As the weeks went by Emma's bump grew bigger and bigger. At 28 weeks pregnant she had finally 'popped'. Her bump was huge and she had developed a waddle that Regina found completely adorable, she didn't waddle all the time but after sitting for a while she would waddle around for a little while until she found her centre of gravity again.
Regina had been doing research to try and find more information about the baby's origin. She was happy that Emma did not seem to need the answers anymore but decided to continue her research so that if the need came, she might be able to provide the blonde with an answer. The problem was that there were no answers. Everything she found centred on magical conception. It could be done but the sacrifice would be high and the magic had to be the purest of the pure, definitely intentional, and not something that would just happen out of nowhere, especially not with dark one magic. The final option was to seek Gold's help but that wasn't something Regina could do without Emma's consent, so in the meantime she would continue trying to find out something, anything.
They had developed a very co-dependent routine. They ate breakfast together a couple of times a week, lunch every day and dinner almost every day. Emma still visited the Town Hall for her afternoon nap and Regina was doing better at paying attention on her work. After work they would return to the mansion or Emma's home. Lately evenings had been spent at Emma's house to save her having to travel home alone late at night. Regina had insisted and Emma had found it amusing but went with it knowing it was what Regina wanted.
They had kept their relationship between the two of them for now. Before they started their relationship they had spent so much time together that no one reality noticed the shift in their relationship. Well they didn't think anyone did but Henry was pretty certain that his mothers were more than just friends and Snow suspected something was going on.
Emma's relationship with her parents was better but still not perfect. Snow had apologised to Regina and Regina had forgiven her. The whole family had dinner together every Wednesday evening at Granny's diner. It had been Regina's suggestion and Snow had been grateful for it. Snow and Regina were back to being friends. Emma didn't understand it but went along with it not fully understanding the complexity of the relationship between Regina and her mother.
Emma had stayed over at the mansion a few times but Emma found her sexual desires heightened after a long make out session with Regina and she was happy to go home to get the release she desperately craved.
They hadn't had sex, a few times they had come close but Regina had always put a halt to things and stopped them from taking the next step. Sure there had been groping but nothing under clothes.
It wasn't that Regina didn't want to be with Emma in that way, she really did but she was worried that she was taking advantage of the pregnant woman in a vulnerable state. She desperately wanted to be with the other woman sexually and so many times she had thought she would not be able to stop when things got heavy but somehow she had managed it, much to Emma's displeasure.
Emma wondered if it was due to her body changes that Regina just wasn't finding her physically attractive enough to want to be intimate with her on that level, but Regina didn't do anything to make her feel that way when they spent time together. She felt as though there must be a reason why she didn't want to sleep with her. She always seemed so into it right until suddenly she really wasn't.
On Friday night after dinner with Henry they had dropped him off at his friend's house for the night, while Emma and Regina returned to Emma's house. Emma was lying on the sofa with Regina sat at the other end rubbing her swollen feet and ankles.
Regina smiled up at the blonde as she rubbed the swollen ankles expertly. She may have done research online as to how to give a pregnant woman the most efficient foot massage. Emma seemed to be enjoying it but Regina could still see the sadness in Emma's eyes. "Are you ok?" She's asked cautiously.
Emma didn't know how to reply. She really appreciated the foot massage and she really didn't want her to stop but she felt self-conscious, no wonder Regina didn't want to have sex with her, with her puffy feet and ankles Emma pondered.
"Emma?" Regina tried again rubbing her hands up Emma's leg to try and get her attention.
"Sorry, I'm fine. This is great." Emma forced a smile.
Regina wasn't convinced; she raised her eye brow at the blonde but still continued to smile. "Emma, talk to me?"
"Is this why you don't want to have sex with me?" Emma spat out before she had chance to filter herself.
"What?" Regina almost shouted, how Emma could possibly think that she didn't want to have sex with her.
"Because of the puffy feet and I've gotten so fat. Is that it?"
Regina took Emma's hand in her own and continued. "Emma firstly you're not fat, you're pregnant and I secretly love your puffy feet." Regina gave the blonde a reassuring smile and squeezed her hand tightly.
"Okay, so why is it then?" Emma asked again.
"I do want to have sex with you." Regina said seriously with a straight face.
"Then why do you keep stopping when it seems like it might happen?"
"Emma don't every think that I don't find you attractive, you are the most beautiful pregnant woman I have ever seen. You know what forget the pregnant bit you are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on."
"Why then?" Emma believed Regina; she just didn't understand why she kept stopping things from progressing.
"I don't want to take advantage of you"
"Take advantage of me? How would that be taking advantage of me?"
Regina blushed brightly and hung her head in shame. She knew the reason it felt like she was taking advantage was because of the incident in the guest room when Emma had stayed over the first time.
