Sorry for the delay. I wanted this chapter to be as good as the others and I ended up writing / rewriting / adding and taking things for days until I got to something that made me happy.

I hope you enjoy it.

Emma was in the police station looking so intently at the newspaper in her hands that she barely noticed when her father entered. David raised an eyebrow at the scene before him, but he thought it best not to tease her about it. Instead he cleared his throat for her to notice his presence and when Emma finally lifted her eyes from the paper he just smiled and placed on her desk a cup with hot cocoa with cinnamon and a grilled cheese.

"Ruby said you didn't eat breakfast today so I thought I'd bring something for you."

''Thanks Dad.'' Emma folded the newspaper carefully and placed it in her drawer, looking at the blonde in front of her hoping he would say something about the ball, but David just sat at his desk and began to eat his breakfast. "You're not going to say anything about the ball? You're not going to ask me anything?

"Should I ask you something?" He tried to keep his voice quiet, but the eagerness to know what was happening to his daughter was almost palpable.

Since returning from Neverland many things have changed and not all of them have been for the better. The year they had gone apart had somehow re-approximated them, but when Hook mentioned that Emma was planning to leave, Charming felt like he was losing everything again.

"I'm sure you all have a lot of questions." Emma shrugged, trying not to show her nervousness.

"You're right about that, but I know it's no use pressing you. Whatever is happening the decision to tell or not is yours.'' David smiled sweetly at her. "I just want you to know that your mother and I will be here for you and that you can count on us with whatever you need."

"I've been thinking..." Emma began, not wanting to talk about her feelings for Regina, but she felt she needed to continue the conversation somehow. "Maybe I will not leave Storybrooke, but I'll definitely get a place for myself. You need your privacy, the baby needs space, and I need some time alone. I talked to Regina during the ball and Henry will stay with her for a while.''

''But you...''

"Ruby's helping me find a place here in Storybrooke." Emma interrupted him. "I didn't mean to bother Regina or you with that.''

"I'm glad you decided to stay."

"It's not a final decision. I still think of leaving town, but..." Emma sighed, remembering the ball. "But maybe for now I could stay for a little longer."

(...)

Regina looked once more at the newspaper on her desk, smiling.

Henry had bought several copies and scattered throughout the mansion the photo that stamped the cover of the last edition. A photo of their mothers dancing at the ball. Emma was already without the mask and Regina still with hers, but still it was possible to notice that their eyes were stuck as it always was and a smile on their lips as they talked and danced without even remembering the many people around. She slid her fingertips over the image and sighed.

''Will I ever be able to put together all the flashbacks I've been having since you came back to finally figure out what happened while you were there?'' Regina said to herself as she stared at the photo.

She closed her eyes and got lost in the memories of the ball. Dancing with Emma for much of the night, - she needed to thank Ruby for that - Emma saying she'd stay in Storybrooke for a little longer since she got a place to stay that was not the loft or the B&B, Emma smiling sweetly at her all the time, the heat of the blonde's body against hers, her hands sliding gently down her back and her fingers playing with the fabric of her dress, the way Emma looked at her, her own fingers sliding nervously at the back of Emma's neck, her heart beating even faster each time the blonde leaned over to say something in her ear as the music grew louder, her almost uncontrollable urge to kiss her in front of everyone, even forgetting Robin. Robin.

Regina sighed again, as if waking from a dream back to reality.

''Mom?''

''Hi dear.''

''It's all right? You look weird.''

''It is.'' Regina frowned. ''I was just thinking about some things... work.''

"Hmm." He knew it wasn't true, but he knew his mother enough to know she wouldn't talk about it with him. "Ma told me she's considering staying here."

"She commented on me..." Regina answered slowly. "I know she's too stubborn to ask for my help, but I'll see if I find any place for her since she does not want to stay at her parents house and she doesn't want to stay at the B&B either."

"You could call her to live here."

"Henry, I-" Regina sighed. "Your mother said she need some time alone. Whatever is happening, she needs some time for her. Sometimes we need time away from people...''

''But we are her family!''

"You're still too young to understand, Henry.'' Regina said carefully so as not to end up arguing. "Sometimes we need some time to understand what's going on in our lives or in our-" Regina trailed off. "The point is, your mother said she needs some time away and we should respect that. She's considering staying in town, but if you or your grandparents or even I pressure her, she's going to end up going away and I believe you do not want this, right?!''

"And what do you want?"

''Me?'' Regina's eyes widened in surprise. Her son's bold question had taken her off guard and she didn't know what to answer. "I think your grandparents, you and your mother have spent too much time away from each other to break up again."

"That's not what I asked, Mom.''

"But that's what I'm answering, Henry.'' Regina grumbled. She didn't want to start an argument with her son, but maybe that was inevitable. "I'm not sure what you want to hear, but I can assure you that nothing is as simple as that.

