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Regina was arranging the roses on the wall, trying to make it look neat.

It was her job to work with flowers since she loved to be surrounded by them.

She knew enough that the owner of this event was a rich and powerful woman so she wanted to do her best to make this event perfect.

She was about to cut the thorns off when she heard arguing noises. Regina leaned her head and saw her coworker, Bell, shouting at the staff who was throwing away her flower still in good condition into the bin with a harsh throw.

"Stop damaging those beautiful flowers!"

"I don't have time all day to take it delicately, baby." He smiled and continued his hard work.

"But this is not trash! You misunderstood sir, It was still usable."

"It's not"

"It is!"

"No, it's-"

Regina had enough of them arguing, she rolled her eyes at the sight.

Looked like she had to deal with this by herself.

Regina put down the scissors and walked forward to the arguing pair while rolling the sleeves of her white shirt down then stopped in her heels, hands folding in front of her pants. She flashed her white teeth at the man in front of her and said.

"Do you have any lover, dear?"

"What?" Bell exclaimed with panic.

"No, why? Do you want to be one?"

The man wiggled his eyebrows at her and she took a deep breath before adding another jab at the man.

"I wouldn't want to be treated so hard like those poor innocent flowers or do you need me to clarify those for you? Oh, right you must be so dumb as not to realize what I just said."

"What the hell was that supposed to mean?!"

"As you heard it, dear." Regina still flashed him another smile. "No any woman on this earth would date someone who doesn't know how to distinguish between fresh and rotten flowers."

"How dare you-"

"Stop!"

Bell rushed in to calm the man down and

"Aren't your manager going to check on you soon?"

"Oh man, I have to hurry." He was then into action and rushed doing his chore forgetting the argument earlier.

Regina patted Bell's shoulder and thanked her before heading back to her flower.

A black sports car was parked in front of the hotel, white Nike shoes stepped out of the car first then the rest of the owner in her red leather jacket.

The blonde took off her sunglasses as she walked into the hotel lobby. She asked the receptionist where the manager aka her friend was working and she was told to go to the second floor.

The blonde was about to reach the hallway when she heard her friend's voice flattering the owner of the event.

Emma rolled her eyes.

"Good job, I love that the flower and silk here match together. Loved it!" A woman's voice rang out at the corner when Emma turned into the hallway.

The blonde could recognize whose voice it was. She heard it every day when she went home to her large mansion.

Who else could it be except her father's recent wife?

She did not like her father's wife, every single one of them after her mom died.

"But I don't like it." She said with a sneer at her father's mistress.

Emma stepped out into the area as she came to a stop in front of them, her friend, Graham, and the wife whose face was pale and looked anywhere but at her.

Emma smirked at the sight of that troubled face then put her hands into her jeans pocket and acted like nothing interested her. She shrugged her shoulders

"I hate it. It's not beautiful. It's so…tasteless, oh right! Out of fashion and too old school that's the word!" She finished her disdain with a smile.

Graham walked straight toward her and whispered, he was worried about her friend's attitude.

"Don't be mean, Emma! Your stepmother designed it herself, show some respect, okay?"

"Don't care and won't do. This is my welcome back party. I can do or choose whatever I damn want."

Since it was her welcome back party from studying abroad she had every right to choose what she liked.

She turned her head to Graham and lifted her voice intending the others to hear.

"And let me ask you something, Graham. Why the roses I hate them!"

"Your father's birthday was near so I thought you wouldn't mind getting the flowers that he likes too. It wouldn't be too much effort in one event." The woman said, ignoring the rude behavior of the blonde.

"But this is my party! If you wanna lick anyone's legs take a fucking look at whose it is first." Emma spat back.

The woman was seething with rage but she didn't want to cause any more trouble with the blonde since the blonde acted like a petulant child.

"Emma! You're being too harsh!"

Graham was yanking on Emma's arm, trying to warn and cool his friend down. He didn't want them to make a scene out of this.

Emma was having none of it and sighed out loud.

All their shouting made Bell and Ruby, who was working, stop their task and come to the door to stoop out what was happening. While Regina heard the yelling too so she came striding to a stop at the door.

The brunette didn't look at the scene but rather her friends.

"What's happening?" She whispered.

"That woman, she didn't like the flower you set up," Ruby said, shook her head ready to come at the blonde for flawing their work. Bell rubbed Ruby's arms to calm her down.

Then the brunette pointed a finger at the group of people in front of her. Regina turned her head to face them.

That's when she saw her.

Then it just hit. Regina stood there mouth gaping open slightly, at a loss as the memories from five years ago came rushing back to her all at once.

Regina was led into the hallway of a party, that's when Regina saw her sister, Zelena, who was handing a large bouquet of pretty flowers toward the blonde.

The blonde was a woman ages around them, she was confused at the fire in the blonde's green eyes toward her sister.

So she just stood there and listened.

"You think this cheap flower would make me look at you? Huh! that's dumb even coming from your red head of hair! I wouldn't even take a look at the likes of you." The blonde yelled at Zelena with such loathing in her eyes.

Regina didn't understand what her sister did to the blonde to deserve this kind of hatred. The crowd started to gather around them and she winced at the shouting in front of her.

"I don't care about you! You disgust me, Zelena. JUST GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!" The blonde roared with such distaste, making Regina gasped at the cruel words aimed at her sister.

"I- Excuse me-" Zelena was shocked and lost for words, she was so embarrassed of these people who stood watching the blonde rejecting her, tears gathered in her eyes as she turned and left running without noticing Regina was right behind her.

Regina was eyeing the back of the blonde's head so hard it could burn into a hole. She was seething with rage.

How dare she talk to her sister like that and how dare she derange Zelena like she's worth nothing?

Regina was so angry she threw the fucking drink in her hand away and it shattered on the floor with a loud clank echoing around the room making the blonde turn at the sound.

Before they could make eye contact Regina left and ran after her sister.

Regina saw Zelena running ahead of her a flower still in her hands. If it was her she'd have thrown that cheap thing right back at the blonde's face for all she cared, if not for her sister who still cared about the heartless blonde.

"Zelena!"

"Zelena, wait!-" She shouted after Zelena and kept running in her sneakers she was coming to get her sister back from the party after her class because it was late.

Of course, Zelena didn't listen to her or anybody at this point and kept running away from her and into the road in front of them as they were running to the gate of the large mansion behind them.

Regina saw a light flash at the corner of her eyes on her right side and that's when she noticed the car was running at full speed in the middle of the night. The outside was dark and no one was around since the mansion was quite far from the town.

"Watch out the car, Zel!" She shouted hoping the red-haired woman would listen.

But she did and it was too late Zelena stopped in the middle of the road at her sister's voice and stood there stunned watching the light so bright coming toward her along with the loud noise of the car's horn.

"Zel!"

Regina yelled all she had as she saw the body of her sister fly upon the impact of the car and landed on the middle of the road with a thud. She gasped out loud at the sight and a sob escaped her throat.

She was shaking and her body shook when she dialed the hospital and it was all a blur to her until Zelena was taken into the emergency room. That's when she broke down, outside of the ER's room, and slowly slid down the wall and cried.

The blonde woman who was standing in front of her was the same woman who yelled and rejected her sister back then, making her sister run out of the party and getting hit by the car and her as a witness.

With luck, Zelena survived.

But still, the memory had been carved into her mind.

Regina was brought back to the present by their bantering.

"Morgan was trying so hard to make this party for you, Em. A mistake could happen and you know it."

Graham wished well for his friend. He knew Emma sometimes could be hot-headed about every woman of her father's.

"Oh, I know it. The mistake was there from the start when she decided to marry my dad."

Emma smirked and took a step toward her enemy, face so close to her, provoking more feelings.

"I'm so sorry you have to encounter such a bad stepdaughter as me. You couldn't escape me if you tried. You wanted to take my dad first, you have to deal with the outcome, aka me forever." Emma smirked and then laughed at the irony.

The wife could only tighten her fist, angry at the insult but she didn't want this nonsense to continue further.

"Graham, please bring in the new flower, oh and yellow only since I love it!" Emma ordered.

Emma stood there proud of her meddling, arms crossing in front of her chest. She didn't know whether she was satisfied with the situation or making the woman she hated seethe anyway.

It was a win-win situation.

"That's not possible." a deep rough velvety voice said from behind her dampening her good mood immediately.

Even the voice of this mystery person interested her and gave her such a goosebump. But the annoying way she kept talking about how childish Emma acted made her fume.

"I cannot make that happen. It takes too much time and I don't have enough time to play child's games."

Regina couldn't help but interrupt this stupid conversation they were having and had the blonde acting like a kid asking for what she wanted without caring if anyone would be in trouble or not.

She would not allow it.

"Regina! Why are you interfering?!" Bell whispered against her ear.

Regina didn't care and lifted her chin, holding her head high. Ready for a fight with the blonde.

She would not let this bad manner and childish woman cause anyone any more suffering, not on her watch. Zelena was treated badly enough. These women didn't deserve to be treated as such too.

The blonde didn't care to turn around to face the mystery voice.

"Graham, if your staff can't or won't do it, fire her. Oh, and please inform her that I'm too lazy to listen to her low excuse coming from a low class like her." Emma leaned her head to the side and said over her shoulder with annoyance.

"I'm not a low-class worker like you mentioned! I'm the staff of this hotel too since they hired me and if you want to change the flower. Give me the compensation money first." Regina said with consistency in her voice not backing down.

Emma chuckled at the ridiculous thing that she just heard. These low-class women were all alike she guessed.

"In fact you just wanted money, I see," Emma said with a smirk, not caring enough to turn to face the woman.

"Yes, because people like you would only know how to use money to take care of every problem you cause. And besides, you don't know what else to give to people anyway except throwing money in their faces."

With that last stunt, Emma couldn't take the insult anymore and turned around to face the mysterious voice.

She saw the brunette woman, hair reaching her shoulders and those striking brown eyes. The woman in front of her was gorgeous but her attitude was 'meh'.

She didn't like her.

Emma took a step closer to the daring brunette, biting her lips together in rage.

"How dare you talk to me like that! Do you even know who I am?!"

"Oh, now you wanna speak with me face to face, How eloquent of you." Regina raised one of her eyebrows and chuckled softly.

"That's the first manner you've shown since you got here, dear. And I only take cash, not cheques. Oh, and hire someone else to do this demand of yours too since I won't take this task anymore."

Emma could only stare hard into those brown eyes in front of her.

It was fascinating that this brunette wasn't even scared of her like everyone else did. All she saw was the urge to win over her.

She licked her lips again as she was filled with rage, eyeing the brunette the whole time.

"It was nice meeting you and goodbye. Ms. Swan."

Then Regina simply left the blonde there.

Emma was so angry, that her hands shook, and couldn't form anything to strike back.

This was the first person who stood up against her.

Emma turned back around and saw Graham and the wife trying to hide their smile at their small victory. She scoffed at them and tightened her fists

She'll deal with that arrogant woman later.

Regina walked into the flower shop, upon seeing Snow, her boss, she handed the white envelope to the short hair brunette.

"What?"

Then a gasp from Snow

"Don't tell me you're gonna quit! I won't let you go, Regina!" Then she looked at Ruby behind her in panic.

"I'll let Ruby go instead of you!, please Regina."

Snow blinked at her and pouted.

"Snow! You can't do that!" Ruby shouted

Regina was amused at the scene before her and interrupted them both, afraid that another argument would arise today.

"It's not Snow! This is a compensation."

"What for?"

"The flower Miss Swan wanted to change! And to replace me at the event since I don't wanna do this damn event for her anymore. She acted like a child and wanted everything in her way not caring about anyone in the room."

Regina scoffed while crossing her arms.

Talking about Emma Swan made her annoyed as hell.

"I'm so sorry, Regina. You had to face her."

"It's okay I can handle her."

"I heard Emma was not the one to make an enemy of, Regina. Her dad was the owner of a company and the largest mansion at the end of the town. And was she angry with you?"

Snow winced just the thought of having to face Emma herself, making her shudder.

"I don't care if she's angry with me or not. She's the one who doesn't feel anything for everyone except anger and rage."

"Tell me, Graham! Who was that woman? Does she know who I am?! And if she did then why did she still talk to me like that? Where did you dig her from?" Emma shouted in a series of words in front of him after they all left.

She was so angry.

"If you know then what you gonna do?"

"Then I won't lower myself down to talk to that woman again, that's what!"

"Are you sure? That you're not going to hurt Regina?"

"Regina?"

The name matched the velvety voice but the hard attitude was a loss for her pretty face.

"Pretty name belongs to a pretty girl and she's not one of them since she had the urge to fight with me. "

Graham's face fell that Emma attacked another woman today. He started to get bored with his friend's attitude lately.

"You're taking this too personally, Emma. Regina is a lovely woman, and working with her was a delight to us all. All professionals and not a single problem occurred except with you."

He pointed a finger at Emma.

"Ah, I see. So she wants to have a problem with me." Emma smirked,

A low class like them wanted to rattle her.

"I think not. It must be about her sister. She's taking revenge for her sister, I guess."

"What revenge? and why is that having anything to do with me?"

"What? You don't remember, Zelena?"

Her smile faded immediately.

She could remember that night at the party before she went to study abroad.

She remembered rejecting someone and that person was the red-haired woman, Zelena, who has the gorgeous woman as a sister.

Emma arrived home that evening. She just finished buttoning up her sleeve and was on her way out to her welcome-back party. When her father was in her path, blocking her way out. Her frustration started to form.

"Why are you being such a dick to your stepmom? Do you know how much effort she put into this party for you?!" He yelled

"Why not since It's my party! I can change whatever I want, Dad. I was not the wrong one here."

"She's my wife, not your employee!"

"But I'm your daughter?! And the president in line of your damn company and soon I'll be her boss too. If she cannot stand me I suggest she quit now."

Emma was tired of arguing the same matter over and over again.

She brushed past him but her father followed her and stopped her.

"Do you even know how other people feel about your actions at all? Do you even have a heart, huh, Emma?!"

That put a stop in her step. She turned to speak her mind this time.

"What about when I was in private school and you never visited me once? When I was in an accident and put on my splint you again never came to see me at the hospital! You can ask yourself this question first, Dad. Not me! The love you have in your heart is not for me…but for someone else."

Christ was stunned into silence, eyes blinking back tears.

Her eyes burned and she felt angry and sad that her only family didn't understand why she acted the way she did.

"Because you are being this way—who could love someone like you?! You came back here for what— only a week? and yet you caused me so many troubles putting more headache on me! Emma!"

He loved his daughter but the blonde acted so difficult as her mother died and they drifted apart from then.

"I—I'm not proud to have you as my daughter."

That sentence hurt the blonde's heart and it's coming out from her father.

Her eyes burned again and her breath quickened. It was like something was pricking at her chest from the inside.

And she won't show her weakness.

Emma said things to hurt the one who hurt her right back the same way he did as her instinct told her.

"And you think I was proud to call you my father?! I did not choose to be yours! I don't have a choice, you made me and now you have to live with it! If we can't be civil together then…let's hate each other and that's fine by me."

Emma wiped her tears furiously and stepped around him to go outside but he yanked her back so hard she almost fell into him. She shook off his hands and ran.

"EMMA—!"

Christ yelled after his daughter but she's already left. Leaving him to deal with his anger and the failure of his daughter. He could feel the ache slowly creeping into his heart and fading away.

One day she's going to be the death of him.

It was dark.

Emma was frustrated, angry, and hurt about her dad's words.

She's driving in anger straight to her party. While she was on the road the words kept repeating in her brain.

Who could love someone like you—

You have no heart—

I'm not proud to have you as my daughter—

Emma put more force on her speed dial.

Her car was too fast on the lane, she hadn't noticed another motorbike trying to stay in their lane, then there was a loud noise and she stopped the car.

Emma stepped out of her car and saw nothing else but darkness around her. Emma then went back inside the car and drove away

Another accident happened near where the blonde's car was. The car had fallen to the side of the road hitting the pole.

The car stopped immediately making another motorbike crash into his car. The car was twirled and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the driver regained consciousness, turned to the passenger seat and shouted

"Morgan!".

On the other side of the crashed car was the fallen motorbike and beside it was the couple lying in blood on the side of the road.

The red-haired woman was trying to reach out and budge herself over to her lover. She succeeded in turning him over and lost her consciousness again.

This time the couple lay still on the ground with blood pouring out of their forehead.

Emma arrived at the hotel safe and sound. She was quite drunk already with a drink in hand. When she was in the car earlier her friend called to inform her about her dad's accident.

When she heard that her stepmother died in the car crash, she felt nothing toward that woman.

She was not sad about this news in fact she didn't care about anything related to her father at this point.

"You're not…sad?" Graham asked

"Nope. If not today, someday she has to go anyway."

"Emma! Why are you like this? That's your stepmom!"

"So? He has a new one all the time. I don't have time to be sad for any of them."

Emma didn't wait for her friend's reaction any further when she saw a gorgeous girl, her date for tonight, coming out of the ballroom, walking toward her with a smile.

"Wait, Emma! Just cancel the party okay?"

"No, it's my party. Today I want to be happy. Let me give you a tip Graham, he would not be sad for long. Look at my mom. Not after she died my father was already finding a new mistress to marry off."

This was all bullshit to her. Christ was still being the same way he was.

Emma finished with a wink to her friend and offered her arms to the beautiful lady beside her.

When Regina got the call from the hospital she was in a wreck and so worried about her sister being in a car accident. She and her mother rushed to the hospital that night.

Regina pulled her mother's hand, Cora, along with her as they ran into the front of the emergency room. And now they have to wait for the doctor to come out.

She hoped her sister could make it this time again.

Regina was so worried. She bit her lips until they felt numb, her hands fidgeting together while she held her mother's hand tightly. She didn't want to experience another heartbreak, one was enough.

Earlier they were informed that her sister's boyfriend was dead from the car crash. Her mom cried while she was trying her best to stay strong for her too.

Not long after the door was opened and the doctor came out. They both jumped up at the sight.

"She's safe now. But we have to keep her here for the night just in case."

"Can we see her?" Cora asked with worry

"Yes, she's sleeping not conscious though, it takes time."

"Thank you," Regina replied and they both went in to see Zelena.

Cora was beside the bed immediately, holding her sister's hands. While she kept walking around the room.

She was still doubting about the accident. The other party just disappeared.

Who's going to cover the medical fee?

She could not afford that much money in one setting.

To their luck, the door suddenly opened and an old man walked into the room.

Regina was frowning her eyebrows.

"Um, hi?" Regina uttered unsurely.

"Zelena's room right?"

"Yes, and you are?"

"I'm Christ's lawyer. He's very sorry and willing to be in charge of all the fees. But he couldn't visit right now since he has to take care of his wife's funeral who was lost in the accident too. If you need anything feel free to reach out to him. This is his card."

Regina took the card from him and thanked him.

"I'll go now."

"Thank you."

Regina smiled and when he left. She stared down at the business card in her hand and her eyes widened at the name.

The world must be playing a plank on her Mills family.

Christ Swan

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"What did Regina say?" Bell asked biting her lips.

"I don't know, I just…didn't tell her."

"Why not!? Did you not tell her who this customer was?"

"No…"

"Ruby!" Bell hit Ruby in the arm and the tall brunette let out a wince.

"Don't worry about Regina, She's going to be fine! But my arm won't, Belle!" Ruby complained.

"I'm here."

Regina's voice came from behind them both. They both looked at each other and whispered to one another.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Regina raised her eyebrow at the whispering. She was almost late this morning, coming from the hospital since Zelena had woken up now and in a grieving state over her boyfriend.

"Nothing-She's there!"

They both pointed to the woman at the far end of the room.

Regina walked toward the woman when she was a foot from her, the woman before her was a blonde who wore a red leather jacket.

Regina gasped at the realization. The blonde that could wear a red leather jacket and could rock it, Regina only knew one person and it was the one and only,

Emma Swan

The blonde was turning to face her. Regina couldn't understand why Emma was in her shop.

What did she want anyway coming all the way here?

Regina then was trying to be professional and not let her personal matters ruin this encounter.

"What are you looking for?" Regina asked with a polite smile.

"I already told them what I want, Just ask your staff, would you?"

The blonde put her hands on her waist waiting patiently for her order.

Regina narrowed her eyes at the blonde.

"Oh, Emma here wanted to order a wreath for the funeral but she doesn't want it to look like it was for the funeral, she wants it to be colorful and not look sad and all imported flowers too," Ruby said, and came to a stop beside Regina.

Regina listened and sighed then she smiled.

"I never thought you're the one who cares enough about other people's lives to order a wreath for them." Regina started first.

"Of course, I can give flowers to other people as well, not only just money."

"Even if you're giving the flowers to everyone in the world, I'd still think the same of you, dear. I'm sorry I have to cut this short, I have work to do."

Emma's smirk disappeared.

Then Regina turned back to Ruby and Belle.

"Is this all the list that she wants?" Regina asked.

"Yep."

She glared at the back of the brunette's head, who wasn't paying her attention at all.

"Well, I didn't know you work here. If I had known, I would have been more specific about my request." The blonde made another jab, wanting Regina's attention.

Regina turned to face the blonde again and said.

"It's not too late to do that. The harder your request is, the more I like it."

Regina flashed the blonde another smile before turning away and walking out of the room. But before she could do that Emma went after her and grabbed her arms, making her stop.

"Do you think I'd bat an eye at you? huh, by challenging me you'd think I would take an interest in you, lady? Even your sister used to follow me around like a dog that she was back then I still don't give a damn."

At that, Regina turned her head to look at the blonde and saw a smirk on that pretty face.

Emma took a step closer, their faces were inches apart.

"And if you want to make me pay back for your dear sister, don't. Because it's not going to work, I'll tell you that. Because your words can't hurt me." Emma warned, lips turning into a thin line, gripping the arm in her hard.

"Oh, I know you're not offended by this and If I really want revenge I'll not just stand here and talk. I'll do it and you won't get away this time." Regina sneered back.

The blonde was angry she could see that, and served her right for coming to molest her here.

"Just know that I'm not my sister, Zelena. I don't care about you and I don't want anything from you. And if you take an interest in me, well that's not my problem is it?"

Regina smiled, she loved it when she could rile up the blonde, making her not having her way was all Regina lived for these days.

"Besides, my sister is very happy right now, not like when she met you. She has a special someone to look after her all the time now."

Regina leaned forward, looking into those green eyes before she taunted.

"That person was too good that even you'll be surprised."

Emma looked back at those brown eyes and then back at the small smile on the brunette's lips, she was so worked up at what the brunette told her and how arrogant Regina acted toward her.

They both were staring at each other, if the look could kill the room would now be filled with fire around them.

Regina was pulling the hands of her sister along the way to the church, Christ asked them to come to his wife's funeral as well since he started to take care of Zelena and became quite close to her sister after he accidentally told Zelena that her fiancé was dead. They had bound over their losses.

Before going into the church, Zelena yanked her hand, making her stop.

"Do I look good?" Zelena asked with worry.

"Of course, You're gorgeous," Regina affirmed with a smile.

But before she could go in, she noticed someone at the entrance. Someone very familiar to her. When he turned to face her, she gasped.

"The drinking machine man?" Regina asked with a surprise and smiled at him.

Hearing her dad's voice, she turned her head to the side and saw the Mills Sister. She saw Zelena smiling at her father and her father took her hand and led her to their seats with too much attention.

My sister is very happy right now not like when she met you-

She has a special someone to look after her all the time now-

Even you'll be surprised-

She thought back to the brunette's words this afternoon and she's angry.

She felt dumb as fuck.

Emma looked at Regina and saw the woman dared to look smug about her sister and Christ together.

She fucking hated them.

"Zel!" Her friends shout from behind.

"You know her, Graham?" and Daniel, her stepmom's brother, followed.

"And how did you know them?" Graham frowned.

"I-accidentally met Regina at the hospital, when I was coming to see my sister's body…I just knew today that her sister was the one who Christ crashed his car into."

"So Zelena was the other party in the accident?!"

Graham looked in the front seat to Emma. The blonde was grinding her teeth hard at the news she heard.

"Emma, this is Zelena and Regina Mills."

Christ introduced them together when they walked to Emma's seat.

"And this is Emma, my daughter, you two might have already met, I believe."

"Hello, Emma." Zelena greeted the blonde.

But Emma didn't say anything.

"Emma! She was greeting you, Are you deaf?!" Her dad said.

"I heard."

"Where's your manners?"

"I have it. But I have to choose when to use it, and who deserves my respect."

"Don't mind her, she just acts her usual damn self. Please take a seat."

Regina and Zelena were about to sit when Emma suddenly stood up and walked out of the room.

Zelena's face was pale as she didn't think Emma was still so bitter and hated her so much.

"Welcome-"

The next day, Emma walked straight to her target, Regina who was attending to the flower at the corner.

"I need to talk to you in private," Emma said

"If it's private then I can't talk right now since I'm working. Except-" Regina turned her head to look at Emma and gave her the sweetest yet dangerous smile

"If you want another wreath for the funeral?"

Then the brunette lifted the flower bowl and walked around the room.

Emma followed her and cut short in front of Regina.

"Well, if someone here dies I would be glad to send them one."

"Looks like you're in no luck here, since I was very healthy. You might be the one on the dead door because of your bad mouth." Regina chuckled.

"You must be angry with me that much to be bickering with me nonstop. I can't believe both of you and your sister would put so much effort into it."

"What effort?"

"Making my dad hit her on the road!" Emma yelled her frustration at Regina.

"My sister lost her fiancé, time, and almost her life and you think she planned this? What part of the brain are you coming up with?!"

Regina shook her head at the ridiculous thought.

"I'm smart enough to know what you're going to do next."

"You called that smart?! I think it was more delusional. Who in the right mind would do something like that?!"

"I'm not delusional! I'm sure that your sister could do anything to catch a man"

"My sister has never wanted to chase any man."

"What about when she followed me around for years? She couldn't make me love her so she turned to my dad instead. What a shallow plan even I could see right through it."

"Just ask your father, he was the one who chased her first."

"No, I won't waste my time on that. Your sister will only be his plaything when he is bored."

This time it was Regina who was so angry at the blonde she was about to fire back when the sound of the doorbell rang

They both looked at the new intruder and Regina saw Daniel walk into the shop with his sheepish smile. Regina nodded and gave a tight smile back, her anger faded at the sight.

Daniel was shocked to see Emma here too.

"Great! You guys are already grouping together. So you all are planning to get Zelena to marry my father that desperately?" Emma spat out as she didn't like any of them.

Especially Daniel who now only had his eyes on the brunette beside her. Her heart lurched, and she tightened her fists when he smiled and Regina smiled back at him. A flash of jealousy showed she never knew that they knew each other before.

"Tell your sister not to hope for such a thing that is too out of reach, huh, I'm afraid the fall would bring her to death. If you all still try, I'll show you what I can do, and you won't like it." Emma smirked

On the way out she glared at Daniel with such dislike and then left.

Regina was worried about her sister but not the blonde since Emma was all words and no action.

Yet anyway.

"She has one of a mouth, huh? She's also a woman and to bad mouth women together was just…a bitch" Daniel sad.

He noticed the worried and sad look on the brunette's face and just wanted to see her smile again.

Regina let out a chuckle at the swear word.

A bitch was too harsh but that put a smile on her.

"I know she's a lot but that word didn't do her justice she just acts like a child to me. Anyway, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I—uh,"

"Yes?" Regina looked expectedly at him with.

Daniel was fidgeting his hands together. How to tell her that he came because he wanted to see her? He saw the flower in her hand and just said.

"Come to buy flowers! Yes, lots of flowers please."

"Oh, so do you have anything in mind or any flowers in this room that catches your eye, dear?"

He felt his face flushed at the last word.

"The one you're holding is perfect."

"Alright, I'll wrap this up for you."

Regina walked inside the shop and shook her head at the clear display of his awkwardness and how flushed he was.

She had to admit he was cute and far different from Emma and how she had treated her. It felt good to have someone being nice to her since all she had to face lately was the rude beautiful blonde.

"Tell your drooling friend to stay away from the Mills sister, and to don't gang up on me on my father's behalf," Emma warned Graham.

As she was so furious, she needed to make that dumb head stay away from the Mills. So she had come to her friend since he was close to Daniel.

"Are you crazy?! I can't do that!"

"I'm not! If they don't gang up together, why did he go to the flower shop where Regina is working?!"

Just thinking about that already made her blood boil and she didn't know why.

"How did you know he went to see Regina?"

"I saw it with my own eyes."

"You saw them?! So you went to see Regina at her shop too?!" Graham grinned.

Emma stopped in her tracks. She knew what he would imply about this. But Emma couldn't resist in making her enemy's sister rise up.

"Emma! You told me you will not talk to them anymore…Did you hurt Regina?"

"Me?! How can I hurt someone like her?! A stuck-up woman like that wouldn't feel a thing."

"Don't you know that your words and actions really hurt someone else's feelings, Em? But I think you just don't care to think about them."

Graham patted Emma's shoulder. The blonde rolled her eyes at being preached.

"Do you remember Zelena? That night you rejected her and she ran away and got in a car accident. She was hurt for over a month!"

Emma had the audacity to laugh.

"If you didn't tell me I wouldn't know! And what's that got anything to do with me? She was the one who ran out for the car to hit her, not me! I'll tell you what, Graham, you're putting too much of yourself with them. Whatever they did, you seem to like them."

"I'm not biased! I was just telling the truth. They're not what you think they are, that's all."

"We'll see, who's right, Gram."

Regina convinced Zelena to come to the lunch because Christ was trying so hard to arrange it for Zelena. At first, Zelena was not going to go but she promised to deal with the blonde herself so her sister wouldn't have to. And if Zelena didn't go it was like she was losing the battle when she didn't even fight back.

And Zelena agreed to go.

"Let's go inside."

Regina was guiding her sister by the hand inside the large mansion. She saw Christ, Graham, and Daniel stood waiting for them. Daniel was the one who had the largest smile in all there upon seeing Regina.

But the one who didn't like Zelena must be the servant, she was eyeing Zelena with disgust the whole time they were eating at the table. She must be on Emma's side, she supposed.

After they finished their meal, while waiting for dessert, they couldn't find that servant anywhere. So Regina volunteered to do it.

"I'll get the dessert."

"No, no, It's okay, you're my guest." Christ said, put his hand out in a protest.

"I don't mind, really, I can go." Regina smiled and didn't wait for his reaction.

She stood up and left. She walked out the door leading to the kitchen. She had to reach the swimming pool area first to reach the kitchen on the other side of the house since this house was massive as hell.

Regina was focusing on walking forward, when she didn't notice the person who walked right at her side and collided with her, making her stumble back.

But before she could fall, she felt hands holding onto her arm, making her steady herself and then let go. The other person's chin hit her in the forehead, leaving a little swollen and red patch on her forehead.

That hurt, what a pointy chin that was.

Regina was rubbing her forehead with one hand. Suddenly she heard the person she collided with gasp.

She looked up and she gasped too.

Emma was going to the dining room. She used the shortcut here as always. The blonde didn't know if it was fate or bad luck that she walked right into the brunette here. When helping the other person regain her balance she didn't see her face but upon letting go she realized who it was she was saving.

With her hands on her hips, the blonde was about to have a piece of her mind let out when her glance caught the red spot on the brunette's forehead while Regina pulling her hand away.

Emma felt bad that gorgeous face must mar the red spot for now, on the other hand, it was funny as fuck.

Emma couldn't hold her laugh at the sight and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?! You idiot! You walked into me! And you dare to laugh at me? Where's your manners?" Regina scolded the blonde lightly, face getting flushed at being laughed at.

Regina crossed her arms, If the situation was different she could too find this accident amusing and the blonde's laughing face was a sight to behold. She'd prefer this over an angry Emma anytime.

"You are the one who walks straight into me!"

"No you did!"

"YOU WALKED INTO ME!"

They would not let each other win.

Emma was staring hard at the brown eyes and then she frowned remembering why the brunette was here, before saying.

"What are you doing here in my house?"

"Your father invited Zelena and I to eat lunch with him."

At that question Regina gladly answered with a smile, she knew it would provoke the anger in the blonde.

Upon the loud voices of their bickering, everyone in the dining room came out. Daniel, who always had eyes for Regina, noticed the red spot on her forehead and took a step beside the brunette immediately, asking with worry.

"Are you okay?"

"Fine, Just som-"

"Stop coddling her. She's fine, you moron!" Emma couldn't help but interrupt with a sneer.

She couldn't stand the sight of him touching Regina's arms. She was angry upon seeing them all here at her house.

Regina sent her a death glare but stepped away from him eventually.

"Is there a charity case going on that I don't know about? You're all coming here for free right?"

"Emma! I was here too, how come you said that." Graham added.

"Graham, why are you hurrying to defend yourself when these two didn't say a damn thing."

She didn't see her dad.

"And where is he? Why isn't he here, taking care of these poor people, letting her walk into me?!"

"He's giving Zelena a house tour. If you can't find him, he might be upstairs in your old mom's room."

"What?"

"Your mo-"

Emma didn't wait for her friend to finish, the rage was filling up her whole body it could fume out of her ears. Emma ran out to find them.

"Why did you say that, Gram!" Daniel shook his head at Graham.

"How did I know she'd be that crazy!"

Regina didn't wait and hurried after Emma.

Emma pushed open the door to her old mother's room with a loud bang, striding into the room. She was fuming with rage at the sight of her father and Zelena stood face to face, whispering to each other.

How dare he bring her in here, knowing how she felt about his girl.

"Sorry to interrupt your fantasy. Dad, you won't need to show her around the house. And you know why? Because Zelena here already knows every nook and room in this fucking house." Emma smirk.

Zelena's face was pale upon the insult.

Not a second later Regina too was barging into the room, hurried to stand beside her sister.

"Zelena, are you okay?" She asked.

Zelena couldn't speak.

"Why didn't you tell him that you came here so often back then? Even when I told you not to come, you still insist, huh?" Emma asked Zelena directly.

The red-haired woman was so embarrassed, tears pricked at her eyes all of a sudden.

"Zelena told me everything I need to know," Christ said.

"And did you know that back then Zelena was trying to catch me too? But I was lucky enough to run away from her. Oh, don't tell me now you have a thing for older people. Really, Mills?!"

Emma pointed a finger at the red-haired woman.

"Let's get out of here, Zel."

Regina couldn't wait any longer, upon seeing her sister crying from the embarrassment caused by the blonde.

"Great! And don't ever come back! Get out of here!" Emma shouted after them.

"Emma! Zelena is my guest and you should treat her as such!" Christ reprimanded his daughter.

It was out of line.

"I can."

"You have no right since it's my house. If you want to show off your power just go somewhere else, daughter." He warned.

"I told you everything about this woman and you still chose to protect her, and wanted me to go away?! What the hell?! I told you she's not who you think she is. And I won't welcome her here in any position there is. Even if she becomes our servant I still won't take her."

Zelena was crying, never thought the blonde could resent her this much, disgusted with her this much. She still didn't understand why the blonde never really liked her, she didn't do anything wrong.

"You-"

"Oh don't bother with bad words, Dad. They all know how much you love me."

"You're defying me?!"

"Stop it! Please, I beg. Don't fight because of me." Zelena begged Christ to let this go.

Emma looked at Zelena and sneered.

"How saint of you. Bullshit!"

"Please, excuse me."

Zelena left but froze upon the contact as Emma grabbed her arms and threatened her.

"Stop coming after my dad or else you won't like the result."

Then she roughly pulled her hand away from the red-haired woman as if disgusted.

Zelena cried out in surprise at the harsh treatment from the blonde. Regina could only glare at the rude blonde in the room and lead her sister out of the room.

"Let me drive you home?" Christ asked the crying woman, hoping he could erase what his daughter did.

"It's okay."

"Zel, if you don't take my offer…you're losing this fight, I know Emma very well and you're giving in will boost her ego so."

That made Zelene stop and think, looking at the hand offering in front of her.

"You have to win this fight, come on."

Regina was hoping her sister would let Christ drive her home. The brunette sensed someone was watching them and she was right.

Upon looking up at the second floor, the blonde was standing at the window looking down at them. She whispered to her sister.

"Emma was watching from upstairs, make her see that you don't care."

Then Zelena did as she took Christ's hand and let him take her home.

Regina smiled at the sight and looked up at Emma, noticing the blonde was fuming, hand hitting the edge of the window silt.

She smirked.

She was satisfied that Emma didn't get her way this time either.

1 Month later

"Mr. Swan and his new girlfriend, the mystery woman, who is now shining in the spotlight. Together they were seen at the events and restaurant." Lucy, her current date read the news out loud.

"Was this woman your dad's new girlfriend, Em?" She asked.

Emma didn't like this news at all.

Apparently, when she told him to stay away from that damn woman, he did the opposite.

"If I didn't know I thought she was his other daughter or something." Lucy giggled at her own teasing,

Emma was not having any of it. She yanked her arms away, making the woman beside her startle in her seat, and backed away from her.

Annoying as fuck.

Emma just left.

"Emma! What happened?!" The girl was ditched.

Emma went to see her friend since Lucy was too annoying. Saying things that she didn't like. She needed to speak with someone she could trust.

"What do you think, Graham?! You think she's innocent and look at what she did!" Emma showed the news to her friend with anger.

He sighed out loud at the blonde.

"They were seen at an event together and so what?"

"Are you blind?! She's trying to beat me, to win me over! She knows I hate her and still she's trying to get to my dad! How dare she not take my threat seriously. Just prepare to lose this time" She said to Graham but mostly to herself.

Graham shook his head, worried about the blonde who was obsessed with this Mills family.

"Marry me, Zelena." Christ proposed.

Zelena watched in surprise as the ring was offered to her in the middle of the dinner table. They were eating out at the restaurant.

"Wouldn't it be too fast?"

"Not to me, I think you're the person that makes me happy and I won't delay what my heart wants any longer. I'm not young, Zel. I know what I want and I will presume it."

"Are you sure that you know enough about me that you want to marry me?"

"I'm sure…You don't have to answer me right now. You can think about it first, I don't mind."

At the opposite of the restaurant, Emma was walking, holding hands with her new girl at her side, a drink in her other hand. But stopped short when she saw her dad and his new girlfriend walking out in the same direction, hands in hand.

"Is that your dad, Em?" The girl whispered.

Emma said nothing and gritted her teeth hard.

"Nice to meet you, sir." Her date greeted her dad with a smile.

The other couple didn't say anything either. Just walking past them.

When her shoulder brushed past Zelena, she turned her head and saw her dress was long. She didn't hesitate to step on that, making the red-haired woman stumble face-first into the ground while her father shouted in worry at the accident.

"Oh, no! Is she okay?" Lucy asked her with sympathy.

Emma just smirked at the sight of her father trying to pull Zelena up. She tugged her hands in her pocket.

Zelena knew it was Emma and the way she looked at her, proved that she was right. She was so insulted that she couldn't face her date.

"Please, let me go home alone tonight."

"H-How? I can drive you home, darling."

"No, I want to be alone, please." She begged him with tears of embarrassment in her eyes and Christ must feel sympathy with her enough to let her go.

Zelena ran out of the restaurant and sat at the stairs behind the restaurant. She couldn't stop the tears as the blonde's words rang through her memory.

If you were dead and born again you're still not lucky enough to make me interested in you.

You are no match for me.

And now you have a thing for older people?!

A low class like you don't belong to me

She took the ring box out of her purse and thought about how Emma's actions and words had hurt her. How the blonde roughly yanked her arms and stepped on her dress to make her fall.

I warn you, stop hitting on my dad, or else you'll see what I can do.

And then she made her decision. She's going to avenge the hell out of Emma Swan.

Chapter Text

"I'll marry Zelena soon," Christ said to his daughter.

"Why are you telling me this."

"I'm not. I'm just letting you know what is going on in this house."

Emma was angry, as she sat drinking in her study when her dad barged in and let her know his decision.

Of course, she's not agreed or okay with this at all.

"Zelena will be the lady of this house and your new stepmother."

"How can you marry her? Do you know that you're being cheated to! Zelena was using it to win over me. Why can't you see that?!"

"You're the one who's wrong here, Em. Let me make this clear. Zelena is not like you think. She never chased after me, It was me who always came after her. If Regina didn't help, Zelena wouldn't consider me at all."

At Regina's name being mentioned, Emma scoffed.

"The sister is the problem one. She pretends to be all saint and helping but in reality, she's a witted sharp mouth. They are all pretending."

"Stop! I don't care what you think anymore. I'm gonna marry her and her family would move in to live here."

Emma hated it, hated them all.

This put her in a bad fucking mood, to think that she has to live with them too?!

Fuck them all.

She threw her glass away and it shattered on the floor.

On her first night at the new mansion, Regina was staying in her new room. Her sister had just signed the marriage certificate. They agreed to celebrate the wedding later, inviting only close friends and family.

In fact, their friends and family weren't surprised about this wedding at all, since they all see how Christ treated Zelena.

She walked around the room and noticed the large chair dresser, she opened the drawers and found a box, inside were filled with pictures of,

Emma was a child with her mom and dad. On the back, it was written

"Mom and Dad and 3-year-old Emma."

The blonde in the picture looked so innocent and happy, too different from the big bad version now.

There were several happy family photos.

There was one with Emma still a child, at her mom's funeral. Regina traced the sad-looking face of the little blonde with her finger.

Then there were several of Emma's dads with his wives, several of them.

There was a knock on her door, Regina quickly pushed the photos back into the box and kept them back in the drawer.

She stood up and saw Zelena walking into her room with a smile.

"What do you think about this new room?" Zelena asked.

"I..love it. It's bigger than my old one."

She smiled back then she saw Zelena fidgeting her hands and biting her lips, clearly worried about something.

"You can tell me anything, Sis, what is it?" Regina promptly asked.

"Uh-I just worried about living in this new mansion and..."

"What? Christ is no stranger, Zelena. He is your husband now and he really cares about you."

Zelena's face was back to normal with a slight blush in her cheeks.

"It felt good to hear you assuring me, Regina. Thanks."

"Sure."

"If you need anything just ask for the servant downstairs, okay? I'll let you rest then." Zelena squeezed her hand gently.

She hugged her sister back and then watched her leave. Hoping her sister would get to live her life from now on.

The next day, Regina was coming home from work, she was walking past the gate when she heard the car's engine speed up and drive at a speed to get past her. Making her stumble on the side, almost hit by the blonde's car.

Emma smirked at the fuming brunette who was stomping in her heels to yell at her as she stepped out of the car.

"Do you think that would scare me and make me leave this house?! Your intention was not succeeding, dear." Regina exclaimed as she came to a stop in front of the blonde.

"I'm not doing any of what you say, Regina. You walked in the road, I couldn't drive if you are the one in the way…or you really want to be hit by my car too?"

"Me?"

"Yes, you. Because you see how successful it was for your sister. Your sister got a husband from the accident was it not? You want a problem with me because you want to be with me." Emma gave a cocky smile.

Regina gasped at the audacity of the blonde to assume such a thing.

"Don't be childish, Miss Swan! If it was, I wouldn't want a spouse that is heartless and unlovable like you."

Regina had fire in her eyes as she sneered back and pushed past the cocky woman. The blonde grabbed her arms and Regina turned to face her. She yanked her hand away.

Emma held the brunette's gaze.

"I wouldn't want an uptight woman like you as my wife too! Don't flatter yourself, lady. If I wanted you dead you would be a long time ago, you wouldn't be standing here and talking shit about me for a second." The blonde sneered.

"If I'm dead I'll be a ghost and I'll list all the bad things you did and keep haunting you with it for the rest of your damn miserable life as well! See if you dare." Regina uttered back with the same energy as the blonde did to her.

Regina looked down at Emma before turning to walk away. But Emma didn't let her go and grabbed her hand again and spun her around to face the blonde.

Their faces were close enough. Emma could see the fire in those brown eyes.

"Are you challenging me, Mills?"

"Yes,"

Regina pulled her hand away and sent the blonde her dead glare.

It all ended when Cora came out of the house to greet Regina and Emma let her go.

Emma walked out of her house about to get in her car, after she was scolded by her father again bout the earlier accident with Regina. It was surprising that this time Zelena was the one who ran out after her and stopped her.

"Emma, If you're angry with me, just hurt me instead of my sister. She's innocent in all of this."

Emma turned to the red-haired woman and thought about how she hated her, it was this that fumed her fire even more.

"Fine, If you don't want me to do it. I will do the opposite. I will involve your sister in this. If you love each other so much then it means this is going to hurt so much more. Thanks for making me see how this will go."

Emma had a crazy look in her eyes, making Zelena scared of what Regina's life would be like from now on.

Then Emma went into the car and started the engine, all but smiling her devil smile at Zelena.

"Emma!" Zelena hit her window.

She didn't care that the red-haired woman was in the way, letting Zelena stumble back instead as Emma drove away all the while the blonde couldn't help letting a big smile on her face as the sudden new plan erupted in her thought

Operation hitting or molesting or whatever she felt like doing with Regina starting now.

While driving past the diner in town that evening, Emma saw someone that interested her so much it put a smile on her face. She saw Regina through the window of the dinner and she couldn't resist having her fun started.

Now would be a perfect time to start her plan.

She stopped the car and went to the diner, getting her hot chocolate. Then she pretended to walk past Regina's table and stumbled by her feet.

Oopsie

Emma stumbled forward to where Regina was seated, The hot drink in her hand spilled down the brunette's white blouse.

"Ah!" Regina cried out as the hot liquid soaked her wet blouse and ran down her cleavage,

It was hot as hell.

She was trying to pull the shirt away from her burning chest.

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

Upon hearing the voice, Regina looked up and saw the blonde's face was not sorry at all.

Regina was so angry, that her lips sneered up into a scowl but not for long as she winced when she moved the shirt, the hot liquid burned her skin.

The blouse was now ruined.

Emma upon seeing the brunette wince, her smile faded away. She thought it would be fun watching the other woman squirm in pain but when it actually happened she didn't know why she couldn't stand to see Regina hurt.

She had to remind herself this was the sister's enemy.

"What the fuck? Emma!"

Regina came up to face Emma and glared at her. Then the brunette just pushed her away and rushed out of the dinner.

Emma smiled this could be fun.

Regina cursed on the way back to her room as she reached the mansion. She was unbuttoning the first half of her blouse after she closed the door to her room. She turned on the light and turned around.

Her eyes widened and her heart thumped widely in her ears.

The cause of her ruined blouse, sitting there on her bed.

Face looking smug, the blonde was leaning back on her hands, watching Regina's button coming undone, button by button when Regina came into the room.

"Miss Swan! What the hell are you doing in my room!?"

Regina quickly hid her black lace bra with her hand trying to close her blouse together.

"This is not your room. It's my house, which means this room is mine too. I can come in here and do whatever I want."

Emma smirked and stood up, walking closer to Regina.

Regina was starting to panic since she didn't know if Emma had come to kill her or not.

How to tell with the crazy idiotic blonde in front of her?

She needed to get out of here so she turned and ran to the door. But Emma seemed to know what she was thinking and ran faster than her, pushing the door back, and leaning her hand against it.

"What are you doing?!"

Regina stepped back from the crazy blonde as Emma stepped closer to her.

"What do you think I'm doing right now?"

Emma raised her eyebrow and walked with Regina backward until the brunette's back hit the wall.

Emma was not blind, Regina was one hell of an attractive woman.

Her eyes shifted downward to her lace bra and backed up at the frantic brown eyes.

"You're quite beautiful, you know that right? I think you're more beautiful than your sister." Emma leaned forward and said. "Too bad, your tongue is too sharp."

Regina tried to get away from the blonde but Emma put both hands beside the brunette's head blocking her way out with her body.

"Back the fuck away, Miss Swan." Regina glared at her.

"Stop running away! I just want to remind you that you're so much more than what your sister is. Stop following what your sister told you already. I'm telling you."

Regina could only stare at the green eyes in front of her that were now coming closer and closer toward her. Her heart pounded. She saw Emma looking down at her lips and her head was leaning in closer.

It was like Emma was trying to kiss her.

"GET OUT!"

Regina pushed the blonde away with all her might. Emma was trying to grab the brunette's hands while Regina tried to twist her hands away but couldn't as the blonde was stronger and had her hands in a death grip.

"You think you can escape me, huh! If you told me to get out. I will not do what you told me to but the opposite, actually."

Emma smirked at the smaller woman in her grip.

Regina was trying to hit the blonde with her hands but it was no use since her hands were in Emma's tight grip.

"Let go of me!"

"Come on, if you don't believe me by trying to get away from me, the harder I'll not let you go. See who is stronger"

Emma was challenging her.

Of course, Regina was not the one who backed down easily, trying to yank her hands away again but Emma this time put a stop to this and pulled the brunette's hands behind her back then backing her into the wall, making the back of smaller woman hitting the wall with a thud, trapping her arms along with it.

That was when Regina stopped fighting her and she gave the woman in her arms a devilish grin.

Regina was breathing hard from the fighting she had against the blonde, her chest heaved up and down. But something was not right, she frowned as she could feel a budging against her thighs.

Upon the close contact, Emma couldn't stop the budging in her pants and from the look on the brunette's face. She knew Regina was suspicious of her now.

Regina frowned hard and she was shocked, to be honest.

She didn't know that Emma was different and there was no news about this at all. All she heard was that Emma was a lesbian and a casanova, changing women so often that's the reputation.

All the fighting about her sister left her blank at the moment. She needed to know.

"Are you-"

"Different down there, yes. See if you just stood still it'd be so much easier." Emma said and acted like it was no big deal.

She couldn't stand to see the pitiful look on every woman she took to bed or the disgust when they found out she had a male part down there.

But Regina was different from the other women when Emma saw the curiosity in her brown eyes. Emma was amazed at how she saw nothing was different from the look the brunette gave her. Regina was still the same with fire in her eyes trying to fight her back not afraid of her.

No pity, No disgust, No nothing in her gaze.

Regina gulped at the answer. She was blown away by this new information. But the news and her fight with the blonde was such a different topic.

"And remember, Regina. You cannot win. Don't be too proud that you won our bickering fight. But if you could let down your guard against me, saying nice things about me I might reconsider calling you pretty instead of uptight, believe me."

Emma put a loose stain of the dark brown hair behind Regina's ear, cupping Regina's cheek there.

From this close, the red lips before her looked inviting and the sweet smell of the smaller woman's perfume was all in her sense. Her finger traced lightly at the corner of the red lips.

When she noticed the blonde was still in her head Regina took that opportunity to bite the finger that was beside her mouth. She pushed Emma away and ran to the other side of the room.

Putting distance between them.

"I can be soft and sweet to everyone around me but not you. And I have to fight back against your barbaric way of handling me because I'm not an arrogant woman like you said! I was just protecting myself from the likes of you. I'll not stand there, doing nothing and to be treated like this all the time. Keep your damn alluring word to other girls who will actually believe you. Because I'm not one of them" Regina said.

She backed away again as she saw the blonde take a step toward her. She grabbed the glass on the bedside table and pointed it at Emma.

"I said get out, Miss Swan."

"If you're so sure of yourself, how come you're trembling now?"

Emma took the glass off the brunette's hand and the woman stumbled back on the bed with a small yelp.

"Why are you so loud, Jeez! I was just coming to welcome you to my house, that's all."

Emma grinned and bent down, face so close to Regina. She looked into those brown eyes again that night.

"Sleep tight because there'll come a night you'll not be sleeping at all."

Emma had fun teasing the brunette by trying to lean in to kiss her but Regina leaned back and turned her head so she stopped.

This was enough for today.

When Emma left, Regina was not so sure what was happening and she didn't know if Emma was going to act all crazy on her again or not.

She bolted up and locked the door. Leaning back against it and let out a relieved sigh.

Emma stood there on the other side of the door, smiling as she heard the click of the lock inside the room. That's when she walked off and left without noticing that Zelena whose room was opposite Regina's, opened the door and saw Emma left Regina's room.

Zelena was suspicious of what could the blonde be doing with her sister in the room. Jealousy was the first thing she felt.

"Are you sure you're okay, honey? Why do you want me to sleep here tonight?" Cora asked while bringing her sleeping bag to Regina's bed.

"Everything's fine, Mom. I just-not used to this large room in this large mansion yet. It made me feel lonely and far away from you."

Regina pouted and came to hug her mother on the bed. Cora patted her head and kissed her daughter's cheek.

"Fine! I miss you too, darling."

"I'll go look at the ceremony now," Regina said with a smile and then left.

Cora later walked out of the room, preparing the wedding dress for Zelena when Zelena approached her.

"Mom, how was Regina today? Did she say something?"

"Oh, she's fine, except that she wanted me to sleep with her for a while."

"She wants you in her room?" Zelena frowned

"Did she say why?"

"She said she's lonely in this big mansion. Why?"

"Nothing, thanks, mom."

Zelena smiled and walked to her closet with a wedding gown in hand, frowning as her suspicions were coming to a conclusion.

Emma opened her eyes as the noise from the outside and sunlight reached her. She sat up in, hand pushing away her curl.

That's when she noticed a bite mark on her finger.

She grinned at the sight but then the amused smile faded away as she remembered the cause of it.

The brunette was a feisty one for sure.

She had to do something about this. Emma didn't want the other woman to think she could bite her and get away with it.

Emma smirked as she knew what she was going to do today.

Later Emma came down in her Nike shoes, jeans, and shirt as her usual dashing self. She looked through her sunglasses at her lawn.

The lawn was big enough, it could hold a small wedding there since tomorrow there'll be one.

Emma walked to the group of people, gathering over the table. Her blood boiled at the sight before her.

Regina was picking the size of the flower with that drooling man helping beside her.

Well, they were standing far too close.

And what's with him always making the other woman smile.

Obviously, Regina was being too easy around men.

She needed to do something about this. Emma decided to call one of her girls.

Not long after her girl, Lucy arrived at the mansion. She heard Lucy yell out her name, and look for her.

"Emma! Where areee you?!"

Emma smiled, time for a show. She walked into the lawn and saw everyone at the table looking at Lucy.

"I'm here."

Emma took a step toward Lucy, arms opening for the other woman to hug her, pecking her mouth. She watched from Lucy's shoulder as Regina was looking at them, face revealing nothing.

The blonde smirked before turning to her friend who surprisingly came to help her.

"Are you free today, Graham? Did you come all the way here just to help? Really?"

"I came because It's your dad's wedding."

"What?! Your dad is getting married? Why didn't you tell me, Emma?" Lucy exclaimed.

"It's not that important. I'm not even interested in this. He gets married today next year who knows if they'll get a divorce or not."

Regina sent her a dead glare at that.

She smiled.

"Was the bride the one who used to come after you that you told me about?"

"Whoever it is not important. Just thinking about it made me depressed as fuck."

Emma walked with Lucy, closer to where the brunette was putting the flower in the vase.

"Let's go do something else today like…charity work, oh there's an orphan place where we can help those poor children instead of this wasted wedding."

Regina couldn't stand listening to the blonde's sass anymore. Longer than this she would explode. She's tending her flower while saying,

"Those charity cases don't suit the heartless and cruel people like you."

A giggling from their friend was heard from behind.

"I did not speak with you. Don't you dare state your opinion where it's unwelcome! I freaking hate it." Emma was fuming.

"If you're not then just don't stand there and have a conversation where I could hear you."

"Like I care, Let's go, Lucy. I don't want to be here any longer, in case I'll get depressed by being around these people all day."

"Hurry along, dear. Everyone here can finally be happy and the atmosphere wouldn't be so polluted."

Emma was shaken with anger.

How dare the brunette speak against her like she owned the fucking place.

This was so frustrating. She needed to do something, not letting Regina forget where her place in her house was.

Emma didn't wait for long. She walked side to side with Lucy and pressed into her girl's side, making Lucy stumble forward until the girl fell against Regina, who was cutting the thorns out of roses.

Regina let out a sharp gasp, as her hand was pricked by the thorns and the push made her lose balance, her injured hand grabbed onto the scissors, cutting herself. The pain intensified as the wound was in a long slash. She quickly held her injured hand, wincing at the sting.

When Emma saw Regina hurt, she smirked.

"To pay back when you bit me last night."

Then the blonde had the audacity to wink at her. All Regina could do was glare at Emma with dislike, she couldn't believe the other woman could act like a wayward child.

"Are you alright?!"

Daniel rushed in and took Regina's injured hand in his.

The smirk on Emma's face disappeared as she saw that dimwit man rushed in to take care of Regina. Then she saw the hurt in Regina's gaze, the hand now had blood dripping down when her other hand was not covering it.

Emma tightened her fists and bit her teeth. She was on edge.

She had to get out of here and fast.

She walked away from the scene she caused not waiting for Lucy to follow her. At first, she was going out with Lucy but now she was in no mood.

"Emma wait for me!"

Lucy called after her but she was not in the mood to take care of her right now. Emma got in her car and sped away, ditching the girl behind for a thousand times.

Later when everyone left, Regina was bringing the flowers to decorate between the banister in the house.

To her luck, her bandaged hand was on her left, and her right hand was still fine.

Earlier she let her mother attend to her wound while Zelena was worrying over her from the blonde's bad behavior and wanted to tell Christ but she begged Zelena not to since it was near their wedding, she didn't want to cause a problem between them, if she could avoid it.

She heard footsteps coming down from the stairs, so she turned to the sound and saw her sister coming down the stairs.

"I thought you'd be sleeping by now it's your big day tomorrow isn't it?" Regina greeted.

"I couldn't sleep."

"Why? Are you excited?"

"Regina…You don't want me to tell Christ because you're trying to protect Emma, am I right?"

Regina abruptly stopped attending the flower and came to a stop in front of her sister instead.

"What nonsense was all this? I really don't wanna put more headaches on him. Besides, why would I want to protect someone like, Emma? Why are you asking me this?"

"I thought…you will come to pity her, eventually. That is."

"Why do I need to pity her though?"

"A charming woman like Emma could make anyone around her fall for her…Maybe you'll take an interest in her too?"

"Zelena, even though how wonderful of a person Emma is which I doubt that will happen. I don't feel anything for her, let alone care."

"And why did I see her coming out of your room last night?"

Regina froze. She saw how hard Zelena's eyes turned regarding this matter. She just wanted to forget about last night but it seemed both Emma and Zelena won't let it go.

"She—came to my room, alright. She was trying to threaten me and make me go against you. But I won't have any of her nonsense. I love you, Zel. I'll never get jealous of you. You just saw her coming out of my room and then what? Judge me already! Even you don't me that well, I guess." Regina said with a sad smile.

She was sad that Zelena thought that of her.

"I'm—sorry, Regina. I was just worried about you. I don't want Emma to hurt you like she did to me."

Then Zelena hugged her.

"Forgive me, sis?"

Regina didn't say anything and accepted the hug.

"I'll never have feelings for her, Zelena. And she'll never hurt me or make me cry, okay?" Regina assured.

Zelena took her hands and had that fierce look in her eyes.

"I believe you but you have to promise me that from now on if Emma does anything to you, whatever it is, you have to tell me immediately. No secret, okay?"

"Yes, I promised."

"We have to face many more troubles and headaches in this house regarding Emma Swan. It's better that we are on the same team, Regina."

"Afternoon, sleepy head!"

Graham greeted the blonde as she finally made herself shown after being wasted last night. Emma gave her friend a deadly glare.

"Don't even start it."

"Just saying hi, since you're so wasted last night I had to let the staff carry you to the room. Anyway, are you going to the wedding tonight?"

"Don't know, haven't think of it."

Then she didn't bother anymore with him and simply left.

"Guess, you don't go then," Graham mumbled to himself, scratching his head.

Daniel's eyes sparkled with affection as he saw Regina descending the stairs in her dark blue dress that reached halfway up her thigh. Her hair was cuffed around her face and her makeup was perfect. Regina came to a stop in front of him and Graham.

"You look gorgeous tonight, Regina."

"Thank you."

Regina smiled and touched her hair again. She was nervous about this wedding. And also she was not used to compliments, it was rare that she dressed up for a party.

"What about Zelena and Christ?"

"They'll be down in a minute, I guess."

"Okay, I'll just go welcome the guests in the meantime."

Graham grinned and winked at Daniel. Regina just chuckled.

"After you, Miss."

Daniel opened his arm toward the door and Regina nodded before striding out into the party with him following behind her. And Regina noticed that he was secretly looking at her and pretended like he wasn't.

She didn't like him that way. She was really glad to have him as a friend.

Regina was trying to be polite and reclined him when he offered her arms to hold with a small smile and he understood.

Now they were all gathering around the medium-sized stage perfectly fit for a small crowd, where the bride and groom were renouncing their love speeches.

"Giving it up for our love bird here!" Graham said from the stage as he was the host tonight.

Everyone was clapping. But there was one particular sound of clap that was much more harder and slower.

Regina looked to the new coming guest and her face turned to annoyance.

"Very impressive."

Then the blonde went on the stage, and in her hand was a gift.

Graham pushed the blonde's shoulder and made her sway in the spot, he still didn't know if Emma was going to cause a problem again or not.

"What are you doing up here, Emma?"

"I wasn't going to kill anyone here! I just came here to gift the bride-to-be." Emma smirked while everyone frowned with confused.

Emma shook the present in her hand and smiled knowingly while looking at the horrifying face of Zelena on the other end. She opened the box and held out a trophy for all to see.

Christ stepped up to Emma and asked with anger in his voice.

"What are you doing?!"

"I came to gift your wife a trophy, Dad!"

"What for?!"

"The winner of running to catch the older man as a husband."

Emma turned to the crowd and announced.

"If you still don't know, I'll tell you something about his newlywed wife. The wife here is very good at running after men, and women as well. She would do anything to get herself a rich husband and now…She's succeeded!"

Emma was pleased as she turned to see Zelena's face go pale and her eyes were all red.

"Stop! And get out!"

Christ yanked Emma's arm and whispered fiercely in her ear. She yanked it back.

"I'm admiring her so damn much I want to give her this trophy as a reward in return. Oh! I also craved the name here, Zelena. Here take it."

Emma handed it to Zelena who was now so embarrassed, tears gathered up in her eyes at the insult she received from the blonde. Emma chuckled and shook the trophy again.

"Take it! You know, as an honor to the family."

The blonde didn't wait and shoved it right in the red-haired woman's hand, her hand shook and Emma was so damn happy. But her dad yanked it away from his wife and threw it on the floor.

Then Zelena ran away with her tears of embarrassment.

"You are such an asshole!" Christ yelled at her.

"I shouldn't let you through the fucking condom." then he went after his lover.

Emma was hurt at the last word. She knew he would love someone else more than her but damn it still hurt. Her chest ached, eyes burned whether in anger or sadness, she's not sure. Emma bit her lips as Graham shook her arms.

"Emma! Why did you do that?!"

"Because I love it!"

Emma told him with a smile then she went down and glared at everyone who dared to stare back at her, including those brown orbs that glared at her hard.

Emma stopped right in front of the brunette and simply took in the sight.

The sight was perfect. She was so beautiful tonight but alas her aim here was not Regina.

But to discredit her fucking sister.

It felt good to do that and let everyone know who the real witch was.

Emma was drinking scotch in her hand as she sat at the bar. It was what four or five glasses? She didn't count them when she heard a woman's voice beside her.

"Emma?! Do you remember me?!"

Emma turned in her seat and was about to get up to get a closer look. She found that she couldn't stand, literally swayed on her feet. The other woman had to hold her up.

The next thing she knew was waking up on someone else's couch the next morning. She was in her tank top and jeans. Emma was startled in her seat as she suddenly sat up.

She was confused as fuck.

Whose house was this?

"Emma! I'm glad you're awake now!"

The woman with dark hair was so happy to see the blonde was back to herself again. Emma couldn't form a word so early in the morning. She could only stare dumbly at the brunette in front of her.

"Don't act like you don't know me!"

"Ivy?!"

"Yes! And now you seem to remember me."

Emma took a coffee from the other woman's hand and her seat dipped as Ivy sat beside her on the couch.

"For someone you used to date, you're still the same."

"What do you mean?"

Emma took a sip and turned to face her.

"You don't care about anyone because no one is really worth the brain cell for it, the word you used back then. And don't give me that look! If you think I came back here from London because I missed you, you're mistaken babe! Anyway, what's wrong with you why were you so drunk last night? You slept on me the whole time I had to take you home with me."

"Nothing, just bored. And you? Coming back already?"

"I didn't come because of you as I said."

Ivy knew how arrogant the blonde was and she had to let her know often. Emma sent her a look.

"If you continue to speak like this, I'll just go home."

The blonde stood up but Ivy pulled her arms making her sit back down.

"I have nothing to do there. I came back to find a new job. Do you have one?"

"Not yet."

Then Emma stood up leaving her confused ex behind.

"Where are you going?!"

"Home."

Emma took the jacket that hung on the chair in front of her and left.

Regina was putting roses that were still fresh and in good condition from yesterday's ruined wedding, in the vase while listening to her mother.

"Where Emma is at anywhere, I haven't seen her since last night. I just made this dish and want to give it to her."

"Are you sure she will eat it and not throw it away?" Regina scoffed.

"I don't care I just want to be on her good side. To show her that we care then what she'd do with it, it's up to her."

"But she's not the owner of the house, you don't owe her anything. Christ is the one we should care for." Regina persisted.

Cora sighed at her stubborn daughter.

"Regina…you just love to fight back aren't you."

"Mom!"

"Fine, I'll let you go and just put this in the fridge."

Cora stood up and turned to go out of the hallway when she saw Emma walking in.

"You're back." Cora greeted the blonde.

"Yep, who else could it be."

Emma rolled her eyes at the new resident in her house.

"Of course, silly me. Do you wanna eat this or later?"

"No."

"Later it is." Then Cora left.

Now It was only Emma and Regina in the room. Regina watched as the blonde talked rudely with her mother but decided to be silent for now.

Emma came back in the house and she saw the brunette was in the room so she went in and stood at the threshold. Of course, she couldn't resist or let this opportunity pass whenever the brunette was related to it.

"Whatcha doing?"

"Are you blind?"

"I hate roses."

Regina stopped and rolled her eyes. The blonde liked to fight.

"I know." Regina smiled at her.

Emma gritted her teeth and they said she was the devil one.

Then Cora came back in the room forgot something on the table and retrieved it when Emma had an idea.

"Aunty, I changed my mind I wanna eat it now and with a green sauce you eat the other day as well."

"Alright, I'll go make it."

Regina knew what the blonde's intention was and stopped her mother right away.

"Stop, Mother. I'll go do it. You just go upstairs and rest, Okay?"

"Regina, you don't know how to make them! Let me do it and you stay here with Miss Swan, accompany her." Cora said and then left.

Regina walked toward Emma and said.

"Are you trying to use my mother?"

"Nope, I was trying to talk to you."

It was weird hearing that from the blonde, Regina was stunned not knowing what was the blonde's next move. She didn't know if the blonde was making this up or really wanted to.

"Since you live here now. We should know each other better." Emma grinned.

Regina didn't answer her. She just looked at the smug blonde and turned around to her flowers, bringing them up and walking out to the door. But Emma held her arm out blocking the brunette. Emma leaned her face in and said.

"Or you don't wanna talk with me because you're…scared of me, hmm?"

Emma stared into those intense brown eyes as she saw a spectacle of a light shade in them as the morning light shone through the part curtain in the room. She blinked and Regina was walking back into the room without saying anything to her.

She let out a satisfying grin and went to sit in the chair opposite the brunette. Emma watched as Regina picked roses.

"How long have you been working at the shop?"

"3-4 years"

"How old are you now?"

"Why?"

"Let me guess. You might be the age of your sister. But your sister married a fifty-plus-year-old man, huh? What about you? Do you want your husband old or young?"

"Who said it has to be a man?"

"Oooh, sassy I love it!" Emma teased her more.

"Really, I think you would want someone as old as he or she can get so when they die you would inherit the money and use it to find a new one. How does that sound?"

Regina had to stop her work and looked up at the troubled blonde.

"You know what? You're pathetic. You hate my sister and you can't do a damn thing about her since she's married your father, so you let your anger on me. Stop being such a child and grow up, dear."

Emma hated the word child and the brunette loved to bring it up in her face. She stood up not amused anymore to be in the same room as Regina.

"And are you that mature then?! You love to pick a fight with me?!"

"I'm not! I had to fight back and protect my dignity."

"What about the things you're saying right now? Was that necessary?"

"A bit, consider that If I don't say anything, you would just keep talking and talking! I'm too lazy to hear your disdain all the damn time!" Regina spat back, threw the rose in the vase, and tried to walk out of the room.

But as always the blonde would be in the way and block her. She was pushed backward as Emma stepped forward.

"Stop being arrogant for one second, wouldn't you? Let me ask you this. How come you're living here saying that you hate this place."

"I came because my sister begged me to!"

"Why would you do everything your sister told you to do? You should do what you like, not follow her order around! I told you before you're an interesting woman. If you aim your target toward me…I might be interested in you." Emma smirked.

"Besides acting like a child, you're also a delusional one. I told you I am not interested in you and I'll not go after everyone!"

Regina was tired of arguing with the blonde anymore.

It was frustrating!

How the blonde put the fault on her and acted like a petulant child.

She took a step but Emma pushed her back. Regina walked backward with the blonde backing her until her back hit the edge of the table. She was trying not to be intimidated by the blonde but wherever Emma was threatening her the blonde loved to be in her face and it made her stomach clenched at the slightest.

"Remember that being arrogant didn't win you any favor from me. Let me remind you again that if you still do everything she told you to. You'll see what I can do to make you suffer."

Emma went into her bedroom after her fight with the brunette. At first, she didn't see it but upon looking at herself in the mirror she saw it.

The trophy.

The one she gave it to Zelena. It was back on her nightstand. She grabbed it up and noticed the label on it.

The asshole daughter award of the Year goes to

Emma Swan

How dare that red-haired woman come into her room?!

Emma grabbed the fucking trophy and ran out of her room, down the stairs, and saw them, her dad and the witch. She rushed in and pulled Zelena's arm back, making them turn.

"You did this?!"

"What the hell was all this about, Emma?!" Christ yelled.

"If you wanna know, read this!"

Christ grabbed the trophy from her hand and read it and he chuckled.

"Where did you get this?"

"On my nightstand."

"And? I think it suits you. it was less than what you did last night."

"That I don't mind! But to think that you barge into my room without permission. I don't like that at all."

She pointed at Zelena and walked toward the woman making Zelena walk away in fear.

"Do you think that you live here and now you have the right to do that?"

"Stop, Emma! Did you see for yourself that she did it?" Christ interfered.

"I know it! She's the only one who can cross boundaries like this." She turned to Zelena. "Are you waiting that long for this day to come, Huh?! That you win over me. Just tell the truth, Tell him!"

Regina who first rushed in, stood and listened on the side for a while. She came to the table and picked the trophy up, and it did look familiar to the one that Zelena took from her hand and said she'd be the one to throw it away.

She looked up at Zelena and wondered why she would wanna pick a fight with the blonde like that.

It was a stupid move.

"I didn't do it. And I didn't know anything about this. Even though I was sad at what you did last night I've never wanted to revenge you back. Especially the dishonor and disrespectful way one." Zelena almost sneered back, knowing that Christ was on her side no matter what.

"Are you satisfied now, Emma? She said she didn't do it. Now apologize."

She just wanted to wipe that fucking sneer off the lying woman's face. She was so angry and hurt that her dad didn't believe her and was just totally blind to his new wife.

"And you believe her, Dad?"

"Yes, because I'm sure that Zelena never lies."

"Then who would have done it if it's not her?!"

"I did it." Another low voice came up.

Emma turned her head to the sound. She was shocked to hear Regina's voice. She couldn't believe the brunette dared to take the blame for her sister when she had warned her to stay away from doing that.

"I wrote it because I hate what you did with her last night. It was just a joke! But you just making it a big deal now." Regina rolled her eyes and tried to convince everyone in the room.

"No, I don't believe you. You don't have a dirty mind like that!"

