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Regina was exhausted when she got home, greeting Henry and Ree in the kitchen before heading upstairs to change before she made dinner. When she finished changing her clothes, she noticed the hamper was too full, so she picked it up and walked down the hall to Henry's room. Pushing the door open, she spotted a couple of shirts hanging off his desk chair, and she picked them up, sighing at his unmade bed. She pulled the duvet up, straightening it a little and noticed something silver out of the corner of her eye.
Regina turned and looked at it, eyes widening when she realized what it was, and what was in the trash bin beside it. Furious, she walked to his door and yelled, "Henry Daniel Mills, you get up here, now! Alone!"
Henry froze in the kitchen, his eyes wide and blood running cold. It had been a long time since his mother had sounded that angry and broken out the full name. "Uh, be back," he said quickly, and sprinted up the stairs, knowing that whatever the problem was, dawdling would only make it worse.
Ree watched Henry walk away, worried about what he could be in trouble for. Surely his mother couldn't know what they had done that day.
Folding her arms over her chest, Regina leaned against his door, trying her best to calm down before he got to her.
Nervously, Henry approached, asking, "Yeah, Mom?"
"Would you like to explain to me why there's a used condom in your trash?"
"Uh…" Henry glanced into the room, awkwardly shifting from foot to foot. "Because I forgot to empty the bin?"
Clenching her jaw, Regina waved one hand into the room. "Do not give me that lip, Henry. You know perfectly well what I mean!"
Straightening, Henry squared his jaw and calmly stated, "I'm not going to apologize for being intimate with my fiancée."
Regina raised her eyebrows, running her tongue along the inside of her teeth. "First of all, you agreed, not until we were certain she wasn't going back! You know they can kill her for that! Secondly, your what?"
"She wasn't physically a virgin, Mom," Henry sighed, the morning of talking, cuddling, and Googling having proved insightful. "She rides horses, remember? There's no more proof now than there was before she even got here. And yes, my fiancée. I told Ree that I want to marry her, and she agreed. We want to get married."
"You are children! You're not even old enough to get married, Henry. And putting that fact aside, and her physical condition before you two... Henry, you promised me," she hissed, disappointment lacing her words.
"I know, Mom," Henry sighed. "And I'm sorry for disappointing you. I thought it was a promise I could keep, but it wasn't."
Shaking her head, Regina opened her mouth to speak, then thought before she said anything. After a moment of considering her words, she said, "Ree and I are going to Emma's. You can order some pizza or go to Granny's for dinner."
"'Kay," Henry nodded, sighing again. "When will you be back?"
"I... don't know. But I need to speak to her about this situation before I say or do something to make this worse, and I don't trust you to keep yourself out of Ree," she bit. "I'm sure you'll survive a few hours."
Henry's eyes narrowed and he clenched his jaw, but didn't say anything, just nodded sharply.
Regina then took her laundry downstairs, along with what she'd gathered of Henry's and started a load. She pulled Ree along, telling her they were going to visit Emma. The girl apparently knew better than to question Henry's absence.
They walked the short distance to the Charmings' place, where Regina asked Snow, David and Neal to keep Ree company while she spoke with Emma, also asking Snow where Emma was.
Emma looked up from the TV when Regina entered the rec room. "Hey, what's up?" she asked curiously, motioning to the free end of the couch. Chuckling, she added, "Giving the kids a bit more alone time?"
"No! That's apparently the last thing they need!" Regina huffed, dropping onto the couch uncharacteristically. "Ree's in the living room."
"Okay," Emma drew the word out. "So… what's up?"
"They had sex. And Henry... I just needed to talk it out with someone... well, with you, before I said or did anything too mean, I guess."
Emma nodded in understanding. "Okay, so… what does that mean for Ree?"
Sighing, Regina closed her eyes and pressed her head back against the couch. "I don't know. Henry said she wasn't physically a virgin anyway, because of horseback riding, but I don't know. I bled with the king, but... I suppose that could have been from other things."
Wincing slightly as she thought back to Ree's earlier comment about the king being known for being kind, Emma sighed. "Yeah, there's that. Do you believe that she wasn't physically a virgin? And more importantly, is that something that would be believed in the Enchanted Forest?"
"I don't know, Emma, I really don't." Regina looked over at the blonde sadly, shaking her head. "Even if it was, and George or James believed her, Cora would certainly punish her."
"Even if it was caused by riding?" Emma asked, not quite in disbelief (she had, after all, met Cora).
"Even if. Cora would never believe her." Shifting to face Emma better, Regina lifted her hands, palms to the ceiling. "But I'm more upset that Henry broke his promise to me. Twice in less than a day. First, I found them in bed together this morning, then... this."
"Regina…" Emma sighed quietly, running her fingers through her hair.
"What? Am I wrong for being upset? I don't know what to do anymore!" she groaned, fingers tugging at her others.
Shaking her head, Emma shifted closer on the couch. "I get it, Henry's always been a good kid, keeping his promises, doing as he's told, for the most part. And this is really important to you, because she pretty much is you. But… it's important to him, too, you know? They're teenagers, they're in love. I mean yeah, it would've been a lot easier if they'd waited until we knew for sure she wasn't getting sent back. But when you're that age, when you have the freedom and the ability and the desire, it's hard to wait. It's impossible to wait. I'm not saying he made the right choice, I'm just saying that maybe, to him, it wasn't so much of a conscious thing."
