Regina made her daily routine once again waking up and getting ready before driving to the coffee shop on the corner and then making her way to Emma's. It had been two days since they had their conversation about Emma's dating habits and it hasn't been brought up since but Regina knew something felt different ever since.
"Swan?" Regina called walking in the front door of the mansion and going up the stairs towards the blaring music.
"This is the anthem
Told the world I need everything and some, yeah
Two girls that's a tandem
She gon' do all it for me when them bands come
Got it all, yeah I am young, rich, and handsome
Uh, this shit is not random
Everybody ain't got it, understand son, yeah
This shit is not random"
Emma was singing along as she punched the bag hanging from her ceiling, not noticing the brunette in the doorway. Regina was leaning against the door frame admiring the blonde's muscles every time she would strike the bag. She noticed the scars a long her back when she turned and the black tattoos that went from her shoulder and down around her arm.
"Emma?!" she screamed making the blonde jump and turn around.
"Regina?" Emma said turning down the music, "what time is it?"
"Nine," Regina rolled her eyes, "it's the time I get here every morning dear."
"Oh, yeah right," Emma smirked.
"So did the girl you had over last night wake you up before she left this morning?" Regina smiled.
"Actually, I didn't have a girl over last night," Emma said taking her gloves off, "or the night before," she muttered.
"Emma Swan didn't take home a girl?" Regina mocked getting a glare from her client.
"No, I've decided to take your advice," Emma said looking up and meeting brown eyes, "I believe I've met the person I'm supposed to be with."
"Is that so?" Regina said losing all hope. She liked Emma a lot and to hear the blonde confess her feelings to someone else would cause her to lose everything she had hoped for. "What's her name?"
"Regina, you already know her," Emma smiled.
"I know a lot of people dear, you're going to have to be a little more specific than that," Regina said still showing no sign of emotion.
"Well she is beautiful," Emma smirked, "I've known her for three years," Emma moved closer to the brunette, "she has gorgeous brown eyes and legs for days," she smiled looking down at the brunette who was mere inches from her, "and her ass is to die for," she licked her lips. Regina knew where this was headed but she needed to be sure.
"A name, Swan?" Regina smirked. Emma moved closer and cupped her hand to Regina's cheek.
"Regina Mills," she breathed out before connecting her lips with the plump red ones in front of her. Regina pushed away after a few seconds and met green eyes.
"Emma…" She breathed out, "I don't know what to say."
"Say that you like me too," Emma smiled down at the brunette.
"I do, trust me Emma," Regina smiled, "but I don't want to get hurt and you are the definition of trouble."
"Regina, I'm trying to be better," Emma frowned, "I have liked you since the day I met your brown eyes. Like you said the other day Regina you know me more than most people, and every time something is wrong I call you."
"Well that's probably because I'm your manager dear," Regina smirked.
"Partially, but even if you weren't, you are the person I would call," Emma sighed.
"Emma if you want to date me, I'm going to need more than a few nights of you not sleeping with someone," Regina explained, "for as long as I've known you I have never seen you in a committed relationship, so I can't fully trust you when it comes to this."
"Then I will try, and I will show you," Emma smiled, "and when I do, and you deem me honorable, will you let me take you on a date?"
"Of course, Swan," Regina smiled and kissed her cheek before walking out of the door and out of the house.
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"Dude, how am I going to show her I can be a good girlfriend?" Emma asked August as they rode in a large Hummer to a club in downtown L.A.
"I don't know Swan," August sighed, "I've know you since you were fourteen and have never seen you in a committed relationship."
"That's because I have never met anyone that I was willing to settle down with," she sighed.
"Until Regina," he finished for her.
"Exactly," Emma looked over to her friend, "but she doesn't trust me yet."
"Emma, you know this woman probably better than anyone," August looked at her, "you spend every day with her for hours and you talk and laugh and if I wasn't best friends with you I would have thought you were already dating."
"Well, apparently the paparazzi already think we are," Emma laughed.
"Wait, what?" August gasped.
"Yeah, you didn't see TMZ the other night?" she laughed looking at the expression on his face.
"No," he mocked.
"Well they had pictures of us at lunch and they are just speculating," she said looking out the window.
"What did Regina say?" he asked.
"She suggested I tweet out to all my fans that we aren't dating and that we remain in a professional relationship and then we would release a statement for the magazines later on," she sighed.
"And you haven't done that yet?" August laughed.
"Nope, I've been too busy thinking about other things," she shrugged.
"Emma the best thing I can tell you is to prove to her that you will treat her better than anyone else can," August said looking to the blonde.
"I can do that," she nodded, "but if I'm going to do this I'm doing it my way."
"Emma the last time you did something your way the police were called and the firetrucks had to put out a fire caused by your faulty fireworks," August laughed.
