How can a plan go just so terribly wrong?
Summary: Emma and Regina are in love with each other but they are both too stubborn and and scared to do something and act on it. Henry is really tired of his moms attitude, he wants his family and so he makes up a plan. Unfortunately at a certain point something just goes so terribly wrong.. Story set at the beginning of S4.
Chapter 1 – "Step 1 - Regina"
Regina's POV
Sitting in the corner of the diner, Regina was having breakfast with her son. Suddenly the bell rang and the sheriff Emma Swan entered. For a brief moment their eyes locked, dark brown meeting sapphire green eyes and Regina's heart skip a beat scanning every movement of the blonde girl from a far as she continued her way to the counter.
"Hey Ems" Ruby greeted her.
"Morning Rub"
"Since you got your new magic powers you are so stunning sexy, do you know that?" Ruby teased her winking.
And yes indeed she was.. Or at least she was for Regina. It had been two weeks since she had broken up with Robin so he could stay at Marian side taking care of her.. She should be hard broken but indeed the only thing she could thing about was how incredible beautiful Emma Swan was.
'I really should stop thinking things like that!' Regina scolded herself sighing. 'She is beautiful, caring, brave and amazing.. Sometimes also very irritating and infuriating.. And she is a GOOD girl. Good girls never like villains.. Or former villain.. Oh and above all she is the Charmings daughter! They are always perfect.. The perfect family..' She snorted 'There is no way that their daughter.. Their princess.. could ever find anything interesting in someone like me!"
She looked at the blonde again seeing her familiar interaction with Red asking for her morning cappuccino.. "I wish I could be like Ruby for her.. They always get along so well.. They understand each other so easily and Ruby makes her always smile.. She would never be like that around me.. Around the Evil Queen" she looked back at her mug sadly.. "I have to admit it.. I'm jealous.." She thought biting her lip.
"I am the one that took her away from her parents.. I destroyed her happy childhood.. I made her an orphan.. I am the one who ruined her life.. For all these reasons I'm the person she hates the most.. And above all she is with the pirate..'
"You should just ask her out.." hissed Henry drifting her away from her thoughts.
"Pardon?"
"You should ask Emma out.. for a date! Erm.. I just meant that it would be cool with me, you and Ma being together!" he grinned.
'Emma and I together with our son.. As a real family'.. At the thought of that she blushed.. And the Evil Queen NEVER blushes!
She was about to shot back her reply when Emma just showed up at their table. 'Shit! I was so caught in my own thoughts that I didn't see her approaching. And since when has she become so damn sexy?!' And the thought of this just made the Evil Queen blush even more.
"Hey kid!" She smiled.
"Good morning Emma"
"Hi Regina.. Good morning. Are you feeling well? It seems you are all.. Erm.. flustered.."
The statement caught the raven woman totally off guard, she was pretty sure she had her emotionless-mask on.
"I'm fine thank you. It's just the coffee that is too hot" she replied sternly with a don't-even-try-to-think-this-is-not-true look.
"Mmh.. Ok if you say so.. Hey kiddo are you ready for school? I can drive you there this morning" she smiled and then turned her full attention to Regina "only if this is ok for you of course.. maybe we can go there together?"
Regina's heart started to ache, Emma's voice was so sweet and caring.. 'How could I not be ok with you spending time with our son as a family? And you even asked for me to join you!' Regina just wanted to stay there with Henry and the woman she had discovered to have feelings for and spend their time together.. Maybe even drive their son together at school, but she felt like that was not her place, she simply wasn't worth it. And so she just decided to do what she does best: be nasty and run away.
"Yes of course you can drive Harry to school, I don't see any problem Miss Swan. Indeed I have a lot of work to do for the meeting planned in the afternoon. Maybe you two can finish your breakfast together before leaving". Saying that she stood up, said goodbyes and then just walked away.
Henry checked if her Ma was looking at him and finding out that at the moment she was much more interested in following Regina with her gaze instead of checking on him, he took a piece of paper from his pocket and scratched something on it:
Step 1 - make your mom aware that you would be happy to see Emma and her finally together - accomplished!