Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I certainly enjoyed writing it! Thank you all for your support, oh and I do not own OUAT or any of the characters mentioned!

It was Sunday afternoon and Emma had been on Regina's mind since last night, it had been a week since they first met and Regina could not express how happy she is now that Emma Swan is in her life. She has never experienced a night as good as last night, of course, she wasn't going to call the blonde straight away, she didn't want to come off as being too eager or even clingy, Regina would wait for Emma to make a move. The only limitation in her plan being that Emma seemed way too chivalrous to be the one who instigates the next move, Regina knew that Emma wouldn't push for anything if the brunette's feelings were unclear or if she was uncomfortable so Regina had to be patient but she also had to make it completely obvious that she liked the blonde without appearing too eager. The young girl groaned and threw her head into her pillow; she had been in her room for hours now just contemplating what could happen next for her and Emma. She wasn't expecting Zelena to come into her room at that moment, Regina could've sworn that she left in the morning but here she was.

"No, no, no I don't think so, I haven't seen you all morning and you still have to tell me how last night went so don't think for a second that you can get away with it by hiding your face with your pillow." The redhead joked as she flopped on the bed beside her sister.

Regina lifted her head to look at Zelena, was she seriously trying to interrogate her about a date? Do sisters really do that? Regina just raised an eyebrow at her older sister, "Zelena, you know how it went, you saw me last night."

Zelena scoffed, how typical of Regina to avoid her question. "Indeed I did, sis, but you still didn't tell me how it went."

Regina grunted, there was no getting out of it now, she didn't see what the big deal was, as far as Zelena was concerned, last night wasn't even a real date.

"It was... Nice." Regina played coy; she wasn't going to reveal just how much last totally changed her mind about Emma Swan.

Zelena rolled her eyes, "Just nice? Come on, Regina, how was she? Did you guys turn it into a real date?" She pressed.

Regina tried her best not to blush at the question. She didn't plan on it being a proper date but Emma was just so... Emma. "She surprised me, if I'm honest. She was very respectful, attentive; she was even very chivalrous... And I wouldn't be opposed if it were to happen again." She said the last part quietly.

Her sister smirked, it was about time Regina started to admit that she liked Emma. She wasn't the only one who wouldn't be against another date, Zelena could only wonder if Emma knew about Regina's thoughts about last night, probably not. Zelena knew she would most likely get more information about last night from Emma but she wasn't sure whether her best friend would tell her or not, she did seem to really like Regina and Emma wasn't the type of person who'd share something that Regina wasn't comfortable with people knowing just yet.

"So, are you going to call her today?" Zelena asked.

Regina let out a sigh. "I don't know, Zelena. Is that desperate? Should I wait for her to call me? I don't even know if she'd want to go out again." The brunette was still very insecure about what Emma thought of her, what if she was just using her? What if last night changed her mind? Regina wouldn't admit it out loud but she was scared about everything she felt for the blonde.

"Sweetie, relax, from the sounds of it, Emma really likes you and she'd be an idiot if she changed her mind about you." The sisters smiled at each other. "And if you want to call her or if you want to wait then that's fine, it's your choice, Regina, and hey, even if you change your mind about her then I'm sure she'll understand."

Regina nodded at her sister's words, their relationship was definitely improving and neither of them would change it for the world. This is what they both needed in their lives, someone to talk to, someone to lean on and Zelena was beyond upset that she and Regina couldn't have had this earlier. Zelena then wrapped her arm around Regina's shoulder and pulled her close to her, they had never been like this before no matter how old they were and they both realised just how much they've been missing.

Meanwhile, Emma was sitting in her office in the garage going over paperwork. For the whole day she had been thinking about Regina, the younger girl had no idea what she was doing to Emma and when she kissed her on the cheek, Emma couldn't help but imagine what her lips would feel like elsewhere. The blonde instantly blushed at her thoughts, she had to shake them from her head if she was going to face Regina again, she wanted to do this right... That's if Regina definitely wanted to see her again. Emma wondered if Regina had told Zelena about last night but she didn't seem like the type of person who discuss her private life with anyone, let her sister. The eighteen-year-old was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of a car engine cutting out in the front of the garage; she wasn't expecting any customers in today so maybe Marco had returned from his trip. She stood up and made her way outside of her office, a confused look on her face when she realised that it was her father.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" She asked.