"They haven't even known each other a week, Emma! Oh. Apparently they're engaged. That's why he doesn't feel bad. Because she's his fiancée." She shifted again, pressing her shoulder to Emma's and sighing at the comfort.
"Not everything takes years to develop," Emma pointed out. "I mean, isn't that what all that True Love stuff is about? An instant connection, just knowing that the other person is supposed to be in your life? Besides, they're not old enough to get married anyway. Being engaged… it's words. Strong words, sure, but they're not bound together, Regina." Shifting and turning slightly, Emma hesitantly turned Regina's face toward hers. "She's not the naive young girl being forced into a marriage she doesn't want. They have to wait, legally, and we can address the marriage thing then, okay? We've got time."
Henry's words rushed through her head, the words about her and Emma and in this proximity, she badly wanted to do something, to prove to herself she was worth someone's affections, but she wasn't certain enough that Emma did return them, so instead she just nodded. "The only time he ever lied to me this much was that first year, when... well, when you came to town. When I was just the Evil Queen in his eyes."
Wincing, Emma looked away. "I'm sorry, Regina. Even though the curse turned out to be real, I… I wasn't helping Henry because I believed in it. I was helping him because I didn't like you. And that was really terrible of me. But that said, I don't believe Henry has actually lied, has he? Broken promises, yeah, but actual lying?"
"Maybe you're right," she allowed, dropping her head. "Maybe I'm just overreacting. You know... he told me this morning that he wants me to be happy, no matter who it's with, and I want the same thing for him, but does it have to be so fast?"
Emma breathed out a small laugh. "I know, right? Last week he was only slightly interested in dating girls, and now he's completely head-over-heels. I guess you can blame me for that, I was like that at his age, too."
Wanting to move from the topic, she asked Emma curiously, "Why aren't you dating anybody? I mean you haven't really since Hook, why is that?"
Emma froze for just a second before shrugging casually. "There aren't any decent men in town."
"... And women?" Regina asked, her voice a touch too soft for her taste.
Licking her lips quickly, Emma looked back at her. "Maybe there's one," she hedged, matching Regina's tone. Ree's words earlier about Regina liking her flitted across her brain, and she wondered if the girl had actually seen something she'd missed.
Dropping her eyes to Emma's lips before looking up again quickly, Regina rolled her lips into her mouth, then asked, "Who?"
"Does it matter?" Emma asked, after swallowing hard. "I always thought she barely tolerated me."
Everyone in town adored Emma from the moment they met her, everyone except Regina, and that was what told her maybe Henry was right after all. And maybe... Sensibilities be damned, Regina thought, leaning closer and whispering, "Don't hurt me, Swan." She then pressed her lips softly to Emma's, eyes fluttering shut at the contact.
Exhaling slowly through her nose, Emma brought one hand up to cup the other woman's cheek, holding her in place as she met the kiss, her lips moving slowly against Regina's.
When Regina realized that Emma wasn't pushing her away, but holding her close, she slid her hand around the blonde's neck, tangling her fingers in long tresses.
Emma let out a quiet moan, parting her lips to deepen the kiss. Ree was right, she thought through the haze that was quickly fogging her brain.
Matching Emma's motions, Regina parted her own lips, sliding her tongue past both sets of lips and into the other woman's mouth. She then moved her free hand to a slender, jean-clad thigh, squeezing gently.
Wrapping her other arm around Regina's waist and curling her fingers in the other woman's shirt at the small of her back, Emma sucked on the tongue in her mouth, then ran hers along its length.
Regina used the hand in Emma's hair to pull her closer, kissing with more energy than before. She had spent far too long wanting this and not having it to let go just yet.
Emma moaned again, tightening her hold on the other woman as well, feeling entirely too blissful to stop.
"Emma, David and I are introducing Ree to hot cocoa, would you like-Oh!" Snow froze in the doorway, her eyes wide as she stared at her daughter making out with her former step-mother/enemy.
Regina's eyes snapped open and she jerked away from Emma, bringing her hands to her lap. "Uh... Ree and I should probably go... I-uh, right, I'll see you later, Emma." She stood quickly, avoiding Snow's eyes.
"Regina, hang on a sec," Emma stood as well, waving her mother away. Once Snow was out of sight (although surely listening at the doorway), she took the brunette's hand, pulling her close. "This is… this is something, right? Me and you?"
Regina nodded slowly. "Yes. If I'd known sooner that you... I would have... I didn't want to get hurt."
"I don't want to hurt you," Emma replied softly, with a slightly goofy smile as she leaned in for another light kiss.
Humming into the kiss, Regina smiled as she pulled away. "Good. I'd have to send our trouble making son after you."
"Don't be too hard on him?" Emma requested, shrugging. "He's trying to do the best he can, too."
"I'll be reasonable," Regina promised, squeezing Emma's fingers. "I'll see you soon?"
Grinning so widely her cheeks hurt, Emma nodded. "Bet on it."
With that, Regina opened the door to see Snow standing there with an obnoxious grin on her face. Pushing past her, without acknowledging the look, she headed out to the kitchen, got Ree and told the guys goodbye.
