Emma entered the police station quarter after six in the morning. She hadn't been able to go back to sleep since the dream and she decided that going to work early wouldn't be so bad. However, she forgot about one little thing, Marian.

As she took her seat at her desk, with a cup of Granny's coffee, the sound of shuffling fabric grabbed her attention. Marian was waking up. Emma did not want to be stuck in a room alone with her but it was already too late. Those worrying brown eyes instantly met hers.

"Morning." Emma called out. Marian quickly traveled over to the thick steel bars.

"Did you find Robin?"

"Yes." Emma took a sip of her coffee and merely went back to shuffling through some files. She was too annoyed with Marian to be polite, besides what kind of a greeting was that?

"Where is he then?" Marian's voice nearly cracked with all her hysteria. She was seconds from voicing a reply when another intervened for her.

"Oh doing better things. I can assure you."

She refrained from gasping in surprise, not from Regina's sudden appearance but at what she was wearing. It was almost exactly what she had seen in her dream. A black winter jacket, a white button down shirt, and a black skirt to go with it. As always she looked stunning. Marian's face twisted with hatred, quite the opposite of her own.

"You evil evil bitch! Did you curse him? To keep him from seeing me?" Regina predatorialy stalked up to her at the bars, like a feral cat after a field mouse. By the way Regina's shoulders were pushed back she knew she needed to stop this before Regina did something undo-able. However, she was just too dam distracted. Each step towards Marian further hypnotized her as she took in smooth, slender legs. When the clicking of her heels stop this jerked her back to reality, and she stood up to do her job. However, Regina outstretched a slim hand and she was instantly flown backwards, and restrained into a nearby chair. This reflected too much of her dream for Emma to truly comprehend the situation.

Regina was calm, smiling almost and Emma felt chills run down her spine.

"I may be an evil evil bitch, as you so eloquently put it, but at least I know how to keep tabs on my men. Perhaps Robin was already bored of you? Second night back and he's already running off to warm the bed of another. You must be feeling so proud."

Okay that went a little too far. Emma noted.

"Regina sto-" Another wave of Regina's hand and she was suddenly being gagged. The entire time Emma kept thinking how perverted she was for somehow liking this.

"How dare you!" Marian screamed. "If I wasn't behind these bars. I'd..." She bit her lip in anger.

"You'd what dear?" Regina provoked.

"I'd strangle you myself!"

"Well I wish I could entertain you but I'm enjoying this far too much." She turned to Emma. "Thank you sheriff Swan for saving her life. You've really made her happy."

Why do I have to have feelings for this woman Emma thought bitterly. But god she looks so fucking hot right now. She didn't even care that Regina was once again passing judgement on her decisions.

For a moment, Regina just looked at Emma and Marian was a little thrown off as to what was happening. With Regina's head turned away from her she couldn't see the woman's expression but the look in Emma's eyes from across the room confirmed that it was likely a very scary one.

Emma felt her stomach flip as Regina's eyes seemed to rake up her body, her arms were tied behind the back of her chair and she was well aware of what that was doing to her breasts. Regina quickly snapped out of it though, and Emma could see a small tremble in one of her hands as she turned back to Marian.

"You're a fool Marian. Until you realize this. You won't be leaving this cell for a while." Regina stormed off, waving a hand to release Emma from her constraints just as she reached the threshold of the door. For a moment Emma sat in shock, but quickly ran after her.

"HEY!" she yelled.

"What is it now Miss Swan?" She half expected Regina to continue walking. The fact that she was willing to listen to her spoke louder than any words could have.

"Are you trying to get Marian to come after you when I release her!?"

"She deserves it and you're not releasing her until I say so."

"I'm sorry but I'm not spending more than a week in that station with that lunatic."

"Hmm now you know how I feel when talking with you."

Emma opened her mouth to reply but snapped it shut. What happened? She thought they had been getting along so well. It was time for a different approach.

"Regina. I'm being serious." Her eyes pleaded with the brunette and Regina's walls seemed to soften. "I'm not comfortable with her there. I won't be able to get any paper work done." Emma's cheeks reddened the moment she said this as it brought back several, vivid details from her dream. Regina noticed it immediately and shifted her weight uncomfortably.

