Ruby grinned at the Sheriff somewhat passed out on the counter. It was obviously too early for the blonde or she had a late night. As much as she wanted to leave her to rest, customers were going to be coming in soon. To offer her a pick-me-up, Ruby poured up a cup of a coffee and prepared a hot cocoa with cinnamon for her as well. The blonde smelled the cinnamon in her light sleep and moaned as she lifted her head up from the counter, "Rubes, you're beautiful."

"Oh, I know am," Ruby said with a hair flip after she placed the mugs in front of Emma. "So how's it going? Life? Love?"

"Um, life..." Emma replied to herself taking a sip of her coffee. She squinted in thought. There were so many things going on in her life right now so she had no idea where to start. "Well, there's being Sheriff which is tiring as you can tell. No love at the moment..."

"What happened with Hook?"

"You didn't really think that was a thing did you? Tink is all over that." Ruby didn't detect anything suspicious from the blonde but she had the same thoughts as the rest of the town. Hook and Emma were a thing. Right?

"Hint of jealousy there?" Ruby asked slyly. Emma shook her head. Not even slight jealousy grazed her. Only she knew why. Emma Swan didn't do commitments or long term relationships. Wasn't her cup of tea. She took another drink of her coffee that was somewhat working on weeding out her sleepiness and then went on to verbalize her lack of jealousy to a skeptical Ruby staring at her, "No, we had a talk about it and I think she should go for it. She is hesitant though."

"Ooo, dating talk. Now that sounds like we need to have a girl's night...like tonight. It's Friday. We should so do it. Come on, Emma."

Emma sighed heavily, "I..." She looked at the brunette seeing a smirk come across her young features. "I...fine. I guess I could use a few drinks." Ruby smiled in satisfaction as she leaned on the counter with her chin on her open palm.

"So the Rabbit Hole tonight?" Emma nodded just when she finished her coffee and the little bell above the door let out a sprightly morning ring. Emma looked over her shoulder with a quick glance and turned back around. The two people came to sit on either side of her. She looked to her right just as the foam of her cocoa touch her top lip and then back to Ruby, "Well the gang's here. You tell them."

"Tell us what?" Tinkerbell asked nodding to Ruby for some coffee. Ruby stalled to say anything as she poured two more cups of coffee for two newly seated guests. She placed one in front of Tinkerbell and then one in front of the mayor who was also interested in what the Sheriff and Ruby were conspiring.

"Please do tell," Regina said, only half sardonically, taking her coffee in hand.

"We're having a girl's night!" She exclaimed throwing her hands up over her head. Emma couldn't keep herself awake any longer even with the jolt of the hot black liquid she had just consumed. Almost immediately when Ruby shouted the news to the empty diner Emma dropped her head to the counter over her folded arms. Regina frowned at the action knowing Emma was still fighting a cold or maybe even the flu which made her think to possibly limit her close proximity to Henry to prevent the spread. Tinkerbell poked at her and the Sheriff only grunted her dismissal.

"Don't mind her. It's too early," Ruby said ready to get back to the subject she was excited about. She leaned on the counter again in front of Regina with a contagious grin on her face. Regina was looking down into her coffee and slowly met eyes with the overly happy brunette in her face, "Is there a reason why you're invading my personal space, Ms. Lucas?"

"You're coming right?"

"You want me there?" Ruby nodded like it was obvious. "I don't know about that."

"Snow won't be there to bother you."

"I'm not completely irked by her presence as of now but that's not why I'm not attending."

"Come on, Regina. It'll be fun. Everybody buys the Sheriff a drink," Emma said muffled in her sleeves.

"She's right. It will be fun," Tinkerbell continued the persuading. "It's just friends hanging out and maybe getting drunk."

That wasn't exactly a deal closing point to mention but still Regina wasn't as resistant to the idea as she thought she'd be. It was quite bothersome to her that she wasn't gagging at the thought of sitting at the bar with these three people prodding her to take a night off. She tapped the side of her mug like she was thinking even though she was starting to find she had no excuse to not attend their gathering for some potential drunk fun. She said yes she would go in her head to check and see if it made her become disgusted or annoyed with the two blondes and the wolf. Nothing came and as uneasy as she felt about her lack of loathing towards everyone, it was nice to actually be voluntarily and willingly included in something. She still couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with her sometimes.

