AN: I was a little bit nervous about uploading this because I'm more of a reader than a writer as there are so many good writers out there although I'll give it a good go! Im also not very good at writing long oneshots so I hope this length is good enough. I have no beta so all mistakes are mine. As for the timeline I'm putting it roughly after the curse breaks. Season 2 hasnt shown here in Scotland yet and I havent seen the last five episodes of the season one cos the channel screwed up the subtitles (Closed Captioning to the Americans) On with the story...ps i dont own OUaT

Sluggishly running a hand through her perfectly coiffed hair, Regina stared into the fire, gulping down her wine from her crystal glass.

"How dare she do this to me, surely I'm a far better choice than that…that plank boy!" She growled at the memory of watching Emma flinging her arms around August earlier that day.

'aha but she doesn't know you...care for her' Regina's inner voice spoke up

"What in the actual… get out of my head and why do you sound like Snow White?" Apparently a drunken evil queen plus an inner voice that sounds like her nemesis equals a pissed off Regina

'Nope, I'm here to make sure you don't screw up your happy ending.' Regina could even tell there was a tone of Snow's smugness

Regina sighed, finishing off her drink before pouring herself another. Smoothing down her robe as she sat down in front of the fireplace, curling her feet up beneath her. Thankfully Henry was on his camping trip with the school. Something to do with being at one with nature, what a load of bollocks.

"How did I become this...? I am the Evil Queen, the Evil Queen doesn't feel, especially for the fucking Saviour." Regina ran her thumb round the rim of her glass, making a low toned sound.

'Bollocks, you do feel and you lurvvvve Emma.' the smug 'Snow White' voice piped up

"Can you please piss off out of my head, you dear are becoming more annoying than the real Snow and that's saying something."

'Humpf now I'm offended...but you didn't deny it though' the last four words said in a sing song voice

"Great...I think I may have a brain tumour or I'm having a brain aneurysm...wonder if Dr Whale makes house calls?" Regina mused while rapidly downing her drink, throwing the glass aside and drank from the bottle…how hobo like.

'Well?' the annoying persistent voice pushed.

"FINE...fine, I may…very well care for her just a little bit." Regina slurring her words, on her way to being three sheets to the wind.

'Finally! She admits it! So when did it happen?'

"Piss off." Regina clutched the bottle closer to her body.

'How mature, Madame Mayor, I am not going anywhere so spit it out'

"If I must. I hated her from the very moment she turned up on my doorstep with my son. I gave him everything he ever wanted, I loved him and that still wasn't enough. She was going to take him away from me and I could not let that happen, I did everything I could to drive her away. After the incident with the mine and the fire, something inside me changed…oh god I've just realised I'm talking to myself. I can't deal with this" Regina took a swig from the wine bottle.

'You have to, Regina…You have to find your happy ending whether you like it or not!'

"Next thing I know, I'll be getting a visit from the ghost of the past coming" Regina muttered.

'Yeah, yeah, now you listen to me, let Emma in, let down your walls for her' The voice pleaded.

Regina looked pained and remembered her last happy ending…Daniel, she didn't want to forget him, forget the memories they made together until that blasted Snow White came along and told her mother. But she had to move on somehow and she feels that Emma might very well give her a good chance at a happy ending...

"What if Emma...rejects me? Who would want a damaged...pitiful excuse of a human being."

'Regina!' The voice spoke sharply 'just try...that's all you can do' The voice spoke more softly.

Regina pinched the bridge of her nose to stem off the impeding headache. Making her mind up, she knew what she had to do. Gently placing the near empty bottle of wine onto the coffee table and reaching for her cell phone. She tried to remember the number, squinting at the buttons to see more clearly.

Regina groaned as the automated voice greeting sounded, silently praising Emma for not using one of those god-awful personalised ones.

Beep

"You have ruined me Miss Swan, fucking ruined me. I was happy with Henry before you turned up on my doorstep wearing THAT jacket. You were going to take Henry from me, I could not let that happen, oh no Miss Swan. I kept you at arm's length, I didn't want 'The Saviour' who could do no wrong get close to me or my son, as far as I was concerned you were better off leaving the town…away from Henry…away from me. Until… (pause) that day at the mine, I saw something flash in your eyes, god those beautiful green eyes, I could stare in them forever…ahem sorry dear. Anyway I saw that same look in your eyes when you saved me from the fire. The Evil Queen does not feel love…but me…Regina does. Here it is…I love you Emma, I want you to be my happy ending"

Beep

SQSQSQSQSQSQ

Meanwhile at Emma's birthday party, in Emma's apartment, a stunned Emma looked up to find everyone in town staring back at her after they overheard the voicemail. She opened her mouth and said…

"Oh shit!"

AN: I do hope this story is okay. read and review as i like to know what people think but please no flames. I'm a sensitive soul :D