/ so here is the last chapter of 'my lionheart'.

Emma was making her way towards what she thought might be the right bar. Before leaving she had looked up the route from her phone. It took her two buses to get there and there was walking involved after that. Emma held her phone in front of her, following the little dot on the screen that presented her current location. The map said it would take her 7 minutes to reach Roni's which she was really happy to hear.

It was quarter to seven and she was early, just as planned. She had texted Ruby to let her know where she was, and as she had suspected the wolf girl was gonna be late. Ruby told her to go in already however if any of the other people arrived before her and that she would find her later. That left Emma slightly anxious, but what calmed her a great deal was the fact that Regina was gonna arrive soon as well.

Having send the brunette a message as well, Emma was sure that she was already on the way. Regina traveled by bus from her place but instead of having to take two like Emma, she had been okay with one. Last message they exchanged indicated that she was in the bus, less than ten minutes away as well.

Rounding yet another corner Emma was greeted with a round sign hanging from the side of the house. Roni's was written with green light cable and there were warm lights coming from the windows. Emma peeked in a little bit, feeling good about the fact that it seemed like a small easy going place and that it was still fairly empty. The blonde appreciated her friends efforts to have them meet early enough so they could actually find a place to sit and have some peace before the normal Friday goers showed up.

Emma had no idea how popular Roni's was but it had gotten good reviews online and that alone made Emma feel more confident. She turned off her map app, before texting both Ruby and Regina to let them know she was already there. It didn't look like any of her other coworkers were there yet and she couldn't see them through the bar's window either. So looked like she was the first one as per usual.

She didn't have to wait long though before her name was called. "Emma! Hey!"

Emma spun around to see a group of four people walk towards her. It was her friend Ariel with her boyfriend Eric and Eric's friend Michael. There was another girl that Emma didn't know so well, but she knew the animals she worked with. That was Lacey and her area of expertise were elephants. It was very much like Mary-Margaret and David to hire younger people, wanting to provide them with a place to work after they graduated. They also held into high standard the new fresh ideas these youngsters brought into their zoo. The zoo had older people working as well, which only added into the multilayerness of it all since it was encouraged that the oldies taught the newbies and vice versa.

"Hey, Ariel." Emma waved a little and accepted the hug that was flying her way. Ariel was a big hugger and even when they saw each other daily, there was always a hug waiting for her. "Is this everyone or is someone still missing?"

"Well, Ruby is late as per usual but I was kinda counting on it." Ariel rolled her eyes, knowing full well how it was nearly impossible for Ruby to be early for a social gathering. "But I think this is it? Ruby invited a lot of people, but someone has to work since so many of us asked for an evening off." she looked apologetic.

"But I heard that Ivy might be coming after her shift." Lacey said shyly as was in her nature. She was a sweet girl but she was a lot shyer than the rest of them, even more than Emma.

"Well, should we go in that case?" Eric asked, draping his arm around Ariel's shoulder and slowly moving them towards the door.

Emma wanted to tell them that she was still waiting for someone but before she noticed she was being pulled toward the door and into the bar. Swiping out her phone she opened her messages with Regina ready to type in an apology of not waiting for her, when her eyes landed on a message that had been send only few minutes before.

Emma, I'm sorry! I got lost somehow and didn't step out on the right stop! I will be there a little bit past 7, I'll walk!

So their grand private meeting before anyone else arrived was definitely out of the window, Emma realised sadly. She typed Regina a quick reply telling her she had already been whisked away into the bar but that she would be waiting for her. Putting the voices on in case Regina called, she slipped the phone back into her back pocket.

Ariel and Eric had already ordered their drinks by that time and browsed the bar for a empty table that would fit them all. There was one in the corner that would fit all of them and they practically ran towards it. Michael had helped Lacey decide what to drink and pointed her towards the table where Ariel was waving at her.

"So, what will you be having?" Michael asked smiling at Emma, who had sat herself down on one of the stools at the bar. She didn't mind waiting for her drink, giving her more time to think what she actually wanted.

"I don't know yet. I'm not much of a drinker." Emma admitted, although it was no secret among her friends that Emma was more of a home mouse than anything else.

"Well, I do recommend the beer. We have been here before and I really like what they are serving in the tabs." Michael said when his drink was given to him by a gorgeous woman behind the bar. Michael stared at the older woman for a while before Emma cleared her throat and shooed him toward their table with an eye roll.