Regina looked up from her untouched coffee at the two sets of green eyes and a pair of big brown ones that seemed to really want her to go. She sighed and finally voiced her decision, "Fine. I'll join your night out."

Everyone was satisfied with the reply just as the morning customers started raining in for breakfast and coffee. At the sound of the bell Emma dropped her head again hoping to get some sleep for ten minutes.


"I don't know about this. A girl's night out with everyone who is included in the list of people not to know about us," Belle frowned through her rationing, but Ruby didn't notice it as she had her arms wrapped around her lover as they laid in bed. Although she did roll her eyes listening to Belle try to get her way out of going. She pressed a kiss to the back of her head and got up to put on her clothes.

"Best after work experience ever, babe," Ruby said just for a lovely roll of the eyes from Belle. She picked her jeans up from the floor and proceed to put them on as Belle laid her head back onto the warm pillow. She silently watched Ruby get dressed to leave for drinks with her unlikely group of friends. Ruby moved towards the closet and pulled a starched white button up shirt from the hanger.

"You really need to get out more," Ruby stated with her back turned to her beautiful bookworm while she put on the shirt. She turned back around and started buttoning up her shirt, "It's saying something if I could convince the bolted shut Madame Mayor to go but can't convince you. I thought at least our little fun would've loosened you up a little."

"I don't feel like going and it's so sudden. You planned it this morning."

"So? I've never been known to plan ahead all that well anyway." Ruby quickly slid into her leather jacket and began to stick her feet in her boots.

"That's very true," Belle agreed lightly sitting up with the sheet clutched against her chest. She planted not too shy kisses on the flesh of Ruby's warm neck as she tried to lace up her shoes. The warm breath tickled the back of her neck and made her shiver. She immediately peeked over her shoulder and found Belle looking at her. A glint in her eye that made her hard to resist. She finished her knot in her laces and moved to kiss Belle as she was close to leaving for the Rabbit Hole.

Their lips grazed after several kisses and Ruby gave her a wolfish grin, "You sure you don't want to come with?"

"Positive, but if I feel like drinking to insanity with you guys I'll call you to let you know." They shared another kiss longer than the last.

"Promise?" Ruby questioned looking very seduced but also intent on going to have a few drinks. Belle kissed her one last time and then pushed her away playfully with a wide smile and a raised eyebrow proud of her snag on the other brunette. Ruby grabbed her wallet and cellphone ready to head out but she couldn't leave without an answer, "Promise?"

"Yes, I promise."

"'Kay. Love you," Ruby said blowing her a kiss and moving out the door not missing Belle say, "Love you too."


Emma was on her second beer listening to a certain fairy's story about fighting a spider in the weeds back in Fairytale land. There was an amused grin on everyone's face as they listened, including Regina. Emma noticed that more than anything else. Regina Mills seemed to be more and more pleasant with every passing week and it was odd, but Emma seemed to be the only one wondering why or how it was possible. Her stares at the brunette next to her weren't subtle but Regina didn't frown or glare at her for it. The times she was caught Regina only offered her a small grin or asked if she was okay, to which Emma gave her grin and nodded. This time she stopped herself short of being seen and stopped wondering so she shook her head faintly and pulled her eyes away from her.

"...that's when Hook showed up out of nowhere. Pillaging something," Tinkerbell finished. Emma grinned and raised her eyebrow.

"Speaking of Hook..." Emma started bringing the topic to light. The way she said it surprised Regina and the woman nearly choked on her own drink. "Tink. I think you should do it, y'know? Move things along don't you think?"

"Oh, the yearning," Ruby teased.

"Hey, how do you know about this?" Tinkerbell asked in surprise to Ruby's comment.

The brunette blushed lightly and looked at the other blonde across the table, "Emma told me."

"It was kind of obvious," Emma bit out. "Was it not to you? Googly eyes in public isn't a secret?"

