A/N Sorry its been a wait, for this chapter.

Zelena parked outside the Mills residence, where she glanced in her mirror and heard Emma say

"I may be sick, I dunno" she then frowned and looked to Regina.

Zelena then saw Regina lean in slightly, to whisper in Emma's ear, she couldn't make out, what her sister had said, but Emma's frown turned into a goofy smile.

Hmmm, Zelena thought to herself, before saying "Right sis, time to distract mother and you get Emma upstairs, okay?"

"Okay, I have done this before"

Emma narrowed her eyes.

"You have sneaked people into your house before, madame mayor?" she winked and Regina gaped at her, before tapping her arm playfully.

"It's not me, its Zelena that sneaks dates in" she replied.

"REGINA!" her sister snapped.

"What?" Regina said back.

"Don't tell my students of my personal business" she snapped once more, than got out of the car and watched, Regina help Emma out.

"I think your students already know you're a bit of a man-eater, sis" Regina teased.

"I am not a man-eater, it's not my fault that they don't meet my expectations and as for my students, I am a role model to most" she said seriously.

Emma burst out laughing.

"SHHH" Regina said to the blonde, holding her laugh and Zelena glared.

They then started to make their way to the door, of the mansion.

"What was so funny, about what I said, Emma?" Zelena said firmly.

"Noth-Nothing Miss" she tried not to laugh again.

Zelena then opened the door and walked slightly forward, the coast was clear, so Regina and Emma stepped inside and closed the door, Zelena saw her mother, upon reaching the kitchen and sent Regina a knowing look and went into the kitchen, talking a bit loudly, to her mother.

"Mother, how has your evening been, I have just got back" and then she heard her mother rambling on and she rolled her eyes and pulled Emma up the stairs as quietly and quickly as possible.

"What the hell is going on Regina?" Emma suddenly asked, she never imagined that, at the beginning of the evening, she'd end up in Regina's bedroom.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to be caught up in any trouble and your slightly intoxicated, I didn't want anything bad to happen to you" she said softly.

Emma gawked for a moment, before her pride kicked in.

"I can look after myself"

Regina leaned her back against her door, upon closing it and watched Emma sit on the bed.

"I know you can, but I…your my friend, that's what friends do"

"Well maybe you went beyond what friends normally do" she gave a slight smile and started to glance, round the room.

"Hey that's my drawing, she smiled and Regina relaxed slightly.

"I did tell you framed it" she sassed.

"I know" Emma said, looking to Regina who stepped forward, going towards her window and crossed her arms, she never thought she'd have Emma, in her room tonight and it made her heart quicken.

Emma didn't take her eyes off the brunette, who was now in thought.

"Um, thanks for tonight, you actually seem to care more about me, more than the friends, I hang around with" she gave a goofy smile.

"I'm sure that's not true, Ruby seemed concerned on the phone, that reminds me, we need to message your mother about picking you up from Ruby's ,we need to get her not too.

"Okay" Emma said digging out her phone, from her pocket.

"Ugh, can you do it for me? I feel a little weird" she held her phone out.

"Sure" Regina sat next to Emma, and as began to type a message, Emma just stared at her, with a goofy smile.

"There done" Regina said.

"What did you say?"

"I said your be spending the morning with Ruby and your make your own way hone, early afternoon" she sighed.

"I hope she doesn't turn up anyway" Emma whispered.

"Me too, that would be awkward" Regina whispered back and looked at the blondes hands, which were slightly shaking.

"Emma…why are you shaking? are you cold?" she said with concern in her voice.

"Yeah" Emma lied. Sure she felt a little cold and slightly off from the alcohol, but it was the sudden thoughts of being in Regina bedroom on her bed, inches away from her.

Regina got up immediately and went to the wardrobe.

"you can borrow these"she brought a pair of pyjamas and a robe and took them over to the blonde before saying

"il just go get us some water, while you change" and she left the room quickly, leaving Emma staring wide-eyed at the garments and she muttered

"Oh my God"

A minute later, Regina had entered the kitchen, to find Zelena standing there twirling a strand of hair with a finger and looking at the fridge.

