A/N: This is a long chapter.
Warning: The Brief Scene of Rape. If you didn't want to read it and skip few lines when Regina and Kathryn have a conversation in the aircraft. Beware of the car accident: NO MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH.
Song: Girl Crush by Little Big Town.
Grammatical Errors are mine.
Chapter 6: Denver, Colorado
During the afternoon, Regina was still feeling hangover, and she was lucky that she had her sunglasses to hide her tired eyes. She was with her blonde assistant along to the airport to meet some of the people included Emma and Henry. The brunette woman sighed and tried to straighten her body but failed to do so. Kathryn went concerned about Regina's state of a mind and looked away at the people in Regina's crew who were staring at her. The blonde assistant smiled and spoke lightly.
"Regina, are you ok?"
"I'm all right." The brunette singer spoke in a harsh tone and left her out to get checked in. It left Henry and Emma shocking and wondered what happened to Regina then looked away at Kathryn who was shaking her head then decided to leave them alone and strode away to the security gates.
Regina finished with her boarding tickets and walked to the security gates then bumped into the blonde woman and her son. The brunette woman found no words to tell Emma and Henry about their bump and made a beeline to the gates. Hearing the brunette boy's voice, it made her feel sick and remembered the first date with Emma then went disappointed in her.
"Is Regina ok? She doesn't act like that."
"I think that she has a hangover since last night. I'm sure."
"Stop talking about me. I'm all right. Let's catch our flight!" Regina yelled at Emma and Henry. It startled her crew included Kathryn behind them. The brunette woman sighed and turned away to walk toward their gate then went out to catch her flight. The blonde woman and her son gaped open when the brunette singer went into a harsh lash on them. Kathryn walked to them and rubbed on the blonde woman then spoke lightly.
"Just let her have her time. We will see if she is managing her time when we arrive in Denver." Others nodded at her and went along to catch their flight together. Finally, they came on the plane and stayed away from Regina in case. Henry sat down beside his mother on three rows away from the brunette singer. The plane was only for Regina, and her crew included Kathryn. No fans or passengers in her flight. It was a private plane for everyone included the brunette singer.
Regina was sitting down on the solo chair and watched her people walking past her then looked away at the brunette boy who was sitting beside his blonde mother with a peek. Henry looked away at her and tilted his head to watch her. The brunette woman immediately looked away when he was looking at her. Emma was chatting with Ruby and didn't know that Regina was watching her. It left the brunette singer to wonder how she did on their first date but realized that Henry and Emma didn't catch their flight last night. Well, she did get some information from Kathryn and decided to ask her anyway.
"Kathryn, did they catch a flight last night?"
"Who are they?" The blonde assistant looked away at her while she was working on the schedule for Denver and replied. The brunette woman looked away at the brunette boy who was focusing on his game, and the blonde woman was laughing with Ruby. Kathryn followed the gaze of point to the Swans and understood what Regina meant by that then spoke lightly.
"They didn't catch the flight last night. They were tired because she had to collapse the set, so her son helped her out until 3 am. They missed their flight, so they decided to tag along with us."
"Oh."
"Yes. Are you hungover?" Kathryn asked.
"Yes, I was." The brunette singer nodded with a reply.
"Let me get you apple juice. It's helpful. Need aspirin?" The blonde assistant inquired right away.
"Yes please and thank you dear." Regina mused while she was looking away at the window. Kathryn nodded and got up to get the aspirin and apple juice in the back corner then finally strode back to her seat and gave them to the brunette singer. The brunette woman grabbed the aspirin and chucked in her mouth with a sip of apple juice then swallowed on her own and downed the drink. Finally, Regina decided to take a nap while they are on the route to Denver, Colorado.
Their plane was turning around and started to run on the road to lift them off from the ground. It was shaking a little, and it went smoothly in the air. The crew was relieved that the plane lifted itself off from the ground. Kathryn was working on the schedule for a while. Henry was focusing on his game and listening to the music. Emma was with Ruby in other seats, and the blonde woman had a full glance on the brunette singer. She tilted her head to study on Regina's sleeping body and spoke lightly.
"Do you think that I put her to shame for our first date last night?"
"You had no idea from last night. She's desperate to talk to you all day, but you avoided her." Ruby replied while reading the magazine. Kathryn listened to the conversation between her girlfriend and the blonde woman then spoke lightly.
"Regina was talking about you and the first date. She didn't know what to do with you because you pushed her away. By the way, Henry came to see her after you left the arena."
"I thought that Henry was staying in his bedroom while I was coming in the living room." Emma continued with a shocked look. The brunette chef went with her reply while chuckling at the brunette boy who was still on his game. Kathryn rolled her eyes.
"Oh no. Henry would be shrewd today."
"I would have a talk with him tonight. But what did Regina talk about?" The blonde woman looked away at her son and growled.
"She talked about the kiss, you idiot," Kathryn said while giving the blonde woman a 'duh' look. Ruby laughed at her girlfriend's facial expression and shook her head. Emma raised her eyebrows at the blonde assistant and asked.
"Well, she needed to ask me if she could kiss me."
"What about it? Regina kissed you, but you didn't kiss her back. Why is that!? You didn't let her kiss. That's a harsh reality of you." The blonde assistant spat back. Ruby winced at her girlfriend's tone and knew Emma didn't like this conversation between the blondes then looked away at Regina, who was awake to watch them with her curiosity. Henry looked up when he heard Kathryn's angry tone and knew that his blonde mother's frustrations then went to comfort her. The brunette singer narrowed her eyes at the blonde assistant and looked away at Emma, who was still clenching her fists.
The brunette chef looked away at her best friend and knew that it was coming out from the blonde woman's mouth. It startled the crew in the plane included Belle who shot up from her nap. Henry looked away at Regina and begged her to help him with his puppy look.
"YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE IN MY LIFE. A KISS MEANT SOMETHING THAT I FELT WITH REGINA. BUT THE KISS REMINDED ME ON THAT NIGHT I WAS RAPED! YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I FELT LIKE WHEN I RECEIVED A KISS ON MY LIPS. I HAD A HARSH LIFE FOR FOUR YEARS WITHIN NO DATING SCENES. IF YOU WERE IN MY SHOES, YOU WOULD FEEL WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN YOU KISSED SOMEBODY, BUT IT WOULD REMIND YOU OF THAT NIGHT. JUST… FUCK IT OFF AND FUCK YOU."
Emma yelled at the blonde assistant with her tears dripping on her cheeks. The blonde woman got up and walked away to the private room then slammed the door. Kathryn went shocking and had no words to talk to her. Ruby looked away at her girlfriend and spoke lightly. Belle was crying and remembered that day with Emma. Henry slowly looked away at the blonde assistant. Regina was silent while she was watching the scene between the blonde women.
"Belle, Killian, Leroy and I were there with her. But we were stuck with our hands and legs attached in the metal chains. We faced Emma, who was on the bed. We didn't do anything because we had the guns at our heads. If we moved our hands, we would die immediately. But we didn't move at all and watched her on the bed."
"Please stop talking while I'm here." The brunette boy said with his red-rimmed eyes and decided to walk away to the private room where his mother was. Belle was looking away at Leroy with her crying look. The bearded man stared at the blonde assistant and spoke in his flat tone. Killian was swallowing a lump in his throat and caressed his touches on his wrists then looked away at them. Regina finally sat down on Emma's spot and looked away at Killian, Ruby, Belle then it finally dawned on Leroy.
"We did nothing. The men came to us and aimed at our heads. They made us watch her with a man that we barely knew."
"I was yelling at that man to get him off on Emma, but I was choking when the muscular guy wrapped his arm around my throat," Belle said while looking at Kathryn. Ruby covered her mouth with her hand while sobbing and closing her eyes at the memory.
"We froze and saw what the man did to Emma. We couldn't save her. She was screaming when the men went to grip her tightly." Killian spoke in a harsh tone while closing his eyes. Regina looked away at Kathryn, who was dripping her tears on the cheeks.
