Skyline of concrete dreams- SwanQueen

Chapter 18

"Where do I start?" she chuckled

"Wherever you want"

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"Well, I grew up in New York and moved to London with my mom and my sister when I was nine. My parents were in the process of divorcing. Unlike my sister, who was more attached to my mom and bloomed in London, I didn't really fit in there. I missed my dad, I missed my friends, I missed my home. It took almost five years for my mom to finally give in and send me back to my father. I was fourteen when I came back and I had to start all over again. I did the whole thing; prestigious schools, after school activities, everything you need to get into a good college. My only real choice was ballroom dancing." Regina's face lit up the moment she starts talking about it "I danced hours upon hours each week, did international contests, the entire drill."

She pauses and takes a sip of Cava from her cup "That's where I met my first boyfriend, Daniel. He was my partner and a wonderful wonderful boy. I loved him with all my heart, as a friend; but of course I didn't know that back then, and I mistaken it as romantic love. We dated all throughout high school, then college broke us apart."

"Oh"

"Don't be sad dear, we remained good friends after that. In fact, we still are. Maybe you could meet him sometime, he is a very successful editor in the New York Times. And," she adds with a smile "still quite a dancer."

"I would love to meet him" Emma responds eagerly. She would love to get to know Regina and the people around her. Every little part that Regina reveals about herself draws Emma closer. She thinks she has her all figured out and then the brunette surprises her with a whole new side of her that she didn't know before.

"Maybe you'll put on a little dance show for me?" she asks hopefully. She has no doubt Regina will be smoking hot, shaking her hips in a tiny dress. Mmm, yummy.

"We'll see. If you behave." She winks and Emma wants to roll her eyes into her head. She would never admit it out loud, but this whole side of Regina turns her own immensely. She wouldn't be surprised if the woman would like to position her on all fours and spank the attitude out of her. She closes her eyes and tries to calm down, now it's not the time for those kind of thoughts. Later, she determines, when she is in her bed.

"Anyway," Regina continues her story "As you can probably imagine, I never came across anything remotely close to liberal conceptions regarding love and attraction. My family is conservative and the possibility of girls was never presented to me.

Then I arrived to college." They both shared a sinister smile "Colombia might be prestigious and expensive but the variety is still considerably bigger and more versatile then private elite schools. Everyone experienced and so did I, only it got stuck." Emma laughs "Had my first secret girlfriend during sophomore year and we broke up eventually. Still, she holds a very special spot in my heart."

"Are you guys still in touch?"

"No"

"Good" she determines. If Regina is allowed to be jealous so does she.

"Good?" her brow arches in question. Emma nods and when Regina opens her mouth to respond she quickly plasters a peck on the side of her mouth, efficiently shutting her up.

"So..." Emma knows it's a rude question to ask but she is very curious "You're into women and men?"

Regina shakes her head "Only girls. Why bother and look at men," she cradles Emma's cheek, her thumb moving back and forth on her cheek bone "when woman are so much more beautiful?"

Emma is completely in the moment, the proximity and intensity of it makes it hard for her to think reasonably.

"Mmm" she agrees to basically nothing and Regina giggles and retrieves her hand. She takes another bite from her plate, missing Emma's pout at the lack of contact, and adds "you're too easy"