"Well I'm going to pay the best of the best this time and the night will be perfect," Emma smiled.
"I hope you win her over, Swan," August nudged her shoulder.
"Me and you both," she sighed.
They walked into the club as soon as they arrived and were immediately crowded by fans shouting for autographs and pictures and of course the paparazzi asking about the rumors of her relationship to her manager.
"Just relax, have a drink sit down, dance, but don't think about Regina that can start tomorrow," August said handing her a drink.
"Okay, but I make no promises," she said taking a shot.
The rest of the night was spent dancing and talking with other people and some of the male UFC fighters that showed up, but before Emma knew it she was home alone on her couch nursing a glass of rum thinking about the woman she couldn't get out of her head. She thought about her silky hair and her beautiful brown eyes.
She sat and imagined how she walked, the way her heels clicked down the hallway and how mesmerizing it was to watch her move. Emma tried to tell herself it was the alcohol talking but she knew in the back of her head that if she was stone cold sober she would still be having these thoughts, but what she didn't know was that the brunette that was occupying her thoughts was across town thinking about the blonde in the same light.
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Regina walked into the Bel Air mansion setting down her things on the entryway table before walking towards the kitchen. She reached the sitting room where she realized she wasn't the only one downstairs. Emma was asleep on the couch, the glass of rum she had finished the night before was sitting on the side table.
"Emma?" Regina nudged the blonde's shoulder trying to wake her up slowly. The blonde stirred and her eyes fluttered open as she turned to face the brunette who had woken her.
"Regina?" she said with a groggy voice.
"Yes," Regina smiled.
"I guess I fell asleep when I got home," Emma said standing up.
"It would appear so," she smiled.
"So what is on the schedule today?" Emma asked stretching her arms out.
"Well your trainer wants you to have the day off for your fight tomorrow," Regina said as they both walked to the kitchen. "So he personally called me and told me not to have you do any press today."
"Yeah, that sounds like Mark," she laughed.
"So I guess that leaves you with some free time to do whatever you please," Regina said making a cup of tea.
"Actually, I'd like to spend most of today with you," Emma said looking across the kitchen as she hopped up on the counter.
"Oh really?" Regina questioned.
"Yes," Emma smiled, "I want to take you on a date."
"Emma I don't-," Regina started looking down to the floor.
"No, don't reject me," Emma frowned, "Regina I stayed up nearly all night and drank half a bottle of rum thinking about you and how I could get you to agree to go on a date with me but if I told you all of the things I wanted to do then it wouldn't be surprise."
"Emma you have no idea how much I want to go on a date with you," Regina pleaded, "and you aren't the only one who stayed up all night, but I don't want to get my heart broken."
"Regina I'm not saying that I'm perfect or that I know for a fact that we will be one hundred percent happy but I can promise you that I will never hurt you on purpose or cheat on you with one of the 'skanks' as you refer to them as," the blonde laughed, "those girls are nothing compared to you, the past three years have been torture not being able to have you and I don't want to feel that pain anymore."
"Okay," Regina nodded, "I'll go on a date with you."
"Really?" Emma jumped.
"Yes, Swan but don't ask again or I may change my mind," She smirked.
"Okay," Emma smiled, "you need to change first so while you do that I'm going to make a few calls."
"And what do you suppose I change into dear?" Regina asked.
"I have some clothes upstairs, feel free to go through my closet," Emma smiled as she nudged her towards the stairs.
"Emma," Regina whined.
"Come on Regina we need to leave soon," she laughed, "now it's my turn to tell you to hurry your ass up."
"Watch it Swan," Regina glared before going up the stairs.
"Yes ma'am," Emma said before pulling out her phone making a few calls.
A few minutes later Regina came back downstairs in a pair of tight fitting jeans and one of Emma's UFC tank tops with a pair of black vans.
"I think I just died and went to heaven," Emma said nearly drooling on herself.
"Don't get to use to it dear," she smirked as she walked past Emma, "So what have you planned for us today?"
"Well first we are headed to downtown L.A." Emma said grabbing her water bottle and Regina's hand and leading them out the front door towards her black lambo.
"You got out the lambo, this really is a special occasion," Regina smirked, "the last time you got this out was to make the other fighters in your division jealous."
"Well they were all talking about their girlfriends who are models or for the straight one's, their boyfriends who were football or basketball players, so I brought out this baby," Emma smirked rubbing her hands over the steering wheel.
"Oh and what will you say about me if we become something more?" she smirked.
"That my girlfriend is way smarter and way more beautiful than any model they will ever score," Emma said starting the car.
"Good, and if a girl starts flirting with you?" she asked.
"Bang her and hope you don't find out," she said getting a glare from her manager.
"Swan," she said sternly.
