a/n: sorry about the wait for this chapter, I had some serious writer's block, this chapter hasn't been beta'd yet, all mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: I don't own OUAT or it's characters.

Chapter 9:

After an hour of driving with tears streaming down her face, Regina had pulled over the side of the road to clear her face of her tears. She grabbed a bottle of water she had in a cooler bag. Took a large gulp of the water then, she got out of the car and poured a little of the water of onto her face. Allowing her to regather her thoughts.

'What am I going to do to bring Emma to Storybrooke? The sad defeated look upon Emma's face as I walked out that door, was devastating. I will have to find a way to put a smile back on her face. She deserves to be happy. I am not as certain that it is me that truly is capable of keeping her so. But I will endeavour to do the best I possibly can. I think she just might be the 'happy ending' I have longed for all these years. Not that stupid man with the lion tattoo. I never felt a pull towards him, not like I do with Emma. With Emma I am so elated whenever I am with Emma. I don't think I was this happy with Daniel. Oh how I loved him though. He was the reason I cast the curse in the first place.

I would cast the curse again if it meant I got to spend my time again with Emma. Only I would have her already be in Storybrooke so I wouldn't have to figure out how to bring her there. If I ever lost Emma, I don't know what I would do. It could cause mass destruction of all the realms. Or it could end Me.' was chasing her around in circles in her very busy mind. It seemed she couldn't ever not be constantly chasing similar thoughts about one Miss Emma Swan.

Regina then walked back over to her car door and once again got behind the wheel. This time though a bright smile lit up her face as she continued to think and recall all the times she spent with the beautiful blonde. How her eyes would give this mischievous twinkle when she had a devious smile upon her face right before she would jump onto my lap or straddle me any chance she got.

Regina let all their loving moments run rampant in her mind as she continued on the six hour journey back to her cursed little town that doesn't exist to the outside world. Just as she finally drove over the town line, Regina felt an intense sharp, pain in her heart. She then pulled over to the side of the road. She then placed her hand over the spot on her chest where she could feel her heart pounding faster than normal.

It felt like someone had thrust their hand into her chest cavity clenching her heart and squeezing it as they harshly ripped it out.

"Emma." breathed out Regina as she clutched to her chest. Tears once again streaming down her cheeks. This time in combination of pain and grief. Regina then pulled out her phone from her handbag to call Emma to see if she was alright. She dialled her number and waited for Emma to pick up the phone.

Back in Boston Emma had been laying on her bed crying her eyes out ever since Regina had left for Storybrooke. The only time she had moved from her spot on her bed was when she heard the ring-tone she had set for Regina's number. A slight smile spread across her face as she answered after the third ring. "Hi there my beautiful goddess. Did you get to Storybrooke okay?" said Emma into the phone before Regina had the chance to even say hello.

"Emma you are alright thank god." was all Regina could say with her voice shaking. "I wouldn't say alright." said Emma, her own voice still a little hoarse from all the crying. "Why? What has happened?" asked Regina getting a little panicky. "Nothing besides you not being here. I have been crying since you left." said Emma. "I have been doing the same sweetheart I had to pull over multiple times with the tears in my eyes." replied Regina chocking up a little with the sadness she could hear over the phone coming from Emma in waves.

"I am glad you got to Storybrooke safely, I miss you already. I don't think I can stay in this apartment without you. I am going to move away from Boston, it doesn't feel like home any more. I am going to pack my bags and head to Portland in Maine, so I can be closer to you. As you said Storybrooke is in Maine yeah?" Said Emma feeling a little hopeful at the thought of at least being in the same state as Regina if not the same town.

"Yes dear it is, I will feel better knowing you won't be so far away. Do you want help to find a place and job while there?" asked Regina. "Hmm, no babe I should be able to find something. There is bound to be a cafe willing to hire an experienced waitress." said Emma. "What about a place to live?" asked Regina. "I have enough money to stay in a motel for at least 2 weeks. I will apply for apartments during that time. Don't worry, I can take care of myself." replied Emma.

"I know you can take care of yourself honey, but I want to make sure you will be safe. Will you at least let me send you some money so that you won't have to scrape for food?" asked Regina, getting a little frustrated with Emma for not letting her take care of her at least. "Alright honey, you can send some money. Do you have western union there in Storybrooke?" conceded Emma. Not wanting to get into an argument over Regina wanting to take care of her.

"Yes we have Western union in Storybrooke. Let me know when you get to Portland and I will send the money. I love you Emma, you mean the world to me." said Regina. "I love you too Regina and you mean everything to me. It hurts to be away from you for too long, so please work out a way for me to come to Storybrooke to be with you soon. I better go, lots of packing to do and I need to let my boss know that I quit. I will text you later when I am on my way to Portland. Bye for now my love." said Emma as she hung up her mobile phone.

Emma had hung up before Regina could respond any further. Which pained Regina a little but she very much understood Emma's reasons. Regina put her phone back in her handbag. She then pulled down the handbrake and put the gear back into drive before indicating, she looked into all of the mirrors and finally over her shoulder before moving away from the curb. Regina then continued on her final leg of her drive to her big white, but very empty mansion. It didn't take long for her to pull into her driveway and park her car. She went through the procedures for parking her car. She then got out her handbag just after she pulled the little lever for the boot to open.