"The man stripped his clothes to be naked. He roughly pressed his body on Emma, and we saw his cock inside her. All we heard was smacking and screaming. It was rough to rip her off. Other men laughed at her. Some of them were fascinating with the images. I couldn't look at her enough and closed my eyes but still heard her screams." Leroy continued to take over Killian's talk. Belle gripped the arms of the chair and went sobbing violently. Ruby whimpered, and Killian got up to comfort the brunette chef in his arms. Regina was shocked when she heard it. Kathryn wiped her tears and looked away at Leroy, who was looking at the window.
"That man pressed the pressure on me. I felt sticky, and the blood were on my thighs. I couldn't move at all. He tore me out. I laid there and cried. Finally, he kissed me with a rough kiss. I tried to get him off, but I can't because I was gripping by the men tightly. There were sharp thrusts in mine. I screamed until my throat dried up. In few hours later, the men finished having sex on me, and I wore out but felt pain. Lastly, they left without shooting us, and I tried to get up for calling the police, but I can't move it at all." Emma spoke lightly while she was standing in the doorway and looking down on the ground. Henry caressed his touches on his mother's back while looking at Regina. Other whipped to see her, but Belle was looking down at her hands.
"I finally got a recorded tape in my pocket. The men didn't know that I had one because I used to be an undercover police. I pressed the button to call the cops, and they finally came to rescue us. Emma was still lying there on the bed. We finally got off from the metal chains and went to help her to get out of the building. The paramedics went to cover her body and brought her to the hospital. We went worrying, and her parents came to see us in the hospital." Ruby spoke in a whisper but a loud voice that they heard her clearly.
"I'm sorry," Kathryn said. Emma shook her head and turned away to get in the private room. It left them silent. Henry was the first person to speak it up and looked at them in a direct way.
"Please don't talk about this one. We can move on to other topic and don't be pleased to hear it twice. Let it drop for now. Please focus on what we were supposed to do. I think that we've arrived in Denver. Let's go. I am going to get my mom out and go ahead to check in the hotel. We need to get some rest before the concert night." Others nodded. Belle was the first to get up and gathered her things then strode out to get there quickly. Killian and Leroy stared at the blonde assistant then shook their heads and left the plane to catch their car for the hotel. Ruby was the last person to speak it up and got up.
"Kathryn, I think that we need some time apart. I was supposed to be Emma's best friend and be there for her. So, please don't call me until I call you. Ok?"
"Sure." The blonde assistant continued. The brunette chef kissed on her forehead and went to gather Emma and Henry then left the plane with their bags. It left Regina and Kathryn alone on the aircraft. The brunette singer sighed and spoke lightly.
"I think that we need some time here in Denver for a while. Don't pull it off on the cancellation for our concert. It's too much information in our head. Let Emma and Henry breathe for a while before we start to do our rehearsal tomorrow."
"Ok."
"But I'm not pleased with your harsh tone on Emma. It's none of our business. Just let them tell us. Also, I am not searching for revenge on her, and I'm here to wait for her to tell me in person and explain everything. I think it would be okay if she will open her box to me. Understood?"
"Understood."
"Good. Let's get some rest in our hotel."
Kathryn nodded and gathered her bags then walked out with Regina to the car. The three cars finally drove away on their way to the hotel from Denver International Airport. The brunette singer was lucky that they dragged away from the crowd and fans in the front of the building. She was relieved that she didn't need to face her face to them with her sobbing face. In her thoughts, she finally knew Emma's truth behind the kiss and went disappointed in her blonde assistant. She didn't expect it to hear a whole story about the kiss and the rape scene. It left her to feel nauseous when she thought of the man who put up on the rough sex on her Emma. Her Emma Swan.
It snapped her thoughts when she was stopping by her hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Denver. They were pulling out their selves to the check-in counter to get their private residences. Finally, they got their cards and went to the elevator together. It went silence between them until they came on the same floor that they went to retreat their rooms. Killian and Leroy were together to go in their place. Belle and Ruby moved to get their room. It left Emma and Henry to get their room. Regina and Kathryn were paired up and proceeded to their room. They were separately from their rooms in the same hallway.
Meanwhile, Emma was lying down on her bed and remembered that day with Ruby, Belle, Leroy and Killian in same building. Henry was cooped in his room with his focus on the writing in his journal. Everyone in his family knew that he was scarred for life when he came to see his mother in the hospital. The blonde woman knew Henry's condition but didn't reveal information to everyone outside in her family. Those people who knew Henry well are Mary Margaret, David, Ruby, and Belle. For Killian and Leroy, they didn't know that Henry was managing with his depression for the long time. It left the blonde woman to wonder about Regina's reaction to her story and Henry's depression condition.
Finally, she went to sleep for a while and crouched in a ball with the comforter. Henry came to check up on her and crawled onto her then hugged her in his embrace and went to sleep. They knew that they were exhausted since they worked through collapsing the stage set. But it left the brunette boy to worry about his blonde mother because he heard a whole story over again in his head.
He shut his eyes closed and didn't want to think about anything. Henry went to find a happy place in his dreams while he was snuggling with his mom. He didn't know that Emma put a smile on her face while she discovered that her son was snuggling closer to her. It put them into an ease of the relief.
For Regina, she couldn't sleep at all because she whirled her thoughts over and over in her head to remember the whole story about Emma. It made her feel sick, and she went to the bathroom to vomit over her empty stomach in the toilet. She gripped the counter to ease herself for a while. The brunette woman closed her eyes and breathed deeply. Several minutes later, Regina felt little better and went to get her toothbrush to make sure that she had her fresh breath.
She went back to the bed and crawled upon the headboard then sat up against it and stared at the window for a while. Regina didn't hear Kathryn's calling and still drifted away for few minutes. She had many questions for Emma to answer and didn't find that it was interesting to her because it's getting more personal between them. Hearing Kathryn's voice, it snapped her out of her thoughts, and she looked away with her hangover look. Her sunglasses were not there on her top of the head since she put it away on the nightstand.
"Regina!"
"What?" The brunette woman asked with her red-rimmed eyes.
"Are you ok? I heard you vomiting in the bathroom. Are you crying?" The blonde assistant spoke lightly with her concerned tone. The brunette woman nodded and responded back.
"Oh, I'm feeling little better. I was crying."
"Why?" Kathryn quipped with her curiosity look.
"Emma," Regina spoke with her finality in the conversation with her blonde assistant. Other nodded at her with a small smile then left the room. The brunette woman closed her eyes and let her tears dripping on her cheeks. Regina grabbed the pillow and clutched it to her chest then put her face on the white pillow and went crying.
Finally, the brunette woman fell asleep while she was laying her body on the bed and crouched like a ball under her comforter. She went dreaming about the blonde woman and her son who laughed together. In the reality, Regina smiled to herself when she saw Emma and Henry playing on the beach. It made her feel fluttered when she watched them in the water. She never saw it happened in her eyes but found herself to feel that way when she was sitting on the blanket and felt the wind against her.
The blonde woman swayed while she held Henry's hands and made him flying in the circle until she threw him lightly in the water. He went releasing his hands and splashed him in the water with his eyes closed. He heard his blonde mother laughing, and he appeared out of the surface with a smile. Emma shook her head and extended her hand until Henry decided to pull her into the water with laughter.
Regina heard their laughter and smiled happily. She ran left hand through her brunette locks until she felt something on her finger and pulled her hand out to check out. The brunette woman gasped when she saw the beautiful wedding ring on her finger. It was a Swan Love – Phioro Custom Designed, the swan necks meet to make a beautiful heart embracing the brilliant round cut diamond. Hearing the blonde woman's voice, it made her looking up at her with her teary eyes.
"Gina, you've been staring at your wedding ring for ten minutes. Are you ok?"
"Yes, I'm more than ok. I didn't realize that I'm married."
"Married to me." Emma smiled and showed her left finger. It was a Queen crown with a ruby heart-shaped diamond in the middle. Regina gaped open at the beautiful ring that they got for each other. Henry tilted his head and asked.
