Hello, everyone! So almost a year after I terminated my first fic while announcing I would post another, I'm finally here to do it! Truth is I was hoping to complete this one before posting it, but I just couldn't do it. So I decided to just post it already and we'll see how it goes, if you guys like the idea.

I think the timing is right, though, with Once Upon a Time coming to an end. It's a very bittersweet feeling, isn't it? So let this be a farewell gift to the show.

It's Evil Charming, so please, if don't like the pairing, you don't gave to read it.

PS.: Let me remind you that English is not my first language and I don't have a beta reader to help me. So be kind while encountering my mistakes.

Enjoy!

CHAPTER ONE

David Nolan let out the air in his lungs he didn't know he was holding. The men got out of the biggest building in New York feeling like a champion. I did it, he thought. He finally had the job of his dreams in the city of his dreams.

Becoming a successful lawyer isn't easy. Especially for David, who came from a humble family in a small city and had to fight his way into law school. He graduated first of his class in Harvard almost 10 years ago, thank you very much. He went from law firm to law firm, making himself a name, until he got the big gig.

Since he started college he knew where he wanted to work: "Gold Law". Robert Gold was the biggest and most powerful lawyer (also one of the most powerful men) in New York, he had an empire under his feet. David had always admired his work ethic and how he managed his personal life to become what he is now. He wanted to be like Gold one day and he knew the best way to do that was to start by working for him. He knew he could learn. When they met earlier, Gold said "I see a lot of myself in you", and he took that like the biggest compliment. So David would be a part of Gold's closest team, which included Killian Jones and Emma Swan.

Tomorrow would be David's first day at the new office and he couldn't be more excited. But now he walked the streets in search of something to eat. He was so nervous about the interview that morning that he forgot to act like an actual human with basic needs. It was almost six in the afternoon and he decided to enter a coffee shop close to the office to finally grab a sandwich or something easy to eat.

David was about to open the door of the coffee shop when he got distracted by some kids playing cards on the sidewalk. The image brought back memories from his childhood and he couldn't help but smile. He continued to look at them while he grabbed the handle of the door and opened, failing to realize that there was a huge line to order. He smashed his body against the woman that was right in front of him.

"Oh, my God, I'm sorry", he said, sounding apologetic and embarrassed. "I-I wasn't looking and-", he lost his track of thought when the woman turned to him with a shy smile on her face.

"That's okay", she laughed quietly. "Don't worry, no harm made."

David was startled right there and then. She was the most beautiful vision he had ever seen in his life. He always believed in love at first sight, he just didn't know that it would feel so unbelievably amazing and paralyzing. Or that it would ever happen to him.

The woman turned to look in front of her again as the line moved and walked. David was left staring at her short dark hair. He quickly got out of his shock state and walked too. He couldn't leave at that, though. This was his day, afterall. He just got the job of his dreams, he might as well try to get to know the woman of his dreams.

"You gotta at least let me buy you a coffee now", he said to her back.

She turned to him again. Man, she should stop doing that to him. He could feel his heart coming out of his chest. And he had just met her! Was this possible?

"That's very nice of you", she smiled, "but I'm in a hurry", she looked at the balcony. "Which apparently seems to encourage everybody to be slower", she looked at him again and laughed. "But I appreciate you trying to make it up to me after running me over", she joked. "It's very chivalrous". She had a husky voice that was driving him crazy.

"I'm just having a very nice day, that's all", David laughed trying to justify himself, "But I really am sorry", he put his hand on his chest.

"Hey, I said don't worry", she winked at him. "So, since we still have a few minutes before it's my turn to order, want to share why this is a very nice day?"

David smiled. She was actually having a conversation with him. Was this day even real?

"Well, for starters, I just got the job I've always dreamed of", he said proudly.

"Why, congratulations!", she said happily.

"Thank you!", he said with a grin. "And then as I was coming here, I saw these boys playing cards on the sidewalk and it reminded me of my hometown", he continued. "That's what distracted me while I hit you", he laughed.

"Ah", she said in realization, "So you're not from here."

"Nope. But I'm sure as hell happy that I'm here now", he said. David decided that it was best if he kept the third reason why his day was more than very nice: he bumped into her. Maybe later.

"Good for you", she smiled again. What was up with that smile of hers?

