It's been three days since that first official meeting between The Sheriff and The Mayor. Emma started to feel the weight of the nightshifts, three and with hope four hours of sleep weren´t enough for her to rest. She began to patrol from nine pm to six am, then do the usual report for David at seven am, checking on Henry and with luck had a little breakfast with him. Before eight am she carried the usual bag for her stupid boyfriend and the coffee he used to drank, a quick hi and the inevitable kiss, one that didn't bring her anything but the feeling that something was off. Still, he had made some stuff for her, it would be wrong not to be with him.
Emma keep telling her that every day since Robin's departure, she really didn't know why, it was like if she wanted to convince herself that she had, not a soul mate or a true love but someone. But why did she wanted to believe that. Ruby had been always very perceptive and she didn't buy the thing with her friend and the pirate, having someone doesn't mean you are happy, it only means that you have someone, the werewolf told her and the Sheriff just decided not to address that, maybe because it was true.
Before nine am she was entering her bed room after a small talk with her mom and seeing her little brother. She fell on the mattress and wait for the sleep to take her in its arms but nothing happened until ten or maybe eleven am and all that time she just put a fight with the blanket only hoping for the hours to pass until four o'clock to be at the door of the Mayor's office and see her friend, I mean to help Regina with the research, yeah right.
That afternoon Emma bring a snack, a grilled cheese sandwich, french fries and an iced tea for her. In the other hand there was a chicken salad, croutons and a bottle of water for Regina. They took their usual places and began to eat, the Mayor noticed how the Sheriff was making faces with every mouthful she gave to her grilled cheese, how those green eyes nearly glowed with pure light and how a smile remained in her mouth even after she ended the bite. The brunette couldn't help but to let out a little chuckle at the happy image of the blonde eating, she looked a lot like Henry when he was nine years old and he was in front of piece of a chocolate cake.
"Emma… you…" The Mayor tried her most regal tone but a chuckle betrayed her "Me what?" The Sheriff answered still chewing the food "Don't do that! Wait until you haven't anything in your mouth to talk!" and then it was the blonde's turn to laugh at her.
"Can't help it, this is delicious, it's like the food of the gods" and Regina arched her left brow "it's called ambrosia, dear and I really doubt that hideous thing should be compared to that" Emma glared at her as she left the sandwich in the plate "Don't you dare to talk about things you don't know!" a playful yet dangerous smirk appeared in the Mayor's lips "Oh really? Have you tasted the ambrosia, dear?"
Emma's mouth went dry to the sudden images her mind had bring to her and Regina noticed, she wanted to laugh at the expression the blonde had written all over her face "N-no… but I have tasted this amazing grilled cheese and you don't" The brunette arched her left brow and with a very serious tone she directed to the Sheriff "Let me…"
She took the sandwich and she slowly bite one of the corners at Emma's disbelief sight "This is disgusting, how could you eat this?"