Chapter 12
Regina woke up with Emma's arms wrapped tightly around her, her face resting in the crook of Regina's neck. She could feel the slight tickle from Emma's breath on her skin with each of her slow exhales. A smile spread wide across her face when she realized she would be waking up next to Emma every night for the rest of eternity, a thought that made her heart swell so much she was convinced it was going to explode through her chest.
"Hi," Emma whispered behind her, making it known she was awake as well.
"Good evening, my love. How are you feeling?" Regina asked, rolling over in Emma's arms.
"Amazing." Emma smiled sleepily. "You?"
"Perfect." Emma pulled away to lift up Regina's shirt slightly, inspecting the wounds that were there the previous night, finding nothing but clear skin.
"Your wounds are healed," Emma whispered, checking Regina's wrists, a bright smile on her face when she discovered them healed as well. Regina was fully healed. "All except this one," Emma added, pointing to the bite mark on Regina's left wrist from the night before.
"That one doesn't go away." Regina smiled, reaching for Emma's hand, revealing the bite mark on her own arm. "It's there so people know I'm yours, and that you are mine."
"This is my favorite mark ever." Emma smiled, pulling Regina in for the first kiss of the night.
"Are you hungry?" Regina said after a few minutes.
"A little, but I can wait. Can we lay here a little longer?" she asked, pulling Regina closer to her. Regina didn't say a word. Instead, she wrapped her arms around Emma and held her so close as if she would float away if she let go.
"There's no place else I would rather be," Regina whispered, settling in against Emma. This was her happy place. This was her heaven.
The sound of Regina's cell phone chiming somewhere in the apartment eventually ended their moment, causing Emma to groan loudly at the loss of Regina's body. Regina looked at her phone with confusion when she saw a message from an unknown number.
"Hey, good evening, Regina. It's Elsa from the other night. I asked around and found your phone number, I hope that doesn't sound too stalkerish. Anyway, I wanted to text to officially invite you and Emma to The Blood Moon tonight. The survivors of The Agency are eager to show their gratitude to Emma for rescuing them. We're going to start gathering soon, so come by whenever you guys like. Hopefully we'll see you both soon!"
"Everything alright?" Emma asked from bed when Regina suddenly became quiet.
"Elsa was officially inviting us to The Blood Moon tonight. The survivors really want to honor you for what you did," Regina said, climbing back into bed. "We don't have to go if you don't want to."
"We can go. Maybe not all night though. I wouldn't mind some more alone time with you. We have nine months to make up for after all," Emma said, kissing Regina softly.
"We can tell them you're still feel weak from the change. They'll understand." Regina smiled, kissing Emma softly. "Let's stay in bed for a little while longer before we go though. I'm not ready to share you just yet," Regina said, rolling Emma onto her back, laying on top of her, kissing Emma deeply. They weren't leaving the bed anytime soon.
Two hours later, they finally made it to The Blood Moon, where they were immediately welcomed with a grateful cheer. Vampires lined up to greet Emma and thank her for what she did. Most of the Vampires had made it out of the building toward the end, so they were saddened to hear that Emma had lost her life trying to save them but were overjoyed that Regina was able to change her at the last minute, meaning her life was saved as well. Each one offered to buy Emma a pint of blood, but there was no way she could drink all that, no matter how hungry she was. Graham eventually agreed to open a tab for her, allowing the Vampires to prepay a pint for Emma, giving her credit for whenever she wanted. In the end, Regina bought her drink, playing the Sire card and insisting on being the one to introduce her to her first real blood. She ordered both a pint of A+ and a pint of B+, deciding they would share them to see which Emma liked better.
Emma talked and mingled with all the people she had saved, making connections with each of them, exchanging phone numbers, gaining Vampire allies. Regina sat off to the side and watched her Mate, in awe of how natural Emma was as a Vampire, as if she was made for this life. After about three hours, Emma made her way back over to Regina, wrapping her arms around her, whispering that maybe it was time for them to go home since she was feeling "tired". Regina nodded and they excused themselves much to the disappointment of the entire bar. Emma promised they would come back soon, but she was still feeling a little weak from the change. Graham insisted they take some blood home with them, on the house of course, handing them each a small bottle for later. They walked home hand in hand, excited for another quiet night alone together.
