This book is just something I wanted to post on here in order to get accustomed to the site of . It's also my first EvilCharming fanfiction and so far I'm proud of it. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and the many to come.
Chapter One: God Bless Car Troubles
Regina was just on her way home from the supermarket and was humming along to the radio as she drove. Her car started slowing down which made her quirk an eyebrow. She was lucky enough to pull over before her car stopped all together. She frowned to herself as she got out of her car and lifted up the hood.
"What the hell?" Regina muttered as she examined the car engine although she knew nothing whatsoever about cars.
She was already having a terrible day. Snow White or Mary Margaret or whatever her stupid face was released from prison and Henry was upset with her. That Swan woman had threatened to take her son away and Regina's walls immediately went up. She just wanted to have her son back and be happy in her little town.
"Ow!" Regina muttered as she hit her head on the hood of her car which she was hating even more by the damn second.
David Nolan turned around at the noise and saw the Mayor doing who knows what under the hood of her car. He was locking up one of the shops before making his way over to her. He considered her a good friend and felt the need to help her in any way he could.
"Car trouble?" David asked as he made his way across the street.
Regina sighed as she looked at him and threw her hands up in defeat. "It won't start," she said in her sweet voice that David came to love. "I have a car full of groceries, and well, it hasn't exactly been a banner day," she grumbled as David looked under the hood.
"Well, let's see," David said as he walked over to the drivers side of the car. He opened the car door and reached over and turned the key, trying to start the car. "Your battery's dead," He concluded as he looked back at Regina.
"What?" Regina asked surprised as she looked over at her car disappointed. She would have that mechanic's head who just said her car was completely fine.
"I don't have any jumper cables, but I can give you a ride home in my truck," David suggested as he gestured to his beat up brown truck.
"Oh, no, no. Thank you, but I couldn't impose," Regina said politely trying to tell David that she was not setting foot in that disgusting truck.
"I insist, unless you want to have a car full of melted rocky road," David said after he looked into her car which made Regina chuckle softly.
"Sure," Regina said with a smile before she helped David get the groceries out of her car. "Are you sure I'm not imposing?" She asked him one more time as he loaded his truck with the groceries.
"Regina, it's honestly fine. I'm happy to help out a dear friend," he said before opening the passenger door. "Hop in, Madame Mayor. Your reliable carriage awaits."
Regina chuckled again as he helped her into the truck and closed the door. She nervously ran her hands down her dress trying to spread out some of the horrific wrinkles she saw. David joined her in the car and easily started it. He turned on the radio before driving down Main Street. Regina recognized the song that was playing on the radio and began to quietly hum along.
"You sing?" David asked her softly as he stopped at a red light.
"I only sing for Henry and he never asks me to anymore. I just do a little humming here and there," Regina said as she looked out the window. If she even glanced at the man next to her she wouldn't be able to stop staring.
"You should sing in Storybrooke Idol. It'll be nice to see that even our lovely Mayor can sing a little tune," David said which made Regina laugh a little.
"No one wants to hear me sing, David. Now stop talking and keep your eyes on the road," Regina said smiling as she leaned into the seat.
After a few more minutes he parked in front of her white mansion. He helped her out of his tall truck before gathering the big paper bags of groceries into his arms. Regina smiled as he insisted that he could carry all of the bags himself. They walked up to her house before Regina decided to break the silence.
"Thank you for being my knight in shining armor," Regina said with a smirk at the inside joke.
"Well, it's more like flannel, but you're welcome," David said clueless to his past life as a knight which made Regina laugh again.
"Hey, why don't you stay for dinner?" Regina suggested as they got to her front door. "I bought more than enough for Henry and I, and...well, I'm making lasagna," Regina added feeling like she should explain herself.
"Oh, I-I shouldn't. It's getting late, and I've gotta get up early tomorrow for work," David said as a poor excuse for not wanting to spend time with his friend.
