This chapter is for Chloe with the prompt: "Regina asking Emma to move in"

Regina sat in her office, moving the key she was holding from hand to hand. She had asked Emma to come to her office at noon, and she was already late. Did that mean that she wasn't interested in what Regina had to say?

Not to mention that this was going to be a big step in their relationship. Once you moved in with someone, things definitely changed. What if Emma didn't like living with her?

Regina jumped as she heard a knock on her door. "You may enter."

Emma laughed as she walked in and closed the door behind her. "You say that every time, and yet it still makes me laugh."

Regina blushed. "I can't help it. It's proper queen vocabulary."

"Is there anything about you that isn't queen-like?" Emma asked.

Regina pursed her lips as she thought about it. "No. I don't think there is."

"Didn't think so," Emma said, leaning casually up against Regina's desk. "So what's up? Or did you want me to come in just to say hi. Because you have done that before."

"Only once," Regina mumbled. "And no, that's not what I called you here for."

"Then what's up?" Emma asked. "It has to be something big or you wouldn't have called me in during your work day."

Regina was about to ask her question when Emma's phone went off. "Sorry," she apologized. "One second. Hopefully this isn't urgent."

Regina nodded, going back to playing with the key to keep her nerves under control. What if Emma didn't want to move in? She supposed that it would be fine; they could keep having a relationship with different houses. But wouldn't Emma want to move out of her parents' house?"

"Dang it," Emma mumbled as she hung up. "That was David. Leroy got drunk again and started a bar fight. I have to go deal with this, but I'll talk to you later okay?"

"Okay," Regina said. Stupid dwarves and their love for vodka. Always had to ruin everything.

"Is Emma coming over for dinner?" Henry asked.

"Well it is Friday night," Regina said. "So I would assume so."

"Have you asked her to move in yet?" Henry asked. "Because you really should. She practically lives here anyway."

"She does," Regina agreed. "But no, I haven't asked her yet. I was going to, but a drunk dwarf got in the way."

"Leroy got drunk again?" Henry asked. "Maybe he should see Archie."

"You try and make Leroy do anything," Regina said. "It never ends very well."

Henry laughed. "Anything concerning Leroy never ends well."

"You making fun of Leroy again?" Emma asked, walking into the room. Regina and Henry both jumped, not expecting her to just suddenly be in the house. "Sorry. Just poofed myself in. I didn't want you to bother with unlocking the door."

"Speaking of which," Regina said, reaching into her pocket. "I have something for you."

"You do?" Emma asked. "My birthday isn't for a couple weeks."

"It's not a birthday present," Regina said, chuckling. She pulled the key out of her pocket and held it up. "It's a relationship present."

Emma's eyes widened. "Is that a key to your house?"

Regina nodded. "Now you can let yourself in whenever you want. And if you end up just, oh I don't know, staying in the house when you enter, that would be fine too."

Emma smiled. "Is that your way at hinting that you want me to move in?"

Regina smiled back at her. "Maybe."

"So are you going to?" Henry asked. "Because I'm getting kind of tired of going back and forth between houses like I'm the child of a divorced couple."

Emma and Regina laughed. "I am kind of too old to be living with my parents," Emma said.

"So is that a yes?" Regina asked.

"What do you think?" Emma asked, kissing her gently.

Regina smiled. "I think that you need to start packing."

Sorry this was so short, but I didn't have a lot of time to write today. It's getting harder to keep up with the every day schedule!

You guys have no idea how excited I am for October 22nd. I have been planning the chapter for Emma's birthday since Day 21.