A/N This is an completely A/U story and basically I hope you like it. Feel free to R&R :)
Warning: Rated M for language and further Chapters
Disclaimer: As Much as I would love to I don't own these characters expect for one's I've made up myself
Chapter One
Regina climbed out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. She glanced to the bed to see her latest conquest still asleep and sighed, she wondered would it always be like this. She stopped just shy of the door leading into the en-suite and contemplated skipping the shower, but looking over to the bed she noticed that in this lighting and with sober eyes the man in her bed wasn't nearly as good looking as she thought. She pushed the door open, turned on the shower and undressed before climbing in. As soon as the hot water hit her body she immediately relaxed, Regina grabbed a bottle of shampoo from the shelf and began washing her hair, the scent of apples filled the bathroom and Regina's hangover started to subside.
Ten minutes passed and she decided it was time to face the world, grabbing a towel Regina walked back into her bedroom. She expected to see "what's his name" still sleeping but instead she was greeted with an empty bed and a note left on her pillow "had to run, thanks for a great night". Regina couldn't believe it that's another fuck and chuck she could add to her list, she didn't know what she was doing wrong, she had always been told she was mind blowing in bed. Maybe that was the problem what if she weren't interesting enough and sex was all she was good for.
Regina decided to get ready for her day, it was her first day off in nearly 13 days and she had planned to spend it with her sister and nephew. Regina dropped the towel, opened the drawer of her bedside cabinet and pulled out some underwear. She slid on the black silk panties, and clasped the matching bra around her breasts. Regina walked to the back of her wardrobe to find something to wear she settled on a faded pair of black, skin tight jeans and a purple blouse. She pulled up the jeans jumping up and down a few times to get them all the way up, she then slipped on the blouse and tucked it into the jeans. Regina always prided herself on her appearance, she glanced to her reflection in the full length mirror and gave a nod of approval. She walked back into her bedroom, sat down in front of her dressing table and ran her hands through her hair, since having it cut a few weeks ago it takes very little time to dry. When suffering from a hangover Regina rarely wore make up but today she decided she would make an effort, she drew on some liquid eyeliner and then added some mascara. Just as Regina finished getting dressed her phone vibrated, it was a text off David.
How was last night? I'm guessing that's another notch on the bed post, the way you've been going lately your bed should come with a health warning. Just kidding, meet me at the rabbit hole later because I want all the dirty details. xxx
Regina thought about replying to the text but as she would be seeing David in a few hours she decided she could fill him in then. Deciding to skip breakfast Regina made her way downstairs, grabbed a jacket and a pair of shoes before she headed to the door. Driving to her sister's the text off David played on her mind, had she really been getting around as much as he said. After a twenty-minute drive she pulled up outside her sisters, Regina stepped out of the car and made her way to her sister's garden, she opened the gate, closed it and as she turned around she was knocked over by a big brown ball of fur. "Rusty it's me, why do you insist on attacking me every time I visit, one of these days I'm going to make a hot dog out of you" she warned.
Rusty licked her face, wagged his tail and retreated back inside the house. Regina shook her head and decided she was never going to get a pet.
Regina stood up just as Bailey come running out of the front door and made his way to Regina. "Aunty Gina, mummy told me you were coming to see me and I've been waiting ages. Why you take so long" he huffed. Regina scooped Bailey up in her arms, gave the three-year old a big kiss and blew raspberries all over his little red cheeks. To every other person Regina seemed cold, rigid and pretty much heartless but in her line of work she learnt it was the best way to be. When it came to Bailey though Regina was the complete opposite and she doted on the little boy.
Regina put Bailey down on the floor and ruffled his long brown hair. This kid really needed a haircut, Regina decided she would take him on her next day off. "Sorry darling, I was being lazy and didn't want to leave my nice warm cocoon."
"Aunty Gina that's a funny thing to say, caperpillars live in coons not people and then after the caperpillar has been sleeping for a long time it turns into a beautiful flutterby" he explained.
Regina stared down at her nephew and was genuinely interested. Even though his vocabulary wasn't the best it was better than most three year olds, Bailey was very bright for his age. "You're too smart for your own good kid. Maybe one day you could follow in my footsteps and go into the science industry and become an entomologist."
Regina started walking to the house and looked behind her to see Bailey was trying his hardest to get his little feet to copy her movements. Regina stopped and turned around. "What are you doing buddy?" she asked.
"You said I could follow in your footsteps so that's what I'm doing." Regina couldn't help but laugh, this kid was such a character. Bailey looked up at Regina with his dark brown eyes which were so much like her own. Bailey scratched his head "Aunty Gina what's a emtomologest?"
"An entomologist is a very smart person who studies insects" she explained. Regina watched as Bailey screwed up his face and then smiled. She guessed he was considering what that actually meant. Bailey grabbed Regina's hand and they walked into the kitchen to find Regina's sister brewing a pot of coffee. "A cup of coffee is just what I need right now."
Regina's sister handed her a cup of coffee, picked Bailey up and placed him on his chair. "I'm glad you're finally here, this one has been driving me crazy since he got up. So how was last night?" Zelena asked.
Zelena grabbed a bag of crisps and an apple for Bailey. "Why do you insist on giving him green apples, he much prefers Red apples."
"How many time do I have to tell you that Red apples are so sickly sweet" Zelena stated.
"Well Green Apples are nothing but bitter "she argued.
