A/N: Welcome to my story :) I'm really hoping to get a chapter up every few days, if not then once a week for sure. I really hope you enjoy it. I thought a little fluff and fun would be good for the shipper soul. Enjoy. 3

"Emma Swan you are going!" A woman's voice boomed through the small apartment.

"Ruby I am not gonna go. I promise I'll start working again and I'll catch up on the rent. I'm sorry I've been so out of it lately." Emma Swan wasn't one to apologize for her actions. She believed that she had a right to be angry and reckless and sometimes an inconsiderate friend. She's been through too much to care and her best friend Ruby had accepted that for the past year.

"Enough is enough!" The tall brunet yelled; stunning her friend into silence. "Look we've been friends for almost ten years Em. I know what you went through; hell I went through most of that right by your side. You don't see it but I do... You need to get out of the city and think about your life and what you want."

Emma sighed and shook her head. She didn't want to think of anything but how to drown out the noise in her head. "I just don't want to go. I have an interview lined up for a bar that pays really well."

"The last thing you need is a job around that much alcohol dumbass. Just go to the beach house and spend the summer there. Take time and take care of yourself Emma. Then you can come back and we can look for a bigger place because this apartment is way to small for the two of us."

"I can't just go and relax Ruby."

"You can and you will. Em... you know you don't deserve this suffering you put yourself through. You deserve to be happy and laugh and smile."

"Fine. I'll try." Emma said with a fake smile on her lips. "Thank you." Her smile softened into something genuine; although it was not something real, it was something more than she had been giving lately which gave her best friend hope.

...

The following morning found Emma almost to her destination just four hours outside the city limits. She could smell the salty ocean air and feel the breeze blowing through her hair. Maybe this was a good idea, she thought. Her phone rang and she picked it up with a sigh.

"I'm almost there Ruby, you didn't have to call to check on me."

"Well, prove it and I'll let you go."

Emma rolled her eyes and snapped a quick picture of the ocean to her right; sending it via text message before putting the phone back to her ear. "There are you satisfied?"

"Hmmm... I guess so. Call me when you get settled in."

"Okay weirdo. Will do." She said goodbye and hung up the phone, discarding it in the seat next to her.

...

As soon as she pulled up to the two story house on the beach Emma smiled a real smile for the first time in a year. She got out of the car and stretched her body before popping the trunk open to get her things out. It took her a few trips but soon everything was inside. She took her suit cases and found a room that she really liked in the attic. It might be creepy to some but she opened the windows and the natural light came in. It was beautiful. She took out an old art set she had and put it together in front of the big window overlooking the ocean. "I could get used to this." She whispered to no one in particular as she brushed her fingers over a charm bracelet on her left arm. It was an action she didn't realize she did; but she had been doing it for the past year and it somehow brought her peace.

She smiled as she placed a small picture on the bedside table. A young girl and a woman about Emma's age both wrapped around the blonde while she laughed. She chuckled at the memory of having cake smeared across her face even though it wasn't her birthday party. It was a memory she would always cherish.

When she looked at the time she realized she daydreamed half the day away. She decided to order out some delivery for dinner.

She went down to the water to take a walk and watched as the waves rolled in and out. She touched the bracelet on her wrist again and whispered into the breeze, "You would have loved this place." A tear made it's way down her cheek before she wiped it and kept walking.

After dinner, Emma made her way up the stairs and settled on the large bed in the attic. Her life turned out so different than what she had imagined. She was alone and living a life that most people would deem inappropriate. She no longer cared about much, including herself. She fell asleep every night with a bottle of pills by her bed as well as a bottle of vodka. There was no other way to quiet her mind and she didn't care to find one.

...

(Back in the city)

"Regina dear you need to finish packing."

"I'm not going mother." A young brunet woman eyed the older brunet with worry and anxiety. "I can't just pick up last minute and take my four year old son to the beach for the summer. I have responsibilities."

"Dear you're rambling." Cora held a hand up to stop her daughter from continuing. "You need a vacation sweetheart. You need to get out of the city with that beautiful boy of yours and you need to spend time with him. He misses you."

Regina looked at her son who was still asleep. Her mother practically knocked down her door at five in the morning and she didn't want her toddler to wake up. "I just..." She looked around the apartment she had just bought. "We just got settled in here. I want to just start over."

