Regina helped Emma to clean everything up a while later, but decided to leave the lights at least that night. Once inside, Regina put the glasses and the plates on the dishwasher. "How did you even know where everything was?"
Emma shrugged as she entered the kitchen with the last chair, putting it in place. "It's not that hard. Glasses that cupboard, plates that one," she said pointing at each side of the Mayor.
Since they were finished, she was drawn to Regina, putting her arms around her hips. The Mayor smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Do I have to change my locks, Sheriff? You seem so familiar with everything in my house."
Emma brushed her nose with Regina, "Not everything, I think I need to be more in your bed to be familiar with it."
Regina suppressed an eyeroll, a smirk on her face, "Aren't you smooth?"
"Is it working?"
As an answer, Regina kissed her, pushing her backwards until her back it the counter. When the Mayor felt Emma responding to her kiss, her tongue slipping into her mouth eager to explore, she saw stars behind her eyes.
She led her outside the kitchen and on the way, Emma stopped her to kiss her again. "I think the bed will have to wait," she murmured as she pushed Emma into the living room. She kissed her again, unbuttoning the Sheriff's green shirt with skilled fingers, and Emma's hands fell to Regina's ass.
Regina moaned in her mouth, but separated to breathe, "It's my turn tonight."
Her lips reattached to Emma's neck, finally throwing her shirt open to reveal pale skin and pushing her to the sofa. Regina straddled her and looked down to her chest, moving unevenly because of her breathing.
She reached to touch her, her fingers sliding down her neck, past her collarbone and boobs to reach the button of her jeans. She went up again, staring at the beautiful body in display and then their eyes met. "You're beautiful," Regina whispered.
She kissed her again, now fully palming her breasts, first through the bra and after swiftly unclasping it feeling the soft skin under her hand. Regina wanted to touch her all at once, kiss her everywhere and she started on her neck, lowering down until she was on her knees before Emma.
Emma's jeans were tight, but they were no rival to Regina's strength, quickly getting rid of them and throwing them behind her back. She kissed up the Sheriff's both legs, stopping where they meet only to blow at the piece of clothe that still remained in place. She looked up to see Emma's wide eyes, following every move she made, and knowing that, Regina smirked before lapping there where she was wetter.
A satisfied moan coming from above indicated her she was doing well, and decided to not to tease anymore; not that night. She slid the panties down Emma's legs, which joined her jeans, and nipped at her inner thigh before fully dipping into her.
Soon Emma's finger tangled in dark hair, pulling her closer and guiding her as she rocked her hips, matching the rhythm of her moans. When she closed her hands into fist, Regina decided to speed up her pace until she collapsed groaning loudly. Definitely they weren't much of a quiet style.
She licked her lips, tasting Emma's sweet juices and felt a lazy tug, guiding her up. She obliged and when she landed on the sofa, Emma kissed her, "I knew that tongue could do so much more than bickering at me."
Regina felt the corner of her lips twitch up and watched Emma as she recovered her breath, her perfectly done nails drawing random things on her thigh. Her eyes roamed the toned body in front of her and bit her lip, tasting the remains of the Sheriff's juice. She found her body claiming for more, as her hands slid up her thigh.
Emma opened her eyes and smiled at her, "You up for round two?"
Regina's eyes met hers and smirked, "Maybe it's time we move to a more comfortable place." She stood up and offered Emma a hand with a promise of a long night.
There was round two, three and even four, until the fell on the bed, so exhausted that the moment their heads touched the pillows, their eyelids fell too heavy to stay awake.
Regina woke up to an unexpected weight over her body. She opened her eyes alarmed, her mind still waking up until she noticed what the weight was. She breathed out and leaned back on the mattress, feeling more relaxed. Emma moved and buried her face in the crook of Regina's neck, sighing in her sleep.
The Mayor felt a tug on her lips; lately her featured had softened, she smiled way more often and she was losing the constant scowl she had been used to wear. She had had a tough life, and had made the wrong choices, but finally her life was beginning to really have a meaning. She saw the future as something to look forward to rather to an endless suffering one way or the other.
Henry was slowly coming back into her life. He still preferred to stay at Emma's and that hurt Regina a little, but she understood he wanted to make up for the lost time. She just hoped one day they could get to a point in which he could stay some time with her and some time with Emma.