"Regina?"
"The first time you stayed over… I saw you." Regina kept a hold of Emma's hand but broke eye contact.
"Saw me? What do you mean?" Emma asked in confusion.
"I saw you… touching yourself." Regina said slowly.
"What? How did you see me?" Emma was completely confused. She remembered the night she first stayed at Regina's, she remembered being painfully aroused and giving in to her body's need.
"I wasn't spying on you I swear. I went to get some water and on the way back I heard a noise coming from your room. I thought you were hurt so I looked in and you were, well you know…"
"Oh my god I am so sorry. I didn't mean to do that in your guest room I swear, I just couldn't stop myself."
"Why are you apologising?" Regina was gobsmacked.
"Did you not just hear what I said?"
"I did but you can't help that you needed to, you know. Your hormones are unstable."
"Regina I was sleeping in your guest room, wearing your clothes and thinking about you."
"You were thinking about me?" Regina shouldn't have been shocked by the revelation based on their current relationship but when the incident had happened she never thought that Emma could possibly be thinking about her.
"Who else would I have been thinking about?" Emma asked playfully.
"I don't know."
"Why didn't you say something sooner?"
"I was embarrassed and I felt guilty for watching you without you knowing"
"Watching me? I'm pretty sure you didn't say that a minute ago..."
"I didn't mean to 'watch' I was just shocked and turned on and I promise you as soon as I realised what I was doing I left."
"It turned you on seeing me like that?"
"Do you even have to ask that question?"
"I just wanted to be sure?" Emma asked as ran her fingers over Regina's palm.
"Yes Emma watching you with your hands in your panties turned me on."
"How much?" Emma pressed further.
Regina's face reddened and Emma knew she was holding something back and she was pretty sure what it was.
"A lot" Regina replied awkwardly.
"Regina… What did you do after you saw me?"
"I think you know."
"Maybe I want you to tell me."
"I touched myself while thinking about what I saw you doing. There, are you happy now?"
"Really happy…I can't believe I was just down the hall. Oh my god that's why you were distant with me after that day?"
"I felt like I invaded your privacy. I didn't know you had feelings about me and I felt terrible that I took advantage of the situation to benefit myself."
Emma just laughed "Only you could describe an orgasm that way."
"It's not funny." Regina replied with a small smile.
"I don't think there is anything funny about it at all." Emma face looked serious as she locked her fingers with Regina's.
"So do I get a kiss now?" Emma asked hopefully.
"Most definitely." Regina moved herself into the middle of the sofa and with Emma's help managed to pull the blonde sideways into her lap.
"I don't want to squash you" Emma said as she wrapped her hands around Regina's neck.
"You won't." Regina replied before capturing Emma's lips with her own. She had one hand on Emma's bottom and another against her outside thigh that she squeezing eagerly.
Emma kissed back with equal vigour, her body aching desperately for Regina's touch and she thought there was a good chance she may finally get what she wanted as she deepened the kiss before capturing Regina's bottom lips between her teeth.
"awch" Regina said as she pulled back from Emma. Her eyes wide at the hard kick she had felt from the baby in Emma's tummy.
"Sorry, she's going crazy." Emma said as she pulled Regina back in "Please don't stop." Emma tried to kiss the brunette but she wasn't returning it "What's wrong?"
"I can't do this when she's kicking, it feels wrong."
"Are you kidding me?" Emma asked as she pulled back and looked at Regina for an explanation.
"What she'll know what I'm doing to her mother it feels wrong." Regina's voice sounded genuinely concerned.
"Regina, come on. She doesn't know what's going on she'll be really happy her mom is less stressed."
"You're stressed?"
"Yes and I need you to help me de-stress."
Regina was about to give in, she placed her hand against Emma's stomach and she felt another sharp kick.
Emma looked at Regina's terrified face and suddenly she felt much less turned on.
"Hey it's ok. We can do it another time."
"I'm sorry." Regina felt guilty.
"Really it's fine. Do you think maybe you'd like to stay over though? Henrys at his friends and I think she's gonna be having a dance party in my belly so I could use the company?"
"I'd love to" Regina said placing a soft kiss on the blonde's lips.
"Great"
After watching a film snuggled up on the sofa. Emma led Regina to her bedroom. She threw a par of small shorts and a vest top at Regina which earned her a raised brow from the other woman.
She replied with a shrug "I gotta get my kicks somewhere."
The woman settled into bed easily. Regina spooned Emma with her hand resting on Emma's bump.
Emma turned her head to give Regina a kiss before settling back into the woman's embrace.
"Sweet dreams darling." Regina said happily.
"Sweet dreams Regina."
I'm still sick so it will be towards the end of the weekend when i next update.
Thanks again for the comments.