She unloaded her car of all her suitcases and shopping bags putting them beside her car for the time being. Once they were all out of the boot and back-seat she locked up the car and took her hand bag and some of the lighter bags with her, house keys ready in her hand to unlock the door and begin what will be many trips to get all of her bags inside. Once she had turned the lock and stepped through the threshold, she felt a slight trepidation as it was just now dawning on her just how big and lonely this house was.

'It isn't like I can call this place home now really, not since living with my Emma in her tiny apartment. Home it seems has become a tiny apartment in big noisy Boston. No not the apartment really, it is Emma who made it home. Yes that's it. Emma is what makes even the tiniest of places feel like the warmest and brightest and happiest home I had ever lived in.

The sooner I get Emma here the better. The dream I had last night though, what was with that? Emma handcuffed to a hospital bed, prison guards stationed around the room and it seemed she was in labour giving birth to our son. She couldn't have been much older than she is now. How was she pregnant though? We didn't use a sperm donor nor did we invite anyone to our bed.

Although the baby looked like both of us. He had dark brown hair with Emma's green eyes. I don't really know how that is possible. Unless magic was involved? But that would mean that Emma has magic and with mine we created life? Hmm, then that would be assuming that true love is involved somehow. Are Emma and I each other's true love?

It was just a dream though wasn't it? Although it wasn't the first dream like that one, in fact there have been at least 3 now since I met Emma. First one was in my office at town hall, Emma appeared older than she is now like it was a future event but much further in the future than last night's dream. The second was in my bedroom closet, with the long mirror Emma was pregnant in that dream also but Emma couldn't be no older than 21 at the time.

In that dream my mother was a threat to us and we had already had Henry, who was being born in last night's dream. Far as I can tell the dreams are showing me future events that I can't be certain will come true. Are they premonitions for which that imp is known for? It's not like I can go and ask him about this. He is cursed as Mr. Gold here.

It looks like I will have to look through my books in my vault to figure out all this. As well as look into how I can bring an outsider into town. Alright I better compose one of those to do lists so I don't forget what I need to focus on. I maybe the only one her not cursed but that doesn't mean I am not completely subject to how the curse works.

I too repeat the same day over and over. It is quite tedious. I don't know what made me think that having a single day repeat itself on an endless cycle was such a good idea. Stupid imp! He just had to make this curse seem like it would be the best thing to ever happen to me. What am I thinking? Of course this curse is the best thing to happen to me. It lead me to Emma.

Regina had brought up the last bag and suitcase into her bedroom, and had finally begun to unpack everything she had bought in Boston. As well the items she kept of Emma's she had snuck into her suitcase to be able to keep her as physically close as she can considering Emma will be so far away from her. Regina mused over all the weeks she spent with Emma bringing a bright smile to her face. Making unpacking a far more pleasurable experience.

Once all her things were unpacked she walked into her ensuite bathroom to wash of the day and hours spent in the car. When Regina had finished her shower she got dressed into some comfortable clothes, consisting of a pair of track pants and a loose t-shirt that had the lingering scent of Emma all over it and a pair of thick woolly socks. She then left the bathroom and down the stairwell down to her study to get started on finding a way to get Emma into Storybrooke.

Meanwhile back in Boston Emma was diligently packing her bags full of her clothes, shoes, toiletries, her box of things she had hoarded from her various foster homes over the years including a cam-recorder she hadn't looked at and couldn't remember what was recorded on it. Her mind busy with thoughts of Regina and the very happy moments that they shared. Until she began thinking of the last dream she had the night before. For it was different from the ones she had before Regina had started to stay over in her tiny apartment.

'That dream I had last night, I don't get how I would be in a prison hospital. I was chained to the bed. Like I was going to run when I was in such intense pain giving birth. Yeah right like I could even run in that state. But why a prison hospital? That just bugs me how that would happen. Wouldn't it just be easier to go to a normal hospital? Like regular people. What did I manage to rob a bank or something? But how was I pregnant? It isn't like I have slept with a man, and I never will when I have Regina. What would be the point in cheating like that?

I'm not even all that attracted to men. Sure some of them are good looking and have nice bodies. I seriously doubt that there would ever be a time when I would want to be with some random guy. I am in a committed relationship with Regina. The most beautiful, loving and caring woman I have ever met. Besides who could ever compete with the likes of her?

Not to mention I don't think Regina would still be with me if that was the case. And she was definitely there beside me during the dream giving birth to a son. The look on Regina's face when he was born was the most beautiful sight I have ever seen. So maybe we went to a sperm bank down the track? Oh I don't know, considering I am the same age I am now. And I know we didn't go to a sperm bank, while Regina was here. So it was only a dream right? It isn't like Regina could possibly get me pregnant, she is a woman and doesn't have the right equipment to perform such task.

Give me mind blowing orgasms certainly but get me pregnant? Definitely not. It is impossible so I shouldn't worry about it. Then why do I have this feeling that I should be concerned about the possibility? I also don't get how I was so drained yesterday. We only made love a few times that morning, then went out got my licence which Regina had booked for me and paid for along with paying for all my bills. She really didn't need to do that, but god love her for it. For now that is at least one thing I don't have to worry about. That reminds me I better ring my boss and let him know I quit.

