That one small smirk she had on her face was enough to get my mind spinning for remainder of the week, why did she smirk when I word vomited my love for Henry. Did she like me, was she playing a game, or did she just do it to help easy the utter embarrassment for myself.

Whatever it was, this week has been a nightmare, on the outside everyone will think its been a successful week, well it has for the company but for the brain of Regina Mills its been hell. Every time Emma comes in the office I turn into a blundering mess. I have not been able to concentrate on my work at all.

When I walk out the office we glance at each other, there are times when there is no need to look at me, I see her stealing small looks towards me, but this cant be one sided can it, I mean I am looking at her also. Sometimes she moves her head quickly to avoid my eyes and I do it also. Yes, this has got to be a game. The only time this week where I have got any form of work done was on Thursday morning when Emma wasn't in the office.

When she returned my focus left immediately. But it wasn't the same feeling I got previously, I looked into her eyes which were blood shot, had she been crying? She kept herself to herself for the rest of the day, only speaking to myself and Katharyn when necessary. The next day was more or less the same. I was starting to get concerned about her but then the weekend arrived, and she left at 5pm on the dot which didn't give me a chance to speak to her.

The weekend came and went, it was Sunday, which ended up being depressing as I couldn't go to the gym as my ankle was still a little tender

"hey baby" I heard Robin come into the bedroom

"hey" he climbed up onto the bed and engulfed me in his arms, I felt anxious the second he touched me

"so you staying home and not heading to the gym" he whispered in my ear causing the hairs on my neck to stand and not in a good way, he then pressed his groin into my back "do you want to have some fun"

Trying my hardest to take Katharyn's advice I nodded and turned in his arms "what do you suggest dear" oh god I didn't want this at all

He started to kiss me hard, I felt his stubble graze against my chin. He pushed me back onto the bed spreading my legs, so he lay between me, grinding against me. this wasn't comfortable "can you not lean on me so much" I said between kissing him

He lifted his body off me slightly only for him to cup my crotch forcefully "I want to fuck you so hard right now" he moaned into my mouth and he sloppily kissed me

We were interrupted by the door bell "leave it" Robin said as he pushed me back down and started to assault my face again. He groaned loudly when the door bell rung again "for fuck sake" she shouted and stood off the bed

I closed my eyes to control my breathing, tears sprung in my eyes. I was a horrible person I couldn't even get my body to enjoy the touch of my husband. This was wrong on so many levels

"Regina" I heard Robin call up the stairs for me

"what" I got off the bed and made my way down stairs, I saw Katharyn stood at the door with her gym attire on "I can't go Katharyn my ankle is still a little sore"

"don't be silly, we can do workouts just using your upper body" she gave me an award-winning smile which made me roll my eyes

"OK" I said happily

"what? No Regina, what about our night together" Robin cut in

"oh, come on Robin, you know Sunday is my day with your wife" I loved Katharyn as she knew Robin wouldn't talk back to her

"fine" she said angerly "what time will you be back?" and there it was

"I am taking her for food afterwards Robin, sorry I forgot to tell Regina about this on Friday, as she is away on business for my birthday I wanted to celebrate with her" I saw Katharyn look at me and wink when Robin wasn't looking

"ohh of course, OK that's great I will call one of the boys and go see them tonight then" he said suddenly happy. I could never understand his change in attitude

"come on Regina get ready we have a gym to hit"

When we arrived at the gym the first thing I seen was Henry sat playing his games. "Regina do you mind if I go to boxercise, I know you can do your upper body strengthening without me?"

I took another look at Henry "sure, I will see you afterwards" I walked towards Henry and sat next to him

"hello Henry" he looked up from his game towards me and gave me a shy smile

"what you playing on" I asked, he looked back at this game an shrugged but didn't respond "do you not want to talk to me"

"mom said I am not suppose to talk to strangers" he said so innocently

"I am not a stranger Henry, remember you helped me last week with your mom when I hurt my ankle" I saw his little face turn into realisation "I am your moms friend"

"you hurt your ankle?" I nodded "I remember" I smiled "whats your name"

"Regina, and I already know yours because your not a stranger" he giggled

"you're funny Regina" I laughed with him

"I guess I am"

"is your leg still sore" aww my heart melted

"a little but its getting better thanks to you and your mom" he smiled then went back to his game

"soooooo, what you are playing on" this got his attention and he ended up talking to me about his game, about who all the characters were and what special objects each one could have

"momma got me this for getting better" he suddenly said

"getting better" I asked

"Yup, I was a big boy and very brave" I looked towards him as I took my eyes off the screen that he was trying to teach me how to play

"well, I think you are a very brave boy"

"like a prince?" he asked "like on my game" he looked so hopeful

"yes, like a prince, you Henry are a brave prince" he fist pumped the air shouting yes which made me to laugh along with him

"Henry" I heard Emma say as she walked out of the class "I hope you aren't bothering Regina here"

"no, she is my best friend and I am her prince" he said proudly, I saw Emma smile at him, how could anyone not love this kid. More importantly if that was the case why was Emma single?

