Another chapter, slightly longer than the last, featuring some cute Emma and Regina moments.
Enjoy...
Emma had been tired the following morning, Mary Margaret ordering her back to bed as she saw the black bags which hung under Emma's eyes, sagging onto her pale cheeks.
She guessed Emma had been tossing and turning for the majority of the night, deciding what to do about a certain brunette.
Emma had conceded with a small argument, agreeing to go back to bed, David promising to try and conquer the mountain of paperwork at the station.
Emma had woken again at just gone 2pm, Emma groaning as she realised almost half of the day had passed.
She jumped from bed, yanking on a pair of her trademark skinny jeans, deciding on a black pair, a white tank top and a light grey jumper, seeing it was quite sunny outside and she probably didn't need her usual red leather jacket.
Emma then didn't know what to do.
She sat back down on her bed, realising she had absolutely nothing to do.
She didn't want to bother David or Mary Margaret over something so trivial so pulled on her boots and decided to walk to Granny's, having a chat with Ruby usually gave her some ideas of what she could do to amuse herself for the rest of the day.
But when she got to Granny's it was busy, school had obviously just finished and there were what seemed like hundreds of kids.
Ruby pointed Emma to a spare table by the big front window.
"Hot chocolate?" She called, deciding it was too early to start throwing whiskey down her throat, Emma nodded. "2 minutes." She mouthed, Emma sitting nervously in the seat.
She usually missed rush out at the diner, but she hadn't been thinking straight as her thoughts had been clouding her mind.
She closed her eyes, and rested the back of her head against the cool glass, breathing deeply so as to stay in control.
She lifted her head up as she heard Ruby calling her name, the lanky woman placing the hot chocolate in front of her.
"Don't usually see you in here this early." Ruby stated, Emma shaking her head. "It'll quieten down in 15 minutes, then me and you need to have a chat about a certain Mayor."
Almost as Ruby's lips finished moving Regina and Henry entered the diner.
Henry immediately spotted Emma, dashing over.
Emma jumped up, not knowing whether the boy was coming in for a hug or just to say hi.
As she stood she knocked her entire mug of hot chocolate over herself.
"Oh, really…" Emma blushed profusely, trying to sit back down and cover her not soaking wet jumper and crotch of her jeans.
Henry burst out laughing as Regina caught up with him.
Regina pouted lightly at Emma to see the woman with her head in her hands.
"Henry, go and grab that seat and get yourself something to drink, dear. I just need to speak with Emma a moment." Regina said, effectively dismissing Henry with a $5 note.
"I need David." Emma whispered falling into her seat, she sighed to feel Regina sit next to her. "I can't breathe."
"Is it a panic attack?" Regina asked, seeing the tears trekking down Emma's face as the blonde nodded. "Let me try something first, then I promise I'll call David."
She reassured Emma, scooting her chair closer until their two chairs were touching.
Regina gently took one of Emma's hands, placing it under her boobs and keeping her hand on top of Emma's to secure it in place.
Regina then gently lifted Emma's top, so her warm hand could rub careful circles onto Emma's skin.
"Not try and even your breaths to the circles on your back, just try and focus on my hand, I'm right here and I'm not going to let go."
Regina's voice was nothing above a whisper, placing a gentle kiss on Emma's shoulder.
"No one is looking I promise, they're too busy looking at Ruby's rather see through blouse." Regina tried to lighten the situation glad to feel Emma's breathing slowing, a smile tugging at the blonde's lips as she mentioned Ruby. "And they're too busy gawping at Henry trying to fit a whole cinnamon bun in his mouth."
This time Emma let laughter topple from her lips.
A few minutes later and Emma sat up straight, looking right into Regina's eyes.
They were filled with worry.
"See crisis averted." Regina moved her hand from Emma's abdomen, caressing Emma's smooth cheek.
"Thank you, no one has ever managed to calm me down that quickly before." Emma admitted, chewing at her lip.
"See, it's me you've needed all these years, not that annoyingly Charming couple you always seem to be hanging around with." Regina teased, removing her hands from Emma.
They sat in silence for a few minutes until Henry came bounding back.
"Hey, Emma do you wanna come and watch Snow White with us?" He asked expectantly.
Emma looked down at her jeans, biting her lip and looking up at Regina.
"Emma is busy, dear, but why don't we walk her home, that way you can work off some of that energy from you cinnamon roll." Regina laughed, using a napkin to wipe Henry's mouth, the little boy squirming out of Regina's touch.
Regina shrugged her big grey coat off her shoulders and held it up to Emma.
"I'm…" Emma gestured to her front.
"I know, dear, it'll come out in the wash." Regina pulled Emma's arms out and slid the coat on. "Now, come on, or Henry will be bouncing off the wall."
Regina laced her hand in Emma's, pulling her gently up and out of the door.
The walk home was relatively quiet, Henry jumping up ahead, climbing on every wall he saw and acting as if he was in some sort of ninja movie.
"I let him have jelly tots once, you should have seen him, he was rolling all over the place, it was like on LSD or something." Regina laughed at the memory, Emma smiling, liking the feel of Regina's fingers rubbing gently against her own.
"This way." Emma tugged at Regina gently, pulling her down the street to the Loft.
"Can we go in, Mum, can we see Emma's house?" Henry begged, his energy starting to wain and his voice becoming needy.
"Not today, dear." Regina said, shaking her head at Emma who started to shrug off the coat. "It's fine, just give it back to me whenever." Regina said.
"One day, you can come to mine and we can watch The Little Mermaid." Emma smiled, glad as Henry beamed back at her.
"That's mums favourite!" Henry looked happily between the two women, Emma looking at Regina.
"He's right, dear." Regina finally let go of Emma's hand as they approached the building in front of them. "Now, you look after yourself. I'll see you soon."
Regina bit her lip, before leaning forward and planting a delicate kiss on Emma's cheek.
Emma blushed, touching her cheek gently.
"Bye." Emma smiled, her eyes filled with happiness.
More Emma and Regina next chapter, and some serious flirting! Get ready!