Or maybe even the three of us together.
Regina suddenly looked at Emma to check she was still asleep, as if that thought had been so loud in her head she might have heard. It wasn't the first time she had that thought, but it was the very first time there was actually an open possibility for that to happen.
She shook her head. They were still getting to really know each other. It was too soon to think about a future together; there was still time for Emma to find something she didn't like and regret their relationship. Yes, she had said she knew everything Regina had done in her past, but the Mayor didn't really know what included that 'everything' she knew.
Emma rolled next to her, finally opening her eyes and meeting Regina, "Mmmm morning." She brushed the sleep away from her eyes and realised her naked position over Regina's also very naked body, smiling proudly at it. "What time is it?"
The Mayor glanced over to the alarm clock, which hadn't rung yet she noticed. "It's just a quarter to seven."
Emma closed her eyes groaned, "Ugh I have to go to my place before going to work."
It surprised Regina she hadn't thought about that. Emma had spend the night at her place and probably her parents and Henry were wondering where she was, "Shouldn't they be worried you didn't appear last night?"
Emma shook her head as she stretched her back, sitting up in the bed, "Nah, they'll just think I went out for a drink with Rubes and stayed at her place."
"You go out to have enough drinks to have to stay at your friends on a weekday? What about taking Henry to school? And your job?" Regina asked with a scowl.
"Relax Regina; it doesn't happen as often as you think. I got it under control."
"You better. I wouldn't want Henry to start missing his classes because of that," she huffed crossing her arms.
Emma rolled her eyes, "As if he couldn't walk to school on his own." Regina just glared at her and the Sheriff showed off a smile, putting her hands around the Mayor's crossed arms. "I always get him there on time, don't worry. Under control remember?"
Regina pressed her lips in a firm line, but her postured had relaxed and it wasn't hard for Emma to uncross her arms. She leaned in and kissed her, before separating and pouting, "And now I should get dressed to get to work on time or the Mayor will kill me."
She pressed their lips together once again and jumped from the bed, picking up her bra and shirt. She looked around for the rest of her clothes until she stopped and raised a hand, "Right, the living room."
Regina waited until she left the room, watching her as she walked out, to get up and put a robe around her body. It was still early for her, but decided that she could start making coffee for Emma and for herself.
The Sheriff was pulling her shirt inside her jeans when she appeared on the kitchen, and stopped as she saw Regina making coffee. She was well aware Regina still had time to stay in bed, and yet there she was in a dark purple robe, with her back to hers, making coffee. She looked at the floor and saw Regina's bare foot. It looked so uncharacteristically on her that Emma couldn't help but to smile.
"You didn't have to make coffee."
It startled Regina, whose shoulders jumped, but she didn't turn, "Oh I know." But she kept doing it anyways.
Emma took a seat on a stool and yawned as Regina handed her the cup of coffee. The Sheriff swallowed quickly and felt the warmth liquid on her throat, while Regina took her time to finish it. Glancing at the clock, Emma furrowed her brows and hopped down the stool and kissed Regina without really giving it a thought.
"Gonna go now for real. See you around?"
"Okay, I love you."
It had escaped Regina's mouth before she could stop it. She didn't know where it had come from, she had just let it out naturally. It was too late to take it back, so she just watched Emma's reaction.
Emma blinked at her and smiled, but Regina saw it didn't quite reach her eyes. The Sheriff leaned in to kiss her again tenderly, but when she separated, she just said, "I gotta rush."
And before Regina could register what was happening, Emma was out of the door. Regina still had the cup in her hands and could only stare ahead. She had said she loved Emma, to Emma! She had considered it of course, but it was a truth she kept hidden inside her, not really wanting to give it a thought, and now she had just admitted it to both of them.
Her cheeks were red but not for the right reason. She was embarrassed. Embarrased it had slipped from her mouth against her will, embarrassed she had gone too far too fast, but mostly embarrassed about Emma's reaction.
She hadn't said it back, instead she had tried to avoid the answer with a smile Regina knew it wasn't genuine. Perhaps she had read Emma wrong, perhaps it had been too son, but one thing was clear to Regina when she finished her coffee bitterly.
Emma didn't love her back.