A/N: This chapter is tooooooo long! I hope you liked it so far.
Fuck Grammatical Errors. This is all mine. But I love you all.
Warning: A LITTLE SMUT between two ladies.
Songs: The Narrow Life, Love Is Like A Curse and White Knight.
These songs are mine.
Chapter 8: Emma's Kickoff Concert
During the morning in the lakefront mansion, Emma woke up in her bed, stretched her limbs and yawned. She realized that her family and friends were here in her house and wondered how had it happened so fast. She flipped over her comforter and got up until she heard the knock on her door and commanded it. She was staring at the window, which it was a lake view and looking away at her redhead personal assistant, Melissa. Along with her makeup, and fashion artists who were coming in her bedroom and settled down to the vanity desk. She walked away to her chair and sat down. Melissa was discussing on the concert tonight, and the blonde woman was very aware of her concert and explained every detail on her show. The redhead woman wrote every note Emma told her to do it while she was getting ready for her interview. After few minutes later, the redhead woman finally left on her way to the arena to meet the guys there in the arena.
Emma decided to tell her fashion expert and makeup artist to hold everything off until she finished with her shower. Luckily for her, her team was women and had understood from each other for a year since her release on her first CD album. They were rocky from the beginning to the end in their friendship. She went into the shower for a quick one then finished it and strode out with her black undergarments. She wrapped her hair in the towel and finally sat down in her half-naked body. The makeup artist was Jessica, who is happy married in a gay way, and she has two children with her wife. Jessica was a redhead before but now, she is the blonde woman who jokes with Emma all the times and played with makeup on her few times before the release of The Narrow Life.
Jessica decided to put a smokey makeup on her and explained the tips with her other best friend, a fashion expert – Riley, who is married to her lawyer husband and has four children. Emma was lucky to have their children to come over for a pool time and stables time. She was very pleased with two women in her life that supported her through her hard times since her release on The Narrow Life.
Riley decided to put a black leather pants and loose white blouse with red heels. Emma got dressed up and went back to her chair for her final look with the hair. Jessica blow dried the blonde hair and decided to get Emma's look with a princess curl hair. Finally, Emma was satisfied with her final appearance and smiled widely. She gave her thanks to Jessica and Riley, who made her life the best with fashion expert and makeup artist. She left with them on the way to the dining room to see her family and friends then decided to wave Riley and Jessica on their leaves.
Arriving in the dining room, the blonde woman walked around to gather her breakfast and sat down on the head chair then ate in silence while others were staring at her in a dazzling photo. Emma looked up at them and smiled widely. Henry was the first person to speak aloud. It made her feel compromise from him.
"Ma, you look beautiful."
"I agreed," David replied.
"You look hot!" Ruby exclaimed while Snow was smacking her arm with a glare. Granny arched her eyebrow at her granddaughter. Regina was the last person who was still drooling over Emma's beauty and heard her son who was calling her name several times then looked away at him with the raised eyebrows.
"Are you okay, mom?" Henry spoke lightly. Everyone looked at her, and Regina was taking a look around at them and blushed slightly. Emma caught it and shook her head then heard Melissa entering the foyer and commanded her to come in the dining room. Finally, the redhead woman smiled at them and looked away at Emma then spoke lightly.
"You have an interview in your backyard. So are you ready?"
"Let me brush my teeth and put my lip gloss. Do you mind to lead them to the backyard?"
"No problem. Give a 5 minutes." Melissa replied and gestured the family and friends to the yard and walked away. Emma went to the closest bathroom and brushed her teeth then put her pink gloss on her lips and strode out to the backyard to see her family and friends who were standing outside. She found her interviewer, Kelly, who was on the Country Radio 451 and finally sat down in her graceful presence. Others looked at her except Regina, who was still drooling over on the blonde beauty who was sitting across the interviewer. While the camera was filming on Kelly and Emma, the family and friends listened to their conversation.
"Hello Emma, you look radiating today."
"Thank you so much."
"Now, are you excited about your first concert tonight?"
"I'm blasted to have fun."
"Good. What do you plan for tonight?"
"I can't wait to show several songs today and ready to have fun on the stage with my band. It's been a long time for me to land that day."
"I'm so excited to be there and hear some songs from yours. I loved your CD album, and it went booming up. Congratulations on your platinum gold few weeks ago."
"Thank you. I am glad that you loved it."
"What's your favorite song from your CD? Perhaps the best to the worst."