"is that right, I thought I was your best friend?" she pouted to him

"no mamma, you're my mom and Regina is my best friend" he frowned at her

"OK OK" she held her arms up in surrender, it was then that I noticed the sweat covering her body. My eyes ran from her toned legs to her tight abs moving to her extremely toned arms, I swallowed as I reached her eyes, blushing when I noticed her eyebrow raised looking back at me, I quickly averted my eyes

"I am a prince for being brave mamma!" Henry said, I seen Emma freeze slighty but then bent down in front of him and held his hand. I kept quiet not wanting to ruin this moment for them

"you will always be my brave boy and I am very proud of you" she kissed his forehead and stood back up

"hot chocolate mom, don't forget" he demanded but playfully

"of course, give me a few minutes to get changed" she looked towards me and smiled

"Regina do you want to come with us" it looked like he looked directly into my soul

"I am sure she is busy Henry" he pouted and dropped his head

"no no its ok, I can come" I seen his face light up "let me just let Katharyn know"

I walked away quickly to find Katharyn, when I found her I started laughing as she was stood rather close with one of the male instructors she has had her eyes on for a while. I told her I was going with Emma and Henry, she didn't mind as I knew she wanted to stay with this guy

When I came back to Henry and Emma they were waiting for me at the entrance

"are you ready" Emma and Henry both said at the same time "I am so happy you are coming"

"I wouldn't miss a chance to have a hot chocolate with my favourite prince" I saw both Emma and Henrys face light up, my heart fluttered for them both.

We arrived at Grannies 10 minutes later, Grannies was a small diner in town, it had been open longer than I dare think, way before I was born, I remember my mother and father taking me here when I was younger once a week, it was the highlight of my week. I remember telling my mother that I will keep the tradition going when I had kids, but I haven't been able to uphold my promise as yet

We sat down in a booth at one side of the entrance, Henry picked up the menu which seemed much bigger than his actually body making me chuckle, Emma sat beside me, when she first sat down her knee grazed my leg. I am not sure if she noticed, but I could feel my body flush from her touch.

We sat and talked about nonsense for about an hour, Henry kept us entertained with his brilliant imagination of his stories. During his time I felt myself getting closer to Emma and I was sure she was doing the same thing.

I rested my hand on my thigh, I could feel the tips of my fingers wanting to reach out to touch hers. I noticed she had also placed her hand on her thigh whilst she was talking to Henry. My heart was racing, could she really be feeling the same way, all I could feel was something pulling me towards her. I chanced a glance at our hands and noticed they were millimetres apart, just as I closed the gap and felt the tip of my fingers on hers the hairs at the back on my neck shot up and this time it was in a good way.

"Can I get you guys anything else" the waitress walked over to us successfully popping the bubble we had created

"no thank you Ruby" I said as I withdrew my hand back "just the bill please"

"Ruby? Ruby Lucas?" Emma said, Ruby cocked her head to the side until she realised who was stood in front of her

"EMMA" Ruby screeched "is that really you?"

"Yes Ruby it's me" Emma answered smiling

"Dam girl, look at you, you grew up fine" jealously ran through my veins as Emma laughed blushing, blushing she is blushing at her

"Thanks, you're not so bad yourself" she responded. God this can't be happening

"We should go out Emma it's been far too long" Ruby asked

"Yeah that would be great Ruby" as if remembering I was sat here she looked at me then down to her hand slowly pulling her hand back to the table. My heart clenched.