"After all you've been through this past year Regina; you can't just start over without taking time to deal with things. A healing vacation by the beach may just be what you need dear."

"He's already so confused." Regina let her tears fall as she looked at her child.

"I know Regina. But he needs his mother and to be honest; after everything that happened with Danielle and Hannah..."

"Please don't mother." Regina snapped before looking at her mother apologetically.

"You've been distant. Keeping your distance from him. He needs you. Take this summer to take care of yourself and my grandson."

Regina was quiet for a long time; considering everything her mother just said. It was all true. She was avoiding taking care of herself and avoiding spending time with her son. She was afraid of something and even though she was sure she knew what; she just couldn't place the feeling.

"Okay mother. Henry and I will go. I'll be leaving first thing in the morning."

"Good girl. It's all set up with the family timeshare dear. You just have a great time." Cora hugged her daughter tight.

"We'll try our best." She smiled but it was forced like most smiles now a days. "I'll call you when we get there tomorrow I promise." Regina walked her mother to the door. "Thank you for watching Henry today. I love you."

"I love you Regina." Cora kissed her daughters forehead and turned to leave. Regina watched as she drove off into the night.

...

The next evening, Regina and Henry were almost to their desired destination, picking up speed because Regina desperately needed to pee.

They made record time and Regina picked up her toddler who was sleeping; exhausted from the ride out to the coast. She smiled and kissed his head as she hurried inside, placing him down gently on the sofa before running to the bathroom.

As soon as she was done she pulled the bathroom door open and screamed as a woman clutching a towel to her body jumped and screamed as well.

Emma felt odd at first; she realized that she slept the day away, drowning herself in liquor. She probably reeked of it but if she did, the other woman didn't say anything about it.

"Who the hell are you!? Get out of my house!" They screamed over each other.

"Wait..." Emma said calmly but cautiously. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"My family owns this timeshare and it was supposed to be empty all summer so I am using it. Now who are you?"

"My best friend booked this place for her timeshare this summer but she decided I needed it more and gave it to me. I have paper work and everything." She took a breath. "My name is Emma by the way."

"Emma." The brunet tried out the name on her lips and smiled slightly before she put her hand out. "I didn't mean to be rude. I'm Regina."

"Mamma..." The young boy woke up and walked out when he heard the voices.

"And that's my son Henry." She held her arms out and the boy walked right into them like they were the most comforting arms in the world.

Emma smiled at that. She actually had a second while mother and son were interacting to really take in the woman in front of her. She was beautiful and something about her made Emma wonder what it would be like to be friends with the woman. "Look I'm really sorry but I don't exactly have anywhere to go this summer and I can't go home."

"Are you in some sort of trouble?" Regina asked, concerned for her and her child's safety.

"No, nothing like that. I swear you're safe. I'm harmless just a bit... um... I've been having kind of a bad girl streak I guess. I haven't really been making the best life decisions and I kind of made myself sick and yeah... My best friend ordered me to take a vacation and I literally have no home if I go home early. So..."

"So...?" Regina questioned. She didn't know why the young woman felt the need to share her current life story, but the fact that she did just to reassure the brunet made her feel a little more relaxed. She made a mental note to have a quick background check done on the woman.

"The house is pretty big." Emma said suggestively.

"It is."

"I swear I'll be quiet and respectful and I am actually a very clean person. I just took the attic so I can stay out of the way..."

Regina held up her hand and chuckled. Emma loved the sound. "We can share Emma. I have no problem with it. I just don't want anything to affect my son. He needs this vacation just as much as I do." Both women looked at the child who was now asleep in his mothers arms. "We can talk details in the morning if you wish?"

"Sure. It's late and I'm sure you're exhausted from your trip."

"I am. If you need anything I'll be in the room just there across from Henry's. I kind of grew up in this house every summer so I know where everything is. Don't hesitate to knock." Regina said as she walked away. "Goodnight Emma."

"Goodnight Regina."

So... They are sharing a beach house and they are strangers but they are both mature women who don't hate each other so yeah... They'll be learning a lot about each other and hopefully that makes for some nice SwanQueen family fun. I am gonna try really hard to keep updates coming through consistently but we all know how life can get in the way of stuff. Anyway thank you for reading. Reviews are always welcomed. :) xoxo