AN: I do not own any of the characters

This is my first ever SQ fan fic, Big thanks to my girls for Beta reading.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Pumpkin Spice

Monday, October 1st 9:42am

Regina steps out of Starbucks, grabs her ringing phone from her Camel coat pocket while sipping her coffee. The phone lit up with Sydney's name, she already knew what this phone call was going to be about. She stared at the name on the screen for a few seconds before hitting the answer button.

"Regina! Look, I-"

Sydney was cut off by Regina almost immediately. Stopping in her tracks Regina at the side of the sidewalk.

"I don't care Sydney, you and going to make this happen one way or another! That's why I hired you in the first damn place!"

Regina screamed down her blackberry phone as she walked the streets of New York after getting her morning coffee. It was a cold morning, colder than Regina normally liked. It was truly getting into fall season now the leaves were falling and there was the pumpkin spice in everything, including Regina's latte.

"Regina, I'm sorry there's nothing else I can find on him that will make him lose his rights"

Sydney said quietly down the phone to respond, he has been working with Regina on her newest case. A custody battle, Regina knows this all too well and she is trying to win the rights of a child for her client Kathryn Nolan and help with her divorce from her husband David Nolan. Regina looked up at the tall building at the end of the street, she hates the fact he just so happened to buy the building two blocks behind hers, as if to rub it in even more. But according to Robin it just so happens to be a coincidence. A shiver runs down her spine, was it the cold or the fact she was thinking about him? Regina and Robin have been divorced for just over a year now, and the fact Regina sees that building every day and is a reminder of him and if Regina was being honest it is torture. Regina pulls herself back from her thoughts and back to Sydney.

"Look Sydney, just do as I say and find something okay? Kathryn is banking on us and I'm not about to let her down or lose to... him again!"

Regina slammed her end call button, she wasn't mad at Sydney, well, maybe she was but she was defiantly taking her anger out on him. She started to walk down the street again and read through her emails, 'what a great start to my day' Regina thought to herself when all of a sudden she feels something crash into her then her fresh hot latte spill down her white Gucci shirt. 'Fucking fantastic'

"Ugh! What have you just done?"

Regina screams and looks up to the girl who's just knocked into her. Her eyes are angry she's staring straight into the blonde's eyes, she looks the blonde up and down as she starts to speak.

"I-I'm sorry Miss,I-I didn't see you a-nd.."

The blonde was cut off by Regina, who at this point was so over this Monday already and it wasn't even 10am.

"And, and what?! Maybe you should look where you're going hm? Do you have any idea how much this shirt is worth!"

The blonde eyes drifted down to the shirt, she noticed that the woman's black lace bra now visible through her shirt.

"Look miss I'm so sorry, I'm lost and it's my first day at this new job,"

Regina gave her a pointed look, she really didn't care if this girl was lost, she really didn't care about this girl's life at all she just wanted this day to be over already.

"I'll pay for your dry cleaning bill. And look I have an extra shirt in my bag you can have it"

The blonde pulls off her bag off her shoulder and pulls a crumpled babe blue Target? Is that a Target shirt out. She hands it over the brunette as Regina snatches it off her. Regina looks down at the shirt and rolls her eyes is she really going to be seen wearing this? Well, anything was better than the now coffee stained shirt that she was wearing at the moment.

"I suppose this will have to do."

Regina throws the shirt over her arm so she can change when she gets back to the office, she looks up at the blonde and catches her eyes as the blonde is staring down at Regina's bra through the coffee wet shirt. Regina's lips curled at the sides and she laughs quietly to herself.

"See something you like Miss?"

Emma jumps and jolts her eyes back up to Regina's.

"Swan, Emma Swan"

"Well, Miss Swan as much as I'd like to stand here all day and let you stare at my chest" Regina said sarcastically and leaned closer to the blonde "I have a job I have to get back to"

Regina walks past Emma and gives her a smirk as she looks back. Emma watches her as she disappears into the sea of people down the street.

"Well done Swan, you probably just spill coffee on the hottest chick in New York"

Emma muted to herself pulling google maps up on her phone trying to find this damn building.

Monday, October 1st 7:32am

"EMMA!?"

"EMMA!"

Emma started to stir in her sleep what time was it anyway? And why is somebody shouting her, she's trying to sleep.

"FOR FUCK SAKE EMMA GET UP NOW!"

Than Emma felt the covers taken away then she was hit by a pillow, multiple times.