When they got home, Regina found Henry in the kitchen, and she asked Ree if they could have a minute alone. The girl nodded, leaving the two of them, so Regina leaned against the island, tapping her fingers on the surface.
Henry stared intently down at the pizza box in front of him, holding a half-eaten slice in one hand. After a long silence, he sighed and dropped the pizza back in the box and turned to face his mother. "So? What's the punishment?"
"I don't have the energy to punish you when you should know better. I'd like to think you respect me enough that losing my trust is punishment enough. But I don't know anymore." Regina looked at him with weary eyes and shook her head. "And while I don't want to have this discussion with you, you need to know. I did more horseback riding than that girl, because I had a year on her before I got married, and my physical state was satisfactory to the king, so I want you to think on that and consider what will happen if, for some reason, she cannot stay."
Turning back to the pizza, but making no move to continue eating, Henry said in a hoarse voice, "Do you really think I haven't thought about that? That I haven't been thinking about that practically since she got here? Don't you think it kills me to know that she could… that they could…" he trailed off, shaking his head. "I know how bad it would be for her. We talked about it. We spent half the day talking about it. And since we're already in TMI territory, I was gentle. She didn't bleed. And I'm not fully developed yet, so yeah, maybe if I was a sixty-something king, maybe my dick would be bigger, but it's not. So, y'know, there's that."
Squeezing her eyes shut, Regina bowed her head, shaking it and sighing. "The hymen isn't deeper than a penis, Henry," she sighed, flinching at the use of that word. "And-"
"Regina?" Ree called hesitantly from the doorway to the kitchen, gaining the attention of both people at the island. "I wanted to. I asked Henry... It was my idea."
"Ree," Henry protested. "You don't have to say anything. I can handle this, it's okay." Even though he knew his mother was less likely to be angry at Ree than him, he still wanted to keep her out of the older brunette's line of fire.
"No, that isn't fair, Henry." Ree stepped further into the kitchen, moving to his side. "I don't... I wanted to be with Henry because I wanted my first time to be with someone I care for, someone I love. I don't know if I'm going back or staying here, but I can't say that I care, even if I'm going back. I've experienced more happiness in my short time here than I did in seventeen years at home, and if I can't be with Henry, I don't think I could ever love someone else, so I can't say I care what may happen to me if I am to return."
"Ree, you don't know what is to come in your life, you don't know what they'll do," Regina argued.
"At the very least I know what my mother will do, and what I experienced was worth any pain she has to give."
"Ree," Henry breathed out, taking her hand in his and twining their fingers together.
Ree looked from Regina to Henry, smiling brightly through misted eyes.
Regina groaned internally, both in awe at their affection for each other and pained by it. "Can you please at least keep your word not to do anything when I am home?"
Nodding, Henry immediately answered, "Yes." There was no way he wanted his mom to overhear him having sex. With anyone, but especially not with a younger version of her.
"Fine. I'm going to bed. And don't run any water, please, for at least half an hour," she muttered turning away from them with a weak wave. Regina hated how different things had become in just a week, but she was the one having the hardest time, and she needed to deal with that on her own.
"Thank you, Regina," Ree muttered, looking down as the woman walked away.
"Want some pizza?"
Regina woke Saturday, still slightly upset with Henry, but less so than she had imagined she would still be. She also had spent much of the previous night thinking about her kiss with Emma, and she refused to admit to herself just how satisfying it had felt. Pulling on her robe, she checked Ree's room to make sure the girl was in her own bed, which she was, so she quietly shut the door and made her way downstairs to start breakfast.
Snow shifted the casserole dish in her hands to knock lightly on the door, a cheerful smile on her face as she waited to be let in.
Regina furrowed her brow and checked the clock for the early time. Sighing, she walked to the front door, pulling it open to see Snow. She raised an eyebrow, waving the other woman into the house. "Good morning, early morning."
"I was hoping to catch you before you started breakfast," Snow admitted, making her way to the kitchen. "I brought breakfast."
"That was... nice, thank you." Regina took some plates from the cupboards and smiled awkwardly. "Can I ask what prompted this visit?"
Henry yawned as he made his way downstairs, hearing voices in the kitchen and assuming that Regina and Ree were both already up. Until he tuned in to what was being said, prompting him to stop just outside the door, listening.
"I thought we could talk about last night," Snow suggested, blinking innocently at the other woman. "About you and Emma."
Regina shook her head. "I thought you'd learned your lesson about butting in on who I kiss."
"I'm not interfering," Snow protested. "I'd just… like to know… what your intentions are. Toward my daughter."
"How traditional of you," Regina answered dryly, pulling a serving spoon from a drawer. "I don't know, but they're not bad ones. We... that was our first kiss, all right? We haven't even talked about it, because you interrupted."
"Ohhh," Snow breathed. Then frowned slightly, asking, "Really? Because I always kind of thought you and Emma had… a thing. She just always denied it."
Around the corner, Henry listened intently, one hand over his mouth to keep in a victory cheer. Ree was going to be thrilled, it had only taken one day for them to get together.
Blushing furiously, Regina shook her head. "No, but apparently, everyone knew we were interested in each other except us."
Tilting her head, Snow asked, "What do you mean? Has someone else mentioned it to you?"
"Uh, Henry, actually," she answered, clearing her throat.
"Really?" Snow leaned against the counter, her arms crossed over her chest as she looked at Regina with interest.
