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Emma had to admit that keeping the peace in Storybrooke was not extremely difficult whenever some evil menage was not rearing its ugly head. There was the occasional disturbance here and there but nothing that could not be easily handled.
The town did get a little rowdier than usual on Halloween but, again, nothing too extreme. Mostly people taking it upon themselves to offer up tricks rather than treats.
This particular night, Zelena had been the gold medal winner by casting a spell to bring a bunch of Jack O'Lanterns to life and harass the citizens of Storybrooke at the carnival just as night was falling. Chaos had, of course, ensued and lasted for a little while but no major damage had been done and, once the citizens realized how three dozen pumpkins had come to life they actually approved. By most. Leroy had not been happy but when was he ever?
After the carnival and after Storybrooke was shut down for the night, Emma sat alone in the Sheriff's office. David and Mulan had both left for their respective homes. The day had been pleasant enough and the night, though active, had been the same but Emma wanted nothing more than to go home and relax. She had not eaten a proper meal since the grilled cheese earlier for lunch. Only a multitude of candy, caramel apples, popcorn balls, and the like off and on all day. Even Henry regarded this with a little disapproval.
She sank in her chair, half tempted to just sleep there. Henry was not at home but spending the night with his grandparents so there was no need for Emma to rush home. He had enjoyed the carnival and had helped Snow with a treat booth, which included taking it down.
She now sat, eyes closed, and it crossed her mind that no one had seen Regina since the carnival's closing. She usually stuck around but not this time...
She jumped a little in her chair, her eyes opening wide as the phone rang.
With a groan, Emma sat upright and looked at the clock. Almost ten thirty. Maybe Storybrooke was not done for the night.
She picked up the receiver and asked in a clear voice "Hello?"
"Miss Swan." Regina's voice spoke. Her tone told Emma this was not a call just to engage in idle chatter.
"Regina," she said "What is it? I was just about to lock up and head home."
Not far from the truth.
"Well," Regina began crisply "Lock up and head to the cemetery."
Emma frowned slightly, wondering at the Mayor's instructions. If it had been any other day than Halloween, Emma would have been taken aback by this particular summons. But, at any rate, it meant she would not be passing the night in her desk chair.
As she left her office, she wondered who in Storybrooke was up to what. Regina's voice did not sound particularly concerned so Emma did not think it was anything too bad. At the cemetery? The Crypt? Emma could only imagine.
She went to her car, her mind wandering as the breeze picked up, rustling the leaves. The sound seemed a bit loud in the silence of the night around her.
Regina's voice on the phone...
Something in her voice had aroused Emma's curiosity.
'Stop.' Emma ordered herself 'Right there. Just stop.'
As she turned the key to start the engine, she kind of wished she was on her way home.
Her mind wandered to Regina again as if did quite often these days and, for a brief while, Emma let it. Over the years, her feelings for Regina had grown from dislike to friendship and now...something more? Impossible. Regina was undeniably beautiful and her heart had thawed and opened to love but Emma doubted very seriously that Regina had any romantic feelings for her.
Emma had seen Regina earlier at the carnival, the Queen had worn a regal, form fitting, black dress. She had struggled not to stare. She was losing the battle until Zelena provided a distraction. So she supposed she should be grateful to her.
Now, as she approached the cemetery, she tried to put those thoughts out of her head again. Especially after she noticed Regina standing at the edge of the paved road. The brunette had changed clothes, Emma noticed. She now wore a long, tan, stylish coat. From Queen to Mayor. Although Emma was disappointed slightly, maybe it was for the best. As much as Emma appreciated the queenly dress, this was hardly the time for it.
Regina turned and began walking into the cemetery. Toward the Crypt.
Emma left her car and immediately followed. Why had Regina not waited?
It was a cool night. Before now, Emma had not really noticed. It was almost November, about an hour away, so Emma was actually surprised it wasn't colder.
"Regina?" Emma called, wondering what she was walking into. It was a little after eleven, after all, on a week night. Emma had to be at the Sheriff's office the following morning and Regina had to be at City Hall.
"Regina?"
Emma saw something ahead that paused her. It was the unmistakable light from a flame. It was not large so she was not concerned so Emma did nothing more than start walking toward it. This time, she moved more quickly toward the flame. Toward the Crypt.
She wondered, as she approached the stone structure, if someone had vandalized the inside or tried to get into Regina's Vault then answered her own question immediately. No. Regina would have been upset over it. When she had called Emma, she was not particularly incensed.
Whatever this was about, Emma supposed she would soon know as she stepped into the Crypt.
"Regina?"
She looked about inside, instantly seeing the passage to Regina's vault was open. Mindful to pull the door of the Crypt shut, Emma walked to the entrance, no doubt that was where Regina had gone.
In the Vault, Emma saw the Mayor with her back to the door, bathed in the light of torches.
"I'm glad you came so promptly, Miss Swan." Regina told her.
"Is something wrong?" Emma asked, looking around at the room. It was sufficiently lit which made Emma vaguely wonder why.
