Chapter 17
The next few weeks flew by in a flash and they began to fall into a steady routine as Alice became more and more comfortable with her new life with each passing day.
"So…there's something we need to talk to you about, and we've been kinda dragging our feet because we don't quite know how to approach the subject," Emma said one night over dinner.
"Ummm…is….everything okay?" Alice asked, fear gripping her voice.
"Oh yes, everything is great, I promise," Regina answered, taking the lead on the conversation.
"It's just that, we are starting our cycle tomorrow, and we didn't know how to broach the subject," Regina explained.
"Oh!" Alice laughed slightly.
"We've never had someone else in the house with us during our cycle," Regina explained.
"Oh. Well that's easy. I'll be alright for a few days. As long as there is enough food in the house, I'll be fine," Alice said.
"I'm sure you will be. But we're still going to check on you from time to time while you're home. We're not just going to disappear into our little love den and leave you all alone for three days." Emma laughed, causing the others to laugh along with her.
"I mean, you could if you wanted to." Alice laughed.
"How responsible would we be if we did that?" Emma laughed.
"True. But don't feel like you have to, like, stop things to check on me. I'll be fine."
"That's reassuring," Regina said, looking nervously toward Emma, shifting the tone of the room. "But, in all seriousness, this will also be the first time that not only someone has been in the apartment with us, but also that another Alpha will be present as well. And we don't know how I'll respond to that."
"Oh…" Alice said, looking nervous as well.
"It's okay though, because Emma and I have talked about it, and we decided that for the time being, I'm going to keep my distance while in my rut, since I don't know how I will respond to being around you. If my Alpha instincts take over, I may become aggressive toward you, especially if Emma is in the room with us as well. So we've decided to remove the catalyst and I'm going to stay in our room for the duration of our cycle. I'll keep all showers to while you're in school. But I do have to ask you one small favor," Regina said.
"Anything!" Alice said, perking up.
"If I would need to leave the room while you're home, to use the bathroom or something, would you mind waiting in your room until I'm finished, just in case?" Regina asked.
"Of course! Yes, I can do that, of course," Alice said, not skipping a beat.
"Great. It'll just be for now, until we figure out how Regina will react to having you around. If worst comes to worst, you don't see each other for a few days." Emma chuckled, trying to lighten the nervous situation. "So while we're cycling, if you need anything just text me or call me. It might not be a good idea to knock on the door though. Just until we figure out how Regina will react. And I'll make you dinner so when you come home you just have to heat it up," Emma explained.
"Thanks." Alice smiled. "By the way guys, you did a great job with this uncomfortable conversation," Alice added after a few minutes.
"We're nailing this parenting thing." Emma laughed, causing the others to burst out laughing as well.
The next morning, Emma stood in the kitchen, making Alice's lunch while she sat and ate a bowl of cereal, drinking some much needed coffee, while Regina stayed in the bedroom. Although their cycle wasn't due to start for a few hours, they didn't want to take the chance in case Regina was more sensitive than usual.
"I'll be quiet when I get home this afternoon," Alice said, stuffing her lunch in her backpack, preparing to leave for school.
"You don't have to. You have free range to do whatever you like. Plus, we probably won't even hear you anyway." Emma winked, a sly smile reaching across her face.
"Eww, gross," Alice said, pretending to be disgusted. "I'm leaving. See you in three days." She laughed, leaving the apartment for school. She quickly started to make dinner for Alice, making sure it was ready to go before their cycle started, knowing she wouldn't want to stop and cook once everything started. She was just starting to cook some rice and vegetables to go with the chicken cutlet she was grilling when Regina emerged from the bedroom, going straight into the bathroom without saying a word. A moment later, Emma could hear the water start, thinking it was very strange that Regina would choose to take a shower right before they started their cycle, considering they were going to get quite sweaty in a little bit. She smirked at the thought of the next three days in bed with her wife as she went back to cooking. The water turned off just as she secured Alice's dinner into tupperware containers to cool, further confusing Emma.
"That wasn't a very long shower," she called out when she heard the bathroom door open a minute later, revealing a very naked Regina walking toward her. "Someone is a little eager." Emma smiled, sipping her coffee, her eyes falling on Regina's naked body and the slightly erect penis between her legs. Regina walked slowly up to Emma without saying a word, prying the coffee cup from her hands and taking a small sip of it herself before placing it on the counter. A small smile reached across her face as she pulled Emma's shirt off, tossing it on the counter next to her half empty coffee cup.
"Follow me," she said finally, capturing Emma's hand and leading her back to the bathroom. "Take a bath with me." Regina reached down to remove Emma's pajama pants, dropping them on the floor around her ankles.
"You never have to tell me twice." Emma stepped out of her pants and into the warm bathwater waiting for them. Regina stepped in after her, settling in behind her, wrapping her arms tightly around her wife's body. "What's all this for? Our cycle hasn't started yet," Emma asked, settling into her wife's body behind her.