"The best was 'A Good Life.' The worst was 'Gone and Invisible'. But I think that the worst worst song was 'Love Is Like A Curse'." Emma replied. Regina raised her eyebrows when she heard a word, 'curse'. Others gasped in shock when they heard a word too.
"Wow. It's been intense for you to sing that song. I knew it was an incredible song, and you wrote it all of it."
"Yes, I wrote it since I landed here on my first day as a resident. It started off when I was with Teresa who is the music business owner and offered me the record label. It pretty hit it off very well."
"Last one, is that your family and friends over there?" Kelly indicated them and Emma looked away at them then spoke lightly.
"Yes, they are visiting me. It's had been a year since last time; I left my town."
"Wow. It's been some reunion?"
"Yes, it was." Emma smiled at Kelly, and they went wrapping it up then waved their goodbye. The interview was over. The blonde woman sighed happily and dismissed her business then decided to take her family and friends to the sound check in Nashville Bridgestone Arena.
Appearing on the stage from the backstage, the blonde woman decided to gather her band and introduced themselves to her family and friends. Others waved happily and nodded on their way to meet them. Emma gestured her family and friends to the front row and informed them that they would be there on tonight's show. She went back to the stage with her band for her sound check. They rehearsed several songs for 4 hours. Snow, David, Neal, Henry, and Ruby bobbed their heads while they heard the songs coming out from the audio boxes. Granny was observing on the band members while she heard her favorite song out from Emma's mouth. It left Regina who still stared at the blonde beauty's presence while she was listening to the lyrics.
After the four hours, Emma dismissed her band and informed them that they had to come back for one hour before the concert started. They conceded and left. The blonde woman decided to bring her family and friends for lunch and early dinner at The Palm. They chatted languidly while they ate their meal. Henry was excited about the concert and discussed it with Ruby who was fangirling over the cd album. Snow asked Emma about Neal's sleeping arrangements, and the blonde woman informed her about the babysitter in her dressing room within an hour unless the pixie-cut brunette woman thought about it for a while. They conceded. Regina was silent all the way from the morning to afternoon and wondered how Emma's life was like in the spotlight then knew the answer. The fans were snapping the photos of her when she got out from the arena toward the restaurant. Luckily for them, they got a private dining within themselves in one place without the snapping of the photos from the fans.
Finally, their meals were finished and paid by Emma. They went back to the arena, and the blonde woman went to her dressing room with Snow and Neal. Others went to the front row and sat down on the chairs in the VIP room. Henry and Ruby went shocked when they saw the full house in the arena. David took the photos of the audience and themselves in VIP room then the stage. Regina and Granny were floored by the audience filling themselves in the seats and wondered how the tickets went sold in 3 minutes flat to see Emma Swan in concert. They found out from Melissa, Emma's personal assistant who told them about the sold out show tonight.
Snow finally made her arrangements with the babysitter, who was Riley; a makeup artist was willing to watch her son. She gave her thanks and left the room to get there with her family and friends in the front row. The pixie-cut brunette woman floored with her jaw when she saw the full house and looked around to find the grand stage with the designs of lightings and the black screen. There were three platforms by levels. The band members went filling their positions on the stage.
Emma went dressed in a black high-waist short and red t-shirt that says The Narrow Life with her red and black plaid converse shoes. Her hair went in a ponytail and makeup was same since the makeup. Jessica helped the blonde woman by putting her dual-ear microphone with the lapel audio box clip on her short. She finished with her essentials and kissed her brother's forehead then left toward the backstage to meet the band. The blonde woman put her in-ear monitors so she can hear the audio from the control room. They went to pray together before the concert started. When the prayers finished, Emma gestured her band to fill their positions to be ready and heard the fans screaming her name.
Regina, Granny, Snow, David, Ruby and Henry winced at the fans' screaming and looked around at them. Then they looked away at the stage that the lighting went wild with the blue and red on the black screen. The white linen see-through curtain went into a video mode. They watched it on the screen display on the curtains. It went into the photos of the blonde woman in her childhood to the adulthood. The fans screamed when the music came out with Emma's voice for 'The Narrow Life.' For Regina, she hadn't heard that song since she arrived in Nashville to see Emma and took a liking when she watched the photos of Emma in her younger self. Granny was surprised. Snow and David went into tears when they saw the picture of Emma in her childhood. Emma's voice went into a slow melody as the band members played their pieces.
