"So how do you wanna do this? Hold a proper meeting or just go and stand out in the middle of the town and wait? Either way could be just as dangerous."
"Yes, I imagine so. But... I think just going out and standing in the middle of town would be even moreso. I'll send message that I want to meet and give the town some time to cool off before turning myself over." Regina said, still trying to summon her magic but failing to do so. She'd been trying for two days, periodically checking in with Emma to see how Henry was.
"Okay. We'll do it that way." Jane took Regina's fingers and kissed the tips. "We'll get through this. I promise." She offered a smile. "How's Henry?"
Regina forced a smile and nodded, even though she had a feeling this whole situation may end up much like the Enchanted Forest's decided fate for her before Snow stepped in. "Henry's doing well. And from the sounds of it, he actually misses me. Who would've ever thought." She chuckled.
"Good. I'll see if I can sneak you over there later." Jane supported.
Regina's smile was genuine then. "That'd be wonderful. I really do miss him." She turned her head and looked out over the small lake they were sitting by. The couple had spent a lot of time apart from Maura and her family, wanting to give them their space while getting to spend quiet afternoons and evenings together themselves.
"I know you do." Moving close beside Regina, she laced their fingers. "You wanna take a dip?"
The former mayor nodded. "I do, actually. I just wish it had a waterfall." She smiled over at her lover, remembering their night together when Fallon met Oden for the first time.
She stood and began the process of stripping down.
Jane smiled and nodded. "That would be perfect." Standing, Fallon took her clothes off and dropped them to the ground and followed Regina in. Fallon couldn't take her eyes off of the queen. The innocence she once was was back. "You're so beautiful." The knight said as they were just buttock high in water.
"So are you, Fallon." Regina smiled as she glanced over her shoulder at her lover appreciatively. "I wasn't the only woman in that castle the men desired. And you, my love, had quite the way with the ladies if memory serves me correctly." Regina lowered herself down into the water slowly.
Fallon smiled sweetly and moved closer to Regina. She was only with one woman in the Enchanted Forest and that was because she was trying to forget her love with Regina. "Ah yes, here, in Storybrooke, I believe I could turn any woman if only just for one night."
Regina laughed and splashed her lover playfully. "Undoubtedly so. Do you know how many complaints I had to field about you, Chief? Young women coming in complaining that you'd seduced them and then left them. Poor, naive girls." She winked.
"Really? I got complaints? Ah so now I know why you finally decided to go out with me. To follow up and see for yourself just how big of a womanizer I truly was."
"Perhaps I wanted to see what all the talk was about. While they did complain, they also did quite a bit of gushing about your skills. My curiosity was piqued." Regina swam closer and stopped just a couple of feet from Fallon. "Actually, I could feel a shift in the air and was tired of fighting what I felt. Your persistence paid off."
"Well persistence always pays off." Jane smirked. "So you know how Jane Rizzoli is, why don't we let her have a break and give Fallon a chance to please you in the way she's always dreamed of?"
Regina smiled softly and nodded. "I think that's doable." She closed the distance between them and kissed her girlfriend with all the affection she had for her.
Burying her fingers in short, soft hair, Fallon hummed as she kissed the woman of her dreams. Moving one hand down to the small of Regina's back, their bodies now were pressed against each other firmly.
Their first time together wasn't gentle. It was passionate, but rough, almost animalistic. And now that Regina had Fallon back, she wanted to take her time and show her how much she loved her. She kissed her right out of the shallows back onto land and only broke the kiss to grab the blanket they'd brought with them for a picnic, spreading it out on the ground. When she looked back up at Fallon watching her, Regina almost felt like that naive teenage girl she'd been when they'd first met, butterflies going crazy in her stomach.
As Regina was still in the position to spread the blanket out, Fallon moved to kneel beside her and planted slow, long kisses on her back and side. Cherishing each inch she kissed. Finally laying the Queen down, the knight moved on top of her, knee between Regina's legs. Lips reached hers, Fallon kissing her passionately. This night was more special than any other time they made love. This was Fallon's first time with her best friend.