Deciding that continuing to eavesdrop was getting creepy, Henry stepped into the kitchen, saying, "Yeah, but Ree pointed it out to me."
Regina pinched the bridge of her nose, sighing heavily through gritted teeth. "How much did you hear, Henry?"
"Uh…" Henry shuffled his feet sheepishly. "You and Ma kissed last night?"
Snow hid a smile in her hand, glancing between the two.
"Are you determined to forget every lesson I've ever taught you?"
"No?" Shrugging a little, Henry defended himself, "It was Ree's idea to get you together, when I heard Grandma say you kissed Ma, I had to get the details to report back." He smiled charmingly at his mother. "Besides, like I told you yesterday: I want you to be happy. So I'm happy for you and Ma."
"Just because we kissed once doesn't mean... Look, Emma and I don't even know what it means, so I would appreciate you all just dropping it until we do," Regina said, unamused.
Nodding, Snow chuckled lightly. "All right, if that's what you want."
Henry added, "Can I at least tell Ree? She's the one who pointed it out to me, and I don't want to keep secrets from her."
Groaning internally, Regina nodded. "Fine, tell Ree, otherwise no one else, please?"
Grinning, Henry nodded. "Sure. I'm gonna go tell her now!" He whirled around, sprinting out of the kitchen and making his way up the stairs two at a time.
"He's strangely enthusiastic about your love life," Snow noted with a small smirk.
"Yes, apparently. Not that I understand why. He needs to spend less time thinking about romance and more time thinking about superheroes again," Regina muttered grumpily.
Snow reached out and rested her hand on Regina's shoulder sympathetically. "He's growing up," she stated, a little wistfully, thinking about her own growing boy and the daughter she met as an adult.
Rolling her eyes, Regina pursed her lips. "Just because everyone keeps reminding me of that doesn't mean it's going to be any easier for me to accept."
"Says the woman I caught making out with my baby girl," Snow pointed out teasingly.
"She was an adult when you got her, that doesn't count. And she's thirty-five, not seventeen." Regina folded her arms across her front and looked at Snow pointedly. "You come to me once Neal has had sex."
Snow choked loudly, coughing and bringing a hand to her chest. "Sex?" she croaked out. "No no no, that's not happening. No."
"Yeah, well, I didn't think I had to think about it either," Regina sighed heavily.
Wincing, Snow rubbed Regina's shoulder. "I'm sorry. That has to be… Wow, he's young for that, isn't he? I mean, I was twenty-two."
"I'd like to say yes, but I was eighteen, and Emma had him at eighteen, it can't be so different than many kids in this world I guess."
Sobering, Snow softly pointed out, "You didn't have a choice."
Regina shook her head sadly. "No, I didn't. I'm pleased he got to choose, and that Ree got to choose, I just wish they'd waited."
"Maybe she was afraid of being pulled back to her world, where she wouldn't have a choice," Snow suggested.
"I'm really tired of you and your daughter being the reasonable ones," Regina grumbled. "It's strange."
Snow laughed, teasingly pointing out, "Regina, you cursed an entire realm, I don't think you can consider yourself one of the reasonable ones."
Raising an eyebrow, Regina gave Snow a pointed glare. "That was thirty-five years ago."
"I'm just saying."
"And just so you know, without my meddlesome child here, or at least, with only one here instead of two, I have no intention of hurting Emma. I've waited too long for happiness and I... I care too much for her to do that," she admitted, lowering her head.
Snow felt like her heart was going to burst with emotion, both at being referred to as Regina's child, even after everything they'd been through, and at the confession that the older woman cared for her daughter. Blinking away tears that insisted on forming, Snow told her, "I'm going to hug you, and you're going to accept it," and then did exactly as she'd warned, wrapping her arms tightly around the other woman.
Hesitating a moment, Regina brought her arms up, wrapping them around Snow and patting her back lightly. She didn't hold the hug long, only a moment before pulling back and shifting awkwardly.
Beaming, Snow stepped backward, recognizing when to make a tactical retreat. "You, Henry, and Ree enjoy the casserole. I should probably make breakfast at home before Pop-Tarts make the rounds."
"Thank you for bringing it. Have a good day," Regina said, walking Snow to the front door to see her out.
"You too, Regina," Snow returned softly, smiling as she left.
"Hey, Ma?" Henry grabbed Emma by the arm, pulling her into Regina's study. His other mother was in the kitchen making lunch, Ree helping her.
Emma's eyebrows rose as she was manhandled into the room. "Yeah, kid? What's up?"
Shuffling his feet, Henry glanced out the door, making sure nobody was nearby. "Um… I was wondering if you could… maybe get me a, uh…" his face steadily turned red, "box of condoms?"
Eyebrows nearly meeting her hairline, Emma asked, "You have money, Henry, you can buy your own condoms."
"Well… yeah, but… it's embarrassing," he mumbled. "And, and I don't really want anyone to know about me and Ree like that until after it's for sure that she can stay."
Rolling her eyes, Emma sighed. "You so owe me, kid."
"So you'll do it?" Henry asked, lighting up.
"Yeah, I'll do it. You're paying for them, but I'll buy them. Just this once. After this, you're on your own."
"Sweet!" Henry wrapped Emma up in an excited hug. "You're the best, Ma."