"Just one week. If you can convince her to apologize to me before that time is up I'll let her go early. Otherwise she's going to the psychiatric ward in the hospital."

"Great!...I think."

"See you later, Sheriff." Regina turned from her but Emma reached out a hand to her arm.

"Wait. There's something else." Regina rose an eyebrow but stood her ground. Suddenly she felt that this was by far one of her worst decisions, but the next string of words left her mouth before she could stop them. "Would you like to have lunch with me later?"

"Don't you think dinner is enough? "Regina wasn't getting it. Or if she did she was trying to make this difficult.

"No... Just forget it" Emma nervously shoved her hands in her pocket about to turn away when Regina spoke out.

"Let me see what I can do. I'll call the station if I'm free." A weight lifted from Emma's shoulders she knew this wasn't a definite yes but Regina hadn't completely rejected her.

"Alright bye."

Back in the station she sat down to paper work but again found herself being distracted. Marian was crying. Emma wanted to ignore it but the compassionate side of her came out. She moved to stand just inches away from Marian's cell.

"Hey..." she called. Marian lifted her head revealing puffy red eyes. "Regina was just saying that to get a rise out of you... Robin wasn't with another woman he was out in the forest with the dwarves."

"Doing what?" she questioned.

"Protecting them."

"No but what were they doing at night in the first place?"

"Well I... don't know actually." Emma wrinkled her brow feeling a little unsettled with this. What required the dwarves to go out at night, instead of the day?

"I know you're trying to make me feel better but the fact is... I've been gone so long Robin got over me. He doesn't love me anymore. He loves Regina."

"No that's not true. Robin made it very clear he was done with Regina, and its impossible for him to have been with Regina last night because I was there with Henry."

"All night?"

"No but-"

"Then its still possible."

"Why are you so insistent about this? Regina isn't that evil queen anymore. You've only pushed her to act this way. The real evil queen would have already ripped out your heart in spite."

"How do you know?"

"I just do. Trust me. I'm the sheriff of this town. " Marian let out a long sigh but the tears seemed to stop. "Are you hungry?"

"Yes."

"Ok let me go grab you something to eat. "

Marian was a powerhouse of questions and was really starting to become tiresome. She was in her right to be so inquisitive but that didn't mean Emma was up to answering them all.

"Hey Rubes. I need a bagel to go."

"Just a bagel for our sheriff with the sweet tooth?"

"Its not for me."

"Oh?" Ruby leaned over the register interested in the details and lowered her voice. "Is it for a certain admirer?"

"No! God why is everyone in this town so nosy? It's for Marian. She's back at the station." Ruby looked deflated realizing there wasn't anything good to talk about.

"Wait...Why is Marian at the station? Are you protecting her from Regina?" It took a lot of restraint for Emma not to yell out at Ruby but she was beginning to understand what Regina had mean't when she said she was always the villain even when she wasn't.

"Other way around actually..."

"No way! Tell me what happened!"

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"It's not fair to them. It's not my story to tell. " She handed over her money and grabbed the bag. "And if you see Robin could you tell him to come visit his wife in jail its the least he could do and you'd be doing me a huge favor."

"Sure Emma." Ruby smiled and went back to wiping down tables.

Marian ate her bagel in silence and Emma was able to get through some of the files up until she finished eating. Marian was scraping the cell wall with the edge of her fingernail, and though it was quiet, the small sound reverberated loudly in the empty station. Thankfully she stopped before she had to yell at her. An hour passed and then Robin showed up. Emma was relieved. Maybe he could finally put this feud to an end.

"Marian!" he said rushing to the bars. "I'm sorry about this my love."

"Robin," she gushed. "I've been so worried. Thank heavens you're all right."

"I was out in the forest. I wanted to tell you myself but it was of dire urgency."

Emma watched them interact with a mix of annoyance and amusement. Mainly amusement as every word that came out of Robin's mouth nearly landed on deaf ears. Marian was so smitten that Emma almost felt sorry for her.

"As long as I have you Robin I'll be just fine."

