Shared Pain

Chapter 8

"Emma, I know you don't like her, but I have Mills waiting for you again," Mrs. Belfrey announced. "Everyone else is fully booked."

Emma chuckled and shrugged. "It's okay, we made amends.. sort of."

"She's waiting in massage room 2, expecting an aromatherapy massage. Full body."

"Massage?" Emma said and gulped. She remembered quite well how gorgeous Regina's body was in the sport school.

Victoria Belfrey chuckled wholeheartedly. "Something wrong, Emma? I think you can handle her. Come on," she said and Emma nervously chuckled before she made her way over to Regina.

She entered the room and closed the door softly behind her. Regina already lay down on the massage table and immediately turned her head to the blonde.

"Emma!" She said enthusiastically.

"Hi," Emma greeted the brunette and swallowed when she saw the woman naked, with nothing but a small towel around her hips. "Wanted a massage at eight thirty in the morning?" Emma inquired as she started preparing everything for the massage.

"I have to go to work in two hours, but I'm so stressed. There's a lot we have to do at the shop. I hoped that maybe this would help calm my nerves."

"I'll try my best," Emma said and washed her hands. "You've been working for almost a week now, is my husband behaving?" Emma inquired with a chuckle and Regina nodded.

"Yes, he's a kind employer. I'm glad I get to work there."

Emma smiled as she grabbed two bottles of essential oil. "Do you have a preference for lavender or cinnamon oil?"

"Lavender, please," Regina said and relaxed her entire body as Emma started warming up her hands and rubbed some lavender oil on her hands.

She softly touched her back and swallowed yet again when she felt how soft it was. She softly kneaded the skin and never had she ever enjoyed massaging someone so much.

Her soft hands connected with the smooth skin and she heard Regina sigh contently several times. Emma's heart pounded louder than usual in her chest for some reason and she didn't know why.

She often massaged people, it was part of her job, yet with this woman it was different. Maybe it was because of their history. Probably. That also explained the tension around them every time they spoke.

It had been a week since they'd had their real talk and they'd run into each other a couple times since then. Twice at the gym and once when they were grocery shopping.

Emma moved her hands over Regina's tense muscles in her neck and moved her hands down to her collarbone, releasing all stress.

She felt Regina relaxing under her touch and the brunette hummed satisfied. Emma tried her best to massage Regina and she hoped the brunette enjoyed it.

The lavender oil made her skin glisten and her black curls were tied up into a high bun. Emma smiled when she looked at the brunette and her hands tingled from getting to touch the soft skin.

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"How was your first day at school now, Eva?" Emma asked as her children hopped in the car and fastened their seatbelts. "Did you feel dizzy?"

"No," Eva replied and smiled. The headaches and dizziness were finally over.

"Mom, I got to draw in school, look what I made!" Lola proudly held up her drawing and Emma briefly glanced through the mirror at her daughter's art.