"I thought we could relax a little before all the excitement starts. We haven't had much time to soak in the tub the last couple weeks," Regina said, kissing the side of Emma's head softly.
"And what an amazing couple weeks it has been," Emma said, turning to awkwardly kiss Regina.
"I still can't believe she's really here. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night and think this was all a dream. I have to peek into Alice's room to remember that this is real. That she's really here with us. She's ours."
"She's not ours yet," Emma pointed out, her experience in the foster system causing her to keep her guard up.
"I know…I know she's technically not ours yet, not legally. But she feels like our daughter, even just being here a few weeks. She already feels like she's ours," Regina said, holding Emma a little tighter.
"I know the feeling," Emma said. "We just have to remember that, until the final papers are signed, there is still a chance her parents can change their mind and want her back."
"I know…" Regina said, a deep sadness in her voice.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's just focus on the next three days together, and enjoy each other," Emma said, shifting between Regina's legs slightly, feeling the familiar poke of Regina's growing erection. "Looks like someone is starting a little earlier than I am." Emma laughed, shifting against Regina once more, teasing the brunette a little.
"My amazing and stunning wife is lying naked between my legs. Anyone with a pulse would get excited if they were me," Regina said.
"One could say the same for me," Emma said, turning again to awkwardly kiss Regina. She settled against Regina's chest again, resting her head on her shoulder as she savored in the feeling of her wife's arms around her.
They stayed in the tub for a little while longer, draining and replacing the ever-cooling water with hot water to keep them warm as they both dozed off for a few minutes, until a strong wave of arousal spread through their bodies woke them up, indicating their cycle had started.
Regina didn't waste any time, taking one of Emma's breasts into one of her hands, massaging it softly while her lips were drawn to Emma's neck like a magnet, her other hand seeking out Emma's throbbing core. Emma shifted against Regina's rock hard member, now pressed against her back, trapped between their bodies. Her hips began to grind against Regina when she felt Regina's fingertips gently press into her throbbing clit, her movements mimicking the slow small circles of Regina's hands. Regina's teeth grazed the scar left from her second marking, dragging her tongue over the raised flesh of her own teeth marks. Emma's moans echoed off the bathroom walls as Regina quickened the pace, causing Emma's hips to move more quickly against her. They both felt a slight release a few minutes later, not satisfying either one of them.
"Bedroom…NOW!" Emma demanded, prying Regina's hands and lips off her, jumping out of the tub, splashing water all over the floor. Regina scrambled out of the tub after her, slipping slightly on the wet floor, nearly falling on her face as she rushed after her wife, following her to their bedroom. As soon as they were behind closed doors, Emma shoved Regina onto the bed, her body bouncing when it landed on the soft mattress.
Regina struggled to shift further up the bed before Emma climbed on top of her, straddling her still-hard penis. She leaned all the way over, laying flat against Regina, their breasts pressed against each other with a blissful pressure as she kissed her deeply and passionately.
Without skipping a beat, Emma ran her hand between their bodies, gently guiding Regina to her dripping wet opening, teasing the brunette by pressing just the tip inside herself. Without warning, Emma broke their kiss as her body shifted back quickly, pressing all of Regina inside her. She sat up, sitting on Regina's hips as she readjusted Regina inside herself, shifting so that Regina made contact with that magic spot inside. Regina slowly grazed her hands along Emma's legs and thighs, resting on her wife's hips as Emma started to grind against her wife inside her, the feeling causing sparks of pleasure to shoot through both of their bodies. As her movements began to speed up, she began to lift off Regina's body, Regina's hands on her hips helping to guide her up and down along her shaft. Emma moaned deeply each time she slammed back into Regina, which only increased Regina's arousal.
A few passionate minutes later, Emma felt the base of Regina's penis swell, indicating their knot was forming and they would soon climax. Emma's legs were shaking as she slammed into Regina for the last time, her vagina clinging to Regina's penis for dear life as Regina's seed filled her completely. Emma collapsed against Regina's chest as her body began to tremble, her Omega side craving the feeling of protection while connected to her Alpha. Regina wrapped her arms around her wife as tightly as she could, quickly rolling them over so that she was on top, pulling the blankets around their sweaty bodies, wrapping her arms around Emma's back, further increasing their closeness. Emma's body slowly stopped shaking as she felt Regina's body press against her, allowing her to close her eyes and rest as the remnants of their orgasm continued to wash over them.
"Now who was being the eager one?" Regina chuckled when Emma's eyes fluttered open again a few minutes later.
"That would be me. But it's totally all your fault." Emma smiled, her eyes still heavy with sleep.
"And how is that?" Regina asked, a small smirk on her face.
