Poison & Wine

Chapter 18

Emma had been up since 5:30am. She was startled awake by a nightmare she had. Ever since Sydney attacked Regina, she had been having sparse but consistent nightmares. They were a nuisance, but not anything the sheriff couldn't handle.

However, the downside to her nightmares was that she very rarely could go to sleep afterwards, so she had taken to jogging in the early hours of the morning. When she woke up around five that morning and saw the brunette sleeping soundly in her arms, she couldn't stop grinning. She didn't want to wake her because it was the mayor's day off, so she quietly slid out of the bed and borrowed a pair of shoes before she went jogging.

She made sure to leave a note before she left in case Regina woke up, but when she returned to the mansion around 6:15, the note was still on the end table and the mayor was wrapped up in a thick comforter. Emma smirked when she saw the older woman drooling on her pillow. Who knew Regina was such a hard sleeper?

The blonde decided to do something sweet and something she hadn't really done in years. She scurried down to the kitchen and raided the fridge. She was going to make her infamous breakfast, which was really just scrambled eggs and French toast. She thought about what Regina would enjoy for breakfast and sliced up strawberries for her. Emma also grabbed one of the honey crisp apples on the island with a smirk. She had the best idea to wake up the mayor. When she finished setting the serving plate, she poured a glass of apple juice and made her way back to the master bedroom.

She was delighted to see her newly acclaimed girlfriend still sleeping soundly. She glanced at the clock. It was 7:00. Emma placed the breakfast on an end table, grabbed the apple and jumped on the bed, next to her true love.

Regina awoke when she felt a dip in her bed. She squinted her eyes open and saw Emma grinning at her fully dressed in yesterday's clothes, sweating slightly. The blonde was holding an apple out to her, "Did you know that the Honey Crisp tree is the most vigorous and hardy of all apple trees?" She asked with a teasing tone.

The brunette recognized the words and rolled her eyes. "Emma-"

"It can survive temperatures as low as 40 below and keep growing!" The sheriff cut her off. "It can weather any storm. I know this girl, and she said that she's tended to one since she was little girl and to this day she has yet to taste anything more delicious than the fruit it offers."

"Are you done?" Regina asked as she sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, but Emma saw the small smile on her face.

The blonde took a bite of the apple and spoke, "I have to say, I pegged you as an early bird. I thought you'd be up at 5am sharp."

"Usually I do enjoy the morning, but I had a rather late night." The mayor reminded her. "What time is-" When she glanced at the clock she saw the plate of breakfast. A wide smile spread over her face. "You made me breakfast?"

Emma smirked and swallowed her food. "Yep! I thought you'd enjoy the only two things I can cook."

Regina laughed and sat up properly before grabbing the tray and placing it on her lap carefully. "I do believe no one has made me breakfast in bed before."

The sheriff shrugged. "Well you've never had a girlfriend before. These are the perks." She bit her apple again.

"French toast?" The mayor was impressed after she took a bite. "I can't believe you know how to make this."

"There's a lot you don't know about me, baby." She winked.

Regina flushed and chewed her food. "How long have you been awake? It looks like you ran a mile."

The blonde grinned softly and stole a strawberry from the breakfast tray. "I've been up for about two hours. I went for a jog."

Brown eyes widened slightly. "You've been up since 5:00?"

Emma shrugged. "5:30, really. I left a note for you in case you woke up, but it turns out you're a hard sleeper." She chuckled.

"I'm not a hard sleeper. I just don't wake up at 5 in the morning on my day off."

"You were drooling." The savior argued with a chuckle.

Regina scoffed. "I was not."

The blonde gave her girlfriend a knowing look. "Whatever you say, baby."

The mayor rolled her eyes playfully. "This breakfast is delicious, Emma." She said as she took a bite of the eggs.

With a shrug, the sheriff smirked. "Yeah, well when it's the only meal you learned to make, you become a master. I would stay, but I desperately need a shower-"

"You can shower here." Regina cut her off. "You don't have to. If you prefer your home shower then that's quite all right, but- I was just letting you know that if you wanted to, you don't have to leave just yet."

Emma smiled appreciatively at the older woman. "I don't want to leave, but my shirt is soaked in sweat and I don't have another one."

Regina smirked. "You're dating a powerful witch, my dear. Do you still have my blouse that Henry gave you?" The blonde nodded with a blush and the mayor made it appear on the edge of her bed.

The sheriff smirked. "Impressive. Can you make me some underwear why you're at it?"

