The club was bursting with life and energy as the four ladies walked through the doors. Rock music was blasting from the boom boxes placed all around the club as bodies gyrated against each other so close that one wouldn't be able to tell the difference between dancer and partner.

"Ladies welcome to Club Aphrodisiac." Ruby announced with a smile as she looked around the building.

"A nice restaurant would've been fine." Emma heard Regina say over the noise of the music. She was sure the woman never did clubs and felt very uncomfortable and out of place here. Emma on the other hand was glad Ruby had picked a place she could relate to and not make that much of a fool of herself. She had already started the off night on a dumb note and she didn't want mess it up any further.

"Loosen up Regina! Take some shots and go shake your bootylicious booty! Belle spoke loud enough for her sister to hear. She grabbed Ruby's hand and dragged her to the dance floor, blending with the numerous amounts of sweaty bodies.

Emma realized after a few moments that she and Regina were standing awkwardly at the entrance of the club so she turned to her and spoke.

"Hey, do you wanna go get a drink?" Emma applauded herself for not stuttering and making a fool of herself this time.

"Lead the way dear." Regina smirked at the blonde. She could see the effect she was having on Emma and she loved every minute of it.

"Right." Emma turned and walked quickly to the door. She had to get her hormones under control. But she couldn't help it. It was that god damned voice! Emma had never heard a voice so velvety and rich in all her years and it was making her go mushy inside. Emma sighed; It was gonna be a long night.

She sat at the bar and was joined a few seconds later by the subject of her inner turmoil. She turned to the bartender and ordered two shots of tequila then turned back to the woman beside her on the bar stool. Emma was about to strike up some conversation but Regina beat her to the chase.

"Before this…thing goes any further Ms. Swan, just let me clear this up." And here comes the rejection. "This is not a date. This is just something I agreed to so my annoying sister could get off my back and allow me to do my job in peace. I have no interest whatsoever in being here. This will be the first and last time we see each other so there will be no flirtatious stares or hand holding. Understood?" Regina's voice was as serious as a judge as she looked Emma straight in the eye.

Wow, way to shot a girl down. Emma was hurt by the dark beauty's words. She thought they were a little harsh. She pushed the feelings away though and turned to glare at her company. Two could play at this game.

"Well for starters Regina Mills, I never wanted to be here either so you're not alone in that department. And second, God! Don't call me Ms. Swan. It makes me sound old. My name is Emma."

"Excuse me?" Regina asked. She was a bit surprised that Emma had answered her so…aggressively. The only person who had ever dared to challenge her authority was her sister. Regina was impressed though she certainly wouldn't let it slip through her mask of superiority.

"You're excused. Emma knew the woman had not meant it in that way but she just had the urge to provoke her. She smirked when she saw the look on Regina's face.

"Look Ms. Swan, I did not come here tonight to make enemies so I suggest you stop being so puerile and vacuous."

"What does that even mean?" Emma asked, totally confused by the words Regina had just said to her.

"Look it up." Regina flashed an icy smile at the blonde then turned back to her now second shot of tequila.

Emma rolled her eyes at the brunette and ordered her third glass of tequila. The woman was impossible! She had shot her down before she had even tried to make conversation and now she was making Emma feel like an idiot with her stupid big words. Whoever came up with the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" knew their stuff. Emma took a deep breath and came to a conclusion. This woman needed to loosen up and she was going to make it her goal to at least get her on the dance floor before the night was through.

"You know Regina, just because you didn't want to be her doesn't mean you can't have fun." Regina turned to the woman beside her and stared for a while before answering.

"And what makes you think I want to have fun Ms. Swan?" There she goes with the "Ms. Swan" thing again. This was going to be a hard task Emma knew, but she was not going to give up.

"Do you dance?" Emma asked when she saw Regina looking out at the dance floor.

"I do but not in that indecent manner." Regina looked disgusted as she watched the patriots of the club dance closely.

Emma chuckled at the woman's answer. Figures

"So you're like a waltz and tango kinda person." Emma should've known that someone as privileged as Regina would only know classical dances.

"I'm not that old Ms. Swan. I do know how to dance like…that. I just choose not to." Regina stated while ordering what must have been her fifth drink. She had switched from tequila to vodka now. Emma was impressed at how well Regina could hold her liquor. There was no evidence that she was even a little bit tipsy.