"You don't know me that well, dear. Walking into your room was easy! It was like when you came to my room, right?"

Regina knew it was the right comeback since everyone there was stunned into silence. She didn't mind taking the blame for Zelena since the blonde here wanted to make such a big deal with it.

"What?! Emma?! Why did you go into Regina's room?!" Christ asked in surprise.

"Dad! We're talking about something else here!"

Emma took a step forward Regina and pointed at her.

"Stop changing the subject!"

"I think it's the same topic. You can't take it when someone enters your room without permission, I think the same. Now we're even." Regina grinned.

"How dare-"

"Stop! Just stop Emma," Christ begged.

"No No no no! I'll not give up on this until I know the truth!" Emma shouted, looking at the smug red-haired woman behind her father.

Emma hated that Regina did this. She started to like teasing the brunette but this made her blood boil.

The blonde took a step closer to Regina, leaned in her pretty face, and whispered angrily.

"I warned you before, stop protecting your sister. If you don't, then more suffering and pain would get you."

Hearing the blonde's threat with such anger and loathing in her voice, made her shiver slightly at being the target of the blonde's anger.

Then the blonde left. Leaving her shaken with the unknown bomb on her head.

What did she get herself into?

Chapter Text

Regina threw the damn trophy in the bin. The thing that made her shiver was the image of Emma's anger seared into her mind.

"Regina"

She turned at the sound of Zelena's voice at the doorway. Then the other woman stepped in front of her, she smiled back at her sister.

"Thanks for taking the blame for me…but from now on please don't do that again. Because from now on Emma Swan can't do anything to me anymore."

Regina watched as her sister looked so sure of herself every day that they lived here.

Zelena was becoming more obsessed with the blonde wanting to take her revenge seriously, without realizing that it could hurt other people in the process.

She understood why the blonde was so angry about this. She didn't think that the blonde was all to blame but her sister as well.

"I will do everything in my power as her stepmom to show her what it feels like to be treated badly. And Christ will support me in every way that he seems fit." Zelena said proudly with a determination in her eyes like Regina had never seen before.

"What are you going to do, Zelena?"

First, it was her office, that the witch moved her things into a smaller room next to her father.

Second, it was when she saw her mother's picture hanging on the wall downstairs. It was not in her old room as usual.

Her blood boiled at the sight as she came home. Emma was in a rush to get to the second floor as her adrenaline boiled into a hot rage. She was going to find that damn lying witch and made her dad see who she truly was.

Upon entering the house she saw Regina standing at the couch and didn't hesitate to shout.

"Where is your sister?"

"Up-upstairs."

Regina stuttered as she was surprised at the blonde’s harsh tone.

Emma stopped for a second at how frightened Regina was of her shout. But didn't have time to care. And rushed upstairs.

She found them in the hallway. They were dressed for a gala event.

Upon seeing the target of her rage, she went straight to the witch. Her dad was in the way and blocking her from reaching the woman.

"YOU'RE MESSING WITH MY OFFICE?!" She shouted over his shoulder.

"Emma! Stop it!"

"Yes I did, it was your father's idea!"

"And how dare you replaced your damn photo in my mom's room?"

"Emma, I told her to do it since it was just a photo! You attached to it too much and seemed to be in the past not accepting what's happening right now."

"DAD! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? When you know I love that room, it made me think of Mom." Emma choked out.

"We're wasting time with you. Just end this here, Emma…Let's go, Zel."

He took Zelena's hand and moved past her.

That was when she saw the glistening of the new necklace Zelena wore.

It was her mother's favorite diamond necklace.

That was it for her, she lost her temper at the sight.

Emma yanked Zelena away from her dad and tried to pull her mom's necklace from the witch's neck.

Christ was trying to pull her back and stop her from reaching Zelena's neck but Emma was stronger and yanked her arms back from his hold, reaching Zelena without realizing that her father just lost his balance and fell, head hitting the edge of the wall.

Falling unconscious on the floor.

Then everything stopped and everyone rushed in to see Christ's state.

Yes, everyone since she didn't know when Regina came to witness her action but to see the brunette shaking her head with disappointment at her was making her teared up.

Seeing her dad lying still on the floor was too much.

Emma did things that she knew and was capable of.

She ran.

After coming back from the hospital. Regina was back in the room that caused all this. Christ was stable now, a wound on his forehead and Zelena stayed with him there.

She saw her sister's wedding photo frame was broken on the floor and it was clear who did it. Regina didn't blame Emma for what she did. Because she too wouldn't want anyone replacing her mom or even touch the thing she loved as well. She couldn't say that what Emma did was not wrong because it was.

Emma was so mad it was all crazy.

And Emma was gone all night. Never once did Emma come to the hospital or ask about her dad's condition. Emma didn't come back to the mansion last night.

She went downstairs, back in the living room, that's when the house's phone in the room rang. She quickened her step to pick it up.

"Swan's Resident."

"Hello, this is Ivy, Emma's friend."

Regina was surprised to hear a woman's voice calling on behalf of Emma.

"Hi, I'm afraid that Emma's not home, dear."

"Oh, I know that because Emma stayed at my house. I'm calling because I wanna know how Emma's dad is doing. Is he safe now?"

Regina raised her eyebrow at hearing that the blonde was staying at the woman's house but she was relieved that Emma was fine and stayed with a friend.

"He's safe now. Did Emma tell you to call and ask about him?"

"No she-!"

"Hello?-"

Ivy couldn't finish answering the question as her phone was yanked from her hand. She yelped in shock and turned to find Emma standing there, sending her a glare.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

Ivy sent Emma a sheepish grin and flinched as Emma threw her phone back on the couch.

"Don't you already know that I don't like when people are meddling with my business!"

"I know…But I was worried about your dad so I called!"

"Why do you care, he's not your dad."

"Emma! I care about you so I care about your dad too was that making sense to your stubborn head, hm? Anyway, she said your dad was safe now."

Emma froze as she heard the update on her father's health.

She turned away from her friend, hands on her hips. She didn't want to hear this. It was too overwhelming. She didn't know how to manage her feeling in any of this regarding her father's.

"And why are you telling me this?! I don't want to know! If I didn't tell you to please refrain from asking for me in the future."

"Okay fine! I'll not mind your business anymore! And I'm sorry that I was too caring about your dad."

"Good! Cause I don't like a woman who puts her nose in someone else's business! It's unladylike even for you."

Ivy pulled out her tongue at the blonde since the blonde was so easy to irritate.

"Who answered when you called?"

Emma couldn't help but want to know.

"I don't know…but her voice was sweet and low, it's giving me goosebumps and endearment as she called me dear. That must be your dad's new wife, right!?" Ivy smiled and Emma chuckled at the question.

"No. The wife would be at her husband's bed in the hospital right now. Must be the arrogant sister. She just loves to call everyone dear like she wants the recipient to fall for her endearing word or something."

"You're too biased, Emma! Maybe she's not like her sister at all."

"How aren't they alike since they're SISTER! They will not live happily ever after in my house. Just watch me."

"Is Emma home, Regina?"

"Haven't seen her."

"Where could she be…."

"This morning a woman called about Christ's condition and said that Emma was at her house."

"What?! Who is she? What's her name?" Zelena asked with curiosity.

"I don't know when I told her that he's fine. The call was cut."

"I'm wondering who's that woman? Was it the one we've met at the funeral? or the one Emma brought to mention often? Do you recognize her voice, Regina?"

Regina kept thinking back to this morning when she went to visit the hospital. Her sister kept asking about Emma's current date after she knew Emma was at the woman's house nonstop.

It was so weird that Zelena was so obsessed with Emma. She was never into her this much before.

She thought Zelena would let Emma go after all this. But still…she couldn't help but think that living in the mansion had changed Zelena.

She was brought back to the present as the bell of the flower shop rang. Regina automatically voiced.

"Welcome to-"

She stopped as Emma came into view. The blonde gave such a smirk on her face, she thought the smirk was there all the time now whenever Emma saw her.

"Well, are you that surprised to see me? I'm not here to hurt you…dear." Emma teased her and she just glared.

"I just want flowers."

Regina didn't respond to that. She didn't want to talk or take care of this problematic customer. She went back to pick up the flowers, suddenly her hand was in the blonde’s grip as Emma grabbed the hand holding the flowers and noticed the bandage on it.

"How's the wound doing?"

"Keep your worrying to your dad since his wound was much worse than mine." Regina glared back at the audacity of the blonde who like to grab her willingly now too.

"I'm not your co-worker! I asked and you have to answer me not retort back."

"Some parts of my wound are getting scabs, some are still fresh. Lucky me I didn't need any stitches. I guess in two or three days my wound will get better. Was that to your satisfaction, dear?"

Regina smiled proudly at her own retort. The blonde hardened her stare.

"Now that I answer your question. Let me ask you back. Why are you here?" She asked.

"I want to order flowers for a patient. Anything could do but I want the person who sees it will think of nothing but pain and suffering."

"I'm afraid I can't do that."

The brunette turned to walk away from Emma and that proved it. Emma followed her.

"If you couldn't do what I just said, then how the hell did you manage to have the heart or courage to put that damn trophy, let alone write "I was the shittiest son of the year" on it, in my room, hmm?! Do you think you can lie to me? Don't you know that I have a superpower? " Emma smirked.

"Don't be ridiculous! A delusional one like you? What kind?" Regina chuckled.

"Oh yes! Where I can tell if you're lying or not."

"I didn't lie to you. I was the one who did it."

"You're lying again."

"I'm not."

"How lucky of your sister to have such a dumb sibling."

The brunette sent her a dead glare.

"Let me tell you something. You cannot protect your sister all 24 hours. And if you still keep doing that…Don't say I didn't warn you."

Then Emma picked the flower from her hand and handed her money.

"Keep the change but if it's not enough, you can pay for the rest. Your sister got lots of it now. It's time for me to take some back."

And then the blonde has the audacity to throw the money at her.

How long the brunette could be able to stand this rude behavior of the blonde, she didn't know.

"Why don't you bring your father a flower yourself this afternoon, hm? Making your friend visit and giving it to him instead, hiding behind the skirt, I see."

Emma stopped as Zelena's voice rang across the hallway. She was just home and this bitch came to have a piece of her.

"What I do or think is my business, not yours. I don't care what you think of me."

"Oh, right I forgot. Even him almost having a heart attack this afternoon because of your damn word, still, you don't care."

"Ha! Funny coming from the young wife, If he's having a heart attack it'd not coming from me. But you be careful, of when he'll fall to his dead right on your chest."

"You don't have to worry about that since I am so good at my role. I'm a good wife and also…a good stepmother to you."

Emma tightened her fist and wanted to snap at the smug look on the red-haired woman so badly.

"From now on you have to listen to me. If you want to hurt your father even if it's by word or action, do it with me. I'll take it all instead of him."

"No. You cannot take it. You're not strong and good enough. Don't fucking stand there and tell me what to do or say. I know you're dying to see him dead and take all the money he has left you. That's the only reason I can think of as to why you would want an older husband. If he dies…YOU GOT THE MONEY GOT IT?!"

Her face was turned from the pressure of Zelena's backhand her face. Emma turned to look at Zelena with such loathing. Her body shook with rage as her cheek stung.

"HOW DARE YOU HIT ME?!"

The blonde was about to fucking have a hit at her opponent when a hand pulled her arms back, pulling her away from the red-haired woman.

"Emma! Don't!"

"Let me go! You're not involved in this." Emma turned to sneer at Regina.

"Please, don't hurt her! I'm begging you, Emma!"

Emma didn't listen and tried to walk toward Zelena but Regina pulled her back with all her might, her body sliding forward with the strength of the blonde's force.

And it worked since Emma looked back at her, eyes all confused. Then the blonde looked back at her sister and smirked, pulling her arms back from Regina's grip.

"Fine! I won't hurt your sister."

Then Regina was being pulled forward with such force that she almost collided with Zelena. Her arms were in Emma's strong grip this time.

"But you have to go with me," Emma said with malice to Zelena's face all but pulling and yanking Regina along with force since the brunette didn't want to go with her but had no choice.

"Regina!" Zelena yelled after them.

This was all madness, Emma was mad as hell.

And she was worried about Regina now that she ran after them and saw them in the car.

A flash of jealousy showed in her face as she saw Regina go into the car with Emma Swan and then the car was gone.

Regina needed help and she called Daniel.

Regina didn't know why Emma stopped the car at the side of the road. First, she willingly went in the car with the blonde because Emma promised not to do anything to her sister if she went with her and she agreed.

It seemed a stupid idea now since she didn't know where they were.

It was dark and no one or place was around.

She couldn't call someone to pick her up since the blonde ruined her phone. It was dead as the blonde threw it out of the car and it crashed upon the impact. Regina turned to yell at the blonde.

"What the hell?! Why did you do that, Miss Swan?!"

"Don't worry, I will buy you a new one."

"I don't want your damn phone! I want to go home."

"Why in a hurry? It's your first time in this expensive car, just enjoy the ride! And don't get too proud of yourself to be in the car alone with me tonight. I did it because I want revenge on your sister."

Regina gasped while listening in disbelief.

Was this woman in front of her actually hit her head before she came back home or something?!

Why did she say something so unthoughtful and deranged her like that?

"Oh, right you're not that different from your sister at all. Seems like you all wanted to run after my family's money using your body to do so." Emma said

Then Emma stopped the car in the middle of the road since there was no one around here and she could do whatever she wanted with Regina.

She leaned closer to the brunette's face, body turning in her seat to face Regina. She needed to hurt her since hurting the one that the arrogant red-haired woman loved was the point.

"How many times do I have to say this? I don't want your damn money! or car! I don't even want to be here! You're so full of yourself! You keep saying we're the arrogant one. It's really a pity for someone as beautiful as you, you really need to look yourself hard in the mirror and question yourself, am I the person everyone wants to be around, If I have to be that person I would rather die!" Regina said with anger.

Regina flinched in her seat as the blonde grabbed her arms tightly, staring into those green eyes that filled with rage against her.

"How dare you accuse me like that!" Emma spat back.

"WHY THE HELL NOT?! You're fucking low on your immorality, You don't care about anyone! ruined everything you touched! hurt everyone who ever loves you! and still think you're the center of this damn universe. You're just lucky that you're born rich."

Regina continued her fire even when she felt the blonde adding the pressure on her arms. She didn't stop she couldn't stand to hurt the blonde back.

"You're a disaster, Miss Swan. To think that I'd ever fall for someone like you is out of this world. You have a brain but act like the thing between your legs! How can someone love who you really are when you're literally … a freak."

Silence filled the car, their harsh breathing was all that could be heard.

Regina knew it was a low blow to use that on Emma. But she needed the blonde to know how it felt to be deranged and hurt beyond words. She watched as green eyes turned harsh and cold upon that insult.

The next thing she felt was a sting in her cheek as her head turned to the side, face shook upon the harsh impact of Emma's hand, slapping her cheek.

"That's revenge for earlier when your sister hit me."

Emma saw the brunette's lips quivering, her light brown eyes getting pink. She didn't intend to slap her but she just did because no one ever struck her back and hurt her deeply as Regina did.

Emma had to look away since looking at Regina now made her feel bad. Then she heard the car door slammed with a loud thud as she saw Regina running away.

Shit!

She shouldn't unlock the fucking door in the first place.

"Regina!"

She shouted after the brunette and got out of the car too, running after the woman. The street was empty and dark. She saw Regina up ahead, walking in the dark. She shouted at the back of the brunette's head.

"Get back in the car!"

"NO! If you want to go just go! I don't wanna be anywhere near you!"

"If I am vicious for hitting you, then your sister is wicked for hitting me!"

At that Regina stopped and finally turned to face her, tears streaming down her face. Her anger faded away at the sight as she listened.

"This is between you two! I'm not even involved in this. You hurt me instead of Zelena, How was that fair to me?! You insulted me many times! I-"

Regina's breath hitched as her words shook while she was crying.

"I do have a heart you know. You're hurt from the slap well good news I am too!"

Emma watched helplessly as Regina stood sobbing, face hiding behind her hands. Now she felt guilty for making the brunette cry even more so when she saw the bandage on her injured hand.

It fucking hit her right in the chest.

All of these because of her. And all Regina did was endure her anger and insult until she couldn't and decided to stand up for herself then got hurt right back.

The ache in her heart still lingered.

She didn't know how to make her stop crying. They were not anything.

She didn't how to comfort people for Christ's sake!

She did the only thing she knew. Emma aggressively grabbed Regina's hands and tried to pull the woman along with her back to her car.

"Get back in the car."

"NO! LET ME GO!"

Regina tried to pull away. She used her free arm to hit the blonde in the shoulder.

"Stop fighting me!"

"I said I don't wanna go with you!"

The blonde stopped and Regina took the opportunity to yank her arm away. Her breath was shorter as she couldn't stop crying and shouted back.

"You're an asshole person! You like to insult and hurt people. Get away from me!"

Regina hit the blonde again and again when Emma tried to grab her hand to make her stop.

"STOP! stop hitting! that hurts, Jesus!"

"What about when you slap me!?"

"Come with me."

The blonde grabbed her hand again. She pulled her hand away and pushed the other woman back. Emma stopped and shouted in frustration.

"Stop being crazy for a second and get back in the car!"

"NO! Don't you dare taking another step!"

"I said stop fighting me! and let's go home, come on."

"If you're still come after me then I'll not stop. I'll not go back with you even if I'm to die on this fucking side of the road!"

"FINE! If you want some drunk ass man to come after you then I won't bother anymore."

Emma said and walked away from her while shouting back

"Fucking arrogant woman!"

Regina felt scared now that the blonde mentioned the drunk and creepy people that might lived there. But she was still in shock and so damn hurt, her tears hadn't stopped.

The blonde drove past her and she just stood there stunned not knowing what to do. It was in the middle of nowhere. She had no phone thanks to that fucking blonde.

Emma drove away with feeling she couldn't understand herself. She shouldn't bring Regina with her tonight. She hit the wheel with her hand in frustration. She worried that someone might come after Regina or worse hurt her.

She shouldn't left her there all alone in the dark.

Emma turned the car and drove back to the spot where she left Regina. And Regina saw her car too but didn't stop and kept walking.

"Don't think that I'm doing this because I worried about you. I did because of your mom."

"You're selfish that's why."

"How so?"

"You're afraid that everyone will know that you've hit me and left me in the dark. So you have to turn back and come get me. You did it because you don't wanna feel guilty!"

Emma stopped the car and got out of it.

"So coming back to get you was not good enough?"

"NO! You're a bad person! Even your father thinks that."

"Do you think for a second that I am being this way because of him? If he takes care of me once in a while I won't end up being like this?!"

"You did this to yourself! You're so low manners, insulting people every chance you get. Even your father stopped loving you."

"Don't act like you know everything! Let's go. Just get in the car!"

Emma pulled Regina along with her by the hand but Regina still stubbornly rejected her. Pulling her hand away.

"I told you I'm not going back with you!"

Emma won't allow this. She took a step closer to the smaller woman and with one quick motion, swept the brunette up in her arms. Regina struggled in her arms, feet trying to kick her way out of the blonde's hold.

"Miss Swan! Let me down!"

"Stay still!"

Emma walked with the woman in her arms to the other side of the door and was about to open it when she heard a motorbike engine running past them. She looked as Regina took that opportunity to struggle and then back to her feet in no time. While Emma was being distracted.

The man still in his helmet came up in Emma's face and punched her without hesitation. Making her stumble back in perplex. She could taste blood in her mouth.

"What the fuck?!"

The man took off his helmet and all she saw was red. He was trying to come at her when Regina stepped in and pushed him back.

"Daniel, stop! I'm okay now. Take me home okay?"

Regina wouldn't let a new fight happen again tonight. She needed to separate these angry people out or they'd have a go at each other's throat soon enough. She got back behind him on the motorbike and left the blonde seething with rage behind.

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Zelena stood waiting for Daniel to take her sister home at the gate of the mansion. She poked her head up as she heard the motorbike's engine then came the younger couple, getting off it.

She ran to hug her little sister as Regina hugged her back. Needed to know what happened between Emma and Regina.

"Regina, Thank god, you're okay! Did Emma do anything to you?!"

"No, she just kept getting the car at full speed to scare me that's all"

"Really? There's nothing more?" Daniel added. He couldn't help but question the brunette as what he saw earlier was not just that.

"That's all." Regina looked down avoiding their gazes.

"What about when I saw you in her arms?"

"She left me and later went back to get me but I insisted on not coming back with her, so she just…forced me into the car by scooping me up."

Zelena listened to her sister's explanation with disbelieved, she believed there was something more than this.

"Anyway, thank you so much for coming to get me, Daniel. Emma couldn't hurt me more than this if she tried. This childish act deserved no attention from us. All she could do to me was drive around at full speed hoping to scare me."

Zelena watched as her sister finished the explanation and hurried inside the house. This left her on edge. She needed to hear more about this.

She needed to hear from Emma's side as well to see if her sister was telling everything or not.

Emma waited patiently for Graham to open the damn door. The corner of her mouth stung as fuck.

"Emma?!"

Graham greeted in surprise seeing his friend standing outside his room in the middle of the night. Then he noticed the wound on her mouth.

"You got punched?!"

"Your friend did."

Emma rolled her eyes and rushed in the room not explaining more than this.

Emma went straight to the kitchen area looking for ice and a towel. She wrapped it up together while putting it gently against the corner of her mouth.

"What did you just say about Daniel punching you?! How come?!"

"Can I ask you something?" Emma opened her mouth and winced as the pain sharpened upon the cold towel pressed against it.

"Are Daniel and Regina dating?"

She looked straight back at him, fire in her eyes at the question she was dying to know.

"Why do you wanna know?"

Then suddenly Graham gasped and pointed at her.

"Don't tell me, you're actually interested in Regina?!"

"I'm not interested in an uptight woman like that!"

"Then why bother to ask about them?"

"Because I want to know!"

"Why though, if you're not interested in her?"

"Are you going to answer me or not?!"

Emma sighed out loud in frustration as her friend was clearly playing with her head.

"I will but you have to tell me first. What do you really think about Regina? Why do you keep asking me about them?"

"No, you tell me first, then I'll tell you what I think of her!"

"Fine!"

He gave up trying to make the blonde open up first.

"Daniel has his eyes on Regina. He really likes her."

Emma raised her eyebrows, not surprised but to hear her friend confirm it annoyed the fuck out of her.

"And I like them together! They could be one happy couple." Graham smiled.

Emma tightened the towel in hand at the last word.

"What about you Emma? What do you think about Regina?"

"Nothing."

"If you're not interested then please don't bother them so they can be at peace from you, okay?"

He was relieved to hear this but upon seeing the smirk on Emma's face his smile fell.

"I was not finished. I think nothing of her…in the beginning. But now?"

Emma grinned wider as she saw her friend's face falling.

"Thinking about it made me interested!"

"Emma!"

"I don't want to see everyone around me be happy! Especially the sister of my enemy!"

Emma threw the cold towel on the table and stood up, walking out of the door.

"Emma! Wait! What the hell?! What do you mean you're interested now?!"

Emma stepped out of the car as she came back to her mansion the next morning. Her mood shifted as she saw the red-haired woman sitting regally waiting for her. Emma shrugged her shoulder, and walked into the house, trying not to pay attention to Zelena.

"Swan."

"What?"

"If you hate me, hurt me, I don't mind. But why do you have to keep hurting my sister?"

"So…your sister told you everything, then." She smiled.

"Regina said your childish act deserved no attention from us."

"That's all?"

"Yes, but I don't believe that was all there is."

Zelena eyed her, defying Emma to say something more.

"I want to know what happened between you two, last night."

Emma turned to face Zelena, her smile spreading wide at the dying-to-know sister in front of her.

"If you want to know why not go ask your sister, hm? Since you love each other so much. I assume there's no secret between sisters. Or in fact…your sister just wanted to keep what had happened between me and her to herself."

Zelena was not satisfied with the answer. It disturbed her mind more than ever.

At the corner of her eye, Emma noticed Regina was coming down the stairs. She smirked at Zelena before heading toward the brunette, blocking the way out.

She would continue with her plan.

"Are you going to work?"

Regina looked up at Zelena's frown face and then at the blonde. She was going to be in trouble for sure.

Nothing was coming out well from them having a conversation.

"Did you hear what I said? Are you going to work now? or…" Emma walked closer toward her, and suddenly the blonde's face was beside her. She could feel her breathing against her ear.

"You want me to speak closer to you since you're not hearing me?"

"Stop it!"

Emma teased the brunette as the smaller woman leaned herself away from her. She watched as Zelena, clearly disliked the display she was putting on.

"Then tell me, are you going to work?"

"Yes."

"I'll drive you to work, okay?"

Regina was not liking this at all. Emma was being weird as fuck by being nice to her in front of her sister. She looked at Zelena as her sister sucked her face.

"Let's go," Emma said while grabbing Regina's hands.

Regina pulled her hands away upon the contact.

"I can go by myself, thank you. Good Morning, Zelena." Then Regina left.

But Emma wouldn't let this golden opportunity go and shouted after the brunette.

"I'll pick you up at work then! See you!"

Emma turned to Zelena and taunted.

"Your sister is quite adorable when she's frowning…and she's prettier than you as well."

Zelena tightened her fist as the blonde left going upstairs. She was seething with rage and jealousy.

Why Regina?

"Here, give this to our 5 p.m. customer for me, please," Regina said while handing the wrapped flower to Ruby in a hurry.

She quickly gathered her things in her bag and stood up.

"What?! You're off? Reginaa why are you so hurry to go home today?!" Ruby pouted.

"Sorry, I have a business to attend to later. Tell Snow I'll do the extra hour instead. Thanks!"

Then she left, walking between running in her heels.

Regina didn't wait to explain more since her mind was not with her today. At work, she couldn't concentrate since she was worried that the blonde would suddenly pop up at her and that night's event would repeat again.

"Wait! Was that Regina I see?!" Snow asked her coworker.

"Yes, she said she has business to go to and would do an extra hour later," Belle said.

"Yeah, it's like she's running away from someone," Ruby added.

A doorbell rang and Daniel walked into the shop. Snow gasped at the man and looked at Ruby and Belle. Then Ruby widened her eyes and shook her head.

"Was she running from him?" Snow whispered against Ruby.

"I think not, Snow!" Ruby whispered back.

Before they're all looking up at Daniel.

"Is Regina here?"

"She just left. She was in a hurry to run her errand, I believe." Snow answered and smiled. Hoping her favorite employee would not get in trouble with anyone today.

Then Daniel nodded his head, smiled, and just left.

Snow stood watching him go and scratched her head at the weird thing going on around her.

Regina quickened her steps while looking around in paranoia.

The blonde would be the death of her someday.

She shook her head at the thought and kept walking.

She hadn't noticed a woman was walking toward her and stopped as she almost collided with the person she was trying to avoid.

Emma found her target since she knew the brunette would not be waiting for her till she was off work. And she was right in waiting here earlier in case Regina would do something like this.

"Miss Swan!" Regina said, scared to death by the blonde.

"Are you running from someone? There's no one here that I can see?"

Emma teased the smaller woman as she leaned her face closer to Regina and grinned.

"Or are you running away from me?"

"Yes." Regina leaned away at the proximity of the woman in her face.

"You cannot escape me."

"Just watch me."

"We'll see each other at my house anyway, right? Or I can wait for you…in your room? How's that sound?" Emma taunted with a grin.

"Watch your damn mouth, you are acting like a child!"

"And you're an uptight woman with a sharp tongue!"

Emma didn't let Regina walk away from her that easily and grabbed the brunette's arms, and then glared into her eyes.

"I wonder if you talk like that to that drooling man like you talk to me?"

"Why would I do that, dear? Since he's cute and treats me so well. How I speak to him is none of your business."

"You think he's cute, huh?! I can't believe he's succeeded in luring you in." Regina yanked her hand away and sneered at the comment.

"For real, Regina. Why did you run from me?"

Emma followed her as Regina walked ahead.

"I don't wanna be anywhere with you."

"Why not?"

"I don't want to be your punching bag."

Emma touched Regina's arm making her stop and turn to face her.

"If you're angry about last night that I slapped you. I'm sorry, okay?" Emma huffed.

"If you're not feeling sorry then don't say it at all. It didn't make me feel any better. Your sorry meant nothing to me."

Then Regina walked away. Emma followed as they came to the bus stop.

"I think you should be happy that you have someone as beautiful as me following you around. Because I've never ever followed any woman in my life."

"I'll be more happy if you stop then. Because I'm not proud to have you following me around."

"Stop being stubborn, I don't believe a word you just said. Having me follow you around might invoke some feeling in you, Am I right?" Regina turned at the petulant child beside her and sighed out loud.

"Yes, you're right. I'm feeling something…like annoyance."

Emma stared at the stubborn brunette.

Why was this woman so difficult to get to?

This might have been one of the purges that had her interested in Regina. Because she couldn't find the other reason why she did all of this.

To spike her enemy or something else entirely. She was not sure now.

"If you want to follow then fine, see if you can."

Regina turned to Emma and smirked as she saw the bus coming to a stop. Then she went in without waiting for the blonde.

Regina was so happy to get away from the blonde. She knew Emma would never use public transportation, it must have been her pride or something but she was glad.

Her happy mood was cut short when she noticed everyone on the bus looking at her.

"What?"

"Is that your friend's car?"

The bus driver pointed at the sports car beside the bus. The blonde was clearly trying to irritate her by driving near the bus and honking the hell out of it. She was so embarrassed. She could dig a hole and hide right now.

"Um, No. I've never met her."

Then the bus just stopped at the side of the road.

"Why are we stopping?" She asked the driver. He turned around her and said "I have to let you go, Madame. Your friend here was in our way and I couldn't reach the bus stop."

"Just speed past her!"

"I can't, then I'll get the ticket! Please, go to your friend."

Regina sighed and looked around as everyone sent her the evil glare.

"Fine!"

Regina stepped off the bus while mumbling "Damn the moron driver and the idiotic blonde to death."

Emma was waiting in the car. Smiling upon seeing Regina opened her car door and stepped in. Regina's face was in an angry scowl, arms crossing in front of her chest.

"Close the door gently next time! My car is worth much more than your salary, to be honest."

Regina heard that and opened the door again and slammed it close louder to spike her. Emma glared at the side of Regina's head for that act alone.

She was content to have Regina in the car with her. So she let that stunt go and said proudly.

"Told ya, you can't escape me, Regina."

"If I tell you to follow or not follow me, you'll just come anyway! So what was the damn point?"

The blonde didn't say anything but grinning so hard then drove away toward their home.

Her dad was back from the hospital and wanted to speak to both her and Regina. They were now standing inside his office, Zelena stood beside him.

"Tell me, what did you do to Regina."

Ah, so that was why he asked as she looked back at the nonchalant Zelena. Emma chuckled before saying.

"The bird must be fast with the news. Don't tell me that you came back home early because of this matter?"

"Don't make this any longer, Emma."

"I'm not. I'm just curious. Why is everyone asking me this? Why not…ask the victim one?"

"Victim?" Zelena said and stepped toward Regina.

"Regina, what did Emma do to you? Just tell me."

Since Regina was still speechless. Emma opened her mouth for her.

"I didn't do anything much more than…kiss her."

Emma leaned forward the brunette beside her trying to kiss the woman to show that it was the truth but Regina sprung apart with a disbelieving look on her face.

"Miss Swan!"

"Emma! Why did you kiss her?"

"Christ, Don't believe her. She didn't kiss me!" Regina explained like her life was depend on it, Emma had to rush in to save her.

"Don't fret, Regina! We're all adults in here. No one would even mind us if we did more than kissing, to be honest."

"You're lying! If it was more than a kiss you'd be dead by now." Regina turned to threaten the blonde.

"You're so good at threatening people, Regina." Emma deadly said.

"Stop saying nonsense things!"

Then Regina turned to Christ.

"Christ, Zelena, don't believe her. Nothing happened last night! She just drove me around at full speed, making me scared, that's all. She didn't kiss me or attempt to do more than that."

Emma grinned.

"She said all that because she wants to create a riot in the family! Don't believe such a word coming from the one acting like a child. She just wasting everyone's time."

Regina sneered at Emma and left the room.

"Regina, wait!"

Emma followed her. But not before turning to smirk at Zelena, knowing the red-haired woman was dying from jealousy.

The blonde came to a stop in front of Regina.

"Why don't you tell anyone what I did to you last night?" Emma asked

Regina turned her head away not wanting to discuss this anymore.

"Or you wanted to protect me. If they know I slapped you, you're afraid I'll get in trouble, right?"

"The one I'm trying to protect is your dad! He's just out of the hospital. I don't want you to cause him more headaches! If you don't care about him, that's your business but I do care."

Emma's face fell from her reason. She couldn't understand why Regina's words irritated her so much.

"You only care about his money." Her voice was stern.

"You can think whatever of me all you want…but to be real, I do not care about you at all." Regina taunted back and frowned with confusion upon seeing the hurt in the blonde's gaze. Regina shook her head and left.

Emma was hurt at the last part.

Why was she hurt by what Regina said at all?

Since she got close to Regina to spike her enemy. But she couldn't deny that this afternoon, bantering with Regina was the happiest moment she had while being back in town.

"Regina!"

Regina flinched in her step as Cora called her when she rushed into the house the next day.

"Mom! I almost had a heart attack."

"It was just after afternoon, why are you back so early?"

"I-uh, took sick leave. I was having some headache."

Cora nodded her head as Regina stepped closer to her mother and whispered.

"Is Emma back home?"

At the mention of Emma, Cora smiled.

"She's back for a while now, She talks with me for hours!"

"What?! Talk to you? What did you guys talk about?"

"Normal stuff? weather? food?"

Cora looked back behind her as she heard footsteps and the blonde stepped into the room with them.

"Emma was such a present company, Regina! She asks me so many things and vice versa. Oh! and I already invited her to your birthday party next week!"

"Why did you tell her that?! I'm not going to invite her to my party!" Regina whispered back at Cora.

"But she's the owner of the house, why not?" Cora smiled back at Emma but her smile faded as Regina frowned at her.

"Aunty, it seems like the birthday girl doesn't want me to go… If she doesn't want me to go then I won't."

Then Emma left to sit in the living room, pretending to be sad and brooding alone.

"Wait, Emma!"

Cora wanted to follow her but Regina grabbed her hand.

"What the hell, mom?!"

"Regina! Apologize to her now."

"What for?!"

"You hurt her feelings! And you have to invite Emma to your party too."

"No! I'll not apologize or invite her. I didn't do anything wrong!?"

"Regina…don't be stubborn. After you did all that then come find me!"

Cora then left without paying attention to her daughter as she heard Regina calling after her.

Regina looked at Emma and sighed. She walked and stopped in front of the blonde.

"Emma, what do you think you are doing? You think making my mother take your side was a good idea for the blonde head of yours?"

"Nope, I didn't! I was just doing what the internet told me… If you want to get the girl just be friends with her mom."

Emma looked into brown eyes and grinned.

"You're crazy! Keep that information to do with your other girl then because I don't believe it."

"Why don't you believe that I am interested in you?"

Another smile from the blonde and Regina would snap her fucking blonde head.

"No, because I know people like you aren't honest about anything."

The blonde's smile turned to anger at the insulted word from the deadpan brunette.

"Well, you don't either!"

"At least when I hate someone I say it to her directly. Not faking it like you did to me."

"Your mom told you to apologize to me not to make another fight with me! Don't forget how much your mom loves me right now. She'll be happy or sad, it'd depend on me."

"I'M SORRY!"

Regina decided to end all this nonsense.

"Even though I still don't know what I did." She hissed at Emma.

"See! This is what it feels like to say sorry knowing what you did was not wrong. But I forgive you, Regina because I'm kind enough to let this go. After I slapped you the other night. We're even now. "

Regina's face was numb thinking back to that night. She couldn't believe the blonde was acting this low toward her.

"Oh and thank you, Regina, for inviting me to your party!" Emma shouted for Cora to hear, she looked at Cora and Cora smiled back at her.

From the balcony above the living room, Christ stood there and accidentally heard all the things that Emma said to the other woman.

He would not let this go. Emma going to be responsible for her actions.

Emma was about to sit down at the dinner table, where everyone was waiting for her. When her father interrupted.

"Stop right there, Emma."

"What did I do?"

"I need you to apologize to Regina."

Regina looked up in alarm at the mention of her name. Emma looked confused and fired back.

"No, why? I didn't do anything to her?!"

"Don't act innocent, Emma. You slapped her! How do I keep my mouth shut about this?!"

Everyone at the table gasped. Zelena looked at Regina with hurt in her eyes. Regina froze in her seat being the center of their attention.

"Please, Christ it's—"

"It's not, Regina. Emma needs to learn that she cannot have everything she wants and disrespect you like that."

Regina shut up and looked at the angry blonde who was glaring back and forth between Christ and Zelena.

"NO! I will not apologize to her! She spoke badly at me first! If what I did was wrong then tell your wife to apologize to me first! since she's the one who slapped me and started all this."

Emma yelled with rage. She didn't like the idea of being the bad guy here.

Why was he so blind?

"I believe she has good reason to backhand you, daughter."

"What?!"

"And my sister never speaks in low languages like you did." Zelena sneered at Emma.

All Emma saw was rage. They were all wrong and Regina did look a bit guilty at that statement. The blonde was frustrated that no one was on her side.

"If she never did then why didn't she tell you about any of this, huh!?" Emma spat back

Zelena was speechless, her confidence faded. Emma smirked at the sight and said

"Or she wants to protect me by not telling anyone about this because deep down she does care about me." Zelena's lips sneered up at that. Emma continued to taunt her.

"Think hard about who she is trying to protect. You or me."

They all looked at Regina who now felt her face burned as if she was about to cry from how the table had turned on her all of a sudden. Regina abruptly stood up and ran out of the room.

Emma smirked even more and said to her father.

"Look who's winning now."

"Regina! Wait!" Zelena yelled while running after her sister. Regina did and turned to face her sister.

"Why didn't you tell me?! You promised to tell me everything if Emma did or threatened you."

Regina looked down at the reprimand since she had just broken that promise to her sister.

"I'm sorry… I won't do it next time."

"I'm angry because I'm worried about you…If you're sure that you're not protecting Emma, then I'll let this go." Zelena said with an exasperation sigh.

"I'm sure! Emma will never get to hurt me if she tries. You don't have to worry about me."

"I just want you to be careful around her. Everything that she does or tries anything with you, she only does it to use 'YOU' as a bait to revenge me. She'll never think of you more than this, remember it, Regina."

Then her sister left her.

Regina was reminded that Emma was bothering her, it was because she was the sister of the blonde's enemy.

She felt the lump in her throat and swallowed it down.

Regina needed to be more careful around the blonde. Not letting her feelings confuse her more than it already was.

And she couldn't deny that having the blonde followed her around started to make her feel something. She didn't know if Emma was really onto her but now that hearing the warning of her sister, it made her stop thinking more into it.

She had to remind herself so often that Emma only came after her to use her.

She was nothing to the blonde and never would be.

Emma stood behind the door of the living room, listening to all the threats Zelena told the brunette. Upon seeing the red-haired woman walk past her. She was so angry.

"Did you think saying all that would make your sister hate me?"

"Doesn't anyone ever teach you that eavesdropping is bad manners? Oh! Well, you don't have a mother to reprimand you about that, I forgot!" Zelena smirked.

Emma didn't let Zelena walk off and grabbed her arm tightly, yanking her back to face her.

"A woman like you will never get enough. Fine! If you really want to challenge me, come at me! And let's see who will win this fucking battle."

Emma pushed the red-haired woman away, making the other woman's back hit the wall. Then she walked away with a plan shifting inside her head.

That night Regina frowned as she noticed a present on her nightstand. It was a small box, wrapped with ribbon and a card attached to it. She picked it up and read

Happy Birthday in Advance!

Regina held the box in her hand, but still hadn't opened it yet since she didn't know who had given it to her or if it was just an accident. She went to see Zelena in the living room downstairs and placed the box on the coffee table.

"It's not from me. And where did you find it?" Zelena shook her head.

"I found it on my bedside table."

Zelena didn't hesitate to open the box without asking for permission. She brought up a gorgeous diamond necklace. Her hand shook as Regina read the card inside the box.

Hope you'll wear this tomorrow

Happy Birthday

Emma Swan

Zelena lost the necklace in her hand as it fell to the floor. She picked it up and said sorry to her sister and put it back in the box then handed it to Regina.

Regina took the box in her hand. Face showing no emotion for her sister to see. She didn't know what to feel about this. She just told herself yesterday not to let her emotions ruin this facade.

To be honest it was a sweet gesture from the blonde. Even though she knew it was a ploy to use her and get to Zelena.

She couldn't help but feel.

"She's smart enough to pick out the most beautiful one for you, sis. You know what? Christ told me he never got a present from Emma once."

Regina let that sink in.

She hurried to reassure her sister upon seeing the sour look on her sister's face.

"Don't worry, Zel. I remembered what you told me. She's not thinking about me in that way. She's only using me to get back to you."

"Good…I need you to clear this up before your birthday tomorrow so there'll be no problem there, okay?"

Regina watched as Zelena walked away, leaving her with this gift in her hands.

Emma closed the car door and walked into the gate of her house. She let out a large smile upon seeing Regina standing at the door waiting for her. Regina looked quite cute in her sweater.

"Miss Swan."

"Why aren't you in bed yet? You have an early birthday day to prepare tomorrow, isn't it?"

Regina rolled her eyes at the idiotic blonde and her pretty face grinning back at her.

"My mom is not here, so stop pretending."

Regina handed the jewelry box to the blonde.

"I cannot accept this."

The smile dropped from Emma's face, feeling irritated instead at the stubborn brunette in front of her.

"You should stop pretending to hate me too. I gave you so just keep it, alright? Just think of it as a debt, one day I'll be collecting."

Regina didn't let the blonde walk pass her without saying what was on her mind.

"Are you forgetting that I'm a human too?! I have feelings! Stop using my birthday as your damn weapon to get back at my sister. I hate it!"

Emma turned to face her with a raised eyebrow.

"If you don't take it back, I'll put it here."

Regina put the box on the hood of the blonde's car. Upon turning back around, she flinched back at the blonde's close contact without realizing when was Emma stepping closer to her.

"I can make you wear it." The blonde hissed against her face.

"You cannot get what you want all the time."

"For someone else maybe? But not me."

The green eyes sparkled with fire while reaching to take the box and said

"Tomorrow I'll show you that I can make you wear it."

Emma leaned closer to her, their faces were inches apart.

"Watch me."

Regina frowned at the smirking blonde in front of her before Emma pulled away and walked back into the house.

Her birthday would be ruined, one way or another.

Chapter Text

Regina found that the blonde was using a dirty way to get her to wear her gift.

It was through Cora.

Emma used a mind game on Cora, making her mother pity her and helping her by getting Regina to accept the gift.

Regina wouldn't allow the blonde to win, so she called Daniel and canceled the party the next morning.

"Why do you have to cancel?"

"I…don't want to leave work early. I've been doing that a lot."

"Okay. But I'll see you at work…Happy Birthday, Regina."

Regina said thanks and cut the call.

She grinned at the well-wished for her. Then looked back at the troubled box before deciding what to do to return it to the owner.

"You saw I was using your mom and now you're using my dad to return my gift?!"

Emma leaned in toward her and hissed in her face as Christ made Emma take the gift back.

"It would not be that easy, just watch me."

Emma turned toward Christ and held out the necklace.

"The problem is not this necklace but the person who wrote it."

"Yes, and the problem is you, obviously," Christ replied

"I bought this necklace for Regina. If she doesn't want to wear it, then how could I force her to do it? But the person who made Regina have to return the gift to me was the actual problem, see?! That made Regina fall into a difficult situation, not me."

"Zelena isn't involved in this! I decided by myself. You're so full of yourself. It's just a necklace why would Zelena be jealous of me?" Regina argued back.

"I agree with Regina, Emma. I think you're the jealous one. You're jealous that they love each other so much and you don't have anyone to love or love you back."

Her dad word's hit her hard.

"If this is love then I don't want it! You're so selfish as to find love in younger women and be blinded by it!"

Fuck them.

Emma walked out of the house in frustration.

It was midnight that Regina sat at the table in the flower shop. A cupcake with a single candle in it sat as her friend. She didn't want to go home and face the irritating blonde.

This afternoon, even what Christ said to his daughter was too cruel but the blonde's words hurt him back as well.

Emma was far too gone. Everyone couldn't save the blonde now if they tried.

Regina closed her eyes and made a wish.

I hope this bad thing in my life will end and I hope for a better life soon,

Happy Birthday, Regina.

And blew the candle.

Then Regina left the shop and took the bus when the bus reached the block from her house. She stepped out of it.

At the corner of her eye, she saw a familiar car and the person behind the wheel was Emma Swan, her blonde hair was shining even in the night.

She cursed to herself upon seeing the blonde.

Emma was driving by near her house too and that was when she noticed to her side that Regina was getting off the bus too. She drove and parked the car on the side of the road seeing the brunette didn't wait for her. So she ran after Regina.

"Wait! Regina!"

Regina sped her run into an alley making the blonde couldn't go after her since the car was parked illegally.

She had to choose between the car and Regina.

She turned back to her car as the bus honked at her since the car was in the way.

Emma hopped in the car and sped away.

Regina saw the blonde drive away. She sighed in relief before walking back to the mansion with her heart beating wildly in her chest.

Emma went for a drink at the bar in Graham's hotel. She was so drunk she couldn't walk straight. When she saw Regina step out of the bus, she was so happy to see her.

Emma didn't know why she wanted to be close to the brunette when she got angry or frustrated.

Upon walking inside the house, she saw Zelena sitting there in the living room waiting for her sister, she guessed.

Emma scowled at the sight of the other woman and walked away but not before hearing the sarcasm.

"You're drunk, home."

"What?! Did I drink on your damn head or something?"

Damn her for making her more annoyed.

"If I'm not your stepmom I'll not care. Where's Regina? Was she with you?"

"So you're staying up late because you're jealous of your sister?" Emma chuckled at the irony.

"Let's clear this jealousy thing right now! To tell you the truth I've never ever been jealous of Regina! Even though you're trying so hard to accuse me of being that…you'll never succeed."

"You may be able to fool my dad but you'll never fool me. Your eyes tell me everything I need to know when I am being close or nice to your sister. And the gift I gave to Regina. You cannot take that jealousy and make her give it back to me! If it's not jealousy then what the fuck that was? HUH!?"

"It's called caring for my sister! I know that you use Regina as a tool to win over me! I don't want my sister to get hurt!"

"Now you admitted the truth! You're the one who made Regina give the necklace back to me!"

Emma was so damn satisfied upon hearing this lying woman admitted the truth.

"Image if my dad were to hear this right now! He wouldn't be so blind anymore. You did not care about your sister. All you care about is yourself! Because you're afraid of the fact that if Regina were to have feelings for me, you're going to lose both Regina and me.!"

"Not true! Regina will never love you! You're not worth it for my sister! If you don't think my love for my sister is true, at least it is worth so much more than your shitty behavior would ever be."

"SHUT THE FUCK UP! You have no right to accuse me of anything ever!"

Emma pushed the red-haired woman away, making the other woman jump upon the contact. A flash of fear showed in the other woman's face then it was replaced with loathing and challenging.

"I can! and you're not a fucking princess. You're just a nobody that no one really loves you. If I wanted to do more than accuse you I can and NO ONE will take your fucking side! They will think that I'm not the wrong one against you…especially your father."

How dare this woman speak about her and her father's relationship like it meant nothing.

Emma was shaken with rage, fists tightened as she stared into those crazy green eyes in front of her. She just wanted to punch that sneer off the woman's face.

"Let me warn you. STAY AWAY from my sister and stop using her as a way to win over me! If you're not…I will make everyone hate you so much more than they already are." Zelena smirked

Emma chuckled at how absolutely crazy that threatening sound was.

"You think I'm afraid of your damn threat?!"

"I'm not threatening you…If you don't believe me then see it for yourself."

Zelena has that madness and determination in her gaze.

Emma stepped away from the crazy woman in front of her as she saw Zelena throwing a vase on the floor, making a loud bang across the room as it shattered on the ground. Emma watched in surprise and a worry crept into her mind.

The next thing Zelena did was madness and out of the world.

Emma couldn't believe her own eyes, a horror gasp was out of her mouth as Zelena slapped herself several times, while screaming and crying, sitting on the ground.

Putting on a dramatic show.

Zelena did all that while looking at the blonde, smirking at her, and biting her own lips.

Emma was shocked at the show the wicked woman put in front of her. She didn't notice everyone in the house was coming down to the living room.

"What's happening?!" Christ shouted when he reached the room. Walked straight to his wife as he saw her crying on the ground.

"What's wrong, Zel?"

"Emma was- she was- hitting me!" Zelena let out a big fat tear.

Emma gasped at that. She shook her head in disbelief as her dad sent her such loathing and angry gaze.

"Emma! How could you do that?! Why are you- being such a bitch?!" He hissed

"Dad! I didn't do it!"

"Then who the fuck did?!"

"Your fucking wife! She hit herself and blamed me! What the fuck?!"

"You think I'm stupid enough to believe a word you said?"

"But you believe the stupid thing that your wife told you to accuse me of!"

"I'm not saying I believe anyone's here! But I believe in what I saw! That was enough proof for me"

Her father pushed her shoulder back.

She frowned at her dad's reply as to why he didn't believe her. She stumbled back upon the harsh impact of his push.

"You're bullying someone else. How could you do that?! I didn't teach you to be a jerk! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"

Emma's eyes burned at her dad's words. And looking back at Zelena's smirking face behind him didn't help her anger and frustration tears that gathered in her eyes.

"How-how could you say that to me?!"

"I can! because you're a vicious person, you asshole!"

Her face turned as her father backhanded her in the face.

Emma looked at Christ with tears streaming down her face. She was shaken with rage and sadness as he hit her without knowing the truth.

Christ hit her in the arms again. Emma had to put her arms up to prevent more hits from him.

"Christ, enough! Stop this!"

Zelena rushed in to stop them both. Trying to play the saint stepmother.

At that, he stopped and Emma cried so hard, her nose ran. She hated showing her weakness in front of everyone and Christ making her cry was out of line. Emma was shaken with raw anger from within and shouted.

"Remember this, Dad. If I were to hurt your bitch of a wife I'd do much more than hit her! I'll make her living like hell!"

Emma couldn't help but push Zelena's forehead as the red-haired woman hid behind her dad, with disgust and walked away from them.

Emma ran out of the house stepped into the car and drove away. All her tears were dried now and all she saw was anger and revenge.

She drove past the gate and she lost her temper at the sight of a woman that was the sister of her enemy.

She saw Regina just made it back home.

She was so angry and she needed to hurt Zelena like she did her.

She decided to start her revenge.

Emma stopped the car and stepped out. She walked with purpose toward Regina who was trying to run away from her. She quickened her steps and grabbed the brunette's arms while yanking and pulling the struggling woman with her to the car.

"Let go of me!"

"You better come with me if you don't want your family to be in trouble because of you!" Emma hissed in the brunette's ear.

"NO!" Regina yelled and looked at the blonde with confusion. Her heart wouldn't stop speeding up as she didn't know what the blonde would do to her in this angry state.

"GET IN THE CAR!"

Emma roared and opened the car door then pushed Regina inside the car. The brunette let out a loud yelp at being shoved. Emma went back to her seat and started the car while Regina turned to face the blonde and asked with a worried voice.

"Where are you taking me?! Miss Swan?!"

Emma didn't say anything and drove away in silence.

All she could think was the lying bitch putting on a show in front of her and her dad's accused words.

Cleary Zelena was a bitch in this, not her.

She needed a release for this anger. And Zelena must face her karma soon.

Regina was frightened now at the way Emma looked at her with so much anger. The blonde didn't say anything to her, only silence filled the car. She was used to the blonde babbling mouth, not the silent.

This side of Emma scared her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Still nothing. The car sped up.

"I asked what's happened between you and Zelena that got you to drag me out here?"

"If you want to know why, you will soon."

"I need the answer now!"

"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ORDER ME AROUND! you two sisters are arrogant as fuck! Maybe I am being too kind to you both. It's time I take my revenge seriously."

Regina was trying to find a way out of the car and pulling on her seatbelt.

"If you're gonna jump, don't. Think about it this way, your mom gonna be so sad and sorry that her daughter died this way."

That made the brunette stop in her tracks.

Not a while later the car stopped and Regina looked around in panic. Seeing nothing but the lodging house ahead of her, the area around was all trees and brushes.

It was clear why the blonde took her here.

"Why are you bringing me here?!"

Emma opened the door and pulled Regina out of the car. Regina was pulling backward, trying to get away from the blonde's hold, and yelled.

"LET ME GO! I'M NOT GOING IN THERE WITH YOU!"

"NO!" Emma pulled the shouting and struggling woman with her into the house, earning some weak hits from the woman.

Her summer cabin was outside of the town. She pushed and pulled Regina to the gate door, passing the swimming pool in front of the house.

**NON-CONSENT**

"Why are you taking me here?!"

The crying woman was trying to pull away from her grip but she didn't answer and tightened the grip while trying to open the door with a key in one hand.

Suddenly her arm flared up as Regina bit her hand that held her.

She yelped at the pain and Regina took that moment to run to the gate. Emma followed and pulled Regina back while locking the gate's door at the same time.

"HELP! HELP! ANYONE HERE?!" Regina yelled out in fear.

"Stop! it's futile to yell for help. This is my place, no one is ever here." Emma shouted back but the brunette didn't stop and continued to shout for help.

"I SAID STOP!"

"NO! You're a barbaric for holding me here against my will!"

Regina was trying so hard to fight back and hit the blonde in the shoulder every chance she got with her free hand as the other hand was in the blonde's grip.

Emma didn't let the brunette hit her for long, she yanked Regina into her arms and held her waist, pulling the woman inside the house once she successfully unlocked it.

Regina was kicking her feet and trying to pull the blonde's hands away from her waist. But it was no use since the blonde was much stronger than her petite frame.

"HELP!"

Emma locked the door of the house and let Regina go but not before grabbing the brunette's arm making her stop shouting and looking at her.

"Don't you dare shout or call for help!" Emma warned.

All Regina saw was the anger and hatred in the blonde's face as she was being pulled forward to another room. She yanked her hand back using all the strength in her body and the blonde stopped.

"Don't do this, please, Emma," Regina begged as she didn't know what would happen to her in that room with the unpredictable blonde.

"Please, I'm sorry if I did something wrong or my sister did something to you I am sorry, Please, Emma don't make me go in there," Regina begged and cried.

When the blonde just chuckled and smirked at her that only made her scared even more.

"Don't beg, it doesn't suit you. Your sister hurts me emotionally. And I will not stand for it!" Emma said.

As she leaned her face closer to the brunette, yanking the arms away as they were in the way. She said with such anger and disdain.

"I'm gonna make your sister hurt so badly it's like living in hell! She's gonna be drowning in her own jealousy."

Regina widened her eyes as she was being yanked forward to the bedroom again. She tried to twist her wrist off, peeling the hands off her own.

But it was no use since the blonde was so determined.

"Why me?! I don't understand…" Her breath hitched.

"Because your sister wants me. She'll never get to have me or be near me."

Emma paused and looked into Regina's glistening brown eyes and said with an evil smirk.

"But you, I will give you more than she will ever get! And your sister gonna get jealous over you for the rest of her miserable life!"

Regina could smell alcohol on the blonde's breath.

She leaned back in panic as the blonde tried to kiss her. She hit the blonde's shoulder but Emma grabbed both of her hands in one grip and twisted them behind her back.

Regina yelped as the blonde all but yanked at her shirt.

The buttons flew out, revealing her black lace bra.

Emma chuckled at the sight. Their faces were inches apart. She could smell Regina's sweet scent that filled with flowers since the brunette worked around them.

She looked intensely at the brown orbs against her.

"Are you really scared of me that much?"

"Yes! You brute!"

"Don't act like you don't like it…I know you loveee being manhandled."

"Speak for your damn self!"

"And that blouse looks nice on you I'll take you to buy a new one, don't worry."

"I don't care! Do you think you could fix this?! I don't want your damn money or anything to do with you! All I want is to go home."

Emma watched as the brunette sneered, the corner of her lips raised.

In her drunk state, Emma used her finger to trace that fierce lips before her. The brunette flinched under her touch making her mood shift.

The blonde suddenly cupped Regina's mouth and threatened her.

"Stay still!"

"If I don't then what are you gonna do?!"

"This-"

Regina widened her eyes as the blonde attacked her lips. She closed her eyes and bit Emma's lips hard.

Emma sprung back, hissed at the pain in her lips, and sent Regina a dead glare.

She didn't let Regina get away from her even for a second since taking the brunette here was hard work and she wouldn't let this golden opportunity to be alone with Regina go for long.

She grabbed both Regina's shoulders and jolted the smaller woman along with her inside as Regina sent her a loathing gaze.

"Served you right!"

"Shut the fuck up! How dare you bite me again!"

Emma pushed the brunette back and Regina stumbled backward, her knee hitting the bed and she fell backward on the bed with a yelp.

The sight of the brunette half naked on her bed made Emma hard.

She grinned at the sight and said.

"You seem to bite me so often. So you do like it rough, huh?!"

"You're a narcissistic and crazy woman!"

Regina leaned up on her hands against the bed. One hand trying to gather up her blouse. Her eyes shifted in worry as the blonde crept toward her.

Emma wiped the blood away from her mouth. She licked her lips and it stung then looked at her target in anger.

"YOU!"

Emma went to straddle the brunette all of a sudden making Regina's heart pounded loudly in her ears. Regina couldn't scoot back as the blonde used her body to pin her down. So she hit the blonde's chest but Emma blocked her hands and gripped them in her hold.

"Let go of my hand! and get off me!"

"Nah, huh"

Emma shook her head and grinned at the game they were playing now.

Mostly on her part. As a payback to that damn bitch, using Regina was a win-win situation for her since she would have Regina all to herself even if it was selfish but right now she couldn't see past her anger and hurt that was clouding her judgement.

**NSFW**

She leaned her face closer to Regina and the woman below her turned her head at the sight.

Her nose hit Regina's cheeks.

Her eyes shifted lower to the tan cleavages, they heaved up and down. She couldn't resist and trailed her nose lower to the woman's throat then to her collarbone all the while hearing the whimpering noise in Regina's throat as she went.

Regina smelled so sweet and uniquely her. Her pants tightened the lower her nose trailed.

She reached to the top of Regina's chest and was about to place a kiss there when Regina begged her with a shaking voice.

"STOP! PLEASE!"

Emma paused her fun and looked up seeing Regina turned to face her.

Brown eyes glistened with fright and brimmed with tears, her body shook as her chest rose and fell with her erratic breath, trying to get herself in control.

"If you do this, I will hate you for the rest of your life! Please, don't do this."

"So…that means you don't hate me now?"

"Miss Swan, Please." A single tear slipped down her tan cheek.

Emma's face fell for a second at the sight of the vulnerable brunette.

But her eyes turned hard at the mention of Miss Swan.

She didn't like Miss Swan. She loved hearing Emma coming from Regina's mouth now.

And she loathed it. She hated it.

She hated what Regina brought out in her. A feeling she had never felt.

A yearning for things she had never ever wanted in life before.

She would not show Regina mercy as her fucking sister was the one who damn them all and led her here.

"Since you asked me nicely…I will not do it because I love doing the opposite of what you asked me!" Emma smirked, she had that predator look in her green eyes and Regina's tears stopped.

"What are you trying to do?!" The brunette shouted in panic

Emma suddenly loosened her grip on her wrist and stood up to scoop the yelling woman back in her arms. Emma threw the smaller woman on the bed and Regina yelped in surprise at the impact.

Regina scooted backward immediately upon seeing Emma slowly claw on four on the bed to her. Her back hit the headboard. She tried to kick the blonde in the face when Emma was near her foot. The blonde was aware of her kick and yanked her legs making Regina scooted downward a bit.

"Miss Swan!"

Regina tried again to kick herself free but Emma tightened her grip and finally was able to slip the brunette over on her front, with the blonde sitting on her hunches against Regina's back. Regina's arms were twisted back behind her in the blonde's hold.

"Let me go! You're hurting my arms!"

Regina turned her face sideways to scowl at the blonde.

"Then stop fighting me and relax!"

"NO!"

Emma loosened the grip on her hand but still held the brunette's hands in case Regina struggled away from her.

"Please! I won't go anywhere just release me!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes…"

The blonde let go and Regina's arms went limp back on her side. Her heart was in her throat suddenly when the blonde leaned forward, the blonde's chest against her back.

"Now be a good girl and let's enjoy this ride together, huh?"

"You've lost your damn mind!"

"I know you secretly love the attention you get from me, Regina. Don't deny it!" Emma hissed in Regina's ear and the brunette shivered under her. Without hearing the reply Emma grinned harder and let her fun begin.

Emma traveled her hand down the woman's pants below, hands slipping between the mattress and inside the brunette's pants. Hand finally cupping the womanhood there.

Regina's breath hitched at the contact.

It was past midnight and her body was so tired. Her mind was too tired to fight the blonde.

All she could do was endure the treatment the blonde did to her.

She gripped the sheet tightly in her hands and couldn't stop the whimpering noise coming out of her throat as the blonde rubbed her finger there across her panties.

Her breath quickened as Regina hid her face back in the pillow.

"You like it, huh?" Emma whispered in her ear.

Tears gathered up in her eyes as she hated what the blonde did to her against her will. But she couldn't stop her instinct reaction to her own body.

"I hate you!"

"No, you don't"

"You bit-ah!"

The brunette lost her voice as Emma suddenly pulled her hand back and flipped Regina on her back, making Regina face her. Emma tried to yank the woman's pants down as she already unzipped the zip on the back of Regina's pants.

But of course, the smaller woman wouldn't give in without a fight.

Regina kicked her feet at her hands and tried to close her legs.

Emma stopped and grinned.

"I'll give you a choice then, you'll take your pants off for me nicely or…" Emma trailed her hands up the brunette's thigh and said

"Would you like me to take these off for you, hmm?"

The blonde stupid's grin was before her face and Regina panicked not wanting the blonde to touch her there yet. She's not ready.

"If I don't choose either?"

"You don't have a fucking choice, Regina. You know I can make you feel the happiest tonight if you let me. I could give you everything you want even if your sister couldn't think it was possible."

Her eyes turned soft for a second, showing her real emotion she felt for the woman on the bed.

Regina hesitated, her feelings went all over the place. She would be glad if the blonde pursued her for real feelings not just for getting back at her sister. It made her feel horrible and loathe the blonde even more.

"This was obviously about you and my sister why dragging me along with you? This is not fair!"

"What not fair is your lying cunt of a sister! She's one hell of a performer, huh, saying I hit her even when I'm not! Can you believe that?!"

"I believe that and you know why?"

This time Regina was the one who leaned close to Emma, nose to nose, eyes glaring into those crazy green eyes.

"Tell me." Emma's lips turned downward.

"Because you lost your temper once and hit me."

The word struck directly at her heart, making her think back to that accident in the car. She was hurt still that Regina was on Zelena's side and did not believe her.

Everyone didn't believe her.

And it was all Zelena's fault.

Emma was angry again and shot her dagger glare at Regina. She opened the drawer beside the bed and pulled out the rope.

Regina's eyes widened at the sight.

"Why did you have a rope in there?!"

"Wouldn't you like to know!"

"Miss Swan…Please!"

Emma didn't listen and straddled the brunette once again. She tightened the rope on the brunette wrist to the bedpost and let the other hand free.

"Tsk Tsk, You're lucky that there's only one left. "

Regina looked at the blonde in disbelief. And tried to yank her wrist away from the rope but it was too tight, her wrist hurt as she moved her hand.

"You're out of your mind! Untie me!"

"Where's the fun in that?!"

Emma grinned at the horrid look on the brunette's face and didn't waste any time to get off the woman. Emma pulled the smaller woman's pants and underwear away in one swift motion, showing off the brunette's honey skin and toned legs—

And her bare pussy with some bushes around the area.

"You're a freaking sight, Regina."

Regina glared at her, her face was all hot from the embarrassment, crossing her legs together.

Emma licked her lips and didn't wait to pull off her pants as well since the naked body was making her pants too fit.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Regina yelled in panic and moved away from the blonde.

Emma rolled her eyes at the stupid question.

"Time to make your sister feel like she's in hell."

"What ar-AH!"

Regina yelped as the blonde pulled her legs forward and spread her legs apart with both hands. The blonde sat between her parted legs. Her breath quickened as her heart pounded loudly in her ear from the blonde's hard pull.

"Please! stopp!"

"You're gonna feel so good, Regina."

Emma smirked at the pale face in front of her. Emma lowered her head down and tightened the grip on each thigh as the brunette tried to close them around her head.

"I don't want it!"

"Oh, you will have it!"

The blonde lowered her head and finally looked at the bare lips before her and went in to have her first taste of the other woman.

"Ah-! Swan! Stop!"

The hip jerked at the first touch.

The blonde grinned at the name and the moan that came out of the brunette's lips. She was disappointed that it was not Emma she heard but Swan will do.

Emma used only her mouth to satisfy her since she didn't want to be dead by a pair of thighs around her head. She needed her hands to prevent that from happening.

Regina tried to stop the moan from coming out of her mouth but seemed like she couldn't as the blonde licked up to her clit and did it again. Regina's hips jerked up at the motion and she tried to use her free hand to push Emma's head away.

Her breath quickened as her hand was in Emma's strong grip and Emma let go of her thigh. Emma used her elbow to open up one of her legs.

"Stop fighting me, Regina, And you will feel good."

Regina wanted to cry but got a moan coming out of her mouth instead. She tried to yank her hand out of the grip since it was uncomfortable.

"I can't! You made me uncomfortable by yanking my hand like that."

"If I let you go will you be still?!"

Regina had no choice but to nod. Once her hand was free she sank back on the pillow behind her. She was so embarrassed by this and when her eyes shifted downward, the blonde's head was in between her legs.

It made her eyes burn at the sight as her feelings went all over the place again.

It felt so wrong that her body wanted this.

Regina's hips jerked against her face as Emma licked up to the brunette's clit and did it again by flattening her tongue, earning a noise from above her head. She stopped at the clit and pressed against it hard.

Regina arched her back and tried to push the blonde away.

"Nuh Huh!' Emma mumbled and leaned her head back not letting the brunette push her head.

She sucked on Regina's clit and the thigh tried to close around her head instead.

Then Emma couldn't wait and finally pushed her tongue into that warm velvety hole, it almost sucked her tongue into it. The moisture flowed out of the tight hole as she kept pulling in and out. She was glad that the brunette wasn't dry.

She swirled her tongue inside the brunette's walls, it made Regina's body squirm and a yelp was heard.

Regina was trying not to give the blonde any more satisfaction than this.

It was sick.

As the tingling sensation in her stomach started to form, she couldn't stop the whimpering noise in her throat since she was trying to subdue it, not letting the blonde hear how much it made Regina feel.

Emma heard the moan and she couldn't help but move her lower half up and down on the mattress.

Her cock was hard, it strained against the mattress.

If she were to reach down and touch her dick, she would feel a pre-cum coming out of the tip.

"Hmm." She moaned into the pussy.

Emma continued her tongue fucked as she could feel the wall tighten around her tongue and how wild the hips below her trying to get away from her touch. Emma's chin was all wet and the mattress as well since the juice coming out of Regina was a crazy amount.

She wanted to reach up and cup the brunette's breast but she wouldn't lose the chance to this heaven as she knew if she let go the brunette would try to get away.

Regina was so aroused, that her hips jerked at every thrust from the blonde's tongue. She decided then if she didn't get away from the blonde tonight, at least all she could do was make herself reach the ecstasy herself and not from the blonde's touch made her.

She lowered her free hand and rubbed at her clit and thrusting her hips up to meet with the blonde's tongue every single thrust. While the blonde pulled her tongue away, she pulled her hip back and slammed it back up to meet the blonde's invaded tongue.

Her pulse was beating faster and her breath became more shallow as her stomach clenched with pleasure.

When the blonde flicked her tongue inside her sponge spot that made her breath hitch, that's when she felt the tingling sensation in her stomach begin to explode and it sent shivers down her spine and toward her toes. Her hips jerked in her hand one last time and her legs dug into the mattress.

"EM-MA!"

She let out a loud cry as Emma made her reach the orgasm.

Emma felt the same sensation in her stomach upon hearing Regina shout her name, the blonde was so hard she could explode.

Emma looked up and saw Regina's back arched off the bed, hand on her clit, eyes closed with mouth opened in a silent cry, the woman's body shook slightly against her mouth as Emma prolonged the pleasure of the smaller woman to the max.

Even when Regina was spent on the bed she still didn't stop trusting her tongue in and out of the brunette.

Despite she brought the woman here against her wills all she wanted was to make Regina feel good underneath her.

Regina turned her head to hide on her chained arm, face all red and sweat running down her head at the pleasure she felt. She frowned as the blonde still hadn't stopped.

Regina looked down and Emma all but smirked with her eyes back at her.

She tried to scoot away from the blonde but couldn't as the blonde gripped her still.

She stuck with this idiotic child.

The brunette's hips jerked in her hold again as Emma continued her fucking. And not long after the first orgasm. The woman's wall was tightened around her tongue again and again and again.

All Emma heard was a long moan and sharp breathing above her. Her tongue would slip sometimes as the bare pussy before her was so wet and glistening with the juice of Regina's come after come.

The wall was tightened again into the third orgasm as she counted in her head. That's when she heard the whimpering noise instead of a moan.

Emma looked up and saw Regina wriggling on her back, her head twisted in arousal. Emma stared and pushed in harder and flicked her tongue inside her pussy.

Regina looked down at her, hand tried to push her head away. This time Emma noticed a wince on the woman's face above her.

Regina's body twisted on the bed and Emma didn't stop until she could feel the wall closing in around her tongue and Regina's body shook again the third time. She was still flicking her tongue in as she saw the other woman's face in pleasure. Her dick twitched against the mattress.

Then the hand pushed harder on her head until she couldn't go back in.

"Stop!"

Emma looked up and seeing Regina wincing in pain, bit her lips at the same time as she flicked her tongue on her clit, making Regina jerk against her. She looked down and saw the pussy before her now was swollen and red due to her licking and sucking.

"I can't…please, stop!"

Emma looked up again and saw the pain flashing in those brown eyes above her.

Her heart ached at the sight and she didn't know why.

Emma teased one more by kissing the clit there, making Regina jerked her hips back and yelped.

"Miss Swan!"

Emma finally came up and still sat between the brunette's spread legs. She leaned forward and hovered over Regina's, hands on either side of her head. Her cock almost touched the woman's bare ass.

"You just called me Emma earlier when you came, looking so hot against me tongue fucking you," Emma smirked.

Regina glared the hell of out Emma Swan.

She hit the blonde in the shoulder with her free arm, again and again, until Emma gripped her hand and stopped her. She was breathing heavily and her face burned badly at being reminded of that.

"I fucking hate you!"

Regina spat out and cried as she couldn't stop the tears of embarrassment and shame flowing down her cheeks.

She was in a haze. It was her body that did, not her.

At the sight of the crying woman, Emma didn't know what to do. She frowned and tried to touch Regina's cheeks, trying to wipe the tears for her but Regina flinched back upon her touch and cried harder.

"I don't believe you! If you did you wouldn't come so hard in my mouth."

"Stop touching me!"

"NO AND STOP CRYING! I haven't started my fun yet."

Emma saw Regina's eyes shift downward at her erection and the brunette turned her face away and continued to silently cry.

This time Emma succeeded in wiping away the tears from Regina's eyes.

Regina gulped her own saliva, trying to hold her cry and let the tears stop. She didn't want Emma to come near her or wipe her fucking tears.

She didn't understand why Emma did this to her.

