Chapter One- Meeting Emma Swan Properly

A/N This story is set when they are eighteen. Emma's text are in bold and Regina's are italic.

Regina sat at the furthest away part of the peer on a hidden bench staring at the ultrasound of her baby that was growing inside her. Now four months along she a just gotten used to the fact that she was pregnant at eighteen alone, and showing a baby bump as proof. Surprised at hearing footsteps coming towards her at nine o'clock on a June summer night she looked up and sort of recognized her as Emma Swan, they had both just graduated from school at the same time. Smiling Emma pointed to the empty spot on the bench beside her, asking if she could sit there and sat down once receiving a nod.

"Hey…I've seen you around school, its Regina right?"
"Hey. Yeah, it's Regina. You're Emma aren't you?"
"That would be me yes. You seem kinda sad. I don't mean to pry or anything I just though you could use someone to talk to."
"I'm not…..Well I am…no I'm not. I'm just getting my head around things and everything that's all."
" Ah the baby. I heard about it at school before graduation. It's getting chilly would you like to come back to mine for hot coco so we could talk."
"Umm Yes I would like that."

Even though they had just met for some reason they booth wanted to be near each other and had a weird urge to find out about each other. Together they walked to Emma's apartment where she lived alone and they talked about how they were getting on in their jobs and Regina's pregnancy although very briefly. Pulling her keys out the pocket of her leather jacket she unlocked the door and they walked in. Regina was surprised at how tidy the beautiful blue eyed blonde's apartment was and sat down on the couch while Emma made them hot coco. Bringing the coco into the living room she couldn't help but check out the beautiful brunette that sat on her couch before shaking her head and joining her on the couch. Smiling her thanks Regina took her hot coco, setting in on the coffee table and placing her hand on her baby bump.

Looking at Regina, Emma got lost in her thoughts confused at how she could be so attracted to the pregnant brunette after only half an hour. Hearing the other woman's voice coming through her thoughts she shook her head once again, clearing her mind and smiled encouragingly at Regina.

"The father doesn't want anything to do with the baby, just in case you were wondering. "Explained, Regina.
"He's an ass for just walking away from you like that."
"I'd rather he left now than in years from now than years down the line when it's old enough to understand."
" You still deserve better than that and so does your baby."
"I….uh thank you for caring Emma."
"What did your parents say?"
"They never really said anything they spend most there time out the country leaving me in the mansion alone. As long as I don't trash it, it's legally mine. What about your parents."
" It must be cool to have such a big place. They died when I was little. It's just me here."

For a good couple of hours they sat talking about everything and nothing not one of them understanding why it felt so natural. At the back of eleven they decided to put on a movie, not ready to part each other just yet. Regina was curled up under a cosy fleecy blanket and Emma sat just next to her after somehow moving closer to her at some point. Emma couldn't her attraction for the woman beside her to leave her thoughts as they watched the movie. Unknown to her Regina couldn't get her attraction to Emma out of her head but she was pregnant so was it the right thing to do? Was Emma going to be ready in five month for a baby?

At some point during the movie they fell asleep and somehow they ended up lying flat down on their sides, facing each other and their arms draped over each other. The television was left on playing in the back ground as they was like whispers in their ears of people in their dreams.

Emma was first to wake up and smiled at their position and gently stood up as not to wake Regina up and stretched getting all the kinks out. Quietly she went to the kitchen and made breakfast for them. Putting the food and drinks and juice on a tray she went back through in to the living room. Laying the tray on the coffee table she sat back on the couch and reached over gently waking Regina up. At first Regina was confused at where she was but remembered where she was and sat up seeing Emma.

"Morning, we must have fallen asleep last night. I made pancake for breakfast." Said Emma
"Morning, yeah we must have. Thank you, you didn't have to make me breakfast though."
"I know but it was no bother and the little one must be hungry by now it's past nine."
"Yeah I think he is."

Smiling they ate there breakfast in a comfortable silence. Every so often they would look at each other when they though they weren't looking and smiled or bit there lip. After breakfast Regina helped Emma to tidy up then they sat a talked for a while before they traded cell numbers with a promise to meet up again and Emma to Regina to call if she needed anything then Regina left to go home shower, change clothes then go grocery shopping.

Emma lay on her bed even though it was the middle of the day playing around with her phone. She wanted to text asking Regina for coffee or diner or something but she didn't want to push her, after all they had just met properly for the first time last night. Getting bored at lying about she shoved her cell into her jean pocket at did some house work. She hovered, dusted, cleaned the kitchen and bathroom and tidied her bedroom. With it still only being four o'clock she sat down with her laptop to surf the internet or play again.

Meanwhile across town Regina had showered dressed and just gotten over a bout of morning sickness even though it was the afternoon but she had be suffering from it at any hour of the day. Now pushing a shopping cart down the aisles she collected the things that were on her shopping list. For eighteen year olds they were very mature. Staring at the dried fruit she liked to have mixed in with yogurt she felt her cell vibrate in her blazer pocket. Pulling it out she smiled seeing she had a text from Emma.

Hey, what's the difference between a food blender and a food processor? XO-E
Hey, Are you serious with that question? XO-R
Yes…..I'm serious I don't cook xo-E
A blender makes things into liquid puree and a processor can blend, puree, crush, crumb and do all those things. Why? Xo-R
Just wondering. How is the baby? Xo-E
Okay, good felt it move for the first time today. Xo-R
That's amazing. What did it feel like? XO-E
It felt like butterflies Xo-R

All the time Regina was shopping she texted back and forth with Emma even picked up a big bag of Cheetos for Emma at her request and they had arranged to go to dinner tomorrow. Every time Regina received a text from Emma she got butterflies in her stomach that were so strong and she was sure it wasn't the baby because when the baby did it was faint although it did it a lot. Just before paying she grabbed the weekly issued of a few baby magazines, paid and went home to relax with a cup of ice tea and her magazines.

Emma smiled at how happy Regina seemed through text at her baby moving and the feeling of butterflies in her stomach she got when they texted. Munching on a bag of cheesy flavoured chip she grinned at the thought of Regina picking her up something from the grocery store.

After dinner the two of them sat watching a movie at their own homes but the same one at the same time and texting each other with silly little comments, Emma's texts often being smushie. Regina blushing at the texts would text something back just as smushie.

Finally at about midnight they stopped texting and went to bed. Regina laid in her bed her thoughts wondering to Emma, could she really be falling for someone she had just met the day before and what if the baby got too much for Emma to handle and she left. Would she be able to handle it?

Emma to laid in her bed wondering how she could have fallen for Regina after jut meeting her properly yesterday yet she had. She was pretty sure Regina didn't want to start a relationship with being pregnant but she really liked her and she may not have been around a lot of babies but the ones she had been she had been pretty good with them.

Running her hand over her baby bump Regina sighed and rolled over and tried to get as comfy as she could with a baby bump and closed her eyes listening to the crickets outside. After a while she finally fell asleep. Meanwhile across town Emma to lay in her bed listening to the crickets wondering what to do about her on going feelings.