Hey guys, I'm glad some of you like the story and am always happy to hear feed back to make your read more enjoyable. I finally figured out where I want to go with this story so it starts here, and finally we hear a bit from Emma.

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Ruby's POV

"I accept."

Those two simple words stopped my heart. My eyes flew to Granny to see if she was talking about what I hoped she was. With a simple nod, my body reacted before my mind had time to process. By the time I realized what was going on, I had Regina standing in front of me, our chest pressed together and our lips locked. I moaned at the soft feel and my knees went weak. When it entered my mind that I most likely shouldn't have done that, I went to move back... until I felt Regina start to kiss me back. Her lips massaged mine in the softest way but I could tell that the second I tried to lead the kiss, she would put me in my place.

A warm wet tongue darted out and danced over my lips, warmth spread down my stomach and my wolf jumped forward. A growl grumbled in my chest and my hands moved to grab Regina's firm ass.

Suddenly, I was pulled back with enough strength to leave me on the ground. I glared up at Granny who stood between my mate and I and got ready to attack.

"Ruby! Don't you dare even THINK to attack me! I will NOT hesitate to throw you over my knee and give you a spanking like when you were young." If my wolf weren't looking to kill, I would have blushed furiously as she said that in front of Regina, but now, all I did was growl threateningly. The one thing that shocked me into silence and submission, was her growling back. My wolf noted her higher ranking then mine and stepped down. I made sure my wolf was locked up again, climbed back to my feet, shared an apologetic nod with Granny then I turned to Regina.

" I, um.. I'm sorry about that... I just- just wanted to – needed to – uh.." The sound of her mesmerizing chuckle quieted me.

"It's alright, dear. I understand." Blushing even harder I looked to the ground as the room fell to silence. When I looked back up to see Regina already had her eyes on me, I filled with pure happiness and love, which was slowly replaced with longing and sadness.

"Um.. So, I know you accepted, and I'm ecstatic! I'm honestly jumping with joy on the inside.. but uh.. Emma?" Regina froze as a look of realization grew across her face.

"Well, I am about to call her, tell her that there's something important that we need to discuss at the diner and we'll tell her, explain what's going on, and see her answer." I shook my head back and forth.

"No. No, I know Emma. Before you guys got together we talked a lot.. I don't think she'll be comfortable with the thought of sharing you. Or maybe she'll take it the wrong way. What if she doesn't want me?" Regina walked over, shushing me, then wrapped me in the warmest hug I've ever felt.

"I see what you mean. While I know that Emma will absolutely love you, I understand the other points.. especially since she caught me thinking about you yesterday." I tensed in her arms and she started rubbing my back until I relaxed again.

"She didn't know it was specifically you, but she knew it was someone.." It went quiet again. I pulled back slightly, leaving Regina's arms around my waist and mine around hers, but enough space for me to turn and look down slightly at her.

"Give me two weeks. By that time, the.. episodes... should be gone, I'll have more control over my wolf, maybe you could have a sudden interest in wolf culture and insist on telling her what you've learned or something." Regina nodded along to my words.

"Alright, if you insist. Ruby, dear, during these two weeks, we can't have any physical contact. I know that I lead the kiss today, but I refuse to hurt Emma that way." Pain shot through me and I almost grabbed Regina's phone so I could tell Emma myself but with a sad nod, I cleared my throat and gently stepped back from Regina... selfishly leaving our shoulders touching. With a yawn, Granny reminded Gina and I that she was still in the room and with a small smile started heading towards the door.

"I'm off to bed, I suggest you both do the same seeing as we all have early mornings. Goodnight girls." We both returned a quiet goodnight and I had to stop myself from trapping Regina in a hug as she grabbed her coat and got ready to leave. I walked her out to the front room and over to the door, before she left, I asked her the real question I had on my mind.

"Gina?" She paused and raised her brow at me in an Evil Queen way at the nickname, I smirked then continued.

"What if.. What is Emma doesn't want me? What would really happen?" Regina looked at me in shock. She opened her mouth. Closed it again. Sighed. Then finally, spoke.