"Because you're so damn sexy, and you know just how and where to touch me to drive me absolutely crazy."
"You're quite apt in that department as well." Regina smirked. "You didn't even touch me and I was coming all over your back," Regina added, blushing slightly at how easily she had finished while in the bath.
"It's almost like we were destined to be together or something." Emma chuckled, yawning slightly.
"Rest, my love. We've only just begun." Regina smirked, kissing Emma softly on the neck. Emma tried to protest but quickly lost the battle, her eyes slowly closing. She wrapped her arms around Regina's sweat-covered back, holding her wife closer as she nodded off, her entire body tingling with the feeling of being connected to her Soulmate.
Alice walked into the apartment after school to the sounds of her foster parents making love in their bedroom. These sounds would have caused any teenager to be mortified, but not Alice. She could tell just how much Emma and Regina truly loved each other, a love that literally saved them both more than once. She smiled as she walked by their closed bedroom door, hoping to one day share the same level of love with her Soulmate. She chuckled when she entered the kitchen to find the T-shirt Emma had been wearing that morning crumpled on the counter along with her half-empty coffee cup, the same coffee still inside the pot that was there when she left. She dumped the rest of the coffee down the sink and cleaned the coffee pot, carefully folding Emma's shirt, leaving it on the couch for her foster mother when she was ready. She laughed out loud when she passed the bathroom to find it a disaster, water and clothes covered the floor and the tub filled with ice cold water. She quickly cleaned up, folding the rest of their clothes and adding them to the pile on the couch before retreating to her room to start her homework, making sure to close her bedroom door to give her foster parents some more privacy.
Once she was finished with her homework, she returned to the kitchen to find the dinner that Emma had left for her, popping the tupperware containers into the microwave. While she waited for her dinner to heat up, she raided the fridge, searching for the cold cuts and bread, quickly piecing together a few sandwiches, adding a few hearty handfuls of potato chips to the plates she was building. She grabbed four bottles of water and carefully carried the plates over and gently placed them down in front of their bedroom door, making sure to be extra quiet, assuming from the lack of noises that they were resting in between sessions. She placed their pile of clothes next to the plates and rushed back to the kitchen to eat her own dinner. She had just finished cleaning up her dinner dishes when she heard the bedroom door open slightly. She craned her neck a little to see Emma, wearing only her bathrobe with a stunned look on her face, bending over to collect the plates and water she left for them, disappearing back into their room. Alice smiled and finished her task, returning to her bedroom for the night. She was just settling into bed, getting ready to watch a movie before she went to sleep, when there was a soft knock on her door.
"Come in," she said, pausing the movie.
"Hey, kid, thank you for leaving the food outside our door," Emma said, slowly walking into her room. She was wearing the same bathrobe as before. Her long hair was a mess and her usually pale skin was flushed.
"You're welcome." Alice smiled.
"You didn't have to do that, but we really appreciate that you did."
"I know. You guys have been working so hard to take care of me for the last couple weeks, the least I can do is take care of you guys for a few days a month."
"Thank you. We really do appreciate it," Emma said, her face showing just how much they appreciated the gesture.
"How are you doing? How was school? Did you eat?" Emma asked, firing questions.
"I'm good, school was fine, and yes, I ate and cleaned up. The chicken was delicious," Alice answered.
"Good! Do you need anything?" Emma asked. Alice could tell she was struggling a little and needed to get back to Regina.
"I'm good. You should go back to Regina." Alice smiled.
"I am…I just wanted to check on you. I didn't want you to think we abandoned you," Emma said, shifting on her feet.
"I'm fine, everything is fine," Alice said, relieving Emma of her sudden anxiety. "I'm just going to watch a movie until I fall asleep. I'm good." She smiled.
"Ok, good. If you need anything, my phone is still on. Just text me, okay?"
"Okay, I promise. Now get back to your Soulmate before you both explode." Alice laughed.
"Thanks, kid. Good night!" Emma said, turning to leave the room.
"Hey, Emma?" Alice asked, turning Emma's attention back to her. "You guys really are nailing this parenting thing." She smiled from ear-to-ear at her foster mother.
"Thanks. That really means a lot." Emma smiled back, trying to hold back the tears that suddenly appeared in her eyes.
Emma rolled over in Regina's arms, forcing her eyes open to check the time, stunned at how much later it was than she thought. She gently pried Regina's arms off of her and crawled out of bed, searching for her long-discarded robe laying in a heap by the door.
"No, where are you going?" Regina whined, reaching out in the empty bed beside her.
"I'm going to check on Alice. She should be leaving for school soon," Emma answered, double tying the belt around her waist to secure her robe closed.
"Okay…" Regina groaned.
"Go back to sleep. I'll be back before you know it," Emma said, leaning over to kiss her once more before running out of the room. She found Alice in the kitchen, already dressed and ready for school, hunched over her cereal bowl.