Turning towards the menu they had on the table, Emma pulled her bottom lip into her mouth and bit into it. She had no idea what she wanted really, knowing only that she preferred it sweet. There was a slight chime of a bell that signaled there were new people coming in. Emma whipped around in order to possibly spot Regina but as the crowd cleared, she turned away disappointed. She wished Regina would come soon.

"Well, well, well, what is a woman as beautiful as you doing here all by herself?" Emma hadn't noticed that when the new group of people had come in, one of the guys had moved closer to her. He had sat on the bar stool next to her without her noticing and was leaning just a slightly bit too close for her taste. Emma might have been rather inexperienced in dating and flirting but she was familiar with come ons. This was yet another one of those lines that guys actually thought would work, but Emma personally didn't know anyone who had ever fallen for that.

"Waiting for someone, as a matter of fact." Emma said with a clear disinterest oozing from her every word. That didn't seem to register on the guys mind as her confirming she was alone for now sounded like an invitation for him.

"Well, let me buy you a drink so we can... Wait together." he was leaning closer and closer, moving his hand just slightly in order to reach out for her. Emma was suddenly feeling really uncomfortable. She didn't want this strange man talking to her, let alone touching her. It would have been clear to any woman that she was not interested but more often than not the guys had no idea what tones meant.

"No, thank you." she said, making herself quite clear and turning away from him a little to re-read the menu. Oh how she wished she had known what to order so she would be safe in her table full of friends.

"I would really like to buy you a drink though." the man said, clearly not understanding or listening for that matter. Emma was starting to get annoyed on top of her massive feeling of discomfort.

"Did you hear what I-" Emma started before there was a slender, strong arm wrapped around her waist.

"Darling." a soft kiss was placed on her cheek. "There you are."

Emma turned to look at Regina and her breath caught in her throat as she looked the other woman over. The dark short hair was in the most cutest little curls, framing the most beautiful face Emma had ever seen. Seeing the black dress that hugged every single one of Regina's curves and the totally badass leather jacket made Emma's mouth dry. She didn't even know where to look at but then there were fingers placed under her chin and directed to look at the chocolate brown eyes.

Regina smiled fondly, before turning towards the man who was looking at Regina as well, with his mouth slightly hanging open. There was sudden steel in the brown eyes as she looked rather disgusted eyeing the man in front of her up and down. "Is this man bothering you?"

"What?" Emma had hard time kick starting her brain as they seemed to have completely turned into smush.

"I think she made it completely clear that she wants nothing to do with you." Regina didn't really stop to listen to what Emma had to say, since upon entering the bar she had witnessed enough of the ordeal to know what was going on. She had felt the need to step in, not that she had any doubts that Emma could take care of herself. "So if I were you, I'd get lost. Now."

The guy didn't have to be told twice as there was something downright scary being on the receiving end of Regina's silent, almost calm anger. He ran off and Regina turned to smugly look at Emma's face. She used her fingers to push Emma's mouth closed, even when she had to admit she loved Emma's reaction.

"Earth to Emma." she laughed as she turned fully to look at the blonde, dropping her hand around her waist. Only then did she notice what the other woman was wearing. It was Regina's turn to open her mouth like a fish, because Emma looked absolutely gorgeous.

She had mentioned her black jeans before, but Regina had no idea how skintight those pants actually were. It looked like they were painted on and Regina couldn't wait for Emma to actually get up so she could see all of it. That was paired with black Converse shoes and a simple white dress shirt, half tucked into the jeans. It had been buttoned up all the way and the wavy blonde hair had been pulled up on a tight high ponytail, letting the curls fall on her shoulders beautifully. And it only now occurred to Regina that she had never seen Emma with any make up on, but now the younger woman was sporting red lipstick and she had her eyes and eyebrows done.

"I think it might be Earth to Regina." Emma had clearly worked through her stupor and was now smirking in turn as she saw Regina checking her out.

"What?" brown eyes snapped up to meet green.

"You are totally checking me out." Emma smirked, feeling really confident in herself.

"Well, maybe. You do look positively... Divine." Regina whispered with her deep rich voice, taking a small step closer the blonde.

Emma's brain was giving in once more. She had no idea how she was ever gonna survive tonight if Regina was gonna keep this up. "I have never been called that."