"Mom, are you ok?" The brunette woman snapped away at him and widened her eyes then hesitantly nodded. Regina immediately felt dizzy after looking back at her. She felt her body shaking with someone and heard her name being called. She snapped her dreams and found out that it was Kathryn shaking her shoulder then replied.
"How long did I fall asleep?"
"It's been three hours. Now, you have to do rehearsal tonight. Others were there about two hours ago." The blonde assistant informed her. Regina nodded and got up then felt dizzy and palmed on the wall. Kathryn tilted her head and asked.
"Are you feeling dizzy?"
"Yes, I think that I haven't eaten it." Regina nodded and explained right away.
"Ok, I will bring you a dinner plate when we go back to the Pepsi Center." The blonde assistant nodded and informed her.
"Thanks." The brunette woman walked along with her to get to their car. They were lucky that they slept on the second floor and didn't feel the need to worry about the elevator. So they went to the stairs to reach their car quickly.
Regina got in the backseat and laid her head back on the arm of the leather seats. Kathryn looked away at her and went with her concerned look then sent a message to Ruby to get Regina's dinner plate quickly and told the driver to get them to Pepsi Center quickly. The driver nodded and drove away to their destination. The brunette singer sighed and opened her eyes then looked away at the window and continued.
"What do we need to do today?"
"You have a rehearsal for two hours with the producers. Then, test your sound check while the producers discuss with Emma and her crew about the stage constructions. Lastly, you will wrap it up after two hours rehearsal and have an interview for fifteen minutes. After that, we will go back to the hotel for getting some rest." Kathryn checked on her list in her schedule planner and spoke lightly. Regina looked back at the planner and nodded with a smile.
They finally arrived at their destination, the ladies got out and strode into the building. Ruby waited for her dinner plate for Regina. The brunette woman grabbed her dinner plate and gave thanks to her then went inside her dressing room. It left Ruby and Kathryn outside in the hallway. The blonde assistant looked away at the people at a safe distance and spoke lightly.
"Will you talk to me today?"
"No. Have a good evening." The brunette chef spoke in a flat tone and left with a finality on her way back to the hospitality room. Kathryn sighed and turned around to get inside the dressing room then found Regina finishing her dinner and continued.
"Is it delicious?"
"YES! Chicken Alfredo is my favorite. I thank Ruby for making me one. So, is it time for me to go for rehearsals?" Regina mused while licking her spoon. The blonde assistant nodded and gestured her to go. The brunette woman smiled and walked outside to get toward her rehearsals on the stage then saw Emma speaking with the producers in the control room. Regina took a glance on Henry, who was catching her eye and waved back. The brunette boy smiled and looked away at his mother then went frowning when Emma looked away at the brunette singer and went away with the producers. Henry looked back at Regina and went pouting.
Regina shook her head and walked away to the band then informed them to practice the songs. Others nodded and went to fill their positions. Few producers went to fix the errors on the stage constructions with the blonde woman. Belle was in the control room and listened to the producers about the lighting design.
Henry was playing a game on his PSP and focused on it but didn't listen to the song, Girl Crush in the chords and didn't hear the brunette singer's voice. It made him look up at her and found that Regina was bobbing her head with playing guitar. It looked like they rehearsed their new song for tomorrow's concert. He was thrilled to watch them playing again, and it made him smile.
It left Emma to stare at the band included Regina and tilted her head to observe the lighting in the stage construction. She was trying to focus on her work but still listened to the music for a while. The producers discussed with Belle about the colors of the stage to match the song description. The blonde woman sighed and knew what to do with the lighting then informed the producers that she would pull several colors to merge through the show. Others nodded and went discussing on the set plan.
After few hours later, they finished their rehearsals and took a trip back to the hotel for getting sleep. Most of the time, Henry decided to go back to his hotel room with Ruby and Belle. Regina walked with Kathryn and found out that she saw the brunette boy walking with two brunette women then wondered where Emma was and looked around to find her. The blonde assistant knew Regina very well and spoke lightly while she was searching for her planner in her tote bag.
"Emma is working on the lighting with her stage construction crew right now."
"What!? It's already late." Regina widened her eyes and yelled.
"I know. But your concert will be tomorrow night. So they had to pull their all-nighter to work through the set." Kathryn shook her head and spoke lightly.
"It's ridiculous! I'm going back to get her to sleep." The brunette singer indicated to the arena and snarled.
"You can't. Because the director said so. Come on, we have to catch the van." Kathryn said while glaring at her and gripping the brunette singer's wrist to tug her away from the arena. Regina frowned at the thought of Emma being an overtired working woman in the arena then spoke in a concerned tone.
"But Emma would be exhausted when she finish her work in the morning."
"Don't worry, Ruby will take care of her. I'm sure." Kathryn nodded and mused.
"But…" The brunette singer replied but the blonde assistant cut her off by speaking in a harsh tone.
"No buts. Get your ass in the van and get some sleep. You have rehearsals all day tomorrow. I need to get sleep."
The brunette woman nodded and walked with her along to catch their van. Henry was sitting in the backseat with Belle and looked away at Regina, who was coming in the van then smiled sadly and spoke lightly.
"Regina, I'm sorry. Emma couldn't talk with you today."
"I know dear, it's ok. Will she be back tonight?" Regina smiled at him and asked.
"No. She has to stay there until the director tell her. You have to get used to it because she has been working all night until eleven o'clock morning." Henry shook his head and spoke lightly.
"11 AM!" Regina yelled. The brunette boy winced at hearing her voice and nodded. Ruby frowned and spoke lightly to interrupt them in the conversation. The brunette singer positioned her sitting on the sideway to face the brunette chef who was sitting next to Henry.
"She got used to that schedule since the tour started few weeks ago included the rehearsals. You have to get used to see her around in the morning, and she always tended to sleep it off on the tour bus."
"But will it affect her sleeping schedule?" The brunette singer asked.
"It is," Kathryn mentioned and looked away at the brunette boy. The brunette woman looked away at Henry, who was looking away at the window and tilted her head. Hearing the brunette chef's voice, it made her taking a glance at her, and it made her wonder about Emma's health issues.
"It depends on her off schedule for work. Sometimes, she would take an absence of her work schedule to spend time in her nap all day. But for her health issues, it's going pretty bad right now because she hadn't been sleeping for three days in the row."
"What!?" Regina replied with her widening eyes and her mouth gaping open. Henry gulped and looked away at the brunette singer with his sad smile. Kathryn looked away at the window and continued.
"We are here at the hotel. It's time to go for getting sleep."
"Come on, Henry and get your pajamas then sleep in my bed. I will be there in few minutes." Ruby said. The brunette boy nodded and hugged the brunette singer then retreated to his hotel suite to get his pajamas. Kathryn looked back and forth at Regina and Ruby then wondered how the conversation goes by the brunette women and found that she was exciting to be involved in the conversation about the blonde lady.
"I know Emma very well because we grew up together from middle school. There is no difference for her because she has been working through her whole life since she focused on herself. When she got in the good graces of the middle school to high school." The brunette chef responded while walking to the elevator with Regina and Kathryn on the way to their suites. Henry decided to take the stairs to wander himself for a while until he reached his suite.
"How come did you not tell me that you knew Emma well? Besides Belle, Leroy, and Killian." Regina asked with her thoughts of the blonde woman. Kathryn raised her eyebrows at her girlfriend who was pressing her lips then heard her voice. Ruby took a glance over the brunette singer and spoke lightly.
"Because I grew up with her parents since Emma was a baby. Well, I was raising by my grandmother. I had no parents so the Nolans sort of adopted me as their kid for a while until Granny took me in her care when I was 12 years old. We've been the best friend for years."
"I didn't know that Emma's parents adopted you." The blonde assistant said. The brunette chef shrugged and heard the doors opening then got out on the floor and saw the brunette boy sitting on the ground near her door. Regina looked away at Henry, who was in his thoughts and spoke lightly.
"Is he ok?"
