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Previously
As Regina finished her story both women had tears in their eyes that they were trying to keep from falling. Regina watched as Emma sat in silence waiting for her to say something, anything!
"Emma please say something." Regina pleaded softly.
"Regina...I"
Present
Regina waited patiently for Emma to finish her sentence but she never did. Emma took a long swig from her beer and when she set it down she had a smirk on her face.
"So…you're gay?" said Emma throwing Regina's previous words back at her.
Regina broke out into a fit of giggles wiping away the tears that trickled down her face from the force of her laughter.
"How very astute you are Miss Swan." replied Regina with a bright smile.
Emma smiled back slightly but it quickly faded. Regina sighed. She should've know the joke was a way of Emma building up her walls trying to hide her real feelings.
"Emma, please tell me what you are feeling. Don't hide from me. What was it like for you after I left? I know it was hard for me to not have you in my life."
Emma sat back in her chair and ran a shaky hand through her hair.
"Regina I'm not going to lie it was really bad. You were the person that I was the closest to, the one I trusted with all my secrets and you just left."
Regina opened her mouth to speak but Emma held a hand up to stop her.
"No, I know now that you didn't have a choice and believe me it definitely helps a lot, but there is over 10 years of hurt feelings that I need to let heal."
Regina just nodded in resignation as Emma continued.
"When I walked into the classroom and saw that all your drawings and paintings were gone my heart dropped into my stomach. Then your replacement came in and said that you had taken another job out of state. I picked up my bag went over to my portrait rammed my fist straight through it and left the classroom. I transferred to home economics and haven't picked up a brush or pencil since. I didn't want anything to do with art. I shut down. I thought I finally had everything, a home, parents that loved me, friends, and most importantly you. When you left everything felt like it was crumbling down around me. You were the last person I thought would ever leave me so my mind told me that everyone else would too. I closed myself off from my parents, Ruby and Belle just waiting for them to leave. It took a really long time for me to let them back in."
Both women had tears streaming down their faces by the time Emma finished.
"Emma I am so very sorry." said Regina with grief in her voice.
All of a sudden Emma stood up and walked towards Regina pulling her up from her seat and into a hug. It was the first hug that they had ever shared. The teachers were not allowed to show any sort of physical affection towards students. Even when they had consoled each other they would only place a reassuring hand on a shoulder. Neither of the women had ever felt such warmth and comfort in another person's arms. Regina tucked her head into the crook of Emma's neck inhaling her clean scent.
"I missed you." whispered Emma.
"I missed you too, so much." replied Regina against Emma's neck.
"I warned you to watch out for that one Regina!" said August as he came up to the women effectively ruining the moment.
"You're an ass August!" said Emma as she broke away from Regina laughing softly and wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Whoa! What did I walk in on? We're in a bar, there shouldn't be crying there should be drinking!" joked August taking in the tear tracks on both Regina and Emma's faces.
Turning to face Emma, Regina spoke "Well dear that sounds like a plan to me. What do you think?"
Emma smiled brightly and replied "Shots!"
The trio made their way to the bar to order a round of Jameson and beers. Once they toasted and took their shots the other detectives called August back to their table leaving the women alone again.
"So your "roommate" Katherine was actually your girlfriend the entire time?" asked Emma.
"Yes she was. We had started dating our junior year of college."
Emma nodded her head while peeling the label from her beer bottle. "So are you two still together?"
Regina raised her eyebrow and with a smirk asked "Why do you want to know?"
"Just making conversation." replied Emma nonchalantly.
"No we're not. We broke up a few years after we moved to New York. We had grown apart and just were no longer compatible as girlfriends. She is still one of my best friends though. She actually got married a few years back. Her and her wife adopted a baby boy last year and made me the godmother. And before you ask, yes I'm single."
Emma looked at her questioningly.
"What? You forget that I know you pretty well Emma." stated Regina with a sexy smirk.
Emma rolled her eyes "So what made you move to New York?"
Regina let out a long sigh "My mother actually. When she found out I was fired for being gay she wanted me out of town as soon as possible before I ruined her precious reputation. She knew about Katherine and I but chose to ignore it as long as no one else knew. She gave me money as an incentive to leave so Kat and I packed up and headed here. I rented a little studio that had an apartment above with the money and taught after school art classes while Kat would stay upstairs writing her novel."
"Sounds like a great life." said Emma with a little bit of bitterness.
"It was for a while but I missed my life in Storybrooke, I missed you."
Emma looked up from the beer label she was picking at to look Regina in the eyes as she continued.
"You know Kat was actually jealous of you?"
"Why would she have been jealous of me?" questioned Emma.
"Well she knew we had a special bond that she and I didn't share. Even years after we left Storybrooke I would bring you up wondering how you were and what you were doing."
"Oh." Emma didn't know what else to say.
"How about we get another round of shots and you tell me a little about your life the past 10 years?" suggested Regina.
After they took their shots Regina asked "So how was your college experience?"
"It was great! Belle, Ruby and I all went to Boston University. We had to get out of that little town. We shared an apartment and had the true college experience. We partied and drank ourselves stupid and pulled all night study sessions. I don't know how I did it but I managed to graduate with honors."