"Ughhhhh, okay, okay, I'm up see"

Emma sat up on her pull out sofa bed and finally looked to see that it was her roommate Ruby stood there with the pillow in her hand.

"Come on Emma you're going to be late for your first day, and I'm not about to let you lose this job before it's started, I need that rent money"

Ruby chuckled, through the pillow back at Emma one last time, then walks back over to the kitchen to continue making her breakfast.

"By the way Ruby it was your idea to drink last night. How are you so fresh this morning?"

Emma said, getting up starting to fold her bed away.

"Oh come off it Em, we had a bottle and half of wine each that's nothing"

Ruby laughed, Emma walks over to the kitchen to see what her roommate is cooking.

"Humm bacon, I'll have some please"

Emma said with a huge smile on her face.

"Emma go and get in the shower, if this job goes well, maybe you can actually start paying half the rent, and buying your own bacon?"

Ruby said with a small laugh, Emma looked up at her roommate she knew her friend was good to her, letting her live in her living room rent free for the past 3 months. She needs to start paying her back. Emma gives her a smile and turns around to head into the shower.

20 minutes later Emma has appeared out of the bathroom to just catch Ruby before she leaves for work.

"I'll see you later Em! Please don't be late on your first day, it doesn't look good"

Ruby said with a smile as she starts to open her apartment door.

"Look Ruby, I am going to make this work this time, I promise"

Ruby turned back to look at Emma and get her a reassuring smile.

"I know you are Em, but I'm going to be later if I don't leave now so I'll see you tonight yeah? Chinese for dinner? Belle's coming over"

"Yeah, sounds great I'll see you tonight Rubes"

And at the Ruby headed out the door to start her day, Emma turned round to look at the clock

"Shit!"

Emma exclaimed as the clock read 8:03.

'I better get ready I have to be there by 9:30'

Emma thought to herself, and ran into the bathroom to start getting ready. Emma didn't wear much make up only eyeliner and mascara so it didn't take her long to do her make-up, after she runs a brush through her long blonde curls and puts on black tailored pants and a matching black shirt and of course she throws on her red leather jacket. She returns back into the living room also known as her bedroom and throws on a pair of black high heeled pumps, she gives herself a once over in the mirror by the door then looks back at the clock.

"FUCKING SHIT! It's already 9!"

Emma grabs here bag and throws in an extra blue shirt in case all black is too much and runs out the apartment door to head to the subway.

Emma finally finds the building she's been looking for about an hour. She runs into the building to the receptionist.

"Hi-hi I'm Emma Swan I'm the new Assistant"

"You're late."

The red headed woman didn't even look up at Emma.

"I know, I know I'm sorry it took me forever to find this place"

Emma offered a small smile, but it went un-noticed.

"7th floor room 21B, you're lucky he's late too."

Emma smiled with relief and lets out a thankful sigh 'thank god' Emma thinks to here self.

"Right, okay thank you very much"

"Elevators are on the left"

The receptionist said has Emma walked off in the wrong direction. Emma presses the button and waits for the elevator, once the elevator arrives, she steps inside and presses the button for the 7th floor. Inside the lift Emma leans agents the back wall and takes deep breaths.

"Come on Emma you got this"

Emma says quietly to herself, she closes her eyes and continues to take deep breaths and waits for the elevator to ding when she's at her floor. Once the lift is on the 7th floor, Emma steps outside looking for room 21B. Emma walks down the long hallway with big open windows to her right and convention rooms to her left. She finally gets to the room she needs to be at and opens the door, the room is big there's a big convention table in there, Emma takes a set on one of the chairs and wait patiently. Emma can't help herself but let her mind drift back to the brunette she ran into today, she truly was beautiful Emma though, and those eyes were the most amazing shade of brown she has even seen, she wonders if she ever going see the brunette again

"I should of asked for her number"

Emma mutters to herself.

"That's stupid Emma why on earth would she give you her number after you spilt coffee on her"

"Great, now I'm talking to myself"

She didn't have any more time to think when she was snapped out of her thoughts when the door opened and a man steps into the room, he's tall had brown hair that matched his beard and mustache. He's wearing a grey suit and a black tie. If Emma is honest, he isn't what she was expecting at all.

"Ah, you must be Emma!"

The man steps towards Emma and holds his hand out.

"I'm Robin, Robin Hood"

Emma stands up and takes his hand and shakes it.

"And as you know I'm Emma, Swan that is"

She lets out a nervous laugh. Emma pulls her hand back and rest's it back down by her sides.

"Yes and you're my new assistant"