"You make it all too complicated!"

Before Regina could reply, he left the room, leaving her alone with her thoughts.

(...)

Regina entered the police station and Emma seemed to feel her presence immediately because she raised her head and their eyes met.

''Regina.'' Emma greeted her.

''Sheriff.''

The blonde raised her eyebrow, confused, but her expression softened as Regina placed a cup of hot cocoa with cinnamon on her desk.

"You seem to need one of these." She slid the cup toward Emma and sat down in the chair in front of her desk.

''Thanks! I really needed it.'' Emma took a long gulp and closed her eyes, enjoying the taste in her throat.

Regina seemed mesmerized by the simple scene before her. She moistened her lips and her eyes followed the blonde's movements and Regina shifted uncomfortably in her chair.

"So..." Emma's voice lifted her from her thoughts. ''What brings you here?''

''Oh... yes.'' Regina smoothed her hair and smiled. "I've been thinking about what we talked about at the ball... about you wanting a place where you can have some time for you and everything, and I remembered a hut that is near the house where your mother organized the ball. It's tucked away enough, but still close to everything if you need something.''

Emma looked at her in surprise. She didn't think the brunette would really worry about it. "Thank you, Regina. I..." Emma sighed at her lack of words. She didn't wanted to bother the brunette with the search for a house even though she knew she could get one quickly and how Ruby was helping her look for one... Ruby. Emma smiled. Probably her friend had ended up talking to Regina. "Could I go there and see?"

''Of course.'' Regina smiled. "I can take you there this week."

"How did you get a place so fast?"

''I 'm the mayor.'' Regina shrugged, smiling. "Did you think that I offered to help you just so that you would accept to stay?"

"I know that... I mean, I never doubted you'd help me with this, I just didn't think... nothing. Forget.'' Emma closed her eyes, taking a deep breath for a moment, then looked at the brunette again. "Thank you so much, Regina. I know that you have many things to do in the city hall, with the city and also now you have a...''

"I care about you, Emma. You've done so much for me, you've shown yourself someone I can trust even when you're being stubborn and I appreciate it. I know we're not exactly best friends, but we're working on something'' Regina pointed to her and then to the blonde showing that she was referring to what was between them ''and I think this is my way of pay everything you have done for me.''

"You're one of the few people who doesn't keep reminding me all the time that I'm the savior. Who doesn't expect any great achievement from me, who doesn't expect me to be perfect. Emma smiled, her eyes shining. "And I'm not stubborn."

''Of course.'' Regina smiled in amusement. "So, when do you want to go and see the house?"

(...)

On the appointed day Emma met Regina waiting for her outside the police station and raised an eyebrow when the mayor indicated that she would enter her car. Most of the way was silent, which Emma thanked in silence. She wasn't having a good day, but she didn't think it was fair to reschedule with Regina after seeing how much she had been committed to find a place for her.

''What's wrong?'' Regina couldn't help wondering as she saw the blonde's expression change during all the way to the house.

"Nothing.'' Emma answered without looking at her. "It's only been a long day."

"You could have called me and we'd come another day, Emma.''

"No." The blonde finally turned to face her. "It will be good to distract me a little."

"Something I can help with?"

It would help if I could touch you, kiss you, make love to you. Emma thought and a suffocated laugh escaped from her throat causing Regina to look at her with an arched eyebrow.

"No, nothing you can help me with, but thank you for doing it for me." Unconsciously Emma took the brunette's hand and squeezed it lightly. "That... that means a lot to me.''

"I wish I could do more." Regina sighed.

When they reached the place where the cabin was, Emma's eyes seemed to brighten up a little. The cabin was in a really secluded location, but not far from the rest of the city. It was almost as if some kind of magic separated that part of the city from the rest.

Emma got out of the car and stretched out looking around. There was ample space there. The main house was elegant in a simple way and there was a smaller cabin next. Behind the house a lake and a lot of forest complete the view.

''Fresh air.'' Emma smiled. "It'll be good to wake up and get some fresh air before the day starts."

"I never thought you were a nature lover." Regina teased.

"There are many things about me that you don't know.'' Emma countered with a smile.

Her mood had improved a little and she couldn't tell if it was because of the place or the simple fact of being in Regina's company, but she was happy now.

"Just like you don't know about me. Otherwise you wouldn't trust me if you knew... everything.'' The brunette said in a low voice.

"One day I'll know and I'll still trust you, Regina.'' Emma promised. Without noticing she was playing Regina again.

"Make no mistake, Emma. When it comes to me, our son's book stories don't even come close to how evil I am.'' Her gaze was distant. Emma would risk saying sad and it made her heart clench in her chest.