"But you were supposed to keep that to yourself," Tinkerbell frowned. Ruby sensed the tension and tried to change the subject, "Yeah, guys the night hasn't even started yet. Beer is not having fun. So there's something here called the Firecracker and I want it."

Regina was automatically curious as to what the hell that was and as Ruby started to get up and leave, she moved as well, "You wouldn't mind if I came along, would you?" Ruby smiled kindly seeing that her plan for everyone to loosen up was working.

"Oh yeah, let's go," she answer gesture to the bar, "After you." Regina started her walk towards the bar thinking Ruby was right behind, but the young brunette stayed at the table for a short few seconds and gave a look to Emma. Just as quickly as she gave the look to the blonde she turned and caught up to the mayor. Emma had no idea what that even meant. But then she kind of assumed that was the look of she was about to get the mayor of Storybrooke so drunk tonight. She still pondered about it and that made Ruby satisfied as she caught up to Regina.

"Did you come here for the Firecracker?" Ruby questioned as they stood at the bar counter. "Or something else? Variety?"

"Sure," Regina answered watching the bartender mix a few drinks. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked to the younger brunette, "Any suggestions?"

"Well...do you like Rum? I know you do." Ruby asked evilly. Regina didn't know what to think about that familiar look that came across her face. It was strange and she'd never seen it before on Ruby's face, but something in her just liked that stare. She stayed cautious of herself to make sure a certain unwanted personality was coming to the surface. After shortly realizing that it was the strong longing for some drunken, unadulterated fun that was locked up somewhere in her soul was trying to calmly but eagerly spring forth. Regina didn't deny she wanted to but she wasn't about to let her hair down completely tonight. So whatever Ruby was planning, she would go with it but not after two or maybe even three newly introduced drinks. No more than that.

"Yes. I can appreciate good rum," Regina said watching as Ruby's Firecracker was pushed in front of her.

Ruby started to nod and whispered, "Perfect..."

The bartender waited there for a moment to hear the next request. He and Ruby met eye to eye, seeming to give off the sense they were very used to seeing each other. Regina knew there was plotting going on. She just knew it and she was pretty damn confused as to why her body wasn't reacting to the scheme clearly unfolding before her.

"She'll have the Blue Lagoon." The barkeep raised an eyebrow at the mayor and a smirk graced his face as he started working on that order. Regina looked to Ruby with suspicion clouding her eyes, but she just got a smile in return.


Tinkerbell woke up highly confused as to why her back was hurting terribly and why she was cold. Her confusion was the only thing that plagued her mind even though she had yet to realize where she was and...how she was. She clutched her head and finally looked up to the bathroom she was in and then quickly looked around to the white bathtub she had passed out in and slowly realized she was in her underwear. Just her underwear. She grimaced at herself and groaned, "Oh not again..."

"Damn Ruby and her girl nights." She slipped a little and stumbled before she could completely stand up straight. The sudden movement caused a hammering inside her skull and she threw both her hands up to her head applying pressure like it would help.

"Where the hell am I?" She questioned to the empty room as she stepped out of the tub. The only way to find out was to explore beyond the bathroom. But if it was any clue it was extremely clean but what hangover headache could willingly allow you to easily figure it out?

Tinkerbell continued walking again-well stumbling. The sight before her made everything hurt more. Now she really wanted to know where she was. Her eyes widened with a dumbfound look pulling her face into surprise. Emma was cuddling, half naked, in the arms of a brunette she couldn't quite make out from the tossed around silk sheets they were under. She edged closer to the bed but before she could see anything as a hint another blurry brunette walked in the room.

"Well, good morning," Belle's voice was clear as day but she had to rub her eyes for a moment to see her. She again was confused and slowly becoming stressed out as she stumbled over simple words,

"Uh...good...morning?"

"You look better than I expected. Maybe you're the one who didn't drink as much," Belle said casually like it was normal. Tinkerbell looked at the tray she carried in her hands. Breakfast. Before she even thought about questioning how casual she was being or why she had food, she turned to the two sleeping bodies in the bed.

"Oh, don't mind them. They're fine."