There's no chances
For me to reach it
No choices out there
I am suffering through
The narrow life
The white linen see-through finally dropped on the ground and put away from the stage right. Emma was standing there on the third highest platform in a dark spot with light above her head. The violinist played a haunted piece and pianist went silent melody. The blonde woman flicked her wrists into a beautiful gesture as she sang other verse.
I've been wandering
And wondering
Where I will be
There is a wide path but
The narrow life
Emma stepped down on the way to the stage platform, and the lighting went brighter on the stage. The audience including Granny, Snow, David, Ruby, Henry and Regina watched her in a closeup shot. The brunette woman was slack-jawed when she saw the blonde woman's clothes. Emma walked to the stage left and sang her third verse.
Oh yeah
Sometimes, I don't reach it
My dreams die and
Plans always fail
I keep thinking about the narrow life
Ruby and Henry looked at each other and knew that Emma's life was in the foster care then looked up at the blonde woman who was walking to the center of the stage. Regina was watching her very carefully. Granny bobbed her head when she heard the guitarist playing the beautiful sound. Emma looked at her audience and smiled widely then sang her fourth verse while she was closing her eyes.
The lies lead me to the wide path
I've been through my suffer
And struggles
My life was upside down on
The narrow life
The fans sang a song with her, and Regina was surprised that they knew that song. The blonde woman raised her hands high and sang her fifth verse.
One thing is that I can reach
Is my success
Where I don't fail
My life with a bright star
The narrow life
Emma looked away at the right side of the audience and smiled widely when the steel guitarist played his piece then shook her head with her tears on her cheeks. She sang in the sixth verse as it was a soft melody.
Oh yeah, the narrow life
Is my struggles to reach and
Suffering is to die
I've been through the hard times
And go high as I can
The blonde woman sighed happily. She turned around to walk toward the first platform then stepped on it and turned around to face the audience. The music went somber, and Emma sang in her seventh verse.
I keep thinking about
my suffers and struggles
to defeat with the narrow life
Oh yeah
The narrow life Oh
The photos of Emma finally showed on the black screen with the blonde woman. The band went flowing as she bobbed her head. The audience watched the pictures in the slideshow, and Emma sang on her eight verse of a song.
Oh, sometimes, I stay behind
And don't look back
I move forward
On my wide path
To the narrow life
The music finally faded away. The fans clapped in a beautiful applause included Emma's family and friends in the front row. The light went dark, and Emma strode toward the center stage then it went brighter. She smiled wide and waved her hand to her audience.
"Hello, fans! Thank you for coming here to watch and listen to my music. I'm glad that you are here with me tonight."
The fans went screaming. Emma laughed and looked away at her band and raised her eyebrows at them then continued.
"Our fans loved us!" The group members nodded and laughed along. The blonde woman looked away at the audience and put her hands on her hips then replied again.
"I'm sure that you love us, right?"
"Yeah!" The fans shouted. Emma shook her head and continued talking about a song.
"Now, you heard that song few minutes ago. I wrote it when I landed on my first day. It's about a suffering through your pain. I've been through that before. I was raising in the foster care. I am sure that you do too. I kept thinking about that song every day and it helped me to form who I am today. I'm thankful that I wrote it." Emma clapped her hands and sighed happily.
"I can't believe that today is our first kickoff concert. So welcome to our tour of The Narrow Life!" The fans clapped in applause. The blonde woman bobbed her head and went saying "Yeah." Ruby laughed and spoke lightly to Regina.
"Emma is hysterical."
"I know dear. She had changed so much. I didn't realize it was her at all." The brunette woman gazed at her. The brunette waitress looked away at her and smiled sadly.
"Now, I tell you a story." Emma looked away at the crewmember who was walking on the stage to bring a stool for her. She nodded at him and walked to the seat then sat down.
"When I was young to believe in love and all fairy tales. I once loved Snow White, and the seven dwarfs included Evil Queen story when I read a book with one of my foster brothers. We read it every night before bedtime. I always imagined that someone would kiss me with a True Love's Kiss. It would be amazing when I find out who is my True Love. Well, I kept believing in it while at my age of ten until I became seventeen. There was a boy that I befriended. He was a wonderful guy who treated me very well not like others who were in my foster life. We were inseparable and ran around in my favorite car, VW yellow bug. Then it happened, and I stopped believing in love. I moved on and hadn't no time for dating. And, I gave up my son for a closed adoption after my labor." The blonde woman paused, looked at the ground and wiped her tears.
