New chapter for you guys, a little bit of Swan Queen chatting and flirting! Don't be impatient, they'll get together all in due course! This is Emma and Regina, it's not going to be straight foreward!
Anyhoo, enjoy...
Emma woke up the following morning happy and alert.
She hadn't felt so upbeat in a long time.
As much as she loved David and Mary Margaret's company they could become annoying, liking to know every single detail of every little thing Emma was doing.
With Regina it had been different.
Regina had asked her if she wanted to join her and Henry on the sofa, not told her, she had asked Emma if she minded wrapping her arm around her, everything had been gentle and sweet, Regina making Emma feel loved in her embrace.
Emma almost skipped down the stairs, having already pulled on her usual skinny jeans, white tank top and red jacket.
"Well, Good Morning to you early bird." Mary Margaret called to Emma, who practically jumped into the seat next to David, who was munching on a stack of pancakes. "I take it, you'll be wanting pancakes too?" Mary Margaret asked, Emma nodding with a grin on her face.
"David, I was thinking, I could cover the station today. You've been there all week and I feel good." She smiled, David nodded his head enthusiastically.
"Sounds like a good idea, just remember to have your phone with you." David said seriously.
"Yes Dad." Emma drawled, David laughing at Emma's droll comment.
"So, what are you going to do with your surprise day off?" Emma asked, smiling at Mary Margaret who placed the pancakes in front of her.
David looked at Mary Margaret who blushed, turning away from Emma who groaned.
"Forget I asked. Just remember to leave a sock on the door." Emma the tore into her pancakes, shovelling them into her mouth.
Emma was ready to go in less than an hour, wiping her mouth after the sticky pancakes coated her lips in sugar.
"Have a good day." Mary Margaret and David called in unison, Emma waving her hand.
"Yeah… You too." She laughed, slamming the loft door on her way out.
When she arrived she groaned to see the humungous pile of paperwork on the desk, now knowing why David was so keen for her to come in today.
Emma settled down quickly, pawing steadily through the paperwork, signing everywhere which needed her signature, checking all of the details were correct.
For a small town, it generated a lot of paperwork.
Emma was so busy focusing on the papers she didn't hear the distinct clicking of heels, the figure which suddenly appeared in front of her desk made her jump.
Emma looked up and was met by a familiarly beautiful smile.
"Hi… Emma couldn't help herself from speaking first, liking the new found confidence that this woman gave her.
"Good morning, dear." Regina placed a Granny's take out bag on the desk. "I saw David, your house mate, running to the store, he stopped to say Hi and let me know you were working today, so I thought I would come and pay you a visit."
Regina smiled, Emma grinning ridiculously, glancing subtly over Regina's outfit.
The woman had black blazer slung over one shoulder, her grey shirt unbuttoned so far Emma didn't have much to be left to her imagination.
Her bottom half covered by a plain pair of black slack, and her high heels, increasing her height by a good 4 inches.
"David also happened to mention you had a fancy for bearclaws, I thought you might like something to help you get through this mound of paperwork." Regina pushed the bag forward, Emma opening the bag carefully to see the pastry looking at her.
"So…" Regina sat on the edge of the desk, careful not to mess up any of Emma's carefully constructed piles.
"I had a good time yesterday." Emma smiled, feeling much more at ease with Regina, biting carefully into the sweet food, so as not to get it all over her paperwork.
"I'm glad, dear. Henry had talked about nothing else this morning, it was quite a job I had getting him off to school." She joked, Emma smiling with her eyes as her mouth was full of food. "We'll have to do it again sometime."
Regina smiled, watching Emma finish off her food in one bit mouthful.
"Where's Henry's Father?" Emma asked, clamping her hand over her mouth as realised just how rude she sounded.
"It's alright dear, I don't get offended easily." Regina took Emma's hand in her own, massaging it gently between her fingers. "He wasn't exactly Father material, more of a one night stand, I have always told Henry he has a Father, but he doesn't have a Dad, they're rather different things, don't you think?"
Emma nodded, agreeing with Regina's tactic of explaining the situation to Henry.
"And yourself, dear? Anyone exciting in your life?" Regina asked, watching for the spark in Emma's eyes.
She saw it, looking at Regina she tried to communicate with her eyes that Regina was that exciting someone.
"David tries to set me up on dates." Emma smiled, surprised when she felt like she could joke about her bad dates with Regina. "The other day I met this guy, he looked like a Pirate and was downright rude and gross." Emma scrunched up her, nose, watching as Regina threw her head back lightly with a laugh. "I didn't even make it to first course, I bolted." Emma sighed.
"Men aren't really what they're cracked up to be, dear." Regina said.
"Agreed." Emma nodded, blushing as she realised her hand was still in Regina's.
"Well, I don't want to distract you from your fun for too long." Regina winked, released her grip on Emma's hand and gesturing to the still rather substantial pile of paperwork.
Emma wanted to ask her to stay, to say she was enjoying her company.
"I'll see you around, dear."
"You're welcome in here anytime." Emma called after her.
"I might just take you up on that offer." Smiling before slipping off the desk and disappearing around the corner.
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