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Day 1 / Meet-Cute AU


The bus was getting ready to leave as Emma Swan made her way towards the back to find a seat. A duffel bag in one hand and a ticket in the other she spotted an empty seat ready and waiting for her. She shuffled up the cramped aisle until she reached it and smiled politely at the woman sat in the window seat next to it.

"Hi, is this seat taken?"

The brunette woman looked up and Emma could have sworn her heart stopped at the sight of her. "No, go ahead"

It took her a few moments to come back down to earth but when she did she smiled and nodded politely. "Thanks"

She placed her duffel bag in the overhead storage and then slipped her backpack down under the seat in front. Luckily as soon as she sat down the bus started moving and was on its way towards their destination. It wasn't until a few moments later that the other woman spoke up from beside her offering her a sweet smile.

"Hi, I'm Regina"

She smiled back. "I'm Emma. Emma Swan"

"Interesting name"

"You think so?"

"Hmm, it has a certain ring to it"

"Yours isn't so bad either"

"Thank you"

"My pleasure. So you have a second name Miss Regina...?"

"Mills."

"Now that is interesting."

Regina laughed, making Emma laugh in return. "So what takes you to the great city of Boston Miss Swan?"

"Already asking the personal questions huh?"

Regina chuckled as she shook her head. "Of course not, I'm just curious. I thought that if we were going to spend the next few hours sat next to each other we should at least find something to talk about"

"Ok, that's a fair point made. So, you wanna know what I'm doing in Boston?"

"Yes"

"Well then, I guess we have the time to talk..."

Regina laughed as she and Emma exited the bus. The two women had been talking the entire way there and were still at it even when it was time to get off. Walking off to the side with her duffel bag in hand Emma smiled. "So, Regina Mills, I guess this is it"

Regina looked around her and then focused back on the blonde. "Yes, I guess it is."

"You know, maybe we should get coffee sometime. Maybe when you're next in Boston"

"I would like that"

"Me too" Emma watched as she checked her watch. "I would love to stay but I'm going to miss check-in"

"Yeah I should get going, I've gotta debrief before I go home"

"Well then, I'll see you around Miss Swan"

"Yeah, same here. Oh, and good luck on that proposal"

"Thank you. Good luck to you too on catching your next mark"

"Thanks"

Emma watched with a sigh as Regina walked away, then rounding a corner out of sight. It was a few moments before she started walking in the opposite direction and towards a cab. If you had asked her that she would have spilled her guts to a complete and total stranger this morning when she woke up she would have told you you were crazy but there was something about Regina she couldn't get out of her head. Something was definitely different about her, she just didn't know what.


"Miss Regina Mills"

Regina's head snapped up from the paperwork she had been working on to the body attached to the familiar voice. "Miss Swan" She smiled. "What a nice surprise to see you in this small town of mine"

Emma shrugged. "Yeah, well, I would have rather been here under better circumstances"

Regina frowned as she placed her pen down in front of her, motioning for Emma to pull up a chair. "What can I do for you?"

"I was tipped off that a mark of mine was in your town. When I heard it was Storybrooke I guessed that the best place to come first was your office, seeing as you're mayor and all"

"Then you came to the right place. You could say I keep an eagle eye on my entire town so I have probably seen or know someone who has seen the person you're looking for. What's their name?"

"I'm looking for a guy named Killian Jones. He jumped bail on me back in Boston"

"Ah, Killian Jones, I know him"

"You do?"

"Yes. He's known for frequenting the bars down around the docks"

"And he would be there right now?"

Regina shrugged. "Maybe. I know he has a weak spot for the drink. He thinks he's some kind of pirate captain"

"At least I now know the reason why people who know him call him 'Hook'."

"You're going now?"

Emma nodded as she stood up and adjusted her leather jacket. "Yep. I have to make sure he doesn't get away. I've been chasing him for about a week already. Luckily he wasn't that hard to find."

Regina nodded, the air in the room silent for a few moments before she finally decided to speak up. "Are you staying long?"

"I would love to but I've gotta get him back as soon as possible. Once I've caught him I'll throw him in the sheriff's station to sleep it off before I head back, why?"

Regina shrugged, begging herself internally not to blush at the fact that she had caught herself off guard. "Uh, I was just wondering if you wanted to get that coffee we never got back in Boston"

Emma smiled as she made her way towards the door. "Of course. I'll see if I have time before I head back tomorrow. Have a nice day Miss Mills"

"You too"

And like that she was gone and Regina was still left with the mountain of paperwork she had before. Coffee sounded much better than this but she had a job to do. Bring on the headache.


Emma walked into the sheriff's station to find Regina sat on the edge of one of the empty desks, her pencil skirt hiked up and giving her the perfect show of bare legs and killer heels. What she didn't expect though, other than the attractive mayor of the town teasing her with her perfect legs, was said woman immediately blushing at the sight of her. If there was anyone who was taking that job she hadn't expected it to be Emma.

"Emma?" She questioned, screaming at herself inside to erase the blush that was no doubt now adorning her face.

The blonde forced a smile as she tried to ignore the way Regina's legs were calling to her. "Hey Regina. What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing. I was waiting for my new sheriff to arrive"

"Then that would be me"

"But I thought you had a job?" She questioned as she slid off the desk gracefully and smoothed out her skirt.

"I did but I needed a change. When I heard Storybrooke was looking for a temporary sheriff I guessed that it was perfect opportunity to see if small town life was for me"

"You were thinking of staying?"