Just as they reached the door, Emma pulled out her cell phone, tapping the screen quickly.
"Hey, Graham just texted me. He said he found your cell phone. You must have dropped it at some point."
"Shit, really?" Regina asked, patting her pockets, finding her cell phone missing.
"Whatever, I'll go pick it up later," Regina said, turning the key in the lock.
"Go get it now. You're not going to want to go back out later. And you never know if you'll need your phone," Emma suggested.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Do you mind?"
"No, not at all. Do you mind if I stay here though? I am actually feeling a little tired. Mind if I lay down for a little while you're gone?"
"No, of course not. I'll be back as soon as I can. Do you need anything before I go?"
"No, I'm alright. I'll put these in the fridge while you're gone." Emma smiled, grabbing the bottles of blood from Graham.
"Ok, I'll be right back," Regina said, kissing Emma goodbye before turning and rushing down the hallway they had just come from.
She rushed back to The Blood Moon where Graham was waiting with a stupid smile on his face. He tossed her phone at her from behind the counter without a word as soon as she came barreling through the door. She thanked him quickly and rushed out the door again, practically running back home where she knew Emma was waiting for her.
Regina made it home in record time, opening the door to find Emma seated on the edge of the bed, clearly waiting for Regina to return.
"Feeling better?" Regina asked, locking the door behind her as Emma rushed toward her.
"I wasn't tired." Emma smiled, scooping Regina off her feet and into her arms, causing Regina to yelp in surprise. "I just needed an excuse to stay here while you went back to The Blood Moon," Emma said, carrying Regina into the bathroom. The room was illuminated with a dozen candles and the air smelled like vanilla and lavender.
"What's all this?" Regina asked as Emma put her down, pointing to the tub filled to the top with tiny bubbles.
"We've never been able to share a bath together, not without one of us burning or the other freezing. I thought we could share a bath," Emma said shyly. "I hope you don't mind, I used the candles I found in the closet. I wanted to make it special."
"Everything is perfect, Emma. Thank you," Regina said, in shock at how perfect everything is. "Wait, I didn't drop my phone did I?"
"No. I pulled it out of your pocket when I came over to tell you I was ready to go home and gave it to Graham to hold. He knew I needed to get you away from the apartment for a little while." Emma smirked.
"Sneaky sneaky." Regina chuckled, kissing her sweetly for a few seconds before reaching down to take off her own shirt.
"Oh no you don't," Emma said, reaching to pull Regina's shirt off herself. "Yesterday you took care of me all night. Tonight, I take care of you." Emma smiled, pulling Regina's shirt over her head.
"Emma, you don't have to."
"I want to," Emma whispered, reaching behind her to unclasp Regina's bra, dropping it on the floor next to her shirt. She carefully unbuttoned Regina's jeans, pulling them down, taking Regina's panties along with them. She stood in front of Regina for a few minutes, taking in every inch of her new Mate.
"Emma Swan, if you don't stop staring at me and take off your clothes, I'm going to rip them off of you, and I really like those jeans." Regina laughed.
"Yes, ma'am." Emma laughed, quickly removing her borrowed clothes, leaving them both naked in front of each other once again. Emma grabbed Regina's hand and guided her over to the tub, each climbing in and lowering themselves into the lukewarm bubbles.
Regina leaned back into Emma as she wrapped her arms around Regina's body, Emma's breast pressed into her back as her head fell to rest on Emma's shoulder. She took a deep content breath, inhaled the sweet smells of the bath.
"We definitely need to do this more often," Regina whispered, her eyes drifting closed as she basked in the feeling of Emma's arms wrapped around her.
"As you wish," Emma whispered, kissing the side of Regina's head.
