A/N: Sorry about the delay! I've been finishing my touches on my notes for other stories. There are more chapters. I have to finish all chapters for the stories that you loved to read. Don't worry. I already have my notes for the chapters. But this story, it is still in progress as I can tell from my notes. Chapter 3 is still progressed as long as I finish other chapters in the stories.
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Chapter 2
In the NYArts Building, the brunette woman was working on the layout of the magazine for Summer Issue. At her risks, she pulled everything to be invested with the summer tones through the days from July to August. She wondered how the readers would loved it on the Summer Issues for the fashion and culture. Until, looking up at her best friend, Kathryn Nolan, who was her personal assistant, stopped her working. Regina smiled at her while she was holding the picture of the fashion models. The blonde woman smiled back and spoke lightly.
"Want to come with me for the ladies' night out tonight? I'm pumped to go out at Club New York on the Thursday's Ladies Night out. I heard that they had a great music there. So are you in?" Kathryn mused.
"Why me?"
"You seemed lonely… Just come with me and mingle with bad boys there."
"Oh. I'm not lonely. I'm too sophisticated for this ridiculous nightlife you called."
"Please, Regina. Just one night with me for the ladies' night out."
"No more next time. Like you did it last time." Regina sneered.
"Please, Reginaaaaaaaaa…."
"All right! I'm in. You better behave out there not like last time you got drunk and took a stranger for an empty sex."
"Come on. It was five months ago! Get over it! So, get your sexy back on and see you at 7 pm." Kathryn growled and turned around to leave the office. Regina shook her head and focused on her task for the issue of NYArts Magazine. The day went slower, and she got tired of working then decided to leave early.
Arriving in her penthouse in Upper Manhattan, Regina entered with her gracious, dropped her briefcases in the foyer. Then she went ahead to the kitchen for the drink and cooked the dinner for her before she leave with her best friend, Kathryn for the ladies' night. She made a spinach ravioli with mushrooms. She ate in silence until she looked up at the clock; it was 5:30 pm. Then she cleaned it up and strode toward her bedroom. Regina grabbed her towel and went into the bathroom for a shower.
After the shower, Regina strode out to the wardrobe and found her black strapless dress. The brunette woman finally got out from her wardrobe and checked on her appearance then she smiled at herself. The brunette woman grabbed her heels to put it on and searched for her small clutch. While putting her makeup on, she heard the doorbell, and she walked to the door then opened it. Kathryn was there in her blue lace dress with red heels. Regina smirked and gestured her to come in then walked back to her bedroom for her final touches on her makeup. She went satisfied with her look and went out to see Kathryn, playing Candy Crush Saga on her phone.
"Kathryn, I'm ready to go," Regina said. The blonde woman looked up and smiled widely. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and grabbed her keys then gestured her to leave. Regina locked it up and left with her in the blonde woman's 2015 Lincoln MKS in gray color. They drove away to the club and got out. The security man let them come in the nightlife club, and the women went to the bar to receive their drinks. Regina ordered Apple Martini and sat down on the stool. Kathryn ordered Tonic and Tequila. The women looked around to see the men who were flirting with the young ladies. The brunette woman sighed and drank her signature drink then spoke in a soft tone.
"So, how was your day?"
"My day went crappy." The blonde woman snorted and replied.
"Tell me, dear?" Regina knitted her eyebrows and pushed her curiosity to the max.
"Fred was dumping me for another girl." Kathryn sipped her tonic and tequila then retorted with her flick of the wrist.
"What happened?" The brunette woman was surprised with a remark of her eyebrows raising up.
"We had lunch back early in the afternoon while we took our break from work. It was relaxing and smooth. We chatted about our work and life. You know the flirting and small ministrations. Until, our lunch ended, and one woman who was Madison sacked us. She faced him and yelped at him for no reason. I just heard two words, 'whore' and 'cheating'. I put two together in the complete piece, and I just realized that Fredrick planned to dump me and decided to marry her off on the next day."
"Wow. What a bitch." Regina mocked in a shock and scoffed. The blonde woman lifted her drink upward then went with a saying.