"Where's mother?" Regina asked.

"She's gone to the study" she replied flatly.

"Good" Regina muttered, filling two glasses with water.

"How's Emma" Zelena whispered.

"She's okay, sobering up"

"You know, I always thought it would be a boy, you'd sneak in, I never imagined it would be, Emma" she smirked.

Regina took a deep breath "what are you getting at sis?" she glared at her.

"Oh come on, I saw the way you were with her in the car and they way, you both are with each other at school" she smirked again.

"We are good friends" Regina said firmly and with a bit of snap.

"Whatever you say sis...anyway, your be pleased to know that mother's out in the morning, so you don't have to sneak around"

"Thanks" Regina replied and went to leave, but paused at the doorway "thanks for tonight, for coming to get us" she said softly and then walked off, up the stairs leaving her sister, with a genuine smile on her face.

"I got some water, I think your need it" Regina said, putting the drinks down on the side table and looking to Emma, who was in Regina's silk pyjamas and sitting on the edge of the bed anxiously. Regina smiled admiring her pyjamas on the blonde.

"I can't believe, I'm having a sleep over at your house, when I should actually be at Ruby's" Emma said, shaking her head in disbelief.

"If you don't want to be here, I am sure you can still make your way over to Ruby's" Regina muttered, hoping that was not the case and she went to get another pair of pyjamas and started putting them on, while Emma stared at the wall, her breathing becoming labored, as she knew the brunette was undressing behind her.

"No..do...do you have Katheryn or Tinkerbell stay over a lot?" Emma asked flustered.

"Sometimes" Regina replied before adding

"How are you feeling now?"

"I...I think the sick feeling is starting to go"

"That's good, shall we get into bed?" she didn't realize the innuendo in her last words and Emma's heart Began to thud.

"We can top and tail, if you like" Regina added, getting in the duvet and she then thought, she never top and tailed with her other friends, but this way was safer for her heart, she also knew Emma was not exactly sober and if anything was to happen between them, she wanted them both to be of right mind and know exactly what they were doing.

"Cool" Emma muttered, getting in at the bottom end.

They then laid down and Regina turned off the side light the stared at the ceiling.

"You're a great friend Re-gina" Emma whispered.

"So are you" she replied.

"I'm glad we found each other...again"

"me too" she smiled into the darkness.

Emma turned on to her side and an hour later, she was brought out of her dozing, when Regina's feet kicked her back.

"Ow" she muttered, leaning up.

Fuck this, she thought and brought herself up to Regina's end with her pillow.

"That's better" she muttered and stared at Regina's sleeping face.

You're so beautiful, she thought to herself and stared a little longer, before her eyes started to close.

7.32am

Regina blinked her eyes once, then twice, waking from her sleep to suddenly realize, Emma's face was inches away from her own.

she leaned up immediately, looking at the sleeping blonde.

What is she doing up this end of the bed, she thought to herself, her heart starting to race within her chest.

"Em-ma" she said, without thinking.

Emma stirred and mumbled "Gina"

The brunette smirked and she found herself pulling blonde hair away from the blondes face, you're so beautiful Regina thought to herself, before quickly getting up and getting changed.

Twenty minutes later, Emma woke up and was disappointed not to have Regina next to her.

"Morning sleepy head" Regina said, as she put her earrings on.

"Hey" Emma said, leaning up.

"Your dressed already?" Emma asked.

"Yes, I thought I should" she sighed.

"Oh" Emma pulled herself further up and adjusted her hair.

"Mothers out, so it should be okay to go downstairs"

Emma nodded and then said sadly "Thanks for everything"

Regina frowned and immediately walked over to the bed and sat next to Emma.

"No more thanking me, okay!, it's what friends do, right?" Emma stared into brown orbs.

Regina gripped her hands together in her lap.

"or maybe…your special" Emma replied.

Regina didn't know what to say, she just studied Emma, who was biting her lip and tilted her head, looking at Regina.

