Hey Guys! So, this is very different from what I've previously posted. Just so there's no confusion, this is a Swan Queen story. I just want Regina to be happy, really. So I kind of ship both OQ and SQ. Nowadays I'm tending more towards SQ to be honest. I'm actually very annoyed with what they did with OQ inn season 4. I hope they fix it since I don't think SQ is ever gonna be cannon, unfortunately, and I want Regina to be with someone who puts her first. Anyway, this is my first time writing Swan Queen, so I hope I got Emma right. It is a one shot, I just split it so the chapters wouldn't get overly long. For those who are wondering, I do plan on finishing 'The New Dark One', but Med School is taking too much of my time, so I'm finding it difficult to dedicate myself to a multichapter. It needs more planing than one shots for the story to make sense, specially with the Time Travel stuff (which I love, but can easily get confusing if it is not well executed). I'll probably only be able to work on it on when I have a break from college, which is in January. Sorry. So, without any more delays, this is for all other multishippers like me out there! And for SQ fans too, I hope I made these two justice.

PS. This is a little (okay, very) late, but I think this story falls into the Swan Queen Week 2015 day 5 category: Best Friend Romance.

Emma Swan parked the Bug in front of the Mayor's big white mansion. Who would have guessed when she first came to town that she and the regal brunette would become the best of friends. They used to be in each other's throats back then, and as much as Emma sometimes missed the thrill of their constant arguments, she very much preferred their current relationship. They had been getting along better ever since Neverland, but it was the Savior turning into the Dark One that really brought them together. Regina was the only one who really understood what Emma was going through, having to fight her inner darkness. The former Evil Queen was there for her when she needed most, and the blonde was forever in debt with the brunette for her help controlling her new powers and slowly getting her life back. She stood up for her when everyone else was quick to judge her and fear her, even tough that cost her her own relationship with the Prince of Thieves, who complained he was being neglected.

Nowadays, they hung out a lot with each other. Both were single and could use the company, since Henry, now eighteen, was away for college most of the time. It wasn't unusual for them to have girls nights just the two of them, since none of them really had any close friends accept for each other. Sure, Emma had Snow and Charming, but there's a limit of how much of your life you want to share with your parents, even when you're the same age. Emma was still friends with Ruby, but the young brunette was also her mother's best friend, which sometimes made things a little awkward. For Regina's part, even though the town had long forgiven her and the staring had stopped, it didn't mean they wanted to become friends with her. Emma was the only one who saw her as Regina, not the Mayor of former Monarch.

Emma knocked on the door. It was a Friday night and they were going to the nearest town for drinks, this way they avoided bumping into anyone they knew, or at least they hopped so. Storybrooke residents had taken up the habit of going out of town for fun, since it had become a little suffocating to see the exact same people every single day. The blonde knocked again, Regina must be late. This time there was a reply:

"Coming! Just a second"

The door was opened and Emma lost her breath at the view of the stunning brunette. She wore a short deep blue cocktail dress that went along nicely with her dark hair. She was bare feet and still had no make up on, tough she looked even more beautiful like this, in Emma's opinion. She was slightly flustered and clearly had been trying to hurry to get ready. The blonde felt honored that she was one of the few people who the brunette was conformable enough with to let them see her like this, without the the perfect hair, make up and power suits. Regina didn't have the mayoral facade on at the moment, she didn't feel she needed to. Everything was so casual and the two of them felt comfortable in each other's presence.

"Oh, my! The always-so-punctual Mayor is late. Who would have guessed I'd live to see this day? Aren't you the one who's always saying that it is not proper for a lady to be late and that I 'ought to change my ways?' Well, here I am. On time" Joked Emma.

"I was caught up late at the office. Apparently some town sheriff didn't fill her budget reports properly" Replied Regina, unamused. Ouch!