"I'm kidding, if someone flirts with me I will turn them down politely," Emma said taking Regina's hand.
"Good answer," she smiled.
They took the highway to downtown L.A. occasionally switching stations or turning the radio off completely to talk or ask questions.
"Your favorite food is tacos," Regina laughed looking over at the blonde.
"Yes, and I don't understand what's so funny about that," Emma smiled over at the brunette as they approached a stop light.
"Well you like girls…" Regina said looking at the professional fighter to see if she would figure it out.
"Oh my god," Emma laughed finally realizing why the brunette found it so funny, "you have a dirty mind Mills."
"More than you think, Swan," she smirked.
They finally arrived in Downtown L.A. and Emma exited the car before moving to the other side to let Regina out of the car.
"Why are we here?" Regina asked getting out.
"Well, I wanted to show you where I grew up," Emma smiled closing the car door and locking it. "That apartment building on the corner is where I lived."
"It looks a little run down," Regina grimaced.
"Yeah, it wasn't too much better back then either," Emma laughed, "but it was home."
"What about your parents?" Regina said taking the blonde's hand as they walked down the street, "you don't really talk about them much."
"Yeah, they had me when they were young," Emma said with a nervous smile, "my mom was eighteen and my dad was nineteen and neither of them planned to have me of course," she said running a hand through her hair, "so when I came along neither of them knew what to do, they blamed me for their financial problems and ever since I was a kid I couldn't wait to leave."
"Have you talked to them lately?" Regina asked looking at the blonde.
"They call me a couple times a month," she sighed, "sometimes I'll pick up but other times I don't bother."
"What do they talk to you about?" Regina said, "If you don't mind me asking."
"No, it's fine," Emma smiled, "they have asked me for money a few times, or they'll ask to visit me and sometimes they just call and ask me how my day was."
"Did you give them money?" Regina said curiously.
"I bought them a house after my first few big fights," she said as they walked around the corner, "they're my parents I didn't want them living in a shabby old apartment, so they have a house in a nicer part of L.A." she smiled, "I also got them a car, my dad had a truck and it broke down constantly so I figured if they were to save any money at all they would have to have a car that didn't need fixing every two weeks."
"You really are a good person," Regina smiled.
"I try to be," Emma laughed, "you know they called me last week after they heard the rumor about you."
"Oh, really?" Regina smirked.
"Yup they told me you were beautiful and asked if you were blackmailing me for my money," Emma laughed.
"Do they know I have money of my own," she smirked.
"I don't think so, they didn't seem hesitant on calling the authorities," Emma laughed.
"Well I guess that's good," Regina laughed taking Emma's hand in both of hers as they walked, "so will I ever meet them, I've known you three years and have never heard much about them."
"Well you were just my manager," Emma smiled down at the brunette, "but I also don't see them often myself we may live close but we aren't close to each other at all."
"That's a shame," Regina said sadly.
"It's just how things happened," Emma sighed, "I know they love me they just don't understand me. I never spent much time at home I was always running the streets with my friends, I was not a good kid but I've moved past that and now I'm here with a beautiful girl that I have had my eyes on for three years."
"Oh, tell me more about her she seems wonderful," Regina smiled.
"Well, she loves the color purple but she wears black because she looks better in it than she would in purple and even if you told her differently she still wouldn't believe you." Emma smiled.
"She seems determined," Regina laughed.
"Very," Emma laughed, "she loves her morning coffee but at night she likes tea before bed and if she doesn't have any more at home she has to go the store and get more because if she doesn't have some she won't be able to sleep."
"You seem to know a lot about her," Regina laughed.
"Well, like I said I've been pining for her for three years," Emma smiled.
"Three years is too long a wait," she said stopping in front of a large building and facing Emma.
"I agree," Emma said leaning down and capturing plump lips in her own.
"You know I've had my eye on someone too," Regina smirked.
"Regina Mills likes someone, tell me about her," Emma smiled.
"Well she has muscles that can't be explained with words," Regina said rubbing her hands over the blonde's naked arms, "she has tattoos that make her an even bigger badass than she already thinks she is, and when she fights in the ring all I can think about is what I want to do to her, afterwards."
"Yeah, and what is that?" Emma asked leaning down into another kiss.
"Wouldn't you like to know," Regina laughed as she took Emma's hand and dragged her along the L.A. street.
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"So where are we off to now?" Regina asked as they made their way back to Emma's car.
"What time is it?" Emma asked.
"Um, 6:30, why?" Regina asked as she looked at the blonde.
"We're going to my training lot," Emma said taking out her keys and giving them to Regina.
"First, why are you giving me the keys?" Regina asked, "And second, why your training lot?"
"Well, I figured I'd let you drive," Emma said opening the passenger side door, "and I have a surprise waiting at my gym."
