A/N: So sorry it has taken me so long to update. Life is crazy busy at the moment. Thanks for sticking around :) tell me what you think!
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Chapter 6
It had been a week since the two women found out that they are each other's soulmate. Surprisingly enough, not much had changed between them so far. They continued to work on their project together and act as if nothing had changed. That is, of course, until the following weekend.
Emma invited Regina to go bowling with her Saturday night. They agreed on meeting at Regina's apartment at seven that night.
Regina tried on at least six different outfits before finally deciding on a pair of dark skinny jeans with a dark blue, three quarter length shirt. There was a slight chill in the air but Regina convinced herself that she didn't need a jacket.
There was a knock on her door just as she finished getting ready.
The brunette opened the door and her jaw immediately dropped.
"Umm, hi, Emma."
The blonde was wearing some jeans that looked as if they were painted on, black combat boots, a white (almost) see through t-shirt, and a leather jacket. Her hair fell in long curls and framed her face.
Emma smirked at the obvious effect she was causing on the brunette.
"Hello. You look nice."
"Thank you. So do you."
Emma held out her hand, "Are you ready to go,".
"Mmhmm," Regina mumbled with a smile as she took Emma's welcoming hand. She didn't want to let on how nervous she actually was.
They had been walking for about five minutes and Regina suddenly became very aware of their still intertwined fingers. She wiggled hers a little bit against the smooth skin of the other woman.
Emma looked down at their hands and back at Regina's face.
"Is this bothering you?"
Regina squeezed a bit tighter, "No. Not at all,".
They continued to walk in silence until they reached the bowling alley.
It took a bit of convincing for Regina to finally put the previously worn bowling shoes on. But she managed to oblige when Emma called their outing a date.
"Emma, these shoes are disgusting and extremely unsanitary."
"It's fine, they clean them every time someone wears them."
"Ugh. Seriously?"
"Come on, Regina. You'll ruin our date if you don't."
Regina looked at her with wide eyes. "You consider this a date?"
"Duh, silly!" The blonde nudged her in her shoulder and gave her a playful smile.
They played one game and Regina, surprisingly, creamed Emma. The blonde's ego was so bruised that she insisted that was just a warmup game and they needed to play another round.
Regina reluctantly agreed but she secretly liked Emma's competitive side.
"Want to make the game more interesting, Swan?" She raised an eyebrow as she stared daringly at Emma.
"What are the stakes?" She took a step closer.
"If you win this game, then I'll let you teach me how to play that video game you're always going on about- Mario whatever."
Emma's green eyes widened. "I still can't believe you've never even played- let alone heard of- Mario Party."
Regina just shrugged. Emma had been telling her all about this game from her childhood. The brunette had only played or two video games in her whole life.
"Okay, so what if you win?" Then she muttered under her breath with a smile on her face, "Even though you won't,".
"If I win, then I get to choose how we spend our next date."
"Next date, huh? You're feeling pretty optimistic, aren't you," she replied with a wink.
Regina simply said, "Yes, I am,".
Emma thought about it for a minute before responding.
"Okay. Sounds harmless enough."
"Game on," Regina stated as she sauntered away to start the game.
Their game ended about twenty minutes later and Regina now had a pouting Emma on her hands.
"Wow, I did not expect you to be such a sore loser."
The blonde snapped a little bit, "I'm not a sore loser,".
"Really? Because you sure seem like it now. I can't imagine how your kids will be if they inherit this from you."
"Sorry. I just really hate to lose."
The brunette gave her a soft smile and put her hand on her arm.
"On the bright side, you're the best looking person in the whole bowling alley."
Emma flirted back, "Now you're just lying because we both know that's you."
Regina blushed at the compliment but it made her feel bold. So she quickly leaned up on her toes and gave the blonde an unexpected peck on the lips.
Now it was Emma's turn to blush.
"Should we get going now?"
"Yes, we probably should."
The two women left the bowling alley with their hands intertwined again and full of laughter.
Regina invited Emma back to her apartment when they realized it was only half past 9.
"Would you like to pick a movie on Netflix to watch?"
"You sure you don't want to pick it?"
Regina smirked, "Well you did lose both games tonight. I figured at least one thing could go in your favor tonight,".
Emma rolled her eyes but couldn't stifle the giggle that came out of her mouth.
"That was cute," the brunette whispered under her breath as she walked away.
"Want a glass of wine?"
"Uhh, yeah. Thanks."
Emma suddenly felt very awkward as Regina left for the kitchen. She carefully inspected the living room and noticed pictures in frames on the end tables. There was a picture of Regina at what Emma assumed to be her high school graduation. The brunette was all smiles next to three other girls. Emma loved the way Regina looked truly happy.
The next picture was Regina standing in between two older people at the beach. She heard the brunette walk back into the room and decided to ask her about it.
"Are these your parents?"
Regina walked over and handed Emma a glass of wine as she smiled.
"Yes, that's my mother and mi papa."
"What beach is this? It's gorgeous."
"That was taken when we were in Majorca, Spain. It was about three years ago."
Emma smiled and thought about how neat of a trip that must have been.
"Wow. The only beach my family takes us to is Ocean City in Maryland." Emma pointed back to the first picture. "And are these your best friends or something?"
"Yeah," Regina didn't look as happy looking at that picture. 'We were inseparable during high school but we all went our separate ways. We keep in touch when we can and try to see each other when we're all home."
"Where is home for you anyways? I just realized that we don't know where we're both from."
"I grew up in Cashers, Connecticut. It's about thirty minutes outside of New York City."
Emma's eyes widened. "That's crazy because I'm from Brooklyn."
"No way? That's a really weird coincidence."
The blonde looked deep in thought before opening her mouth.
"Do you think it's at all possible that we've ever in the same place at the same time before college? I mean, especially since we're soulmates and all."
Regina thought about it for a minute.
"I guess it's a possibility. Though we'll never know for sure."
"You're right."
A minute of comfortable silence passed between them.
"So anyways, wanna put a movie on?"
"Yeah, you pick." Regina handed her the remote after turning on the television.
Emma smirked, "We are going to watch my favorite movie. Talking about the ocean gave me the idea,".
The familiar "Jaws" theme music began to play and the brunette rolled her eyes.
"Really, Emma? This is your favorite movie?"
"Duh! It's amazing."
"But it's so fake."
"So? It's a classic. It rules."
Regina let out a laugh. "How in the world are we soulmates?"
Emma smiled and stared into into dark, brown eyes while her heart pounded.
"Because you love when I do this."
She leaned in and gently put her lips to Regina's. Her tongue softly slipped into the brunette's mouth. But just as Regina started to pull her in more Emma pulled back, leaving her wanting more.
With her eyes still closed Regina breathed out, "You're right, I do,".
They leaned into each other and snuggled while they watched Emma's favorite movie.
Regina started thinking to herself and came to a realization. She hadn't touched her timer at all in over a day. Even though it was no longer of use to her, messing with it had been a habit she was unable to break. Until her and Emma started dating of course. She smiled as she felt everything start to fall into place.
About thirty minutes into the movie, both of them drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.