Emma got into her car and started it while leaning her head against the steering wheel. She knew Regina would be upset when she found out Mary Margaret knew they were together. She started off towards the Mayor's home, trying to think of a decent way to tell her girlfriend… without making a slap following. Emma softly let out a breath when she heard her phone buzz. She looked at it, smiling when she saw;

Regina: "Hurry up, damn it! I miss you!"

Emma drove as fast as she could without making her car explode… again, until she reached Regina's mansion.


Regina used her lighter to light the candles on the table and around the room, when she heard Emma's car pull up. She hurried around the room and put the lighter away. "Hello?" she heard her girlfriend say as the front door opened. Regina fixed her tight, red dress and walked into the foyer, gaining a smile from the blonde. "Wow." Emma whispered while wrapping her arms around Regina's waist. The brunette giggled and pressed her lips to the blonde's quietly. Emma pulled back softly and held Regina's waist. "What?" Regina asked timidly. Around everyone else, she was this tough, hard woman; but around Emma, she was a loving and sweet girlfriend. "I…" the Sheriff started, rubbing her neck with her hand. "Mary Margaret knows." She said quietly, almost a whisper. "WHAT?!" Regina screamed, jumping back a few feet and laying her hand on her stomach. "She heard my phone buzz and checked it, seeing a few of our messages. She kept bugging me to tell her what they meant, so to shut her up, I told her." Emma said while taking off her red jacket and walking past Regina. "So basically you pulled me, yourself, and our relationship out of the closet; our happy, cozy closet that I happened to enjoy?!" The Mayor protested while following her girlfriend. It had been over a year since the women had started dating, but growing up in a homophobic family, Regina wasn't comfortable coming out. "Look, 'Gina, I'm so sorry. It would have come out eventually." The blonde said while looking into Regina's eye, filled with not anger, but fear. "Henry doesn't even know." Regina whispered while feeling tears well up in her eyes. Emma walked forward and pulled the pained woman into her arms. "We'll tell him tomorrow. We'll talk to him about it and tonight, I'll talk to Mary Margaret about it." Emma lifted Regina's chin softly, bringing their eyes together. "I promise, it'll be okay 'Gina. I love you." The Blonde whispered softly. Regina laughed under her breath before kissing her girlfriend again. "I love you too, my white knight." Emma laughed and kissed Regina's cheek. "Now, how about that dinner?"


Later, that night, Mary Margaret lay in bed softly, papers to grade lying all over the blanket. She jumped up softly when the front door opened, seeing Emma walk through it. "Emma..." Mary Margaret said quietly while walking over to her friend. "No, just listen." The sheriff said while sitting at the kitchen table. Mary Margaret sat across from her friend, her heart racing wildly. "Look, we've been dating for a little more than a year. Besides you, no one knows, not even Henry. We're telling him tomorrow." Emma started while laying her jacket across her lap. "Regina is afraid to come out because her mom was terribly homophobic and she's terrified that people will act that way towards her again." "Oh my gosh…" Mary Margaret whispered. "Please, don't say anything to anyone until we at least tell Henry or Regina is comfortable with it." The blonde asked while reaching her hand across the table and holding her friend's softly. Mary Margaret nodded while squeezing her friend's hand. "I promise." The dark haired woman said while feeling tears well up in her eyes. "How long have you known?" she asked softly as Emma stood up. "Known what?" Mary Margaret looked down softly and ran her fingers along her emerald ring. "That you were a lesbian." Emma wrung her jacket softly. "I've known my whole life." She replied while walking towards the stairs to her room. "Do you love her?" Mary Margaret called out. Emma gripped the railing softly, feeling a few hot tears run down her face as she turned back to her friend. "I love her more than life itself. I'm crazy for her. I always have been." She said while wiping the tears away. "But everyone thinks you hate each other." The dark haired teacher questioned. Emma laughed quietly. "Sometimes… pure love can from the most unexpected of places." Emma ran up the steps shakily and closed the door quietly. The sheriff leaned back against the door sobbing, sliding down the wood and onto the carpet. After a year of hiding her feelings for her true love, it was overwhelming to finally be able to say it out loud.


A/N Yes it's very short, but it has to end right there because of what happens in the next chapter! I'll start working on it tonight!