"The bond made me realize that I have small feelings for you that can easily grow into more if I let them, and I do mean easily... But I love Emma. I can't let her go and I won't jeopardize our relationship." I nodded, looking to the cold tiles while I heard the hidden message. What Regina was practically saying is that if Emma rejects the bond. So will she. I will go on attempting to at least be there friend.. But I'll never be truly happy.

"Have a good night, Gina." She gave me a sad smile and hesitated before gently kissing my cheek, then she was gone. With a sight I headed for my room. I passed Granny on the way there and she gave me a comforting look that meant she just heard what went down. I gave her a side smile and closed my room door behind me.

Plopping onto my bed. I lazily sat up to take off my bra and kick off my jeans before laying back completely, I glanced at the time. 9:00. I groaned and through my arm over my head. Well, still have a few hours before I have to sleep to wake up on time. Time to get to work. With the free hand that wasn't over my face, I reached my hand between my legs.

Emma's POV

I rested my legs up on the desk, crossed my arms and sighed. Right now, I could be home. Henry in bed, asleep. Regina in bed. Naked. Back arched. Legs spread. Moaning. Her hands running up to play with her nipples-

The sound of the phone ringing made me jump. A blush rose to my cheeks and I had to readjust the way I was sitting to attempt to ignore my sudden arousal.

"Sheriff Swan." I answered, clearing my throat after I spoke.

"Tick Tock, Miss Swan. You're the Saviour... Aren't you?" The line went dead. Worry settled in me and I quickly put the office phone down and grabbed my cell phone.

"Hello?" A tired sounding David answered after the third ring.

"Dav- Dad. I just got a call to the office, I.. I don't know if it was a joke or not, but I'm worried." The more I thought about what was said, the more anxious I got.

"What did they say?" He sounded more awake now. I repeated the words and he went quiet for a bit. A few seconds later, I heard the phone being put down, scrambling and talking in the background, then finally, a scream.

"Dad?!" The phone was picked back up.

"Uh. Emma, You need to get down here. Now." The line went dead and I was on my feet in an instant.

I threw on my leather jacket, grabbed my keys and ran out the door. I hurriedly jumped in the police cruiser, flipped on the siren and I was gone.

I showed up in front of my parents house in about 5 minutes. A few people were crowding around their lawn but Snow and David were doing a good job of keeping them back. I climbed out of the cruiser and walked over.

"Stand back please." Walking closer to the house, I started to see a shadow of a body in the dark. I froze and turned to Snow.

"Mom. I need you to get everyone out of here. Is Henry still upstairs?" Since Regina was going to the diner after work, I made dinner for Henry and I then dropped him off at his grandparents house before heading to the station.

"Yeah, he woke up at the scream but I convinced him to stay upstairs till you got here. Emma. It was a murder. The person isn't from Storybrook but.. It's not pretty." Snow walked away – looking as if she was going to be sick – and started sending everyone home.

I went over to where David was standing with his hand on his head. I looked passed him and froze. On the ground was a woman. She was beaten. Her skull sunken in on one side. She was wearing a long, black, skin-tight dress and high heeled, boots. From the lack of blood on it, it seems it was put on postmortem. The one thing that really made my blood run cold, was her left arm, stretched out to the side. A pocket watch in her hand and the words 'tick tock' etched into her arm.

"Dad?" He put a hand on my shoulder.

"I know." I reached into my pocket and pulled out my cell phone. After 5 rings, a tired sounding Regina answered the phone. Even in this severely inappropriate moment, the sound of her tired voice sent a shiver down my spine which was quickly taken away by the sight before me. I walked a little away from David and a tear fell from my eye.

"Regina?" She was awake instantly.

"What's wrong, love?" I sniffed, took a breath and spoke.

"I got a call when I was down at the office." I went quiet, the sight of the girl appearing in my mind. I continued.

"Some.. Guy... Saying something about 'I'm the saviour.' and 'tick tock.' Regina. You need to get down to my parents house. Now. There... There's been a murder, Henry's still here and I don't want him to see any of this. Call Ruby, wake her, we'll need the extra hands... Granny here would be nice too." Regina was quiet for the longest time. I was starting to worry that the call dropped and I said all that to an empty line, but finally, she spoke.