"I'm not special, dear" she finally said, motioning to stand up and she walked over to her window.

Emma sighed and got out of the bed and walked to where Regina was standing and she also looked out of the window and as she looked out, Regina turned her attention to the blonde.

She went doe eyed, the blonde was right next to her, in her pyjama's and had slept in her bed, it was too good to be true.

A knock on the door broke her out of her musings and Zelena opened the door.

"Oh" she said, noticing the girls standing close together, looking at her, she wondered if she had interrupted something between them.

"What do you want?" Regina snapped, starting to walk slowly towards her.

"You coming down for breakfast?" Zelena asked.

"Yes" she turned to Emma.

"I'll let you get dressed...were be in the kitchen, what do you want to eat?" she smiled softly.

"Cool, Um, anything" Emma muttered, trying to sound casual, when inside she was overjoyed t spending more time, with Regina.

"Okay" she replied and turned to Zelena who was watching with interest, at her sisters interaction with Emma.

"Lets go, then" she said seriously to her sister, who smirked and they closed the door, leaving Emma smiling like a fool.

When Emma entered the kitchen, it was approaching 9am and she was surprised to see Zelena bopping her head, to a tune and Regina taking the mick, out of her sister's taste in music.

"You have poor taste in music" she sassed.

"Whatever" Zelena replied, finally noticing the blonde staring at her.

"Oh, here Emma, you can have this toast I just did for you"

Emma's eyes widened, in what reality did she ever think, her spanish teacher would ever make toast for her, it was a strange feeling, really.

"Thanks" she replied, curiously, walking forward and taking the plate on the kitchen unit.

"I done you a drink" Regina suddenly said, pointing to a glass on the unit.

"Thanks" Emma said again, now smiling at Regina, who smiled back and they held their gaze.

Zelena rolled her eyes.

Emma then put a piece of toast to her mouth, still looking at Regina, who diverted her gaze, with a blush.

"Aw, how sweet" Zelena teased and both girls looked to her and Regina said

"Why do you keep using that word?"

"what word?"

"Sweet? I've never heard you say that word so much, let alone at all"

Zelena chuckled.

"It's not my fault, you two are sweet together" she gave a knowing glare, at her sister.

Emma gaped,

"We are not sweet, I act no different from when I'm with Katheryn or Tinkerbell, or anyone else" Regina huffed, clearly flustered.

"Okay, I'll try not to use that word in the future" she replied flatly, but thought there's no way in hell, I am going to stop now.

Regina nodded, fiddling with her plate on the unit and there was silence, for a moment.

Then Emma's phone beeped.

Hey Em's, I heard it kicked off down the docks last night, luckily I left before then, thanks to Regina letting me know! I can't believe she took you away, are you at her house now? I didn't know you two were that close, for her to let you stay over! you want to meet me at the Diner at 11?

Emma sighed.

"Is that your mother?" Regina asked.

"No, though I have a message from her" she then read her mothers message.

Okay, be safe, see you tomorrow afternoon.

"Ruby asked if I want to meet her, at the Diner at 11" she frowned.

"Oh" Regina quirked an eyebrow.

"I think id like to spend some more time, with you though" she stared at Regina.

"Yes, of course, that...that would be nice" she replied genuinely.

"I can drop you near your house, if you want Emma" Zelena asked.

"I need to go to the shops at 12, so if will be no problem" she added.

"Um...yeah...thanks Miss Mills"

Zelena nodded, giving Regina a smirk before saying

"I'll leave you two to gossip, or whatever you do" and she walked out of the kitchen, leaving both girls looking at one another.

"I can't figure your sister out, is that the real her? or is she, how she is at school?" Emma asked.

"She's both" Regina replied, taking a sip of her hot drink.

"Oh" she looked back down at her phone

"I better reply to Ruby...tell her I am spending the morning with you" she smiled to herself, tapping away on her phone.

Regina tilted her head as feeling a pleasant warmth, spread throughout her whole body, Emma wanted to spend time with her, she put her, before Ruby and it excited her.

Thanks for reading.