"I'm afraid not." The brunette told her with a blush. Thinking about the savior's panties made her body heat up. "I can only conjure up something when I know what it is and what it looks like."

Emma shook it off and grabbed the blouse along with yesterday's jeans. "Ah well. Guess I'm going commando then." She winked at the mayor and went to leave the room.

"Where are you going?" Regina asked. "Use my bathroom unless you want to use Dove Men's soap and Head & Shoulders." She laughed.

Emma grinned. "Yeah, I'll just be in here." She pointed to the master bathroom and went in.

When Emma finished her shower she slipped on her clothes and dried her hair the best she could with the towel and stepped into the mayor's bedroom. She was surprised to find that no one was there. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. She tossed her damp towel in the hamper and walked down the stairs. "Regina?" She called.

"In the kitchen, dear!" She heard the woman call and hear faint clanking of dishes.

Emma walked into the kitchen and huffed in disbelief. "Can you never just leave a dish in the sink?" She asked with humor as she stepped behind the brunette and kissed a clothed shoulder.

Regina smiled fetchingly. "I could. I just never like to."

The blonde breathed in her girlfriend's hair and grinned. "How come you still manage to look absolutely delicious in the morning?"

Regina scoffed. "Please, I look awful."

"Nobody likes a liar, baby." The sheriff teased, her hands moving to lightly rub the older woman's shoulders.

The mayor moaned softly. "That feels good."

Emma smirked, her thumbs working out the shoulder blades. "Yeah?"

"Mhm." Regina groaned at the feeling.

"You're totally turning me on right now." The blonde revealed.

Regina laughed. "Same here, Sheriff."

Emma continued rubbing tense shoulders as her lips trailed kisses across a straining neck.

"Mm. Keep doing that." The former queen instructed. Emma happily obliged, but the doorbell ringing interrupted their moment. "Ugh! Why?" Regina whined quietly.

The savior laughed against heated skin and pulled away. "Can I answer it or would that be suspicious?"

Regina shook her head. "It's your day with Henry, so you're good."

"I'll be back, gorgeous." Emma squeezed her ass before going to answer the door. When she opened it, she saw Mr. Zimmer with Nick and Henry in front of him. "Hey guys." She greeted.

Henry looked confused for a moment, but he shook it off. "Hey Mom." He smiled. "Nick wants to borrow a game from me. Can we go get it?"

Emma nodded and opened the door all the way. "Sure, but hurry it up though because I've got to run to the station in a few and you're coming with me."

"Okay." Her son said as he and his friend scurried upstairs.

Mr. Zimmer stepped into the house wearily. "How are you doing Sheriff?" He asked.

The blonde smiled politely at him as they stood in the foyer. "I'm good, Mike. How about you? How's Ava?"

"A challenge." He chuckled. "Count your lucky stars you don't have one."

Emma laughed with him. "Trust me, I do. But don't worry, Mike, things will get much worse before they get better."

The man scoffed. "At least you're honest." He looked around the house best he could. "Is the mayor here?"

Emma nodded. "Yeah. She's just doing the dishes."

"I've been meaning to run something by you." Michael said. "The twins birthday is coming up and they said they wanted a dog, but I can't exactly leave town so I was wondering if you could pick one out for me. I know it's a lot to ask-"

"No, I'd love to." The blonde smiled. "I love dogs. Just text me what kind you're looking for and I'll make it happen."

"Mr. Zimmer, good morning." Emma heard her true love say from behind her. "How was Henry for you last night?"

The mechanic offered the brunette a courteous smile. "He was polite and respectful as always."

"He gets that from this one." Emma pointed to the mayor and laughed. When neither adult joined in on her laughter, she cleared her throat. "Well, I'm gonna go check on the boys. See what mischief they're up to." She climbed the stairs and left the two brunettes' behind.

"Well since you kindly hosted my son last night, next sleepover can be over here." The former queen offered.

"Thanks. I don't mind having them though. Like I said, Henry is very well behaved." Michael told her. "Which, I hear he gets from you." The man smiled.

Regina rolled her eyes with good humor. "Yes. I think everyone is aware that the sheriff isn't known for being well-mannered."

"All apart of the charm, I'm sure." The mechanic chuckled. "But you know that."

Brown eyebrows furrowed. "Excuse me?"

Michael opened his mouth to answer, but he was saved when footsteps came down the stairs. "All right, it's been great. Come on, Nick. Your sister is waiting in the car." He said in a rush. "Bye Henry."