Chuckling, Emma hugged him back, before holding him at arms' reach. "Yeah, I know. Just don't tell Regina."
"Don't tell me what?" a familiar voice asked, approaching.
The two looked at the brunette standing in the doorway with one eyebrow arched expectantly. Henry flushed red again, but Emma kept her cool. "You don't need to know everything," she teased. "Henry just asked for a favor, and it's a little embarrassing for both of us."
Crossing her arms over her chest and furrowing her brow, Regina protested, when it comes to my son and my-" she cut herself off.
"Your…?" Emma prompted, grinning.
Regina lifted her chin defiantly, finishing, "My girlfriend."
The grin that spread across Emma's face could've powered Storybrooke for a month, and Henry rolled his eyes at the sappiness of his mothers. Thankfully, neither of them noticed.
Sighing as she looked at Emma, Regina shook her head, muttering under her breath that she couldn't stay stern when the blonde gave her that look, then she stalked back to the kitchen, slightly offended by her own inability to function when Emma gave her that 'happy puppy' grin.
Ree woke Tuesday morning in the plush bed Regina had allowed her to use, in the beautiful bedroom she was given, in Storybrooke. A smile crossed her face as she sat up in bed and leaned back against the pillows. She couldn't believe it. She was there to stay, she never had to go back to the Enchanted Forest, she didn't have to marry James, and she got to be with Henry for as long as they both lived.
Gleefully, she got out of bed and went to the chest of drawers she'd put her clothes in. Biting her lip, Ree pulled out the black lacy panties and matching bra she'd chosen at the store the week before, changing into them, then heading into the closet to pick out a chocolate colored halter dress that flowed around her curves and ended in the middle of her thigh. With a glance in the mirror, Ree smiled and left the room, walking down the hall to Henry's and knocking on the door.
Determined to get the most of his last few days to sleep in before school started again, Henry woke at the knock, and groaned softly before sleepily calling, "S'open."
Pushing the door open, she walked in and dropped heavily onto the bed, trying to further wake him. "Henry!" she whispered excitedly. "Henry, guess what day it is?"
"Mmm?" Henry cracked his eyelids open, blinking up at his way-too-awake girlfriend. "Tuesday," he answered, reaching an arm out for her to pull her close. "Shhh and cuddle. Sleep more, mmkay?"
Ree chuckled at him and pulled away teasingly. "Or maybe I'll go see someone who cares about the fact that I'm still here," she whispered playfully.
"Huh?" Henry's brain struggled to understand, and when the lightbulb finally clicked on, he snapped awake, his eyes wide as he sat up. "You're still here… You're still here!" he exclaimed loudly, laughing.
"I'm still here!" Ree said, just as joyfully as Henry had spoken. She wrapped her arms tightly around his shoulders, squeezing him against her and burying her face into his neck. "I get to be with you forever."
Henry wrapped one arm around Ree's waist, the other hand tangling in her hair as he breathed her in. "Forever," he agreed, holding her just as close as she was him.
"Do you think your mothers will be happy... or upset?" she asked, pulling back to give him a quick kiss.
Kissing her back, Henry smiled. "They'll be thrilled. You make me happy. That's what they want for me."
Returning his smile, Ree bit her lip and moved from his arms to get off the bed. "We should probably go downstairs, at least until your mother leaves."
Henry's eyebrows rose, and he grinned. "Oh? Do you have plans for after she leaves?"
"I may have something in mind to your liking," she whispered, biting her lip and blushing lightly. "I mean... only if you're interested." Giving him a playful smile, Ree backed up toward the door teasingly, tilting her head.
Following her out of the bed, Henry backed her against the doorframe, murmuring, "Oh I'm definitely interested, Trouble."
"You love it."
"I love you."
"I love you, too, Henry." Ree tilted her chin up, kissing him softly and feeling as though her head was in the clouds. She didn't care, she was too happy to chastise herself for it.
Henry returned the kiss, keeping himself from deepening it only because he knew there was a good possibility that his mother was already awake.
When she pulled away, Ree whispered, "Now you have something to think about during breakfast."
"Because I really need to get an erection in front of my mom," Henry whispered back, chuckling. "C'mon, lets go downstairs."
Sliding her hand into his, she walked with him down the stairs and into the kitchen, finding Regina awake already and preparing breakfast.
"Good morning you two," Regina said, giving them a warm smile. She had already checked to see that Ree was still there when she'd woken up early that morning. "So... I suppose I can say welcome to your new home."
"Thank you," Ree answered happily, grinning once more and noting that her cheeks would likely be sore by the end of the day with all the happiness she was experiencing.
Henry grinned as well, sitting on one of the island stools and pulling Ree onto his lap, his arms wrapped around her waist and chin resting on her shoulder. "I think this is the second best day of my life," he decided.
Regina didn't ask what the first best day was, certain she didn't care to wonder. "Well, I made sausage, just need to finish the eggs and I'll be off to work. Ree, we'll have to take you to get more clothes soon, since you're staying, and find something to occupy your time when Henry goes back to school soon."
"You don't get your lessons at home?" Ree asked Henry, giving him a confused look.
Henry shook his head, "Nope. Here we go to the school and are grouped into classes of other kids our age to be taught. This is gonna be my last year."