Thought Emma as she was packing up all her things, some she was going to put into storage for when Regina was able to get her to come to Storybrooke. She then picked up her phone of her bed and dialled her boss's number. After the third ring he picked up "Hi John, it's Emma, I need to let you know that I can no longer work for you at the café." Said Emma.

"Emma, why are you quitting?" asked Emma's boss. "I am moving to Portland in Maine. To be closer to Regina. She has gone back to her home town and wants me to come with her. Her town is some small of the map town. Portland is the nearest town on the map to where she is from. I love her and want to be with her." Replied Emma.

"Alright then. Thanks for letting me know. I am sorry to see you go Emma. For you have been a great employee. So I will give you a good reference to your next employer. And to the landlord to your next apartment in Portland. Be safe Emma, I will make sure to put your severance pay into your bank account. I wish you all the best." Said Emma's boss. "Thanks John, for all you have done for me." Said Emma before saying goodbye and hanging up the phone.

'Right that's sorted. Now to find a cheap storage place.' Thought Emma as she continued to pack up her things after hanging up the phone. Only stopping once more due to her stomach rumbling rather loudly. 'Well let's see what I have food wise to make a decent lunch.' Emma then took a look in her fridge and pantry cupboards and came across ingredients to make her own cabronara pasta.

Emma got to work on making the pasta like Regina taught her to do. 'Thank the gods that Regina taught me to cook, I'd be screwed right now trying to think what to eat with all this food in the fridge and cupboards that I can't take with me as they are perishable. Well I can take the fruit with me and the chips and biscuits with me. Before I met Regina I would have referred biscuits to being cookies but biscuits sounds way better.

Oh my god, this smells sooo good, and I haven't even finished cooking it yet. Come on pasta cook god damn you. Why does pasta have to take so long to become al-dente?" Once the pasta was cooked she strained it and tossed it into the sauce making sure it coats all the pasta she had cooked. When that was done Emma sprinkled some grated parmesan cheese on top and served into a bowl.

Emma then took her bowl of pasta into the lounge room area and sat down on the lounge her bowl in her lap. She then turned on the tv, flicked through the channels until she found a show that looked good. "Excellent Xena is on." Said Emma to herself. Emma relaxed into the lounge getting comfortable while she enjoyed the pasta and one of her favourite television shows.

After she had finished her lunch she washed her dishes and continued her packing. Only stopping to contact a storage place in Portland to keep the majority of her possessions. They organised a removalist to pick up her items that will remain in storage until she either found an apartment in Portland or Regina was able to get her to Storybrooke. Whichever came first. Having everything she owned packed up and ready Emma booked a ticket for the next available greyhound that would take her to Portland. She then settled in to relax and unwind for a few hours until the removalist would arrive so she could get herself to the bus terminal in time for her trip.

When finally the removalist arrived Emma waited patiently for them to collect the things that would be going into storage and picked up the two bags she would be taking with herself on the coach. She then thanked the removalist people as she locked up the apartment. Emma then made her way to the café where she now used to work to hand in the keys. Her former boss gave her a teary goodbye and hug for good luck, or so he said to Emma who struggled with containing her emotions as she was expecting to get emotional about leaving a place of work.

Finally when all the sad goodbyes where said and done, Emma continued on her way to the bus terminal. As she arrived at the terminal Emma sent a text message to Regina letting her know that she was about to get on the bus to Portland.

To Regina from Emma: hey sexy goddess, I am about to catch the bus to Portland will text you again when I get there. I love you and miss you. Hope to hear from you soon. Yours always Em. Xxoo.

Emma loaded her bags into the luggage space under the bus taking her backpack containing the snack items she packed for the long trip. The current book she was reading, the daughter of the forest. Which so far into to the book felt like some of the context of the book feels oddly familiar to her. Plus the cover had a picture of a swan and Emma thought that was cool. She also had the latest Harry Potter book in her bag, just in case she manages to finish Daughter of the Forest before they reached Portland.

Shortly after taking her seat Emma had received a text message from Regina, which put a huge smile on her face.

To Emma from Regina: hello my beautiful, I am so glad to hear from you. Please be careful on the bus and when you get to Portland. Don't forget to let me know which western union branch I need to send the money to. I love you and miss you as well. Yours always your sexy goddess ;). Xoxoxo.

Emma settled into her seat before sending a quick flirty reply, to tease Regina for sending wink emoji. Enjoying the easy banter that they had fallen into.

To Regina from Emma: hey, miss flirty wink you do know how to make me smile. So what are you wearing? Is it your super sexy lingerie? Or perhaps the singlet top of mine you took with you alongside my stripy track pants? Oh just thinking about you wearing my clothes is making me wet. Man is it going to be a long bus ride if you are going to turn me on like that. Love you xoxo Em.

Emma then put her phone into her pocket and then pulled out her book to pass the time as she waited for Regina's reply.

Regina who in the last few hours had been pouring through her numerous books on magical practices. When she received the text from Emma. It made her blush with the term of endearment that Emma insisted on calling her. And was happy to hear from her beautiful blonde girlfriend. She then sent a quick reply, making sure to sign off using the name Emma liked to call her and a flirt wink, well aware that by sending the wink it would no doubt get a cute flirty response. And naturally she wasn't disappointed. Regina read the message her cheeks blushing further as well as a strong shot of arousal went straight to her underwear. 'How did she know I was wearing her clothes? I don't think she knows just how much she means to me or what she can do with her innocent flirtations.' Thought Regina as she sent her an equally flirty reply.

