Chapter 2
A Man Who Takes His Time..
Emma knocked on the door, anxious for Regina to answer. She knocked again, more impatiently. Regina finally opened the door.
"Did he kiss you?" Emma asked walking into her house.
Regina scoffed. "No.." Regina said.
"Did he hug you?" Emma asked.
"No." Regina said closing the door behind her and following Emma into her living room.
"Did he touch you at all?" Emma asked, her tone now growing impatient.
"Emma, no." Regina assured her giving her a look.
"God, what did he do?" Emma asked, mad that her best friend wasn't getting swept off her feet yet.
"He payed for lunch?" Regina answered with a chuckle clenching her teeth.
Emma crossed her arms and sat on the couch.
"What about Killian?" Regina asked.
"He's sweet, but we're talking about you." Emma said. "Tell me everything." Emma added.
Regina sighed and sat down next to her. "So, when I got there we talked about the sunset.. for some reason, uhh, we talked a little bit about our parents. Unfortunately, both of his parents passed, like mine." Regina said.
"Did you guys, smile at eachother, just the little things?" Emma asked.
Regina bit her lip, was she really telling Emma this? "Yes." Regina simply said.
"Tell me this. If he asked you to be his girlfriend, would you?" Emma asked.
Regina thought. "I don't know.." Regina answered with a smile that gave everything away.
"If the thought of him makes you smile like that, then yes, you would." Emma said reaching for the tv remote.
"What if-" She stopped. "What if he doesn't feel the same way about me as I do him?" Regina asked, ashamed of being lovesick over somebody she just met.
"Did he ask to hang out again some other time?" Emma asked.
Regina nodded.
"That's good, cause now you can spend more time together and hopefully one day either you or Robin could exchange I love you's." Emma smiled.
Regina nodded again, but then she stopped and began shaking her head. "Never gonna happen for me." Regina spoke.
"Not if you think like that." Emma said.
Regina sighed. "Emma, Daniel left me, and I don't think I'm ever gonna be as happy as I was when we were together." Regina admitted.
"You will be, I promise." Emma reassured her. "And I'm pretty sure that there's ice cream in that freezer that's not gonna eat itself so.. let's go." Emma smirked grabbing Regina's hand and basically pulling her into the kitchen.
The next morning..
Regina was again, watching the sunset from her favorite bench. She sipped her coffee and waited a little longer. Suddenly, she heard a twig snap from behind her. Emma.
"Emma, please leave me alone-" She stopped when she turned around to find Robin. "Oh." Regina said.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, Roland is with my step-brother and I thought I'd come and see how beautiful you said the sunset was." Robin replied.
"No it's fine, Emma, my best friend, is the one who disturbs me. I mean I wouldn't mind if she watched it with me silently, but no she starts a whole conversation." Regina chuckled.
"May I?" Robin asked directing his hand over next to where she was sitting.
Regina nodded.
Robin sat down next to her and looked up at the sky, it was breathtaking, and he liked it too. "Wow.." he spoke.
"I know." Regina said with a relaxing tone.
Robin let a smile form, everything about this moment was beautiful. The view, Regina, how close they were to eachother. The sun finally set over the mountains about ten minutes later and they looked at eachother. Regina thought of what Emma said last night. "cause now you can spend more time together and hopefully one day either you or Robin could exchange I love you's." Regina smiled at him.
"Robin, can I tell you something?" Regina asked.
"Of course, anything?" Robin replied.
"I-" She stopped, what was she thinking? She couldn't say she loved him he'd think she's crazy. "I wanted to thank you for paying for lunch last night." Regina stalled, she wasn't a good liar at all.
"Oh, wasn't a problem at all." Robin said. They were still looking at eachother, but why? She looked away, and man she regretted it. She could've got a kiss, or a hug or at least something. But she just had to look away.
Robin cleared his throat. "Well you are right, it is beautiful, and I'm gonna come here in the mornings when I can." Robin said standing up.
Regina nodded.
"Do you maybe wanna come get breakfast with me?" Robin asked.
"That sounds lovely but, I gotta get to work right now, how about lunch or dinner?" Regina suggested.
"Perfect, I'll give you a call around five, just to see what you're up to." Robin added.
"Alright, thank you." said Regina.
"For what?" Robin asked.
"For keeping me company, everybody thinks I'm crazy for doing this." Regina explained.
"Well I don't know that everybody, but you're not crazy, you seem pretty reasonable to me." Robin replied with a smile before reaching a distance to where he couldn't hear her anymore.