Regina had to remind herself that all the blonde's action was to use her, and literally use her body to get back to her sister. At that, she couldn't stop the tears that flowed down her cheeks again.

"I said stop crying!, what the hell is wrong with you Regina?!"

Regina turned her head to look at the blonde in the eyes.

"If you want my body just take it, but know that you will only have my body. You will never ever have me as a whole."

Her heart clenched at the hurt that flashed in Regina's eyes. Then it frustrated the fuck out of her, her nose flared up. She leaned in closer, her nose brushing Regina's.

"I can make you have feelings for me. Now your sister would be cursed to live in hell forever, watch me" Emma hissed.

Emma suddenly captured the red-smeared lips and kissed her. She hugged the woman's waist and trapped her arm in there. Emma thrusted her tongue in Regina's mouth and Regina squeezed her eyes shut upon the feeling of all heat and tongue in her mouth.

Regina wanted to cry again but the air was stolen from her lung by the unwanted kiss so when the intrusion ended she sucked in a big gasp of air. And yelped again as Emma leaned in to kiss her.

The blonde was hard between her legs and lowered herself down, her member pressed against Regina's thigh as Emma could feel the smaller woman flinching in her arms.

She didn't care and used her other arm to reach inside the brunette's bra and cup the breast there. Emma squeezed and pulled her face away, Regina winced from pain and pleasure at the rough hand.

Emma palmed her breast while watching as Regina turned her head away from her. She flicked her thumb across the nipple and Regina turned to look at her with anger and a flash of lust in her gaze. The smaller woman tried to wriggle herself away from Emma but she held on.

"I beg your sister would die if she knew about this."

"Stop bringing up my sister while you do this shit to me! It made me want to puke out on you!"

"If I do then would you let me fuck you?"

Emma squeezed again and flicked the nipple twice earning a mumbling noise from the brunette's throat. Her dick twitched at the sound and Regina noticed because the brunette widened her eyes and looked at her.

"Don't do this, Emma," Regina begged against her lips.

"I can and I will make you feel so good. Stop trying to get away and relax."

Regina simply stared at the blonde.

All the blonde heard from her was a challenge.

It was no use to say anything at this point. Emma was still acting like a child, wanting to have everything in her way without caring about anyone's feelings.

Regina was sleepy from the three orgasms she experienced earlier and wanted this nightmare to end. She turned her face to the side, away from the blonde so she didn't have to watch that smug face.

Emma grinned at the succumbed brunette.

She couldn't wait any longer as her cock was straining so hard, her dick hurt from watching Regina reaching pleasure after pleasure above her.

She grabbed Regina's mouth and forced the brunette into a wet kiss. The smaller woman wriggled below her and Emma grabbed the free hand and pinned it above Regina's head.

She could feel the hum of protest in the other woman's mouth as she tongued her mouth once more and swiped at her teeth.

Emma yelped as Regina bit her tongue, making the blonde lean her face away with fire in her eyes.

Emma grinned before leaning in to bite Regina's neck. And sucked until it was red. She rubbed her entire shaft against Regina's bare pussy and her shaft was wet with the other woman's juice.

Regina's body shook with anticipation. Her belly clenched as she saw the blonde in her face again. Emma sent her a smirk.

Emma used her other free hand to rub up and down her cock, pre-come slipped out of the tip and she moaned against Regina's face. Regina grimaces with disdain and turned her face sideways as she could feel the blonde poking her entrance with that.

Emma didn't like it. She needed to see Regina's face when she entered her.

She needed to watch as she owned her.

"Look at me."

Still nothing.

"Regina, Look at me."

Emma let go of her cock and used that hand to turn the brunette's head to look at her.

"Good girl" Emma grinned.

Regina sneered at her.

Emma didn't waste any more time and took that moment when Regina looked at her and the next second Emma was pushing her head into the sneering woman's entrance.

She watched as Regina gasped and the rest of her members slid easily inside the tight fold as Regina was so aroused and ready for her.

Regina's breath hitched at the full feeling of the blonde's dick inside her. She shook her head to lean away from the blonde's grip. And Emma let her face go and pinned her free hand back above her head instead.

Emma pushed herself inside until her pelvis hit Regina's front. She watched as the brunette turned her head to the side and squeezed her eyes shut, mouth gasping but no sound was coming out of her. Emma pulled back to the tip again and slammed herself back in.

Regina bit her lips as she was trying to not let out a grunt as the blonde didn't wait when she was still so tight. Her head hit the pillow upon the harsh impact of the blonde's thrust.

"umm, you're so tight, Regina. How long have you not had any? huh?"

"I don't wanna hear your dirty mouth!"

"Too bad, you will."

Emma slowly pulled in and out of the woman below her while she leaned in trying to kiss the brunette but Regina resisted and kept turning her head from side to side making Emma miss her position.

Emma almost slipped out of Regina's cunt as she felt frustration rising in her gut.

"Be STILL!"

"FUCK YOU!"

"OH I WILL"

With that, Emma slammed back in hard and deep in one thrust making the other woman let out a sound from her throat.

She chuckled.

"See that wasn't so hard?"

"Too bad, your pace is boring compare to your cocky attitu-Ah!"

Emma didn't wait to hear the rest of the insult as she pushed inside the suckling cunt harder and faster.

She was so irritating that she kept her pace hard and fast, face down on the woman's throat. As she kept fucking the tight cunt, she could feel the same wall that griping her tongue was now gripping around her core instead.

She sped up their thrust until she heard the whimpering noise from the brunette's throat. And looked up to see Regina's face was in pain, wincing upon her thrust in.

"Too hard? See you can't take it."

Regina sent her a dead glare before her face shifted into a flash of pleasure as Emma slammed her cock back into her pussy slower but deep instead.

"GO TO HELLAAhh!"

Regina let out a yelp as Emma hit her deep and it reached her G-spot this time. She tried to jerk her hips back from the blonde's thrust but Emma kept following her back in. Their hips met up in each thrust, causing a slapping wet sound to louden across the room.

"YOU LIKE IT!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

Emma hissed and bit Regina's earlobe earning another low cry.

Emma used her free hand and pushed the brunette's thigh up higher and she could hit Regina deeper until their stomach met.

Regina's breath was shallow and that wavering sensation in her belly started to rise again upon the new angle of her leg being bent.

She was so ashamed of her own body. But she didn't want the blonde to win any more than this. She would not come calling out Emma's name.

Emma could feel her cock swollen up as she hit the soft spot inside the tight cunt. The spot where it could bring out a soft cough from the brunette then a hum in the woman's throat as Regina didn't let out any loud cry from her mouth.

She wanted to hear her. Especially her name coming from that lips.

Emma let go of the bent leg and traveled her hand to the other woman's breast, which had spilled out of her bra ever since. She pulled out and pushed back in then squeezed the breast in one hand.

"Ah" Regina couldn't stop the low cry from escaping her throat and wanted to snap at herself for giving in to her body. She was so aroused and could feel another wave of pleasure approaching her soon if the blonde continued to play with her nipple.

Emma smiled against Regina's throat at the sound and kept her pace into a steady rhythm while she lowered her head to lick at the dark nipple against her face.

"Oh" Regina moaned and arched her back off the bed, thrusting her chest toward the blonde's mouth as her instinct led her.

Emma sucked the nipple in her mouth and bit gently as the woman yelped. Before she pulled away and smirked at the smaller woman whose eyelid fluttered open and closed.

Emma was about to explode as her belly clenched and her balls tightened hard each time they slapped against the brunette's pussy. She picked up her pace and reached her hand down to Regina's clit and rub it back and forth.

"Come on."

Regina was annoyed with the blonde's voice.

She glared at the smug face and her face shifted again as the pleasure in her core was increasing with each time Emma pulled her hips away and slammed back in.

When she felt the blonde rubbed her clit, it was all too much. She was too sensitive down there from the earlier activity. She couldn't last as the blonde stimulate her clit and fucking her at the same time.

She came as the tickling sensation spread all over her body, sending shivers to her entire body. She could see white spots on her eyelids as she spasmed hard, her cunt squeezed the blonde's dick in a vice grip.

Emma felt her cock being squeezed from the soft wall inside, trying to milk her throbbing cock. She too couldn't hold her come anymore and exploded with the brunette's noise against her ear. The blonde's ball tightened as Emma thrust in one more time and shuddered against Regina. She shot rope after rope into Regina's cunt, painting the tight wall inside with her white seeds.

Regina bit on Emma's shoulder to keep herself from shouting out something.

She bit hard as her body shook with pleasure and she could feel Emma's warm seeds filling her. She was so tired, that her eyes started to shut on their own record.

Emma stayed inside Regina until they both came down from their high and noticed the brunette's sleepy state. She shook the woman in her arms and Regina fluttered her eyes open and sleepily looked at her.

"Get off me."

The sight of the sleepy woman was a turn-on for Emma as Regina looked adorable in that state but still getting that sharp tongue to shut up was another story.

The blonde chuckled and turned Regina to the side. She decided to untie the rope as the sleepy woman wouldn't escape anytime soon if she tried.

Cock still hard in Regina's cunt, Emma laid Regina on her side and spooned her from behind. She put her hand under Regina's neck and since Regina couldn't keep her legs open for her at this state. She used her hand to open up Regina's upper leg for her.

"What are you doing?!" Regina's words slurred against her face as the brunette turned to frown at her.

She smirked back and tried to kiss that damn alluring lips.

But alas Regina pulled her head back not letting her.

"Fucking you."

"I'm tired! fuck off, Miss Swan!" Regina said

"No."

Emma moved against Regina's ass as she pulled back and shoved her shaft back up.

The blonde locked her arm on Regina's neck as Regina turned her face away. Regina was glad her arms were free since being in that position hurt her wrist.

She just wanted the blonde to finish with her and leave her the hell alone.

"Ohh!" Regina winced as her pussy was too sensitive from this fucking in a short period of time and this new position made her feel the dick deep within her more than ever.

It made her feel so good and she fucking hated it.

She hated the blonde for making her feel confused, frustrated, even a tiny bit of want and angry all at once.

Emma grinned at the brunette's low moan and picked up her speed, needing another release from this woman in her arms. She trailed her kiss along the brunette's neck to her collarbone and sucked there.

"Umm, you smell so good," Emma mumbled against Regina's skin, sending another shiver down her spine.

Emma pulled in and out several times until she hit the g-spot of the smaller woman as she noticed when Regina let out a soft cough along with a low moan that's when she kept her position and jerked her hips up to that place.

"Reginaa!-"

Emma hissed in Regina's ear as the blonde's balls were hard and her belly clenched. She couldn't wait and let go of her hold on the brunette's leg and it fell down automatically, squeezing her dick even more.

"Hold!"

"Fuck off!"

Emma reached her hand toward the brunette's clit and rubbed back and forth then in a circle, and Regina jerked at her touch as she felt her sensitive clit being rubbed again.

Regina had to use her hand to hold her leg up as it hurt when her leg closed and the space was narrow.

"Oh god, ah-"

She winced and moaned at the slow and deep trust from the blonde, making her belly clenched and the tingling sensation was back in no time.

"I'm not a god but almost, huh?!"

"Just shut the fuck up!"

"Nope. You're so tight, Regina. Your cunt is so soft and warm inside." Emma teased in Regina's ear.

And Regina swore she could feel a grin in that smug voice.

"I-Ah!"

The blonde slammed up at her g-spot making Regina gasp again. Emma was so hard just a few more thrusts then she would come.

"Come with me" Emma hissed in Regina's ear.

"NO!"

"COME. WITH. ME." Emma slammed up harder once and twice faster with that last thrust Emma came hard, and ejaculated inside the brunette's fold.

"I HATE YOU—AH!."

Regina managed to gasp out as the sensation of being filled with the blonde's cock and warm cum made her come hard as well. Her body shook as Emma's rubbed her clit and pinched it softly one more time. Regina let go of her leg and her body went soft as the last orgasm made her exhausted.

Her body was spent.

She could feel herself losing to the unconscious state. But not before hearing the blonde whisper against her ear.

"No, you don't"

And felt a kiss was being placed against her temple.

Then she blacked out.

Chapter Text

Brown eyes snapped open and squinted as the light shone into her orbs. At first, she couldn't remember where she was but when she felt something poking on her ass that was when she scooted herself away from the blonde's arms.

She fell asleep in that position last night.

The blonde stirred but hadn't woken up yet. Regina exhaled as she was relieved since she wanted to be alone and not face the blonde first thing in the morning.

She winced when her center brushed against the bed. And it reminded herself of what they, mostly Emma did to her last night.

Her legs were sticky, her shirt was torn up and her breasts spilled out of her bra. Regina adjusted by putting her bra on properly. She couldn't button up her shirt.

She felt so dirty.

She just laid there on the bed, feeling numb. As tears slid down her cheeks into a silent cry. Her shoulders shook as she cried, remembering the way Emma took her body and said the cruelest thing toward her.

The blonde only fucked her to get back to her sister which hurt more than anything Emma did to her last night.

What kind of life she wanted to live from now?

She almost felt pity or even something else that she couldn't admit to herself yet for the blonde.

Everything was ruined now.

The blonde was selfish and she would not forgive her for this.

The thought of the woman beside her disgusted her, so she sat up and the tears slipped even more when it hurt to sit.

Emma frowned her eyebrows in her sleep as she tightened her arms on emptiness.

Where was Regina?

Then the bed dipped and she slowly opened her eyes and saw the brunette sitting with her back facing her.

Her eyes drifted downward on the mattress and saw a darker shade of its color as the wetness was getting dried. Her cock stirred up first thing in the morning. Emma bit her lips together and moaned as she could taste Regina's essence on her lips.

Emma sat up and scooted closer to the brunette.

She was cold and she needed comfort.

Emma tried to hug the brunette but Regina flinched upon her touch and shook her off. She sighed at the stubborn woman and grabbed Regina's arms making her face the blonde.

At the sight of the crying woman, her mood shifted. She was in no mood to show affection now. She needed to lash out as Regina did to her first.

"Why are you crying? You know, your tears don't work on me."

Emma smirked and leaned forward Regina.

"I found you're much more interesting when you're below and getting fucked by me."

Regina's nose flared up at the insult and she backhanded the blonde's cheek.

Emma was stunned into silence at being hit and looked back at Regina in a blank state.

"I am not one of your possessions! I'm a person like you! I do have feelings too." Regina cried

"Well too bad I don't feel anything for you except to get my revenge on your fucking sister!" Emma roared back.

Her breath shuddered, Regina wanted to hit her again at the audacity of the blonde's words.

Emma twisted her upper body around to reach down and get the clothes, and threw her shirt at Regina, whose lace bra was still on display. She watched as the shirt hit the woman's chest and it fell on the bed.

"Why don't you change to mine?"

"I don't want to wear something from you!"

Regina annoyed the fuck of out her. Emma crawled forward the brunette and leaned her face to Regina.

"Are you going to wear it or not?"

No response.

Regina just turned her head away.

"Remember you chose this."

Emma locked Regina into her hold as she knew the brunette would object to her grab and Emma tried to yank the ruined shirt away from Regina's shoulder. But Regina fought back by struggling her way out and yelling.

"STOP IT! I'll wear it myself! Take your fucking hands off me!"

Emma stopped and they both were breathing hard as the fight ended.

She watched to make sure that Regina took off her own shirt and wore hers.

"That's easy, see?"

Emma smirked and got a scowl back from Regina. Then Regina abruptly stood and took a step before the blonde shouted.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Getting away from you."

Emma stood up too and blocked the brunette's way. She forgot that they were both naked down below. Her dick stood proud at the sight of the gorgeous woman before her.

Upon standing up Emma saw the evidence of their fucking that was left on the brunette's bare thighs as the sticky liquid was glistening when reflected by the sunlight.

Regina's gaze shifted downward to the blonde's dick and gulped. She fucking hated that thing for making her feel dirty between her legs.

Emma rushed to the side of the bed and grabbed her pants. Now she was decent in her tank and pants. As she turned around she saw Regina was decent as well. And took a step toward the smaller woman, and tried to grab her hand but as always Regina didn't let her.

Regina was so angry that she got stuck with the blonde and the way Emma was so rough with her.

"What do you want more from me?! You've already got to fuck me, what else?! Or do you want to take my life too?" She cried

"If I die you would love it so much since you can taunt it in my sister's face, how does that sound?! Here's the easy way out, just kill me and I guarantee you Zelena would be heartbroken about this."

Emma was speechless and her heart broke at the crying woman in front of her. The brunette wanted to die and offered it to her as a way out.

But why wasn't she satisfied with this at all?

At the blonde's silence, Regina dared to take a step forward and took the blonde's hands in hers.

"Just hit me like you want to! DO IT!"

"STOP! What the fuck is going on with you?!"

Regina used Emma's hand to hit herself and Emma yanked her hand back. She pushed Regina away from her. Regina stood there shaking with tears.

"You hate my sister. What's that got to do with me?! I have a heart too, you damn woman! I'm hurt and sad too! Why doesn't anyone understand how I really feel!"

Regina was mad again and hit the blonde's arms nonstop and Emma let her.

"Why did you have to do that to me when I begged you to fucking stop!"

Regina hit and pushed her again making the blonde stumble in her stunt. Her knees were too weak to stand.

Emma watched as Regina slowly sat on the bed and sobbed. Emma didn't know how to make Regina stop crying. She didn't know how to comfort people.

"I told you to not do what your sister asked! You still did it anyway! And you're the only one that ended up hurt! But you don't believe a word I say. You know, you're suffering right now, it was all because of your arrogant sister!"

Emma kneeled and looked into those red-rimmed brown eyes.

Regina's tears flowed non-stop at the blonde's words.

She fucking hated it when the blonde reminded her about Zelena.

Emma couldn't stand to stare into those pretty sad brown eyes that were glistening with tears any longer. Emma abruptly stood up and walked to the window. Hitting it with frustration while listening to Regina's sob.

"What took you so long in there, Regina?! You've been in there for an hour! Are you alright?"

Emma couldn't help but ask with worry in her voice.

Emma hit the bathroom door again and had no response.

"Are you listening to what I said?!"

Still no response and she hit the door harder hoping the woman would open up.

She started to panic and worry now that she thought back to the woman's words and was afraid of what she would find on the other side of the door.

"Are you going to open the door or not?!" Emma threatened.

It always worked when she wanted Regina to do what she asked.

"NO! I don't want to see your face! GO AWAY!" A muffle voice yelled back from inside the room.

"We will see, Regina!"

Regina held her breath in silence after that sentence. The tears gathered in her eyesight again at the prospect of what the blonde would do to her if Emma let herself in.

Regina flinched in her seat as the blonde hit the door harder, it was like Emma was coming through them.

Emma pushed her shoulder against the locked door. But it didn't budge. She looked down and saw a rope lying there. She grinned at the new idea to teach the brunette a lesson for defying her.

"Well, If you want to stay in there, good luck being in there forever!"

Emma locked the door with a rope, by wrapping it around the lock and the drawer beside so Regina couldn't open the door if she tried.

Regina widened her eyes at that sentence and rushed forward to the door, unlocked it and it didn't budge.

It was her that hit the door this time.

"What do you think you're doing, Miss Swan?!"

"You love staying in there so I help. See ya later!"

This fucking blonde was crazy!

Regina couldn't predict the blonde's action, it made her hate the heck out of the blonde.

"Emma! You can't do this to me! Take me out of here!"

Emma heard the desperation in the woman's voice and smirked to herself.

She hoped the woman would learn her lesson by the time she got back. Then Emma left for the supermarket.

Her heart pounded at the thought of being stuck in the bathroom, who knew when the blonde would be in the mood and let her out of here again.

She looked around the room, hoping to find something out of place. So she could use it and escape.

The bathroom was large, there was a door on the other end that led to the back area of the bathroom where the jacuzzi tub was laid out in the open. Regina walked to the door and unlocked it.

To her luck, it went unlocked easily.

She smiled and ran out in her bare feet. The obstacle in her escape now was a tall fence standing around the bathroom. She saw no other way but to climb up.

Regina climbed the small ladder where the plants were placed and was able to throw one leg over the fence and stuck there. She looked down on the other side and saw nothing she could lower her feet to.

She decided to take a risk, be damn if she's hurt her hips but she needed out of there.

Regina jumped and landed with a thud on her fall, her butt hit the ground hard, and her already sensitive part there screamed at her. She couldn't stop her little yelp as she fell on her ass.

"Regina!"

Shit

Regina's face was pale and her heart stopped at Emma's voice shouting her name in panic. Regina winced as she stood up and ran away from Emma

Emma was back from the mart after she found food for them to eat. Upon unlocking the front door she heard Regina's yelp and sped up her run.

She yelled out to Regina as she saw the fallen woman.

Emma ran after Regina. She followed as Regina led her far away from the house and to the lake.

"Regina! Stop running!"

The blonde was faster in her run and ran to stop in front of Regina as the brunette stepped back from her.

"Where are you running off to?!" She asked.

"Take me home, right now!"

"Why in a hurry?! I still want to spend time with you." Emma smirked "The more you're here with me the more your sister will be in hell!"

"STOP talking about how much you hate my sister! It made me disgusted with you and want to puke! what the fuck?!"

"Come on you have to admit it was fun watching her squirm with jealousy!"

"You're mad!"

Emma tried to take Regina's hands but Regina pulled back and cried.

"Stop crying! and relax! Okay? Let's go back inside. We both should save our strength for later use instead"

The blonde wiggled her eyebrows at Regina. Regina gasped in disgust.

Emma took a step toward Regina and tried to take her hand again. Regina jumped back not wanting to go with the blonde.

"STOP! Man-handled me! If YOU dare take another step toward me, I- I'll run into the water and drown myself!"

Emma didn't listen to this nonsense and grinned before taking a step. But Regina ran away from her toward the lake.

The lake was not as shallow as it looked.

"STOP! Are you fucking crazy?!" Emma yelled and followed Regina into the lake as the water reached her ankles.

"You don't know the half of it! Last night was just a fucking game to you! You had fun but I didn't! I HATE YOU! I can't live like this, I can't pretend that last night didn't happen!" Regina cried,

"If you don't take me home, I'll drown myself right now! I don't want to live as your fucking tool to get your revenge on Zelena!"

"If you think dying is the solution then fine! DO IT! If you die I won't let Zelena go and get my revenge eventually! If you want your death to be in vain then just GO DO IT!"

"At least my death would mean something to you. You'll have one less girl to fuck with and I can get away from you!"

Emma was seething with rage at the ridiculous thought Regina was trying to do. She watched as the stubborn woman walked through the water, trying to get herself deeper into the lake.

Emma followed until the water reached her waist and the brunette was far ahead.

"Regina!"

She could now see only the top of Regina's head. Emma kept shouting the brunette's name in case the other woman decided to turn around but Regina only slipped away further from her sight.

Damn it, If she got her hands on that stubborn woman-

Emma quickened her step in the water as the pressure from it made her reach the drowning woman slower than she liked.

Regina didn't care at this point if what she did was stupid or out of the world.

Just getting away from the blonde was her main goal.

She lost her footing as the water was too deep and she couldn't stand. Her head dipped down the water and she tried so hard to tile her head up.

The water went into her mouth on the second try as she didn't know how to swim.

Now it made her really scared for her life and regretted her decision as she slowly sank into the water.

Emma was swimming to the spot where she lost sight of the brunette's head. And floated there as she saw nothing.

"Regina!"

Fuck it!

Emma dove underwater and tried to open her eyes, and not a foot from her. The floating brunette was struggling under the water in front of her.

She swam to the body and gathered Regina up in her arm while the other arm tried to sweep the water away, getting them both up to the surface.

Regina's eyes were closed as her head rolled backward on her shoulder. Emma's arm wrapped around the midsection of the unconscious woman's body. She pulled Regina against her and swam all the way to the shore.

When she could feel her feet hit the sand, Emma put her arm under Regina's knees and back, and lifted the smaller woman into her arms. Emma was breathing hard as she used all her energy with her swimming, with clothes on.

Emma sighed out loud as she dropped the brunette on the ground.

Regina laid still, not moving.

Emma kneeled down beside the woman and tried to shake her and shouted her name along with it.

"Regina! Wake up!"

But the brunette still did not respond. She was panicking and scared now.

"I swear if you die on me I'll get you back myself and drown you again! Damn it!"

Emma cursed and leaned down to Regina's face, squeezed her nose, and opened up her mouth then she blew the air into Regina. Then gave the pump to Regina's chest, doing CPR. She repeated the action until she heard the coughing sound coming from the other woman.

Regina coughed and the water spilled out of her mouth until her chest burned. She gasped upon her first breath as she opened her eyes and saw a bright sky.

Regina was so tired and sleep was taking over her entire body.

But not before her head shifted and she saw Emma sitting there, her green eyes looking worriedly down at her.

"I saw this in front of the gate."

Daniel said while handing a gift box that apparently belonged to Regina, to Zelena. He got the call from Zelena that Regina had gone missing and hadn't come home yet so he came to help look for Regina.

"This meant Regina intended to go home."

"Why didn't she get inside the house?" Cora asked with worry.

Zelena could only stare at the box in question. And no one that gathered here could answer that question as to why Regina didn't come home last night.

Regina winced as she woke up with a slight headache. Her body ached. She sat up against her hands. Suddenly the door was open and the blonde walked in with a tray in her hands.

"You're awake?"

"How did I end up here?" Regina mumbled, she was confused and her thoughts were still in the process.

"I saved you from drowning. You're alive now and you own me for that." The blonde smiled.

Regina glared at the blonde in return.

"I did not ask you!"

"You're gonna get away from me by dying? nuh-huh, not a chance!"

Emma sat on the bed and placed the tray beside her while leaning in closer to Regina and said.

"You won't get away from me that easily, Regina."

"You're gonna regret letting me alive today, Miss Swan."

"I will never regret anything."

Emma smirked before standing up and went to retrieve the rope. The brunette saw her with it and scooted away from her immediately. Emma held the woman in her hold tightly and tied the brunette's wrist with rope to the same bedpost.

"I'm not a toy you could tie and untie! What the hell?! Untie me!"

"No. I won't let you escape and do the stupid thing again! I hate to be responsible for your bad temper."

Regina shot her with anger mixed with sadness in her eyes.

"And why was I the one who has to stand your consequence of a bad temper?"

Emma was speechless at the comeback. She didn't say anything, only gritted her teeth and went to sit beside Regina on the bed. She picked up the bread and put it in front of Regina's face.

"Bite"

"I'm not hungry."

Regina turned her face away and her tears slid down her cheeks. She didn't want any touch or care from the blonde.

"Are you going to eat or not?"

"...No."

Suddenly the blonde grabbed her mouth and turned her head toward her. Emma pushed the bread she pinched into a smaller bite for the brunette to eat and shoved it into her mouth.

Then she let out a satisfying grin as Regina was still and ate.

"See you'll never win or defy me, Regina."

Emma rubbed Regina's cheeks slightly at the word and grinned.

Regina sent the blonde a dead glare and spit out the bread on Emma's face. Emma wiped the food away and sighed.

"You still have the energy left to fight me?!"

"I told you, you will regret not letting me die today."

"We'll see about that!"

Regina's yelp was muffled when Emma suddenly leaned in and claimed her lips.

Emma held tight to the struggling woman's head, then Emma pulled away with a smirk.

"You're fucked you know that right?!" Regina huffed in protest as her face scrunched up in disbelief.

"Will you be a good girl and eat now?"

Emma held out another piece in front of Regina's mouth and Regina bit her lips not wanting to open her mouth.

"Or do you want me to help you eat, hmm?"

Emma leaned her face closer to Regina trying to tease the angry woman in front of her.

Regina leaned away as the blonde was going to kiss her again.

"Give me that!"

Then Regina scoffed, grabbed the bread with her free hand, and ate it with frustration.

Not long after, she was done eating with unpleasant feelings in her stomach as the blonde watched her every move.

"Then take a shower next, okay?" Emma said

"I don't want to!"

At the protest, Emma crawled on four toward the brunette and straddled her. She put her nose close to the brunette's neck.

"You have to since you have to stay with me for a while…I can't let you stink beside me on the bed." Emma teased while Regina gave Emma the eye and leaned away from the blonde.

"So take a shower."

Regina pushed the blonde away, back against the pillow.

"Fine! Untie me so I can go." She shouted.

Emma let out a satisfied grin before untying the rope.

Emma jolted the body in her arms to tighten her grip on the struggling woman. When they reached the restaurant that evening.

"Miss Swan! Let me down!" Regina whispered as they approached the door where the reservation staff tried not to look in their way.

"Nope"

"She's looking at us!"

At that Emma let go of the brunette and Regina's feet hit the floor with a thud.

"Ouch! Put me down gently!" Regina scoffed.

Emma raised her brow and grinned before walking to the staff but was interrupted before she could open her mouth as the staff cut her first.

"You and your girlfriend look so sweet together!"

Emma chuckled at that and saw at the corner of her eyes, Regina was red in the face.

"Aw, thanks! I love to be around my sweetie pie all the time, in case she gets swept away from me if I let her out of sight, you know?."

The blonde was getting on her nerves at that fake status of them, and how Emma kept glancing back at her with that cocky smile. She rolled her eyes and sent back the death glare.

"Are you Emma Swan, reservation for 7?"

"Yes."

"Right, this way you and your lady."

"What do you like to eat?" Emma asked while looking at the menu.

"Anything is fine"

"Can I have a steak with baked potatoes, and grilled chicken salad, and the lady would have the same but with fish and vegetables instead of pork and potato, thanks."

"Dessert and drink?"

"Oh, we'll have water please and the red apple crumble pie as the sweet."

While Emma was ordering for them Regina was nervous as she squeezed the small paper in her hand.

When the blonde took the shower, she rushed to find some paper and a pen and then wrote down for help.

"I'll be right back with your food, sir."

Emma nodded and stared at the woman in front of her as Regina sat still, looking down at her lap.

"What's wrong? Why do you look so down? Normally you would fight me back at every chance you get." Emma raised her brow at the brunette.

"I'm tired. I'm not in the mood to argue with a child."

Emma grinned at the sass. That's more like her.

"Good since you'll lose against me anyway!"

"See?! You're so annoying!"

Not long after, the food was displayed on the table. And her mouth watered immediately. Regina needed to eat, to focus on something else.

She stuffed the steak in her mouth and chewed then moaned at the delicious taste.

Emma sat stunned in her seat, watching the brunette eating with ease. Emma's pants tightened as she heard the moan coming from the woman. She shifted in her seat and looked away from Regina.

Weird

"I've never seen you eat like this."

"I'm hungry so eating is what I do."

"Weird. You're so hot and cold."

"I'm not like you who's always so cold all the damn time."

Emma's cocky grin disappeared. She was annoyed to get a bite back and continued to eat with her lips turned down.

Not long after they were done with their meals.

"I'm full, can we go now?" Regina asked

"Fine!"

Emma stood up and walked to the register.

While Regina walked behind the blonde on the way, a staff member was passing by her. She quickly pushed the paper she hid in her palm into the staff's fist while whispering

"Help me."

Emma looked back at Regina, who was looking away from her, hands touching her own hair and one arm wrapped around her stomach. Emma frowned at the display.

"Let's go home."

Emma took Regina's hand and pulled the brunette along with her to the car.

She frowned harder as Regina didn't try to pull her hand away or put up a fight.

Now would be the time Regina wouldn't let the blonde touch her.

"Damn, If I knew that apple crumble would make you this docile toward me, I'd have bought you one a long time ago." Emma teased.

"What?" Regina looked up from her seat in the car as she opened the door to let her in.

"Okay. Tell me, what's wrong?" Emma stood, hand on her hips asking the brunette.

"Nothing."

"...If you're sure. I'll be right back."

The blonde was about to head back to the restaurant when Regina pulled on her hands and asked.

"Where are you going?!"

The brown eyes looked so worried.

This was super duper weird.

Emma looked at the hand that was pulling on her hand and up at Regina. She frowned hard.

"Restroom? I have to pee?"

"No, you can't go!"

"Why…?"

"I…uh-I need the restroom too? Let's head back so as not to waste any more time, please?"

"Uh, NO! It's too far. You can hold it but I can't!"

After she finished her business, Emma was adjusting her shirt into her jeans when she walked past the staff there and heard.

"Should we make a call?"

"Let's try. Maybe if that lady is in trouble we can help her."

"Alright."

At the mention of the lady, a suspicion was coming to her mind along with the weird action of Regina this evening.

She was such a fool.

The more nice Regina was acting, the more schemes the brunette put up against her.

How was she so blind?

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?" Emma stepped up to them and interrupted making them both turned toward her, paper in his hand.

"Give me that!"

Emma yanked the paper from him and the staff went away, not wanting to get involved with this angry blonde.

Emma read the paper.

I was kidnapped and held in the summer house not far from here.

Please contact (number)

Her nose flared at the backstabbing act Regina did. This was truly Regina's handwriting!

She tightened her fists and walked back to the car.

Regina flinched in her seat at the sound of the car door being slammed closed upon Emma entering the car.

The blonde looked her dead in the eye.

"What the hell do you think you're about to commit?!"

Emma showed the paper in her face.

Regina was scared shitless as she didn't know what the angry blonde would do to her this time.

"Tell me, who are you calling?!"

Regina remained quiet

"If you're not telling me…then I will call this myself."

Regina was panicked as she saw the blonde typing on her phone. She couldn't let him get in trouble because of her.

"Daniel's!" Regina blurted out and looked away.

Emma was seething with rage and something else that made an ache in her chest at the mention of that name.

"What?! Do you think he can help you with this?! It was my luck to hear this upon my return. If not, I'd be some bad criminal that abducted you here!"

"And you're a vicious woman!"

"I was forced to be one!"

"You're a narcissist, don't flatter yourself!"

"If you saw what that fucking sister of yours did to me, you'll not do this stupid shit!"

Emma lost her temper and grabbed Regina's arms tightly wanting to hurt the brunette but her watery brown eyes captured her attention and made her cool down.

"You could call him. You'd like that wouldn't you?"

Emma changed the subject and grinned at the idea.

"And tell him you're with me. Tell the detail of our fucking to-"

"STOP TALKING!" Regina yelled and pushed her hands away.

"It's the truth and you can't accept it?"

Emma leaned in close to Regina's face and threatened her.

"I'll tell you what, Even though he's in love with you if he knew that you're mine. He will not dare to come after what's mine!"

"Oh my god! Look at what you're saying! You're the most obnoxious and shittiest person I've ever met!" Regina roared then tried to gulp down her tears at her outburst.

Emma's face hardened at that and saw the tears slip down Regina's cheek.

"STOP CRYING!"

Emma was frustrated out of the brunette who continued to cry the whole time she drove them home.

Later that evening, Emma came into the room and was surprised to see Regina was already sleeping. She stepped closer to the bed and bent down.

Emma frowned at the trace of the tears on Regina's face.

Was she crying in her sleep?

Regina always cried being around her now. When the brunette was all but one hell of a strong and stubborn woman.

Her heart twitched lightly at the thought of her being the cause of the other woman's suffering.

Regina wasn't wearing any makeup since they were together and she looked closely when the moonlight shone through the window.

Her finger stopped tracing the tears there.

Emma pushed away the fallen hairpiece from Regina's face gently.

The corner of her lips almost lifted at the peaceful look in front of her.

Her glance trailed along the bridge of her nose then to those full plump lips that caught her eyes so often in the last few days.

She didn't know what came over her. It was like Regina was a magnet trying to pull her in. She leaned her face closer.

And the closer she got her heart was pounding in her ears.

Then she stopped abruptly at the strange feelings she felt.

The feelings that she had never ever felt with anyone.

A new feeling was coming out of her. It made her frown. Before her lips could meet the brunette's, she sprung apart with the last thought on her mind.

She almost kissed her enemy's sister in her sleep.

Being close to Regina made her feel something.

Emma just ran out of the room.

Chapter Text

The next morning Regina was being pulled forward by a speed boat as Emma let her sit there beside the blonde. After she was forced to make toasts for the blonde and brought it to the boat with them.

She rolled her eyes at the smug blonde beside her. At the same time, the boat was floating not far from the shore.

"Eat this."

"No."

Emma trusted a sandwich in her hand and she accepted it, not wanting another fight with the peaceful blonde decided to be this morning.

"Why are you taking me here?"

"No reason, I just want to be out here."

Emma laid back in her seat and shrugged her shoulders while eating the sandwich with delight, the other hand drove the boat around.

Regina's face was deadpan in disinterest and snapped.

"If you want to come, why not come by yourself? Stop tagging me along!"

With that Regina stood up, ready to walk away and sit elsewhere that was not near the annoying blonde. But Emma yanked her hand back making her sit down beside the blonde.

Emma slowed down the speed and turned to face the brunette then asked with a seriousness in her voice.

"Are you that disgusted with me to not want to sit next to me? Do you hate me that much, huh? Just so you know, keeping the hate you have for me and directing it at your sister would be a greater choice."

"I will never hate on my sister. You hate her that's your damn business!"

"Why love her when she's just a jealous witch! She might not love or care for you! Why do keep protecting her?"

"Because she's my family! I love her."

"If one day you happen to love me too…you will keep loving me even though how bad and vicious I am?"

"Yes."

Emma's heart stopped at a single word coming out of Regina's mouth and she almost smiled at that before Regina decided to open her mouth.

"Too bad. I do not love you. So even though how bad and vicious of the person you are I still don't love you!"

Her heart clenched and frowned as Regina was not anything to her. The brunette put her back in the fucking mood.

"You think your love is that fucking big?! Your love means nothing to me."

"Oh, how I know! Even your father who loves you, you're still blind by that."

"You know nothing! Don't try to be a smartass, it's not fit you. You only love to follow your sister's orders around and not have a life of your own."

"So what?! Unlike you for being self-righteous and thinking that everyone's love given to you was worthless! Like my sister, she didn't do anything to you!"

"Oh, now I'm harassing her?! Do you know what your crazy sister did to me? Then I suggest you shut the fuck up.!"

"NO! I'll not keep my fucking mouth shut! You have everything in your life and still acting like a problem child, like your parent didn't teach you a damn thing!"

Emma was gritted her teeth at that. Her face was fucking red. She sped up the boat not caring about the brunette beside her and yelled.

"Fuck you, Regina!"

She didn't look back at the brunette who was standing next to the edge of the boat as Regina didn't want to be in the same vicinity as the blonde.

"Say you're sorry to me, or else…!"

"NO! I didn't do anything wrong! You're crazy!" Regina yelled back against the roaring of the wind as the boat sped up and the sound of the engine.

While Emma drove the boat at the speed she was trying to make Regina scare. Regina tightened her grip on the edge and shouted.

"I'll not say sorry to a child!"

At that moment Emma drifted the boat to make a sudden turn.

"We'll see about that!" Emma shouted back.

She couldn't hear anything except the sound of the raw engine and wind.

Not a second later she slowed down because she didn't hear any sound coming out of Regina. She turned to the side and saw-

Nothing.

Nobody was on the boat with her.

A horrifying gasp was out of her mouth.

"Regina!" She shouted again.

"Regina! If you jumped to avoid saying sorry I'll not go after you and save your damn stubborn ass!"

The boat stopped and still now.

Emma was getting worried each second Regina didn't answer back. She walked to the edge of the boat and looked out.

Suddenly she heard the splash behind her. Emma turned around and rushed to the other side of the boat and saw Regina who was struggling to stay afloat and splashed water around furiously.

"EM-!"

The drowning woman couldn't finish as the water was in her lungs.

Emma didn't wait and took off her shirt, leaving only her tank top on. The blonde jumped from the boat and dove down forward the woman herself. Emma could successfully grab the brunette's body in her arms.

She held tight to Regina's midsection then she felt the brunette's arms wrapped around her neck in a fierce hug, hands gripping the back of her tank tightly.

"I got you"

Emma whispered to the frightened woman as she swam toward the shore. Leaving the boat in the water which wasn't that far from shore she drove back around.

Emma stood with hands on her hips while watching Regina coughing and heaving water out on the shore.

"See?! You won't survive if I didn't pull you back up! One last chance for you to say sorry!"

Regina looked up in disbelief at the blonde's thinking.

"I'm not saying that! I said what I think was the truth you should hear! You don't have to help me! I didn't beg you to!"

"You have to live with me so I'll not let you die that easily!"

"I don't believe you! You have no gut to let me die! All you could do was threaten people around, act like a vicious woman, and hurt people with words but in reality, the more you did that the more weakness was leaking out of you."

Regina's heaving hard at the long list she spoke out for the blonde to hear. She snapped as her voice was getting low.

"You know what? Ever since you brought me here, it was hell enough for me. So if you wanna do anything with me at this point I'll not fucking care!"

Emma was not pleased with this. If Regina was to think she could say that without a consequence, she was, oh, so wrong.

Regina had to fucking learn.

Emma stood watching through the glass door inside the house.

Regina sat on the edge of the pool, feet resting on the ladder step under the water, and her arms were tied to the ladder pole.

At first, Emma was satisfied with her work. But seeing the rain suddenly pouring down outside she frowned. She was angry at the stubborn brunette for not admitting that she was the wrong one here who said cruel things to her.

And it's been 10 minutes.

Emma threw things within her reach on the ground. The table was turned over and the vase was spilled over, the flower lying dead on the mat.

She was bitter and she couldn't swallow down her pride and let Regina win.

She watched the trembling brunette in the rain and could stand doing nothing.

Emma opened the glass door, an umbrella in her hand as she stepped outside. She saw Regina was all wet from head to toe, sitting in the rain. The brunette's hair was flattened against her forehead and her shirt was see-through. She could see the black lace bra coming out through the damp shirt.

"I must say you must learn by now, right?" Emma leaned in and hissed beside Regina's ear.

But Regina didn't answer her, squinted her eyes in the rain, and turned her head away from her. Emma slowly took a step to the other side to face Regina, the rain still pouring down on the brunette's head.

"Are you deaf?"

Regina sighed and glared at the crazy woman beside her, if the look could kill Emma would be dead on the fucking spot.

"No. My hearing is fine! If you let me die out here tonight I still will not say sorry to the likes of you!"

"You think you're so smart, huh?!"

"Well, if I'm not how come you still haven't got a sorry from me."

Regina got the upper hand and watched as Emma sighed out in rage.

"How do you know?"

"If you're so much better than me you would get an apology from me a long time ago, dear." Regina sneered with a smirk.

"Well, look how presumptuous you're being, Regina. Taunt me for all I care!"

Emma leaned her face closer to that scowl.

She watched as the droplet of water slid down the brunette's nose before her eyes shifted downward to Regina's wet shirt.

Regina tried to lean away from the unpredictable blonde as much as she could and muttered out.

"What are you doing?!"

"Making you say something else that is not sorry."

Emma woke up early in the morning. Her mind was not at ease. She couldn't sleep very well because the subject of her thought was right next to her.

Last night they both were wet from fucking outside in the rain. She had to carry Regina back to the bed as the woman beside her had blackened out on her. She successfully made the brunette scream something else that was not sorry.

She turned to the side and watched as Regina's breasts rose and fell, the nipples were hard in the cold since the comforter was sliding down during the night leaving the bare chest in front of her.

She reached out to trace her finger over the sleeping woman's nipple in a slow circle. Watching as the hair stood up on the tan skin.

She smirked at the response she got from Regina and opened her mouth to get a rise out of the woman.

"Look who is the one out of the world right now."

She frowned as Regina did not stir at her touch or her teasing.

"Regina…?"

Emma shook the sleeping woman and upon her touch, the skin was warm, almost hot in her hands. Regina shifted in her sleep and turned to the side, putting her hands under the pillow, and curled herself into a ball.

Emma touched the brunette's forehead. And the heat was making her frown with worry.

"Shit!"

She shook the shoulder again and watched as Regina frowned in her sleep and shivered slightly under the comforter.

"Regina, wake up."

Emma mumbled and put the hair behind Regina's warm ear.

This would not do. Even though she didn't know how to take care of people, she knew a simple way to cool down the fever.

Emma stood up from the bed, got dressed, and went to the bathroom, preparing a towel and a bowl of water then brought them back to the bed with her.

Emma was wiping the towel onto Regina's neck as the brunette whimpered and tried to push her hand away.

"Mmm-cold."

Her heart ached at the whimpering noise.

"I know"

She mumbled and tried to rub the brunette's arms wanting to make her warm.

Emma didn't stop and finished her wiping, wanting the skin to cool down. She pulled the comforter higher to cover Regina's entire body.

Then she went to the closet and found an old baggy shirt for Regina to wear. She lifted the brunette's upper body and put the baggy shirt on her head successfully. Then the comforter was up.

Upon this close contact, she still felt Regina trembling beside her. She's afraid that Regina would shiver to death or something.

Emma lifted the shaking woman, letting Regina fold into her hold upon a warm source she felt against her cold one.

Regina's head was on her chest, and her warm forehead was against her chin. The brunette put her arm around the blonde's waist in a hug.

Regina might be this freaking cold and not herself at all to hug Emma so tight like this.

Emma couldn't help wrapping her arms around the petit frame and let the brunette snuggle more into her body.

She rubbed Regina's back while her nose was nuzzling with the brunette's hair that was tickling her nose.

Being this close to Regina, she inhaled that sweet and unique scent of the woman in her arms. She tilted her head down to leave a small kiss on the brunette's hairline and Regina's shampoo filled her nose.

At being so comfortable and warm, Regina let out a content sigh in her sleep.

The corner of Emma's lips almost lifted up at the warm body against her, her heart beating at the sound.

Then sleep took over them both.

The first thing Regina saw, upon opening her eyes, was the blonde's curl in front of her. She frowned and looked up to see Emma's sleeping face.

Her hand brushed Emma's hard-on accidentally and that made her gasp out loud at the position she slept in.

The memories of last night in the rain hit her.

Regina scooted away from the blonde and then realized her body was sore as hell. She hit the blonde's arms again and again.

"Ouch! What the fuck-Regina?!"

Emma woke up suddenly at the feeling of a hand hitting her in the collarbone. She shouted back at the alarmed brunette who sat far away from her. She rubbed her shoulder and winced.

"Why did you hug me?!" Regina yelled

"You hit me with that?"

Emma shook her head with the ridiculous thought of Regina before saying

"I did far more than that with you and you didn't recoil from me."

That got a pillow thrown against her face. She bit her lips and threw it on the bed.

"You had a fever last night! I was taking care of you and you hugged me because you're cold! Why are you making such a big deal out of this!?"

Regina looked at her in disbelief and said

"You took care of me?"

"Yes," Emma smirked into a grin

"You should be so lucky as I've never done this to anyone. You're the first person I did it with."

The blonde leaned in and put her hand on her cheek. Regina snapped the blonde's hand away.

"You think taking care of me would make up for what you did to me? Do you think that would make me fall for your charm for how nice you treated me? I'll not forget the things that you put me through, Miss Swan."

"Oh! I forgot you like to be handled roughly, is that it, huh?!"

Emma grabbed Regina's hands tightly and pulled them back behind the brunette's back, the rope was on her nightstand as she grabbed it and tied it around Regina's wrists.

"Miss Swan!"

"You'll—"

Before Emma could say anything a doorbell rang across the house. Regina didn't hesitate to shout for help.

"HELP! I'M IN HEREE! HEL—Umf!"

Emma widened her eyes and put her hand on Regina's mouth shutting her up and hissed in her ear.

"STOP!"

She held Regina tightly in her grip. When the doorbell stopped the blonde pushed Regina back on the bed and left her there.

Emma walked to the glass door and looked outside to the beach where she saw an older man talking on his phone.

Fuck!

He must have called home and informed them about her car parked at the front and the sound of Regina's voice.

Emma hurried to grab her bag and then threw Regina's new clothes on the bed and said with a smirk.

"Hurry up and change your clothes if you want to go home."

Regina widened her eyes at the order. She couldn't believe her own ears.

"I'll wait outside if I don't see you in 5 minutes. Find your own way home."

Her heart was pounding, excited to be home as she watched the blonde walk out of the house. Regina quickly changed from her shirt to a new simple shirt and pants.

And hurried along after the blonde.

Chapter Text

When Emma saw Regina walking out in her shirt and pants. She pulled the brunette to her and Regina looked at her expectedly.

"I have something for you."

"What?"

She walked behind Regina and put her arms around Regina's neck, wrapping the diamond necklace she gave to Regina on her birthday to wear, on it, clipping it shut.

"Why do I have to wear this?"

Regina touched the necklace on her neck, with frowning eyebrows.

"Because I wanted you to wear it, don't take it off. Until I tell you to, alright?"

Regina rolled her eyes, didn't listen to the blonde, and tried to remove the necklace. Emma stopped her motion by grabbing her hand and hissed in her ear.

"If you don't listen to what I said I'll tell everyone about us here. If you want your sister to find out this way then go ahead!"

Regina had enough of the blonde and didn't say anything. She just wanted to go home and be far away from Emma as soon as possible.

They both got in the car. On the drive back home Emma tried to make a small talk with Regina but Regina sat still and didn't answer or respond to her at all.

"Are you hungry?"

Nothing.

"You're deaf?"

Nothing.

She stopped the car abruptly and turned to face Regina.

"If you don't talk to me then get the fuck out of my car."

Emma stepped out of the car and opened Regina's door then dragged the brunette out of it. Then she got back in the car and drove away leaving Regina there on the sidewalk.

Regina was confused as heck and was annoyed with the blonde's temper. But before she could think of anything Emma's car was back in front of her.

Emma stepped out of the car again and was in her face immediately.

"Are you going to talk to me?"

Regina turned her face away, not waiting to give in to the self-centered blonde.

Then the blonde tried to kiss her and she gasped in surprise, pushing Emma's shoulders away. But as always Emma was stronger than her. The blonde held her in a grip not caring about the other car that sped by them.

The blonde was trying to kiss her again.

"STOP! What the hell, Miss Swan?!"

Regina was able to push the woman's head away from her neck this time and slapped the blonde's cheek. She watched as Emma turned to face her with hurt in those green eyes.

"I hate you." Regina hissed and the hurt in those green eyes was gone then it was replaced with so much anger in them.

"And I don't love you too!" Emma spat back.

Regina's heart clenched with sadness. She didn't know why she was so hurt to hear that the blonde didn't love her.

She didn't know what happened to them in the last few days anymore.

She couldn't pretend that Emma had a heart since every action and word from the blonde was only hurting her.

She couldn't hold it anymore.

Regina sobbed into her hand and went back in the car since she had nowhere to go and in reliable of the blonde's car. Not caring about Emma at all, she had to learn to live with it.

Not long after the car came to a stop again.

"I don't care where you're off next. But I'll leave you here so your family won't suspect anything much if we're not coming home together."

Emma spat out at Regina as she stopped the car before they reached her home. Regina didn't wait to hear more of the blonde's voice and hurried out of the car.

Emma watched Regina step out of the car with a yearning in her heart. Her eyes started to burn.

She had already missed the presence of Regina.

And she knew from now on they wouldn't be the same again.

As she stopped her car in front of the house and stepped out of it, Christ, Zelena, and Cora came out to greet her.

"Wow! You're all here to welcome me home?" Emma said with a cocky grin.

She turned to Zelena and couldn't help but add her taunt.

"The wound on your mouth healed already? Next time do it harder so everyone can pity you more than this."

"You haven't stepped inside the house and already bad-mouthing people, Emma," Christ added and shook his head.

"I was suggesting."

"Where did you go off to?" Christ asked.

"Out, why do you care?!"

"Did Regina go with you?"

"She isn't here now? So? That means she didn't go with me," Emma smirked.

"Not true! If Regina didn't go with you then where did she go?" Zelena blurted out seeing the blonde's nonchalant face. She didn't believe a word from Emma since the blonde had hidden moves behind that grin.

"How the hell would I know? She's your sister?! If you don't know her whereabouts then how should I know?"

"But the old man said there was a woman's voice with you?"

Zelena narrowed her eyes at Emma trying to make the blonde admit the truth.

"Yes, there was a woman! But where's the proof? I have many girls, Zelena!"

"Regina never went anywhere without saying anything to us first!"

"People can change. I guess your sister has changed now too."

Emma grinned hard before walking away from them and hurried inside the house. Zelena followed her and grabbed her hand making her stop and turn to face the red-haired woman.

"I don't believe that you don't know where the hell my sister is!"

"I told you that I didn't know!"

Emma snapped and pulled her hands away.

Her eyes caught sight of the Regina that just come through the door and stopped behind Zelena. She smiled at the sight of Regina.

"If you want to know where Regina is just ask her yourself." She added with a grin before going back upstairs.

Before Regina came into the house, she hid the front of the necklace and moved it behind her neck, letting her hair cover it. She didn't want any trouble or answer any more questions.

She was tired, she just wanted to go to her room.

Cora hugged her daughter tightly and asked with worry in her voice.

"Where have you been, darling?"

Zelena turned at Cora's voice and looked questioningly at her sister who looked downward not meeting their eyes.

"I-uh, I went out of town with friends. It was a sudden meeting. So at the lake, there was no signal, I couldn't make any call."

"No, I don't believe you." Zelena protested.

"I didn't lie! Excuse me, I'm tired and want to be in my room." Regina said while quickening her steps up the stairs.

Upon making a turn she was surprised to see the blonde standing against the wall, arms crossing in front of her chest, and waited for her there.

When would Emma leave her alone?!

She tried to walk forward but Emma used her body to block her way again. She stared hard at the annoying blonde.

"You'll be sleeping alone tonight. Don't miss me too much, Regina."

Emma leaned to tease her in the face and Regina was not amused at all.

"If you're lonely just come get me."

The blonde grinned as she saw the scowl on Regina's face.

Emma loved making them fight because it meant something when they fought.

"Dream on it! I'll consider the last few days just a bad dream for me, a nightmare that I don't want to remember any of."

Regina snapped and leaned closer to taunt the blonde in the face.

"You will never hurt me like that again."

Emma's face fell, heart clenched at Regina's words. Before her hurt turned into anger and she was staring into those intense brown eyes.

"You think coming back home will save you from me? Everything between us isn't over, Regina."

"Speak for yourself! But for me, there is no we, to begin with in the first place."

Then Regina left and ran to her room since she couldn't stand looking into those green eyes any longer than this, it was confusing her every time she saw the hurt reflected in the blonde's eyes at her words.

She locked the door and leaned her head against it before letting out a long exhale.

Last night, Emma couldn't sleep. She let Regina's words run through her mind all night. Thinking about it made her angrier as Regina was the only person that could defy her and get away with it.

She thought about Regina so often it almost made her mad. She missed the warm body she held yesterday when Regina was with a fever.

It was the moment she wanted to cherish in her mind forever, a moment that Regina willingly turned to her and snuggled into her like they meant something.

She shook her thought away and was annoyed again at herself for thinking about Regina.

Her mood was ruined as she turned to the window and saw a motorcycle that belonged to Daniel come through her gate.

She gritted her teeth at the sight.

Regina walked out of the house that morning and was surprised to see Daniel in front of the house.

"How are you, Regina?" Daniel asked with a soft look like he was trying to talk to a wounded puppy, not wanting Regina to be scared away.

"I'm fine."

Regina gave him a small smile.

"What are you doing here, anyway?" Regina asked.

"Well, I saw my gift outside the gate that night and brought it back to the owner." Daniel smiled and handed her her gift back.

Regina gasped at the sight, it had to be when Emma tried to pull her to the car when she lost the gift.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Daniel! I wasn't trying to leave it there, it was just an accident!"

"I know it was an accident. And I know you're not a person who likes to hurt someone else feelings. It fell because it was an accident."

The more he was being nice to her the more she felt bad.

Her heart ached at his words and how he thought nicely of her, it was so different from the crazy blonde, who only tried to hurt her with words.

Regina's lips almost lifted at his words but she looked down as she felt conflicted inside.

"You seem down this morning, Regina? Let me drive you to work?" He offered

"Oh?" She gasped in surprise, Her eyes snapped up at his kind offer.

"Please don't deny my offer, Regina. My heart hurts enough with the gift."

"Okay."

She was about to take a step when a voice interrupted. She sighed long and hard at the arrogant and annoying voice behind her.

"Wait! Regina can't go with you." Emma shouted.

They both looked at Emma as the blonde stopped beside them.

"Why? She agreed to go with me." Daniel said.

"I'm afraid, you're not. Because I'll be the one who drives her to work this morning!" Emma looked at Regina and smiled

Regina and Daniel looked at each other in bewilderment at the blonde's attitude. Regina walked closer to Emma and hissed with a scowl on her face.

"But I promised him!"

"So sorry, you're too late for that," Daniel added, supporting Regina.

Emma's lips were down. If he wanted to taunt her in the face, he wouldn't get away with it.

"I'm the one who was one step ahead of you, boy." Emma said in her sweet voice and looked back at Regina.

"Last night you must have fallen into a deep sleep, forgetting a promise you made about letting me drive you to work this morning?"

Emma leaned closer, her nose an inch away from the brunette, and whispered

"Do you want me to tell him what I did to you, hm?"

Regina just wanted to cry at the blackmail the blonde used against her now. And decided to end this for now and turned to face Daniel, a guilty look on her face.

"I'm so sorry. I had forgotten all about that. Emma will drive me to work today."

"I'll wait in the car!"

And the blonde walked away with a small victory grin.

As they were left alone Daniel was angry at the blonde and angry for the brunette.

"Why did you have to do everything she said? If you're not okay, you can tell me, Regina."

"I'm sorry, but I have to go."

Regina couldn't look in his eyes and left him standing there alone.

Daniel watched as the car drove away with sadness in his eyes. He was sad and didn't like how Emma could force Regina to do things she didn't want to.

Emma pulled Regina back as the brunette was about to step out of the car. Regina turned to face her at the force and tried to yank her hands back.

"Don't go just yet. And why won't you let me touch you, hmm?"

"What do you want now?" Regina was not pleased.

Emma didn't like how Regina was so short with her, it was like the brunette wanted to be as far away from her as possible. Her nose flared as she gripped Regina's wrist.

"Since you're talking so sweet and soft with him! Why can't you do that to me too, huh?"

"None of your damn business! I will speak nicely with those who treated me well. But you have no manners and act like a child deserved nothing like him!"

"Wow! You're away from me for a night and you're already choosing his side?!"

"I've never chosen you in the first place!"

That shit hit deep in the blonde's chest. Her jealousy flared up at the word and the possibility that Regina chose that dumb wit over her. She tightened her fist and yanked Regina forward with a snap from her mouth.

"I don't care what you think of me, Regina. But he will lose you to me!"

Emma shifted her eyes down at the red lips as this close she noticed Regina was wearing her usual gorgeous makeup. She leaned in to capture the lips that used to moan her name and make her dick tingle.

But before that could happen, Regina pushed her hands away making her fall backward. She gripped Regina's wrist tightly to center herself and pulled on her hand while Regina struggled to twist her hand away.

"Let go! You're hurting me!"

At that, Emma loosened her grip when she saw a wince on Regina's face. Regina whisked her hands away.

"Oh, and I'll take you to lunch with me."

"Please don't, I don't wanna eat with you!" Regina scoffed.

The blonde was on her faster than a fucking tiger at this point. Emma was using her hand to block her not letting her open the car door. Her back was pressed against it as Emma leaned in so close to her she could feel the blonde's breath on her lips.

"But I want to eat with you."

Before a peck was on her lips so fast Regina didn't realize it. As the blonde pulled away from her, she wiped at her mouth furiously and hit the blonde in the arms.

"Miss Swan!" She scoffed.

Emma smiled at the frustrated brunette who closed her car door with a loud thud and walked inside the flower shop.

"Oh my god! Regina! You're back!" Ruby shouted upon seeing her walking into the shop, Belle and Ruby came to hug her and greet her.

"I'm glad you're home, safe" Belle said.

Regina could only smile and hug her friend back.

"Was that Emma's car, Regina?" Snow added

"...Yes."

"Aww, she's so nice to drive you to work!"

Regina scoffed at the idea of what everyone thought the blonde was doing as an honorable act. She rolled her eyes and was lost in her thoughts as her friends talked with each other. She didn't know how long she zoned out when a doorbell rang.

Daniel walked into the flower shop and straight to Regina. He couldn't let the brunette go as he thought there was something not right between her and Emma.

"What is it, dear?" Regina asked him with politeness.

"Well, I want to ask you out to have lunch with me. Please don't say no."

Regina bit her lips and hugged her torso as she saw him beg with his soft eyes. She couldn't say no indeed.

Be damn with the blonde.

Regina simply nodded.

"I'll wait until you're on break!" He said.

Then he left to be in the guest room while Regina walked to the bouquet she had to rearrange.

She was working with a heavy mind.

Regina was worried.

She didn't know what the blonde would do if she came and found out Regina was not waiting for her to have lunch together.

All the while Emma Swan stood watching them interact outside the glass window that was on the other side hidden from the brunette's eyesight. If Regina didn't turn her head the brunette couldn't see her.

How dare that dumb face come to Regina's workplace and ask her out like that?!

She would not let him take what was her.

She left with a huff in her breath and closed the car door with a loud thud.

Emma drove to the small café that served brunch where she agreed to meet her friend, Ivy as the brunette called her.

She sat down at the chair with a thud causing the frown on Ivy's face.

"Is your dog dying or something, Em?" Ivy chuckled, "What's with the face?"

"You wanted to talk with me, so talk."

Emma sat with her arms crossed in front of her chest and asked without batting an eye.

"Fine! You grumpy dog…" Ivy huffed "Your stepmom tried to get your information from me, she was asking me about you and Regina."

At that, Emma looked at Ivy with interest.

"What did you say to her?"

"Nothing! I was saying I didn't know anything or heard anything from you."

"That's good."

"You can trust me not to tell on you, okay?"

"Thanks."

Emma gave her friend a small smile and drank the cold coffee in hand. She grimaced at the cold taste and put it down.

She looked at her phone and it was almost noon.

Time flew by real fast.

She had to make it back in time to see Regina or else that man would swift her away.

"I have to go, Ivy!" Emma mumbled and abruptly stood up.

"That hurry?"

Ivy chuckled again at the frantic blonde but her laugh died down at the seriousness in Emma's face

"I guess you are, hm."

Ivy mumbled to herself as she watched the blonde rushing out to her car with a hurry in her steps.

Emma stepped inside the flower shop and saw Ruby and Belle come to greet her.

"Here to order?"

"Nope. Where's Regina?"

She stared hard into the girl's face while the other brunette was trying to avoid her eyes.

She didn't have enough patience to make small talk.

"Uh…She's not here."

"Where did she go?"

"Lunch."

"Damn it! Can you just tell the whole thing without having me ask you question for question?!"

Ruby flinched at the blonde's yell and blurted out.

"She was on her lunch break with Daniel."

Emma's head snapped at the name. She was angry that the brunette didn't wait for her and went with that dumb ass.

She grabbed the nearest thing to her, a vase of flowers, and threw it on the floor as she lost her temper and it shattered on the floor.

She wanted Regina to see the evidence of her defying Emma looked like.

The screams from these women annoyed her. Emma left the disaster there and went back to her car and fumed.

Daniel watched Regina eating her lunch with a sad look in her eyes. He couldn't pinpoint what but Regina didn't seem like herself after she was back.

He decided to ask directly.

"Is she still bothering you?"

Regina paused her eating and looked up in alarm at the direct question about the blonde.

To be honest she didn't want anyone to find out at all what happened to them.

"Uh-No, no. She's not bothering me."

She gave him a small smile to indicate it was nothing.

"But…this morning she was threatening you." Daniel frowned.

"She just wants to win over me, and act like a wayward child, that's all."

"Was she driving you to work because she had something to say to you or…she was just forcing you to go with her?"

Her breath just stopped at the implication he got. He was not a dumb one like Emma said at all. She looked down and forked her food around, not knowing what to say to him that would not be coming back to bite her in the ass later.

"It's fine if you don't want to answer me. I just want to say that I don't believe that she didn't do anything to you."

She looked up at the honesty in his voice and caring in his eyes. Her eyes started to water up.

"If you can't take it all one day, just tell me and I will do everything for you, Regina."

That was hurting more than she thought. It was like something was in her throat and she blinked away the tears.

"T-thanks"

Regina smiled at him and continued her pasta.

Regina made it back to the shop and gasped at the sight before her. Ruby and Belle were picking and sweeping up pieces of broken ceramics from the shattered vase.

"That blonde is one hotheaded woman, I tell you, Regina." Ruby shook her head and complained.

"She lashed out when she knew you were out with Daniel," Belle added

Regina stepped across the glass and grabbed the bin.

"How could you stand to be in the same house as her, I do not know," Belle said and shifted her eyes toward Regina.

"I'm so sorry. I'll talk with her. How much do I have to pay for this?" Regina winced and bit her lips.

"Oh, she already paid!" Belle waved her hand.

"I mean I was saying you went with Daniel, why does she have to be so angry? If you guys are together then I understand if she's jealous." Ruby said with a shrug.

Regina looked away from them and walked out with the trash in hand while thinking

Indeed why did the blonde have to be jealous of her? Emma must be thinking that she was one of her procession by now to not want to share.

The blonde was waiting against the tree that evening. Emma grinned as she saw the shadow of the person she had been waiting for all evening stepping inside the gate door, on the pathway to the house.

Her heart still pounded at the sight of the woman in high heels and a skirt. She loved seeing Regina in business attire because those high heels and that first un-button shirt were so distracting and it made her feel something.

Emma cleared her throat, she was about to say something nice to Regina but upon seeing the frown on the brunette's face when Regina realised her presence, her mood shifted into a bad one. When she remembered that Regina ditched her to be with the other man.

"Why did you not wait for me this afternoon?!" Emma said, lips turning into a thin line.

"I told you I don't wanna eat with you."

"And you went with who?"

Emma raised her brow trying to dare the other woman to say his fucking name.

Regina stepped back as Emma advanced toward her. She tried to run into the house but the blonde held fast to her waist and pulled her back up against the large tree beside the path.

"Not so fast!"

Emma held the smaller woman in her grip and poked her head out to see if someone was coming out to look at them, seeing no one. Emma put her face back, closer to Regina.

"You think he can protect you?! You know what? He is just a plaything for you to practice your charm magic on!"

"If you're not pleased with me just insult me but don't insult other people around like a child!" Regina snapped.

The more she heard that Regina was not on her side, but on his the more anger she felt. Emma tightened her grip on Regina's upper arms.

"He will never get to have you like I did."

Regina widened her eyes at the crazy green eyes. Suddenly the blonde leaned in to kiss her but she pulled herself back and tried to bend her hands outward from the blonde's tight grip.

The blonde's eyes caught sight of a glittering necklace on Regina's neck as the shirt was opened improperly upon her intrusion.

Emma frowned seeing it was flipped backward, the locket was in the back of Regina's neck.

She felt irritated and not pleased.

"Why do you have to hide my necklace like this?!"

Regina was breathing hard and couldn't catch her breath yet so she said nothing, brushing the hair away from her face instead.

"Are you afraid that someone will see?"

Emma grinned then and her nose was nuzzling Regina's jawline as the brunette turned her head away.

"Well, keeping us a secret then, I love it." Emma mumbled while kissing the tan skin below her and sniffing Regina's perfume slightly.

"Miss Swan! This is highly inappro—!"

"Who's there?!" A woman's voice made them startled.

Zelena's voice loudened behind them, making the blonde stop her attack and look up. Regina used that moment to push away from Emma and ran to her sister.

"What are you two doing in the dark?"

Zelena watched in suspiciousness at Emma's grin and Regina's messy hair and the shirt wasn't in the right place.

"Nothing to worry about," Regina added quickly

"But you yelled?"

Zelena wasn't convinced enough that her sister was telling the truth.

"Nothing is going on! See you later."

Zelena watched as Regina avoided her gaze and rushed into the house. She would let her go for now but the grinning blonde she had to deal with first.

"What are you doing to my sister?"

Emma walked near her and brushed past her shoulder.

"Find out yourself."

The blond grinned and walked into the house leaving her seething with curiosity and drowning in her jealousy once again.

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The next morning Cora was having breakfast with Emma at the dining table when Regina came into the room. She frowned at the strange sight before her.

"Come eat with us, Regina!" Emma greeted her with a not-so-sincere smile.

Regina knew since Cora was here the blonde was trying to be nice to her and fooled her mother maybe but not her.

"No." She simply said.

"Regina!" Cora snapped at her. "How rude you're being toward the owner of the house here! Emma was just asking you nicely."

"Mom!" Regina hissed as Cora hit her in the arm.

"You! Stay with Miss Swan here, since I have something else to do in the kitchen."

Cora took her daughter's shoulders and made Regina sit down beside the blonde, she grinned and then walked out of the room.

Regina sighed out loud at the ridiculous scene she was forced to endure first thing in the morning. She wiped her hair out her face and picked up the damn fork.

If she had to eat with Emma she could enjoy her meal in peace.

She was about to fork the egg when her peace was interrupted by the bacon on a fork in front of her face.

What kind of game was Emma onto now?

Regina frowned.

"Eat this," Emma said and shook the bacon in her hand as she saw Regina look up at her with an annoying look on her face.

Emma chuckled. She loved to make Regina have that angry look on her face, the brunette looked just like an angry little cat.

"No."

"But it's delicious! And I saw none on your plate?!"

Emma frowned, finger on her chin, turned Regina's face toward her.

"I don't eat unhealthy food, Miss Swan."

Regina tried to lean away from the blonde and succeeded only to have the blonde whisper the same threat in her ear.

"If you don't let me feed you, I'll tell your mom that you went with me last weekend."

"Fine!" Regina scoffed before taking a small piece of bacon from Emma's hand. She chewed while knowing the blonde would be smirking right next to her.

"Yummy right?!"

"No," Regina mumbled and was going to take a bite of her egg when the blonde grabbed her hand, making her stop again.

She looked up at Emma and frowned as the blonde trusted another food at her face, this time it was a small piece of pancake.

"Miss Swan! If you want to have your heart attack, have it yourself! but don't take me along with you."

"Come onnn! Another bite!" Emma grinned

"No! Why did you do this?"

"Because I like feeding you."

Regina could feel her face flushed a little at the direct answer. Her heart beat a little faster than normal at the blonde unusual's action. Emma had to have a plan for this since she knew Emma would never do anything to her out of kindness.

She needed to refuse Emma and wouldn't let herself get hurt all over again.

"I don't like to be fed like a pet." Regina sneered back and Emma's face shifted, her happy mood was gone.

Emma nose's flared up as Regina was ruining her good mood by defying her. She needed to remind Regina again who had the upper hand here. Emma leaned closer to Regina, her nose was against the brunette's ear.

"What are you doing?!" Regina asked in alarm and leaned away but Emma gripped her arms in place.

"If you don't let me feed you. I'll kiss the hell out of you, is that what you want by denying me, hmm?"

"You're crazy!"

Emma grinned before nuzzling her nose against Regina's earlobe and Regina tried to squirm away from her hold.

"Stop! Someone else wil-!"

"Regina?"

At that moment Zelena came into the room, eyebrows frowning at the sight of Regina sitting next to the blonde a the dining table.

Regina sprung apart from the blonde, ready to stand up and leave for work as soon as the blonde let her go, apparently not hungry anymore. And she didn't want any more drama today. Emma let go of her arms for a second.

"Aren't you late for work?" Zelene asked.

"I was just going…"

Regina was about to stand up but Emma pulled her back down.

"Wait! You told me you're going to eat with me."

"Not me, my mom!"

"Well, Regina why don't you stay with Emma here a bit longer since she has no one to eat with? Such a pity life, don't you think?" Zelena taunted.

Emma's head snapped at Zelena, her anger was back upon seeing that smug face.

"I have lots of people who want to eat with me! But I chose your sister over you." Emma finished with a victory grin at the sight of a sour face from the red-haired woman.

"But I don't want to be your damn choice," Regina added.

Her smile faded as Zelena smirked back at her this time.

At the sound of the chair being lifted, Emma watched as Regina left the room at the opportunity of them arguing.