"No they're not. Where are we?"

"Regina's place."

"What?" Tinkerbell paled with her mouth agape. "This is...we're...she has a nice house...but what?!"

"I don't have an explanation. Sorry," Belle claimed softly walking over to the bed and settling the tray safely onto the corner where there weren't feet placed. She pulled the sheet away being cautious of the food and revealed the two bodies. Emma and...Ruby. Ruby, Belle's secret girlfriend. And yes she knew about it.

"Rise and shine, cuddle bugs," Belle said loudly. Surprisingly, they immediately began to stir but only huddled closer together for warmth. Tinkerbell only stared at them still very shocked, "This isn't bothering you in the slightest?"

"Not really. This is like the third time." The brunette roughly pushed Emma's bare shoulder waking her up. Although the smell of food probably did the trick most likely. The blonde removed herself from Ruby's slumbering embrace. "Hey, guys."

"Morning Sheriff," Belle responded with a motherly look of: you're in so much trouble.

"Anybody want to tell me what happened last night, because you two are in bed together?" Tinkerbell asked Emma glancing from her to the slowly awaking Ruby.

"Strip poker, duh," Emma said scratching her head and smacking Ruby on the arm. She rolled over on her back with her eyes shooting open. Emma looked over the other blonde once and then herself and had a moment of a drunken chuckle as she said to Tinkerbell, "I think we were losing." Belle rolled her eyes and Ruby broke into a laugh noting she still had her jeans on but no shirt.

Their laughter was contagious and even had Belle struggling to withhold her laughs as she watch the two women giggle away. Tinkerbell didn't give in because there was still one more question lingering over them, "That's real funny, but we're in Regina's house. So where the hell is Regina?"


Four clearly hungover and unorderly ladies sat at the dining table with Belle looking over them very sternly. If Regina wasn't half asleep at the table she would have been proud. Her arms were crossed and her eyebrow was arched as if she were preparing to lecture her four daughters on whatnot to do at their first, free to legally drink, college party.

"You guys have completely lost your minds," is what she started with and it seemed to amuse Emma and Ruby. They were having a tendency to find everything funny and giggled to themselves about it. Although that quickly died down at Belle's glare.

"Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad," Ruby said, badly defending the group.

"I found Tink in the master bathroom tub, you and Emma passed out and cuddling in the bed, and Madame Mayor here was dead asleep on top of her desk in her study. You are all terrible drinkers."

"You were in the bathtub?" Emma squinted at Tinkerbell who was trying to take down her coffee. She shrugged at the question. Emma turned to Belle; also terribly pleading their case, "At least none of us totally lost to Regina at strip poker."

"How was she winning?" Ruby complained clearly not in her right mind since it was obvious.

"She's the only one with all her clothes still on."

"She doesn't have her shoes on."

"That doesn't even count!" Emma raised her voice shaking Regina awake by accident. She lifted up from her resting position and grimaced at the blonde as she forced away a pained face from her throbbing migraine. Emma looked at her apologetically and ducked her head away from Regina's mayoral glare of disgust.

"Why are you still here?" Regina bit out sounding very annoyed already. She would even admit it was the migraine talking. Yes, she would like them to scatter off her property but she would have said it nicer since she was trying to be one of the good guys. Emma seemed to understand where it was coming from but everyone else didn't even hear the scolding question like she had actually said it. Regina groaned lightly in frustration and ran her fingers through her still prefect hair, "What time is it?"

"11:40," Belle said sharply while everyone else pondered where their phones were. Regina's tiredness disappeared from her eyes. She figured it was early in the morning from how bad she was feeling. She wished it was early. If it was early she could get away with all of this since Henry stayed a night with his grandparents but they also expected she show up really early to get him like she always did. She had no time for anything. And shit. She missed her early morning visit with Dawn today too, but that wasn't much of a big deal. On the few days she did miss out on going to see the teen, she'd explain and everything would be fine even though sometimes she felt Dawn was lying when she said she wasn't upset. Although she could smooth her way out of all of that, she still was screwed.

"Emma..."

