Two days later, in photography class.

Emma is impatiently looking at the clock, waiting for the guest speaker to arrive. She thinks she's going go have to let the class go early, if the woman doesn't show.

Meanwhile, Regina sees Zelena, waving wildly from the other side of the glass door and her eyes widen, as her sister starts to make Get out of here, movements with her hands.

Emma then notices Regina's confused look and follows her gaze to a woman, wearing a pointed hat and gesturing to Regina to come out. However, She stands and then walks and opens the door.

"Hi. you're here for the talk right?" she asks with hope.

"Well, no" Zelena smirks. "However, I am sure once this is all over. Were be having plenty of talks' she chuckled an her own insight, after seeing Emma's doe eyes and sweet words towards Regina and her sister's need, to bring the blonde woman up in random conversations lately.

However, Emma was confused and wondered if this woman was mad and needed help.

'Sorry, I'm actually Regina's sister, its nice to meet you at last..I mean meet you" Zelena then added and Emma tilts her head and goes to say something, but Regina appears.

"Hello, What are you doing here?!" she says with a tight smile, looking between the two.

"I had a lunch break, so I thought I'd come by and see you" Zelena lied and Emma frowned because she could sense, that what she said wasn't quite right.

There was a brief pause.

"Ms Mills, Regina is currently in class. Can it wait till class is over?" Emma tells her and crosses her arms.

Zelena smirks

"Of course. Can I just have a private word first?"

Emma nods and gives Regina a soft smile, before heading back into the classroom.


"Zelena what the hell are you doing?" Regina snaps, once the door is closed.

"I just had to come see her sis. She's the story" Zelena informs her with a smug smile.

"What!' Regina snaps, looking totally baffled.

"Her. She's so into you. I just can't believe you haven't noticed and it's perfect. I can just see it now, student-teacher relations, how close is too close" Zelena grins.

"What are you talking about!, she's my teacher and...and she's not into me" Regina replies and shifts awkwardly on the spot, as her cheeks go slightly red.

Zelena then looks at her, like she's got two heads.

"Are you serious! That woman is sooo into you and I know. I've been watching you sis. Hell most of the office, have seen you two getting close"

Regina gapes, she's speechless.

"Please tell me, your not that oblivious" she stares at Regina in disbelief.

"I..there's nothing going on and I'm…I'm not gay" Regina replies lowly and she finds herself looking back into the class and looking at Emma. Who is looking at her. She quickly looks away and finds that her heart rate as picked up and she feels that feeling again.

She didn't understand it before, but now she's starting too now, ever since the night and the carnival she's began to realize that maybe there's something there...

Zelena then laughs .

"Well, your gay for her sis, as you always try and bring her up in conversation lately and you get that dreamy look and I'm telling you, she's very gay" She now looks into the classroom and sees Emma looking at her strangely.

Regina swallows thickly, then says rather quickly "I've got a story. It's a great story. There's students that keep the tags on, then return the clothes after they've worn them" she deflects and Zelena shakes her head in disagreement and tells her "We're speak later. Miss gay pants is giving me the evils"

Regina then sighs and watches Zelena start to walk away and she walks back into class. Where she thinks about the whole conversation with her sister for the rest of class and she finds herself, looking more into Emma's actions.


The next day, Regina decides to ditch classes and head to the meeting at work.

"Hi. Sorry I'm late" She says loudly and pushes past chairs to go and sit in her usual spot

"Miss Mills, what's the status on your story?" Gold asks seriously.

"I have, notes" she replies, unsurely.

"I don't need your notes Regina. I need your story. Though I speak for everyone when I say, I've seen the videos with Miss Swan. Compelling stuff" he cackles and
all the workers nod in agreement. "But I want a story in the next three weeks. I'm saving the full page spread for you. You're gonna make one hell of a reporter. Oh, and if you don't, you are fired"

Regina feels her insides churn.

"Now, onto the next order of business. Marketing department-yes or no?"


Another two weeks, then come to pass and Regina has found herself questioning everything about herself and everything Emma has said or done around her.