''I don't believe that. I never believed. You're not that woman anymore.''

"I'm afraid she's still out there. I'm afraid she might come back if something bad happens.''

"I will not let that happen." Emma smiled gently. "I will do my best to ensure your happy ending, Regina.''

''I'm sorry, Emma. I don't know why I brought it now. I don't...''

"Sometimes we need to hear that we're not alone.'' Emma squeezed the mayor's arm softly.

Regina's eyes were lost in Emma's bright greens and she found herself wanting to dive into this ocean and leave all her fears behind, but how could she do that if Emma seemed to want only her friendship? How could she let herself drown in those eyes when Emma never talked about the night they shared a few days after she and Snow had returned from the Enchanted Forest when Emma fell in the portal to save her? How could she allow herself to fall for Emma if that night seemed to mean nothing to her even though they shared as many intimate moments as that without even touching each other?

''Regina?''

"Sorry, I just..." The brunette shook her head so that thoughts would disappear. ''Lets go in?''

Regina unlocked the door and they entered.

Emma looked around like a child in a new house and maybe that was exactly how she felt at the moment.

"The house has two suites and a guest room, a spacious kitchen..." Regina pointed the way and Emma followed. ''There is also a space that you can use as you wish. Maybe a library or a games room.''

"You're talking like I bought this house." Emma looked at her with an arched eyebrow.

"I was hoping this house would make you decide to stay." Regina smiled weakly.

"There's only one thing that would make me stay for good.'' Emma whispered, but still the brunette listened.

Taken by a new need, Regina approached Emma and their bodies were within inches. She could feel the blonde's breathing quickening, the warmth of her body and they looked at each other in silence for a moment.

''Stop pushing me away.'' Regina grunted in frustration.

"I'm not pushing you away.''

''Yes you are.'' Regina could feel her breath racing and her heart pounding in her chest. This whole closeness was taking away her sanity. She had resisted the ball, probably because there were too many people around, but here... "Since you came back from Zelena's portal you're avoiding me, moving away, and I don't even know why. Did I do something that made you upset? Did I hurt you?''

''What?'' Emma's eyes widened at the brunette's questions. She didn't think Regina could be somehow feeling guilty. "No. It was nothing you did."

''So what is it?'' Her voice came almost like a plea.

"I already told you, Regina.'' Emma whispered. Her green eyes darkened by the proximity of their bodies. She could feel Regina's soft scent, the warmth emanating from her body and - Emma could swear she did - her heart pounding. And there were those lips that she couldn't stop thinking about since she had fallen into the portal. They were seductive and were too close for Emma to think straight. She wanted to slide her finger gently over the scar on Regina's upper lip and desperately wanted to feel them against hers, but before she could do that her cell phone rang separating them.

(...)

Emma was sitting in front of the fireplace and her eyes were fixed on the photo she had cut out of one of the papers shortly after the ball. Apparently someone was careful to record every moment and of course they wouldn't let go of the dances that Regina and her had shared.

Many things had changed since Neverland, things she had barely had time to think about because in Storybrooke there was never time to have a normal life since Emma had broken the curse. There was always some villain or some threat and they had to embark on some mission to save everyone's lifes.

Looking at her parents and her brother ached and made her think of everything she didn't have with them, but still she couldn't blame Regina for it. No. The choice to put her in the wardrobe was from her mother, not from Regina. Snow could have chosen to keep her, they might have found another way to break the curse, but at the same time those thoughts were shocked that if they hadn't done it Henry wouldn't be here today and a life without her son was something that Emma could no longer imagine and she remembered the conversation she had with Regina the day she showed her the cabin for the first time.

A knock on the door shook her thoughts and she frowned at the thought of who it might be at that hour.

''Hey!'' Ruby smiled as Emma opened the door. "I brought you something."

Emma raised an eyebrow and the waitress handed her an envelope.

''What is it?''

''Open it.'' Ruby shrugged, smiling.

Emma choked to see some photos of her and Regina dancing together on the day of the ball. Apparently the photo that had been published in the newspaper was not the only one they had.

''Where did you get this?''

"Well... I saw you cut out that picture from the paper and decided to go after something better for you. Belle helped me.''

''Did you...''

"No, I didn't say anything to her.'' Ruby smiled innocently. "But Belle is not blind. Although, even a blind man can see what radiates between you in these photos. I should give some to Robin. Who knows, he does, too.

''Rubs...''

''It's just an idea.''

Emma sighed and sat down in the other armchair, changing the clipping from the newspaper that was in the picture frame to one of the photos her friend had brought.

''Thanks.'' Emma thanked her without looking at her. Her fingers sliding gently through the glass as if she were touching the most precious thing in her life.

"Regina has one in her office.''