"I'll- Okay, I'll be right there. Be careful. I love you." The corner of my mouth twitched into a smile at the words and I repeated them quietly before we hung up. It's going to be a long night.

Regina's POV

I stared down at the phone in my hand in silence. A murder. In Storybrook. Wiriness settled in me and I hesitantly called Ruby. The phone only rang twice before it was answered by a lust filled, breathy voice. It didn't take me long at all to know what she's been doing.

"Ruby, I uh.. don't mean to interrupt your.. activities- "She interrupted.

"Gina! I mean, I'm going to be a horny teenager for the next few weeks, no need to embarrass me about it." I smirked slightly, knowing the puppy dog pout that must be on her face right now before getting serious.

"Emma just called me. She needs you, Granny and I down at the Charming's. Immediately." As I said this, I got up and started putting some clothes on one-handed.

"I. I'll send Granny over, but I don't think I can handle being around you both as just a friend right now. Mentally or Physically. I need a moment to process." I felt bad instantly. I have no idea what she's going through feels like, but it must be horrible. Horny at just the thought of her mates. Even if she describes it as 'horny teenager' we both know it's actually, 'almost insatiable lust'. And that's only the start. There's the possibility of being rejected and alone forever.

"I'm sorry. I really am. But there's an emergency. A... A murder. She needs you there right now. We need you." She went quiet for a second before a sigh sounded.

"Granny and I will be right there." We said our goodbye's and hung up. By this time, all I had to do was grab my keys, and I was out the door.

Ruby's POV

With a groan, I pushed myself out of bed and threw on some shorts, a t-shirt, socks and my shoes before I jogged out of my room and over to Granny's. I knocked urgently on her door before opening it. She was grabbing her glasses from the night stand and looking at me with a little frown.

"There's been a murder. Emma wants us down at Snow's place to help out." Granny was out of bed in a beat, and dressed in another. As we climbed into my car and took off, Granny spoke.

"I know it'll be difficult for you to be around them both. If you ever need a moment to gather yourself or just get away, I can distract them enough to allow you to go for a run for a bit, or get some air. I'm sure Regina would help as well." I nodded in thanks but didn't say anything.

My mind was focused on gathering my bearings. Preparing myself to stand next to my mates. Watch them hold each other, kiss, touch. I had to be ready to see that and not go insane with longing, lust. I have to make sure my wolf understands the situation and won't ruin things for me.

I got there as Regina was pulling up, she gave me a sad smile and a nod before walking over to Emma, who was watching our arrival. Regina leaned in for a kiss before freezing, looking back at me then pecking her cheek quickly. It hit me like a brick wall. The need to be with them, a need to mark them, Granny's rough hand on my shoulder brought me back and I let the hand lead me slowly towards them. When Granny and I were close enough, Emma turned to her and gave her a hug before turning to me, I froze and tensed up when I saw her arms getting closer to me and had to stop the moan that tried to escape when her body pressed into mine, my eyes rolled into my head and my hands tightened at Emma's hips, wanting to pull her closer to me. Gina cleared her throat and the small distraction allowed me to pull my wolf back slightly and let Emma go as she started to speak to us.

"Thank you guys for coming. This- It means a lot. Well, the crime scene is right this way, small warning it's pretty brutal." The way Emma spoke, I was just waiting for her to burst into tears but admired her strength when she held it in.

We followed her over to a lump of a body laying near the garden, seeing the body made me suddenly realize the smell of blood very potent in the air... blood and.. and... What is that smell? Why can't I place it? The thought of the odd smell left my mind at the sight of the body. Bloodied, beaten.. the watch? 'tick tock'? I took small notes of everything I saw, heard and smelt before turning to Emma, ready to ask her a question, what I saw instead was my two mates holding each other closely. Emma's head buried in Gina's neck. Sadness flowed over me that I wasn't a part of that and again my wolf planed to intervene with a growl. Gina practically jerked away from Emma who glanced, confused, between her and I. She squinted her eyes slightly and shaking her head, as if clearing her thoughts. Before she could ask any questions, Gina jumped in.