Emma was pissed.

How dare Regina humiliate her in front of Zelena?!

She needed to make Regina learn her consequences without her running off on her.

"Regina! Wait!"

Emma sprung up from the chair and ran to catch up with Regina, then she grabbed Regina's hand, making the brunette turn to face her.

"How dare you say that about me in front of your sister?! Do you want to start a fucking war with me, huh?!"

Regina winced as the crazy blonde gripped her hand tightly, she tried to yank her hand back but the blonde pulled her wrist back at the same time.

"My fucking wrist hurts! Let me go!" Regina yelled.

"No."

"She said let her go. Are you deaf or what?" Another voice came up behind Regina.

Emma stopped in her track as Daniel was stepping into her damn house, siding against the brunette who was now losing their grip and running to hide behind his back.

"None of your business! I need to speak with Regina, alone!"

"She said let her go and you're still pulling on her! What kind of talk was that!?" Daniel had fire in his eyes at the abuse he saw.

They were pissing Emma off, last night Regina was protecting him and now he was doing the same to her. She wouldn't let that happen.

"From how you're so protective of Regina, If you knew the truth about us, I think you might have a heart attack and die here on this damn floor!" Emma roared with a smirk watching him fume.

"Daniel, no!"

She watched as Regina tried to pull him back from coming at her. She just grinned at him the harder.

"Let's just go, okay?" Regina softly told him while he was so angry toward the blonde. She couldn't let them fight in the house while everyone was home.

Daniel seemed to listen to her and Regina led him out of the front door stepped on the motorbike and let him take her to work that morning.

Emma stood there watching him taking Regina to work again.

He was here all the damn time now, trying to cut through the line in front of her.

Like she fucking care how Regina protecting everyone except her, she didn't give a fuck that Regina didn't want to be her damn choice.

Regina was so wrong.

She tightened her fists as the tears burned behind her eyelids.

"Thanks for giving me a ride." Regina smiled back at him.

"Do you have a problem with Emma? She threatening you too far." He suddenly asked as this morning was still on his mind.

"Nothing to worry about. I can take it."

"But I couldn't watch you take all her shit! I care about you. I want to see that smile on your face again, you know. The same Regina who I met at the drinking machine, I want to meet her again. You have to express what's inside you, sometimes, Regina. Not keeping it all to yourself."

His words brought tears to her eyes. She blinked and a tear slid down her cheek.

"Thank you." She meekly whispered but she was not ready to tell anyone.

"I'll wait because I trust you, okay?"

Regina nodded and wiped her eyes, she watched as he hopped on his motorbike and drove away.

An hour later her mother walked into her shop and Regina greeted her in surprise.

"Mom! What are you doing here?"

"I came to say goodbye."

"What?!"

"I'm taking a trip with a friend outside of town, for a week. I have to tell you before I go because I don't want you to come home and feel alone in your room, okay? Just want to let you know first."

Then another surprise was made for her as she saw Emma walk into her shop with a smile on that damn face. She scoffed at the sight.

"I'll drive her to the meeting spot," Emma said with a proud grin on her face.

Regina was about to protest when Emma interrupted again.

"But I have one condition for you in exchange for that."

"I want nothing from you!" Regina scoffed again and turned to her mom.

"Mom, don't go with her, I'll call a taxi for you, alright?"

"Regina…why did you have to go against Miss Swan here, Emma was being nice enough to drive me." Cora reprimanded her daughter and shook her head at the attitude Regina had for the blonde.

Emma took a step to stand beside her and said for her to hear only.

"You have to go with me to a party tonight."

"Fine! Have it your way." Regina reluctantly agreed because her mom was giving her the eyes and was blinded to the blonde's action.

And she didn't want another fight with the blonde if she could avoid it.

"You can't go to the dinner with me?" Daniel voice's fell.

"I'm sorry, but I have something to deal with this evening, it was all so sudden I'm so sorry, Daniel."

"Okay, take care, Regina, bye." He sighed

He turned around and saw Ivy, he knew her from Graham since she was friends with Emma, across the room in the hallway of the hotel. He was a trainer in the fitness room here.

"Daniel!" Ivy greeted and walked to him with a smile. She was pretty and so energetic.

"How come you're here?"

"I was working for the company that is to set up a backup party for Emma's dad this evening! So I have to attend the party too. Oh! It would be great if you come to."

Ivy sent him a big smile.

"Why?"

"Help me look? if the party okay or not? you know so I can give feedback back to my company."

"Is Emma gonna be there since it's Christ's party?"

"Yes."

He sighed but nodded in agreement, since the certain brunette was busy this evening he was free to go.

That evening Emma took Regina out of her flower shop earlier than she was normally off to. She grinned the whole time when Regina sat beside her in the car while she drove them here.

A makeover station for tonight's party.

She was already dressed in a black suit, paired with her shirt. Her blonde hair was pulled into a high ponytail.

She was waiting for Regina to finish and appear before her in the waiting room. Emma was looking down and swiping at her phone when she heard a clicking sound of high heels in front of her.

Emma looked up and her heart stopped at the sight before her.

Regina was in a little glitter silver dress that ran to her mid-thighs, the dress hugged her petit frame deliciously, and the shoulders were off, leaving an elegant look in the style.

Her hair was cuffed perfectly around her face as it reached her bare shoulder. Then the blonde's eyes shifted toward the perfect makeup with that plump red lips before her.

Regina was a gorgeous sight to behold.

Her heart pounded at the thought before she smiled at the pretty woman in front of her. Emma stood up and took a step closer to Regina who was fidgeting in her stand, trying to pull the dress down her thighs.

Emma chuckled and those brown eyes snapped up at her.

Then Regina just gasped at the sight of the blonde in her suit, she had never seen Emma dressed up like this, normally it was just pants and a shirt to the blonde.

Emma was one hell of a beautiful woman but alas came with a bad attitude.

"Take a pic, it lasts longer."

Emma teased as she saw Regina look at her with those dark brown eyes. She wanted to snap those jaws back up but refrained from doing so.

Regina let go of the teasing since she didn't want Emma to be in a bad temper again.

This was good enough that she could get it, but it would be better if she wasn't forced to do this.

Emma offered the woman her arms who willingly took her arms and said to the brunette.

"You're gonna be the most important person on my arms tonight."

Regina almost flushed at the statement and how Emma looked at her with those predator's green eyes. She didn't know what to feel.

What kind of a comeback did the blonde make this time?

"Are you going to tell me now, where are we going?" Regina asked again for the second time as the first time Emma didn't tell her.

"Relax! I'll not take you to drug somewhere for that matter! You'll see when we get there."

"If you don't tell me then I won't go with you, Miss Swan."

"Fine then if you want the whole house to know about our summer house."

That was low, Regina always hated that when Emma threatened her about that accident. Now her mood was ruined, she didn't want to go anywhere with the blonde.

"When will you stop using that against me?!" Regina snapped back.

"When you stop being embarrassed about us then I still win over you, Regina."

"Daniel?! What are you doing here at the party?!" Graham asked in surprise as he saw his friend at the same party that was being hosted in his hotel.

"Yes, Ivy invited me."

Daniel pointed to the brunette at the far end of the room, who was talking to a guest.

He looked back and Graham just grinned at him.

"What?"

"You and Ivy, huh" Graham teased him. But he didn't care and asked back.

"Is Emma going to come to her dad's party since it was late?"

"Oh, she will, she said she will bring her date tonight."

"A date?"

Not a second later a crowd of photographers was gathering in front of the entrance, a shouting of Emma could be heard.

They tried to lift their head and look at the source of the commotion.

Daniel's eyes widened at the sight of another brunette beside Emma herself.

"Regina?!"

He and Graham looked back at one another in confusion.

Emma walked past the journalist, Regina’s hands on her arm, walking beside her. When Emma saw her target she stopped and let Regina do all the work.

"Zelena?!"

Regina gasped at the sight of her sister and Christ. She didn't know it was the party Emma was taking her to since the blonde was shutting her down every time she asked about it.

And now she knew why.

This was all a game to Emma.

Zelena turned at the gasp and her eyes caught sight of Regina and Emma together. She was furious at why Regina was here beside Emma and she didn't know about this.

Emma looked so gorgeous in her suit, making her turn green at the couple in front of her.

Christ turned around too and was surprised to see Regina with Emma. But what troubled his mind most was how his wife was gawking at them hard. He knew Zelena enough and he wasn't blind to not see how obsessed Zelena was being toward his daughter.

He decided to end this and interrupted.

"Why did you two come together?"

"Well, I picked her up at work, took her to dress up and she's my date for tonight!" Emma smiled and looked at the fuming red-haired woman.

"Regina?!"

Regina turned at the sound of her name and saw some familiar faces as he stepped up toward her.

"Daniel?!"

"Wow, you look beautiful, tonight."

"Only today? Mister Cobber?" Christ teased him.

"She's pretty every day, but tonight she's pretty special."

While saying that he only had eyes for the brunette in front of him.

Zelena used that opportunity to make Regina leave with Daniel instead of being here with Emma. She turned to Daniel and asked.

"Then you can take care of her tonight, Daniel?"

Zelena tried to take Regina's hand from the blonde but Emma stopped her and pushed her hand away.

"Regina is my date for tonight!"

"But she's my sister! She must do what I say!"

"Are you that sure?" The blonde smirked.

"Are you going to do what I said, Regina?" Zelena looked back at her expectedly.

Regina watched them argue over her back and forth when Zelena turned to face her. She hated this, all of this. She couldn't believe her sister was pressuring her like Emma did.

Her face started to burn at the embarrassment they put on her and she didn't want to do any of what they asked of her.

"Tell her, who will you choose to listen to, Regina." Emma squeezed her hands.

Then Regina just lost it, she whisked her arm away from the blonde's. Her eyes started to burn and she gulped down her tears.

"I'll not take orders from you two! I want to go home!"

Regina turned to go but Emma grabbed her hands again.

"No, you can't go!" Emma glared.

"Let her go! You have no right to order Regina around!" Daniel yelled as the blonde didn't let go of Regina's hand.

"I agreed with him, Emma," Christ said

Emma's head snapped at her father, she was angry and hurt that her father wasn't on her side on this.

"How do you know I have no right over her?!" Emma blurted out of anger.

"Then do tell! What right do you have with Regina, here, hmm?" Zelena added that

she wanted to know whether her thinking was true or not.

"The right of-"

"Stop it!" Regina yelled at Emma.

She couldn't stop the tears that flew down her cheeks at what Emma did to her tonight, as she turned to face the blonde.

She was so damn hurt about the blonde's action, she thought Emma was being honest for once, turned out she was so wrong.

"I suggest you shut your damn mouth and think hard before you say anything! Just-stop using me as a fucking tool, whoever it was. I hate to be in all parts of this game!" Regina yelled but mostly glared at the blonde.

Emma's stomach dropped at the brunette's outburst and tears. Then she stumbled backward as Regina pushed her away and ran out of the room.

It was all because of Zelena that messed them up like this!

"Wait! Regina!"

Emma wanted to follow and make Regina see that her sister was not so innocent in this. She tried to take a step but a hand held her back.

She turned around, suddenly her face was turned to the side as a hand punched her in the face. She snapped her head back and looked at Daniel with fire in her eyes. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth as it strung badly.

She didn't care about him right now, all she wanted was Regina.

"Regina!"

She tried to follow but Daniel blocked her way and roared back at her.

"If you won't stop your rude behavior toward Regina…You'll be dead by my fucking hand tonight!"

She couldn't hold in her anger at this man trying to yank her back from going after her date.

Fuck him!

She pushed him away with all her might and he fell hitting the table in the process. She saw the wine bottle on the cart and grabbed it.

She was about to swing down on his head when another hand grabbed her.

"Emma, stop!"

Christ yanked his daughter's hand back and ripped the bottle from her hand.

Emma turned to face him, she was so fucking angry that her father stopped her.

"Why did you stop me?! HE PUNCHED ME! You're the one who was supposed to be on my fucking side!" Emma roared with anger and hurt. Anger that made her tears come faster than being sad.

"Look what you did tonight! My party was ruined and in chaos! How am I supposed to be on your side in this?!"

Emma felt a softer hand this time grabbing her back from Christ and looking to see Ivy.

"Emma stop this! Please!"

"Stay out of this, ivy."

And she shrugged her friend away. She took a step toward her father and said.

"You must be so ashamed of your daughter, right? Good! Because I was ashamed to have a dad like you who took this inferior woman as a wife too!"

"SWAN!"

Christ raised his hands and Emma shielded her head but the hit didn't come. She looked up and saw Christ grabbing at his chest, trying to breathe for his life.

He was on the ground and Zelena was tending to him.

Emma cried and ran out of the room, trying to find the one woman she needed the most that night.

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Daniel watched as Regina sat in front of him. He took her to his home, let her change into his clothes, and brought her to the restaurant to eat.

Earlier, Regina was bawling her eyes out and refused to say anything to him. He could only watch her break down in front of the hotel.

He couldn't help but ask as he watched how Regina was lost in her thoughts.

"Uh…Can you tell me why you have to let Emma do this to you?"

Regina looked up and his heart fell at how red Regina's eyes were.

"What did she do to you that got you so scared like this?"

Regina cried again at his question. She was hurt for being used like that by Emma.

How could she let her do this to her again?

"Or you're willing to do what she asks?"

"No…"

"Then why?"

"I-" Regina couldn't speak since all she could do was cry again and again. The more he tried to make her talk the more the tears came.

Then a phone rang and he picked up his phone, frowning and she knew who was calling him.

"Is that Zelena?" She asked him as he hung up.

"Yes…She told me to take you home, she has to talk to you."

At that, her heart fell. She didn't want to face her sister right now. Zelena would be so angry toward her.

"Please…I don't wanna go home, not yet."

"...okay." He couldn't deny that sorrowful eyes anything at this point.

"When you want to go back just tell me."

Regina gave him a watery smile and looked back down at her food.

Emma ran back into the hotel after she couldn't find Regina anywhere. Her feet hurt from all the run she had made. She found Ivy in the party room with a long face.

Nobody was at the party.

Emma took a step inside the room and Ivy faced her.

"Where is everyone?" Emma asked.

"Gone"

"And where is…?"

"Who?"

"You know who!"

"I would say If you're looking for Regina, she left. If you're looking for your father he's in an emergency room but out now I guess, his condition is bad, Em, if he got any more trouble on his mind it could lead him to his death."

Emma's heart dropped at the news but she pretended like it was not bothering her at all.

"He's fine! I don't care."

"Before he was! But now he can't endure so much shit from you anymore. I don't think it's too late for you to make up with your dad?" Ivy suggested.

Emma said nothing and left home.

Regina hopped off the bike after she was cool down enough and could stop crying. She looked at him and said with her heart.

"Thanks again."

"You're welcome, but if you're not comfortable here, you can stay at Graham's hotel, you know that right?" She nodded

"If anything, you can call me all the time, don't hesitate."

"Yes, and thanks for everything."

Regina watched as he drove the bike away then she exhaled before heading inside the house. She was so tired and wanted to sleep the day off.

She opened the door to her room and turned on the light. Upon shutting the door her back was against it, Regina jumped out of her skin at the sight of the blonde sitting on her bed waiting for her.

Emma looked up at the brunette and smirked. When she was back from the party and couldn't find Regina she went back to her room. Upon looking out the window she saw the brunette herself sitting behind him on the bike.

She was angry of course that she couldn't find Regina but inside she was worried to death. Then when she saw Regina come back with that man, her worry was gone in a flash. She used this opportunity when Cora was not home and waited for Regina in her room. It was that easy.

Regina had to know who she belonged to.

The brunette cried in surprise and tried to open the door. Emma knew and could read Regina like a book, she rushed in to shut the door and trapped the smaller woman between it.

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"I'm not letting you go again." She hissed in Regina's face.

Emma frowned as she just realized Regina was not in the dress that she got her. Regina was wearing a large shirt and pants. She didn't like this at all, she didn't like the feeling of Regina in anyone's clothes but hers.

"Why are you wearing these cheap clothes?! Where's my fucking dress I got you?"

"I don't want to wear it!" Regina spat back in her face.

"Where did you get it then? Was it him? Was he buy you a new one?!"

Regina started to get scared now at how badly Emma reacted to her wearing his clothes. She tried to duck away from the blonde but Emma slammed her back against the door.

She hissed out in pain as her back hit the door. And looked at how angry those green eyes looked, stared back at her.

"Take your clothes off right now!"

"NO! You fucking sadist!"

Regina was ready to flee from the blonde's hold if the blonde advanced on her again.

"Then I'll fucking take it off you myself!"

Regina grabbed the shirt tightly and pulled herself back from the blonde as Emma tried to grab the hem of her shirt and lifted it upward, leaving her stomach bare.

"Stop!"

"I said take it off!"

Emma didn't stop and they pushed and pulled but Regina still held tight. Emma was seething with rage. She needed those off right now.

"You dare to defy me?! You humiliated me at the party and left with him!"

Emma pulled at Regina's shirt again, she was hurt that the brunette chose him and not her.

Why was everyone choosing his fucking side?

"Just stop, Emma! It was just clothes?! I was uncomfortable so I had to change, Damn it!"

At that, Emma stopped and let Regina breathe then the brunette decided to open her mouth and ruin her mood again.

"And who I left with is none of your damn business!"

Regina stepped back as Emma advanced toward her with that cocky smirk. Her heart pounded in her ears.

"Are you sure? That it's not my business?"

"What are you doing?"

Her legs hit the bed as Emma was coming closer and closer to her, she fell on the bed and Emma leaned down with her to hover over her.

"Reminding you that it's my business."

Regina hit and pushed the blonde's shoulders away making the blonde lose her balance. She jumped on her feet and couldn't go far.

Emma grabbed Regina's waist tightly, not letting the brunette get away from her.

"You can't run from me, Regina." Emma hissed behind the brunette's ear while hugging the smaller woman's body to her front, trapping her arms with her strong grip in the process.

"Emma, Just stop!"

Regina was tired as fuck. She had no energy left to fight the blonde. She was tired of yelling or arguing against Emma because all she got from that was Emma lashing out at her.

"But I am, I have to remind you that you're mine and not his!"

Regina wanted to cry at the possessive thing the blonde said to her. She was hurt that the blonde thought nothing of her but was just a freaking tool to win over other people.

Regina decided then to end this hurt and turned herself in the blonde's hold to face her and Emma just let her. Her eyes teared up as she asked.

"Tell me, Miss Swan. What are we? Clearly, this was not about my sister anymore." Her tears slipped down her cheek and she yelled out her frustration.

"It's not about Zel anymore when you're jealous of me because of this damn shirt!"

Emma stood in silence watching the woman in her arms cry. Her heart clenched and she didn't like this feeling at all.

"Please, what you did to me, did it mean something to you at the least?"

Regina hoped the blonde would say yes but her heart shattered as Emma looked away from her not saying anything but only tightened her jaw shut.

Then it just fuel her hurt into a wave of anger toward the stubborn woman who was clearly jealous of her.

Emma wiped the tears away from Regina's face but Regina pushed her hand away then leaned in close to her face, her nose inches away from her.

"If not then you wouldn't like kissing me like this."

Regina hissed at her before claiming her lips and bit her lower lips making her open her mouth, welcoming Regina's tongue in.

She moaned at this side of Regina she never got to see. Her dick stirred against Regina and that made the brunette groan against her lips before Regina pulled away.

Emma was stunted by the act and lost in a haze. She frowned at the fire and a dark glimpse in those brown eyes.

"You will not get hard over me just from me kissing you or being near you."

Emma jerked in her touch and moaned as Regina rubbed her cock through her pants.

"Regina…"

"Don't fucking Regina me! Stop toying with my feelings! I'm a human too, I have a heart, you fucking idiot!"

Regina pushed the blonde until Emma's back hit the bed. Regina took off her shirt and smirked.

"Are you happy now that I'm out of his shirt?"

Emma bit her lips at the sight of Regina in her bra. Her dick was fucking hard in her pants right now.

"What are you doing?!" Emma frowned as Regina unbuttoned her pants and yanked both her pants down. Then Regina went to straddle her on the bed. The smaller woman leaned down and whispered into her face.

"If you don't feel anything…you will not love watching me cum"

Emma stared into her brown eyes as Regina moved her hips and rubbed her covered center against her cock.

Emma couldn't stand it anymore and moaned into Regina's mouth as she captured the red smear lips in front of her into a fierce kiss. Teeth and tongue clanking against one another. Her hips jerked in Regina's hand as the brunette stroked her cock with her fist.

"Hmmm" Emma moaned as she pulled back, breathing hard and she grabbed Regina's hand to stop her stroke.

The blonde flipped them over in one motion and Regina's back hit the bed. Emma said nothing as she slid downward and took Regina's pants and panties off.

Her cock was hard and she didn't wait. The blonde centered herself between Regina's thighs and aimed her head into her fold.

Regina sucked in a deep breath as Emma sheathed herself bit by bit, she wrapped her legs around the blonde's hips and ducked her foot into the blonde's hips making Emma push into her with all her length in one swoop motion.

"Oh" Emma moaned against Regina's throat and moved her hips as Regina thrust her hips back up to receive her thrust making her cock buried deep into Regina's cunt.

Regina was moaning nonstop her voice was low and rusty from all the crying she had been. She dug her nail into the blonde's back, satisfied hearing the woman above her hiss.

Emma was pushing in and out of Regina until she could feel herself swollen to the max and she couldn't hold it anymore when she heard Regina hiss in her ear.

"You will not love fucking me, Em-ma."

Emma lost it she exploded inside Regina and spilled her seed and her hips jerked into Regina, buried herself deeper into the brunette.

When her body stopped trembling she rested on Regina not caring if she could take her weight or not.

Then she felt Regina move her hips below her. Emma had to be up against her hand to let the brunette moved on her own. She looked down at Regina and the brunette lifted her head closer to her and said against her lips.

"Make me cum, Miss Swan."

That low voice sent another shot of arousal throughout her entire body, making her dick hard again inside the woman's tight fold.

Emma held tight to Regina, cock still inside her as she shifted on her back bringing Regina along with her too. Regina now was riding her dick at the pace she liked.

Regina moved her hips up and down with the help of Emma holding her waist and moving her hips to meet up with her when Regina slid down the stick.

Regina leaned forward, hands on Emma's shoulders, hair fell around her face. Emma put one of her hands from the brunette's waist and reached up to tuck the woman's fallen hair back behind her ear.

Regina looked into green eyes and saw a flash of adoration then it was gone. Regina was slowing down her pace and said to the blonde while holding her gaze

"You will not love hearing me coming to your name Emma."

At that, Emma took the matter into her hands and thrust her hips upward but her hands held Regina's waist tightly in place making Regina sit on her cock while she fucked her from below.

"Ah yess!” Regina whimpered at the position she was in, making her feel the blonde's cock hit deep almost in her stomach. She slid her hip forward then backward getting the cock to hit the spot that made her toes curl and spasmed harder against the blonde's shaft.

Regina's cover breast shook in front of Emma's face and she had to see those tits. Emma put her hands off the brunette's hips to unhook the bra and Regina lifted her arms to slide it off.

The brunette leaned backward this time and rested her hands on the blonde's thigh.

"Ohh!" She moaned while Emma pounded into her from below so hard her tits jiggling along with the force of the thrust.

Regina could feel that familiar pleasure slowly building up inside her belly as the cock stroked her deeper and faster.

"Em-maaa!"

At hearing her name from Regina's lips Emma couldn't help it, she needed to be close to Regina. She sat up and pulled Regina toward her and Regina went willingly wrapping herself around the blonde. Her legs were around her hips and her arms were around her neck.

Emma hugged Regina's hips and her hand slid over backward to grab Regina's ass making the woman groan loudly at the touch.

"Yess!" Regina hissed.

Regina moved up and down on her shaft with such force and speed. Emma saw her nipple jiggling in front of her and licked it making the brunette cry out loud.

"Fuck!"

Regina arched her back against her mouth and still kept moving her hips. She licked one nipple and gently sucked on it hearing a long whimpering noise from above her.

"Ahh! Emma! I'm—"

Emma gave the same treatment to the other side and that made Regina meow out loud again at being stimulated.

"I'm comingg!" Regina mumbled against her throat.

She felt a fluttering on her shaft when Regina slid down on her one last time and the tight wall was milking her cock deliciously.

Regina jerked her hips against Emma's pelvis, she hugged the blonde tightly as she came, shaking in Emma's arms, her face in the blonde's neck.

Her breath was fast and her heart pounded loudly in her ear at the intimate position they were in.

Emma didn't let Regina rest long as she flipped them over, Regina's back on the bed with her on top. She was hard as fuck watching Regina come and moan her name.

She put her hands against the bed beside Regina's head and moved her hips again, jolting the panting woman below in the process. She thrusted in faster and deeper making them both moan at the sound of a cock slapping the wet cunt that rang out across the room.

Regina moved her hand under the blonde's shirt and cupped her breasts making Emma hiss and jerk into her pussy.

"I bet no one ever touches them, huh?"

Regina smirked and Emma pushed in hard earning a grunt from that smirk instead. Then Regina unhooked her bra and let her hand slip inside the blonde's bra to swipe her thumbs on both nipples.

"Regina…"

"You like that?"

"God Yess!" Emma hissed into Regina's neck as she kept pounding into her hole. Until she felt her belly started to tighten and the feeling of letting go was overpowering her.

Regina pulled her hands out and held onto Emma's neck as the blonde drilled her pussy, making her gasp and moan with each thrust the blonde was pushing in.

As Emma jerked her hips deeply into her one last time. The blonde came inside her. Regina felt so full and the warm seed was spilling out of her that feeling alone made her come. A new wave of ecstasy was shaking her from head to toes.

Emma stilled inside her and unloaded her cum. While Regina lied still trying to catch her breath.

When they both came down from their high and could breathe normally, Emma pulled out of the smaller woman and laid back on her back, she let out a content sigh at the good fuck she just had.

Emma turned to face Regina and said

"I loved it when you're so cooperative and not defying me, Regina." Emma grinned.

But Regina's lips turned downward the first thing that came from the blonde's after they had sex.

"Stop saying things like that." Regina glared with hurt in her eyes.

"You thought I felt something toward you and you let me fuck you? You think that would make me leave you alone, not a chance."

"If you're not feeling something for me then…please just leave me alone!" Regina told her the truth, throat closing up with tears.

Emma was speechless at the vulnerable in the brunette's eyes. She just wanted to hold her in her arms again.

Regina was confused by the longing gaze in those green eyes and asked what was on her mind.

"I'm just so tired of going against you when in fact I don't want to fucking fight you! I just wanted to be left alone and you're the one who always comes after me, harassing me, making me yours, and then what makes me fall for you? And continue to fuck me in secret to vergence my sister as you know damn well that you don't feel like that anymore!"

Regina's words rang across her brain like a gunshot. She couldn't hide what she felt any more than Regina's.

They both were passing all that now.

She was scared to admit it to herself let alone to let Regina spell it out for her like the idiot she was.

Emma watched as Regina turned on her side, facing away from her, the smaller woman's body shook slightly as Regina lay there crying.

When a comforter was pulled up on her body Regina cried harder until she fell asleep.

Emma watched on helplessly, stood up from the bed, wearing her pants, and ran out of the room.

Her heart was heavy in her chest.

The next morning Emma stepped inside her father's office as he asked for her. As she stepped inside the room, he gave her a serious look.

"What's it, Dad?"

Emma crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited.

Christ couldn't sleep last night. He went for water and on his way back he saw Emma walking out of Regina's room. He was so shocked and he needed to know so he asked her directly.

"About you and Regina…"

He looked into her eyes and she shifted her gaze elsewhere as her heart hammered inside her chest at the possibility of the question.

"What is she to you, for real, Emma." He prompted softly.

"The sister of your wife."

"I asked you nicely, just answer me!"

"What do you want her to be?! What are you trying to get from me?"

"I'm not trying to get anything from you! I wasn't going to mind your business if last night I didn't see you walk out of Regina's room. How could you be this low? Why won't you think of others' feelings?!" He snapped.

He knew his daughter and this did not only happen just now. It's been a while and he knew Regina was forced against her will.

Emma's face fell as he knew the truth now. She was hurt that he placed the blame on her, felt sad and then angry toward him suddenly.

"Why would I do that?! When others don't even consider that I have a feeling too! You know damn well when he punched me, you blamed me! But why don't you think that she's the one seducing me when you saw me walking out of her room?!"

"Because I know Regina is not that kind of person!"

"No! It's because you see me as a bad person from the start! What I do is all wrong in your eyes."

"I admit I hated you when your mom died. I hated how you were weird and always caused a problem for me. But now I know it was all my fault. I was not a good father to you when your mom died."

He begged her with his heart out in the open.

"I take all the blame, Emma. Please, can you just leave Regina alone?"

"You think saying that would make me change my mind or make me a better person?!"

"I don't want you to hurt Regina! She's innocent in this! I know you want to make Zelena suffer but did you think at all how Regina feels about your game? She's human too! Don't damage her or make her feel worthless! You're destroying her life! I tell you this, if you don't love her just let her go." Christ said with tears gathered in his eyes, hoping the blonde could see the right path before it was too late.

Emma was numb at the same thing he and Regina said to her.

It felt like their words were piercing through her heart.

She hated to admit that they were right. She did not want to give in to her father let alone, Zelena.

"I'll let her go…but only if you stop playing house with Zelena! If you let Zelena go then I'll do the same to Regina."

Christ watched as the blonde smirked and stormed out of the room.

"One day you will regret this, Emma," He said to an empty room.

Regina winced as she felt a small headache coming on. She wiped out the hair from her face and sighed.

This morning she woke up feeling lightheaded and her legs were sore. She must have slept late last night due to their activity and cried herself to sleep, that's why she got a headache.

She took another step when suddenly she saw a white spot behind her eyelid for a second making her sway in her stand. She had to grab the table to balance herself.

"Are you alright?! Regina?"

Ruby stepped forward to Regina with worry in her voice, she took the flower from her hand and placed it down.

"You look a bit pale."

Regina took a deep breath before steadied herself and said

"I'm fine…I slept little last night, that's all." Regina gave her a small smile.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yes?"

"Are you and Emma together?"

Her face fell at the mention of the blonde's name. She didn't know how to say what they were because she didn't know either.

"You know, so I can help keep the Daniel thing a secret? As you seem to care for both, you know." Regina snapped her head back at Ruby and raised her brow.

"I don't blame you for keeping them both, since Daniel is so nice to you and Emma is dashing!"

How dare she assume that of her?

Regina didn't like what Ruby was referring to her here at all, plus her headache made her snap at Ruby.

"Stop talking! Emma and I aren't together! We have nothing going on!"

She was annoyed. She huffed and stormed out of the room, leaving Ruby behind with a confused face.

After her talk with her father, Emma decided to go see her friend at the hotel. She was given the cold shoulder as Graham didn't acknowledge her at all and just continued his work like she was not there.

Emma stormed out and went to see Ivy instead

"Graham refused to talk to me! It was insane, he's acting like a child!" Emma complained as she pulled her lips outward slightly.

"I'm on his side on this. You caused the problem at the party in his hotel! Everyone was leaving and the damage fee was huge."

"Ivy! You're supposed to be on my side! So now you're teaming up with Graham!"

Emma stomped her feet in displeasure and crossed her arms together.

"You're the one who acts like a child! You don't care how that puts someone else in a rough place because of your temper!"

Ivy said that because the blonde needed to hear what her actions made other people feel. She watched as Emma sat back down, with a pout on her face.

"I know about you and Zelena," Ivy said

"Wow! Good job Ivy! You managed to find out by yourself without me telling you."

Emma clapped her hand and smiled while Ivy rolled her eyes.

"I must say I'm really worried about Regina."

Emma sighed at Regina being mentioned again. Why was Regina being the one that every one was concerned over her now?

"Why do you care about her?" The blonde said with a huff.

"Are you sure that she's not that important to you like you told me?" Ivy gave Emma an apathetic look.

"Yeah…"

"Emma! You talk about Regina like she was ugly! like she's not a good person because of her sister but at the party, I saw her and she's gorgeous! She is not like every woman you've ever dated."

"You praise her too much! Don't act like you know her enough."

"I don't! But you do, Emma."

Emma's heart pounded in her ear as she looked at Ivy with a vulnerable gaze.

"If you don't believe me, look for yourself," Ivy said with a grin then she placed the party's picture on the table. Then she left the room leaving Emma to deal with her feelings.

Emma was curious about the thing Ivy placed on the table, so she picked up the pictures.

It was the picture of when they arrived at the party, Regina looked so gorgeous in her silver dress, smiling and showing her pretty teeth to the camera while Emma didn't look at the camera at all.

Her eyes were on the brunette beside her. And she looked so smitten and proud of Regina.

She trailed her finger over Regina's face and yearned. She loved having Regina in her arms. It made her feel grounded and not sane.

She pondered to herself and thought back to when she felt hurt when Regina was nice to others, Regina protected others, and Regina chose others.

The reason she was jealous of that man for no reason.

What Regina asked of her last night. How they were perfectly molded together against the bedsheet.

It was impossible that she was falling in love with the woman she hurt, and she didn't realize it when it was too late.

Chapter Text

Zelena threw the photo of the party on the table with an unpleasant look on her face.

"What the hell is this?!" She asked furiously.

Regina could only look down, not meeting her sister's eyes, and mumbled guiltily.

"I'm sorry…"

"Don't say you're sorry! It made me even more angry to hear it! Instead of saying sorry just tell me why did you come with Emma to the party? And why did you wear her necklace?! I told you to throw it away?"

Suddenly Zelena gasped.

"You wore it to show off to me isn't it?!"

"No! She forced me to wear it!"

"Why did you let her? The Regina before would never let anyone, let alone Emma, tell her to do anything she didn't want to!"

Zelena lifted both her eyebrows and said with suspicion.

"Have you changed then? Even though I told you the sister between us would end, you still hid things from me! Or does Emma Swan take such good care of you, huh?!" Zelena sneered

"You saw what she wanted you to see! In fact, it's not like that at all! She's…" Regina protested and her breath hitched as the tears filled her eyes.

"What? What did she do to you?"

Zelena took a step toward her and grabbed her arms tightly.

"Tell me, Regina!"

She cried and wanted to step back from her sister's hold but Zelena squeezed her arms and it hurt.

"You're hurting me!"

"Stop crying and tell me!"

While trying to make Regina tell her Zelena accidentally saw the necklace still on the brunette as she shook Regina's arms and the shirt was off the side.

Zelena was furious at her sister.

Regina was frightened at the look in Zelena's eyes. She raised her hands to protect herself and grabbed onto her sister's hands which tried to yank her shirt away.

"If Emma can tell you what to do then I can too! TAKE IT OFF!"

"ZEL!"

"If you don't take it off then I'll do it myself!"

Regina stumbled back as Zelena was trying to yank on her shirt to get to her neck but she pushed the hands away making her sister lose her balance, and stumbled backward down on the floor.

Regina was breathing hard and didn't realize the red-haired woman's next move.

She stumbled back and lost her balance as Zelena backhanded her in the face. She fell on her bottom to the floor this time.

"What the hell?! Zelena!"

She was hurt and shocked at her sister's reaction toward her necklace and couldn't believe her own eyes that her sister hit her.

Tears spilled out of her eyes as she looked back at Zelena with so much hurt and all she saw in those eyes was anger.

"Take the fucking necklace off!"

Zelena tried to straddle her waist but she scooted backward but not fast enough that she was grabbed by the shirt again and Zelena was trying to yank her at her neck.

"What the fuck are you doing!? STOP!" A voice was heard behind.

They both flipped their heads at the sound to find the blonde standing there with an unpleasant look on her face.

Emma saw the moment Zelena tried to yank the necklace from Regina's neck. She rushed in to push the crazy woman away, pulling Regina up and standing in front of her as Zelena tried to get back to her sister again.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" Emma yelled at Zelena.

Her stomach clenched at the sound of crying brunette behind her and a fist gripped her shirt tight when Zelena stepped forward them.

"None of your damn business! She's my family! You're not relevant!"

"This is my home so everything that happened in this house is my damn business!"

"Fine!"

Then Zelena came straight to take Regina's hand back and said

"I'll take my sister outside and talk!"

Emma didn't let her and took Regina's other hand, pulling the brunette back to her side. She looked at Zelena with fire in her eyes.

"Let her go."

"No!"

Zelena yanked again and Regina cried out at being pulled.

"Stop this! Don't act like a child! You let your anger on your sister and hurt her! If you're not satisfied with me then come at me." Emma dared.

"What I do to my sister is none of your business still! Come with me, Regina!" Zelena yanked on the brunette's hand again.

"Let go of her!" She pulled Regina back.

"Come with me!" Zelena yanked

"NO!" Emma yelled.

Regina was being pulled back and forth like a damn rope. She was hurt and crying her eyes out at the situation she was in. She could only listen to them argue about her.

"You're the one who used my sister as a fucking tool to get back at me! If you hate me then come at me, why hurt my sister?! You didn't come at me because you don't have it in you!"

Zelena yanked again and said to her sister.

"Come with me!"

"I said no!"

Emma pulled the hand back not wanting anyone but her to touch Regina at this point. The crying woman was hers to protect and she wanted to do that from now on.

"Regina-!"

"Stop this nonsense both of you!"

A shout from Christ behind them both made them stop. Regina took that moment to yank her hands back and ran away from them.

Christ walked to stand in front of Zelena and his voice turned soft at the words.

"Zel, let Regina go, okay? She's been through too much already."

Zelena could only nod and looked hurt at the reprimand from her husband. She was not the one who hurt her sister.

"Are you telling me that I hurt my sister? Tell that to your daughter, Christ!" Zelena yelled and ran back into the house in frustration. Christ followed after his wife to calm her down.

Emma stood there in silence, listening to what Zelena said. Her stomach clenched at the thought of her being the one who had hurt Regina all this time.

It was her.

She was the one who hurt Regina, not Zelena.

Emma walked back into the house and found Regina sitting on the chair in the dining room. She went to the fridge and pulled out an ice pack, knowing the hit would swell.

She stopped behind Regina's chair. Her heart broke at the shuddering shoulders in front of her. Regina seemed so small when she cried. Emma wanted to hold her and make her stop crying.

She gripped the icepack tightly in her hands and shifted on her feet as she didn't know how to approach the woman she cared. She was not used to caring for someone. She wanted to cry when the other was crying too, she never felt any of that before.

Emma didn't know how to act the same around Regina. She couldn't show her softer side as that would make Regina see her weird or worse, thinking she was onto something again.

So the blonde just stepped in front of Regina and handed out an ice pack toward her.

"Put this against your cheek, here."

Her voice sounded harsher than she intended to and when Regina looked up at her with those red eyes, Regina's cheek turned a shade darker, and her face fell at the sight immediately.

"I don't need your pity. I'm fine." Regina said her voice was hoarse and raspy from all the crying.

The brunette turned her body to the side, avoiding the blonde altogether. She could take whatever her sister threw at her. But what the blonde intended to do to her with all this caring shit, she couldn't take it.

Emma gritted her teeth at her pride being denied by Regina. She just wanted to take care of Regina but the brunette didn't want anything to do with her.

And she wondered why and it all came back to her.

She was the one to blame.

"You know, you're not wrong this time. You're allowing your sister to walk over you!" Emma started and wanted Regina to see that her sister was not a good person.

"I let her because she's my sister! Don't you dare act like you know us enough to try to talk me against her."

Regina snapped at the blonde and her upper lips curled into a sneer.

"You loved it, didn't you?! Seeing Zelena hit me! You're satisfied to see us fight and see me in this fucking state!"

Emma's heart was being torn apart at every word Regina said back to her. It was like everything she said or tried to do was making Regina think the opposite of her.

And she deserved it.

"I'll tell you what, Emma. Whatever she does to me, I will never hate her."

Regina looked straight into her green eyes.

"The only one I will hate is you."

It was like someone punched her guts. Her eyes burned and she sucked her cheeks hard, not wanting to make Regina see that her word had hurt her. She placed the ice pack on the table and walked out, leaving Regina alone.

Regina must have hated her so much. Everything she did to her was now coming back to haunt her in the face.

The brunette sat there, tears slipping down her cheek as she saw the blonde's face fall at her last declaration before Emma went out of the room.

Back then Emma would lash out at her for daring to say things that liked.

She was confused and her heart clenched as she saw how her words affected the blonde.

"You must see me as an evil woman by now," Zelena said with a sad voice as they were back in the bedroom.

"No, darling. I know you're like this because you care about your sister. But your worry might hurt her by accident. Have you thought of that?"

"How could I stop caring about her?! When Emma tries so hard to bully her! to use her even! I can't stop worrying about her."

"Zel, you don't need to worry about Emma anymore." Zelena looked up at Christ and lifted her eyebrow confused at what he was trying to imply here.

"Because Emma will stop hurting Regina, eventually."

"Why are you so sure?"

"I've never seen Emma protect any woman like she did with Regina today! She might used Regina as a tool to get back to you in the past but now…"

Christ smiled

"Regina is the woman that she'd cherish for the rest of her life, even if she doesn't know it herself yet."

"No! Not true! A woman like Regina?! A woman like that could change Emma Swan? I don't believe it!"

Zelena shook her head in denial.

The blonde wouldn't love someone like her sister. She didn't like this information one bit.

How could the blonde love Regina and not her?

That evening Regina sat in her bed as she was tired. Her face ached from the slap and her head hurt slightly. She was sad that her sister might hate her now. She just wanted to sleep the day off.

Suddenly someone knocked on her door. She sat up a little in her bed, preparing if someone or the blonde was to barge in. She frowned and yelled.

"Who is it?!"

"It's late now, aren't you hungry?" Emma's voice was on the other side.

"No."

Then a silence. Regina sighed in relief and sank back into her pillow.

Why did Emma keep following her around?

Had the blonde not got anything else to do but go after her or something?

Her peace was interrupted as she heard the jiggling sound of the key of her doorknob. She abruptly sat up on the bed as the blonde came in and went to stand beside her bed.

Regina all but jumped out of the bed and put the distance between them.

"Miss Swan?!"

Emma took a step closer to Regina and asked with worry in her eyes. She just wanted to know why Regina was hiding up here and didn't go downstairs to have dinner.

"I haven't seen you have any dinner yet, why?" Her voice turned soft as she did not have any fight to give to the brunette.

"I'm not hungry."

Being this close to Regina, she just wanted to hold her again. She was so worried that it showed on her face and she knew Regina saw it since the brunette frowned at her in suspicion.

Emma reached out to touch Regina's forehead and the brunette stepped back from her touch, face all scrunched up at being touched by her.

Regina then tried to turn and walk away from her.

She didn't want Regina to hate her touch, it made her heart ache and she didn't like it.

Emma was slightly drunk from the two or three glasses of drink she had earlier upon not finding Regina in the dining room with her as usual.

The blonde abruptly came up behind the smaller woman and simply put her arms around Regina's waist, holding her and the smell of Regina's shampoo, making her nuzzle her nose into the nape of the brunette's neck.

She missed holding Regina that was what she knew.

Regina stopped struggling and let Emma hold her. Being in the blonde's embrace, made her feel safe which was the opposite of what the blonde had done to her. She hated this feeling.

"Your body is not warm."

Emma mumbled against Regina's neck, her front pressing against Regina's entire back. She let out a content sigh at being able to hold the woman she cared for in her arms again, even if it was from behind.

Regina scrunched up her nose as she could smell the alcohol on the blonde's breath beside her.

Her stomach rumbled at the smell.

She tried to yank the hands from her body and get rid of the smell that made her want to throw up. She was sensitive to the smell recently.

Regina turned her head to the other side but Emma followed her and moved her head to the same side, nuzzling the other side of her neck instead. She sighed out loud.

Seeing this side of the blonde that no one got to see except her made her heart clenched with something she didn't want to feel.

"You're drunk! Leave me alone." Regina snapped

Upon seeing the disgusted look on the brunette's face, Emma's face fell.

Emma was hurt that hugging her made Regina revolt against her. She couldn't stand the sight.

She did things that she never did with Regina before. Emma let her arms go and Regina was free from her embrace.

The brunette turned to face her and lifted her eyebrow to see how down Emma was upon her reaction which she couldn't control.

"Why can't I be near you when you're my-" Emma blurted out and stopped mid-sentence as she looked at Regina who was waiting patiently to hear what she had to say next.

She swore she could see a glimpse of hope in those brown eyes for a second there.

And she ruined it by saying.

"If you come down with anything, you can't blame me on this, Regina."

Regina's heart shattered again, her hope being crushed at the blonde's lightweight words so she did the same thing to hurt back the one who tried to hurt her.

"Well, I'm in this misery nowadays, it's because of you. Just leave me alone! Don't make me hate you more than this, Emma" Regina sneered out with such loathing toward her.

Her eyes burned again but Emma swallowed it down. She felt like crying for making someone she cared for could hate her this much.

Regina watched as the blonde turned around and left without saying anything back to her. She bit her lips together. She didn't know why she felt bad for saying that when in fact she didn't feel half strongly at the word she spat out at the blonde.

Regina hugged her middle and simply sank onto the bed.

At the moment Emma was walking out of Regina's room, Zelena who was in the room across from her sister opened the door and saw a drunken blonde walk out of it.

So what Christ said was true about Regina and Emma.

There had to be something going on between them.

She followed Emma downstairs and found the blonde drunk at the bar. She watched as Emma placed the glass down hard it clanked the counter. The blonde abruptly stood up and swayed. The drunken woman tried to walk straight to the bottom of the stairs but lost her balance.

Zelena took the moment to rush into the blonde's side and steady her, putting the blonde's arm around her shoulder and walking the blonde to the couch in the living room.

The blonde was heavier than her and upon sitting down, Emma went limp in her hold and fell back on the couch bringing Zelena down with her on top of the blonde.

She hovered over the blonde and looked into those gorgeous faces she wanted to kiss for so long.

Zelena took advantage of the drunken woman and kissed the blonde's lips.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" Emma yelled and frowned at how close Zelena was in front of her.

Emma suddenly stood up and swayed, Zelena tried to steady her but she pushed the hands away in disgust.

"Stop following me! Go away!"

"I'm that obnoxious to you?!"

"YES! You disgust me and I fucking hate you for it!"

"Why?" Zelena cried begging the blonde the say something nice to her once.

"What did I do so wrong that you can't love me?"

"Love?! I don't even want to look at your damn face, woman!"

"Emma! Do you know how much you hurt my feelings?! I thought you have no heart, you don't care about anything, you can't love! but what you did with Regina it's… it made me realize that you care about her! You're into her!"

Emma widened her eyes as Zelena said the word she hadn't admitted to herself out loud.

"You love her! Why can't that woman be me?! I did everything for you" Zelena cried

"You did it all for yourself! You married my father because you wanted to win over me! You never loved him!"

"Yes! I want to win and make you look at me, once! Whatever role I had in your life doesn't matter to me!"

At the truth being spilled out Emma was in rage and hated her even more. Emma was angry that she knew her heart from the enemy,

"Even if you die in front of me, I won't even bat an eye. You think marrying my father will make me look in your way, NEVER! You're just my dad's wife, not important to me! And stay the hell away from me, you obnoxious woman!" Emma sneered with such disgust, that it made Zelena cry again and again at the cruel word.

Regina was walking out of her room as she heard the yelling voices downstairs. Regina went to stand near the balcony of a hallway, both ends led to downstairs. She looked down and saw Emma arguing with Zelena.

She didn't prepare her heart for tonight, for the thing she heard next, made her breath hitch in her throat.

It was like a punch in her stomach, and her heart couldn't possibly shatter more than it was.

"And remember I never loved your sister, it was just a game to me!"

Emma curled her lips upward upon seeing Zelena break down on the floor.

She was drunk and said things she didn't mean to.

She had to keep her pride, not wanting Zelena to assume anything before she did. And most importantly not winning.

Regina watched her sister cry. She couldn't move her body just yet. She was hurt and shocked. She wiped at her cheek, not knowing when it was wet. The tears came non-stop as what Emma said rang loud in her ear, it kept repeating in her head.

Emma didn't love her.

She was hurt to know that all the kind act and worry over her was just a game to the blonde, to win over her sister. Even last night when she gave herself to the blonde and still, Emma couldn't accept her feelings when in fact the blonde didn't feel the same as her at all.

Regina choked out a sob in her hands to muffle the sound and ran back into her room as she saw the blonde climbing the stairs.

The next morning Regina stayed in bed, she didn't have the energy to go to work just yet. She was sad, her eyes were puffy from all the crying and she got another headache this morning.

She heard the sound of the door of her bedroom opened and knew who it was. She rolled her eyes and sat in her bed as if her privacy in this damn house was to ask for with this annoying blonde.

"Hi, It's me."

Emma gave her a small smile.

Regina didn't want to see her face.

That face still made her heart stuttered every damn time and she hated it. Her hurt turned into anger suddenly.

"It's rude to barge in, Miss Swan."

"The servant said you're sick so I came to check in on you."

"You must be so pleased since I'm not dead yet." Regina scoffed.

"I don't want you to die, Regina."

Regina chuckled and gave back her sass.

"Right! I'm still useful to you, aren't I? If I die you would have no fun."

"You're overthinking!"

"So what?! I still do not think enough about this! Being a fool to you all the time. What do you gain from coming to see me in my room today, dear? You want Zel to accidentally see us together or what do you want?!"

Emma was confused at the accusation being targeted toward her.

What would she have to do to make Regina trust her again?

Her shoulders slumped and she saw how Regina's eyes were red and puffy, but to her, the brunette was breathtakingly beautiful, she looked so soft in the morning light, that it made her heart clench. She just wanted to hold Regina again. She wanted to talk with her and wanted to know what was on the brunette's mind this time.

But seeing how tired Regina currently was, she didn't want to cause any more pain to her. She didn't want to see Regina recoil to her touch again, even though how much she wanted to reach out.

She will let her go for now.

Regina sighed out loud as Emma walked out of her room. It was weird that the blonde willingly went without grabbing her. But she was glad Emma didn't do any damage this time.

She hated this feeling. She needed to get away from the blonde and she intended to do just that.

"If you need help moving tomorrow, give me a call, Regina?" Daniel said

"It's okay, my things are not much."

Regina gave him a small smile as she shifted the bag in her hand. He was kind enough to give her a ride home.

"Don't hesitate to call, alright?"

"Thanks."

"Umm, Does anyone know about this yet?" He squinted his eyes and asked.

"No…not yet. I haven't told anyone."

"I hope everything goes well tomorrow, see you later, Regina." He smiled at her.

"Thanks for the ride."

Regina smiled back and watched him start the bike and drive away. She sighed in contentment. At least at the end of the day, there were still some good friends left in her life.

Emma stood against the threshold at the front door, arms crossing on her chest. The blonde watched as Regina turned around and was surprised to see her standing there waiting for her.

"So you went on a date?" Emma asked.

"Yes, so what does that have anything to do with you?"

"How dare you go with him and not tell me where you were this evening?!" Emma said, her lips were in thin line.

She was hurt that Regina lied to her to go with that dumb face. She could be the one to pick the brunette up not him.

"Move on already, Swan! I have a life and you have one too. We just have to go our separate ways."

"You used him to give you a ride home so you didn't have to go with me, was that move-on enough for you?"

Emma smirked at the dead glare Regina gave her.

"I didn't use him! He was glad to"

"If he knew about us, would he still want you?" Emma threatened.

Emma moved closer to the other woman. She looked into those brown eyes that filled with irritation.

"I told you not to use this to threaten me. If you want to tell him or anyone just go do it! I don't care and I will not let you use me again."

"You think you can run from me, Regina?"

"You'll see, dear." The brunette smirked. And Emma fumed.

Chapter Text

"Are you okay, Emma? Why did you invite me to have lunch at your house? You never do that before!" Ivy teased the blonde.

Emma was bored and wanted her mind off of Regina so she called her friend to accompany her today. She shrugged her shoulders while they were walking to the dining room.

"You invited me because you want someone to see us together or…?" Ivy asked behind her and Emma stopped abruptly and said.

"No! I want to eat with my friend. How is that weird?"

Emma gave Ivy her prettiest smile and Ivy felt her hair stand up at the sight. Ivy gave her the look and Emma lifted her brow and huffed.

"So I have to be alone with you?!" Ivy asked with a gasp.

"Stop it, Ivy!"

As they stepped into the dining room, Emma saw Cora serving lunch on the table.

Her eyes scanned the area and to her disappointment, Regina was nowhere to be found. She hadn't seen Regina all morning and it tugged at something in her chest, not having the brunette in her line of sight all the time.

"Is Regina here? I haven't seen Regina for sooo long!" Ivy asked Cora, and her face fell as Cora shook her head with a sad smile.

"What time she will be home so maybe I can wait?"

"She's not coming home."

"What? Why?" Ivy frowned

Emma was interested now and turned to face Cora too.

"She moved out this morning." Another voice boomed.

Zelena walked into the dining room with a broad smile on her face. Emma sneered at the sight.

"Moved out?! Why though?" Ivy said in a shocking surprise.

"She said being here made her uncomfortable. She doesn't want to see someone here."

While saying that Zelena looked straight into her eyes and flashed her a smirk.

Emma wanted to punch that face.

"IVY! Let's eat! I didn't ask you here to question someone." Emma shouted at her friend as she was angry that Regina moved out and did not tell her.

So the brunette didn't want to see her face then.

Emma sat down with a loud thud, a frown on her face as her appetite to eat was gone. She picked the fork up and just poked at her food.

She gritted her teeth while thinking why Regina's moving out had bothered her so much.

Fine, if Regina didn't want to see her. She wouldn't care.

She had her friend here and that was enough.

They were moving to the movie room in her house after lunch. Ivy sat through the lunch with an uncomfortable feeling in her stomach and empathy toward her friend as she saw Emma's face fall and poke her food around.

And now the blonde was sulking on the couch while watching a movie and trying to act like everything was fine but she knew Emma was not okay. She couldn't help but ask.

"Emma…Have you done something to Regina? Why did she move away from you?"

"Why everyone has to blame me? I didn't do anything! She moved out on her own. Maybe she went to live with that dumb ass man, who knows!"

Emma huffed out in annoyance and frustration at the thought of Regina and Daniel together. She gripped the remote in her hand tightly.

"Why did you say that?"

"She always goes out with him! And Daniel always gives her a ride home every night since she works late. I think she had enough and can't wait to be with him and just decided to move out altogether!"

"Daniel?! I don't believe you, nah. He's not like that. He's one gentleman, Emma! If he moved in with her he would not keep it a secret."

"You just knew him and already on his side?!"

"And I don't believe Regina moved out to live with a man, you know. But if she moved out because she doesn't want to see someone's face here…that sounds reasonable enough."

Ivy glanced at Emma and smiled to herself as she saw the blonde frown.

The next day Emma hopped on a ride. She couldn't wait any longer since she was curious about the whereabouts of Regina.

She needed to see her face to know the brunette was fine.

Last night when she walked past Regina's old room she heard Cora talking on the phone with her daughter. She stopped, leaned her ear against the door and listened.

She heard Regina was living near the outskirts of the town.

Today she decided to give it a try and drove her car around hoping to catch Regina on the street somewhere.

She didn't know there were so many apartments in this fucking town!

She rubbed her head and sighed out in exasperation.

It had been hours since she drove around and still, she couldn't find Regina.

It was hopeless, there were way too many buildings and people on the street. Emma rested her head on the backrest as the car was stopped at the red light.

Her glance caught someone out at the corner of her eyes when she looked at the mirror of her car.

It was Regina.

The brunette wiped the hair out of her forehead and sat back in the taxi, looking straight forward.

"Regina!"

She shouted to nobody as the light turned green and the taxi sped up away from her.

Shit!

She went out of her stupidity as she hit the speed dial and followed after the taxi.

The yellow car was parked in front of the market store and she hurriedly stopped the car on the sideway, not caring about the honk as her car was parked wryly.

"Regina!"

She stepped out of the car and yelled after the brunette. Regina turned at her name-calling and widened her eyes then ran from her.

She ran after Regina but the honking kept her glued to the side of the road. Emma looked back and forth and saw Regina going into the store.

She went back to her car and drove to find a better parking space.

The store was huge. Emma hadn't set foot in the store like ever. She never had to cook for herself since there were servants at the mansion.

She walked around the aisle, there were many alleys. And she was sweating down her forehead trying to find that one brunette.

Emma walked to the end of the store and the back of the brunette who wore a blouse and jeans that cupped her curve beautifully, caught her eyes. Her eyes shift downward.

And high heels, how could Regina run in them she never knew.

Regina was bending over the apple stand, an apple in her hand as the woman was picking it up with care and scrutinizing it carefully.

The sight of another woman took her breath away, it was like she hadn't seen Regina for so long when in reality it was just a day.

Emma walked to a stop beside Regina and closed her fingers around the slim wrist.

Regina snapped her head back at her upon the touch and huffed out a breath at her. She pulled Regina's hand to her chest and looked into those gorgeous brown eyes. The brunette tried to twist her arm away but she gripped it stronger.

"Why do you have to run away from me?"

Her nose flared up. Emma pulled Regina to her and the brunette stumbled forward against her chest.

"And why do you keep following me?" Regina said in annoyance.

Regina's eyes cut through her green ones and said

"Are you dense? Have you forgotten about what you said?"

"What?"

"People like you don't follow around and ask for forgiveness from the people like me?" The brunette finished with a sneer.

Regina yanked her arm back as Emma stood there in silence.

She remembered saying that because she was jealous of him and her pride was too great to show it.

"I'm not doing that right now! I came after you because…" Emma paused and looked back at Regina who lifted her brows waiting for her to finish.

"Because when I called you at work they said you took the day off, I needed to know if you meet up with some guy here or not!"

Regina's face was one of disbelief about the excuse of hers being nonsense. Now seeing that look made her feel lame for saying it. The brunette narrowed her eyes and said.

"What I do in my free time is none of your business! Why do you care so much who I go out with, huh?!"

Regina put the apple back in her basket and lifted her chin daring the blonde to answer what she was about to say next.

"What are you to me?"

"I'm your—"

Emma paused and thought about what to say next to keep her pride intact.

"your family?"

Regina shook her head and stepped away from her. She was furious again by not knowing how to make Regina stay and talk to her like a normal person.

Suddenly Emma gasped as a thought came up.

"Are you on a date with him this evening?! That's why you're in a hurry to buy the groceries so you can cook for him, is that it?!"

Regina's eyes flared up at the accusation.

"I'm not! I'm just buying my damn groceries! till this crazy woman keeps following me and stops me from doing just that!"

"Why did you take the day off then?"

"It's none of your business."

Regina scoffed, took the basket in her hands, and walked away to the next aisle without waiting for her reaction.

"Wait!, Regina, Let's talk!"

The brunette didn't pay attention to Emma at all. Emma kept following her around. It took Regina longer to buy things in this store, the brunette really took her time to walk around the store and inspect things closely.

Sometimes Regina looked back at Emma and scowled in annoyance at seeing the blonde was still there.

Emma didn't mind the silence treatment if it meant she got to walk alongside Regina again. She would follow until Regina was done shopping and gave her a chance to talk.

They were at the cereal shelf when she saw Regina on her tiptoes trying to reach the highest box on the shelf.

Even on her toes, Regina couldn't reach it, but could only touch it with her fingertips.

Emma sighed in annoyance at how Regina acted all mighty and could do anything when in fact this bothered her.

She stepped forward to the shelf and raised her hand then grabbed the box for Regina.

She placed the box in Regina's hand.

Regina reluctantly accepted her help and was back on her feet, away from the blonde. Emma rolled her eyes at the stubborn brunette and followed Regina.

Not long, Emma was standing near the exit, waiting for Regina to finish paying. She frowned at how many shopping bags were in Regina's hands, the bags were all over her arms, making it harder for the smaller woman to walk.

She sighed again and stepped up to Regina, trying to take the bag from Regina's arms but the brunette of course denied her help and took the bags to herself.

"Leave me alone. Go back home, Miss Swan." Regina told her.

"No." She tried again and Regina tightened the bags in her arms.

"Leave!"

But she didn't listen and took a step forward to face Regina.

"Are you going to let me help or not?"

"No."

Regina hugged the shopping bag while eyeing her with a challenging look.

Emma took a deep breath and brushed the hair away from her face. She just wanted to kiss that little sneer, the hell away from that face.

Regina was getting on her nerves like nobody had before.

Regina yelped as Emma put her hands on the back of her knees and shoulders then lifted her in the blonde's arms along with the paper bags. Emma took in a gasp as the woman in her arms was heavier with the groceries. She shifted Regina to balance herself in her hold.

Regina was surprised at the daring act in public, fist tightened around the bag in her arms. And hissed into Emma's ear with a strong whisper.

"What are you doing?! People are looking at us!"

Regina hit her shoulders with her closed fist and whined.

"Let me down!"

Emma continued to walk and carried the struggling woman outside of the store. She saw people were looking at her when they walked past her.

She stopped and let Regina down gently. Emma smirked at the other woman who was now straightening up her ruined shirt with one hand.

"Now you can stop showing off. If you can't carry the bag, ask for my help, okay?"

"I didn't ask you to help! Why being nice now all of a sudden?" Regina scolded.

"I'm nice to you because I saw you're struggling with your new home and life! Stop being stubborn and let me help you."

"Oh, you called that help!?"

"I've been cruel to you I admit but I'm kind enough to-"

Emma put her hand in her jeans pocket and picked out her wallet while picking up a stack of cash to show it in front of Regina's face.

"How much do you want? For the groceries, your rent, and clothes? I heard from your mom that you're short in finance."

"Keep your damn money!" Regina said with a disgusted look on her face.

Emma shook her head and grabbed Regina's free hand then put all the money against Regina's palm.

She was just so afraid that the brunette didn't want to take her money but she wanted her to have it.

She didn't know how to speak to Regina to accept it. So she said things without thinking.

"Here, think of it as your payment when I took you with me."

The look on Regina's face was outrage and mixed with so much hurt. She regretted saying that now.

Emma blinked hard when the money was thrown in her face. And she hadn't properly opened her eyes when a sudden ache was forming against her cheek. Her face turned to the other side because of the tan hand that slapped her.

She licked her lips and turned to face Regina. Her stomach clenched at the sight of the red-rimmed brown eyes in front of her. Her shiny brown eyes were large and filled with tears, Regina looked like she was about to cry.

"I'm not one of your slut! If you want to pay me back, then give me your fucking life." Regina shouted with a dark glare before turning away from her and was gone.

Emma stood there in silence. She was numb at what she just ruined. She opened her lips to yell out Regina's name but winced as her lips hurt from the hit.

How could Regina have such strength with that tiny frame of hers she would never know.

She looked around and everyone who was passing by was looking at her.

She said too harshly to Regina and now the brunette wouldn't want to see her face ever again.

2 months later.

Everything went back to normal. Emma was back to her dating life, a famous Casanova like she had the reputation for.

And Regina was back working at the flower shop.

Emma Swan was found at night events in these past few weeks. Our source was told that the woman on Swan's arm changed every event and night she was in public.

Gorgeous and charming, an heir to the Swan company. The blonde is still grounded on the number one Casanova in this town.

Ruby finished reading the article on her phone and then looked at Belle with knowing eyes then she shifted her glance toward Regina, who was picking up flowers. They walked over to Regina.

"Have you seen this news, Regina?"

Regina turned to her but suddenly the brunette squinted her eyes shut tightly, one hand coming up to touch her forehead like she was about to faint or something. Ruby rushed in to help steady her friend on the elbow.

"Woah! Are you okay?"

"Um…I must have turned too fast." Regina was back on her feet and pulled her arms back then frowned.

"What news?"

Ruby handed the phone to Regina and the brunette leaned in to read the screen.

Regina read the news about Emma Swan, the famous Casanova of the town. She saw many photos of the blonde with several gorgeous women on her arms.

It was like ten photos of them together.

Her heart clenched as someone squeezed it at the blonde's smiling face.

It was clear that she had moved on faster than Regina ever did. Then her face shifted to nothing.

She didn't care about Emma anymore. And she was getting used to it by now as every action, and words from the blonde would never get to hurt her again.

Even when she was not near her, the blonde could still hurt her.

The last time Emma followed her around the store, she didn't pay attention to the blonde, still Emma's words pierced through her heart and hurt her.

The blonde deranged her like she was the one who gave in and went with Emma when in reality she was forced to go. She was so furious at Emma for treating her like a slut. That was the lowest thing Emma could have assumed of her and done to her.

She thought back to that night when she wore her heart on her sleeves for the blonde. Turned out it was worthless.

It was just a game, the blonde said so herself that night.

Regina looked back up at Belle as she heard them talk.

"I don't understand. She goes on dates like she doesn't care about you at all, Regina." Belle said and her heart clenched at that.

"Is she still following you around?" Ruby added

She avoided their eyes and said nothing. She frowned as listening to Emma Swan was making her head hurt.

"If she comes then, ignore her," Belle said with a grin.

Regina just wanted her friends to shut up about this. She walked away from them and she didn't feel good.

Her stomach was in a riot with her breakfast again.

Ruby followed her and thrusted her phone in front of her face, showing the blonde in her black handsome suit, her blonde hair was in a ponytail style with a side braid tucked back in it.

Emma was gorgeous.

The second her eyes caught sight of it, she felt butterflies in her stomach, totally for a different reason.

A bile was rising up and stuck in her throat. Regina closed her eyes immediately and swallowed down her saliva.

"Look at her! Even though she's pretty, if she doesn't care about you then we all hate her too!"

"Right!" Belle added.

"Excuse me-" Regina said in a rush to get to the bathroom.

She opened the door and locked it before she let out her breakfast into the toilet. Her arms were hugging her trembling torso as the urge to puke made her heave again.

She threw up until her belly and throat hurt. The tears strung up her eyes.

Why was it that just the mere mention of the blonde could hurt her physically like this?

Damn, Emma Swan.

When her stomach settled, she slowly stood up and flushed the toilet. She went to wash her mouth at the sink. Her fingers were white from griping it.

How come Emma still affected her when it had been months away from the blonde?

She didn't want to feel like this, but thinking about the pictures of Emma and other girls. It bothered the hell out of her, it made her heart ache and stomach clench.

She wanted to cry and throw up at the idea at the same time. She pushed the thought back into her mind.

From now on she would not let anything about the blonde make her feel bad again.

Emma was talking to Ivy on the speakerphone while the phone was on the stab in front of her. She was bored when Ivy called to ask her to the movie with her. She was driving to meet her friend at the theater.

"Omgg! I'm so glad you can come, Emma! I haven't seen you for ages!"

"You saw me last week!"

"But I accidentally met you at the party! You were always with your girlsss."

Emma rolled her eyes. Right now she was not with any of her girls except when to go out and drink, she had call one of her girls to accompany her. Since it was lonely to drink alone.

And another reason was other women couldn't satisfy her needs like-

She shook the thought away. Not wanting a drink any time soon.

In the daytime, she often spent time with herself inside her bedroom. Her mind often drifted off to that one person, who she wouldn't think too much about since it was killing her to know that they ended things not on good terms.

The person she wanted hated her guts.

That always ruined the mood for her and she ended up with drinks in hand at night like always.

Her life repeated like this for months since she let Regina go.

"What can I say, I'm hot." Emma chuckled as she heard Ivy scoff.

"Anyway, any reason you ask me to go to the movie with you?"

"It's my date…he couldn't make it."

"Now, I'm your second choice?" Emma lifted one of her brows, amused at how the table has turned.

"Don't be offended, Em! I couldn't take you as a second choice… besides Daniel."

At hearing his name, Emma stomped on her brake immediately making her car stop in the middle of the road. The car that flew by is honking at her like crazy.

"Your date is that dumb ass man?!"

"He's not! But yes he's my date for the movie. He agreed but then he had an urgent call and said about Regina being sick or something. He has to go see Regina at her apartment."

A flash of jealousy hit her all of a sudden. Emma could feel a bolt of anger strike through her body. Her hands were white against the wheel.

"I was shocked since Regina said he doesn't know where she lives! They must get closer together for sure. And this suckss!"

That suddenly put her in a bad mood. It hurt her to know that Regina told him where she lived. She tried to find Regina for weeks! And he got to see the brunette at his will.

He would never win over this. She would not let them meet in peace. She must go after them and remind them who the brunette belong to.

But she forgot some crucial things about this.

She still didn't know where Regina lived and it killed her that she couldn't go after her, to know that he would get close to Regina, even take care of her.

Emma screamed in the car, her hands hitting the wheel with anger.

Now she needed a drink more than ever, to deal with this lost feeling.

"Hungry? I brought you Chinese!"

He lifted his hands showing the white box of food while walking past Regina to the table.

He got news from the flower shop that Regina took the day off and he called Ruby and the woman confirmed to him that Regina went home and took the rest of the day off.

The reason was she was feeling sick.

So he rushed to buy them both lunches and came all the way here to see her.

Regina shut the door and scrunched her nose at the strong sense of food. It smelt quite good but not that good.

Daniel put the box out of the paper bag while she walked over to the table. He pulled the chair for her and she sat down, looked up, and gave him a thank you smile. He went to sit in the opposite chair, putting the box and chopsticks for her on the table.

"I don't think I can eat all of these! You brought too much." She chuckled.

"You can keep it in the fridge for tomorrow. You've been sick often, lately. You need to eat lots so you can get your health back."

Regina bit her lips together at the mention of her being sick often. She touched her hair behind her ear and lifted the chopstick.

She frowned when a hand with a can of soda was in front of her. She lifted her head in confusion.

"For what?"

"This is for when we first met." He smiled.

"Oh! Thank you." She remembered the day she met him.

"I must admit you have a very good memory."

She took the can from him.

"I'm not, but it's about you so I remember it so well."

She flushed slightly and shyly looked back at him who was red in the cheek as well. He scratched his head. He cleared his throat before putting the chicken with sauce in her box.

"Try this, it's delicious."

Regina smiled and used the chopstick to lift it.

The sense of the chicken against her sensitive nose was too much for her rumbling stomach. She abruptly put it down and covered her nose with her hand.

"It smells bad." She told him.

"What?"

"I-I wanna puke."

He frowned and stuck another dumpling for her and let it fall into her box.

Regina sat back against her chair and eyed him carefully while he delicately decided what was good for her to eat. Her eyes twitched when suddenly tears gathered in them.

He was so nice to her, it made her want to cry.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" She promptly asked.

"Uh…I-" He shifted in his chair and the chopstick in his hand moved up and down, clearly anxious at her directed question.

"I don't know how to tell you this. But I only know that when I'm with you I'm happy. When you cry I just want to cry with you too, you know. I don't know what is this called. So I came here to visit you not to just bring you food but to let you know that…"

He looked at her and she gulped in anticipation.

"I like you."

Her upper lips curled upward slightly, she was blown away by his honest confession. She needed to glance up to not let the tears come. She was touched by his sweet words.

Nobody ever said things that were soft and sweet like that for her.

But it was just a shame that she didn't feel things for him like he wanted her to. She couldn't. He was just one of her best friends out there.

Daniel looked at her with his soft eyes like he understood her before he interrupted.

"You don't have to say anything back. I just want to let you know, that's all. Don't feel obligated, Regina. It's okay."

"It's not just that…" Her voice sounded hoarse, and she cleared her throat, feeling like her throat was closing up on her.

"But you don't know me well enough."

And you wouldn't like it if you did either, that was what she left. She just wanted to let him down gently.

"I'm willing to learn more if you let me?"

She shifted her eyes downward and bit her lips.

"Or I don't know you well enough like Emma Swan does, right?"

Regina looked up in shock, her eyes were wide.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Her stomach lurched when she heard the blonde's name. Everything she tried to hold came rushing out of her like a waterfall.

She suddenly had the urge to gag. She abruptly stood up and the chair fell backward hitting the floor with a hard thud. Daniel was surprised at the reaction and followed her.

