A/N: No matter how hard I try, I can't shake this story out of my mind, so- here I am again! Re-writing it and re-telling it in both Emma and Regina's "Point of Views," that I hope you will all love just as much as the first time you read this story.
For those of you who haven't read Forbidden Temptations yet, please do so before you read this one.
Ultimately, it's your choice to read them in whatever order you wish, but knowing how easily people get confused, I simply want to save you the trouble lol. Anyways, in this version of the re-written story, you will see things happen that you didn't in the previous Forbidden Temptations (as you might have already guessed.) I hope every single reader that read the original story will read and love this one equally. I will switch in between Emma's and Regina's points of views as the chapters go along. Happy reading as always! :)
Chapter 1: Emma
Audrey: Come to my dorm after class! :)
I read the incoming text message from my girlfriend of an entire year. Jesus, when I put it that way! A year seems like a lifetime ago. Which is new to me, considering Audrey Mills has been the one and only girl to make an honest woman out of me. Sort of speak.
I sit in my literature classroom, which wouldn't be dull had I not have Mr. Cunningham as a professor. I swear, that man reads one book and he thinks he knows it all. I love reading as much as the next person, but I don't pretend to know it all.
I don't bother texting Audrey back, simply tucking my phone inside my jeans pocket. There was no need to reply back when she already knows I'll rush directly to her dorm straight after class. Sigh! If only this class could go a little faster. There are better literary professors, and I had to get stuck with the most boring one of all. And all for what? Extra credit.
Tough it up, Em. This is the last day of classes for a good entire summer and once back, all I would have to do is tough through his class, do the best I can and I'd be done for good. Free to worry about the only class that really mattered to me. Photography. My life's passion and ambition. Mind you, I've never been ambitious about anything in my life, except this. Who didn't dream of making something out of themselves?
"Alright, you all have no homework. Do enjoy your summer, and be sure to be ready for when you return. My class will be twice as hard." Mr. Cunningham lifts a finger in warning, glaring at all of us- but especially me- from behind his silver framed glasses.
As everyone scatters around me, gathering their bags and books all together, I do the same, rushing to pack my notebook, book inside my bag as I slung it over my shoulder once I stand from my desk. And in the blink of an eye, I'm out the door, walking my way through the crowded outdoor pathway of Portland University. My hometown. The only home I've ever known.
Even when I've become a hot shot photographer, and moved to New York. Portland would always be my home. It's where my parents would always live. My mom loved it here too much to move anywhere else, but she wouldn't stop me from pursuing my dreams. She never has.
"Hey, Emma!" Charlie, from my photography class greets me with a wave and I nod at him as we pass each other.
I cross a lawn and enter through two double glass doors that direct me into a section of dorm rooms. Summer has officially begun. The sun was out and bright, cascading over you with its warmth right through the windows that surrounded you as you walked down the dorm hall. All too familiar with the school grounds, I walk along further until I stop right in front of Audrey's door. My fist, rolled up and ready to knock, comes up when-
"Finally!" Audrey pulls me by my leather jacket, leaving me to chuckle as she pulls me in and crashes our lips together in a passionate kiss. Audrey was always very passionate and adventurous. That's what I liked about her the most. Ever since the night of one of August's crazy parties, when our eyes found each other across a crowded room- what a cliche- but it was how it happened. I knew I would ask her out on a date after we had made out that night. And one date would turn into two and so forth.
Truthfully, I've never been one to be in a serious relationship. Much less longer than a couple of months. But Audrey was different. Was it love? I guess you can say I loved her enough to tell her that I loved her. But was the kind of love- like my dad would say- 'makes your heart speed up so fast, you could swear it'll burst right out of your chest. Makes your breath catch inside your throat and make you feel like Ariel from the Little Mermaid after she lost her voice.' Was it that kind of love?
All I can say is. As passionate and as a romantic as I am… I have yet to feel such a feeling. No offense to Audrey. I loved being with her. And who could blame me? She was a good kisser, and very attractive. And she was always ready for a good time, anytime, anywhere.
She was ready now, as my back slammed against the door and I heard it shut with a thud. From what I could pick up before Audrey finished pulling me in, pinned me against her door, and kissed me something fierce- her bags were already packed. Ready to head back home to her parent's house for the summer.