"Bye Mr. Zimmer!" Henry grinned. "Bye Nick!"

"Bye Henry's moms!" Hansel said excitedly before him and his father left the house.

"Michael knows about us." Regina said as soon as the door closed.

Emma gave a confused look. "What?"

"Uh-oh." The couple heard their boy say.

Regina raised an eyebrow. "What did you do?"

Henry cringed. "I just told Nick that you liked each other. I promise I didn't say anything about true love."

"What?" The mayor yelled.

"Henry." Emma groaned.

"I didn't tell Mr. Zimmer!" The boy defended. "Nick said he wouldn't tell anybody!"

The mayor scoffed. "Because all eleven year old boys never lie."

Emma touched the brunette's shoulder to calm her down. "Relax. What did Michael say to you?"

"He talked about your charm. He said that he was sure I knew about said charm."

The sheriff started laughing. "That's it? You're freaking out because he said I was charming? Baby, think about who my dad is for a second."

Regina didn't find the humor. "You didn't see his face when he was talking to me."

"Nick wouldn't tell anybody, mom." Henry cut in.

"Yes, well I thought you wouldn't tell anybody and here we are." The brunette argued.

Emma ruffled her son's hair. "Kid, go text your buddy and see if he told his dad. Regina, a word in your office please." She gripped her girlfriend by the elbow and walked her to the home office. The blonde shut the door behind her and sighed. "What the hell was that?"

"Our son proved himself untrustworthy. I knew- I knew something like this would happen. Mary Margaret will probably know about this before dinner tonight and I'll be walking straight into World War III."

The sheriff rolled her eyes. "You're overreacting. Henry didn't tell the whole town. He told his best friend, just like I told my best friend. Nick didn't tell his dad."

Regina huffed. "You're putting a lot of faith in a pre-teen." She spoke.

"I'm not putting my faith in Nick. I'm putting my faith in Henry. He wouldn't have told anybody he didn't trust." Emma explained. "But you can't blame the kid for telling somebody. This- what we're doing- it's a big deal for him."

The mayor made a growling sound in her throat as she thought it through. "I know." She complained. "You're right. It's just that every time I turn around, there's yet another person who knows about us and every person who knows is another person who could tell Snow and if she finds out from anybody but us then who knows what she'll do!"

"You really think she's going to freak out, don't you?" Emma asked curiously.

Regina rolled her eyes. "Please. Freak out is an understatement."

The savior sat on the office desk. "I think she'll handle it better than you're expecting.

"I've tried to kill her, Swan. Multiple times. You read the storybook the other day. I vowed to destroy her happiness." The brunette reminded her girlfriend.

"But you've buried the hatchet with her." Emma pointed out.

The mayor nodded. "I may have buried the hatchet but this, us being together, she'll take that as nothing more than a clever ploy of mine to destroy her happiness, especially if we don't tell her ourselves."

"Well I have to say that if it is a clever ploy, you've thoroughly committed." Emma joked.

"Can't you be serious for once?" Regina demanded. "This is a very serious matter, Emma. I want our relationship to go smoothly. I'd like to be together for longer than six months."

"Me too." The blonde exclaimed.

The older woman ran a hand through dark hair. "Then quit joking around. I want you to realize that there's a very real possibility that your mother won't approve of our relationship and I want to know what you'll do if that's the case."

"Oh." Emma realized. "I get it now."

Regina became confused. "What?"

"You think I'll change my mind about us if my mom doesn't approve." The blonde accused as she crossed her arms.

The former queen scoffed. "That's… that's-"

"True?" Emma challenged. "Even after I asked you to be my girlfriend, told you I'm falling for you, you still think so little of me."

"I don't think little of you." Regina argued.

"No, you just think I can be easily swayed to hate you." The sheriff was offended. "Will you ever stop thinking that I'm so easy to lose?"

There was a knock on the office door. Regina walked over to answer it. "Hi darling." She greeted.

Henry handed her his phone. "Nick swears he didn't tell his dad." He showed her on their conversation.

Regina led out loud the most recent message from the boy. "He called your blonde mom a bombshell though. Whatever that is."

Emma busted out laughing. "Maybe you were right to suspicious, baby. Michael sounds like he really knows about us."

Brown eyes rolled before she handed the phone back to her son. "Thank you. I'm sorry for talking to you like that before."

"It's okay, mom." He said honestly. "I know you want to tell grandma before other people do."

"Go shower kid. We're going to the station soon." Emma informed him.

