The yellow bug cruised down the street, rain pounding against the windshield, city lights shining brightly. Killian was in the passenger seat talking nonstop, Emma had stopped paying attention after his fifth attempt at trying to get the blonde to take him back to her place.
"Where are you?" Emma glanced over at Killian, giving him a strange look wondering what he meant by his question. "I don't mean physically where are you, I mean what are you thinking about? You've seemed stuck in your head since we got in the car? Whats up?"
"Sorry, its nothing." Emma gripped the steering wheel tighter. Killian noticed her knuckles growing white as she clenched onto the wheel.
"tell you what, lets go get a drink. On me. I'm not taking no for an answer, you can tell me all about your problems because clearly something is on your mind." Killian shot the blonde a smile, Emma looked over at him curiously and then felt herself start to relax. Killian maybe a bit of a pervert but there was something genuine about him that made Emma feel comfortable.
"Alright, deal." Emma said as she made a turn down a side street towards a small pub she liked.
"Excellent!" Killian exclaimed joyfully, "you know, beneath this rugged and handsome exterior there is a very sensitive soul!"
Emma rolled her eyes and laughed, "no there isnt." She said. Killian laughed, "youre right, there isnt, but you're going to open up to me anyway." he said with a wink.

The two sat a table in the far corner of the pub. It was unusually quiet, besides them there was one other person seated at the bar. Killian leaned back in his chair, taking a sip of his beer he looked to Emma and waited for her to start talking. Emma just stared down at her drink, tilting the glass, watching the liquid inside. Finally Killian decided to break the ice and get the conversation going, something was very clearly on Emma's mind.
"So, it's a girl problem isnt it?" Emma's head shot up at his comment, she swallowed hard, how did he know it was a girl problem? Was it that obvious how into Regina she was? Killian watched Emma, from her reaction he knew he was on the right track, it was definitely a girl problem.
"alright…so…it's a hot and horny scene, you and another vagaterian," Emma couldn't help but laugh, Killian smiled a little, happy to have made her laugh and then continued on, "come on, tell me all about it." He leaned forward, putting his hand on his head. All joking aside, he was ready to listen to what Emma had to say, "Spare me no detail." Emma looked at him, he was being absolutely serious, she took a deep breath and began, "Have you ever met someone…." She played nervously with her glass, "and just…" she wasn't sure how to continue, "…but…there was just someone else already?"
"yeah, sure! All the time." Killian said as if it was no big deal. "The hot ones are always taken." Emma shrugged back into her chair, taking a sip of her drink.
"So what do you do?" she asked
"what do I do?" he asked gesturing towards himself. He thought about the question for a minute before answering honestly, "I sleep with them" Emma laughed, of course that would be his answer.
"The partner is their problem, its not mine." He elaborated. Emma continued to laugh, she guessed that did technically make sense, but cheating wasn't really her style.
"I don't think you should mess with other couples," the blonde had taken a serious tone. "You shouldn't cause that type of pain ever…you just have to face facts that it cant happen….you just have to walk away." Emma looked defeated as she spoke; taking another sip of her drink, "hook up with someone available instead." Killian could tell by the look on Emma's face that whomever the girl was she was talking about she had fallen hard for her. She looked completely crushed. He decided to lighten the mood.
"Hook up with someone else? So should we go to your place or mine?" a mischievous smile spreading across his face, Emma laughed. She had to hand it to Killian he was a good listener and he did make her laugh.

Regina and Daniel strolled up the aisles of the supermarket, Daniel pushing the cart while Regina cross items off her list absentmindedly.
"So please tell me you're done playing matchmaker?" Daniel asked. Regina looked up from her list, then it registered that he was talking about Emma and Killian.
"what are you talking about? Last night was great! And I have skill at matchmaking or did you not notice that they left together?"
Daniel laughed awkwardly, he forgot that he hadn't mentioned to Regina the fact that Emma was gay, and he was actually kind of surprised that she hadnt figured it out on her own.
"Yeah, about that Regina, the funny thing about Emma is-"
"What about Emma?" Daniel looked up to find the blonde standing right in front of him, beside her a young girl with long brown hair, Daniel looked to Regina awkwardly and then laughed.
"the funny thing about Emma is that she's right here" he finished his sentence. "We were just talking about you." he said to the blonde.
Emma leaned on her carriage and shrugged, "all nice I hope?" she asked. Daniel and Regina just stared awkwardly nodding at Emma. The four of them just standing there looking at each other, Ruby finally nudged Emma and then cleared her throat to get her attention. Emma jumped.
"Oh right, this is Ruby." Emma said gesturing towards her friend. Ruby nodded and waved.
"Ruby" Daniel repeated nodding back to Ruby.
"Daniel"Ruby replied.
"And...and this is Regina," Emma stuttered pointing towards Regina.
"Regina" Ruby said, slightly exaggerating her name, while she looked her up and down.
"Ruby" Regina said back, quirking an eyebrow at the young girl with Emma.
The four of them stood in silence for a few seconds, Emma looking back and forth between Daniel and Regina. The awkwardness of the moment hung in the air. Finally Ruby cleared her throat again, "Emma?" The blonde jumped a bit at her name
"Right, right, so doing some grocery shopping?" she asked, she felt stupid immediately after the words left her mouth. They were at a grocery store, obviously thats what they were doing.
"yup" Daniel replied
"right...so...enjoy it! And thanks again for dinner...we should really..." Emma started.
"yes! We should!" Daniel finished.
"definitely." Regina added.
"Right well, enjoy shopping." Emma said as she linked arms with Ruby and pulled her away.
Regina and Daniel turning and heading in the opposite direction.