"Morning," Emma said, approaching the teen. "Did you sleep alright?"
"If you mean, did you two keep me up all night? Then no, you're good." Alice laughed so hard milk almost came out her nose.
"Very funny, punk. But that is good to know." Emma winked, turning toward the coffee pot, now filled with coffee. "You made coffee?"
"Yeah, it's not as good as Regina's, but I think it's decent," she said, taking a sip of her own coffee. "How is Regina? It's kinda weird not seeing her. I know it's only been like a day since I saw her. Still, it feels a little weird she's not around."
"She's good. Probably still sleeping," Emma said, pouring two mugs of coffee.
"I'm sure she's exhausted. She probably works really hard during this time of the month." Alice winked, hysterically laughing again.
"Hey! We both work hard." Emma winked, swatting Alice's shoulder as she went to the fridge to get milk for her coffee, panicking when she saw the loaf of bread in the fridge. "Shit! I need to make your lunch!"
"Don't worry, I already made myself a sandwich and packed extra junk food for lunch." Alice laughed.
"You're the best, kid!" Emma smiled, pouring milk into her mug. "I'll make you one tomorrow, I promise."
"Sounds good," Alice said, looking at the clock, realizing she was running late.
"Go, I'll clean up. Don't want you to be late for school," Emma said, already knowing Alice was late.
"Thanks!" she said, jumping off the stool and grabbing her coat and bag. "Have a great day." She winked and hugged Emma tightly before rushing out the front door to get to school on time. Emma locked the door behind her before cleaning up her cereal bowl, loading it in the dishwasher before grabbing the coffee cups and returning to her Soulmate, who was hopefully still sleeping. Alice was right, Regina did work extra hard last night and definitely needed the extra rest. Regina was awake and sitting up in bed when Emma returned, clearly waiting for her to return.
"Hey, Alice is gone if you want to hit the bathroom or something," Emma said, handing Regina a cup of coffee.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea," Regina said, racing out of the room and slamming the bathroom door, clearly eager to make it back to Emma. They had been awake for a little while, which meant they would become aroused any minute now and would be in the throes of passion soon. Emma shed her bathrobe, her skin already starting to heat up as she took the opportunity with Regina's absence to check her phone, waiting for Alice's usual text to let them know she made it to school safely. Just as Regina made it back to their room Emma's phone went off, letting them know that Alice made it to school.
"Alice get to school alright?" Regina asked, accepting Emma's offered cup of coffee.
"Yeah. She just texted to let me know she made it to school," Emma said, sipping her coffee, leaning over to kiss Regina sweetly.
"Something doesn't smell right…" Regina said suddenly, inhaling deeply.
"Yeah, it's probably the coffee. Alice made it, so it's not as good as it usually is. But she tried," Emma said, sipping her coffee once more.
"No…it's not the coffee…" Regina said, placing her mug on the dresser, sticking her nose in the air in an attempt to locate the strange smell. "It's…it's you!" She stepped into Emma's face, inhaling her scent deeply. "You smell different. You smell like…." Regina took one more deep breath. Emma could feel Regina's heartbeat speeding up in her own chest. "…you smell like another Alpha!" Regina's voice was suddenly louder than usual.
"Huh?" Emma asked, having just enough time to place her mug safely on the dresser before Regina pushed her against the door, pinning her in place.
"You smell like another Alpha," she repeated, this time growling with anger. Emma looked deep into her brown eyes, but was met with a darkness that she had never seen in Regina.
"Regina, what are you talking about?"
"You're MINE!" Regina yelled, a rage in her voice that Emma had never heard before. That's when it dawned on her. She knew exactly what was going on.
"Regina, look at me…" Emma instructed, trying to calm her enraged wife. "…it's Alice. You smell Alice."
"BULLSHIT! YOU WERE WITH SOMEONE ELSE!" she screamed, her eyes turning completely black with rage.
"Regina! Look at me!" Emma yelled, matching Regina's tone and volume, not afraid of this new side of Regina. "It's ALICE! Smell me again! Do it!" Regina leaned in and smelled Emma's bare skin, her brain registering a familiarity in the new smell. Regina's heart started to slow down as she slowly realized what Emma was saying.
"Regina…it's our daughter…it's Alice…" Emma said, her voice sounding soft in contrast to her previous statement.
"Alice?" Regina said, her dark eyes slowly returning to normal.
"Yes…it's Alice that you smell…she gave me a hug before she left for school like she always does."
"It's just Alice…" Regina said, her mood returning to normal as she repeated Emma's statement.
"Our daughter…"
"Our daughter…" Regina repeated, her heartbeat returning to normal. She took a huge step back once she regained composure, putting as much space in between her and Emma as she could.
