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Regina's eyes fixed on the door, if looks could kill the door and who ever had just rung that bell would surely be goners. They sat there neither of them moving, not wanting to break this moment, have this perfect night end. Then the bell rang again, Emma dropped her hand from Regina's face and backed up a bit. Regina looked almost wounded at the gesture, she could feel the anger building but wasn't sure why she was so damn mad right now. Emma's eyes widened, she could see Regina's mood completely change and falter. This isn't going to end well after all.
In one swift motion Regina was off the couch and almost in front of the door. She grabbed the door knob hard and yanked it open. There was venom in her voice as she addressed the person responsible for ruining her night.
"Mr. Gold how can I help you?" Emma could almost feel the weight of those words. For some reason she felt an overwhelming need to be near Regina and comfort her. They could still salvage their night it didn't have to end here. She stood and started across the room wanting to soothe Regina.
"You dearie cannot help me, it's Ms. Swan who can." Mr. Gold replied to Regina, he seemed almost cheerful. Emma stopped in her tracks, frozen. How had he known I was here? Well, my car is in the driveway might be a dead giveaway. Regina's eyes glared at Mr. Gold and as she looked over at Emma with the same look, she could see hurt behind her eyes, oh no what have I done?
Emma closed the distance and opened the front door further to stand next to Regina. "How is it that I can help you Gold?" Emma tried to inch closer to Regina without it seeming obvious, but she was having no part of it and took a step back. Watching the interaction Mr. Gold raised his eyebrows, curious at this site.
"You remember that favor you owe me Ms. Swan?" Gold very seriously asked her.
Confused Emma nodded "Yeah".
"I'm cashing it in." Regina looked heated at Emma, turned on her heels and stormed off. Almost stuttering Emma replied "It's not a good…" Gold cut her off "You do honor your agreements, don't you?"
Emma was jolted awake by a familiar sound that she couldn't place and that was rather loud. As she looked around she was really confused. Her eyes were met with a low light; all around her was a smooth worn wood, weathered over time. As her eyes adjusted it looked like some kind of net in the corner near what appeared to be a door. Across from where she lay was another bed, well if you could call these things bed, more like planks of wood with a mediocre pillow on top, it looked like there was someone else in the room with her. Emma took a deep breath in and the air smelled different then she last remembered, it reminded her of the beach. Then that loud sound that had awoken her happened again, she jumped startled and sat up in bed, it sounded like… waves crashing against the rocks. Am I on a boat? Her confusion was growing by leaps and bounds. She turned to put her feet on the floor and realized they were dangling over the edge, she looked down at the ground to see she was about three feet up. Taking in the rest of the room she finally noticed where the light was coming from… a porthole. Emma slid off the bed the floor was cool but smooth. She walked over to the porthole, swaying slightly from side to side, holding onto the bed to steady herself. As she peered out, all she could see for miles and miles was water. That was it, water everywhere. What the hell?! Emma's eyes drifted to the other body laying a foot from where she stood. She recognized that dark hair, her mind flashed back to the last thing she remembered, Regina storming away from her. She placed her hand on Regina's shoulder, her skin felt so soft beneath her finger tips as she ran her hand down her arm.
Regina's eyes flashed open and her confused, startled eyes caught Emma's. "Ms. Swan what are you doing?" she barked out as she sat up and pulled back against the wall. Emma stepped back startled herself "I… uh…" Emma tried to come up with something but stood their open mouthed unsure of herself. Regina's dark eyes were fixed on her, she remembered looking into them, gazing into them while they sat on the couch. "Something's wrong, I… I uh… don't know how I got here, wherever here is. The last thing I remember is having dinner with you and um…" she trailed off.
Regina assessed her, her body language seemed to exude utter confusion, so she was inclined to believe her. "Well Ms. Swan, after that night you ran off with Mr. Gold, took Henry on a trip to NY where he found his father and Gold his son. You were so lost on your issues with Neal when you came back that I was quite sure you'd forgotten that night. Now thanks to him bringing his crazy fiancée here we are chasing after her and her partner to find my son, our son, whatever. Here" as Regina waved her hand indicating their surroundings "would be the Jolly Roger as Captain Hook was so kind as to offer his assistance as we chase them through Neverland. You must have lost some of your memory when we went through the portal, it should return to you."
Emma stumbled back, hitting her back against her bed hard, knocking the wind from her. She dropped to the floor trying to catch her breath as tears, she couldn't hold back, streamed down her cheeks. Regina sat frozen for a moment. Emma's actions over the past few weeks had really hurt her, but nothing had changed for her since that night, she still deeply cared for this woman. Taking a deep breath she slid herself off the bed and wrapped her arm around Emma's shoulder trying to comfort her. "It's going to be okay Emma, we're going to get him back." She whispered soothingly into her ear. Emma looked up into her eyes, the tears continuing to fall, searching for assurance in what she was saying. Having found what she needed in her eyes, Emma buried her face in Regina's neck, sobbing. Regina almost felt bad for dropping everything on her so suddenly, it was painfully clear she honestly didn't remember anything.