They sat in silence for a while, neither wanting to ruin the moment, until Emma's hand started to move slowly down Regina's body. She moved so slowly that Regina didn't even register what she was doing until her long fingers made gentle contact with her clit, slowly rubbing it in small soft circles. Regina moaned slightly as she opened her legs a little wider, allowing Emma more room to pleasure her. Emma continued to rub Regina's slowly swelling clit, Regina's hips moving in rhythm with Emma, pressing herself into Emma's fingers while grinding against Emma slightly. Emma remembered just how to make Regina come, hitting all the right spots and soon Regina was becoming undone, her orgasm crashing through her.
"Emma…" she moaned, her voice deep. Emma didn't stop when Regina orgasmed, only slowed down slightly, allowing the brunette a moment to recover.
As Regina's body came down, she started to quicken her pace once again, causing Regina's second orgasm to begin to build. Just as Regina was about to become undone a second time, Emma slowly inserted a single finger inside Regina, changing the pace to draw out Regina's pleasure. Emma twisted her finger around inside Regina as much as she could before adding a second finger a moment later. Regina's body quickly shifted, matching Emma's new pace as she pumped her fingers in and out of Regina, her free hand pulling Regina's left leg out of the water, draping it over the side of the tub to give herself more room before returning to hold Regina close. Water splashed onto the floor as Regina's body moved in the tub, her moans echoing off the walls. Regina could feel the tips of Emma's new fangs as she kissed her neck softly, holding her against her body with her free arm. Regina reached behind her to grab the back of Emma's head, threading her fingers through her hair, her other hand grabbing Emma's arm that was wrapped around her as the fireworks of her second orgasm exploded inside her. She reached between her own legs, holding Emma's hand in place when she tried to remove her fingers from inside her.
"I want to feel you inside me a little longer," Regina whispered, her mind still fuzzy.
"Of course, my love," Emma whispered, tightening her hold on Regina while she held her. "It used to hurt when we made love, didn't it?" Emma asked, once she realized Regina had recovered from her orgasm.
"Yeah," Regina said sadly.
"I'm so sorry, Regina. I should have known," Emma said, sadness in her voice.
"Shhh," Regina said, shifting to look at Emma. "I didn't say anything because I would rather be in pain than not be with you. You mean more to me than all the pain in the world, Emma." Regina kissed Emma to the best of her abilities. "But we don't have to worry about that anymore. It doesn't hurt anymore. It was amazing. It still is amazing." Regina smiled, reaching to cup Emma's sad face. "That's all in the past, Emma. Ancient history."
"Ancient history," Emma repeated, smiling.
"Now, can we please stop talking about sad things and enjoy the rest of this bath before all the bubbles are gone?" Regina asked, kissing Emma softly.
"I think we already missed that window while you were screaming." Emma laughed as they realized all the bubbles were long gone.
"It appears you are right." Regina chuckled.
"Looks like it's time for phase two. Don't move!" Emma smiled, carefully climbing out of the tub and closing the curtain around the tub, blocking Regina's view of the room. All she could hear was Emma's wet feet running around the apartment as the bathroom light turned on suddenly.
A few minutes later, Emma opened the shower curtain, greeting Regina with her arms wide open, holding a towel. Regina gracefully stood up and stepped into Emma's waiting arms, allowing Emma to wrap the towel around her body. Emma quickly dried her off as Regina had done for her the previous night. Emma quickly dried the floor of the water that Regina had splashed out in the midst of passion and tossed both towels over the shower curtain to dry, unplugging the drain to allow the now cold water to empty out of the tub. She turned to Regina with a sly smile on her face.
"Ready?" Emma asked, receiving a curious nod from Regina. Emma promptly scooped Regina back into her arms, their bodies now free of the clothing barrier as she walked out of the bathroom, Regina swiping the light off as they passed by. Emma carried Regina back through the small apartment, this time the same dozen candles were now arranged around the apartment, their light causing shadows to dance on the walls. Emma had tied the curtains around the bed up, allowing the light from the candles to illuminate their bed. Emma carried Regina to the bed, laying her gently in the middle.
