A smaller chapter and we are almost at the end. I would like to thank all the people who left nice comments they really brighten up my whole day.
Sunday went by fast. The educators on weekend duty were Ruby and mister Humbert, whose name was Graham. Graham was a Potter head and had come up with the idea of a Harry Potter movie marathon watching all the movies in one day. Emma and many of the girls hadn't seen all the movies and were thrilled. Ruby had brought candy and popcorn and even some bottles of cola which weren't allowed in the institution. So they watched all the movies from the break of dawn until late in the night.
On Monday many girls weren't feeling good because they had eaten to munch candy and didn't had a lot of sleep. So for just once Mrs. Lucas had cancelled all morning classes so the girls could sleep or do whatever they want.
"See it as a one day vacation." She had said.
Emma on the other hand knew exactly what she was going to do. She was going to visit the woman she had been thinking of the entire weekend.
For Regina it had been a long weekend and it was showing on her face when she walked in the break room on Monday.
"Wow Regina you look like you have the biggest hangover!" Ruby says while pouring Regina a cup of coffee. "Here better not let granny see you like this."
"Thanks, but I haven't got a hangover. I just haven't slept good all weekend." She takes the coffee and let the warm liquid slit down her throat.
"You know people who don't sleep well usually are hiding something." August says grinning. Regina snaps her head towards him and her face goes pale.
"Wow I didn't mean anything about it but it's seem like you do." August says after witnesses how Regina reacted to his statement. Mary Margaret walks in the room and eyes Regina suspicious.
"What was that about hiding something?" Regina rolls her eyes. She has to keep her cool. "Nothing August is just joking around." Regina stares at him forcing him with her eyes to say that he was joking.
"Yeah I was just joking!"
"Yeah, hahaha. He is such a joker!" Regina fake laughs. "I'm going to my office if anyone needs me." Regina walks out of the room leaving the three educators who eyed her weirdly.
"You think she has something the hid?" Mary Margaret asks the two others.
August shakes his head remembering the way Regina looked at him.
"Just leave it alone Mary. People are allowed to have their secrets." Ruby says firmly, she was still mad at Mary for spoiling the fact that she had a secret crush on Graham.
When Regina got to her office a very familiar blond with green eyes was waiting for her.
"Good morning Emma." She says as casual as she can while unlocking the door.
"Good morning Miss Mills." Emma says and followes the counsellor inside.
Regina takes a seat in the leather chair and Emma goes to sit on the sofa across from the counsellor.
Regina watches Emma closely with a smile on her face not really sure how to start this conversation. Thank god for Emma because she starts the conversation instead.
"So...we kissed ...twice. If I would ask you if I could kiss you again what would you answer?"
Regina couldn't prevent the sparkle in her eyes when she laughed.
"Well why don't you ask me and find out." She dares Emma.
"Miss Mills can I kiss you?"
Regina closes her eyes and breaths deep in and out before she answers. "Ye..."
The word couldn't pass her lips when Emma crushes their lips together in a passionate kiss.
Regina let her fingers get tangled in Emma's hair, she tries to push their mouths even more closely together.
It was a dance of soft kisses, touches and rapid breathing. Regina had moved to the sofa and was sitting next to Emma making sure their bodies were touching. Emma puts her hands on Regina's waist and let her hand move higher inch by inch, touching the revealed honey skin and making little circles with her thumb.
They both regretted that they had to part because they needed oxygen. Looking at the older woman Emma smile grew even bigger, she couldn't help the warmth that was spreading through her whole body.
"Would we get in trouble of people found out about this?" Emma asks, already knowing the answer.
Regina sighs and cups Emma's cheek. "Yes we will. But still I can't help but thinking that this is the best thing that has even happened to me. You bring something out in me, Emma. Something I had pushed down, scared of ever feeling those feelings. You make me feel alive and I don't ever want to feel like I'm not alive. I want you and I'm ready to take the risk."
Emma let her eyes fall. She was happy but she doesn't know if she wants to take the risk. She wants Regina but what kind of relationship would this be. Hiding, not able to touch because someone might be looking.
"Emma?...Say something."
"I can't take that risk, even if I want to." She could see tears in Regina's eyes and it broke her heart. "Please understand, if we get caught. I will get more months but I'm almost eighteen so I will be transferred. I want to be with you Regina but it will have to be when I get out. When we are free to kiss and touch each other. You do understand right?"
Regina nods but she couldn't help those little tears that escape her eyes. Emma kisses them away and leaves the office. Regina did understand, Emma was worth the waiting.
