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Chapter 13

They walked home in silence, thoroughly enjoying it and wanting to delve in it for as long as possible. Their hands brushed slightly once in a while. Emma wanted to grab the brunette's hand so badly that it almost made her go crazy and instead of just touching the other woman, she decided to simply speak up in order to end that desire.

"What's your favorite flower, Regina?"

Regina turned to eye Emma who walked beside her and said swiftly, a small smile settling on her face.

"Bleeding heart."

The blonde furrowed her brows in confusion. This brunette-haired woman was so intriguing to her and liking a flower that was named that way was certainly interesting. Emma felt the urge to know more about Regina so she quickly asked another question.

"Why's that?"

Regina grinned at the blonde while thinking about what to say. When she seemingly found her response, she locked eyes with Emma and replied.

"Why do you like lilies?"

"I don't really know." Emma answered as she scratched her head.

The blonde honestly had no clue as to why she loved those flowers, but she someone knew that there had to be a reason for it. Emma thought that their scent was amazing and that they looked beautifully. Before she could think about her likings further though, Regina spoke up again.

"You'll see we don't necessarily need a reason to adore something or someone. Sometimes we simply do it even if it seems to be forbidden or pointless. I suppose affection or feeling is a strange phenomenon that cannot be grasped easily since everyone feels differently. It often doesn't make sense at all."

The brunette was lost in her thoughts before she looked at Emma again. Once she seemed to have regained her composure she chuckled lightly and carried on.

"Does that even make sense, dear?"

"Yeah, I guess it does." Emma answered swiftly, crinkling forehead while thinking about what the older woman had just explained. Regina was right about what she had said. Feelings were fluid and sometimes inexplicable.

They continued their walk down the sidewalk, occasionally catching glimpses of one another and shyly looking away when feeling caught. As they crossed the street, the blonde spoke up in order to ask about a matter that had been on her mind for some time now.

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

"No, I don't." Regina replied as her heart turned cold and an emotionless expression started to graze her face.

The blonde's mood instantly worsened as well due to Regina's troubling state. Emma wanted to make her feel better more than anything but also longed for the reason as to why the brunette didn't believe in it. Emma muttered as she kept on looking at Regina worriedly.

"Why not?"

"I cannot remember experiencing it and I suppose it is nothing more than a lovely thought made up by humans who feel lonely. It surely would be nice and easy but I simply do not believe in its possibility."

The brunette's voice seemed huskier than ever before and tears almost started to spill. Regina had been lonely for years, which she had spent in that freaking town called Storybrooke. Even the memories of the Enchanted Forest that were still clouding her mind were only dark and awful ones. As beautiful and real as the dreams she had had the last days were and the way she felt around the blonde, she simply couldn't believe in something so pure and good. It would rival against everything she had ever known.

"I believe in it." Emma silently said, hoping that Regina couldn't hear. However, the latter had heard the small reply coming from pink lips.

"Why?" Regina whispered back, intently eyeing the apparent Savior.

"I just do. It's like love or feeling, you know. It's inexplicable."

The brunette chuckled and the indifferent expression on her face vanished within the blink of an eye. She locked eyes with Emma and smiled at the blonde, warming up inside at the sight. Regina nonetheless didn't want to acknowledge that love made her feel that way.

After another while of walking, they reached the brunette's apartment. As they stood in front of each other, smiling and getting lost in each other's eyes, Regina spoke up teasingly.

"Thank you for this wonderful evening although I suppose it calls for revenge since I have entirely outperformed you in almost every matter."

Emma laughed lustily for a moment and the brunette joined her after a second. As their giggles slowly toned down, the blonde replied with a broad smile on her face.

"Well, firstly you're welcome. And second of all, I was just letting you win. I still wouldn't say 'no' to revenge. I would kick your ass the next time, you know."

Regina breathily chuckled at the blonde's goofiness before she gave a small response.

"Whatever you may say, dear."

The blonde obviously didn't know what to say anymore as they broadly grinned at one another. Instead of speaking up, both of them just enjoyed the quiet for once.

Regina stared into emerald orbs and stepped closer without knowing why and without knowing that this was just the inexplicable feeling called love. Emma also made a step towards the brunette, her eyes darting from chocolate eyes to soft, plump lips.

As desire rose within them and the distance obviously lessened between them, their breaths hit each other hard. The brunette felt as if she was internally exploding with the overwhelming feelings crashing her. Emma felt indeed differently. The blonde's skin was on fire, burning for touch. Her insides tingled and a thunder crashed through her heart. In that moment, Emma tried to prevent herself from erasing the small air between them and crashing her lips with the brunette's. She managed to stop midway, suddenly stepped away from Regina and quickly headed into another direction.

And Regina stood there, all alone once more, dwelling in another feeling than she had had seconds before. That feeling surely wasn't a good one. It reminded her of her dark memories, which she only wanted to forget. She felt so freaking lonely and the blonde had just walked away without even saying anything. Regina couldn't blame her though. Emma was a married woman and the brunette was pretending to be a flower lady and actually only tried to take advantage of the blonde. Maybe Regina deserved feeling abandoned and irrelevant.

One way or another though, the former Evil Queen couldn't let the Savior go just yet. She wouldn't give up that easily. Regina had finally found the person who could free her from her misery. Why in the world would she let that little hope slip through her fingers?

The dark-haired woman walked into her apartment and closed the door shut. As soon as she had changed into her nightgown, she lay down on her bed and wished for a dream that could tear her away from reality.