"Preach to the choir." Kathryn shot up her drink and called the bartender to change her drinks from the usual to the strong liquor, the whiskey. She decided to take the whiskey flight with bourbon. She drank all the shot until she went ahhh sound. Regina arched her eyebrow. Kathryn waved her hand to get another one and replied.
"What about you?"
"My day went okay."
"How come?"
"Working on the lousy issue of July. There was mild chaos in arguments about the fashion issues. Come on, I'm a CEO, who checked on the magazine layout before my final answer. They were out of the control, and I had to fix everything with the department all day. Two meetings with my lovely parents that I hadn't seen them for five years."
"Two meetings? Both of them?"
"Yes, dear. They went separately. Guess what?" Regina exclaimed while she held her best friend's hand. Kathryn leaned closer and whispered.
"What?"
"They told me that they were going to divorce."
"What the fuck!?"
"Exactly. I can't believe that. They were on the rocky marriage for almost 30 years. I looked up at them as my role model. I wanted their marriage to be mine with someone. But I found out that my mother had a secret affair."
"What the heck!? Tell me!"
"My mother went stabbing on my poorly dad for five years with a young man that I formerly dated."
"Who is that man?" Kathryn replied.
"Robin Hood." Regina sneered.
Kathryn spilled her drink and shot up to look at her. Regina nodded vigorously and replied.
"I know. That's so disgusted. I dated him for two years. He dumped me, and I was clueless that he had a filthy sex with my mom."
"I think you need a whiskey shot."
"No. I need stronger than that." The brunette woman shook her head and growled.
"Everclear?"
"Oh hell no! I won't let myself knocking out with that nasty drink." Regina mocked in a shocked expression and half yelling.
"Well, Tequila is." Kathryn shrugged and said in the finality. The brunette woman shook her head and exclaimed when she knew the alcohol.
"No, Bacardi 151!"
"Rum?" The blonde woman knitted her eyebrows and asked.
"Well, yeah. It is the strongest drink."
"I'm in." Kathryn waved the bartender to get them a shot of Bacardi 151. They clinked their glasses then shot up with their drinks. They went sour on their facial expression.
"Anyway, my dad kicked mom out of the house and settled with the divorce papers. They went to their lawyers to resettle on their reviewed papers. Then after that, they came to me separately and told me that they were divorcing. I'm shocked and tried to get them together, but I can't. Their divorce will be final in few weeks."
"I can't believe that."
"Indeed, dear." Kathryn shook her head and glanced at a man who was smiling at her then replied.
"I will be right back." Regina nodded and focused on the vodka bottle on the shelf until she caught the blonde-haired woman in her eye then looked at her fully. She knew that familiar blonde woman from the café and laughed. The brunette woman grabbed her apple martini and strode toward her. Emma was sitting on the couch and crossed her legs. Regina took a look on the blonde woman's tastes in the fashion and loved the black sweetheart see through lace dress with the fuck me red heels. Her hair was the French braid on the sideway. The blonde woman sipped her hard cider and arched her eyebrow.
"Hello, you," Emma spoke a light tone. Regina smiled and gestured to an empty seat beside her. The blonde woman nodded. The brunette woman sat down and sipped her drink then spoke.
"Hello, Emma. It's nice seeing you again twice."
"Yes, you too. What are you doing here?" Emma nodded and retorted. Regina spoke in a soft tone while searching for Kathryn in the crowd.
"I'm here on my ladies night out but my best friend, Kathryn seemed to flirt with one man and I am her designated driver."
"Well, me too. Ruby was over there flirting with the hairy guys." The blonde woman giggled and acknowledged.
"Oh, where is Ruby?" The brunette woman looked away at her and tilted her head then continued.
Emma looked away to find her and indicated her on the wall with two hairy guys. Regina followed her point and found her then hummed.
"She has been always coming here for few months. Don't be surprised. I'm here more often than her." Emma sighed and retorted in a sad voice.
"Oh really?" Regina raised her eyebrows and said. The blonde woman rolled her eyes, nodded and continued.
"Yes, I keep my tab open until I decided to move on to other bar. You?"
