Waking Up [SwanQueen]

Chapter Eighteen - Emma, Wednesday 8:00 am

A/N: I apologize for the delay in posting this chapter. Things got really hectic the past few weeks and I haven't had much time to write this. I hope this chapter is worth the wait though. There will be two more chapters of the story after this so please enjoy and add it to your reading lists so you know when the final two chapters are posted! Enjoy, and as always, comments are always appreciated with your feedback :)

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Emma woke with a soft moan of frustration. "Ughhhh! Regina, you seriously need to get blackout blinds on these windows. The sun wakes me up every damn morning!" She opened her eyes, squinting as the sunlight pierced through to her her pupils.

"Regina?"

When all she heard was silence, Emma sat up and her eyes shot fully open. She glanced over and saw that the bed beside her was empty.

A groan rumbled in her throat as she clenched her pillow and pressed it against her face to muffle her sounds of frustration.

"Why the fuck does she always have to push me away? God damnit that woman is frustrating!" Emma screamed to the empty room and stomped out of bed. She decided against going to search the house for the brunette and made her way to the bathroom and jumped right into the shower.

As the warm water ran down her back, she began to relax and push her thoughts of Regina aside. She washed her hair and ran the sponge full of soap over her body then toweled off and stepped out.

She wiggled her tight jeans up over her hips and threw a flannel on over her white tank top. As she blow dried her hair, she saw Regina's reflection appear in the mirror. She rolled her eyes but couldn't help but notice that the woman was dressed to perfection like always in a tight black elegant work dress that did her body justice.

"Why are you awake so early?" Regina questioned, cocking her head to one side as a smile appeared on her face.

Emma kept the blow dryer running as she mumbled her answer. "Because the damn sunlight comes through your blinds every morning and wakes me up." Emma growled, before she continued mumbling. "The real question is why I woke up alone this morning."

Emma turned off the blow dryer and let it fall to the floor before turning on her heel to come face to face with Regina.

"Did you not hear me last night, Regina? I told you that I'm not going anywhere so why do you keep pushing me away?"

"I heard you, dear. And I'm not pushing you away."

The calmness in Regina's tone just further irritated Emma. She stomped over until she was inches away from Regina. "It sure as hell feels like it! You refuse to open up to me unless it's in the middle of the night or you're feeling lonely and then I have to deal with the pain of waking up without you next to me. Do you have any idea how that feels, Regina?"

"Miss Swan, please calm down. You're making this a big deal when it's not."

"No. I deserve the truth. What the hell is your reason this time for leaving?" Emma screamed, her lips lingering dangerously close to Regina's.

Regina took a step back, unable to handle Emma's closeness. She let out a loud laugh, further irritating Emma. Emma shoved her back against the door and pinned her against it with her forearm. "What the hell is so funny?"

"My reason for leaving this morning... well you see, there's this teenage boy. His name is Henry. He's our son. He has school and I needed to wake him up and make his lunch and get him on the bus."