"Henry! He's still upstairs. Miss Lucas? Do you mind taking Henry back to the B&B. While we do need extra hands, I need Henry away from here and you look exhausted. Go get some sleep. We'll take a few pictures, make a few notes and I'm going to call the dwarves to come and help with the cleanup, it should be gone and spotless by sunrise so no one else has to witness this, everyone will get some sleep then we'll have a meeting in town hall to discuss after dinner." Everyone nodded their head respectfully and immediately got to work, wanting to forget the scene in front of them and go back to sleep.

I ran into Snow's house and called out, "Henry!".

It didn't take long till the brown headed boy came barrelling down the stairs, questions after questions flowing steadily from his mouth. I held out my hand to quiet him.

"No, I can't tell you anything, no, you can't get it out of me. Yes, I'm taking you to sleep over at Granny and I's place. I'm exhausted Kid, please don't question me tonight." Henry gave me a steady once over before a hint of something came to his face and he nodded. He disappeared back up the stairs and reappeared soon after with a clean change of clothes, a blanket and a stuffed lion.

With a hand on his shoulder, I made sure he was standing so I was between him and the body. I hurried him out the door, down the porch steps and hurriedly over to my car. Before we climbed in, Emma and Regina walked over. Emma spoke first, messing Henry's hair with her hand.

" Sorry about all this... We're- We'll figure this out, it'll be okay by tomorrow, but for tonight you'll stay with Ruby. Sleep tight, Kid, love ya." She leaned down and kissed his head gently. My heart cracked. Gina spoke next.

"Listen to everything Miss Lucas says, and she's tired, so please don't bother her with questions for tonight, dear. Both of you get a good nights sleep and I'll see you in the morning. I'll have my cell phone on me so call me if you need anything." The last part was spoken to me and the look in Gina's eyes explained it to me. If the distance between my mates starts to be to much, I can call her, just to hear her voice.

A small smile jumped to my face in thanks and she smiled back happily. She hugged Henry and kissed him on the head before suddenly turning to me, pulling me into a hug and a discreet kiss landed on my cheek.

"I'm sorry, but soon." She pulled back after the 3 seconds it took her to speak before addressing me directly.

"Thank you for watching after Henry for the night." I smiled as Emma quickly hurried to repeat the thanks with a small hug of her own, and another thanks for being here tonight. My heart swelled but I quickly assured her that it was no problem and that I'd always be there for her. Always.

My mates returned to the crime scene and I was left with a suspicious looking Henry.

"What?" I questioned when he raised his brow at me. The raised brow, that resembled Regina so much, quickly turned into a knowing smirk, which he got from Emma before her shook his head laughing.

"Oh, nothing. Let's go, I'm tired." I watched curiously and confused as her hurried into my car and turned to smile at me. With a sigh and a shake of my head, I climbed in behind the wheel and took off. Getting home, I made Henry and I warm milk as he set up a guest room to his liking then sat in silence with him as we drank.

When I was finishing up the last bit in my cup, I turned to see if he was done only to see his sleeping form slumped over the table holding an empty cup. With a laugh and a shake of my head, I quietly took both of our cups into the kitchen to wash in the morning and returned to the sleeping boy. I effortlessly lifted him into my arms and smiled at the way his arms and legs automatically wrapped around me and his head fell against my shoulder. I carried him to his temporary room and laid him gently in bed before tucking the covers in around him and kissing the top of his head. He looked so peaceful while he was asleep. His features were most Emma, but his expression was all Regina. I let out a quiet sigh before slowly backing out of his room, turning off the lights and closing the door behind me. By the time I made it to my room, it actually hit me just how tired I actually am and hurried to get into some PJ's before laying in bed. I fell asleep pretty quickly, although, one questioned surfaced in my mind.

'What was that other smell mixed in with the blood?'

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Hope you all enjoyed the chapter, took me longer to write then it should have but it's here. I know the POV's changed a lot in this chapter and it may have been a bit confusing, but it's only for this chapter to bring in the main idea and to get everyone's view on things.

Ruby is obviously going to be the main view you get, but let me know, would you prefer that she's the only one you read from? Or do you like hearing from the other two? Maybe you'd like to hear from Henry's mischievous mind?

Next chapter should be up soon hopefully.

Thanks for reading :)