Cora sets Regina up on a date that may possibly change her life.
Takes place in Storybrooke, but no magic.
Nice Cora, yay! Multi-chapter, slow burn, definitely fluff, maybe eventual smut. Happy Ending!
Prompt was suggested to me by my friend, K-Po. (Not a username just my nickname for her). This is my first time writing fanfiction so please review and let me know how I do and what I can improve on.
I don't own these characters, nor do i profit from this, just writing stuff about them for funsies!
Enjoy! - LS
Chapter 1: SwanCar?
Cora was on her way to the library to check-out a couple of books for her 3 year old grandson, Henry, when she felt a strange shift in weight in her car, and she groaned. She pulled in front of the big clock tower, forever stuck on 8:15. She got out and circled her car when she noticed the flat tire.
"Damn it" she groaned.
She went to her trunk to look for her spare tire and some tools she thought she needed and carried them to the flat tire where she unceremoniously dumped the equipment on the pavement.
"How the hell do I do this?!"
She crouched down and started tinkering around, trying to figure out how to replace her tire.
Emma was on her way back to her apartment after her shift at Granny's, when she saw a flustered woman glaring at her car tire while she held a screwdriver. Emma wandered over and cleared her throat.
"Need some help?"
"Oh no, I've got it" She said stiffly, having too much pride to admit that she has no clue what she is doing.
"Are you sure? Because it looks like you're using a screwdriver to fix a flat tire. So if your goal is to permanently attach a screwdriver to your tire, than your doing great!" Emma smirked.
Cora huffed, "Fine, you caught me. I have no idea what I'm doing"
Emma chuckled, "Alright, well first, you're gonna need a lug wrench and a car jack."
"I don't know what those are, but you're free to search my trunk."
"Alright." Emma walked over to the trunk and looked around.
"Well, you don't have either of those, but I have some in my car, it's right down that road, I could go get them real quick."
"Oh no dear, you don't need to trouble yourself, I'll just call a mechanic."
"It's no trouble, I'll be back in less than 5 minutes." And with that Emma was off, jogging down the street to her apartment, leaving a stunned Cora to sit with her jaw open and wait.
Emma halted at her yellow bug and popped the trunk, pulling out her lug wrench and car jack. She closed her trunk and ran back with the heavy tools.
It hadn't even been 3 minutes when Cora saw Emma jogging towards her, holding some strange looking pieces of metal.
Emma popped the jack under the car and jacked it up, then unscrewed the lugs on the wheel and got to work changing the flat tire.
Cora watched in amazement as the young blonde quickly fixed her tire.
A little while later, Emma turned around and smiled, "Alright, you're all set."
"Thank you dear" Cora said, and then looked on in confusion as Emma put all the equipment into the trunk of the black SUV.
"What are you doing? Those are your tools"
"I know. You can keep them, I have some extras somewhere." She chuckled, "Now maybe you'll be able to change your own tire next time you need to."
Cora sputtered, "Oh, uh, well, thank you very much." She quickly recovered, "But I must insist on paying you with more than words." She said as she searched her purse for her wallet.
"Oh no, that's not necessary, I'm happy to help, but I've gotta run, have a nice day." She smiled and was off towards her apartment again, leaving Cora with her hand shoved in her purse, staring at the space that the blonde had occupied.
Well alright than. She thought.
She locked up her car and walked into the library to get Henry's books. She decided on The Very Hungry Caterpillar and If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. She checked the books out and went to her car to drive to her daughter's house.
She parked her car in the driveway and unlocked the house door with her key.
Not 10 seconds later, a little boy with soft brown curls and big brown eyes scampered in.
"Nana!" he exclaimed.
"Hello darling!"
She picked him up and gave him a kiss on the nose.
"How has your day been?"
"Good!"
"Hello mother" Regina greeted as she walked into the foyer.
"Hi love" she said before she kissed her daughter on the cheek.
"I see you've gotten some more books for a certain special boy!"
"Books?!"
"Yes books! For you!" She handed him the two books, and he flipped through the colorful pages.
"What do you say Henry?" Regina sternly questioned.
"Thank you Nana!"
"You're very welcome sweetheart. So how was work today?"
"Just the usual business, nothing new."
"Well I suppose that's not too bad."
Regina hummed in agreement when Henry started wriggling around trying to get down.
"Shall we go read your new books?!" Cora asked.
"Yeah!"
Emma was eating mac & cheese after arriving back at her apartment. She thought about her life recently. It still wasn't the greatest, but she finally felt free. After being released from prison about a month ago, she found this quaint town called Storybrooke. She got a job at Granny's Diner and for the first couple of days she had lived in her car, until she finally saved enough money for first month's rent on a shabby apartment. It was a little run down, barely any walls, but Emma didn't mind. It was the best place she had lived in. It was hers. She even found a friend on her first day in town when she stopped by the diner. Ruby was her name, a kind yet spunky woman not much older than Emma. She was the one to tell her that Granny's was hiring.
And now Emma Swan sits in her apartment, gorging herself with delicious cheesy heaven.
This is the life. She thought, and smiled, a little cheese dribbling down her chin.
It was about 7:15 and Henry was fast asleep in Regina's arms, resting his head on her chest.
"I think it's time for me to get home now, your father should be home from work by now." Cora said quietly, as to not disturb the sleeping angel.
"Alright, say hello to daddy for me"
"I will, I love you darling."
"I love you too."
After they hugged and gave each other a kiss on the cheek, Cora left, Regina shutting and locking the door behind her. She carried the slumbering boy up to his room and tucked him into his toddler bed, placing the little stuffed dragon under his arm and dropped a kiss to his forehead.
"Sleep well baby." she whispered, and walked out the door, leaving it ajar.
She went into her study to work on a drawing of her apple tree. Regina had a love for art. She loved her job as mayor, but it wasn't nearly as exciting as being able to capture the beauty of the world from her perspective. She found it thrilling. Her favorite pieces were those of Henry, but she could never do that chubby face justice. She had some dinner a couple hours later and went to bed herself.
Cora stepped into her home to be greeted by her husband's lips on her cheek.
"How was your day sweetie?"
"It was good. I got a flat tire on my way to the library and I couldn't figure out how to fix it, but this lovely young lady offered to help, and she wouldn't even accept the money i wanted to give her to thank her. So strange."
"It's not strange love, some people just want to help others, and don't want anything in return."
"Hmm, well I wish there were more people like her than."
"Me too."
"Well anyways, Regina said hi, and Henry fell asleep before he got the chance." Cora chuckled.
Henry gave a hearty laugh, "Oh I love that little boy, he is so sweet."
I apologize, I have no idea how cars work so please forgive me if Emma didn't change the tire correctly (I know there are probably more steps to it but this is a SwanQueen fanfic not a SwanCar fanfic.) Please review, I would love some constructive criticism!