A week has passed since Emma and Neal's special night occurred. Emma felt like she was flying everywhere she went. She didn't tell anyone about that night, but her friends were starting to become suspicious.
"Okay, I have to know what is going on with you?" Regina asked. They were all sitting at their favorite coffee shop and no matter what, Emma could not stop smiling.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked innocently.
"The past couple of days you have been very bubbly. It's almost annoying." Regina practically groaned out.
"Actually, now that you mention it, you are right. Emma has been acting a bit differently. What's been going on with you?" August asked.
"I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I have just been in an excellent mood." Emma said, feeling her cheeks go hot, knowing she was beginning to blush.
"She's blushing! Why is she blushing?" Ruby asked. Emma looked down at her coffee and could help but smile even more. "She's acting like…"
Suddenly Ruby sat up straight. "Oh my gosh! Emma you didn't. Did you?"
"What?! What did Emma do? What are you thinking?" August asked, who was startled, as well as Regina, by the sudden burst of energy that Ruby had.
"Emma, did you and Neal…" Ruby didn't need to finish her sentence. Emma's smile grew even bigger and her face became even redder, as she tried to hide behind her coffee. "OH MY GOSH, YOU DID!" Ruby practically screamed.
August and Regina gave each other a worried look for a second, but Emma caught it.
"Emma! I am so excited that you finally did it. You have to tell me every detail." Ruby had run over to Emma and was giving her a never ending hug, unable to hold in her excitement.
"Uh, Ruby. How about you go order another coffee and I will tell everyone the story." Emma said. Ruby nodded, grabbing her wallet and running over to the counter that had a few people in line.
Emma turned her attention to Regina and August. "Okay, I know what you guys are thinking." Emma started.
"What, it's none of my business what you do in your free time." Regina snapped.
"Regina…" August started.
"No August, we tried to warn her about him and end up in bed with him." Regina said sternly, the anger rising in her voice with every word.
"Hey! It's not like I didn't wait, and if you would just listen, I talked about it with him." Emma stated.
Regina sat back in her chair, forcefully, shaking her head. "Emma, I don't understand how you could do such a thing. You used to be this pure, innocent, flower that always knew the right thing to do and say, but I guess I was wrong."
Emma was taken aback by what Regina had just said. "Hey, now wait just one minute. You won't let me explain."
"Explain what!" Regina exploded, standing up from her hair yelling at Emma. "I told you your boyfriend was a drug dealer and you turn around and sleep with him." Regina turned to grab her jacket when Emma stood up from her own chair, fuming with rage.
"Well at least I waited until I knew him and not bring him home on the first date, like a town slut." Emma screamed. Everyone in the coffee shop was staring at the two of them, in shock of what they were witnessing.
"Okay, why don't we take this outside, and down a couple notches." August suggested.
"Don't bother. I'm leaving." Regina said, before turning a heading towards the door.
"What the hell was that?" Ruby asked walking back to their friends. Emma sat back down in her chair, refusing to meet anybody's eye. "Someone should go after her." Ruby suggested.
"No, let her go. She has made it clear that she doesn't approve of my relationship." Emma said.
"Emma, just give her some time. Both of you need to cool off. You both said things that you didn't mean." August said, sitting on the arm of the chair that Emma was sitting on.
"Let's forget Regina, Ruby you wanted a story right?" Emma said, look up at Ruby who was still standing, with a coffee in hand and a very confused look on her face.
"Right, but before we start can I ask one question?" Ruby asked, moving over to her chair and placing her coffee on the table in front of her.
"Yeah, go for it." Emma said, feeling the tension ease around her.
"Is what Regina said true? Is Neal really a drug dealer?" Ruby asked lowering her voice to only Emma and August could hear her.
With a sigh, Emma sat up straighter. "Well, that's what I was trying to explain to Regina. Neal at one point in his life, used to sell drugs. He sold them to his friends from my understanding, but he got out of it. Said the people were too dump, and he was tired of people getting busted, so he left. Told me he hasn't touched the stuff since." Emma said, with a smile on her face.
"And he has no intention of selling again?" August asked.
"I believe so." Emma said.
"Did he tell you he doesn't want to sell again?" August asked.
"Not in those words, and what's with the third degree? If you are against my relationship just like Regina, then you can follow her out the door." Emma said, surprising herself.
"No, Emma, it's not that I am against your relationship, I just want to make sure that you are not going to get hurt the way Regina did. I want you to understand what you are getting yourself into." August explained.
"I trust him." Emma simply said.
"Well that is good enough for me. Now tell me all about your night with him. I want to hear every detail." Ruby said, once again easing the tension.
Smiling, Emma informed Ruby and August on the night her and Neal spent together, having a hard time keeping a smile off of her face. When her story was finished, the coffee shop was getting ready to close so the three friends went on their way back to their dorms.
Reaching her dorm, Emma couldn't help but get excited to wrap herself up in her blankets and fall asleep to True Blood playing in the background. Walking into her dorm, she was startled to see all the lights were on and there were a pair of shoes on her shoe rack that were not hers. "Hello?" Emma called out, silently cursing herself for becoming a clique in a horror movie. You would be the first to die. Emma thought to herself.
Emma heard some rustling coming from the fair end of her dorm, where the bed was. She was unable to see what was making that noise do to part of a wall that was in her way. Dropping her bag, Emma grabbed her mace from the side pocket and made her way around the corner to where her bed was.
"I hope I didn't scare you too bad." A voice came from her bed, causing Emma to relax immediately.
"Neal, you just about gave me a heart attack." Emma exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, but I figured I would surprise you. I know I left in a hurry the other night and I wanted to make it up to you. I brought a movie and popped some popcorn." Neal said, as Emma placed her mace on a nearby table, and making her way to her closet.
"I would like that very much, but on one condition." Emma said, turning around to look at Neal.
"And what would that be?" Neal asked with a smile on his face.
"We do all of that, but in our pajamas." Emma declared.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Neal smiled, getting off of Emma's bed and began pulling off his shirt.
Emma turned around and opened up her closet, grabbing some cloth booty shorts and a tank top. Normally Emma would dress in a tank top and underwear but decided to wear some bottoms due to Neal in her room. Turning back around to head to her bathroom to change, Emma stopped dead in her tracks.
"What's the matter, cat go your tongue." Neal said, practically laughing. "Hope you don't mind, my pajamas are my boxers."
"Nope, don't mind at all." Emma said, taking in the image of Neal sitting in her bed in only boxers. Emma made her way to the bathroom to change and brushed her teeth. When she returned she climbed into bed with Neal and began watching the movie he brought.
Halfway through the movie, Emma felt Neal, begin to rub her back slightly. Relaxing to his touch, Emma leaned into him more, exposing more of her back. When Neal's touches began to get a little more intimate, Emma had a feeling she wouldn't be sleeping much that night.
The next morning, Emma awoke to find that Neal had already left. Getting out of bed, Emma checked her phone and found 2 missed calls from Regina. Rolling her eyes and throwing her phone on the bed, Emma headed to the bathroom to shower.
While Emma was showering, she kept feeling like she was a phone buzzing somewhere in her bathroom. When she stepped out of the shower, Emma heard it again. Leaning down slightly, Emma found the source of the noise. A phone that seemed to have been dropped and left by her toilet. Hitting the on button, Emma realized it was Neal's phone. She was about to put it on her shelf when a message caught her eye.
Hey man, are we still on for tonight. I need some of that green.
Staring at the screen Emma went from confused to angry, and only one question on her mind. Was Neal still selling drugs?