Regina and Emma made their way back to the Inn, in a comfortable silence while sharing the occasional adoring glance at one another.
Both were also in their own thoughts, about how they have come to have this unspoken attachment for each other, how being around each other is the happiest feeling imaginable.
And once they walked into Regina's room and Regina had removed her coat and sat on the edge of the bed and Emma sat down opposite in a chair.
Emma cleared her throat and said "I am sorry I didn't tell you sooner, about seeing your wings Regina"
"I know, I didn't know how to deal with it, but I think I am past that now and I want you in my life"
Emma smiled and they both shared a moment, before Emma asked
"How did you get to Storybrooke, I mean of all places, why here?" she tilted her head, staring at Regina.
There was a pause.
"I honestly don't know how or why, but I was venturing down a cavern and there was a bright light and I ended up in an alley, in this town"
"Sounds like Magic!" Emma said jokingly.
"Yes I believe so" Regina replied quickly.
Emma gaped for a second and then said "Really!"
"Yes, It's not common in my world but there is magic there"
Emma leaned back.
Of course, she thought to herself, before she noticed Regina fiddling with her hands in her lap and looking at Emma softly and the blonde felt a pleasant warmth surround them and felt a strong need to be closer to Regina.
And a moment later, she stood up and went to sit next to the brunette. Where she took her hands in her own and looked into her eyes, which seemed to show a flash of fear. She squeezed her hands and asked
"Are you really 27 years old?" she searched darkening eyes.
Regina gulped.
"I..I am one hundred and eight"
Emma's jaw hit the floor.
"Damn, you don't look that old" Emma said in disbelief and she unconsciously intertwined their fingers, which made Regina look down and she smiled widely, as her heart started to flutter wildly within her chest.
Emma truly was remarkable Regina thought to herself and she never stopped amazing her with her acceptance and understanding.
Emma meanwhile was now watching Regina with doe eyes, she could feel herself blush and her breathing become uneven. she knew, she couldn't bear to ever see Regina with anyone else and she needed to know now, once and for all if Regina loved her back.
She swallowed thickly, as Regina's darkened eyes gazed over her face, looking at the blondes lips and returning to emerald eyes many times.
"At the Diner, you told Robin there's someone else you, who was you speaking of?"
Regina's mouth suddenly went dry and she broke their gaze and joined hands and stood up, to pour herself some water.
"No one, I just thought it would be better, if I said I liked someone else" she replied uneasily, taking a few sips of water and thinking, I can't tell you its you, its always been you. she sighed.
Emma looked to the floor sadly.
"Oh, so there's no one that you could love?" Emma said weakly, still looking at a spot on the floor.
"I…I don't know" Regina replied, putting her glass down and then staring at Emma curiously.
Emma then frowned and she took a breath, before looking back up to meet Regina's gaze.
"Well, I have found someone who I am in love with" she declared.
Regina held her breath.
"I think I have loved that person since the first time, I saw them" she smiled widely at Regina. Who felt a sudden ache, that Emma loved someone and it obviously wasn't her.
She put a hand to her stomach.
"It's not that Killian is it? he doesn't deserve you" her stance suddenly stiffened a little.
Emma gaped momentarily.
"Are you really that blind?" Emma snapped and she stood up, putting a hands on her hips.
"Blind?" Regina replied, confused.
Emma immediately softened, at the way the brunette was looking at her with a look of confusion and sadness.
"It's not Killian" she said lowly, which made Regina relaxe slightly and she unconsciously smiled, which made Emma smirk.
Emma then stepped closer to the brunette, who was still rooted to the spot.
"The person I am in love with, (she smiles widely) is amazing and clever, she makes my heart race and she makes me happy, apart from when she ignored me for over two weeks, which felt like forever " she watches Regina's stunned expression and hopes with all her heart, that Regina feels the same.
Regina just stares into Emma's eyes for a long moment, seeing nothing but sincerity and pure emotion in them, she thinks is it really me? before she lets out a sob of joy.
Emma immediately takes her hand, tears forming in her own eyes.
"I love you, Regina" Emma says softly.
Regina lets out another sob and she squeezes Emma's hands.
"But I am not like you...how can you love me" she says lowly and shakily in disbelief.
Emma scoffs "you are human, the only difference I can see, is your wings and I think they are beautiful, every part of you is beautiful, you make me feel like a love-sick teenager, its pathetic, but I don't care because I'm in love with you." she smiles brightly and her heart beats wildly in her chest and she feels her hand slightly tremble.
Unleashed tears now flow from the brunettes eyes, she feels as if all her names days have come at once.
She takes a breath.
"Oh Emma" she says with raw emotion "I love you, I believe I have loved you, ever since the day we met at your apartment'
Emma beamed and her eyes sparkled in the light of the room, as she whispered "Really!" whilst her heart swelled with happiness and joy of returned feelings.
"Your everything to me Emma and my heart is yours...I never believed...I would ever have this" Regina breathlessly whispered.
"You never believed you would be loved?" Emma muttered in surprise.
"Not like this, their was a few that could have been... long ago, but when I kissed them for the first time, I knew we weren't true loves and I longed for my true love, anything else would mean less, so I never went any further with them."
Emma tilted her end curiously "Even if that meant never being with anyone?"
Regina nodded.
"Wait..are you saying that you know from kissing someone, that their your true love?"
Regina smiled "I believe so" she squeezed Emma's hand and Emma took a breath.
"Well, I think all that matters is how we feel about each other and I don't want to wait any longer to kiss you"
Regina gasped.
"If your let me" Emma added with a nervous grin.
Regina nodded, even though a hundred emotions were swirling around inside of her and what if Emma wasn't her true love!, but before she could think any further Emma put her hand to her face, where she cupped her cheek with one hand and stared lovingly into her loves eyes.
"You're so beautiful" Emma whispered so softly, that Regina felt goosebumps and her wings fluttered, she knew in that moment that even if it wasn't confirmed by their kiss, this was love for her, she had never felt such happiness and love for another.
She then placed her hands on the blondes hips and Emma leaned in ghosting her lips over full ones. Regina's breathing hitched and that's when Emma gently pressed on them and started to move her soft lips, against Regina's full ones.
The brunette moaned into the kiss and suddenly, as if being blinded, there was a flash of white, it overwhelmed them and filled them with everything Regina was told about and more.
And after a moment, Emma pulled back slightly and breathlessly whispered "Did you see that white light?" her eyes searched brown ones, as she held her close.
"Yes" Regina whispered happily, with a smile so wide and with eyes as wet as they had ever been.
Emma went doe eyed and immediately took the brunettes lips with her own again, spending long minutes kissing passionately and running hands through hair and down backs. Neither had felt such happiness in these moments, it brought them to their knees.
And as Emma slowly made her way down the brunettes neck, nibbling and kissing soft olive skin, she asked "Will you go on a date with me tomorrow night?"
Regina beamed, her face was flushed and her body on fire.
"Y-ES, yes I will" she replied in a hoarse voice.
Emma smirked and pulled herself up to meet her loves gaze and moments later, they ended up in an embrace on the bed, kissing and raking hands over each other and then Regina whispered "don't go home tonight, don't leave me here, without you"
Emma's heart swelled, at her loves sweet words.
"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere...I've got you" she whispered back sweetly and Regina's heart swelled even more within her chest, as she brought her hand up, to stroke away loose strands of blonde hair from her loves face.
Yay sweet SQ fluff but sorry guys, something is going to happen before they can have their happy ending!