"Henry look…sleeping beauty has risen from her slumber…" Zelena mocked as Regina sat up grabbing her head and shielding her eyes against the sunlight that was streaming into the apartment.

"Good morning baby," Regina smiled as the toddler ran to her and began to crawl on to the couch. "Really, you have to have the curtains open?" Regina glared at her sister.

"Oh stop, we always have the curtains open! It's not my fault that you drank too much last night."

"Don't remind me." Regina wrapped her arms around Henry and nestled into him but the boy wasn't in the mood for cuddles. He started to squirm out of his mother's arms and jump on the couch next to her. The movement caused instant nausea to develop in the pit of her stomach. "Oh, Henry, honey, please stop it!"

"Jump! Jump! Jump Mama!" Henry giggled as he bounced up and down with a wide grin on his face.

"No, baby, mama doesn't want to jump right now and I would really love it if you stopped jumping too…"

Henry laughed and continued to jump up and down and Regina clutched her stomach as she sprang up from the couch and rushed to the bathroom.

"Let's say we fix some breakfast huh?" Zelena said to Henry as she retrieved him from the couch and headed towards the kitchen. "Can I make you anything dear?" She called out to her sister. "Pancakes? Sausage? Some eggs with some nice runny yolks?"

"SHUT UP Z!" Regina yelled back from the bathroom.

…..

The day had been a dreadful one and Regina had been reminded why she didn't drink a lot. She could handle her alcohol well but the aftermath was simply not worth it. She had managed to feel better after spending an hour in the bathroom this morning and drinking her weight in water but she still had a headache from hell that she could not shake.

The diner was quiet tonight, which was good for her headache but bad for tips. It also didn't help that it was making the time pass incredibly slow. It felt as if she had been here for days and it was only a little after eleven. To make it even more depressing Emma had yet to arrive and Regina found herself growing more anxious every time the door opened.

Bobby had her working behind the counter again tonight and she hadn't had anyone to talk to in over an hour. She bent down to pick up the box of extra sugar packets to restock the containers once again when she heard the door open and couldn't contain the smile that spread across her face when she saw Emma walking towards her.

"Well hello there," Regina smiled as she turned and began pouring the blonde a fresh cup of coffee.

"Hi," Emma replied as she sat down and welcomed the warm cup in her frigid hands. "How are you feeling tonight?"

"I've been better," Regina giggled, "not too bad though just a headache. It doesn't help that this night is dragging on."

Emma looked around, "Yeah, it looks like it's been a slow one."

"It has! And I was starting to get worried that you weren't going to come in and see me."

"Honestly," Emma hesitated, "I debated if I should or not."

Regina looked puzzled, "Really? Why is that?"

"Well…I….I really don't know how to say this. Hell, I don't even know if I should…"

"Regina! Lisa had to leave, her kid is sick; you're on tables now too. It shouldn't be bad we're dead but table four needs fresh coffee." Bobby yelled from across the diner.

Regina nodded at him and turned around grabbing the coffee pot, "Hold that thought, I will be right back!" She smiled at Emma and made her way around the counter and out into the diner.

Emma watched as she served the elderly couple fresh coffee and talked to them like they were her best friends. She smiled and they laughed and she made it look effortless. Emma took a deep breath and turned her attention back to the cup in her hands as Regina made her way back behind the counter.

"You were saying?" Regina smiled at the nervous blonde.

"Um, yeah, I don't think now is a good time…"

"Oh, nonsense," Regina smiled, "Come on, tell me!"

"Regina…you're at work...and now you have to watch the tables too…I will just talk to you about it another time…"

"Well you know now I'm going to spend the rest of my shift worrying about what you wanted to talk to me about!"

"I'm sorry…"

Regina laughed, "Don't be sorry!" Regina watched as Emma put her head down. "Hey! Its okay Emma…I'm just teasing you! I can wait until you're ready to talk. Are you okay though?"

Emma nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Good. Okay then well I clock out at two, as you know, and I expect you ready to spill your guts promptly at 2:05." Regina winked at her friend.

Emma laughed, "Deal. Do you mind if I go grab my usual booth and read until then?"

"Of course not, its better that Bobby doesn't see me standing here talking to you all night anyways."

….

Two o'clock came and Emma was waiting outside of the diner. She had been since one thirty when her thoughts had consumed the better part of her and she felt like she simply could not sit still any longer. Her book had failed to keep her attention and she had spent the better part of the evening stealing glances of Regina and hoping that she hadn't noticed.

Emma looked down at her watch, it was five after and as if on cue, Regina walked out of the building wearing her usual beaming smile.

"I don't know about you but I am so over winter!" Regina laughed as she rubbed her hands over her folded arms.

"It's not that bad!"

"Says the woman in the layers as I stand here in pantyhose!"

Emma laughed and stood up from leaning against her car and opened the car door for the other woman. "Here, why don't we sit in my car so you won't freeze?"

"Thank you!" Regina laughed as she climbed in.

Emma climbed into the driver's side of the car and turned the ignition on. Regina smiled as the heat began to kick on through the vents.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

Emma took a deep breath, "I don't even know where to start. I should have never said anything."

"You know I have found when I don't know how to say something it's easier to just get it out as fast as you can. The more you think about it the harder it is. The longer you sit there and worry the more it consumes you and you think of everything that can go wrong and…"

"I have feelings for you Regina…"

Regina bit her bottom lip as she looked at the blonde who was staring straight ahead through the foggy windshield. The women sat in silence as Regina's gaze never left the other woman's face. Emma turned her head and worried eyes met intense brown ones.

"I'm sorry that I just spit it out like that but I just…I had to get it out…and I don't expect you to say or do anything but I can't deny it anymore Regina…I just…"

Before Emma could say anything else soft hands were cupping her jaw and her lips were met with Regina's.