Regina made sure to kiss, or at least touch, every inch of Fallon's body, paying special attention to her scars and whispering 'I love yous' every time her lips were near an ear. Their night together was more tender than it'd ever been, but just as powerful, Regina making sure everything she felt bled through each kiss and each caress. This is where she was supposed to be. By Fallon's side as an equal, not her superior.
Fallon laid her head on Regina's chest. Limbs tangled and sweat slowly drying. She could hear her heart beat slow down from its high. With a smile on her face, the Knight's finger drew lazy circles on her Queen's belly.
Regina hummed contently and ran her fingertips up and down Fallon's arm. "I could spend every night of the rest of my life like this."
"Me too." Looking up at her lover Fallon smiled. "This night... is worth it all." Leaning up she kissed Regina deeply.
The couple fell asleep out in the woods, all tangled up and rolled tight into the blanket. When Regina opened her eyes, her cheek was resting against the knight's chest. She sighed contently and fought the urge to return to her pleasant dreams before actually sitting up.
Jane's eyes opened when Regina sat up. Stretching, she grinned sleepily as her fingertips moved up and down Regina's back as she laid beside her. "Good morning, babe."
"Mmm, good morning." Regina smiled lazily and leaned over to kiss her girlfriend softly. Once, twice, three times, the third lingering. She rubbed noses afterward and then smiled again as she looked down at Jane. "I love you."
Fallon happily kissed her back each time and sat up beside Regina, running her fingers through her hair. "I love you more."
"That, my dear, is ridiculous." Regina kissed Fallon again before she could object. "Perhaps you've loved me longer, but you definitely don't love me anymore than I love you. I'm sure of it."
"Oh is that..." She brought Regina to straddle her waist before finishing her sentence, "...so?" Rough hands moved up the Mayor's sides before her thumbs reached pert nipples, teasing and massaging them.
Regina's eyelids fluttered shut, the queen moaning her approval. "Yes." She nodded. "Yes, yes it is."
One arm wrapped around the small Regina's back and her other hand supported her upper as Fallon leaned the queen back and took a nipple in her mouth and sucked, nibbled, swirled and popped.
Regina quickly turned into a squirming, writhing, panting mess that didn't even try to keep her moans and whimpers quiet. She let them out as she dug her nails into Jane's back and jutted her chest out even more for her lover.
Jane then pulled back and blew cold air on the nipple she just played with ten dove in for the other. The chief was determined to make the woman cum without even touching below her navel.
She was close to that goal, Regina already feeling close to bursting at the seams when she felt the cold air on her heated flesh. Jane knew her body well, and soon the queen was climaxing without ever being touched below the belt, a raspy moan escaping her lips.
"Moan my name. I wanna hear it." Fallon groaned as she bit down on her weaker nipple.
Regina cried out and then tugged at Jane's wild mane. "Fallon." She moaned. "God, don't stop."
Hearing her name being screamed out loud gave Fallon a second wind. Flipping them quickly, the knight went down on her queen and ate her out in the most amazing way possible.
Regina bucked her hips against the knight and tangled her hand in dark curls as her lover worked her own brand of magic. She cried out Fallon's name over and over again when she came for the second time in just minutes.
Kissing her way up Regina's torso, Fallon smiled and planted her lips upon hers. "Mm best morning ever."
Regina took a deep, calming breath and smiled. "Agreed. We should definitely have more like it."
"Oh yeah." She smiled down at Regina. "Wanna go see Henry?"
Regina's smile grew even brighter. "Yes." She kissed Jane on the lips soundly and then gently pushed her off so she could get up and get dressed.
Jane chuckled and helped Regina up. Grabbing her faux leg, Fallon strapped it back on and sighed before she grabbed her clothes and got dressed. "I know a trail from here that leads close to where Emma lives."
"Then lead the way, love." Regina walked with Jane back into town, slipping in unseen, and made her way to Emma's apartment, knocking on the door.
Emma had looked through the peephole and smiled. Calling Henry to the door she allowed him to open it. Jane stood behind and to the side of her girlfriend so the boy could get to his mother faster.
