"Regina!" Emma called after her girlfriend, running after her towards the house. "Will you slow down? Stop trying to get away from me!"

Regina spun around. "The point is to get away from you!"

"Why?" Emma asked. "You've been avoiding me all week, and now this? Care to explain what in the world is going on?"

"It doesn't matter," Regina said. "What matters is that we should stay apart for awhile. At least until you get your head straight."

Emma reached out and grabbed Regina's arm as she turned and went to walk back towards the mansion. "What are you talking about? Why would I need to get my head straight?"

"Because," Regina said, her back to Emma. "You deserve someone better."

"What?" Emma gasped. "What makes you think that?"

"Does it matter?" Regina asked. "My eyes were opened and I realized that no matter what, you will always deserve better. I'm nothing more than a broken Evil Queen."

"Regina you are so much more than that," Emma said, gently turning her around. "You're smart, a wonderful mother, and most importantly, you're the woman that I love. Who could be better than that?"

"You're the Savior," Regina said.

"I was also the Dark One," Emma countered. "If you have baggage, then so do I. And we work through it, together. That's what we always do."

"I know," Regina said. "But she said-" She quickly cut herself off, hoping that Emma hadn't noticed her slip up.

"She?" Emma asked. "Who's this she that you just mentioned?"

"No one," Regina said quickly. "I misspoke."

"Regina," Emma warned.

Regina bit her lip and looked down at her feet. "My eyes may have been opened by another person speaking and I overheard her."

"Who?" Emma asked, pure fury evident on her face and in her eyes.

"It doesn't matter," Regina said. "What matters is that she was right and that you deserve better. You should just move on and find someone else."

"Regina," Emma said. "I'm going to ask you one last time before I go around this whole entire town and torture it out of someone. Who told you that I could do better?"

Regina sighed. "Ruby."

Regina had tried to stop Emma from leaving, but she had gotten into her bug too quickly and had sped away.

People walking in the street had to jump out of the way as Emma came speeding down Main Street towards the diner. Emma screeched to a stop and jumped out, not even bothering to lock her car.

The door to the diner slammed open as Emma strode inside. As she approached the counter, everyone in the diner went quiet, wondering what she was going to do. Since she had been the Dark One, everyone knew not to mess with her. But clearly someone had.

"Em," Ruby said, walking over quickly. "What's going on? You look like you want to murder someone."

"Tell me something," Emma said, fury dripping from her voice. "Is it customary for you to talk to other customers about who's good for me and who isn't?"

Ruby's eyes widened. "I didn't know she heard me."

"Well she did," Emma hissed. "And she's been avoiding me, and I finally got her to spill it today. Who do you think you are, talking about how I should be with someone better?"

"I'm just trying to look out for you," Ruby said. "You could do better. She's-"

"The woman I love," Emma interrupted. "And nothing you say will change that. I plan on being with her for a very long time, and if you have a problem with that, I'm sure we can find a more private place to work that out."

Ruby's eyes widened. No one wanted to be alone with Emma anymore outside of her family. She wasn't who she once was.

Before anyone could say anything else, the door to the diner opened and Regina stepped inside. She quickly walked over and grabbed Emma's arm, pulling her towards the door. "I thought that I might find you here. Let's go."

"No," Emma said, pulling her arm out of Regina's grasp. "I'm not done here."

"I'm sorry," Ruby said, looking at Regina. "I shouldn't have said what I did. You two are good for each other, and should stay together. I didn't mean to cause any trouble with my big mouth."

"Maybe you should keep it shut from now on," Emma growled. "Bet I could fix that."

Ruby visibly paled and took a step back. The atmosphere in the diner quickly switched from tension to outright fear. No one knew what to do. Except for Regina.

"Emma," Regina said, grabbing her hand. "Look at me."

Emma kept staring at Ruby, completely oblivious to Regina's request. So she tried again. "Emma. Look at me."

Finally, Emma blinked and shook her head, looking at Regina with wide eyes. "What?"

"You're better than this," Regina said. "Fight it. Fight the darkness. Whatever you're thinking about doing to Ruby, let it go. Let the anger drain out of you. Everything is fine."

Emma looked back at Ruby. "But-"

"Eyes on me," Regina commanded. Emma's eyes snapped back to her obediently. "This isn't worth it. Please, just let it go. Let's go home."

Emma looked like she was debating with herself before nodding. "Okay. Let's go home."

The whole diner sighed in relief as soon as they were gone. "You were wrong," Granny said to Ruby. "If it wasn't for Regina, you would have been dead."

"Yeah," Ruby said. "I guess there is no one better for Emma Swan than Regina Mills."

And every SQ fan agrees with that.