Thank you for all the reviewers I really appreciate that! (You have no idea how much!)
Here's the new chapter I hope you'll like it…
About last chapter: in my opinion, in the real show Regina and Neal didn't much interact with one another and Neal has no agenda against Regina so that's why I made their relationship good right from the start.
Previously on Silver Queen:
"And we owe a lot of it to her. Regina helped save us all." Snow said loudly for everyone to hear. The townspeople murmured in astonishment. Regina looked equally surprised at Snow's open praise. And they both smiled to each other. Sincerely.
It's been a week since their return from Neverland and things were going good actually The town has been quiet. Pan's shadow was still trapped in the Jolly Rogers' sails safely, and everyone were settling back into their life. Emma and Regina actually worked on Henry's staying arrangements and now he was living with both of his mothers. Regina got back to her work as mayor and was busy with work she had to catch up since they were in Neverland.
Regina and Rumple didn't talk since Neverland and each time Rumple tried to talk to Regina, she would put the subject down and talked about business stuff instead. It's not like Regina didn't want to talk to her newly-discovered-biological-father it just she didn't feel ready to make a heart to heart conversation and talk about all the bad blood that went between them in the past.
For once she just wished to put her past where it belongs. In the past.
She was tired of fighting, of hating, of seeking revenge, of having no one at her side or no one to have her back. It was exhausting. All Regina wanted is to be accepted for who she is and to be loved.
She wanted someone who could understand her, who would look beyond her past evil deeds and be there for her but she could never have that, can she? She is the evil queen after all and whose fault is that? her parents'.
Yes of course hers too but the people who pushed her into the darkness, were the people who should have been there to help her and comfort her when she needed them the most.
How could she trust Rumple? She already had a father who she loved dearly but he never protected her, neither stood up for her.
"Hey, I brought you kale salad" Emma put the salad in front of Regina cutting her from her thoughts and Emma noticed. "Is everything's okay?" She asked.
"You brought me a salad?" Regina raised an eyebrow ignoring Emma's second question.
"It's lunch time and I figured that with all the work you got here you didn't have time for even thinking about lunch." Emma shrugged and pull a chair to sit next to Regina.
"What are you doing here Ms. Swan?" Regina rose from her sit and grabbed the salad, she looked at Emma who was already getting herself comfortable in the chair with her grilled cheese sandwich.
"I thought we passed the Ms. Swan thingy. Come on Gina we just moved the moon together a few weeks ago, it Emma." Emma said with a smile. And Regina just shrugged it off.
"It still does not answer my question. What are you doing here?" Regina sat down and opened the salad.
"Eating lunch with you?" Emma stated obviously.
"Technically you invited yourself to lunch and since you picked the food it's only fair I'll pick the place don't you think?" Regina walked towards the door and Emma rose from the chair and looked at Regina confused.
"Where do you want to go?" Emma asked as she walked after Regina and out of the office.
"There's a nice bench in the garden right outside of the building." Regina replied as they got to the stairs and walked down.
"You want to eat outside? Really?" Emma was shocked she never took Regina as a nature person. She could sense Regina rolling her eye at her, even though Regina's back was turned to her.
"Is there a problem Emma?" Regina asked and pushed the door to get outside of the stairs room to the hallway and Emma followed.
"Not at all I just didn't assume you like eating outside." Emma answered and they both got out of the town hall. They walked through the garden until they spotted the bench Regina mentioned. They sat on the bench and reopened their food.
"So what's the occasion?" Regina asked.
"Huh?"
"Why did you come with lunch to my office? We aren't friends; we can barely stand each other so why lunch?" Regina looked at Emma who was eating her sandwich. She waited for her to finish her bite.
"I just figured we should at least be friends for the Henry's sake if not for the town's." Emma joked, it was lame and she knew it.
"Well that's bullshit." Regina brushed her hair the flew to her face because of the wind. Emma's hair was tie in a ponytail so the wind didn't bother her.
Emma was stunned. She didn't know if she was stunned because Regina cursed or because Regina saw through her lie or because of both. She knew she couldn't tell Regina the real reason she wanted to have a lunch with her. Regina would think she's pathetic so she just shrugged and Regina sighed in respond.
"Have you talked to Gold yet?" Emma changed the subject.
"That is none of your busyness you know?" Regina said and acted annoyed. In fact, she really wanted to talk to someone about this situation but did she wanted this someone to be Emma? Maybe. After all Emma do have some knowledge about regaining parents. Emma gave her a look of Are-You-Kidding-Me and took another bite from the sandwich.
"I can't."
Emma looked at Regina questioningly.
"To talk to him. I just can't. He ruined my life, he taught me dark magic and made me who I am. He made me the evil queen." Regina looked away.
"You're not the evil queen Regina." Emma said with a small smile. "I'm not gonna lie it took me a long time to get to know you, but I know you aren't the evil queen."
There was a moment of silence then Regina suddenly got up from the bench and looked to Emma.
"Thanks for the salad but I should really get going back to the office. Good day Em-" Regina caught herself in time. "Ms. Swan." She turned and walked toward the town hall leaving a confused Emma.
"Your welcome." Emma shook her head and continued to eat. This conversation isn't over she promised to herself.
Hi guys! I am so sorry it took me so long to post another chapter… I hope you liked this one :) please comment and let me know what you're thinking…