"Oh, he is upset because of his mother working all night." Ruby retorted while she was walking to him and smiled at him. The brunette boy looked up at the three women in front of him and got up then spoke lightly.
"Good night, Regina and Kathryn." The brunette chef smiled at him and unlocked the door then let him come in her hotel suite. The blonde assistant smiled and went inside, but Ruby stopped her to come in and spoke lightly.
"Remember, you are paired with Regina since we arrived."
"Oh right. I forgot. Sorry, good night sweetheart." Kathryn said while pecking on the brunette chef's cheek and turning away to retreat on her way to her hotel suite. Regina raised her eyebrows at her and spoke lightly.
"What's going on with you and Kathryn?"
"We've been fighting several times but don't worry; we are still together." Ruby shrugged and explained right away. The brunette singer tilted her head and inquired right away with her curiosity.
"Because of Emma's situation?"
"Regina, it's not my place to tell you about her situation. I think that you should ask her if she would admit that she will tell you. Trust me. So, I think that I have to check on Henry. Good night." Ruby said while nodding at her and came in her hotel suite. The door closed on the brunette singer's face, and Regina turned away then retreated to her hotel suite. Few minutes later, the brunette singer came in her hotel room and found Kathryn standing in the lounge then spoke in a concerned tone.
"Kathryn, why are you standing there?"
"Um… I don't know." The blonde assistant shrugged and spoke lightly.
"Are you ok?" The brunette singer furrowed her eyebrows and asked again.
"Oh yes. I'm all right." Kathryn sighed and grumbled.
"You are not fine. Tell me." Regina demanded at her and raised her eyebrows. The blonde assistant rolled her eyes and spoke lightly.
"I'm concerned about Ruby because I can hear her voice breaking when she mentioned Emma."
"I heard it too. I'm not sure about Emma because of working all night." The brunette singer nodded and explained right away.
"I know. It's Emma's job to be a stage manager for the crew. She has been working all times since she brought herself from Maine." Kathryn threw her hands in the air and spoke in a concerned tone. Regina sighed and retorted.
"Indeed but she would be overtired when she finished her work."
"Remember that Ruby told you that Emma would sleep in Ruby's room for a while." The blonde assistant looked away at her and softened her voice.
"But it's not right because she need some 8 hours to sleep." The brunette singer shook her head and explained right away. Kathryn exhaled in the air and spoke lightly.
"Are you Emma? No. Let her be."
"No. I refused. I wanted her to sleep tonight, and she would start working in the morning. Is it not hard to do that?" Regina glared at her and snarled.
"I conceded with you, but it's her work that we are paying her to do that." The blonde assistant asked her after realizing that she said the word, 'we'.
"We?"
Kathryn froze at the word, 'we' and looked away at the window. Regina walked to her and sat down beside her then spoke in a soft tone.
"Who are we?"
"Your mother." The blonde assistant winced at Regina's tone and whispered in a soft tone.
"What!? Mother is paying her to work on the tour! What? How?" The brunette singer continued with her widening eyes. The blonde assistant sighed and resumed talking.
"She found Emma to be resourceful to help you out with the tour. She knew Emma very well and her family. They've been working together in the past. I didn't know what the business is about."
Regina pressed her lips and remembered Emma told her about the Royals in England. She figured it out that her parents had a business with The Royals but decided to ask the blonde woman when she see her back in the arena in the morning. The brunette singer nodded and decided to leave the conversation to end it then retreated to her bedroom to get some sleep.
It left Kathryn confusing, and she looked at the brunette singer who was walking to her bedroom. The blonde assistant sighed and got up then walked away to her room.
The next morning, Regina was sprawling over the bed with her mouth opening. The blonde assistant came in with a toast in her hand, and she raised her brows at the brunette singer. Regina was snoring and stirred for a while until she shot up and fell over on the ground from the bed when Kathryn yelled at her.
"Wake up!"
"Oh Fuck!" Regina was hitting her head on the ground and muttered with her glare. The blonde assistant scrunched her nose when she saw her hitting on the ground and walked closer. The brunette singer slowly got up and picked the comforter from the ground to put it away on the bed. Kathryn raised her eyebrows at her when she saw Regina wearing the tank top and lace underwear. The brunette singer was blushing and decided to run back to the bathroom.
The blonde assistant shook her head and walked back to the kitchen. Regina was relieved that she heard her walking away from her bedroom and opened the door then walked to her bag to pick her clothes for the day. She realized that she had to talk to Emma when she would go with Kathryn to check it out on the concert stage. After several minutes later, she finished dressing up and retreated away to the kitchen to find her breakfast on the table. Regina smiled and went to dug her breakfast meal until she heard Ruby and Henry's footsteps coming in her way to see her. She looked at them and waved slightly.
Henry smiled at her and sat down then waited. Ruby nodded at her with a greeting then looked away at Kathryn, who was focusing on her coffee. Regina looked away at the blonde assistant and spoke lightly.
"What do we have in the plans for today?"
"You have the rehearsals all day to 3 pm. After 3 pm, you are free to do whatever you want then back at 6 pm to get ready for a concert. Tomorrow, we have off day to tour around in St. Paul." Kathryn smiled and explained right away.
"Great. Oh, can you tell the band to change one song for tonight?" The brunette singer groaned and asked.
"What's it?" The blonde assistant raised her eyebrows and replied.
"Girl Crush by Little Big Town. I wanted to sing it tonight."
"Awww. You are going to do it for my mom?" Henry said. Regina looked away at him and nodded with a response.
"Yeah, I hoped Emma would like it."
"I agreed. But I don't know if Emma is up to watch you on the stage tonight." Henry smiled at her and responded.
"Oh yes. Is Emma off this morning?" The brunette singer remembered about Emma's health and asked.
"I saw her this morning. She looked terrible but tired when she arrived ten minutes ago." The brunette boy said while sipping his hot chocolate. Ruby nodded and smiled at her sadly. Regina frowned and thought about Emma's health issues. Kathryn clapped and went with her reply.
"Chop chop, it's time to go for your rehearsals. I'm sure that Emma will be there tonight."
"Hope so." The brunette singer continued while she was getting up to get her wallet and key card then left along with Henry and Ruby. The blonde assistant rolled her eyes and gathered her tote then left to be with them for a while.
After few hours of the rehearsals, Regina was looking for the blonde woman in the arena, Henry was with Belle in the control room, and Kathryn was discussing with the producers. Ruby was not little far from the brunette singer and walked upon her then spoke lightly.
"Emma just left two hours ago before we arrived. I got information from Leroy this morning in the hospitality room. He said that she looked awful this morning."
"Oh. I was supposed to talk to her about my mistakes from the first date."
"Please don't do it. Trust me. She wouldn't speak to you about that first date that you were spending together in Dallas. She didn't like when something came up with the bad thing."
"What can I do?"
"You keep singing, and I will drag Emma to here for your show tonight. You sing "Girl Crush". I'm sure that she would take up on your offer to make up for the second date."
"Will you think it works at this time?"
"Oh yes, it would work. Mom loves Little Big Town, and she used to be their security guard in Portland, Maine." Henry responded while he was walking to them when he spotted them near the stage. Regina looked away at him and hesitantly nodded then looked away at the band on the stage. Kathryn was running from the producers' meeting and found Ruby, Regina and Henry in the audience then spoke in a distressing tone.
"Emma is at the hospital!"
The brunettes looked upon her and gasped out. Henry widened his eyes and looked away at Ruby, who was worrying then tugged her out of the arena and left to get in the car. Kathryn told Regina to go with them. The brunette singer nodded and ran toward them. The blonde assistant informed the people in the control room and let them have two hours break before the concert started at 7 pm.
Two hours ago, Emma left the arena and got in the rental car. She was exhausting on her job all night from 11 pm to 7 am. She had no food at this time, kept working on the construction with several workers and feeling overtired. So, she drove on the way to the hotel but it got in her way. The blonde woman didn't pay attention to the SUV hitting on her driver's side, and her car kept spinning around then hit the light pole.