"Hey I best go" I spoke up "thanks for a nice evening" I went to stand up but Emma quickly grabbed my hand, it took me by surprise

"Don't go yet" she spoke softly, I gave her weak smile

"I really should go" I said as convincing as I could but I could hear the uncertainty in my own voice

"Please stay Regina, we haven't had desert yet" god those eyes, that kid will be a heart breaker when he is older

"What can I get you guys then" Ruby spoke but didn't really look at me, her eyes we focused on Emmas

"I'll just have another coffee please and Henry here will more than likely have the chocolate Sunday" Emma said then turned to me "would you like anything Regina"

I was just in shock that I wasn't given an option to stay or not and also the fact that Emma still had hold of my hand "erm just a coffee please" I went to sit back down and noticed that Emma was looking at me with a smile on her face. She squeezed my hand a little then let go, leaving my hand yearning for her touch again

Ruby took the order then walked away leaving myself wondering what just happened

"Ruby seems to like you" I nervously laughed

Emma laughed too "yeah she was my best friend in pre-school" our parents were friends when they were young

Of course how could I forget, mine, Emma's and Ruby's parents were all friends, I must remember to find out what happened

"You should take her up on her offer and go out with her" what on Earth was I doing?

"Yeah I think I might" she looked down to my hand again but didn't make any move this time "I don't really have time to make new friends, I would rather spend as much time with Henry as possible, but I suppose one night won't harm" she smiled at me which I returned.

The remainder of out the evening was spent pretty much the same of the first part, laughing and joking alongside Henry. By the end of the night my cheeks were sore from smiling and laughing so much. I can't remember the last night I felt so happy, apart from the occasional flare of jealously every time Ruby came close but Emma seems to keep edging closer to me again as if that invisible pull was back.

Emma offered to drive me home which I accepted as it was quite far from my home, after two minutes in the car Henry was fast asleep

"I can't do that" I whispered

"You don't need to whisper, that kid can sleep through an earthquake" she both laughed.

"He is adorable Emma, you must be very proud" I saw her eyes gloss over and was worried I said something wrong "are you ok?"

I reached over and placed my hand on her knee without thinking, she froze slightly but I seen her shoulders relax after a few seconds

"Sorry, I'm fine" she brushed a tear away "I'm not proud of a lot of things in my life but that kid there is my absolute world and I've never been prouder to call him my son"

Her words touched me, I've never heard her speak so passionately "he is a pretty amazing young man" I spoke honestly

"Yes he is" she looked in the rear view mirror and smiled

It was silent for a while until she spoke again "he wasn't very well, he had a heart condition from birth" I looked back towards her waiting for her to carry on "I nearly lost him when he was 12 hours old. They told me his heart was too weak but he managed to pull through"

"Last year he had major heart surgery, it was the most scariest thing I've ever gone through but he pulled through, he was so brave Regina, I can't help but feel guilty as I felt like he was the one keeping me going not the other way around" she stopped the car outside my home

"Don't feel guilty, you have each other that's what makes your bond special. You kept each other going" I reached for her hand again which she accepted immediately

"I'm sorry I don't know why I'm telling you this, Henry seems to have bonded with you which is extremely rare, the only other person he seems to ever bonded with apart from me is August" I suddenly felt extremely special

"Well I said the other day he is easy to love" this time I didn't shy away from what I said. As I meant every word. He is a great little boy and he seemed to have grabbed hold of my heart, there was no hidden meaning behind it

"That makes me happy" Emma said, we both looked at each still holding hands, I could die happily under her gaze. I felt us both lean in, I could feel her breath on my skin.

"Mom" we heard Henry groan. We didn't move away from each other, we both smiled and looked towards Henry.

"He likes to sleep talk" Emma said again, still not moving

"He does?" I said as my eyes drifted to her lips as she nodded, I just wanted to kiss her again but suddenly something stopped me.

Robin! I'm married for heavens sake. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath slowly moving back "I-I better head inside" I let go of her hand and grabbed my bag "I really did have a good night"

She went to say something but closed her mouth and eyes, she shook her head smiling when she opened her eyes again "me too Regina. We should do it again"

"We should. I'll see you tomorrow, say good night to Henry" I went to open to the door again but she pulled me back and kissed my cheek. My eyes shut immediately as she let her lips linger on my face.

She pulled back slowly "goodnight" she spoke

Finally, with much effort, I stepped out of the car, I shut the door and walked up the path to my home. I didn't look back. I didn't trust myself. I felt although my heart had stopped beating for the entire time. It wasn't until I opened my door and rested my back against it when I closed the door that I let out a breath, I lifted my hand to my face where I could still feel her lips. That one kiss on my cheek aroused me so much more than Robin had ever done the entire time we have been together.

"Fuck"