Emma raised her head suddenly, staring at her friend with wide eyes.

''Henry said she put it on her desk in the study.'' Ruby smiled. ''At the mansion.''

The blonde opened and closed her mouth a few times, not knowing what to say. This was completely unexpected and she was wondering if it had any meaning to Regina in the same way as to her.

"You need to talk, Emma. You need to let her know what happened when she fell portal. She has the right to know.''

"Even if she knows..." The sheriff sighed. "Robin is her true love, it doesn't change anything.''

''That 's not quite the way it works, Em. I've been talking to Tinkerbell.'' Ruby smiled when Emma looked at her. ''She told that Robin was a possible true love for Regina by the time they met, but Regina didn't enter the tavern and that changed. Robin met Marian and they fell in love and he loves her. Even today, after so many years, he still loves her.''

''But he and Marian were not each other's true love.''

"Have you ever forgotten that true love is rare? That is the most powerful magic of all? Emma, if it were that simple, don't you think everyone would find true love like your parents? Like Belle and Rumple or Aurora and Philip? Of all the people we know in all realms, they are the only ones who have had true love.''

''I don't know.''

"Tinker said that fairy dust indicates a path to a love, but that not necessarily it is your true love, your soul mate. From the moment Regina chose not to enter the tavern it was as if that love had gone out of her way, even though they met so long afterwards that does not mean that they are the true love of one another.''

"But that doesn't mean Regina and I-"

"No, it doesn't.'' Ruby interrupted her, knowing exactly what Emma was going to say. ''But it can be. Emma, when you do magic together she's stronger than anything. You stopped an unstoppable trigger! Neal said you and Regina made an eclipse in Neverland. Emma, an ECLIPSE! What kind of person can do that? Can't you see?''

''Neal told you...''

"He remarked on the two of you while they were in Neverland.'' Ruby smiled sweetly. ''He noticed.''

"He noticed..." Emma repeated slowly, remembering what Neal had said before she died. He knew. So he told her to find Tallahasse. So he made her promise to be happy.

(...)

"I do not recall marking a meeting with you, Miss Lucas.'' Regina raised an eyebrow as Ruby entered her room at City Hall.

"Actually you didn't, but I'm sure the mayor will make an exception for me." The waitress smiled in a way that made Regina turn her entire attention to her. "I came here because I'm tired of seeing my friend's idiot being too stubborn.

"Are you talking about Miss Swan?" Regina smiled. Something in the way Ruby spoke aroused all the mayor's senses and she felt her heart pounding.

"Is there another stupid fool in town?"

Before Regina could send her flying out of her room for talking about Emma, the waitress took Henry's book from her bag and placed it on the table.

"I believe your Majesty is looking for this book."

"And what did my son's book do to you?"

"Emma asked me to keep it." Ruby shifted uncomfortably. Suddenly all the certainty that he was doing the right thing was no longer there. What if Regina was hurt by Emma because she hadn't told her what had happened? What if everything went wrong? What if... but there was no longer any way to retreat. The book was in front of Regina and she was already turning the pages eagerly. "What happened when she fell on the portal stirred her too much. Emma is not exactly the kind of person who lets others in and...''

When Ruby finally looked at the mayor again, her gaze was fixed on the page on which she had shown the King Midas ball. She shut up and left the room without Regina noticing. It was as if she were in a kind of trance and Ruby could only imagine what was going on in her head at that moment.

Regina closed her eyes and a flood of memories flooded her. The ball, the dance, the sweet smile of the boy she'd danced with, and the green eyes that seemed to glow even more intensely every time that crossed the queen's. The boy lying on her bed, such a fondness was in his gaze that it frightened her. The gentle, firm strokes of the boy, his moans, the way he touched her, the way their eyes always met, and he always sustained her gaze, the sweetness with which he touched her, and the way he seemed to know of what she liked. His urgency in satisfying her and reaffirming that he was there to do what she wanted, not the other way, how he let her drive everything. Their bodies exhausted, their breaths out of breath, and then three words that made the queen's heart beat faster in her chest. I love you, he had said, and the Queen in all her disbelief had sent him away with a single movement of her hand. Emma. Regina gasped as she opened her eyes suddenly, noticing that tears were falling uncontrollably down her face and she was no longer in her ofice in the city hall, but in front of the hut Emma now lived in.

As if sensing Regina's presence at her door the sheriff dropped the portrait on the coffee table and ran toward the door.

When she came across the image of Regina crying she felt her heart squeeze in her chest and her eyes widened.

''Regina!'' Emma ran toward her wrapping her in a tight hug. ''What happened?''

