'Dinner at the Mills, that was probably one of the scariest things I had ever agreed to do, and I was dating Regina Mills, I had a panic attack the minute I got through the door, I ran straight up to my room and it became a bomb sight not half an hour later, Mary Margaret almost had a heart attack at the mess' a chuckle escaped red lips as a tongue poked out to wet them, 'I was never really scared of anything, I found out my girlfriend and her family where vampires, that the town was pretty much home to various supernatural creatures, one of my friends was more than likely a shapeshifter who also hated my girlfriend and her family, but to top it all off, Regina had a secret, bigger than her being a vampire?' another chuckle that almost was a laugh at the question. 'why yes, a secret far bigger than her being a vampire' a wicked smile now painted the red lips.

"Lily! You are not helping!" Emma said glaring at her best friend through the mirror as Lily's laugh sounded through her laptop, Emma threw yet another shirt of the ever growing pile of discarded shirts, which to the average teenage girl, was fifteen too many,

"Oh relax Swan" Lily said, "wear what you usually wear on a date" Emma's glare increased causing Lily to burst out laughing again,

"Seriously! It's dinner with my girlfriends ENTIRE family" Emma said, stopping suddenly, that was the first time she had actually said girlfriend out loud, it was nice, she smiled before her mind went back into panic mode, she waved her arms in the air and rolled her eyes when Lily lost it again, "I swear to god Page, why do I even bother!" Emma said,

"Stop stressing her out Lilith" the elegant soothing voice of Mal came over the speaker of her laptop, Emma sighed and smiled, finally someone who could actually help her, "Hi sweetie" Mal said with a wave to Emma, Emma smiled widely and waved back,

"Hey Mal" Emma said, she was getting use to the Nolan's, still not really there with the touchy feely of Mary but she was getting better, but she did miss the interaction with her best friend and her mom,

"Need some help?" Mal said lifting a steaming cup of what Emma assumed to be hot chocolate to her lips,

"Seeing as Chuckles is none, I would love some, please" Emma said pointing to the still giggling Lily rolling her eyes, Mal chuckled,

"Ok honey, what is the plan?" Emma sighed, ran her hands through her hair and retold the evening's agenda with the Mills family, "Italian, very lucky" Mal said after Emma had finished, Emma blushed and ran her hands through her hair again, it was a habit she had gotten into when she was nervous and it was one she had yet to get out of

"It's freaking me out, I've none done dinner with anyone's family that I've dated before, what do I do, what do I say?" Emma gasped suddenly, "should I bring a bottle of wine?" Emma asked, both Lily and Mal chuckled,

"Sweetie, you just calmed down, just take a deep breath and let me think" Mal said as she started to pace, she paused and then looked to Emma, "let's get an outfit before we touch on anything else, what are our options?" Mal asked, Emma looked at the screen wide eyed and Mal rolled her eyes, "oh for goodness sake" she said with a small laugh of her own, Emma couldn't help but chuckle.

Emma finally emerged from her room, that she also managed to tidy after the clothes bomb hit it, she also made a mental note to maybe start getting rid of some of her shirts, Mal did have a point, she was one girl, she didn't need THAT many checked shirts, Emma's boots sounded as she hit the floor at the bottom of the stairs, in her panic she had forgot that she was home alone, Mary had a meeting at the school and David was on night shift, she smiled as she walked over to the kitchen counter and picked up the note,

Stop panicking, the Mills are the nicest family in town.

I have a bottle of Rose chilling in the fridge, bring it with you, and make sure and get some fresh flowers for Regina ;)

I love you,

MM.

Emma couldn't help but smile at the note, as hard as it was for Emma to get her head around everything that has happened, she didn't have a bad thing to say about Mary and David, yeah they are her birth parents, but they still treated her like a daughter even if she still didn't believe it, she pocketed the note, reminding herself to put it in her scrapbook when she got back and walked to the fridge, opening it up and seeing the bottle of Rose on the bottom shelf, Emma chuckled at the note,

"Don't even think about it"

Emma laughed, she had tasted wine before, she had stayed the entire summer holiday at Lily's, one evening, during a pool party, Mal had some friends over, and had offered the girls a sip of her wine, Emma swore she almost died from the taste, but apparently she was being dramatic, she was not a fan, but the note was cute all the same, she reached for the bottle and placed it into her rucksack, wedging it safely so it wouldn't break, Lily and Mal had both suggested that she bring a rucksack, just incase, with PJ's, some clean underwear, socks, a pair of shorts and a clean t-shirt if she did stay, Emma thought it was jumping the gun, but Lily scoffed and Mal chuckled and told her she was better to be prepared than not,

Emma turned and pulled the pad of paper towards her,

'Thanks for the wine MM, I might be staying at Regina's, no I won't drink it before I get there, and yes David, I'll text you to let you know. :)

Love you too!

Emma

Emma smiled at the note, grabbed the keys for the apartment and walked out, firing a text to both Lily and Mal.