Regina ran to the bathroom and dried heave at the sink. She hadn't eaten anything yet so what came out was just bile. Her eyes burned so badly. She used her hand to gather her hair away from dripping into the sink, while the other gripped the sink tightly,

"Are you alright?" His voice quieted behind her back.

She was about to say that she was good but she couldn't since another urge was making her dry heave again.

"This doesn't look good, Regina. You need to see the doctor."

Regina sniffed when she felt alright. She was embarrassed he had to see her puke like this. She washed her mouth, turned to face him, and said nonchalantly.

"I'm fine. I feel like this often, it must have been the stomach flu. Since I'm in a lot of stress."

He frowned but let it go.

Regina gave him a small smile. She tried taking another step but she felt her body was too light to stay upright and swayed on her feet. He had to steady her by grabbing both of her arms.

When she could stand back up she gently pushed his hands away. She didn't like the feeling of being grabbed by him. It made her think of someone.

"It's okay, I'm good, now. Thanks."

She didn't want to give him any more mixed signals. They were now at the front door since her appetite was gone and she liked to be alone.

"Regina…If you don't go see the doctor today. At least let me stay and accompany you?"

"Nah, I like to sleep and you'll be bored. But thanks anyway."

"Don't forget the food and you can call me anytime, okay?"

She nodded while opening the door and watched him step out of her room.

"Thanks again for stopping by."

He nodded and left.

She shut the door and sighed in relief. She just wanted to cry at how nice he treated her.

Why couldn't she feel something for someone easier like him? And not the hot-headed blonde who didn't seem to care about her at all.

Ivy put Emma's arm around her shoulders while she carried the blonde back home. She let Emma down face-first on her sofa again.

She shouldn't have said that to the blonde. She shouldn't tease the blonde to get the jealousy out of her.

Because she was the one that has to clear up Emma's mess when she drank out of her ass!

She had to admit she did say that to Emma because she wanted to see if Emma would admit her feelings or not.

Emma was stubborn as fuck, refused to acknowledge what she feels, and didn't let anyone know what she thought except when she was drunk, Emma would let everything out like a river.

Today she kind of knew what Emma thought of Regina. Her actions said it all.

Ivy thought Emma went to see Regina but when the blonde called her and told her that she was at the bar. Ivy came to pick up Emma and the state of the blonde was a hot fucking mess.

"Why did you have to drink yourself to death, Emma?!"

"Did he call you?"

"You haven't seen either of them?"

"No… Why would I go after them?"

Emma waved her hand nonchalantly. Ivy laughed at the drunken sight of her friend but a still stubborn ass.

"What you laughing at?! IVYY!?"

Emma stomped her leg on the sofa like a child.

"You're fooling yourself around, Emma. That's funny to me! I know what you're thinking. I'm not a kid. I know that when you know Daniel went to Regina's, you get angry and follow them. If you're not following them then where did you go, Em?"

Ivy tried to look into Emma's eyes but the blonde avoided hers and then faced down again.

"You don't have to keep your wall high up to me, Emma… Are you jealous?"

Emma looked up at her suddenly and scoffed.

"Jealous?! ME?! I'm not! Why would I?"

"You don't know why?" Ivy raised her eyebrow and looked at Emma with such pity. She just wanted Emma to be happy.

"Do you know that you're fooling yourself right now? If you didn't go after them because you're not jealous…then tell me why?"

"I didn't say I follow them?" Emma scrunched her nose in confusion at what the topic Ivy was trying to ask her.

Ivy rolled her eyes and huffed. She went to find Emma an aspirin and a glass of water and then placed it down on the coffee table. She shook her head at the wasted blonde on her couch.

She hoped her friend would realize herself soon before she lost Regina for good.

Regina couldn't hold in her breakfast again this morning.

It had been weeks since Regina woke up and found herself crawling to the bathroom, first thing in the morning, and retching her guts out.

When she felt better, she frowned.

This was not normal. There got to be something wrong with her body.

Regina closed the lid of the toilet and sat on it with a big exhale. Her shoulders were slouched inward. She sat there and lost in thought. Her hands fidgeted together on her lap.

In these two months, there has been a lot that was going on with her life that revolved around the blonde.

But out here, alone in her quiet apartment. She just has time to herself for the first time in months. It made her realize some important things.

She was late.

And she had never been late.

And she was not stupid enough to not guess what was wrong with her body that decided to reject her breakfast every morning or it was almost the end of the new month and she hadn't bled yet.

She was not dumb to not know what this all meant.

What Emma did to her, she didn't think that her cock would function effectively enough to get her in this state, when the blonde was distinctively different from other women.

Regina leaned her face down and pushed the hair out of her forehead, her hands staying there at the nape of her neck. She wanted to cry.

Why did she get to stick with their reckless result?

She didn't even want to tell people who knew her that she was pregnant. What happened to her was not something she was proud of.

Most importantly, she didn't want the blonde to know. She just wanted to get away from Emma as soon as possible. She didn't want her unborn child to see what kind of a blonde person she was.

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The day before Regina went to the hospital to get the real result and the test was positive.

It confirmed that she was with a child.

She had to make an appointment with an OB doctor who was so kind and looked at her with empathy when knowing she was alone.

Her doctor recommended many programs for her and gave her many documents about pregnancy and a baby's development, food nutrients, etc.

And she got her first ultrasound.

Regina spread out those documents on the bed as she sat cross-legs on it. She then took out a black and white film of her baby. She squinted her eyes to look closely at the small white dot on the film.

She couldn't see where the head and feet were since it was still too small.

She placed her palm against her belly and rubbed gently. Her body shook against her palm as she chuckled at the size of the baby.

It looked just like a tiny bean. She looked down and said to her still-flat stomach.

"Can't wait to see you grow inside me, little one."

The tears gathered in the corner of her eyes as she smiled while talking to the baby. It made her realize that this was real. There was a baby in there. Even though she was scared because this was new to her, she had to be strong for them both now.

Suddenly her stomach rumbled loudly.

"Let's go eat." She chuckled again.

When she knew she was pregnant, she loved to talk with the baby, she loved touching her belly. In doing that, it didn't make her feel alone in all of this.

Regina stood up, put on a coat, and went downstairs.

On her way back to the apartment after the big meal she had. Regina suddenly realized that she had forgotten to lock the door.

It must have been her pregnancy brain, she read it from the website while eating, because she was not one to forget easily.

Regina shook her head and had to remind herself not to forget the next time. She looked down while trying to find the key in her purse without looking forward as she walked.

Upon walking near the entrance gate, Regina narrowed her eyes and frowned.

She saw someone that she didn't dream of meeting again so soon.

She was not fast enough to turn back around and run when the blonde turned around and saw her.

Their eyes met instantly and Emma gasped in surprise.

Emma saw Regina again for the first time in a while. Her heart beat faster at the sight of the brunette in front of her.

She missed her like crazy.

She finally found Regina. The day before she was conscious enough to beg Ivy to tell her where Regina was and Ivy must have seen the look of desperation on her face to ask Daniel for her, but begged her not to tell anyone about Regina's new apartment as he told her.

While she was drunk, she was angry and hid her worry for the brunette inside her chest but when she was sober again.

It hit her hard. She needed to know what was wrong with Regina before she lost her mind.

And now she looked into those brown eyes that kept haunted in her dreams. Regina was like a fresh breath of air on her sober day. The wind blew and Regina pushed the hair away from her face. The brunette was wearing a long coat and boots.

She was so beautiful and there was something so soft about her, she couldn't explain.

Her yearning eyes faded as Regina scolded her and backed herself away from her.

"How did you get here?!" Regina shouted at her in panic.

"I…drove?"

Emma shrugged her shoulders and took a step forward Regina. She looked at Regina the whole time, not letting the opportunity to gaze into those warm brown eyes go.

Regina rolled her eyes.

"How do you know where I live?"

"I told you, you can't get away from me, Regina," Emma said with a smirk.

But the frightening look in the woman's eyes opposite her made her glee disappear.

Her face shifted into worry as she stepped into the brunette's personal space.

"I heard you're sick, tell me, are you alright?"

Emma reached out to touch Regina's arms and of course, Regina still resisted her. The brunette took a step back from her not letting the blonde touch her.

"Why do you care? You've never actually cared about me. If you do then it must have been some game to you, isn't it?"

Emma bit her lips, her hands paused mid-air.

"If I tell you then what will happen?!" Regina continued to scoff "Do you want to give me more money? Or do you want to spit some bad words against me this time, hm?"

"I came because I do care about you, Regina."

Emma took another step closer because she couldn't help but be closer to Regina whenever the brunette let her by not getting away from her.

"I can take care of myself just fine. I don't need you, Miss Swan." Regina's voice shook.

The blonde could only exhale in frustration and said.

"Why do you have to play hard to get?! I'm being nice to you for fuck's sake!"

Emma pushed the blonde hair away from her face as she let out her anger toward Regina.

"Or do you like it when I'm rough with you, is that it!?"

Emma took hold of Regina's forearms with both hands and pulled the woman's body to rest against her front. Their hips touched and she saw Regina's lips trembling slightly at their close contact. Their faces were an inch apart; she could kiss her if she wanted to.

She looked back at those brown eyes that were slowly filled with tears.

Her heart stopped at the sight.

Emma was so damn worried about the woman in her arms and needed to hold Regina so badly.

She suddenly pulled Regina into her arms, trapping both Regina's hands between them as she put her arms around her small waist. Emma rested her chin on Regina's shoulder and felt how warm the other woman was against her.

Regina's warm breath puffed against the shell of her ear. She inhaled the smell of the brunette's shampoo that she missed deeply.

Regina seemed to be still in her embrace.

She stood there hugging Regina without saying anything. Before she couldn't stand the silence anymore because every minute that Regina was silent, worry filled her heart.

"Tell me that you're okay." Emma finally whispered.

There was a pregnant pause and Emma frowned.

Regina didn't answer her.

She pulled away from the hug, putting Regina at arm's length and tried to catch those brown eyes that had tears flowing down along her cheeks.

Her heart fell at the sight of the crying woman before her.

Regina sobbed, tears running down her face. Her stomach clenched with worry, thinking the worst might happen to Regina.

Why Regina didn't say anything and keep crying like this?

It scared her. She pulled Regina back and forth trying to make her say something.

"Tell me! Why aren't you saying anything?"

Her eyes widened the moment Regina's face shifted, scrunched her nose like she was disgusted with her or something.

"Regina?"

She jolted Regina's shoulders again.

This time Regina gaged into her hands.

Emma reluctantly let Regina go and the brunette rushed to the side of small bushes there, bent down, and throwing up lunches.

She watched Regina throw up. Her heart squeezed at how her small frame trembled. The brunette pulled her hair away from falling in her face and gagged again.

Emma winced as she heard the sound of puking bouncing back to her ear.

This time she couldn't help but step behind Regina and put her hand on the woman's back, rubbing it up and down.

She wanted Regina to be fine again, she didn't like to see Regina in this state. It made her heart ache because she couldn't do anything but watch.

Then a thought came up in her mind, and Emma frowned hard. She couldn't help but think that Regina was like this because—

Come to think of it, when they had sex, they never used protection. Mostly on her part, she never thought of wearing a condom in the first place since she didn't think her dick functioned like a real thing. Because she had sex before and she didn't have any problems following afterward with other girls.

Not like with Regina.

The more Regina gagged the more she thought about the possibility.

Her heart pounded and hope filled her chest. Emma hoped Regina was pregnant like she thought she was.

When Regina was back on her feet. She grabbed Regina to turn to face her immediately.

Regina winced and turned her face away from hers. But she didn't care if Regina was reeking of puke or not, she needed an answer now.

"How long have you been throwing up?"

"None of your business."

"Any other symptoms?"

She wouldn't let Regina get away from her as the brunette tried to twist her arms away until she got a clear answer.

"Regina!"

Emma gripped Regina's arms tightly and tried to look into those brown eyes until Regina gave in and looked back at her.

"Getting tired? fainted? Can't keep anything down?"

She started to get angry that Regina shook her head and still was not saying anything to her.

"Do not lie to me, Regina! Have you seen the doctor yet?"

She looked at her brown eyes closely, and finally, it cracked and she saw hurt in those eyes before Regina finally snapped.

"Just leave me alone!"

Regina twisted her arms free and walked away from her. Emma pulled Regina back and used one hand to lock on the brunette's head, her thumb on Regina's jawline while the rest were buried into warm silky black hair. She locked Regina into that position, forcing Regina to look into her eyes.

"Tell me now! What did the doc say?!" She shouted in desperation upon seeing how scared Regina was to tell her.

She was hurt that Regina still didn't tell her the truth. Her blood boiled as she needed the answer like she needed air.

"Fine! If you don't tell me then I'll find it myself!"

Emma pushed herself away from Regina. She ran into the apartment and stopped at the room number that she thought was right from what Ivy told her.

And to her luck, the door wasn't locked and she pushed in immediately.

Emma looked around the cozy little room that had very few things in the room. She saw the stairs and followed them to the upper story. She pushed the door open and then rushed in.

She glanced around and right there on Regina's bed, she saw everything.

The document, vitamins, baby brochure, etc.

But the thing that took her breath away was the black and white film on the bed. She slowly stepped to the bed and picked it up. She squinted her eyes looking closely and it looked like a little white dot between large black things.

This was the ultrasound picture so that meant—

fuck

Happiness filled her heart. Then shock. Then tears gathered behind her eyelid as she didn't know whether to be sad or happy at the news.

Sad because Regina didn't tell her and kept it a secret from her.

She had the right to know when she was the reason that put the other woman in this state.

Her fingers closed around the picture and she ran downstairs, seeing Regina stand there hugging her torsor while waiting for her in the living room.

Emma quickened her step and stopped in front of Regina. Seeing the tears have stopped in her brown eyes. She showed the picture and shouted with anger.

"What is this?! You're not sick! Why didn't you say anything to me?!"

Emma sucked her cheeks, her lips turned into a thin line.

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Don't be so stubborn! This is evidence enough"

Emma waved the photo to emphasize her point before swearing

"You think I'm stupid?!"

"YES! You're a fucking idiot! Why do I have to tell you?" Regina shouted back.

"I'm responsible for this!"

"I don't care! And you don't have to be responsible for this if you don't really want to! I can take care of myself. Just leave!" Regina yelled this time, her tears coming back and running down her cheeks as she sobbed outright.

Emma threw the picture away in frustration. Regina was irritating as fuck, not seeing the reason.

Why didn't Regina want her when she was the other mother of her child too?

She stared at the crying woman. She didn't understand at all. She was angry, she didn't know what Regina was thinking.

Emma was ready to do everything for the baby and Regina to be honest, but in her head right now there was only one question as to why.

She grabbed Regina's shoulders again and pulled the crying woman closer to her.

"What are you trying to do here? Are you trying to hurt me? or revenge on me is that it?!"

Her face burned, tears in her throat. She couldn't control her emotions.

All she saw was anger.

Anger at Regina for not telling her.

All Regina could do right now was sobbing into her hands in front of her, it made her feel even worse seeing Regina sob. She was about to open her mouth when another voice boomed behind her.

"What the hell are you doing?! Let her go!" Daniel shouted as he stepped to stand beside her.

Her face snapped back at him. Her stomach riot at the sight of him in Regina's home.

Her rage was back ten forth at how he tried to protect what was hers.

"NO! She's my wife! Regina is mine so back the fuck off!" Emma shouted.

"Emma!"

She got a word from the crying woman.

Regina opened her mouth in shock and her eyes were wide at the declaration.

"Wife?!" Daniel frowned and yelled "Stop saying things to hurt her!"

He stepped up to Emma and pushed her shoulder, making her stumble backward.

Emma tightened her fists before advancing her step on him with a smirk.

"You moron! What I said is true, how come the truth would have hurt her feelings?! If you don't believe me then ask her yourself!"

She pushed him back and it was his turn to stumble backward.

"Regina…?" He started and Emma grinned hard.

"Tell him, Regina! Tell him what we are, and how deeply connected we were. So he can open his damn eyes and wake his stupid ass up!"

Her grin disappeared as her face turned to the side due to the force of his punch. Her lips stung.

"Daniel!"

She heard Regina scream his name but she couldn't stop letting out her anger on him as he punched her first. She sucked in a breath through her mouth where it hurt.

He stepped closer to her and her eyes turned cold as Emma stared at him, her eyes shifted down to his hand where Regina was taking his, trying to yank him away from her.

That fueled her anger.

"Daniel, please stop!"

She only lost sight of him for a second there and he suddenly was in her face, punching her again and again. Her face turned to the other side while the hurt in her lips intensified from being hit twice.

She put her hand to her lips. She could taste a bitter tang of blood in her mouth. As Regina finally yanked him back from her.

She would not let him go for sure.

When she saw Regina let go of his arms she took big steps toward him and kicked him in the chest. Daniel was flying backward, back hitting the couch.

"Emma, Stop it!"

Regina begged her and tried to yank her arms back together, not letting her get to him.

She sent him a dead glare as her consciousness was all gone. She twisted and bent her arms free from the brunette's grip and Regina almost fell from being pulled forward and abruptly let go.

Why did Regina have to stop her when he punched her twice?!

"Don't you fucking stop me!" Emma shouted to the woman behind her.

Emma went to straddle him and grabbed his shirt collar then landed a punch on his face, once and twice till her hand ached.

At the corner of her eyes, she saw a vase on the coffee table. She pushed him down and stood up. She grabbed the vase in hand and walked back to hover over him. He looked fiercely into her eyes, not backing down.

All she could hear was the sound of Regina's crying.

She raised the vase in her hand up above her head and her eyes fixed on him, ready to—

"I have to! Because he's the father of this baby!"

Her hand paused in the air before she could hit him in the head and let him bleed there to death.

Emma snapped her head back toward Regina so fast.

"What?!" She was hurt and shocked.

"The baby isn't yours."

The vase fell from her hand. It shattered into pieces on the floor, a piece of it could be aiming at her heart right now.

Emma felt like crying.

She felt like her world was crumbling down in front of her.

That was why Regina didn't want to tell her.

But her superpower pinged so hard making her head hurt. Regina had to be lying. She couldn't accept that.

"You're not the other parent." Regina kept shouting and sobbing at the same time.

"You're lying!"

She looked at Regina with such hurt and betrayal in her gaze, that it made Regina sob harder.

"It's real…I didn't lie. You're—not—"

Regina couldn't finish the sentence as her breath hitched, slowly her body went downward and Emma saw Regina breaking down and crying in front of her on the floor.

Emma was so sad and everything in her hurt.

Why was the other parent, not her? But him?

Then Emma ran out of the room.

Regina lifted her head when she heard the door closing.

Emma was gone.

Her tears flowed down her cheeks while her breath hitched. The blonde was like a hurricane that came with a disaster along the way, ready to destroy everything in its path because of her temper.

It tormented her heart to lie outright in the blonde's face but if she didn't do it he could have died. She knew how Emma worked and she had to stop her.

"Regina…what you just said—"

his voice sounded faint somewhere beside her.

She had no courage left to look back at him. She used him and she regretted it now.

It was ugly that he had to find out this way. Emma ruined everything, even her friendship.

"I'm sorry."

Regina stood up and ran to her room, feeling too ashamed to talk to him.

Leaving him downstairs, processing what just happened. He was confused about these two. His heart ached and a tear slipped down his cheek.

Emma was pounding on Ivy's door again. She was drunk and she didn't want to be alone. She wanted to keep crying and drinking at the same time.

After she left Regina's apartment. Her face was numb, her heart was numb too. She was hurt that Regina lied.

She thought back to the little photo of the baby and she sobbed.

How could Regina do this to her when she already loved the little bean so much?

Ivy opened the door and gasped at the sight of the blonde.

"You're drunk again?!"

Emma stumbled into the house and went straight for the sofa. Face down again and sobbed her heart out.

"She's not good like you think she is-''

Emma mumbled and cried, making it hard to understand what was the point of saying all this.

"What? Who? Emma!"

"She's a liar! Not good—you're a fool-"

Ivy could only watch her friend sob on the sofa while mumbling she was a fool for falling for a cheated woman. Ivy sat on the edge of the sofa and shook the blonde's torso hard.

"Emma! What are you talking about?!"

She frowned and she needed to know how to make her friend come back to her mind again.

"She—"

The only she in Emma's life that could wreck the blonde like this has to be—

"Regina?" Ivy promptly said

She got another sob from the blonde while Emma mumbled -gina into the sofa. She sighed and smiled, so Emma was drunk because of what Regina did.

But what?

"I thought you were gonna be so happy seeing her! That's why I told you her address, Em! What are you getting yourself into this time, huh?"

Ivy shook her head, hoping Emma wouldn't do something stupid and ruin everything again.

"I didn't do anything but she's—she-"

The blonde's breath hitched and her face crumbled again.

"You can tell me, Em. I can't help you if I don't know the problem in your heart."

She rubbed Emma's shoulder.

"My heart broke! She broke it! IVY—"

Emma waved her hand around and finally said things she couldn't comprehend.

"I love our little bean so much, how could sh—she!"

Ivy raised her eyebrow in surprise and she was about to speak when Emma added.

"And she told me that little bean—not mine."

Ivy gasped.

"You got Regina pregnant?!"

"I know she liesss-"

"Wait, wait! Regina's pregnant but not with your little bean?"

That got her another heart-wrenching sob from the blonde.

"She's not-a— good person as you think!" Emma cried and sleepily sobbed..

Now Ivy saw it. She knew the other person in this mess was Daniel since he must have been worried about Regina and went after Emma when she told her the new address.

But Daniel was such a gentleman, he and Regina might be close but he always looked down when she asked him about them.

She talked to Regina once at the flower shop, she went there to make an acquaintance because she was important to Emma. The brunette had a kind heart and didn't think of Daniel more than just a friend.

So why…?

The only explanation for this mess was Regina didn't want Emma to know in the first place and the blonde was just there making things more complicated.

"Oh, Emma." Ivy looked at her friend with pity. She combed blonde hair out of her sleeping face.

"I know you rash out when you saw him there too huh?"

The blonde's temper was out of the world sometimes. It worried her.

Emma sat at the counter bar in her home, scotch in hand. Ivy chased her out of the house on the third day she was drunk out of her ass, and still did.

She couldn't stop drinking, Ivy had to rip it out of her hand at some point or get the alcohol out of sight for her own sake.

Ivy caught her going through her cabinet in the bathroom and kitchen to find more drink, that was her last line and she kicked Emma out of her house.

Because when she didn't get what she needed, she would get angry, lash out, and destroy Ivy's things.

So here she was, back home, alone.

She drank to make her heartache go away. Sipping scotch like water down her throat.

It tasted bitter like her life right now.

She felt so empty and lost without Regina and the little bean in her life.

Was the brunette still sick and head first in the toilet every morning like every movie she saw those pregnant women do?

Her heart twitched when a flash of Regina puking up in the bush came up.

But then another thought came up. The brunette would have someone besides her to take care of her now.

Regina didn't need her.

She gulped down a bitter taste and swallowed down her tears as they gathered back up in her throat. She wanted to be there and rub Regina's back, gather her hair back, and support her.

She cried harder because she couldn't.

Regina must hate her for what she did to her before but now she wanted to change that. She didn't know when she fell for the brunette but not having her in her life was torture.

If she got to have Regina back even just for her to scold her or hate her, that was better than not having her at all.

Emma lifted the glass to her lips and swallowed down the scotch on the bottom in one gulp.

"Emma," Ivy called her from behind.

Emma turned around in her stool and saw Ivy standing there with an empathetic look.

Her eyes caught sight of the other person who stood beside Ivy.

Her blood boiled at the sight, why wasn't he with Regina?

"What are you doing here?!" Her question was directed at Daniel more than Ivy.

"Emma! Be nice to him! I brought him here so he could tell you the whole story!"

Ivy scolded Emma for acting like a child.

"What?"

"She's drunk all the time now, maybe we shouldn't let her know, Ivy,"

Daniel said to Ivy but his eyes stared at her as if he was trying to mock her. He crossed his arms and shook his head at the sight of her.

"Pleasee, help me just this once?" Ivy begged him with her eyes. His eyes turned soft when met with Ivy's. He looked back at her and said.

"The truth is that you're the other parent of Regina's baby. Not me."

He seemed hurt to say this. Emma was confused, she frowned and said in her idiocy.

"But she said you're-"

"So you really are an idiot like Regina loves to call you one. To tell you what I think, Regina doesn't deserve someone who can't take care of her when you're drunk all the time. Maybe it's better that she's gone now."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"I admit that I like her. But Regina and I haven't had any intimacy. Because…"

He looked straight into her eyes.

"She doesn't like me like the way she does with you."

Her withered heart skipped a beat at hearing Regina still liked her. Hope filled her chest.

"Emma…there's one more thing." She turned to see Ivy look anxious to tell her.

"Regina is gone."

"What-What do you mean gone?!" Emma said in panic, her heart was shattering more and more at the news.

"We came to her apartment and everything is gone, Emma. She moved away without telling anyone."

It was like someone put a needle in her heart and made it shrink again. Her breath quickened as she tried to suppress her tears.

She tried to gather her sense that was still sober. But her brain was all mushy from the intoxication.

Regina and little bean were gone?

"What should we do?"

Ivy said, looking at the blonde with such pity in her eyes, she wanted to cry with her when she saw Emma's eyes were red.

"I'll help look for her." Daniel immediately said

But Emma had enough of him meddling with her love life.

"NO!" She shouted at him and stood up from the stool.

She had to grab the counter behind her to steady herself. She took a deep breath to clear her thoughts before opening her mouth to speak.

"I'll find her myself. She's the mother of my kid. I have to find her."

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2 months later

Emma had been finding Regina for months. Let's just say in two months, she couldn't find Regina anyway in town.

She cried herself to sleep. She missed them.

At first, she always went out every day to look for a sight of a brunette on the street. She went to every restaurant and café in town and waited there, at least half the day to see if Regina would walk in.

But no luck, she couldn't find Regina anywhere.

She still had hope that Regina was in the city because if the brunette lived outside, it would be too difficult for her to find.

Sometimes she went around the hospital. She parked her car in the parking area and slept there, hoping she would see Regina walking out.

Last night she came back from another hospital, it was past midnight and she was so tired, she fell asleep head first in the hotel's bar without even reaching the room properly.

Emma opened her eyes when the light from the curtain in the room hit her, she squinted her eyes shut immediately as her head hurt like someone squeezed her skull. She touched her forehead with a wince.

She sat up slowly on the bed and sighed.

She didn't feel good today.

Emma just noticed the room when she glanced around

She was in a hotel room? But last night she was in a bar?

Then Graham walked in and smiled as he saw her awake. He was relieved that the blonde was alright now.

Last night Emma had a fever. He admitted he held his grudge back when Emma acted like shit. But seeing this new version of his friend, at first, he didn't believe it when Ivy told him that Emma had changed but now he feels sorry for her.

Emma was trying so hard to find Regina.

"Feeling any better?"

"Graham?"

She was surprised to see him here, let alone that he was taking care of her. When he was angry at her for months.

"I think your fever is lower now." He handed Emma a glass of water and she accepted it then drank it hungrily.

Suddenly Emma thrusted the empty glass back in his hand and pulled the comforter away from her body. She stood up and swayed on her feet as her head spun.

Graham had to hold her arms to steady the blonde.

"Why are you up so early?! You just had a fever!"

"I have to find Regina," Emma whispered weakly.

"You can't go like this! Sleep first, Emma."

He urged her to go back to bed but Emma pushed him away from her and stood her ground.

"No! I can't wait! It's been months, Gram! You don't know how it feels."

Emma yelled in frustration, tears about to spill out of her eyes as she wiped them away from her eyes furiously.

"Then at least, let me take you home, alright?"

She nodded and went with him willingly. She couldn't go like this anyway. She needed a shower and food, her stomach rumbled at the thought of it.

Regina had enough of the mess Emma caused whenever the blonde found her. She needed to move away from all of them. She just wanted to be alone, away from the drama and heartache the blonde liked to cause for her.

She couldn't forgive her.

So when she walked past an apple cider stall at the market, she suddenly thought of where she could live far away from them.

Now she lived in a small estate, outside of town. It was a white mansion not too large or small.

It was just the perfect place that comes with a small farm. This place was her father's. He died years ago and left this farm to her family. But they lived in town because it was more convenient for their jobs.

Right now everyone would have known that she was gone.

Her mother, sister. Even Daniel.

She left a letter explaining why she quit the flower shop as well, hoping they'd understand.

She didn't care about anyone at this point. All she cared about was herself and the baby.

There was a small garden next to the house, a massive area where she could plant flowers. There was an old apple tree that had been here forever since she could remember.

Next to her house was a stable of her neighbor. He was an old man, ages the same as her father if he still lived. He told her that he knew her father when he lived here and used to see her as a little kid. He was the one who kept everything in the garden fresh and not dead.

She was now walking in the garden as she walked around the small garden. She remembered she was surprised when he came to greet her excitedly at the house. In his hands were his home-cooked meal and a bottle of wine.

She opened the door and smiled politely at an old man.

"Hi?"

"You brought this place? I'm so glad this place is not empty now, it's such a pity the late owner left this estate. It's so beautiful around here, you know." He said with a smile

"Oh, no. It's my father's place. I'm his daughter and just moved here."

He gasped and narrowed his eyes, taking a close look at Regina's face.

"Henry's little daughter?"

She nodded shyly while tugging her hair back behind her ear.

"You remembered?"

"Of course! He used to take you around to the apple tree all the time. I often see you two in the garden when I was on my way to the stable."

Regina smiled at the new acquaintance. He seemed kind and she was so glad to meet someone that knew her father.

"Here's a welcome gift for you."

Regina took a dish and a bottle of wine from his hands and thanked him with a smile.

"You live here alone?" He frowned as the state is not that small, to live on your own must be lonely.

"No." She rasped out.

Regina grinned when she saw a confused look on his face. She opened her mouth and said with a soft voice.

"I live here with my child."

He was surprised again and tried to glance around, not seeing anyone or hearing any voices except them.

Regina decided to let him out of curiosity and put her hand on her abdomen, rubbing it in a circle. He looked down at her gesture and let out a broad smile.

"Ah! Then welcome you both to our lovely town then!" Then he frowned in a worry. "What about the other parent? Oh! shoot! I'm sorry, That's not my business, isn't it."

"It's okay." Regina chuckled sadly and was about to say "She-" When a sudden urge to gag consumed her. She rushed in to say.

"Excuse me, I think I need—" She pointed behind her to the bathroom.

"Thanks for the gift." She uttered in a rush

She smiled at him and shut the door to his understanding face.

Thank god.

That was how their first meeting ended. She thought back to that moment and her cheek burned to let him see her in such a state. She must have been so pathetic in his eyes.

Pregnant and lived alone by herself in this lonely mansion.

Damn the blonde for making her still miserable when she was far away from her.

She didn't understand why back then when he asked about her partner, thinking about the blonde made her want to throw up right away.

Even now, thinking about the accident, her stomach rumbled again. The morning sickness was gone now as she entered her second trimester.

Suddenly she felt a fluttering sensation inside her stomach. Regina stopped mid-walk and leaned against the large apple tree. She put her hand on her now not-so-flat belly anymore and rubbed where it fluttered.

It was evidence now that she was pregnant.

She smiled as she looked down at her rounded stomach and said.

"Is that you moving, little one?"

She chuckled with tears gathering in her eyes with happiness as she finally got to feel a little movement of the baby in there.

This was the first time she felt the movement and it warmed her heart.

His questions were still fresh in her mind like it was yesterday he just asked her.

"You live here alone?"

"What about the other parent?"

It still made her sad but upon feeling the baby inside. She felt alright again. She would be strong and take care of both of them.

With a basket full of apples in her hand, she walked happily back to the front door. She was surprised to see him there.

"You're here early, Robert?" She asked in confusion

Normally he would come in an hour later to take the bouquet she made and he would sell it at the market for her.

The first month she came here, she went to the market in town, herself, every day. But now that she was getting bigger, he volunteered to take it for her.

"Oh! Miss Regina! I have to go in early, since the shipment called earlier than expected."

"Wait a second."

She quickly stepped inside the house, put the basket down on the table near the front door, and rushed in to gather up a crate full of her pretty bouquet in her arms.

It was not heavy so she had no trouble picking it up at all. She walked back to the door and he immediately put the weight out of her hands as soon as he saw her.

He was always helping her carry things whenever he saw her carry something and she was thankful.

"Woah! You did a lot of bouquets today, Now you can wait for big cash coming your way, Miss." He teased and she gave him a small grin.

Even though she made lots of flowers, the profit was still small, not quite what she hoped for. But the income would do for now. Since she didn't spend much living out here, she still has what she saved in her bank account when she worked at the flower shop.

"I'll bring you back a salmon!"

"Thank you."

Regina smiled and shut the door. He loved to bring something back from the market for her. Sometimes it was just what he made for dinner and he made it double and brought it to her.

Now she brought the basket in her hands and went to the kitchen.

Living alone had its perks. She had so much free time. She learned to cook from her father's recipe when she found it hidden in the cupboard in the kitchen. Since then she has baked and cooked herself along with making bouquets.

Her life was good but lonely.

Regina cut apples and poured them into a pot along with other ingredients.

She loved making and drinking apple cider. Especially now, it helped with digestion and her heartburn. She left the pot on the stove for it to stew and wiped her hands on her apron. Then she left the kitchen to prepare her purse.

An hour later she put the pot on the counter and closed the lid, waiting for it to simmer down and cool.

She had to go to town in thirty minutes as she had an appointment with her O.B. doctor. There weren't any hospitals here, the nearest was in town.

Emma walked inside the dining room and met with Cora who just placed down her lunch.

Cora gasped at the sight of the blonde. Emma was thinner, she had darker skin under her eyes and her face was pale.

As Emma sat down to eat. Cora asked with worry.

"If you don't take care of yourself then how will you look after my daughter?"

When she first knew Regina was gone, her heart broke but to know what happened to her daughter, what Emma did to Regina, it broke her heart in two.

Now that she knew her daughter was with child, she couldn't help but worry every time Emma came home and still had not found her.

Emma swallowed down a sandwich before she said.

"I'll be fine. I'll hurry my search if she is still in the city. And if she goes out of town then I have to find another way."

Emma bit into her sandwich, chewed, and frowned. As she looked back at Cora who was thinking about something.

"I think…I have an idea." Cora said.

Emma abruptly put down her sandwich and swallowed it down, then drank water after it to wash it down even more quickly.

She suddenly looked up at Cora, her heart filled with hope once again.

"Tell me, please?"

Cora's eyes turned soft at the pleading looks from the blonde. She hoped Regina would see this soft side of the blonde and accept her for who she was.

She was angry at Emma but they both are adults now. They could take care of their lives. She was just a guide for them if they needed anything.

"If that place is still in good condition, I hope."

"What place?" Emma was curious now, her hunger was gone and a new wave of hope filled her stomach instead.

"My late husband's small farm. It's not far from the city. The house is old and made out of regular wood. It's a white mansion with two stories. It's a vintage house that is surrounded by a small garden, you can plant flowers there."

At the mention of flowers, Emma heart's skipped a beat as she thought of Regina living there and watering her plants with a smile on her face.

She had to be there, she wouldn't believe otherwise.

"I think Regina might love it there," Cora added with a small smile.

"Yeah, me too," Emma said with a teary grin.

Emma couldn't wait any longer. She suddenly stood up and the chair was making loud noises as she slid it back.

"Emma! Are you feeling good enough to-"

"I can't! Regina and the little bean are more important than me feeling good, Cora! I will not wait for another second. I need to see her."

Cora saw Emma's face now had some color back in her cheek when she knew the possibility of where Regina could have lived.

She smiled at how Emma called the baby.

"Wait! Take these with you to eat I'll wrap up for you, dear." Cora stopped her and Emma turned and nodded.

Emma waited patiently when Cora reappeared again with her wrapped-up sandwich, The blonde grabbed it and hugged the woman to thank her and then she rushed out of the door.

"You're 22 weeks along, Regina."

Regina nodded as she sat opposite the doctor while she watched as her o.b. looked through documents about her.

She rubbed her belly again. She was excited every time she was in an appointment with her o.b., hearing about the baby's development, and touching her belly made her calm in a way.

"Everything looks good, but you need more nutrition in your meal. You're not gaining enough weight, Regina." The doctor looked at her with a light scolding.

"Is that a bad thing?" Regina frowned.

"My suggestion is that you need more nutrients in your big meal. You have to gain more than five pounds in the next appointment, okay?"

Her eyes widened at the five-pound. That was a lot, and right now she felt big enough as it was.

Her stomach had enlarged so much in these two months, very different from her first month when she just found out.

She rubbed her belly again while thinking about her weight. The doctor seemed to catch her worry and said to ease her mind.

"It's normal for every mother to gain weight. You need more food so the baby can borrow it from your body. Don't you want your little one to be healthy and chubby enough that you want to cuddle with them when she or he, is out in your arms?"

The doc grinned as Regina let out a chuckle.

"Okay." Regina smiled and reminded herself to eat more.

"I'll prescribe you more vitamins and food supplements to help you gain more weight." The doctor wrote down her description and said while writing.

"This month, you should feel the baby's first kick, have you felt it yet?"

"No, not yet. But…"

The doctor looked up at her and smiled, encouraging her to say more.

"I feel like a butterfly is in my stomach sometimes?" Regina said with a wince, not sure if that was the baby or her feelings.

"Yes! That's the baby moving around in your tummy. But it will kick you soon enough. You should feel it stronger than this, don't worry."

The doctor smiled widely. She had a soft spot for this patient since the brunette always came alone.

"Really?!" Her eyes lightened up at the news as she rubbed the underside of her belly where she just felt a fluttering inside earlier.

"Yeah, take care of yourself and everything is fine."

She smiled as she took the document back in her hands. She waited outside for the med and payment.

When her name was being called, she went to the register and took care of the payment.

Regina was shocked to see that the price of vitamins and supplements was so damn high.

Half of her money from the bouquet she's made was gone with the service now.

She took a deep breath and put her wallet back in her purse then, rubbed her stomach again. She would gain more weight and she would work harder for them.

She took the bus home and walked the rest of the way to her mansion, it was not far from the bus stop to the city.

Some days Robert went to the city and he would let her go with him. And there were days she had to walk and take the bus like today.

She stepped into the gate and shut it behind her. Regina didn't want to go inside yet since the weather out here was nice.

She loved sitting on the bench in the garden and looking at the view there. It was far different from what she never had in the city.

Regina hung her purse in the closet at the front door and went back out to the garden. She wrapped her arms around herself. The cool air was blowing against her face. She rubbed her forearms and slowly sat down on the bench.

She couldn't sit normally like before she was pregnant since her belly was getting heavier, it was harder for her to sit and stand. She leaned back against the back of the bench and sighed in contentment.

She placed one hand on top of her belly. Now she could only wear a maternity dress where it's loose around her waist, so she could sit comfortably.

"Today you're 24 weeks now, little one."

Regina chuckled as she looked down at her stomach while she patted her belly gently. She loved talking to her baby outside in the garden, it calmed her in a way.

"And you'll not be so little anymore."

She pouted at the idea. Time went by faster than she imagined.

"I can't believe you need so much food in that tiny body."

Emma took the bus for the first time in her 28 years of life. She decided to ditch her sports car back home because having a car didn't help her find Regina. And she would have to worry about the parking spot for her expensive car.

The bus stopped at the station where Cora told her. The woman said to stop in at this station and then walk ahead not a mile away and she would see a massive area of green grass in front of her.

She stepped onto the brownish road, besides the road was green. She was blown away by the view here. It was so comfortable for her eyesight. And the weather was fresh, not like in the city.

At the far sight, she saw a stable. She walked past the house next to the stable. Cora said the house was a white vintage mansion, next to the house with the stable which she just walked past by.

Along the side of the road, there was full of bushes and large trees all around.

She stopped when she saw the white mansion, beside the house was a small garden indeed. A large apple tree caught her eyes in the daylight.

Emma walked closer to the apple tree. There was a white fence around the garden, height around her waist.

Her heart accelerated as she saw the back of the brunette head, sitting on the bench under the apple tree. Her back was facing her. She took another step as her heart sped up at the thought of seeing Regina again.

Regina suddenly turned her head to the side and put her hand up to shield her face from the sun, Emma panicked and ran to hide behind the large tree between the garden and the house behind her.

The sunlight hit the tan skin on her face, making the flawless skin glow in the daylight. Her heart swelled at how lovely Regina looked sitting there in her lovely white sundress and cardigan on top.

Regina was so pretty, she had never seen the brunette dress like this. Normally Regina would wear a silk shirt and pants and then pair them with high heels as her working attire.

Emma poked her head out behind the large tree and watched as Regina put her chin down to talk to her belly.

Her throat was closing up at the sight in front of her.

She finally found them.

What if Regina didn't want to see her face ever again? She would be devastated if the brunette disappeared on her again.

She looked back at them. Her heart soared, tears slipped down her cheek as she heard Regina's small voice talking with their little bean.

That might not be so little now, she supposed.

"I can't believe you need so much food in that tiny body."

Suddenly the brunette sat still and a soft hiss reached her ears. Her heart dropped as she thought something was happening to Regina and the baby. She almost ran to them but she held herself back the second she heard.

"Did you just kick me?! Woah! your first kick."

Her heart squeezed upon hearing Regina make that little voice when talking to the baby.

She couldn't hold it. She cried silently as she missed the first kick of the little bean.

She wanted to be there beside Regina every step of the way.

She wanted to experience their first kick, first step, and first for anything. She didn't want to miss another moment from now on. She wanted to protect them both and she would take good care of them.

"I wonder, who are you going to look like, hmm?"

That was it. That was what encouraged her to go talk to them.

She inhaled and stilled her beating heart, and wiped her eyes before taking a step to stand behind the white fence. She opened her mouth and said softly not to startle Regina.

"Like her other mom?" When the last word cracked, it was not her intention at all.

Her heart picked up speed when Regina sat up straight and turned her head to the side suddenly.

"Emma!" Regina gasped.

"Hi."

Her lips curled up into a small grin, Emma waved her hand in an idiot wave at Regina. She lowered her hand down as Regina stared at her and scratched her head instead.

"You still looking for me?" Regina asked with suspicion and frowned.

She watched Regina using her hands to help push herself back up. Regina turned to face her fully. That was when she noticed the stomach, it was getting bigger than when she last saw Regina.

Her little bean was growing up.

Her heart swelled with so much love for them. Her throat was closing up again at how time flew.

Regina seemed to follow her gaze and she saw a flash of insecurity in those brown eyes for a second as the brunette put her hand to cover up herself before turning away from her eyes and walking away.

Emma panicked. She didn't want to let them go again. She jumped the fence and ran after Regina.

"Regina!"

She gripped Regina's hand in time before Regina could go back inside her house. Regina bent her arms trying to get away. But she gripped it harder and put her arms around Regina instead, trapping both arms in her hold. She held her from behind since the belly was in the way now. Her arms were on top of the brunette's belly as Regina struggled to get away from her hold.

"Let me go!" Regina scoffed then added softly "Just go home, Emma."

"No! I finally found you, Regina! It took me months even though how hard you try to kick me out, I won't go."

Emma tightened her arms around Regina and put her chin on the smaller woman's shoulder, hugging her tightly from behind, not wanting to let her go ever again.

Her tears slipped down her cheek when she felt her hands were wet because of the teardrops from the woman in her arms.

"If you won't go then I'll go."

Her breath hitched as she heard a threat from the woman in her arms. She held on tight to the arms that twisted around, not letting Regina get away from her hold.

"I won't stop you. But please, please-"

She begged as her throat was closing up again. Regina stood still in her arms now, she held on tight and said.

"Don't leave me again. I don't wanna lose both you and our little bean ever again, please."

Emma took the moment when Regina didn't struggle in her arms and kissed her temple, her nose stayed there, nuzzling her hairline. She inhaled deeply the unique scent of Regina and her shampoo.

She closed her eyes as her heart was warm again. Emma trailed her nose down the brunette's jawline, she felt Regina's shuddering breath beneath her lips as she placed a kiss near the corner of the brunette's lips.

But Regina turned her head away at the last second and her lips met with the brunette's soft cheek instead.

Emma loosened her grip on Regina and pulled herself away, suddenly feeling lost not having Regina in her arms. The brunette turned to face her and said.

"It's not yours."

"I know, it's not mine." Brown eyes shifted in surprise and she added quickly

"It's ours, Regina. We made it together."

She reached out to grab Regina's hands as Regina looked at her with wide eyes then the brunette looked down again not meeting her eyes.

"I know the truth. I was an idiot back then. I did bad things to you, I spoke shit to you in the past and I didn't care about your feeling at all."

She tried to look into Regina's eyes but she saw the brunette's chin trembling slightly.

"I'm sorry, Regina."

She held Regina's hand tightly, feeling her soft and warm skin between her palms.

Regina finally looked up at her, her heart squeezed at the sight of tears flowing down her damp cheeks.

"Please, can you forgive me" Emma cried, her breath hitched as she begged the woman she loved for forgiveness.

"Can we start over, please, give me another chance, Regina."

Emma dared to take another step closer to the mother of her child and reached out her free hand which was not holding Regina's hand, to wipe the tears away with her thumb.

Regina cried harder at her action. She cupped her cheeks gently and leaned down to peck her forehead before saying.

"If not then for our baby? please?"

Regina suddenly pulled away from her touch like she was burned. Her brown eyes turned cold when she mentioned the baby. Regina twisted her arms away and ran from her.

"Where are you going?!"

There was a long log not too large on the ground there. Regina mustn't have seen it before the other woman lost her balance and fall.

Emma took two big steps and took hold of Regina's arms, her hand was on the back of Regina, preventing her fall, and the other free hand was on the brunette's waist, holding her up.

Regina yelped as she almost fell and put both arms around the blonde's neck in a tight hold. Regina let the blonde help her back to her feet.

They both looked into each other's eyes as they still did not let go of each other.

Emma's heart pounded at the proximity of Regina's face so close to her. She looked closely at those brown eyes, feeling Regina's breath shallow against her lips as their faces were an inch apart.

She could melt away and get lost in those deep brown eyes forever.

Emma leaned closer, and their lips almost touched. They could feel each other's breath on their lips. She hugged the brunette closer to her and asked with worry.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The brown eyes in front of her cracked and tears gathered up in them again. Regina cried out of nowhere and struggled to get away from her.

"Why are you here?" Regina asked, her voice shook.

Emma let her go and raised her hands in surrender. Regina looked at her with such hurt in her eyes, that it made her heart ache to see Regina cry.

"By coming here, Do you want to know what I feel?" Regina snapped while sobbing "I hate you and I am scared of you at the same time because I don't know what your next move is! When I think back to what you have done to me, how your words have hurt me, I'm hurt all over again."

Regina's breath hitched. Emma wanted to cry with her. It killed her to watch the person she loved cry and admit that she was hurt because of what she did to her.

"Don't think that by coming here, that you found me will replace all the shittiest things you've ever done to me." Regina shook her head in disbelief, her eyes turning hard against green ones.

"I don't believe that Emma Swan will ever feel regret even to apologize! I don't believe her to start things over. It's all words. It won't make me trust you again, Miss Swan."

Her heart ached at the formal title in her name.

"Regina…"

She tried to take Regina's hand but the brunette yanked her hand back and stepped away from her.

"I know words don't prove anything! I will show you that I've changed, Regina. I will stay with you here."

Regina's head snapped back at her shout, looking scared for a second there.

"I won't let you stay here!"

"Then how can I show you that what I speak is true."

"That's your business, not mine." Regina sent her a dead glare.

"If you won't go home I'll just move myself."

The brunette threatened her and stepped inside her house she opened the door wide. Her shout followed behind Regina's back.

"Even though you run away from me, Regina. I'll always find you! You know, I have money, I can use it to find you."

Regina turned around and glared at her hard, hand on the doorknob.

"I see now that you're still the same. You're not changing at all, Miss Swan. Now leave my home."

Regina sneered at the blonde before closing the door with a loud thud. She turned her back against the door and rested her head on it as she heard the blonde yell.

"Remember! I'll stay here and take care of both of you."

Her tears flew down her cheeks as she heard the affirmation of staying here from that stubborn idiot.

When she finally started to get used to living by herself again, the blonde came crushing her life into a mess. Regina didn't need anyone to come wrecking her wall again.

But seeing Emma again. Everything was trembling down so easily.

She wanted to believe what Emma had said to her today, but she was scared. And she couldn't risk her heart being stomped again now that she had another person to protect inside her belly.

She hugged herself and cried against the door.

Chapter Text

That night Regina couldn't sleep. She didn't know if it was the cold air or something, or rather someone else was on her mind to be exact.

Regina stood, leaning her shoulder and head against the window then looked out into her garden. She tightened the robes around her body as the cool air blew past her.

It must be cold out there. She poked her head forward, trying to look around for blonde hair. She didn't care about Emma but she didn't want the blonde to be found dead in her garden if the blonde decided to stay for real.

She looked out and saw nothing.

No blonde hair in sight, and no one is around her home, in the middle of the night.

Her heart twitched as disappointment filled her stomach. She didn't expect anything from the blonde's words and yet Emma could still let her down.

The blonde acted like she could endure whatever Regina threw at her while staying here but seeing no sight of her meant that Emma couldn't stand being in this poor state.

So she just left and that was it.

Her life would go back to normal. Regina sighed while rubbing her rounded belly again then went back to bed.

The next morning, Regina wiped her hands against the towel in the kitchen, before she heard her doorbell ring. She quickened her steps to open the door.

It was to her surprise to see Robert on her door, this early in the morning. It's 7 a.m. she just finished making breakfast.

"What is it?" Regina frowned.

He put weight on each foot in anxiety as he asked.

"I came to ask you something…Do you perhaps, uh, know the person who sleeps in my stable?"

"Who?"

Regina frowned and hoped it was not who she thought it was.

"A tall blonde woman, who wears a red jacket? You know her?"

Her mouth opened in a gasp as she didn't know what to say to him. She sighed out loud as she nodded her head and followed him to the stable.

The blonde liked to find trouble for her as always.

Emma was startled awake as someone jolted her in her sleep. She opened her eyes and sleepily looked up in confusion.

All she saw were hay and a barn.

She almost forgot that she was sleeping in a barn last night. A horse's sound somewhere behind her faintly.

She grimaced and sat up. She could feel herself shivering slightly at the cool air she faced all night and this morning was too cold.

She noticed the person on her right side that woke her up. Emma turned to face the woman and her lips widened into a bright smile.

"Regina! Good Morning."

Regina showed no amusement or smile on her face, she was dead serious.

"Miss Swan, I told you to go home, not sleep in the stable! If you get sick you cannot blame me this time."

Emma grinned at the yelling brunette when she heard Regina using the same line she used once.

Regina seemed so worried about her, hope filled her heart again. She took a step closer to the brunette.

"Are you worried that I'll get sick?"

"No."

Regina rolled her eyes at the cocky blonde but still acts like an idiot who slept in the cool air all night in the stable.

"This is his stable. Have you asked for his permission to sleep here?"

Regina pointed to an old man behind her and Emma poked her head to the side and saw him, the owner of the stable.

She waved her hand and greeted him with a sheepish grin.

"Hi, I'm sorry for sleeping here without telling you…I was so sleepy and cold so I hid in here."

Emma bit her lips, hoping he would not scold her like a kid trying to hide away her mistake.

He chuckled at the sight of the two of them.

"Why wouldn't you sleep with your girlfriend in the house like a normal person?"

Regina snapped her head at him so suddenly he was so surprised to see a dangerous look in her eyes.

"She's not! I just know her, that's all."

The brunette protested weakly and crossed her arms in front of her chest, clearly annoyed at the blonde.

"Well, we just fought. Can you please speak to my girlfriend for me?"

Emma sent a puppy dog eyes at him, taking an opportunity to make Regina forgive her.

It was her turn to be scared as Regina snapped her head back to send a death glare her way.

Emma smiled with her tight lips and shrugged her shoulders.

"You..kids!" He laughed "If Regina here is angry at you, then she must have her reason. In these last 2 months, I've known her. You'll be in a doghouse for a long time, kid."

Her face fell, her good mood in the morning was being crushed.

"Well, you could stay at the small inn of the stable man, if you like. It's next to the stable."

He pointed to an old inn next to the stable and Emma looked at it in disdain. She had never slept somewhere that was not clean and fresh like in her hotel or house ever.

Regina also looked that way and tried to keep her laugh down.

A person like Emma Swan, sleeping at an old stable?

Now it was a pity sight to see.

She couldn't trouble him more than this and decided to interrupt.

"No need for any trouble. I will let her sleep on the couch, it's fine." She says to the old man and he nods in agreement with a grin.

Regina would let this matter go once since she didn't want the blonde to cause any trouble for them while she dragged herself to stay here. She would let her stay in her house but that didn't mean she would pay her any attention.

She just let the blonde sleep and that was all.

Emma flashed a bright smile in Regina's way and her currently cold heart was starting to melt again.

Damn you, Emma Swan.

"Thank you, Thank you!"

The blonde suddenly sprung up toward her and pecked her cheeks so quickly she didn't register it in the first place.

"Swan!"

She pushed the blonde away with a scold then turned to walk back home.

On the way home she rubbed furiously at her cheek where that warm lips met her. And her face flushed slightly at the happy blonde. If Emma had a tail it would seem to wiggling upon seeing her this morning for sure.

After she let the blonde stay on the couch in the living room, she left to go with Robert into town since he offered her a ride and she never refused the opportunity to make money.

When she came back that evening, Regina stepped inside the house, and the door closed behind her.

She smelt food aroma all over her house and frowned. She hoped she didn't forget to turn off the stove before she left or anything.

This pregnancy brain was no joke. Yesterday she was so worried about the blonde she totally forgot the cider she left on the counter.

As she stepped closer to her kitchen, her stomach made a loud noise.

The baby was hungry alright.

She stopped at the threshold of the arch of the kitchen area and stood with her shoulder resting against the wall. She crossed her arms together while observing the blonde, who was flipping the steak on the pan and trying to avoid the oil sizzling out at her pale skin.

She was surprised upon seeing the blonde cook in her home. Back when she lived at the blonde's place, Emma never cooked once.

She looked at her kitchen counter and it was a big mess. There was flour all over the counter, and the cabinets were left open.

Her kitchen was in an absolute disaster.

Regina sighed out loud.

Her eyes snapped back up at the blonde when she heard a loud yelp as she saw Emma using her shirt as an oven mitt and threw the tray on the counter causing a loud thud.

"Shit! Fucking hot!"

Regina winced at the crude language. The blonde put the burned finger up to her lips and sucked them. She shook her head at the sight, she wanted to help but she didn't want Emma to think otherwise of her.

"Regina! You're back?!" Emma said and her eyes always lightened up whenever she saw Regina nowadays.

"Look what I did today! I went to buy the groceries and made something for you to eat."

"When did you cook?"

She squinted her eyes not believing in what she just saw.

"I called your mom while making it so she can teach me."

At the mention of her mother, Regina's face fell as she missed her. But why was her mother on Emma's side? She huffed and pushed her hair out of her face in displeasure.

"You came at the right moment! I made Lasagna, it's your favorite? Oh, and they're steak for the protein you'll need in a day and salad so you can stay healthy." Emma smiled proudly presenting her food.

Regina was touched by the blonde's dinner choice. The corner of her lips almost curled up but she gripped herself tightly to remind herself not to be a damn fool around Emma again.

She would not fall for this simple act to make dinner for her, what the blonde did to her was far more than a simple dinner could make up for.

It was just a cooking show, it couldn't compare to what the blonde put her through.

Regina walked into the kitchen. She stopped when her stomach was against the counter. Her face hardened as she looked into green eyes.

"I'm not hungry."

"But-! I did it for our baby so she can have yummy food."

"For the baby?"

"Yes? Do you think I'd try to cook if not for the baby? I've never cooked in my life! I'm rich enough to hire a chef if you want. But I learned to cook for our little bean." Her green eyes turned soft when talking about the baby.

She sighed in frustration at the words Emma called the baby.

What was it with the bean, clearly her rounded belly was distinguished enough.

The blonde irritated Regina to no end.

The bottom of her heart cracked slightly every time Emma said she did everything for this baby inside her and not for her.

She just wanted the blonde to go back home and leave her alone again. She didn't need the blonde to do things for the baby, didn't need the blonde to endure her just for the baby's sake.

A sudden thought came up in the back of her mind. Emma must have a plan. Or the blonde was trying to win over her by using the baby as an excuse.

A sudden anger filled her entire body.

Regina grabbed the steak Emma already put on the plate and a tray of warm Lasagna in both hands. She walked to the bin and poured it down, not letting anything in the plate. She put the empty dish in the sink.

A gasp could be heard from behind her.

"Regina?! What the hell are you doing?! I was trying so hard to— Ahh how dare you just—"

She turned around and Emma was just so frustrated with her action, that the blonde could only rub her head furiously.

Regina lifted her chin high and said to the blonde's face.

"Do you think by doing this I'd feel sympathy for you and let you play house with me?!"

Emma's face fell, and all the anger in the blonde's eyes was replaced with hurt. But she had to be stronger to reject the blonde.

"Fine! I can cook again."

"No!"

"No, Regina. I'll keep doing it until you decide to eat what I make. Just watch me."

Regina glared at Emma's head while the blonde wiped the counter clean, putting the pan back in the cabinet. The blonde's face was like a puppy that fell into the water.

Regina tightened her fist at the stubborn idiot in her kitchen and left.

That night Regina flipped on her side as she couldn't find a comfortable position to sleep in. She was getting restless each month, her belly got heavier.

She didn't know if the reason for her insomnia tonight was related to the blonde sleeping downstairs or not.

The baby was moving wild against her palm, resting there on her front stomach. It was not often that her baby was very active during the night and interrupted her sleep.

Did this have something to do with the blonde as well, she wondered.

She patted her belly slightly where she could feel a light tap against her palm and sleepily mumbled.

"Let's sleep."

Suddenly she opened her eyes as she felt a hark kick against her palm. And she felt like she needed to pee again.

"Alright, fine."

She blurted out and sat up on the bed.

No sleeping tonight then.

She looked down at her stomach and couldn't help but let out a small grin as she thought about the stubborn trail her baby started to show, and where they got it from.

Maybe both of them.

Her glance shifted to the large armchair at the corner of the room and saw another set of blankets and pillows on it. She couldn't help but think about the woman downstairs.

Would she get cold again? The sofa downstairs didn't have anything on it, except a small cushion.

Regina decided to leave the warm bed and go downstairs.

Emma slept still on the sofa, her legs were straight as the sofa was narrow. She was shivering while crossing her arms over her chest. She tried to fight the cold air and let sleep take her.

The wind bled and her hair stood up, the blonde put her hands under her ass to make it warm.

Fuck, It was fucking cold in this town.

She missed her warm and comfy bed at home.

She squinted one eye open as she heard the sound of footsteps walking down the stairs.

Glancing up with both eyes now, she saw Regina slowly walking to a stop at the end of her feet.

Emma let out a smile. She sat up immediately and looked at the sleepy woman in front of her.

"Regina? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

She gasped as she noticed an uncomfortable look on the brunette's face and blurted out.

"Are you okay?!" Emma quickly scooted her ass to the other side of the armrest but Regina put her hand up to stop her from coming closer.

"I was just...thirsty."

Her face fell and sat back on her hunches.

"Oh."

Regina turned her head away while looking at the darkness around the room then said nonchalantly.

"If you need a blanket and a pillow, come get it in my room since I can't carry it all by myself."

Her eyes lightened up at the offer. Emma immediately accepted without hesitation.

She started to get excited at the prospect of going to see Regina's room.

"Pleasee!"

Emma smiled and fluttered her eyelashes toward the other woman. Regina just rolled her eyes and walked to the other side of the kitchen.

Emma frowned and said.

"That's not the kitchen."

Regina stopped at her tone. The brunette sent her back an annoying glare as she heard

"I know, you idiot! I'm going to the bathroom since the baby decided to be active tonight and keep kicking on my bladder!"

The line in her eyes cracked slightly as Emma looked at Regina, who rubbed a circle around her belly.

Her heart just melted at the soft sight.

It was that moment the brunette turned her head back to look at her and their eyes met.

She swore she saw something shift in those black eyes for a second there then Regina avoided her gaze and abruptly walked into the bathroom.

She kept her gaze on the brunette until the shadow of her disappeared into the bathroom.

She knew she yearned and Regina must see it too. She couldn't help it, every time Regina talked or touched her belly, it made her heart turn to mushy.

It would be so amazing in this cold weather to snuggle with Regina in her arms though.

But this was enough for now. Being inside the same house would do for now.

Emma stood up from the sofa and rubbed her forearms against the cold. She stood waiting for the brunette at the end of the staircase.

When Regina reemerged in the living room, the brunette lifted her eyebrows and asked with suspicion and curiosity in her voice.

"Why aren't you going to get your blanket yet?"

"I'm waiting for you. So I can help you upstairs?"

She took a step to stand beside Regina and widened her arms to envelope the brunette's hips. Regina immediately stepped back from her touch.

"Why?"

"So you won't fall?"

"You're so annoying! I'm pregnant, not an invalid. I can walk upstairs by myself just fine." Regina scoffed and waved her hands away from her body.

She followed Regina up the stairs and her gaze unintentionally looked at the butt in front of her. She grinned at the sight.

"Don't even think about it, Swan." A stern voice from the woman in front of her came to interrupt her thoughts.

"Nope. Not looking at all." Her grin turned into a wide smile. "You're walking in my line of sight, where would I look but at you, Regina."

Emma rolled her eyes at the ridiculousness of the situation.

They finally reached the upper story and were in front of Regina's bedroom. The brunette opened the door wide for her from the inside of the room and waited patiently for her.

"Don't act smart, it doesn't suit you." Regina shushed her with another scoff. Wiped her brown hair away from her forehead and waved her arm to the armchair at the corner of the room.

Emma smiled softly at her sass and looked inside the room. She took a step inside the warm bedroom.

The cozy atmosphere in the room made it harder for her to go back out there again.

"Wow, it's warm in here," Emma said while looking at the bed.

"Oh my godd, The bed looks so comfy and warm."

And it was big enough for two was the part where she left it.

"Miss Swan."

She turned her head back at Regina and saw the brunette rolling her eyes back at her.

Emma lifted her eyebrows in a 'what' as Regina pointed her finger to the blanket and pillow on the armchair and raised her eyebrows back at her.

"Finee!" Emma stomped her feet to the armchair and grabbed them into her hug, she put her chin on it before walking back to stop in front of Regina.

Regina looked anywhere but at her. She tried to catch the brunette's eyes but did not succeed.

Being this close to Regina and the soft warm light in the bedroom, made Regina glow. The rounded belly that was not too large fit perfectly into her petite frame.

She looked back at Regina's face and to her surprise, brown eyes met her and her heart beat faster, the brunette had no makeup on, and her hair was slightly messed up. She had never seen Regina look so soft like this. Her soft plump lips opened and she heard.

"What now?" Regina sighed.

Emma looked at Regina with so much yearning in her gaze it made Regina's breath stutter slightly in her throat.

"Can I say good night to our little bean?"

"No. Just go, Emma." Regina sighed tiredly.

"Please?" Emma begged the woman in front of her, her eyes almost shedding tears, desperate to touch her baby.

Regina seemed to be still for a second and then nodded her head then scoffed out.

"Hurry then, I want to sleep."

Emma smiled brightly as she was so happy that Regina let her do this. It was important to her to talk to the little bean as this was her first time.

Regina turned her face away, one hand on the doorknob while the other hung loosely by her side.

Emma went down to her knees with her blanket and pillow in her hands. She put her face closer to Regina's rounded stomach and finally said softly, her voice was thicked with emotion.

"Good night, Little bean." Emma smiled as her eyes were filled with tears.

"Don't kick your mom too much, okay?"

"Are you done?"

She looked up at the brunette and bit her lips, eyes pledging. Regina rolled her eyes with a sigh. She took that moment to quickly land a sudden kiss on the stomach in front of her.

Emma looked back up and saw Regina wincing slightly.

She frowned and her heart thumped in her throat thinking about the other possibility of that pain. It was that face when she saw Regina wincing back at the garden upon their baby's first kick.

"A kick?! Wow!"

Emma was about to reach out her hand toward the belly but her hand was swiped away suddenly by a tan hand.

"Get out!" Regina said with so much hurt and anger in her voice.

The happy moment they shared ended there. Her face turned pale seeing the seriousness in Regina's brows.

Emma stood up and shifted the blanket in her arms, hugging it tighter, it smelled like Regina's room and her heart squeezed. She walked out of the room and the sound of the closing door behind her was so loud in this empty hallway.

Chapter Text

The sofa was Emma's only space in Regina's house. Since Regina wouldn't let her get anywhere near her, when she was too close to Regina, a flash of vulnerability appeared in those brown eyes for a second then it was gone. Regina would be back to yelling at her to stay away like always.

She had never left Regina's side for long and always kept in touch with the brunette's space, that was why Regina always kept giving her the eyes. She couldn't help but get worried over Regina and the baby.

Emma could only watch them from afar.

Maybe it was because of that night. She crossed Regina's boundaries too damn early. Now, whenever she tried to get closer to Regina, the brunette always threatened to go away if the blonde got near her.

Thinking about that hurt. She would be the one to go away, it is better than letting the mother of her child disappear from her life again.

And watching from afar was what Emma was doing now. She hid behind the corner of the kitchen door and poked her head to the side.

Beware not to let her blonde hair show too much and sneaked a glance at the brunette who just come back from the garden and sat on the couch, aka her bed, in the living room.

The strawberries and yogurt were on the coffee table Emma had prepared a light but healthy snack and placed it there earlier.

Maybe Regina would eat it when she's not present.

Regina stared at the food in front of her with intensity, Emma swore she could feel a heat from here.

Her heart dropped in disappointment again, watching Regina shake her head at them then bring them to the bin and drop it.

Regina put her food in the trash can again and this had gone on for a week now.

Whatever she did or prepared, It's like Regina had a sense of them and knew immediately to let them in the trash.

Not giving in to her at all.

Emma emerged from the kitchen. She just finished preparing dinner for them.

Upon walking back into the living room, she stopped suddenly, afraid her step would make the other woman woken up, at the sight of Regina taking a nap on the couch.

Her heart swelled with so much adoration as she was surprised to find Regina asleep.

On the table, she saw several small bouquets and on the ground, there were scatters of petals, leaves, and scissors.

Emma walked quietly over to the couch and bent down to gather it up in her hands. Minding her work so as not to wake the sleeping woman up from her nap.

If Regina woke up and saw her, the brunette wouldn't let her clear this mess up for sure and would do it herself.

She wouldn't let it happen if she could prevent it first.

When she finished clearing the mess, the blonde went to crouch down beside the sleeping woman.

Seeing the rounded belly in front of her as Regina's hands were resting on them. She wanted to touch Regina so badly and experience the kicking too. She pouted.

She missed hugging Regina, the feeling of Regina in her arms, and how warm and fuzzy Regina made her feel. Regina hadn't talked to her more than a word since that night she talked to her belly.

Suddenly Regina turned on her side, facing her. A strain of hair was falling to curtain her peaceful face. Emma chuckled quietly to herself hearing the little noise the brunette made in her sleep and realized it was a snore.

Emma gently reached out her finger to touch the fallen hair out of Regina's face and tucked them back behind the brunette's ear.

The rest of Regina's face was presented to her and her face was an art she could watch all day and not get bored.

Regina was breathtakingly beautiful even in her sleep.

Pregnancy suited her so damn well. The belly was growing bigger every month and it fit perfectly with her petite frame.

Regina waddled when she walked now and Emma thought it was cute. Even though Regina loved to send her a glare back every time she was caught staring.

Her finger stayed on Regina's cheek as she used her thumb to caress the cheekbone. She paused moving her finger as Regina scrunched her nose in her sleep.

Her heart rate picked up and she sighed in relief as Regina was still not awake.

Emma took a moment to herself to simply take in an image of sleeping Regina to craft into her mind. Before leaning down to glaze her lips softly to Regina's forehead, afraid of touching the brunette and waking her up, that seemed to be her motto right about now.

Pushing herself away from the goddess's face and turning her body to face the stomach instead. Regina still hugged her belly even when she was asleep and her heart soared at the sight.

Emma couldn't resist the urge anymore and reached out to touch the underside of Regina's belly where the space was free. She moved her hand from side to side gently and then she felt a slight tap against her palm.

She gasped with excitement.

Regina shifted in her sleep again, this time on her back. Her hands were down and Emma was free to talk to the belly now.

Emma almost teared up at the kicking and leaned down to speak closely to the stomach below where she could feel the tap earlier.

"Can you make your mom go easy on me and forgive me, baby?" She whispered and smiled as she felt another light tap under her palm.

She gasped softly.

"You like my voice?! But don't kick your mom too hard, alright? I don't want her to get hurt and wake up. Then I won't be able to talk to you anymore."

Regina's eyes were closed but she started to get back to her consciousness as she could hear the whisper near her. She squinted her eyes open and saw the blonde hair in her vision.

Was Emma talking to…the baby?

A fluttering sensation was back in her stomach where the blonde's hand was, confirming it.

The blonde seemed to stop in her tracks and upon looking back at her, Regina closed her eyes immediately not wanting to be caught staring.

Regina pretended to be sleeping and listened to Emma whisper to the baby until the blonde was done and walked away.

She opened her eyes again and Emma was nowhere in sight. Regina rubbed her belly and felt like new tears started to come.

Emma seemed to love the baby very much since she had never seen this soft side of the blonde before. Maybe the blonde was feeling more for the baby than its mother to be honest.

Her heart twitched at the thought.

Emma was waiting patiently for the old man to ring the doorbell. She went to him earlier this afternoon after she talked to the baby, her heart was so full of love, she wanted to do something for them both.

She borrowed his kitchen to make dinner there. She was making vegetable stew since it was easy to digest as she read it at night or in her ton of free time.

She asked him to pretend as he did it for Regina and he agreed to help her.

Then finally the doorbell rang.

Emma grinned and added a slight jump in her step toward the door but she had to stop the grin as she passed the living room where Regina was about to stand up, she waved her hand and Regina sat back down.

"I'll get it!"

Regina nods her head. Emma ran to the door and opened it with a large smile on her face.

"Oh, Robert? What is it?"

"Here to drop a treat for Miss Regina since I've made double this evening!"

He said loudly and winked at her before she took the Tupperware in her hand.

"Thank you."

Emma turned around and closed the door with her foot. Then she walked further into the house.

Walking past the living room, she noticed Regina trying to take a peak in her hands when she looked back at Regina, the brunette suddenly turned back to her flowers, pretended not to snoop, and said

"What did he bring by?" Regina asked while touching the petals in hand nonchalantly.

A gasp was heard in the small room, making Regina's head snap toward the source of the sound.

"You're talking to me?! If I knew you, I would let him cook instead of me! So you can speak to me like I'm not invisible in the house."

"Don't tempt me, Miss Swan."

Emma just wanted to tease Regina. She wanted to hear her laugh. Nowadays Regina made only grumpy faces toward her.

"I'll go set this up."

"Who said I'm going to eat with you?"

"But he made it for you? Don't be afraid, I'm not eating any of this. This is all for you."

Regina didn't say anything and narrowed her eyes at her but decided to let her go back to the dining room.

After she was done setting the table up, she called Regina to the room and now the brunette was sitting across from her.

She watched closely and her heart sped up as she watched Regina spooning her soup up, lifting it, oh, so slowly to her mouth and—

Emma stared intensely at Regina and hope filled her chest at the prospect.

Regina had the spoon against her lips before she could feel Emma's intense glare on her. It's weird to be stared at like a mom wants her kid to eat her food.

Then it clicked.

Emma saw the moment Regina stopped putting the spoon in her mouth and shifted her eye to the food and back to her face.