"And that right there, is absolutely criminal. You always look beautiful." Regina said quietly leaning closer. Emma's eyes grew wide but Regina was just reaching for the menu that was still in front of the blonde on the bar. She tried to subtly take some deep breaths to calm her wildly beating heart.

"What's good here?" Regina concentrated on the menu but she was feeling how Emma was slightly shifting next to her.

"I can't really say, I haven't really drank anything." Emma said shrugging a little bit. She was leaning closer to see the menu for what felt like millionth of time, still nowhere near deciding what she wanted.

"Well, in that case we are gonna have some apple cider." Regina put the menu down and waved at the woman behind the bar. She flashed her wide smile at her, which was quickly returned. Emma felt her brows furrow as she leaned a little bit closer to Regina.

Regina quickly ordered two ciders, swiftly paying for them both before Emma could even open her mouth. Emma shot her a dirty look, promising to pay for the next round which the brunette accepted with a wave of her hand. The bartender brought their drinks, lingering just slightly which irritated Emma more than it should have.

Regina saw the way Emma looked at the bartender and it made her laugh. The beautiful blonde was not very subtle, even when she took herself as someone who didn't really show many emotions, but Regina could read her like a book.

"To our first night out." Regina lifted her glass, making Emma concentrate on her again. Emma lifted her glass to meet Regina's, clinking them together.

Taking a sip, Emma's eyebrows shot up as the sweet taste hit her taste buds. That in turn made Regina smile. Seeing Emma so relaxed made her relax as well and she was happy the other woman liked her favorite drink.

"So where are all your friends?" Regina looked around.

"They are right over..." Emma turned to look at the table only to be met with four sets of wide eyes staring right at them. "...there."

"The ones staring at us?" Regina said before giving a bit of a wave towards them. Everyone waved back, looking even more confused.

"That's them. There is still one missing though." Emma took a sip on her drink just as the bell on on top of the door binged. They both turned to look who entered this time and it was no other than Emma's best friend.

"Emma!" Ruby shot towards them and swooped Emma up in a hug as the blonde laughed. She had the sense to put her glass down, otherwise they would have been fully covered in cider. "Ruby! Put me down!"

Regina looked at the display with slight distaste. She was genuinely happy Emma had friends, but the green monster of jealousy was lifting it's head. Emma had mentioned that Ruby was her best friend and they seemed really buddy buddy, but she couldn't help it. Tampering it down as much as possible, she took a step forward to meet the other brunette who had just put her crush down.

"Have you waited long?" Ruby asked, shedding her jacket. She had put herself into some leather pants and almost fully see through shirt. It was typical Ruby outside of work setting and she had already turned a lot of heads in that five second period she had been jacketless.

"A good amount of time as per usual." Emma shot her a look that Ruby just waved off. "But now everyone's here." she pointed to the general direction of the table they friends were sitting by.

"Has Regina arrived as well?" Ruby looked towards the table she had seen her friends at but couldn't see anyone new so she turned back to Emma.

Regina took a brave step forward. "I'm Regina, nice to meet you." she extended her hand in greeting. Ruby looked her up and down before accepting the shake by taking Regina's hand. "And I'm Ruby, Emma's best friend. Nice to meet you."

Ruby knew she was pushing some buttons if the tight look on Regina's face was anything to go by. It really did look like she fancied Emma enough to be jealous over her, which Ruby deemed a good quality so far. But Ruby wasn't the only one noticing her tight greeting.

"Should we go to the table? I'm gonna order a drink." Ruby didn't really wait for them to answer before she pushed towards the bar, trying to find a place to order from as the bar was packing up quickly.

"Shall we?" Regina took their drinks as she was making her way towards the table before Emma took a hold of her hand and pulled her against her tightly.

Regina's breath caught in her throat as she felt Emma's entire body against her own. It was very unexpected move but she was all for it.

"Are you okay?" Emma whispered against her ear and Regina was sure her legs were gonna give out any second. "Is something wrong?"

Regina gulped before answering. "No, of course not. What makes you think that?" she was quite sure Emma had seen her less than pleased expressions a moment before. She wasn't gonna deny them if Emma ever asked, because she didn't want her feelings to be a secret, she just had no idea how to bring them up herself.