Emma's phone rang and she moved towards it from across the room, silently grateful for a chance to escape their puppy love.

"Sheriff Swan."

"Not bad Miss Swan." Regina's voice had her standing up straighter. "It only took you an entire 11 seconds to pick up. If this had been a real emergency I know my life would be in good hands." The sarcasm dripped from her voice.

"With all do respect Madam Mayor," she quipped. "If there wasn't a certain pest occupying my cell space I might've been able to get here sooner. "

"I'm sure you'll get used to it. You don't really have a choice anyway. As for my reason for calling." Regina paused for a brief moment. " Does twelve o'clock work for you?"

"I'm sure I could fit that in -" A loud boom suddenly consumed the sheriff station. Regina heard it in the other line and immediately started to freak out.

"Emma what was that?" Shifting rubble and what sounded like a groan was the only reply.

"Emma!?" She never let so much emotion through her voice but in the moment reacting in any other way felt wrong. When there wasn't a reply she knew something bad had happened. "I'm coming down there!"

In a cloud of purple smoke she appeared at the front of the sheriffs station. A large hole had been blasted through the side of it. Concern flooded Regina at the sight and she ran through the rubble calling out for Emma.

"Re-Regina." She heard a faint voice calling out for her.

Following the sound she saw blonde hair sticking out from beneath a large piece of fallen wall. She wove her hand and the rubble was cleared away. Emma immediately gasped for air as the pressure was removed. The relief she felt at discovering Emma was still alive was as if someone had just pumped her own life back into her. She wouldn't understand why the idea of losing Emma was so frightening.

"Emma," She cooed kneeling down to her side. "Can you hear me?" Emerald eyes shot over to hers. Regina saw Emma's brow soften upon recognizing her.

"Yeah."she heaved sitting up.

Regina put a hand to the small of her back, the warmth and comfort it radiated had Emma nearly leaning back into it.

"I feel like I just got hit by a 16 wheeler..." She mumbled rubbing at a very sore neck. Regina scanned the room trying to understand if that actually had been a possibility.

The hole in Marian's jail cell said otherwise.

"Wow." Emma breathed. "Robin really felt the need to break her out I guess. Works for me..."

"Emma!" Regina exclaimed. "This is not okay. They broke the law and nearly killed you." There was so much contempt in her voice she could practically feel it radiating through her hand. The hand she noted that was still resting caringly on her back.

"I'm the savior." She grumbled getting to her feet . "There's not a chance I'd ever die in that."

Regina rolled her eyes but it was really just an attempt to brush away the feeling of loss from their connection. Emma swayed a little upon standing and Regina put two hands around her shoulders to steady her.

"Thank you for helping me." Emma said. "If you hadn't gotten here so fast I'm not sure I would have made it. It was hard to breathe under there..."

"You're welcome." Regina's hands fell to her side but she stayed close to her just in case she fell. "As much as it pains me to admit this town needs its sheriff."

Emma smiled softly at her.

"I knew it."

"Did you now? " Regina inquisitively leaned In a little closer. It was amazing at what a simple shift in proximity did for the atmosphere and Emma was now highly aware of the bright red lips just inches away from her.

"Of course." The reply sounded way to breathy for Emma's liking. "Once I saw who was running this place I just knew they needed my services."

The corner of those lips turned upwards, inviting her to stare at them even longer. Regina saw this and felt her own gaze move to Emma's lips. They weren't as full as her own but she could imagine just how soft they would feel, it'd be a nice change.

"Take the rest of the day off." Regina said. "I'll clean up the station. Then we"ll find the hood family." She stepped away from Emma taking away those hypnotizing red lips, and snapping Emma back in to the moment.

"I'd rather stay here and work. If you don't mind?" The town was far too nosy for her to want to be out in the public eye with all of this drama going on.

"I don't mind." Regina lifted both of her hands and closed her eyes in concentration. The broken wall immediately started to rebuild itself in a storm cloud of dust and debris. Seconds later it was as if nothing had even happened.

"I'll never get used to that..." Emma said. Regina cocked an eyebrow in her direction but had a smirk on her face. Magic was truly amazing.

A/N: If you can't tell I don't like Marian.