NOTE: Keep in mind this is AU, so it doesn't follow canon

"Are you ok?" Charming asked his daughter.

"Yeah," Emma said keeping her eyes on Henry as Snow was helping him shoot a bow.

"It's just that you seem distracted, and have so all day," he said.

"It's nothing," Emma smiled at him, hoping that would end the conversation. The truth was, she was completely distracted.

Ever since last night when she picked up Henry and saw that golden glow around Regina and came to realization that the other woman was her soul mate, it was the only thing she could think of.

Her soul mate.

It seemed unfathomable to her. Impossible even. Yet she remembered Tink's words about the fairy dust showing you what was in your heart and now what was in your mind.

Could she really have feelings for Regina?

The two women had only really just started to become friends.

These were the kinds of thoughts that had kept her up all night long.

At one point she had convinced herself that not only was Regina not her soul mate but that fairy dust didn't work properly in this world anyway so it was foolish to even try it. Then an hour later she was convinced of the opposite.

What was she going to do was the prevailing thought in her head now. Did she say something to Regina? Did she leave it alone entirely?

What did one do when they had found their soul mate yet it was painfully obvious that the other person didn't see them that way?

Sunday night

Emma was nervous as she drove to drop Henry back off at Regina's place. She hadn't seen the other woman since she had picked Henry up. All weekend her thoughts were consumed by Regina. Every time she thought she had stopped thinking about her, another thought would pop into her head about her.

When she had first come to town she had refused to let Regina intimidate her, now that is all she felt – intimidation.

There really wasn't a reason for Emma to do anything other than park her car and let Henry out. She didn't have to escort Henry up to the door or anything like that, yet that is exactly what she ended up doing.

She told herself she just wanted to see Regina in person and see if there was anything different about it now that she had used the fairy dust.

She wasn't expecting any difference.

They got to the door and Henry just opened and went in. Emma paused there on the porch unsure of what to do. Finally, she stepped inside.

Regina was right there apparently in the process of asking Henry how his weekend was when she noticed Emma.

"Miss Swan, is there something wrong?" Regina asked. She was clearly wondering why Emma was in her house.

"No," Emma said putting her suddenly sweaty hands in her back pockets. "I just thought I should pop in and let you know that Henry did great this weekend."

"Is that so?" Regina said looking at Henry. "Did you hit your targets then?"

"Some of them. It's not as easy as it looks."

"I imagine it's not, but then again I have never seen the need to learn."

"You could if you wanted to," Emma said. "I mean I am sure my mom would teach you."

Regina gave her a curious look. "Somehow I don't see your mother and I bonding over archery, but thanks."

"Well, I should get going."

"Actually, before you go, do you think you could keep Henry on Thursday night this week instead of Friday night?"

"Sure. Big time city business going on or something?"

Regina looked at Henry and then back at Emma. "Actually, I have a date on Friday night."

"With who?" The desperation in her voice was a little more vocal than she intended it to be.

"Will Scarlet."

"Will asked you out?"

"Don't sound so shocked Miss Swan," Regina said; a touch of annoyance in her voice.

"No, it's not that. I mean of course he would, anyone would. I was just surprised because Will doesn't really seem your type."

"And what would my type be exactly?"

"Um, I don't know someone that takes life a little more seriously than Will does."

"Thankfully I don't need your opinion about my love life Miss Swan," she said. "Just pick Henry up after school on Thursday ok?"

"Yeah," she said backing up. "See you then kid."

She walked out to her car and sat there a moment in disbelief.

"Oh hell no," she said as she pulled out of the driveway. There was no way she going to allow Will Scarlet to go on a date with Regina.