To Emma from Regina: yes dear I am wearing your clothes. It still has your lovely scent. Hmm, let me guess you are wearing one of your tight skinny jeans, your blue singlet top and the blue leather jacket I bought you? Now that thought is getting me all wet. I just love how your cute butt looks in those jeans and how the blue of the jacket makes the blue flecks in your lovely green eyes pop out. Much like they do when we are making love. Too bad you aren't at your hotel yet so we can try out the phone sex that they talk about with long distance relationships. Love you Regina xoxo.

After Regina sent of the text, she let one of her hands wander down to relieve her intense arousal that a simple text from Emma could induce. She played with her clit, rubbing it in a circular pattern. Then just as she could feel her impending orgasm about to reach its crescendo she then plunged two of her fingers into her pulsing centre. Maintaining pressure on her clit as she continued to pump her fingers in and out of herself picturing Emma's mouth and fingers doing what her hand was currently doing. A few more pumps and the added stimulation of her clit and g-spot had her whimpering Emma's name as she came hard.

Regina then got up of the sofa she had been sitting on to go to the bathroom just down the hall from the study. To wash her hands of her release. Changing into a clean pair of undies she had stored in the bathroom. Getting changed back into the track pants once more. She then walked back down to the study to pursue her books once again. Checking her phone to see if Emma had sent a response yet.

A smile lit up her face when she saw that Emma had indeed responded to her last text message.

To Regina from Emma: how did you guess what I was wearing? And oh my god woman you are killing me with the image of our love making in my mind. There are other people in the bus you know and now I have very wet underwear. And a painfully aroused pussy that I can't relieve. Nor can I get you to help me out with it. Because your all the way over there in Storybrooke. We really do have to try the phone sex thing as soon as I get to my hotel in Portland. You sexy tease you. Love your very wet lover. Xoxo.

Upon reading that text message she was once more aroused by Emma's words only this time she decided to wait until later when she knew Emma would call her as soon as she got to her hotel. Regina put her phone back down on her study desk, not wanting to further tease Emma any more than she already had. Knowing that if she continued Emma just might be tempted to try to play with herself with all other passengers on the bus around her possibly watching her while she did so. It could lead to something terrible happening to Emma and she didn't want anything like that to happen to her. She continued to read the magic books, not finding anything useful to bring someone from the outside world into the protective barrier around the small town.

As far as the books could tell her the only way Emma was going to be able to cross the town line was if she had a scroll with a spell enacted in the ink used to write the enchantment that will allow those who are not from the Enchanted Forest or one of the other magical realms to cross into theirs. The only other solution she could find was to obtain a magical bean. Unfortunately they only exist in the Enchanted Forest. Which apart from her protection spell that she casted over her castle to prevent it from being destroyed when the curse swept through the realm.

The region of the Enchanted Forest that held the only magical bean left in existence was undoubtedly destroyed when she cast the dark curse. 'Ugh this is so frustrating! Of course I would have to fall in love with someone not from one of the magical realms. Then again, why would I fall for someone not from the Enchanted Forest, Arenndel, Oz, Wonderland, Neverland, the land without colour, Camelot, Avalon? Why would I, who comes from a realm whose life so far has been dictated by fate, her mother and the dark one. All of a sudden fall for someone from this realm the land without magic? Well supposedly so, from what I can tell this land does contain magic.

It is just latent in this realm. Which explains why it is hard for me to access my magic. But then what is the deal with all those colourful sparks that surrounded us? Looks like I will be pursuing, more books to try and decipher the reason behind the colourful sparks.' Thought Regina after she had read the last six books telling her how she wasn't able to get Emma to Storybrooke.

Regina then went to make herself a late lunch so as to clear her head for a short while to ponder what she could do to figure out if Emma was from The Enchanted Forest or from this realm. If Emma was indeed from the Enchanted Forest than who is she related to that is either here or still in the Enchanted Forest.

'Now who is Emma related to I wonder? Every person who was due to have a child when I cast the curse has since gave birth. The only person who gave birth before the curse swept through was…No it can't be! But that would mean that Emma is the destined Saviour to break my curse. Which funny enough I have no problems in breaking. But if Emma is the saviour then she won't be able to come to Storybrooke until her 28th birthday! No I will get her here earlier than that, and if that means Emma breaks my curse before she is destined to do so then so be it.

Only thing is only true love's kiss can break a curse. So I am going to have to find out who her true love is. Which will mean I lose her. No I can't lose her! Emma is mine! So she doesn't break the curse then. We will just have to live here together while under the curse. That is just how it is going to have to be. I would love her to be my true love or even soul mate but the role of soul mate is supposed to be a man with a lion tattoo or so Tinkerbell told me, with her stupid fairy dust. I don't want some stupid man from many years ago to be my soul mate! No, only Emma will do. Screw fate I choose Emma! Besides I seriously doubt whomever that lion tattooed man is would be right for me as I am now. As if he could handle the Evil Queen!