Instead of responding, the brunette pulled away just enough for their gazes to meet and she glanced at Emma's emeralds for a few seconds holding the collar of her shirt as if her life depended on it and before Emma could record what was happening She felt Regina's soft lips pressed firmly against hers. Her eyes widened for a moment in surprise, but the next moment a soft moan escaped her lips as she felt the brunette tongue sliding against her. Emma felt Regina's hand slide down her back pressing their bodies even closer and deepened the kiss. Her heart was pounding so fast that she suspected the brunette could hear without putting her head against her chest. I love you, Regina whispered against Emma's lips and at that moment images of a long-forgotten night flooded her mind like a dream.

In a moment they were talking quietly at the Granny's and then the conversation turned into a discussion and then Emma found herself pressing Regina against the wall with her body and her lips crashed into an urgent kiss, all the tension of months finally being put out. The next moment they were in the brunette's room and her clothes were being discarded with the same speed as their lips parted and reunited. It was not long before moans filled the room as their bodies moved in a synchrony Emma never thought possible. The urgent ferocity was giving way to something more, a feeling that was gradually growing in their bosom, but neither of them dared to say it aloud. In a few minutes their bodies collapsed in bed with an orgasm neither of them had ever experienced before.

Emma stepped away from the brunette, panting. Tears streamed down her face as more and more images invaded her memory and Regina looked at her in confusion. When she made a move to let go of Emma's hand, the sheriff held her in place.

"That night... at your house." Emma took a deep breath. "I didn't... why I didn't remember?"

"Probably disappeared along with your other memories when you and Henry left because of Pan's curse." Regina took a deep breath trying to catch her breath.

"But it should have come back just like the others when I took the potion-"

"I don't know why this memory did not come back, Emma, but that doesn't matter anymore.'' Regina took a step toward her and touched her face gently. ''I saw the book. I know it was you.''

Emma's eyes widened, her mouth opening and closing, not knowing what to say. Her heart pounding in fear of what Regina might say next.

"Did you really mean that?"

Emma remained silent for a few moments trying to figure out why Regina would ask this and debating whether to risk and say everything or whether it would be better to give a vague answer, but the look that the brunette directed at her was too intense for her to give a answer that wasn't true.

''With all my being.'' Emma answered holding her gaze.

And then Regina smiled. The most brilliant smile Emma had ever seen. The most intense, the most true. A smile that warmed her heart in a way she never imagined.

Regina closed the distance between them and gently touched Emma's face and she pressed her forehead to the mayor's.

"I'm sorry somehow I caused you so much pain." The brunette whispered, her breath pounding against Emma's face.

"Are you saying you will not pushing me away this time?"

Regina responded by putting her lips together in a slow kiss. She just seemed to want to appreciate the softness, the warmth, the love of them. But the slow burning of their love was soon inflamed by their passion and the kiss was undoubtedly fiery.

Emma was leaning over Regina, pressing her against the door of the cabin. When one of the blonde's hands slid down her neck and clavicle covering her chest, Regina shuddered against it. Her hand reached the hem of her shirt slipping under the silk and both moaned low with the touch. Emma spread kisses down the line of the brunette's jaw as her hand slid over Regina's skin, reaching her breast, letting her thumb slip over her stiffened nipple.

Regina moaned in her mouth, moving involuntarily against Emma's body.

"How much did you remember?" Emma gasped slightly.

''Everything.''

''Everythin... everything?'' Emma asked, blushing.

''Everything, Emma.'' Regina raised an eyebrow. She knew the blonde enough to know something was going on in her head, but she still didn't know how to ask. ''What do you want to know?''

"I... hum..." Emma closed her eyes briefly before continuing. "When Rumple sent us to the ball he used a spell on me... a spell that left me unrecognizable..."

"What do you want to know about this spell, Emma?" Regina smiled already, wondering what she might ask.

"There's a way... hum..." She looked away and felt her cheeks flushing wildly. "Is there a way to do the spell in half?"

''Half?'' Regina let out a laugh, but before Emma could walk away thinking she was laughing at her the brunette touched her face gently making her look at her again. "What do you want, Emma?"

"Sometimes I wondered if it was possible to execute the spell so that I would remain me, but with...''

Regina moistened her lips imagining such a scene and another thought crossed her mind making her incredibly aroused. These thoughts along with the memories that were now very clear in her mind were making her almost combust.

"And you touched yourself thinking about it, Emma?" She whispered against the blonde's ear and smiled when she received a low moan in response. "The answer to your question is yes. There are variations of the spell Rumplestiltskin used on you.''

Emma closed her eyes whimpering as she felt the hot, wet tongue of the brunette against her skin.

Emma could see Regina's chest rising and falling fast, her breath starting to gasp and when her eyes met a moan escaped her lips at the desire on the brunette. Emma caught her by the hand and they walked in and before they could stop to think of something their lips met in another kiss. Urgent, needy. Without stopping what they were doing the blonde guided them to the bedroom and she smiled when Regina threw her on the bed. The image of the night she had shared with the Queen returning to her mind and made her body quiver with desire.

