Poison & Wine
Chapter 22
Sydney was holding a gun to Emma's head. Regina was knocked out on the floor. The reporter let out a sinister laugh that made her skin crawl. "I'm going to kill the savior and then I'll have the queen all to myself before I end her life as well."
She stood tall, regardless of the situation. "You won't get away with it."
"Yes I will." The cruel man said. "Do you think that anybody around her cares about her? They'll celebrate once she's gone and there will be nothing you can do about it." He pulled the trigger.
Emma sat up straight in bed, cold sweat coating her bare skin. Her breathing was erratic. She ran a hand through her hair. "It was just a nightmare." She muttered to herself.
The bed moved next to her as Regina slowly sat up and stroked her arm. "What happened?" She asked concerned.
When the blonde looked into soft brown eyes, she let out a revealed sigh and grinned. She wrapped her arms around her girlfriend in a tight hug. "I'm fine. I'm good."
Regina hugged her back, extremely confused, but welcoming regardless. "Nightmare?" She questioned softly when they pulled away.
The sheriff nodded softly, heart relaxing. "Yeah. I'm sorry I woke you."
Brown haired moved from side to side as the mayor shook her head. "Don't be, Emma." She rubbed the slightly sweaty back of her lover. "You can talk about it."
"No. I'm good." The savior shook her head.
"I'd like if you talked to me about it." Regina corrected.
Emma looked at her girlfriend and groaned. "I don't want to."
"Baby, if they keep happening then maybe talking about it will make them go away." The older woman pointed out.
"It's not-" The sheriff growled. "I… I don't want to bring up any bad memories for you."
Regina knew they nightmares were pertaining to Sydney, but she wasn't sure how the nightmares went. "I'll be fine. I just want you to be fine as well, dear."
"I am fine." Emma agreed.
"This is fine?" The mayor questioned. "Waking up in a cold sweat every night after having a nightmare?"
The blonde rubbed her face. "It's not every night."
Brown eyes rolled. "If you refuse to talk to me- your girlfriend- then at least speak to Dr. Hopper about them."
"Now you're just making me feel guilty for not telling you." Emma admitted.
"That's not my intention." The former queen shrugged. "But I think you need to air them out to somebody. I can call Dr. Hopper for you."
Emma rubbed at her sleepily eyes. "I'm not going to Archie." She said firmly.
The mayor rolled her eyes. "Emma-"
"No. Hear me out." The blonde cut her off. "I won't talk to a therapist, but I will talk to somebody."
Regina raised an eyebrow. "Just not me. Right?"
The savior sighed. "Baby-" She tried explaining herself, but the former queen cut her off.
"No. I get it." She hissed. "You'll talk to anybody else in the world about what you're going through but me."
"It's not like that, Regina!" The sheriff stressed.
The older woman scoffed. "Don't even."
Emma huffed a disbelieving laugh. "Are you seriously picking a fight with me in the middle of the night?"
"I'm not picking anything." The mayor argued.
"Yes you are, Regina! You're acting like I keep things from you-"
"You are!" The brunette exclaimed.
The savior groaned. "I don't mean to." She promised. "It's just… the nightmares, they're all relatively the same thing. They're all stabs at my ability to… protect people. Protect you." She specified.
Regina furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "How do you mean?"
"Sydney. He…" She swallowed thickly. "I die in every single one of them and I'm incapable of saving you from him."
The mayor processed that for a moment. "So, basically they're a worst case scenario of that night?" Emma nodded without a word. "They aren't real, dear."
"I tell myself that every time." The blonde spoke. "They still come back."
Regina grazed her nails across the smooth back of the sheriff in comfort. "You're here today. I'm here today. Do you know the only person who isn't? Sydney."
The younger woman nodded. "I know. I know." And she did. She knew what happened that day, but her nightmares always fucked with her head for a couple hours. It was why she ran in the mornings. That always helped her. She turned to her girlfriend and kissed her gently. "I think I'm gonna go for a run."
With a glance at her alarm clock Regina discovered that it was nearing five in the morning. "It's still early. We could sleep for a couple more hours."