She moans into my mouth as our kiss intensifies, and my hands can't help themselves but to explore the familiar curves of her body. My tongue automatically invades her mouth and she tastes as she always does. Excitement and lust. Lust above everything else. I could tell from her kiss, and the way her hands ring in my hair as they tug and pull that she'll miss me over the summer. Audrey always had a way of letting me know she would miss me. And I would surely miss her.
But I was also excited to be home for the summer with my mom and David- her second and a much better husband than my own father was to her. However, right now, as I feel one of Audrey's hands explore my back, all the way down until I hear the lock of the door click, I am aroused. I know what Audrey wants and what Audrey wants, she usually gets. Who am I to say no to a quickie? I was never one to say no, much less to a beautiful woman. Although, usually I'm the one pursuing, but, given the circumstances of the summer coming between us for three whole months, Audrey was quite eager right this moment.
But, again, you wouldn't catch me complaining one bit.
I turn us around, rotating both of our bodies so that Audrey's back is pinned against the locked door. I slip my knee right in between her thighs, pressing it just as eagerly along her soaked sex and hear the most pleasurable moan escape into the confinements of my mouth before our kiss breaks, just for my lips to begin the exploration of the familiar skin along her neck.
"Do you have any idea how much I'll miss you this summer?" Audrey huffs out a breath, her hands tangling back along my hair, tugging and pulling.
"I have a pretty good idea," I breathed along her neck, placing another trail of kisses along her skin, until I took her pulse point into my mouth after having bitten down on it and soothed it with my tongue. My hands travel along Audrey's hips, down to her ass as I say against her grinning lips, "But just in case, why don't you show me?" I give Audrey a matching grin as my arms lift her up. I can feel her legs straddle my waist, tangle tightly around me as I move us away from the door and set her down along her desk.
Audrey immediately seeks out my lips, capturing them with hers in a feverish kiss that we both allow ourselves to get lost in. My tongue immediately sought her own inside of her mouth. I could feel her own tongue entangle with mine and my thighs are done for, falling victim to the sticky, delicious moisture that takes refuge along my thighs.
As Audrey is quick to remove her long sleeve shirt off of her body, I am quicker to part from our kiss and unbuckle my belt and jeans, watching Audrey as she does the same with hers. The rest was up to me. My hands pulled on her jeans, sliding them eagerly along her waist until her skin there was revealed to my eyes, which wasted no time in devouring her. I can't help myself. I kneel down, and as my lips leave a trail of wet kisses along the apex of Audrey's thighs, my hands prepare themselves for the adventure my tongue will shortly take. Just as Audrey's hands firmly grab onto the edge of her desk.
I pull on her hips, to bring it out to the edge of the desk and dive in. I hear her moan a light 'mmm,' followed by the sound of my name being called as my tongue swirls around her folds, followed by her already eager and hardened clit. Audrey always tastes amazing, and could turn me on something fierce. "Oh, fuck, Emma!" I could feel her hand land at the top of my head, securing me in between her thighs, rooting me to keep going while her hips buckle along my mouth.
My tongue tastes and drinks in Audrey's arousal as it doesn't take her long to combust inside of my mouth. And I swear to God, feeling a woman come undone to the movement and pleasurable ways of your tongue is the best thing in the world for me. My hands squeeze along her thighs before I allow my tongue to have one last taste and stand to my feet. My lips are quick to search for Audrey's in another feverish kiss, and I know she can taste herself as soon as my tongue enters her mouth. Her moans were everything to go by.
Audrey's hands work their way inside my parted jacket and begin to peel it off of my shoulders. I am quick to catch it before it even touches the ground, already knowing by memory where it might fall, and toss it along her unmade bed. And with my free hand, I am quick to snake it in between Audrey and me, allowing my fingers to travel down south, past the waistline of her panties where I am gifted with her heat and wetness all together. Audrey's hip buckles a little, always sensitive to my touch. And nothing drives me more crazy.