Regina smiled wickedly and moved her hand. A wave of magic could be felt and Emma's eyes widened as she realized what the brunette had done. She had understood what Emma was trying to say moments ago even though she had been a disaster with the words - as always - but she smiled at seeing Regina moistening her lips as she walked slowly to the bed straddling on her hip.

Regina bent over and kissed her lips slowly as her hands slid down Emma's abdomen grazing her skin gently.

The brunette took Emma's hand and kissed her palm. Her eyes aimed at the blonde and a smile on her lips.

''I love you.'' Emma whispered. The words escaping her mouth before she could control it.

Regina felt the sheriff's body stiffening underneath her and she knew why. The last time the queen had sent her away and even if the situation was different now the fear that Regina did the same was something unconscious.

"I'm sorry I hurt you somehow, Emma. I'm really sorry.''

The brunette leaned down and stroked Emma's cheek, her eyes never leaving hers.

Emma smiled and took Regina's lips in a soft kiss trying to concentrate on something other than the warmth of the brunette's body against hers.

''I missed you.'' Regina whispered against the sheriff's lips, moving her hands to unbutton her shirt.

When her upper half was exposed to her, Regina took a moment to admire her, her gaze lingering on her round breasts, and both hands moved to touch them, massaging until her moans became almost a plea and then she bending over Emma catching one nipple in her mouth, licking and sucking.

"Did you miss me, too?" Regina purred. Her lips softly touching Emma's cheek.

''You can't imagine how much.'' Emma bit her lip hard. Regina's tone sending waves of excitement all over her body.

The brunette smirked at the effect she was causing on Emma. All the memories that came at once mingled with memories of another long-forgotten night were taking her to the edge and unconsciously a wave of jealousy washed over Regina when one of the memories of the night Emma shared with the queen settled in her mind.

''I'll do better than her.'' Regina murmured.

"You know that..." Whatever Emma was saying was lost in her mouth when she came across the image of the brunette bringing her hand to her lips and sucking her finger. She smiled when she heard a moan escape the sheriff's lips. Regina brought Emma's hand and pressed her palm to her chest.

The blonde moaned deeply, her hand automatically tightening the still covered breast. Regina sighed as Emma's fingertips slid down her shirt and found her soft skin.

''This is so good.'' The brunette closed her eyes and her head fell back as Emma's fingers touched her stiff nipple.

Emma wrapped her arms around her waist, sitting down as she held her so that Regina was now sitting on her lap. She moved away so that she was leaning against the head of the bed, and ran her hands behind her back, realizing what she had never noticed before; She was small, not fragile or weak, but physically small, and that was driving her crazy. Regina leaned against Emma and kissed her slowly as her hands slid the shirt off her shoulders and the blonde did the same, wanting to feel the warmth of her skin against hers.

''You are so beautiful.'' Emma whispered as they pulled away for air. Her eyes shining in the dim light of the room.

"Like you, my love.'' Regina stroked the blonde's face, tugging her hair out of her face.

Emma's smile widened with the nickname and she hugged the brunette bringing her closer, distributing soft kisses down her jaw and neck, reveling in the sounds coming from Regina's lips.

Without saying anything the brunette waved her hand causing the rest of their clothes to disappear, leaving only her panties and Emma in her boxers.

''Oh Gosh.'' Emma groaned as she felt Regina's practically naked body against hers.

Emma leaned forward and her lips collided with the brunette's in an urgent kiss. Her hands grab Regina by the hip bringing her even more to her and her tongue sliding against the brunette's.

Regina seized the moment and waved her hand, leaving them completely naked. She couldn't take it slow. Too many memories were dancing in her memory and she was feeling a need for Emma as she had not felt for a long time.

"I want you on top of me." Regina mumbled as she slid onto the mattress, bringing Emma with her.

''Yes!'' Emma quickly agreed, moaning against the brunette's lips as she slid between her soft thighs. Her cock pressed against Regina's lower lips, heat and moisture making it even harder.

Regina moved her hip in the second she felt Emma's dick between her thighs, feeling her lips parted as she slipped between her folds.

When Regina threw her head back, Emma leaned forward, her hips swinging against Regina as she attacked her throat. She pinched and sucked on sensitive flesh, tongue and teeth exploring the exposed area. Her cock throbbed with the desire to be in Regina's hot pussy, the memory of the last time mingling with the first night they'd shared, long ago.

Regina tilted her hips as Emma's cock slid slowly against her folds, desperately wishing to be inside. But Emma avoided this so much already, making Regina mad with need.

"Inside, Emma. I want you inside me.''

