And another first kiss scenario. :-)
"We really need to stop meeting like this."
A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth as she heard his voice behind her. Somehow she had expected him to find her, to come search for her and a weird feeling settled in the pit of her stomach as she realized that she already needed him more than she would ever admit out loud.
"Is Roland okay?" She asked softly, tilting her head to look at him as he sat down beside her.
"Yes, he is."
"I should probably go and meet with the Charmings. Planning our next move."
She stood up, trailing her hands over her jacket and skirt, straightening them. She felt always nervous around him now since she had seen his tattoo. Didn't know what to say, didn't know what would slip out of her mouth if she wasn't careful. The more time she spent with him alone the harder it got to not act on the feelings he elicited in her.
"Regina?"
His voice was soft, barely audible and she stopped dead in her tracks, feeling him stepping up behind her, feeling the warmth radiating from his body and she tried desperately to suppress the urge to turn around and throw herself into his arms.
"Are you okay?"
She closed her eyes for a second, his question making her tingle in place she didn't want to tingle. His concern about her safety, about her well-being warmed her heart and made it hard to breathe.
"I'm fine." She said curtly, swirling around to him, almost stumbling back when she saw how close he was standing, his eyes boring into hers. "But thanks for asking."
He didn't say anything, his eyes flickering to her lips and back up to her eyes and her heart jumped into her throat, her stomach clenching as he closed the gap between them and tilted his head.
"Glad to hear that."
She waited for him to close the last few inches but he didn't and she let out a soft sigh, not able to step away now and leaned forward, pressing her lips softly on his. She felt his arms around her waist as his mouth opened up under hers and the moment their tongues met a sob almost escaped her throat.
He kissed her slowly. Tentative strokes of his tongue, teasing touches of his lips and her knees almost gave out under her, her fingers curling around his arms,needed to hold on to something.
She could smell the forest on him, warmth spreading through her whole body as he released her lips and leaned his forehead against hers, still not stepping back.
"Are we gonna pretend this never happened?"
She was holding her breath, waiting for his answer, fearing he might not want to be with her. After all she was the Evil Queen and there might be undeniable sexual tension between them but that still didn't mean he wanted to act on it.
But then he leaned back and smiled, this smile that always did weird things to her stomach, the dimples showing up in his cheeks as he tightened his arm around her and pulled her back against his body.
"I wouldn't dream of it."