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Emma let out a squeal of excitement. She didn't know what is was but something about that message had made her feel very warm inside. Regina. Now that had a nice ring to it. She knew nothing about this woman but already she was intrigued. Emma laid her phone down for a moment to gather her thoughts. This could be it. The woman she was waiting for.

Dammit, Emma. Don't do this again. You can't let yourself get too excited about this.

Emma took a long deep breath and gathered her thoughts. Act cool she thought. She just had to remind herself what happened when she developed hope for things.

"Dear Regina,

I'm glad to see your message.

You don't have to worry about being formal. I find it endearing. And definitely different. That's hard to find these days.

I am 18 years old. I know most people would say that was too young, but I am wise beyond my years.

I've been on my own for about 5 years now. It isn't the best life but I make do with what I can.

I live in Boston, Massachusetts. (Which after a quick search I see is only 3 hours away from you. ;) )

I don't really do much for fun. Just work and sleep mostly.

So I know this is a bit forward, but in this day and age forward is the only thing that seems to get anyone anywhere. Here's my number.

Shoot me a text anytime! xoxo

Sincerely,

Emma. "

Emma smiled to herself. She was quite proud. 30 was a bit older than she originally intended but what the hell right. There was something about Regina that she just couldn't shake. She couldn't ever really say she had truly been in love before but she could admit that this woman made her feel far different than any one before her.

Well, time for me to head to work.

Working at the pizza parlor wasn't Emma's first choice. But at least it was a job that helped her pay to sleep on Tina's couch for the moment. She got up and walked out the door. It was quite a long bike ride up the road to work. She enjoyed the ride though, it gave her plenty of time to think.


Regina looked around her office and grinned from ear to ear. She really had outdone herself with this particular curse. The curse to end all curses as she called it. Everyone was miserable. And that finally meant that she could actually be happy. After all, no one knew who she was in this land. No one knew her as The Evil Queen here. She had to admit she missed being called "Your Majesty" but being mayor had a nice ring to it as well. But enough of all that. There was work that needed to be done. Her little town wasn't going to just run itself, that would be utterly ridiculous. She had laws to pass and fines to put in place. If she didn't make at least ten people miserable each day in some form or another Regina could not sleep peacefully at night. Quite tiresome after a while but it was all she had left now.

It had been a few days since she had thought about her dating profile and Emma and wondered if the girl had ever taken the time to reply back. She had been putting off checking the site just in case the girl hadn't taken the bait and left Regina hanging like so many others like her had before. She knew it was strange always messaging girls so young. But woman her age just never seemed to grab her interest as much as the younger ones did. The older woman always had their life in order already. They weren't ready to be molded into exactly what Regina wanted. Oh no she couldn't have that. She needed someone that she could control. Someone younger and more susceptible to being manipulated to her every wish. Emma is exactly the kind of girl she needed.

She couldn't help but blush at Emma's reply. Regina had her right where she wanted her. Now since it had already been a few days since Emma had sent her the message giving her the girls number Regina saw no harm in sending her a text right away.

"Hey there beautiful. Hope your day is going splendidly. I'm very glad you took the time to reply back to my message. And yes 3 hours really isn't bad when you think about it. Maybe you will be lucky enough to be able to come and see me. If you play your cards right that is."

Regina marveled at the thought of how that text would disrupt the younger woman's day. Marvelous indeed. Soon she would have her right where she wanted her and Emma wouldn't even know what hit her.

"Regina, phone call on line 1."

The phone on her desk did wonders to pull Regina out of her little fantasy world. She really was getting ahead of herself. The girl still had lots to prove.

Regina picked up the phone, "Major Mills how can I help you?"

After a few minutes of incessant nonsense she was able to aid the caller on the other end and get back to the more pressing matter at hand.

How to get Emma exactly where she wanted her.


Emma's phone buzzed and her face instantly lit up with excitement.

It has to be her.

As she didn't really have many other friends Regina texting her was the only possibility that she could come up with. Emma looked at the clock and sighed. It would be at least another hour before she could even check her phone to see what the message was. As much as she wanted to know who it was from, it was not worth her losing her job over. Especially considering there was a chance it wasn't even Regina at all. She cursed herself silently for letting it get this far, letting herself get this worked up over some woman she hasn't ever even met. This is why hope was such a dangerous thing for Emma. It never did anything other than cause her a mountain of problems.

The next hour of her life was pure torture. Nothing could have compared to how agonizingly slow it drug on. She was finally able to pull her phone out and almost screamed when she saw that it was indeed a new text from Regina.

Cool it Emma, there is no need to get this excited over one text message. You don't even know what it says yet.

After reading the text Emma wanted to melt into the floor right where she stood. She was so giddy about this woman. And of course she couldn't answer right away. That would make her seem to desperate. No. She would have to take a day or two to come up with some kind of answer to send Regina.

Emma couldn't contain her excitement any longer. The only way she was going to be able to compose herself long enough not to text her back was to message Tina and let her in on what was going on. It was after all Tina's doing that helped her meet this woman in the first place.

"Hey, when you get home we have to talk! I have something really important to tell you!"

The hours dragged on and on. Emma just couldn't stop thinking about Regina. It had been quite a while since she had felt this way about anyone. She was getting all giddy with butterflies in her stomach. She immediately started fantasizing about the two together. She wondered who would be more dominant. Would Regina take charge? Or would Emma have to do all the work. Emma blushed just thinking about it. After a few minutes of daydreaming she realized she wasn't paying attention to what she was doing and had smeared pizza sauce all over her apron.

Dammit. I have got to be more careful and pay attention! Only 2 hours to go!

Emma tried her hardest to push Regina out of her mind. But the more she tried the more she realized that she was absolutely mesmerized by this woman.


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