"So are you going out tonight? cause I was thinking-" Emma started but Ruby cut her off.
"whoa whoa whoaaa! Hold up!" The brunette said. "what the hell was that back there?" she asked. Emma just kept pushing the cart, not wanting to acknowledge what had just happened. Noting her friends silence it started to dawn on Ruby, "Oh. My. God!" she exclaimed. Emma stopped pushing the cart and turned to face her friend. "YOU LIKE HER!?" Emma could feel the blush spreading over her cheeks.
"is it that obvious?" Emma asked her friend.

"Thats what I was trying to tell you, Emma is gay." Daniel said. As soon as he said the words a wave of realization washed over Regina. Her heart lept. She tossed the word over and over in her mind, "gay" she thought.
"shes gay..." her sentence trailing off.
"as a tennis player." Daniel replied. "Ohh! Do you think thats her girlfriend?!" He asked Regina. At the word "girlfriend" Regina felt her heart sink and a lump form in her throat. God she hoped Emma didnt have a girlfriend. Not that it mattered, or that it should matter to her since she was married. Yet she couldn't stop thinking about it. The idea of Emma with that girl made her stomach turn.

"shes not just heterosexual...shes like BARBIE HETEROSEXUAL!" Ruby said emphasizing the last two words. Emma slumped her shoulders as she continued to push the cart down the aisle and around the corner. The more her friend talked the more ridiculous she realized she was. This crush was going to go nowhere. Just then Ruby grabbed the side of the cart, causing it to come to an abrupt stop.
"Hi again!" she said. Emma turned to see who she was talking too, sure enough there were Regina and Daniel walking down the aisle opposite them.
"We were just talking about you this time!" Ruby said walking towards the couple.
"We're going to be late to the part, dear." Regina said to Daniel as she wrapped her arm around his waist.
"Oh we've got a couple hours yet." He said to Regina before looking back to Ruby and adding, "We've got a party to go to at her parents house."
"oh! how darling!" Ruby said somewhat sarcastically though Emma was sure she was the only one who registered the sarcasm.
"Awesome, well have a good time." Emma said before grabbing her friends arm and beginning to pull, "come on!"
Before Emma and Ruby could fully turn Daniel stopped them dead in their tracks, "Ruby are you gay?" he asked.
"oh god!" Regina said, putting her hand over her eyes.
Ruby laughed, "am I gay?" she repeated, laughing harder, " I'm ecstatic!"
Daniel smiled and nodded, "right, right," he said, "and are you two..." he gestured between the pair of them.
Emma understood what he meant and quickly denied it. "No! no! no! We aren't together." she said quickly. Ruby just kept laughing finding this entire situation highly amusing.
"No," Ruby said as she put her arm around Emma pulling her in closer, "sadly, we are not together! Though I've tried! But sadly her heart belongs to another."
"Yeah, well...okay. I'll call you so we can..." Emma said
"of course!" Daniel replied
"definitely" Regina added.
Then all four went awkwardly on their way. again.

"So I found out that those two are not dating." Daniel said to his wife with a laugh.
"Yeah..I saw...very tactful." Regina said sarcastically. "Lets just pay and get out of here." Regina didnt want to be in this store any longer. She was so confused. She couldnt understand why she felt so happy when she found out that Emma wasnt dating that girl...but then instantly felt her heart sink again when the girl said her heart belonged to another. She was married..to Daniel...to a man. She shouldnt be feeling this way about someone she just met, let alone a woman.

Daniel pushed the cart to the checkout line and started to put the items onto the belt when he looked up and saw Emma and Ruby at the checkout line next to them. "Hey!" he called over to them. Regina looked up in time to see Emma and Ruby waving. Regina quickly waved and then looked back down to avert her eyes from the blonde. She couldnt help but notice that the universe really seemed to be pushing her and Emma together. And she couldnt help notice that she liked it.

The next morning Regina and Daniel sat in bed reading the paper. Regina really wasnt paying attention to what she was reading, her eyes roaming over the page but not making out any of the words. Her mind was too preoccupied with Emma.
"So I was talking to Whale last night" Daniel started
"that man is such an ass" Regina said. Daniel nodded, agreeing with his wife before continuing on.
"Yeah, he is...but he's got this really sweet girlfriend, god knows what she loves about him, but she does...love him that is. But he went and cheated on her." Regina pushed the covers of the bed back and got out grabbing her robe, Daniel watching her every move.
"Come back to bed" he said looking at his wife longingly
"I'm already up." Regina said as she put her robe on. "Does she know he cheated?" she asked.
"Well, no but I told Whale, that if he wants to leave he needs to tell her."
"maybe he doesnt want to leave," Regina said, "maybe he doesnt know what he wants." she said as she gathered her hair into a messy bun.
"Yeah, well he should figure it out before someone gets hurt." Daniel said as he continued to read his newspaper. Regina continued to watch her husband as he read, she couldnt help but feel guilty. She hadnt even cheated on Daniel but she felt bad for constantly thinking about Emma. She was just so confused. Daniel looked up from his newspaper with a slight grin, "why are you looking at me like that?" he asked. Regina tilted her head to the side and smiled back at him, "cause your a good person."