"You can. I won't be able to go back to sleep." The blonde revealed. "How about when I get back, we take a nice long shower together?" She suggested with a smirk.
The mayor chuckled with a playful smirk of her own. "You're going to run up my water bill if you keep insisting on bathing together."
"I'm taking that as a yes." A green eye winked before she got out of the soft bed.
"Wake up you sexy bitch." Regina heard whispered hotly into her ear. She moaned at the feeling and cuddled deeper into her pillow. The savior was straddling her back. "I know you're awake, baby."
The brunette grumbled, keeping her eyes closed. "You're all sweaty."
Emma chuckled in her ear. "Hence the shower." She slapped the woman's bare ass.
The former queen gasped in startled and unexpected pleasure. "Mm."
"You liked that didn't you?" The sheriff nibbled on her earlobe. "You kinky mayor, you."
Regina squirmed slightly, feeling her core start to awaken. "We can't shower together if you don't get off of me."
"Hm. I don't know." The blonde went on, rubbing the older woman's ass softly. "I kinda like the idea of fucking you like this."
Shivers ran down Regina's spine at the thought. She glanced at the clock before groaning. It was seven. "Another time, perhaps." She promised with a smile. "But we both need a shower and we don't have time to lollygag."
Emma laughed before she climbed off her true love and stood. "Lollygag? You're the one who's still laying in bed."
The older woman simply turned on her back, displaying her completely bare body to her girlfriend and smiled at the blonde. "Why don't you fix that?" She raised a playful eyebrow.
The sheriff smirked. She licked her lips as she gazed over the flawless body on the bed. She grabbed her girlfriend's legs and slid her down on the bed. She wrapped the nimble limbs around her waist before she picked the brunette up and into her arms.
Regina made sure to tightly clutch her arms around the savior's neck. She kissed her girlfriend sweetly. "My strong sexy sheriff." She purred against plump lips.
Emma happily shoved her tongue down her lover's throat as she blindly walked them to the master bathroom. She felt eager lips suck harshly on her tongue and she moaned deeply while palming over the former queen's ass. She loved the feeling of the woman's bare skin against her damp clothes. When she pulled away from the kiss, she slowly sat the mayor down on the cool tire floor.
"Clothes off." The former queen instructed with a sly smirk while her fingers grabbed the hem of the tank top.
"Someone is demanding." Emma chuckled softly as she lifted her arms over her head to help her girlfriend shed the shirt off of her.
Regina laughed, tossing the top in the hamper before she slid tight shorts down toned thighs, taking the underwear with them. She took time to appreciate the sight of her lover's center and then unhooked the sports bra the blonde had on before turning the shower on.
While they waited for it to the water to heat up, Emma started kissing a slender neck whilst tweaking at perky nipples, causing the older woman to gasp in pleasure.
Regina pressed their bodies together and felt the sticky sweat from the other woman's body spread on her own. "Is it strange that I find your post work-out body extremely sexy?" She asked.
The sheriff chuckled against her skin as she was backed up into the shower and under the streaming water. "I find every form of your body sexy, so no." As she finished her sentence, she felt herself being pushed up against the shower wall roughly.
Brown eyes basked at the sight of the creamy body before her. She wasted no time and cupped a heated center. To her delight, wetness was waiting for her. She wondered what it would taste like.
"Fuck." Emma hissed when the mayor pinched her clit. She bit her lip as her bundle of nerves was harshly abused. It caused her body to shiver.
The brunette smirked at the younger woman, blowing cool air into her ear. Goosebumps erupted on her girlfriend's body as her hips rotated for some friction. "Somebody is impatient." She teased.
Emma shook her head, the ache between her legs throbbing. "Not impatient. Just pressed for time." She reminded her girlfriend.
"Fine." She said before sliding two fingers inside the savior. "But tonight, I'm going to spend all night tasting you." She promised in the blonde's ear before her thrusts started.
If they weren't so pressed for time, Emma would have been embarrassed at how quickly she reached her peak.