"Hey, are you okay?" Emma asked, stepping away from the door that Regina had very recently pinned her against.
"Yeah…I just…I just need a minute I think…" Regina said, shaking her head as if she were trying to shake free a thought. She brushed past Emma on her way out of the room, leaving Emma standing alone in their bedroom. Emma gave her a few minutes of alone time, the growing arousal causing her core to throb with need. She knew Regina had to be feeling the same as she entered the living room to find her wife.
Regina was pacing, doing laps around the couch as she continued to shake her head.
"Regina?" Emma asked as she approached her, clearly growing concerned for her wife.
"Hey." Regina's eyes had completely returned to their beautiful brown color. "I'm okay. I promise," she said, answering Emma's questions before she even asked them.
"Good, because I think I might actually explode in a few minutes if we don't make love soon. And I know, for a fact, that you feel the same way too," Emma said, pointing to Regina's large and full erection. Regina rushed over to Emma, pulling her in for an incredibly deep kiss, leaving Emma completely breathless in a matter of moments.
"Lead the way, my love," Regina whispered. Emma grabbed her hand, lacing their fingers together as she led them back into the bedroom, closing the door behind them.
Emma climbed onto the bed as soon as they entered the room, presenting herself on all fours, waiting patiently for Regina. She knew Regina needed to feel in control after smelling Alice on her, and she was more than willing to submit to her wife to help her feel better. A moment later, she felt the bed dip behind her and Regina's soft hands caress her ass, moving closer to her. She could feel Regina's erection tapping her legs as she positioned herself behind her, guiding her penis toward Emma's core, slowly inserting the tip. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of her wife inside of her when Regina suddenly and forcefully slammed her hips into her ass, thrusting herself deep inside Emma. She yelped slightly at the sudden addition to her body as Regina pulled back quickly, pounding herself into Emma once again. Regina's fingers gripped her hips tightly, guiding her body into her hips as she continued to hammer into her.
Regina grunted slightly as she slammed into Emma's body, the sound of their bodies colliding the only other sound in the room. Emma grabbed the bedsheets as she felt Regina slap her cheek in between pounding. Regina was normally a very gentle lover, and this time she was being increasingly more aggressive as she continued to thrust into Emma, but she didn't mind all that much. She could take the rough sex, even if it hurt a little. She knew Regina needed this to feel better.
"No!" Regina said suddenly, pulling out of Emma and sitting back on her heels, running her soft hands over the back of Emma's legs. "Not like this."
"What? Why did you stop?" Emma asked, her mind foggy with pleasure.
"Not like this. Change positions. Your choice," Regina said sadly.
"Come here…" Emma said, quickly switching positions, flopping onto the bed on her back. Regina crawled up Emma's body, pressing soft kisses on her warm, sweat-covered skin on her way up, resting on her arms when she reached Emma's lips. Emma wrapped her legs around Regina's waist, encouraging her to continue what they started, her core throbbing with need. Regina slowly guided herself back inside Emma, slowly and gently thrusting inside Emma.
"I love you," Emma whispered as Regina kissed her neck, their bodies moving together like a well-oiled machine.
"I love you," Regina said, resting her forehead against Emma's as they felt their knot form. One more deep thrust as she inserted the knot, filling Emma with her seed as their orgasm washed through them. Emma started to tremble as she often did while they were knotting. Regina gently tucked Emma's arms in between them as she wrapped the blankets around their joined bodies, forcing her own arms under Emma's back to hold her tighter, allowing Emma's eyes to close. Regina waited until she felt Emma's body rest and her heartbeat to slow down before she allowed herself to rest, nestling her head against Emma's chest, listening to her heart beating below her ears.
Emma woke a little while later when she felt the bed shaking. She forced her eyes open to realize that the bed wasn't shaking, it was the body that was laying on top of her that was shaking.
Regina was crying.
"Regina?" Emma whispered, trying to get her wife's attention.
"Hey…" Regina said, suddenly hiding her tears.
"Regina, what's the matter?" she asked, shifting slightly to reveal that their knot had already faded, yet Regina was still inside her slightly.
"Emma…I'm so sorry…" Regina cried, her tears dripping onto Emma's chest.
"For what?" Emma asked, craning her neck to better see Regina's face still pressed against her body.
"I'm so sorry…for before…"
"For the Alice thing?" Emma asked, confused.
"For the way I acted…for the forceful sex…for everything…"
"Regina…" Emma said, prying her arms from between their bodies and reaching to gently cup Regina's face, encouraging her to look up at her. "You're an Alpha. It's in your nature to be protective and possessive of your Omega, especially during our cycle."
"I shouldn't have acted that way, because it was Alice I smelled. I should have known better."
"This is our first cycle since she came to live with us. Up until now, it's only ever just been the two of us. It's natural for you to act that way the first time. But now you know, and I'm positive that you won't do it again," Emma said, gently stroking Regina's face.
