Chapter One

Emma Swan knew she felt something for Regina Mills the moment she met her. A year later living in Storybrooke and as the Sheriff of the town, Emma still feels nervous around Regina, who happens to be the mayor. Miss Madam Mayor Emma thinks to herself. Every moment spent together, Emma feels Regina's wall put up against her and she hates how Regina is such a hard working bitch.

"Miss Swan I don't think work will get itself done by just sitting there on your desk." Regina says as she walks in the Sheriff's office.

Emma raises her head from staring down at the floor in obliviousness. "Madam Mayor, what brings you to my station?" replies Emma standing up to meet the mayors eyes.

"I have a meeting with the council tonight at 7 and Henry gets out of his session with Archie at 5 so I was wondering if you may pick him up and watch him."

"Um yeah sure that's fine." Emma's heart pounding.

"Good, I expect you will be at your apartment with Ms. Blanchard. I will be there around 9 to pick up Henry."

"Well I'll see you then Miss Mayor" says Emma walking Regina out.

"Hey kid" says Emma walking up to Archie's office.

"Emma! Wait, where is my mom?" says Henry.

"She asked me to pick you up kid, she has a meeting tonight at 7 so looks like it's you and me. Are you hungry?"

"Starving! See you later Archie!"

"Goodbye Henry" replies Archie.

"Mary Margret should be cooking dinner about now, so lets go" says Emma.

Emma and Henry open the apartment door to a good smelling kitchen.

"Hi Mary Margret!" says Henry to the pixie cut woman.

"Henry! What are you doing here?"

"Watching him until Regina gets out of a council meeting" says Emma to Mary.

"Oh, well were all hungry I assume. You are her son." says Mary to eleven year old as he smiles.

"What's cooking?" asks Emma

"Grilled chicken, with vegetables and rice"

The small family sits around the kitchen island being served one by one and enjoys their delicious dinner. Henry being the most famished finishes his dinner before the other two.

"Can I go watch TV?" Henry says putting his plate in the sink.

"Go ahead kid, but not too loud" says Emma.

"So Regina is letting you watch him now?" asks Mary Margret.

"Yeah, hard to believe. I think she did that because she knows he will sneak off to be with me anyway." replies the blonde.

"Maybe she will begin to like you? She's all alone in that mansion. Maybe she needs a friend to talk to once in a while."

"I can't do that." Emma replies defensively.

"Why not?"

"Because she's the adoptive mother of my kid"

"Exactly. You try to open up the woman who raised your kid" Mary Margret says getting up to wash their dishes.

Emma sat there at the kitchen island in deep thought. Be friends with Regina Mills?