"Emma, you did all this?" Regina asked, looking around at the romantic atmosphere Emma had created.
"I wanted to do more, but I couldn't find more candles. And you got back here faster than I thought you would," Emma said, climbing on top of Regina.
"I practically ran all the way here. I wanted to get back to you as soon as I could." Regina smiled, leaning up to kiss Emma sweetly. Their kiss started out sweet but quickly deepened, their bodies moving to create more contact. Emma was the first to break contact, moving to slowly kiss Regina's neck, placing soft kisses on every inch of skin she found. Her fangs poked Regina's skin slightly as she made her way down toward Regina's collarbone.
"Emma…wait…" Regina managed to say as Emma switched sides, moving to the right side of her neck, repeating the same path down the other side. "What about…you…?" Regina said, struggling to speak while her body responded to Emma's kisses.
"The last time we were together…" Emma said as she reached Regina's right collarbone. "My kisses…my touches…" Emma moved to kiss down Regina's chest, kissing down Regina's breast bone. "Hurt you…" she said, before running her tongue back up Regina's cleavage, stopping to look Regina in the eyes. "We need to change that."
"I love you," was all Regina could say before pulling Emma in for a passionate kiss.
Her lips spoke without words as she poured every ounce of emotions Regina felt for Emma into that kiss. Regina pulled away first, allowing Emma to continue where she left off, kissing down her chest toward her left breast. Emma shifted her weight onto her left arm, freeing up her right hand to cup Regina's breast just as she made contact with Regina's nipple. Emma's tongue gently grazed the nub, causing it to harden instantly, allowing Emma to wrap her lips around the sensitive bud, sucking gently. Regina moaned, her back arching off the bed slightly, pressing her nipple further into Emma's mouth.
Emma continued to gently knead Regina's breast, her mouth alternating between licking and sucking the sensitive area for a few more minutes before switching sides, making sure to pay attention to Regina's right breast. Regina could have sworn she had a small orgasm from just Emma stimulating her nipples as the warmth of arousal spread through her body. Regina nearly blacked out from the intense pleasure as Emma eventually began kissing down her torso, placing soft and sensual kisses along the way. There wasn't an inch of flesh that wasn't kissed by Emma, her new fangs getting in the way, leaving tiny holes on Regina's pale skin. When she reached her core, Regina spread her legs as wide as she could as Emma settled between them, licking her lips in anticipation.
Spreading Regina's lips, she swiped her tongue up the length of her core, stopping when she reached Regina's still swollen clit, running the tip of her tongue around it in small circles. Regina's body arched off the bed at the feeling of Emma's tongue, causing the bed to shake slightly when she slammed her back against the mattress. Emma's lips closed around the growing bud, sucking slightly before releasing it with an audible pop , running her tongue up the length once again, pulling away when she reached the top. The tip of her tongue teased Regina's opening for a moment before thrusting deep inside. Regina's hips rocked against Emma's face, causing Emma's tongue to thrust deeper inside her.
Emma allowed Regina to set the pace this time, matching her rhythm with her tongue, thrusting in and out and curling deep inside Regina, the tip grazing the sweet spot deep inside her. Regina gripped the sheets so hard they almost ripped as another orgasm ran through her body, causing her vision to blur for a moment as her body collapsed back against the sheets, filling Emma's mouth with her juices. Emma didn't even slow down, moving her attention back to Regina's swollen and tender clit, sucking the still hard nub gently as she slowly inserted two fingers. Not giving Regina time to adjust before thrusting slowly, her fingers curling in a way her tongue couldn't, caressing that sweet spot with her fingertips.
Regina's voice cracked and she moaned incoherently. Emma's lips remained wrapped around Regina's clit, the tip of her tongue flicking the bundle of nerves softly as Regina's fourth orgasm overcame her quickly before her body even recovered from her last one. Fireworks exploded in Regina's head as she reached out for Emma.