She realized it was finally her turn to order. She turned to ask for a black coffee and a bagel to go. The waitress quickly gave her her order. Way too quick, David thought. She grabbed her things and turned to David again.

"Well, nice meeting you and good luck with everything", she said while already putting on her sunglasses and leaving.

"Wait!", he said almost grabbing her arm, "I'm David."

"Regina", she smiled, "Welcome to New York, David", she quickly got out.

David could only see her pass through the window of the shop. He still was frozen. Stupid, he thought, her phone number!. He could see the waitress getting impatient with him while she waited for him to order. He runned out of the shop, looking everywhere. She was gone. "David, you idiot!", he said to himself.

He got in the coffee shop again and looked at the incredibly long line. He went straight to the waitress and asked in exasperation, "Who was that woman?"

"I'm sorry, sir, there's a line and you need to be in it", she said while the rest of the customers were already cursing at him.

"No, no, I won't order anything, but, please, what do you know about that woman?", he pleaded. There was desperation in his eyes.

The girl felt sympathetic for him. She took a deep breath and rolled her eyes.

"I don't know much. She comes here every once in awhile", she started. "She's usually alone and very quiet, orders to go. And that's all I know", she breathed. "Now please, get off my counter."

David looked down. There was no useful information, except that she comes here sometimes. He vowed to come to this shop every day until he meets her again.

"Thank you", he said, honestly.

The rest of the day was blurr. He grabbed a hot dog on his way home, took a long shower, watched some TV and decided to call it a night earlier today. Tomorrow was his first day, after all. There was just one problem: David couldn't get Regina out of his mind.

xxxxx

The next day David was one of the firsts to arrive at work. Obviously, he barely slept while thinking of the brunette he met yesterday. On the entrance he spotted the receptionist, Ruby. "Good morning, Ruby", he said with a smile.

Ruby looked up from her computer. "Good morning, David!", she replied. "Excited for your first day?"

"Very much!"

"Oh", she said standing up to meet him, "Let me introduce you to your personal secretary. David, this is Mary Margaret", she gestured to the woman standing up next to her.

"Pleasure to meet you, Mary Margaret, I'm David", he put his hand up.

She shook his hand in response. "The pleasure is all mine, sir, I'm happy to be working for you".

"With me", he corrected her. "We're a team here", he winked. "Shall we go, then?", he turned to Ruby, "See you later, Ruby", which she responded with a nod.

They both went to his new office. Mary Margaret desk stood right outside his office. She sit and turned to him. "If you need anything, I'll be right here, sir."

"Thank you", he replied with sympathy and entered his room.

His huge office stood next to Emma's and Killian's, who also had personal secretaries each. Being a part of Gold's "gold team" had it's perks, after all. The spaces were carefully decorated like the rest of the firm, that occupied the building's top floor.

A few hours passed when he heard a knock on the door, which was rapidly opened. It was Gold. He had the pose of a king in a suit that was probably more expensive than David's first car.

"Mr. Gold!", David stood up and extended his hand for Gold. They shook hands.

"Settling in alright?", Gold asked, looking around David`s office.

"Yes, yes, everything is perfect", David responded.

"You know, I've been hunting you down for a bit now", Gold narrowed his eyes. "You've won a lot of important cases. You even won against me 2 years ago", he remembered. "In that moment I knew I wanted you on my team. No one ever wins against me", he said with a stern look.

David didn't even know what to say. He just stood there.

"Don't disappoint me, Mr. Nolan", he warned. He wasn't joking, that much was clear.

"I won't, sir", David simply replied.

"Good, good", Gold said quietly. "We'll talk", and he left the room.

David let out a breath. Gold didn't seemed like a bad guy, he just had a way of making people feel nervous around him. Understandably, considering where the man stood in the food chain.

David didn't even got to sit again when his two colleagues entered his office, Killian and Emma.

"Morning, mate", Killian said with his unmistakable irish accent. He let Emma pass in front of him.

"We're so glad you're working with us, David", Emma smiled. "It was about time I had someone nice to work with", she joked.

"Yeah, I'm standing right here, love", Killian arched his eyebrow to her.

They all laughed.

"So, David, we're here because the three of us are going to go out tonight and you can't say no", Emma pointed at him, before he could say anything.

"I wasn't going to", David joked.

"Good man! Just some beers and a good talk to help you get in the spirit of things", Killian finished.