Nodding, but slightly disappointed, Ree thought about how she would spend her days. "I don't know what I could do."
"We'll figure something out, dear," Regina said, flipping the eggs in the pan, then pulling out two plates.
Henry snuck a kiss to Ree's shoulder, suggesting, "Maybe you could help Belle in the library, or help out at the stables."
"Oh, I would love to work at the stables! That would be wonderful!" Ree said excitedly.
Regina looked away from the pair, a stab of pain filling her gut at the thought of Ree working in the stables. Pushing it down, she slid the eggs from the pan to their plates. "All right, I'll be home just after five. I'll see you two later."
"Have a good day, Mom," Henry called after her as she left, and when the door closed behind her, he kissed Ree's shoulder again. "Breakfast, and then your secret plans?" he asked teasingly.
Nodding playfully, Ree moved out of his lap to get her plate, then loaded several pieces of sausage onto Henry's plate. "I'm afraid you'll need your strength," she told him, lowering her voice slightly.
Henry almost did a double-take, Ree sounding much too much like Regina when she spoke like that. Instead of mentioning it, though, he simply replied, "That sounds promising."
"And I've been looking at more of those websites, so I'm not so naive," she whispered, cheeks flaring red.
"Says the girl blushing bright red," Henry teased, kissing her cheek, even as his body began to react to the thought of her watching porn.
Scoffing, Ree shook her head. "Just because I'm more knowledgeable doesn't mean that I'm not going to blush. It's just that the thought of us doing the things I saw is very... thrilling to me."
"Oh? And what things did you see?" He pulled her further into his lap, letting her feel the effect the conversation was having on him.
Nearly whimpering, she rolled her lips into her mouth, following the action with a smirk. "Just different positions. There was one with... um, with the woman on top. Oh, there were a lot of strange ones, like the woman on her hands and knees and the man behind her. I find that one strange," Ree muttered, scrunching her nose. "Why would anyone want to have sex how animals do?"
Henry groaned loudly, his hands moving to Ree's hips and squeezing. "There's um… there's a spot inside you that feels really, really good for you, and when the man's behind like that, he hits that spot," he explained, thinking about his own research that he'd been doing.
"Oh? And how is it you know this? Has my Henry been doing some reading and watching as well?" Pausing a moment, she bit her lip and asked, "Is that... is it something you would want to try?"
"Yes to both," Henry murmured, kissing her neck. "There's a lot that I want to try with you."
Ree ate her eggs far too quickly, eager to go upstairs. Once she finished, she muttered to Henry to hurry up, sliding off his lap and moving to stand behind him, teasing him with kisses against his neck as he had her.
Groaning, Henry hurried through his breakfast as well, finally standing and grabbing Ree around the waist, pulling her firmly against him and claiming her mouth in a deep kiss.
Returning his kiss for a long moment, Ree then pulled away and whispered, "We probably need to go upstairs before I decide to let you take me elsewhere in your mother's house."
Henry grinned slyly, backing her up against the wall and drawing her hands up over her head. "You mean like here? With your legs wrapped around my waist and gravity pulling you down even further into my cock?"
Ree let out a soft moan, nodding and pushing her hips against him. "Yes. But I have a surprise for you that would be wasted if you did such a thing."
"Mmm… next time, then," he promised, flicking her bottom lip with his tongue and pulling away.
"I'm not sure your mother would appreciate that," she chuckled, taking his hand and leading him to the stairs.
"What she doesn't know won't get me grounded," Henry joked as they returned to his room.
Smirking, Ree shook her head at him and shut the door behind them. She reached up, cupping his face in her hands and kissing him deeply, her tongue sliding out between her lips.
Henry hummed into her mouth, backing up toward the bed and pulling her down with him as he sat, so she straddled his lap.
Ree rocked her hips against him, moving her arms around his shoulders and running one hand through his hair.
Groaning, Henry gripped her hips, encouraging her movements as he pushed his tongue into her mouth.
She kissed him back eagerly, the building wetness between her legs making her ache in desire for him. "Henry," Ree panted against his lips.
"You're so hot," Henry whispered back, sliding his hands to her ass and squeezing rhythmically.
Ree pulled away from his mouth, looking into his darkened green eyes and smiling. "I think that you need to undress me."
Henry grinned, kissing her again and murmuring, "I would love to." Leaning back again, he slid his hands down her legs to the hem of her dress, pulling it up and over her head. When it was out of the way, his mouth fell open when he saw the black lace wrapped around her curves.
"I picked this out thinking especially of you," Ree told him, biting the corner of her bottom lip.
Henry groaned again, carefully tracing the edges of the lace. "It's amazing," he whispered. "You're amazing."
Shaking her head, Ree kissed him again, cupping his face in her hands. "I love you. I want to do all in my abilities to please you."
Henry smiled against her lips, but mimicked the shake of her head. "Just being you pleases me," he argued, even as he ran his hands over the smooth expanse of bare skin of her back.
Ree moved her hands down his back, fingers pulling at the material of his shirt until it was bunched at the back of his neck. She tugged at it, forcing his arms up so she could pull it off him.
Grumbling slightly at being forced to remove his hands from her body, Henry immediately wrapped his arms around her again once his shirt was off, and brought his mouth to her neck, kissing her pulse point.