After their son left the room, Regina turned around to face her girlfriend. "I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop." She admitted honestly. Emma gripped the desk lightly and listened. "Everything is going well between us. There have been slight hook-ups, but things are good. I'm just waiting for them to turn to shit like-"

"Like everything does in your life." The blonde finished for her, realizing where all the older woman's fear was coming from. "You think I'll be ripped away from you like Daniel. Am I right?" She received a silent nod and stood up to stand in front of her vulnerable girlfriend, whom she was finding to be more insecure than she had thought. "Regina, do you remember how hard you tried to get me out of this town when I first arrived?"

Regret filled brown eyes. "Of course I do."

"And how well did that work out, baby?" Emma chuckled. "My point is that I wouldn't leave you alone when you wanted me to so imagine the likelihood of me leaving when you want me to stay." She gripped the older woman's hips. "I'm not going anywhere. No one can take me from you, even if they try. Okay?"

Regina breathed deeply. "I hope so."

Emma leaned in and kissed bare lips. When she pulled away, she smirked at the mayor. "It's strange to kiss you without you having lipstick on." She commented.

"I can't be gorgeous all the time, dear." The brunette informed her.

The sheriff scoffed. "Tell that to your face." She smirked and kissed her again.

Emma was watching television with her dad. Henry was on the computer, playing some game. Mary Margaret was at the store, getting supplies for dinner. "Are you nervous?" David asked his daughter.

The sheriff was confused as she turned to a channel that had How I Met Your Mother on. "For what?"

"Your secret girlfriend and your mother will be in the same room tonight." He said as if it were obvious.

Emma shrugged. "Not really. You'll be here so-"

David cut her off. "No I won't. I told you a couple days ago that I was working tonight."

The blonde shook her head. "No. No, no, no. I can't lose you tonight. As your boss I demand you take the night off."

Charming laughed. "I can't. I'm behind on the paperwork Regina deems me competent to do and it needs to be done before Monday. You know this."

"So do it tomorrow." Emma argued.

"I can't. Tomorrow is the town meeting."

The savior groaned, just remembering. "Damn it, you're right." She glared at her dad. "I hate you."

David rubbed his daughter's shoulder. "It won't be so bad, sweetheart."

Henry chuckled from the table. "Yeah it will. Can I go to the station with you?"

"No!" Emma yelled, pointing a finger at her son. "You'll stay with me. I'm not losing both of you as buffers."

The eleven year old whined. "But mom-"

She shook her head. "No way. You're staying and I'll buy you a new video game if you help me get out of any conversations that could go sideways."

Her son saluted. "At your service, sheriff."

"See that?" Emma asked her father. "That's love, you douche."

David laughed as the loft door opened. Mary Margaret stepped in, but her face was covered with brown paper bags of groceries. "Little help here." She called out.

Charming hopped off of the couch and grabbed some of the bags from his wife. "Hi honey." He pecked her lips. "How was the store?"

Emma rolled her eyes at how nauseating her parents were. "It was lovely. I picked up some lamb chops, because Henry told me they were Regina's favorite." Snow said happily as she unpacked the groceries. "What time are you going to the station?" She asked her husband.

"In a few." Charming revealed as he helped his wife with unloading the bags. "But I can help you cook dinner until then." He offered.

Emma received a message from her girlfriend. She opened it and smiled when she saw the mayor had sent a picture of her in a tight cream dress.

The text read, 'How is this'

She typed back, 'It would look better off of you ;)'

Regina proved herself to be a speedy texter. 'I meant for dinner, you perv'

Emma smirked as she typed back, 'Oh! Well in that case you better choose something less revealing unless you want to tease me all night.'

"Who's put that smile on your face?" She heard her mother ask from the kitchen.

The sheriff's mind went haywire. "Uh…"

"Is that Hook?" Her father saved her. "I know you're helping him win over Tinkerbelle."

"Yeah." Emma confirmed. "Yeah, he just said something about her. Really perverted." She lied, hoping it would get her mother to stop with the questions. Thankfully her mom got caught up in a conversation with her dad when she got another text from the mayor.

'This dress it is then ;) See you soon, dear'

Regina stood in front of the loft's awful door and she felt nervous. It was ridiculous for her to feel such a way because she had known Snow White for years, but that fact just made her more on edge.

She had a blood feud with her true love's mother and now they were tied together. The mayor shook her nerves out of her and knocked on the door. It opened rather quickly and there stood her girlfriend, smiling widely at her.

"Regina, so glad you could make it." She said happily.