"Me? This bar was nothing to fit my standards." Regina scoffed and replied. The blonde woman laughed and retorted.
"Hilarious. Me either. But I loved their music though. It's always the best to hear."
"I conceded." The brunette woman nodded and sipped her drink. The blonde woman tilted her head while looking at her in a full gaze and uttered in a pleased tone.
"So, back to the point. How are you?"
"I'm doing good. Thank you for asking. What about you?" Regina smiled at the blonde woman's touchy gesture and spoke lightly.
"Doing fantastic. My work sucked." Emma smiled back, scrunched her face while she was talking in a weird tone.
"Why is that, dear?" Emma smirked at the endearment Regina gave her and replied.
"I've been fixing on the reports my idiots filled it out for the accidents. They didn't understand how it works. I had explained to them for 3 hours then had a meeting with the supervisor about my job with them. It's awful." The blonde woman remarked with her recall in her day's agenda. Regina frowned and continued.
"I'm sorry dear. My day was good but still crappy."
"Tell me about it." The blonde woman drank her second drink and said. Regina nodded and continued.
"I just found out that my parents are divorcing over the secret affair my mom had."
"Wow. What happened? If you mind that I ask." Emma flicked her wrist and said.
"I don't mind. My mom had her secret affair with my ex-boyfriend." The brunette woman shrugged and spoke in a bored tone.
"Ouch," Emma exclaimed in a soft tone. Regina conceded with her, sipped a drink and replied back in a dull tone.
"Indeed. My dad and I were clueless that Robin Hood had been with my mother for five years."
"5 years! Wait a minute? You said, Robin Hood?" The blonde woman nodded until she heard the familiar name and spoke in a concerned tone.
"Yes." Regina knitted her eyebrows and studied the blonde's face for a while and continued.
"No shit. I knew him since my last foster family." Emma raised her eyebrows, moved closer and remarked in her worried tone. The brunette woman caught the worried tone from her and asked.
"Really?"
"Yeah, he is such a douchebag and asshole. He kept lying to everybody even me. One time, he lied about stealing a motorcycle and put a blame on me for a big deal. That's how I got kicked out." The blonde woman nodded, moved on with her story and recalled the memories when she was a young girl while she was staying there with the Hood family.
"No, shit." Regina was shocked and stuttered.
"Yes, a big fucking shit." Emma gave a pointed finger and gave a 'bingo' look then spoke lightly.
"I will be damned." Regina looked away at the floor and muttered under her breath. The blonde woman heard her words, nodded and said aloud.
"Amen to that."
"What happened next?" The brunette woman looked at her again and asked with her curiosity. Emma looked away, sighed and continued.
"I have been hearing about him with his ladies until he married Marian. How long did you both dated and what year?"
"Oh my-my. You got curious." Regina cocked her eyebrow and smirked.
"Yes, I am." Emma winked.
"I dated him for two years. It was in 2011 to 2013." The brunette woman leaned closer and replied.
"Oh, it is fucked up." Emma raised her eyebrows and retorted with a shocked face.
"How come?" Regina was confused. The blonde woman spoke in an amused tone.
"Robin and Marian were married in 2012. I'm sure that she was clueless that he dated you for two years."
"SHIT MINX" The brunette woman sneered and drank her bourbon drink. Emma nodded and replied with a French accent.
"Touché." Regina laughed and continued.
"Well, the past is past."
"So, are you seeing anyone at this moment?" Emma smirked and quipped her.
"You changed the subject. I'm impressed. And to your question, no." Regina laughed at the blonde woman's eager curiosity.
"Are you interested in men or women in the general?" The blonde woman licked her teeth with a tongue and arched her eyebrow at her. The brunette woman winked and purred in a flirty tone.
"No, I'm not interested in the labels. Therefore, I'm gay."
"You are gay," Emma exclaimed in a pretend shocked face expression. Regina laughed and mocked.
"Yes, dear, why shocked?"
"I just thought that you are very straight but no judging at this time." The blonde woman mocked in a surrender with her free hand and tilted her head then spoke lightly.
