The door clicked and Regina's snarkiness continued. The tension between them is still intense. No one's letting their guard down.

Emma plugged her earphones and turned the volume of her iPod to maximum. She flopped onto the bed and slouched against the pillows. She caught Regina glaring and mouthing something to her but she just ignored her. She closed her eyes and listened to the loud banging music.

Regina pulled the cord from her ears. "What the hell! Can't I listen to my music?" Emma growled.

"It's too loud. It's like you're not using any earphones at all!"

"Whatever!" She grabbed two pillows from the bed and made her way to the couch.

"Where do you think you're going, Miss Swan?"

"Damn it, Regina! I said don't call me that! I'll be sleeping on the couch if that makes you happy!"

"Did I give you permission to sleep on the couch?"

Emma threw the pillows she was hugging back to the bed.

"What's wrong with you? Why can't you talk to me without being all snappy! You go all Evil Queen on me and I don't even know what I did!"

"Good night, Emma," Regina said plainly. She turned off the night lamp beside her and Emma did the same. Regina rolled on her side and pulled the sheets. A couple of minutes passed but Emma couldn't sleep still.

Their backs were turned away from each other. Emma tossed on her back and stared at the ceiling. Her heartbeat was still irregular with all the screaming that happened. She looked at Regina who's on the far side of the bed.

How could she sleep with all these arguments?"Regina," she whispers but the other girl didn't make a single movement.

When they fight before, they wouldn't sleep unless they settle their issues. Emma was really upset. She wanted to talk to Regina or maybe just even hold her.

She tried to resist the urge but she couldn't help it; she took a chance and moved closer to the brunette. When she didn't stir, she moved a little bit closer. When she was sure Regina was already sleeping, she placed her arm around her waist. Her arm fit perfectly on her curve. She rested her head on Regina's shoulders, sniffed her scent and hugged her. Little did she know, Regina wasn't really sleeping but rather wide awake. She heard when Emma called her name, she knew when she twisted position and when Emma touched her, she shivered inside. Feeling Emma's skin rub against hers made her gave her butterflies in her stomach. She did her best to keep still so the blonde wouldn't notice she's not asleep. After a while, she heard Emma let out a deep sigh and removed her arm from her. The blonde got up and headed downstairs.

Emma pulled a glass from the dispenser, placed some ice cubes from the fridge and grabbed a scotch from Regina's stellar. She sat on the high chair and poured the scotch into her glass. She was over thinking everything. She laid her cards down and looked at all the possibilities on why Regina was acting as such.

She chugged the liquor in one drinking and wiped her mouth. Then she drank one after another. Her head was resting on her right arm with her fingers massaging her temples in circular motion. She was pouring her 4th batch of alcohol when someone had stopped her. It was Regina.

"Emma," she whispered...

"What now?" she snapped. Her face was flushed. She wasn't used to drinking a lot because she was allergic to alcohol.

"That's not good for you," Regina said in concern.

"You don't know what's good for me," Emma said and chugged the scotch. "I said stop that!" Regina grabbed the glass from Emma's hand spilling a little onto her lap.

"For God's sake, Regina!"

Emma paused and closed her eyes for a moment. She breathed in and breathed out a few times before speaking again.

"Seriously, what did I do?" She asked in a soft voice but her heart was still racing. She was palpitating with the alcohol intake and the anxiety. She can feel the blood rushing to her head.

"Nothing," she answered and looked away.

"Well it doesn't seem to me like nothing. Look at me straight in the eyes and tell me it's nothing," she dared.

How can you not say the truth while looking at those beautiful emerald eyes? Concern and confusion were evident in Emma's eyes. Regina looked down and shook her head. Emma cupped her chin and lifted it a bit.

"Regina, please. I just need to know."

Regina shook her head a little more. "Please?"

Regina sighed. "Awhile ago, I was looking for you but then I saw you hanging out with Hook. You were... so happy," she said in a small voice, almost breaking.

"So that's what this is all about... You're jealous of him?"

"I don't understand why you're jealous when you already have Robin. I mean that's so unfair. Is it wrong to be happy?"

"No. I want you to be happy. It's just that..."

"Just what?" She creased her eyebrows and waited for Regina to answer.

"I don't want you to be happy with somebody else."

"But Regina that's so-"

Regina cuts her, "Emma, I'm not with Robin anymore."

"What?" Emma thought she heard it wrong.

"I said we're not together."

"But-"

"I broke up with him this morning... That's the reason I was looking for you. I want you to be the first one to know because I was hoping we could have a second chance... Hoping that it will still be the two of us. But I guess it's too late." Tears started falling on Regina's cheeks. It was difficult to accept the fact that it was too late for her, Emma's already with Hook.

Emma made Regina look at her again. She wiped her tears with her thumb.

"Hey. What you saw awhile ago was a long due thank you - well, date? I promised him he can take me out as a debt of gratitude since he brought me back home. He saved me from the lie I've been living in New York."

"Are you two-?"Regina couldn't finish her sentence. It's too painful and it wouldn't be easy if Emma says yes.

"Well..."

Regina gasped.

"He's just a friend and nothing more than that." Regina exhaled the breath she didn't notice she was holding.

She was still crying. "I'm sorry, Emma. I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry I snapped at you. I'm sorry I screwed up. I'm sorry I-"

Regina wanted to apologize for all the things she'd done wrong but Emma shushed her by making their lips lock in a long passionate kiss. She embraced her and held her tight.

"Stop being sorry. It's all said and done, okay? Now, it's just a part of the past and we could only look out on the future... A future we could make together." Emma said in a sweet voice and gave Regina another kiss.

When their lips parted, Regina looked at Emma straight in the eyes. She was still sobbing but her tears stopped falling. How Emma held her made her feel safe and secured. Her words soothed the pain she was feeling inside.

"I'm really sorry."

"It's okay," Emma said as she brushed Regina's face with her hand.

Regina rubbed her eyes and stood up. "Now, can I put that back in the stellar?" Emma nodded. Regina grabbed the liquor, got a tall glass and a cold pitcher of water.

"You need to drink water to flush the alcohol in your body."

"I don't want to."

"Emma Stubborn Swan," Regina said in a husky demanding voice.

"Fine." She drank three glasses of water and rolled her eyes at her.

"Good girl, now we can go to sleep."

She thought Emma could handle herself so she walked ahead of her. Emma was at the end of stairs and when she took her first step, she almost fell on the floor.

"Emma!" Luckily, the intoxicated woman quickly recovered her balance by gripping the the handrails. "Oops, my bad!" Emma gave a drunk smile and gestured a peace sign. She was sober but a little tipsy. Regina thought she was cute even when she's drunk. She looked like a teenage girl who just got out from a hard drinking session after a breakup. Regina helped her stand and get through the plight of stairs.

When they reached the room, Emma fell freely on the bed with all of her strength. Her white face was flushed red with alcohol and her body was hot. Regina placed her Emma's head on the pillow and tucked her in. She moved right next to her and brushed her hair. Emma loved the feeling when someone brushes her hair. It was so calming and always made her feel sleepy. She wrapped her arms around Regina and whispered, "Thank you." Emma's eyes rolled to the back signaling she was in getting into a deep slumber. Regina smiled and placed a soft kiss on Emma's forehead. "I love you, Emma."