The next morning, Regina awakes half an hour later than usual. As it is the weekend and she walks into the kitchen and switches on the coffee maker. As she always has to have a coffee to fully wake up.
She then hears Henry making his way down the stairs and she gets a juice out for him from the fridge.
"Morning my little prince" she says, once he enters the kitchen in his superhero pyjamas.
"Mommy, no school today "
"That's right" Regina smiles and hands him the juice.
"Can we go park?" he asks.
"I'll think about it" she smiles at him "How about some breakfast first?" Regina then says and Henry nods.
"Can I go watch cartoons?" he then asks sweetly.
"Yes"
Henry then smiles and walks off to go and watch TV, while Regina busies herself getting Henry's cereal out.
A minute later, Regina hears Henry shout "MOMMY SUPERWOMAN'S ON THE TV" and Regina stops what she is doing and goes to the lounge, where she sees that the news is on and sees that they are playing yesterday's events over again.
She frowns and then says "Turn your cartoons on sweetheart, you don't want to be watching that"
Henry frowns and then switches the channel, while Regina walks back to the kitchen. Whilst wondering where Superwoman is now.
Meanwhile, in Boston.
Emma wakes up and shuffles into her kitchen to get a drink of juice out of the fridge. She then looks around her apartment and thinks what a mess.
There's an empty pizza box, cups, papers, food wrappers, clothes all over the place.
She then puts the juice down and whizzes around her apartment cleaning everything up.
"There all done" she grins, proud of herself and then sits down upon her couch and reaches for the application form and starts to go through
Before getting ready and going back to Maine. Where she hands in the form, before flying off to New York.
Five days later, Emma walks into the Diner after having had her successful interview at the sheriff station and she decides to go celebrate at the Diner. Where she walks up to the counter and orders a hot chocolate and grilled cheese with fries.
"Do you know of any places that has a room around here?" she then asks the brunette waitress who nods.
"There's a b&b around the corner from here. I'm sure there will be plenty of rooms available. My grandmother runs it" she smiles at Emma.
"Oh cool, thanks" she smiles back and the brunette waitress turns and continues with her work. While Emma sighs and then turns to walk to a table but instead bumps straight into someone.
"Uh shit..sorry" Emma sputters, before suddenly realizing who it is and her eyes go wide.
The brunette woman then rolls her eyes, whilst thinking idiot. Before she straightens out her black blazer, whilst trying to look dignified.
"Watch where your going" she then says harshly, now noticing that the woman who bumped into her has slightly reddening cheeks and is biting her lip.
Regina finds this curious for a moment but then walks past the blonde and orders her coffee.
Emma shakes her head at Regina's rudeness and thinks, I know who you really are Mayor Mills with a smug grin and proceeds to go sit at one of the tables. Where she waits for her order, whilst sneaking glances at Regina. Who is looking around the Diner bored, until she catches Emma's eyes upon her.
This makes her narrow her eyes slightly and think, who the hell is this woman! Doesn't she know who I am! but Emma quickly snaps her head away and looks out the window. Hoping Regina can't tell that she is Superwoman.
Minutes later, Regina walks to the door with her order in hand but pauses upon reaching the door and she looks over at the blonde woman. Who is looking out the window.
She looks familiar, Regina thinks studying the blonde for a few moments but then shakes her head and thinks, Don't be silly Regina, I think I would of remembered seeing her before and she walks out and back to work. Where Graham phones her and tells her they have a deputy.
That evening, Emma finds herself outside Regina's back door. As since seeing the brunette at the Diner that afternoon, had only made her want to see and speak with Regina again.
Regina opens the back door cautiously and then her eyes widen as she realizes it is Superwoman and she opens the door fully and says "Hello" with a smile.
"Hey" Superwoman says bashfully.
"What do I owe this pleasure?" Regina smirks.
"No reason. I was in the area" she lies.
"Oh really?" Regina quirks an eyebrow "And why was that? was there a dog that needed rescuing?" she asses.
"Nah more like I just wanted to pop by and see how my two favourite people were doing" she grins and Regina gapes momentarily, whilst thinking, Favourite? we are her favourite people? in disbelief.
"Oh.." Regina is speechless.
"Can I come inside?" Emma then asks.
"Yes" Regina moves and watches Superwoman walk into her house and look around.
"Where is Henry?" Emma asks.
"Drawing in the lounge"
"Ah"
"How are you?" Regina then asks, whilst watching Superwoman closely.
"Good...you?" Emma asks and crosses her arms.
"Fine. I saw you on the TV last week. That couldn't have been very pleasant situation to deal with" Regina then says, moving to the fridge.
"Yeah..I don't think I've had such a serious incident to deal with, since I started all this saving, I just wish it never happened"
Regina then gets out a apple cider and hands it to Superwoman.
"Me too, I can't imagine what peoples families who were involved are going through right now"
Emma nods.
"What did you do before saving people?" Regina then asks curiously.
"Nothing really" she replies and takes a sip of her beer.
"There are rumours, that you are an experiment gone wrong and it resulted in you having your powers" Regina then says casually and Emma laughs.
"Yeah, there's plenty of rumours but none are true. Believe me"
"Maybe you will tell me one day" Regina then says hopeful and Emma takes another sip of her beer and doesn't reply to Regina's statement and instead says "Can I so say hello to Henry?"
"Yes of course"
Emma then smiles and turns to go to the lounge, where she sees Henry colouring in his drawing, whilst in his pyjamas.
"Hey lil man" she says with a smile and he turns and shouts "SUPERWOMAN" which Regina shakes her head in amusement at.
"I knew you'd come back. Will you be coming back again?" he asks, whilst getting up.
"I've just got here" she chuckles "but yeah, I think your defiantly being seeing a lot more of me over the next few weeks, if that's okay with you" Superwoman asks with a coy smile, directed at Regina who looks momentarily surprised but quickly tries to hide it.
"Of course. I would like that and Henry it is time for bed" she smiles and Henry says "Can Superwoman read me story?" and this makes Regina raise her eyebrows, because he has never asked anyone other than her to read to him but then again, it has always just been them.
"Um, Wouldn't your mom be better?" Superwoman says, feeling self concious.
He shakes his head.
"Mom always reads to me. Can you read me story please" he puts of the puppy eyes that Regina always seems to cave in at and Emma now finds herself agreeing.
"Okay" she looks to Regina to make sure that its okay and Regina gives a nod. Before Henry grabs her hand and pulls her towards his room.
Once inside his room, Henry pulls a book from the shelf and says "Reed?" and Superwoman takes the book, whilst seeing that Regina has entered the room and starts to undo Henry's bed and then begins to tuck him in.
"So you like fairy tales" Superwoman asks Henry, as she goes to sit down upon the small chair within the room.
"Yep. That is one of my favourite. I like the dwarfs" Henry answers, whilst now looking at her.
Regina then kisses his head, while Superwoman opens the book.
"Sounds pretty cool" she says a little anxiously and thinks, Jeez Emma get a grip. I stop criminals and save people, this should be child's play and she takes a deep breath. Before looking to Regina, who is sat at the edge of the bed looking at her with soft eyes.
This makes Superwoman think, I would love to see that look everyday and it makes her feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
She then, doesn't realize that she's staring at Regina. Until the brunette clears her throat and says "The page is in front of you dear"
"Oh" Emma's eyes go a little wide and she ducks her head quickly, having been caught staring and she takes a deep breath. Before saying "Once upon a time..."
A/N I thought id skip over the interview process for now, as Regina will be bringing it up in the next chapter.
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