Skyline of concrete dreams- SwanQueen

Chapter 51

Hey guys,

I can finally say that I'm back. I'm pretty much done with all that I had to do and now I can get back to updating regularly :) My other ongoing story (Legendary Maneuvers) has been updated twice already but I had to think long and hard about this story and how I want it to proceed. I hope I did a good job :)

Enjoy!

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Regina hesitates but eventually nods and it's moments later that they step out to the spacious management floor. Regina slows down when they reach a large glass door. To its side there's a metal plate screwed to the wall, and on it, written in a clean font, is the name

'Cora Mills'

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"Mother" Regina nods curtly as she enters the large office with Emma in tow.

"Regina, dear" the woman in the desk lifts her head up, removing her reading glasses. Emma watches intently as the older woman scans her daughter's attire from head to toe. She purses her lips when her attention turns briefly to Emma.

Regina is in the midst of taking her seat when Cora clears her throat as smoothly as possible, effectively drawing Regina's attention. Regina looks confused just for a second before understanding washes over her face.

"Oh," she calls while gesturing for Emma to take the seat next to her "apologies, this is Emma Swan" she introduces Emma. The blonde, who's still watching Cora, catches a brief, partially hidden, look of distaste before the cold stare settles in instead. A hand is offered to her and she accepts the shake, putting an embarrassingly amount of attention on providing a shake with the perfect amount of strength; not to weak, not too strong.

"Miss Swan" Cora greets and Emma can't stop the small smile that graces her face at the similarity between the mother and daughter. Her mind goes into a small panic attack when she realizes that she doesn't know how to address the older woman. Regina has talked about Cora keeping the Mills family name despite her divorce from Henry, Regina's father. But does that mean that she goes by Mrs. Mills or by Miss Mills?

She is required to make a decision quickly.

"Miss Mills" is what she goes with eventually. Cora nods at her approvingly, looking pleased with the title, and Emma lets out a relived breath.

"Emma is accompanying me and assisting me with the planning of the event for quite some time now. She is from the HR department." Regina provides and Cora drinks all the information in, a finger leaning against her chin as she scans Emma's form for what feels like the hundredth times. Emma has to actively stop herself from fidgeting under the woman's steel gaze but she manages to concentrate entirely on Regina as the brunette elaborates on their progress so far.

Emma opts on avoiding looking at Cora unless it is absolutely necessary. Instead, she scribbles down important details the women raise while they discuss the project, the attending list, the extent of the press that will cover the event and so on.

When Emma looks up at Regina she can't stop her face from lighting up. She knows she should looks professional and show no connection to the woman, especially after Regina shyly admitted that she would rather have that conversation with her mother alone. But she can't help but admire her girlfriend in that setting.

It's such a turn-on, she realizes, to watch Regina work. She is so sexy like that, all smart and knowledgeable and confident, outweighing everyone in the room. It's the equivalent to watching a brilliant athlete on the field, or a great singer on stage- Regina is so incredibly good at what she does that it doesn't matter that her profession is relatively boring. What matters is that she owns the room, she carries the company, and she's so very good at what she does that Emma finds herself enamored each and every time she gets to witness Regina in her element.