Part one

New Years Eve

It was New Years Eve in Storybrooke. Regina has allowed Mary Margaret and Ruby to throw a party in the large meeting area of town hall. It was 11.30 but Regina really was not feeling the party mood. Robin was unable to come as Roland had been ill, but in a way she was not too bothered about his absence. As of late Regina had been having doubts about her relationship with the former thief. There was no passion or spark between them and Regina was also having confusing feelings about someone else.

Emma's New Years Eve was even worse. By 9pm Hook was wasted out of his tree and started several fights with the dwarves. Emma had locked him in a cell at the station and left him with another deputy and returned to the party. Emma had had enough with Hook's drinking and frequent trouble causing and this latest episode had convinced her it was time to kick Hook to the kerb. Call it her new years resolution! Despite this for a while something else had been bugging her, or someone.

Emma was leaning against a wall out of the way of everyone and feeling very underwhelmed, when she noticed Regina heading towards her. She sighed to herself because she didn't quite know how to deal with Regina at the moment and if she could hold back her primal urges.

"Well Sheriff you look like you are having a good time!" Regina said as she leaned against the wall next to Emma.

"Three sheets to the wind Madam Mayor! You look just as thrilled as I do." Emma countered sarcastically.

"OK you got me there. I am just...distracted." Regina sighed.

"Tell me about it." Emma replied as she looked at the woman next to her kind of hoping that Regina would spill her guts but also meaning it innocently.

Just as Regina met Emma's dazzling green gaze she felt a wave of emotions towards the woman but her train of thought was disrupted by Ruby's loud announcement.

"Ladies and Gents lets countdown to midnight, grab your other half." Both women sighed and rolled their eyes, but both made a split second decision just as Ruby counted down to 1 and the lights went out.

Neither woman knew who made the first move but suddenly they were wrapped in each others embrace, kissing deeply. Unwilling to ruin the moment, Regina poofed them both to her office before anybody noticed a thing. In the privacy of the big office a war battle began. Regina pushed Emma against the leather sofa and down, sitting astride Emma's lap without stopping the kissing. Their tongues wriggled and massaged each other while hands roamed various body parts, eliciting pleasurable moans. With one long last kiss and a groan they both pulled their lips apart. For a long moment they both just looked at each other, each awaiting the other woman starting to freak out, until finally Emma broke the surprisingly

painless silence.

"Wow I don't know how that just happened but it was fucking amazing." Regina sighed and bowed her head to Emma's shoulder laughing.

"I have been wanting to do that for the longest time Emma." Regina stated as she longingly stared into the blondes eyes now that were now a deeper a shade of green from arousal.

"So have I Regina believe me." Emma sighed and her gaze became sad. "What the hell do we do now?" A pained look also flashed across Emma's fair features. This upset Regina but she understood what Emma meant.

"What about Captain Guyliner?" Regina cringed waiting for Emma's answer.

"Well I had already decided...oh nearly three hours ago that I was done with Captain Hogwash. And when he wakes up in a jail cell with a typhoon hangover in his thick skull, I'm going to make his day worse! Something I should have done a long time ago." Emma confirmed with a new twinkle of naughtiness in her her eyes as she caressed Regina's thighs. Regina's heart soared. "And what about the forest fart?" Regina laughed heartily.

"Well you helped me make the final decision. It has also been coming for a while now...well he has I haven't." Regina added mischievously.

"Ah well then Madam Mayor we will have to rectify that oversight and soon I think." Emma flicked her eyebrows and started kissing Regina again. It was full of passion and promise.

Emma and Regina spent another hour kissing and fondling each other before parting for the rest of the night. At 8AM Emma strolled into the station and could here Hook snoring half way down the corridor and groaned in disgust. Emma had decided against the softly softly approach to dumping Hook and was going for shock and awe. As she walked past her fathers desk she opened the bottom drawer and found what she was looking for. Emma took out the night stick and headed for the holding cells. Then she banged the stick against the bars of Hooks cell three times. "Wakey wakey Captain rum soak!" Emma almost laughed out loud as Hook almost jumped out of his skin and at the look of confusion on his when he noticed he was in a cell.

"What the bloody hell am I doing in here Swan?" Hook asked as he rubbed his face (Emma thought it was unfortunate he did not do that with the "wrong hand")

"Well as usual last night you got hammered and decided to have a few confrontations with the dwarves. So I threw your ass in the can to sober up. But also your shenanigans have had other repercussions Killian. We are through! It is long over due and that is my final word. I do not want to here you bring us up ever again. If you do I will shoot you. Goodbye Killian." Emma turned on her heels, threw the night stick back into David's desk drawer with a clatter, kicked it shut and walked out of the station before Hook could lodge a protest.

Across town Regina was facing Robin about her lack of feelings towards him but it was not going well.

"Robin for months I have had a distinct lack of feelings towards you part from apathy." Regina interjected into Robins pleas.

"Regina we are soul mates. We are meant to be together." Robin cried pathetically.

"I think we were supposed to meet Robin but you are NOT my soul mate and I am definitely not in love with you." Regina stated with a tone of finality reminiscent of her Evil Queen days, which left Robins mouth stupidly hanging over as she walked away.

Later that morning when Regina got back home she pulled out her phone and began to send a text message to Emma.

Regina: Good morning Sheriff. How has your day been?"

She hit send hoping that Emma would understand her underlying question. A couple of minutes later she had her answer.

Emma: Very productive Madam Mayor. And yours?

A smile stretched across Regina's lips.

Regina: Also very productive. Thank you.

Regina: Dinner at mine tonight? 7PM. Henry wont be home ;)

Emma: It's a date!