A/N: At last we come to the end of this little journey. I hope you have enjoyed reading as much as I have enjoyed writing this. I want to send a lot of love to Mitigated Wrath, who has been so patient and gracious. You were an awesome Valentine and I hope you enjoy the…um…happy ending to your prompt. ;) Thanks to everyone who has followed, favorited, and especially reviewed!

Warning: This chapter earns the M rating. If you are not a fan of femslash, I'd turn back if I were you.

"Regina," the brunette lifted her gaze to dark green, "take me to bed."

Those four words, paired with her name, made warmth rush through Regina's body. She reached forward and brushed her lips across Emma's. Gently at first she simply awakened their bodies to the contact. After a moment, though, she cupped her hand around the back of Emma's neck and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss and drawing a moan from her young lover. Her other hand trailed up from Emma's waist to her neck. She pulled her lips away from Emma's and locked their gaze together as she used her hand behind Emma's back to pull down the zipper on her dress. She trailed one finger up Emma's spine while the other tugged gently on her golden curls, exposing her throat to hot open-mouthed kisses. Emma shivered and grasped Regina's arms to keep herself upright.

Regina pulled her mouth away again and moved her hands to Emma's shoulders, looking for permission as she grasped the shoulder straps of her dress. Emma nodded and Regina allowed the fabric to pool around her feet. She sighed happily as her fingertips skated over Emma's exposed abdomen and around to her back. She pulled her in and assaulted her lips again as her fingers found the strap of Emma's bra and deftly released the clasp. She pulled the material fully off and dropped it on the floor without breaking their kiss.

She wanted to ensure that Emma would not be spooked this time. She wanted to show her in a way that she was terrible at expressing vocally how much everything tonight had meant to her. She pulled her lips away and kissed Emma's nose before taking both of the blonde's hands in her own and stepping back. She held their hands out to the side and looked down, soft candlelight causing Emma's skin to glow.

"Gods, Emma. You're exquisite."

Emma flushed prettily under the scrutiny and felt pleased at the deep desire in Regina's tone. Still, she felt exposed again and vulnerable so she deflected.

"And you, Madame Mayor, are wearing far too much." She pulled Regina's hands until she was pressed against her again. She began to kiss Regina's neck, making sure to spend time in the hollow of her ear, eliciting a deep moan. Her hands trailed across shoulders, down Regina's back and rested for a moment on her hips to pull her closer. Regina grabbed Emma and pulled her into a scorching kiss as Emma's hands continued to trail down over a perfectly rounded ass.

Emma growled as she used the position of her hand to pull Regina impossibly closer to her body and then trailed kisses up Regina's jawline and down her neck as her hands wandered down over toned thighs. Her lips rested just at the bottom of the neckline, a tantalizing peak of breast beneath them. She licked a straight line across the skin just above the neckline as her fingers reached underneath the hem of Regina's dress. Regina's hands tangled in Emma's hair as she blissfully moaned.

As Emma's fingers began to pull the dress slowly upward, her nails trailing up the outside of thighs, then hips, then abdomen.

"Be careful with that dress dear, someone special picked it out."

Emma smiled and pulled the garment in question over Regina's head, her eyes immediately roving where the fabric had previously been. She gasped as she took in the smooth, olive skin exposed to her. She stepped over to carefully, reverently set the dress on Regina's chair. When she turned back around, Regina had removed her own bra allowing Emma a view of perfectly rounded breasts capped in rosy nipples before her. Emma froze, staring. She could not breathe. She realized that Regina was biting her lip, a sure sign that she was nervous, but she looked hopeful. Determined not to ever hurt her again, Emma forced herself to take a step forward and then found that it was much easier than she thought. It was as though her body had merely been waiting for her to give approval and now it was singing with anticipation of what was to come.

Emma's smiled lit her face as she came to stand before Regina and placed her hands on the brunette's hips. "You are perfect."

Regina heard so much more than lust in her words. She heard forgiveness for past wrongs, a commitment not to run again, and above all overwhelming love. She lay down on the bed and reached out her hand to Emma, who took it, climbing in and hovering above Regina. They spent a few moments more gazing into one another's eyes before Regina reached up and pulled Emma down to her, crushing their lips together, all hesitance cast aside as the kiss bound them inexorably closer. Her hands found Emma's back and trailed gently up and then scratched down to the hollow at the base of her spine. Emma threw her head back and moaned at the sensation. Regina continued moving her fingers lower, trailing over lace until Emma kneeled up and over her, shaking her head.

"Me first."

