Chapter 7

Cora did keep her word, she only watched from then on, what Regina didn't know was that she was on the edge at every race, praying her little one would make it out alive. Of course there would be days with sun and days with rain like in any other sport. The two women, their team mates and competitors were ready for this. Tires were changed to go with any weather, quirks in the engines fixed and improved. It was all about the win. In the shadow of every race Regina and Emma was having passionate sex. Clothes removed with haste and eager touches, hot kisses after every race. The only reason as to why the newspaper had not caught up was that they argued hard whenever they were on the track. For them it was foreplay. It was the morning of the eleventh race and Emma had planned to ask Regina to come with her no matter who the winner was after. She felt confident after all Regina had been dropping hints she wanted more than just sex all season. If she was willing to admit it was another matter. The weather this morning even worse than in the first race, heavy rain, thunder lightning, if Emma had been scared before it was nothing compared to what she was feeling now.

The brunette came over to her, holding her helmet saying, "Maybe we should leave be racing today and leave the points as they are, no winners no losers?"

"You're afraid?" Emma's voice was shaking.

"Yes, and I know you are too, come on Em, we both have the races hissed up for this, if we tell them it is too dangerous, they will back down," Regina looked at her with pleading eyes.

"I am not backing down, but if you wish to be my guest," said Emma in a stubborn tone.

"I'll be right beside you," said Regina, going back to her team, hearing Emma ordering dry tires, so she did the same. Emma gave her the usual nod; Regina did the same as they got in their cars. Everyone did and Emma could feel how the adrenalin was pumping as she fired up her engine. Lap after lap, she was on her seventh when all went wrong, her tires was slipping and she tried straightening them up, but there was no chance in hell, she saw Regina and a McLaren on her tail.

"Come one you god damn car," she whispered, struggling, the car didn't obey, it went round into the side and hard, she felt the heat as it went back out. She screamed now in terror. She needed to get out, but couldn't.

In her own car Regina watched in terror, she needed to stop, she needed to get Emma out of her flaming car. She saw another hitting her in passing, causing her to bump further to the side. She prayed her mother was watching and hearing her thoughts as she begged for some help. Stopping the Ferrari some inches from Emma's Lotus-Renault she ran over. She didn't care about the flames, the car being a burning inferno by now and she needed to get her out fast. She used her magical powers to try to get it down a bit, struggling to get her belt off, using her powers to get her out, dragging her away from the flaming car. She sat down with her head in her lap, removing the helmet and gasped.

"Regina, how bad is?" Emma whispered, looking at her.

"You'll be fine, princess, do you trust me, because this will hurt," Regina whispered.

"I do," Emma pressed her hand in Regina's, as she whispered, "Mother give me strength."

Emma closed her eyes, feeling how the other woman's free hand was touching her face, burning it. She bit her hands together hard in pain, groaning, what was she doing. She saw tears falling from Regina's dark eyes as she whispered, "It is all I can do for now, but you will be fine, you have to be."

"Don't leave me," Emma whispered, feeling her body was on fire, wondering how bad the damages were. Tears falling from her eyes and fast. She was scared, she knew she should have listened called off this race. Regina didn't leave her, she came with her in the ambulance even, she stood watching as they took Emma away at the hospital, then she called her mother saying, "Please get here."

"I'm on the next flight with Henry, hang in there," she said hanging up, what more was it to say. Regina knew the Charming's would most likely would see it on the TV and be there soon as well. For now all she could do was to wait, picturing Emma's badly burned body in her mind. All that was going through her mind now was if she was going to be okay and if she would get back on track? She had to, she just had to.

It was only then she saw what she feared even more, the damn paparazzi. They were coming towards her, and one asked, "Since you saved her, does that mean you two are back together?"

"I didn't even realize we were together to begin with," Regina said confused.

"What about the kiss outside the nightclub ages ago?" another asked her.

"That is a private matter and so is this, I would appreciate if you left me and my family alone," said Regina.

"You are related to Miss. Swan?" asked another confused.

"Not by blood, but we share a son, so if you will please withdraw," said She tiredly.

"So the young boy you have been with recently is hers?" they asked.

"Ours now if you please, I can't deal with this right now, not when someone I care deeply about is in grave danger and might not make it," she said, dismissing them. The walked away and Regina looked towards where they had taken Emma in moments earlier.

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