"I know, My Queen.'' Emma whispered, her face contorted with pleasure as her cock slid slowly down the brunette's pussy.

"Emma..." Regina whispered furiously as their mouths fused again and Emma felt the woman's hand drip between their bodies and reach for her. Then the sheriff felt wrapped in Regina's heat, stiffness, and darkness. The sensation was so great that she bit her queen's shoulder and grabbed her neck and held it there holding the back of her head.

''Fuck, Regina, Fuck!" Emma has never felt anything like this before. It seemed that the feeling of being with someone who knew who you really were and who wanted you in the same proportion was even more numbing. As she slid into Regina, she heard the woman moan at the sexiest sound she had ever heard before. All at once was intoxicating.

Emma had been with the Queen, but it was different from being with Regina, here, now. The Queen didn't know who she was, didn't see her when she looked at her, but Regina... Regina knew exactly who the person who was making love to her was.

For the first time in her life, Emma saw a love so great reflected in the woman's eyes beneath her that she wanted to cry. Slow down, Emma. She thought as she looked into the brunette's eyes.

Regina felt delirious with pleasure. Her head was swimming in the pleasure that Emma's body brought against her, her eyes closed as she continued to swing her hips against Emma's cock.

Emma leaned in and sealed her lips together, helping Regina's movements with her hands on her hips, sliding her up and down his cock as they kissed.

"That's so good, Regina. The feeling of being inside you, feeling you tighten around me.'' She gasped in the mayor's mouth before sliding her head to rest in the crack of the brunette's neck, she slid her arms around her back and held it tight, just savoring the sensation of being buried deep inside the woman there was lost for so long. They stood there for a few minutes, holding each other, their hands sliding slowly across the exposed skin of their arms, back and breasts, enjoying the sensation of skin against the skin as they pushed each other slowly.

Regina claimed Emma's lips in an urgent kiss. Full of need, love and lust, and the blonde slid her tongue into Regina's mouth, moaning at the sensation of hot flesh wrapped around her slowly moving hips, driving her crazy with the need to move faster.

"Emma..." The brunette almost cried when she felt Emma's tongue playing with her nipple. ''I need more. I need you to move faster. I need you to fuck me hard. Can you do this for me, dear?''

Emma barely nodded. Regina's words took her beyond what she could expose, and she only met the brunette's desire, starting to move faster, harder.

"Is that what you wanted, baby?" Emma whispered as she placed her hands on either side of the brunette's body moving her hip quickly.

''Emma... please...''

"Tell me what you need, R-gina.'' She whispered against the brunette's neck.

''More, Emma.'' Her nails clawing at the blonde's back with a little more force, a malicious grin forming on her lips as Emma moaned louder. "You like that, do not you? To have me like this...

''Fuck, Regina.'' Emma opened her eyes suddenly and her gaze met hers. "You know I do.''

"What about that?" Regina smiled, her eyebrows arched and a lust in her eyes that almost drove Emma to the limit.

Regina flipped them quickly, reversing positions, and as much as Emma loved the view, she looked at her in confusion.

"I know how much you love it when I'm on top of you.'' Regina purred as she scratched Emma's abdomen. "Then enjoy it, savior.''

Regina's tone as she used her title mixed with her wicked smile almost made Emma come at that moment. She closed her eyes tightly for a few seconds in an attempt to calm her breathing and as she felt Regina's hands tighten her breasts pinching her nipples. Emma opened her eyes suddenly and her hip moved against Regina's, burying herself even deeper inside her.

''Oh, Emma...''

The scene before her was almost too much for the blonde to endure without blowing and filling the brunette.

Regina was moving up and down her dick, eyes closed, head thrown back, her hands alternated between tightening her breasts tightly and pinching her stiff nipples. Emma knew she wouldn't last that long. Her breath getting faster with every thrust of her hip.

"Are you going to cum, Emma? You're going to cum inside me- aaah!'' The words turned into a groan as Emma's hand slid through Regina's abdomen and she began to rub circles on her clit.

"Come with me." Emma whispered through moans.

For minutes the only sounds in the room were the moans, erotic kisses, and the meeting of their bodies as they moved in synchrony.

"I- I'm gonna cum" Regina moaned as Emma sped the circles around her clit.

''Me too.'' Emma whimpered, trying to concentrate so they could come together.

Regina moaned as she felt the tingling in her toes. "Emma, I'm..." She screamed as her orgasm shot through her as the blonde continued to move. "Fill me in, please." She groaned as her body shuddered.

''Fuck!'' Emma groaned as she came, squirting deep inside Regina, her hip moving so quickly against her hip above her as she filled the woman she loved.

Regina collapsed on top of blonde and Emma took the opportunity to hug her by drawing slow circles on the brunette's back as her breaths normalized.