My fingers begin to massage at her clit in familiar circles, slowly, when- Knock, knock, knock! There's a knock at the door, followed by a rattle coming from the doorknob, followed by a voice that makes us both abruptly stop where we stand. Well, where I stand, and Audrey sits. "Are you two at it again?"
Audrey and I share that familiar grin we always share, but remain silent, sharing a kiss. Because of course this isn't the first time we have locked the door to her dorm room to fool around. And it won't be the last either.
"Fifteen minutes, Alex!" Audrey announces, hearing another three pounds on the door, followed by another rattle of the doorknob.
"It's my room, too!" Alex, one of Audrey's closest friends, informs.
As my fingers pick up on their rhythm along Audrey's clit, I could see her eyes pin back to mine with such intensity and lust that she bites down on her bottom lip. I don't bother putting a stop to my rhythm as Audrey says, "Fifteen minutes!" She pants out, seeking my lips hungrily. An action I always respond to, along with burying two of my fingers right inside of her.
Audrey's hands never fail to clutch onto my shirt, followed by her removing it and me helping her by tossing it aside as my fingers work their way back inside of her with a rhythm that, judging from the way Audrey rolls her eyes to the back of her head, could only be described as heaven to her. I myself have never known what it's like to almost touch heaven in the thrills of an orgasm, but I can imagine I've come pretty close.
Our lips crash together once again and my fingers pick up on their rhythm. "Mmm," I moan into our heated kiss and part my legs just a little, feeling Audrey's fingers get to work on my own sex, working their way inside, deeply. Soon, our rhythm's begin to move in sync, slow but rough all at once until we keep up our movements. And once we both finish, coming down from almost touching heaven, we are a panting mess. Audrey's lips kiss along my naked shoulder, my arm wrapped along her waist until our lips meet in another heated kiss.
"Now, are you convinced that I'll miss you?" Audrey smiles, keeping me close to her while our faces are only inches apart. I could feel the tips of our noses lightly brushing.
I smile, "Oh, I never doubted it for a minute." I reply, placing a quick kiss along her lips before breaking free from her legs being wrapped along my waist. Audrey frowns at the broken contact, but I needed to get home to my parents like I had promised. I pull up the zipper along my jeans and buckle up my belt before reaching for my shirt and pulling it over my head, followed by my jacket.
"Em?" I could see Audrey out of the corner of my eye, leaning forward on the desk, not even bothering to get dressed yet.
So Audrey. I thought as I replied with a quick, "Yeah?" My head whips to throw a quick glance her way, before I reach for her shirt and toss it right at her.
She places it on immediately, still seated along the edge of her desk as Audrey says, "What are your plans this summer?" She asked me.
"I told you." I stand before her with a smile. "My mom's been talking about taking a trip for the summer."
"But it's not set in stone, is it?" Audrey asked me.
"No, not yet." I shake my head. It wasn't set in stone. My mom- bless her heart- had been talking about taking a spontaneous trip, but with David's work schedule it was hard to plan one at the last minute. Still. She would be fine if we didn't go anywhere. She just wanted me home. "Frankly, with David's schedule as it is, I doubt we'll be going anywhere."
She smiles at me, and I can see something cooking in the back of that smile. Audrey was so easy to read. Then again, people had always been so easy to read for me.
"What? What are you thinking, Audrey?" I had to ask, because it was clear Audrey was thinking of something.
"Well…" She began, her voice trailing off in the beginning before her hips swing slightly forward, hopping off of her desk. My eyes looked at the wood to make sure there was no evidence left behind of what we had just done on top of it. There wasn't. "I was thinking…" Audrey twirls a loose end of my hair with her index finger. The corners of her lips tilted into a knowing grin.
Whatever this idea was, I braced myself. I could already tell it was a big one.
"Why don't you come along with me?" Audrey's arms are quick to circle along my waist. As if she was afraid I would try to make a run for the door. Which she would be right. I would try to make a run for the door. Just with her question alone, I felt a little faint. Meeting the parents? That was a big official step into this relationship. I had never met anyone's parents before in my life. Other than Lily's, but that's another story for another day.
"Come with you?" My eyebrows raise to my hairline or possibly beyond. "To meet your parent's?" I chuckle with a bit of humor.