"Well, you didn't look all that happy a moment ago." Emma said and trailed off for a bit. "Will you tell me if something comes up or if you feel uncomfortable?"

"I promise." Regina whispered, her breath hitting the other woman's neck in hot puffs. Goosebumps were hiking up Emma's neck and Regina had an unexplainable urge to trace them with her tongue. She was so close to Emma it was nearly intoxicating.

"Thank you." Emma let her arm settle further down on Regina's body so it was resting on her hip. "And thank you for coming to my rescue earlier." Regina could physically feel Emma's smirk in her entire body, becoming surer and surer she was gonna burst before she even finished her first drink.

"Well, I'm not too fond of other people staring at you." Regina whispered bravely even when her voice had a definite waver in it.

"And why's that?" Emma had to push them off the way as the bar area was getting crowded. They were conveniently now hiding behind a wooden pillar, Regina's back nearly leaning on it. Neither of the woman seemed to mind the close proximity as Emma only pushed closer.

They were now flushed against a pillar, their faces only a breath apart. Their breathing was slightly labored, both trying to transport as much oxygen into their brains so they wouldn't fail them now.

"I want to be the only one staring at you." Regina whispered, unsure at first had Emma heard what she said but if the blown eyes and slightly open mouth were anything to go by, she had heard her just fine.

It was amazing how they had gone from awkward and fumbly to nearly molding into a one person in less than five days. To Regina it should have felt weird, but she just couldn't care less. There were so many emotions in play when she was around Emma and none of them were negative.

Now her entire body was nearly vibrating as Emma shifted just enough for her leg so snuggle in between her legs lightly. Regina was quite sure the blonde had no idea where her legs were since she was staring intently at her.

And then, to both of their surprise, Emma took a step back. It felt like a bubble had burst in a way, as Regina could feel the vibrating of her body stop. She looked slightly alarmed, concerned she had said something to upset Emma.

That didn't seem to be the case as Emma's hands were reaching to gently hold Regina's face. Their eyes locked once more, both open and searching. In that moment Emma leaned closer. Regina's heartbeat was increasing to concerning heights as Emma's face was coming towards her own.

She closed her eyes and waited for their lips to touch. But that never happened. Instead Emma's lips landed on her cheek, partly touching her jawline in the most sensual of ways, lingering for a while before she pulled back. Brown eyes shot open to look at the soft green ones and the smile that had spread on the blondes face. Regina opened her mouth, but she had no idea what to say. It seemed though, that Emma knew exactly what she wanted to say.

"I know we haven't really talked about, well... anything, but I just want you to know. I'm here for only you to look at." she smirked before pressing another kiss to Regina's cheek.

Before Regina could open her mouth the blonde pulled her towards the table where all her friends were now sitting. Ruby had somehow gotten her drink and had even bought everyone a shot. Arriving next to them, Emma opened her mouth.

"Everyone, this is Regina. Regina, these are my friends."

Everyone took a turn by telling their name and Regina gave a small wave to each of them before sitting down next to Emma. She didn't hesitate resting her hand on the blondes thigh, replaying Emma's previous words in her head.

Regina didn't want to read too much into it, but it seemed to be really obvious. She was waiting to ask Emma though, because she wanted to see how this evening would unfold.

"Sooo..." Ruby smirked, taking a sip of her drink and turning her attention towards Regina. "What are your intentions with our Emma here?" Ruby lacked some subtlety when she was sober but having even two drops of alcohol in her system, she lost the little bit she had.

Regina looked at her wide eyed before looking at Emma who had an amused look on her face as she shook her head. That calmed Regina little bit since this was apparently meant to be funny in someway. She was going to answer truthfully though because Ruby meant a great deal to Emma, so it was important that she would be accepting of them as a couple when the time arrived.

"Well, I do intend to keep seeing her as much as possible. I like her a lot and I do wanna ask her on another date with me." Regina answered in very business-like manner, taking a sip of her drink after having answered.

All of Emma's friends were staring at the blonde, waiting for her reaction, but the blonde in question only had eyes for Regina. She was amazed by the serious answer to Ruby's question but the mention of the second date made her heart beat out of her chest.

"You want to ask me out again?" she asked, completely surprised.

"Of course I do! We are not a one date wonder and there are several wonderful places I want to take you." Regina smiled and looked at the beautiful woman next to her.