Emma shrugged as she walked over to her. "Maybe, I wanted to see what it was like first before I made any life changing decisions"

"Well then, I guess you'll be needing this"

Emma watched as Regina reached into her pocket and pulled out a sheriff's badge, holding it out in front of her to take. The blonde didn't miss a beat as she took hold of it, unable to ignore the way sparks seemed to erupt from the way their fingers brushed against one another. Smiling she took a step back and hooked it on her belt.

"There. Am I in?"

Regina smiled and nodded. "Of course" She replied, holding out her hand. "Welcome to Storybrooke Miss Swan"


It was ironic that the rain was pouring down today of all days. It was about 9pm and Emma had just gotten a call from a friend of hers in Boston letting her know that there was a huge job opportunity that she had to act on before she missed her chance. If you had asked her a year ago she would have jumped at the chance but right now, as she pulled up outside the mansion on Miffin Street, she was anything but eager. She had a question that she needed answered and only one woman could do it.

Putting the car in park she got out and ran up the front path that led to the porch and rang the doorbell. Inside Regina frowned as she set her wine glass back down on her desk, getting up and heading for the door. When she found a wet Emma Swan stood on her doorstep she couldn't help but be confused.

"Emma?"

"Regina, I need to ask you something. It's kind of an emergency"

"Ok well, do you want to come in?" She shook her head no. "Emma, what is it? You're scaring me"

"I just got a phone call from a friend in Boston. They need me there right away"

"Ok, but what has that got to do with me?"

"It was about a job opportunity"

"It's permanent and it's what I've dreamed of doing. If you asked me a year ago I would have said yes right away"

Immediately Regina understood but as much as she didn't want to know what it was about she had to ask anyway.

"Then what's stopping you?"

"I wanted to know if I had a reason not to take it"

The way Emma looked directly into her eyes Regina understood exactly what she was talking about. "Emma, I..."

"Regina, please. I don't think I can take much longer of not knowing."

In that moment everything seemed to click into place, Regina's silence speaking volumes as she gazed into Emma's eyes knowingly. Something inside of her was screaming out a reason why she shouldn't leave, a reason she hadn't had the courage to confront the moment Emma had walked back into her life all those months ago telling her that she didn't know whether she was staying permanently or not. Now though, she felt one hundred percent sure that this was what she wanted and she just hoped that Emma felt the same way.

In the blink of an eye she was grabbing hold of her red leather jacket and forcefully connecting their lips together, Emma taking a few moments to overcome her shock and respond. As soon as her hands went to Regina's shirt-clad waist their bodies seemed to move flush together as they continued to kiss, neither one wanting to break the perfect moment.

Eventually the need for air became too much though and Regina ended the kiss even though she had been the one to initiate it. Sighing out happily she tried to catch her breath, eventually looking up into Emma's eyes which were staring right back at her.

"Is that a good enough reason?"

"It's more than enough, Regina. It's everything I needed."


A few years later...

Emma smiled as she fingered her wedding ring. She was currently sat in one of the booths at Grannies waiting for someone to meet her. She looked up from her ring when she heard the bell above the door ring out and smiled at the person who had entered.

"Hey babe"

"Hello dear"

Emma pressed a quick kiss to her wife's lips before helping her into the seat across from hers. Regina smiled gratefully as she got settled and proceeded to rest her hand on her protruding stomach.

"How's the little one?" Emma asked as Ruby served them two coffees that she had ordered prior to her wife's arrival.

"Mischievous. They've enjoyed kicking me all morning"

By the smile that adorned the other woman's face she knew that Regina wasn't mad, just annoyed that their child enjoyed using her as a kicking/punching bag.

"That sounds uncomfortable." She reached across and placed her hand over Regina's, smiling when the brunette brought it up to her mouth to press a kiss to her knuckles.

"It's quite alright. They've seemed to settle now that you're here"

"Good. I figured we could use a peaceful morning with everything that's going on in our lives"

"I couldn't agree more dear. Is this coffee for me?"

Emma smiled and slid one of the cups closer to Regina. "Of course."

Regina smiled back before bringing the cup to her lips, inhaling the smell of the caffeine before taking a tentative sip of the hot liquid. Emma couldn't help but pick up on the smile adorning her face when she lowered the cup away from her mouth.

"What's going on in that pretty head of yours?"

"Nothing, just that do you remember when we first met and every time after that we always suggested getting coffee but we never did?"

"Of course."

"But now we make it a point to enjoy getting it together at least once a week"

"Yeah, well, I figured it was something where we had a lot of making up to do."

"I know. Is that why you vowed on our wedding day to buy me coffee every week?"

"I didn't say I would buy it for you every week. I just said that I would buy it for you every other week"

"You liar!" Regina laughed.

Emma shrugged in response. "I'm anything but!"

Shaking her head Regina sighed. "Whatever you say. Does that mean you're going to make your pregnant wife pay for coffee when we leave today?"

"Hey! You used the pregnancy card, no fair!" Regina just shrugged. "You're getting way too used to using that card on me. I'm starting to regret agreeing to letting you know I'd do anything for you when we found out you were pregnant."

"When else would I? I'm not going to be pregnant my entire life"

"Fair point. I'll buy you coffee babe, I promise. But you owe me!"

"Whatever you say dear"

There was a silent moment before Emma reached across the table and took Regina's hand into her own. "I love you Regina, you know that right?"

"Of course. I love you too Emma"