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"Just come in!" Emma shouted from the couch, knowing she didn't need to bother unlocking the door for Regina.

"You do realise there are locks on that door? You know, to stop people just walking in?" Regina said as she shrugged her coat off, placing it onto the chair.

"Yeah, I know, but I unlocked them this morning because I knew once I sat down I was not getting back up. Even to open the door for you." She smirked at Regina as she sat down next to Emma, who was looking at hotels on her laptop.

After Emma and Hook had split up, neither wanted to live in the big house alone, so both moved out into their own places. Hook residing in an apartment near the docks and, thanks to the Charmings moving into their own little dream-house, Emma now stayed in Snows old place. She always said to herself, it was one of the first places to feel like a home for her so why not make it permanent.

"Anyway, what have you found so far?" Regina looked at the laptop sitting on Emma's lap, and the multiple tabs that were currently open on it.

"Well I have a couple of ideas, depending on what we want to do. And depending on how much money we want to spend." Emma looked at Regina who was sitting upright with her legs crossed, "You can relax you know?"

"Oh, I am, just because I have a better posture than you doesn't mean I don't 'relax'." Regina smirked and leaned her arm on the back of the couch, her face leaning onto her fist for support.

"Whatever. I have this hotel down as my favourite, I think you'll like it too and Henry will sleep as long as he has a pillow of some sort. They have conjoining rooms, so we would either share a room and give henry a room on his own, or one of us shares with him and the other sleeps alone." She looked at Regina who was nodding along watching the screen for pictures. "It's near enough the centre of New York that we can walk pretty much anywhere, and it's stylish which I thought you would appreciate. Anywhere nearer the centre I am not willing to pay those prices for, even if it is magic money."

"Wait you said walk everywhere? How far are these walks?" Regina looked at Emma who smiled.

"Longest one forty minutes, so it's not far at all really." Emma shrugged going back to look through the gallery of pictures.

"Not far? Emma I am not walking forty minutes in heels. No way. We can get a cab or even drive your metal coffin on wheels, but I am not walking." She sat up right once again, letting her hand fall, shaking her head as Emma burst into laughter.

"Well I am afraid, your majesty, that you're are just going to have to wear flats. I recommend trainers, comfortable ones. What do you think of this one? As I was saying before, they have a conjoining room available, one with a double bed and the other two single beds?" She pointed to the pictures of the lavish hotel and looked to Regina for approval.

"And how exactly do you know this?"

"I called earlier to see if they had any availability. They have the room on hold for us for the next," Emma looked to the clock on the wall then back to Regina, "oh fifteen minutes so we better decide quick, so we can call?"

"Fine yes that looks nice, on one condition." Emma looked over to her with worried eyes.

"What?"

"I get the double bed room." Regina sat smirking as Emma looked at her, obviously contemplating whether a hotel cheaper than the rest was worth not having her own room.

"Fine, you have a deal. I'll go call them upstairs, so you don't distract me. What time are we having dinner at?" She got up to the kitchen counter, picking up her phone.

"Uhh five thirty why? To be perfectly honest, I thought this would take way longer, you know with you being the child that you are." Regina said staying on the couch.

"Perfect that gives us just under two hours to book stuff." She smiled like a giddy teenager and bounded off up the stairs saying a breathless "Hello" once at the top, making Regina chuckle at her.

Regina heard the door shut but could hear her pacing around still, floorboards creaking every so often. Knowing Emma, she'd somehow make friends with the person on the other end, so it could take another 20 minutes until she was back, she was a Charming after all. Regina began walking about looking around for the first time in a while, whenever her and Emma had hung out it had always either been at Regina's or actually out somewhere like the Rabbit Hole or Granny's.

Dotted around the room were photo frames. Some of Emma and Henry, some group photos of the whole family, there was even a photo of Neal and Henry holding little fake swords, however it was one photo in particular that Regina didn't recall seeing before, but remembered it being taken. It had been at Granny's, a quiet meal just the Charmings, Hook, Henry, Regina and Emma. She couldn't remember exactly what had made her agree to a family meal, only that Henry had done exceedingly well in school tests that week and it was what he had wanted. A peaceful family meal.

It was a year or so ago and Snow had insisted on taking photos of his two moms being proud of him. Begrudgingly, he had taken one photo and refused to take anymore, but they all knew it was just him being a stroppy teenager. She remembered the way Emma, Henry and herself had squeezed themselves into one side of a spare booth, both of them squeezing their faces into Henrys face. Emma had wrapped her arm all the way round to hug Regina in tight, so Regina attempted to do the same despite her arms being slightly smaller. It had been strange, considering the lack of hugging the two normally do, and of course having Henry smooshed in the middle. Regina would never admit it, but she actually enjoyed hugs, found ones that were tight made her feel much more relaxing in stressful situations. She often found that, that was one thing Robin was excellent at. He could hug her so tight yet so full of love that she felt safe and content. His hugs and Emma's were very similar, the thought making her smile with a touch of sadness but she was grateful. Grateful to have such a close friend like Emma in her life.

"It's a nice one, isn't it?" Regina jumped at the sudden noise, twirling around to see Emma holding her phone with a smile.

"Jesus, Emma, really?" Regina held her hand to her chest, over emphasising the fright she'd been given, making Emma chuckle.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you, thought you heard me coming down. I remember my Mom insisting we take that with him. He was so annoyed because his friends were at the jukebox but still, he gave us a good smile. Despite his moody teenager crap." They both chuckled, looking at the photo with slightly glassy eyes that neither would mention. Both simultaneously wishing they could go back to that moment but also happy to have made so many other memories along with it.

"Yeah, I never actually got to see the photo. Snow took it on her camera and that was it. I'm glad to see it turned out nice. It's one of my favourite memories with all of us" Regina smiled to Emma, before things went awkwardly quiet, neither knowing what to say since both not being the type to openly talk about their emotions like this.

"So, the hotel?" Regina eventually said, nodding to the phone.

"Yeah! Sorry, em, they have a conjoined room booked for us for next weekend. Said we're lucky cause until yesterday they were fully booked for three weeks."

"Wow, that is lucky then. What are you thinking we do then?" The two women slowly made their way back to the couch with the laptop on it.

"Well, I say we leave first thing Friday morning, maybe around nine? If it's easier I could crash at yours or you here. We will probably get to New York for about three-ish. Gives us time to check in and go for a wonder, since we would have been stuck in a car all day. The next day we do something, all together, whatever Henry wants. Go out for dinner maybe and- "

"Woah, woah, okay slow down there's only so much I can take in. Why don't we plan more once we talk to Henry? I'm guessing he'll want to go around on his own for a bit at some point too, so we have to factor that time in." Regina tried to stop Emma before she went on a full-blown tangent.

"You're right. I need to chill. Why don't we give Henry Sunday to himself? Me and you-"

"You and I" Regina muttered under her breath.

"Me and you, can I don't know go hang out somewhere? Go shopping maybe? There's some cool places you'd probably like too." Regina smirked as Emma slowed herself down before going on a tangent once again.

"Are you excited, Emma?" Regina asked sarcastically at the overexcited blonde.

"Listen, Boston and New York are my stomping grounds. I know my way around." She shrugged slightly, as Regina laughed at her.

"Let's just keep looking at things to do in your 'stomping ground' then, and we can see what we find."

Emma quickly nodded and went back to typing in places for the three of them to go. Trying to find ones they thought Henry would like as well as themselves proved to be more of a challenge than they anticipated.