They sat like this for some time. Regina just held her, running her hand up and down her back trying to comfort the distraught blonde. When finally the sobbing stopped and Emma's breathing started to return to normal Regina pushed her back slowly to look her in the eyes. She gently kissed away her tears, bringing her thumb across her cheeks to wipe away the remaining tears. "It's going to be okay, I promise." Regina smiled at her trying to reassure her.
Emma took a deep breath trying to reign in her emotions and get control. "Thank you Regina, I really appreciate this. I'm sorry I lost it that was just a lot to take in." Regina nodded understanding where she was coming from. She pushed herself up and offered Emma a hand to help her stand. Emma took her hand savoring the warm softness of it as Regina helped her up.
"Why don't you lay down for a bit and try and ease your mind, maybe your memory will start to come back to you?" Emma felt unsure of herself at that moment. "Would you stay with me?" She looked at Regina her eyes almost begging her to. "Of course Ms. Swan" Emma shook her head "Please call me Emma, Regina." Regina smiled and gave her a small nod. "Lay down Emma and I will stay with you." Emma obliged her, but then did something Regina didn't expect, she pulled on her hand silently asking her to lay with her.
Regina bit her lip contemplating if she was prepared for the hurt to ache inside her once more. "It's probably better if you have some time to yourself." Emma shook her head. "Please Regina, I don't know what I've done to you since that night, but I can only remember where we left off before the doorbell rang and I don't want to go back to where we were before that, I want to move forward from that moment."
Regina stood there staring in the face of this beautiful blonde, those blue eyes that she could get lost in. Her soft pink lips slightly frowning, her body language begging Regina for a second chance. She wanted to, she really honestly did. Just crawl up into the bed and pick up right where they left off, but what happened when Emma regained her memory and got all confused again with her feelings for Neal. Remembered that Neal was Gold's son and that Gold was Henry's grandfather, and got lost in the heaviness of all that. Maybe it would be different this time, maybe with the forced living arrangement she could help her through it and this time might be different? Maybe, maybe it could work. She didn't want to see Emma hurt anymore, so she plunged herself right back in to the shark tank and pulled herself up into Emma's bed.
"Okay, Emma, let's give this a try, but you have to make me a promise," Regina was inches from her face making sure that this point was not lost on Emma. Emma nodded her head, "What's that?" Regina paused for a moment looking for that dramatic effect that she needed this to have on Emma. "I need you to promise me that as your memories come back and it may be overwhelming for you that you continue to talk it through with me and that you do not put up a wall to me. I couldn't take if I lost you again to that. It was hard enough the first time, I'm not sure I could bare a second round."
Emma watched Regina as she carefully laid out her ground rules, it struck Emma that she honestly seemed hurt over what she could not remember. Does she really care for me that deeply? Why do I feel this incredible need to promise her the sun and stars if she would just be here with me right now?
"I promise Regina. I will keep communication open and no walls," she smiled to reassure Regina that she was serious. Regina returned the smile and shifted herself into Emma's little bed, she propped up the pillow and laid back on it, then opened her arms welcoming Emma to lay down with her, in her arms to be encircled with comfort and support. Emma snuggled into her, resting her head on her chest breathing in her divine scent.
They laid like this for some time, in quiet contentment, Just enjoying the feel of being together. It was one of those small joys in life that you could really only share with someone you had a very deep connection with. Emma really tried to concentrate on getting her memories to return, but this beautiful, sensual woman lying next to her was rather distracting. She studied every curve of her body, watched her chest rise and fall with her every breath. Feeling bolder Emma ran her finger tips over Regina's midsection, drawing small circles along her. Regina sighed softly, encouraging Emma to continue. She let her fingers run up Regina's side down her arm, back across her stomach and down her thigh. At this sensation Regina squirmed slightly under Emma, causing Emma to lift her head and gently place a kiss on Regina's neck. This set her insides on fire. The magic racing through her from that once kiss was immense, what did she do to me? Regina could not think straight, could not form any clear thoughts what so ever. Emma clearly had no control over her magic and had just sent a spark through Regina. It was positively driving her mad. She needed her, to feel her, to kiss her and feel the connection between them.
Regina looked into Emma's eyes and she could see the want, the need, the desire. She felt it too, through her core, in to her soul. "Let's finish what we started that night?" Emma questioned Regina. All she could do was slightly nod, the air around them was alive with their magic. Emma leaned down slowly as she closed her eyes, the anticipation growing within both women.
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