"Mom!" Henry smiled brightly and ran forward to throw his arms around Regina's waist, the queen taken slightly off guard by the impact. But she wrapped her arms around him tightly, kissed the top of his head and then set her chin there, a little too emotional to speak at the moment.
Jane smiled sweetly then went to greet Emma. When she did the brunette saw her. "Red..."
"How can you stay here with her knowing what she tried to do!?" Red yelled. "That huntsman was sent to cut out Snow's heart by order of the queen, Fallon. She tried to have an innocent girl killed."
"Regina is my best friend! She's all I have and I'm not leaving her! Ever. Snow isn't so innocent. Because of her my brother is dead." The knight yelled back.
"I'm sorry about your brother. I am. But Snow was just a girl! She made a mistake!" Red walked to Fallon and cupped her cheeks gently to look her right in the eyes. "She's not all you have. You have me. And I-I love you, Fallon."
Fallon was stunned and slowly stepped back, her face sliding out of Red's hands. "You shouldn't. We discussed that all it was was sex between friends. Yes, I love being with you but, my heart belongs to another."
Red dropped her hands to her sides, her face showing her hurt clearly. "I know all I was supposed to be to you, but it doesn't change the way my feelings have evolved over the years. Regina will never love you back. Not the way you want. Not when she is so mad with rage for one person."
"I'm sorry but you may not see it but by her side is where I belong. I can't betray her. I can't just stop loving my queen." She took a deep breath. "You have been a great friend, Red, but I-I don't think we should see each other anymore. Our loyalties are laid completely opposite."
"That much has become clear, friend. I will not align myself with a woman who'd kill an entire village in the name of revenge. Snow is my friend, too, and I choose to stand with her. I just hope your soul isn't blackened beyond repair." Red backed away to put even more distance between them. "The next time you and I meet could prove deadly, Fallon. Remember this day, when you could've made a much different choice, when it comes."
Jane moved forward. "So... is this the deadly reunion?" The chief asked her once friend and lover.
"No." Red shook her head. "Regina is no longer a threat. As long as she stays that way, you and I can avoid that deadly exchange."
Fallon took another step closer. "Well, can I maybe get a hug?"
"This doesn't mean we're friends again, Fallon. You've done a lot of horrible things in the name of your queen. We've reached a truce for the time being. I won't turn you both over to the town and you'll both stay out of trouble."
"I take that as a no." Jane sighed and nodded. "Thanks." She then turned back around and watched Regina with Henry. There was so much she gave up for the queen and yet gained so much after all. There was an air about Fallon that changed that moment.
Red bid Emma farewell and told Henry goodbye as she left, the boy questioning her exit with the raise of his brow much like his mother did when she wondered about something. But then he turned his attention back to Regina and Jane. "So how'd you two get away from the mob? I heard them looking for you."
"Dr. Isles had a hidden room in her closet. Luckily she allowed us to stay there for a bit. Now we're at her husband's place... Uh Jefferson's place."
Emma's jaw dropped. "Maura is married to that wacko? He doesn't seem her type." Then it hit the sheriff. "Er, wait, he's not as crazy as I made him out to be. He was right about the curse. My bad."
"She's Alice. And in the Enchanted Forest she fell in love with and married the Mad Hatter. He wasn't so mad then. He didn't get that way until she got stuck in a different universe." Henry quickly added, Regina's brow quirking at that.
"Sometimes I think you know more about the Enchanted Forest than I." The queen added with the hint of a smile, Henry grinning at his adopted mom.
Jane couldn't help but chuckle. Henry was so cute and so full of knowledge. She smiled down at the boy then looked away, around Emma's place. Her smile faded as her thoughts wandered
Henry began to pull his mom away but Regina happened to glance over her shoulder and spot Jane's far off glance, her smile fading slightly. Things hadn't gone well with her knight and the wolf, and she figured that's what was bothering Jane. But she didn't say anything for the time being, just let Henry pull her to the living room to sit and talk.
Emma was the one to actually make her way to Jane and bump shoulders lightly. "Hey, you okay? Seems Ruby and you have a past of your own."
Jane was startled slightly out of her train of thought and looked at her blonde friend. "Huh? Oh... yeah. We do and our friendship didn't end well. Loyalties. Mine was to Regina and her's was to Snow."