"In that case, yes Regina Mills, I would love to go out with you. Just let me know when you want to do it." her smile was blinding.

Now it was Regina who pressed her lips to Emma's cheek before whispering into her ear. "Will do, dear."

The entire table was quiet, all of them just staring at the pair. To everyone's surprise it was Michael who opened her mouth first. "That was so smooth, I gotta write this down."

That caused an uproar of laughter as everyone cracked up. The atmosphere was completely different after that as the conversation started to flow more easier. The youngsters of the zoo were curious as to what Regina did for a living and after a while of Regina talking about the fine points of the law she had a table full of admirers. She in turn wanted to know what kind of animals were everyone taking care of at the zoo, considering they were all coworkers with each other.

Topic of the zoo took them a good several hours as everyone had a story they wanted to share with the rest. More drinks were ordered, more laughter was bubbling out and Emma noticed how much fun she was actually having. This was the best night she had had in ages and she was so happy Ruby had asked her to join.

Regina was thinking of the same things. She had never really spend any real time with the people her age, so it was so good it was finally the time to do that. Emma's friends were really colorful and really funny. But the best part hands down was the fact that she had spend the entire evening leaning on Emma's side as the blondes arm was loosely draped on her shoulders.

This was the kind of intimacy Regina wasn't used to but her body was tingling with the beauty of it. She noticed that when it was nearing 1 am, Emma had started to dose off a little bit. For someone who never drank, Emma had done remarkably well with her drinks but it seemed they had finally caught up with her. She was resting her head on Regina's shoulder, mumbling something every once in a while. Eric had already taken Ariel home, but the rest were still there.

"I think I need to take Emma home. She is barely awake and I will have no chances if she fully falls asleep." Regina said, trying to rouse the blonde from her nap.

"Are you gonna send her home or will you let her crash at yours? Either way, be sure to text her parents." Lacey reminded her sweetly, downing another shot of vodka Ruby had brought for her. For someone who had been drinking the entire evening, Lacey seemed the less affected by the alcohol. Regina had had her fair share during the night, feeling a slight spin in her head.

"I will do that. Can someone call us a cab please? We will go and get dressed in the meantime." Regina helped Emma up and the blonde followed after her like a little zombie and Regina doubted she had any idea of her surroundings.

"There you go, darling. Give me your hand." Regina was helping Emma with her sleeves and in few minutes the blonde was dressed and ready to go, definitely more awake than she had been before. Regina dressed herself just in time for a cab to drive in front of the bar.

The entire table got up for goodbye hugs and promises to text them tomorrow. Regina helped Emma into the cab and closed the door behind them. Regina gave the driver her address and the cab started it's fast journey towards her apartment.

"Gina... Did you have fun tonight?" Emma slurred her words only a bit, the tiredness being the only clear indicator that she had had more than few drinks.

"I did. Your friends are really lovely." Regina said as she patted Emma's golden hair.

Emma frowned at that before asking. "More lovely than me?"

"No one could be more lovely than you, my dear." Regina said sweetly, quite sure that Emma would remember none of this tomorrow morning.

There were no traffic and they arrived in front of Regina's building in less than ten minutes. Emma managed to walk to the doors by herself as the brunette paid for the cab. When she reached the blonde at the door, Emma turned to look at her puzzled.

"What? Is everything okay?" Regina held onto her shoulder tightly, searching her unfocused eyes.

"Are you taking me to your place?" Emma looked up at the high building and the fancy entrance.

"If you are okay with that?" Regina asked and searched for her keys. She had not asked Emma her preference since she had been asleep on her shoulder, but she was slightly regretting it now.

"Of course I am, this is really cool." Emma was giving her a silly smile.

Regina led her inside and to the elevator. She lived on the top floor so it took them a while to get there. The elevator trip was completely quiet though. There were no words exchanged and it continued all the way into the apartment.

Regina locked the door behind them, as Emma hanged her coat and took off her shoes. She asked about the bathroom breaking the silence for the first time. Regina pointed to the general direction, taking off her own outerwear. The blonde disappeared but soon there was a follow up question about possibly borrowing a toothbrush. Regina joined her in the bathroom, noticing that Emma had made a good time in taking off all her clothes, except for her tanktop.

The blonde looked positively adorable, standing in the massive bathroom with her wild hair she had let down and a small smile. Regina gave her a new toothbrush deciding to join her and they brushed their teeth together, their eyes locked through the mirror.