Regina, Emma, and Henry all walked towards the entrance of Granny's diner. They were all waiting on the school bus to pick up the boy, but they had enough time to eat breakfast before that happened.
While when they left the mansion, Regina felt fine with going into public with the town knowing of their relationship, the closer they got the more nervous she became. "Maybe-"
The sheriff grabbed her girlfriend's hand and tangled their fingers together. Green eyes met brown and she gave the brunette a confident look. "We'll be fine."
Regina nodded her consent as Henry opened the door first, the couple following closely behind him. Every eye in the diner turned to them. They ignored all of them as they took a seat in a nearby booth, Henry on one side and the duo on the other. "This is weird." The boy said honestly.
Emma chuckled softly she looked around at the cliental of the diner. "They'll stop soon."
The mayor couldn't help but feel out of place. That was until she felt a comforting hand on her thigh. She smiled at her true love and cleared her throat. She wasn't going to let a town of nosey folks affect her relationship or happiness. "So, what shall we have for lunch?"
"Can I get chocolate pancakes?" Henry asked with excitement.
"After the mountain of M&M waffles you ate three days ago? No sir." Regina stated firmly.
He groaned. "Please? Ma?" He turned to his birth mother.
Emma shook her head. "Sorry kid. The boss has spoken."
Ruby tentatively walked over to the booth and pulled out her note pad. "So… what can I get the happy couple to drink?" She smiled at them, slightly nervous that the former evil queen would bite her head off.
Regina wanted to yell at the slutty waitress, but before they left the house her girlfriend told her not to stir up any trouble because they had enough going on already. So she simple cleared her throat and said, "I'll have apple juice and Henry."
"I want orange juice." Henry smiled Red.
"And for the sheriff?" The wolf asked.
Emma thought about it. "I'll have a cup of hot chocolate with my usual set up and a glass of water too."
Ruby wrote it all down. "Are you ready to order or do you need a few minutes?"
The three all agreed that they needed a few minutes so the waitress walked away. When she was out of earshot Regina spoke up, "I don't like her."
Green eyes rolled. "Baby, you've never liked her." She reminded with a chuckle and gently stroked her lover's thigh.
Henry laughed. "That's true mom."
Regina lightly huffed. "Just figure out what you want to eat because you can't miss your bus."
"Why can't you guys just take me to school?" He asked.
"Because I'm avoiding my mother." Emma told him honestly.
The boy looked at his birth mom. "Do you want me to talk to her about you? I can tell her that she's being super mean about you guys."
"No." Both of his parents said at the same time.
Regina cleared her throat. "She's still your grandmother so you're to be respectful, young man."
"But-"
The mayor shook her head. "No sir. This is not a debate. You won't even bring up Emma or me to her. Is this understood?"
Henry begrudgingly nodded. "Yes ma'am."
Softly after that conversation ended the trio ordered breakfast and after it was delivered by Ruby they started eating in comfortable silence. That was until the diner door slammed open.
Everyone in the restaurant turned to see Neal making a beeline for the savior. "Oh God." Emma grumbled.
When the man made it there he glared daggers at the mayor and pointed an accusing finger at her. "What the hell did you do?"
The blonde woman stood up and pushed the brown haired man away from her girlfriend. "Neal, you need to leave."
Baelfire shook his head. "No. That bitch-"
A loud smack echoed through the diner as Emma backhanded the dark one's son in the face.
She grabbed a handful of his hair and literally dragged him outside of the place. "If you ever talk about my girlfriend like that again I will do much worse than slap you!" She yelled.
Neal backed away from her slightly motioned to inside of Granny's. "Don't call her that. She's done something to you Emma! Don't you get that? You're not gay!"
The sheriff scoffed out a laugh. "Oh really? I'm not gay? Tell that to any of my ex-girlfriends. Regina hasn't done anything to me, Neal. We're together because we want to be so get over it."
"Y-you've dated women before?" He asked, confusion written all over his face.
Emma rolled her eyes. "Yes, you stupid fuck!"
The brunette couldn't believe it. "But… Henry."
"Yes because no lesbian has ever slept with a guy before." She huffed. "I was eighteen when I got pregnant, Neal. I didn't know who I was or who I wanted to be with."