She has had a couple of random conversations with the blonde, that have been strangely not been about school. She has found out Emma was in the foster system and she's had to work hard to get where she is today. That she loves grilled cheese and fries from a local diner called Grannies and that she thinks she can tell when people are lying to her.

However, she now finds herself standing in the school sports hall, at prom with one of Tink's setups.

She stands with him near one of the drinks tables, staring out, as Felix tries to flirt with her.

"I'm glad Tink said you'd come to prom with me. I think your pretty hot" he says confidently and she thinks this is far worse than my first prom.

She then mentally rolls her eyes. She knows that she's attractive, but she also knows, that's not the most important thing in the world and he is clearly not interested in knowing about her, as a person.

She then just fakes a smile and then thinks about how she was going to lose everything and the worst part of it,


would be losing Emma. Because once she finds out of her lie. She'd never speak to her again.

"Regina" a voice suddenly says and she turns her head and sees Emma in a suit and her hair is curled and shes wearing make up.

Regina is awestruck.

"I almost forgot–I got you a meeting with the admissions guy from Yale" she tells the brunette happily.

"what! But–I wasn't even going to go to college" she replies, trying to calm herself.

"I know, but I pulled some strings, got him to look at your writing, and he agreed to meet you" She beamed. She wanted Regina to have her dream job and be happy.

"Wow. You believe in me that much?" Regina says in awe as she looks into emerald eyes, losing herself a little more.

"Of course I do, you owe it to yourself–to your writing, to go to college. You're a great writer. You just have to find your story" Emma replies and she wants to reach out and touch Regina's hand,, but she doesn't, in fear of rejection.

So, instead they share a meaningful look and Regina doesn't know what to say or do, but then the annocer calls for everyone's attention, to annonce prom queen and king.

Inside Regina Is conflicted and she turns to the stage and watches, whilst thinking, she can't lie no more. She doesn't care about her job. She then see's Tink in the crowd and thinks, she's going to hate me the only person, who has made a true effort and been my friend. Is going to hate me.

A few minutes later, she then turns and sees Emma a few feet away. With a camera and she'd taking pictures, of the newly crowned Queen and King.

Regina then finds herself being pulled towards her and goes to stand next to her and says "Always the photographer"

Emma sighs and looks at the small screen, pressing the buttons.

"It's for the school" she then raises the camera again and Regina takes it and steps back, before Emma can grab it back.

"Hand it over?" Emma snaps, looking panicked.

"Why are you acting weird! I just want to see you photos" Regina replies, a little confused about Emma's attitude.

Emma crosses her arms and watches, as Regina strolls through them.

"These are good Miss Swan, I don't know why, you didn't want me to see them.." she says and then comes to one of her and Tink standing together looking across the room.

"I like this" she says and shows Emma, who begins to fidget.

The next photo, is her and Tink again. She smiles and goes to the next. Which is her and her prom date. She grimaces.

"I don't know why I agreed to go prom with him" she says, without thought.

"Your not close?" Emma asks, her palms are sweaty, she's never been this anxious in her life.

"No. It was Tink's idea and his actually only interested in me for my looks" she sighed and continued looking through the photo's, whilst Emma felt an ache within her chest.

"I like to think, We all have a soul mate out there somewhere and me and mine will be like penguins. Who have one mate for life. I bet you think I'm an idiot for thinking such a thing" she chuckles nervously and her cheeks redden. As she can't believe she's being this open.

Emma looks at her adoringly.

"Actually...That is a good way of putting it. I've never been good with words but that sounds like something I would like too" she smiles at Regina and they share another meaningful look. Until Regina looks back at the screen and sees another picture of her.

"You sure have quite a few of me" she chuckles and Emma grimaces. As she had found herself unable to stop taking photos of the brunette, through out the evening.

"Well, urm, your very photogenic" she says truthfully and then adds in her head 'and when you are around, the whole room is brighter'

Regina then sees another and wonders, if there's more to this, than meets the eye and a moment later, she hands the camera back and says "I better go find Tink" she looks out into the crowd and hesitates before looking back to Emma who nods, even though she doesn't want Regina to go...