She chewed her lips nervously as her heart pounded since it was this close that she could make Regina eat what she had made.

"Where did you go this afternoon? And don't lie to me because I'll go ask him myself if you do." Regina threatened her with a suspicious look in her eyes.

"You eat it first then I'll answer you."

"You dare to bargain with me?"

Regina's eyes turned dangerous at her and put the spoon down harshly it made a loud sound against the porcelain.

Her eyes widened as Regina stood up with the soup bowl in hand, and walked to the trash at the corner of the room.

"What are you doing?! He did it for you, Regina!" Emma abruptly shouted in panic.

Regina stopped with the bowl still in hand, turned her head to Emma, and said with eyebrows lifted.

"And how would he know what my favorite is?"

"He-uh, knows, you live here for months?"

"Are you telling me or questioning me? And really aside from what I like. How did he know that a light meal would help with the digestion and heartburn for a pregnant woman since he's not living with one?"

Regina then poured the soup down the drain instead and Emma could only gasp at the cruel act from the brunette. She was sad and hurt. Then she felt angry at the hard-hearted woman.

"Why, Regina?! What's wrong with eating what I've made? It's just food! Not like I was poisoning you with it!"

Emma slapped her hand hard against the surface of the table and Regina flinched slightly at her high volume. She felt guilty for making the woman jump and tried to calm her beating heart down and lowered her voice.

"Don't you want the baby to eat properly with care? Is it so wrong for me to do that for you? Or you hate me so much that even if I try to do a nice thing to the baby, you still won't let me be in any part of it. Why are you so selfish?"

She breathed out and what she saw in those brown eyes made her take a step back, afraid for her life at the dangerous glare aimed at her.

"Fuck you, Swan. If you can't stand being treated like shit just go home! I can live alone and away from you. I was fine before you even came! You always have something in your sleeves. I'll never trust you again. You said it's just food but what you're trying to do, even use him as a tool to win me over! That is low for you. You're still the same woman after all." Her low raspy voice was shaken with tears.

Regina looked at her with such disdain she couldn't look at her any longer. She didn't intend to make Regina cry or hurt again. She just lost her temper and said without thinking. She decided to be honest.

"I'm sorry about using him to get what I want. I won't do it again. And I will stay with you and the baby, not going anywhere, even if you won't talk to me ever again then I'll still stay and take care of you both. You and this baby are important to me, Regina. I love—"

Regina's eyes flicked at her with that look again that softened the line around her eyelids and mouth.

"This baby so much."

Emma couldn't say it. She was afraid Regina would reject her, she wouldn't stand it this time. She was scared that she would lash out at the brunette again and make everything even worse.

Regina wiped her eyes and walked out of the room, brushing her shoulder aside as she walked past. She didn't care if Emma stumbled back due to her or not. Being in the same space with Emma will only make her mood soar.

She was so irritating with the blonde. She hated being moody without reason but she couldn't help it in these last few days.

Just seeing Emma's face, made her loathe the blonde even more, she let Emma stay in the same house as her, it was all because of whatever reason she didn't know herself.

Regina held her belly before angrily sitting down carefully. She needed to express her frustration. She picked up the flower she still had to finish.

She sighed out loud before staring back at the flower in her hands. Taking a scissor in the other hand to scrape out the thorns.

How dare the blonde take the turn on her when she was the one who put her in this situation?

She shifted the flower with one hand and turned the stem over with her fingers, not seeing the thorns there. She realized it too late.

Her forefinger stung badly as it pricked her.

"Damn it!" Regina cursed slightly to herself.

She dropped the flower on the table in pain but before she could take her hand back to look, her hand was taken to the side. As the blonde was at her side so fast she didn't notice, pulled her hand and put the red oozing finger in the warm mouth suddenly.

"Are you crazy?!"

Regina yelled with a frown and abruptly pulled her hand back to herself. She used her other hand to hold her wounded finger which was now turning pink.

The blood was apparently gone and in Emma's mouth.

"What if I get infected by your saliva?!"

Emma winced at her harsh tone.

"Sorry, I reacted too fast."

She shook her head with annoyance. Her face shifted as her finger ached. She had to steady the hand on the couch to stand up but Emma pushed her shoulder slightly making her sit back down. Regina looked up at Emma in annoyance.

"Stop coddling me! I need to get my wound done, just leave me alone." She said

"What do you need?"

"Are you an idiot? I obviously need a plaster." Regina rolled her eyes.

The blonde's face fell at her outburst before turning around to find the plaster for her. Regina settled back in her seat and breathed. Her nerves started to calm down when she saw the blonde's face shift with hurt at her scold.

She didn't intend to call her stupid but she couldn't control her emotion and with the blonde's act earlier, she couldn't help but react.

Not a second later Emma ran back into the room with a small plaster on her finger. Regina reached out to take it from the blonde but Emma pulled it back from her grip.

"Let me do it, pleasee?" Emma begged with her puppy dog eyes.

Regina's heart fluttered slightly at the glistening in those green eyes. She sighed and gave a small nod of head before handing her wounded finger at the blonde. She gave in because she wanted this to end so she could go back to work and no other reason.

Not at all.

Her hand was taken by a much more callous hand than her. Emma delicately held the finger in her hand and gently wrapped the plaster around Regina's pointy finger. Emma hadn't said that she was done yet and Regina already pulled her hand back from her hold.

Her face fell at how uncomfortable Regina looked at being touched by her. She looked at Regina's side profile with hurt and longing in her gaze.

Regina turned back to her flower. She picked it up and stared closely at them this time. Flowers made her feel better when she could smell them. The sight of them made her smile softly.

She paid attention to her flower until she could no longer feel the other woman's gaze at her.

That was when it was safe for her to put the flower down and let out a big sigh. She leaned back to rest against the couch and took in a shuddering breath.

She had to be much stronger than this. She couldn't let the blonde back in so easily and hurt her like before.

After she was done with the bouquets and finished with the day with her homemade food. Not caring about the blonde brooding in the next room.

Regina went back upstairs to her room with her stomach full. She closed the door to her bedroom and put her hand against her back as it started to ache from all the sitting. She took off her sweater and pants but not before locking the door, just in case.

She was in her underwear on her way to the bathroom. She felt uncomfortable like her stomach was too full and felt tight all over the place. She hated being in this condition but did not hate being pregnant. She stopped in front of the sink and stared at herself in the mirror.

Her hair was longer, it reached the top of her shoulders now. She probably gained 3-4 pounds as the doctor told her to.

Another appointment was next month if everything went smoothly.

Her eyes shifted down to her big mound, she turned to her side and rubbed at her lower belly which was protruding out into a rounded mass. She was bigger, her breasts got bigger too.

Now everything seemed to be aching and tender at touch.

For the baby, she would endure what her body would have to go through. Sometimes she caught sight of Emma staring at her and flushed slightly as she felt insecure about her changing body.

Emma probably stayed because of her kid since she didn't believe that the blonde would still be in love with her and care for her. Even now Emma didn't have reason to tolerate her when she was not pretty anymore.

"Can't wait to meet you, little one." She tapped softly at her enlarged skin.

A soft tap was back against her palm a second later.

Her heart turned soft and glistened with tears while thinking if the baby came, she would be so lonely without feeling the baby inside her anymore.

The next few days Emma noticed Regina liked to roll her neck around and use a fist to hit her shoulder slightly. Wherever the brunette got a chance to sit down. She frowned thinking Regina might get all achy and uncomfortably now that the baby got bigger.

The blonde used her free time to read about the baby and pregnancy stuff. She's not smart about this because it was also new to her. She wanted Regina to see that she did care.

Regina worked hard every day, with doing bouquets for hours and hours not resting till she was done. Sometimes Emma could hear the other woman groan slightly when she stood back up, back aching and hand against her lower back.

So Emma ordered something to surprise Regina. When she got the package, she quickly unwrapped it from the box and carried it up to Regina's room while the brunette was not at home.

As she was walking down the stairs, she heard the front door open, Emma quickly rushed downstairs to greet Regina. Smiling wide upon seeing the brunette, like a dog with a tail waiting for its owner to get home.

Regina rolled her eyes with a sigh at the smiling blonde as she closed the front door. Emma stepped up to Regina and reached her hands out to help lift the bag from her hands.

But Regina wouldn't let her help and tried to yank it back to hold it by herself.

"Why are you being stubborn, Regina?! I was trying to help since your back hurt!"

Regina suddenly put her other hand away from her back and held the bag with two hands now, not letting Emma win.

"I can carry my own stuff."

"Regina…"

"Stop acting like you care!"

Regina walked ahead with a huff. Emma just sighed out loud at the stubborn brunette ahead of her. Regina was irritating as fuck and she just wanted to mess with that head of hair.

Emma followed Regina to her couch as Regina sat down and sighed in contentment after putting the bag down on the coffee table. Then Regina abruptly stood back up and let out a small wince. Emma quickly rushed to stand beside Regina and the other woman frowned upon seeing her still here.

"What?" Regina asked in annoyance.

"Where do you think you're going back up again?"

"To get my cider."

"Sit, I'll get it."

"It's fine, I can-"

Emma didn't wait to argue with Regina and ran to the kitchen to retrieve a glass of what Regina wanted and hurriedly walked back into the room, afraid that the stubborn brunette would get up again.

Regina took the glass from her hand with a questionable look on her face and mumbled.

"Thanks."

Emma sat down beside Regina as the brunette didn't scoot away from her this time. Regina was obviously tired enough not to get away from her. The blonde grinned while Regina continued to sip her drink and gazed at her when Emma looked back at those brown eyes, the brunette shifted her gaze back and pretended like she was not looking at the blonde beside her earlier.

Emma scooted closer to Regina and she could feel the brunette's body tensed up from here. She didn't care and suddenly touched Regina's leg with her hand making Regina almost spit up her drink at the abrupt action.

"What are you doing?!" Regina exclaimed in panic.

"Come on, do you trust me?"

"...No."

Ouch, that was hurt. Emma almost pouted at that but she continued her grab.

"You lean back on the couch and relax. I'll give you a massage."

Regina put the glass back on the table immediately and said in a rush.

"You don't have to, I can do it."

"Really?" Emma raised her eyebrow in a challenge.

"With your belly in the way, how will you touch your foot, Regina?"

"I can find a way." Regina glared back at her.

Emma sighed softly at the headstrong woman in front of her. Regina didn't let the blonde do anything for her. The blonde had no choice but to beg in desperation.

"Pleasee, please, let me do it for the baby?"

Regina held her breath at the blonde's begging. Every time she said that she would do things for their baby, Regina looked hurt and then a flash of something was in her glaze, Emma couldn't pinpoint what it was in there for a second and then it was gone.

As Regina didn't say anything, Emma took that moment to pull the brunette's legs onto her lap. She smiled at Regina who let her do this.

She started by touching her toes, which were painted with red color on the nails. It looked so pretty, her feet were smooth and clean. They looked swollen a bit to her so Emma pressed softly to the sole of Regina's foot and a soft moan bounced back against her eardrum.

"Oh."

Emma could feel a tiny bit of arousal hit her center and her shaft was getting some attention right there.

"Feel good?" She asked Regina.

She pressed more firmly and moved her wrist to the ankle, then moved to massage Regina's calves. Regina didn't answer her question but a soft sigh could be heard in the room.

Emma repeated her action at Regina's sole feet. At one of the particular spots that she rubbed, Regina let out a low moan without realizing it herself.

She sucked in a deep breath as the tent in her pants started to form. Emma had to shift Regina's feet away from her center and place them on the edge of her knees instead. As Regina's voice did affect her body.

Regina opened her eyes at the comfortable feeling in her sore feet, she widened her eyes as she realized she just sighed in contentment. So she glanced back at the blonde who was now shifting in her seat taking the turn of being an uncomfortable one this time.

Suddenly the blonde snapped her eyes back at her own and Regina saw those green pupils delineated in the tiniest bit as the blonde's gaze turned dark. The blonde purposely rubbed the spot she felt good and Regina didn't let out any sound as she stared at the blonde's while biting her inner lips instead.

Then Emma suddenly looked back at her foot and her eyes followed the blonde to her center. Regina noticed the tightened pants of Emma and her breath quickened at the sight of an arousing blonde beside her.

Emma continued to massage her foot but not for long as the blonde abruptly put her foot down gently on the floor. Regina scooted her ass backward as Emma was coming closer to her side. She raised both eyebrows at Emma with panic.

"Miss Swan…? What-"

"What?" The blonde stopped at seeing her frown.

"What are you doing?!"

"I'm going to do your back too?"

"I'm okay?"

"Come on, it's gonna be a release. I read that mother will feel better if she got a massage at her lower back."

"You read?"

Emma was amused at the questioning tone of Regina. She smiled softly upon seeing her dark brown eyes turned soft at the question.

"Yes, for the baby. Since you won't talk to me, I don't know what to do in my free time so I read and read. Now I'm full of pregnancy knowledge like you wouldn't believe. Trust me and let me massage you while you enjoy yourself, okay?"

Regina was taken aback by the blonde's honest words and nodded in awareness. She turned on her side, facing the armrest while she could feel the blonde's breath against the back of her nape as Emma slid closer to her back.

Then the hands were pressing against her hips, below the waistline, Emma's thumbs were on each side of her hips, above her backside as the blonde dug her finger down to her tight skin.

Her muscle relaxed immediately upon the touch and it felt so damn good that Regina didn't care if she make a sound.

"God,"

The couch dipped down behind her as Emma shifted in her seat hearing Regina's sigh. Emma could feel a pleasure deeply buried inside her belly, making her dick twitch inside her tight pants.

Fuck!

She was getting hard at Regina's soft moan and sigh.

Emma continued to massage Reina's lower back. She pressed more force on her backside and Regina let out a more content sigh and sound.

At one time Regina let out a soft purr as she dug her fingers against Regina's hips and Regina arched her back further into her hand.

"Ohh."

Regina moaned loudly this time as the tight muscle in her backside was loosened. It didn't hurt much when she moved her hips now as her back was arching against the skilled hands of the blonde. She didn't know Emma could massage this well.

Suddenly Regina frowned as the good feeling in her back stopped and the fingers stayed there on her hips not moving. She turned her head to speak.

"Why are you stopping?"

"Um, Can you, uh, stop moaning?"

"Why would that-Oh,"

Regina's frown lessened as her cheek started to turn a shade darker at the blatant point. She turned her head back and quickly said.

"My back is good now, actually." And scooted away from the blonde as soon as possible.

Emma was also red in the face before quickly changing the subject not letting the awkward air hang between them for long.

"Regina?"

"Hm?"

"I got some surprise for you."

"What is it?"

Regina was intrigued now and looked back at the standing blonde. She eyed the hand that was in front of her. Regina didn't take the blonde's hand and stood up by herself with her hands against the armrest, the other on her belly.

She arched her eyebrow at the blonde as she was to her full height.

"It's in your room." Emma grinned.

"You went to my room?!"

"I have to put it there! I don't want you to carry it up."

Emma grinned and her dimples were evident in her cheeks. Regina couldn't be mad anymore if she tried. Emma was about to follow Regina but the brunette put a hand up to stop her and said softly.

"I can go by myself, you don't have to follow me everywhere."

"I hope you like my gift then."

Emma shouted behind Regina's back.

Emma prepared dinner for both of them that evening, well, for her to be honest, and got a delivery for Regina. She hoped Regina would eat it since she didn't want Regina to stand any more than she had to.

It was after six and still Regina hadn't gone downstairs. She grinned widely at the thought that Regina loved her gift so much the brunette couldn't leave the bed.

Her thought drifted to the massage and her body trembling slightly at the memory of Regina's moans still stuck in her head.

She was startled back in her seat when suddenly Regina appeared at the dining room's door. And her dick stirred at the sight of the beautiful brunette, with her slightly messy hair from the nap.

"You liked it then I assume?"

Emma teased the other woman and tried to drift her thoughts away from the sexual scene in her head. Regina rolled her eyes back and looked disinterested.

"I fell asleep since I was so tired from going out this afternoon. It didn't have anything to do with your 'gift'."

Emma grinned more as she could detect a slight pink color on Regina's highest cheekbones.

"Come eat."

"No, I'll eat my own meal," Regina said and walked to the fridge to find something to do.

"Please, Regina. I didn't do it! I got a delivery for you, I swear and I have proof in my phone, or do you want to see the recipe?"

Regina stopped her search and turned to stare at the blonde. Regina narrowed her eyes at her.

"I just don't want you to stand for long. You do all the hard work with the flower already."

A silence.

"Or do you want me to massage you more?"

That got a thud for her as Regina slammed the fridge door closed and came to sit opposite her at the table. Emma smiled at the sight and opened the box for Regina.

"I ordered sushi for you, but not raw fish since a pregnant woman can't eat raw food."

"Wow, you really read, I'm impressed." Regina nodded in surprise.

"So tofu, fish for you, but not beans since it gives you gas. And I believe you won't like that."

Regina winced at the thought and Emma grinned.

Emma reached her hand to pick up the fork and a spark went down her arm to her center immediately as Regina also reached out to pick the same fork as her. Their fingers touched, just a simple stroke, almost made Emma weakened in the knees.

Thank god she was already sitting down. Emma pulled her hands back as it was burned.

Regina watched the blonde's face go red and frowned.

"Are you-"

"I'm good! I'm just…so excited to eat."

Emma tried to convince the brunette. Regina looked at her for a second there and shifted her gaze down to her food. Emma let out a relieved sigh immediately.

She needed to do something with herself tonight for sure as the feeling of hardness in her shaft wasn't going away anytime soon. The more she took a glance at Regina while she ate the more another fuzzy feeling gathered in her pants.

To her, it was like Regina eating the sushi in slow motion. She watched as the golden tiny drop of salmon eggs was about to fall off the rice when the red tongue pulled out and it dropped on Regina's tongue instead.

That sent a sharp arousal to her dick.

Making her grip weakened and the fork in her hand fell on the table, making a sound.

Emma looked anywhere but at Regina. She sure as hell couldn't survive Regina's gaze for sure if she were to look.

Before Regina went upstairs, Emma told Regina goodnight. And like always the brunette didn't say anything back to her but just nodded and walked upstairs.

She went to take a shower in the bathroom downstairs and change into a new pajama that Regina was kind enough to lend to her. After she wore the same one for a month.

Taking a cold shower helped but not that much when she looked down at her shaft and it was still hard. Emma laid her head back on the cushion and her cock twitched again as the smell of Regina's perfume lingered against the cushion.

Emma half moaned and groaned. She needed a release so she slid her hand inside her pants. It was late and the room was dark, except for the kitchen's light. She finally grabbed onto her shaft and immediately her precum slid out at the tip.

She had to bite her lip to not let out a loud sound, afraid Regina would be up and about.

Then she moved her hand and let her fantasy begin.

Regina shifted on her side against the pillow that was shaped into the letter 'C' it was a gift that Emma got her this afternoon. She didn't let Emma know back then but this pillow was like a heaven on her bed. Her stomach could rest properly on the cushion and her back was in perfect position.

She was about to drift off when her stomach rumbled. Regina rubbed her belly and she could feel the baby moving wild around in her, still actively awake.

"Why did you decide to be hungry when I got really comfortable, huh?"

She mumbled in her almost asleep state and tried to sleep. Turned out she couldn't.

Regina tore off her comforter and swung her legs to the side of the bed after she had to fight to get off the large pillow on the bed and stood successfully.

She waddled downstairs because she couldn't walk like a normal person when she carried the weight of a melon with her everywhere she went.

It would be awkward right now if the blonde was still up since she didn't want to face Emma again today. The blonde made her head hurt with all the thinking about her caring for their baby.

She didn't want to give in and let Emma be the same Emma again.

Her foot paused mid-step as she suddenly stopped herself upon reaching the last ladder. She looked up from her eyelashes and saw a shadow on the wall, where a figure, absolutely, Emma, moved slightly. The room was dark except for the light that shone through the kitchen arch door.

A shadow was like a stick with a moving-

Regina quickly closed her mouth with her own hands as the yelp went back in her throat at the shadow of Emma jerking herself off in the night.

Her heart pounded slightly at the thought.

Suddenly a long moan was heard in the room.

"Regina…"

Regina bit her lips almost tasting blood as the blonde moaned her name making her feel a soft wax and wane in her pelvis, that was not from the baby moving at all.

She wasn't hungry anymore and rushed to get back to her room as soon as her body could carry her.

Her breath was shallow as she was back on her bed.

That night she tried to close her eyes and sleep but behind her eyelid she could picture the blonde jerking her shaft like crazy while her name was out of the blonde's mouth into a long moan.

She squeezed her legs together as the feeling of Emma's hands on her lower back this afternoon hit her.

Fuck this.

She couldn't help but soothe her ache with her hands. She slowly let her legs fall to the side lowered her hand down to gather up her nightgown and reached inside to touch herself.

A finger slipped inside her panty as she touched her clit with both fingers and moaned into her pillow as she arched her back into her hand.

Regina wouldn't admit to herself that she pictured it was Emma's hands that rubbed her clit and Emma's tongue that went into her wet center that make her hit her pleasure that night.

Chapter Text

Emma was in her best mood upon waking up the next morning.

She hurriedly made something to eat before going outside to the garden. She knew Regina always went out in the early morning to pick the blooming flowers.

This time Emma wanted to help Regina pick up those flowers since she didn't want Regina's back to hurt from bending and standing all morning.

The basket was in her arm, the sun hat on her head as she had been picking up flowers for half an hour now. Her basket was almost filled with colorful flowers.

Emma grinned and thought that Regina would like it.

There were many colorful flowers in the garden but she didn't know much about what flowers that were. There were purple, red, pink even yellow. But the white petals were the most planted in this garden and she guessed Regina must have liked them very much since she noticed them around the house as well.

She was on her way back inside the house to place the full basket inside when she saw Regina at the entrance of the garden at the exact moment.

"Morning!" Emma greeted her with a smile.

Regina's face flushed at the sight of her. Emma raised her brow in surprise. Maybe Regina was tired from all the walking, a second later, Regina's face shifted back to normal, and sighed upon seeing her.

"What are you doing here?"

"Helping you with the flowers."

"How would you know what I want today?"

"Flowers?"

"Go back inside, I can do it myself."

"But…your belly could get in the way, let me do it for you."

"No, Just go, Miss Swan."

Emma sighed out loud at the stubborn woman. She just didn't want Regina's back to hurt again from bending down to pick up flowers from low bushes. Regina didn't let her at all and went straight to the tall tree. She followed and stopped beside Regina.

"You're not picking up flowers?" She frowned.

"No. I'm picking up apple today." Regina talked to the apple in her hand.

"But! I already have them ready for you."

Emma pointed her finger to the basket in her arm. Regina looked down at them and raised her brow in surprise at how much the blonde went all in.

"Who told you to do that then? Next time don't put your nose where it doesn't belong. I don't want your flower, you picked it up yourself then you can do whatever with it, I don't care."

Then Regina went back to picking up apples leaving the blonde fuming silently beside her.

Emma tightened the basket in hand, not wanting to lash out as a sudden anger hit her.

That was the mother of her kid, there.

She calmed down when thinking about the little bean.

It was her fault that she didn't ask what Regina wanted today.

Regina tried to reach out to the highest apple on the branch, the brunette had to stand on her tiptoe to do it and—

She couldn't watch and not interfere anymore. Emma reached out her hand and grabbed the one that Regina wanted then handed it back to Regina.

A sigh in annoyance from Regina was all she got and another shove in the shoulder as Regina brushed past her. She swayed slightly in her step as Regina's basket pushed her away.

She took a step to follow Regina still, not letting Regina out of her eyes. Regina went to pick another one and Emma cut in front of her and picked it out of the brunette's hand, then placed them in Regina's basket. She repeated that for the third time when Regna snapped at her.

"Would you stop this?! Leave me alone!"

"Why?! I just want to help."

"Keep your good intentions to yourself then, I don't want it!"

Her lips turned down at that and she left Regina alone at the other side of the tree while she went to the other side and continued to pick up apple.

It was on her fourth try of pulling down the apple from the tree as the corner of her eyes, caught sight of Regina standing still with her hand against her stomach. Her face was frowning together. But when she opened her mouth to ask Regina what was wrong, Regina's face went back to normal and hid her emotions from her again.

She was worried about Regina now.

"You should go rest for now, alright? I can pick up the rest."

"No. I will finish this. It's fine."

Upon seeing Regina go back to her task and no more pain showed on her face, she let Regina go but still her heart was filled with worry.

Ten minutes later, Emma was still at the apple tree, pretending to look around the tree and bushes around them as her basket was already full. But she still didn't want to go back inside. She just wanted to be around Regina and observe her because she couldn't be near Regina or else Regina would just chase her away.

The brunette went to pick up flowers against the wall of the house where an ivy of leaves was against it in a long line, between the lines were flower petals. The vines were as high as Regina herself.

She peeked a glance at Regina picking up flowers. From here she could see a glistening of the brunette's forehead since it was covered with sweat all the way down to her temple. Her tan cheek flushed slightly into a pink color as the sunlight was against them.

It was an adorable sight with the way Regina dressed in her white sundress topped with an oversized sweater.

Emma snuck her hand inside her jeans pocket and pulled out her phone. She raised it high and

She was trying to take a picture of Regina while the brunette didn't look at her. While Regina was with the flowers, it was the moment that Regina looked the happiest, looking by the ghost of a smile at the corner of her plump lips and the tender gaze she looked at those flowers.

Her heart fluttered at the sight and tapped the screen to take the pic.

If possible she just wanted to put the whole garden filled with flowers in here so Regina could spend her life with what made her happy.

She turned her head around and flipped to the front camera and pointed the phone in her face. Her finger tapped against the screen and the screen fluttered with a flash of light as she kept on taking the pic of them together.

Not them, just Emma and Regina in the back, not knowing it.

She was about to tap her screen when suddenly on the screen Regina turned her head in her way and squinted her eyes.

She abruptly put her phone back down and pretended to play with her phone.

"Miss Swan! Are you taking a pic of me?" Regina yelled out her suspicious.

"No! I was taking a pic of myself! But you're just in my way. Don't worry you're in the back, not seeing anything from here."

"I don't believe you. Delete the pic that has me in it immediately."

"There were none with you in it!" Emma whined with a small pout.

"But I just saw me."

"It's a blur! Fine, I'll delete it now."

"Good! And don't let me see you taking another pic of me, then we'll see what I can do about that." Regina threatened her.

"It's just pictures, Regina. I like the view and I wanna keep it. What's wrong with that?"

"But I look like a fucking mess?! I'm all sweaty and hot and-big! Are you trying to use it against me or something?"

Emma raised her brow as it was about to get out of hand for just a simple photo taking.

It was like Regina just knew what she let out and stopped yelling at her before turning back to the flowers and didn't pay attention to Emma.

Her heart softened at the frustrating brunette, now she understood why Regina acted like that upon realizing what Regina thought of herself.

"I'm happy you said that." Emma gently prompted.

"What? About me being unattractive? Just shut up, Swan."

She took big steps and was behind Regina the next second. She said behind Regina's head.

"Even if you don't like me or hate me. But let me speak my mind and I swear that what I'm going to say next is true. I've never seen this side of you, Regina. And you look so beautiful in this moment I had to take a picture so it would last longer in my head. You're perfect to me."

Regina stopped in her tracks, her hands were down beside her body as her head turned slightly to look back at the blonde.

"I don't believe you. Keep your nice words to compliment other women that's not me would be better. I don't want any reassuring words from the likes of you."

Emma's lips turned down as she sucked in her tongue. It was hurt that Regina kept pushing her away. She pocketed her phone and left Regina with her task without saying anything.

Regina can be so irrational sometimes, not sometimes, just when Emma was around her would be correct.

Not long, Regina was done with the garden. She handed Regina her result, two baskets full of flowers and apples.

"Here's mine."

Regina only looked at her and shook her head.

"I don't want it. You did all the work, you should keep it, then."

"I did it for you. This apple here looks yummy!"

"Well, I don't want anything from you."

"But I gladly did it for you. I want you to take it, please."

"I said I don't want your damn apples!"

Regina snapped with anger and threw her basket on the floor, breathing heavily back at her. She looked down in shock at the apple rolling on the ground, it would be bruising by now.

"Regina!"

She was so sad and confused that Regina reacted like this to her. Before Regina could go back inside the house, she grabbed Regina's elbow back. Regina turned to face her with so much anger in those brown eyes.

"What now, Swan?"

"What's wrong with you?! You overreacted!"

Emma let out her frustration on Regina this time. Her hurt and anger all came out at once, along with the past weeks when Regina put her food in the trash and wouldn't let her help carry things for her.

Regina was stubborn and acted cold feet toward her.

When yesterday they were still good, Regina talked to her and teased her, but now it was like taking ten steps backward.

"I want to help you and do nice things for you. Why are you so cold-hearted to me?"

Regina's glare hardened.

"If you're not caring about yourself then can you think about the baby?! Or you don't want me in the picture when this baby is born, is that it?" Emma shouted, her breath quickened as she stared at the fuming brunette too.

"Because I think about the baby! So I want this baby to stay the hell away from you!"

Regina finally snapped at her, voice shaking with so much suppression that her brown eyes tore up.

"I don't want this baby to become like you. I don't want our baby to have a bad influence leading her life like you! Or being anywhere near a bad person like you!, Especially when you happen to be the other mother of her."

Her heart was torn into pieces when Regina thought that of her. She was a shitty person in the past but now she tried so hard to fight for them. Her face burned as the tears came up in her throat.

"I don't want her to become a vicious, selfish person who has no heart and can't love anyone for real like you!"

"But I love-"

Regina gritted her teeth, daring the blonde to say it out loud. Emma couldn't say it, not now. This had to be the second time that she couldn't admit her feelings out loud.

"I love this baby." She choked up with tears.

Regina's eyes deflated and looked at her with disdain and hurt.

"I want to be a good mom too, Regina. I want to raise him or her to be a good person so they won't come out like me, a fucking freak! I want them to be born, surrounded by people who love them, and not grow up alone like me!"

So they would have a parent who really loved them since none of hers really loved her, that's what she thought and didn't say it. Emma blinked and tears slipped down her cheeks. She looked at Regina with sincerity in her eyes.

Regina gulped at the crying blonde. She wouldn't let this ruin her again. She had to stand her ground and make Emma leave her if it was the last thing she would do.

"You used to use me as your tool for revenge, I'll not let you use my child too."

Regina sucked in a deep breath before walking back inside the house and closing the door on the blonde.

Emma quickened her steps but it was too late Regina slammed the door against her face.

"Don't you dare go inside!" A yell on the other side of the door.

Emma wiped her eyes and nose before bending down to pick up the bruised apples back into the basket. She walked to Robert's house. And he opened the door with an understanding.

"She kicked you out again?"

"Yeah."

Emma nodded and pouted. He patted her shoulder before welcoming her inside a hundred times.

Emma was back to her normal self again after she had a slight breakdown in his home. He was so understanding and let her use his kitchen to make this apple pie.

He told her that he had a business the whole day today and asked Emma to accompany Regina to town this time since he would be busy. Emma smiled instantly and accepted it.

She rang the doorbell and waited patiently for Regina to open the door. A minute later the door was still closing and she frowned thinking the worst could happen to Regina inside the house alone while she was gone.

She rang the doorbell several times.

"Stop attacking my doorbell!"

A door was suddenly open with a scowl on Regina's face behind it.

Emma grinned and sighed in relief at the grumpy brunette. At least Regina was all right. The smaller woman looked down at her pie briefly before glaring at Emma.

"Put it down on this doormat, I don't want to eat it!"

Emma thought so and didn't expect that Regina would change her mind anytime soon. She shrugged her shoulders and her face shifted down to the basket in Regina's hands now that the door was closing behind Regina again. Emma smiled at the sight of a beautiful bouquet.

"Wow, your bouquets are to die for, it's so beautiful! Look at those colors!" Emma complimented.

Regina eyed her for a second then walked passed her. Emma had to abruptly leave the pie on the bench outside the house instead. At least it was in Tupperware. She yelled after Regina.

"Where are you going?!"

"Leave me alone!"

Regina turned back to the white fence at the gate, suddenly the brunette stopped her walk short and put one hand under her rounded belly.

"If you're going to his house, then it's no use since he's busy today. So he let me accompany you to the town instead."

Emma smiled proudly and crossed her arms but frowned at the way Regina held her stomach. She was about to step closer when Regina turned back to face Emma with a scold. as her face showed nothing, no sight of discomfort or hurt.

"No, I can go by myself."

Her eyes shifted to the large belly that could place the basket on top if you tried. Regina's stomach had enlarged in the month that she lived here. Her eyes turned soft at the sight and couldn't help but worry about the brunette's condition.

"But you can't carry all of that and walk with the belly in the way, Regina. Let me help you, please."

Regina walked on and she stepped up to grab Regina's arm so the brunette would pay attention to her before begging her to listen.

"Why are you torturing yourself like this?! I saw you touch your stomach, are you okay?! trust me please and let me help you."

Emma looked closely into Regina's eyes which were flicked with a flash of something before it was gone again.

"No." Regina pushed her hand away from the bag and said in the lowest tone.

"I don't need your help."

"Why are you being so fucking stubborn!" Emma yelled in frustration.

"And why are you stubbornly following me? Leave me alone and go back to your world! This is my world now, my home. I don't need you in it."

Emma stood stunned and abruptly let Regina go, her mouth agape. She hoped it was because of the pregnancy hormones that let Regina be this moody and mouthy today.

She didn't want to think otherwise that Regina really didn't want her anymore.

She couldn't.

She was so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed Regina had already left her and advanced in being ahead of her.

"Regina, Wait!"

The blonde hadn't given up on helping Regina, she tried to take the bag from Regina but the brunette wouldn't let her help. Regina kept on walking to the bus station and held tight to the bag like her life was dependent on it.

Regina didn't want the blonde to keep following her like this, it was getting annoying each minute Emma was looking out for her to walk, or hold out her hand in front of her.

She told her to go back to her world. Regina thought their world was too different and as she said to Emma, she didn't want their baby to be born with a peevish trail like the blonde had.

Last night was a hormonal mistake that let her get off herself with the thought of Emma in her mind. So today when she faced Emma early in the morning, she lost herself for a second there before she could control herself again.

But seeing the blonde's action today made her even more angry. She wouldn't let this weakness of herself hurt her and this baby again.

She took a step toward the bus as it stopped, not caring if the blonde followed or not.

As she got to sit down on the bus and rested, that was when she felt like her back would split in two. It ached so badly, that she let out a small wince but controlled her face immediately as Emma eyed her the whole time.

She didn't want Emma to care to worry about her at all. The blonde needed to let them go and it would make Regina's life so much easier.

This morning she woke up with a feeling of discomfort around her stomach. A slight cramp would seize her mid-section when she walked or stood far too long.

It had to be Braxton hick as the doctor told her.

When the bus stopped, she got down and Emma followed not far behind her. Regina walked until they reached the flower shop in town. She stepped inside the shop and greeted the owner, she placed the basket down on the counter.

"This is all of it."

"Woah! It looks fresh and beautiful!" The owner pulled the cash from the drawer and waved it at her.

"Here's the tips, Regina."

Regina accepted the money and was about to reach inside her purse to pull out her wallet when she felt a sudden cramp hit her in the stomach. She hissed softly and touched her belly.

Emma frowned at Regina as she stood beside her when Regina winced. The blonde reached out to touch her arm but Regina shrugged it off her. When Regina felt fine again she put the cash back in her purse.

"You woke up early and worked hard every day just for this small sum of money?" Emma pouted.

"For you, it might be small. But to me, it was enough to take care of myself."

"Not good enough. I think you should go home with me. You can stay at the house without doing anything since I have money that could raise us three without this hard work you have to go through."

Regina sighed out in anger as she was fuming at the blonde's thought. Emma was still the same, the blonde couldn't think or learn in the past month out here. She didn't want to leave her hope in the hands of this idiot.

"Keep your money to yourself then, even a cent from you I still don't want it." Regina sneered and shoved the blonde away from her.

She walked out of the flower shop and stopped abruptly again. Another cramp stuck at her stomach, this time it spread to her lower back.

Not her lower back, please

She always hated it when that happened. The cramp she could endure but the back pain was too much for her. She rubbed her belly as she felt fine later.

She took in deep breath before she took another walk.

Emma followed Regina outside and rushed in to grab the basket from Regina's hand. Because back inside Regina's face was not okay at all. She saw how often Regina rubbed or touched her stomach.

She wanted to help. It hurt her heart to watch the stubborn woman pushing her away while she was in pain.

But Regina didn't tell her whether she was fine or not she could only watch Regina's face getting paler each minute she walked.

"Let me help, please," Emma begged with desperation in her voice.

"No, just leave."

Regina pushed her hand away again and walked ahead of her. Emma sighed and followed while throwing her arms out in frustration.

Her frown hardened as Regina stopped suddenly and bent forward while her hand held her stomach.

"Oh"

She panicked when she heard Regina cried out loud. Emma rushed to be at Regina's side immediately, her heart churning at the sight of Regina in pain.

"Regina?!"

Upon hearing her voice, Regina stood back up and pulled the basket away from her hand again as she was trying to take a grab. Regina didn't look like she was fine.

"Please, If you want me to leave you alone, then I will. But I saw you're not okay back at the shop. I need to know, are you okay, Regina?" Emma tried to look into Regina's eyes but couldn't.

"I'm not! But that's not your business, isn't it?! I can take care of myself."

Regina's head snapped up at her and scoffed. She walked off but Emma couldn't stop worrying about Regina now that she admitted it to her face.

She was about to follow Regina when a shout was behind her. It was the owner of the flower shop, shouting about something.

"Regina, wait!"

She shouted and cussed as she saw Regina was at the bus stop already, about to take the bus but the shout was still coming at her. She had to turn back inside the shop and let Regina go alone.

"Woww, Emma did this by herself?!" Ivy asked the old man.

She gasped at the sight of an apple pie Emma made. She had to pull out her phone to take a picture since she was stunned into amazement that Emma Swan cooked. Danial was talking to him as they both came to visit Regina after they knew from Cora where Regina lived.

"What? She slept in the stable?! That was truly a sight to see indeed." Daniel gasped as well.

"It's that amazing?" Robert frowned in disbelief.

They all could hear a stomping of feet behind them. And saw the fawning face of the blonde. The sight of the blonde in front of them was a mess, her hair went wild, her shirt was untucked from her jeans, and panting as if she went on running a marathon.

"There she is. You guys talk, I'll not bother anymore."

When he's gone. Emma sat on the bench with a long sigh.

"So, Regina doesn't give in at all?" Daniel asked.

Emma nodded and rubbed her face.

"She won't let down her wall or let me get close to her. I don't mind since I did ugly things to her in the past. She can hate or be angry with me all she wants but right now I'm worried about the baby. She's 7 months now and she still has to work a lot. I want to help but she won't let me. She won't take anything from me if I offer it to her she would shut me down every time."

"Is Regina home?" He asked

"Yeah, why?" Emma raised her eyebrow at him.

"I'll try and talk to her."

"You think talking to her would soften her mind toward me?"

"No, but I can try for both of you."

Emma gave him a small grin, hoping Regina would let her in that heart of hers again. Even if it's the tiniest bit of her.

Emma walked back and forth outside the house, she chewed her lips while waiting for them to talk. Upon opening the door earlier she caught a glimpse of pain on Regina's face and her face shifted to normal as Regina welcomed her guests inside and shut the door on her.

She was walking back and forth still in worry.

Hope in hope that they would talk and Regina would let her take care of her again. It was hurt that she couldn't do anything but watch as Regina suffered.

Suddenly there was a commotion inside the house, it was Ivy's voice.

"Regina?!"

Emma went on alert mode, as her stomach dropped at the bad scenario in her head. She ran to the door and heard Ivy yell for her.

"Emma! Help!"

The door was opened with such force that it banged against the wall. Emma ran inside the house, into the living room. Her heart dropped at the sight of Ivy holding an unconscious Regina on the floor.

She took two big steps and knelt beside them, putting one hand behind Regina's shoulders and pulling the brunette's body into her arms instead. She jolted the sleeping woman in her arms, and Regina's head rolled back into her chest, not responding.

"Regina! Wake up!" She used her free hand to pat Regina's face softly.

Fear filled her heart as Regina was laid still.

Then all she felt was guilt. She saw all the sights today and let Regina go. She should have fought the brunette and been more stubborn than Regina.

Tears burned behind her eyelids as she was getting scared each minute Regina did not wake up. Her heart could be torn in two thinking about bad things that could happen to the baby and Regina.

"Call the ambulance, Emma!" Ivy shouted.

Emma nodded eagerly while still in shock. She put her other hand on Regina's thighs, under the white sundress. She was about to pick Regina up into her arms when her frown deepened as she could feel her palm under Regina's thigh getting slimy and wet. She abruptly pulled the hand back and gasped in terror.

A cry stuck in her throat at the sight of a red color on her hand. She could feel her vision was spinning, her hand was shaking uncontrollably but she had to inhale deeply to gather back her consciousness.

She gathered the brunette's white sundress up slowly and there it was the evidence, Blood was flowing down Regina's thighs, causing a pink color in her dress now.

Ivy cried out loud at the side and she could hear Daniel gasping above her.

"Fuck it! I don't think they'll come fast enough, I'll take her to the hospital myself. You go bring Robert's car here! Hurry!"

Emma shouted over her shoulders at them. Ivy and Daniel nodded while running out of the house ahead of her.

She looked down at the unconscious woman in her arms. Her heart ached seeing still closed eyes. She leaned down to kiss her forehead and mumbled.

"Please, please, be okay, my love."

Then she was back on her feet with Regina in her arms and ran out after them.

Emma sat with Regina in between her legs in the back seat. Daniel was driving and Ivy stayed beside him in the front seat.

She sobbed against the brunette's head all the way to the hospital as she snuggled close to Regina's head and tightened her hold around Regina's torso.

She looked down at the stain of blood in her hand and the hem of Regina's dress was pink. She cried and big tears flowed down her cheeks as her nose was running too. She sniffed while holding onto Regina. She was terrified that she was going to lose both people that were important to her.

She should have been more stubborn and held the basket for her. She shouldn't let Regina go out today when she saw that the brunette was not okay.

"We're here, Emma." Ivy turned her head back to tell Emma.

Emma didn't wait for the nurse to come with the stretch. As soon as she opened the car door, she hurriedly carried Regina inside the hospital and went straight to the emergency room.

"Where's the doctor!? I need one now!"

Emma roared at the wide-eyed nurses around there and gently put Regina on the hospital bed. A nurse ran to them and put the comforter up Regina's body.

"I need a doctor now." Emma hardened her face.

"We're getting him, sir."

"I need one now!" She shouted and the nurse startled at the scream.

Lucky for her after she shouted, the doctor came right in. The doctor came to check on Regina and the baby's condition before, the nurse pulled the curtain closing around the bed. While the doctor turned to speak to her.

"She's in good hands now. Don't worry, but you have to wait outside first, alright? Let me do my job."

"Please save her and the baby."

Emma begged with a cry and the doctor sent a sympathetic gaze back at her. She took one last look at Regina's sleeping face and gulped down her tears before going back outside into the hallway, waiting for Regina outside the ER's room.

Chapter Text

Emma stood outside the room with her friend. She couldn't sit still as she was dying to know about Regina.

A door suddenly opened then came the doctor, her face looking grim and serious.

Emma pushed herself right off the wall instantly as she saw the doctor and went up to her with worry.

"Can I talk to the patient's family?" The doctor asked

Emma raised her hand.

"You are?"

"The other parent," Emma said

The doctor nodded and took a step with her to the side and had a conversation with her alone.

"The patient was lucky that you brought her here in time. She is safe now but suffers the bleeding and fainting because the body is using too much energy. Please be careful since it's dangerous to bleed this late in pregnancy it could lead to miscarriage."

A gasp was out of the blonde's mouth and the doctor had to hurry to finish before the blonde's face would get any paler.

"The patient is almost 30 weeks now. I suggest the mother not walk or stand for longer than necessary, bed rest would be even better if she could!"

Emma nodded indicating that she was paying attention and kept everything in her mind.

"I'll check on her again tomorrow. You can see her inside, but she's still sleeping."

"Thank you."

Emma finally sighed in relief, she didn't realize when she was holding her breath. She heard another step beside her.

"If anything were to happen with Regina and the baby, I wouldn't forgive myself for the rest of my life," Emma said with guilt, resting her head against the wall behind her while rubbing her face in tiredness.

Ivy patted Emma's shoulder to lift the spirit.

"Me too! I won't forgive you if it were to happen." Ivy teased the blonde.

Emma only glared back at her friend. Ivy grinned.

"But now Regina and my grandchild are safe. You have to take good care of them from now on."

Emma grinned back with tears in her eyes.

"Daniel helped talk some sense into her. His speech was good actually I think Regina might soften her heart for you if you try again, Emma."

Emma almost forgot about the other man who was standing at the opposite of her. She looked at him.

"So…what did you say to her?" She asked

Daniel chuckled.

"If you want to know then ask Regina herself. Let's head back, Ivy." He finished then turned to face Ivy.

"Good Idea, I'm getting hungry."

Ivy turned to face Emma with a small smile.

"If we're free tomorrow we'll visit soon, take care, Em."

With that, Emma watched as Ivy turned to smile at Daniel and walked off with him. She frowned slightly at the two of them.

When did they get so close together, come again?

She grinned and was so happy for Ivy since Daniel was a perfect gentleman for her friend.

Emma took in a deep breath before preparing herself to go into Regina's room.

She stepped inside as the door closed behind her. She saw Regina on the bed and went to sit on the chair beside the bed immediately.

Her heart broke at the sight of the mother of her child lying there in the hospital gown. Regina looked so small, and her face was a shade lighter than usual.

She lifted Regina's hand that rested on her side, against her cheek. Holding it and kissing the cold hand several times.

Until she fell asleep beside the brunette while she slept, snuggling her face against Regina's hand.

Regina fluttered her eyes open and blinked as she saw the white ceiling and the scent of the hospital around her.

She remembered she was so surprised to see Ivy and Daniel come to visit her. She concluded that she might have lost consciousness but when she wasn't sure.

Before fainting she could feel her stomach tightened hard and something was squeezing her from inside.

Her mouth opened into a sharp gasp upon remembering the pain.

Was the baby okay, she needed to know.

Regina started to move her right hand when she couldn't as the weight against her hand was quite heavy. She looked down and saw blonde hair fanning out over the side of her bed.

She tried to pull her hand out under the blonde's face and suddenly Emma startled back to her conscious as the sleep left her state. Emma sat up and gasped upon seeing Regina was awake now.

"You're awake! How are you feeling?" Emma said with worry and suddenly went to hug her.

The blonde's sudden affection made her lose her breath slightly. Regina weakly pushed the blonde's shoulder away but couldn't as the blonde shoved her head against her own and her blonde hair was in Regina's face.

"Oh, thank god! I was so worried." Emma mumbled.

Then finally Emma pulled herself away, hanging on her shoulder and looked into her eyes.

She couldn't pay attention to Emma's soft reaction toward her right now when she wanted to know about the baby's condition more than anything.

When she freed from the blonde's hold, Regina's hand went to her belly immediately and sighed in relief as her stomach was still huge.

Her mind was at ease again as she could feel a slight movement inside her belly. She looked into those worrying green eyes to express her concern.

"Is the baby okay?! Tell me, Emma."

Emma covered her hand in front of her stomach and nodded while she watched tears gather in the blonde's eyelids.

"Yes, You're safe now and the baby is not in danger anymore. You fainted, Regina. You bled earlier that's why I have to take you here."

Emma's breath seemed to be stuck upon realizing what state Regina was in and the blonde's face was hardened, her lips were in thin line.

Now that she and the baby were fine, Regina wanted to go home. She didn't want to stay here in this room alone with the blonde. It started to get uncomfortable now at the intense gaze she received from Emma.

Regina frowned at the sudden shift on the blonde's face. Regina tried to sit up and put her weight against her hands to help lift her upper half up but suddenly another pair of arms went around her torso and helped her sit up instead.

Regina gasped in surprise at Emma's action when it was clear that Emma was angry at her earlier. She pushed the blonde's arm away from her waist and finally got to sit up against the pillow on her own.

"What are you doing?!" Emma said with a stern voice.

Regina turned to face the blonde and saw the frown and a light scold on Emma's face. She wasn't scared of her. And didn't care If Emma was angry at her or not.

She didn't need the blonde to take care of her.

"I want to go home."

"You're not! The doctor said you have to stay and observe your condition for another night. She'll come in and check with you in the morning."

"No. I won't."

Regina didn't listen to what the blonde had just told her.

Emma could be lying to her for all she knew and had another plan up in her sleeve for keeping her here.

She put the comforter off her lower body and noticed an IV tube in the back of her hand. She didn't care, just wanted to go home and not be near the blonde longer than necessary.

Regina tried to swing one of her legs to the side and a sudden pain seized up her abdomen.

"Oh." Regina hissed at the sharp pain.

Her hand went to the side of her stomach immediately and she heard a long sigh from the woman beside her.

"See?! You're hurting yourself!"

Then Emma went to put her arms around her torso in a loose hold again, not letting her get off the bed and slightly pushed her backward on the pillow.

"Let go of me!"

Regina yelped and yanked Emma's arms from her torso, the blonde let her and turned to face Regina directly. Emma was trying to look into her eyes.

"Listen, you can't go anywhere right now because your body is still too weak. You need to recover your strength first, Regina. Yesterday we were lucky that I got you to the hospital in time. If not- "

The blonde gasped as Regina started choking back her tears as she listened.

"We might lose our little bean." Her breath hitched.

"And it happened because you're so stubborn, Regina! You didn't let me help you carry things around for you. You work too much and if you continue to do this, you could endanger both yourself and the baby!"

"Don't use the baby's health to threaten me! I don't believe you, Miss Swan."

Regina gulped down her saliva as the blonde's eyes shifted in anger. She didn't understand why the blonde overreacted like this since the baby and she was fine now.

Emma had to be lying about this.

"Do you know how much you bled?" Emma said with a stern voice

Regina just looked back at those livid green eyes. And watched Emma fumed in silence.

"You don't know what I felt when I saw you lying unconscious on the floor, Regina! When I held your body against me, I saw blood on my hand, and to my terror it was coming from you!"

Emma cried and continued.

"You know the first thing I thought? I blamed myself for putting you in this state! I saw how you weren't fine all morning and I didn't stop you from going out, I let your stubborn ass go out to work which I couldn't stop you if I tried because-you- won't let me help you, you don't need my help."

She watched as Emma's heart broke at the last sentence.

"You don't want anything to do with me and it broke me. I could only watch you in pain and couldn't help!"

Emma sobbed in front of her and she felt…bad for this.

Regina didn't think from the blonde's point of view how she had to see her in that state.

It must have been so scary.

"When I was in the car I-I felt worthless! I couldn't help you, Regina and you wouldn't wake up. I watched you sleeping in my arms and was so damn worried, thinking all the bad scenarios in my head. If the baby is gonna be okay? If you're going to be okay?"

Their eyes met and Regina's lost her breath at the sincerity in Emma's gaze.

"I'd die if you both were not here with me." Emma choked out another sob.

Regina sat in silence, absorbing all of the blonde's words.

She felt guilty now for accusing Emma of lying to her. But it was not all on her when Emma hadn't assured her before that she could trust Emma. And she didn't have any reason to.

"Let me help you, next time, please, Regina. This is all I beg of you. If you don't feel well or uncomfortable anywhere please let me know so I can help you. I don't want anything bad to happen to you again. Today was a nightmare for me."

The blonde's voice shook as she cried.

Her heart twitched softly as she had never seen Emma cry for her before. She used to see the blonde cry when she was fighting with her father.

But now it was about her, she didn't know how to act on it.

"I just…didn't think you were really worried about me. So I don't have any reason to believe you." Regina uttered softly.

She couldn't stand the honesty of the blonde's gaze any longer. Regina turned to face the wall and shifted her body to the side, facing the wall as well. She couldn't look into Emma's eyes when her wall started to crumble down again.

Suddenly she felt a warm breath puffing against the side of her ear. Regina startled slightly as the blonde's hand went around her torso into a loose hold, ready to let go if Regina pushed her away.

She held back tears at the gesture.

"What I have done to you since I found you again, was it proof enough for you just how much I care about you, Regina?" Emma said softly as her tears stopped when she heard how Regina thought of her.

Emma put her chin on Regina's shoulder as the brunette turned slightly to the side and listened to her.

Their noses were almost touching.

Regina closed her eyes as she breathed out with a slight shudder. Her heart pounded in the tiniest bit of rhythm at Emma's words. She wanted to believe that Emma did care for her.

But on the other hand, she couldn't as she didn't know if the blonde really cared for her or if this was all a ploy to get to her again or not.

Regina thought back to what Daniel said to her on Emma's behalf.

"If you decide to go back to be with Emma this time, everything will change, Regina. It would not be the same as before. Emma has never acted like she does with you around anyone ever. She has truly changed. You just have to give her another chance."

Daniel begged and hoped that Regina would see things more clearly about the blonde.

"I don't believe that she could change. Everything that she did since she came here was to prove to me that she can do it. So she can win me over. And I hate that trail of hers, she loves to win over people and it ruined her. If I give in and go back to normal. Emma would be back to her old self before I left her. I don't want to be sad or hurt anymore."

"So you left thing like this to go on? With Emma following you around, try to win your heart back, Regina. Are you really happy? I don't believe that you're happy right now. I admit that if it was before I wouldn't let you go back to Emma. But now I just want you to go back to her and start a new life together, at least for this baby that you're carrying?"

Regina couldn't listen to him talk about Emma anymore since it hurt her deeply still. She was so scared.

"Please stop talking about her. I don't wanna hear it!" She yelled

"But you have to! You can't let this go on. Everything won't be better or change! You're right that people can't suddenly change. No one can change anyone. But there's one thing that could change a person, Regina."

Regina turned away from him and stopped in her step as he uttered the word she was so scared to hear.

"It's love. She will do anything to change herself and she means it, absolutely everything in her power for the person she loves, Regina."

Her breath hitched at that. As she suddenly was consumed with dark vision in her sight, she shut down after hearing it.

Regina touched her belly and caressed her soft mound slightly as another thought came to her suddenly.

Or Emma did do nice things to her, following her around, wanting forgiveness from her because of this baby?

Her hand stopped moving in a circle over her belly as she remembered Emma saying so herself.

Whenever they had a fight and Emma lost control she would admit out loud that she loved the baby.

The blonde did everything for the love of this baby.

Emma couldn't possibly truly love her.

Regina was still for so long, lost in thought. She didn't know how long it was until she couldn't feel the blonde beside her anymore.

Her back was cold, losing the warm presence as Emma finally left the room.

She heard the door closing and then she finally laid down on her side as she let the tears come.

Emma placed the coffee on the bedside table quietly, not wanting to startle the brunette who lay facing the wall. She went out to get something to drink after Regina didn't say anything to her and lost in her thoughts.

She frowned as she saw Regina's foot move slightly. So Regina wasn't asleep but pretended to be.

Interesting.

Emma stepped up to the bed and leaned forward behind Regina's back. She whispered against the shell of Regina's ear.

"I know you're awake. You just don't want to see my face, so stop pretending, Regina." Emma grinned when she heard Regina sighed.

The brunette turned suddenly to her. That was when their nose bumped.

Regina was the one jerking back while she looked into those warm brown eyes and her gaze shifted down to those lips upon this close contact.

Emma licked her lips and then-

Regina pushed her face backward, making Emma lean further back.

"So stop showing up your face, then."

"If I wanted to I would have been gone for ages! Not staying with the person who wouldn't speak to me for months."

Emma grinned to let Regina know that she was only teasing. Because she was in for a long run and wouldn't go anywhere soon. She would still show up whether Regina wanted to see her face or not.

Regina rolled her eyes and her grin widened into a smile.

"Let's eat! You must be hungry." Emma said while rolling the bed table to Regina who was now sat up against the pillow.

"I'm not hungry," Regina said with uninterest.

"You have to eat anyway since you have to take your medicine." Regina looked down at the food with a frowning eyebrow.

"And don't be disgusted over the food. I didn't do this. It was from the hospital. You have to eat lots, okay? So the baby would get stronger!" Emma said.

At the mention of the baby Regina's face fell again, looking like the brunette was about to cry and turned her face away from Emma.

She frowned as to why Regina acted like this. The mood changed all of a sudden.

"What's with the face, hmm? What are you thinking?" Emma asked as she leaned her face closer to Regina.

"The doctor doesn't want you to get stressed often, did you forget?"

Regina turned to face her with a glare.

"I'm not."

"Good, I'll feed you." Emma smiled while Regina gasped in terror.

"Uh, I don't think so." Regina interrupted.

Emma didn't listen and spooned up soup with chicken in it, she put the spoon right in front of Regina's mouth.

"Come on, open up." She said softly.

Regina turned her face slightly from the spoon and quickly mumbled.

"I can eat by myself!"

"But I want to do it for you."

Regina looked into her eyes again and this time, the brunette was silent. So Emma took that moment to put the spoon into Regina's mouth which was open slightly.

She saw when Regina tried to open her mouth to spit. Emma rushed to hold the brunette's cheeks together and put her hand against Regina's mouth instead.

"Don't spit it, Regina!" She warned

Regina eyed her from her eyelashes with a glare. When she saw Reina's throat move, she finally put her hand away.

Emma chuckled with a grin. Regina acted like a kid more than her at that moment.

But her amusement was gone as she noticed Regina wasn't happy about this at all. The brunette's face was sad again. Her heart shattered slightly as she didn't know how to make Regina happy again.

Emma gently sat beside Regina on the bed and decided to be honest with Regina.

She reached out her hand to wrap around the smaller woman's torso, Regina was stiff in her arms so she didn't tighten her hold on the brunette and let her arm hang loose beside Regina's body. She leaned closer to Regina's face to speak her mind.

"We've been through so much together, Regina. You have to know that I stopped thinking or doing bad things to you for a long time ago. Even though I'm not good enough at what I'm doing now, or god knows I tried, I just want to make us work. It's still the best that a person like me could ever do. Pride was over our head for far too long, don't let it do the same to our baby too."

Regina turned her face toward her slightly as she saw the brunette's mouth trembling. She used the opportunity when Regina didn't fight her back and put her hand on Regina's rounded stomach.

She tenderly caressed Regina's belly while taking a moment to herself to sniff a whiff of Regina's shampoo as her nose glazed softly against Regina's temple.

That seemed to calm Regina down and let her feed the brunette in peace.

Later the doctor was in the room with them. It was the same O.B. of the brunette herself. The doctor smiled brightly upon seeing the blonde beside Regina's bed.

"How are you feeling, Regina?" The doctor smiled and looked down at the chart.

"Tired but good."

"Hmm, You're 30 weeks now. We have an appointment this week but since you're at the hospital right now. I'm going to examine you here instead, okay?"

"So I won't have to be here for the next appointment, right?" Regina asked.

"That would be correct. I'll see you again when the baby decides to come."

Regina nodded while rubbing her belly softly. It was like yesterday when her belly was still flat but now in the next few weeks, she would get to see her baby.

"You did a good job on gaining weight, Regina. Your blood and sugar are on a regular level."

The doctor nodded her head, pleased with the result so far.

"You have to stay here at least 2 days." The doctor told Regina seriously.

"Oh, no. I can't! I have to work." Regina blurted out.

"In your last trimester, you can't work too hard or walk for hours a day, Regina. Oh, I have to ask you this but…have you guys had any sexual activity before coming here?" The doctor asked and looked at them both who were red in the face, while Regina was more redder.

"Uh, Getting off an inch, Was that count?" Regina sheepishly asked.

Emma suddenly turned her head toward Regina and widened her eyes. Regina was so red and only kept her gaze on the doctor not the blonde beside her.

"Possible. That would push your uterus to contract. So go soft on that activity for my suggestion if you still don't want your baby to come out here so soon."

The doctor raised her eyebrow at Regina while Regina shifted in her seat and looked down.

Emma frowned and thought back to when Regina started to get stomach pain. It was the day she massaged Regina so that night Regina was…too?

Emma turned to the doctor suddenly.

"So my wife-"

"I'm not!" Regina suddenly blurted out.

The doctor watched these two argue in amusement. She was happy to see Regina with the blonde aka the wife. She turned to face the blonde.

"Take good care of her then, she's the mother of your child."

"I will." Emma nodded seriously while sensing Regina was still glaring hard at her head.

"Do you want more supplements? I can prescribe you more. Since you need another 2-3 pounds before your due date. It would be good."

The doctor asked before she was surprised when hearing both women answered at the same time.

"I don't-"

"Yes. She need-"

Regina said at the same time Emma opened up her mouth. They both turned to look at each other at the same time. Regina scolded Emma.

"I don't need it."

"Why?" Emma frowned and then gasped as if she might know the reason.

"You don't want to gain more weight? You don't seem to be fat to me, Regina. Your body is still to die for."

Emma said softly while looking at now the flushing brunette on the bed.

"I'm not!- worried about that. I have to stop working so I can't find the money to pay for it this soon." Regina said not embarrassed about her financial statement anymore at this point.

Emma nodded and turned back to the doctor.

"You can give Regina anything you want, Vitamins and stuff. I will take care of the payments." She finished with a smile.

The doctor nodded with a smile.

"Excellent!"

"You can't, Emma!"

Emma winced as Regina hit her in the arm, she rubbed it softly and looked at Regina with a frown.

"Why?"

"I am responsible for taking care of that too. I can't let you pay for it alone."

"But it's our baby's welfare. How can you decide on this alone? And anything that could make him or her happy I'm willing to pay."

"Regina, you should let your wife pay for it. Do it because I asked you to then." The doctor decided to interrupt and helped the poor blonde.

Regina snapped her head at the doctor in surprise.

Now Emma had the doctor on her side too?

"Thank you, Doc."

Emma sighed and shook hands with The doctor before the other woman left the room, turned back around and said.

"Before I forget. Remember, we have an appointment this evening, ladies. If you want to find out the sex of your baby you can at this ultrasound."

Emma nodded as this time the doctor left them alone.

She turned to Regina and her heart turned soft at the sight of the brunette pouting slightly on her face.

It was an adorable sight, she hadn't experienced so much.

"Are you mad that I pay for the baby's supplement for you?" Emma asked

"No…I just don't like that you take action in front of the doctor. And look, she's on your side now! You just came here and now everyone was suddenly on your side, no one cares about how I feel."

Regina looked down and her heart squeezed softly at the honest word from the brunette.

Emma leaned forward and put her face as close as Regina would let her. She looked into her eyes. She just wanted Regina to know that she truly cared.

"I do care. I don't want you to work with a baby who is close to being born. I can take care of you both and you don't have to pay for a living ever." Emma said and risked to take Regina's hand in her.

Regina tried to pull away but she squeezed the hand tightly, not letting go, it made Regina look back at her.

"Then can we split it in half? Please, I don't want you to work harder than it's necessary. I'm worried about you."

"Fine."

Emma smiled, that was all she needed.

Regina was trying to take the IV bag from its pole when Emma shouted from behind.

"What are you doing?!"

She almost flinched back from the bed. Regina turned around to face the blonde and sighed out in frustration.

"You're scaring me! Why are you yelling all of a sudden?! I was going to the bathroom."

Regina rubbed her belly softly as she felt a fluttering sensation inside at the blonde's yell earlier.

She was about to reach up to the IV bag again when the blonde was at her side that instant.

"Why don't you tell me sooner? So I can take you." Emma asked

"I can go by myself." Regina rolled her eyes.

"But you need someone to help carry this, so let me help, okay?" Emma said without taking no for an answer.

The blonde took the IV bag from her hand. Regina simply nodded and let the blonde help her off the bed and led her to the bathroom, while pulling the IV bag alongside her.

She was about to take another step when the blonde's arms were around her torso in a loose hold. Regina pushed those arms away in annoyance.

"Your arms are in my way. Stop it, I can walk. You just hold the damn bag." Regina scoffed before hearing a chuckle followed.

Emma just smiled, at least Regina didn't chase her away but let her stay by her side, that was a big enough step for Emma.

She followed Regina until the door was closing in front of her face.

She waited a few minutes later and couldn't help but yell against the door.

"Are you okay in there?"

No sound was bouncing back except the sound of a thing hitting the hard surface of the door.

She thought it must be soap or something else in there that Regina could grab and throw at her.

Her smile widened.

Not long Regina opened the door and she helped the brunette back to the bed. Regina was settling back on it.

Emma sat down on the chair beside the bed and sipped her coffee quietly while scrolling through her phone, and checking her social media. She saw that there was an event tonight, it was the opening night of the sports brand that she loved.

She pouted to herself slightly as she wanted to go.

After Regina's birth, she would bring Regina with her to several events for sure, since she wanted everyone to know that she has an important person now.

"No one is keeping you here, you can go, Miss Swan. I can stay and take care of myself."

Emma looked up suddenly at the brunette's voice turned sullen out of nowhere. She frowned

"Hm?, Why did you say that?" Emma asked while looking at Regina in confusion.

"Really?! Even I can tell from here that you're bored out of your mind." Regina rolled her eyes at the obvious blonde.

"Never with you! The time I've spent with you here I loved it. Not even bored." Emma blurted out so fast that Regina raised her eyebrows back at her.

She saw Regina was about to open her mouth, Emma interrupted and showed the screen to Regina.

"This brand has the sports bra that I love to wear. I was just thinking that after you had given birth I could take you with me to other events, Regina." Emma said with a soft smile on her face, thinking back to when she saw Regina in a party dress.

Emma swiped the screen to show Regina the bra design and colors.

"There is a new collection coming out, can you help me choose? Which one do you think suits me?"

Emma grinned at Regina and looked at her phone.

"You choose it yourself since you're the one to wear it."

"But I can't choose! Which one?"

Emma showed the black and white bra on the screen toward Regina.

Regina flushed slightly at the sight as she thought about the blonde wearing either of those. Regina turned her face away from her.

"I don't know! I'm tired." Regina hurriedly said and turned on her side, back facing the blonde.

Emma was confused at Regina's reaction.

Why was she tired all of a sudden just from picking the bra?

But Regina didn't turn away fast enough for Emma to see the slightly flushed face of the brunette and Emma grinned in understanding.

Emma leaned forward Regina and hovered over the now-acting like she was sleeping-brunette.

"I'll buy you one too! After you give birth I'll bring you to the gym with me. It should be fun!" Emma smiled

"Miss Swan!"

Regina turned on her back and was startled at how close the blonde's face was to her at that moment.

She flushed even more at Emma's cocky smile and the glee looked glistening in those green eyes.

Regina saw Emma's eyes shift down to her lips and then the blonde leaned her head closer toward her. And she turned her face away, she could feel the blonde's warm breath against her cheek. Regina pushed her hands against the blonde's chest.

"I want to rest now," Regina said softly and turned on her side abruptly leaving Emma hanging in the air again.

"And I let you stay here doesn't mean that I'll go with you to those events!"

"I'll let you rest then. Don't forget to wake up for the ultrasound." Emma teased.

"I know that!"

Emma grinned so hard at the stubborn woman.

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Emma was pushing the wheelchair down the hallway. Regina finally gave in and let her take the brunette in the wheelchair. She almost lost her blonde hair while pulling on her head at how frustrated and irritated Regina was acting earlier.

Emma was so excited to see their baby for the first time and Regina's irritation wouldn't stop her from taking them both here.

"Wait!" Regina abruptly shouted.

Emma stopped pushing the wheelchair as they reached the room. She leaned her head over Regina's shoulder and asked

"What is it?"

"You can wait out here while I go in there alone."

"What?! Whyy?! I'm the other mother, Regina?! The baby is mine too. Who would stop me If I set foot in there?"

Emma raised her eyebrow and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Me." Regina stared her down.

"For real?!"

Emma opened her mouth but no word was coming out.

Regina was irritating the fuck out of her right now. The brunette loved to fight her back even though it was useless.

She needed an upper hand to win this argument. She was the other parent and she needed to act like one.

Emma sent Regina a cocky smile before leaning closer to the wide-eyed brunette who was leaning back against the chair as far from her as possible.

Emma didn't wait and placed a quick peck on Regina's cheek. She held the hands that were trying to hit or push her away at this point she didn't care. Emma pulled the hands to her chest, jolting Regina forward a bit.

"Let go, Emma!" Regina whispered fiercely against her face as the brunette looked around wildly with panic.

"They're looking at us!"

"Why are you acting all shy on me all of a sudden? You're my child's other mom, Regina. And I just peck you on the cheek! On the freaking cheek not even where I wanted to."

Emma pouted at the idea, Regina could only let her kiss her cheek and not where she dreamed of.

Regina sent her a dead glare and Emma grinned back before they both could argue more than this the door behind them was opened.

"What are you two doing, not coming in yet? I was waiting for you."

The doctor poked her head out of the door and scolded them both.

"We're about to." Emma gave a sheepish grin before returning to her position behind the wheel.

Regina sighed and let Emma lead her into the room but the wheel didn't roll yet and she felt another peck on her cheek.

"Emma! Stop this!"

Regina lifted her head to threaten the blonde and all she got back was a cocky grin. Regina scoffed while rolling in with the giddy blonde.

Upon being inside the room. Emma helped lift Regina up and on the bed. Regina laid down and lifted her shirt, bunching it up underneath her chest.

Her heart was pounding slightly at the bare rounded stomach in front of her. This was the first time she saw Regina's bare belly and it was cute.

She noticed the slight traces of white marks under the brunette's stomach and her heart twitched at the sight. Regina had to sacrifice her body so much to give her this baby.

Her eyes shifted up to meet those brown eyes and she gave another small smile back. While Regina just stared at her with an emotion she couldn't read.

"This might be cold."

She held Regina's gaze until the doctor put the gel against Regina's stomach and Regina frowned.

"Are you okay?" Emma whispered while Regina nodded

"It's just really cold."

Emma couldn't help but want to support Regina.

She reached out her hand to place it beside Regina on the bed when Regina didn't pull away she slowly inched her finger toward the other woman's.

As she was sure that Regina wasn't going to pull away, she gripped Regina's hand tightly.

She could cry when she felt Regina squeezed her hand back.

Her heart thumped loudly inside her ear at the expectation. Emma didn't prepare herself to hear the next amazing thing she could have ever heard in her entire life.

She heard another beating heart in the room.

Tears gathered in her eyes as Emma heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. Regina might get used to this but she didn't.

She looked down closely into those brown eyes with affection she couldn't express at the moment.

It felt truly amazing.

Regina tilted her head back to look at Emma and she was surprised to see the soft look and glistening green eyes staring back at her.

And this was just from hearing the heartbeat.

Regina felt the cooling stick move around against her skin and it was cold and tickling. She gripped the hand in her tighter without knowing it herself. It was no surprise that Emma squeezed her hand back immediately in assurance.

"Wow! It's getting bigger the last time I saw it. You did great, Mommy." The doctor flashed her a smile

Regina tilted her head back to look at the screen and smiled with tears.

"I tried."

Regina chuckled as her eyes followed the doctor's pointing out what parts were from the baby.

"This is the head and body length and legs!."

Regina smiled as her throat was closing up every time she got to see the baby.

It got bigger indeed.

"It's your lucky day since this baby is cooperating with us today! Are you ready to know the sex?" The doctor asked with excitement.

Regina felt a hand caressing her hair. That was when she frowned because she didn't hear Emma's voice at all during the scan.

Her eyes caught sight of the blonde who stood there with tears in her eyes while staring at the screen without fail.

Seeing Emma all emotional made her feel the same thing too. Regina was so excited she could cry and the blonde's watery grin didn't help either.

Regina squeezed the hand that was holding her.

Emma jumped slightly and out of her baby traces while looking back down at Regina.

"Hm?" Emma mumbled.