"See you around six, then? We're going to this bar just around the corner", Emma said already leaving the room. "Come on, Killian", she pushed him.

"Hey, don't ruin the suit, love", Killian said when two were already outside David's office.

What a ride, David thought. He was glad for Killian and Emma, though. They seemed like really nice people. David knew the three of them were going to get along just fine.

During lunch time, David ran to the coffee shop from yesterday. He knew his chances of meeting the beautiful brunette were slim, but he had to try. He wouldn't stop until he meet her again. He had to.

Unfortunately his mission was in vain. She wasn't there. When he asked the same waitress from yesterday, the girl simply said the the woman hadn't stop by. David ordered his lunch anyway and quickly ate it.

The afternoon passed like a flash. David had a lot of catching up with Gold's cases. He didn't waste anytime on that and spent the day behind piles of paper.

Around six, Killian knocked on his door. "Ready?"

"Uhm… Yes", David responded still quite dizzy from all the papers he read that afternoon. He stood up. "Let me just get my coat and we're good to go."

Emma was waiting by the elevator. The two men saw her gossiping with Ruby when they arrived.

"Talking about me, I hope", Killian raised an eyebrow to the ladies, trying to use his old charms.

"Get you head out of your ass, Jones", Emma said, rolling her eyes.

"Ouch", Killian dramatically put his hand on his chest, "You hurt me so, love."

Emma and Ruby couldn't help but laugh. He was charming indeed.

"Wanna tag along, Ruby?", Emma asked.

"Sorry, guys, I can't leave until the big boss does", she shrugged.

"He's still here? I thought he was on a business trip to Boston", Emma furrowed her eyebrows.

"He cancelled. I think some personal problems appeared", Ruby replied, raising an eyebrow. That's really all you needed to know. No one dared to asked any further. Everyone knew that Gold's personal life was extremely private, and that's exactly how he liked it.

But Killian opened his big mouth. "Is it Neal again?", he asked with a grin while staring at Emma. "You know, David, Emma here used to have a thing with the boss' son", he said looking at David now. You could tell he was having too much fun with this.

"Killian!", Emma slapped his arm, "Could you not?! Jesus!", she turned red, but everyone laughed. "Well, ok then", she said taking a breath, "We'll see you tomorrow", Emma waved while Killian winked and David nodded.

When they got to the bar, they quickly found a table and sit, already ordering three beers.

Killian caught David staring at nowhere. "So, mate, you're awfully quiet", he put a hand on David's shoulder and squeezed it. "Having trouble adjusting? I know the big city and Gold at the same time can be a challenge."

"No, no, I'm really happy to be in New York and especially working at Gold's", he answered honestly, while Killian and Emma listened fully. "It's just that I met someone yesterday and I can't get her off of my head."

"A-ha! So we're talking about a woman here!", Killian said cheerfully. "I knew it!"

Emma gave him a questioning look and the beers arrived. She nodded a polite "thank you" for the waitress.

"It was quite obvious, love!", Killian replied Emma. "The man is smitten! You can see it in his eyes."

David laughed and Emma turned to look at him, already excited about the conversation. She gave him a look to encourage him to talk.

"I guess you could say that", David smiled and nodded in realization. "I dare to say I'm in love, guys", he knew he was in love. He also knew that he barely knew her. His smile faded.

"When are you gonna see her again?", Emma asked.

"That's just it! I only know her name, where she occasionally drinks coffee and I also know that she's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."

Emma sighed and surprised herself. She didn't know she was such a hopeless romantic. "Well…?", she encouraged him to continue, "What is her name?"

"Regina", David said softly. He loved the way it sounded. Wow, he really is in love. He got lost for a few moments. "You guys think I'm crazy, right?", he asked.

"No, not at all!", Emma said reassuringly. "Not anyone gets the chance to feel what you have experienced with this woman", she pressed her hand onto his.

"Don't worry, mate", Killian said while lifting his cup for a toast, "Everything is going to turn out just fine. Here's to the jobs we almost killed for and the lost loves we would die to find."

The three lifted their cups.

"You're gonna see her again, David", Emma whispered to him, "I can tell", she winked.

David smiled and his mind drifted to those few minutes he spent with the future Mrs. Nolan. He knew they would see each other again. He just couldn't bare the wait.

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