"That's fantastic! How are Belle and Ruby doing? Are you still in touch with them?" questioned Regina.
"They are great! I just saw them about three months ago when they got married." smiled Emma thinking of how happy her best friends were on their wedding day.
Regina's jaw dropped in shock and Emma just giggled.
"I know I didn't see it coming either. Our sophomore year I came home and they said that they had something to tell me. They told me that they were together and in love. Neither of them had ever mentioned liking girls and when I said that Ruby replied "Were not gay. We're just two best friends that happened to fall in love with each other." All I could do was wish them good luck. They truly make each other so happy."
"Well I am delighted for them. They were such sweet girls." said Regina with sincerity.
"So what about you Emma, is there no one special in your life?" inquired Regina.
Emma let out a little huff of a laugh "No not since my first girlfriend in college and that didn't end well."
"What happened?"
Emma took a swig of her beer "Well after about a year together I walked in on her screwing our lit professor Mr. Lasky. So that really didn't give me a great outlook on having relationships. Ever since then as August put it so nicely women have only been conquests."
Regina frowned a little "So you never want to be in a relationship again?"
Emma shook her head "No I do, I guess I just haven't found the woman I want to be in one with yet."
They both took a sip of their beers smiling to themselves.
"How is it working for the NYPD?" asked Regina wanting to know more about Emma's life.
"It has its days. I like being able to solve crimes and putting the bad guys behind bars. Getting to carry a gun is pretty cool too." joked Emma as Regina giggled.
"How do you like owning your own gallery?"
Regina's smile grew "It's wonderful! It's always been a dream of mine to have a place to showcase talented artist's work along with my own. Maybe one day you will get back into art and I can show one of your pieces."
"Maybe. I'm really happy for you Regina." replied Emma.
Regina then took Emma's hand and started rubbing her thumb across her knuckles.
"Thank you Emma. I'm glad everything worked out for you too."
Emma's head was spinning from a mixture of the alcohol and Regina's touch. Little did she know Regina was feeling the exact same way. Emma stood from her stool at the bar and pulled Regina up with her by the hands that were still linked.
"How about I kick your ass in a game of pool Miss Mills?"
With her trademark evil smirk Regina replied "Bring it on Miss Swan!"
Making their way over to the table Regina chose a couple of pool sticks while Emma racked the balls.
Emma held her hand out to the table a said "Ladies first." earning her a playful glare from the other woman.
Regina lined up her shot but slipped completely missing all of the balls. She turned to a snickering Emma and warned "Not a word Miss Swan!"
"Wouldn't dream of it!" replied Emma with a lopsided grin.
Emma moved to take off her suit jacket and hung it on the back of a chair leaving her only in her black strapless bustier top. Heat flashed across Regina's body as she took in Emma's slight form.
She quickly schooled her features before Emma had a chance to see the look of hunger that passed across on her face.
Emma made her way back to the table and expertly sunk three solid balls in a row before missing her forth shot.
"Impressive dear." said Regina.
"I've had a bit of practice." said Emma in a sexy tone that made Regina's stomach flip.
Regina bent over to take her shot giving Emma a chance to ogle her perfect curvy ass. What she would give to be able to but her hands on it. Emma shook herself from her thoughts in time to see Regina miss yet again. Taking pity on the woman Emma walked up behind her.
"Here, try it again." She said as she pressed herself to Regina's back and placed her hands over hers.
Regina let out a small gasp as she felt Emma's hips press into her backside. This woman was going to be the death of her!
After inhaling Regina's intoxicating scent of apples and cinnamon Emma spoke softly into her ear "Imagine there is a line going from the ball you want to hit to the pocket you want it to go in. Keep that spot on the ball in mind and aim for it."
Emma pulled back with Regina's hands in hers and took the shot landing a stripped ball in the center pocket.
"See it's that simple." stated Emma still wrapped around the other woman's body.
As they straightened up Regina turned to face Emma. Just then Emma moved to tuck some of Regina's hair behind her ear that had fallen in her face while taking the shot. Emma lightly brushed her thumb across Regina's cheek whispering "beautiful" while Regina looked in Emma's eyes and gulped. Realizing what she was doing Emma quickly pulled her hand back and gave Regina a shy smile.
They continued playing trying to ignore the growing sexual tension between them. Emma won the first two games then let Regina win the last.
"Well I think I would like to end this with me winning." said Regina smiling brightly.
Emma couldn't help but to smile back "Yea it's getting kind of late we should probably head home."
Regina nodded in agreement. Emma put her jacket back on and sent a wave of goodbye to August as they both headed out of the bar.
As they walked together back to their cars hands and shoulders occasionally brushing Regina spoke "I had a really good time tonight Emma. I am so glad that I ran into you."
Emma turned her head slightly to look at Regina and simply replied "I am too."
When they made it to her car Regina turned to face Emma "I hope we can do this again soon." she said and moved to hug the blonde.
They latched on to one another with Regina's arm's going around Emma's neck and Emma's going around Regina's waist. They held each other tightly getting lost in the sensation of having the other pressed against them.
Once they pulled back they looked deeply into each other's eyes as Emma asked "Can I kiss you?"
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