heart desires. I will give you that massage while we wait."

"Wow, are you sure you are real?" Regina smiled.

"I am as real as it gets babe."

Regina shook her head and smiled.

"What?" Emma asked

"You are just…" Regina giggled and couldn't stop smiling.

"What?" Emma laughed.

"You are just really wonderful Emma."

"Well you deserve to be treated wonderful…ly…" Emma winked at the still smiling Regina.

Regina stopped suddenly causing Emma and skittles to jerk backwards.

"What's wrong?" Emma asked.

"Absolutely nothing," Regina replied as she pulled the blonde into a passionate kiss.

Just as Regina was about to strengthen their kiss and enter Emma's waiting mouth with her tongue Emma was pulled away by Skittles.

"Ugh! Princess!" Emma groaned.

"We need to get her a boyfriend…or girlfriend…or something!" Regina laughed as she caught up with the two.

"Right?" Emma grumbled. "Geez Skittles you know I was enjoying that!"

Regina intertwined her hand back with Emma's as she followed the happy dog down the trail.

"How do you and Skittles feel about staying over at my place tonight?"

"That, um, that would be nice," Emma replied feeling a rush of excitement flow through her.

"Yeah, I think so too."

"You do know that I have to be up early for work though right?"

"No problem," Regina didn't want to mention her sleeping issues she figured she could always try and go back to sleep after Emma left. "Those kids are lucky. I wish my teachers would have looked like you."

Emma laughed, "Hell, I am just old and lame to them."

"Well you are young and hot to me!" Regina winked. "Hey, how old are you anyways?"

"32 and how old are you?"

"36."

"Oo…I am dating an older woman. That's hot!"

"You are a dork!" Regina laughed. "So how much longer is this trail anyways?"

"Why? Are you getting tired on me?"

"No, I have very good stamina dear believe me." Regina replied in a low husky voice that made Emma shiver.

Emma cleared her throat, "Noted." Yep this woman is going to kill me.

"I am just ready to shower and start our relaxing evening."

"Well it isn't too much longer. Maybe about a mile or so," Emma said trying to shake the image of Regina showering out of her mind.

"Oh, only a mile huh," Regina laughed as her phone rang. She pulled it out of her back pocket and saw that it was Belle. Regina decided to ignore the call. She was having too much fun with Emma and didn't want anything to interrupt it.

"Is it anything important?" Emma asked.

"Oh, no just someone from work no big deal," Regina replied as she flipped her phone on silent mode and slid it back into her pocket.

"Okay cool. I don't want your boss trying to steal you away again." Emma smiled but she could tell that something was weird she always has a sense when someone isn't being honest.

Regina didn't like not being completely truthful but she remembered how upset Emma seemed to get over Belle's pictures earlier and didn't want to bring her up again so soon.

"So, that was Belle wasn't it?" Emma asked smiling.

"What?" Regina asked surprised that Emma read her so well.

"On the phone…it was Belle…why didn't you answer it?"

"Oh, um, we are having a good time and I didn't want to interrupt with a phone call."

"Okay, I just hope you know you wouldn't have made me uncomfortable or anything. I know I overreacted a little earlier but I am definitely not the controlling jealous type."

"Good to know." Regina smiled.

"I know I cannot be with a woman like you and be jealous."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Oh come on I am sure people are falling all over you all the time."

"Actually no, at work I am back in the kitchen the entire time. And when I am not at work apparently I come across as quite intimidating and even bitchy to most people when they first meet me."

"Really? I didn't get that from you at all!"

"Well you aren't like most people."

The women smiled sweetly at each other and squeezed each other's hands tighter.

"So did you and Belle meet at La Pomme?"

"Yeah, she started there a few years ago. We bonded over our hatred for Gold as most of us do. I ended up helping her out through a really rough time in her life. When she was first moved here she was engaged to an awful man and he messed her up really bad."

"Oh, man that's terrible."

"Yeah, she lost everything from him too. She ended up staying with me for a few months until she got her own place and we have been close ever since."

"Well I am glad that you were there for her." Emma said but she found herself wondering just how close they had gotten. She put it in the back of her head though. This was new and great and she didn't want to mess it up with jealousy issues.

"Yeah me too, she doesn't have anyone else. That is another thing that we have in common."

"That you used to have in common." Emma winked.

Regina smiled and then she noticed that they had made it back to Emma's Jeep. Emma unlocked the doors and grabbed Skittles travel water bowl and filled it with water from the fountain nearby. She sat the bowl down and watched as the dog began to happily drink the water. Regina leaned back against the Jeep and admired Emma in the afternoon sunlight.

"What?" Emma smiled when she noticed Regina gazing at her.

"I'm just admiring the view."

"Mmm…speaking of view…" Emma took in the sight of the woman leaning back against the passenger door with one foot up behind her. Her dark denim fitting her curves in all the right places. Her V-neck black t-shirt was highlighting her cleavage subtly that was slightly glistening with sweat. Her hair was pulled up in a loose ponytail with a few strands hanging down around her face.

"You like what you see?" Regina asked as Emma approached slowly.

"Very much so," Emma replied as she placed her hands on Regina's hips her knees going between the other woman's and their foreheads touching. "You know you are the sexiest woman I have ever seen." Emma said as she started to place small kisses on Regina's cheek and working her way down to her neck.

Regina let out a small moan and slid her hands around Emma's back pulling her in closer. Emma slid her hands underneath Regina's shirt and up the brunette's back as she found her way to the plump lips that were begging to be kissed. Regina's hands found their way down to Emma's ass and the blonde let out a subtle gasp as Regina bit down softly on Emma's lower lip. Emma's hands slid to the front of Regina's shirt now and began to cup Regina's breast when Emma pulled away.

"Okay, we better get going," the blonde said with a smirk.

Regina stood there in shock trying desperately to keep her balance and catch her breath. Emma walked over and picked up Skittles water bowl and tried not to look at the brunette because she was trying to be the tease this time but if she saw the pouty full lips again she knew she would crack.

"Okay Ms. Swan two can play this game." Regina purred as she climbed into the Jeep.