Her head dropped back, allowing him extra room and Ree moaned. She wanted him, her need for him having tripled since they'd been together. Bringing one hand back to his head and holding him against her, she slid her other between their bodies, her fingers dipping into his soft pajama pants until she was touching his hardness.
"Yes," Henry hissed on an inhale, his hips twitching at the light touch. "Ree… can you… can you put your mouth on it?" he asked hesitantly.
Nodding, she slid out of his lap to kneel on the floor in front of him. Ree hooked her fingers into the sides of his pants, pulling them down, waiting as he lifted his hips to help her. She finished pulling them off, then pushed his legs apart and took him into her hand.
Henry pushed out a heavy breath, biting his lip and clenching his fingers in his sheet to keep himself from reaching out and drawing Ree closer.
Hesitantly, she lowered her mouth to him, licking the tip of his cock as she slowly stroked the base. Ree looked up at him as she lowered her head and wrapped her lips around him, sucking gently.
"Fuck," he whispered shakily, tensing against the urge to lift his hips. "That feels so good."
Taking his encouragement, she sucked a little harder, moving her head and hand a little, bringing her hand to meet her lips, then moving both back. She remembered the things she'd watched, and brought her free hand up to cup his balls.
Henry moaned, and gave into temptation, lifting one hand to push Ree's hair back and resting his hand there, fingers wound into soft waves.
Ree turned her eyes up to him and gave his erection an affectionate squeeze before looking back down to concentrate better. She lowered her mouth further over him until she felt too much pressure, learning her limits.
Fingers flexing slightly, Henry let out a strangled noise, his eyes closing and rolling back slightly. "That's amazing, baby," he breathed, forcing his eyes open again, watching her lips wrapped around him.
Pulling her mouth off, Ree kissed down his length, sliding her tongue out to lick his balls, then kissed each, stroking him in her hand.
Shuddering, Henry tugged on Ree's hair. "That's too much, baby, if you don't stop, I'm gonna come," he warned, biting his lip.
Ree pulled back, looking up at him. "Well, we wouldn't want that," she murmured, moving closer until his erection was pressed against her breasts and she tilted her chin up, using one hand to pull him down for a kiss.
Letting out a choking groan into her mouth, Henry reached between them, circling the base of his erection with his fingers and squeezing tightly. "Get up here," he whispered, moving his hands under her arms and pulling her to her feet. Once she was steady, he pressed kisses over her stomach and pulled the lacy panties down.
She rocked closer to him, watching him with a grin and cupping his chin to look up at her. "I want you very much, Henry."
"I want you, too, so much." Henry shifted on the bed, turning so his back was against the headboard, then reaching into his nightstand for the box of condoms Emma had gotten for him.
Ree climbed on the bed with him, kneeling beside him as she waited for him to tell her what he wanted, how he wanted her.
After carefully rolling the condom on, Henry bit his lip, looking at Ree. "When you looked at those videos… which ones did you like best?"
"I think... maybe the woman on top. But you said you wanted to try it from behind me," Ree offered, biting her lip with uncertainty.
Reaching out and taking Ree's hands to draw her closer, Henry brushed his lips against hers and murmured, "We have all the time in the world now… why don't you get on my cock?"
Raising her eyebrows at his words, she blushed and nodded. Ree straddled his lap, using her hand to hold his cock straight, then slowly lowered herself onto him. She let out a harsh breath at the slight burn she felt for just a moment, but whimpered as he filled her.
"Yeah," Henry sighed at the tight heat around him, and reached around her to unclasp her bra, tossing it aside. "Feels so good inside you."
"It does," Ree agreed, letting her body adjust to him. "It feels incredible having you inside me." She began moving her hips slowly, shifting forward, then moving back.
"You're so hot," Henry breathed, sliding his hands up her sides to her breasts, cupping them and flicking his thumbs over her nipples.
Arching into the touch, Ree kissed him, sliding her tongue along his lips. "You are," she murmured, continuing to roll her hips against him.
Opening his mouth to her and meeting her tongue with his own, Henry rolled her nipples between his fingers.
She let out a gasp into his mouth, humming her approval. Ree gripped his shoulders for leverage, pulling herself against him.
"That's it," Henry murmured encouragingly. "Take what you want, baby, whatever feels good."
Bending her neck, Ree moved her mouth to suck gently on his neck, just below his ear. She pressed up slightly on her knees, moving her hips in a small circle around him, as she had watched someone do, curious if it actually did feel good.
Moaning at the combination, Henry pinched her nipples and braced his feet on the bed, pushing his hips up.
"Oh, Henry, that's wonderful," Ree moaned, repeating the move, then lowering back down onto him, rolling her hips faster on him.
"Uh-huh," Henry agreed, moving with her and continuing his attentions to her breasts before bending his head down and capturing one tight nipple with his lips, sucking firmly.
Whimpering, Ree wrapped her hands around his neck, weaving her fingers together and holding him in place. She lifted her hips, then lowered over him, over and again until she felt that pressing need. "Henry... can you touch me?" she whispered.
Humming against her breast, Henry nodded, switching sides and sliding the hand not attending to her saliva-slicked nipple down her stomach to the wetness gathered where they joined.
"Oh yes," Ree cried, feeling her body push to the edge. Her hips started jerking out of her control as her muscles tensed and her hands held him tighter. "Henry!" she gasped, coming as he touched and filled her.