"I acted like one of those assholes. I don't ever want to be like one of those aggressive Alphas that make their Omegas submit to them. I promised I would never make you submit," Regina said, starting to cry again.
"Regina. You didn't make me submit. I did it all on my own. And did you ever think that maybe I liked it a little rough?" Emma asked, smirking.
"You did? Did I hurt you?" Regina asked, her tears no longer falling.
"You didn't hurt me, my love. You could never hurt me. And it's okay if it's a little rough sometimes," she said, winking.
"Are you sure I didn't hurt you?" Regina repeated.
"I'm positive," Emma said, kissing the top of Regina's head. "You're not one of those Alpholes. You're different, Regina. But you are also an Alpha. It's normal for you to feel protective of me."
"I know…it's just…we've been through so many hard times…I couldn't bear the thought of losing you again…"
"I'm not going anywhere, my love," Emma said, wrapping her arms around her wife, holding her tightly. "Let's get some rest." Emma wrapped the blankets tighter around them as they both drifted off to sleep again.
They slept for about an hour until their growling stomachs caused them to leave their room in search of food. Regina insisted on making macaroni and cheese for lunch, while Emma sat at the counter, drinking a cup of coffee, refusing to allow her Soulmate to help. They ate quickly and Regina once again insisted that she clean up the kitchen while Emma sat and rested, until Emma reminded her she needed to cook dinner for Alice. Emma sent her hovering wife to the bathroom to take a much-needed shower while she began cooking a fresh turkey burger for their daughter, preparing some instant mashed potatoes to go with it.
Regina emerged from the bathroom in record time, insisting that she finished cooking Alice's dinner while Emma showered, practically pushing the blonde into the bathroom. Something felt off about Regina's behavior, but she couldn't put her finger on it. By the time Emma finished showering, Regina had finished cooking Alice's dinner and had it already tucked away in the fridge for the young woman to eat when she was ready. She had even cleaned up all the dishes and started the dishwasher, even preparing a fresh cup of coffee for both of them and was waiting in their bedroom for Emma to finish her shower.
Emma finished showering just in time for the next wave of arousal to hit, her skin remaining warm and red even after she stepped out of the warm water. She dried off as fast as she could, wrapping her hair in a towel to deal with later, her need for Regina increasing with every passing minute. Her core was throbbing by the time she made it back to their room, finding Regina standing in the center of their shared living space, pacing slightly as she waited for Emma to return, her penis at full mast. She smiled when she saw her wife, ready to go, excited for their next round of love making.
As soon as she entered the room, Regina reached for her hand, guiding her over and urging her to sit on the edge of the bed while she rushed over to close the bedroom door, knowing Alice would likely be home before they were done. Regina approached Emma once again, falling to her knees in front of her wife and shifting toward her, gently spreading Emma's legs, allowing her access to her soaked core. She placed soft and loving kisses along the inside of Emma's legs, slowly making her way toward Emma's center, before dropping down to the other leg, repeating the path. Emma gasped with pleasure when Regina ran her tongue through her soaked folds, running the tip around the border of her swollen clit. Emma collapsed into the mattress when Regina wrapped her lips around her sensitive bundle, sucking softly as Emma's hips began to grind into Regina's face, increasing the pleasure.
"Oh GOD….REGINA…OH GOD!" she screamed when Regina's tongue found its way inside of her, swirling around to make contact with all of Emma's walls, seeking to make contact with that sensitive spot deep inside. Emma came hard and quick, filling Regina's mouth with her wetness. Regina slowed down slightly, removing her tongue to lick the length of Emma's folds, allowing her to enjoy her orgasm, before she dipped her tongue back inside, slowly working on building Emma's second orgasm.
Regina stayed kneeling in front of Emma for the next thirty minutes, pleasuring her wife with her mouth, switching to her fingers when her tongue cramped up, bringing her wife over the edge multiple times, each time slowing things down for a few minutes before starting up again. After what could have been the fifth orgasm in a row, Emma gently pulled Regina's face away from between her legs, urging her up on the bed with her, her eyes closed from exhaustion. Regina helped Emma shift up so she was laying fully on the bed before pulling the blonde into her arms. Emma dozed off for a few minutes, waking with a large yawn, running her hand down Regina's body toward her still hard member, wrapping her hand around the shaft.
"Your turn…" she whispered, gently stroking Regina.
"It's okay. You need to sleep," Regina said, gently pulling Emma's hand off her penis.
"You need a release." Emma smiled through tired eyes.
"I'm okay. You need to rest," Regina whispered, tightening her hold on her wife.
"But you…" Emma said, slowly losing the battle against sleep.
"I'll be fine. Get some sleep," Regina said, kissing Emma's forehead as she quickly fell into a deep sleep.
