Emma arrives back at the b&b half an hour after leaving Regina's. She had tried to clear her mind by flying over the eastern states but she just kept thinking about what she had done.
Idiot, she thinks for the one hundreth time as she now enters her room and goes to get a beer. Before then sitting upon the bed and thinking, What am I going to do now?
Meanwhile, across town Regina enters her ensuite to brush her teeth and to remove her make up but before she does, she looks into he mirror and brings her hand up to touch her lips.
She then closes her eyes briefly to remember the feeling of Emma's lips upon her own and she smiles but then her smile falters, as she remembers Superwoman flying off and it makes her think that maybe Superwoman regretted it or that she panicked. She hoped it was the latter.
The next morning, having barely slept, Emma attends a call out to a dispute at the Diner.
She walks in, noticing that two men are arguing near the counter, they look oddly familiar to her and as she gets closer, she realizes that the two men are the same two that been arguing at the school a while back.
"Okay, whats going on here" she says seriously, as she steps next to the men pushing them apart, as they were in eachothers faces.
Both men look to her.
"Nothings going on here" one then snaps "Yeah, who called you here?" the other asks and Emma thinks, great, this is all I need.
"It doesn't matter who called me, all that matters is that we resolve this issue and you leave peacefully"
"Well, its all his fault. His the one who won't leave my girlfriend alone"
Emma's eyes widen slightly.
"She likes my attention" the other man snaps back and the dark haired man pushes him, causing Emma to push them apart once more.
"Now this is not going to get either of you anywhere, unless you both want to spend time in a cell at the station again" she says seriously and both men look away annoyed. "So, I suggest that you leave now" she tells the one who's been hassling the girlfriend of the other man.
"Why me? why not him?" the man who has been hassling the girlfriend says in disbelief.
"Because I need to have a word with him"
The man then smirks, thinking that the other man is the one in trouble. Which causes the boyfriend to say "Why are you smirking you bastard" and goes to step closer to the man but Emma pushes him away. Before telling the stalker "You better Leave now, otherwise I will arrest you"
"Fine" the stalker replies and keeps smirking, before then turning around and walking out, leaving Emma to let out a sigh before then saying "Right, if this man is stalking your girlfriend, I suggest you get her to make a statement at the station and set about setting a cival retraining order against him, so he can't come within 100 yards of her"
The man nods.
"I will tell her but I don't know If she'll come"
Emma frowns.
"Okay, well, tell her she can come to the station tomorrow morning, I'll be there and if she wants and we can go through everything. I really think it is the best way to stop this man from coming near her"
"I will, thankyou"
"No problem, I'll just go make sure the guys gone" she steps back and walks to the door and out, seeing no sign of him she turns back and walks back inside.
"You can leave" she then tells the man, who nods and makes his way out.
Emma then sits upon the stool at the counter and frowns.
"You did a good job there Emma" the waitress then says, plonking a hot chocolate down in front of the deputy. "I thought you may need that" she adds with a smile.
"Yeah definatly, thanks" Emma replies simply and puts her hands around the mug and stares into it. Whilst thinking of how she is going to fix things with Regina.
Three days later.
Emma heads enters the diner and walks to the counter.
"Grilled chesse please" she asks the waitress behind the counter, who takes her order and then disapears. Leaving Emma to look around the diner and her eyes widen upon seeing Regina and Henry sitting in the far end booth. They are both in conversation and oblivious to her.
Emma then and bites her lip in contemplation. She hadn't spoke to Regina since the kiss and had gone all out in trying to avoid her, because she doesn't know what she would say and she doesn't want Regina to reject her.
She then swallows thickly and thinks, come on Swan, get your shit together. I can't and don't want to avoid her forever and she gathers up her courage and steps forward, making her way over to where Regina and Henry are.
"Hi Emma" Henry says with a smile, as he notices her standing there first.
"Um, Hi kid" she replies weakly and shoves her hands into her jean pockets. Whilst looking to Regina, who now meets her gaze.
Regina instantly thinks back to the kiss and they stare at one another for a long moment.
"Are you just going to stand there all day Miss Swan? or do you have something you wish to say?" Regina then says sarcastically, due to her knowing that Emma has been avoiding her and she is feeling hurt and angry about it.
"I don't want anything. I just..I just thought id come over and see if everything was okay" the blonde replies simply and Regina thinks, it took you long enough.
"Well, we are fine as you can see. So, you can be on your way" Regina then says harshly and turns her attention back to Henry. Who is looking confused by his moms behaviour.
"Oh, um, okay" Emma replies defeatedly, she can see that Regina's put a wall up and she suddenly feels a little awkward, so she steps away and goes to wait at the counter.
Meanwhile, Regina takes a deep breath and she finds herself glancing back over to where Emma is. She can see that the blonde is frowning and looking down defeatedly, it makes her farcade crumble and she realizes, that she cares to much and needs to make things right.
"Henry, I'll just be a minute okay? I have just got to speak with Miss Swan" she then tells Henry and he mumbles "Okay"
She then smiles at him and gets up to make her way over to Emma, who was still looking down at the counter, whilst wondering what she had done to make Regina be off to her.
A moment later however, she hears Regina say "Emma" and it breaks her out of her musings and she snaps her head towards Regina, who is now stood next to her.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you before, I shouldn't have"
"Oh, thats okay"
"No, its not okay. Your the only one in this town that seems to care if I am okay or not and that means alot"
Emma then smile's at Regina and the mayor builds up her courage and asks "Would like to join me and Henry for dinner this evening?"
Emma's eyebrow shoot up in surprise.
"Think of it as an upgrade on our lunch appointments" Regina then adds with a smirk and Emma blinks.
"Um, okay then. Sure. That would be nice" she waffles and it makes Regina smile.
"Good, dinner will be at six" Regina then tells her seriously and the blonde nods.
"Great, I'll come round at half five then"
"That will be fine"
"Okay" They both stare at one another for a long moment and Henry looks over and can see that Emma looking at his mom affectionatly. It makes him tilt his head and watch on curiously, until his mom makes her way back over to him with a smile upon her face.
"Henry, how do you feel about having a guest for dinner tonight?" she asks him as she sits down.
"Really? Who is it? is it superwoman?" he beams.
Regina then thinks, Yes it is superwoman but replies "No sweetheart, It is Miss Swan"
"But you were rude to her" he says back seriously.
"I know and I shouldn't have been. So I've invited her over for dinner"
"Okay..can show her my magic trick that I learned?" he asks in a hopeful voice and Regina nods and replies "Of course you can, I'm sure she will like that"
Henry then smiles and picks up his juice, whilst Regina takes a moment to glance back over to Emma. Who is now leaving the diner and she finds herself longing for Emma.
However, her mood suddenly changes upon seeing Mr Gold walk into the diner and she clenches her jaw and hopes, that the private detective she hired two days ago, finds something on him, that will ease her and Emma's concerns...
A/N Thanks for reading everyone and sorry for the delay in updating, I had writers block. Next chapter, Henry does something, that makes him realize that Emma is superwoman and it leads to confessions, disbelief, an argument and a loving embrace.