Twenty Five Days of Swan Queen - Day One

Zipper

by Erin Griffin

The sidewalks glistened with ice as Emma made her way eagerly to her destination for lunch and cocoa before she had to get back out in the cold. Her shoulders were hunched as she tucked her fingers in her pockets. "Miss Swan, a word," came a voice colder than the snow crunching beneath the sheriff's boots.

It was hard to keep her eyes from rolling. "Yes?" She turned, her hand that was about to open the door to Granny's fell to her side.

"Something has been bothering me the last week or so that I need to discuss," the reinstated mayor explained as she made her way onto the sidewalk from the library, where Emma assumed Henry was getting a book for the final research paper before winter break. "Now, it might be the mother in me, but I was under the impression that the purpose for a jacket is that it is mean to keep the wearer warm, am I right?"

"Uh-" Emma said eloquently, her eyebrows going up.

Regina took more steps towards the blonde, who remained still, used to the lack of personal space when it came to Regina. She was surprised when Regina reached out and grabbed the article of clothing in question, tugging so that Emma had no choice but to fall slightly forward, her feet slipping a little on the ice. Her breath puffed out when Regina's long fingers moved down her zipper and held the two sides closed, zipping the red jacket closed. Emma could feel Regina's fingers along the top of her stomach, between her breasts, and over her neck before the mayor's thumb caressed the bottom of the blonde's chin. When the task was done, there was a pause before Regina's hands moved from Emma's jacket. She looked up at Emma, their eyes locking and their breath mingling as mist in the cold. "Must be the mom in me, but I couldn't stand seeing you walking around like that."

"O-Okay."

"Warmer?"

"Yeah…"

"Good." Regina's eyes smiled with her mouth, and the woman backed away and past her towards city hall. Emma wasn't lying when she said that she felt warmer. She felt heat now, in fact, but not because her jacket was closed.