Emma could handle me as the Evil Queen if she is in fact the Saviour. She is hard wired to be able to handle and stand up to me. She is the one that is destined to destroy the Evil and the darkness. And honestly, I think she has already begun with that process. I do feel much lighter at heart than when I was when I first cast the curse. I don't feel as empty as I did then, now that Emma is in my life.

That reminds me, I should go into the secret vault in the library that holds the books of true love pairings, past, present and future. As well as the book of the Royals, which gives a detailed list of the various branches on the royal families' lineages. If Emma is indeed the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming then it should be written in those books. Also in hat book it should say who is the Saviour's true love. I am not looking forward to finding out who that might be considering it means that person could take Emma away from me.

But since the curse needs to break at some point down the track, I may as well know now. While I am there I will look to see who just happens to be mine. Better to be forewarned than being blindsided against an unknown enemy.' Ran through Regina's mind as she prepared her lunch and then ate it, working out the plan of action on how to break her curse and to find out exactly if her conclusion about who Emma is, turns out to be correct or not.

With that plan in motion Regina, settled down in the lounge room to watch some tv to distract her for a few more hours before Emma was expected to arrive in Portland. She flicked through the channels until she noticed buffy the vampire slayer was on. Regina chucked lightly before settling in to watch it. Quite amused by how this realm thought how magic worked. The spells were all wrong, although the potions were close to how it is done but not quite right. If she had actually tried making a potion like Willow did they would never get anything cured, or done at all.

After watching buffy, and the spin off series Angel, Regina was getting a little bored with watching television. So she went upstairs into her study to find a book she could sink into, but not one of the magic books she had been pursuing through. For at this particular moment if she read another word about magic she felt like she would tear her hair out of her head. So she scoured her bookshelves for a more fictional novel. Preferably a sci-fi or fantasy novel, delving into a story that was entirely made up sounded like the perfect escape from the monotony of the curse.

After roughly four hours later and getting through half way of her book that she finally got a phone call from Emma. "Hey beautiful I finally arrived in Portland, I am staying at the Fireside Inn. In one of the more basic suites but it will do for the time being while I look for work and an apartment. I was thinking and I reckon you would be able to transfer money from your bank account to mine over the phone saves money in the long run. What do you think?" was the first thing Emma had said as soon as Regina answered the phone.

"I am so glad you got there safely. How was the bus trip? Were you able to reign in your insatiable libido? The bank thing sounds reasonable." Responded Regina, enjoying the sound of Emma's voice. "Babe, the bus trip was uncomfortable and long, because I kept thinking of you naked and in my arms making love to me. Made it extremely hard to concentrate on the book I tried to read during the bus ride. As well as my underwear being very wet, the entire ride. Being in around all those passengers kept my hands in check. Are you still wearing my track pants and one of my tops? Singlet or loose t-shirt? Are you in bed right now?" Asked Emma her voice taking on a sultry tone.

"Yes I am still wearing your clothes, yes I am lying on my bed, I have been reading a book. What are you wearing at the moment?" replied Regina. "I am wearing a singlet top and a clean pair of boy leg briefs. What would you like me to do?" asked Emma. "With one of your hands gently fondle one of your breasts and play with your nipple, tease it, then bring your other hand to lightly trail down your body, down under those sexy underwear you have on. Tease your clit in a circular motion in continuous friction, keep doing that until you feel your orgasm about to explode, are you there yet dear?", "Mmm yeah I am almost there keep going, what do you need me to do now?" asked Emma in a breathy voice, "now slide two fingers into your warm, wet and tight pussy, thrust them in and out, in and out curling your tips on the way back so you hit your g-spot. Keep the heal of your palm on your clit to maintain the friction. "Instructed Regina. "Oh yeah Regina that feels sooo good." Moaned Emma, feeling her impending orgasm hanging on the brink of exploding.

"Speed up the thrust a little to take you over that edge, I know you are close, I love you Emma, come for me." Said Regina sensing just how close Emma was to bringing herself to an intense orgasm with the help of her instructions. And the sound of her voice would help her love to gain that release.

"Oh I love you too Regina, ahhh." Moaned Emma as she came hard on her hand. The result of her release coating her fingers. "That was great babe, but not as good as when you make love to me." Breathed out Emma as she came down from the high of her orgasm. "I know how you feel dear, I don't enjoy pleasuring myself nowhere near as much as I love being with you. But we can't be together just now so this is the next best thing. Do you remember where you were found when you were a baby at all?" said Regina.

"Um, I think it was here in Maine actually, it was the side of the road surrounded by trees. That's what I remember, from what the newspaper article had wrote about it back then. Why?" replied Emma, a slight confusion seeping into her voice. "I just wanted to know more about you dear. It might help me with getting you to Storybrooke." Said Regina, squirming a little as she was rather wet from hearing Emma coming undone earlier.

"Really? Will that help, I mean will the citizens approve of me better because I was found on the side of the road somewhere here in Maine? Your citizens are seriously picky if they will only accept me because I was found in whoop, whoop land in Maine. But if it gets me to you then I am all for them being picky." Said Emma, as she moved to get her now wet boy legs off her, taking it into the bathroom to rinse them out under the sink. Then ringing them dry before putting them back on.