"Of course," Regina said softly as she gave him a smile trying to hide the pang of sadness that washed over her.
She dug through her purse to find her keys and fumbled with them a little before opening her door. She let David in first before closing her door behind them and locking it. She walked up the few stairs to get to the foyer of her home. She cleared her throat softly before leading David into the dining room.
"Oh, you can just set the bags over there," Regina said as she gestured to a table nearby.
She saw a note on the table with 'Mom' scribbled on it with Henry's handwriting. She walked up to it and read the short note with a pained look on her face. David saw her brown eyes saddened and slowly approached her.
"What is it?" David asked like the kind man he is.
"Henry," She said softly as she handed him the note. "He's having dinner with Archie after his session instead of coming home."
"I'm sorry," David said handing her back the note before keeping his distance so he wouldn't wrap his arms around the small woman and reassure her.
Regina sighed as she threw the small paper on the table. "Lately it seems like he'll do anything to avoid spending time with me," she said before seeing how uncomfortable David became. "But I-I shouldn't be burdening you with my problems. You've already helped me more than enough for one day. Thank you."
David gave her a short nod before turning to exit the dining room. Something told him to turn around and when he did he saw her wipe away a tear from her perfect cheek. He felt a little guilty for leaving this gorgeous woman alone to eat dinner by herself.
"You know what?" David asked her as he walked back over to her. "I do love lasagna."
"Really?" Regina asked him with a smile. "I don't want to obligate you to stay here."
"No, no. I would love to try your famous lasagna," David said as he took off his jacket and set it on the back of one of the dining room chairs.
"It takes a while to make it. Are you sure you want to stay here with me for so long?" Regina asked as she moved to carry the groceries into the kitchen.
"It's not like you're the Evil Queen or something," David said as he followed Regina into her kitchen. Oh, what little did that shepherd know.
"Okay, then you get to help me make the lasagna. It takes a while and usually Henry helps me but he's not here at the moment," Regina said as she set the bags down and started putting the groceries away.
"Whatever I can do to help you I will do it," David said as he rolled up the sleeves of his blue flannel.
"Well you can start by pouring us both a glass of wine. It's in the fridge and the wine glass cabinet is right above the sink," Regina said as she bent down and started putting things away.
"Okay," David said before going over to the refrigerator and getting the wine.
Once the red wine was in his hands he glanced over to Regina and blushed a little. She was still putting things away and his eyes landed right on her fine backside. He felt ashamed for looking at his friend this way but she did have quite the curves. He shook his head before retrieving the glasses and pouring wine into both of them.
"Now, what else can I do?" David asked once she was done putting away her groceries.
"You can sit on the stool, enjoy the wine and stay out of my way while I cook," Regina said with a laugh as she took off her blazer and replaced it with an apron.
"I want to be useful and help you out with dinner," David said as he took another apron off the hook in her kitchen. "Come on, I'm good with my hands."
"Hm, I bet you are," Regina said to him with a quick wink before she set a pan on the stove. "Your job is to brown the ground beef. If you burn it I'm kicking you out of my kitchen."
"I won't burn it, Regina. I can do something that simple," David said as he washed his hands.
Just as Regina said David burned the hell out of the poor ground beef. Regina in fact kicked him out of her kitchen although it was quite funny watching the petite woman try to shove the tall man out of her kitchen. Regina got to work and prepared her lasagna in record time.
"It's in the oven now," Regina said as she entered her living room without her apron.
"Are you still mad about the whole almost burning your kitchen down thing?" David asked her with a cheeky smile which made her laugh.
"No, you're forgiven. I can't stay made at you, Charming," Regina said sitting down and sipping from her glass of wine.
"Why did you call me charming? Is it some reference to Prince Charming or something?" David asked as he sat down next to her.
"I suppose it is," Regina said as she took another sip of her wine. "The lasagna will be done in an hour or so we can start eating the salad I prepared."
"Let's just sit here for a while and talk. How was your day?" David asked as he grabbed his glass of wine and took a long sip.
