Regina was shifting uncontrollably in her car seat. Today was her first day at work. Waitress she thought bitterly . She wasn't a very talkative outgoing person, she preferred being alone at home. She always felt weird and out of place when she tried to fit in. Her mom, Cora wanted her to have a summer job, not because they needed the money but because she didn't want Regina to spend all Summer at home, as always. Granny, her neighbor had offered her the job immediately in her little restaurant and Cora accepted it thankful.

I didn't have a chance to think about it. She sighed, picking her bag up and checking herself one last time before getting out of the car and going in. I look like a mess ,she kicked herself for not being more concerned by her appearance but she never did anyways, and now it was too late.

As she got in, she gathered all her self-confidence and pretended not to be scared of this new situation. She was pretty convincing. She had practiced that composure all her life but it seemed that a certain blonde didn't buy that.

"Pretty scary, uh?" the blonde said from behind the counter

"Pardon?" Regina answered

The blonde looked like she was eighteen like herself. She was wearing her uniform, skinny jeans and a yellow shirt What a hideous colour she thought. She had beautiful green eyes and a goofy smile that made Regina almost smile, almost.

"First days are always scary, even though you try to look like you are not" said the blond, her smile growing wider

"I'm not" she lied

"You know, I've got this superpower and I know when people lie to me" the blonde winked at her and Regina couldn't help the blush that spread through her cheeks

Regina rapidly recovered and remembered her manners

"I'm Regina Mills, I start working today" she introduced herself

"Regina?.. That's a beautiful name. Mine it's Emma Swan and Granny put me in charge to help you learn the ropes of being a waitress"

Regina blushed again and followed Emma around the restaurant.

The restaurant started to get crowded. Regina was starting to feel dizzy Too many people, I don't know what to do. She felt so lost out of her comfort zone, but then a yellow blur caught her attention. Emma worked effortlessly, talking with the patrons, delivering quick jokes, moving around the tables with such a grace that Regina thought that she looked like she was dancing a very practiced choreography.

She was astonished with the blond. The big green pair of eyes caught hers while she was staring intensely at her. The blonde winked at Regina making the brunette blush and look away. Dammit, why does she has to do that?.

Everything went great that night, better than Regina expected. She almost had fun delivering the food and watching Emma do so. She was exhausted after a 6 hour shift of not being able to sit down. When they finished cleaning the restaurant, they were allowed to go home. Can't wait to get home and lay on my bed with a book on my hands She happily thought. It was rather late, 2 a.m., but she didn't care.

As she bid her goodbyes, she got in her car and before she had a chance to do anything, she saw Emma wearing a red leather jacket ridding off with an awesome motorcycle. Nice bike she praised mentally. She liked them but her mother never let her close to them because she said they were dangerous. Regina ,on the other hand, just wanted to have a taste of that freedom.