"What are your plans for tomorrow?" asked Regina, as she got herself a little more comfortable in her seat. "Well sleeping in for starters then I think I will get started on applying for waitress jobs." replied Emma, walking back over to the bed getting back on the bed. She then made herself more comfortable her back leaning up against the headboard of the bed. Their conversation continued on in that manner until they both had fallen asleep with their phones still resting next to their ears not having hung up on each other.

Regina awoke abruptly to the incessant buzzing noise of her alarm clock. She looked down too see that her phone had gone dead overnight when she had fallen asleep still talking to Emma until the early hours of the morning. She had only had no more than three hours sleep, and felt rather groggy and lethargic, but she knew that she had to get up regardless a busy day awaited her at her office and later on in her vault to continue her search on how she can bring Emma to Storybrooke.

So she put her phone on its charger, and walked in to her ensuite bathroom, to start on her morning ritual of getting ready and putting back on her political mask. So she can handle to various complaints of her cursed citizens who grate her nerves to no end. Regina was also aware that she would have to come up with a way to deal with them later on when the curse inevitably broke later on when the fabled 'Saviour' came to town.

After she had finished getting ready Regina left to head into her office to begin her work day. Emma, over in her motel suite didn't wake up until it was almost eleven am. Stretching herself like a cat, she noticed her mobile phone was dead so she plugged it into the charger.

After she had done that she went into the bathroom attached to the motel room, turning on the shower to try and help get the kinks out of her muscles the bed wasn't the most comfortable she had ever slept in, but the situation being what was couldn't be too picky.

After she had gotten out the shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes, Emma left the motel to go get something to eat at the nearest dinner, when she got there she found the first available booth. She then slid into the seat and began browsing the menu. Emma had been reading the menu for all of five minutes when one of the waitresses came over to get her order. "Hi, can I take your order?" asked the waitress, as Emma looked up from the menu, noticing the waitresses name as being Sarah. "Hey Sarah, um I think I will have the Sheppard's pie with an iced chocolate please with cinnamon sprinkled on top. Oh and do you know if there are any job vacancies?" replied Emma, giving Sarah a hopeful smile.

"Your order will be ready shortly, and I will ask the manager for you about the job thing ok?" said the waitress. "That would be great thanks." Said Emma. While waiting for her food, Emma quietly observed the customers that were dining around her. From what she could tell they were a good mix of cultures and families enjoying their meals. She saw one couple, fondly teasing each other and their smaller toddler sitting in the booster seat. Both women would give each other loving looks whenever the giggling toddler did something adorable.

As she watched the young family, Emma couldn't help but picture her and Regina in their places, happily enjoying family time with a toddler version of the baby from her dream from two nights ago. It put a bright smile on her face just thinking about it. The waitress came by just then, bringing Emma back from her musings. "There you go, and here is an application form, the boss says that he could use a new kitchen hand. If you're interested." Said the waitress. Emma smiled in the waitress's direction. "Thanks this looks great, and sure I will give the job a go. Tell your boss I said thank you for me." Responded Emma. Emma ate her meal with enthusiasm, relishing every morsel, thanking her lucky stars that it was easy to find a job here in Portland. 'Way easier than getting my last job. Did John spread the word so quickly? Right so now to find an apartment, hopefully I find it just as quickly as I got a job.' Thought Emma as she finished eating her pie.

As soon as she finished eating Emma then filled in the application form and gave it to Sarah when she paid for her meal. Leaving a decent tip. "Great, the boss will contact you with the details for your roster, have a good day!" said the waitress as Emma was walking out of the dinner. Emma then continued on foot to the nearest real estate agency to the motel she is staying at. Just as she had walked halfway, it began to pour down rain. Drenching Emma from head to toe. She then looked around trying to find any shelter, not finding any she continued to walk around until she came across and old VW beetle. It was a bright yellow colour that was just screaming out to her to get in and drive it off, and take it to her motel to be able to get change into some dry clothes.

Finding the doors locked Emma then looked around for something to jimmy the lock. She managed to find a long slim metal rod that had a slight hook to it. Emma then checked to see that no one was watching before she used the metal rod to undo the lock. She then quickly dashed inside the car locking the door behind her. Upon hearing the door slam shut a scruffy looking man sprang up from the backseat, startling Emma enough that she practically jumped through the roof in her fright.

"What the hell! You scared the crap out of me!" exclaimed Emma. "Sorry, but the door slamming startled me. How did you just get in the car without any keys?" asked the scruffy man. "I found this metal rod thingy on the ground over there and I just used it to unlatch the lock. Besides what do you care? It's pissing down raining out there and this was the nearest shelter I could find. Do you know if there are any keys back there its freezing?" rambled Emma. "Do you always ramble on like that?" ask the dark haired scruffy looking man. "Mostly yeah, so did you find any keys?" responded Emma. The man held up the keys in his left hand jingling them to emphasise that he had them.

"Here put them in the ignition, and get us out of here I could use something to drink. Oh I am Neal by the way." Said Neal as he passed over the keys to Emma, who put them straight into the ignition, mentally thanking Regina for getting her driving lessons on how to drive manual as well as automatic. She pulled away from the gutter indicating as she did then drove them to the nearest petrol station so that Neal could buy himself a drink and any snacks if he wanted.

