So I still have a bruise on my arm and blisters from my burns. I'm falling apart. Anyway, this chapter is for KlaineLoverFan525 with a prompt based on the meme between Regina and Katherine. If you want to see what I'm talking about, Google "swan queen meme take what's yours and leave" and find the one with Regina and Katherine on it.

Enjoy the chapter!

Regina was getting sick and tired of Emma never being home. She had only been living in the mansion for a couple weeks, and had spent half of that time in the station. David didn't spend that much time there.

There were really two problems with Emma being gone so much. One, Regina missed her. As infuriating as this was to admit to herself, Regina craved Emma's presence and just wanted to be around her.

The second problem was that with Emma being gone all day and coming home later and later, Regina started to doubt herself. Did Emma realize what she had gotten herself into and didn't want to deal with Regina anymore? Had she changed her mind and was seeing Hook in secret instead?

Basically, Regina needed Emma home. But Emma, for some reason unknown to Regina, was insistent that she needed to spend this much time at the station.

Regina glanced over at the clock and sighed as she saw what time it was. This was the latest night so far, at a staggering 3:30 in the morning. Why she was still up, Regina had no idea. But she wanted to get things straightened out.

The front door finally opened, and Regina stretched and yawned before getting out of her chair in the living room and heading out to the foyer. She flipped the lamp on by the coat rack, making Emma jump at the sudden light.

"You're still up," Emma said in surprise.

"Am I not supposed to be?" Regina asked. "Am I not supposed to be worried about what you're really doing that's keeping you out so late?"

Emma sighed. "Regina, I'm working on a case. That's all."

"Really?" Regina asked. "So if this case is so important, why isn't David staying late as well to help you with it?"

"He has his own things to worry about," Emma mumbled.

"His own things to worry about?" Regina asked. "So, what I'm getting from you is that you're fake-working on a case really late at night because you don't want to be with me any more and would rather push me away instead of just telling me. Sound right?"

"I don't want to argue with you right now," Emma said, running her fingers through her hair and yawning. "It's super late. Early actually. We both need sleep."

"Agreed," Regina said. "However, you will be doing it in a place that is not here."

"What?" Emma asked. "Are you kicking me out?"

"You barely live here anyway," Regina said. "You might as well go back to living either with your parents or at the hotel."

"Why are you doing this?" Emma asked. "Because you can't accept that my job has me away from you and that makes you insecure?"

Regina narrowed her eyes at Emma, who smiled triumphantly. "I knew it. You really believe that I'm just going to leave, so you're helping me along. Taking the easy way out."

"If you think this is easy, you don't know me at all," Regina said coldly. "Take what's yours and leave."

Emma shrugged. "Fine." She stepped forward and bent down, wrapping her arms around Regina legs and gently lifting her up over her shoulder.

"Emma!" Regina exclaimed. "Put me down!"

Emma didn't respond, just opened the front door and walked outside, making sure to not hit Regina's head on the doorframe.

"Emma Swan, put me down this instant," Regina hissed.

"Okay," Emma said, setting Regina down inside her bug.

"What are you doing?" Regina asked.

Emma shrugged. "You told me to take what's mine and leave. So I did."

Regina's jaw dropped. "You-"

"I love you, and you are mine," Emma said strongly. "I'm not going to run off, or suddenly decide that I can't handle your past and what you've done. I know all that. I know everything and I still love you."

"Then why are you gone all the time?" Regina asked.

Emma sighed. "The case that I'm working hits a little too close to home. There's a little girl from the Land of Untold Stories that is looking for her family from the Enchanted Forest."

"Oh," Regina said softly.

"Yeah," Emma said. "Only problem is, the parents that she's looking for have died. Here. In Storybrooke. She was trapped so long there that her parents grew old and ended up dying of old age in this world."

Regina slowly got out of the bug and wrapped her arms around Emma. "So what are you going to do?"

"I've been spending every day trying to find a family for her," Emma said. "But every family that I talk to don't want another mouth to feed, especially from an unknown world. That's why I've been out so late. I need to find a home for this little girl."

"I'm sorry for being so selfish," Regina said. "I never should have doubted you. You're doing a wonderful thing by helping this little girl find a home."

"I don't want her to feel like I did," Emma said. "Like she doesn't belong anywhere."

"Does she have any other family?" Regina asked. "Maybe there was a sibling that would take her in until you can find her someone."

Emma shook her head. "After her parents lost her, they didn't want any more children."

Regina sighed and kissed the top of Emma's head. "We'll figure something out."

Emma pulled away from Regina slightly and looked at her in confusion. "We?"

"You're not doing this alone anymore," Regina said. "We're a team, Emma. We solve problems together. Always have, and always will."

"Okay," Emma said, kissing Regina. "So, does this mean that I don't have to leave?"

Regina rolled her eyes. "Obviously. Just don't ever pick me up again."