"I love you, Regina.'' Emma whispered and the mayor raised her head to look at her.

Their gazes met and the brunette looked at her intensely without saying anything for a while. Emma was already beginning to feel the anguish, the pain, the feeling that maybe Regina didn't feel the same way and the brunette must have noticed the change because when Emma made a move to move she held her face with both hands, stroking his cheeks gently.

"I love you, Emma.'' She smiled, her cheeks still flushed from moments ago. "I'm sorry I've been waiting so long to tell you that. I'm sorry I caused you so much pain that you wanted to leave your family, your friends and Henry...

"It wasn't like I could just come and tell you how I felt when you were with Robin..." Emma frowned. ''By the way...''

"I broke up with him a few days ago.''

''Really? Why?''

"I never felt like I belonged to him. It never seemed right as it always seemed to you, even though we just sat down for a meal with our son.'' Regina smiled and laid a soft kiss on the blonde's lips. "And after you fell on Zelena's portal and all those flashbacks started popping up in my head I... I knew it wasn't him. Even though I didn't know for sure what those memories were, I knew they had something to do with you, and even incomplete memories made me more ecstatic than anything Robin did for me. It wasn't fair to him or to us.''

"And how did he react?"

"He didn't seem to like the idea very much, but after Leopold I promised myself that I would never be with anyone I didn't want again.''

''I'm so sorry.''

Regina noticed the tightness in Emma's jaw and she knew the blonde had a good idea of what she was referring to. There were so many meanings behind those three words and Regina knew that Emma really meant each of them.

"It's all right, Emma.'' Regina stroked her cheek and pulled her hair out of her face.

The two of them moaned as the brunette moved over Emma and she moved her hand again making the penis she had conjured moments ago vanish to fulfill their fantasy.

Regina snuggled against Emma's body and sighed happily at the sensation. She felt the blonde's arms circling her waist and her fingers making lazy circles on her skin and smiled.

"Maybe Hook is right.'' Emma said after a while. "Maybe I have something that pulls me to you. Like a magnetic field or something.''

"Did the pirate say that?" Regina lifted her head to look at her, her eyebrow arched.

"He said that when we were in the past.'' Emma shrugged.

"And what made he say that?"

''Nothing...''

''Emma...''

"I saw you- the Queen pass by, and you were wearing leather pants and a red coat and a hat and long hair and-" Emma looked lost in a memory, a smile broadening on her lips, her body shuddering with the memory.

''Emma!'' Regina snapped her fingers in front of the blonde and she looked at her blushing.

''I'm sorry, I...''

''Do you have fantasies about Evil Queen?'' Regina arched na eyebrown.

"Have you seen her wardrobe yet?" Emma smiled.

Regina rolled her eyes theatrically and gently bit at the blonde's breast making her moan.

"Going back to what you were talking about..."

''Oh yeah. I don't know where we were. It was a village or something like that and you were looking for Snow White and then suddenly a woman appeared brought by some guards with a hood over her head and shouting that you would kill her...

Emma felt the brunette stiffen in her arms and touched her face gently making her look at her.

"I know you've done terrible things in the past, but I also know that nothing is black in white. I know that many bad things have happened in your life - although I don't know much about your past - that have led you to do what you did, but regardless of anything, you are no longer that woman. You're still and always will be a queen to me, but that's all. Queen. Without the evil.''

''Nothing that I did justified...''

''No?'' Emma straightened into the bed and placed the brunette in her arms again. "I don't know everything you've been through and it makes my blood boil and I'm even more enraged to know that part of all your pain was caused by my mother. Because she was a spoiled and selfish child and...''

''Emma.'' Regina put her finger lightly on the blonde's lips in an order to silence her. "I meant it when you said that if you know all my secrets you will not want to stay by my side any more." There was a time when I was manipulated, yes, but I also liked the power that the darkness gave me. I let myself consume.''

"And how could you fight when there was no reason for it? When there was no one there for you...''

Emma's green eyes were glowing with the tears forming, and she closed them tightly to keep them from falling. She didn't want to think about it now. She just wanted to savor the moment, the feel of Regina in her arms, her warm skin against each other.

Appearing to feel all the emotions that took care of the blonde's body, Regina hugged her tightly and placed soft kisses on her chin until reaching her lips. She knew a lot would need to be talked about if they were really going to try to get a relationship from there, but those talks could be over for later. At the moment she wanted to just enjoy the feeling of finally having Emma in her arms again.

It was a pleasure to have you with me in this little story and your comments were soothing and made me very, very happy.

I know maybe some of you were expecting more from this story, but it really was not meant to be long and I'm also working on three other stories that consume a lot of my time - one of them I'll post soon and hope you like it .

See you soon.