"And now that you know you want to be with Regina?" He asked. "She's the reason this whole you grew up the way you did!"
Emma glared at him. "No, that was your dad's fault actually! He manipulated her and taught her magic. He fed into her thirst for vengeance so he could get you back!" She shoved at his chest in anger.
"She cast the stupid curse!" He argued. "And she killed her own father to do it!"
The blonde was pissed. She knew as well as everyone else what Regina did in the past and if she of all people could get over then why did nobody else seem to be able to? "So forgiveness isn't possible?" She asked him. "I can't forgive her for all of that? She can't change? Can nobody in this fucking town just get over the past?"
Neal shook his head. "How can you?" He questioned in a yell. "She would have murdered you if you didn't-"
Emma was completely and utterly done with anybody butting into her relationship with Regina. She punched the man once, twice, and three times until he was bleeding and on the ground. "I love her, you dumbass." She growled, shaking out her bloody knuckles. She did a quick glance behind her to make sure her girlfriend didn't hear her declaration. Thankfully, she didn't. She hadn't told her yet- actually she hadn't told anybody yet, but she couldn't hold it in any longer. Neal had to understand how much she loved the woman inside that diner. "So you don't get to talk shit about who she was or what she would have done in the past because guess what? She's not the Evil Queen anymore! She's Regina! She's my girlfriend! And I don't care what you think about her, but you will respect her or I swear to God that you'll regret it."
Henry wanted to go outside with his birth mother, but his adoptive one said no. "You're not... that word he called you." He assured her.
The mayor smiled softly at her son. "I know, dear. He was just lashing out."
"Why can't I go outside?" He asked. "I can tell him how in love you and Ma are."
Regina sighed. "Henry, we're not in love yet."
He scoffed. "Please mom. I may be eleven, but that doesn't mean I'm blind." There was a pause. "I can make him get it. Grandma too. You're her true love. Why are people so mad?"
"Henry, Emma and Neal have a lot of history together. To him, that's his ex-girlfriend."
The boy furrowed his eyebrows. "So... he's jealous?"
Regina nodded. "Possibly."
"But Emma is gay." He pointed out, like it was obvious. "Even if you weren't dating then he still doesn't have a chance."
The woman shrugged. "Maybe he thought differently, dear."
"If he can't support you and Ma being together, I don't want to see him." Henry stated firmly. "He needs to jump on the Swan Queen bandwagon."
The mayor gave her son a confused look. "Swan Queen?"
He chuckled. "It's the name I gave you and Emma."
"Why not Swan Mills?" She asked. "Or Savior Queen?"
"Because it's Swan Queen mom." He said in the 'duh' tone. "Me and Hook came up with it."
Brown eyes rolled at the mention of the pirate. "Of course he helped with the name."
"Oh, the Sheriff just decked Mr. Gold's son!" Leroy said from the window.
Regina sighed deeply and started getting up.
David pulled up to the diner and saw his daughter standing over a bloody and bruised Neal. He hurried out of his cruiser and ran over to the pair. "Emma, what's going on?"
The deputy helped Baelfire to his feet. "The stupid fuck needs to keep his opinions to himself." She spat out, glaring at her ex.
"I just want you to think about who you're getting into bed with." Bae argued.
Emma lunged again, but her father let go of Neal and gently stopped her. "Sweetheart, calm down." He instructed. "You don't have to explain anything to him." Charming turned to the dark one's son. "Neal, you should leave before things get worse."
"Fine." He said and started walking away.
"You can forget about spending time with Henry!" Emma yelled after him.
David made his daughter look at him. "Emma, you need to stop punching people."
The sheriff shook away from her dad, but stayed close to him. She was heated, the veins in her body felt like they were on fire. "People need to stop insulting my girlfriend."
On that note, Regina and Henry exited the diner. The loud riot started in the diner the second Emma punched Baelfire. When Regina looked at her girlfriend she shook her head in disapproval.
Henry was so excited to see his grandfather; he ran over to the deputy and hugged him tight. "Hey gramps." He chuckled.