"Me? Straight? How?" Regina snorted and indicated at herself then shook her head and replied.
"Look at yourself, so queenly." Emma flicked her finger at her and acted like her in a mimicked way. Regina laughed and spoke in a businesslike tone.
"That's how I act in my business."
"Loose up. It's a nightlife for sake." The blonde woman rolled her eyes and flicked her hand to wave it off then continued. Regina snorted and waved her hand to dismiss it.
"Ok. You got a point."
"Score!" Emma fisted in the air, and Regina laughed.
"So, are you straight?" The brunette woman tilted her head and questioned her.
Emma laughed at the brunette woman's question and smiled. Regina raised her eyebrows and sipped her bourbon. The blonde woman checked on Ruby for a few minutes and continued.
"No, I've been gay in my whole life."
"Oh." Regina made an 'o' expression, and Emma nodded then asked.
"That's your answer?"
"I—" The brunette woman stuttered her words and lost it. Emma gently touched Regina's hand to stop her stuttering and spoke in a touchy tone.
"No worries. I got it all the times from the guys I met."
"I recalled that you have a son." Regina knitted her eyebrows and said.
"He is very mine. I was raped." The blonde woman nodded and drank then replied while she was looking away.
"Oh. Sorry." The brunette woman looked down at her drink, and the blonde woman looked at her again then frowned and continued.
"That's alright. It is a long story. I am sure that you don't want to hear it."
"If you feel ready to tell that story and I am willing to listen." Regina looked away at her and gave a small smile.
"Thank you but that is not the time for this place. Perhaps next time, if you are willing to go out on the date with me." Emma leaned closer to the brunette woman and boldly made a move on her.
"Bold move from you. I would love to." The brunette woman lit up at the word, 'date' and went excitedly.
"Great. So, exchange our numbers? I realized that we haven't had it since our encounter at the café." The blonde woman spoke in a flirty tone and the brunette woman giggled while she went to dig her small clutch purse and found her phone.
"Yes, dear. I realized it too. Here is my phone." Regina spoke in a flirty tone and handed her phone to the blonde woman. Emma giggled and typed it away on the contact then texted her and gave it back. The brunette woman smiled, checked on her phone for the time and spoke again.
"Thank you for a lively chat. I guess it is time to go. It's 2 am. I have a meeting tomorrow, well this morning at 9 am." Emma nodded and stood up. The brunette woman did same. The blonde woman leaned to kiss her cheek and winked then spoke lightly.
"I will text you the detail. No fancy or whatever. It would be simple for us to have our alone time. Sounds good?"
"It's great. So see you. Oh please, be safe outside there."
"No worries. I'm a detective. This bar owner already knew me, and I'm a security around here and outside. So, have a safe drive and take care of your friend. She seemed drunk. And good night, Regina." Emma smiled and walked away to find Ruby then left the building. The brunette woman smiled and found Kathryn lying on the couch then lifted her up with her to the car. Finally, she searched the keys in Kathryn's purse then started to drive away to her penthouse.
Finally, they went to the penthouse, and the brunette woman decided to dump Kathryn's body in the guest bedroom and left her room. She went to get a shower to get the smell off of her and got her nightwear then tucked her in the bed. Her mind was full of the memories with Robin Hood and Danielle Stables. She frowned at every memory she made in her life. She knew that her life was fucked up.
She remembered her memories with Danielle Stables and her first kiss. She was lucky that she haven't had broken her virginity with her. Even Robin Hood too. She preferred to save her virginity until she found a right person to be committed. But the problem is that she didn't want to be hurt again like she had two serious relationships with them, the idiots. She sighed and went to sleep with her good thoughts about the blonde woman back in the nightlife club and café. They did have the good flow and understandings from each other. Regina can't wait to get to know Emma more and knew that she had to love again. But it doesn't matter, she had a date upcoming with that blonde woman. She smiled while she was sleeping. The night was shimmering through the hectic life of the lights in New York City.
A/N: Oh yeah! Regina got a date! By the way, this story is still slowburn. I want to keep this story to be in 15-20 chapters. Who knows?
Next Chapter: Emma's POV!
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