She looked back at Regina as the woman turned to face her as she responded to Emma's question "No."
Emma, feeling a tightness in her chest, asked "Is this a trick?"
Regina shrugged as she walked to where Emma stood, her face looking thoughtful for a moment, before she said "If so it was only to get you here."
"Then do I get a treat?" Emma asked before she could stop herself. She was nervous and hoped it wasn't obvious.
Regina smiled devilishly as she opened her coat and wasted no time shrugging it off. As it fell to the floor, Emma's jaw almost went with it. Underneath the long tan coat was an outfit that was very unmayorlike. The form fitting dress from the carnival had undergone slight alteration. Mainly a very low cut top displaying a bit of cleavage.
"If you want one." Regina replied in a husky voice.
Emma looked up from Regina's breasts as the woman stepped even closer. Close enough to flick Emma's bottom lip with her tongue before she nipped Emma's bottom lip, slightly pulling at it with her teeth before she kissed Emma briefly, passionately.
"What is it?" Regina asked curiously, pulling back slightly from Emma, "Something wrong?"
"Not at all." Emma managed, her hands on Regina's waist "Just wondering where this came from."
"I may not be able to read people as well as you can, Sheriff Swan. But I see the way you stare at me when you don't think anyone is watching." Regina shared, sliding her arms around Emma's neck and looking deep into her eyes. Emma felt an odd sense of relief but a bit of panic as well which faded as Regina leaned close again to engage Emma once more in a deep kiss. Had Regina wanted this as long as Emma had? Emma felt the longing in Regina as the woman pressed her body to Emma's and welcomed the closeness. Emma let her hands move around to Regina's back. The dress, Emma discovered, was backless, and Emma felt a shiver run through her as she felt Regina's warm, bronze skin under her palms. Her arousal doubled, if that was even possible at this point, as a moan escaped Regina's mouth against Emma's.
Emma protested slightly as Regina moved back but the protest ended when Emma realized why the woman had broke the embrace. Regina put her hands on Emma's jacket and slid it off of her. Staring at the blonde for a moment, thoughtfully.
"What is it?"
Regina put her hand on Emma's face, moving her thumb across Emma's lips slowly "It is kind of ironic. The one who was to end my curse is the one who brings me the greatest joy."
Emma felt her heart swell as she stood with Regina in the Vault. Around them were reminders of what Regina had been before. But none of that mattered now.
She put her hands on Regina's face and kissed her full lips once more. Her hands moved up Regina's back, slowly as she felt Regina's long fingers go beneath her shirt at the sides, moving lightly on Emma's skin.
"Why didn't you ever say anything?" Emma murmured against Regina's lips as she found the clasp of the woman's dress and deftly undone it.
"I wasn't certain how you felt." Regina admitted to her as she lowered her arms and pulled the dress away from her upper body. She smiled as Emma looked at her bared upper body and stepped back slightly to give the blonde a better view.
Emma looked at the beautiful creature before her. In the torch light, Regina seemed to glow. Her skin was flawless. Her breasts were as perfect as one would have expected.
"My God, you're perfect." Emma whispered, reaching out to her, "I want you."
Regina smiled once more, moving the dress down past her hips. It fell to the floor with her coat and she now stood completely naked in front of Emma. She took a step closer to Emma and moved her hands underneath the front of Emma's shirt as she said "You have me."
Emma reached out and put her hand on the back of Regina's neck and pulled her close for one more kiss, feeling the woman's touch move upward toward her breasts as Regina began moving Emma backwards. Emma offered no resistance as she tasted Regina's tongue in her mouth. She stopped only when she bumped the edge of a soft object, feeling Regina pulling at her shirt. Emma raised her arms, knowing what Regina was doing, and let the woman remove the article of clothing. It fell forgotten to the floor as Emma embraced her. They were both naked from the waist up, bare flesh pressed to bare flesh as Emma forgot about everything but the two of them.
She could barely believe this was happening. Had she fallen asleep in the Sheriff's office? If so she did not want to wake from this dream.
She felt herself fall back as Regina pushed her gently onto the bed and straddled her waist. Emma put her hands on Regina's thighs, moving them slowly upward util Regina took Emma's hands and held them, lowering her upper body to cover Emma's.
"I love the way you look at me." Regina purred, her lips against Emma's forehead.
Emma placed a kiss on Regina's neck "I've wanted you for a long time."
Emma wished she could put everything into words. Her feelings. Her desires. But there was no way she could.
Regina held Emma close as Emma began to nibble her neck.
"I wish I knew how to tell you..." Emma whispered as she put her arms around Regina holding her close as she had often longed to do.
"Show me." Regina suggested in a barely audible voice.
Emma rose slightly and shifted her body. She moved Regina to her right and onto her back, pleased when Regina offered to resistance whatsoever. She looked at the brunette's beautiful face to see desire clear in her obsidian eyes. And something else...