"Can't you just make up?" Emma shrugged. "I like the both of ya. It'd be nice if we could all be in one room together without wanting to choke the other."
"It's... not that easy, Em."
"Why not?" Emma sighed. "Regina's not all evil and crazy now. You don't have to choose one allegiance over the other anymore."
"Red was in love with me.." She whispered but apparently not quiet enough.
Regina looked up from the book Henry was showing her to the other women in the room, having heard Jane's confession. She'd known about her physical relationship with the wolf but didn't think there'd ever been any real feelings involved.
Emma's brows shot up, her mouth hanging open for a moment. "You guys had a thing, thing?"
"For me it was sex only. I was trying to get my mind and emotions off of the queen. Apparently it became more for Red. I-I didn't return her feelings and instead of turning my back on Regina like she wanted me too, I stayed and let her go."
"Was it just physical all the time? Like two rabbits going at it?" Emma leaned close and whispered. "Or were the two of you actually friends?"
"We were friendly rabbits." She chuckled. Jane looked at her and smiled lightly. "We became friends. I liked her a lot but my heart belonged to the one that had no clue I loved her."
"Well, Regina definitely knows now." Emma grinned. "And I'm sure Red will get over you and find someone else nice to date. After things calm down."
"Yeah." She forced a small smile then looked at her girlfriend and smiled a little brighter. "I'm glad I don't have to hide it anymore."
Emma followed Jane's line of sight and smiled herself. "I didn't think I'd ever see Regina in a happy relationship. She doesn't boss you around, does she?" She chuckled.
Fallon chuckled. "Not anymore."
Emma laughed even harder at that. "Right, right. Your queen and all."
She laughed with a nod. "Yes she is. In more ways than one."
Emma smiled. "So Maura is Alice in Wonderland and married to Jefferson? I never saw that one coming."
"Yeah... I didn't either." Jane laughed with a shake of her head. "And sorry about stealing your thunder, savior."
"Eh, it's alright." Emma shrugged. "I'm not very good at taking care of other people so having that kind of responsibility would just be a little much for me."
The firefighter chuckled. "Good. Glad there's no hard feelings between us."
"So tell me about the new you. Do you still feel like Jane or do you feel more like Fallon. Orrr... do you feel like you have multiple personalities?" She chuckled.
Jane laughed. "It feels like I finally have a past." She smiled. "It feels good to not be so lost. Yeah, I wish I didn't remember some of it but, its who I am and I accept that."
"Take what you know now and learn from it, so you don't repeat your biggest mistakes. It's something I've learned the hard way." Emma said, looking over at her son with his other mother.
"I think everything happens for a reason but I won't ever be a doormat again. I'm going to stand up for what I believe in now."
"I'm glad to hear it." Emma smiled. "Would you and Regina be okay with Henry if I ran out to meet Mary Margaret and David for just a bit? We're trying to work out a plan of safety for your queen."
"Sure." Jane smiled. I'm sure Regina would like more time with him anyway. And keep me posted throughout the meeting, would ya?"
"Absolutely." Emma nodded and grabbed her red leather jacket, sneaking up behind Henry to kiss the top of his head. "I'll see ya later, 'k? I'm gonna go see MM and David now."
"Okay!" He smiled. "Be careful."
Fallon sat down beside Regina after locking up behind Emma's departure.
The queen was listening to Henry closely as he told a story, but she slipped her hand into Jane's, intertwining their fingers and holding her hand all throughout their conversation.
Jane moved closer to Regina listened as well. Him talking about the fun Emma was letting him have, taking his mind off the current situation.
"I'm glad you've been having a good time with Emma. Once things settle down, you can come home with me again if you'd like." Regina said the last of it quietly, unsure of how Henry felt about her truly being the Evil Queen from his book.
Henry nodded his head. "Maybe the two of you can do a joint custody. I mean share me equally, maybe? Or since Emma is the sheriff she may not have enough time so you can keep me more."