David smiled at her and walked over to his oldest child. "Jeez, Em, don't sound overly enthusiastic to see your old man." He joked.

Emma smiled and jokingly rolled her eyes.

"I just came to see how you were doing, you know, I was talking to Killian this morning." He started slowly.

'Shit, here come the questions about Regina.' Emma thought, cringing at the upcoming talk.

"He told me that you were at the restaurant... With a pretty girl... Is there, uh, something you want to tell me?" David asked with a teasing tone, he loved his daughter but he also loved to tease her, especially when it came to dating. He was also extremely protective over his baby girl and if anyone hurt her he wouldn't hesitate to go after them.

Emma blushed lightly. "We're just friends, dad."

"Uh huh... From what I heard, you two got very close throughout the night... Emma, you can trust me, you know that, right?" Her dad smiled softly at her and placed his hand on her shoulder, he could always tell when his little girl was in love, not that there had been many times before but this time she just seemed... Different.

Emma nodded, exhaling a breath. "She's Zelena's sister... I took her out last night so we could get to know each other a little better but now I, uh, I don't know if she wants to see me again... I mean, like, she hasn't called me and I've not spoken to Zelena since yesterday so I don't know what's going to happen." The blonde rarely ever got nervous or embarrassed but David could immediately tell that his daughter really liked this girl and she didn't know what to do. He appreciated that Emma was respecting the girl and giving her time but he also didn't want Emma to hang back long enough for the girl to think Emma isn't interested anymore.

"Since when did Emma Swan wait around for the rain to pass? Hmm? How do you know that she isn't feeling the exact same way about you?" David asked.

That was the thing, Emma knew exactly how Regina felt about her and that's what scared her. They weren't even dating but Emma couldn't help but worry that Regina might realise that she's too good for her because that was the truth, Regina was way out of Emma's league. "I just don't want to push her, you know?"

David let out a breath, "You won't, sweetheart, you won't."

Before either of them could continue their conversation, David was called back to the sheriff's station, a bunch of kids thought it would funny to egg Mr Gold's house. The father and daughter gave each other a smile as Emma waved him goodbye in his cruiser, she loved her dad but their relationship has never been the same since Neal died. Emma sighed as she watched her dad drive away, she thought about what he had said but she still felt slightly insecure about her feelings for Regina. Eventually, she gave up feeling sorry for herself and made her way to Zelena's apartment, she needed to see Regina and she certainly didn't care if she came across as being desperate.

About twenty minutes later, the blonde was making her way up the same stairs she had walked up the night before, stopping outside of Zelena's door. Emma was going to use her key but she felt as if it would be more polite if she just knocked and waited to be granted entry, something Zelena done immediately. The two women walked through to the living room where Regina was also entering from the kitchen, Zelena decided that she would leave the two alone and went over to Robin's apartment. The two women were left standing in an awkward silence, sharing small smiles with each other. The older of the two cleared her throat after a few moments and opened her mouth to speak.

"Hey..." She realised how lame she sounded as soon as she said it and had to stop herself from cringing, was that seriously all she could come up with? "I was going to call you but then I realised that I didn't have your number and, well, I kinda wanted to see you again... I had a great time last night." The blonde knew that she was probably making things worse but at least she had something.

Regina bit her lip softly, she found the older girl completely adorable when she got nervous. "It's okay, I, uh, wanted to see you too." They both blushed. "The feeling's mutual."

There was another awkward silence between.

Emma was trying her best not to cringe at what was going on, she should've known that this wouldn't have gone down well, why would it have?

"Shit, this was a bad idea. Look, Regina, I'll, uh, I'll just see you around, okay?" The blonde quickly said, turning to walk towards the front door.

Regina was confused, what just happened? Was Emma seriously about to leave? The sixteen-year-old quickly came to her senses and called out for the blonde who was steps away from walking out of the door.

"Emma, wait, you don't have to leave." She gave the blonde a small smile when she faced her. "I was actually hoping that you'd stay... We could, I don't know, watch a movie or something? Please don't leave." Regina never thought she would be caught dead begging yet here she was, pleading for Emma Swan to stay with her, she must've looked pathetic.

'She wants me to stay? Jeez Swan, you're lucky she likes you,' Emma thought. Wait, did she just assume that Regina felt the same about her? Emma knew it was wrong of her to make that assumption but she could read between the lies, it became a talent of hers since her dad's a cop and her uncle was essentially a thief but her parents didn't need to know that. Emma just nodded in response and smiled shyly.