The rest of the day and night went exactly the same way; each time Emma tried to initiate any sort of pleasure for Regina, she would switch the focus to Emma, giving her orgasm after orgasm until Emma fell asleep from exhaustion, all the while remaining painfully erect. The following morning, Emma woke up from a deep and restful sleep, which lasted twice as long as it usually would during their cycle due to exhaustion, to the familiar feeling of Regina's large erection pressed against her ass. She smiled in anticipation of making love to her wife when she realized what time it was. She slowly detangled herself from Regina's arms and donned her bathrobe, pulling on a T-shirt before tying the robe around her, just in case. She quietly made her way into the kitchen, making it there just in time to see Alice pulling on her jacket.
"Morning. I didn't think you were going to make it this morning." Alice laughed, winking at her foster mom.
"I almost didn't." Emma smiled, blushing slightly.
"Sounds like someone was having a good night." Alice smirked, tossing her backpack over her back.
"We always do," Emma quipped, smirking as her face turned bright red.
"TMI." Alice laughed.
"Have a good day at school, dear." Emma laughed, pushing Alice toward the front door, her arousal building quickly. "We'll see you tonight."
"You too. Tell Regina I miss her."
"Will do. Now get the heck out of here before you're late." Emma laughed, hugging Alice as she does every morning before school. Alice left the apartment, making her way down the hallway and down the stairs. Emma closed and locked the door, making her way to the kitchen to fix them both a cup of coffee before returning to their room, closing the door quietly behind her. Regina was still asleep when Emma tip-toed back into the room, her body shaking slightly as she moaned in pain in her sleep. Emma frowned as she deposited their coffee on the nightstand before climbing back into bed with her Soulmate. Regina's eyes were closed tightly, her forehead crinkled with tension as her body continued to shake. She slowly pushed Regina onto her back in her sleep before disappearing under the blankets, making a bee-line to Regina's still hard member, taking the tip into her mouth.
She slowly began to bob her head up and down, taking a little more of Regina into her mouth with each pass, gently stroking the rest as she went. Her core began to ache being so close to Regina, her body craving her Soulmate's touch. Regina woke up suddenly, her body tensing when she realized what was happening.
"Emma? What are you doing?" she asked, fear rising in her voice as she pulled off the covers to reveal her wife with her throbbing member buried deep in her mouth.
"I'm blowing my wife," Emma said with a smile, turning her attention back to Regina's throbbing member.
"Hey, no, it's okay. You don't have to," Regina said with a panic, pulling Emma away from her.
"Even better." Emma smiled, scrambling to straddle Regina's hips, quickly trying to line herself up with Regina's shaft.
"I have a better idea." Regina smiled, rolling Emma over to her back, making her way down her body toward her core, ready to ravage her with her mouth.
"Regina, stop. What's going on?" Emma asked, pulling Regina away from her core.
"I'm having a little breakfast." Regina smiled.
"No, seriously, what's going on? Why won't you let me touch you?" Emma asked, pulling Regina back up toward her so they were laying on their sides toward each other.
"Nothing's going on. Can't I go down on my wife without a reason?" Regina asked, trying to change the subject.
"Yes, you certainly can. But not when you won't let me touch you. You haven't had any release in twenty-four hours. You must be in tremendous pain," Emma said.
"I'm fine. It'll go away in a few hours," Regina said, clearly lying.
"You're not fine, Regina. You were shaking and moaning in your sleep just now. You've been hard for twenty-four hours with no release. Why won't you have sex with me? What's wrong with me?" Emma asked, tears welling in her eyes.
"Oh God, no! There's nothing wrong with you, my love. You're perfect," Regina said, reaching for Emma.
"Then why won't you let me touch you?" Emma asked, a stray tear falling from her eye.
"Because…because…" Regina started to say, tears welling in her eyes as well. "…because I don't deserve your touch…" she finally said, a deep sadness in her voice.
"What? What does that mean?" Emma asked, her brows scrunching with confusion. Regina took a deep breath as a tear escaped her eye, dripping onto her pillow beneath her head.
"I…I almost hurt you Emma. I almost hurt the person I love more than anything or anyone else in this world," Regina said, more tears escaping onto the pillow.
"I already told you, you didn't hurt me," Emma said, her voice still filled with confusion.
"I didn't…but I almost did. Every instinct in my body was screaming at me to punish you. The anger that swelled inside me told me to hurt you for even thinking of being with someone else. If you hadn't pulled me out of that, I don't know what I would have done," Regina cried.
"Regina, you could never hurt me, no matter how mad you are. I didn't do anything to stop you, except remind you the scent was from Alice. You were the one who pulled yourself out of the rage. And look, we're better now. I hugged Alice again this morning and you're fine. I just have to remember to put on a shirt under my robe before I hug her, that's all. Crisis averted," Emma said, reaching to gently cup Regina's face.