Emma lowered to place a kiss on Regina's lips, her hand moving to cup one of Regina's breasts as she felt Regina's fingernails scrape her back from neck to waist. She pinched Regina's nipple between her thumb and forefinger as she began to trail kisses downward. Regina arched her body beneath Emma as the blonde's hand began to move downward on Regina's body, Emma's tongue slowly teasing the nipple on Regina's right breast. Flicking and stroking as Emma's hand moved onto Regina's hip.
Emma made s slight noise as Regina's long red nails dug into her back as Emma's hand moved between Regina's legs.
Emma drew Regina's nipple into her mouth, pulling at it with her lips as she began to rub the Queen's inner thighs slowly.
She felt Regina pull her head up, leaning to place a bruising kiss on her lips. The brunette's lips moved from Emma's as she gasped, holding tight to the blonde as Emma's index and middle fingers began to play knowingly with Regina's pussy, stroking the wet flesh slowly, almost lazily as she placed kisses on Regina's lips, face...jaw...neck. She began to use her teeth on Regina's throat as the woman began grinding her hips against Emma's hand, at one point reaching down to grip Emma's wrist.
Regina arched her body, her head going back as Emma penetrated Regina with one finger at first, then two, unable to believe how wet Regina was. She traced a line on Regina's throat with her tongue. She was mindful of Regina's hands gripping her, scratching her back, more frantically as she neared climax.
"Emma..." Regina writhed beneath her...
"Emma..." a bit louder as Emma pleasured her.
"Emma...oh God...Emma..." a little louder still as her nails dug harder into Emma's skin.
Emma did not let it distract her, as she brought Regina to an explosive orgasm, the woman's cries echoing in the room as she clutched Emma tightly.
Emma lay half on top of Regina, placing tender kisses on her neck until Emma reached to Emma's face and prompted her to rise slightly. Regina placed a breathless kiss on her lips and, after a moment, moved Emma to lay on her back.
Breathing heavily still, Regina deftly undone the button and zipper of Emma's jeans. Once that was done, Emma raised her hips to make their removal easier for Regina. Once she was naked, she welcomed Regina on top of her, wrapping the woman in her arms for a passionate kiss.
Emma's heart thundered in her chest as Regina began moving downward, trailing kisses along Emma's body. She slightly pinched the skin on Emma's side with her teeth a time or two before she moved between the blonde's legs. Emma did not resist in any way.
She looked downward at Regina as she felt the woman's tongue run slowly along her slit and saw that Regina was looking back up at her. Taking pleasure in Emma's reaction as she pressed her tongue inside, stroking Emma's clitoris with feather light passes a few moments before she propped Emma's leg up further. Emma moaned softly, reaching to stroke Regina's hair as she felt the woman began to pull at her clit lightly with her lips, only for a moment here and there as her tongue explored the blonde's inner thighs. All the while, Regina never looked away from Emma's face.
Emma raised her body toward Regina, feeling the woman's hands on her hips as she brought her to a quick orgasm.
Emma sat up on the bed, pulling Regina up for yet another kiss, tasting herself on the woman's lips.
It occurred to Emma that earlier that night, seemingly a lifetime ago now, she had considered not answering the phone...that thought...
Regina looked at Emma as they both lay down on the bed in one another's arms "Long thoughts?"
Emma shared "I almost didn't answer the phone earlier."
Regina let Emma have a playful glare "Ignoring the Mayor?"
Emma reached to brush an errant lock of Regina's hair behind her ear with a tender gesture "Not ignoring as much as...kind of ignoring..."
"I'm glad good sense prevailed." Regina teased as she moved her arm around Emma, rubbing her back lightly.
"God, me too." Emma admitted. If it had not, this would have never happened...
Regina kissed Emma briefly then the two were silent for a moment before Emma asked, curiosity getting the better of her "Why the cemetery?"
Regina moved her hand from Emma's back to her side "Couldn't be my house. Zelena is quite active on Halloween. All hours of the night. I thought about coming to the Sheriff's office but didn't. Considered your house but, with Mulan next door..."
Regina grew silent and lifted her hand to place it on Emma's face "I can't believe this is finally happening."
Emma smiled at Regina brightly "I've actually wanted this for a while. I've had these feelings for so long..."
Emma raised up, turning to Regina and propping herself onto one elbow "I want to be with you."
"You are with me." Regina assured her quietly.
"I meant after tonight." Emma clarified, panicked slightly as she put her hand on Regina's stomach.
"So did I." Regina began "Emma, this isn't the first time I've thought about shooting my shot, so to speak. It's just the first time I went through with it. You are my happily ever after."
"And you are mine." Emma declared before she pressed her lips to Regina's, relaxing beside her on the comfortable bed.
Regina turned to the blonde, her hand moving to, first, rest on Emma's hip then move around to cup her buttock as their tongues dueled, things becoming heated between them once more. As Regina moved Emma to lay on her back, Emma did not resist. As Regina moved to top her, Emma smiled and pulled her close.