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Emma couldn't sleep that night. She tossed and turned for hours, not able to stop all the thoughts running around her mind. Finally at around 4:00am she gave up and decided to go for a run to clear her mind.
She put on her sports bra, jogging bottoms, running shoes and sweat shirt. Throwing her hair up into a messy ponytail, she grabs her keys and ipod before heading out.
As she jogs towards Main street she tries to focus on the music and keep her thoughts away from a certain brunette Mayor.
It seems to work and so she picks up speed in her jogging, not paying attention to the direction she is going until she stops to catch her breath. Looking up she sees that she has subconsciously ran to the one person she is trying not to think about.
Sighing to herself Emma takes one last look at the white imposing mayoral mansion before turning and heading back to her apartment.
Stripping off her running clothes as she heads to the bathroom for a long shower she finally lets her thoughts consume her.
What were you thinking kissing her like that? It was only the cheek, but still she may have read into it as more. Was it more? Is that what I want? Yeah, I have wanted her ever since she ran down from here house to gather Henry in her arms, even through all her bitchiness I still did. But how does she feel? I need to talk to Jane. Will she even talk to me? Only one way to find out Swan.
After washing her hair and body Emma heads to her room to dry off and slip into a pair of sweatpants matched with her old warn Red Sox t-shirt.
She then goes to set up her laptop at the kitchen breakfast bar before texting her friend as she takes a seat in front of the laptop.
6:17am Emma:Hey, I know you aren't talking to me but please I need you. I will be on Skype.
6:18am Jane:Okay be there in 10.
At the immediate reply in the positive Emma's face lights up. She logs into her Skype account and patiently awaits for the Detective.
Exactly ten minutes late her screen flashes, indicating that Jane is online. She moves the mouse over her name then presses call.
After two rings the screen opens up to show Jane. Wearing almost the same as the Sheriff; she is in her Red Sox t-shirt with a pair of black shorts, and is sitting on her couch.
"Hey, Sheriff Swan"
"Detective Rizzoli" Emma nods to her "Look I'm sorry I left but you have to understand it was my only chance to get to know Henry"
"Emma, please don't apologise again. I'm the one who should be sorry, I know what this means to you and I was being a jerk, so I'm sorry"
"You're forgiven"
They share a smile and just sit in silence for a while, glad that they could repair their friendship so quickly.
"So...what's up? You said you needed me"
"Yeah. Well, I've been working some cold cases and the kid brought me his sisters file. To cut a long sorry short she was kidnapped seven years ago, I took the case and found her, brought her home and to say thank you her mom took me on a kinda date, but I can't be sure that's what it was"
"Wow, and here I thought you'd get bored in the sleepy town of Storybook"
"Storybrooke"
"Whatever, so you're dating your kids mom"
"No! Well we went to dinner, and I kissed her on the cheek, we also shared some very private stories about our past. Alls I know is that I can't stop thinking about her and I miss her when she's not close. God Jane I feel like a teenager"
"Aww, is Swan falling in love and opening up to another human at last"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"Nobody said anything about love, I like her that's all and because before we agreed to start over and be...I don't know...civil, she was doing everything in her power to get rid of me. Pretty sure she hates my guts Jay"
"Em, from what you have already told me and from what I know about you, I think you owe it to yourself to at least give it a shot, and you owe it to her to find out if she does in fact hate you or not. There is a fine line between love and hate"
"But what if I'm just setting myself up to fail, what happens then. It's not just her and me there is Sofia and Henry too"
"I understand that, so set some ground rules"
"Ground rules?" she looks at the curly haired brunette in confusion.
"Yeah, you stay honest with each other, you both have to open up and if it doesn't work out you stay friends so the kids don't get hurt"
Emma takes a minute to think through her friends advice.
Ground rules? That could actually help.
"You're right, that could work. When did you get so smart Rizzoli?"
"I guess Maura is rubbing off on me Swan"
"HA! I bet"
"Shut it and go get your Mayor"
"Will do, tell the Doc I say hi"
"Bye, Em"
"Bye, Jay"
After logging out of Skype, Emma moves into the kitchen and pulls out the ingredients to make a grilled cheese. The sheriff feels like a weight has lifted off her shoulders after her talk with the Detective, and feels she now has a better handle over the situation.
Just as she is plating up her grilled cheese there is a knock at the door. She looks toward the clock on the wall over the cooker, 7:30.
Who the hell could that be at this time?
She switches off the cooker and heads over to the door, slight frown marring her face which immediately turns to a look of surprise when she opens the door and sees who is stood there.
"Good morning, Miss Swan"
TBC.