Audrey has this look to her like my reaction wasn't the one she was expecting. "Well, why not, Em?" She grins and her arms secure me in more. "We've been going out for a whole year after all. I think it's about time you meet my parents."
I knew about Audrey's mom by all she admired her and talked about her before. I've seen her in pictures. Beautiful woman. Not like I envisioned her mom to look like at all. She certainly seemed younger than her husband, which Audrey's dad was another story entirely, judging from the pictures she's shown me of him time and time again. Audrey idolized her father. I'm not quite sure I was ready to take such a big step.
I release a scoff along with a chuckle, "I don't know, Audrey." She frowns which leaves me to explain. "It's not that I don't want to meet them, but… Isn't it a little too soon?" I ask.
"Not at all." Audrey smiles. "Come on, I've met your parents once before. What's the problem with you meeting mine?"
I chuckle once again as I say, "You met my parents once before because they caught us in my room." My cheeks feel hot at the memory of my mom's face when she walked in on us. Audrey was half undressed and I had a lot of explaining to do to my mother that day after she left. I'm twenty-four years old, saving up money for my own place and paying for my classes, therefore I still had to go by their rules. I didn't mind. I loved my parents, dearly. And my mom, being the wonderful, understanding woman that she was, didn't care who I slept around with, as long as I kept up with my studies. And that was exactly what I intended to do. I wanted to make her proud.
Plus, once they met Audrey, it did warm my mother's heart to know I had myself a serious girlfriend for once. And I liked the smile my mother gave me- a smile I would never forget- so I couldn't just go without introducing them.
I remember the look on David's face, followed by the blush and smirk that came afterward. If I could have buried myself in that moment, six feet under ground, I would have.
Crazy, I know. Twenty-four years old and I still acted like a teenager with raging hormones sometimes.
Audrey smirk didn't help the redness in my cheeks disappear either. "Well, I promise that my parents won't walk in on us. It's a big house." Her arms tighten around me a bit more after I groan at the thought of Audrey's parents witnessing an inappropriate- not to mention- disrespectful spectacle, too. "Come on, please?" She pouts. "Look, my dad is hardly ever home on account that he's always buried in his work," she rolls her eyes. "And my mom- she'll be around but she won't bother us. She keeps mostly to herself. Sidney's around, but he's practically a ghost most of the time. Assists more in the kitchen than anything else." She shrugs a one shoulder shrug.
"Who's Sidney?" My eyebrows crinkle right in the middle quizzically.
"The butler." Says Audrey.
Oh, right! Audrey's parents had a butler. Which made me feel a little more out of place to go and meet them. What if they saw me and I'm not what they expect for their daughter? What if- wait-
"And your parents… You said they know about us, right?" I had to ask before making my final decision. But knowing me, I would end up saying yes to going with Audrey.
Audrey grins, and I can already see my answer written all over her face. "Yes." She places a quick peck along my lips. "They do. They know about you, and they are fine with it. I promise." She places another kiss along my gentle smile. "So, that's a yes? Please? Say yes. We can be together the entire time and go swimming." My smile widens as my mind swims with the thought of swimming with Audrey. "And trust me, you'll love my mom."
"Ah, but the question is… Will she love me?" I grin. My arms wrapping around Audrey's form after she's convinced me to say yes.
Audrey laughs, "Of course she will love you, Em! What's not to love?"
We share another kiss, and as we part, I finally say, "Okay." In the gentlest way possible, while I brush a strand of hair behind Audrey's ear.
I can see Audrey's smile widen before me. "Really?" Her eyes light up.
"Yeah, okay. I'll come with you and meet mom and dad." I say with a touch of humor. More to ease my nerves than Audrey's. She wasn't nervous. She was more excited than nervous. In this relationship, she left all the nerves to me and I was fine with that. All my life I could handle anything that was thrown my way.
"Yay!" Audrey's lips attacked mine with various kisses before she pulled me into a hug and said with a light hum filled with delight. "Mmm, I promise you we are going to have the best summer ever." I smile at her as her eyes find mine once more.
"I know we are." I said, allowing my fingers to lace together with hers. "I'll go gather my stuff at home and talk to my mom, tell her of our plans while you finish getting ready."