"I'm going to see the sex so if you don't want to find out just yet, you can wait outside, dear."

"No, if you want to know then I'm with you. We're in this together, so yes!" Emma smiled

Regina turned back to the screen and the doctor.

"Okay, I'm ready," Regina said losing a breath as her voice filled with excitement.

"Let's see.."

The doctor moved the stick across Regina's dome of a belly to find the perfect spot.

"Oh! The sex is not long. Congratulations, Moms! You got a girl!"

"A girl?"

Regina gasped in wonder as she stared at the screen, the baby wriggling lightly, trying to avoid the pressing of the stick she guessed.

Tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Is she perfectly fine and normal?"

"Yes, all parts intact and quite the active one. You might have noticed that now, right?" The doctor chuckled

"Yeah." Regina chuckled with tears.

The doctor smiled back at her patient. She knew how they could get emotional over finding out the sex of the baby.

Regina almost forgot the person who stood beside her in silence. If not for the pressure in her hand that let her know Emma was still here. Emma's shuddering breath was beside her ear so she turned her head to the blonde's.

Her heart squeezed at the sight of the crying blonde, tears slipped down both of their cheeks at this point. Regina couldn't help but let out a sobbing gasp upon seeing Emma cry. It made her cry too.

"You heard that?! A fucking girl! Regina, thank you! thank you!"

Emma leaned down with excitement and happiness to kiss her when Regina turned her head away to the side at the last second.

Emma kissed her cheek instead.

"What are you thanking me for?" Regina rasped out emotionally.

Regina knew what the blonde thought but wanted to hear it out loud.

"You give me a girl," Emma said and tears slipped down her cheeks again.

Regina turned to look back at the blonde and nodded her head seeing the tears on the blonde's face. She felt her chest tightened. Regina had to tilt her head to the side.

She couldn't see Emma get all emotional and appreciate her.

This was all too much.

Regina didn't think she would get pregnant, let alone with the blondes for Christ's sake. Even though this kid was unintentional for them both she loved this baby, since the first moment she found out.

The doctor put the stick out and wiped the gel away. Regina pulled her shirt down and sat back up with her hands behind her. She swung her legs down.

Of course, the golden retriever that the blonde was came to her aid immediately.

"Your due date is next month. So no need to come to the hospital until then. Now just take care of yourself and don't work too hard."

"Thank you, doc. I'll take good care of my wife." Emma said with a grin and flinched away before Regina could hit her.

"That you do." The doctor grinned

Regina glared at the blonde from the wheelchair.

Emma tried to not look back and walked behind the chair to push it out of the room. She stopped outside the room and let Regina wait there

"Why are you stopping?" Regina asked with a frown.

"I, uh, have to ask her about the payment. I'll be right back in a second!"

Emma said and Regina gave her a suspicious look before she rushed into the room.

"Oh, Miss Swan?"

The doctor greeted her as she turned in her chair to see the blonde standing in the room, showing her dimples.

"Can I get another picture of the baby?"

"Sure!"

Emma fidgeted her hands together and not a second later the printing paper was in her hand. She looked down at the baby and trailed her finger over it, tears in her eyes again, thinking about the same one she had seen when she found out.

"Thanks."

Emma looked up at the doctor briefly and pocketed the film back in her jacket pocket.

"That's why you didn't ask one earlier right?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I hope she gives in to you soon."

"Thanks."

Emma waved bye and opened the door again. She didn't want Regina to think that she only cared about the baby. So she decided to keep this to herself.

She was glad that the doctor was so understanding of their situation. Hoping that the doctor would not tell Regina any of this.

Regina was back in her room, she opened her mouth in a surprised gasp. As she looked around the room which was now decorated with white roses and colorful flowers here and there.

She inhaled and caught the scent of roses that hit her nostrils.

Regina slowly stood up from the chair, one hand under her rounded belly, and walked along the room in awed, a small smile on her lips as she reached a stop beside her bed.

Regina grabbed a vase that had a bouquet of white roses up, and turned it around in her hand, inspecting the flaw with the familiar trail she had with her line of work.

She smiled as it was beautiful and white roses were her favorite flowers of all. It looked refreshing and clean, making her feel calm whenever she looked at them. She leaned down to take a sniff of the flower and grinned.

Regina put the vase down, she turned to face the blonde who stood beside her with a look of softness in those green eyes toward her.

"You like them? Here." Emma grinned. And handed her a bouquet of another white rose this time it had a red one in between them.

Regina looked down at them with a frown on her face and took it from Emma's hand.

That cocky smile really was annoying.

"You're…the one who did this?" Regina cleared her throat and asked while looking up at the blonde in wonder.

Emma gave her a sheepish grin and scratched her blonde head of hair while looking around the room.

"I let people at the shop do it, it might not look as beautiful as the one you did by yourself. I think you would love to be surrounded by beautiful flowers. I notice that you're always smiling your brightest when you're with them. And I want you to be happy in this little room even though you can't go out to the garden yet." Emma said

Regina was touched by the thoughtfulness of the blonde. But she knew and didn't expect that Emma would be the one who decorated it herself since it was too much around the room. The blonde couldn't get it done in an hour if she tried.

She stepped forward to Emma, standing in front of the blonde who was now looking back at her with nervousness and seemed to lose her breath upon their closeness.

"I used to make this arrangement of flowers for other people's surprise. And I often think what would it feel like if I was the one who got them."

Regina leaned her face closer to the blonde and looked closely at her green eyes.

"Now that I got to experience that too. I feel…nothing. "

Regina pushed the flowers back into the blonde's hand, watching the blonde frown.

"Because the flowers didn't come from the one who wanted to give to someone. That person just happens to have money. And like to impress the other girls with them. But to me, giving flowers to someone has to come from the heart, then it means something. So this flower?"

Regina scoffed and looked around the room.

"Nothing more than a decoration."

Emma's lips turned thin, she sighed in disappointment as Regina turned away from her and walked back to the bed. Even though she hired people to do this, seeing Regina's smile as she entered the room was worth the offending word she got.

Next time Emma would do better, she would grow the flowers by herself and give them to Regina.

"I just want to impress you, Regina." Emma pouted while helping Regina up on the bed.

"I wanted you to feel good, I tried to appease you and got offended back. Now I don't know what to do anymore."

"Yes, you're on the wrong page here."

"When will my intention be good enough for you, tell me."

"Never."

Regina's face was still before the brunette turned on her side and closed her eyes, clearly wanting to be left alone. Emma leaned closer to Regina's back.

"I'll try to do a nice thing for you, Regina," Emma whispered.

"Let's see that you try," Regina mumbled.

"Thank you for letting me try then."

Regina blinked the burn in her eyes away at the stubborn blonde behind her. She couldn't shake Emma off of her if she tried. The blonde was too stubborn. She rubbed her belly and closed her eyes letting the rest take over her.

Emma sat on the couch in Regina's hospital room, she didn't know how long she was staring at the ultrasound film in her hand. But the light outside the window started to get orange. She put the photo back in her pocket and walked to sit on the chair beside the bed.

Regina was sleeping on her back, one hand on her rounded stomach. She grinned softly at the sight of the peaceful brunette on the bed.

A light snore was coming from the sleeping woman making Emma chuckle and her grin turned into a smile.

She looked at the belly before her and took a quick glance at the brunette, making sure that Regina was not awake. Emma gently put her hand on Regina's stomach and caressed it slowly.

Regina shifted and turned to face Emma, Emma's hand halted for a second, afraid that Regina would wake up but to her luck, Regina was still sleeping just turning on her side.

Emma smiled and put her hand back down.

"Hi, My name is Emma Swan, your other mom. I don't know if your mom ever talks about me?" Emma whispered.

"I'm sorry for not being there earlier to take care of you, baby. From now on I promise I'll take good care of you. But you have to promise me back that you will not disturb your mom while she is regaining her strength, okay?"

Emma paused then looked up at Regina's still-closed eyes and continued her conversation with the baby.

"I can't wait to meet you, it won't be long now. I wonder who you're going to look like, you know? I wish you would look like your mom. Light brown hair and eyes. You must be a sight when growing up. Everyone who looks into your eyes would get lost. Even I…"

Regina shifted again, putting her hand down on the bed but still sleeping. Emma hurriedly to finish the talk.

"I love you, little one. Sleep well."

Emma smiled at the stomach and kissed her finger before putting them against Regina's belly gently. Then she went back to the couch and lay down, sleeping facing Regina with a small smile.

Chapter Text

Today was the day that Regina got permission to finally go back home. The blonde was so happy Regina was back to herself again. Gaining strength and feeling fine ready to go home.

Regina turned to look at Emma from the passenger seat for a while as the blonde was driving. She frowned as Emma looked strangely too happy, even happier than her who was the one who got admitted to the hospital.

She turned to face the window. Her frown deepened seeing the building surrounding them. This was not the way home. Regina snapped her head back at the blonde.

"This was not the way out of the town?! Why are we not going back home, Miss Swan?"

"You'll see."

"I wanna know now."

Regina insisted but Emma continued to drive with a grin. Regina huffed and crossed her arms over her stomach in annoyance.

Not long her eyes went wide as the car stopped in front of the huge store.

"I don't wanna go! I want to go home. Take me home immediately, Miss Swan!" Regina whined.

Emma chuckled while taking the car key off and pocketed it then turned to face her.

"But I want to buy stuff for our baby! Regina, think about it. You're close to your due date and we haven't brought anything for her." Emma prompted Regina softly hoping Regina would be considered the offer.

Regina was still in her seat. Emma was right. She always worked and totally forgot that she hadn't prepared anything for the baby's arrival yet.

She hated it when the blonde was right. Regina sighed before nodding her head.

Emma took out her fist in the air and whooshed softly.

The blonde hurried out of the car and went to open the door for her before Regina could open it herself.

"You don't have to, I can open it myself," Regina said, her face stern.

"I want to help."

"Don't."

"Regina…you promised to let me help you?"

Regina was hesitant and Emma continued

"For our baby?"

Regina sighed out loud and stepped out of the car, with the help of the blonde's lending her arms for her to grab. When she could stand on her feet, she let the arms go immediately.

She didn't want Emma to think too much about this. Regina didn't want to put the thought about them into the blonde's head.

They were inside the store not a minute later and Emma led Regina straight forward to the baby section. The blonde was so excited to show her around, running off to grab the stuff for her to see.

The corner of her lips almost curled up at the sight of the blonde acting like an actual child running around the store like she was in the candy store.

Regina turned her head back to look at the onesie in her hand. She picked up the white simple one. It looked so cute with these little fluffy stuff on the front.

"Regina!" Emma's voice was not far from beside her.

She looked up at the source of the sound and saw Emma lifting the purple onesie with a black line of a crown shaped in the center up in her hands, showing her. The blonde smiled.

"Isn't this cute?! A crown looks super regal, so our baby would inherit some of the trials, yeah?"

"Not that color, please. I want the simple one." Regina rolled her eyes at the choice of color from the blonde's pick.

"But our baby is not simple!"

"What do you mean by that?" Regina put one hand on her hips and lifted her brow at the blonde.

"Because…she's our baby?" Emma grinned.

Regina sighed and wiped the hair off of her face. She tried to control her emotions as she could feel her face getting hot from the evolution of the blonde's name toward the baby.

First, it was a little bean but now it was 'our baby' when she didn't know.

But upon hearing it frequently, it made her feel butterflies in her stomach every time.

"You can buy it, it's your money. But I won't let this baby wear it."

Regina lifted her brow in a challenge before turning back to the white onesie in hand.

They ended up buying several things, clothes, socks, shoes, and baby bottles. Also, the crib and mattress will follow to the house soon. Before they had to pay at the cashier, Emma handed Regina the oval shape of a pump.

It was the breast pump, an electric one at that. Regina was red in the face.

"Why do I need this?" Regina asked with a small shake of the head.

"So you won't get uncomfortable when you're full?"

Regina lifted her eyebrow at the blonde.

"The staff told me at the section! And I read some, Regina. It would be useful to you." Emma tried to persuade Regina to buy it.

"You're getting to know more about this stuff than I do at this point."

"You carried her for nine months, at least let me help with this stuff," Emma begged with her eyes.

Regina eyed the thing. It was not as big as she imagined, the size was perfect actually. Regina nodded and Emma smiled while putting the thing in the cart.

As they were checking out, Regina put out her cash from the purse. Suddenly the blonde pushed her hand away, making Regina eye the blonde with confusion.

"I will pay for you." Emma offered while ducking out her wallet from the back pocket.

"But I have to use it, I can pay. It's fine." Regina argued.

Emma looked straight into her eyes, determined not to let her win this argument.

"I want to take care of everything for you both. Let me buy them for you, please? Look at it as a welcome home gift from me?"

"Emma…" Regina made the sound with her mouth.

She started to get upset at the blonde trying to play saints and paying for everything.

Regina shouldn't have come here in the first place. She should let them go home instead.

She didn't want to owe anything to the blonde ever again.

Emma saw the moment when Regina decided what to do with her offer and started to get upset.

"We could split?" Emma tried again.

"Fine."

They were on their way out of the store when Emma suddenly stopped in front of the shoe shop as they walked past one. Regina had to stop too.

"Come with me to buy shoes, please?" Emma begged with big eyes.

Regina looked at all the shopping bags in Emma's hands in wonder.

"You still want to?! But you have to carry all of these since I won't be helping with that!" Regina said.

"Pleasee?"

Regina put her hand against her lower back as it started to ache from all the walking around. She sighed in annoyance.

"Are you torturing me or something? My back is starting to ache, I want to go home." Regina stated with a stern face.

"You can rest while I look in the shop and I'll be quick!" Emma said with a small wince in her face as it sounded so selfish all of a sudden.

Regina nodded and could only glare at the blonde's head as Emma fled into the shop, with shopping bags in her arms. She took in deep breath before rubbing her stomach to calm herself down. Then walked inside after the blonde.

Regina came to sit on the bench, looking around at all the shoes that were on display by the wall. Her eyes followed the blonde's figure around the store as Emma went to pick up the shoes.

She didn't intend to stare but she had nothing better to do than this.

Not long after, Emma came to kneel beside her foot with a pair of ballet flats in her hands.

"What are you doing, Miss Swan?" Regina asked in bewilderment and shifted her foot away from the blonde.

"Come on."

Emma grabbed one of her feet making her startled slightly in her seat. She couldn't yell or kick the blonde in the face, it would look impolite to do that since the staff was standing nearby. Emma took off her old sandals, showing off her sore feet.

Which started to get swollen a bit from the walking this afternoon.

Regina sighed in contentment and laid back on her hand against the bench as her feet were free from its containment.

Nearing her due date, her back ached often, and her feet got swollen easily. But Regina didn't want to let any discomfort show on her face since she was afraid Emma would offer her another massage.

She wouldn't want to make the same mistake.

Emma put the shoe on her foot and looked up at her.

"Comfy?" Emma asked

Regina nodded since it was the truth.

"The beige color looks good on you," Emma mumbled then turned to the staff who stood near by.

"I'll take one of these. Beige, her size please."

The staff went to get the blonde's order.

"Aren't you coming in here to buy the shoes?" Regina asked in confused.

"Yes. But not mine." Emma grinned adorably.

"Why?"

"Think of it as another gift from me then."

"But I don't want it! You buy it then you can wear it yourself." Regina frowned

"I just want my girls to wear something nice and comfortable! Why are you denying it since you said it was comfy?"

"So?!"

"Your old shoes were hurting your feet, right? Look! Your ankle looks swollen again. You love to walk so your feet won't hurt, Regina."

Regina looked over her dome of a belly at the foot in Emma's lap. She wriggled her toes in the flats and admitted that it was softer than her old ones.

"I want to buy them for you."

"Okay." Regina looked at the smiling blonde but she cut Emma first and turned to speak to the staff, who already came back with a box in hand.

"How much for this?" Regina asked.

"299$"

"What?" Regina gasped and looked sharply at the blonde.

"Why is it so expensive?!" She whispered to Emma.

"It was made from real leather and the base inside was properly intact." The staff interrupted with a polite smile.

Emma didn't wait and handed her card to the staff quickly. He picked it up and went back to the cashier.

"Oh my god. This is too much, Emma. You can have it then I don't want it."

"You have to since you don't have anything to wear right now." Emma grinned.

"What do you mean?"

Regina frowned as she looked around for her other shoe that Emma had it off.

It was nowhere to be seen.

She narrowed her eyes at the blonde and scolded.

"Where. is. my. shoe?!"

"I changed yours now, didn't I?"

Emma wriggled her eyebrows and chuckled at the fuming brunette. She let the staff bring Regina's old shoes in the back and traded them for a new one.

"Miss Swan!"

Regina reluctantly walked in her new shoes as she followed Emma to the restaurant. She wouldn't show Emma that these shoes were heaven on her feet since she didn't want the blonde to get cockier than this.

Emma took Regina to the old restaurant where she used to bring the brunette here against her will.

This time it would change since today, she intended to spoil Regina to the max with all the baby stuff, shoes, and food.

She just wanted Regina to have good new memories of the bad place she used to put it in the past.

"Emma Swan?" The reception greeted her with too sweet of a smile.

"Yes. I didn't book but is there any seat available for me and…"

Emma's eyes shifted to Regina who stood behind her.

"my pregnant wife?" Emma finished with a proud smile.

The girl raised her eyebrows at Regina's stomach and gasped in recognition, while she pointed her finger back and forth between Emma and the flushing brunette behind.

"Wait! You're the woman who came with-?! Congratulation! I can find you a table, follow me." The girl was happy indeed with the couple.

Emma smiled widely and turned her head to look back at Regina. And her smile faded at the worrying look on Regina's face.

Regina frowned with confusion at the same restaurant, she used to come with the blonde when she was at the…

Regina almost forgot that the blonde was quite famous in the town with all the top Casanova stuff on the internet. She forgot that the blonde had a life in her circle of high class.

With the girl recognized her, she started to feel insecure. And she didn't like the way the girl was eyeing the blonde either.

It brought some weird feeling inside her stomach that she hadn't felt before.

Emma tried to take her hand and pulled her inside but Regina halted the blonde's action and pulled her hand back.

"I'm not hungry. Can we go back now?"

"What?! How come you're not hungry?! We walked for hours, Regina! You must be hungry, I'm sure. Besides this place has your favorite dish!" Emma said, looking into her eyes.

Regina shifted her eyes down and crossed her arms over her stomach.

"Don't you, uh, embarrassed?" She mumbled.

"What for?" Emma frowned.

"You came with me! pregnant at that! Don't you worry that everyone will gossip about what we're doing here together?! Since reputation is important to you." Regina snapped. Emma's eyes turned soft at the realization.

"You worry about this for me?"

Regina scoffed and didn't say anything.

"I'm not at all, Regina." The blonde stepped closer to her and caressed her arms on her stomach.

"Even better if they know about us. So they will know that I already have an owner! Who is the most beautiful woman I've ever taken to eat with." Emma grinned.

Regina sent the blonde a dead glare as she could feel her anger rising at the daring blonde.

"And the most fierce one at that." The blonde said

Regina shook the hand off of her and walked inside the restaurant, purposely crashing the blonde's side as she walked past Emma.

"Wait for me!" Emma shouted behind the mother of her kid.

Emma rested her chin on her hands against the table and watched in amazement at Regina, who was eating pasta with such eagerness. Regina must be famished to eat and not scold her for once since they sat down.

She grinned as Regina stuffed another piece of pasta into her mouth and chewed adorably.

"What are you smiling at?!"

Regina narrowed her eyes at the blonde, she could feel Emma stare at her the entire time she sat down. She didn't care, let the blonde watch, she was hungry.

Emma tried to stop her grin but it was fruitless when Regina wrapped her lips around the straw and sucked the lemonade frappe up.

"Nothing. I was happy so I smiled." Emma smiled more at Regina's glare. Then the brunette shifted her gaze down to Emma's plate.

"Why aren't you eating? you're full already?" Regina asked nonchalantly.

Emma chuckled and Regina glared hard. Emma pushed her plate in the middle of the table. A banoffee pie that she had only eaten for two scoops.

"Here's mine. I'm…full."

"Really?" Regina narrowed her eyes.

"...Yes."

"Are you calling me fat?"

"Nope."

Emma tried to steady her face and not let out a grin, she bit her lips instead.

Regina squinted her eyes so hard at the blonde then straightened her back against the chair, hand went to caress her stomach.

"I'm full now," Regina said.

"Oh? Are you sure?" Emma asked.

"Your tactic won't work on me, Miss Swan," Regina said as she leaned her face closer to the blonde to show Emma who had the upper hand.

"I'm not working on anything, Regina. I'm full too so let's go."

Emma rolled her eyes and finally let out a small smile as she stood up and left to the register.

They were outside on the street again, it was almost dark now. Emma didn't want to go home yet. And she wanted to take Regina to the park around here since there was a small garden and flowers there. Regina might loved it.

A chance like this was rare for them, if not then Regina would never willingly go out with her again.

This was the golden opportunity for her to take Regina on a date without Regina knowing it.

Does that still count as one?

She walked alongside the brunette and secretly took a glance at the woman beside her. Regina was caressing her belly while looking around as she walked. Emma noticed the slightest smile at the corner of Regina's lips upon looking closely.

She risked the moment by reaching out her hand to linger beside Regina's hand that wasn't on her stomach.

Regina abruptly pulled her hand away from her and put it together on her stomach. Emma was disappointed as her heart twitched with sadness and longing.

"What is it?" Regina stopped to ask her as she noticed the down look on the blonde's face.

"Let's go to the park," Emma suggested.

"But I just left the hospital? Don't you think I need to rest, dear?"

"Oh, you're right. Let's head back then."

Emma was in her happiest trace today and forgot that Reina had just come out of the hospital.

She frowned as she was angry at herself all of a sudden for risking the brunette's health like this.

She stopped in the middle of her walk back to the car when she couldn't feel Regina walking beside her. She panicked and turned around to see Regina standing still.

"Are you okay?" She took big steps to Regina and asked with worry.

"I'm fine. Is it far?"

"What far?"

Regina rolled her eyes.

"The park, Emma. I'm out here now let's just go then. I can't work and won't be coming here for a while." Regina shrugged her shoulders.

"But like you said, you're just out of the hospital. And it's my fault and my selfishness to take you along with me to the store and now the park. I totally forgot what the doctor instructed. Let's head back so you can rest, Regina."

Her lips were in a frown, she was sad that she couldn't take Regina to the park. But the baby's health had to come first.

Emma tried to smile but her eyes won't meet with it as Regina looked deeply into her eyes.

"Emma. I'll be home all day with nothing to do for the week to come. Let's go since we're already out. It's fine."

"Really?! You're feeling fine, right? Not hurting anywhere?" Emma asked

"Yes. At least not now." Regina mumbled while looking down.

"Are you sure?"

"Are you going to take me there or not!?" Regina snapped

"Alright! The park is not far from here it was a block away. If it's far I wouldn't take you there."

Emma smiled as she started to feel a little bit better now that Regina was fine and she was excited to show Regina the park.

Regina walked alongside Emma once again. Regina let out a deep sigh as she could breathe again and she didn't know why the blonde's bad mood also affected her.

It was a short walk indeed.

Regina was now sitting on the bench beside the path in the park. The sun was getting down and the view in front of her was beautiful.

While Emma stood beside her, taking the view with the phone in hand. Then the blonde turned her head back to look at her and smiled.

Her breath shuddered slightly at the soft smile on Emma's face. The blonde looked beautiful in this sunlight, her blonde hair was in a loose curl over her shoulder. Regina was back to herself as she heard Emma's voice.

"Take a photo with me."

Regina couldn't find a quick excuse fast enough to refuse the blonde so she came up with it.

"No! I'm…fat!"

"Fine!"

Regina winced at her excuse. As Emma just walked off taking the view around her.

Really? All of the excuses, That was all she could think about?!

She rubbed her stomach again at the feeling of insecurity about her body was brought up. She was glad that the blonde didn't continue to beg for a photo together.

Regina was not ready, and would never be.

She tightened her grip on the edge of the bench. She had to stop getting her emotions all over the place, it started the day Emma stayed with her day and night at the hospital and took care of her.

Not long she caught a scent of the blonde's perfume in the air and looked up as Emma went to sit beside her on the couch, with a cup of ice cream in hand.

Regina raised her eyebrow at that.

"You just ate sweet?" Regina asked

"Hmm, I want to eat this flavor when I saw it I couldn't resist." The blonde scooped up the blue cream and put it into her mouth.

Regina poked her head over to look inside Emma's cup.

The ice cream was blue…with lots of sprinkles in it, she winced with disgust. But deep inside she missed the banoffee that the blonde couldn't finish.

No, she couldn't let her pride go just for a simple treat.

"What's with that face?"

Emma asked as she saw Reina's face shift while trying to take a glance at her ice cream. Emma was sad Regina didn't take a photo with her. But she didn't dwell on it since the opportunity to take the photo was still yet to come.

"What flavors is this?"

"Bubblegum, wanna try?"

Emma smacked her lips together and handed her cup to Regina.

"No. You eat it." Regina said with a horrified look on her face

She pushed the cup back to Emma and looked out in front of her again at the small brushes lined along the path walk.

It was a little beautiful flower, but the scent was not as strong as it carried with the wind.

Her beautiful view was cut off by the small spoon that contained that disgusting blue cream on it, as the blonde shoved it in front of her face.

Regina turned to glare at Emma.

"Try this. I want our baby to have a taste of this." Emma said.

"No."

"Reginaa! If the baby comes, I know you must be the strict mom and won't let her eat something sweet for sure. At least let her taste this while she's in your stomach then. It's good, pleasee?"

Regina narrowed her eyes at the accusation.

"You're exaggerating! And who said I'm going to be the strict mom?! Maybe it was you because a Casanova and a player like you must be protective over her little girl, I'm sure."

Regina sneered, she caressed her belly again when she felt the baby fluttered lightly.

"Huh? Where did you get that idea from? But it might be true since thinking about her growing up and imagining someone flirting with her was too much! I already don't want anyone to come near her at this point, Regina! I won't allow it."

Emma fumed beside her and Regina almost let out a laugh but didn't.

As the blonde moved the spoon closer to her face. Regina tried to lean her head back with a horrifying look on her face still.

"Miss Swan! Stop acting like a child!"

"Try it first, Regina! I'll stop."

"You're gonna make the sugar in my blood too high."

"It just a little bit, it won't affect anything. I want our baby to taste this, seriously."

Regina looked into green eyes and her heart felt soft at the mention of their baby.

She hated it when the blonde used that word, it was not fair that every time she heard it, it made her softer and slowly give in.

"Alright, Fine! You have to stop hassling me." Regina glared at the blonde who nodded eager for her to try.

Regina wrapped her lips around the little spoon.

The first thing she tasted was sweet and then the tutti fruity flavor exploded in her mouth as the cream melted on her tongue.

The scent was like sweet bubblegum. There was a crunchy texture to the popping candy inside as well.

It was not bad but she chose not to eat it if she could.

Regina licked her upper lips as the taste of light sweetness still lingered on her lips as it touched the spoon earlier. She shuddered slightly at the puffing air against the side of her ear.

"It's good, right?"

Emma's voice was breathless when she turned to meet the blonde's eyes.

Their faces were inches apart.

Regina put her tongue back in its home immediately and noticed the blonde's eyes shift down to her lips.

Emma reached out one hand to wipe the hair that blew past her nose out of her face and tucked it behind her ear.

"It was alright, I guess." Regina rasped out and cleared her throat as it suddenly tightened at the closeness.

"I'm glad you don't hate it." The blonde grinned.

Regina turned back to face forward and watch as the sun was setting down indeed. It was a beautiful sight, the soft orange color cut through the clear blue sky.

"Can I ask for something, Regina?" Emma prompted softly against Regina's ear, not wanting to spook the quite calm brunette.

Regina abruptly turned to face the blonde with curiosity.

"What?"

"Can I sleep with you?"

"Miss Swan, How dare you say that to my face?" Regina gasped and then glared at the blonde, the beautiful moment was ruined just for this nonsense.

"Oh, I'm not-! Regina I was asking to be in the same room with you since I want to keep an eye on you both. If something happens to you then I can assist you quickly! You don't have to go downstairs to get me."

Regina raised her eyebrow at the rambling blonde.

"You're overreacting again! I can take care of myself just fine. You're taking a mile over something small that happened today." Regina rolled her eyes.

"Please, I could sleep on the couch in your room or on the floor! I don't care! I just want to be close to you in case anything happens."

"Nothing's gonna happen to me! So no."

"You can think about my offer? Take the time I don't mind. But please do it before the baby comes." Emma grinned.

Regina was silenced and looked back to the sunset.

It would not be a good idea to let Emma stay in the same room as her. The blonde was insufferable enough as it was if she were to stay close to the blonde. She didn't think she could survive…

Her body trembled slightly, due to the cold weather or other reasons, she didn't know.

Regina was wearing only a sweater and dress.

"Let's head back. It started to get cold, I don't want you and the baby to get sick." Emma said.

Regina flushed when she heard Emma's voice and didn't say anything back. She stood up and followed Emma back to the car.

Chapter Text

The first night back at home from staying on the hard mattress of the hospital was heaven for her.

Regina sat against the headboard while reading a book in her hands.

She frowned when she heard the sound of her phone ringing loudly, and a message came up.

She considered whether to take a look at the phone or not. Nobody sent her messages, and her friends were few especially now that she lived alone, it was even less.

The second ring made her curious. Regina let herself put down the book beside the bedside table, took off her glasses, and placed it on top.

She picked up the phone, the screen lightened up in her hand. Regina frowned at the unknown number flashing on the screen.

Are you awake? Sleep yet?

Regina sighed in annoyance. The only person who texted her at this hour would be the one and only who lived downstairs.

The dramatic-ass blonde, they just spent all day together and Emma still wanted to talk to her.

This was new and she couldn't decide what to feel or think.

How did you get my number?

How could I not when you're the mother of my kid? Why are you still up?

Stop bothering me.

Answer my question then I'll let you go ;)

… (typing)

Oh and I do bother only with you

Regina scoffed at the emoji.

That's pathetic coming from you. I don't believe that. Just go bother one of your girls ;)

*gasp* you used the little smile emoji 😮

What's your point for this text? If not, I'll shut my phone down now.

Nooo! And btw no other girl could ever compare to beauty like you.

You're exaggerating. I look like a whale nowadays.

You're beautiful to me, not even the belly could take that shine away from you. I look at you and you're glowing. It must be the pregnancy thing, right?

Regina's heart beat faster at the small compliment from the blonde. Emma still found her beautiful even when she felt huge.

You said that just to get a favor from me.

No, Regina. I really think you're beautiful.

I don't care what you think of me. Keep your sweet words to woo that receptionist girl then, it might work more.

… typing ….

Regina frowned at the dot on the screen.

… (typing)

Wait, are you jealous?!

You can think whatever you want, I don't care.

Aww! You don't need to. You're way more important than anyone in my life, Regina.

Her breath stuttered in her throat. She needed to be more careful since being around the blonde affected her so.

Seriously, what are you doing up?

Regina rolled her eyes at the text. Obviously, the blonde kept her up with this chitchat.

Reading, a hobby that was rare to you.

I read too?! Then how would I know so much about the baby stuff?

Like?

You're carrying a cabbage in your stomach at this stage.

Regina raised her eyebrows in surprise, she didn't think it like that before and absentmindedly caressed her swollen stomach.

You know what? At the last stage of pregnancy, your body will get tired and ache easily. Uh, have you experience any leaking?

A gasp escaped from her mouth.

Miss Swan! That's inappropriate!

And lucky for her she didn't leak yet. And hopefully, it would remain that way.

I was referring from what I've read! Anyway! If you get uncomfortable anywhere, you can tell me all these things, Regina. I'm willing to help

I'm fine. Right now I just want to sleep through the night.

Is your back hurt again? Do you need a massage? I can give you one in your room?

Stop it.

Is the baby making you uncomfortable :(

Yes. Just a bit uncomfortable to find the right position to sleep in.

Is she being active tonight? Does she kick you a lot?

Kicking on my bladder like it's her hobby or something. I'm tired of going to the bathroom.

Stop with that face or I'll block you.

Regina…Would you consider what I said at the park?

Not yet. Anyway, did you text me for any reason? Or just to annoy me?

I just want to talk to you. I feel lonely after today. ;(

You talk with me all day already, aren't you bored, dear?

Never with you ❤️

Her heart thumped at the small heart emoji. She needed to shut off her phone to avoid more damage than this.

Regina yawned and didn't know when her head hit the pillow. Not a second later she was out, asleep.

The phone slipped out of her hand and fell to the floor, accidentally the screen was facing up. The screen flashed up again with a new message.

Regina…? You're out?

.

.

.

Sleep tight ❤️

The next morning Emma woke pretty early and prepared breakfast for Regina. She did some French toast and scrambled eggs, double the eggs for more proteins, sausages, and bacon—Orange juice for vitamins first thing in the morning.

Emma carefully brought it up to Regina's bedroom and knocked on the door lightly. While waiting patiently with the tray in hand.

"It's not lock!"

She heard Regina yell and open the door while balancing the tray on her knee, then used her back to push the door open. Emma walked into the room and saw Regina already sat up on the bed.

She let out a bright smile at the sight of the obviously brunette who just woken up with her hair slightly a mess, and bare face with no makeup.

Regina couldn't look more precious in this moment if she tried.

"Are you hungry?" She asked

"No. But I can eat."

"Really?!" Emma said with excitement, hoping Regina would give in and eat her breakfast.

She quickly stepped to the bed and placed the tray over the brunette's lap, with the belly closed to it.

She smiled and sat beside Regina on the bed. And watched as Regina brought the glass up to her lips and took a sip of her orange juice, then placed it back down.

Regina rolled her eyes at being watched too closely by the blonde.

Regina sliced the toast and forked it into her mouth, the plump lips wrapped around it before her cheeks were swollen with it and moved to chew.

Emma felt so light as her heart was full at the adorable sight.

Regina finally ate what she had made for her, for whatever reason it was she didn't care. Emma was just so damn happy as she watched Regina place the fork down and took another sip of the orange juice.

Emma took that opportunity to grab the fork for the brunette and scooped up eggs to Regina's face.

"Let me feed you." Emma looked with longing into those brown eyes.

"No. I'll eat it myself." Regina glared back as her face deflated.

Emma was still happy anyway, even with the resistant attitude she always got from Regina.

She pretended to be offended and made a scene out of it.

"If you don't like me being nice to you, maybe you would like me to be all evil again?!" Emma starred with her face hardened.

"It's up to you. I don't care."

Regina smirked before taking hold of her hand and wrapping her lips around the fork herself.

Her eyes followed Regina's lips and swallowed down her saliva at the sight of the eggs disappearing into those warm mouths.

"I-was joking! I'm not going to treat you in a bad way again. Because I'm afraid that I won't be loved by… our baby!"

Emma said and avoided the other pair of brown eyes, she felt too intimidating in front of the brunette. Those sharp brown eyes always made her weak in the knees.

She took a glance at Regina and the brunette sat while watching her quietly, there it was again, something in those eyes that she couldn't read.

"Finish the rest then I won't bother you anymore this morning."

Emma hurried to say and sprung off the bed and out of the room in a second. Leaving Regina sitting with a dazed look on the bed, chewing her eggs in silence.

For the rest of the day, Emma let Regina stay in the house all day. Since yesterday Regina walked a lot already.

She didn't let Regina do anything by herself at this point. Regina could only give her a dead glare or give her a light scoff at being offended.

Emma would recite all the doctor had said or what she had read to Regina about the effect these movements would have on the baby. Regina would be still, touched her belly, and gave in to Emma's order.

She felt bad for Regina but she had to be the strict one for them because Regina was stubborn as hell.

The only thing that Regina wouldn't give in to her was walking outside to the small garden behind the house. Regina loved to pick up flowers and look around the garden. It was the brunette's favorite activity of all in this house.

Emma could only watch Regina and drowned in her worry from afar. She stepped up to Regina when the brunette appeared at the front door.

"Can you not pick up the flowers, please? You can walk around and look?" Emma begged with her eyes.

"I'm feeling fine. Why are you stopping me? I'm not going to stand for an hour."

Regina rolled her eyes and brushed past Emma to go out to the garden. Emma followed Regina's close behind

"If you want to pick something, tell me, then. I'll pick the flowers for you, okay?" Emma said with worry.

"No."

Emma rushed to step in front of Regina, blocking her way into the garden, and crossed her arms trying to look super strict and very intimidating.

"Then I won't let you go."

Regina's glare made her strict lose its intimidated gaze so fast.

"How are you going to stop me from walking around my house?" Regina lifted an eyebrow.

"But the doctor said not to do too much activity!" Emma persisted.

"I'm bored out of my freaking mind staying inside all day! I just want to stretch my legs. And you can't stop me, Miss Swan." Regina leaned her face closer to threaten her.

It was working, she was not scared of the threat but she was worried it would upset Regina more than it was necessary upon her restraint. So she decided to let it go as Regina was on her best behavior today.

"Regina! I'll allow you only 30 minutes! Okay?!"

Emma asked and grabbed Regina's arms to make her listen to her. Regina glared at her and finally nodded her head slightly.

Regina walked into the garden and felt the blonde walking closely behind her, not letting her out of sight for a second. Regina sighed and thought.

Would she be able to get away from the blonde just for a second these days?

No Regina couldn't stay away from the blonde if she tried, in the end.

That night Regina opened her bedroom door and glared at the sight of the blonde, who stood with a giddy bounce in her stance, pillow, and blankets in the blonde's arms, with that large cocky smile on that annoying face.

"Your mouth would reach your ear soon, if you didn't stop, dear," Regina said then rolled her eyes.

"Thank you for letting me stay in the room. This room is so warm! I lovee it!" Emma stepped into the room and answered Regina.

Emma was glad that Regina let her sleep inside the room, on the couch, of course.

Regina gave in to her offer this evening when Emma helped Regina pick up the water bottle that fell from Regina's hand. And Regina was so upset that she couldn't pick it up by herself anymore since the big belly was in the way.

Even though it was a simple and small task, it bothered Regina so much that Emma could see it shown on Regina's face. Before this situation, Regina hadn't needed Emma's help but now Regina had to depend on her.

So Emma decided to ask again, hassle Regina until Regina saw the reason and gave in to her.

While walking up the stairs Emma was so happy and excitement filled her stomach at the prospect of being near the mother of her kid.

"Don't disturb my peace, then." Regina closed the door and eyed the blonde.

"I promise!"

Emma sent back another large smile. Regina shifted her gaze away and walked to the bed.

Emma walked to the couch at the corner of the room and left the stuff back to their home.

Looking around, Regina's room was a perfect size, not too large or small.

It was wide enough to walk between the bed and the sofa. She put all her weight down on the surface of the sofa which was lying facing inside the room.

It was better than the sofa downstairs.

She lifted her gaze and saw Regina reading on the bed.

Her breath stuck somewhere up the pipe at the sight of Regina with black frame glasses perched on her nose. Emma could feel her heart pound faster at the thought.

Regina looked so cute and sexy at the same time, how could that be possible?

The brunette was wearing a satin nightgown that looked so soft and smooth to the touch, that the length ended at Regina's thighs.

She gulped down her saliva.

Then the sight of the rounded belly that Regina could put the book on it without having to hold the book up was genius. Emma almost let out a laugh at the sight.

Suddenly Regina snapped her gaze back toward Emma.

"What are you giggling at?" Regina asked looking up from the glasses.

Emma bit the inside of her cheeks at the sight and tried to cool down her libido.

It was only, what, 10 minutes in the room with Regina, her libido went all over the place.

"Nothing! uh-, you wear glasses?" Emma asked with sudden eagerness.

"Just when I'm reading."

"How come I haven't seen you wear it before?" Emma frowned

"You see it now?!" Regina rolled her eyes at the idiot blonde.

Emma opened her mouth and ruined the silence in the room.

"You look like a hot nerd."

"Miss Swan! I told you not to disturb my peace while you're up here." Regina glared at her hard.

Emma had to focus her eyes on Regina's face and not shifted her gaze downward where the brunette's chest was heaved up and down at the rising temper of annoyance for the blonde.

"I'm not! I was just making a conversation with you."

"Do you want to stay up here or downstairs?" Regina lifted her brow back at her.

"I'm staying here! I won't bother you anymore then. Happy reading."

Emma huffed slightly at the strict brunette, she was just so happy to talk to Regina and she forgot that Regina didn't want anything to do with her.

She focused on scrolling through her phone on the sofa instead while lying on her side, facing away from Regina. So the sight would not intrigue her to disturb Regina.

Not long after she was on her second page of the baby book, she heard the faint sound of the book closing and the rattling sound on the bed. Emma paid no mind to what Regina was doing since it was the brunette's wish.

She didn't want another rage on her head again. Even though a faint hissing sound from the brunette really wanted to make her turn back to look she stood her ground and left Regina alone in peace.

"Miss Swan…"

Emma was concentrating on her reading and couldn't hear a faint sound on the bed calling her.

"Emma!"

"What?! You're disturbing me this time, not me!" Emma yelled back and continued to read.

"I'm no-ah!"

On hearing Regina cry out loud, Emma startled to sit back up immediately and snapped her body toward the bed.

Her heart fell at the sight of Regina holding one of her thighs, with a painful look on her face.

Now Emma felt guilty, she thought Regina was just teasing her. Emma stood up and ran to Regina's side that instant. She was about to reach out to touch her thigh when Regina's panicked voice shouted at her.

"No! Don't touch!"

Emma frowned at Regina.

"What? Why? Tell me, does it hurt?!"

"A cramp! Ah!" Regina cried again as she tried to move her leg.

Emma widened her eyes in panic and hovered her hand above Regina's torso, not knowing what to do to make Regina feel better.

"What do I do, Regina?!" Emma asked in a panic.

"Bring me a warm towel!"

"But we don't have hot water?"

Regina turned to look at her with an unbelievable look on her face.

"You idiot! Go and boil the water and put the towel in."

"Oh, right! Wait here, I'll be back in a minutes." Emma yelled while walking out.

"Let the water warm first then the towel!"

Regina had to yell behind the blonde's back as she was afraid, Emma would do something stupid as to burn herself in the process, trying to help her.

She winced as she couldn't move her leg. Regina thought back to what she said about Emma being an idiot to the blonde's face.

Was she too hard on the blonde? She was hurt so she didn't think and said it in a rush.

Not a minutes later the door was opened with a loud bang. Regina flinched on the bed and her leg moved slightly, sending another cramp around her leg, making her hissed out again.

"Shit!" Regina cussed at the pain and turned to yell at the blonde.

"Go softer on my freaking door! I'm still in need of the door."

"Sorry!"

Emma winced at the sound. Regina could still yell at her while in pain, she wouldn't want to think if Regina was in real labor, the brunette would cuss her to death.

Emma rolled her eyes while holding a bowl of warm water and a towel on her shoulder to sit beside Regina on the bed.

She dipped a towel into warm water and squeezed it dry before bringing it up close to Regina's shin.

"Where does it hurt?" Emma asked.

"I can do it, give me the towel." Regina insisted and tried to take the towel from her hand.

Emma hardened her glare on Regina's face and said with worry and sincerity.

"Your belly is in the way, Regina. You can't reach your leg! I'm willing to do it for you, that's why you let me stay in here with you, remember?"

Regina went still before nodded and gave in.

"Which part?" Emma asked again.

"Right leg. From the thigh below."

Emma slowly placed a spread towel on Regina's ankle, hearing a soft wince beside her. She snapped her head back at Regina's painful look.

"Hurt?"

"Yes, It'll get better soon, I guess." Regina winced out loud.

Emma rubbed a towel on Regina's shin and foot softly not wanting to cause any discomfort. She hated it to see Regina in such a state.

Back then she could only watch but now she could help Regina, wiping on the brunette's leg for her, until Regina could wiggle her toes. And she felt a soft push on her shoulders.

"I think, I'm good now. Thanks. You can put it off."

"Are you sure?" Emma looked closely for any hurt in Regina's eyes and saw none.

Then Emma pulled off a towel which was cool now, and touched Regina's ankle gently. Regina didn't cry out in hurt and could move her leg normally.

She sighed in relief.

Emma turned her head to look back at Regina again. Her breath halted when her eyes caught with Regina's brown ones.

She didn't know how long Regina was staring at her.

"I'm fine now, so you can…put your hand off of me." Regina softly said in her low voice.

"What?"

"Your hand."

Regina pointed her finger to the foot, Emma's hand was indeed on Regina's bare leg. Emma didn't realize she was still touching the brunette's leg.

"Oh, sorry." Emma abruptly put her hand back and scratched her head in a shy manner. Before her gaze turned intense again as she looked into Regina's eyes.

"I'm sorry for earlier. You called and I didn't pay attention to you."

"You do not account for anything, why are you apologizing?"

"I do want to say that I'm sorry. I feel guilty for not going to your side the instant that you called me. It would have caused you less pain. I just didn't want to annoy you so I didn't turn around. I just want you to know that I'm not ignoring you."

"Just shut up, Miss Swan. I understood now."

Emma grinned when she saw the corner of Regina's lips curled up slightly into a small grin.

"Fine, I'll shut up now." Emma leaned back to the headboard and sighed.

"Your bed is so soft!"

"Miss Swan."

"What?"

"Your couch is over there."

"I know! Way to ruin a girl's mood, Regina!" Emma whined softly

"Get off, I want to sleep." Regina ordered.

"Good night then." Emma turned to look at Regina with a sweet smile on her face, eyes shifting back to Regina's lips and up at the brunette's frowning eyebrows.

"Can I get a-"

"Bed now!"

Regina said and pushed her off the bed while she tried to steady herself on her feet as her balance was lost upon Regina's force.

"Turn off the light too."

Emma turned her head back to pull her tongue out at the back of Regina's head. But went to do what Regina told her to anyway.

The room went dark except for the light shining through the window from the moon. That was enough for her to make it back to her bed.

Emma threw the blanket over her body and tried to sleep. But she couldn't as her heart was still thumping in her throat from the close proximity.

The quietness fell around them; only their breathing could be heard across the room.

Not too far away, the other woman on the bed couldn't sleep either, due to other different reasons from the one on the couch.

Regina had to pee. She sighed out loud.

She pulled the comforter off her body and threw her legs down on the floor while rubbing her belly in annoyance.

Suddenly there was a hand grabbing her in the dark, making her jump on her bed as she didn't hear the sound of the footsteps of the person who approached her.

"Emma! You almost gave me a heart attack! Make some noise wouldn't you?!" Regina hissed as she put her hand against her racing heart.

"Sorry! I couldn't sleep and saw you sitting up so I'm trying to help you. What do you need?" Emma asked in the dark.

"Nothing! You can go back to bed. I just need to go to the bathroom."

"I'll come with you then."

"I can go just fine! I'm not an invalid or sick!"

"But it's dark, you could slip? I'm up anyway since I couldn't sleep."

Regina wanted to argue more but the bladder couldn't wait to release. She stood up slowly with the help of the blonde who tagged along with her to the bathroom. Regina turned to push the blonde away as Emma stepped inside with her.

"You can wait outside!" Regina sighed in annoyance.

"Call if you need anything?" Emma grinned.

Regina rolled her eyes and closed the door loudly in front of Emma's face while hearing about she still need to use the damn door back to her.

The blonde was like a watchdog, if she woke up then the blonde would follow her everywhere.

When the bathroom door flung open again, Emma led Regina back to the bed and helped the brunette sit down on the edge of the bed.

"Do you remember that blue thing at the park?"

Regina asked out of nowhere and Emma frowned.

"Yeah, why?"

"Can you, uh, buy it for me?"

Emma widened her eyes and tried to look at Regina's face in the dark. The brunette's cheeks were a shade darker indeed.

"The disgusted blue ice cream that you hate?!" Emma gasped

"Yes…"

Emma laughed.

She was surprised that Regina asked for it since the brunette was the one who hated it in the first place when she let her try. She felt a hit in her arm making her stop abruptly.

"Okay. Whatever you want. Tomorrow I'll go out to buy one for you."

"No."

"What do you mean, no?" Emma frowned, her amusement was gone.

"Not tomorrow, I meant now. I want to eat it now."

"Wait a sec." Emma went back to her bed to grab her phone and looked at the screen.

It was one after midnight.

Emma walked back to stand in front of Regina.

"It's one in the morning, Regina?!" Emma yelled

"And it seemed to be a problem how?"

"It's too late to go out and it's freezing!" Emma whined.

"You're here because I let you in the room, Miss Swan. Do you remember your condition about doing anything that I want?" Regina smirked.

"But-!"

"Our baby wants it, not me," Regina said, her cheek flushed as she used the baby to make Emma do things for her. She avoided the blonde's eyes.

Emma turned to look at Regina and her heart turned soft as Regina used our baby. It was the first time Regina referred to the baby as theirs and it made her heart twitch with fondness suddenly.

She couldn't deny Regina anything. Emma knew that instant, whenever Regina asked for her, she would do everything for her immediately without asking.

"Won't the shop be close now?" Emma asked with a frown

"That's not my problem isn't it?" Regina gave her a dangerous smile.

"Alright!" Emma turned to walk to the door while mumbling "Things I do for them."

"Oh wait!"

Emma turned her head to look back at Regina in the dark and waited.

"I want a whole pine." Regina gave her a too-sweet smile.

"Is this the baby talking or you? Because right now you don't sound like my Regina at all."

"Miss Swan." A cold voice threatened back at her.

"Geez! I'll go now!"

Emma shut the bedroom door and left. While Regina smiled in satisfaction and waited on the bed. She reached over to turn on the bed light's lamp beside her bed.

She went back to her book again.

Thirty minutes in her stomach rumbling with hunger all of a sudden. Regina patted her belly softly.

When she went to empty her stomach earlier, all she thought about was that sweet and fruity scent of that ugly ice cream.

It made her mouth water and her stomach rumbling, even though she already eaten.

"You really got your other mom's trail in eating junk,"

Regina whispered to her dome of a belly and rubbed it softly, feeling the baby kicked back upon hearing her voice.

"Of course, she does. She's my kid."

Regina flinched again that night, back straight up against the pillow.

When suddenly Emma came back into the room. The door was opened when she didn't notice.

"Miss Swan! Stop sneaking up on me!"

Regina sent the blonde an eye and her eyes shifted down to Emma's hands.

It was a pine of ice cream with a spoon on top. Her annoyance faded suddenly at the sight of her craving.

"You said to open the door quietly so I did! And now you're scolding me?"

Emma whined but her mood lifted up when she saw Regina's small smile as the brunette caught sight of the ice cream in her hand.

She stepped to Regina's and handed them to the happy woman on the bed.

Regina took the pine in one hand while the spoon in the other. Emma reached out to touch the lid when Regina eyed her hard.

"You're not eating this too," Regina ordered her.

"Regina! I was about to open the lid for you." Emma rolled her eyes. And reached out again to open the ice cream's lid as Regina let her but glared at her hard while she did it.

When did Regina become possessive over the food?!

"And I went out with all the trouble to get it for you. The first shop was closed so I went to the local store instead, luckily they have this flavor! You won't share?" Emma pouted.

"No, I said a pine for me, I didn't forbid you to buy another!" Regina smirked.

Emma stood with arms crossed against her chest, shaking her head slightly at this new side of Regina. She watched Regina eat with a small smile.

She was willing to freeze to death and went to every store to look for it, if she got back was the happy brunette who was dicking into her ice cream with such delight.

Regina's lightened up as the spoon went into her mouth. And a soft moan escaped the lips that wrapped around it.

That was all worth it.

"Why was this so good but the color looks disgusting?" Regina mumbled.

"I told you," Emma smirked.

Regina flushed slightly and took another bite of the blue ice cream. Before she put the ice cream back into Emma's hands.

Emma took it back with a confused look on her face as she only saw Regina eat it like three little spoons.

"You're done?!" Emma asked with a gasp.

"Yes." Regina nodded

"It's still brimming full! You took like 2 tiny scoops?!"

"I'm done eating! If I eat more than this, I'll puke! Or do you want to see me throw up with this blue thing all over you?" Regina lifted her eyebrow in a challenge.

Emma grimaced at the image and shuddered slightly.

"So you won't mind if I eat this?"

Regina's glare was all the answer she got.

"I guess not. I'll put this in the fridge for you then."

Regina went back to bed while she closed the ice cream lid and closed the door gently behind her. She looked down at the ice cream and a spoon with traces of blue color on it and grimace.

She wouldn't have this flavor for a while that's for sure.

Emma let out a long sigh all the way to the kitchen. She was still in a daze, to be honest. All the effort she had to go through to get this damn ice cream.

She drove, walked in the cold air wearing only a bathrobe and slipper, and let people in the store look at her like a fucking weirdo buying ice cream in the middle of the night.

Just for Regina to eat a tiny bit.

What the hell just happened?!

Chapter Text

The craving for that blue monster of an ice cream was getting too much for the blonde. Emma had to take Regina to town to fulfill that craving of her. Along with the cheeseburger the brunette wanted to eat. Emma offered to buy them for her but Regina didn't want take-out as the food was not the same as in the restaurant, the brunette insisted.

Regina always blamed her when the craving hit, saying it was all her fault that the baby inherited her trail of bad eating. Emma didn't hold anything to it, she would proudly accept it as her bad habit if it made Regina happy.

She was so happy now that Regina told her every need and wanted. She was willing to take Regina anywhere if Regina told her.

Emma looked to the woman beside her with a small smile as Regina walked alongside her, in her hand was a small cup of that ugly blue ice cream.

"Admit it that it's delicious." Emma teased.

"No. But the baby loves it."

Regina always denied her love for unhealthy food and used the baby as an excuse. Emma shook her head with a small chuckle. She walked and often looked to the woman beside her, who almost finished the whole cup.

Regina put her hand to rub against her nose. Emma could see a trace of blue color on it when Regina put the finger away.

"Let me throw the cup away." Emma offered and took the plastic cup from Regina's hand.

"Thanks."

Regina tightened the cardigan around her torso as she stood waiting for the blonde beside the path that had grass and little flowers planted along the way, watching the blonde find the bin.

Now the baby excuse started to sound lame to her ear as the blonde always smiled back when hearing it. Regina had to come up with another excuse for the junk food she was craving.

Emma jogged to the bin that wasn't far behind and threw the empty cup away. Upon turning back around, from the corner of her eye, she saw someone riding a bicycle at full speed. She panicked as she realized that Regina hadn't noticed it yet because the brunette was busy staring after her.

"Regina!" Emma shouted with a terrifying look on her face as the bike came closer.

"What?!"

Emma didn't wait to yell and ran in big steps toward the confused brunette at the side of the path. She wrapped her arms around Regina's waist and pulled the other woman onto the grass side.

"Em-?!" Regina let out a surprising yelp.

While the brunette lost her balance and crashed into her front from the force of her pull. Regina's rounded belly touched her own flat one as she tightened her hold around Regina's torso. Regina fisted her jacket tighter as well.

They both seemed to be losing their breath at the small accident.

"Are you alright?!"

Emma mumbled against Regina's forehead as the woman in her arms looked at the bike that flew past them at a speed that made her brown hair fly with it. The stain of brown hair fell to her forehead. Emma tucked it back behind Regina's ear.

At the gesture, Regina turned to look back at her with a frightening look in her gaze.

"I'm okay." Regina breathed out against her mouth.

That was when Emma noticed how close they were. She could feel the brunette's warm breath on her face. And she saw a tiny dot of blue color stuck against the tip of Regina's nose. Emma put her hand up to wipe it off gently, not wanting to spook the other woman. Those brown eyes followed her finger movement and scrunched her nose as it tickled.

"Good."

Emma puffed out with a relieved sigh. She was so scared that Regina would get hit by that damn bike. Emma put her arm back around Regina's shoulder and hugged the woman closer to her. Taking in another deep breath.

A second later, Emma could feel the woman in her embrace, fidgeting her arms against her chest, trying to make her let go.

"You can let go of me, I'm fine now."

"Sorry, I was in the moment."

Emma reluctantly let the brunette free, she could feel her face flush slightly at being caught hugging the other woman.

"You seem to be in the moment too much nowadays. I'll take that as you're taking advantage of me somehow."

"You're the mother of my kid! You know, I can hug you whenever I want." Emma grinned.

"I said the obvious. Can we go now, I'm hungry."

Regina puffed out in annoyance at being reminded that she was carrying the blonde's kid. Every time Emma did something to her, the blonde would use that excuse and she let her.

Because she couldn't face the fact that if she was not pregnant then, would Emma still treat her like this, like the excuse the blonde loved to use against her.

"Okay, Mom."

"I'm not your mom."

"My wife then."

Emma grinned and swayed to the side as Regina pushed past her. Emma followed the brunette and tried to look out for Regina along the way, the blonde would put her arms in front of the pregnant woman in a protective manner while crossing the road.

They were people who walked past them and smiled at the soft gesture of the blonde for her wife. Emma smiled back at them with happiness. While Regina huffed out in annoyance all the way to the dinner.

The dinner was ahead of them. It was a small diner, selling only burgers. Regina abruptly stopped in her tracks. Emma paused her steps too and turned to look at the brunette with a confused eyebrow.

Regina seemed to tuck her cardigan tighter to her torso with an uncomfortable look on her face. Emma looked closely at Regina's face and it was slightly red on the cheek. Then looked down at how Regina crossed her arms together against her chest.

Emma stepped closer to the clearly embarrassed woman.

"What's wrong now? You can tell me, Regina." Emma hardened her face when Regina wouldn't look back at her.

"Please?"

Regina looked up from her eyelashes at the blonde, her face all flushed.

"Don't laugh, if I tell you." Regina glared at her hard.

Emma nodded her head eagerly. She was interested to know now what really got the brunette to be this fluster.

"Promise me!" Regina hissed.

"Fine! I promise I won't laugh."

Regina slowly lowered her arms down to her side, and the cardigan loosened around the brunette's torso, leaving a gap in the center. Emma looked closely at the white dress, there were darker spots in circles around Regina's breasts.

She couldn't stop the bubbling laugh that was coming up out of her mouth the instant she saw that Regina was leaking. Regina snapped her head up at her so hard, that Emma tried to cup her mouth with her hand. Giggling behind her hand while her shoulders shook.

"I'm-so-sorry, Ha!" Emma tried to stop her laugh but couldn't at how red Regina looked right now. The brunette could glare her to death if possible.

"You promised not to laugh, Swan! I shouldn't believe you!"

Regina yelled and hit her arms. Emma winced at the slap and continued to laugh. She felt another hit on her shoulder so she had to put up her hands to grip the hand that hitting her non-stop.

"Stoaap! Ha-Gina!" Emma chuckled.

"Stop laughing, Swan!"

"Ok-ay! Ouch!"

Regina hit her again when she let the hand go. Emma rubbed the bruised spot on her arms and tried to compose herself. She took in deep breath, looking back at Regina's dead glare to settle down.

Emma took off her jacket and threw it around Regina's shoulders. Regina put them closer together on her chest. Now she couldn't see that Regina was leaking.

Regina was still red in the face whether from the leaking or the fact that now Emma's arms were bare and she could see those muscles flexing slightly when the blonde put those arms around her.

She was annoyed and angry at how dare Emma laugh at her embarrassment. Regina sent another dead glare to the blonde when she heard Emma huff out a small chuckle.

"It's not funny at all." Regina scolded.

"I'm sorry. Do you need anything? Or what do I need to do? Ohh do you need me to-Ouch! Regina!"

Regina didn't wait for Emma to finish that thought, and hit the blonde in the arm, sending a big slap across the street.

Emma flinched away from the dangerous woman beside her and rubbed her arm furiously at the spot Regina hit her.

"Served you right for having such pervert thought!" Regina yelled with her face still flushed.

"What?! I haven't thought any pervert- Ohhh" Emma flushed too at the implication. She wasn't going to offer herself to help like that.

"Regina look at me," Emma said and Regina reluctantly looked at her. "I wasn't going to say that. I swear! I was going to offer my own shirt!"

"Stop being ridiculous! And what are you going to wear?"

"Oh! I…forgot? I could uh wear only the jacket?"

Regina rolled her eyes at the idiot blonde.

"Seriously, are you okay? Do you need anything?" Emma asked

"I don't know! You tell me since you read." Regina snapped and mimicked Emma's voice at the last part.

"Um…Is it stop? Can you still feel it?" Emma winced at the stupid question.

"Would you stop this?!"

"Do you want to go home?"

Emma asked and let the brunette decide. She watched as the other woman looked toward the diner and gulped her saliva. Emma grinned.

"No. I want to eat." Regina said and walked inside the dinner without waiting for her.

"Wait!"

She shouted and hurried her footsteps behind Regina.

Inside the diner, there weren't too many people, they were scattered here or there at the booths and tables. Regina walked to sit at the booth at the far end, the one which closed to the toilet behind.

Emma followed behind and passed the counter, where the waitress looked at her arms. She shifted her eyes down to herself and saw that she was only in a tank top, her arms were bare.

She flexed her arms slightly by waving hi at the long-haired waitress, before winking at the brunette. The girl turned back to her friend and screamed.

A screech bounced back to her ear making her smirk. She still got it.

Emma shook her head and walked to the booth where Regina was already sitting down. As she stopped at their table, she could feel a cold, almost scary radiant wave sent in her way as chill ran down her spine.

Her green eyes met with brown ones that glared at her hard. She could crumble to the floor for that look alone.

Emma gave Regina a small grin that showed off her dimples and went to sit opposite Regina. Acting like nothing happened.

"I'm famished! What are you going to order?" Emma asked while looking down at the menu.

"How sickening, showing off your guns like it's that attractive," Regina mumbled as the brunette also looked down at the menu, not meeting the blonde's eyes.

Emma had to bite her lips to stifle a giggle. She seemed to be giggling a lot today, she couldn't help herself, Emma was happy being around Regina.

"I want a cheeseburger with salad and sauce on the side. I'll be back."

"Okay."

Emma smiled and started to stand up with Regina too when Regina waved for her to sit back down.

"You can stay here."

"You'll be alright?" Emma asked again with her big green eyes. She didn't want Regina to go anywhere alone, or out of her side for a second out here.

Regina's eyes wrinkled softly before glaring back at her in annoyance. Emma put both her hands up in a surrender gesture and watched as Regina went inside the bathroom stall in the back.

That's when she looked down at the menu again until the waitress showed up.

"Ready to order?"

Emma looked up at the brunette girl with her dashing simile.

"Two cheeseburgers, one with salad, sauce on the side, and one with cheesy fries topped with bacon!"

"Alright, your drink?"

"Water and a strawberry milkshake, thanks."

"Woah, the food contrasts with that great figure of yours."

The waitress looked up from her eyelashes at Emma's body, obviously looking her up and down, not shy in her intention at all.

"I have to use lots of energy."

Emma was slightly red in the face at the direct compliment. She never received one with Regina as her smile turned into a sad one at the thought.

"Ohh, wait! Do I know you?! Charming Swan, right?! The top handsome girl, every woman wanted to be in arms with to events! Oh my godd!"

The girl was fangirling over her. And it boosted her ego so much that she let out a small smirk. Since she hadn't gone to events while she stayed with Regina. She did miss the gala, the cocktail there was to die for.

"Yeah. They might be exaggerated on the top tier one." Emma smiled

She frowned slightly when the girl was leaning over close to her by putting her hands against the table. Emma scooted backward in her seat, her back against the back of the booth. Her eyes shifted to the shortest short of a skirt the other girl was wearing while the girl bent forward to her.

She looked back in front and met with the line of the other girl's chest.

"Nah, I think they got it right! You're gorgeous." The girl was drooling at this point.

"Uh…thanks? You too."

Emma smiled and tried to be polite. She didn't want to make more small talk with the girl so she turned her head back to the bathroom behind her. Afraid that Regina would emerge and send her to her dead for real.

She didn't want Regina to think badly of her or misunderstand her since she tried so hard to change. She was not the same person anymore.

"You're here alone?"

Emma lifted her eyebrow at the question, this girl must not see Regina sitting with her.

"No, I came with-"

Suddenly another presence behind her back interrupted her sentence. She could feel the slight perfume of the other woman. She turned her head to the side and saw the protruding belly first, lifted her head, and saw the pretty face of Regina, that leaned down toward her own so fast she didn't expect that action from the brunette.

Regina pecked her lips.

Her mouth opened slightly into a shock against Regina's smirking one, while the brunette pulled away fast.

"Is the food here yet? We're hungry." Regina said in her too-sweet voice for Emma's liking while sending her too-sweet of a smile.

She was speechless and got lost in those fake sweet voices and eyes that Regina sent her. Emma played along with Regina since she wanted the girl to go away anyway. And all her attention was now on the beautiful brunette beside her.

Emma grinned, wrapped her arms around Regina's waist, one hand on the big belly. She saw a flash of glare on Regina's face before it was gone into a fake smile. Regina put her hand on top of her on the stomach and then looked back at the waitress, sending the girl a dangerous smile.

"Do hurry about my order, dear. Me and this baby are famished." Regina said while patting her belly again.

The girl was back on her feet and gasped.

"Well as I was going to say that I came with my wife."

Emma gave the girl a proud smile while she felt Regina lower her hand and pinched her backside. Emma squirmed in her seat, getting away from the finger while still keeping her smile.

"You and your…?!" The girl pointed the finger back and forth between her and Regina.

"But the news said that you're single! What a fake source!"

"How long do I have to wait? Or do you like me to talk with the manager?" Regina glared at the whining waitress and lifted her eyebrow up in an intimidating gesture.

"Okay, Madame! I'll be right back with your order!." The girl flinched back to her service as she was scared by the look on Regina's face and turned to smile sheepishly at Emma.

Her smile faded as she couldn't feel the warm presence beside her.

Regina abruptly pulled away from her and went to sit down opposite her. She missed Regina's warm body and her lips tingle slightly at the feeling of Regina's lips against her own. Even if it lasted for just a second.

Her lips turned into a thin line.

"Next time don't make me come with you then. So you can flirt around other girls all you want, alright?" Regina looked down with a small huff.

"Why do you think that, Regina?"

"Your brooding tells otherwise, dear. You must love it since the girl is pretty slim and young. Not lots of baggage like us." Regina scoffed and looked back at Emma who was still smiling.

The blonde still had the audacity to smile while she just pointed out their flaw?!

"Oh, so you've agreed?!"

Emma smiled more when she saw how Regina said all this nonsense to her about the other girl, she couldn't contain her grin.

"Are you…jealous?" Emma asked as she tried to minimize her grin. She didn't want Regina to misunderstand her more than this.

Regina snapped her gaze back at her, eyes widened at the realization, and couldn't open her mouth fast enough when the same waitress brought their food to the table.

"Sorry for the wait."

"Thank you." Emma smiled at the girl.

Her smile was gone when she saw how Regina fuming in her seat. When the waitress walked off, she pulled her plate closer to herself and looked at Regina to see if the brunette was still angry at her.

When Regina showed no sigh of irritation Emma grinned and picked the fries into her mouth.

A low hum was coming out of her throat as it was so long that she had actual cheesy fries, when the cheese melted on her tongue, the crispy bacon added another texture, enhancing more greasiness in her mouth.

She chewed with happiness as she dicked into her burger.

"So good!" Emma mumbled while chewing.

When Emma looked up again. She was surprised to see her brown eyes staring at her. The brown gaze was soft but darker and more intense.

"I'm not! I was helping you out with that drooling girl. If you don't want it I can call her back here." Regina said and shrugged her shoulders

Emma reached out to grab Regina's hand that was on the side. Regina glared at her and tried to pull her hand back, Emma tightened the grip, not letting go.

She rushed to interrupt when she saw Regina's lips curled up.

"I loved that you came to my aid, Regina. And I freaking loved it to know that you cared about me, just the slightest bit was enough for me. I was uncomfortable not of the drooling girl, but was of you. I was afraid you would come out and found us talking, I don't want you the get the idea. I don't want you to get hurt on my behalf." Emma said almost choked up with tears as she started to get emotional all of a sudden. She squeezed the brunette's hand and tried to hold Regina's gaze.

"I don't want to lose what we're starting to have," Emma admitted softly.

Regina's eyes were filled with unshed tears also. She loosened the grip and Regina abruptly pulled her hand back.

"We don't have anything, Miss Swan. Don't act like you know what I feel."

Every bad thing that the blonde had done to Regina in the past, she still remembered it. It won't fade away easily.

This was the first time she knew what feeling she felt in her stomach every time Emma paid attention to someone else.

But when Emma was sad or she said things that hurt the blonde's feelings. She couldn't stand it, and wanted it gone, wanted the blonde to be back to her goofy self.

Regina grabbed the burger in hand and ate it, lost in her thoughts.

Emma smiled sadly and continued to eat in silence. She was sad that Regina didn't want to think about them being anything. When she felt like this day was the best day ever, getting to see the other side of the brunette she had never seen was just a bonus.

The important thing to her was being near Regina that was enough.

Emma snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the brunette's voice. She was surprised Regina talked to her first.

"Can you get another milkshake for me? The baby wants it."

Emma lifted her head to see Regina putting the salad into her mouth. She started to feel lighter and not sad that Regina was willing to speak to her again. Even though she used the baby as an excuse.

"Okay." Emma smiled.

Regina looked back at her, hand hung in the air at her smile, before Regina ate it and chewed adorably.

"You can eat mine." Emma pointed to her milkshake.

"It's fine. I want the vanilla one."

Emma grinned.

Not long after all was said and done. The milkshakes were gone, and their plates were all empty. Regina caressed her belly, she felt so full and satisfied.

Suddenly a small burp was out of the brunette's mouth and Regina widened her eyes as she covered her mouth with her hands, face flushed slightly at the embarrassing act in front of Emma.

"Sorry," Regina mumbled against her hands and started getting up.

"That was the cutest burp I've ever heard!"

Regina's head snapped back at her like she was crazy. Emma could only smile.

"But I think I'm more louder than you." She said that while feeling a burp coming up to her throat.

Emma let out a loud burp, not caring if everyone would watch. Regina had an amused look in her brown eyes and chuckled at the blonde. Emma stood up and followed Regina.

All the way to the front door. Emma put her arms in front of Regina's stomach the whole time. And looked around as if someone would crash into Regina if she didn't keep watch.

Everyone was watching them with a fond smile.

"Stop it, Emma!" Regina hissed softly against Emma as she noticed the stare around them.

"I don't want anyone to bump into you," Emma whined.

"Really, Miss Swan?"

Regina stared hard as if that was the most ridiculous thought Emma had ever come up with. Regina rolled her eyes and walked to the door where the blonde rushed in front of her and opened the door widely for her.

"Allow me, your highness."

Emma opened her arm and lowered her head down a bit, a small grin on the blonde's face. Regina glared with a mirth twinkling in her brown eyes.

"It's your majesty."

Then Regina walked out of the door in her normal stance as much as she could.

Emma gasped at the teasing brunette. She was lost in the other woman's trace. And it was not helping at all that Regina was wearing her jacket and looked regal more than she did.

Now she couldn't wait to imagine what it would be like if Regina wore her shirt too.

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Regina watched from her bed as the light was shining into the room through the slit of the curtain of her window. She could see Emma curled into a ball with a thin blanket wrapped around her torso up to her chin. Emma was trembling slightly.

She caressed her belly softly and decided to sit up, bringing the comforter up to her shoulder as the cold hit her bare shoulder.

Tonight was freezing.

She was still watching Emma as the blonde frowned while sleeping on the couch. Her heart squeezed slightly as she felt sympathy toward the blonde.

She had been thinking all night when she went back from the diner. Emma did take good care of her not only today or yesterday but way back when she was still at the hospital.

It surprised her that Emma didn't give up and left as she pushed the blonde away the whole time Emma was with her.

'She has truly changed. You just have to give her another chance.'

'There's one thing that could change a person.'

'It's love. She will do anything to change herself and she means it, absolutely everything in her power for the person she loves.'

