Emma was sitting comfortable in her home that she bought when she was the Dark One. She knew that Regina looked at her fics, but the brunette never left a comment.

The only way to view Emma's fics is to have an account, so the blonde had to make sure that she wouldn't become suspicious of her.

Emma didn't comment on her own work, but thought that it might save her ass if she did. She made her own account and used the username "TheBlondeSavior".

When she made comments on a few of them, she critiqued her own work. She made sure to promote her SwanQueen ship as much as possible too.

xxx

Regina entered Granny's diner and sat down at the booth that her, Emma, and Henry shared to eat dinner.

Ruby walked over with a coffee ready for her. She put the cup down and filled it up.

"Where's the prince and your other half?"

"Miss Swan isn't my other half, Miss Lucas."

"Uh huh, sure. So what will you be having besides coffee?"

"I would like some apple pie with whip cream, please."

"You usually don't eat dessert first."

"This is an exception to that rule. It's necessary."

Ruby went to get the apple pie slice.

As she left, Regina could've sworn she heard Ruby say, "I bet she'd rather put that whip cream on a certain blonde."

Regina tried to keep her emotions in check. It was one thing to blush in front of Emma, but she wasn't just anyone.

The young werewolf came back with her apple pie that was topped with whip cream. Regina knew she was getting the best at Granny's since everything there was homemade. Granny prided herself on that.

"I need to ask you a question, Miss Lucas."

The other brunette grinned and sat down across from Regina.

"Okay, shoot."

"Do you know if Emma has been on any dates lately?"

"That sounds like an odd thing to ask. Why would you like to know?"

"If Henry's other mother is with someone, then it's important for me to know. I would need to prepare Henry incase Emma decides to bring her partner with her to our dinner."

"I gotcha. I can tell you that since she arrived in Storybrooke, she hasn't really been looking."

"She did tell me about a woman that she had been developing feelings for though."

"Well, I can't tell you even if I knew who that special someone was."

"I am the Mayor of Storybrooke, Miss Lucas."

"Regina, I thought we were passed your empty threats."

The older woman rubbed her temple in frustration.

"Very well, Miss Lucas, I will have to find someone else to ask."

"Good luck, Regina."

After Regina ate her slice of pie and drank her coffee, she left Ruby a good tip. It was more of a formality than anything else.

xxx

She made her way to Rumplestiltskin's shop. There was no doubt in her mind that he would have the information that she seeked.

The bell alerted Rumple that someone came into his shop. He didn't need to look up to know that Regina Mills had entered.

"Hello Regina. What can I do for you today?"

"I need information."

He smirked, "Of course you do. What, pray tell, do you need to know?"

"Who is the one that Emma wants to be with?"

He raised an eyebrow, "You really don't know? Haven't you been reading those fics floating around? It's very simple to know if you read them."

"You read those atrocities claiming to be well written?" Regina's tone could cut like a knife.

"I have to admit that I do enjoy reading them, actually. My favorite one is probably when she discusses how the Charmings feel about tacos."

"This isn't evidence that you're giving me! All you're doing is using those fictitious stories to "support" your claim."

"Believe what you will, Regina. Now if you don't mind, I need to close up shop."

Regina had left and slammed the door, which caused the bell to fall to the floor and break. Rumple used his magic to repair the bell.

xxx

Emma was out of breath by the time she reached Granny's and barely landed in her usual seat. Her face was very pale by the time she tried to settle down.

"So where's the fire there, Emma?"

"She knows!"

"What?"

"Regina, she knows about the fics!"

"Oh damn."

"She doesn't know that I write them, but she has me investigating myself!"

Ruby laughed, "Yeah, she came by asking me a weird question."

"What was it?"

"She wanted to know who you had the hots for."

"You didn't tell her...did you?"

Ruby snorted, "Of course not!"

"Good or else I'll be screwed. Sadly, not literally."