SwanQueen: A Powerful Weakness (Lesbian Stories)

Chapter 2. Regina

Chapter 2. Regina

Did that really just happen? Regina sat staring at the space Emma had been sitting in before her dramatic exit. She raised her perfectly manicured hand and placed it upon her own shoulder but didn't wince. Had Emma hurt her or was the pain simply caused by herself? Why didn't it hurt when she copied Emma's actions? She swallowed hard and sat back, her arm still throbbing with a sweet tingle that reached the very tips of her fingers. The clock then chimed nine and she was forced to forget about the experience and head off to her office.
The stack of paperwork sat on her desk; was ready to be proof read and signed before she was to send it off. She hated the paperwork side of her job, actually she was getting pretty sick of the job all together but instead of complaining to an empty room she grasped her fountain pen and got started. "The quicker I do this the quicker I can-" she said aloud stopping before the end of her sentence. "Before I can what?" She asked herself. She searched her mind for answers to what she was rushing home for. "Nothing" she whispered softly, peering down at the fuzzy lettering on the page. A tear fell from her eye, missing the ink words by millimeters. "Get a grip Regina" she told herself once again dabbing her eyes with the screwed up tissue Emma had handed to her.
"Hey Mom" Henry called, appearing in the doorway. "Why aren't you at school?" Regina snapped. "It's 3:30" Henry said glancing at the clock second guessing himself. Regina followed his gaze, it was indeed three thirty. "Oh I didn't realise" she sounded, "Sorry Henry", "It's ok Mom, I just came to tell you that I'm going over Emma's, we're getting pizza. "What no, no take out you had one last night, they're supposed to be treats" Regina said rising from her swivel chair. "It is a treat, a treat from Emma, can't both my Moms treat me to a pizza now and then?" he asked with a cheeky grin. His smile meant everything to Regina and she found herself unable to say no. "Fine, but no more takeouts for a month young man", "Thanks Mom, see you later" Henry half left the room. "Henry, call me when you're ready to leave, i'll come pick you up". "Okay" he called back from the corridor and then left. Regina was alone once again.
As the hours drifted by, Regina spent most of her time looking at old photographs before soaking in the bath, surrounded by bubbles and the lingering scent of vanilla.
Before long the sound of a vehicle approached, its headlights bursting into the house. Quickly, she leaped out of the bath and slithered into her silk dressing gown, tying it tightly around her waist. "Mom i'm home" Henry called. Regina raced to the top of the staircase and quickly ran down the steps. Just as she reached the bottom Emma appeared behind her son. "Ms Swan, what are you doing here? Henry I said i'd pick you up", "Pick me up? I called you four times but you didn't even pick up your phone" he sulked, slinking off into the kitchen, helping himself to a slice of apple pie. "Sorry, I was, in the bath" Regina told Emma. "No need to point out the obvious Regina" she smiled, nodding at Regina's long wet legs. Regina squirmed and tried not to think about the daring length of her dressing gown. "Just give me a second to get dried and, dressed" Regina announced. "Hey no it's fine I was just dropping Henry off, I'll get out of your hair" Emma spoke with an awkward look in her eye as she tried to look anywhere other than at Regina's bare flesh. "No please wait I want a word" Regina spoke. Emma nodded. "I'll be right back" she then turned and ran upstairs as fast as she could.
"I helped myself, hope you don't mind" Emma raised a glass of apple cider. "I thought you didn't drink at eight thirty?" Regina questioned, entering the room, "That was AM, i didn't say anything about PM" Emma grinned taking a swig of the bitter yet sweet drink. Regina smiled weakly and sat beside Emma. Emma poured Regina a sturdy amount of apple cider. "Thank you" Regina noted taking the glass from Emma the same way she had taken the tissue. "Did you do what you had to do?" Regina asked. Emma tilted her head, confused. "When you rushed off earlier?", "Oh, um yeah I did, yeah" Emma lied. Once again unknowingly to each other, they both re-played that strange sensation they had felt