Regina almost teared up thinking about what Daniel said to her. It was weird that the things she didn't want to hear back then, she could remember every word of it.

And it pulled at her heart today when she said things to Emma at the diner and watched the blonde's face fall. She was scared to admit to herself that she cared and that something was going on between them.

When the blonde's torso trembling again, she finally gave in.

"Emma," Regina called.

Emma shifted on the couch so she tried again.

"Emma!"

This time the blonde abruptly sat back up and looked around in frantic before meeting her eyes in the dark. Her face filled with worry for her.

"What is it?! Are you okay, Regina? Your cramp again?!" Emma asked with panic and ran to her side immediately, almost falling to her face as the blanket wasn't off her torso properly.

As Emma stopped beside her, Regina looked closely and saw how tired the blonde was. She gasped when Emma was about to reach out her hand to touch her belly. Regina scooted away a bit and shook her head.

"No. I was just calling."

"You scared me! But it's good that you're fine." Emma smiled while rubbing her arms and stood shakingly beside her.

Regina scooted to the far side of her left side and patted the free space on the right side.

"You can sleep here tonight. I'm afraid you'll freeze to death on my couch. I don't wanna be haunted by a blonde haired ghost."

"It's okay. I'm not that cold…Actually, do you have another blanket I can use?"

"No."

"Never mind then. If nothing, I'll go back to sleep."

Emma turned back, about to take a step when she heard the sound of Regina's voice.

"But I'm cold."

Emma turned around to face Regina suddenly with a frown on her face.

"You're covering up on your bed? You woke me up because you're cold?"

Regina rolled her eyes and sighed in frustration at the blonde in front of her. She didn't understand how the blonde got the reputation of being a Casanova except for her pretty face and acted like an idiot like the blonde hair on her head.

"If you don't want to sleep on the bed then, fine. Go back to your little heaven."

"Wait…You will really let me sleep on the bed?" Emma asked with a gasp as hoped filling her chest.

Earlier she forgot that she was denied the chance to sleep properly on the bed, worrying about Regina's safety. And she wasn't used to Regina offering her anything. Regina was always the one who pushed her away, not wanting Emma to be anywhere near her.

"I'm not gonna say it again. If you don't believe me, that's your problem, not mine. And don't say that I'm cruel!" Regina let out her frustration at the stupid blonde.

Emma hurriedly back to her couch and grabbed both pillow and blanket in hand, went back to the right side of the bed, and put it all down into a big heap.

"Oh my god! This bed is heaven."

Emma lied down with a content sigh as her entire body rested on the soft mattress. It's been months since she lied in once. Emma turned on her side to thank the brunette.

"Thank you," Emma whispered in the dark.

"Don't cross over to my side," Regina warned her.

"Got it, your majesty."

"Good, you learned."

Emma grinned before settling on her side, facing the back of the other woman. She risked scooting to the warmest spot that was radiant from the woman beside her.

"Back away." a soft voice halted her scooting closer.

"I'm not even crossing over to your side yet!"

"I don't care!"

Emma pouted and scooted backward an inch, before closing her eyes.

Emma didn't know when she fell asleep but drowsily remembered that she tried to scoot herself closer to the source of the warmest place on the bed which was beside her.

It was getting colder as the night went on.

She tucked the comforter up and over herself and scooted her butt again. Until her body reached where the warm source was. And she wrapped her arms around the warm body in front of her.

Emma fell asleep with a content smile on her face.

***NSFW***

Brown eyes fluttered open sleepily as she felt a warm body wrapped up against her back and hovered over her torso from the back.

Regina reached out forward to blindly grab the phone on her nightstand and squinted her eyes to look at the screen.

It was past midnight, she had slept for half an hour and the wriggling on the bed shook her out of her sleeping trace. She put the phone back down.

She moved her body and froze in place when her backside rubbed against a hard surface. Her breath shuddered as she looked down and saw arms wrapped around her torso.

They ended up sleeping on the same side and under the two blankets. The blonde successfully crossed her boundaries to her side.

She didn't dare to move more than an inch, as Emma was shifting and tried to follow her body in her sleep while she tried to move the blonde's arms away.

A hand on her side moved up suddenly and accidentally swiped past her cover breast and stopped there.

She stifled to moan out loud at the gesture.

How was it possible that her nipple happened to be where the blonde's fingers were in a perfect angle.

Regina shivered slightly and her nipples were hard, whether it was from the cold or from the slight touch of the blonde, she didn't know either.

She put her head back against the pillow and hid her face there. Her breast ached and decided to be sensitive to the touch all of a sudden.

Just one wiggling movement from the blonde's finger would send an ache straight to her sore breasts.

Her breath got shallow more and more when Regina found herself to be in a big dilemma of her life, of her pregnant life. As a flash of arousal shot down her center as Emma wriggled herself further against her back, sending a soft noise coming out of her mouth against the pillow.

Regina couldn't let this go on any longer so she scooted away further from the blonde but Emma frowned harder and the hand on her chest went back to her torso, tightened harder, and pulled her back against the blonde's front.

Regina decided to turn in Emma's hold and was surprised when she saw the other woman was wide awake. Emma was on her elbow and hovered over her face in the dark.

Emma looked down into those dark brown eyes as they were so close, their face were an inch apart. Regina seemed to hold her breath at her staring down.

Her hand that was on Regina's torso moved slightly over to glaze the other woman's chest. The brunette's lips curled upward with the softest sigh Emma could hear, was out of those parted lips.

The woman below her widened her eyes and tried to sit back up so Emma helped and held Regina so the brunette could sit up successfully against the headboard.

Emma woke up because she felt Regina move in her arms and her buttcheek brushed against her hard-on in her sleep. Emma watched her brown eyes closely as they got darker and knew what Regina wanted.

Her heart beat faster at the prospect of Regina still wanting her.

It was clear that Regina was turned on by this but a sudden insecurity flashed into those brown eyes.

Emma wanted Regina to feel good tonight. It's not about her, but the pleasure of the brunette was more important to her than anything in the world.

She yearned and desired to watch Regina writhing in pleasure tonight, if she could, she wouldn't ask for anything in this world.

Emma risked by reaching one arm out to wrap around Regina's torso but Regina put her hand up, and shoved her arm away while she watched as Regina bit her lips and looked at her nervously.

"You don't have to be embarrassed about what your body wants, Regina. I understand. These things that will happen tonight will only stay in this room. I won't say or mention this outside of the room."

Emma prompted softly while reaching out her hand to cup Regina's cheek, her thumb rubbed softly at the corner of the frowned lips until the line went back to normal.

"I want you to be comfortable around me. I just want you to be happy." Emma said softly her voice filled with so much emotion as she rested her forehead against Regina's and saw the brunette close her eyes at the close contact.

Emma hoped Regina wouldn't deny her offer and let her make Regina happy tonight. The brunette went still against her, all she could feel was Regina's breathing hard against her face.

Emma tried again. She lowered her hand from cupping Regina's face, her hand trailed from Regina's collarbone slowly, if the brunette changed her mind so she could push her hand away, her hand traveled lower to the woman's chest and down to glaze over the soft breast.

Regina's breath hitched against her face when she decided to cup the brunette's breast in her hand softly, afraid she would hurt the other woman.

Regina panted against her face and Emma squeezed the breast softly. Regina hissed softly against her lips. Emma quickly put her hand away and looked closely at Regina's brown eyes that snapped open, pain filled her gaze.

Her heart fell at the sight and pulled away from the brunette reluctantly.

"Hurt?"

"Umm." Regina nodded.

"Let me help you, please?" Emma whispered.

While staring into the soul of those brown eyes. She put her arms around Regina's hips in a loose hold, putting her face closer to Regina, and saw the brunette nod her head slightly, she would missed it if she were not this close.

Emma gently pulled the woman's body up and Regina understood and followed her lead as the smaller woman ended up in her lap on the bed. Their blanket were gone to their legs.

Regina's bare thighs were straddling one of her thighs as the hem of the woman's nightgown bunched up to her butt. Emma moved her knee up a bit and hit Regina's cover center when Regina finally settled back down on her.

"Oh."

Regina put one hand on her shoulder while the other held the headboard tightly. Emma put her forehead up against Regina's as the brunette closed her eyes again.

"Can I try something?" She asked softly.

Regina didn't pull away so Emma slowly caressed the brunette's torso with both her hands from Regina's thighs over to her hips, her waist, and settled on her back. Her thumb was on her waist, the rest against her back.

She felt Regina nod against her forehead. Her breath stuttered as Regina let her touch.

Emma moved both of her hands up and brushed her thumbs against Regina's cover nipples.

She heard a deep breath from the woman on her and it urged her to put the thin stripe aside the brunette's shoulder and slip her hands into her nightgown, pushed it down and both breasts sprung out, the nipple facing her with a hardened tip as Emma pulled away from Regina's face and looked down at them in adoration.

The blonde couldn't wait as Regina shuddered slightly in her hold as the cold air hit the tan skin.

Emma lowered her head to one of Regina's breasts and from this closer look with the help of a soft light through the window. She could see the smooth skin of Regina's breast, the skin was lighter than the rest of her body, and a line of vein could be seen as Regina's breast got bigger than she used to see, the size was perfect for her hand but now it overlapped.

Emma kissed the vein softly and Regina's breath hitched above her.

She let her hands support Regina's back and pulled out her tongue, flattened it, and slowly licked one nipple.

The brunette could feel a warm tongue against her cold nipple and let out a low moan from the base of her throat as it felt like heaven. It felt so good not like when it got squeezed or touched by hand.

This was what she needed, and the blonde was perfect for it.

Regina arched her back more into her mouth and moaned with her low voice against her ear, a small intake of breath could be heard as she did the same to the other side.

She opened her mouth and wrapped around it. Emma sucked gently and Regina was so responsive and sensitive to her lips as the brunette kept moaning and panting above her.

Regina put the hand that gripped the headboard to grip the back of the blonde's neck instead, her fingers grabbing onto her blonde's hair and Emma's moan rumbling against her breast.

Emma sucked again and another moan followed, she felt her thigh start to get wet when Regina moved her hips against her thigh, even though the other woman was wearing her underwear, she could still feel how wet Regina was.

She kept on sucking one and twice before the low moan from the brunette's throat went longer and the grip on her hair and shoulder tightened.

And on the third time, Emma sucked, she felt her mouth wet, which made Emma stop sucking and pull away. She tapped her tongue against the roof of her mouth and could taste milk it was a soft scent of milk not too strong. It was like a melted ice cream mixed with water.

Fuck

That was so erotic, her dick hardened at the feeling of tasting Regina's breast milk. Her green eyes followed the shadow that the milk left in a trail down the brunette's stomach.

"Ohh.” Regina moaned but stopped suddenly on her thigh with a frown and tried to pull away from her hold. Emma tightened her embrace around Regina's hips.

She tried to look into Regina's eyes but couldn't as Regina avoided her gaze.

"Hey, Regina."

The brunette still didn't answer and turned her face away.

"Regina, Look at me, please?" Emma begged.

And with that, Regina looked back at her in the dark.

She saw the faint pink forming on Regina's cheek as she looked closely. It got darker when the soft light touched the brunette's skin.

She used her hand up to hold Regina's neck and locked the position there, making Regina listen to her.

"I love it when you're sensitive to my touch. You don't have to be ashamed or embarrassed. It was normal. I- I've found you hotter if that's even possible."

Emma was the one who was redder now before she cleared her throat again.

Regina flushed harder at the blonde's words but nodded her head in understanding.

Regina shifted down on her thigh and looked into her green eyes and this time, the shyness was all gone, leaving only desire in those deep brown eyes.

The brunette's plump lips were away from her just an inch, Emma slowly leaned in closer to that warm mouth. As Regina ground her hips with the shift of Emma's knee, Regina opened her mouth slightly and let a moan out. She was about to claim that parted lips but Regina turned her head away in the last second and let the blonde kiss her jawline instead.

Emma frowned in disappointment but understood that this was not about them.

Tonight was about Regina's happiness, not hers. She could wait until Regina was ready to let her touch. Whatever Regina wanted she would do it in a heartbeat.

Emma let her lips trailed gently downward to Regina's neck and sucked it softly, she didn't know if Regina would let her leave a mark or not, but Emma decided against it as she didn't want Regina to have her head afterward.

"Ah" Regina cried out loud and gripped her blonde hair with both hands now while the brunette crashed down her center against her thigh.

Her hands went over to Regina's back and bottom, encouraging the woman in her arm to crash into her harder, as on the next gride, Regina's body almost slid upward to her pelvis if not for the round belly between them.

Emma let Regina dry humping her on the bed while she kissed down to her collarbone and chest. She squeezed Regina's ass as the woman writhe against her body.

"Ohh" Regina let out a long moan against her ear. Emma kissed the vein on the boob again then she went over to the nipple which was sticky a bit now as the milk was dried. She licked again and Regina shuddered against her while her thigh got wetter.

Suddenly her hair was pulled back, making Emma look up at Regina's hazy gaze in the dark.

"Not. My. Breast." Regina rasped out between panting against her face.

Emma nodded and was determined to see Regina reach her orgasm in her arms tonight. Regina ground down hard on her thigh again, she gripped the brunette's bottom and felt Regina slide her center back and forth on her thigh.

A twitch from her hips and a shudder followed.

Emma put her forehead against Regina's again, the brunette's hot breath and pants were against her lips that instant.

"You near?"

"mm-hmm" Regina closed her eyes while groaning low in her throat as her hips twitched against the blonde's thigh again, making her gasp.

"I want to see you, Regina. Can you look at me?" Emma whispered as her heart pounded at the sight of Regina trying to chase her own release against her thigh.

Regina squeezed her eyes shut with a sharp gasp when Emma lifted her knee up a bit and with the help of the push from her bottom, made Regina's center wet her thigh more and more.

A breath hit her face, Emma slipped one hand down under Regina's round belly and touched where she desired. She rubbed the brunette's mound softly.

”Ah!” Regina jerked against her hand with a soft hiss.

The brunette ground harder on her hand and Emma rubbed the clit through her panties there. Regina panted faster and halted mid-air as Regina pulled Emma's hand away from her center.

"Too much?" Emma asked softly.

"Mmm-yes."

"Where do you want me, tell me, Regina," Emma asked, and this time Regina looked into her eyes.

"Bottom is fine," Regina said in a rush and bit her lips.

Emma smiled and put a stain of hair that fell to cover her face away behind Regina's ears.

She put the hand there against the brunette's neck and jawline and rubbed her thumb against Regina's cheek gently. Regina gripped her shoulder and one hand came up to grip her wrist tightly. As Emma pushed the brunette on her thigh with the other hand.

"Yes." Regina cried out loud, their forehead touching, the brunette's gasp and pant hit Emma's lips as Regina moved up and down on her leg.

Another moan was out of that plump lips, Emma wanted to kiss it so badly but she knew Regina wouldn't let her. So she kissed Regina's brown then her cheek and ended up at the corner of Regina's mouth instead.

The brunette's breath hitched and shuddered against her slightly.

Not a second later Regina abruptly still and her back arched into her, the belly brushing against her shirt as Regina writhed on her leg. Emma looked up and saw fluttering brown eyes snapped open.

Their eyes met and that moment sent an arousal down to her center.

"Mmm-ah!" Regina snapped her mouth open as the pleasure hit her in wave after wave as the brunette writhed and ground along her thigh to prolong her orgasm.

Her thigh couldn't be wetter than this if Emma tried.

Regina pulled away and hid her face into her shoulder and hugged her shoulder tightly, trying to be as close to her as the belly let them. Emma felt the brunette twitch and shuddered against her.

She caressed Regina's thighs and up to her hips and back, waiting for the writhing woman to catch her breath.

Emma put one hand to caress Regina's brown hair gently, Regina let out a small noise that was low in her throat at being patted on the head. Then Emma lowered her hand to hold the brunette's nape while the other hand wrapped around Regina's waist.

Emma was so happy that she could see this side of Regina again. When Regina's breath returned back her normal pace against her ear. The woman above her pulled her face away from her shoulder.

Upon being this close, Emma noticed the brunette's cheeks were glistening with tears.

Her happiness was gone the instant that she found Regina crying against her.

"Are you okay?? Why are you crying?!"

Emma took hold of Regina's shoulders and asked with worry and hurt that she made Regina cry. She put her hand up and wiped the tears away from Regina's face.

"No." Regina croaked out from all the crying.

"Then what?! Are you uncomfortable? or-"

"Not any of that. I- It just feels so good to… release."

Regina blushed and a tear slipped down her cheek, Emma wiped it away immediately with her thumb.

"Oh god! That's better." Emma sighed in relief and looked into Regina's eyes.

Her breath halted slightly as she saw a new glance of something flash in her brown eyes, something new that she'd never seen before, it filled with something she didn't dare to hope.

Emma looked down at the belly between them, she caressed the underside of the globe softly, hearing Regina panted above her still. Her finger traced slowly from the side to Regina's belly button, she circled the finger over it and Regina's breath hitched against her. The belly shuddered against her palm as the brunette's breath picked up paces again.

She kept holding Regina's gaze and watched as the brown eyes dilated wide, her upper lips curled upward when Emma slipped down her hand under Regina's bunched-up nightdress.

Her finger was about to pull the brunette's underwear away to the side when Regina gripped her hand and Emma complied and pulled her hand away from that warm place she felt.

Those brown eyes against her showed nothing in it except desire.

Emma understood and put her arms back around Regina's waist. She got that they weren't ready to go further than this, this new territory between them.

It was this thin and about to be broken if Regina let her.

She moved her thigh again not caring as her dick twitched and how hard it was right now. She could take care of herself afterward.

She held onto the woman griกding and twitching her hips wildly in her arms. Until Regina came with another shattering orgasm. The brunette trembled against her and panted while her belly heaved up and down along it.

When Regina could move again, Emma helped hold the woman's body and settled Regina back down on the mattress. She went to her side of the bed and turned to watch Regina in the dark.

All was the sound of their breathing echoing around the room.

"This means nothing." Regina blurted out against the silence.

"It's just the hormone."

"Okay." Emma softly rasped out.

"Don't think too far about this!"

"I'm not."

Emma had to bite her lips from smiling.

"You can't cross the boundaries this time! You stay on your damn side." Regina turned to threaten her and grabbed the pillow to put it between them on the bed.

Emma smiled. This pillow here didn't bother her at all. In fact, Regina went soft on her the moment she let Emma on the bed with her, if Regina didn't she wouldn't be up here.

Emma opened her eyes and blinked, she hugged the pillow in her arms as she noticed she was in the center of the bed, hugging the pillow that Regina put in the middle. She squinted her eyes.

Regina's sleeping face was in front of her. The brunette looked peaceful with a little smile while sleeping.

They ended up sleeping in the center of the bed.

She wanted to reach out and caress the smooth skin before her. But she was afraid that Regina would wake up and chase her away again.

Her eyes shifted down to the brunette's chest, where the boobs almost split out of the small satin gown. She could see the tip poking against the soft satin there.

Emma gulped her saliva and the image of last night came back to her.

Her dick twitched and her morning woods greeted her.

Last night she was asleep, due to the content feeling and the soft mattress below her before she could go and help herself out.

The more she stared at Regina, her libido came back ten forth.

Emma sat up on the bed as quietly as possible and sprung off to the bathroom, in need of cold water.

The brunette on the bed shifted slightly as she felt the bed dip. Regina stretched her arms over her head and sighed in contentment. She was so damn satisfied this morning, her body feeling light like she had released a big pent-up energy.

Last night was what she needed.

Thinking about the blonde sucking off her boob was making her shudder. She was so happy that Emma woke up before her, so she didn't have to face the other woman.

It would be weird, as she was flushing, thinking about the blonde.

She heard the water run in the bathroom and realized that Emma had just woken up and taken a shower.

Not a second later, she flushed again as she heard a soft groan coming from the bathroom. Regina squeezed her legs together.

Another soft moan this time reached her ears.

Her entire face was warm immediately.

Regina stood up abruptly from the bed grabbed her bathrobe and tightened it around her. She couldn't be in the room any longer. She needed to cool down too.

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Regina's due date was getting closer as the weeks went by. Emma took care of everything for the brunette as the doctor instructed.

She wanted to do everything for Regina, whether it was a small thing like grabbing things for Regina, she willingly did it without Regina having to ask her.

Whatever Regina wanted to eat, Emma would be the first one to rush in and make it for her always, not letting her do anything if the blonde was near.

Because the last month of Regina's pregnancy was bad enough for the brunette, everything ached and hurt like Regina often mumbled around her. Regina's stomach was bigger, it got rounded and lower than it was the month earlier.

So Emma was worried about Regina every single minute, every small cry or pants from the brunette, put Emma on edge. She wouldn't let Regina out of her sigh, even though Regina would sigh in annoyance and glare at her.

Emma wanted Regina to feel good, so she came up with the spoiling day for Regina this evening.

She was going to pamper the shit out of the mother of her child today.

"What do you wanna watch, Regina?"

Emma asked while looking for something to watch on Netflix. Regina was sitting beside her on the couch, legs in her lap as she offered to massage the foot for Regina. She was only allowed to touch Regina's foot not elsewhere as Regina ordered her.

"Nothing too funny or too emotional would be fine."

"Care to share?" Emma frowned.

"I do not want to go to the bathroom while watching the movie if I laughed too much, okay?"

Regina stared at Emma like she was dumb for not knowing these things.

Even with a small cough, Regina could wet her pants easily these days. She flushed thinking about the small accident.

Being 35 weeks pregnant at this point was torture for her, Regina wanted the baby out so badly so she could go back to herself again. She rubbed her belly while pouting slightly.

Emma took a glance at the woman beside her and she felt sympathetic for the brunette who was caressing her belly absentmindedly on the couch.

"Cartoon?"

"I'm not a child like you." Regina snapped at Emma and rolled her eyes.

Emma sighed before she found the movie she wanted to watch and opened it.

"Jurassic Park?" Regina lifted her eyebrow as she stared at the screen.

"Yeah, Have you watched it?"

"No."

"Great! You're gonna love it." Emma said excitedly and put Regina's foot down as she stood back up.

"You want any more cider? I'm gonna get us some popcorn." Emma asked.

"Uh, No more water for me." Regina sighed

Emma's eyes turned soft at the petulant look on the brunette's face.

Not long Emma came back with a bowl of popcorn. She sat back down and put the bowl on her lap. Regina automatically scooted closer to her.

Emma grinned and put her arms on the back of the couch, she wanted to embrace the other woman but was afraid Regna wouldn't let her.

She watched Regina all through the movie, and the brunette noticed but didn't say anything. She watched as Regina ate popcorn slowly, sometime it missed her mouth as her attention was on the film.

Emma chuckled and shook her head before grabbing that missed popcorn from Regina's hand, the brunette looked at her in confusion.

"Let me." Emma smiled.

As Regina stared at her, Emma put the popcorn against Regina's mouth, and slowly the plump lips opened and closed around it. Regina turned back to the movie. And Emma kept feeding her from the side.

She led Regina upstairs as they finished the movie. Emma had prepared a bath for Regina and offered to wash the brunette's hair for her. Regina accepted her help and Emma was happily do it for her.

Thirty minutes later Regina was on the bed, handing a lotion bottle to Emma. Emma smiled and took it willingly.

Another job of Emma in the night was applying lotion for Regina which the brunette couldn't reach.

It was like a soft massage for the whole body of Regina. It relaxed the brunette in a way that Emma loved to do for her. Watching Regina go soft and putty in her hands.

Emma sat beside the brunette's legs on the bed. She applied the lotion in her hands and rubbed it together in her palm. It was warmer and Regina loved it. Regina was wearing her nightgown as always, the brunette wasn't ashamed or shy of her body from Emma anymore and Emma was thankful for it.

She started with Regina's ankle and rubbed it slowly up and down and sometimes in a circle for full coverage. Then her hands went up to Regina's shin and calf below. The brunette's skin was soft and smooth to her touch.

Emma applied more lotion to her hands and rubbed them together before putting her hands back down on Regina's thigh. Emma took in deep breath to control herself every time she reached the thighs. She rubbed up and down beware not to let her finger go too high between rubbing the cream on Regina's inner thigh.

The brunette sighed out loud and long. Emma didn't look up as Regina was reading the book as always. She couldn't look up ever while she was rubbing cream on Regina's body, because it was too dangerous. She made the same gesture to the other leg.

Now the best part was the stomach. Emma loved to apply lotion on the brunette's belly. The skin was smooth and soft against her palm. Faint traces of stretch marks below Regina's belly started to fade, due to the cream Emma helped apply every night.

She squeezed more lotion into her hands and applied it against Regina's middle. She caressed the belly softly while her hand went over in a large circle to cover all the space around the stomach.

Regina sighed out with such contentment. Emma finally looked back at Regina and saw the brunette laying her head back against the headboard, her eyes closed. Emma stopped her circle and put the book out of Regina's hands, jolting the other woman to sleepily open her eyes at her in surprise.

"You can go back to sleep. I was just putting the book off." Emma offered.

"I was resting my eyes, that's all." Regina put off her glasses and put them on top of the book.

"Aren't you going to read?" Emma lifted her brow.

"...No." Regina looked at her, with something else in those dark brown eyes.

Emma licked her lips and nodded before going back to her task. It was not often that Regina would get that arousal look in her gaze while Emma massaged her.

Emma's hand were on top of one side of Regina's belly when she felt a kick against her palm.

"Oh." Regina hissed softly

"She hurts you?" Emma asked with a sympathetic voice.

"No, just uncomfortable, she was too big! I need her out soon or else I'll lose my damn mind." Regina mumbled.

Emma grinned and rubbed the spot where she felt a kick against her hand. Emma lowered her head down to speak to the baby.

"Calm down, little girl, you don't want your mom to get annoyed, right?" Emma chuckled when a soft kick bounced back against her palm again.

"Stop talking to her then." Regina glared.

"She loves my voice!" Emma pouted.

"That's why I told you to stop since hearing your voice was making her kick me!" Regina huffed.

The perk of applying lotion for Regina was that she got to talk to the baby while she was at the belly. Emma always loved this moment between them. It was her favorite time of the day that she got to spend with both her girls. Regina would act like she was annoyed at them both.

"She's gonna be out soon and you will miss her being inside, I'll tell you," Emma said, she was excited to meet the little girl and yet saddened at not being able to talk with her through Regina's belly anymore.

"I swear, I'm not." Regina scoffed.

"You heard that baby girl?! Your mom won't miss you being inside her tummy." Emma gasped teasingly and said to the belly below.

"I loved her when she was small, but in this moment not so much. My whole body aches" Regina rubbed the other side of her belly while rolling her eyes.

"Aw, Can I help with anything?" Emma asked

Regina looked back at her with an intense gaze that made her heart beat faster in her ears.

"Can you help get her out of me faster?" Regina smirked.

"Oh, I can try?" Emma wriggled her eyebrow.

"Oh, and how are you going to do that?" Regina frowned and was interested now.

"I read and it said that having sex would enhance the chance of the labor." Emma smiled.

"Not a chance, Miss Swan." Regina glared hard at her.

"Not so fast, Regina! I read another and it said massaging the booby would help too."

Emma looked sideways at Regina as the brunette's breath hitched at the mention of that, Regina seemed to be thinking about it.

"I don't see how that is relevant to one another." Regina cleared her throat and asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It said that massaging your breast would stimulate the breastfeeding and the cells inside your body would recognize it and it could induce the labor," Emma explained proudly at what she read.

"Wow. You're reading this stuff still amazes me every time, Miss Swan. I thought you're the type of person who doesn't read." Regina smirked.

Emma leaned on her hands and her face was in front of Regina's face that instant making the brunette's smirk fade upon her invasion.

"Is it working?"

"What?" Regina croaked out against her lips.

"Charming you with my reading?" Emma showed her dimples.

Regina rolled her eyes and pushed her in the chest, making Emma lean away from her. Emma sat on her hunches beside Regina and watched the brunette have that thinking on her face.

"I just want to help you as much as I can, Regina." Regina looked back at her closely.

"If I want to have sex with you, I would not propose this massage to you in the first place," Emma said with sincerity in her voice.

"If you want to try, I will not talk about this outside of this room. Remember that night you gave in to me?"

***NSFW***

Emma reached out to touch Regina's cheek softly as the brunette was lost in her thoughts, making Regina snap her eyes back at her.

That gaze was of uncertainty and a glimpse of desire was in there.

"Will you let me help you, please?" Emma begged with eyes.

Regina stared at her long and hard before nodded slightly. Emma smiled and scooted closer to Regina's side. She reached out her hand to the hem of Regina's gown that was bunched up on the brunette's belly.

"Do you have to, uh…" Regina demurely asked her.

"How else would I touch your boob, Regina? I need you to be comfortable too." Emma prompted softly and tucked at the gown gently letting Regina resist her if she wanted.

"Alright." Regina agreed.

Then Emma put the nightgown over Regina's head as the brunette lifted her hands. The moment Emma threw the nightgown on the floor, Regina abruptly put her arms against her chest, and her face flushed at the dark gaze on the blonde's face.

Emma tucked the arm away gently and the sight of hardened dark nipples was making her hot all over as well. Regina's upper body was bare before her and the brunette was so beautiful.

"You look so beautiful." Emma gasped out in wonder making Regina blush harder.

Emma didn't wait any longer and started to put her finger over both of Regina's breasts immediately. Regina was breathing faster against her. Emma stared at the boobs while putting her fingers around the nipples, she rubbed it in a slow circle.

"Ohh."

Emma smiled when she looked up at Regina's face, the brunette closed her eyes and let out a content sight at the touch. She continued to stimulate those nipples with care and tenderness while Regina's breath got shallower every time she rubbed them.

Emma put her hand away reluctantly, reached out to the lotion bottle and squeezed its content out in her palm. She warmed them in her hand and put them back on Regina's breast. She rubbed the cream in a circle over Regina's breasts with both hands at the same time. Regina's nipples were pointing at her face now.

Upon hearing Regina whimper, Emma looked up and saw the uncomfortable look on Regina's face and pulled her hand away.

"Too much?"

Regina nodded. Emma massaged Regina's one side of breast this time. To avoid stimulating the woman too much at the same time. Emma pinched the nipple lightly and Regina let out a breathy moan.

"Ooh."

Emma shuddered slightly at the soft noise. She couldn't help but feel an arousal shoot down to her member. Emma went on massaging until she was sure Regina was relaxed enough. She put her hand away and watched as Regina's belly heaved up and down.

"Done," Emma said.

"Hmm?" Regina was in a haze and snapped her eyes open to look at Emma in confusion.

"The massage should be done for 5 minutes."

"Okay."

Regina sat back against the headboard. The brunette panted softly as Emma looked into those dark brown eyes.

"Do you want me to stop?"

Regina was not saying anything only looking back at her, her eyes were dilated and Regina's upper lips curled up slightly.

She reached out her hand to hook a finger into Regina's underwear while keeping her gaze on Regina the whole time, intending to convey that she wouldn't do anything Regina didn't want her to do. Emma pulled it down, the brunette lifted her butt for her and Emma could slide it off Regina's legs successfully.

Then Emma crawled over to sit between Regina's parted legs. Emma watched as the brunette was laid bare before her. Her eyes caught sight of the glistening mound below the belly and she gulped down her saliva.

She slowly slid down the bed and pushed the brunette's thigh up higher against the side of her head. She heard Regina sigh softly above as Emma puffed out her breath against the woman's center.

Regina was so sensitive everywhere in the last month too. Emma was aware of that and gently pulled out her tongue and flatten it then licked up the slit of the brunette's pussy, making Regina hissed out loud.

"Ooohh."

Regina's hips bucked against her mouth. While Emma looked up at the dome of the belly and got a glimpse of the sight of Regina biting her lips while looking back at her.

Emma pulled away before grabbing the pillow beside Regina and putting it under Regina's back.

She settled back in front of Regina's center where a glimpse of wetness was leaking out of the dark hole. She was careful not to touch or overstimulate Regina too much by listening to Regina's cry and groan.

If it turned into a soft whimper, she could go on. But if she used her finger to rub against Regina's clit, the brunette would cry out loud with her breath hitch. That's when she knew it was too much and used only her tongue from then on.

Emma used her fingers to part the outer lips and licked the inside of Regina's inner lips while Regina bucked against her face.

"Godd" Regina cried and Emma moaned against the lips. Emma licked up Regina's clit and swirled her tongue over it softly in a circle over the little hood. Regina's hand was gripping her blonde hair with both hands now.

She sucked the clit gently and Regina writhed beneath her mouth in wanton. Her tongue was tapping the hood one and twice before she sucked again.

"MMhhm" Regina whimpered and panted hard above her, the hand gripped her hair tighter and pulled her head backward, Emma had to pull away from the clit and understood that was too much for Regina to take.

"Not on here too?"

"Too…much."

Emma licked her lips and tasted Regina on her lips, and went back to the same slit she love. Regina let go of her hair now as Emma's fingers still parted those lower lips. This time Emma licked long and hard against the slit making her tongue push in the fold accidentally.

Regina's legs crossed over her back this time and the brunette's legs buckled against her, Emma had to hold tight to the trembling thighs beside her head. She looked as Regina grabbed her mattress in a tight fist, while she licked the bare pussy.

"Please…"

Emma's heart stuttered at the pleading as she caressed the soft thigh in her hands. Emma nodded her head, her nose brushing Regina's hood slightly making the woman squirm in her hold.

Emma gently pushed her tongue inside the dark fold, she could feel how hot and warm the woman was for her, the wall was trying to contract against anything that went in at that point.

"Ah!" Regina groaned out long while she pushed her tongue in deeper, she wriggled it inside the tight hole that was gripping her muscle. Emma pushed her tongue in and out of Regina's pussy and on the way back in Emma opened her mouth wide and swirled her tongue inside the tight fold making Regina jerk into her face, one hand grip on her hair again as Regina whimpered while being coarse into a tingling pleasure inside her.

The member in her pants was so hard, but Emma controlled herself as Regina's need had to come first. She waited this long, she could wait for more, for the day Regina returned her feelings.

She wanted to show Regina that she loved and cared for her through her actions more than words since Regina didn't want to believe every word she said.

Emma swirled her tongue inside that spongy spot where it got Regina squirmed more on the bed and jerked her hips hard against her mouth. The grip on her hair was harder as she could feel Regina started to spam around her. She gripped Regina's tight tightly waiting for the writhing woman to reach her deep end.

Not long after her licking and tongue fucking the woman's pussy, Emma felt the thighs in her hand trembling as Regina's hips bucked hard against her face, while the hand in her hair kept pushing her head forward the brunette's center.

"Ahh yes!" Regina cried

Her tongue was throbbing against the tight wall that wrapped around it as Regina jerked up against her one last time and the woman's cum flew down her chin, almost making her slip out at the slippery hole.

"Mmmhmm."

Regina hummed low in her throat as Emma prolonged the brunette's orgasm as much as she could. She didn't want this to end but all the massage and this were going to be too much stimulation for Regina could take.

And true to her words. When Emma came up again, she crawled over to Regina's body and hovered over the brunette, who was now out like a light. She leaned over to kiss Regina's forehead and got off the brunette. Regina shifted on her side in her sleep while Emma took the comforter up around Regina's torso.

She was on her elbow and watched Regina sleep with a small smile on her face. She tucked those stains of brown hair behind Regina's ear when it fell to Regina's forehead.

Regina winced in her sleep and came back to herself later that night. She caressed her stomach softly as she felt the baby kicking actively inside of her. She had backed out when she didn't know.

She sat back up against her hands on the bed. Emma was asleep beside her. Suddenly her brown eyes snapped open as she felt like something was squeezing her stomach from the inside, softly, not hard, it made her breath stutter in her throat slightly at the new feeling she experienced in the last month of being pregnant.

It must be the Braxton hick of a contraction. Her due date was in another week.

She sighed softly and rubbed her belly when it finally subsided. Regina turned to look at the blonde who sprawled out on the bed.

Regina had experienced these fake contractions for a few nights now, it would happen later in the night. When it happened she felt a little scared but when it ended she could calm down again.

She lied down on the bed and scooted closer to the blonde, she couldn't admit it but being near Emma made her feel safe when she was scared of the pregnancy thing. Because Emma was there beside her all the time when she felt a slight bit uncomfortable.

Regina was facing the blonde in her sleep, the soft light was on Emma's face and her heart stuttered softly at how peaceful the woman looked while sleeping.

She couldn't control her feelings since it's been weeks since she got a release. Now that she was uncomfortable and with a heavy belly in the way. So Tonight when Emma offered to massage her nipples was something that surprised and excited her.

She was so touched at how the blonde cared so much about…this baby stuff.

Deep down inside she was still hurt over what Emma did to her in the past, she tried not to dwell on it. But each time the blonde came close to her or showed affection for her, Regina couldn't help but think that all this time Emma was nice to her,

Was it all true?

She thought it was too good to be true, she was scared to accept everything that happened between them because she was scared it would just go in the blink of an eye when she woke up from this good dream.

Not more than a week the baby would come, Emma wouldn't want to do nice things to her all the time now, right? So she might as well follow what her heart wanted just for tonight when she felt so tired to build the wall over herself.

Regina snuggled closer to Emma's side and closed her eyes.

Not a second later, Emma shifted and pulled Regina to sleep on her chest while in her sleep and Regina went willingly. Her heart pounded as she rested her head against the blonde's chest.

A tear slipped from her eyelid as she closed her eyes.

She loved being in the blonde's arms, it made her feel safe for some unknown reason.

That moment when she wrapped her arms back around Emma's torso a thought came up.

Her heart felt so full tonight, that she didn't want this night to end.

She was scared to fall in love with the blonde again and got her heart broken. She lost to her unconsciousness before she was lost to sleep, she felt the blonde tighten her arms against her and she drifted off to sleep.

When Emma felt Regina's breath was still against her that when she dared to open her eyes in the dark.

The blonde woke up the moment she felt Regina shift and moved on the bed closer to her.

She was so surprised to find the brunette snuggled against her side.

For whatever reason Regina was thinking, she didn't know.

The blonde risked herself to pull Regina against her and when the brunette went willingly. Her heart filled with so much hope and love.

She wanted to hold Regina like this for the rest of her life if the brunette let her.

Regina made a small noise in her sleep. And her dick stirred at the sound, thinking back to Regina's moans and cry earlier.

Damn

Emma tried to sleep with a hard-on again that night because she couldn't lose this opportunity to hold Regina.

Emma was preparing breakfast for them. Last night was good, she walked out of the shower with a bright smile on her face, seeing the peaceful brunette sleeping on the bed, she kissed Regina's forehead before going downstairs.

She hurriedly finished the eggs and pancakes since she wanted to check on her new recent hobby.

When she came back from the hospital, Emma thought about growing flowers for Regina herself to impress the other woman. She wanted Regina to see that she was trying to be the woman Regina wanted her to be.

She went out to the garden every morning to water it herself. She wanted to do something nice to see Regina smile at her again.

Emma smiled while walking out to the garden.

Regina was in the kitchen eating her breakfast in silence. She woke up with a smile on her face but then her smile faded when she realized what she just did last night.

She stuffed a piece of egg into her mouth and chewed angrily for letting herself get away again last night.

She let the blonde touch her and it was the greatest feeling she had ever felt for the first time in a while.

And was she crazy for eating what the blonde made for her like they were a domestic little family when in reality they were not at all?

So Regina decided to end it all today. She had to since she couldn't build her wall up against the blonde anymore if she tried.

Regina stood up and suddenly a fluttering sensation dropped lower in her pelvis that almost took her breath away. Her hand went to her stomach, it was not uncomfortable but it just tickling, like the baby was moving downward. She put her hand against the table and winced softly.

When the feeling stopped, Regina took in a deep breath and brought the plate to the sink. The baby seemed to move a lot today. She patted her belly softly.

"I'm not ready yet, see you next week, little one." Regina looked down at her stomach and chuckled lightly.

Even though she wanted the baby out of her, the thought of it scared her to death. She was not ready.

Regna walked back to the living room and upon passing the coffee table, her glance caught sight of a small film, she stopped in her tracks.

An ultrasound film.

She lowered her knees down and bent sideways to pick the film up, then stood back up slowly. She frowned at the picture in her hand and remembered the one she got was in her drawer upstairs.

And the film of hers was not a stand-alone it came with another pic that could spread out into a long series of the baby moving stances.

This one was not a cut-off, there was no tear in it so that meant this was of Emma herself.

She felt her eyes burn, she was hurt Emma didn't tell her, if the blonde did, she wouldn't let Emma have it that was for certain.

In the back of her mind, there was always that one question that kept coming back to haunt her and lingered in her heart.

Was Emma doing nice things to her and being there for her, after all this time, the blonde only did it to tolerate her for this baby?

She swallowed down her tears not wanting them to come, if they came then they wouldn't stop.

Everything that made her scared and insecure, came crashing down on her as Regina looked down at the ultrasound film. Her fingers were white against it as she gripped it so hard, that her hand shook slightly.

Emma never really did talk or assure her what was her place in the blonde's life. She wasn't sure where she belonged.

Was she just the other mother of Emma's kid like the blonde used to tell her all the time?

Emma wanted this baby so badly and she was scared to be back in the blonde's life again.

She inhaled a shuddering breath as that decision hurt.

"Oh." Regina cried out when suddenly she felt a cramp seize her midsection. The pain made her lose her grip on the film and it fell down the coffee table. She let one hand touch her stomach.

It hurt.

The cramp went on to her lower back, she couldn't stand straight so she had to bend forward, holding her stomach like that, until she felt the squeezing of her belly subsided down.

The fake contraction was no joke.

She couldn't image what the real thing felt like and she didn't want to think about it now.

"Regina?" A voice came up behind her.

Regina abruptly straightened back up when she felt fine. She breathed out through her nose when Emma's voice rang out in the living room. She turned to see the blonde walking in with a single white rose in her hand, and a dimpled smile on her face.

Emma handed the rose toward her. Regina could only glare at it, seeing the flower hurt her more than she could imagine.

"Remember what you said to me? So here is my gift to you. A present from my heart to you, Regina." Emma smiled softly.

Upon hearing it, Regina was so scared more than ever that the blonde still hadn't changed. Emma was still the same person who liked to win over her words, and this was just over a flower.

She couldn't make it this time if the blonde came back into her life and everything turned back to the way it was before.

Regina tightened her hands into a fist as her hurt turned into anger toward the blonde.

"So you tried to beat what I said to you? Was that all you think about?! All the time that you stayed here with me did you want to win over me too? Is that what this is all about?!" Regina yelled and couldn't stop the tears that came with the anger she felt.

"...No! Regina, what made you think that?" Emma gasped in horror.

"You tried to win over my fucking heart, is that it?! You want me to take you back because all you want is this baby I'm carrying, right?!"

"Regina…"

"Is it not true what I said?" Regina stared into those glistening green eyes and choked out another question before her tears interrupted.

"If I'm not pregnant, will you still do every nice thing for me like you did?!" Regina cried as her breath hitched more. "Will you still make me breakfast, lunch, dinner, pick up flowers for me, leaving everything of your world to be with me if I'm not having this baby?!" Regina sobbed into the back of her hand.

"Will you still be the Emma you are today if I'm just being Regina without this baby inside of me?!" Regina yelled out in her anger and hurt.

That was the thing she was scared to let the blonde know after the blonde came after her. Regina knew she had to say what she was about to say next even though it broke her too. She had to be stronger for herself and the baby.

"From now on, you don't have to be anything you don't want to be or do to win me over, Miss Swan. I won't let you get back into my life ever again. Even though how hard you try against me, you will not be the other mother of this baby!"

Regina threatened the blonde, but her voice shook with every word she said.

The rose in Emma's hand fell to the floor as well as her heart at that moment. Emma cried too and her heart felt like it was going to rip apart at what Regina said to her. She was shocked and hurt and sad. Emma couldn't say anything when she was still processing everything Regina yelled at her out of nowhere.

She watched the retreating back of the brunette.

Emma ran outside of the house, still in shock. She sobbed while walking as she thought back to all these months she stayed with the brunette. She took great care and tried to show affection for Regina to feel and see.

Why did Regina not see it?

Or did she not show Regina enough that she cared and loved her?

Emma took in deep breath as her shock was gone, leaving only clear consciousness and it urged her to the car she borrowed from the old man in case there was any emergency about the baby stuff.

Today Emma was going to come clear on her actions for Regina.

She couldn't wait when Regina was crying her heart out at her.

It broke her heart to see Regina cry and still doubt herself that she didn't love Regina and only the baby when it was clear that the blonde stayed because Regina was the only thing in her life that made sense, that made her happy,

She couldn't live without Regina in her life.

Emma had only one purpose today, to make Regina see what she really felt for her.

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Regina turned to look back for a second and saw the blonde run out of the house. She couldn't help but sob again. She knew she pushed Emma away for good but it still hurt that Emma ran.

Her breath stuck in her throat as she couldn't stop the shuddering sob that wrecked throughout her entire body.

It was better for them both that it ended this way.

Regina returned to the spot where the white rose lay on the floor.

Emma was really gone. And she was the one who urged the blonde to go.

She chose this and had to live with it.

Regina bent her knees lower and tried to reach out to the side to pick up the rose, upon picking the rose up, and slowly stood on her feet. At that moment, her hand flew to her stomach when a sudden cramp hit her.

This time it hurt too much and it felt so weird, it was like a new feeling she hadn't experienced before. She used to have a sudden short cramp but not a long and hard one like she had now.

It was like something squeezed her belly from the inside, making her lose her breath from the force of the contraction.

"Ah!" Regina let out a sharp gasp and tried to take in a deep breath to calm her nerves down. When she could finally breathe through her nose again. There was a slight shudder in her exhale when her contraction faded.

The pain in her stomach was gone but a yelp went out of her mouth as she heard a soft pop and a sound of liquid wetting the floor below, when she looked down between her legs and saw the evidence on, the hem of her skirt was wet.

Her mouth opened wide in terror.

Fuck!

The cramp she got last night and the night before was not a fake one, but she was in labour?!

fuckity fucking fuck of a fuck!

Her water broke in the living room and shit, she lived alone and she just pushed the blonde away. Regina started to panic and couldn't breathe properly. She wanted to cry but the shock prevented her from doing so.

She gathered all the straight she had and tried to control her breath. In and out until she could breathe again. She had to focus on herself first.

She needed to go to the hospital and fast.

Regina still had time to grab her hospital bag when her contractions were still long enough apart. She already prepared the hospital bag last week when… the blonde told her to. The bag didn't contain much just her and the baby clothes that Emma brought her to buy, some toiletry and personal stuff.

She caressed her belly and tried to calm her racing heart down.

She hoped this baby wouldn't be in a rush to get off to see this world.

When she had the hospital bag and her purse ready. Regina went back down the stairs as fast as she could bring herself to, she started to feel pressure on her pelvis making it hard for her to walk.

She bit her lips to step down, and upon reaching the last step of the stair, a sudden contraction gripped her middle. Regina held her stomach and gasped in wonder when it tightened under her palm. Her other hand went into a fist against the wall.

"Ah!" She couldn't stop a groan coming out of her mouth when it hurt too much, the pain sent a spam to her lower back. She couldn't keep walking.

That's when Regina slowly sat back down on the step.

It had been only 30 minutes. Why was her stomach squeezed so badly like this?

She really thought that she still had time but the sudden contraction startled her, making her start to panic again.

Regina frowned at how the pain intensified and it went on longer. She tried to breathe when she realized she held her breath along the pain. She gripped the edge of the wall tightly, her hand turned white. Resting her head against the wall while holding her stomach with her other hand. She squeezed her legs together as if it could save the baby from coming out of her until she got to the hospital in time.

She whimpered at how scared she was right now. She was scared of the expectation of giving birth.

She was scared of the pain, it made her lose her breath.

Regina was scared of delivering this baby alone without… the blonde by her side when she needed Emma the most at that moment. She needed,

"Emma" Regina whimpered softly.

She cried when all she could wish right now was Emma walking into her living room again. Her tears slipped down her cheeks as she cried. She shouldn't chase the blonde away.

And now she had to take care of her stubborn ass alone to make it to the hospital since she didn't want to give birth here.

Emma parked the car in front of Regina's house after she went out to buy the most precious thing that could let Regina know what she felt for her.

She looked down at the small red box in her hand, she flipped the lid open and the diamond on it was making her eyes glisten with tears. She smiled.

This time she was going to make everything right.

On her drive back Emma started to feel something tugged at her chest, she couldn't explain the feeling but all she was thinking and worrying about was Regina. She was afraid that Regina would do something rash like throwing her things out and burn them or something.

She couldn't think of a reason why Regina snapped at her earlier.

Emma closed the lid and put the little box inside her pants pocket. Stepped out of the car and ran with big steps inside the house, closing the door behind her with a loud thud.

As she walked into the living room at the threshold, her eyes shifted down to the floor, and frowned hard, when the floor below her was wet and glistening with-

"EMMA?!"

Regina yelled out her name with panic. Her heart filled with fear as she never heard Regina call with this scared in her tone.

"Regina!" She shouted and rushed inside the living room.

Emma ran the the source she heard Regina's voice come from the stairs. She ran to the staircase and the sight in front of her squeezed her heart badly. She watched Regina hold her stomach, resting her head against the wall with a painful look on her face, the brunette was panting hard.

"Regina?!"

Emma took two big steps and knelt down in front of the other woman, she touched Regina's knees.

"What's wrong?! Stomach pain?" Emma asked in panic trying to catch Regina's eyes. Until Regina looked back at her in pain and nodded her head back.

"Um-"

Regina couldn't speak only whimpered against her. The brunette bit her lips so hard. It was so rare to see that kind of pain reflected in those brown eyes. Emma reached out to cup Regina's cheek and the brunette leaned her head into her hand with a groan.

"Is this the real one or…?" Emma frowned and tried to calm herself down.

"No-my water broke."

"The wet spot on the floor was yours?! But your due date is next week?! Why-?" Emma asked again in panic when she heard that Regina's water had broken.

Regina panted and rolled her eyes.

"Is this the time to ask?! I don't know! this baby wants out now who could stop her?!"

Regina hissed out in frustration and looked at her like she was dumb before Regina's face shifted in pain again. Emma lowered her hand to rub Regina's forearms instead.

"How far apart was the contraction then?" Emma asked while putting the messy hair from leaning against the wall back behind Regina's ear.

"Uh, I don't know! I thought I still had time."

"Can you walk?"

Emma bit her lips and started to panic with every whimper Regina cried out. She had never dealt with birthing before, it was her first time too. She got more panic and scared when she saw the pain and fear reflected back in those brown eyes when she looked at Regina.

She used her thumb to wipe the tear away. Emma tried to act like she wasn't scared about this. She had to be stronger than the brunette right now so Regina wouldn't get more anxious and scared.

"Don't be scared, Regina. I'm here."

The tears slid down Regina's cheek again and Emma leaned in to kiss them away. Regina shook her head against her lips

"-Hurts!"

Her heart tugged at the small whimpering. She had to take charge of this.

Emma quickly put her arms under Regina's knees and back, then brought the brunette up into her arms. Regina wrapped her arms around her neck tightly while putting her face on her shoulder and cried. She ran to the car while trying to comfort the woman in her arms.

"Don't cry, You have to save your energy for pushing later, remember?"

Emma looked down briefly with a small smile and Regina sent her a dead glare.

She opened the car door with her hand on Regina's back and settled the brunette on the passenger seat. Regina's face changed into one of being in pain again. The brunette rested her head backward on the headrest. And it seemed like Regina was holding her breath.

She panicked at that and leaned her forehead against Regina's temple

"Look at me, Regina," Emma said, her voice hardened. When the brunette did turn to look at her she instructed.

"Try to follow my breathing, okay?"

"umm-kay." Regina gasped in pain.

When she saw Regina was back to her normal breathing, Emma shut the door and rushed into the driver's seat.

Emma drove with speed but still looked for the traffic light. All the way to the hospital she could hear Regina whimper and groan beside her. Emma wanted to touch the other woman to soothe her. She didn't want to stop but she had to drive.

It hurt her heart to see Regina in such pain.

Emma reached one of her hands out on the handstick and Regina immediately grabbed her hand into a tight squeeze.

"Are we there yet?!" Regina cried.

"Almost, just this turn. Can you stay put til then?"

"You should tell your kid that, dear," Regina said with a stern voice.

"She's mine now?" Emma asked with a chuckle.

Her heart felt lighter when Regina was in a better mood to tease her.

Everything was going to be alright, she believed so.

Everything was not alright and it was getting worse the minutes Emma took Regina to the delivery room. The nurse let Regina change into the hospital gown.

Regina was sitting up against the pillow, with a cloth covering her lower parted legs as the face of the doctor was in between Regina's legs.

"You'll feel a bit uncomfortable, alright?" The doctor warned.

Emma felt a hard squeeze from Regina's hand as she stood beside Regina and let the brunette grip her hand as much as she liked. Regina turned to hide her face in her arms while the doctor was examining her.

Her heart hurt when Regina let out a whimpering quietly against her. She took her other hand to caress Regina's hair lightly, trying to soothe her.

"Looking good! You'll get to see your baby soon." The doctor said then came up from between the laboring woman, with a snap of gloves.

Regina put her legs together on the bed while the clothes were off her. They were both looking at the doctor expectedly.

"How long?" Regina asked immediately.

"For an hour at least. You opened only 9 cms. Regina." The doctor patted Regina's legs gently.

"What?! Do I have to wait for an hour? This is hurting too much already!" Regina groaned out loud on the bed. And then turn to look at her with a pleading look in her brown eyes.

"Do something, Emma!"

Was that a slight pout on Regina's face she saw? Her heart tuned into putty seeing Regina whine adorably while being in pain. She squeezed Regina's hand back before turning back to look at the doctor.

And from the look of smiling on the doctor's face, she wouldn't be much help. This was natural it needed time. But Emma couldn't help but wonder out loud.

"But Regina's due date is next week, so why?"

"It might be preterm labour. Could happen because of stimulation and stress."

Emma felt bad for putting stress on Regina and making the baby come faster than the actual date. She looked down at Regina and the brunette squeezed her hand back without saying anything, like she knew what Emma felt.

"Can you give her an epidural?" Emma asked.

"Yes but… if she can endure the pain to this stage, I suggest you not using any drug would be a better choice for the baby. And besides Regina was already in active labor, if you came earlier I could give you one."

The doctor turned to scold Regina lightly.

"You had contractions since last night right?"

Regina's face was a shade darker and a guilty look was on her face before nodding.

"I thought it was Braxton hick."

Emma gasped.

"Why aren't you telling me any of this that you're in pain?! You're too good at hiding the pain, Regina!"

Regina's head snapped at her.

"How would yo-"

The yelling woman couldn't finish the sentence when Regina's face shifted into another pain, and a long moan came out of her lips, the brunette turned on her side while squeezing her hand hard.

"If you start to feel like you want to use the bathroom. Don't push, okay? I'll be back in an hour." The doctor quickly added to both of them but turned to emphasize at her. Emma nodded eagerly.

The doctor had a small smile on her face as she watched the sight of the blonde wrapping one arm around the brunette as the mother-to-be put her head against the blonde's shoulder before she left them both alone.

Emma leaned down to hover over the brunette from the side. When the contraction ended Regina breathed against her face. She looked closely and saw traces of tears on Regina's face and sweat forming on her temple and forehead. She put the hair that was stuck to Regina's forehead away.

"I'm sorry for leaving you alone earlier," Emma said softly her eyes filled with guilt.

Her heart clenched at the vulnerability shown in that dark gaze that looked back her her. Regina was clearly scared.

"Don't leave me, I'm…scared." Regina whimpered out in a small voice as her breath shuddered.

Emma could feel the brunette's light puff of breath on her lips. It was like her heart was being torn apart hearing the admission from Regina.

Regina put her hand against her face and she could cry into the brunette's palm. Emma held tight to the hand on her face, not letting go.

"Don't be. I'm not going anywhere again. I'm going to stay with you and our baby."

Emma caressed Regina's hair softly before leaning in to leave a kiss on the brunette's forehead. She decided to be upfront with Regina now since she couldn't wait anymore. She put her hand against Regina's face making the brunette stare back at her.

"I didn't stay with you because of the kid like you think, Regina," Emma said

The look of something shown in her brown eyes encouraged her to talk more about what she didn't have the chance to tell the other woman.

"I want to stay beside you, taking care of you, and do everything that I've never experienced doing with you by my side. I want to do all of that with you only, Regina. Only you."

Her eyes burned up when she saw Regina's hazy gaze from all the pain.

"I'll stay beside you throughout this birth. I'm gonna be the first person you see when this is done, okay? I have a special gift for you afterward." Emma said with a tearful grin.

"What?"

"I can't tell you yet, you have to see it for yourself."

Emma could see Regina's upper lips curled up into a small smile before it turned into a frown instead as Regina opened her mouth and a whimper was out again. Her hand was squeezed so hard in Regina's one.

Emma hated that sound, it tore at her heart somehow.

Regina closed her eyes and her breath was shallow while the brunette tried to turn on her side to find a comfortable spot to be in. Emma reached out her arm and rested it across the pillow on top of Regina's head, her fingers caressing her hairline trying to soothe her.

"I understand what you said to me this morning. I might be too interested in the baby without thinking about you. But that doesn't mean I don't care about you, Regina."

Suddenly Regina's eyes fluttered and squinted open through the pain gaze back at her. That gaze almost put her out of breath.

"You said I want to win over your heart. Yes, I do want it more than anything, to win over your heart, Regina. Because you're the most important person in my life."

Regina's hand slowly loosened around her one and continued to pant against the pillow, the brunette looked at her tiredly.

"I need you, Regina. I love-"

Regina interrupted her before she could finish.

"Emma…I'm glad you decided to tell me this now. But could you stay quiet for a few minutes while I'm in pain?! The contractions are too fucking hurt to hear you mumbling voice beside me."

A gasp left her mouth.

"You found me annoying while confessing my feelings to you?! Regina?!" Emma touched her heart and acted like she was hurt.

Regina rolled her eyes.

"I can guarantee you, you hurt less than I do right now! This baby is going to kill me, it's like being crushed on the inside!" Regina snapped at her.

"Do you need anything?" Emma asked with worry.

Regina nodded eagerly.

"I'm thirsty." Regina rasped out.

Emma walked over to the corner of the room grabbed ice chips for Regina and went back beside the bed. She fed the brunette ice chips as Regina moaned with pleasure this time.

"Oh godd, this is refreshing as hell." Regina ate them with eagerness when the contraction was not coming.

Emma's heart skipped a beat seeing Regina all happy even just for a minute from the pain.

The time passed for almost an hour now and her hand was being crushed like it was going to break into pieces if Regina squeezed her hand harder than this.

Emma let out a wince, Regina snapped her head at her so fast with a dead glare on her face, like the brunette wanted to bite her head off at her showing that she was hurt.

"You called this hurt?! Look at what you did to me!" Regina cried.

The brunette squeezed her hand harder and Emma had to bite her lips from crying out loud again. Regina continued to squirm on the bed as the pain gripped her middle section, no spot on the bed was comfortable enough for her misery.

"I know, but it'll be worth it in the end, I promise," Emma said softly.

"No, you don't know shit! AH!"

Whatever she said to soothe the brunette, it went downhill. Emma could only watch Regina curse and snap at her nonstop when the time was almost up to an hour.

Her heart clenched at the sight of a miserable Regina but the swear word that flew from Regina's mouth was something she didn't expect. Emma bit her lips to contain her giggle when Regina called her softly on the bed.

"Emma…"

"What, My love?"

Emma caressed Regina's hair again while looking into those brown eyes that looked back at her in softness and surprise upon hearing the nickname. Regina's cheeks flushed lightly before the brunette gasped in pain again.

"When will the doctor get here?" Regina rushed out and turned to curl on her side.

"Almost? I guess from the rate that you swear and the bone in my hand is shattering, it's an hour now." Emma grinned and was excited to meet their baby.

Emma looked closely when Regina didn't answer her. She noticed that the brunette was covered with sweat on her forehead, her face was getting paler, and her lips were white from the teeth that bit into them. Another groan was out through Regina's gritty teeth.

Her hand was being crushed again.

"Can you hold the pain?" Emma asked as her heart clenched seeing Regina was not okay.

Regina shook her head wildly.

"Nooo, I can't hold it! I'm feeling like she's going to come out of me, Emma! I want to use the bathroom, please?"

Regina gasped in pain and begged her in a tiny voice she had ever heard from the brunette. Regina continued to pant as the feeling of push lingered in her center.

Emma watched the way Regina tried to close her legs together and her panic kicked in.

"Don't push, Regina! You heard the doctor, hold it, alright?! I'm gonna go call the doc." Emma rushed out and another groan and whimpering was the answer she got from Regina.

"Oh god! I can't hold it!" Regina cried.

Emma reached out to push the red button on the wall while Regina cried loudly this time. It was not a small whimper or groan like in the past hour. Her heart clenched nonstop watching Regina moving on the bed, holding on her stomach like she was trying to make the pain stop.

Not a second later, the doctor came into the room with a smile in her eyes. And under the mask as well Emma guessed.

"Who's ready to birth this baby?!" The doctor asked excitedly.

Regina sent a dead glare to the doctor at the question.

Emma sent an apologetic face back to the doctor instead and the doctor laughed heartily.

The nurse placed the cloth on Regina's lower part as the doctor went to the end of the bed, pushing Regina's legs apart, and then sat between them, while Regina rested back against the pillow on the bed that was pushed up.

Emma stayed beside the brunette all the while watching the birthing preparation.

She felt Regina's breath quicken at the active position Regina was in. Emma held Regina's hand tightly, not letting go just for a second.

The doctor put her hands below the tent of cloth that stayed on Regina's knees on each side, while the nurse on the other side of her was holding Regina's knee apart for her.

Regina winced beside her.

"Good, good! You're open more now. If the feeling to push comes, you can go ahead, Regina." The doctor instructed from the end of the bed.

Emma was so excited and turned to the woman beside her, sharing the moment. Regina nodded her head seriously at what the doctor said. Before Regina looked back at her, that was the first time, she saw Regina smile at her.

Despite the tired look on her face, her hair stuck over her forehead due to the sweat covering her entire face. Regina was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. Her heart beat wildly in her chest at how much she adored the other woman at this moment.

Emma leaned her face down an inch from Regina and the brunette looked back at her lips then her eyes again, she saw expectation reflected in those brown eyes. She leaned over to kiss Regina's slightly parted lips, her heart pounded when Regina curled her lips back at her lightly.

The sweet moment lasted for only a second but to Emma it lasted longer than that.

Regina abruptly pulled her face away and leaned back on the pillow while holding tightly to her hand. She winced at the pain.

"Can I push yet? I'm ready now." Regina gasped out.

"Yes, push and hold your push until I count to ten, okay?"

"Huh?" Regina gasped, the brunette was dazed in pain at the instruction. Before her face shifted, putting her chin to her chest and leaned forward a bit.

Her stomach clenched as Emma watched Regina's body trembling at the pushing process. Regina gritted her teeth so hard, that not a sound was out of her mouth.

"Breath, Regina," Emma whispered against Regina's ear, reminding the laboring woman to breathe before she fainted.

"You breath your damn self, SWAN!" Regina gasped out shortly at her before going back to concentrate on her push.

Emma smiled as Regina took a breath and pushed again. She leaned over to kiss Regina's temple while hearing a small groan through Regina's gritted teeth.

"Hold the push, Regina." The doctor said.

And another tiny whimpered from the back of the brunette's throat while Regina held the push as the doctor told her, the vein in her forehead popped up as her sweat slid down her nose.

Emma watched in amazement at how strongly Regina was doing this. She brushed the hair that stuck to Regina's cheek away before hearing the doctor count to ten seconds.

"eight… night-"

"FREAKING TEN ALREADY!"

Regina yelled at the doctor as Emma winced when she couldn't feel her hand at this point because of how hard the brunette squeezed it.

Her heart was torn at the sight of Regina pushing, and her face went all red.

"Ten! Excellent first push, Regina." The doctor praised.

"Oh, god."

A quick cry was out of the brunette's mouth as Regna let out a long shuddering breath while resting her head back against the pillow.

Emma caressed Regina's hair trying to soothe her and be there beside her. She left another kiss on Regina's forehead and smiled excitedly at the idea of finally getting to see their baby.

"You can do it, Regina! I'm here." Emma smiled.

Regina only glared back at her, before nodding her head back tiredly while panting.

"Emma, can you help hold one of Regina's legs back? If you want to?"

At the doctor's offer, Emma looked up at her so fast, eyes widened with excitement to be a part of this birth.

"I can?"

"Yes, just hold the back of her thigh further back for me."

Emma nodded and put one hand under the cloth to grab under Regina's thigh, she pulled it toward them, Regina's knees were almost high up in the brunette's face when Regina leaned forward on the next push. Her other hand was still in the brunette's grip tightly.

Emma watched on as Regina was red in the face, her body shook with the force of the push again.

"Good, good! Give me a hard push, Do you want to see your baby or not, Regina?" The doctor patted Regina's knee to encourage the mother-to-be.

Watching from the side was torture, Emma wanted to soothe and encourage Regina more since she saw how hard Regina was trying.

"You can do it, Regina. I love you." Emma leaned to whisper against Regina's temple and it seemed to work as Regina took in a deep breath before pushing out long and hard.

"Excellent! And good support there, wifey!" The doctor praised Regina and then back at her before going back to the birthing.

She gasped as Regina squeezed her hand.

"I'm not your wife!" Regina softly hissed out for her to hear. Emma kissed her temple again her lips turned into a small smile against Regina's damp skin.

"Not yet anyway," Emma mumbled.

Regina sent the look at her from the corner of her eyes then snapped back at the pushing she had to do.

"Hold it, slowly, Regina. Good. I saw a glimpse of a black head of hair, everyone!" The doctor said excitedly.

Emma was bouncing on her feet with excitement at the news. She wanted to poke her head forward to see but all her attention was back on Regina as the brunette's face was red from the hard push, her face was a shade paler, and sweat came non-stop.

"You did it! Regina! Keep pushing." Emma cheered with excitement.

"I KNOW WHAT TO FUCKING DO! AHH"

Regina yelled at her while pushing again. Emma frowned when Regina abruptly let go of the push when it went on for a second. Regina was back against the pillow and turned to Emma.

"I can't hold it. Too long!" A tiny voice was out tiredly as Regina cried at her and shook her head at the same time.

Her stomach clenched at how Regina was crying and shuddering on the bed. Her eyes teared up too at the sight of Regina in such a painful state. Then the look on Regina's face shifted again, the grip on her hand not hard like before.

"You can do it, Regina. You're the strongest woman I've ever known." Emma whispered as her tears slipped.

The moment was so important the blonde started to panic when Regina showed her vulnerable side for her to see. She couldn't be more proud and in love with Regina at this point.

Emma could only watch Regina breathe out a soft push then the brunette couldn't and leaned back against the bed, panting out tiredly.

"It hurts! Emma, I can't do it."

Regina cried out her name in pain, tugging at her heart so badly. She was the one to squeeze the hand in her hold this time. She pecked Regina's damp skin again.

"I believe you can do it. Did you hear that? Our baby has black hair, she's gonna look like a mini you." Emma encouraged the crying woman with a teary grin.

Regina looked back at her, eyes red with tears, the brunette was about to smile but her lips opened up into a sharp gasp, and eyebrow frowned as Regina was back to pushing again.

And like before, Regina pushed for a second then stopped.

"If you don't push, the baby won't be out, Regina. It'd endanger her, you have to push now." The doctor hardened her voice.

Regina looked back at her tiredly with fear in her gaze. Emma couldn't do anything except wipe her tears and sweat away from the brunette's face. Her heart dropped at what the doctor said in Regina's state.

Upon a closer look at Regina, she noticed that this time Regina was white from her face to her lips, and sweat was flowing too much. Emma looked down at the hand in her grip, it was pale too.

She wanted this to end, didn't want to see Regina in pain anymore. She only wanted them both to be okay.

"Come on, Regina," Emma mumbled.

Emma looked back at the doctor and the doctor's stare worried her non-stop. She couldn't help her curiosity and poked her head over the cloth.

Her stomach clenched at the sight of the red color on the doctor's gloves, it filled with blood. Emma gasped slightly and tried to compose herself not to let Regina worry too. Regina squeezed her hand lightly and cried. She watched Regina try a soft push then Regina was back on the bed as the brunette obviously had no straight left to continue.

"Emma…" Regina called her tiredly from the side. "I'm so-rry, for-yell-ing-" Regina said with a pant in each word.

"Shhh, you don't have to apologize, keep your straight for the push, okay? And I'll let you yell at me for all you like if you bless me with this baby." Emma said with tears stuck in her throat.

Regina put her chin back to her chest, another hand went to fist the sheet and gripped Emma's hand tightly and the brunette's body shook slightly again.

This time Emma frowned, there was a weird feeling in her stomach watching Regina push, and the brunette's breath was slower before she stopped suddenly.

"Regina! Push now!" The doctor raised her voice.

"Em-ma…"

She turned to the pale brunette beside her.

"What my love?" Emma brushed the sweat away from the forehead.

"mm-tired"

Regina rasped out slowly and tried to open her mouth again. Emma leaned closer not wanting the clearly tired woman to use more energy than this.

It was like her world was slower as she saw Regina open her mouth but no sound was coming out, the moment Regina slowly closed her eyes and loosened the grip on her hand and the hand in her grip went limp immediately.

Emma let go of Regina's leg as it went shut on their own. Emma reached out her hand to touch that pale and sweaty face and jolt the brunette softly.

"Regina! Wake up! Please squeeze my hand as hard as you like I won't complain anything just open your eyes, please?!" She cried as tears flowed down her cheeks.

Emma panicked as Regina's body went still but the brunette was still breathing. She faced the doctor and the shocking sight of blood on the doctor's glove was making her pale and her lips tremble.

"Emma, I need you to wait outside for me, okay? Regina's gonna be okay. I'll take care of it, don't worry." The doctor said seriously.

Emma couldn't speak, she was shocked.

"But! Regina-blood?"

She couldn't form the word as her brain was cut short the moment Regina did not respond to her.

"Regina has experienced hard bleeding. We need to perform an emergency C-section right now. You're gonna meet your baby soon. I promise."

The doctor reassured her.

Emma couldn't hear anything, everything around her was a blur. When the nurse brought her outside the room, she could hear the monitor sound and the shouting as the nurse went around in a busy hurry state inside Regina's room.

The door shut behind her as she slowly sat down in a stunt. Her face in her hand on her knees. Emma sobbed.

She wouldn't ask for anything at this point except Regina and the baby was alright. She couldn't live without them.

Whenever she closed her eyes, the vulnerability and fear in Regina's brown eyes came back to haunt her.

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Emma couldn't sit still as her heart was filled with worry. She chewed her lips while walking around nervously. Not a moment later a faint cry of a baby's voice rang inside the room.

Was that…?

She cried with relief as it was a sight that the baby was alright. She wiped her tears away when the doctor pushed open the door and she could still hear the baby crying her lungs out.

"Congratulations on your baby girl! You can come in but the mother is still asleep from the drug." The doctor smiled as the mask was down to her chin.

"So Regina is safe now?" Emma asked in concern.

"Yes."

Emma smiled excitedly, her stomach clenched with anticipation of meeting her baby for the first time. She followed the doctor into the room.

At first glance she caught sight of a pink and wriggling baby from afar, the baby was wrapped in a white cloth as she approached slowly, her heart beating wild.

But before she took another step, she needed to let the clench around her heart loosen first. Her daughter could wait till she saw with her own eyes that Regina was fine first.

Emma rushed to the side of Regina's bed, the brunette was still out. She sighed out a long exhale as Regina was alive and breathing on the bed. The color seemed to be back on the brunette's face but not all of it, her glance shifted downward and her heart clenched at the flat stomach, she was going to miss talking to their baby in there.