"It's been long years while I was in business to do bail bond for almost 12 years in Boston since my son's birth. I thought that I never see him again. But I was sure that he would love his new life with a new family. Until one night, my son who arrived at my door and said, 'I'm Henry, and I'm your son." She laughed at her memory and looked upon him who was in the front row then winked.
Henry smiled wide and wiped his tears on his cheek with his t-shirt. Snow and David gaped in awe when they heard a story about her and Henry. Regina clenched her heart while she was listening.
"He dragged me to the town where he lived and I finally met a mother of my son. At first, I thought that I stopped believing in love, and my heart started to flutter when I saw the beautiful brunette woman in a gray dress. You know that feeling? Huh?" Emma bobbed her head and continued.
"That's how I started to believe in love again and kept continuing to receive a lot of love. Raise your hand who had a similar feeling as I do." The blonde woman raised her hand up and looked at the audience who raised their hands. Her family and friends raised their hands as well. The blonde woman nodded and let her hand go then replied.
"When I wrote a song called Love Is Like A Curse. It's based on my love life. I hope you liked it." Emma looked away at her same crewmember giving her an acoustic guitar and put it on herself. She looked away at the audience and spoke lightly.
"Before I started, I would like to honor my son who yanked my love. I love you, Henry." Emma looked at him in the front row, and the camera went to find him in the row then the brunette boy waved his hand with his smile on the screen. The blonde woman looked down on her guitar and strummed on the strings with a black guitar pick then sang in a somber and wistful tone.
By the time, I was 17 years old, I fell madly in love
With one boy in a VW yellow bug
All the times, I believed in the fairy tales and always
Knew that I got a happy ending.
But I was wrong
The blonde woman looked at her son in the front row and smiled sadly then picked up along with her guitar. She tapped her left feet on the ground and looked at the left side of the audience who were lighting with their glow light. The audience was flicking their lights in the dark. The band played in the slow melody. Emma sang in her second verse.
Love is like a curse
The feeling slowly linger till it hurts
My heart was broken
I was foolish to believe in my happy ending
Until it faded away
The blonde woman looked at her guitar and bobbed her head then closed her eyes when she lifted her chin up. The violinist played the solo piece, and the pianist wiggled the keys smoothly in a flourish flow. Her singing sting Regina's heart and Emma sang in her third verse.
Oh, all the years, I believed in a sacrifice of a true love
And happy endings until I gave up on myself
Love is like a curse
It tasted like poison and hatred
Now, I am loner without a love that is a curse
Ruby and Granny held their hands on their chests and swayed a little. Regina frowned at the words, 'poison' and 'hatred'. The brunette woman knew that it was harsh words and kept listening. Henry sang along with the blonde singer. Emma sang in her fourth verse.
By the time, I was 28 years old, I came to a small town
Where the fairy tales begun to tell on their own
I didn't believe in the fairy tales since I got my heart broken
Love is like a curse
The feeling slowly linger till it hurts
The guitarist walked to her and played their pieces in solo. The fans applauded. The blonde woman bobbed her head while playing her guitar with her buddy. The fifth verse came out from her mouth.
I found my happy ending in my eyes
And I always think about what ifs
I worry about a love
If I let myself open
Until my heart got broken again
They finished their pieces on the guitars, and her buddy returned to his spot. Emma looked at Regina, who was staring at her. She gave a sad smile and opened her mouth for sixth verse.
I won't let it do to me
I keep wondering how it feels to be in love
It was a true love in my eyes
But I let it go on my hands
Love is like a curse
The brunette woman knew that feeling when she found out that Emma left the town and looked down at the ground. Henry looked away at his adoptive mother and wrapped her in his arms then swayed a little. Regina looked at him and kissed his cheek then held him in her arms. They looked away at the blonde woman on the stage and listening to the seventh verse
Love is like a curse
Oh Love is like a curse
The feeling slowly linger till it hurts
Oh yeah
Love is like a curse
The band went playing in a quirk flow and entering in the somber melody. The blonde woman looked up at the audience and glistened her eyes when the song finally ended with an eighth verse. It was a beautiful song she spoke in a lifetime.
The feeling slowly linger till it hurts
Love is like a curse
Love is like a curse
Oh Oh Oh
A curse that I gave up for my happy ending
Emma finished her singing with a word 'ending' longer then the lights went dimmed in the dark on the stage. The fans went applauding when the music stopped. Snow, David, Ruby, and Granny applauded and shouted. Regina and Henry swayed in their embrace and cried in their tears when the song finished. The blonde woman ran back to the backstage and got a wardrobe changed. She went to wear a white tuxedo suit with white heels. Her hair fell in princess curls. Finally, she strode back to the stage and continued to talk about White Knight.
