"Regina…Regina…if you can hear me please open the door…" Emma was knocking on the woman's door. Even though Emma had garage and main door access she didn't have a key to her door. "Regina, please, I just need to know that you are okay…" Emma rang the door bell again. She was trying not to be too loud as she didn't want neighbors to be disturbed but if she didn't get in the place soon she didn't care who she upset she was going to knock the door down if she had to.

Suddenly the door opened and a very tired and upset Regina was staring at her.

"Emma?" Regina asked confused.

"Regina!" Emma grabbed the woman and embraced her into a tight hug, "I was so worried about you."

"Why?" Regina asked still confused.

"Why? Regina I have been calling and texting you for hours! I have been knocking on your door for nearly ten minutes! I was at Killian's and he told me what happened with work. Are you okay?"

Regina pulled Emma in and shut the door. "Oh my god Emma I am so sorry. I got home and I was upset and I must have fallen asleep. I am so sorry."

"You fell asleep? Babe it's like six o clock?"

"Already? God. Yeah I came home. I started crying. Then Belle was texting and calling me. Then Robyn. They all wanted to know if I was okay from walking out of the restaurant and I was just so upset. So I turned my phone off and just fell apart. I must have cried myself to sleep."

Emma's heart broke. "Come here." Emma pulled her into another hug. "I am so sorry baby."

Regina melted into Emma's embrace and even though she was still torn apart she warmed over by Emma's words.

"Why didn't you call me when you left work? I would have came and picked you up!"

"I was not going to bother you with that. You were at work and I was impulsive."

"You wouldn't have been bothering me Regina. I would have been there for you. The second that Killian told me what happened I was on my way to you."

Regina smiled at how sweet the blonde was and then grabbed her hand and led her to the living room so they could sit down comfortably. Emma sat on the couch and pulled Regina down on to her lap and wrapped her arms around her waist.

"So tell me what happened babe."

"Gold told us that he was cutting the restaurant to only be open Thursdays thru Sunday. At first I was wrapping my head around the idea. I thought it would give me a chance to maybe look into some ideas for my own place, ya know like we had been talking about, but then he went on to say that he was taking away our salaries…that we would be hourly now…"

"Wait what? Can he even do that? Don't you have a contract or anything?"

"No, my contract was up two weeks ago and we never sat down to discuss the new one. He never had time. Convenient huh?"

"Bastard."

"Yeah, I called him on it and I walked out. It was stupid and impulsive of me and I deeply regret it. I just couldn't believe after everything that I have put into that place this is what he does? I was just so damn furious."

"Babe, you did the right thing. I know it might not seem like it now but you did. I know you weren't happy with following his rules and not being able to express your creativity."

"I know but Emma…I have no income now…what if it takes me forever to find something else…and now I have to start all over…now I have to start at the bottom again…I won't be able to find somewhere that was paying me half of what I was making there. I'm going to lose everything that I am used to."

Emma sighed. "I am so sorry for that but you know you don't have to start at the bottom. You don't have to start over for someone else. You can start your own place Regina. I know that you can."

"Emma," Regina stood up from the blondes lap, "You don't understand! I can't! I do not have the resources for that. Especially now!"

"What if I told you that I know more about running a business than you might think," Emma said standing up to face the woman.

Regina looked at her puzzled, "I'm listening."

"My parents, they were business owners, in fact they just recently sold it. Have you ever heard of Charming?"

"Charming…as in the biggest jewelry chain in Seattle Charming?"

"That would be the one." Emma smiled.

"Whoa, hold on a minute, your mom and dad owned Charming, the multimillion dollar company and you are a teacher?"

Emma laughed, "Yeah, it was their dream not mine. Teaching was always my passion in life and my parents were very supportive of that. They also never gave me any handouts. I had to work for everything I have just as they did. Seeing as how I was the only child when my parents decided they didn't want to work anymore they sold the company which was just a few months ago. "

"I need to sit down."

Emma laughed again, "Why?"

"Because I just found out I am dating a millionaire."

"I am not a millionaire dear, my parents are," Emma sat down next to Regina on the couch.

"Yeah, but I mean, eventually you will be right?"

"Yeah…eventually…" Emma laughed, "is that bad?"

"No not at all but suddenly I feel very unworthy of dating you."

"Oh stop it! This doesn't change anything. My parents and myself have never acted like millionaires. They do not live in some big mansion. They actually live in a two bedroom bungalow! They are just normal people who had a passion for designing jewelry and made a very nice living off of it. Which is exactly what I want for you!"

"I know. I'm sorry. This is all just a little overwhelming. Today has been overwhelming all around." Regina put her head in her hands.

Emma began rubbing her back. "I know. I'm sorry it has been such a hard day. I promise though that we will get it all figured out."

"Thank you," Regina looked up and kissed the blonde lightly.

"For what?"

"For coming over here and for checking up on me," Regina smiled sweetly.

"Don't think twice about it." Emma kissed her back. "If you are up to it why don't you grab a few things and come back to my place? I will have Killian drop Skittles off for me and you can stay with me tonight."

"That sounds wonderful. Give me a few and we can head over."