Regina Mills, the always prepared, never nervous Regina Mills, was having a meltdown of her own, one that wasn't being helped by her elder siblings,

"Will you two go away!" Regina snarled as Zelena and Killian gazed at her upside down, from her freshly made bed,

"Calm down sis" Zelena said, rolling, landing on top of Killian, giving him a kiss and then pushing herself off him, she stood and grinned at her sister, it was very rare to see Regina look so shaken as she did now, Zelena placed her hands on her younger sisters shoulders and pulled her close, resting their foreheads together, she may take the piss out of her, but no one loved her as fierce as Zelena did, well, maybe Killian, but that competition was going for years, but she had a feeling that her love would be outshined by the blonde that had stole her sisters heart, she kissed her gently on the forehead, "relax G, Emma loves you, and don't even think about arguing, or do you forget we have a real life feelings reader living with us" Zelena said causing Regina to laugh, "seriously Regina, she hasn't run for the hills and she knows about us, just relax, give her a chance, I've got a feeling that she'll be good for you, for all of us" Zelena said pulling Regina into a hug, which Regina returned hastily, Killian smiled widely, he liked Emma, he liked her alot, he really did hope that she was it.

"Is she even Italian?" Ruby asked curiously as she was tasked with cutting the onions for the bolognaise sauce, Belle shrugged as Henry chuckled,

"Emma grew up in New York, with Italian-American parents, Italian food is what she was raised on" Henry said with a smile as he watched the video on his ipad of the man chopping the tomatoes, Ruby rolled her eyes at her father as Belle chuckled, any excuse to let Henry in the kitchen was a job well done,

"How do you even know that?" Ruby asked again, Henry paused and cleared his throat before going back to cutting the tomatoes, Belle and Ruby looked to each other before they both walked over beside, Henry lasts all but ten seconds under the scrutiny from his daughters,

"David had mentioned it a few weeks after Emma came into town" Henry said, Ruby and Belle looked at him curiously, he sighed, "Emma was having a hard time adjusting to living with the Nolan's having 'adopted' Killian and August" they all smiled at Henry's use of quotation for adopted, "he had asked what we had done to make them feel more at home" Henry said, "seeing as we had never actually knew the boys I made up that we would make them meals from where they came from, Mince steak and gravy for Killian, and a Sunday roast with yorkshire puddings for August" Henry said, Ruby and Belle chuckled, "well it's mostly true, at least for Killian" Henry said, remember the month long meals of mince that was Killian's specialty, none of the family wanted to look at meat for a month after it, "he then told me that Emma's parents were Italian, and how her father, would make her Italian sandwiches when she was studying or if she was off school, it seemed to work, Emma started coming out of her shell a few days later" Henry said, "just, don't tell your mother, I don't think Emma could handle her puppy dog eyes, she already puts up with her hugging" Henry said causing all three to laugh.

"Darling, shouldn't you be gone?" Cora asked almost panicked from the doorway of Regina's bedroom, Regina smiled at her mother,

"Emma said she had to grab something and to get her a the store on the corner in ten minutes" Regina said lacing up her boots, she hated wearing shoes inside, how anyone managed to go all while at home in them she never understood, Cora visibly relaxed, she was more nervous than Regina, hell she was a nervous wreck, she had taking a liking to Emma upon first meeting her, but when she realised that she was the Emma that her children spoke of, she felt drawn to the young blonde.

"Oh, oh good" Cora said running her hands through her long hair, Regina chuckled and stood up

"Mother if anyone in this house should be nervous, it should be me" Regina said leaning over and kissing her mother's head, Cora smiled and placed her hands on Regina's cheeks,

"I'm sorry my darling, I just, I want Emma to feel welcome" Cora said, Regina smiled,

"She will, just relax and be yourself," Regina said, Cora's eyes brightened, "just not too much, I don't actually want her to be scared off" Regina said with a small laugh,

"I have a feeling that it would take a lot to drive Emma away from you" Cora said, taking Regina's hands in hers and walking from the bedroom.

"You look...stunning" Regina said when Emma opened the passenger door and slid into the seat, Emma rolled her eyes,

"I wear pretty much the same thing every other day Regina" Emma said, Regina rolled her eyes, Emma smiled and handed one of the bouquets over to Regina, purple Lilies, Emma wasn't even sure what Regina's favorite flower was, but purple seemed to be her colour, Regina's eyes went wide, not actually having noticed the flowers in her girlfriends hand, she smiled and took them from Emma, bringing them to her nose and sniffing deeply, she sighed as the smell invaded her sense, she opened her eyes and almost jumped as Emma was right in her space, having closed the gap between them, Regina gulped audibly, feeling her jeans tighten considerably, she just hoped she could keep herself under control until at least after dinner, Emma smirked and leaned close, her hand ghosting over Regina's thigh and landing a little too high up for Regina but all thoughts went out the window when Emma's mouth claimed hers she was so lost that she didn't feel Emma's hand move until a gasp and Emma pulled back,

"What the fuck Regina"