Swanqueen Is The New Black

Chapter 19

"Please just don't leave me" Regina repeated through groggy tears, rocking herself back and forth in the corner of the bathroom stall, Emma sat back down wrapping Regina up in a tight hug, this time when Regina attempted to shrug her off she only squeezed harder, eventually the brunette gave in, allowing Emma to wrap her up in her warm body that somehow managed to smell like honey and coconuts. Emma started stroking the top of Regina's head, which was now resting on Emma's chest, the steady heartbeat beginning to relax Regina into the moment. Emma didn't know how long she sat there coddling Regina in her arms, but it was long enough for her legs to start cramping up, but she didn't care, she would stay where she was until Regina told her to leave. That's real love. "I'm so sorry Emma" Regina spluttered out, burying her wet face further into Emma's chest.

"You have nothing to be sorry about" Emma said, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion, holding the brunette tighter still, feeling her cowering into her warm chest, wanting to be closer, Emma didn't think that was possible, but Regina proved her wrong as her body almost become one with Emma's. 

"I should never have left you at the church, I should have stayed with you, I should have listened" Regina croaked, her throat raw from all the crying she was doing. "Please forgive me" She begged taking her head briefly off Emma's chest to look at her with big, scared, doe eyes that would melt that heart of the Night King himself. A tear rolled down Emma's own cheeks, seeing Regina upset over something so trivial as this, unknown to Emma that a lot more had happened after Regina running out on her at the church, she pushed her forehead against Regina's, breathing deeply. 

"I forgive you, I always have and always will" Emma said whole breathing in the apple smell that seemed to follow Regina around everywhere even though Emma had never even seen a single apple since the start of her prison sentence. "I'm keeping the baby Regina" Emma said, closing her eyes, scared this would make Regina angry all over again, but the brunette just nodded her understanding twisting her fingers around Emma's, the blonde shivered at the cold touch of Regina;s hands against her skin. 

"You'll raise it with the father?" Regina asked, looking down at the floor, Emma put her finger under the brunettes chin and carefully tilted it up so they were staring into each others eyes. Emma couldn't help but stare at every feature on Regina's face still blown away by her gravity defying beauty, of course she wasn't a ugly crier, did this woman have any flaws? Emma highly doubted it. 

"I want to raise it with you" Emma said, Regina didn't respond like she didn't quite understand Emma's answer, "I want us to be a family Gina, me, you and this baby, we could live our dream after we get out of this place" Emma said with eyes so big, so blue you could sail away in them. Regina still couldn't quite believe what her ears were telling her, her big doe eyes were wide with surprise. 

"What?" She questioned like a little dear in the headlights, unable to take her eyes of the moving car which was Emma. The blonde smiled, it was more like a cheesy grin if she was honest. 

"I never want to leave you, ever again" Emma said, causing Regina to burst into a fit of whole new tears, Emma again pulled the brunette tight into her chest, thinking of all the happy moments to come in her and Regina's life together, until a dash of reality cut through her perfect image of the future, she remembered Neal, Killian and August sitting in the visitors room, all wanting to be involved in her life if the baby was theirs, and Neal saying he was going to use his powerful contacts to get her a 'get out of jail free card' she had no idea if or when that would happen. So maybe she should just enjoy the present. Emma looked down at the brunette sprawled across her body, she had stopped crying, finally. "Come on let's get out of here" Emma said standing up, pulling Regina to her feat, who looked scared at the fact she was going to have to leave the bathroom stall. She shook her head still clinging tightly to Emma's waist like a frightened child. Something bad must have happend to turn Regina into this. "Tell me what happened to you Gina?" Emma asked looking at the broken brunette who was now staring nervously at the floor. She shook her head, tears building up behind her eyes once more. "You can tell me anything" Emma said, pushing a bit of glossy brown hair behind Regina's ear. 

"There's nothing to tell" Regina said, Emma could tell she was lying but she didn't want to push to hard knowing that Regina would tell her in her own time, all she needed now was support after whatever had happened, and Emma was damn well going to give it to her. 

"Let's take it one baby step at a time, okay?"  Emma said quietly, Regina nodded still looking in the direction of the mucky floor, the two woman shuffled forward a few centimetres, edging closer and closer to the exit of the bathroom stall, until they were out and in the main bathroom. "I've got you" 

Authors Note:

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