Authors Note: Hey everybody, I don't know where this idea came from, but I thought I would try it out. It's a bit AU. I hope you like it though, and I don't own any of the characters.
Summary: Regina Swan Mills is a famous actress, she is married to Emma Swan, and they have a son Henry. Emma is fighting for their marriage, Henry is choosing sides, and Emma has won, but what happens when someone from Regina's past shows up, and turns everything upside down?
It was yet another Friday night, and Regina Swan Mills found herself once again taking a sip from her homemade apple cider, Regina ignored the small snort her sub-conscious gave her. This was how it always began. For the past four weeks, Regina would sit down in front of her TV at 8:30, always telling herself she was just channel surfing. A ridiculous lie she well knew since she had never done such a thing in her life, and was not likely start now at 40 years old.
She allowed herself a small smirk of contempt, as she flicked through no more than two channels before landing on the one she wanted, knowing full well that a certain brunette would pop up at any moment.
'What are you doing woman?' A voice inside her head screamed over and over again, just like it did every Friday night.
Regina had no answer she could accept, so like always she ignored the internal query, and drank the rest of her cider and watched the opening of the episode.
She hadn't even made it through half way though the episode, and she was happy to see that the whole reason on why she was tuning in had much more screen time than she previously had. 'About time' She thought to herself with yet another smirk.
It's not even that the show interested her, because to be honest it didn't, but the certain brunette who was walking down the sidewalk, in a tailor made power suit, and Raybans did.
'You're having a midlife crisis! A bit early, but a crisis. Your marriage is falling apart, mostly because of you. Henry has chosen Emma; you're going through a crisis!' Regina's mind screamed at her, but she quickly brushed it off, once again. It had become the same Mantra every single Friday Night since she had sat down in front of the TV, to watch this ridiculous show. It was the only had decent excuse she could actually accept to deal with her overwhelming obsession with the one and only Lorelai Gilmore.
Not that it was a new obsession, because it isn't, she just thought she could control it better, but the be honest, she hasn't. It all started nine years ago, when she had been forced to work on a show with Lorelai, when her mother asked her to star it in, because her mother had been directing it. She had controlled it then, not well, but she did. Once they stopped filming and the show ended, she was convinced that Lorelai would be out of her life, forever. But Regina Mills should have known better. She thought the same exact thing when she met Lorelai. Regina Couldn't have been more, receiving shock of a life time when she'd been told by her mother that Lorelai Gilmore was the latest edition to the show.
The first day that Lorelai arrived on set, Regina felt like she was free falling. Not knowing how to handle her own resurgent emotions toward the young woman she turned everything she felt into animosity and ended up treating Lorelai like shit. After two years of working with her, Regina had actually handed in her resignation, wanting them to find a replacement for her, but after constant pleading by her mother and the executive producers, she decided to stay on for the remaining two years.
When the show did end, Regina never felt more conflicted as she did when 'Once Upon a time' ended, finally she would be able to once again leave Lorelai Gilmore behind her. Of course, nothing happened between them as it had in the past, but being around Lorelai was enough to tempt Regina, and Regina didn't want to be tempted.
There had been a few close calls, once when Regina walked into the Trailer Lorelai used, to discuss the script with her, and found the brunette in nothing more than a terrycloth bathrobe. It was held loosely together with the ties, but open enough for Regina to realize Lorelai wore nothing underneath it. Regina had stopped dead in her tracks, and stared for what seemed like like years, but in reality was nothing more than seconds. Finally, when Regina was able to regain composure of herself enough to finally take her gaze from the brunette's body, their eyes et, and she saw the same passion as when she first met the engaging young acting major. Regina knew without a doubt that her eyes mirrored the same as Lorelai's, and she knew that Lorelai knew it too. Suddenly, it felt as if no time and circumstance had never come between them, turning promptly on her heels, Regina fled the trailer, having Lorelai call her name nearly made her lose her resolve, but she managed to stay on her course.
