Chapter 204

• To answer her question, Regina leaned in, her arm slithered around Sophia's form to pull her in, which surprised Sophia, but both smiled widely as their lips joined in a kiss that caused the lever from Regina's hand to drop on the grass, and the basket resting against Sophia's arm to drop with a thud, followed by many from the apples. Soon, both of Sophia's arms cradled around Regina's waist, making sure not to move further from where they were allowed to be, but enough for Sophia to shift her body so their kiss could deepen.
• Once it deepened, Sophia kept track of every movement spurring from Regina's lips, those lips she dreamed of kissing ever since her feelings crashed into realization. She knew what Regina wanted her to try again. If there was one thing Sophia loved, it was that there was this level of understanding between them without the use of words. And with every bit of patience and grace, Sophia's lips parted in sync with Regina's, allowing just the tip of her tongue to flick, and then caress along the brunette's bottom lip. Testing the waters first before her tongue deemed it okay to delicately enter Regina's mouth, and the sound that produced out of Regina, a small moan that escaped the back of her throat, turned Sophia's world upside down.
• Dropped apples, now in the basket, and walking side by side with matching smiles, Regina and Sophia head toward the house. This day, already turning into the most perfect day for both of them.