Chapter 2
"Are you really going to eat all of that?"
Emma looked down at her plate. Well, plates. A burger and fries, a grilled cheese, and slice of pie sat in front of her.
"Yeah. I'm starving. And I have this crazy metabolism now, so why not?"
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
"Thanks, mom."
Regina narrowed her eyes and sneered, "If you ever call me your mother again, so help me Miss Swan…"
Holy shit, the Evil Queen is so fucking hot.
"You know who I am, right?"
"How can I forget, oh Dark One, you are in that tragic outfit again."
Once they left the mayor's office and headed to Granny's, Emma's outfit shifted back to her standard dark attire. Black pants, black leather jacket, high tight bun.
"Hey, don't judge. I have an image to uphold."
"And yet you plan on parading around in front of the peasants dressed like a pretty, pretty princess." Regina flashed a toothy, teasing grin.
"Yeah, yeah. That's why I need your help. So I don't look ridiculous."
"I can hardly help if-"
"Don't… say another word, Regina."
The brunette chuckled at the save after that perfect set-up.
"Can you stop over tomorrow evening for your first dance lesson? We should get started as soon as possible if you are to be adequate enough to dance publically in two weeks without embarrassing me."
"You?"
"Well, yes, dear, everyone will assume I taught you and I can't have you making me look like a fool."
Emma smirked at the set up, "Well, I can hardly help if-"
"Let it go, Miss Swan."
"So what's wrong with tonight?"
Regina's smile faltered. "I may have plans."
Emma quirked an eyebrow. "Oh?"
"I was hoping I could get together with Robin and talk. Last week he informed me that he planned on living with Zelena to raise their child and Roland. He thinks it would be the best and least confusing environment for the children. And now he isn't returning my texts or calls."
"That's bullshit, Regina. Zelena is fucking crazy. The kids won't be safe around her. "
Not to mention he is STILL dragging your heart around.
"I know. That's what I told him. He did this once before, because of his honor code, but then he got drunk one night and showed up at my house. We patched things up and I thought everything was ok and then he pulled this again last week."
Emma looked up at the door when she heard the bell chime.
Speak of the devil.
Regina froze when she saw him. Emma watched on as Robin tried his best to ignore her, finally turning and nodding once towards their table with a tight smile before heading out.
"On second thought, maybe tonight would be best," Regina said sounding defeated.
"Perfect. See you then. I forgot there was something I needed to take care of."
Emma stood and bolted out the door before Regina could protest.
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Emma poofed herself right in front of Robin at the edge of the forest. She didn't want any witnesses for this conversation.
"M-Miss Swan. You startled me. Is there s-something I c-can help you with?" Robin was always a bit intimidated by Emma. Now that she was the dark one, he was honestly scared shitless of her and tried to avoid her as much as possible. He refused to go on the quest for Merlin (He had a baby on the way!) and wasn't thrilled some of his Merry Men had volunteered. It's not that he wasn't grateful for what she did for Regina, but that was her problem, not his.
"Who. The. Fuck. Do. You. Think. You. Are?" She spat at him. Each word took her a step closer to him, eyes shooting daggers as she stalked closer to her prey.
She was now dressed in loose fitting jeans, black biker boots, a white t-shirt and a black leather jacket. This jacket doesn't fit nearly as nicely as her red one. So what is this? He sees me as one the guys? One of his guys? Oh. She grinned. Even better. He sees me as competition.
"I'm sorry? I don't know what…"
"Shut up and listen. That amazing woman has fought hard for her chance at happiness. She has battled and overcome inner demons you couldn't fathom on your worst day. For some crazy reason, she let pixie dust determine who she would end up with. She fucking chose to be with you, asshole, and you treat her like trash. You speak of this code you have, but you show her no respect. You don't fucking deserve her. But those kids do. How you could think for one second that it would be ok to raise your children around Zelena?"
"So Regina deserves a second chance, but Zelena doesn't?" he challenged her.
Emma looked down, shook her head, and chuckled. The menacing sound gave him chills.
"I'm telling you right now, Hood, if you hurt her any more than you already have, I will rip your damn throat out."
With that she turned to leave. Just as she was about to poof to Regina's, she heard a faint, "Bitch" muttered behind her. A flick of her wrist sent him flying into the nearest tree and with a flash of red smoke she was gone.
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"Relax your shoulders."
Emma stepped away from Regina, shook out her shoulders, and rolled her neck.
"This fucking curse has me all tensed up. I feel like I can never unwind. Maybe I will have some of that wine."
They were standing in Regina's living room, trying to start the dance lesson, but Emma couldn't seem to loosen up. Soft music played in the background, an unopened bottle of wine and a couple of glasses sat on the table.