"Well why not?" its fun oh wait, almost forgot. You don't do fun." Emma smiled at her companion.

"Your definition and my definition of fun are apparently in two different worlds. That is not fun. It's degrading and way too intimate to be doing with some stranger which is what most of these people are to each other." Regina was sticking to her point. Boy was this woman stubborn

"Well Ruby and Belle certainly seem to think otherwise." Emma grinned as she watched Regina look over to Ruby and Belle who were in a heavy make out session in the middle of the dance floor. Luckily, they blended in with the many other dancers who were doing just about the same thing.

The look of disgust on Regina's face became even more pronounced as she looked on at her sister.

"That girl has no decency whatsoever. I'm ashamed to call her my sister." Emma knew right off the bat that Regina was lying thanks to her special gift. The look in her eyes as she looked at Belle had given her away.

"No you're not." Emma spoke her mind.

"Oh? And- pray tell- what makes you think I'm lying?" Regina stared directly at Emma. Her voice had dropped an octave and Emma could feel the goosebumps creeping up her skin.

"See, I have this gift where I can tell when people are lying. And you were lying just now." Emma had never had reason to doubt her super power. It had proven trustworthy on all counts in every situation.

"Really? Well in that case Ms. Swan, you'd know how very little I am enjoying your company right now."

Emma smirked when her internal lie detector jumped at that one. Regina's averted gaze also gave away the lie. But being the bigger person that she was, Emma decide to let it slide. But she was getting bored of sitting at the bar. The overpowering base of the heavy metal music had been replaced with the soft sounds of slow music. Emma glanced over to the dance floor and glimpsed Ruby and Belle. Ruby had her arms wrapped around Belle's waist and the latter's arms were snaked around Ruby's neck, her head resting on the girl's shoulder. Ruby caught her eye and gave her a mischievous wink which Emma returned with a grin. She turned her attention back to Regina.

"Uh- Regina? I- uh-I-" oh god not again with the stuttering! Emma thought she had gotten over that. But apparently that was not so.

"What is it Ms. Swan?" Regina was a little irritated and she could feel the buzzing of the 7 glasses of alcohol on her brain.

"Would you like to dance?" Regina was definitely surprised by the question. She had been waiting for the blonde to say something sarcastic or well-for lack of a better word- stupid. But this she was not expecting. Regina for the second time in her entire life was speechless. Too stunned for words, she nodded her head in the affirmative and watched as Emma's face was drowned in relief.

Emma wasted no time in leading them to the dance floor. For a moment though, they were just standing awkwardly on the dance floor staring at each other.

Regina finally found her voice and spoke. "It's okay Ms. Swan, I don't bite…hard." Regina smirked as she watched Emma shudder and take a visible gulp. Emma still had not moved from the spot she seemed to be rooted to so Regina took the initiative to move closer to the blonde closing the gap between them. She looked Emma straight in the eyes before speaking up.

"You know Emma; if you had wanted to just stand and stare at me you could've done it at the bar instead of dragging me over here." Regina's voice was sultry and snapped Emma right out of her zombie state. She was still recovering from the fact that Regina had actually said yes. She had thought the answer would have been no with a serving of snide remarks but the brunette surprised her. Before she lost anymore time with her though, Emma wrapped her arms around the brunette's waste and drew her in closer. She realized that even though Regina was wearing sex inch heels, she still managed to be taller than her.

Regina's hands made their way up and around Emma's neck as they started slowly swaying to the soft music playing throughout the club. Emma never knew it felt so good to hold someone and she noticed in that moment that Regina's body fitted perfectly with hers. She closed her eyes and reveled in the feel of the woman so close to her. She was sure she would never get the chance to do this again and so she held her as tight as possible.

Regina was afraid. She was afraid of the tingly feeling she felt on her skin the moment Emma drew her close and wrapped her arms around her. She forced herself to blame it on the chill that was in the room but she knew that was a lie. She pushed the feelings aside then and decided to just focus on how perfectly her body molded with Emma's and how warm and soft her skin was. Regina couldn't resist the urge to let her head fall to the blonde's shoulder and in that moment she could only do one thing.

Smile.