Regina took the bloody knuckle in her hand. "You can't keep punching people."
"You didn't hear what he said about you." Emma defended her choices.
"I don't care what he said. At the rate you're going, your hands will scar." The mayor disagreed. The school bus would be there any minute for their son. "After Henry gets picked up, we'll go to the loft to get some of your stuff and clean this up. Think you can not punch someone until then?"
After doctoring up the sheriff's hand, both of the women were upstairs packing stuff in the large duffle bag. Well, Emma was. Regina was currently looking at an adorable red British phone booth figurine.
"This is adorable." She commented. "Where'd you get it?"
Emma looked over her shoulder from her closet. "It was a present." She said, grabbing her favorite three leather jackets. After the shower they shared earlier that morning, the couple agreed that Emma would stay at the mansion until things with Mary Margaret were figured out.
Regina picked up the metal knickknack. "From who?" She questioned.
The blonde folded some jeans and put them into the duffel. "Uh… an old girlfriend."
"What?" The older woman hissed and quickly set it down. "Why do you still have it?"
Emma chuckled softly at the reaction of her girlfriend. "I like it. You said it was cute, so you must agree."
"That was before I knew it was from one of your whores." The mayor scowled.
Green eyes rolled playfully. "Are you jealous?"
Regina glared at her. "No." She insisted even though they were both aware that it was a lie. "But why did you keep it? Was she special to you?"
"Not even." The savior huffed a laugh. "I've kept a lot of things from ex-" She cleared her throat. "I'm almost done here." She tried to change the subject.
But it was too late. "Excuse me. You kept items from several of your whores?"
"Why do you assume they were all whores?" Emma asked curiously, hoping to keep them from bickering.
"So you're sticking up for the sluts now?" The mayor asked bitterly.
Emma chuckled, crawling over her bed and sitting on her knees. "You're jealous over nothing." She assured her.
The brunette raised a challenging eyebrow at the younger woman and walked over to the bed to embrace her. "I am not jealous."
"Nobody likes a liar, baby." Emma smirked and kissed her sweetly. "What time do you have to be at the office?"
Regina thought. "About two hours ago." She teased. "But I'm my own boss so it doesn't matter."
"And since I'm sleeping with my boss, I think she'll forgive me if I'm a little later than I already am." The blonde smirked, attempting to pull her girlfriend down on the bed.
The mayor shook her head. "Oh, no. We aren't having sex in this awful bed of yours." She refused.
"Why not?" Emma asked. "Think about it. My mother lives here. How great would it be to defile her daughter in her own house?"
Regina didn't need to be asked twice.
Mary Margaret hurried to the loft. David called her a few minutes prior and told her that both Emma and Regina were headed to said loft. If she wanted to make amends with her daughter, now would be time so she asked another teacher to watch her class for a couple hours and took off.
Of course, she wasn't on board with the mayor dating Emma, but after talking with her husband for hours last night, she realized that if she wanted any kind of relationship with her daughter then she'd have to tolerate whomever she chose to be with. She might be able to get on board with the relationship at some point, just not anytime soon.
But regardless, she missed talking to Emma and she missed her grandson. So she would try to make amends. She walked up the stairs to her loft and walked in the door. Nobody was in sight so she slowly walked up the iron steps. When she entered her daughter's room she saw Regina on top of her daughter. They were heatedly making out.
"Oh no!" She yelled, closing her eyes tight and turning around. "Why does this keep happening?" She exclaimed. Why were they always being intimate whenever she sought them out? Did they never seperate?
The couple spread apart. "Mom. What're you doing here?" Emma asked. "School going on."
Snow still didn't turn around. "I asked someone to cover my class. We need to talk. All three of us."
Cliffhanger! Lol. I know you're probably sick of them, but I find them fun! Anyways, next chapter is a rather awkward conversation with Snow White and our ladies. You won't want to miss it. I know Neal is being a douche, but he'll get better. Also, who do you think will say ILY first? That's coming up as well. Next post will be Sunday & I promise it will be a good one! Until next time!