The brunette put her best mayor voice. "I'm sorry I'm late."

Emma looked at her strangely before checking her phone. "6:02." She chuckled softly. "We almost sent a search party out for you we were so worried."

"Regina!" Mary Margaret sang happily, causing the mayor to tense. "I'm so happy you're here! I made your favorite, lamb chops."

The former queen walked past the blonde and to the kitchen. "Oh that sounds lovely. Did Emma tell you lamb was my favorite?" She questioned.

Snow looked at the mayor strangely before she laughed softly. "No. Henry told me." She informed her.

"Speaking of Henry, where is he?" Regina asked curiously.

"He's upstairs." Emma informed her and took a beer from the fridge.

Her mother wasn't pleased. "Emma, must you drink before dinner?"

The blonde popped the cap off and grinned at her mom. "Oh, I must." She saw Regina try to hide the smile she was sporting.

"What's he doing upstairs?" The brown-eyed woman questioned her co-parent.

Emma sat down on the couch as her mother finished up dinner. Regina walked over to her and sat down next to her. "He's finishing up some paper for school. Henry! Regina is here!" She yelled.

"Okay!" The boy screamed. "I'll be down in a minute!"

The mayor raised an eyebrow. "Too lazy to go get him?"

Emma shrugged. "Not too lazy, just didn't see the point when I could just yell at him."

Snow turned off the pan the lamb chops were in and turned to her daughter. "Emma, will you set the table for us?"

"I'll do it." Regina offered, standing up and straightening her dress.

"Oh nonsense. You're our guest. Emma can set the table."

The mayor scoffed. "Obviously you've never seen her set a table." Regina laughed. "Henry's a better place setter than her."

Mary Margaret started laughing with her former enemy and Emma rolled her eyes, chugged down some of her beer. She stood up to grab the plates. "While you two are busy making in fun of me, I'll set the table."

Regina waited a few moments before she followed the blonde, claiming to Snow that she was going to help. When she reached her girlfriend, she gave her a nervous look. "Are you mad?" She whispered.

Emma grinned slightly at her and shook her head. "No. Do all the teasing you want about me. I want tonight to go well." She assured her quietly.

The mayor smiled at her and lightly touched her arms before she went to fix the place settings that Emma had put down.

Henry came down shortly after the table was set and the group sat down together for dinner.

"This lamb is good, mom." Emma commented with her mouth full.

Regina was trying her hardest not to look at the blonde too much because she knew her adoring gaze for the younger woman would tip Snow off. "Yes, it's quite delicious." She agreed.

Henry chewed his food before swallowing. "Steak would be better, but this still good." He assured his grandmother.

Mary Margaret beamed. "Well thank you. I don't make lamb often so I sort of winged it."

"If you want, I can give you my grilled lamb recipe. The spices just pop when you grill them. Grilling red potatoes with it really gives it a nice smoky flavor." Regina described.

"That would be wonderful! I'm sure David would that." The schoolteacher said.

Emma furrowed her blonde eyebrows. "Whoa, you grill? Like outside?"

Regina laughed. "Don't be ridiculous, dear. I have an indoor grill. If I wanted to be covered in bug bites I would just go back to the Enchanted Forest."

The pixie haired brunette laughed. "Oh, god, I know. When I was a bandit, I was covered in bites."

Various dinner conversations went on and for a moment Emma thought she might just leave out of the dinner alive, but then her mother asked, "So, Regina, how are things on the relationship front? Any men struck your heart yet?"

Emma and Henry both looked at one another, eyes wide in panic but Regina just chuckled softly, seeming extremely calm. "No. No male suitors have captured my heart. I hear you and David are doing swimmingly though."

The sheriff sent her girlfriend an impressed look at how she so subtly changed the subject. "Oh yes. We've been trying for another baby. Not that we don't love our Emma here." She rubbed her daughter's arm lovingly.

Emma prayed they have a baby just so they'd be less nosey about her life. She loved her parents, she did, but they were intrusive.

"Yes, I believe Henry told me he might get an aunt or uncle and since he can't get that from me, I assumed he meant you and Charming were trying for a second child." Regina smiled politely.

"Do you ever think about having another child?" Snow asked.

The blonde sighed. Yeah, see? Intrusive. "Mom. That's a little personal."

The mayor shook her head with a chuckle. "I wouldn't be opposed to another child, but I wouldn't have one unless I was married this time. My luck, I would adopt a baby and his or her mother would come looking for them in ten years like this one." She pointed with her fork to the sheriff.

