Emma Swan was standing by the bar in The Rabbit Hole, wearing an emerald green strapless dress that finished just above her knees that hugged her luscious curves perfectly. She was trying to order a drink- her favourite poison. Tonight her drink of choice was vodka and coke. Double, of course. Unfortunately for her, the bartender, Ruby, and also one of her closest friends, was busy serving other patrons and this led Emma to take in her surroundings, looking for something to alleviate her boredom. It was then that she spotted her. Regina. The brunette was sat by herself at a table in the corner, holding a bottle of red wine. She was obviously very drunk, something Emma thought was very unlike her. She was wondering what could be possibly be bothering the Mayor of Storybrooke so much when an insistent noise broke through her musings.

"Emma?" it was Ruby, curious to see what had her friend so distracted "Em? Are you gonna order a drink or just stare off into space all night?" The blonde sighed.

"Double vodka coke please, Rubes" and then adding, glancing at Regina once more "Actually, make that two, and two tequila shots, too."

"Two? Have you got company that I don't know about?" responded Ruby, her eyes glittering with excitement at the prospect.

"Not yet..." Emma responded. Ruby gave her a quizzical look, but served her the drinks nonetheless. "Catch you later, Rubes!" Emma somehow managed to balance the drinks and carry them over to Regina intact, save a small splash of tequila that landed on the already sticky floor of the bar. She dumped the drinks on the table with a clatter, causing Regina to look up suddenly, a look of distain crossing her face as she realised who it was that was intruding on her drunken pity party.

"Swan" she groaned "Of all the people that could find me in the corner of this hellish place, it had to be you. The fucking Saviour." Her scowl would have made even the bravest of knights run away screaming, and yet Emma determinedly sat down with her at the table. "Leave me alone" the brunette slurred.

"I'm not here to spite you" Emma explained, passing her the vodka coke and the shot. "I thought you could use a drinking buddy- I'm not going to make you spill your worries to me, if that's what you're worried about".

"Since when have you given the slightest damn about me, Miss Swan?" she retorted, downing the tequila without bothering with salt or lime. "What's in this?" she asked Emma, holding up the glass containing the dark liquid.

"Vodka coke" she replied, and seeing the older woman start to form a disdained expression, she added, "Double. I thought you could use it." With this Regina downed the drink and raised her hand and signalled to Ruby for the same again.