"You never let anyone drive your lambo," Regina smiled, "not even August and Kilian."
"Well you're not just anyone," Emma smiled, "and I don't let August or Kilian drive it because they aren't even capable of driving a normal car."
"I won't disagree with you there," Regina laughed getting into the driver's side and starting the car. She pulled out of the parking spot and drove to merge onto the interstate.
Emma couldn't take her eyes off of her. They rolled down the windows and turned up the radio. Regina's hair was flowing with the wind and she had a smile that extended from ear to ear and to Emma that was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. If you asked Emma she would tell you that the woman driving her car was the love of her life.
"What are you staring at, Swan?" Regina asked passing a car.
"The most amazingly beautiful woman I have ever seen," Emma smiled lost in the brunette's laugh not noticing the flashing blue lights behind them until the sirens came on.
"Shit!" Regina said as she pulled over.
"Don't worry about it," Emma said putting a hand on Regina's thigh.
"What do you mean, I'm being pulled over," Regina panicked.
"Yes, but I will handle it," Emma said trying to calm down the brunette before the officer came up to the window.
"Ma'am do you understand that you were doing 120 in a 75?" the officer questioned.
"Yes I do, I'm sorry officer," Regina replied looking up at the officer.
"I'm sorry too officer it's my car and I was trying to teach her how to drive it," the blonde said from the passenger seat, "I guess the acceleration is a little too much for her to handle."
"Who said that?" the officer questioned bending down to look inside the car.
"Emma Swan, sir," Emma said extending her hand to the man in blue.
"Emma Swan," the officer was shocked, "the UFC fighter?"
"You're a fan?" Emma asked smiling.
"You have no idea," the officer smiled, "I've watched all your fights, the one where you made the girl tap out in six seconds flat was insane."
"Well I'm glad you enjoy it," Emma smiled, "that fight is one of my favorites."
"So if I let you off with a warning you promise to keep it near the speed limit?" the officer said looking at both women who nodded, "alright then I'll let you be on your way, do you mind if I get a picture with you Miss Swan?"
"As long as you call me Emma," she smiled as she exited the car along with Regina who took the officer's phone as Emma posed with the man.
"Thank you so much, Emma" the officer smiled shaking her hand and then Regina's, "you ladies have a great rest of your day."
"Thank you officer," Emma smiled as she and Regina got back in the car.
"You are such a charmer," Regina laughed.
"Yeah well most officers are big UFC fans," Emma laughed pecking the woman's cheek, "told you I'd handle it."
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They made it to the training lot fifteen minutes later and without getting pulled over again. Regina and Emma got out of the car and walked into the large warehouse that Emma trained in nearly every day.
"So why are we here again?" Regina asked walking hand in hand with Emma.
"Just wait and see," Emma smiled opening the metal garage door to the warehouse. The lights came on and there was a table set up for two in one area and a large screen on the ceiling above the practice ring.
"Did you set this up?" Regina asked her face still in shock.
"I had the idea but as for setting it up I had some people I know help me out," she smiled at the brunette.
"It's beautiful Emma," she smiled.
"Still not as beautiful as you," Emma said leaning down and kissing the brunette.
They ate steak with a side of steamed vegetables and French fries because Emma can't have a meal without them.
"Since I told you about my family," Emma smirked, "tell me about yours."
"Well, my mother is a lawyer which is very fitting because that woman could scare the pants off of forty year old men," she laughed, "and my father is the mayor of a small town in Maine, Storybrooke."
"Do you have any siblings?" Emma asked taking another fry in her mouth.
"Yes, I have a sister, her name is Zelena," Regina smiled, "she lives in L.A. also, I see her a couple times a week, and we're very close."
"I always wished for siblings," Emma smiled, "since me and my parents weren't very close I always wanted someone to understand me and what I was going through, but it never happened which is probably for the best since my parents could barely take care of me."
"I hope my kids will be able to grow up with siblings," Regina smiled down at her plate.
"Me too," the blonde smiled looking up at the brunette. They finished dinner and made their way over to the practice ring.
"What do we have here?" Regina asked looking down at the mattress covered in pillows and blankets.
"Well I had the idea of watching a movie and who likes sitting up so," Emma paused pulling Regina down onto the mattress, "now we can lay down and watch the movie" she pointed up at the screen.
"It's beautiful, Emma," Regina said leaning in for a kiss, "thank you."
"Anytime," Emma smiled, "Regina?"
"Yes, dear?" Regina said turning to look in green eyes.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Emma asked cupping the woman's face with her hand.
"I would be honored," Regina smiled as she straddled the blonde's hips and kissed her deeply.
"I don't think I'll be able to watch the movie with you on top of me," Emma laughed.
"Then I guess we aren't watching the movie, Swan," Regina whispered leaning in for another kiss.
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