A/Nthis is a bit of a short chapter but think of it as an interlude with Emma and Ruby. I figured I'd post what i had written instead of making you wait. Thanks a bunch for the constant reviews :)

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The mayor sat in her drawing room with the fire roaring as she sipped on the hardest batch of apple cider she had ever made. It wasn't often that she brought out this batch, this particular one had been sitting on the shelf for a rather long time, but tonight seemed like the perfect time to do so. Her mind was spinning and she knew that if she attempted to stand, she would fall flat on her face.

Rather sit here quietly than cause a disturbance for Henry to hear, she told herself as she brought the crystal rim to her lips; not that he could get in though, for she had locked the door with a flick of the wrist just for caution.

Her thoughts were running rampant as they had been since she stormed away from the blonde at the diner. She had attempted drowning herself in office work, making phone calls sporadically to argue personally with her clients instead of through emails. However, all attempts to sate her mind had been in vain. Time and time again, just as they were now, her thoughts kept reverting back to the strange pain she felt inside of her chest. She wasn't jealous of Emma sleeping around. At least she shouldn't have been.

During the afternoon Emma had received a text from Ruby asking her if she wanted to have a movie night. The sheriff wanted to quarrel, her day had already been pretty damn hectic, but the waitress insisted that it would be a nice get-away from recent events.

Knuckles rapped against the wood of the door, hearing a muffled, "one sec!" before Ruby opened up the door. The wolf grinned big when she inspected the big brown bag Emma was carrying.

"Sorry bout that," Ruby happily, "I was just making some popcorn on the stove."

"Ooo the good stuff!" Emma said as she stepped inside, smelling the butter and salt galore.

"You know it," Ruby gave a wink before walking back to the kitchen, "Microwave popcorn just didn't seem worthy for the night."

The opened the cabinet above her head and pulled down a large bowl in which she dumped the popcorn into. She eyed the bag that Emma sat onto the counter.

"What's in the bag?"

She grinned wide as Emma pulled out a huge tub of vanilla ice cream along with a bag of chips and vodka. Now it was a party. The waitress high-fived her for the choice in items before waving her hand in a motion to follow. The blonde grabbed a set of spoons and trailed along into the living room.

"So I did manage to get the movie you wanted even though it's stupid as hell," Ruby teased as she pulled out DVD, the cover showing a picture of a girl with long hair, her mouth blurred out.

"Whatever. Silent Hill is the shit."

"If you say so," Ruby shrugged and popped it into the player.

They plopped onto the sofa and set the bowl of popcorn in the middle of them. Along with that, Emma popped the lid of the ice cream off and began to dig into that. Her life may have been shit, but to hell if junk food didn't help.

"No!" Ruby yelled out towards the television, a blanket held up to her face, as the air raid siren sounded.

Emma smirked, rolling her eyes at how stupid Ruby had claimed the movie to be, yet she had been the one with the blanket held to her tight.

"Shh!" the blonde complained slapping the wolf's legs that were laid across hers playfully, "You're ruining it."

She tossed the bag that once contained chips onto the floor beside almost empty ice cream container that sat at their feet. Their popcorn bowl sat between Emma's crossed legs as the waitress took another swig of the clear, burning liquid. Ruby nearly spilled the vodka everywhere when she threw up her hands.

"Get out of there you fucking moron!"

Despite what others said about these kinds of movies, Emma loved being scared shitless. It wasn't that this movie was scary; it was creepy, but you had to watch it in the dark. If you didn't then Ruby was right about it being stupid as fuck. She didn't believe in the kind of world that was Silent Hill, but after finding out about Fairytale Land she had began to wonder if there actually were those kinds of nightmare filled worlds. She made a mental note to ask Regina.

On the screen, the light in the bathroom faded away leaving the woman with only a flashlight. "What's happening?" she said as the sides of the walls began to peel away. A large mechanical sound boomed through the surround sound adding to the eeriness that had the brunette squirming in her seat. Out from the depths of the decaying stalls came a tormented beast that once was the janitor, barbed wire wrapped around its dislocated limbs. It began to crawl towards her, as he uttered a sickening gurgle.

"Noooo," the brunette yelled out, "Run you dumb bitch!"

Her words were cut off by a pillow smashing into her face as Emma told her to shut up. She complied, but in return she huddled up closer towards her friend.

Once the movie had ended, they curled up with their own blankets on opposite ends of the couch as they passed the bottle of poison back and forth. They fell into a discussion about the event that took place outside of the diner, the waitress laughing at the face Emma wore when first confronted by the mayor.

"Do you really think letting Regina believe you slept with me is such a good idea?" Ruby asked as she frowned. She didn't really care all that much, but she knew that the woman had a temper.

"Why not?" Emma shrugged and passed the bottle back, "She's treated me like shit. She deserves it."

"Because buying you expensive lingerie is treating you like shit."

Green eyes rolled in minor irritation. Perhaps letting Ruby know all of the details of her and the mayor's growing relationship wasn't such a good idea.

"You know what I mean. Hell, you saw the way she treated me like a fucking child this morning."

"True, but Emma, you know Regina does really stupid things when she is upset. I mean she did curse an entire kingdom because of what one woman did."

Sighing, the blonde looked down at her hands before looking back up at the waitress.

"You think she's upset?"

"Oh yea," Ruby nodded, "I've seen her storm away from several arguments, but there was something different as if it were more than just irritation."

Perhaps the woman had a point. Biting her lip in thought, Emma felt heavy suddenly and leaned back. It wasn't the alcohol that was the culprit. Tiresome thoughts swirled around her mind that not even the night could rid away.

"Shit…" she said at the realization of how stupid she had been, "maybe I should apologize."

Ruby nodded and offered her friend the last bit of vodka, but Emma shook her head and stood to her feet, swaying slightly. The younger woman tilted her head in puzzlement.

"Now?"

"Well you did say she does stupid things. Who knows? Maybe she's cooking up some new curse down in her basement," she frowned at the look Ruby gave her, "Okay, maybe not. I was just kidding, but really. Henry is there with her tonight and I don't want him being caught in the crossfire."

Ruby sighed in defeat. She didn't mean for Emma do go hunt down the mayor at eleven at night. That was just crazy. She watched as Emma slipped on her jacket and laced up her boots.

"Alright then. Good luck."

The sheriff laughed before giving her a hug, "Right. I think I'll need it." She turned to leave, but stopped short, "Thanks, Rubes. As embarrassing as last night was, I'm glad I ran into you. I sure as hell wasn't going to tell Snow, so having someone to talk to instead of bottling it up really helped."

"No problem. I didn't really mind," she gave her a wink, "Text me and tell me how it went. That is if you survive."