"Next song, I am telling you a story about a white knight. It's my other favorite song that I wrote back when I was between in flights from New York to here. This song was my symbol when I was in town. I was named after the title. Savior. You can imagine that I'm a savior to save the town. Before I became the singer, I was a sheriff, and I can tell your eyes when you imagined me in a uniform. Hilarious. I was not wearing that brown suit. I wore my red leather jacket and blue jeans with leather boots." The blonde woman swayed her fingers and went saying 'tsk.'
"So, I was the savior for five years and I decided to save one that I loved from the chaos. I can talk about love again, but this one was my warmth solace where I can save one." She walked to the grand piano, which it already settled in the center of the stage and sat down on the piano bench. Emma continued talking.
"That's how I wrote this song while I was in town and kept it away from the prying eyes. So, who wants to be a white knight!?" The blonde woman extended her arms widely then let it go with a chuckle.
"Hope you like this song and tour so far. Now, we begin with White Knight." Emma replied while she turned around, and her hands went on the keys to play the song. The fans went screaming and applauded. The band finished perking up, and the blonde woman wiggled her fingers on the keys smoothly then tapped on the pedal under the piano. The violinist bobbed her head, stomped her feet when she played her piece into a nice melody. Emma bobbed her head and sang a beautiful song.
Once upon a time, it happened to you,
The most sweetest thing that could ever be
It was a fantasy, a dream come true,
It was the day you came to know someone like me
I'm your white knight in shining armor.
The blonde woman laughed while she was hitting the keys in the uplift melody, and the fans clapped their hands in the rhythms. The screen went brighter when the lyrics came in the white text so they can sing along.
"Come on, sing with me." The blonde woman said while she was bobbing her head and stomping her left heel on the ground. The guitarist went perking up in a rock mode. Other band members went bobbing their heads while playing their instruments. The second verse came to the screen, and Emma sang it with her smile.
Every girl needs her white knight
Will I be yours?
I came to save you from the darkness
And misery
I keep wondering that I could be your white knight
The blonde woman closed her eyes and sang the word, 'knight' longer then stomped her left heel continuously. She played the melodic keys and looked away at her guitarist who was walking to the center to play a solo piece. She chuckled and replied.
"Look at that man!" The fans applauded at the man's mean guitarist solo and bobbed their heads. The third verse came on the screen as Emma sang in her uplift voice.
You kept running away from something bad
I stood there and opened my arms to you
You came toward your white knight
For saving you from the chaos
I'm your white knight in shining armor
The blonde woman bobbed her head while hitting the keys on the piano. Henry and Ruby raised their hands up and sang along in a happy voice. Regina shook her head and cackled then remembered the day when she heard that song for the first time. The fourth verse came on a screen, and Granny danced in a flourish steps while she was clapping in the rhythms.
Darkness comes and goes away
You felt safe in my arms
And never forgot our warmth
By my brave soul
You wondered who I was a white knight in shining armor
Emma looked away at the audience who still clapped and smiled widely. Regina caught a beautiful smile in her caramel eyes and felt the butterflies in her stomach when she remembered the days with the blonde woman in Storybrooke. She felt regretted when she ignored her best friend while they kindled their relationship with their son. The fifth verse came on the screen, and the blonde woman bobbed her head then sang it in an uplift voice.
I put my mask away and show you who I am
You came to know someone like me
I saved you from the darkness and misery
You came to be safe in my arms
I'm your white knight in shining armor
The violinist played her piece again with her guitarist in the corner of the stage. The drummer hit on the cymbals and bobbed his head while it was rhyming with the violin. Emma played her piece on the piano and sang her sixth verse.
Oh, you ran away once again
I wondered that
I would be your white knight in shining armor
Darkness came for you and
I saved you from the chaos
The fans clapped in applause. Henry twisted Ruby in the dance. Snow and David swayed their chests sideways. Granny whispered into Regina's left ear. The brunette woman cackled and nodded while she was watching the blonde woman smiling widely. The lyrics came from the screen, and it was seventh verse.
I heard you cry in the corner
And I came to comfort you like
A white knight in shining armor
You looked up at me like
I'm your white knight in shining armor
Emma bobbed her head while she was watching the audience and played her fingers to hit the keys. The music went into a flourish melody. The blonde woman sang in eighth verse as the lyrics came on the screen.