Regina certainly didn't WANT to share her son with the blonde. Especially since she had every intention of involving Fallon in their life permanently. She'd rather it just be the three of them. But Henry clearly loved his biological mother very much and it was time to truly pay attention to what he wanted. "Maybe. We'll discuss the details of such an arrangement later. When Emma gets back."
Henry nodded his head with a grin. "Cool."
Fallon rested her forehead against Regina's temple. "When all this drama passes, I'm going to take you out on the date of your dreams." She whispered.
"You've already taken me out on amazing dates. Next time, I want to take you out." Regina whispered as she turned her head to her lover and best friend, their eyes locking. "It'll just have to wait a while."
"You take me out?" Fallon smiled. "Hm, this could get interesting." Leaning in she kissed her lightly.
Regina smiled. "Interesting? How so? Besides the fact I'm always interesting." She teased.
Jane chuckled. "It'll just be interesting to see what you come up with. I can't wait, though."
Emma let the couple stay the night, and once she and Henry were asleep, Regina took the opportunity to talk with Jane about Red. Lying next to her in the bed the Charmings used to share, she leaned close and whispered softly. "So you and Red Riding Hood... it was more than I'd originally given it credit?"
Fallon was quiet for a moment before nodding slightly. "Yeah, We liked each other but she broke the rules and fell in love with me. It hurt to let her go, but I did it for you. Everythng I've ever done was for you."
"I know. I don't deserve you, Fallon, but I'm extremely grateful to have you. And I can't really blame Red for breaking the rules. It's hard not to fall in love with you." Regina said softly.
The knight smiled and kissed Regina's head. "I'm glad you and I met when we were young, that way I was able to fall in love with you before you freaked out. Because after that you were hard to fall in love with... but I knew your true heart."
"I was hard to love for a long time. But luckily enough, I had you, who never doubted I'd one day find my way again. Tell me, when did you realize you loved me?" Regina was still curious about the exact moment.
"The exact moment?"
"Ssptt. Regina. Hey wake up." Fallon whispered to the sleeping girl. She had climbed up to her window and snuck inside.
"Mmm, I don't want to." Regina mumbled as she blindly swatted at her friend. "I was just in the middle of an amazing dream."
Fallon chuckled then pulled on her friend's hand. "I'm dreadfully sorry but I want you to come with me. I've been wanting to show you this for a very long time. Please?"
Regina sighed but rolled to face Fallon, blowing some of the long, dark hair out of her face. "Fine, but this better be good." It was said seriously, but the smile on Regina's face made it clear she was just giving her friend a hard time. The young noblewoman sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. "Just give me a moment to dress?"
"Of course, but hurry, we only have an hour, tops."
Once the sleepy woman was ready, Fallon took her friend and climbed back down to the ground and mounted the horse that was ready for the trip. After mounting, the blacksmith cantered to the woods and followed the trail she made to lead her back to the spot she found about a month ago."
Regina had wrapped her arms around Fallon's waist and was holding on tightly, her cheek pressed to the other girl's shoulder blade. She watched as they whirled by trees, the sky still dark as the sun hadn't yet begun to rise. "Where are we going?" She turned her head and set her chin on Fallon's shoulder.
Fallon laughed. "Be patient, dearheart. We're almost there." They rode together for another fifteen minutes until they came to the very top of the hill. It was clear of all trees.
Dismounting in the dark, she helped Regina down then sat down on the peak.
The sun soon began to peak, early morning's first rays of light beginning to appear, and Regina gasped at its beauty. "I haven't seen a sunrise this clearly in perhaps ever." She looked over at Fallon, the wind blowing hair across her face slightly, and smiled. "Thank you for dragging me out of bed for this, Fallon."
When Fallon looked to the one beside her, words escaped her mind. The yellow and orange light on Regina's face in in her eyes was absolutely breathtaking. The way the wind rustled through her hair was angelic. The girl was staring at the most beautiful thing she had ever seen and it wasn't the sunset.
"Fallon, are you alright?" Regina asked, worried.
"Never been better." She smiled.
"And that was the moment I fell in love with you. Never looked back."
Regina smiled. "That soon, huh? It definitely took me a while to see it. I was pretty blind back then."