Emma was knocking her out when she hit on the steering wheel hard. Her wounds were open on her left eyebrow. The glass was shattered away at her when the SUV crashed into the driver's side. The blonde woman was startling when she got in the car accident. The people who was crossing over but saw the cars colliding with each other then called the police and explained right away. Other people ran toward them and tried to save them.
The blonde woman was stuck in her driver's seat; her legs were stuck, and she couldn't get out of the car when the people tried to get her out. The SUV was totaled, and the driver was the man who was scared and got out of his SUV. The people asked him if he was alright. He nodded and felt fine. Others looked at him and found no scratches on him. He looked away at the blonde woman who was stuck in the rental car and decided to help several men who were struggling to get her out.
The police came and secured the people away from the car accident. The paramedics went to check on the victims and found the blonde woman in the car then informed one of the police to remove the door and else to untangle the blonde woman's legs. Someone told the paramedic that the blonde woman was bleeding on her left leg. Other nodded and went to check on the pulse on the blonde lady. The firefighters worked to remove everything from the rental car and finally got the blonde woman out of the car. The people were relieved, and some were distraught about the blonde lady.
The paramedics informed the police to get the people out of their way and brought the blonde woman in the ambulance. The police investigated in the rental car and found the wallet then searched for the contacts to call the immediate family and found Kathryn under her out coming call. The police informed her to get to the hospital to meet them.
Emma was on the way to the hospital immediately under five minutes. The nurses were prepared to take her away from the paramedics and delivered to the doctor who was aware of the car accident. Her clothes were removed in the bags, and the doctor was observing on the wounds then informed the nurses to get it cleaned up and stitched.
Others nodded and prepped right away. The doctor decided to remove the clatter of the glass in Emma's wounds. The nurse who was helping the doctor to clean the blood from the blonde woman's body until it was clearing it up with a fresh wound. The doctor found the shattered glass in her left leg, and it looked bad. The nurses were aware of the leg and went to investigate inside the leg then found that the muscles were tearing and prepared to stitch them together.
The doctor examined on the eyebrow and went to clean it up then bandaged it with the gauge roll. Others checked on the wounds and finished with their work. They were relieved that the blonde woman was still alive and pulsing in a stable time. They finished their work to prep on the blonde woman and sent her to the hospital room to recover.
It left Emma on the hospital bed, the nurses checked on the vitals and looked away at the blonde woman then left the room. The blonde woman was lucky that she didn't go under the comatose, and she went to take a rest for a while.
After several hours later, Regina, Ruby, and Henry arrived at the UCHealth Emergency Room. The brunette singer panicked and went to check at the nurse's station. Ruby held Henry in her arms and went worried. The nurse informed them to go on the way to Room 126. They nodded and walked quickly to reach the room until the doctor was standing outside with the nurse near Emma's room. Regina decided to send Ruby and Henry to enter the room. Other nodded and went in to see Emma. It left the brunette singer to come upon the doctor and nurse and spoke lightly.
"Hello. My name is Regina Mills, and I handle Emma under my care. So what's going on?"
"Oh, hello Mrs. Mills. My name is Dr. Grant, and I'm Emma's doctor. She's stable for now, and she had a muscle torn in her Fibularis. Nothing's damaged. Just wounds. That's all. She is lucky to be alive."
"God, what happened?" Regina asked with a frowning smile.
"She's in the car accident. Many witnesses saw the car crash. She's on the bed rest for three weeks. She would have a physical therapy for a short time until her leg recovers. Any questions?" The blonde doctor furrowed her eyebrows and explained the situation quickly then replied with a strict tone.
"Will she be able to work?" The brunette singer asked with her curiosity.
"She can work, but she need to get rest and no heavy items." Dr. Grant retorted with a concerned tone.
"Thank you so much." Regina nodded with a smile.
"You're welcome. She will be discharged tomorrow morning. So have a good day, Mrs. Mills." The blonde doctor explained with a smile.
"I'm not Mrs. It's Miss." The brunette singer scoffed and retorted right away.
"I apologize it, Miss Mills, and I'm a big fan of your music. Do you mind that I have your autograph later? I'm sure that you want to see your friend." Dr. Grant nodded and asked with a smile.
"Thank you, I will do that." Regina nodded and left to enter the room. Ruby and Henry were crying while they sat beside the bed. The brunette singer sighed and spoke lightly.
"Emma will be ok. Her leg is not damaged, but she's lucky to be alive. Her muscle got torn, and she will be on the bedrest for three weeks, but I'm not sure if she can be able to work."
"I can be able to work. I'm not invalid." Emma grumbled. Henry lit up and went to hug her tightly. Ruby cackled and smacked on the right leg then scolded her right away. Regina arched her eyebrow at the brunette chef.
"Emma! You scared us off! How dare you!?" Ruby shook her head and scolded her right away.
"Rubes, I'm sorry. I was overtired." Emma sighed and spoke lightly.
"Why not to call me so I can pick you up?" The brunette chef crossed her arms over her chest and inquired her right away. Regina and Henry looked away at them.
"No, I didn't want to interrupt your beauty." The blonde woman whined.
"Emma Charlotte Blanchard Nolan!" Ruby yelled.
"No Rubes!" The blonde woman yelled back. Henry raised his eyebrows when he heard the full name of his mom and didn't know that Emma disliked her real name. Regina widened her eyes when she heard it from Ruby's voice to call Emma's name then spoke lightly.
"Emma Charlotte Blanchard Nolan?"
"Don't you call me that. I'm Emma Charlotte Swan." Emma spat back. The brunette boy rolled his eyes and released his hold on his blonde mother then walked back to the empty seat beside Regina. The brunette chef rolled her eyes and spoke in a sarcasm tone.
"Well, your mother called you that. I always liked that name."
"No. I hated it. I legally changed my name. It's Emma Charlotte Swan from now on." The blonde woman growled and replied back with a harsh tone. Regina raised her eyebrow and asked.
"When did you change it?"
"When I got married to Neal," Emma growled back with anger in her eyes.
"Oh," Ruby said while nodding. Regina looked back and forth then spoke lightly.
"Emma, you scared us off, and we are relieved that you are ok. So, you will be discharged tomorrow morning."
"No!" The brunette chef whined. Henry covered his eyes with his hand and leaned his head back. The brunette singer chuckled and looked away at the blonde woman who was having a blank face. Hearing the blonde woman's voice, it made her feel the shiver.
"I'm going to be discharged tomorrow? Hell to the no. Get the doctor immediately and I want to release now!"
"No," Regina said.
"Ruby, please get my doctor."
The brunette chef looked away at Regina and apologized to her then left to search for Dr. Grant. The brunette singer rolled her eyes and sat down on her seat beside Henry. Emma smiled at herself and waited. Ruby arrived with Dr. Grant to come in, and others looked away at them. The brunette chef went to sit down and waited. Dr. Grant was surprised that Emma went awake and spoke lightly.
"Nice to see you waking up. Are you feeling ok?"
"I'm feeling fine but the pain." The blonde woman shrugged and responded.
"How much pain do you feel?" Dr. Grant nodded and asked.
"From the scale of 1 to 10, I would say 7." Emma pressed her lips and whimpered when she felt pain in her leg then looked down at her leg. Ruby frowned and looked away at the doctor. Henry raised his eyebrow at his blonde mother and quickly knew that she was in the pain. Regina distressed herself when she saw the blonde woman in the pain after the car accident. Dr. Grant nodded and informed her immediately.
"Oh ok, I will get the nurse to give you ibuprofen. And any else?"
"I wanted to discharge right away," Emma demanded with a glare. The doctor shook her head and retorted.
"I can't do that because you have to be on the bed rest, and you have tests later when it comes to observing on your leg. That's where I come in to check if there are no damages inside."
"Do it right away then I'll be discharged." The blonde woman demanded twice to make the doctor know that she was not playing a game.
"Please, I have to get my mom to the arena tonight. It's surprise from Ruby and me." Henry retorted. Dr. Grant softened her look and nodded then spoke lightly.
"All right. Miss Swan, you have to be on the bed rest for three weeks and no heavy items at this time until your leg recovers."