She straddled Regina's hips and leaned down, kissing her lips only briefly before trailing over her neck, and down to the valley between her breasts. She used her left hand to brace her as her right trailed up Regina's abdomen. One finger trailed the curve of Regina's breast before she moved her hand upward and palmed her breast. Regina moaned deeply and arched her back as her nipple hardened under Emma's hand. Emma stared at Regina's face as she gently trailed one finger over the hardened areola before lowering her mouth to the other. She used her tongue to swirl gently around it, feeling it harden further as she wrapped her lips around it.

Regina tangled one hand into golden locks to pull her in further while the other grasped onto Emma's shoulder, needing to find purchase. When Emma used her teeth to lightly nip the hardened peak, she felt her hips jerk off the mattress, her eagerness becoming painful as she cried out. Emma gave one long, hard swipe of her tongue across the nipple before pursing her lips and blowing cold air across it, smirking at the whimper this elicited.

She shifted her weight and reversed the position of her hands and her lips, providing an equal amount of care and attention to the other breast. She placed one thigh between Regina's legs and pressed against the wet satin that was all that stood between them. Feeling how hot Regina already was, Emma moaned onto her nipple, causing Regina to shudder. Regina lifted her own knee to allow contact with the lace between the sheriff's legs, causing Emma to once again lift her head and groan, her eyes rolling back in her head.

Regina took advantage of the sheriff's new posture to press her hands to the creamy breasts above her, squeezing them gently before running thumbs over pink nipples that instantly became rock hard. Emma began to move her hips, building a rhythm against the woman beneath her, who lifted herself on her elbows and wrapped ruby lips around a pink nipple.

"Fuck, Regina."

"Mmm…that's the plan, dear."

Taking advantage of the sheriff's distraction, Regina flipped them so that Emma was beneath her and resumed her exploration of the hard pink bud in front of her. Emma whimpered and arched her back, causing Regina's teeth to scrape against her sensitive nipple. She growled from deep in her belly at the sensation. Regina caught on and experimentally nibbled, causing Emma to moan even louder and thrust her chest forward. Regina's smirk turned the slightest bit evil as she snaked her hand up to Emma's other nipple and twisted, delighting in the animalistic noises a little force would bring forth.

She sat back on her heels and trailed fingernails down the younger woman's abdomen until she reached a lacy waistband. She hooked one finger underneath and traced the line of skin it covered teasingly.

"Regina, please."

Feeling her own wetness increasing at the breathless plea, she wasted no more time in pulling down the scrap of lace separating her from her goal. She scraped nails down along Emma's thighs and calves before kissing her way back up. She had experienced her share of lovers before, but she had never felt as powerful as she did in this moment. She took in the sight of Emma's hair spread over her pillow, her body pale and smooth. She reached up making eye contact with Emma and twining their fingers together before she lowered her mouth and allowed one long swipe of her tongue through Emma's folds.

Emma's neck craned back as she cried out at the contact, immediately needing more. Regina obliged, tracing her tongue teasingly in ovals from top to bottom, eliciting shivering gasps from Emma but never quite touching where she needed it most. She used the tip of her tongue to trace around Emma's entrance, filling her mouth with the sweet and earthy taste of her arousal. Regina moaned at the taste and the heat, causing vibrations against Emma's core that spread as trembling through her body. Regina snaked one finger up, using it to replace her tongue in slowly thrusting inside the younger woman as her tongue moved up to circle the throbbing bundle of nerves above.

Emma's hips jerked involuntarily, seeking to maximize the contact. Regina added another finger and increased the pace of her thrusting as she used the flat of her tongue to draw Emma's clit up and down, slowly. She pulled back and flicked her tongue over the bud as her fingers curled forward and she felt Emma begin to move in rhythm with her. Increasing pressure with her tongue, Regina spelled True Love with her tongue and continued her pace inside the blonde.

"Oh Regina…oh…you feel so good inside me. Please, I…more."

Regina felt a fire ignite in her belly at the words and she moaned against Emma as she thrust a third finger in and twisted. She flicked her tongue at an increasing rate until she felt Emma begin to clench around her, and then sucked the pulsing bundle of nerves into her mouth, sucking it as Emma screamed her name. She continued her ministrations as Emma jerked above her, slowing her pace when she began to sense that it might be too much but stopping only when Emma used her hand to tilt Regina's head up so that they could lock gazes once again.

"Come here."

Regina quickly crawled up next to Emma and stroked her cheek with one hand tenderly, smiling broadly at the sight of the flushed and breathless woman beneath her. Emma leaned into the touch for a moment, basking in feeling completely sated for a moment before opening her eyes to look up at Regina with so much love it made the brunette gasp. Emma reached up and kissed her gently, pulling her down and into an increasingly intense kiss, loving tasting herself in Regina's mouth.

Regina pulled back and gazed down at Emma before biting her lip and saying softly "Was it ok?"

"Ok? Was it ok?!"

Regina just nodded.

