Summary:
Due to her feeling terribly lonely, Regina tries a love charm in order to find her Mr. Right - but instead of Mr. Right, Emma steps through her door ..
Chapter I
"Gold", Regina said harshly while stepping through the door of Rumples shop. "I need to speak to you." She steps in front of his desk, while he just smiles mildly.
"I tried a charm ... It just won't work. I don't know why. It's strange."
"What charm?" Rumple asks without any sign of interest.
Regina puts her head down. She knows that it is unavoidable to tell him what this is all about if she really wants Rumple to help her. "A love charm", she says quietly.
Rumple giggles. "A love charm?" He walks towards Regina. "I didn't know you were feeling that lonely."
"Well, I am," Regina requites. "Anyway, that's none of your business. I just want you to make it work." She takes a small piece of paper out of her jacket. "This is it," she says to Rumple. "Please have a look if there's anything wrong with the spell."
Rumple takes the piece of paper from Regina. "Well, let me see ... I think I know why the spell doesn't work." He takes a pencil and crosses a word. "All you need to do is replace this word with ... That one," he says while writing the correct word on the paper. He hands it over to Regina, smirking. "I didn't know you were that desperate, dear Regina", he says while walking around the brunette woman. "Anyway, it should be working now. I wish you all the best. Oh, and one more thing ... Try to imagine the kind of guy you'd like to make fall in love with you as clearly as you can while pronouncing that spell. It would be a pity if the man going wild for you wouldn't be your type at all. That's all you need to do, and the man of your dreams will be stepping through your door shortly after you pronounced the spell."
"I know," Regina requites with a strict tone, before she leaves Rumples shop without another word.
"Alright, this time it has to work," Regina says while sitting down on the floor of her living room. She lights a candle, closes her eyes and tries to imagine the kind of man she'd like to have falling in love with her. It doesn't take her long to know that she would like him to be a handsome, slim guy with blonde hair and an adorable smile. She'd want him to be her hero, the man who reads every single wish from her eyes and obeys everything she says. "Yes, that's what I want," Regina says to herself while folding apart the small piece of paper with the love charm on it. She starts reading it out loud, smiling to herself. She is sure that this spell will change her life.
When she is almost finished, suddenly the front door opens and Henry runs towards the living room.
"Mommy, mommy!" Henry screams. "Is it okay of I go to the movies with Emma?"
Regina finishes the last words of the love spell, then she sighs. "To the movies with Emma?" she repeats.
"Yeah," Henry replies. "There's a really cool action movie we wanna watch." Henry takes place in front of Regina. "What are you doing there?"
"Oh nothing, dear," Regina replies. "I was just ... meditating. You know, some time for myself." She smiles at Henry.
"Well okay, I'll be off then," Henry says. "I'll be home before bedtime." He rushes to the front door.
Regina blows out the candle. She has a good felling about the love charm. Now all she has to do is wait for the man of her dreams to step into her life ...
Later that night Henry comes though the front door, accompanied by his mother, Emma. He runs into Reginas' arms. "It was such a good movie!" he says. "We had a great time!"
"I'm happy about that," Regina requites. "Now, you better go to bed right away. It's already past your bedtime."
"Okay Mommy," Henry says and walks towards Regina to give her a kiss on the cheek. "Good night."
"Sleep well," Regina requited while touching his hair softly. Henry runs up the stairs and goes into his room, while Emma remains standing in the hall.
"Well," Regina says to Emma, "I think it's about time for you to go home now." Regina wonders why Emma hasn't left already. Usually the two women try to spend only as much time together as necessary.
Emma smiles at Regina. "I guess I'd like to stay a little longer," she says.
Regina frowns. Actually, Emma and Regina don't have lots to say to each other. If it weren't for Henry, they probably wouldn't talk to each other at all.
"I don't understand," Regina says while forcing herself to a mild smile. "Please, leave now." She walks towards the door and opens it, but Emma remains standing where she is.
Regina sighs deeply. "What's wrong?" she asks. "Normally you can't wait to leave my house."
Emma smiles at Regina, which makes almost makes Regina go insane. "Go now!"
"Too bad, " Emma says while walking slowly towards Regina. "I thought we could have a nice evening together. But ... I cannot force you to your happiness." Now standing in front of Regina, she moves close to the brunette, whispering into her ear, "Sleep well, beautiful," before she leaves the house.