Emma was feeling bad about leaving Regina's office like that. She wanted to go back but knew that she couldn't. The temptation to touch her was too much. So instead she went to Mulan's room. When Emma stepped in the room the girl looked up from the piece of paper she was drawing on.
"Hey." Mulan greeted Emma. Emma closes the door and let herself slide down and sit with her back against the door. Mulan puts her drawing away and goes to sit beside her draping an arm across Emma's shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Mulan asks.
Emma let her head rest against her knees and doesn't look up when she answers. "I just had to say goodbye to something I really want."
"You mean someone." Mulan states.
Emma's head snaps up and she Looks at Mulan with her red puffy eyes. "You know?" Mulan nods.
"Miss Mills right?"
"How do you know?"
"When you pretend to like someone you are messing with their feelings but most of the time we also forget we are messing with our own feelings as well. Seems like you have fallen for her." Emma laughs through her tears.
"Why do you always sound like some guru? You're like an old wise Asian." They both laugh. "But enough about me, what about you? How are you feeling?"
Mulan shrugs. "I'm fine." Emma nudges her.
"Come on, just fine? There is nothing you want to tell me? Like how friendly you and Belle are getting?"
Mulan looks up so fast Emma thinks she might have a whiplash. "What...No...I'm not friendly with Belle."
"You know that you sound ridiculous right now. You always liked Belle but since or little talk about you liking girls I see the way you look at her. You have good taste." Mulan turns red and looks down at her feet.
"Hey it's okay, you don't have to be ashamed. Why don't you go hang out with her a bit more. She's watching television in the main hall."
"I don't know? I'm scared."
Emma shakes her head and gets up, pulling Mulan up as well. "Just go, If you don't try, you will never know."
Mulan makes her way to the main hall and can see the girls who are sitting on one of sofa's watching television. Belle is sitting alone . It takes all of her courage to go and sit beside her.
"Hey." Belle whispers not taking her eyes from the screen for a second.
"Hey what are you watching." Belle turn her head fully and has a shocked look.
"You haven't seen beauty and the beast?" Belle asks astound.
Mulan shakes her head. "No I haven't."
"Well it's about this girl, who safes her father and has to live with this beast but as she gets to know him she finds out that he isn't really a beast but a prince and she safes him."
"Sounds interesting." Mulan says.
"It's really beautiful." Belle scoots closer to Mulan and puts her head on her friends shoulder. Mulan can't help but feel butterflies in her stomach. Yeah something that feels this good can't be a sin. She sinks deeper in the sofa and enjoys the movie and Belle.
The next morning Emma wakes up feeling sad. She walks past Belle's room and can see the brunette sitting up and staring into the distance.
"Hey!" Emma walks in the room and sits beside Belle. "You okay?" Belle nods first but then shakes her head.
"I can't believe she really is leaving. Don't get me wrong I'm so happy for her that she gets to leave but I'm going to miss her so much." Emma takes Belle in her arms and rubs her lower back.
"I'm going to miss her as well. It will not be the same without her." The two girls stay in the embrace a bit longer before they separate.
"We have to go and say our good byes. They were going to get her at eleven."
They walk side by side to Lily's room when they arrive Mulan is already there and Tink is gripping Lily so tightly that she is probably choking her.
"I made this for you." Mulan says when Tink finally loses her grip on Lily. It's a drawing of the five girls sitting next to each other and laughing.
"Mulan this is beautiful. I didn't know you could draw like that." Mulan shrugs but is taken aback by the sudden hug from Lily. She has never been a hugging type but this one she welcomes easily. Next is Belle who gives Lily her favourite book,' the perk of being a wallflower'.
"I read it every time when I feel sad and somehow it takes away the pain." Lily can't help but cry at the gesture before she gives Belle a hug as well.
The last one is Emma she has her hands in her pockets and is biting her teeth to make sure she doesn't cry but when Lily calls her an idiot and takes her hands out of her pockets and drapes them around her, Emma can't help the tears streaming down her face.
"You can do it as well Emma. Be good, get out, make your own life, your own family, your own home. I have fate in you." Emma closes her eyes and squeezes just a little tighter.
At eleven, Ruby appears in the doorway of Lily's room.
"It's time Lily." She says and everyone can hear the quivering in Ruby's voice.
"Thank you Ruby, you have been my favourite educator." This makes Ruby cry and she pulls the girl in an embrace.
"Now don't you come back here. Do you hear me!" Lily nods, she isn't coming back ever.