Emma was dumbfounded. "Regina, that was amazing. I've never…I mean I've been with other people, but it's never been like that. It was unreal, it was…"

She trailed off, shaking her head, unable to express the sensations she was continuing to experience from their coupling.

"It's just, I've never done that before. I wasn't sure if I did it right."

Emma actually sat up now. "You've never done that before? Why didn't you tell me? I thought you said that you'd been with other women."

Regina flushed, "I have been, I mean I was…but that was before Storybrooke and things were different. It always seemed so intimate; I never wanted to do that before. They did it to me sometimes, but I never…"

Emma took a moment to contemplate what this meant. Not only had Regina shared her first experience in that way with Emma, she had felt safe enough to expose that it was new to her. For a woman who spent decades never allowing a weakness to show, Emma knew now, more than ever, how much this relationship was different. She knew now that she was truly trusted; truly loved. It was a heady, overwhelming feeling that brought tears to her eyes.

Regina noticed the tears gathering and brought a hand to Emma's cheek, sitting up and pulling the sheet up to cover her chest. "Emma, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable."

"Uncomfortable? No, it's not that. It's just…thank you."

Regina smiled tentatively and used a thumb to wipe away a tear that had broken free.

"No need to thank me, darling."

"You're right. Just time for me to return the favor."

Emma pushed Regina gently back down to the mattress by her shoulders and proceeded to kiss down both arms before gently kissing ten fingertips. She placed open mouthed kisses on Regina's palms and licked her wrist, feeling a rapid pulse beneath her tongue. She lavished kisses over Regina's collarbone before moving down and kissing, licking, and teasing pert breasts. She trailed kisses down Regina's abdomen, swirling her tongue in her naval causing Regina to moan and arch her back, her fingers tangled in Emma's hair as she urged her to continue.

Emma placed one lingering kiss to the soaked fabric between Regina's thighs before curling her fingers around the waistband and removing the garment altogether. She trailed fingertips above the dark curls, refusing to increase pressure for several teasing swipes until Regina growled, "Stop teasing."

Emma chuckled, "I'm not teasing, your highness. Beauty like yours deserves due attention."

She stopped teasing though, immediately swiping one finger through hot folds causing Regina to cry out. She pushed the finger inside wet heat and watched as Regina's eyes clamped shut.

"Nuh-uh. I want you to watch me." Regina opened her eyes again as Emma pulled her finger out and added a second before taking a tentative lick across Regina's clit. She lapped at it delicately as the former evil queen writhed and moaned her ecstasy. Emma increased the pressure internally, moving fingers apart and then together, exploring the textures around her fingertips. Emma pulled herself to her knees, keeping her fingers inside the brunette and shifting her hips so they were behind her hand. She began to thrust her hips, pushing her fingers deeper inside, twisting her hand around so that her thumb brushed against Regina's throbbing bundle of nerves.

Regina was so glad to have her eyes open as she watched the blonde thrusting inside her, her eyes darkened with lust. She reached her own hand up to trail over her breasts before teasing her own nipples between red-painted fingertips. Emma moaned and increased her pace, thrusting inside the queen with relish. She crooked her fingers forward to stroke Regina's most sensitive place and Regina's hips bucked up off the bed, pulling Emma in deeper. Emma added a third finger and continued thrusting as her thumb circled Regina's clit before she applied direct pressure, curling her fingers in just the right spot and felt Regina clenching around her. She leaned down and crashed their lips together, stifling Regina's continued cries as she came undone. Emma slowed her pace but did not move from on top of the queen, who panted and closed her eyes.

Emma placed a tender kiss to a sweaty forehead before resting her own forehead against it, catching her breath. After a moment, she pulled her fingers out, earning a whimpering from Regina, whose nerves were still on fire. Emma rolled to the side, but remained tight against her lover as she brushed hair back from Regina's face and leaned in to kiss her gently.

"I love you."

"Mmm…I love you, too, darling."

As Emma allowed her eyes to drift closed, she felt Regina turn to face her, entwining their legs together and drawing their torsos closer together with her arm. Regina traced a finger over Emma's face as the young blonde succumbed to sleep, her breathing becoming even and a slight smile on her face. Emma's smile widened sleepily as Regina's finger trailed across a pink lip and then moved to trace patterns over Emma's back and hips. She pulled the covers over them both and surveyed the room.

The candles had begun to burn out but the table and the flowers remained. She smiled as she thought through all the effort Emma had gone to for her. She may have become frightened last night, but she had not run, she had returned. Feeling the need to ensure that the blonde stayed securely where she was, Regina wrapped an arm possessively around her. She nuzzled her face into the blonde's neck, smelling lavender and Emma and somehow it was home. Her last thought as she fell asleep with a smile on her lips was, "Perhaps this is what Happily Ever After feels like.

A/N: Thanks again to everyone and I hope you'll let me know what you think! :)