"I'm Emma." Replied Emma as she pulled into the driveway entrance to the petrol station. She then parked the car in the nearest parking spot. Emma stayed in the car while Neal went inside the shop at the petrol station. He grabbed a bottle of vodka of the shelf slipping into the inside pocket of his jacket, he then went over to the fridges and pulled out a couple of two litre bottles of coke a cola, then picked up a couple packets of chips and chocolate bars. Neal then went up to the counter placing the soft drinks and the chips and chocolate down for the clerk to ring up for him, as the attendant did so he slipped some other random snack items into his pockets. "That will be $8.95." said the attendant. Neal then handed over the required money from his wallet, and walked out the door and over to the car where Emma was impatiently waiting for him.

"Go, Emma go before they figure out that I stole a bottle of vodka and a few other little extra items." Said Neal urgently, as Emma turned the ignition and reversed out of the parking space, she then drove out of the petrol station and back onto the main road. "So where to now?" asked Emma. "Now we head to my place and get our drink on." Replied Neal. "And where would that be exactly?" asked Emma sarcastically getting frustrated with Neal. "Relax Emma, just continue going straight it is right next to the Quality Inn." stated Neal.

Emma drove to where Neal indicated, pulling into the driveway of the apartment complex. She parked in the guest parking spaces, she turned off the ignition and turned towards Neal. "Ok here you are, um is this your car by any chance?" asked Emma. Neal's eyes shifted left and to the right then finally directed them at Emma's bright green ones. "Uh, actually no it isn't mine either, I broke into it just like you did earlier this morning. It had been raining and I needed to wait it out. Then I fell asleep and didn't wake up until you woke me up with the door slam. "Replied Neal.

"Great so you won't mind if I take it with me to get myself back to where I am staying?" enquired Emma. "Nah, you're fine to take it. Don't you want to come up for a drink?" said Neal. "Uh not today, I am not much of a drinker. But thanks for the offer." Said Emma looking Neal directly in the eye as she gauged his reaction to her rejection. "Ok that's cool, I guess I will see you around yeah?" asked Neal. "More than likely you will if you come down to Marcy's diner. I just got a job there as a kitchen hand. I am just waiting for the manager to call me to let me know my roster." said Emma, a little weary about Neal.

She wasn't getting an entirely good vibe from him. Neal then got out of the car and ran up to his apartment, not bothering to look back. Emma turned the car back on and pulled out of the parking lot, and then proceeded to drive to her motel suite. Once there she pulled into the parking space reserved for her room number. Emma followed the car shut down procedure and then as she got out the car she locked it up and pocketed the keys. Emma then walked into her motel room automatically pealing her wet clothes of her body. Emma then hung them up on the coat hangers in the wardrobe and took them into the bathroom so as to not have them drip further on the floor of the main room.

Emma took a quick shower and changed into a clean pair of clothes. Once changed she pulled out her phone and sent a quick text to Regina to let her know about getting the job.

To Regina from Emma: hey sexy, I found a job already. It is at Marcy's diner as a kitchen hand. About to duck back out to the real estate agents to enquire about any available apartments. Missing you xoxoxox your Emma.

Emma then dashed to the car, getting in as quick as she could, then she drove to the nearest real estate agent. After driving for about 15 minutes she pulled into the real estate parking lot.

She then locked up the car and dashed quickly to the door if the estate agency. She then approached the front desk. "Hi, how can I help you?" asked the receptionist in an overly cheery voice. "Yes, I was hoping to find out if your agency had any free leases?" asked Emma politely. "Sure, let me get you one of our rental property lists to look at while I get you one of our agents to come talk to you." Said the receptionist.

The receptionist handed over a sheet of paper listing their current rental property vacancies. Emma took it from her and walked over to the nearest seat, she then browsed through it, flipping it over to find one in her current budget. She then sat patiently for at least ten minutes before one of the agents came over to Emma. "Hello, my name is Janice, have you found one on our list that you like?" said the agent. "Yes thank you, the one bedroom place looks ideal. Is it rent controlled by any chance?" replied Emma.

"Certainly, would you like to go take a look at it?" said the agent. "Sure would I be able to do that today?" asked Emma. "We can go right now if you like? The property is currently vacant and is available to inspect." Said the agent, "great lead the way." Said Emma. The agent then led Emma out of the agency and walked to her car. Emma followed suit getting into her own car, and followed the agent as she drove to the apartments address.

Once they arrived they both parked in the guest spots, Emma was shocked to see that they had pulled up at the exact same apartment complex that she had only just dropped of Neal only thirty minutes ago. 'Well isn't this just great, the one property that I can afford just happens to be where that Neal guy lives.' Thought Emma as the estate agent led her towards the apartment at the end of the complex. She opened the door letting them both in. Emma took a look around, opening cupboards giving it a thorough checking.

'This will do. Hopefully I won't have to stay long.' Thought Emma as she approached the agent, "can I get an application?" asked Emma. "Yes sure here you are, just fill it in and hand it in to us as soon as it is done with a reference from your last rental property if you have one." Said the estate agent. Emma then thanked her and walked out of the building and into her car. She drove back to her motel so she could fill in the form and attach the reference she had gotten from her old boss/landlord.

