To say that there was tension the office between the two women would be an understatement. Emma walked over and sat down on the couch, mostly as an excuse to stop starring at Regina, wide-eyed and terrified. What was Regina going to say? What if she really didn't have feelings for her anymore? What would happen to her and Henry's relationship if this turned out badly? Not to mention how humiliated she would be if the "evil queen" rejected her.
As Emma sat on the couch lost in her own panicked thoughts, Regina continued to stare at the back of the gorgeous blonde's head. She was not ready to have this conversation yet. She wanted to speak to someone else about things before she confronted Emma head on; but since Archie oh so kindly stepped out, Regina had to suddenly figure out how to put all her feelings into words then and there.
"Well," Emma turned around and faced Regina head on, "are you going to give me the silent treatment in here too? If you didn't have a nice time the other night I think I at least deserve an explanation."
Regina couldn't take the pressure of the situation anymore. Part of her wanted to turn and run out of Archie's office and the other part wanted so desperately to sit down next to Ms. Swan on the sofa and be comforted by the safety of her arms.
After another minute of silence, Emma turned back around and starred at her feet as she let out a long sigh. If Regina wasn't going to speak soon, she was just going to leave and their brief romance would be over.
Regina began to panic under all the stress she was feeling. With tears welling up in her eyes, partially from stress and partially from nerves, she decided that if she wasn't ready to speak yet, she was at least ready to be in her arms. Regina finally summoned up the courage to move from her spot near the door and rounded to the other side of the couch.
Emma watched Regina's every move. Her heart began beating twice as fast as it already was. Was this the evil queen coming over to bring some sort of pain onto Emma? Or was this Regina, the woman Emma had fallen for, coming over to finally sort everything out?
When Regina sat down, at first she sat as far away from Emma as she possibly could while still being on the couch with her; but suddenly Regina began to remember the feeling of Emma's arms wrapped around her the other night in the meadow and instantly craved to feel that again. The no longer terrified woman looked up at Ms. Swan and gave her a big smile as she moved closer, placing herself into the comfort of her arms.
Emma was speechless, this is what she wanted but she had so many questions. Did this mean that things were fine? Was she going to give Emma an explanation? A rush of calm came over Emma, suddenly those questions didn't seem so important. She was once again holding the girl she had lusted after for the past three months. Things felt okay again.
The two women sat like that for a while until eventually Emma broke the silence.
"Regina dear, I need to know what this means." Emma voice was far less harsh than it was before; she spoke in a soothing, almost whisper, this time.
Regina had closed her eyes and was almost asleep when the sound of Emma's voice brought her back to consciousness. She sat back up and removed herself from Emma's embrace. She needed physical space between them as she let the words flow out of her mouth. After a very long, deep breath, Regina began to speak.
"Ms. Sw-…Emma," Regina corrected herself, "our date last week was by far the best night I've had with another person in a very, very long time. You made me feel things that I thought I'd never be able to feel again."
A smile began to creep onto Emma's face. This is what she needed to hear. Regina felt herself growing more confident with her words the more she spoke, so she continued.
"And I…I don't want to lose you. These past few days I have been glued to my phone, hoping that you'd text or call or just show up at my door. I wasn't sure of the protocol for a situation like this. Sure I've dated men before, but they always call me. This is just all new to me, but I like it; and I" Regina stopped herself; suddenly this last sentence was too much for her to say.
"You what Regina?" Emma moved closer to Regina and grabbed her hands, "Regina you're doing so well, please just tell me what you were going to say."
As Regina starred into the beautiful eyes that belonged to the woman next to her, she no longer felt afraid to speak, "Emma, this is all new to me, but I like it, and I really like you; I more than like you actually, I want you. I want us."
Emma was once again speechless, only this time it was in the best possible way. She had so many things she wanted to say and none of them seemed to want to come out. Instead she did the only thing that made sense to her at the time, and kissed Regina.
Regina's lips were the perfect combination of sweet and soft, Emma could kiss them forever if she was allowed. At first their kiss was a slow, romantic one; quickly this turned into multiple very rough, very passionate kisses. Just as Emma went to unbutton Regina's blouse, there was a knock at the office door.