Chapter 11

Emma's POV

When my alarm goes off Monday morning, I groan. How the hell is it Monday already? I spent all day yesterday filling Ruby, Lacey, and Belle in on my weekend with Regina. They're all incredibly excited for me and I smile at the memory. She's like my knight in shining armor. I shake my head at the thought. After I've turned off my alarm, I see a little one on my messages icon and I hold my breath, hoping it's from Regina and it is!

See you in class. I hope you're surprised. Xx Regina

I quickly type a response. You always surprise me. See you soon. Emma

"Emma, you have the absolute goofiest grin on your face" Belle comments. I blush and sit up in my bed.

"Regina's already texted me." She just shakes her head. I get up and begin to wash up and get ready for the day, humming quietly to myself.

Lacey and I are sitting in class chatting away quietly about our homework assignment when the door in the back of the room opens. I feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck, and I know without a doubt it's her. Regina. I glance down, suddenly shy, and then I feel Lacey nudge me and I look up. Oh my god! That's not my girlfriend! It is, but my god it's not. I feel my jaw drop and I'm sure it hit the floor.

Her usual pants and shirt has been replaced with a tight, tight pencil skirt, blouse, and blazer. My mouth has gone dry. Holy shit, that's Regina. That's MY Regina. Her eyes meet mine and she smirks. I just stare back and she winks at me, a gleam in her eyes. It's then that I catch sight of the mile high stilettos she's adorning. Oh my god, I just want to fuck her six ways to Sunday.

"Class will begin in a minute," she announces and beings her usual set up. Her hair, loose, wavy, and a few inches shorter, falls into her face and she huffs and tucks it behind her ear. I am completely enthralled by her. I feel Lacey nudge me again. I look at her and she glances down, indicating I should look down at her hands. We both took sign luggage back in high school so we know the basics.
"What the hell?" she signs. I shake my head. "Why the fancy clothes?" I shake my head again. "She looks HOT!" I can't help but laugh. I nod.

Suddenly, I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. I glance up at Regina who is almost setting up her laptop and pull out my phone.

Wipe the drool away Ms. Swan. Xx

I look up and she's smirking again. God she is hot. I respond quickly.

She reads my text and then sets her phone down, stepping out from behind the podium and they starts the lesson. We're learning about comma splices and I flash back to the day she taught me about it in private. Our first date. She turns and begins writing on the board and I'm over whelmed with another vision of pushing her against the wall. Now she's yours, Emma. The thought fills me with such warmth I can hardly breathe. Yours.

Regina's POV

"Okay, you can leave. I'm done." I dismiss the class with a wave of my hand. Everyone quickly packs up except Emma. Her friend Lacey lingers for a moment but then she disappears. I am once again stuck with the fact that it's just Emma and I in this small room.

"Professor Mills," she purrs. I have my back turned, erasing the white board. Before I can turn, I feel her arms slither around my waist and her front pressed against my back.

"Emma," I hiss.

"Where do I start, professor Mills?" I groan quietly. What the hell does this girl do to me? "Should I start with this hair cut?" she tuck my hair behind my ear and kisses my neck eagerly. "Or this skirt?" she runs her hands down my sides and to my backside where she delivers one deliberate slap to my ass. I whimper, putty in her hands. "Or what about the fact that I spent all class being teased? Do you know what a tease you are, professor Mills?" she slips her hand between my thigh and for one exhilarating moment, I thinks she's going to fuck me.
"Emma!" I gulp. But then, just as soon as it appeared, her hand it gone, as well as the rest of her body. I whirl around to face her, aroused and confused.

"I have to meet a friend for lunch. See you tomorrow professor Mills." She picks up her bag to leave, but I snatch it out of her hands before she can put it over her shoulder. I toss it to the ground and then I grab her by the lapels of her jacket and pull her so out faces are only an inch apart.

"I do not appreciate being teased, Ms. Swan." She gulps audibly and I smirk. "Do you understand me?" she nods. "I can't hear you."
"Yes, professor Mills."

"Good," and I kiss her roughly, pushing her onto the table behind her.

"Regina," she pants as I suck and lick her neck. "Regina, not here," she groans. I stand upright and shake my head, reminding myself that I am at my place of work and I have another class in fifteen minutes.

"Shit," I breathe. "I'm sorry, Emma." I feel like an idiot. What the hell was I doing?

"No, no, no," she says in a hurry, gathering me into her arms. "You look… my god, Regina. All I've been able to think about all class was fucking you in that outfit. I can't believe how stunning you look. I mean, I can, but wow. You sure know how to surprise a girl." She's rambling and it's so adorable.

"You make me want to dress like this. I went out yesterday with Kat and we bought a bunch of new clothes."

"And you cut your hair?" she raises and eyebrow at me. I nod.

"Do you hate it?"
"Hate it?! Baby, you're beautiful, no matter what. You look absolutely amazing. I'm so proud to call you mine," I grin.

"Yours," I echo.