Regina smiled to herself. If only he knew what she did to herself, just to feel. He made her forget for that little while they were together, what pain was.
5:30 PM
Regina has just finished her paperwork in her office, she was a little behind though. She spent most of her time fantasizing over the fact Robin had enjoyed watching the sunset with her. Regina's phone chimbed in her pocket as she was packing her things, she set her stuff down and saw the number. It was unfamiliar.
"Hello?" Regina answered.
"Regina, it's Robin, you still up for dinner tonight?" Robin asked.
"Oh, yes I am." Regina said. "What time?" Regina asked.
"Around eight? Whenever you want really." Robin replied.
"Eight works, where exactly are we going?" Regina asked.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out." Robin answered.
"How classy." Regina chuckled trying to ignore how sexy that sounded. "Do I need to dress formal?" Regina asked.
"If you don't mind, yes." Robin answered. "And I'm going to be picking you up." Robin added.
"Alright." Regina giggled. "I'll see you then, Robin." Regina said.
"I suppose I will, Regina." He replied. All Robin heard was a small laugh, and then the line went dead. He gave himself a smile and set his phone down.
Regina was honestly, scared. She didn't have much to wear. She was now rushing with all her things in her hands, almost dropping some books as she exited her office.
"Whoa, what's the rush?" Emma asked.
"I don't have time for this, I need to get home and figure out something to wear." Regina spoke quickly pulling down her sleeves.
"Wait! For what?" Emma asked grabbing Regina's arm and walking with her.
"Robin is picking me up for dinner, and I don't know if I have anything formal to wear." Regina answered walking faster.
"Let me help you find an outfit, I'm sure you have something." Emma reassured.
"I don't think I have anything-" Regina stopped as she almost tripped on the concrete, one of her bags fell on the concrete and Emma rushed to pick it up.
"Let me help." Emma said grabbing two of her bags.
"Thanks, it's like carrying bricks." Regina sighed catching her breath and continuing to walk.
"So you like him?" Emma asked.
"Robin?" Regina said.
Emma nodded.
"I don't know Emma, it's not gonna happen. He's nice, charming, handsome, and has those eyes that you could just fall into-" Regina stopped, she made her point. "And I'm just, well.. me." said Regina.
"Don't give up hope, you never know he might like you just as much." Emma replied.
"He doesn't, nobody could ever love me." Regina said simply, getting her keys and unlocking her car.
"We'll see about that." Emma smirked, opening the car door.
In Regina's room..
"How about this?" Emma said holding up a red dress.
"No, look for something.. blue." Regina replied still looking through her closet.
"Okay, first it was black, then purple, then red, and now blue? Make up your mind." Emma said groaning and stacking the dress on top of the others.
"Blue, for real this time." Regina assured her.
Emma rolled her eyes and continued looking, until she spotted a blue dress across the way. "That one!" Emma almost shouted running up to the perfect blue dress.
Regina looked at it. "Let me see.." Regina said taking it into her hands.
"That'd look perfect on you, try it on, I'll be by the makeup." Emma smiled walking out of her walking closet.
Regina sighed and looked down at the dress, it truly was perfect, but she didn't remember getting the dress. Whatever, it was there and it was enough.
She looked down at the dress, it was perfect, even on her, she made sure to get a black jean jacket, so Emma didn't see her flaws.. "What do you think?" Regina asked walking into the room where Emma was waiting.
Emma smiled. "I love it, do you?" Emma asked.
Regina nodded.
"That's all the matters then, now sit down and let me work my magic on your face." Emma replied gesturing her hand for her to sit in front of her.
Regina sat in the chair in front of her, and then Emma began working on Regina's makeup. Emma loved makeup, Regina did too of course, but not as much as Emma. Regina usually just wore a light amount of makeup, but Emma, she went all out. Regina sat silently just trying to imagine what Robin was planning for the both of them, she knew it had to be good.
Moments later, Emma finished. "Take a look." Emma said handing her a small mirror.
Regina gasped. Emma was a natural. "Wow Emma." Regina replied.
"I know, I know." teased Emma bowing childishly. "Now, what about your shoes, and your hair?" Emma asked.
"I'll wear my black heels, and you, curl my hair." Regina said.
"What's the magic words?" Emma teased.
"Shut up and do my hair?" Regina asked.
Emma rolled her eyes and chuckled. "I'll get the curling iron."
How do you think "lunch" is gonna go? ;)