Waking up after a night of drinking was always hellish, but for some reason this morning it sucked more than usual. Light was shining through the bedroom window, casting a warm glow through the room. Emma groaned as she turned on her side, pulling the silky feeling sheet over her head trying desperately to block out the light as her head was pounding horribly. The blonde was laying there trying desperately to figure out why the heck she had forgotten to close her blinds last night, but honesty everything was a blur and she couldn't honestly even figure out how she had gotten back home.
A movement next to the blonde made her freeze and not a moment later an arm wrapped around her midsection and her eyes shot open, her head protesting at the invasion of light. Blinking a few times Emma's head swam with possibilities of who was next to her and what could have happened last night. Taking a deep breath Emma looked down blinking the spots away from her vision, and her eyes landed on a tan, feminine arm wrapped around her waist.
The young blondes eyes widened almost comically and she turned very slowly under the persons arm and taking a few moment to get herself ready she pulled the sheet very slowly off her head to only her eyes were showing from beneath the apparent black silk and she squinted through the light until her eyes found the person the arm belonged to.
Asleep next to her was none other than the mob boss herself Regina Mills. Emma sat there frozen in place peeking over the blanket at the peaceful woman next to her, brown hair was splayed in a few different direction, her face was utterly relaxed, showing no signs of aggression like she's seen in all the photos from work, and no signs of that cocky smile she secretly liked. She almost looked younger in this state, which in all honesty wasn't surprising, in sleep there wasn't anything for her to worry about.
Emma took a moment to look away from Regina to gaze around the bedroom she was in, and it was immediately apparent that she wasn't in her own apartment... had Regina taken her back to her own house? Emma pulled the blanket a bit more down her face as she took in room. It actually wasn't what she had expected a mob bosses room to look like. In her head she had imagined there would be weapons all over, along with a dark theme for color. Instead she found herself in a stylish room, filled with browns, a giant t.v, and a closet full of expensive looking clothing, and not a weapon in sight.
Returning her gaze back to the woman next to her Emma then had another thought, she'd been so startled that there was someone next to her she hadn't even bothered to check to see if she had her clothes on. Lifting the sheet her eyes fell onto her own body which was clad in a tank top and booty shorts, a sigh of relief fell from her mouth and she threw the blanket off of herself, carefully moving Regina's arm off from around her and she moved to the side of the bed careful not to wake her up.
Standing up the dark haired woman on the bed pulled her arm back toward herself and she turned over, taking the blankets with her, one leg was on top of the sheets giving Emma the perfect view of long tan legs, leading up to silk pj shorts and a tank top that rode up her back, showing off her tan lower back. Forcing her eyes away from the woman on the bed Emma looked around for her clothes, which she did find folded on a chair in the corner. Walking silently over to the chair the blonde reached into her purse and pulled out her phone, hitting the home button she sighed seeing that the device was dead, "great." she whispered. Rubbing her forehead she put the phone back in her purse and looked around once more trying to decide what to do.
Glancing toward the bed Emma made her way toward the bedroom door and she pulled it open and quietly stepped outside into the hall and shut the door behind herself. The hall had the same color carpet as the bedroom, it was a mixture of different browns, in what Emma was sure to the be most expensive material because it was soft to the touch. Artwork hung on the walls, and there were a few other doors in the hall that lead to god know what.
Making her way to the end of the hall quietly, Emma came to stop at the top of the landing, hands landing on the railing and she looked down in awe, this wasn't just a house, this was a mansion and a very large one. right in front of her hanging above what she believed was the foyer was a chandelier that she had no doubt was made out of genuine crystal. It sparkled in the light, throwing off small sparkles over the walls and floor. The banister was a dark cherry wood color, and the stairs curled down to the right leading to the main level which Emma noticed was all a pretty dark marble.
Glancing back at the bedroom Emma made her way down the staircase, her eyes scanning the entire area in utter awe. Not once in her life had she ever been inside a place like this. Looking to the right she noticed the front door, a table near the door which had a vase full of gorgeous flowers on it, and on the wall next to the door there was a key hanger full of different keys for what seemed like at least 10 different cars and keys that looked like they were to things like houses and maybe even businesses.
Shaking her head Emma turned to her left and cautiously made her way through the house, taking in each and every feature that she came across. In her exploration of the main level she'd come across a large living room, a room with a big black grand piano and a long dark mahogany table with matching chairs, and then finally she found the kitchen, if you could even call it that.