Later that day during filming, Lorelai sought her out in a secluded corner of the Paramount lot, all she had do was same Regina's name, and Regina knew what was coming. The coming confrontation had been haunting her all day, thinking about how much she hated herself, she shoved her own needs back into the darkness, gathered herself and turned to Lorelai with cold eyes, simply saying "No". Lorelai stared into her hard gaze or only moment's before acknowledging her decisions with a quick nod then turning and walking away. Regina could swear that could feel Lorelai's high heels digging into her heart with each step those long legs took her away from her. Once Lorelai was out of sight, Regina rushed to her trailer and cried for what felt like forever, until she was called back to shooting. Then the next day, Regina did something she never did, she called in sick.
That incident happening only weeks into filming season four, Regina expected to be confronted again, but Lorelai never tried to bring the subject matter up again. Regina knew why, and with one word, she had crossed a line with Lorelai, from which she could never return. And just like that, never once did they in their four years of working together, did they speak of their past.
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The sound of the phone ringing was enough to bring Regina back to the present time, she let out a quick sigh before she reached across her coffee table, and checked the caller ID before she bothered picking up the phone.
"Hi Emma" Regina whispered not wanting to sound like there was anything on her mind, but She knew that Emma knew her better than that.
"Hi Regina, how are you doing? I miss you." Emma told her, and Regina fought back a groan. She never Emma was trying to fix everything that was happening between them, but to be honest, Regina wasn't sure if she wanted it to be fixed. She wasn't even sure, she has never been sure if she loved Emma, not like she loved Lorelai anyway.
"You know Emma, there really is no need to tell me such things anymore." She told the blonde, in a teasing manner, even though she really wasn't teasing.
"Nonsense!" Emma smiled, and Regina knew there was no point in arguing with her, because to be honest she wasn't in the mood.
Regina knew that Emma would still harbor feelings for her, and she knew Emma wanted to resume their marriage, as much as Regina didn't want, Emma never wanted to discuss it, so they never did. Plus, it wouldn't look good on Emma's part, with her whole career in the political world. Who knew that the once detective would become a Governor of New York, because Regina never pictured it, but here they were.
"So how are you?" Emma persisted.
"Tired and annoyed." Regina snapped, not meaning to, but she did, and she knew the blonde was used to it.
"Anything, you care to talk about?"
"No, but thanks for the offer, is there any specific reason you are calling? Or did you just want to say hi?" Regina asked growing more impatient.
The phone was silent for a moment, before Emma finally spoke again. "Both. I did want to see how you were doing, since I am not home right now, and second, I wanted to ask a favor." Emma informed her.
Regina smiled, because she figured as much, and didn't really mind, plus it gave her her a chance to get away from her own maddening thoughts for a while. "Sure, what's up?" Regina asked.
"Well, I have to go to Los Angeles…." Emma began and then stopped.
"Yeah?" Regina pushed.
"There is a large democratic fundraiser taking place, and I was wondering if you would come with me. We really haven't spent any time together lately, and I miss you." Emma told her, and when Emma didn't get a response, she tried again. "Well?"
"I'd be happy to, I will check with my parents to see if they will watch Henry." Regina told her.
"Regina, he is a teenager…." Emma began but Regina cut her off once more.
"I don't care; I would like my house to be in once piece when I get back." Regina snapped.
"Our house" Emma corrected her.
"Right" Regina sighed. "When is it?" She asked wanting to change the subject.
"In a few days, I know I am in Ohio right now, but you can fly here, and we can fly out together." Emma told her.
"You really don't like to give me any notice do you?" Regina laughed, but Emma knew she was serious.
"Sorry, I meant to tell you before I left but I forgot." Emma told her and Regina just nodded her head.
"I know how your memory is dear" Regina chuckled before she added "I will fly out on Monday, pick me up from the airport?"
"Of course, thanks again babe, see you in a few days, say hello to Henry. I love you." Emma told her and Regina didn't even bother to respond, she just hung up the phone and once she did, she looked back at the TV screen, and saw non other than Lorelai Gilmore looking out of the screen back at her, and that's when it hit her.
Lorelai is in LA!
"Yes, and you are going to stay far, far away from her." Regina told herself