Emma then walked inside her motel room and sat down at the desk provided. Picking up one of the motel pens she neatly filled in the form. Using a paper clip to attach the reference. Once she did that she left her motel room again, and headed out to the estate agency. When she arrives she hands in the form to the receptionist and leaves, Emma then stops by the grocery store to pick up a few things she can keep in her motel room for the time being until she heard back from the diner and real estate agency.

When she finishes paying for the bags of groceries she loaded them into the beetle and takes them back to her hotel. She put the groceries away then relaxed on the bed turning on the tv. She flicked through the channels until she finally settled on the channel that was playing the x files. Emma had only been watching for at least twenty minutes, when she received a phone call from Regina. Emma picked up on the second ring. "Hey beautiful." Greeted Emma. "Hello sweetheart, great work on getting a job so quickly. How is the rental property search going?" answered Regina. "Great I think, I found a place just waiting to hear back from the estate agency. I met some scruffy looking bloke today, goes by the name of Neal. He tried to get me to drink vodka with him. I am sooo not drinking vodka with him. He is way to creepy." Said Emma. "Hmm, I would be careful if I were you. If he is as creepy as you say he is." Responded Regina.

"How are things in Storybrooke?" asked Emma. "They are going alright dear, I have missed you being my little spoon last night." said Regina. "I missed being your little spoon. Please hurry and get me to Storybrooke, my beautiful goddess. I really don't know how long I can handle being away from you." said Emma getting emotional. "I completely know how you feel my love, I will have you here by my side as soon as possible. I promise you. Spending just one night away from you was just agony." Said Regina getting rather emotional herself.

"Will you call again tonight before you go to sleep? So we can talk until we fall asleep? I really enjoyed doing that last night." Asked Emma, a slight hitch in her throat from holding back a sob. "Of course I will darling, I would love nothing better than to hear your voice as I drift off to sleep. I better get going, I am on my lunch break and thought this was a better way to respond to your text message." Said Regina. "Ok, I will let you go for now. I look forward to your phone call tonight. Love you." Said an emotional Emma as she heard Regina return with I love you before hanging up.

Emma spent the rest of the day relaxing in her motel room, and just an hour before dinner time Emma had received the awaited phone call from the manager of Marcy's diner to give her work hours, she was to start in two days' time. For the lunch and dinner service. Emma took out one of the prepared salads that she had bought earlier, stirred the dressing packet contents all over the salad and dug in. She was surprisingly pleased with the tasting of the salad as it wasn't her usual fanfare.

She downed on of the cans of orange Fanta she had bought at the grocery store, not wanting to rack up a huge bill here at the motel. After she had finished eating her dinner she tossed the now empty plastic salad container in the bin provided. Then put aside some change to use at the laundromat when she knew she would be washing her new uniforms.

She watched some more television getting to watch a broad variety available on the vast channels available on the cable television service. When it came close to the time when she knew Regina would be going to sleep now that she was back at work. Having remembered what Regina had disclosed about her daily routine of being the mayor of Storybrooke. She picked up the phone on the first ring diving right in with the conversation that Regina had started the moment she heard Emma's greeting.

They both fell asleep to the sounds of the others voice and heavy breathing indicating that they had both fell into a deep sleep. 'Emma awoke to find her very pregnant self-laying on what seemed like a basement floor or a vault as it looked more like a lower chamber of a mausoleum to Emma than a basement. She was clutching at her abdomen trying her best to protect the child within from an elder brunette who was trying her best to launch tendrils of magic at her, but it kept hitting an unseen force shield that had been erected around her by Regina as the magic that fuelled the shield wasn't entirely that of her own light magic it had a hint of dark magic that was paired with the light magic that lied dormant within Regina. But strong enough to recognise Emma's light magic and had latched onto it making it stronger than anyone had ever seen. Standing beside Emma was Regina herself wielding various types of magical balls, in the form of the four of the five main elements.

Regina was sending them one after another at her mother who's own magic kept bouncing uselessly of the shield Regina had erected to shield both herself and Emma. Regina could slowly feel her magic waning when she felt Emma's free hand latch itself around her ankle. Giving her the strength that she needed to hold off her mother long enough for Snow and David to get to Cora's heart. For the plan was to have Cora get her heart back whether she wanted it or not. Regina and Emma had enchanted Snow and David's hands so that either one of them could shove her mother's blackened heart back in her chest where it belonged.

Just when both Regina and Emma could feel their shared magic getting almost drained from the shear amount they had to wield to both keep Cora at bay and to reinforce the shield that was protecting them they felt an intense surge of power course through them. They could both sense that it had come from their unborn baby boy growing inside Emma throw his own unique brand of magic into the mix and it looked like the tide was turning and Cora was now the one feeling the after effects of using so much dark magic, she was immensely shocked to

See just how strong Regina's magic had become failing to realise that the magic Regina was using wasn't just her own. It was the combination of both hers and Emma's and now their babies as well. It was at that moment that Regina and Emma saw the look upon Cora's face when Snow, with the help of David thrust Cora's heart into her chest from behind.' Before either of them could she what would happen next, Regina was woken abruptly from the dream by the sound of her alarm clock.

Then with a very frustrated growl Regina had picked up and threw it clear across the room smiling to herself when she heard the resounding cracking sound of the clock hitting the far wall. "That ought to teach that infernal clock to stop its buzzing!" exclaimed Regina as she flopped back onto her Emma scented pillow.