In the middle of the kitchen there was a large island with a pretty white and gold flaked marble with black wood beneath, the other counters around the area also had the same marbled top with black cupboards and cabinets. Each had a silver handle on them, and the rest of the appliances around the room like the range, microwave, refrigerator, and utensils were all stainless steel and top of the line.
The stove was larger than usual, instead of 4 burners on on it, it had 6 on it, and the oven was large enough she was pretty sure you could fit a person inside. Shaking her head at the ridiculousness of this place, she walked over to the large picture window doors and looked out into the back and her jaw dropped wide open. the backyard was massive, there was a large apple tree, intricate gardens and a large pool that had a small waterfall and behind the waterfall it appeared there was some kind of hot tub.
"I feel like alike in wonderland." she whispered. "You're more attractive that Alice is darling." A husky voice sounded behind her. Emma let out a very girlish squeal and twirled around looking at Regina with wide eyes, a hand over her heart. A low chuckle rumbled through the kitchen as the shorter woman approached Emma, "Someone's a bit jumpy." she teased leaning in and pressing a soft kiss to Emma's cheek "Good morning Miss Swan, sleep well?" She asked as she pulled back and walked across the room toward the coffee machine.
The blondes cheeks flared bright red and she watched the woman walked away. Emma moved toward the island, sitting on a stool at the counter, "Yes... although my memory is extremely foggy from last night... I think I drank a bit too much." She said with a small chuckle and Regina let out a silent breath of relief that their lie was coming together so seamlessly. "I would have to agree with that dear, I returned to the room last night and I found you passed out on the couch." Regina said as the keurig machine spit out a dark stream of liquid into her coffee cup.
"How's your head darling?" she asked walking over to a cupboard next to the refrigerator and opening it up, pulling out a bottle of ibuprofen and popping the lid off. "It feels like someone is beating me with a hammer." looking up as coffee and 4 pills were placed in front of her on the counter she gave Regina a thankful smile. "Thank you..." she said taking it and swallowing the pills in one just wanting the throbbing to go away.
The brunette moved back to the coffee maker, popping in a new keurig cup and coffee cup and starting it before turning to look at the blonde once again, "What's the last thing you remember from last night?" she asked as she leant against the counter with a slightly curious look. The blonde looked down at the counter trying to remember last night at all. " I remember dancing with you, drinking, you leaving, walking around the room..." she paused and her face turned about 50 shades of red "and sending you a photo before my memory gets really foggy." she said looking back up into her brown eyes.
The woman gave Emma a small smirk and shrugged "I'm keeping that photo just so you know." She teased throwing a wink her way before taking her own coffee and turning off the machine. "Regina... we didn't..." she paused turning red again "We didn't do anything did we?" she asked biting her lower lip slightly. The older woman moved across the room to lean over the counter in front of Emma as she studied her face, "I may do a lot of things in life I shouldn't but the one thing I wouldn't do is take advantage of a damsel in distress." she said placing her hand over Emma's on the counter. Green eyes moved from brown ones to the hand over hers and her heart skipped in her chest. Emma turned her hand over and laced her fingers with Regina's before looking back up into her eyes.
"Thank you... for bringing me here and taking care of me... you didn't have too, but I'm glad that you did." Emma said to her with a soft tone. She knew she really shouldn't be here, but there were worse places that she could have ended up. Regina gave her a soft smile in return and nodded looking down at their hands, "Well... I couldn't just leave you on the couch, and I didn't want to leave you alone incase you got sick or needed something so I figures the best place for you to be was here... With me." she looked up giving Emma a wink.
Emma's eyes fell to that smile and she felt that familiar sinking feeling in her stomach at the way they were interacting, everything was so easy with Regina, but Emma had to keep reminding herself that this woman in front of her had taken so many lives directly and indirectly.
"So..." Emma started, squeezing her hand before pulling away and getting up from the chair. "you made enough money from your club to buy a place like this? I starting to think I'm in the wrong business." She teased looking back at her. Emma couldn't help but wonder what she's say in response to that. Regina raise a brow and looked around the house, :"Yes, I know, this house is a bit excessive but, I didn't buy it. This was a gift from my father before he passed away." Regina said sipping on her coffee. "His gifts were always large and extreme... but I think between this house and the one in Italy, and the one in Puerto Rico this one is smallest." She said and Emma's jaw once again fell open.