"Touché" Said Emma with a chuckle. This time Regina couldn't hold her own smile anymore. The Sheriff was so infantile, but it seemed as time went by, it was getting harder and harder for Regina to stay mad at the infuriating blonde for long.

"Come in, you can wait in my study, I won't be long. Would you care for some of the best apple cider you've ever tasted while you wait?"

"Got anything stronger?" They both laughed. This had become a privet joke of theirs.

"No, thanks. I'm fine"

"Alright, then. I'll be right back"

Emma looked around the study and remembered the first time she'd been there. It was on her very first night in Storybrooke. Regina had been trying to drive her out of town. God, she looked so hot when she threatened her! Since the moment they met Emma Swan thought Regina Mills was the most attractive woman she'd ever met. In the beginning, when they fought, there was always this unresolved sexual tension. Her olive skin coupled with her confident attitude made the brunette almost irresistible. That's why they were always at each other's faces. But every since they'd become friends, Emma had to admit her feelings had started to shift a little. What was once only physical attraction now had become something more.

The Sheriff loved their family dinners and movie nights with Henry, when the brunette would curl up to her side and rest her head on her shoulder, claiming to be tired. She loved the surprise lunches at the Regina's office, when Emma bring take out from Granny's would make sure the stubborn Mayor wasn't so focused on work that she'd forget to eat. She absolutely adored their 'girl's nights", when they would dress up and go to fancy restaurants together, just the two of them. As friends. Emma had to remind herself of that every time. She wished she could call those actual dates, but she was sure the brunette didn't return her feelings, and she didn't want to ruin their friendship.

Emma picked up a picture frame from the side table. It was a pictures of her, Regina and Henry at Brooklyn Bridge. It was about three years old and all of them had huge grins on their faces. When Henry found out him mom had never been to New York he insisted that that they had to show her where they lived during the Missing Year. It was the perfect weekend. Henry showed Regina his school and all his favorite places, they had the best pizza and visited all the touristy places. The blonde smiled at the memory. They were her family, the two of them.

It was this moment Regina decided to walk in.

"I love that picture too".

Emma turned around

"Wow" Stunning.

"Thanks you, dear. You look rather nice yourself as well, I should say"

"Thanks" Was all Emma managed to say "We should get going, I was thinking we could go to that new place, called One Club, so we have to hurry up if we wanna get in. Since it's opening weekend, it will probably be crowded"

"Fine, but we are going on my car. I'm not getting into that death trap of yours" Every damn time.

"Hey! The bug has feelings you know. You hurt her when you talk like that"

"Miss Swan"

"Fine" I'm so weak, thought Emma, it's so hot when she calls me 'Miss Swan', she could probably get me to agree to anything just by saying that.

The drove in a comfortable silence. Each simply enjoyed the other's presence. There was a huge line in front of the club when they got there.

"Shit!"

"Language, Miss Swan" Regina still had 'mom mode" on autopilot.

"Come on, Regina. Henry is already eighteen, and he isn't even here".

"Fine. But it doesn't mean a have to hear that kind of language. Would it hurt for you to show some manners every once in a while? Now, what are we going to do?"

"We wait, I guess. I really feel like dancing tonight"

They got out of the car and stood at the end of the line. That was when the two of them heard and all too familiar voice call:

"Emma! Regina! Hey, what are you guys doing here?!"

An apparently already slightly drunk Snow White, a surely wasted Ruby and a very out of place Belle stood next to them.

"Can't believe we ran into you guys! This is so awesome! We're gonna have so much fun!"

Said Ruby, more than a little louder than necessary, while Mary Margaret hugged both Emma and Regina at the same time.

"Hello" said Belle awkwardly "Your father offered to babysit Neal so your mother could have some fun with her friends and the two of them got overly excited" She pointed to Ruby and Mary Margaret "I'm glad you two are here, at least now I have someone to talk to that's at least making sense on what their saying" So much for my evening alone with Regina, thought Emma. Those three could no have been more inconvenient if they wanted to.

To be continued...