Hours later, the two teenagers found themselves in the kitchen covered in cookie dough, Emma's red jacket long abandoned on the living room couch. They were currently standing at opposite ends of the kitchen counter, the blonde desperately trying to catch Regina and get her back for the mess on her tank top. She couldn't help but find Regina's giggle absolutely adorable, she loved that they were getting more and more comfortable with each other. They both stood panting, Emma with a mischievous twinkle in her green eyes.

"There's no way you're getting out of this, princess." Emma smirked as she slowly made her way around the counter.

Regina, however, knew that the blonde was probably going to lunge for her when she got close enough so she waited until the last second to move out of her path. Unfortunately for Regina, Emma was way faster than she expected and the older girl caught her around her waist, spinning her around and instantly pinning her to the counter. Regina gripped onto Emma's forearms as they caught their breath, brown eyes meeting green ones. Both girls were afraid to say something in case they broke the moment. The younger of the two inhaled quietly as she noticed that Emma was now leaning in closer to her face and staring at her lips, Regina closed her eyes and tilted her head upwards, she had no doubts about wanting Emma to kiss her.

Emma felt as though her heart was going to beat out of her chest, as soon as she realised the close proximity of her and the younger girl she couldn't stop herself from leaning closer, this was the perfect time to kiss her but she didn't want to scare her. When she saw that Regina was now more than willing to allow Emma to kiss her, she choked. She couldn't bring herself to connect their lips, all she had to do was move in a few inches and they would be joined as one but Emma couldn't bring herself to do it, what if she was moving too fast? They hadn't even been on a proper first date. Instead of leaving the girl completely dissatisfied, Emma moved her head back and settled for a soft kiss to Regina's forehead.

The sixteen-year-old felt confused, she could have sworn that Emma was going to kiss her. Okay, she technically kissed her but Regina wasn't expecting it to be on the forehead, had she read the signs wrong? She really hoped that she hadn't and that Emma did like her as much as Zelena said she did. Maybe she would have to make the first move after all. Even though she wanted to feel the blonde's lips on hers, she felt a rush of disappointment when Emma removed her lips from her head. Regina opened her eyes to look at the taller girl, should she bite the bullet?

"Emma..." She began. She needed to know why Emma didn't kiss her.

"I, uh, I better go. Thank you for letting me stay." Emma smiled as she removed her hands from Regina's hips. She knew what Regina was going to say but she couldn't hear it right now, Emma would love for nothing more than to take her in her arms and kiss her like there was no tomorrow but she wanted to do this right, she was sure that there would plenty other opportunities to kiss Regina Mills but when the time came, she wanted it to be perfect for the younger brunette. Before she walked out of the front door, she looked at Regina. "I'll call you soon, Regina, I promise."

As soon as the blonde left, Regina noticed that she had left her jacket, whether it was intentional or not she wouldn't know. She contemplated going after Emma to give her it but she would see her tomorrow, it's not like Emma didn't have any other jackets to wear. Although, come to think of it, Regina had only ever seen her wear this one. The brunette walked over to jacket and picked it up, taking it to her bedroom and throwing it on the bed. Regina let out a sigh before making her way back to the kitchen and cleaning up the mess she and Emma had left behind. For the remainder of the night, Emma was once again on Regina's mind. Regina smiled when she realised that she had a text from the rogue on her phone moments later.

'Sorry for leaving so suddenly, I just don't want to

move too fast with you. I promise that we'll get

more time;) How would you feel about going out

on a real date with me next time? Oh, and please

take care of my jacket;) x'

Regina bit her lip and noticeably blushed, she was glad that Zelena was still with Robin right now otherwise she would have been questioned and she didn't feel like explaining to her sister what she wanted Emma Swan to do to her. She quickly composed herself and sent out a reply, the sixteen-year-old couldn't wait to see what Emma was going to plan for their first real date.

Okay, so, I had a couple of ideas of what I wanted to happen in this chapter and I came to the decision that this one was my favourite out of all of them, please let me know what you guys think about this chapter. If anyone has anything they'd like to see in upcoming chapters let me know and I'd be more than happy to try and add it into the story as long as it fit with the storyline, please don't forget to review and I hope to see you all back here next time, until next time