"Are you ready to sleep?" Emma asked as she had rinsed her mouth and settled her toothbrush by the sink to wait for the morning.

"Yes I am, come on." Regina took Emma's hand and pulled her with towards the bedroom. As soon as Emma saw the huge bed, she gasped and without saying anything she dived towards it. The childlike glee and happiness that were shining in Emma's eyes made Regina want to join her.

She mimicked Emma, in getting rid of most of her clothes and shrugging on the first t-shirt she could find before she dived in, both of them laughing from the bottom of their stomachs. They made quick work in settling under the duvet before they calmed down and looked at each other in the eyes, both laying on their sides.

"Regina." Emma whispered.

"Yes, Emma?" Regina whispered as well.

"Thank you for the best night ever. It wouldn't have been the same without you." Emma smiled and pressed a small kiss to Regina's nose.

Regina smiled brightly and she in turn wanted to thank Emma. "Thank you for inviting me."

"Of course." Emma whispered cheerily.

A small silence settled over them before Regina whispered even more quietly.

"Emma?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I kiss you?"

Emma didn't look at all surprised, but her expression turned serious.

"Not tonight. I don't wanna risk not remembering our first kiss. So please, if you can wait... Ask me again tomorrow."

Regina laid her hand on the other woman's cheek and brushed her thumb across it a couple of times. "I will, I promise."

Morning sun was shining in from the small crack in Regina's bedroom curtains. If you listened closely you could even hear birds chirping their greetings into the morning air. It was that serene morning time when not many people were awake yet. It would have made sense for Emma to be still asleep as well, but she had woken up with the sun.

She wasn't hungover, which came as a surprise to her considering she remembered how dead tired she had been when they had made it to Regina's. Realising she was at Regina's made her look around in the massive bedroom. It was clearly Regina's bedroom, there was no doubt, but there were elements that didn't quite fit the hard exterior the brunette often put up. They fitted the soft and sweet Regina, who knew how to wrap a scarf around you to actually warm you and who handed you tissue from her purse when you had a runny nose. It was soft and warm.

The next thing she noticed was that she was sleeping in a huge bed, fully snuggled against the woman of her dreams. Regina looked so calm and serene lying there against her chest, a soft amount of her tank top fisted into her hand. Emma couldn't resist brushing her fingers through Regina's silken hair a couple of times.

Emma remembered the night before and how well it had all gone. She remembered how Regina had asked her on to a second date and how she, Emma, had basically told her she liked her only some minutes before that. She remembered how Regina had helped her get dressed and how she had loaned her a new toothbrush. She remembered the fit of laughed that had enfolded the brunette when she had dived onto the bed with her. She remembered their conversation just before they had fallen asleep.

That made her green eyes grow slightly larger as she softly started to poke Regina's cheek in order to wake the other woman. Softly her full lashes fluttered before chocolate eyes were revealed under the lids. There was an instant smile when Regina realised where she was and who she was snuggled up to.

"Hi." Emma whispered.

"Hey." Regina said just as quietly.

They were so close to each other. Only some breaths could fit between them as they breathed calmly in sync. Emma wasn't afraid of the words she was gonna say nor was she afraid of the answer because she knew what it was gonna be. But there was something about their current state she didn't want to break. She was still going to.

"Ask me."

Regina looked confused. "What?"

"Regina." Emma looked at her pleadingly. "Ask me."

And that was when Regina realised what the blonde wanted her to ask. She didn't waste another second. "Can I kiss you?"

"Please." Emma's whisper was muffled as full lips covered her thinner ones in a soft first kiss. They kept their mouths pressed together for a while, breathing together before Regina opened her mouth to deepen the kiss. Emma was more than happy to join in as their mouths started to move like it was a private dance only they knew how to dance. Regina pressed herself harder towards Emma and Emma's arms wrapped to bring her closer to her body.

The kiss turned hungrier and deeper by the second. Neither of then had come up for air which soon became a problem since one had to breathe in order to survive. They separated for a while, breathing deeply, their eyes never leaving one another. Regina was the first one who started to smile, Emma soon joining her.

They had no idea what was gonna happen next, but neither of them really minded, because they knew this was only the beginning.

/ i hope you have enjoyed this story, please let me know how you feel. also... i'm writing a sequel.