Waking Up [SwanQueen]

Chapter Fifteen - Regina, Monday 3pm

Just as Regina finished tucking her blouse into her slacks, she heard the front door open. She combed her hands through her hair then made her way into the kitchen and placed her empty coffee mug in the sink and rinsed it out quickly.

"Hey, Mom!" Regina turned toward the direction of her son and smiled, hoping to hide any evidence of what had just happened in her office.

"Hi, Henry! How was your day at school?"

"It was AWESOME! My new physics teacher is so cool and we started this experiment today in lab —". Henry stopped his sentence short and glanced at his mother, cocking his head to the side. "Hey Mom, did you know you have some of your lipstick smudged down on your jawline?" Henry brought his hand up to his own jaw and made a sweeping motion to mirror the spot where the lipstick smudge was showing on his mother's face.

Regina felt her pulse quicken, rushing to find an excuse for why lipstick would get on her jaw. When her mind came up blank, she simply shrugged her shoulders. "Wow, no clue how that got there. I must've brushed my hand against my lips and then touched my face while I was doing paperwork," she stated calmly, hoping her son wouldn't get suspicious. She licked her thumb then brushed it over the spot Henry gestured at  earlier. "Is it gone?" She asked and Henry nodded.

"Is what gone?" Emma asked as she skipped into the kitchen. She smiled at Henry and wrapped her arms around him.

Henry peered up to look at Emma. "Oh nothing, Mom just had some lipstick smudged but she got it off."

Regina locked eyes with Emma, praying the blonde wouldn't say anything inappropriate or give away their actions. "Hmm, so how was school, kid?"

Regina smiled at Emma who winked at her in return as soon as Henry's gaze moved away from both of his moms so he could pull out a chair. He told them about his day and both women listened and smiled, genuinely interested in hearing about his day at school.

As soon as he finished, Emma cut in. "Hey, I have an idea. Why don't we all go out for dinner tonight?"

Regina smiled, immediately liking the idea. "That sounds like a wonderful idea. Maybe just a casual dinner at Granny's?"

Henry shook his head. "I have a big project due tomorrow that I need to finish so can we take a rain check? Or better yet, why don't the two of you go out tonight and then tomorrow we can spend the day together when I get out of school. Maybe we can even invite grandma and grandpa along? I miss them." He glanced in Emma's direction, posing the question to her.

"I like the way you think, kid. Regina, are you okay with it being just us two?"

"Henry, are you sure you're okay staying home alone?"

"Oh, come on, Mom. I'm fifteen and perfectly able to take care of myself. How about you and Emma go somewhere nicer for dinner though and we can do Granny's tomorrow?" He smiled and winked at Regina who knew exactly what he was implying.

Regina blushed, knowing her son was routing for her and Emma to one day get together. She smiled and agreed that a nice dinner would be a good idea.

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Monday at 7:30 pm

After trying on nearly every outfit in her closet and finally settling on a navy blue dress with gold details, she slipped on gold heels, fluffed her hair in the mirror then made her way down to the guest room to see if Emma was ready to go. When she saw the door was still closed, she made her way down to Henry's bedroom instead.

"How is your project coming along?" She asked as she crossed through the doorway.

"Just want to make sure it's perfect but it's almost done." He looked up and turned to face his mom. "Wow, Mom. You look awesome! If this doesn't impress Emma, then I don't know what would."