"Seriously, you looks amazing. You have another class and I'm starving, so I'm gonna go. I'll see you tomorrow though?"

"Absolutely." I nod. She pulls me to her and kisses me. I don't think I'll ever get enough of this feeling.

"Until tomorrow," she whispers against my lips and then picks up her back and leaves, turning as she opens the door to wave and then walks out.

Emma's POV

"So where is she taking you?" Belle asks.

"I have no idea."

Henry is going camping this weekend and Regina asked me to go over and spend the weekend with her. It's Friday afternoon and Belle has just gotten back from her last class of the day.

"But you're definitely spending the whole weekend with her, right?"

"Yeah. She said she wanted to go to some restaurant tonight and told me to dress nice. She'll be here at six."

"You guys are really serious," she comments. It's not a question and it wasn't laced with disdain and I couldn't be happier about Belle's approval.

"Yeah we are really serious. What about this dress?" I pull out a deep purple dress, cinched at the waist with a black belt.

"Only if you wear my heels." I smile and nod my head.

At six o'clock on the dot, I hear a sharp knock at the door and I smile. I'm slipping on Belle's heels, so Belle turns to the door.

"Hi, Regina. Emma is ready, come on in." I hear her hesitate before I hear the clicks of her shoes entering the dorm. She's wearing heels too. I turn just in time to see her come in and I feel like my breath had been knocked out of me. She pauses and stares at me. She's wearing a royal blue dress that hugs her curves.
"Wow," we both say at the same time. Belle sneaks behind Regina and I see her move to my desk out of the corner of my eye where she snatches my camera.

"Come on you two. Fancy date night picture." I blush and shoot Belle a look. She just shrugs her shoulders and looks pointedly at Regina who is standing in the middle of the room looking completely out of place. I quickly move to her side and wrap my arms around her neck, kissing her nose.

"Hi baby," I whisper. "You look beautiful."

"So do you, my love. Now let's appease Belle and then we can get out of here." She giggles and we turn. Regina wraps her arms around my waist and I drape mine over her shoulder. Belle is already holding the camera up and I suspect that she has been taking pictures this whole time.

"Okay, ready? One, two, three," and my camera shutters multiple times. When she's satisfied, she holds the camera out to me and I move to put it away. I grab my weekend bag and start to hoist it over my shoulder until Regina stops me.
"Let me," and she slings it over her own shoulder. I blush. I give Belle a hug, as does Regina, and then we head out.
"Be safe!" Belle calls after us. I can't help but laugh.

When we get in the car, Regina turns to me and pulls me to her, kissing me soundly.

"God I missed that," she whispers.

"Me too." She takes my hand in hers and then puts the car into drive. "You're seriously not going to tell me where we are going?" she shakes her head.

"It's a surprise."

"Oh boy, another one." I roll my eyes and she laughs. "I think we both remember what happened when you tried to surprise me last time."

"Oh you mean that time I almost violated my own rule against having sex at school?"

"Yeah, that time." I wink at her. "How was your week? How's Henry? And Katherine?"

"Katherine is out of town on business, but she's doing fine. She's relentless in asking me about you," she laughs. "So is Henry. He is dying to know when you will be back around so he can win in Mario Cart."

"When will he be back on Sunday?"

"Four. I was hoping you would stay for dinner and you two could have some time together. Katherine won't be home until Monday afternoon, so it will just be the three of us." I smile at the thought. Like a family. It appalls to me that I want a family with this women so badly. We just met. I remind myself. You should not be thinking about this.

"That would be lovely." I smile, squeezing her hand. Soon, I realize we are going to the beach.

"I should have blind folded you." Regina whispers. I gasp and turn to her.

"You should not have!" she giggles and then rolls her eyes.

"Okay, maybe not for this. But I definitely will one day." I feel all my muscles clench. She wants to blindfold me? I'm surprised when I realize it actually turns me on. When we park, I realize it's in the same spot where we parked a week ago when we went to the Rabbit Hole. It's just as chilly and nearly just as deserted. The sun is starting to set.

"Why the beach? Regina, we're both wearing heels." I look over and see her depositing her heels in the back seat and I smile. Wow, I've got the perfect woman. I hop out of the car and do the same. She takes my hand and leads me over to the boardwalk and towards the little grove where we made love a week ago. I gasp when we walk into the secluded area. There's a table with a dark red table cloth draped over it, candles waiting to be lit, two chairs, and two plates that have been covered waiting for us. I turn to her, tears in my eyes.

"This is for us?" she nods. "Regina," I breathe. "How? Why?"

"I just wanted you to feel special, Emma. Because you are. You are everything to me. Before you, I would have seen this dress and immediately walked away. Before you, I walked with a mask of confidence on, hiding the tired and hopeless woman that I felt like. You've given me strength to be the person I have always wanted to be. You've shown me more love than I ever received from anyone, and I want to show you too. You deserve the best, but I'll be dammed if I won't do the absolute most I can do to be the best for you." She has tears in her eyes and my tears are pouring from my eyes and down my cheeks.