"It was stressful," Regina said with a soft sigh. "I was drowning in paperwork, I still am actually, and Henry would rather spend time with the woman that abandoned him rather than me. He thinks I'm an evil person and he doesn't want anything to do with me. He's ashamed of me," She finished quietly before taking a longer sip of her wine.
David set his hand on top of hers and squeezed it gently. "Everything will be okay soon. Henry will stop accusing you of being evil and he will realize that you care about him and love him so much. About that paperwork maybe you should just make your assistant do it. It'll be okay."
"Thank you, David. You've been such a big help to me today," Regina said with a grateful smile as she squeezed his hand back. "Come on, tell me about your day while we have salad and expensive fancy bread."
Regina got up and tugged on David's hand to lead him to the dining room. She let go of his hand when he pulled out a chair for her and helped her sit down. While David sat down in his own seat Regina draped a napkin over her lap. She served him some salad before giving herself a small portion.
"How was your day, David? I'm tired of talking about myself," Regina said before picking up her fork and starting to eat her salad.
"My day was fine. Katherine went off to Boston and I think that was better for us. Instead of remembering who I once was I can make new memories," David said which made Regina smile.
"I'm sure you'll make even better memories. I wish you luck with that," Regina said just as the oven timer went off. "I'll be just a moment," she said before getting up and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later Regina walked back into the dining room holding a pan of lasagna. She set it on the table and gracefully served David and herself before sitting back down. David didn't even wait for her to sit down before he dug into his food. Regina chuckled and took that as a compliment.
"How did you like it?" Regina asked him once she finished and David was on his last bite of lasagna.
"Best lasagna I ever had," David said wiping off his mouth and throwing the napkin on the table. "You really know how to work some magic. Here. Let me get the dishes," he added as he stood up.
"Oh, no. David I-," Regina said but David shook his head as he stood up.
"No, no, no, no. It's the least I can do," David said as he started grabbing the dishes which made Regina laugh as she looked at him.
"You saved me from having to call a tow truck today, and now you're doing my dishes. It doesn't seem right," Regina said before getting up and following David into her kitchen.
"Please. The last couple of weeks haven't exactly been easy for me, and you've been there the whole time. Plus, I did almost burn down your house," David said with a laugh as he set the dishes into the sink.
"Well, I can't help it. I feel responsible for you, ever since I found you," Regina said as she leaned against the counter next to David.
He ran some water on the dishes before turning to look at her. "You know, after all this time, no one's ever told me the story," David said crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned against the sink.
"What story?" Regina asked as she leaned in closer to him with a smile on her face.
"About how you found me," David said which made Regina nod as she smiled at him.
"That's because I'm the only one who knows it," Regina said with a soft chuckle. "I was working late. It-It was a cold night. Must've been below ten degrees that night and on my drive home, I realized I left my phone at the office. I remember thinking just to forget about it and I didn't really need it, but... something inside me told me to turn around and go back."
"And that's when you saw me?" David asked curiously interrupting her story and Regina nodded.
"You were on the side of the road, unconscious...so cold you felt like ice. The doctor said if I found you ten minutes later, it would've been too late. It's amazing, isn't it?" Regina asked David who sighed softly. "If I hadn't forgotten my phone I wouldn't have been on the road at that time."
"Yeah, it's almost...almost like the universe wanted you to find me," David whispered to her and Regina bit her lip softly.
"Yeah... almost," She said softly as she leaned in and pressed her lips against his.
David responded quickly and kissed her back. He ran his fingers through her hair as his other hand cupped her soft cheek. He took over and kissed Regina as softly as he could. She smiled into the kiss but then pulled away when she thought about what she was doing. She just kissed Prince fucking Charming.
"I'm sorry," Regina said quietly as she pulled away from him, her cheeks turning a bright shade of red.
"Please, don't be," David said quickly as he pulled her into another long and passionate kiss.