Oh yeah
I'm your white knight in shining armor
I came to save you from the darkness and misery
You ran toward me, and now you are safe
In my arms like I'm your white knight in shining armor
The band went playing in uplift tone and the blonde woman stomped her feet while she was hitting her pedal. The music finally came to an end. Emma raised her eyebrows and sang in the ninth verse.
Oh Oh Oh
I'm your white knight in shining armor
You are safe in my arms from the darkness and misery
You came to find me
And I'm here as your white knight in shining armor
The song finished as Emma stopped playing on the piano. The drummer finished with a twist of hitting the cymbals. The fans went shouting and applauded. The lights went brighter. The blonde woman laughed and replied.
"Love it so far? I bet." The audience went wild. Henry and Ruby jumped in their excitement. Granny and Snow looked at them and laughed. David clapped his hands and smiled widely. Regina still looked at the blonde woman and felt her heart to soar when she saw the smile on Emma's face.
Emma and her band kept playing for two hours, and her talk was all about the songs that she wrote on her album. The concert was fantastic to the fans who cried in their joy tears. Granny and Snow decided to leave to check on Neal in Emma's dressing room. David, Henry, Ruby, and Regina stayed in the front row and looked around at the audience who waved their banners. The lights went dimmed, and the blonde woman continued to talk about her closing act.
"Thank you for being here with us. We love you! Thank you for listening to my stories. Good night everyone! Have a great evening!" Emma bowed out and waved her hand to the audience then blew the kiss with her free hand. She finally left the stage to the dressing room for clean clothes. The audience clapped in applause. The light went back on in the full arena. David, Henry, Ruby, and Regina walked back to the backstage to meet Snow, Neal, and Granny. They waited for Emma to come out from the dressing room.
The blonde woman went to change her clothes in the blue jeans with a blue t-shirt that say 'A Good Life' and the black converse shoes. She came out to find her family and friends who were in the hallway. Henry came upon her and hugged her then Emma embraced her with a kiss on his forehead and wrapped her arm around his shoulders.
They finally walked to the meet and greet area with Emma's bodyguards to lead them on their way out from the arena. Granny, Snow, David, Henry and Regina widened their eyes when they saw the fans shouting her name. Neal was still snuggling with Snow. Emma released her hold and walked to them with her bodyguard. The blonde woman signed her name on the albums, posters and autographs. The photos took her with the fans. She smiled at them and waved her hand then strode back to her family and friends and walked out to their SUV. They got into the SUV, and Emma waved her hand happily. They finally drove away on their way to Emma's lakefront estate.
Reaching to the location, they finally got out from the SUV and Emma walked to the front doors to unlock it then gestured them to come in. Others decided to retreat their bedrooms for sleep. Ruby went hugging Emma and smiled wide then ran back to her room. Regina glanced over at the blonde beauty who was dropping her keys in the kitchen bowl and walked upstairs. The brunette woman followed her and spoke lightly.
"I wonder if you have a minute to talk right now. I know you are tired."
"Come and follow me into my bedroom. Let me have few minutes to get in a bathtub."
"Ok. I am going to get changed and meet you there."
"Sure." Emma retorted and retreated her bedroom to get her clothes off then walked into the bathroom. Regina walked into her gray bedroom and got changed in her nightwear then retreated to Emma's bedroom. The blonde woman filled the water in the bathtub with bubbles and went inside the bathtub then relaxed there and heard the knock on the bathroom door. She commanded Regina to come in the bathroom and saw her closing the door behind her then walked to the toilet and closed the lid. The brunette woman sat down on the toilet and Emma spoke lightly.
"You can find the wine under the cabinets." Regina looked away at the cabinet and opened it then found a red wine and grabbed it. She studied on the wine and hummed in approval then opened the cork and drank straight from it. The blonde woman laughed and went silent.
"That's so delicious."
"Thank you. I got it from my work. My co-worker gave me for my birthday. I saved it for a relaxing night in a bathtub."
"That's nice of your co-worker. Thank you for letting me have my talk."
Emma waved her hand and closed her eyes. Regina studied on the blonde's face and replied in a soft tone.
"Did you write all songs?"
"Yes, I did."
"What about the song, 'You are my happy beginnings'? It made me feel sad because I was your happy beginnings, isn't it?" Emma opened her eyes and stared at the wall then spoke in a soft tone to match Regina's voice.