"I don't deserve to feel pleasure. Not when I was so close to hurting you," Regina said.
"You have to stop torturing yourself, Regina. Nothing happened. You didn't hurt me, and I don't believe you would have even if I didn't say anything," Emma said, trying to convince Regina of her innocence.
"You don't know that…" Regina said.
"No, but I know you, Regina. And I know you aren't capable of hurting someone you love. Not me, and not Alice. Now your mother, on the other hand, is a different story," Emma said, laughing slightly, trying to lighten the suddenly tense mood. Regina chuckled along with her, surprising them both.
"You really think so?" she asked, her mood changing slightly.
"I know so."
"I made you a promise to always protect you, Emma. And all of a sudden I was the one you needed protecting against, and it scared me," Regina admitted, her gaze falling over Emma's shoulder in an attempt to avert her eyes in shame.
"I know," Emma said, gently stroking Regina's face. "No matter what happens, you always deserve pleasure, Regina. It hurts me just as much to see you torturing yourself like this. We've been through too much, endured too much pain already to torture ourselves."
"I'm sorry…" Regina said, her eyes locking with Emma's once more.
"It's ok, my love. Don't be sorry. Just don't do it again." Emma smiled, kissing Regina softly. "Will you please make love to me before we both explode?" Emma asked.
"You never have to ask me to make love to you," Regina whispered, a wide smile reaching across her face.
"I have an idea. Sit in the middle of the bed. I'll be right back," Emma said, rolling off the bed and rushing to their closet on the other side of the room. Regina sat up and repositioned herself in the middle of the bed, sitting cross-legged as she watched her naked wife rummage through their closet, standing on her tippy-toes to reach something on the top shelf. She rushed back over, sitting in Regina's lap as she wrapped a familiar sheet around their bodies.
"Our mating sheet?" Regina asked, recognizing the sheet Regina had chosen during their presentation ceremony, the sheet that represented her promise of protection.
"This sheet was meant to be a symbol of your promise to me. Today, it represents my promise to you. I promise to always have your back, Regina. Through thick and thin. No matter what, I'm always there for you to protect you when you need me to. Everything doesn't have to fall on your shoulders all the time. We're in this together, fifty/fifty. I'll always be there when you need me," Emma said, kissing Regina slightly.
"Thank you," Regina said, tears of happiness falling from her eyes.
"You never have to thank me," Emma whispered, her own eyes filling with tears. Emma shifted slightly, positioning herself over Regina, gently guiding Regina's shaft inside her as she sat back on Regina's lap. Although Regina winced slightly, Emma could tell she was feeling relieved already, her body had been craving Emma just as much as she craved Regina, the tension instantly disappearing now that they were joined again. "Does it hurt?"
"A little. Just because I've been hard for a long time. Go slow," Regina said, smiling so wide. Emma began to rock back and forth for a few seconds, giving Regina the opportunity to adjust to everything before she began to lift herself off Regina's lap, slowly returning to the starting position while continuing to move back and forth, increasing both of their pleasure.
They held each other tightly, their foreheads pressed against each other as they continued to make love, their heavy moans were lost in each other's mouths as they kissed passionately. Usually, they can bring each other to climax rather quickly, having spent so much time exploring each other's bodies, perfecting exactly how to pleasure the other. But not now. Now, they took their time, their orgasms building slowly as they moved together, holding each other, their hearts beating as one.
"Open your eyes…" Emma said, when she felt their knot form at the base of Regina's shaft. "I want to look in your eyes…when…" Emma tried to say, a soft moan replacing the final words of her sentence. Regina's eyes fluttered open, brown orbs linking with green as Emma dropped into Regina's lap one last time, making sure to insert their knot as Regina came inside her, filling her womb with her seed once more. Emma pushed back the thought she had each time Regina came inside her, the thought that they should be conceiving a child as she looked deep into Regina's eyes, seeing nothing but love and devotion staring back at her. She didn't even realize she was shaking until Regina laid back on the bed, pulling her along with her and rolled their joined bodies over, trapping Emma underneath her body. She curled her arms against their chests as Regina secured their sheet and the blankets around them, forcing her arms around Emma's back, creating a tight cocoon around their combined figures.
They usually fall asleep for a little while they were tied together, usually passing out from exhaustion. This time was different. This time they laid together, their eyes fixed on the other, staring deep into the other's soul as Regina held Emma so tightly, they couldn't tell where Emma ended and Regina began. They stayed like this even after the knot deflated and Regina slowly slipped out of Emma, causing their combined juices to leak out, creating a small wet spot. They stayed like this even after they felt their cycle end and their bodies return to normal. They even stayed like this when their stomachs began growling, not even hunger motivating them from leaving their love nest. Only the sound of Alice eventually returning from school pulled them away from each other.