"Ok, thank you." The brunette boy nodded and replied with a smile.
"I will call the nurses to prep you for the tests. I will be right back." The doctor rolled her eyes and murmured right away then looked away at the blonde woman.
Others nodded. Emma smiled and waved her hand. Dr. Grant nodded and left the room. They decided to stay there for a while, and the blonde woman started to complain about the pain in her leg. Henry shook his head and cackled at her. Emma glared at her son and grumbled right away. The brunette chef rolled her eyes and looked away at the brunette boy who was laughing. Regina smiled and texted Kathryn immediately to get a song change then rehearse there in an hour after dropping Emma to rest in the hotel. The blonde assistant informed her quickly with a 'yes' response.
The brunette singer was thrilled to rehearse one song for Emma and looked away at the brunette boy who was teasing with Emma then spoke lightly.
"Henry, will you, and I take a look around in the gift shop while Ruby and Emma take over the conversation with Dr. Grant for a while?"
"Absolutely! I'd love to."
"You behave!" Ruby and Emma said right away. Henry chuckled and dragged the brunette singer away out of the room then walked to the gift shop in few blocks away. Until they arrived in the gift shop and Regina looked around to find something unique for Emma then spoke lightly.
"I already told Kathryn to rehearse the song, and I wanted to do something unique for your mother tonight."
"I have an idea!" Henry exclaimed right away and dragged the brunette singer to the toy area. Regina was disoriented when she arrived at the toy area and spoke lightly.
"Toys?"
"Yea! Mom loved the stuffed animals. She had a lot of it when she was younger. It's so cute to see her in the photos. I should show you later when we arrive in Storybrooke." The brunette boy explained while he was looking for the stuffed animals on the shelves. The brunette singer nodded with approval from Henry's point of view and asked.
"I would love to. So, what should I buy?"
"Let's see. She had penguins, breeds of dogs, tigers, birds, zoo animals expect the Bears!"
"What about the Teddy bear?" Regina asked.
"No. she doesn't like the Bears. I think that she will tell you a story. So, horses!" The brunette boy lit up and saw the horses on the shelves then retorted.
"They have white, black, brown and reddish brown." The brunette singer looked at the wide-ranged colors of the horses and explained right away.
"White horse is the best." Henry clapped and indicated to the white horse then spoke lightly.
"White horse is like White Knight?" Regina furrowed her brows and asked.
"Exactly!" The brunette boy nodded with a reply.
All right. Let's buy it." The brunette singer mused.
"No. We need to buy a French Lace Rose go with the stuffed horse. She loved that flower." Henry said. Regina raised her eyebrows at him then asked.
"French Lace Roses? That's being nice. Are you done?"
"Yes, we are done. Let's buy it!" The brunette boy nodded and replied.
Henry gathered the white horse and one French Lace Rose then walked back to the cashier. Regina was behind him and smiling at him. The brunette boy put on the counter and the cashier raised her eyebrows at him. The brunette singer paid $20 to pay it. Henry grinned and gathered it in his arms then walked out from the gift shop. The cashier chuckled and looked away at the brunette singer then went dumbfounded and spoke lightly.
"Regina Mills?"
"Yes." The brunette singer nodded with a reply. The redhead woman smiled and spoke lightly.
"I'm Charlotte; I'm a big fan of your music."
"Oh thank you."
"Is that your son?" Charlotte indicated to the brunette boy, who was standing outside the gift shop. Regina looked away at him and said.
"No. My friend's son."
"Oh. Hope they are ok." The redhead woman nodded and replied.
"She is fine for now. Thank you for asking. Have a good day." The brunette singer looked away at her and smiled then retorted.
"You too, Regina Mills!" Charlotte yelled.
The brunette singer rolled her eyes while she was walking out of the gift shop and found Henry waiting in the hallway. Regina smiled at him and gestured him to enter his mom's room then came to find Ruby vanishing. Emma was frowning and looked away at them then smiled at her son's arms. Henry walked upon her and put the horse with a rose on the bedside table then kissed on the blonde woman's cheek. Emma smiled and spoke lightly.
"Thank you, Henry. I loved it."
"It's from us. Regina and I." The brunette boy indicated to Regina and him then spoke lightly with a smile.
"Oh thank you, Miss Mills," Emma replied with a smile.
"Will you stop calling me Miss Mills?" Regina glared at her and spoke lightly. The blonde woman chuckled and retorted.
"Never."
"Oh boy. Where is Ruby?" The brunette singer rolled her eyes and asked them right away. Henry shrugged. Emma mocked in a surrender and spoke lightly.
"She left few minutes ago. I swore I didn't get angry at her. She just got a call from Kathryn. I didn't know what's going on."
"Ok." Henry nodded and sat down on Ruby's vacated seat. Regina furrowed her brows about Ruby's odd behavior and spoke lightly.
"Did you notice anything on Ruby?"
"When she came in and got worried about me but in her thoughts, she was drifting away. I knew her well. I'm sure that she had a lot of things on her plate." Emma continued with her soft tone.
"Included Kathryn?" Regina asked with her curiosity.
"No." The blonde woman shook her head and said.
"What's it then?" The brunette singer furrowed her brows at the thoughts of Ruby and Kathryn then spoke in a concerned tone.
"I don't know. Ask her when you see her in the arena." Emma shrugged and spoke lightly.
"Ok. Did you get any tests yet?" Regina raised her eyebrows and quipped right away.
"Yes few minutes ago. It's fine for now. I got no damaged muscles inside. Luckily me." The blonde woman sighed and replied.
"Good to hear it. So you will be discharged?" The brunette singer asked.
"Yes. I filled it out on the release papers, so it's time for us to go. So, you have a car or something transportation for us to drive back to the hotel?" Emma explained right away while she was shifting her sitting position on the bed.
"Oh yes. I am going to call my car." Regina informed them and left the room to dial right away.
"Ok. Henry, help me to dress it up." The blonde woman smiled at him and asked right away.
"Where are your clothes?" The brunette boy asked.
"In the bathroom. Get a wheelchair. I can't walk." Emma indicated to the bathroom and spoke lightly.
"Ok." Henry nodded and went to get a wheelchair outside then informed the nurses to help him to carry his mother to the wheelchair. Regina went out to call her driver to get them out of the hospital and finished with her call then entered back in the room. Emma was dressing quickly, and Henry looked away at the brunette singer then spoke lightly.
"We are ready."
"Good, the car was here quickly so, let's go."
"Great," Emma said while Henry was gripping the handles to drive the wheelchair away out of the way from the room. Regina was behind them and nodded at the nurses with the thanks. The nurses lit up and waved their hands. They finally arrived to see the car parking in the front of the hospital. The driver got out and walked around to help Emma to get in the backseat. Henry went inside from another door. Regina went to close the wheelchair and let the driver put it away in the trunk. The brunette singer went to get in the passenger's seat and finally informed the driver to drive them out to the hotel. Others nodded. They drove away from the hospital to their destination.
Arriving at their destination, they got out, and Regina decided to wheel Emma inside the hotel building. Henry thanked the driver and followed the ladies on their way to their hotel suite. The brunette singer sighed and pushed the button for the elevator. The blonde woman looked away at her son and smiled happily. The brunette boy grinned and looked up at Regina then spoke lightly.
"Are you going to stay with us?"
"No, I have to do rehearsals for two hours then I will have early dinner." The brunette singer shook her head and explained right away.
"Oh. Bummer." Henry frowned and replied.
"No worries. I will check on you both later after the concert." Regina smiled and responded quickly. The brunette boy nodded and said right away.
"Ok."
The elevator opened, and they breezed in then Henry pushed the button to reach their floor. Emma looked away at the brunette singer and spoke lightly.
"Thank you for coming."
"No problem. You take care." Regina nodded and scolded right away. The blonde woman rolled her eyes and grumbled.
"I will."