Regina chucked and Emma moved back to the window looking out at the expanse of the back yard with wide eyes. "I have more than one club Emma... and in more places than just here in New York, I actually clubs in more than the United States... I have clubs opening up in Brazil, the Philippines, London, France, Germany, Canada, and Mexico." She told her walking around the counter and leaning back against it as she studied the blonde, who currently reminded Regina of a tense cat, ready to either attack or flee.
Emma shook her head wondering why on earth out of all the people Regina has met in her life, why she had chosen Emma out of everyone, why she had chosen the one person that could take ALL of this away from her, that could take her very life away.
Setting her coffee down Regina walked up behind Emma and wrapped her arms around her pulling her back into her body. Emma's eyes fluttered at the touch and she closed her eyes taking a deep breath she tried to relax into the arms around her. "Breathe Emma." she breathed into her ear. "Why do you look like you're going to run?" she asked resting her head against her shoulder, her breath washed over the pale neck and Emma shivered. Full lips moved closer to her neck and Emma's head fell to the side without even meaning to, "Because you could have anyone, and you picked someone who can give you nothing like you're use to." She whispered giving her only half of the truth.
Regina chuckled as she pressed soft kisses down the length of her neck stopping at the apex of her neck "Did you ever think that maybe I don't want someone who lives like me, maybe I want someone who is good and innocent so they can remind me even on my bad days that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I can give you anything you could possibly want Me/ma... I could take you anywhere, you could see anything you want... you could /be/ anything you want." she said, breath and lips making Emma shake and quiver in her arms.
"What makes you think I'm good and innocent?" she whispered with a shaky voice, trying desperately to keep control of herself and her more importantly, to make Regina think that she was controlling herself. Full lips smiled against her neck and she tightened her arms, "I have the money and the power to find out anything I want about anyone Miss Swan... I wouldn't dare bring someone I know nothing about home with me."
Those words made Emma's heart stop in her chest and her eyes shot wide open. "W-what are you talking about?" Emma asked with a shaky voice, that wasn't possible, she couldn't have found out right? She would surely be dead if Regina knew...
The brunette kissed her neck once more before pulling away and walking across the room, she opened her briefcase that was next to the small table in the corner and pulled out a small file and opened it up.
"Emma Swan, born Emma Nolan... Grew up in the foster system after the death of her adoptive parents at the age of three years old. You've bounced all over the country through many different foster families, you've had 13 broken bones, had a small run in with the police at age 17 because of your ex boyfriend. Since then you went to college, got a basic degree and you've had many different jobs such as bail bonds person, waitress, chef, and a few other... you've never had a ticket in your life and have a very cleaned record." Regina said closing the folder and setting it down on the table returning her gaze to the blonde in front of her who looked shell shocked.
Emma stood there completely baffled, not only had she not thought that the woman would pull up her history, but someone at work had gone to the trouble of deleting a lot of her history like her speeding tickets, the time in juvie, and the fact that the degree she got was in law enforcement and she was a cop. other than those few details the rest of what she said was the absolute truth and she felt utterly raw and exposed standing there in front of the woman she knew little about, yet the woman now knew almost all of her life story. Feeling exposed the blonde wrapped her arms around herself and she shook her head in awe.
"You really looked me up huh?" she asked clearing her throat. Regina shrugged and she walked over to grabbing her coffee and taking a longer drink "A girl can never be to careful." she told her and Emma scoffed, she couldn't help but feel slightly angered that the woman had actually looked up her history. "You're right... I wonder what would pop up under your history if I got an in-depth background check done on you." she said crossing her arms and shaking her head, Regina looked like a deer in the headlights at that moment not expecting that reaction. "Emma come on..." she tried to downplay it. "I get background checks on anyone I let close to me." she tried to reason.
the icy glare that Emma gave on made Regina stop any further movement, "Yea? well did you ever think about just asking me instead of doing that? Maybe there is stuff in my past that I would like to keep there! you didn't need to know all that." she said walking past her, she grabbed the filled and headed up the stairs to her bedroom and she quickly got redressed.
She grabbed her phone holding down the power button she rolled her eyes when it turned on, apparently she had turned it off the night before. Firing it up Emma pulled up a website to search for Regina' s history but the phone was snatched from her hand and she was spun around, coming face to face with Regina.
The next thing Emma knew, her back was pressed to the wall of Regina's bedroom, bodies were pressed roughly together, and full lips landed on to thinner ones in a hard, passion filled kiss. The kind of kiss that took your breath away and made you lose every inhibition, the kind that made your brain blank and body catch fire and Emma was completely lost in everything that was Regina.