"Emma…I need you…come here…" Regina's body craved Emma's near her, her lips craved Emma's lips against them. Emma immediately stopped, climbing back up Regina's body, leaving kisses along the way before settling into Regina's open arms. "I need…a minute…" Regina said, her eyes closing as her arms wrapped around Emma, feeling Emma's arms wrap around her as well. Emma allowed her eyes to close, once again basking in the feeling of being in Regina's arms again. Suddenly, she was laying on her back with Regina climbing on top of her, straddling her hips, her hand already between Emma's legs.
"Tonight is supposed to be all about you," Emma said, her hands reaching to cup Regina's face, Regina's fingers already teasing her opening.
"And I need you to feel the way I feel right now," Regina said, kissing Emma passionately as she slipped a single finger inside Emma's soaking core. Regina wasted no time in adding a second finger, thrusting them both deep inside Emma for the first time in over nine months, eager to bring Emma over the edge.
Emma's body instantly reacted to her lover's touch, her orgasm building quickly. Regina's thumb circled Emma's clit in the same rhythm as her thrusts, her lips wrapping around Emma's nipple, nipping and sucking gently. Between the anticipation and the multiple stimuli, Emma came fast and hard, soaking Regina's hand as the same fireworks exploded within her as Regina, her body shaking slightly as she rode out her orgasm. Just as Emma had done, Regina didn't even slow down after Emma's orgasm crashed through her, continuing to thrust her fingers deep within her as her mouth moved to her other nipple. Emma pulled Regina's face away from her body, directing her up to her face, lips crashing into each other as Emma's body moved with Regina's fingers.
Emma's left arm wrapped around Regina's body, holding her close as her right hand made its way between Regina's legs once again, slipping two fingers deep inside Regina, causing her to stop moving for a moment as her body adjusted to having Emma inside her again.
"Together," Emma whispered, looking up at Regina, who looked down at her with nothing but love and devotion in her sparkling brown eyes.
"Together," Regina whispered, a smile creeping across her face. They moved together, Regina's breasts grazing Emma's sensitive nipples, Regina eventually resting her forehead against Emma's to increase their contact. Time stopped as their shared orgasm spread through them with an intensity neither of them have ever felt before. Regina's body began to fail, her arm refusing to hold her up any longer and her legs began to shake from her weight. Emma sensed this change immediately and sat up suddenly, wrapping her arms around Regina, holding her weight as she encouraged Regina to sit on her lap. Regina's body instantly melted into Emma's embrace.
"I'm not quite done with you, my love," Emma whispered.
"I don't think I can reciprocate…" Regina whispered, her head resting on Emma's shoulder.
"I don't mind." Emma chuckled. "Do you want me to stop?" Emma asked, rubbing her hands up and down Regina's back gently.
"I don't ever want you to stop," Regina said, not lifting her head from Emma's shoulder.
"Let me take this one then. You just enjoy it." Emma smiled, Regina nodded her head quickly.
Emma kissed Regina's neck softly as her hand moved down to Regina's blissfully sore core, softly and gently running her fingers through Regina's folds. She gently thrust a single finger inside, hearing Regina hum with pleasure as she added a second, beginning the thrust slowly and gently into her.
This time was different. This time was slower, sensual. Loving. Emma took her time, making sure that each thrust was slow and soft, making contact with Regina's g-spot each time. Emma moved slowly, kissing Regina's neck as she moaned in her ear. By the time Regina reached a climax, her body finally gave out, and she collapsed fully into Emma's arms, unable to even sit up any longer.
"I got you," Emma whispered, quickly wrapping her arms around Regina completely, one hand holding the back of Regina's head to make sure she didn't strain her neck. Emma knew Regina had passed out after the final orgasm when she didn't answer. Emma slowly laid Regina down, pulling the sheet over their bodies as she laid next to her. She ran her fingers through Regina's hair as she watched the love of her life sleep, a smile so wide across her face Emma was certain her face hurt.
Ten minutes later, Regina's eyes fluttered open and Emma gazed into the bright brown eyes she had fallen in love with.
"Hi," Emma whispered.
"Hi. I fell asleep. I'm sorry," Regina said.
"It's okay. I don't mind."
