In the morning, Emma woke up with a terrible headache. She realized that she wasn't in her bed and had a second of panic, when she suddenly remembered the events of last night. How kind had been Regina, and how vulnerable she had seen her. Regina! Was she alright? Emma jumped from bed and rushed downstairs, she then smelled the good smell of coffee, so she went to the kitchen and saw Regina making pancakes. She turned around and had a shocked face when she looked at Emma.

-"Are you still drunk Emma or are you just not a morning person?"

-"What? What's wrong?"

-"I think you forgot something".

She then point to Emma with a grin. Emma looked down and realizes she was only wearing her panties and her tank top.

-"Oh shit!"

She then ran upstairs and into her room and leaned on the door.

"What an idiot am I!? God I'm so embarrassed. I can't go back. She will laugh at me. Yeah like she isn't right now."

Her stomach growled.

"Fuck that, I'm hungry."

She put her pants on and then took off her tank top to put her bra on when she heard a knock on the door.

-"Breakfast is ready!"

She tried to make a jump for the closet but hit her foot on the corner of the bed. She started screaming in pain so Regina rushed in the room when they stopped face to face, Emma realized that she had not put her bra yet. She was standing bare breast in front of Regina who had already turned pink. She fast grabbed one boob in each hand.

-"The breastfast is served. I mean breakfast. So hurry up before it gets cold."

Regina left and Emma got dressed up fast, being careful not to hit her feet on anything else that could cause extreme pain and loud screaming.

She went downstairs and went to the dinner room where two plates full of pancakes were on the table. Regina was sitting in front of her plate, waiting for her.

-"What took you so long, you got lost?"

-"Well by the size of this house it could have happened, but no."

They ate silently when Regina started talking.

-"So about yesterday…is it still good?"

-"What is?"

-"You already forgot! How drunk were you last night?"

-"Not enough."

-"Not enough for what!?"

-"To forget. I remember last night, and I don't regret what I said about us"

-"Us? About being friends?"

-"Yes, friends..."

-"Maybe you should go; your parents must be worried."

-"I'm not ten anymore you know."

-"Then Henry will be worry. So just go. Leave."

-"Are you kicking me out?"

-"See it has you want but I have things to do."

-"Fine. Goodbye madam mayor."

Emma stood up and left without forgetting to bang the door loud enough to make the walls stumble. Regina stood still looking at the empty wall in front of her when she grabbed the plate in front of her throw it to the ground.

Emma went back home and when she opened the door Mary Margaret was standing there chewing her nails.

-"Where were you? We were so worried. You weren't answering your phone."

-"Yeah, I suppose I had turned it off."

-"Emma you are back!"

-"Hey kid. Missed me?"

-"A lot."

-"Don't you have school?"

-"No, it is Saturday".

-"Oh sorry."

-"What happened, Emma? I am your mother, you can tell me. Did you meet someone, was it because you stayed at his place tonight? It's okay you know but next time call us before."

-"I am not ten anymore. I can take care of myself. And if you really want to know, I was with Regina! Now will you excuse me, I am really tired because I didn't sleep much last night."

Snow stayed still with her mouth open and with her eyes opened wide fixing nothing. She sure had hit hard.

In the afternoon, Emma woke up again, took a shower and got dressed. She went downstairs and her parents were whispering.

-"Emma we need to talk."

-"I don't want to talk."

She then opened the door and left.

She was sitting on the same bench were it all started, thinking about the event of last night. It seems like she hadn't seen Regina in years but it just had been a few hours. She closed her eyes and smelled the sweet salty smell of the ocean.

Suddenly someone sat next to her. She knew it was her but she kept her eyes close, smelling her apple scent perfume, typical.

They just sat there here for minutes when Regina took a deep breath and started talking.

-"Seems like it didn't go well with your parents."

-"I kind of said things that could have been misunderstood"

-"Like what?"

-"That I stayed at your place last night"

-"Oh"

-"Right, now my parents are kind of mad or confused or panicked. I don't really know, actually, I don't think I really know them. You are the only one here who seems familiar, and Henry, of course."

Regina stayed silence not knowing what to answer. Emma looked at her hoping for an answer. She saw Regina looking at her hands. She took one of Regina's hands.

-"Hey it is not your fault."

-"It is totally my fault! I am the one who cursed them all."

-"But you didn't send me in the wardrobe."

-"Still, if they hadn't send you I would have killed you."

-"Without the curse, Henry would never have existed."

-"He is a blessing."

-"Yes he is."

-"You don't want to go home do you?"

-"Not really but I have to. I need to fix things with my parents."

-"Or not"

-"What does that mean?"

-"Well why don't you let Snow panic for a while."

-"You would like that don't you?"

-"That is kind of the point"

-You always seek for revenge. Why? She made a mistake a long time ago and that does not take away your pain or the fact that your love will never come back. After all this time, even if it is difficult, trust me, I think you should move on and love again.

-"Everyone hates me here. Who could possibly love me."

-"I don't hate you. Just redeem yourself and maybe someone else will see what I see."

Emma got up and left, waving her hand goodbye.

When she got to the apartment, it was empty. Henry was probably at school and Mary Margaret and David were at work. Despise what she had told Regina, she was incapable to confront them, something had change and she needed to figure it out herself first. She gathered her things and left a little note on the table.

She then put her stuff in her car and drove to the forest. Mary Margaret had once mentioned a little wood cabin where she and David went when there was the big storm. She tought, it would be the perfect place to be alone.

She parked her car and tried to hide it with branches but the bright yellow was hard to hide. Then she picked up her stuff and dropped them in the cabin. She then explored the small residence. «Comfy»

She felt exhausted even though she had sleep twice, maybe it was her emotions, but she had biggest emotion before. She lay on the bed and closed her eyes. Without realizing it, she was fast asleep. When she woke up, it was the middle of the night and it was freezing.

She took a pull-over from one of her bags and put it on top of the clothes she was already wearing and slid under the covers but it was still freezing.

She got up to light a fire. She looked at the flames and realizes that it was not the good way, running away, but from what, her parents, her responsibilities, her feelings, Regina?

Staying in the cabin was not the right choice and it didn't even belong to her. She did not want to be considered a criminal once again. She gathered her stuff, again and stormed out the cabin. Talking of storm, the wind was intense and had already cleaned her car from the branches. She threw her things in the car and drove back to the city.

She could not go home at this hour so she decided to go to the sheriff station. Her sleeping hour were already messed up, a little work could not hurt. Despise her will, she fell asleep.

«I see our taxes are well wasted. »

Why was Regina here, what hour was it and why was she here. Oh right!

«How many times are you going to say that one?

-"As much as I want."

-"Of course."

-"I can see you slept well."

-"Why?"

-"You have the imprint of the desk on your cheek." »

Emma touched her cheek and tried to see herself in a reflecting surface. «You know, if it is so desperate with you and your parents why don't you come live with me. » Regina could not believe what she said she hope she could have taken it back but she didn't really want to and plus, she did feel lonely and Emma seems the only one to care.

At the same time, Emma thought: «This could be a great solution and she must feel very lonely so it's a win-win. »

-"I'd love to." »

Regina smiled at her and then took her poker face again. «But for now you are supposed to work, so after your shift come with your stuff and I will install you comfortably in your room because that is what friends do.

-"Yes and we are…friends".

-"Yes. See you later, Emma." »

If they were really friends why was her heart beating so fast?