"I was hoping to get some actual dancing in before we started drinking, but by all means, if it will help you calm down."
"Alcohol usually helps. Unless it's tequila. Tequila makes me all jumpy and sort of wild."
Regina laughed. I love that sound. "Oh I remember the drunk dial I got from the Rabbit Hole after too many tequila shots. You told me you wanted to go to the beach and swim that night, remember?"
"Yeah, vaguely. Why didn't we?"
"It was DECEMBER!"
Green eyes sparkled at the memory. "Oh yeah."
Emma opened the bottle and poured two glasses. Regina raised a perfectly sculpted eyebrow in question.
"Well, I'm not drinking alone. Just in case it makes me all jumpy, I'm not swimming by myself"
Regina accepted the glass with a grin. She took a long drink, and set it back down.
"Alright, Swan, focus." Regina stepped into her space and lightly placed a hand on her shoulder. Emma quickly downed her wine and got rid of the glass. Their hands met and Emma took a small step closer.
"Like this?" Emma tentatively asked as she snaked her other hand around the brunette's waist.
Regina looked up into piercing green eyes. How can there be a dark curse in there when all she could see is lov… genuine adoration staring right back at her. "Just like that. Now just follow the music."
Moving in time to the music, Emma pulled Regina closer. They swayed together, cheek to cheek, getting lost in the moment. The arm Regina had around the blonde's neck tightened, pulling them closer still. Emma's fingers lazily stroked the small of Regina's back. Their locked hands were pulled in close between them and Regina finally gave in and laid her head down on Emma's shoulder. Emma could feel the soft breath hitting her neck.
Emma cleared her throat and whispered, "I'm guessing this isn't how they dance at those fancy balls?"
Regina chuckled, the heat from her mouth whispering across her neck and sending a shock straight to Emma's core, "I figured we'd start with the basics," she quietly rasped.
Emma pulled back just enough to look down into Regina's eyes. Swirling pools of deep brown gazed into hers with longing and quickly darted to her lips. Emma licked her own lips and leaned in. The air grew thick and charged.
"LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR. LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR. LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR," Emma's cell phone screamed out at them on high volume. They jumped apart and Emma lunged for her phone. Regina just rolled her eyes, "Nice ringtone."
"This is just my generic ringtone. I have a special one for you," she gave her a Cheshire cat grin with a wink and answered the call.
"Hey Killian, what's up?" Emma almost sounded chipper. Regina took a few steps away and crossed her arms in front of her chest. What almost happened? What were they doing?
"Yeah. No. No. No, I can't right now. No. Oh you heard? Yeah, well…. Uh huh. Um, can we talk about this later? I don't know…. Yeah, I know," Emma rolled her eyes in Regina's direction. She motioned with her hand that he wouldn't shut up. But when she spoke, she sounded genuinely….interested. Regina grabbed her glass of wine and stepped even further away from Emma, putting some more distance between them. Whatever was happening between them couldn't be real. The dark one was clearly just screwing with everyone, including her.
"Ok. Listen, why don't I call you tomorrow and we can get together? Ok, sounds good. You, too." Oh my god, she just said she loved him. "Bye"
Emma took a couple steps towards Regina, "Now where were we?"
"You were just leaving Miss Swan. I'm tired and would like to go to bed."
"Regina, it's like 8 o'clock."
"I said goodnight, Miss Swan."
Looking across the room into her brown eyes, Emma was met with cold, dull eyes. The twinkle that was there moments before when they were dancing was gone.
"Look, I don't know what….Listen, you know I don't care about Hook."
"What you do with your pirate is none of my concern. Goodnight."
The last words were spit out with a deafening finality. Emma grabbed her red leather jacket off the couch and stormed out, slamming the front door on her way.
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Can we talk?
No
C'mon, please?
No
The Dark One is currently begging you
There is nothing to talk about
How about the fact that I almost kissed you
And then told your boyfriend you loved him
I already told you I don't mean it
He believes it.
You hate him, who cares?
….
Regina?
What?
Hey I started on the tequila after I left you. Wanna go swimming? J
Go to sleep, Miss Swan
Are we still going to try on pretty things tomorrow?
Yes, but maybe we should keep a little distance this time
Look, Regina, I…
What?
I'm sorry
Goodnight
Night
A/N: First of all, Thank for all for the insane response to this story. I absolutely love writing this Emma! This chapter was a little light on the bitchiness, but it was a lot of her and Regina together. And the DO gets all heart eyes around her girl. Don't worry, plenty of bitchy Emma is coming. And I think it's going to be longer than I originally intended.
