A/N: This is my first Swan Queen story so bare with me, hopefully you will all like it as the story goes on.
Disclaimer: OUAT does not belong to me, I do not own anything.
Chapter 1 – Awkward Beginnings
Emma Swan was plenty of fun but she was also a realist she'd told her roommate Ruby, she'd didn't believe in true love, just like she never believed in the tooth fairy when she was little. The only people who choose to believe in such rubbish were people who had grown up in a nice little house with the white picket fence, people who probably no doubt saw the world with rose tinted glasses on or so that's what she would tell herself anyway. Emma knew differently, before she had been adopted by a mega rich couple at the age of 16 she'd already seen more of the 'real world' than probably most adults would ever witness in their lifetime. At the age of sweet 16 when most people were naively falling in love for the first time, Emma's guard was already up and the damage had been done, she trusted just one person...herself well maybe sometimes Ruby…just sometimes.
Autumn was fast approaching. It was colder than usual for September in Boston, just another thing that Emma hated. She had only moved to Boston with her best friend four weeks ago and already she was missing the heat of California. Yet here she was lying in some dingy bed thinking it may not be so bad after all.
"Well that was..." Said the brown eyed brunette next to her just before peeling herself up off the bed far too elegantly for someone who'd just had mind blowing sex.
"Yeah...that was good." Emma said trying to get the right words out as she sat herself up in the bed watching the other woman zip the back of her black dress up.
"Good?... I think it was better than just good." Stated the confident woman just as she was slipping on her black louboutin shoes.
"Yeah it was but i didn't want to boost your ego, which correct me if i am mistaken is already pretty big from where i'm sitting." Emma smirked flicking her long blonde her back over her shoulders staring directly at the other woman.
The brunette who was now heading for the door simply raised an eyebrow and smirked back over her shoulder at the blonde.
"Well guess I will see you around?" Questioned the blonde.
"No...You and I both know you won't dear, let's not make this out to be something more than what it was." Replied the brunette.
"Do i at least get your name?... mine is Emma by the way." she said whilst mentally kicking herself in the head Oh this is new even for you Ems, not even getting the name of the person you've slept with beforehand.
"Like i said let's not make this out to be something more than what it was... Goodbye Emma" She smiled before making a quick exit.
Agitated and angry Emma grabbed her phone to call the one person she knew would pick her up.
"Hey Emma, where in the hell are you? i told you not to go out to that damn bar last night, the night before your first day at Mills Media? Way to make a first impression." Ruby rambled down the phone.
"Okay MOM i get it besides i've still got plenty of time it's only 6.30am so could you please come and pick me up." She replied whilst dragging her rear end out of the bed.
"Well i may as well be your mother the amount of time's I've picked your ass up from gosh knows where, i thought i was meant to be the dirty stop out." Ruby simply replied.
"So will you pick me up or not?" Emma couldn't help but grin.
"Where are you this time?" Ruby asked sounding a tad amused but also frustrated at having to pick her best friend up yet again.
"The Tavern Inn...i will wait outside, just please don't be too long i need a quick shower before work."
"Ohh wow that's low for even you Em's, that place is beyond a dive...*laughing* i'll be there in 20 minutes." Ruby giggled before hanging up.
She picked and dropped Emma off at their apartment before heading to work herself. Emma stripped of her walk of shame clothes from the night before (black jacket, red tight dress and killer heels), got the quickest shower she'd had in her life, got ready and drove to her new job.
Crap 8.45am, not good i cannot be late she thought to herself as she ran through the glass doors of Mills Media dressed in a killer knee length black skirt, matching jacket and slim fitted white shirt with her hair pulled back into a very sophisticated ponytail.
"First day?" came a male voice from behind her just as she entered the elevator.
"Am I that obvious?" She smiled in his direction as she hit the button up.
"Just a little bit, relax. Work hard and you'll be just fine here." He smiled back at her.
Ping and the elevator doors soon opened.
"I'll try to remember that." She smiled as they both got out the elevator.
"I'm here to see a Mrs Mills. I'm the new intern." Emma smiled at the woman sat in front of her behind a small desk.
"Oh right, you're finally here, well at least you're not late...yet!" The little blonde said eyeing her cautiously.
"Yeah and I'm ready to get started." Emma said trying not to sound as nervous as she felt.
Get it together you can do this she told herself.
"That's good to hear my name is Kathryn, I see you've already made a good friend and a very powerful one at that too." She said nodding in the direction of the tall dark haired man Emma had just been chatting to.
"Oh he was just giving me some good advice on the way up." why am i explaining myself to Mrs Mills assistant Emma thought to herself.
"Well he is the Mayor of Boston and also Mrs Mills husband..…Ashton Mills, so you're lucky the guy is a genius and well a legend here, i am surprised you didn't recognize him from all the newspapers and magazines he is in." Gushed the little blonde oh and if i didn't know any better i'd say you've got a crush on our boss's husband Emma was thinking to herself.
"Wow well i've only been here a few weeks so I am still new to the area." She smiled as Kathryn led her into the waiting room.
"Well you're lucky, If only I'd of been that lucky when i first arrived." Kathryn replied before leaving Emma sitting in silence.
Emma spent the longest 5 minutes of her life twiddling her fingers together and thinking...thinking far too much as she gazed out of the window only to be interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat.
"See anything interesting?" said a male voice Emma now recognized as Ashton Mills her new boss's husband.
"Not really i was just thinking." Emma turned around and responded to the man standing in the door way.
They were interrupted by the sounds of clicking high heels coming down the corridor.
"Miss Swan i presume?" Said a familiar female voice walking into the room, paper in hand.
"Yeah...Emma Swan." She replied frozen in place staring at the very same woman she'd been in bed with only a few hours ago.
"Well i best leave you lady's to it, Regina I will see you later sweetheart and we can talk about Henry's school options later." Ashton kissed the side of the brunette's cheek before leaving.
"Well this is awkward." it had come out of her mouth before she had even chance to process it.
"Indeed it is Miss Swan, Indeed it is." Regina said holding her poker face in place not letting any sense of real emotion show but underneath that mask was a whole other story.
