Emma looked up and smiled as Regina walked into the station. "Hey there. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"
"I need something from you," Regina said.
Emma frowned. Something seemed off about Regina. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Regina said. "I need your key."
"Key?" Emma asked. "I have lots of keys, Regina. You're going to have to be more specific than that."
Regina sighed. "Your key to my house. I need it back. And I'll be poofing all of your things to your old house that you lived in with Hook."
"Are you going somewhere?" Emma asked. "Why would I need to move my things?"
"Because you're moving out," Regina said. She held out her hand, gesturing impatiently for Emma to hand over the key. "I don't have all day."
"Um. Okay," Emma said. She reached into her pocket and pulled out her key, dropping it into Regina's hand.
"Thank you," Regina said. She spun on her heel, leaving Emma's office without another word. Emma watched her leave through blurry vision as tears gathered in her eyes. What had just happened?
"Morning sis!" Zelena said cheerfully, waltzing into Regina's office. "It's such a lovely day outside."
Regina looked outside and rolled her eyes. "It's raining."
"Well there's no need to be so negative," Zelena pouted, sitting down in the seat in front of Regina. She sat for a while before speaking again. "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm in such a good mood?"
Regina sighed. "I don't have time for your games, Zelena. Just tell me what you did and get it over with so I can fix whatever mess you made."
"Oh I don't know if you're going to be able to fix this one," Zelena said, chuckling.
"What did you do?" Regina demanded.
Zelena giggled before pulling Emma's key out of her pocket and holding it up for Regina to see. "Recognize this little beauty?"
"How did you get a key to my house?" Regina asked. "No one has one except for myself, Henry, and Emma."
"Well there's your answer," Zelena said. "This is Emma's key. She willingly handed it over."
"Why would she willingly give you a key to my house?" Regina asked. "She knows how much trust is took me to give it to her in the first place."
"Oh did I forget to mention that I looked like you when I asked for it?" Zelena asked, smirking. "Silly me!"
Regina's eyes widened. "You asked for the key back as me?"
Zelena nodded. "And that's not even the best part! I told her that I would pack up her things and send them to her old house that she lived in with Hook!"
Regina's jaw dropped. "Zelena, this is not another one of your funny pranks. You could actually have done damage this time."
"Oh please, I'm sure she knew it wasn't even really you," Zelena said, waving her hand dismissively. "She knows you better than anyone."
"That doesn't really help someone when they're in emotional distress," Regina snapped. She snatched the key from Zelena's hand. "You are going to stay right here while I go fix this. And when I get back, you better have a good apology for Emma or I will make sure to rip out your heart and crush it as slowly as possible."
Zelena gulped. "Got it."
Regina screeched her car to a halt and jumped out, slamming the car door as she ran up the steps to Emma's house. The bug was already out front, indicating that Emma was home. Hopefully she wasn't too late.
She rang the doorbell, wishing with everything in her that Emma would hear her out before either slamming the door or using magic against her.
The door opened, and Regina's heart broke at Emma's appearance. Her eyes were red and bloodshot, and there were tear tracks running down her cheeks.
"What do you want?" Emma mumbled.
"To give you this back," Regina said, holding out the key. "That wasn't me that came to you to take away your key. Zelena was just trying to stir up some trouble and this time she went too far. I should've seen that she was going to go after you, and that is entirely my fault."
"So I don't have to move out?" Emma asked. "This isn't another trick is it?"
"No," Regina said, reaching out with her other hand to gently wipe the tears from Emma's cheeks. "No more tricks. And of course you don't have to move out. I would never do that to you. I promise."
Emma relaxed before a choked back sob escaped from her throat. Regina quickly stepped forward and wrapped her arms tightly around Emma, rubbing her back soothingly. "Don't worry, I'll take care of Zelena. But for now, let's get you home. You're in no state to see her right now."
Emma nodded, letting Regina poof them home. Their home. The home that Emma would never be leaving again.