when they sat right there only hours before. "How is things with Hook?" Regina asked, trying to flee the awkward silence. "We broke up" Emma gulped. "Oh, I'm sorry" Regina replied now raising the level of awkwardness between them. Regina thought of Robin Hood, her days of happiness with her second chance at true love seemed so long ago. She didn't miss him as much now but she hadn't forgotten him or Roland, or Marian. "Don't" Regina spoke as she sensed Emma summoning the words to ask after Robin. Emma bit down on her lip and took another swig of her apple cider. "Men" she growled. "Tell me about it" Regina agreed chucking back her drink and placing her empty glass beside Emma's. "Another?" Emma asked as if the alcohol she was offering were her own. "Yep" Regina nodded. The two of them threw back their second glass and sat in silence for a few moments.
Before long their second bottle of cider was empty. "I better go" Emma announced tearing herself from the sofa, fishing for her car keys. "Emma" Regina bleated. "what? The blonde slurred a petulant look on her face. "You are in no fit state to drive home" Regina notified. Emma looked down at her feet, feeling herself swaying back and forth, the room spinning. Regina turned into two Regina's. "I'm fine" she mumbled. "No you are not fine. You'll have to stay here tonight, you might crash your car or" Regina was interrupted. "You don't have to worry about me Regina" Emma motioned smiling drunkenly. Regina rose to her feet "I'm not worrying about you Emma, I'm the Mayor I can't let you drive home drunk" she told her denying any care for Emma's safety, She pushed her back down onto the sofa. Untouched by the affects of drinking, Regina trotted into the hallway and pulled a spare quilt from a cupboard. "You will sleep on my sofa tonight, then you can drive Henry to school on your way home tomorrow morning" Regina commanded. "Yes Madame Mayor Ma'am" Emma mocked, saluting Regina before hiding beneath the purple quilt. "Go to sleep Ms Swan" Regina said sternly, switching off the light, and leaving the room. "Leave the door open" Emma called out. "What are you, five years old?". Emma smirked, "There could be monsters". "Emma the only monster in this house is me", "You're not a monster Regina, not anymore" Emma turned over and fell asleep immediately. Regina smiled to herself, a warm feeling crept over her. "Sweet dreams" she whispered and then left, leaving the door open as Emma had asked before retiring to her own bed.
Daylight brightened the room. The scene was a bit of a blur but she could see that Emma was sat beside her, she reached out her hand and passed over a tissue. Regina watched herself wipe her eyes dry, then Emma slowly reached out her arm and placed her hand on her shoulder. That same tingling feeling rushed through her veins. She then sat bolt upright in her bed. The room was dark. It was still night and she had been dreaming. A trickle of sweat coursed her forehead as she regained control over her breathing and beating heart. Once settled back into a rhythm, Regina threw her legs out from under the duvet and made her way downstairs to pour herself a glass of water. As she passed the living room she remembered leaving Emma sleeping on the sofa and decided to peek in on her. The moonlight illuminated Emma's face as she lay peacefully sleeping, tucked up warm on the leather sofa. Regina entered the room and sat on the armchair at Emma's side, staring down at her face, just watching as she slept. She only intended sitting there for a minute or two to make sure Emma was ok but when morning came she found herself waking up in the armchair with the purple quilt thrown over her. As the room appeared before her, Regina jumped and tried to remember why she wasn't in her bedroom. "Good Morning" Emma spoke. Regina shot a look to her right. Emma sat on the sofa, her arms bumpy from the cold. "You were shivering in your sleep so I gave you the quilt" Emma nodded. Regina looked confused and felt embarrassed. "Thank you" she quietly said sitting up. Regina glanced at the clock. "10:30am?" She shouted surprised. "It's ok, I've already taken Henry to school" Emma mentioned. "Then why are you still here? Why am I waking up next to you Ms Swan?", "I could ask you the same question Ms Mills". Both women then immediately looked away from each other to draw breath.