"Yes, you were my happy beginnings. I started to fall in love with you since the beginning of our meeting. Our bickers, argues and many things. You saved me, and I saved you. I realized that I was in love with you all the times. I'm sorry that I blamed on you, and it's not your fault. It was on me because I always thought that I could blame you for everything that you didn't do anything to me." The blonde woman looked at the caramel eyes in a long gaze. The brunette woman sipped the wine bottle and replied.
"Thank you for your apology. I accept it. So, why are you thinking about your happy beginnings when I was with Robin?"
"Because I thought that I had a chance to be with you and be a family with Henry. We share our son together. That's why I thought it would be my happy beginnings to being with you for once all."
"I'm sorry. I've been blinded for many reasons. I never thought that one before."
"It was not your fault. It was all me."
"It was not! It's my fault."
"How?"
"Because I hid my feelings away from you all the times for five years. I couldn't stop feeling like a lovestruck teenager."
"That's exactly what it sounds like that way I feel." They laughed and thought about their memories.
"When you left the town, my heart was broken and I can't think of anything to get you back. Of course, you did write a song about White Knight."
"Wasn't it?"
"Yes dear, you wrote that song, White Knight. It was a beautiful song I had ever heard when Henry got me a CD album for the first time. I kept hearing it every day and it reminded me of you when you saved me. I'm thankful that you saved me from death. Thank you for being my White Knight."
"You are welcome. It stings you hard, isn't it?"
"Very much. I kept wondering about that song and remembered everything about you. It's all about you who was my white knight in shining armor."
"Wow. That's tense but thank you for admitting it in an honest way." Emma retorted. Regina nodded, wiped her tears on her cheeks and laughed.
"I'm crying already."
"Don't cry, Regina."
"No. it was happy tears." The blonde woman nodded and replied.
"What's else? I knew there were more."
"What heck is that song, A Good Life?!"
Emma laughed loud while her body was shaking soft, Regina smiled wide and shook her head.
"Did you like that song?"
"Yes, it was unbelievable. I just watched your music video. You looked stunning in that dress."
"Thank you. I loved that dress, and I have it in my wardrobe."
"You kept it all along?" Regina was shocked that Emma have that wedding dress in the closet. The blonde woman nodded and spoke lightly while she was playing with the bubbles.
"Yes, my fashion expert, Riley gave me that dress when the shoot finished. I decided to keep it as my backup for the reasons."
"Reasons?"
"Wedding events and concerts."
"Nice."
"What did you think of my concert few hours ago?"
"It was fantastic. I loved all songs. It inspired me when the songs hit me hard and reminded me of your life in Storybrooke. Isn't it?"
"Yes." Emma nodded, extended her hand for a wine bottle and Regina gave it to her. The blonde woman drank it and gave it back. The brunette woman sighed happily. Emma tilted her head and spoke lightly.
"So, how are you getting with Robin Hood, may I recall?"
"We broke up few months ago. It didn't work out."
"What happened?"
"He was focusing on me all the times and ignored Henry and Roland."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I just thought that he was my true love and soulmate, but I was wrong."
"Were you getting married?"
"No. He was proposing to me on that night, and I broke it off on the same evening. I realized that Henry was getting frustrated with him and saw the patterns with Roland. I decided to end it, and it went badly."
"Oh. Is Henry okay?"
"After my split with Robin, he went back to normal but still in his anger. So I sent him to Archie for more therapy. You know the talks are helpful. He won't speak to me at all for few months after the breakup. I didn't get it the why."
"Give him some time. He will come to you soon. I believe."
"I hope so. I realized in few months after you left. You were, well still are the one that I wanted. I found out that your mother told me about your feelings. I'm sorry that it's too late to ask you for another chance, but I hope you would be mine someday."
"Someday." Emma mused while pleased that Regina realized her feelings were real. She smiled at her, and the brunette woman smiled back. The blonde woman continued to talk.
"But I haven't had a think about forgiving you. It still hurts. You left with that man and abandoned me alone. I cried every night on my pillow. Henry was the one who came to me and slept with me. No one did that to me before. Until, I decided to leave, I had to let you go but I can't. My heart already was with you all the times. I left my heart with you. I can't go back and tell you everything. I just can't forgive you for something that I wrongfully blamed on you."