"Regina don't worry I called Snow and David, Henry is fine."

"What did you tell them?" Emma questioned with Regina nodding in agreement to know.

"That the four of you slept over my place after a late night movie," she explained. It was quite clever. Then she looked at Regina, "And yes they somehow believed you stayed too."

"Well they are the two idiots," Regina said and dropped her head into her hands. "I'm never accompanying you three for drinks ever again."

"Whatever Regina. You had fun," Emma said firmly nudging the brunette lightly with her elbow. "And things escalated quicker than I expected so you still owe me a drink." Regina huffed in annoyance and glared at Emma shortly. At least she could dislike the blonde for while even though she would find that she couldn't really find it in herself to get passed this 'purely physical crush' as she had coined it in her mind. Every time she thought of it she had to ask: What the hell is wrong with me?

The brunette stood up slowly from her seat, not exactly putting a lot of faith in her legs' ability to be stable under her. Her rare sarcasm showed immensely in her next worlds with a very fake smile plastered on her face. She clapped her hands together and said, "As great as this was, I need you four to get out."

"Don't have to tell me twice," Tinkerbell said standing up rather quickly as her headache died down. Her coat was conveniently thrown over the chair she had been sitting in. As she put it on she stared dead at Ruby. She did this. "You. Never again."

"Oh, Tink. Don't be like that. At least this time it was Regina's bathroom," Ruby called after the slow retreating blonde. Tinkerbell shook her head in disagreement.

"Never again."

"You always have fun."

"You..." She started turning towards the playful brunette. Then instead of storming out of the house she looked to the other, more mature brunette, "Regina you have a lovely home."

"Thank you, Tink," Regina replied softly.

"If there's anything I've damaged please let me know and I'll have it replaced." Regina only nodded at her not planning on making her replace anything even if she found something destroyed. Tinkerbell looked to Ruby and frowned at her, "Goodbye."

"See you at the next one," Ruby said. Her drunkenness was still showing, which would probably explain why she was the least groggy and grumpy about a headache. She had a lazy grin stamped on her face. Emma looked at her and shook her head.

"So I was very pleased with last night's events. I can go home now," Ruby outstretched her arms towards Belle. It didn't surprise Emma or Regina who both were very aware of their relationship. An unknowing Belle hid her surprised expression that neither the mayor nor the sheriff even blinked about it. Regina couldn't care less about them but Emma just looked at Ruby discreetly as the brunette seemed like a big baby as her hangover was soon to begin. It was actually cute. "Take me home?"

"I think I can manage that," Belle said walking towards Ruby and grabbing her hands. They both started to walk out with Belle the one saying her goodbyes. "Regina, I'm so sorry about this. If she broke anything, and I mean anything, let me know."

"Oh hush, I didn't break anything," Ruby said rolling her eyes which caused both her and Emma to suddenly just giggle about something that only they knew about. Regina thought they were just still drunk on their last drink from the night before. Belle was convinced both Ruby and Emma broke something. They looked like two best friends who knew whatever they did was going to get them in trouble so they hid it somewhere where the mayor wouldn't find it. Belle had enough of the morning after and pulled Ruby out the door, looking back at Regina with a nervous smile. Regina was however watching them leaving hand in hand.

Once she heard the door close, Regina turned to Emma. The blonde had her head thrown back and she was staring up at the ceiling. No doubt daydreaming. "Emma?"

"Let's do that again," Emma blurted out. Regina just rolled her eyes because she knew, no matter how much she would resist, she would be there with the three of them again, but hopefully not waking up like this again. "I wanna try whatever the blue thing was that you had."

"Certainly not! No more Blue Lagoon," Regina demanded to Emma's surprise. She lifted her head up and stared at the brunette. Regina was recalling vividly how the night started. One blue lagoon fucked her up. That was the only reason she woke up after sleeping on top of her desk holding Emma's shirt. She wasn't going to admit it may have been the craziest night of her life and it was a little fun but even that is a blur. And she was starting to wonder just how long ago it had been since she last had Rum because it was becoming apparent that she couldn't hold it as well as she thought.

"That is why I don't do rum."