Ruby saw it coming before either of them did. In fact, she thought proudly, she was an instrumental part in its occurrence.
It started a couple days ago, when Emma entered Granny's with a scowl on her face. The blonde had plopped down in a seat at the counter and immediately ordered a drink…
There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
Ruby smirked. "Just come from talking to the mayor?"
"I can't even believe her! She is absolutely impossible." Emma sighed before drowning her thoughts with a glass of beer.
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl.
Ruby took in the woman before her casually. "Have you ever thought about why she gets under your skin so much?"
"What?"
"Have you ever thought that maybe… maybe you have a crush on Regina?"
Emma spewed beer all over the counter.
"I'm sorry, I just… it was just a thought."
Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
It's possible she wants you, too
There is one way to ask her
But Emma was already backing away, out of the diner.
Ruby sighed. Maybe she should have sheltered Emma from the truth a little bit longer…
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
…
Regina was easier. Ruby didn't really care what she thought of her; she could say anything to her without fearing the repercussions to their friendship. As that was nonexistent.
So Ruby entered the mayor's office that morning. She figured both parties might as well be informed of the situation, as it stood. It might make things easier.
Ruby took a seat as Regina's phone rang. It was quickly apparent that the mayor, who was now fuming, was talking to the sheriff. Regina slammed down the phone before turning to Ruby. "What do you want?" she spat.
Ruby arched an eyebrow. They really did do an excellent job of pissing each other off. "Was that Emma?"
"Who I speak with is clearly my own business, Ruby."
"Yeah, okay, but that had to be Emma. Look at the rise she got out of you. You're all hot and flustered." She could see the fury building in the mayor's eyes. She decided to push it one sentence further and then make a run for it, "So clearly turned on."
Ruby dashed out of the mayor's office, leaving no target for Regina's heightened anger.
Ain't that sad
Ain't it a shame, too bad
You gonna miss the girl
…
Ruby immensely enjoyed her new role as matchmaker. She frowned. Even if both parties were incredibly resistant to the idea.
Ruby's eyes flickered down to her cell phone, which blinked once to notify her that the app she had selected was finished downloading. Perfect. Ruby smirked evilly. The app allowed you to send texts to others and make it look like the texts had come from another person's number. Phase Two, commence.
…
Regina was sitting in her office several days later, bored. She hadn't seen Emma in almost half a week, and she missed their fiery encounters. Not that that meant… she shook her head. Ruby was wrong.
Just then the mayor's phone buzzed. When she saw that it was a text from the sheriff, Regina rolled her eyes.
You have the most gorgeous eyes.
Regina sucked in a breath. Had she read that right? She looked back down at her phone. Why? Why, out of the blue, would Emma text her that? She felt the anger building as she typed in Emma's number to send a text back. Two could play this game. She quickly typed.
And YOU have a sexy ass. Especially in those jeans.
She tossed her phone aside, expecting to have effectively silenced Emma. Good.
Now's your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better.
…
Emma was sorting through paperwork in her office. She groaned. She really did have the worst job on the planet. Good thing she didn't think that routinely, or Storybrooke might be sheriffless. She scoffed. Not that anything typically happened here anyway.
Her phone chimed, and she looked down. A text from Regina? That was odd. She knew the mayor wasn't one much for texting, and she hadn't even heard from the brunette in several days. Probably because Emma had been purposefully avoiding her after what Ruby said. Emma opened the text.
And YOU have a sexy ass. Especially in those jeans.
What. The. Hell. Emma looked down at her phone again, mortified. Had… had Ruby been right? She couldn't imagine an instance where Regina would text those words to her, though. Unless…
Emma groaned. Regina must be trying to one-up her again. To drive her out of town, or one of her other ridiculous goals revolving around the blonde. Well, she could win this. Clearly. She typed out a message and pushed send without a second thought.
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
…
Imagining you right now with your hand down your skirt. Tell me: what color are your panties? If you're even wearing any…
Regina's rage burned brightly. She threw her phone in her desk drawer before storming out, heading to the sheriff's office.
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
…
Emma looked up, startled, when the door to her office banged open. A furious clicking of heels followed, and then, "Regina!"
"What right have you! What gives you the audacity to…?" Regina stopped short when she saw pure lust in Emma's eyes.
You've got to kiss the girl
…
Emma was vaguely aware that the brunette had stopped yelling at her, and that her eyes had darkened considerably. And not from rage. She stepped forward.
Why don't you kiss the girl
…
Regina closed the gap between them and leaned in…
Go on and kiss the girl
…
Just then, Leroy burst through the door. The two women jumped apart as though burned before Leroy launched into some complaint for the sheriff. Regina turned around and left.