Henry groaned, feeling her walls contracting around him, and he rested his forehead against her chest, lightly tracing his fingertips over her clit, drawing out her pleasure, even as he held his own back.
Ree moved her hands back to his shoulders, gripping him to steady herself, returning to a consistent motion with her hips to bring him to pleasure. "You're so good, Henry," she breathed, kissing his hair.
"Mmm…" Sliding his hands to her hips, Henry shifted forward, dropping Ree onto her back on the bed and kissing her deeply. Slowly, he pulled out of her, even as his body protested. "Will you let me take you, Ree?" he whispered. "Will you let me fuck you from behind?"
She nodded, smiling up at him. "Yes." Ree slowly turned herself over, pushing up onto her hands and knees as she'd seen in the videos. "Is this all right?"
"Fuck, you're so sexy," Henry breathed, running his hands over the curve of her ass. "That's perfect." Holding himself with one hand, he ran the head of his cock up and down the length of her sex before slowly pressing in, groaning once his hips cradled her ass.
"Oh wow," Ree whimpered, reveling in the feeling. Somehow he felt bigger this way, and she mentally took back her distaste at the position.
Pulling back, Henry stroked into her again, watching his cock disappear inside her as he gripped her perfect ass.
Ree gripped the sheets beneath her, rocking back against him slowly, waiting for him to tell her if he wanted more, or if he preferred to do the work himself. "That feels wonderful, Henry. You feel wonderful."
"Oh yeah, Ree… Just like that, move yourself on me." Henry moved one hand to her hip, his thumb digging into her ass and pulling her open while he moved his other hand to his mouth, liberally wetting his thumb. After a moment, he put his hand back on her, just below the small of her back, and slid his thumb slickly over her ass as he stroked into her.
Letting out a squeak, Ree jerked forward and looked back. "Wh-what are you doing?" she asked, biting her lip and wishing she could see him better.
Henry's cheeks flushed red, and he took his hands off her. "Sorry, I just… Your ass is so hot," he tried to explain.
"That's okay," she said softly. "But I don't think I want to try anything like that." Ree looked down for a moment, then whispered, "I'm sorry."
Leaning forward, Henry kissed her shoulder blade. "It's okay," he whispered. "I don't want to make you uncomfortable. I'll stay away from your ass, 'kay?"
Ree nodded. "Thank you." Closing her eyes, she hoped she hadn't just ruined the moment for him.
Kissing her back a second time, Henry pressed into her again, stroking firmly and whispering, "You feel so good, Ree."
Smiling to herself, Ree rocked back slowly to meet his motions. "So do you, Henry."
Since he couldn't put his finger in her ass like he'd been hoping to, Henry gripped the full curves of her backside as he thrust into her and, his voice strained, he asked, "Can I go harder?"
Ree nodded. "Sure," she whispered, knowing he wouldn't hurt her.
Groaning, he sped up, beginning to pound into her. "Touch yourself," he directed breathlessly. "I want you to come again before I do."
"Okay," Ree breathed, shifting her balance, then bringing one hand to her clit. She rubbed it fast, side to side, whimpering as he moved into her.
"That's it," Henry encouraged, groaning as he fucked her. "You're so tight, Ree, you feel so fucking good."
Unsure of how to respond, Ree just moved with him, moving her hand as fast as she could over her clit. When she felt her body tightening again, the sensitivity from her last orgasm still there, she told him she was close.
Nodding quickly, Henry squeezed her ass, choking out a directive for her to come, as his hips jerked uncontrollably and he loudly groaned her name.
Her body tensed and tightened around him once more as her orgasm moved through her body, making her feel blissfully light all the way down to her toes. Slowing the work of her fingers, Ree panted, holding herself up on the bed despite the jelly-like feeling of her limbs.
Drawing in deep breaths, Henry slowly pulled away, pulling off the condom and tossing it in the garbage before flopping down on the bed and pulling Ree against him. "I love you… That was amazing."
"It was," she agreed, resting her head against his chest. "It was so amazing. And I love you, too."
Nuzzling her hair, Henry whispered, "I'm sorry I made you uncomfortable. I should've talked to you about that before trying anything."
Ree tilted her head back to look up at him, smiling self consciously. "You took me by surprise. I-I'm not sure that's something I would be interested in trying," she admitted.
"That's okay," he assured her. "Not everybody likes it. Actually, from what I read, most women don't like it. But if you ever change your mind, you know I'm interested. And we can always go as slow as you like, and I'll always stop if you ask me to."
Smiling, she kissed the corner of his mouth, then pressed her head back down on his chest. "Thank you for being so incredible, Henry. You really are such a wonderful man."
Henry shrugged a little sheepishly. "I just want to do everything I can to make you happy."
Ree nodded against him, turning her face just enough to kiss his chest. "Likewise. I can't wait to make you happy forever."
Tightening his hold on her, Henry kissed the top of her head in return. "Forever," he repeated in a somewhat reverent whisper.
"What do you think it'll be like? Do you think we'll enjoy sex for as long as we live?"
"God, I hope so," Henry chuckled. "But even if we don't… just being with you, being able to hold you. That'd still be a dream come true."
Satisfied with his answer, Ree wrapped an arm around his waist and smiled against him. "You're right. This would be enough."