"So, what do you say?" Regina questioned. It was obvious she wanted Emma to say yes. "Would you like to move in today?"
Emma bit her lip. She'd be an idiot if she said no. She couldn't think of a reason to say no. She smiled. "Okay"
Regina stood from her seat and made her way to Emma. "I'm so happy you said yes. Let me show you to your room"
Turns out Emma's room was in the basement. She followed closely behind Regina as they descended the stairs. Turns out the basement was much like the rest of the home. Beautifully decorated. There were three doors down in the basement but Regina directed Emma to the one in the center.
"This will be your room. Let me give you a tour"
"Okay"
The room was beautiful. It was everything Emma 'never had' combined into one. A large bed with about a million pillows on it. On either side sat two nightstands with lamps on both. A huge walk-in closet, A very spacious full bathroom was attached to the room. She had a T.V, with cable, a desktop computer sitting in a corner, A love seat, and a small bookshelf.
"Do you like it...you need anything else?" Regina asked while looking around the room.
"Wow, this is amazing" Emma answered honestly. She felt overwhelmed. She couldn't believe that all of this space was just for her. She was living in her car last night. Today she had a beautiful room stocked with amenities. "Thank-you so much Regina"
"You're welcomed" Regina stated with a smile. "Just last month this basement was nothing more than an over sized storage room. I decided to turn it into something amazing"
Interested, Emma couldn't help but ask. "What's in the other two rooms?"
"Oh my pet, you'll see very soon. But not today I'm afraid. I'm still working on them"
It didn't take long for Emma to move into the home. Everything she owned was in her car. Regina insisted she help Emma put everything away, even though she told her she could do it by herself. Emma was happy. Regina seemed like a really nice person.
The two of them talked about the house. They talked about the town. They talked about themselves.
When 9pm rolled around, Regina said goodnight to Emma and left her in her room alone. She took out her new phone and set her alarm for 6am. Her high school was a good distance away now that she was no longer staying in that city. No, she was staying in StoryBrooke Maine now.
She was able to take a hot shower instead of a cold one. She was able to sleep in a real bed, and not cramped up in the back seat of her car. Everything was fine until Emma woke up the following morning to leave for school.
She sat at the kitchen bar while Regina made wheat toast, scrambled eggs and coffee. She insisted that Emma not leave the house without breakfast since it was the most important meal of the day. Emma's school served free breakfast if she made it there early enough, but she didn't mention it in hopes not to disappoint Regina. The two was engulfed in a deep conversation when the front door opened.
Emma instantly quieted down and looked towards the front door. She could see a woman with long brown hair enter and gently close the door behind her as if she didn't want to make a sound. She slowly turned around and was visibly startled when her eyes met both Emma's and Regina's.
"Oh, Good-morning Miss Mills, I didn't know you would be awake"
Emma turned to look at Regina and could see a cold and emotionless expression on her face.
"Of course not" She replied.
Emma couldn't really explain it, but it seemed as if Regina was a whole different person. She wasn't behaving like the woman she had dinner with just last night. "Since Yesterday was your day off, I'm sure you wouldn't mind adding a bit of yard work to your daily chores today?"
The woman bit her lip. Almost like she was trying hard not to say something back to Regina. Something that wasn't polite "I'll get right on it Miss Mills" She stated walking hurriedly out of the room, apparent anger all over her face.
"Who was that?" Emma couldn't help but questioned.
"Her name is Marian. She's my husband's Maid"
Author's notes:
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter !:) Make sure you review!
And thank you all so much for your kind wishes for me to be safe. I hope all of you stay safe if you're in the path of Hurrican Matthew. Please be careful!