"Regina," I sniffle. "This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. You're perfect."

"I feel complete with you, Emma." I feel my hear racing and I place my hand over it, my breath caught in my throat.

"Can I kiss you?" she nots fervently and I pull her to me, capturing her lips with mine, desperately trying to convey all that I am feeling in this moment. My Regina. I pull away from her but leave my hands cupping her face. We're both breathless.

"Come, let's eat," she whispers. She walks up to a chair and pulls it out for me. I blush and sit, allowing her to push me into the table.

"Thank you," I whisper. I feel like if I talk any louder, I'll break the bubble of complete and utter perfection.

"Emma, you can talk normally." I blush and look down at my plate.

"I felt like I would ruin the moment," I admit. She laughs. I'm so addicted to her laugh.

"Emma, darling, you couldn't ruin this moment even if you tried." She's beaming and it's infectious. We both lift the cover off our plates.

"This looks delicious, Regina. Did you make it?" she nods.

"And I came to set everything up before I picked you up."

"Aw, Gina. All by yourself?" she nods again.

"I really wanted to do this for you," she takes a deep breath and I start to worry. Relax, Emma. She obviously really likes you. It's nothing bad. "Honestly, Emma, the last couple of days, not seeing you… I've really missed you, Em." She says it with such sincerity, and I feel my eyes water again. What was the point of wearing eyeliner if I'm just gonna cry it all off?

"I've missed you too, Gina. I know we see each other in class every day, but it's not the same. I miss holding your hand, kissing you, seeing you laugh, and just being with you as your girlfriend. I know our relationship has to be like this because I'm your student and you're my teacher, but that doesn't make it easy. I'm so grateful that you want to spend time with me this weekend because I've missed your company."

"Tell me about your other classes. I want to hear all about your week. How's Belle and Lacey?"

"You sure you want to hear about that?" she nods. I proceed to tell her about my entire week, only stopping to take a few bites of the chicken she made. She listens attentively and follows along with everything.

"So you think Belle and Ruby have a thing?" I nod.

"Ever since I got back from your house, they've been really awkward together. Not in a bad way, but like… kinda the way we were on our first date, but for like the whole week. We jumped right out of the first date syndrome as soon as we slept together." She stares at me for a minute and then starts to laugh.

"I suppose we did. Did you confront Belle about it?" I shake my head.

"Not yet. I've been waiting for the right time, but it seems we're both just around people all the time. Lacey is always over and we are always doing homework and all four of us have dinner together a lot. I'm just waiting for the right time."

"Well, from what you've told me, I don't think you're wrong. It sounds like at the very least, they both have a crush." I nod.

"I know, but Belle has never been with a girl and, if I'm wrong, or she's not ready to talk about it. I'm afraid she'll get upset."

"That's just a risk you'll have to take, I suppose."

"Have you?" I ask, felling brave.

"Have I what?"

"Have you ever been with a girl?" she shakes her head.

"No, you were my first women." I blush at the memory of our first time together.

"But you were so good!" I blurt out. I immediately slap my hand over my mouth, mortified. She giggles a little, a matching blush spreading across her cheeks.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Swan." She winks at me.

"I'm so sorry," I murmur. "I was just so surprised."

"It's quite alright," she's still laughing.

"Verbal diarrhea, remember?"

"Very well, yes. And what about you, Ms. Swan? I couldn't have been your first." I bite my lip.

"Well, actually, I only had sex once. With Neal. We broke up after that." She gasps at me and I'm immediately embarrassed. That makes you sound so pathetic. I shut my eyes, feeling the tears welling up again. Everything was going so well.

"Emma, look at me." I can't. "Please, Emma." I glance up at her and then back down. I feel the table move a bit and she's kneeling in the sand next to me, her hand on my thigh and her eyes meet mine.

"Please don't look at me," I whisper.

"Emma Swan, stop, this instant." She's using her teacher voice and I straighten my back a little. "Emma, I know he hurt you, and now I understand why. None of that matters now. Okay? If I had known sex had been such a bad experience for you, I would have stopped and made it more special." I can't stand to hear that.

"No, Regina!" I stand and pull her up with me. I wrap my arms around her neck and do my best to keep eye contact with her as I speak. "Our first time together was everything I imagined and more. It was a surprise, but still romantic. I felt desirable and cherished. It was sweet and slow, but hot and heavy. You did all that. The reason I got so upset is because… I was with Neal for a while and it turned out he was just looking to sleep with me. I didn't figure it out until we finally had sex and I didn't hear from him in a few days. I finally went to his house and talked to him and he ended it that night, I felt like a fool. It destroyed me. What we have now… you remind me of the good relationships and family."

"Good. Because I want that with you."

"Really?"

"Emma…" her hesitation makes me nervous again. I tilt her chin up to meet my gaze again.

"Tell me," I whisper against her lips.

"I'm falling in love with you, Emma Swan."