"Okay. You'll come pick me back up?" Audrey asked. To which I simply give her a smile and a nod as I unlock and walk out the door.
It didn't take long to gather my stuff, as my backpack and camera were all I had on me. But I did have to drive home. And as I slung my backpack a little further up my shoulder and walked toward my beloved yellow beetle, a voice called out to me, making me whirl around. It was August.
"Hey!" August caught up, walking alongside me. "So, what's this I hear about you finally meeting Audrey's parents?"
I roll my eyes as I fish out my keys from my jacket pocket. "Word travels fast, doesn't it?"
"Hey, that's Portland for you." August grins, leaning his back along my car, crossing his arms along his chest. "So," his eyebrows wiggle as my eyes meet his. "You nervous? Meeting the parents… That's a big step."
"I know." I breathe out a puff of air, feeling it hurt my chest as I do.
"Have you told your folks yet?" He asked me.
I shake my head, "Not yet. I'm actually on my way home to tell them."
"I guess things are becoming pretty serious with Audrey, huh?" August asked, pushing himself away from my car.
"I don't know. Maybe." I shrug as I smile. Whatever Audrey and I had, I couldn't deny it was pretty good. "I mean, I'm not looking to marry her or anything just yet."
"Just yet, huh?" August grins and I can't help my fist from punching him playfully along the arm. "Ow, okay- sorry." He raises his hands in defeat.
I mount my car and shut the door before my engine roars to life.
"Well, enjoy yourself, Em. Don't go falling in love with another girl over there." He jokes with me and I can't help but roll my eyes.
"Yeah, right." I wave as I drive on home. I could see August smirk and wave at me through my rearview mirror.
"What do you mean you're leaving? Leaving where?" My mom stood in the doorway of my bedroom, her eyes wide with surprise at my news that I would be going away for the summer.
"Boston. That's where Audrey's parents live. She asked me to come with her for the summer, spend some time together away from studying and school." I explain to her as I fold another one of my shirts and pack it into my bag.
"But Emma, you were supposed to be home for the summer." My mom frowns. I don't have to look at her to know she's frowned. But I turn anyway.
"I know, mom. And I know you'll worry, but I'll be fine. Trust me." I smile at her as I walk a few steps to stand near her. "Besides, Audrey will be with me. It's just for the summer, I'll be back before you know it."
She smiles, the wrinkles around her eyes are more noticeable every time she smiles at me. She would never deprive me of going anywhere I wanted, the only thing about my mom was that she worried a little too much sometimes. But like all mother's did I suppose. "Well, you already have your bag packed." Her hand lands against my warm cheek. "You are old enough to decide on your own, but-" she lifts up her finger in a motherly warning. "Do call me or text me every hour."
"Mom," I glare playfully at her, and she smiles.
"Alright, but call me every chance you get." She says sternly. Not putting her foot down on it.
"I will call you. And David." I nod in a promise.
"And when I call you, you answer, Emma." She says for good measure before placing a kiss along my cheek.
That was pretty much our goodbye until the end of summer as I found myself driving back to campus where Audrey waited for me, eagerly climbing into my car as we drove off together toward our new destination for the entire summer. This was crazy. But, it's too late to turn back now, right?
It took us an hour to arrive in Boston with just enough time. Audrey instructed me on every turn, every road I had to take and I committed it to memory. I was good with roads as a kid, and thanks to David I wasn't afraid of a little exploring to find my own ways. We drove past several buildings and apartment complexes until we came along a really rich and nice neighborhood. 'Rich,' wasn't even the correct word to describe it, however.
"Turn in here. It's this one with the large hedges." Audrey pointed at her parents' familiar home. Or should I say mansion.
As I drive my beetle into the gravel driveway, listening to the gravel crunch underneath my tires, my eyes take in the sight of the massive house.
"I know what you're thinking," Audrey's voice distracts my thoughts, and when I turn to face her, she's smirking. "Pretty big, huh?"
I scoff as I look back at the house. "Big isn't the word I'd use to describe it."
Audrey chuckles, "My father chose the house. He likes old Victorian homes, and this one was the biggest in the market at the time."