Emma laughed. Mary Margaret smiled, but she knew there were other ways to have kids. "You could always go a different route. I saw on TV that this woman just had a sperm donor."

The whole table saw as they mayor tensed slightly. The blonde became worried. Regina merely cleared her throat and spoke, "I'm afraid that's not an option." She spoke sadly.

Snow felt like an idiot. "Oh. I-I'm so very sorry."

Regina waved it off. "No, it's quite all right."

"DNA doesn't make family." Emma assured her, wanting to grab her hand, but knowing she couldn't.

The mayor offered a small smile. "Thank you. I think the same way."

"So," Mary Margaret cleared her throat. "How's Caroline? Your receptionist?"

Dinner ended fairly quickly after that and when Snow went to wash dishes, Regina spoke of her leaving. She grabbed her coat and when she opened the door, Emma grabbed her jacket and followed her. "I'll see you out." She offered, shutting the door behind them.

As they headed down the stairs, the brunette was the first to talk, "I assure you, dear, that I'm quite all right. You don't have to follow me."

"I want to." Emma spoke with conviction. "How come you didn't tell me you couldn't have children?" She asked gently. She wasn't mad, but she was curious.

Regina let out a deep sigh and opened the door to the building, basking in the harsh breeze of outside. She turned around to her girlfriend and shrugged. "I don't know. I don't think about it, really. It happened a long time ago, dear."

"What happened?" The savior asked. "Like, how do you know?"

"I did it myself." Regina admitted bristly.

The blonde was confused. "Why would you-"

"My mother." The former queen revealed. "She- when I thought the man with the lion tattoo was my true love, she knew about it and she found out he was married, but instead of just telling me about it, she brought me an imposter. I found out, tied him up in the dungeon-"

Emma shrugged. "Sure."

"And I created this potion that would make me barren because the imposter told me that she wanted me to have a child. It was my mother, so I assumed she wanted to have a way to my crown."

"Did she?" The sheriff asked.

Regina leaned against her car and shrugged. "To this day, I'm still not sure. But I drank the potion regardless."

Emma nodded slowly and stepped closer to her girlfriend. "If it was just a potion then shouldn't there be a way to reverse it? Like the whole forgetting potion and remembering potion?"

"I use the term potion lightly. Really, it's more of a curse." The mayor corrected.

"Okay." Emma drawled out. "But if it's a curse then shouldn't it be broken? True love's kiss and all?" She asked. "And you can't get me for breaking a pre-relationship term because we're official." She stated proudly.

Regina thought about what the blonde was saying. It was a fact that true love broke any curse, but could it have broken that? "I'm afraid I don't know if it's possible or not." She settled.

The younger woman grinned softly at her. "Maybe you should get that checked out before we start… making love." She winked.

She scoffed. "Don't be ridiculous. You can barely manage your magic as it is. There's no way you'll be able to impregnate me without proper training."

Emma was joking at first, but not she was confused. "Wait, so we could really, I mean I could-"

"It's highly uncommon." Regina interrupted. "And I'm not able to have kids, so the point is moot, but yes. Two women can convince if both are magical beings."

"Huh." The sheriff said. "Can two dudes?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Men can't carry children, honey." She rolled her eyes.

Emma chuckled softly. "Excuse me for asking. Sheesh." She complained playfully. "But what about you? Do I have to get on birth control or anything?"

Regina thanked God that no one was around them because overhearing their conversation would be damning to them both. "I'm perfectly capable of controlling my magic, Sheriff. You have nothing to fear."

"It's good to know we have the option though." Emma spoke up with a smile.

The mayor smiled right back at her before clearing her throat. "I should head home. You better go back inside before your mother thinks I've kidnapped you."

"I'd be okay with that." Emma flirted.

"Go back inside, dear. I'll text you later tonight. If you're lucky, I might even send you a racy photo of myself." Regina threatened in her sexy voice.

Emma practically growled. "I'm feeling rather lucky." She informed her girlfriend. "Drive safe, baby." She whispered the last word before going back up to the loft.

I can't believe we're 18 chapters in already! I also can't believe I'm past 200 followers and over 100 reviews! Every single one of you is awesome! Next chapter will be up Saturday and it will be a big step in the relationship for our girls ;) Snow will be finding out soon as well and I decided how to play it. Also, I'm on the fence about what to do about Regina being barren. Let me know which direction you guys would prefer & I'll factor that into my decision! Until next time, guys! :*