Regina let her tears out and sniffed. Emma giggled and shook her head then decided to get out of the bathtub. The brunette woman blushed when she saw a naked body in front of her. Emma pulled the drain to let the water drain and looked away at her then kissed Regina's cheek and winked. The brunette woman merely giggled and watched the blonde woman getting out from the bathroom.
Emma went to the wardrobe and wore her boxer and tank top. Regina got out from the toilet and put the wine bottle on the nightstand then looked away at the blonde woman with her loving gaze. The blonde woman gestured her to get on the bed, and she walked to the bed. They sat down on their edge of the bed and Emma clenched her heart to urge a kiss. They gazed at each other in a loving connection and leaned toward each other. Emma was the first to place her lips on the brunette woman's lips. Regina closed her eyes and let the kiss take over. The taste of the blonde woman's lips was overwhelming. The brunette woman slowly touched on Emma's cheek and moved toward her neck to grip lightly to deepen their kiss. Their lips moved in slow motion. Regina gave a small moan, lifted her up to sit on the blonde woman's lap and her hands roamed on the blonde locks to intertwine together.
Emma sat straight and leaned back on the headboard then her tongue swiped on the brunette woman's bottom lips to open her mouth. Regina did gracefully open her mouth and lingered their passionate kiss. The blonde woman roamed her hands on Regina's back up and down. Their faces deepened as they kept making out in a slow motion. Their moans and feelings started to develop in a beautiful flow.
"Regina" Emma whispered while she was making out with her. The brunette woman went devouring in the blonde woman's mouth with her tongue. The blonde woman moaned loudly. Their tongue dominated for a duel until they tasted their saliva. Emma finally lifted her down on the side of the bed and felt Regina's legs wrapped around her waist. They kept doing their ministrations into a heated make-out session. Regina roamed her hands down on the blonde woman's back and deepened their kiss once more. Emma did so. Their feelings connected to them, and they felt good when they finally kindled their kiss. They felt that kiss from the diner one year ago. It was a spark between them. Eventually, they let go of their kiss and breathed for oxygen. They opened their eyes to connect with their beautiful eyes, and Emma was the first person to speak.
"Wow. It's been intense. We need to stop."
"Indeed." The blonde woman lets go and lying on the side of the bed then replied.
"I want to hear about your life in Storybrooke. Did you read my letters? Everything else?"
Regina nodded, propped her head with her hand and rested her elbow on the pillow. Then she looked at the blonde woman's face, and her arm wrapped around the blonde woman's waist while she snuggled closer to her. Emma didn't mind the physical touch and won't let her go then listened to Regina's story.
The brunette woman explained everything from the beginning to the end. The letters, dreams and searches with Henry put Emma's smile lit up. Regina loved that smile and wondered how she wanted that smile to stay all the way. Emma snuggled closer and leaned her head on the brunette's chest. They wrapped their bodies in their arms while Regina talked about her activities in the mayoral mansion. The brunette woman told her that she wrote her diary every night and still do write. She informed Emma that she would like to have a fresh start with her unless the blonde woman accepted it.
Emma smiled gracefully. Regina smiled back and kissed her blonde locks then closed her eyes for a moment. The blonde woman thought about a fresh start with Regina and decided to clear her throat.
"Hello, my name is Emma Charlotte Swan. It's pleasure to meet you." The brunette woman cackled in a soft sound of laughter, and she was wrapping in the blonde's finger.
"Hello, my name is Regina Maria Mills. It's indeed to meet you." They laughed aloud and discussed on their rekindling of the relationship. Emma wanted them to be friends for now and told her that Regina have to earn her trust and forgiveness. The brunette woman lit up and nodded to understand the terms with Emma. They decided to be friends for now and see how it's going between them for a while. They asked twenty questions about themselves to get to know each other. They finally slept in their arms, and they smiled on their faces.
For Regina, she was happy that she got her friend back and started to work on getting Emma in her life once again. She decided to move on and look forward to being with her someday. She thought about getting married to her but decided to put it aside away and focused on their new friendship for a while.
For Emma, she knew that she had to trust her again and let her work toward her friendship to get forgiveness from her. She was pleased that Regina understood her terms and sees how Regina do with her. She blushed when she remembered their second kiss and smiled happily.
The night went shimmering in the Nashville. For the ladies, they finally rekindled their friendship and decided to hold their love relationship for a while. They were getting there in the beginning to have their fresh start. Regina understood her and hoped Emma would have her in her life.
A/N: How did you like this chapter so far? By the way, I just finished several songs on my own. It will be shown in next chapters. Are you excited to see it?
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