"Yeah, you were an angel. My angel." Jane chuckled. "My beautiful blind angel."
Regina laughed and kissed Fallon's cheek. "I'm tired of hiding, Fallon. It's certainly not what you deserve. Perhaps tomorrow should be the day I confront my mob."
Jane smiled and held her closely. "And I'll be right there beside you and so will Emma and Maura. We'll be okay. I promise."
Regina nodded and snuggled against her girlfriend. "Before we go, though, there's something I want to show you. You'll see tomorrow."
Jane raised her brow. "Oh? Would I be wasting my breath if I asked what it was? Or even for a hint?"
"You've already wasted too much wondering." Regina smirked. "As previously stated, love, you'll see tomorrow." She teased.
She chuckled and ran her fingertips along Regina's arm. "Well then I guess this is like Christmas morning. The faster I get to sleep the sooner I can experience whatever it is you wanna show me."
"That's right. So sweet dreams, Fallon." Regina smiled and kissed her love, getting comfortable afterwards and closing her eyes.
"G'night, dearheart." The knight snugged into Regina with a smile on her lips. Though there was a mob wanting the queen's head, inside these walls Fallon was very happy.
The next morning, Regina woke Jane before the sun had come up, when others in Storybrooke were still asleep. "Hey, let's go while it's still dark." She whispered softly in her ear, the fire chief still obviously sleepy. "We can slip out of here without being seen."
Taking a breath, Jane stretched and yawned. "Mm... where are we going?" She whispered as she turned and snuggled into the mayor's breasts. "Comfy."
Regina chuckled softly. "I'm still not telling you, and I know you're comfy but we need to get moving." She leaned back and then gently took hold of Jane's chin to tilt her head up and kiss her. "You'll see soon enough."
She smiled up at her lover then nodded lightly before planting kisses on her neck and collar. "Okay, we better hurry then."
Getting up, Jane pulled up her jeans, slid on her boots and just left her white tank on. "Ready when you are."
Regina looked Jane over slowly, from toe to head and smiled. "Oh I'm ready." She climbed out of bed already dressed, having woke up before Fallon, and took hold of her girlfriend's hand, leading her to the front door and out of the apartment - toward the woods.
Jane followed Regina out to the woods and laced her fingers with hers. "Do you know how much I love you?"
"That's clear, dear." Regina stopped and turned to face Jane, her face serious. "I just hope you know how much I really love you. I wasn't always as good to you as I should have been, but I plan to spend the rest of my life making it up to you."
Fallon nodded her head. "I know you will, even if I told you it was okay and that all that matters is that you love me now." She put her head to Regina's and smiled. "C'mon sweetheart. Lets get to where ever you wanna go before someone finds us."
Regina nodded before turning to lead Fallon onwards. They walked together until they reached a lake with a waterfall, much like the one they'd spent the night beside after Fallon's knightly ball. And standing near the water's edge was a white wolf.
Fallon's eyes fell on the white beast. "Oden." She called out with surprise and a smile on her face. When he saw her, the wolf started running. Dropping to her knees she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him.
Regina smiled as she watched the two, the wolf licking his friend in greeting, tail wagging full speed much like an excited puppy when its owner arrived home from a long day at work. "He's definitely missed you."
Jane laughed. "And I've missed him." Standing up she smiled at Regina. "How did you find him?"
"I have my ways." Regina smiled. "Let's just leave it at that. The mystery is half the fun."
Fallon pulled her girl close and held her in a hug. "Thank you." Pulling back slightly she kissed her then looked down at her newly found friend and pat his head.
Oden panted happily and Regina grabbed Fallon's hand to lead her toward the water. "The sun should be coming up soon. It'll be pretty here."
The knight walked to the water's edge and wrapped her arms around Regina's waist. "And you'll make it all the mobetta." She chuckled and kissed her shoulder.
Regina smiled and leaned into her lover. "Sunrises are apparently my friend. I'll use them to my advantage as much as possible."
Standing on the water's edge as the sun slowly peaked up, Fallon squeezed Regina lightly and whispered in her ear. "Marry me."
*Gasp!* A proposal?! Hmm what will the answer be?
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