The conversation ended when the elevator reached their floor. They got out and wheeled the blonde woman to their hotel suite then Henry went to unlock the door and opened the door for the ladies to come in their hotel suite. Regina wheeled her to the bedroom and helped to carry the blonde woman on the bed. Henry closed the door and walked to check on the ladies then waited. Emma nodded and went to make her feel comfortable in her sleeping position. The brunette singer made sure that Emma have a pillow to support her leg then checked with everything on the blonde woman then nodded. Regina finally left to find Henry outside in the living room and walked upon him then spoke lightly.
"She is going to sleep for few hours. I want you and Ruby to get her in the VIP area. When you hear me announce the song, and you wheel her in the stage left. I wanted to see her while I'm singing to her."
"Got it."
"Ruby knew the plans because I told Kathryn."
"Ok. See you there."
"Take care of your mom. I have to go."
Henry nodded and kissed on the brunette singer's cheek then grinned. Regina winked and left the hotel suite to get her in the SUV then drove away to the arena immediately. It left the brunette singer to worry about Emma's health issues, but it got her to focus on her rehearsals when she arrived in the arena. Kathryn was there, and she made a beeline to her then spoke lightly.
"Kathryn, did you work it out fine?"
"Yes, I made a request from you and informed the band to practice it. The producers were aware of it and approved your request, so it's going well."
"Good. Did you tell Ruby about it?"
"Yes, she knew, and she will get Emma one hour before you start to prepare your song."
"Thanks. I have to rehearse."
"Go Go!" Kathryn shooed her. Regina grinned and ran quickly to catch her band on the stage then rehearsed together for two hours. The producers made few adjustments to the song list. Regina discussed further with their opinions. Belle made a check on the lighting and sound then made a thumb up to the producers. The brunette singer smiled and finished with her rehearsal then left to search for Ruby in the hospitality room.
The brunette chef came out from her work and found Regina standing in the room then spoke lightly.
"Here is your early dinner. It's a shrimp avocado sub."
"Thank you, Ruby!"
"You are welcome. I'm going to get Emma and Henry to be ready then bring them here in an hour."
"Thank you for agreeing with me on the plan."
"No problem. Get your girl." Ruby replied with a wink. Regina blushed in a crimson red then turned away to escape from the hospitality room. The brunette chef chuckled and shook her head then left the arena to meet the Swans in the hotel suite.
After meeting Ruby in the hospitality room, Regina walked inside the dressing room and went to dig her meal in five minutes flat then drank from the water bottle. She sighed and smiled at herself until her glam squad came in the room. The brunette singer groaned and walked back to the bathroom to get changed in the blue jeans and white tank top with the red leather jacket. She grinned mischievously. Regina came out from the bathroom to wow the people in the dressing room. She sat down on the movie set chair and waved her hand to get her makeup and hair to be ready.
Kathryn came in the dressing room and arched her eyebrow at Regina then spoke lightly.
"I never see you in that leather jacket."
"Well, that's a first for everything." The brunette singer shrugged and spoke lightly.
"Ok. Are you ready?" The blonde assistant nodded and asked. Regina smiled and retorted in an excited tone.
"Totally ready. Is everything ok?"
"Yes. Ruby told me that Emma is on the way." Kathryn smiled and informed right away. The brunette singer smiled and asked.
"Good. Henry?"
"Oh, you can't wait to see him in the tuxedo." The blonde assistant laughed and replied.
"What?" Regina raised her eyebrows and said.
"Oh yes!" Kathryn smirked with a wink then left the dressing room. Regina gaped open when she heard the brunette boy wearing the tuxedo suit and cackled in a second flat then looked away at the glam squad who was ready to glam her out. The brunette singer wore the natural look, and her hair was letting down on her shoulders in the princess waves.
The brunette singer looked away in the mirror and found her liking her appearance then nodded at the glam squad and left the dressing room to find Kathryn in the stage right. Regina waved her hand and smiled happily when the blonde assistant looked away at her then gaped open. The brunette singer smirked and spoke lightly.
"Am I looking this good?"
"You're looking fantastic! Can't wait to see Emma's reaction." The blonde assistant replied with a smirk. Regina winked at her and replied back.
"Me too. Let's go."
"You are on right now." Kathryn patted on the brunette singer's shoulder and spoke lightly.
"See you later." Regina put her in-ear monitor in her ears then grabbed the microphone from the crew member and walked out from the stage right. The audience cheered loudly. The band members consistently played a long loop of their first song, Dark Horse by Katy Perry. Kathryn raised her eyebrows at the band members then chuckled and looked down at her phone to check the messages from Ruby. She got nothing and looked up at the brunette singer singing her voice.
Back in the hotel, Ruby arrived at the Swans' hotel suite and knocked on the door. Henry was the first person to open the door and let the brunette chef come in then closed the door. Ruby smiled at him and followed him along to the bedroom where Emma was sleeping peacefully. The brunette boy looked away at her and spoke lightly.
"Mom was sleeping for several hours. Is it ok if we let her rest for a few minutes?"
"Sure. You get ready. I'm going to make the dinner for both of you before I bring you both to the arena." The brunette chef nodded and spoke lightly.
"Great." The brunette boy grinned and replied.
"Go," Ruby demanded and gestured him to get a shower. Henry chuckled and went on his way to other room where he slept then went to take a shower. The brunette chef cackled and walked away to the kitchen to find food in the refrigerator. Ruby nodded to herself and decided to make a turkey sub for them. It was simple for them to eat it quickly before leaving the hotel suite for the concert.
Emma was waking up for a while and laid there until she smelled the food and smiled at herself. She knew that Ruby was there to take care of everything for her and thanked herself because she found her in Storybrooke. She was glad that the brunette chef had the skills on the cooking. For a while, she was still feeling sleepy because of the hospital. She tried to get her to sit up on her bed but she was scared by Ruby, who was barging in her room with a tray. Hearing the brunette chef's voice, it made her groan.
"Good evening, Emma. Eat it and I will help you to dress up then we will be on the way to the arena."
"Why?" The blonde woman whined. Ruby rolled her eyes and spoke lightly.
"It's a surprise for you."
"What is the surprise?" Emma raised her eyebrows and asked in a excited tone.
"Tsk Tsk." The brunette chef shook her head and said.
"Tell me!" Emma whined. Ruby laughed and shaked her head then left the bedroom. The blonde woman growled and went to dig her meal for a while. Henry finally ate his dinner before hearing the conversation between the ladies and went to clean his dish up. The brunette boy decided to check on his blonde mother for a while and entered her bedroom to find Emma eating in a half sub then laughed freely. Emma arched her eyebrow at him and spoke lightly.
"Why are you laughing?"
"You looked funny when you ate that sub." Henry retorted. The blonde woman narrowed her eyes and replied back.
"Shut up."
"Make me." The brunette boy grinned and mused. Emma raised her eyebrows and demanded in a motherly tone.
"You are my son, and I could call my parents to fly you back to Storybrooke without me for the rest of your vacation."
"No!" Henry whined. Emma nodded and called Ruby to come over. The brunette chef cleaned it up in the kitchen and heard the blonde woman's voice then rolled her eyes and walked away to the bedroom. Henry was crossing his arms over his chest and pouted. Emma laughed and spoke lightly.
"I'm finished with my dinner. Now, you can get me to dress it up."
"Good. Henry, get her tray to the kitchen. We will be ready in few minutes."
"Ok." The brunette boy nodded and walked to get his blonde mother's tray then breezed out from the bedroom. Ruby smiled at her and helped her to get up then put her in the wheelchair and wheeled her into the bathroom. Emma went to get a small bath for cleaning herself up then told the brunette chef to get her clothes and helped her to dress it up.
Several minutes later, the ladies finished, and Ruby wheeled her out from the bedroom then found Henry in the living room to watch the television. The blonde woman smiled at her son and spoke lightly.
"We are ready."
"Finally about time," Henry grumbled. The ladies rolled their eyes and went on their way to the elevator. The brunette boy checked with his key card then walked out from the hotel suite to catch up with the ladies at the elevator. Ruby looked away at the brunette boy and winked then texted Kathryn that they were on the way to the arena in few minutes later. Henry grinned mischievously. Emma found the odd behavior of her son and decided not to ask him then went with a flow.