"That was incredible. Thank you," Regina whispered, her voice still sounding hoarse.
"You never have to thank me, my love." Emma smiled, cupping Regina's face. "Are you hungry?" she asked, brushing her thumb across Regina's cheek.
"A little, actually," Regina answered. "We worked up a bit of an appetite," she added, smirking slightly.
"Stay here. I'll heat us up some blood. I think Graham gave us some B+."
"Heat up the A+. I know you liked it better than the B+."
"Tonight is about you, not me." Emma smiled.
"And I want you to have your favorite snack." Regina smiled.
"Sneaky. A+ it is then." Emma smiled, kissing Regina softly on her swollen lips. "I'll be right back." Emma slid out of bed, making her way to the kitchen to heat up their snack. It only took a few minutes for Emma to feel Regina's arms around her as she stirred the blood. "You know, neither one of us are very good at following directions," Emma said, leaning into Regina's naked body behind her.
"Not when following directions means being away from you," Regina whispered, kissing Emma's shoulder softly.
"I'm okay with that." Emma chuckled, turning around in Regina's arms. "Shit, looks like I still need to get used to my fangs. I bit you a ton of times," Emma said as she looked at the tiny dots that covered Regina's pale skin. "I need to be more careful and try not to bite you again."
"Don't you dare stop biting me," Regina said, causing a bright smile to spread across Emma's face.
As soon as their snack was ready they sat together on the couch, Regina in Emma's arms, falling into a comfortable silence as they enjoyed their meal.
"Hey Siri…" Emma said out of nowhere, waking her phone from somewhere across the room. "Play 'Only You' ." A moment later, the song began to play from Emma's cell phone.
"What's this?" Regina asked, turning to look at Emma.
"This song is about a woman who knows she needs to end the relationship she's in, but she really doesn't want to. She knows the relationship isn't good for either of them, and yet she is so in love with the other person it's killing her. They are so in love and yet she knows she needs to end things," Emma explained, tightening her grip on Regina.
"Sounds familiar," Regina said, a slight sadness in her voice.
"I used to listen to this on a constant loop. It helped me to know I wasn't the only one who ever felt like that. It helped me understand my decision. But the chorus always hurt the most. Because the chorus is her declaring her love for her partner, declaring that no matter what, she will always love them," Emma explained, the first verse coming to a close. "All I needed was the love you gave. All I needed for another day. And all I ever knew…only you," Emma whispered along with the song, kissing the top of Regina's head.
"That's beautiful," Regina whispered, pulling herself out from Emma's arms. She stood in front of the couch, placing her empty mug on the coffee table, taking Emma's out of her hand as well, holding her hand out for Emma to take. "Dance with me," she said, receiving a confused look from Emma.
"The last time you heard this song, you were in pain. We need to change that." Regina smiled. She led Emma into the center of the room and pulled the blonde into her arms, holding her so tightly as they swayed together to the beat of the song, Emma singing the chorus to Regina each time it came up.
By the third playthrough, Emma started crying instead of singing the chorus. Regina just held her tight and let her cry, eventually joining her, their tears running down their backs as they held each other tightly. They cried for the pain they both felt while they were apart, and they cried for the pain that Regina felt while imprisoned. Eventually, they cried happy tears at the prospect of the beautiful future they will have together.
"The sun is going to be up soon. We need to get to bed," Regina whispered, not ready to let go of Emma just yet.
"I know, I can feel it too," Emma said, reminding Regina that she was a Vampire now. They turned off the music and blew out what candles that were still lit and crawled into bed together, their still-naked bodies clinging to each other.
"I don't want this night to end," Regina said as she wrapped her arms around Emma, tangling their legs together.
"We have the rest of eternity to have nights like this," Emma whispered, reaching to intertwine their fingers as they both slowly drifted off to sleep. Just before they both fell fast asleep, Regina broke the silence slightly.
"All I needed was the love you gave," Regina whispered. "All I needed for another day. And all I ever knew…"
"Only you."
A/N: I'm not crying...you're crying... :')