Emma smiled as she walked through the front door. She could instantly smell her favorite kind of food made by her girlfriend. Chocolate chip cookies.
"You're home early," Regina said, smiling. "I was hoping these would all be done by the time you go home."
"David's finishing the paperwork," Emma said. "Besides, cookies are always better warm."
She crept forward as Regina turned her back and reached for a cookie off of the cooling rack, but Regina slapped her hand away. "Patience."
Emma put on her best pout. "But I want a cookie."
Regina chuckled and went back to putting more dough on cookie sheets. "You'll survive until all of the cookies are done."
"Fine," Emma grumbled. She made to leave the room, but waited until Regina's back was turned before running over and grabbing a cookie.
"Emma Swan!" Regina exclaimed, turning back around. "What did I just say?"
Emma licked the cookie in her hand. "I licked it, you can't take it back now."
Regina rolled her eyes. "You are impossible. Fine, you can have that one. But no more! You'll ruin your appetite, and what message is that sending to Henry?"
"That your cookies are the best," Emma said.
Regina laughed and went back to her cookie sheets. "Suck up."
"Duh," Emma said. "Being a suck up gets me more cookies." She took a dramatic bite to emphasize her point.
"You made cookies?" Henry asked, walking into the kitchen. "Those smell amazing!"
"They always do," Regina said. "But no, you don't get any. You'll ruin your appetite."
"But then why did you make them before dinner?" Henry asked. "That's just a tease. Now I want a cookie really badly."
"Well that's too bad," Regina said. "Now go get your homework done. Dinner will be ready by the time you finish."
Henry groaned and went to leave the room. He stopped when he saw the cookie in Emma's hand. "Ma got a cookie!"
"I have things you don't," Emma said. "Cookies aren't the only thing that can be a tease." She winked at Henry, who groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Emma!" Regina scolded.
"I did not need to hear that," Henry said. "I'm going to go do my homework now."
Emma laughed as Henry quickly left the room. "See? That's how you get him to do his homework."
"You are impossible," Regina said.
"I know," Emma said. "But isn't that worth another cookie?"
Regina just laughed and held out another cookie for Emma to take. She smiled and took it triumphantly. "Victory."
Short, but sweet. Like a cookie :)