During the show, Kathryn got a text from Ruby and smiled at herself. Regina was cooped with her band members to sing few songs until she looked away from the stage right to find her blonde assistant smiling. Kathryn looked up at the brunette singer and gave a thumbs up then mouthed, 'they are on the way'. Regina smiled and nodded then went to tell a story about her experience with the beautiful and gorgeous blonde woman that she met over on her tour.
Ruby finally wheeled her in the VIP area and caught everything in the story that Regina told the audience. Henry grinned and took a glance at his blonde mother. Emma was shocked that Regina told a story about her and knew it was all about her. The brunette chef smirked and waited. The brunette singer looked away at the VIP area and found the blonde woman gaping open then winked at her and went with her song, 'Girl Crush'.
The audience clapped and screamed. Kathryn fisted in the air and found Ruby, Emma and Henry in the VIP area then nodded at herself. Regina walked away to the center of the stage with her guitarist who was sitting on the stool. The lights went dimming lightly. The fans whooped. The slow melody caught the audience in feeling the emotions through the first verse Regina sang.
I got a girl crush
Hate to admit it but
I got a heart rush
Ain't slowing down
I got it real bad
Want everything she has
That smile and that midnight laugh
She's giving you now
Emma widened her eyes and gulped in a nervous state then looked away at the brunette chef. Ruby winked at her and nodded away at Regina. Henry grinned away as he bobbed his head lightly. The blonde woman slowly moved her head away to look at the brunette singer. The band members bobbed their heads gently. The fans waved their arms in the air. Regina smiled to herself and sang the second verse with a beautiful soft tone.
I want to taste her lips
Yeah, because they taste like you
I want to drown myself
In a bottle of her perfume
I want her long blonde hair
I want her magic touch
Yeah, because maybe then
You'd want me just as much
I got a girl crush
I got a girl crush
Henry whooped as he clapped excitedly. Emma went dumbfounded when she heard the words, 'long blonde hair' The brunette chef thumbed up at Regina as she let her know that it was working on their plans. The brunette singer grinned widely. The fans clapped. The pictures of Emma appeared on the black screen behind Regina. The blonde woman widened her eyes when she saw herself smiling at the camera in the white sundress. The brunette boy was beside her and smiling widely. The brunette singer looked away at the black screen and sang the third verse.
I don't get no sleep
I don't get no peace
Thinking about her
Under your bed sheets
The way that she's whispering
The way that she's pulling you in
Lord knows I've tried,
I can't get her off my mind
Ruby decided to wheel the blonde woman out of the VIP area to the stage left. Henry was smiling at himself as he followed the ladies inside the backstage. The fans kept singing along with the brunette singer. Emma was dumbfounded as she felt her wheeling away to the backstage. The brunette chef smiled at herself and wheeled Emma to be on the stage with Regina. The brunette singer looked away at the stage left and found the blonde woman coming to her then sang directly to Emma in the fourth verse. The band members looked away at Emma and winked.
I want to taste her lips
Yeah, 'cause they taste like you
I want to drown myself
In a bottle of her perfume
I want her long blonde hair
I want her magic touch
Yeah, 'cause maybe then
You'd want me just as much
I got a girl crush
Emma didn't realize that she let her tears dripping on her cheeks. Regina got up and walked to her then sat down on the blonde woman's lap. The fans went into a whoop. Ruby and Henry was laughing while they were in the backstage. The guitarist bobbed his head and smiled at the ladies. Regina caressed her touch on the blonde woman's cheek and sang softer on the fifth verse. Emma sniffed and went into a sobbing. Kathryn gripped her clipboard while she was watching the scene between the ladies on the stage.
I got a girl crush
Hate to admit it but
I got a heart rush
It ain't slowing down
The brunette singer put her microphone on her lap and put her hands on Emma's cheeks then pulled the blonde woman's head to lean forward and kissed on the pale lips in a passionate and chaise way. The fans went screaming and clapping. Ruby and Henry jumped excitedly when they saw them kissing on the stage. Kathryn fisted her hand in the air and screamed like a fan. The crew members went shockingly. The band members clapped excitedly.
It left Emma shocking when she was kissing Regina on the lips. After few minutes later, they released their lip lock, and the blonde woman was searching something in the caramel eyes then spoke in a sarcasm tone.
"It's ridiculous!" The brunette singer was confused and furrowed her brows. Emma growled and caressed her hands on Regina's head then lunged forward to kiss her back in a passionate way. The brunette singer moaned and opened her mouth to grant the blonde woman's access. They went into an intense make-out session. Their tongues met in a ravishing heated. They didn't know that one of them moaned firstly. The ladies went deeply to lip-lock their mouths together and didn't know that they went too long to make out.
The fans went dumbfounded when they saw the second kiss again. Ruby widened her eyes and covered her hand with the brunette boy's eyes. Kathryn let her jaw open when she saw the second kiss. The band members laughed and clapped again. Emma released her lips and exhaled in the air. Regina slowly opened her eyes and spoke lightly.
"What was it for?"
"Thank you for singing it." The blonde woman replied with a smile. The brunette singer smirked and asked.
"You are welcome. I have a question for you."
"Yeah?" Emma raised her eyebrow and said.
"Will I get a chance for our make up on our second date?"
"Why am I kissing you for?" Regina laughed and kissed on the pale lips once again. Emma smirked and pecked her back with a passionate and chaise way. They went into their third kiss in the heated and intense make-out session. Ruby rolled her eyes and went to wheel them out of the stage. The fans clapped and the show was over.
Henry was laughing and shaking his head. The ladies released their lips and smiled at each other. The brunette boy went to hug them in a tight hug and released then walked away to follow the brunette, chef. Regina got up and pecked on the blonde woman's lips then walked behind the wheelchair. Emma smiled at herself. The brunette singer gripped the handles of the wheelchair and wheeled her on the way to the dressing room.
Kathryn was running to find them in the dressing room and smiled at them. Ruby was outside waiting for Henry. Regina was changing her clothes to be comfortable in her sweatpants and t-shirt. Emma was talking with her son for few minutes. The brunette singer came out from the dressing room and looked away at her blonde assistant then spoke lightly.
"What's next?"
"You all catch your flight right away. Emma, I believed that Ruby already packed everything for you and Henry before you woke up." Kathryn replied. Emma nodded and looked away at Regina, who was smiling. Henry grinned. The brunette singer nodded and gripped the handles on the wheelchair then wheeled Emma on their way to the car to catch the flight. The brunette boy was following them along as the bodyguards protected them from the crowded fans in the back door. The blonde woman smiled at them and waved happily. Regina nodded and went to the car with Emma and Henry.
After several hours, Emma was lying on the bed, and Regina wrapped the blonde woman in her arms. They went to sleep while they were in the air. Henry was laying on the couch and sleeping with his music headphones. Ruby and Kathryn went to discuss their relationship and went with their understanding then decided to rest for a while.
It left Regina, and her thoughts went away. She knew that it was working with her plans to get Emma to make up for the second date. She can't wait to make it up on their plans to be a romantic to her and promised to ask Emma that she wanted to ensure with her plans. She didn't mean to do that again like the last time on their first date. But she was glad that she had a chance to do it properly.
All she wanted has Emma in her life again and look forward to her tour to spend her time with Henry and Emma. She often wondered how she felt like to be a family to them. Family? The brunette singer never thought of a word and smiled at herself. Now, they are on the way to their next destination.
A/N: I hope you enjoy this chapter. On next update, I will be busy with college. It's my fifth year. So, I will promise you a long chapter like this one for the next update. Don't worry, I won't let this story to be on hiatus for a while. For the updates, I will post the chapters on the weekends only with other stories included this one. I hope you all understand it. Thank you so much.
Next Stop: St. Paul, Minnesota. Who is from that area? Please send me on PM so I wanna know about the best dining, hotel and arena plus the adventures. Thank you.
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