The limo still hadn't arrived, not that anyone had noticed yet. They were having way too much fun at the mansion. Snow, having drank the majority of shots, was not feeling too great and took herself off to the bathroom. She had a hard time getting there and after stumbling around the place for why seemed like an eternity, she thought she found it. Opening the door, she toppled over a pile of jackets and fell asleep on top of them.
Belle and Granny were sat talking animatedly about the newest edition of Harry Potter and discovering they were both super fans of the series. Zelena and Tink seemed to be getting along quite well and swapping stories of their adventures in other worlds. Ashley, Ruby and Dorothy were dancing around the coffee table while Emma flicked through Regina's CD collection. It was Regina who noticed the time.
"Ruby! Come over here please."
Ruby bounced over to where the older brunette was standing. "What's up Regina?
"The limo hasn't arrived yet. I thought you said it was coming at 8 p.m.?"
Ruby smiled. "Relax! It will be here. There's no rush. Everyone's having fun!"
Regina smiled back. "I suppose you're right. Hang on. Where's Snow?" Regina looked around concerned as she hasn't seen her ex rival in over forty minutes. Ruby, Emma and Regina looked all over the mansion to no avail and were about to call David when they heard the doorbell ring.
Regina ran to open the door, fearing Snow had stepped out for some fresh air and gotten locked out. It was the limo. Ruby bounced over and said, "just give us a sec. We need to grab out jackets."
Regina spoke. "Ruby, you can't seriously expect us to just leave before we've found Snow. She might be in dang.."
"Found her!" Ruby shouted back before Regina could finish her sentence. She stepped aside from the closet door to reveal a sleeping Snow. Quickly taking out her phone, she snapped a picture and laughed.
Emma and Regina rolled their eyes and Regina barked an order. "Well don't just stand there! Help me get her out of the closet!"
Ruby bit her lip. "That's exactly what I'm planning on doing!" But she wasn't talking about Snow. Emma was a bit too tipsy to get it but Regina looked at Ruby with cautious eyes. They shared a moment of knowing looks and Regina knew then that Ruby had sussed out her sexuality. She just hoped she hadn't figured out it was Emma she had a crush on.
They pulled Snow out of the closet and led her up to the guest bedroom. Emma had gone back to the others complaining that it was her night and Ruby's fault for getting her mother so drunk so she should sort it out. Regina stood over the sleeping woman with her hands on her hips. "What do we do now? We can't just leave her here."
Ruby had a mischievous glint in her eye. "Yes we can. Trust me, when Snow is this drunk, even an apocalypse won't wake her!"
"I am not leaving a drink Snow White asleep in my guest bedroom alone!"
"Fine. I'll call David. You do your magic poofy thing and send her home. The limo is waiting." Ruby gesticulated and ran down stairs to retrieve her phone. Regina huffed but had to laugh. Well that solves the problem of baby sitting! She disappeared with Snow in a plume of smoke.
Back downstairs, all the women were gathered at the door cooing at the limousine. Regina reappeared at the foot of the stairs and Emma smiled. "You took her home, didn't you? What did David say?"
She shook her head whilst grabbing her own jacket. "He was pissed about me drink-teleporting with his wife."
Emma laughed but then looked shocked. "Is that like, a thing? Is it dangerous?"
Regina laughed this time. "The only thing that's dangerous about it is at the end of the night when you end up in the wrong person's bed! It's like the magical equivalent of drunk dialling, but worse!"
Emma giggled. "So I take it that's happened more than once? How many times Gina?"
Regina grabbed the blondes arm and directed her out of her home so she could lock the door. "As if I'd tell you!"
"Why not? Come one! I'd tell you anything you asked me Gi. Go on! Ask me ssssomething!" Emma was beginning to slurr her words slightly.
Regina turned the key in the door and then turned to face the blonde placing a hand on each of her shoulders. "Ok. Then tell me this. Think you can make it to the car without falling over and squashing my plants?"
"Ha. Ha. I'm not even that drunk! If I was, could I do this?" Emma transported both of them with her magic inside the limo and right on top of Ruby and Ashley, squashing the pair under the weight and wriggling around.
"Get off me you big lump!" Ruby moaned. She pushed Emma to the floor of the limo but not before she could grab a hold of Regina's hand and pull her down with her.
"You are such a child Miss Swan! Now help me up or I'll turn you into a toad!" Regina threatened. It lacked her usual force. Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe it was the fact she was sat in Emma's lap with the blonde's arms wrapped tightly around her and her head giggling into the crook of her neck. Something broke inside her and she laughed at the absurdity, catching Ruby's knowing smile.
"I like it here though." Emma mumbled against her skin. Only Regina heard.