"So I see." I glance toward the two front double doors of the house and see none other than Audrey's parents step out onto the steps. I can see frowns on both their faces as I turn back to Audrey. "A- are you absolutely sure this is okay? I really don't want to be in the way of your summer with them, if-"
"Babe, it's fine." Audrey leans in, cutting through my words with a kiss, ending it in a smile. "Trust me. They're going to love you. Especially my mother."
I chuckle, "How can you be so sure about that?" I ask her.
"Please, Em. If you were quick to charm me, you'll be quick to charm my mother." Audrey smirks as do I. "Come on. Let's get this over with." She really doesn't give me a chance to drive out of the driveway. Besides that wouldn't be the best thing to do now. Not when Audrey's mother and father were standing before her and waiting, Audrey already walking near them and waving happily.
"Okay," I breathe out to myself.
"My sweetheart!" I could hear Audrey's mom as I stepped out of the car, placing my keys along my jacket pocket. My eyes remain on them the entire time as I'm walking toward where Audrey is. Her mother's smile matches Audrey's. And I can't look away. Her laugh made me smile for whatever reason. She reminded me of my own mom, on how happy she was to see her daughter again after being away at school.
Needless to say, I liked her immediately.
Next Audrey moved to hug her father, who smiled at her genuinely. "How you've grown!" I hear him say with a full smile of his own.
"Please! Not by much!" I watch Audrey unlock herself from her father's overly protected hug. Any fool could see that a mile long, that Mr. White was over protective of his daughter. I watch as Audrey hugs her mother next, greeting her with a matching smile. "Hi, mom! Oh, it's so great to see you! How I've missed you, guys."
My eyes were locked on the mother and daughter embrace taking part in front of me. I took in the delicate features of Audrey's mom's face, how calm she became. How at ease. It was almost as if she had been carrying the weight on her shoulders and that soon evaporated with Audrey's presence. I only hoped that my uninvited presence wasn't about to change that.
My eyes were torn away from the woman's features that I couldn't quite decipher yet, and they moved along to look at Audrey's dad. "Audrey- aren't you going to introduce us to your friend?" He says to Audrey, and I turn to Audrey with a smile.
"Oh!" Audrey smiles at me, and out of the corner of my eye, before my gaze meets directly with Audrey's mom. I can see her staring directly at me. As if her eyes were trying to decipher me. "I'm sorry, babe." I'm standing a little closer now, and can pick up not only on Audrey's perfume but her mom's as well from our distance. "You guys- this is Emma. She's my girlfriend."
My eyes throw a quick glance at Audrey on how she said the word: girlfriend. And upon looking back at her mother and father- more so her mom- I could see matching frowns on both their faces. Did they not knew about me? I was sure they did. For a moment I doubt in Audrey's word, but Audrey would never lie about something like that.
Either way, I gather closer, outstretch my hand and present myself with the upmost beat a parent has ever seen and my most beaming smile. "Mr. and Mrs. White- it's an absolute pleasure. Audrey has told me a great deal about you." I feel the man's hand- Mr. White's- grasp mine first with a firm and strong grasp. "Mr. White… Mrs. White." I grabbed a hold of Audrey's mother's hand and it was as if time had stopped for me.
I don't know what brought this on, or why it happened at that moment. But, after watching Audrey's dad's dark gaze train on me as I shook his hand, I could feel an almost cold tingle run down my spine. There was something about him that just didn't click with me- unable to place it just yet. Yet once I reached out to shake Mrs. White's hand, there was this entirely different feeling that had taken over me in that moment.
Our eyes locked into one another, and it was simply impossible for me to look away from the older woman's deep, brown, and pained gaze. That was it! She held in a pain within herself that I was able to see in that very moment. I could relate to that. But right now, what captured my focus more and made my nerves thrive up along my stomach was her. Audrey's mother.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." I almost stumble along my own words, my tongue almost tripping over them. My fucking palms were had become so sweaty and my heart was pounding like some crazy tribe drum, I couldn't understand it. "I'm Emma. Emma Swan." I spoke out, wondering why in the hell had I suddenly grown so nervous.
This was so unlike me.
A/N: What's the verdict? Shall I continue onto Regina's POV next? :) Don't forget to review!