Before Zelena could even think of something to say she was interrupted.
"Mummy I'm going to be an Emtomologest when I'm big."
"Sweetie it's an entomologist and I thought you wanted to be an astronaut?" Zelena questioned.
Bailey huffed "Mummy don't be silly I can be both, Aunty Gina always tells me I'm smart."
Regina looked at Bailey and couldn't stop herself from laughing. "Aunty Gina why you laugh at me, you always say I am smart."
Regina felt bad she didn't mean to laugh it was just so cute of him to think he could do both jobs. Children have the wildest imaginations she missed how carefree it was being a child, the only thing that mattered was going out to play with your friends and watching cartoons on a Saturday, oh how things change.
"Darling you are the smartest three-year old I've ever met and I will let you in on a little secret you're smarter than most adults too. I was only laughing because nobody knows if there are actually bugs in space so you can't do both of those jobs" she explained.
Bailey shook his head and proudly stated "there are no bugs in space now but there might be when I'm big like you, Mummy always tells me that anything is possible."
Zelena opened the bag of crisps and handed them to Bailey. "Why don't you go and eat these in the living room so we can have some adult time" she suggested. Regina kissed Bailey on the forehead, picked him up and carried him to the living room. She turned the TV on, grabbed the remote and pressed 611. "Aunty Gina my favourite show is on how did you know; will you watch it with me" he squealed. Regina really wanted to spend some one on one time with her nephew but she knew she wouldn't hear the end of it from her sister. Zelena would likely think Regina was trying to avoid discussing her latest antics so she decided it was not a good idea, she kissed Bailey on the head, slowly walked out of the living room and glanced back to see his eyes hadn't even left the screen.
Regina walked back to the kitchen, sat down and slowly sipped her coffee. Zelena slapped her arm "are we actually going to discuss what you got up to last night?" she asked.
Regina took a big sip of her coffee and stood up "I came here to spend some time with you and Bailey, my life choices are exactly that MY choices. I don't quite understand why everyone has such a problem with me picking up guys in bars and taking them home" she snapped.
Regina started to walk away when Zelena grabbed her wrist and sighed "Gina I know you're big enough to make your own choices but one day those choices are going to end up with you bound and gagged in some guy's basement. You're not a teenager anymore, I understand that what you went through destroyed you and you feel like it's easier this way but you've got to open yourself up, you need to drop some of those walls you have guarding your heart or you will end up alone."
Regina could feel the tears starting to form, she tried her hardest to stop them and like always she succeeded.
"Zelena I understand that you're only being a big sister and looking out for me and believe me I appreciate it but I'm a grown woman. I'm one of the smartest women in this country and sometimes it's nice to be reckless and stupid from time to time."
Regina stormed off into the living room and sat down next to Bailey." Hey buddy can I get a kiss; I've got to go" She sighed
Bailey climbed up onto her lap, wrapped his little arms around her neck and kissed her cheek. No matter how bad Regina was feeling this little boy could always make her feel better.
"See you later, I love you to the moon and back "he giggled.
Bailey climbed off Regina's lap and went back to watching the TV. Regina didn't even bother saying goodbye to Zelena, she just got up and left. She climbed into her car, pulled out her phone and sent a text to David.
I will give you all the details when I see you.
Any chance you're ready to meet now? Just got into it with Zelena and I need you to tell me I'm not crazy. xxx
Regina started the engine and made her way across town to The Rabbit Hole, she knew David would meet her there eventually so she decided to order some food hopefully having a bite to eat would help with her hangover.
No matter what was going on in his own life Regina knew she could always count on David to be by her side when she needed him. After meeting at the age of 5 when David's father had moved in next door to Regina they had become best friends. They had been together through everything, parent's divorces, deaths, arguments, heartbreaks the lot and she honestly couldn't imagine not having him in her life. Regina walked to the bar, ordered herself and David some food and drinks. Regina walked over to her regular table just as David walked through the door. "Regina you look rough, so what happened after I left then?" he asked.
Regina took a sip of her drink and sighed "nothing exciting happened, we went back to mine had half decent sex and went to sleep. When I got out of the shower this morning he had left so same old same old."
"Gina you need to understand when I say this it's not to hurt you. You need to stop picking up random strangers and start concentrating on yourself. With everything you went through last year you need to get yourself better and I only say this because I love you."
Regina couldn't believe he had just said that. "I know you're only saying this because you love me but you've got to remember I was the one who went through it nobody else. How I choose to live my life because of it that's up to me, so you need to back off" she snapped.
David placed his hand on Regina's and tried to explain "Regina we understand people have different ways of coping with things we're just worried about you that's all. We all love you and have watched how much you have changed since last year and not all of it is good. I wish you had gone to see someone instead of burying your feelings."
Before Regina could say anything her phone started ringing, she looked at the number and groaned "Mills."
"Mills, it's James. We need you to meet us at Victoria station we've got a murder."
Regina rolled her eyes and sighed "It's supposed to be my day off can't you lot run this one without me, actually don't worry ring the rest of my team and tell them to grab my kit I will be there in ten."
Regina hung the phone up and stood up. "I've got to go David, you should feel lucky I love you otherwise I would be dragging you and August into work but I know you two haven't spent any time together in nearly three months. Ring him and get him to meet you and he can have my food. I will give you a call when I'm home."
Regina climbed into her car, turned the radio on and drove to the crime scene.