"You are fucking her!" Leroy surprised David as he walked out of Regina's house.
"Dude you scared the hell out of me!"
"Are you or are you not fucking her?"
"You can't tell anyone about it."
"David are you kidding me?! You are sleeping with the woman who caused us so much pain, who changed our lives and fucked us over!"
"Stop yelling, Leroy, I don't want the entire town finding out."
"Just answer me one question."
"Ask away."
"Why?"
"Because… well I don't really know why. It just happened."
"How the hell do you just happen to fuck The Evil Queen?!"
"I thought it was only one question and no more yelling." David laughed trying to make things a little less awkward. "Look, we hanged out last night and when I walked her back home I had the urge to kiss her. So I did. All I know is the minute I kissed her I found out who she was and who I was and all of you found out who you were."
"And still you decided to take her to bed?"
"It was like I had to. Everything inside of me was telling me that even though it was wrong and she was, or is, my wife's enemy, I just had to take her to bed and sleep with her."
"Dude you are sick." For the first time since he found David at Regina's house, Leroy laughed.
"Let's get some drinks and talk about how you are not telling anyone in town."

Regina had overheard David and Leroy talking and she hated the fact that they kept using the word fuck. Yes, she had used it with David that morning but it was different because it was them who had participated in such an intimate act. Now that the dwarf knew about them she was sure the whole town would find out in a matter of minutes. She couldn't risk losing David and as weird as that thought seemed inside her head, she knew she would be devastated if he abandoned her. Snow White would probably try to manipulate him into leaving her; probably say Regina had cursed him into having sex with her. She got mad just thinking about the possibilities. Regina Mills was not up to losing David.

"Explain to me how did all this happen. When did Prince Charming decided to fall for The Evil Queen?" Leroy asked as they drank beers at his house.
"I haven't fallen for her. I just…"

David started thinking about all his feelings during the day. That morning he had wanted to have sex with Regina again, just seeing her get dressed got him excited. Later, when he had found out they wanted to hurt her, all he could think about was protecting her with his life. Just an hour ago, as he held her in his arms telling her he wouldn't let anything happen to her, he understood he was on her side no matter what she had done to him in their previous life. So maybe Leroy was right. Maybe he had fallen for The Evil Queen.

"See? You cannot even find the words to say you haven't fallen for her."
"Is it possible? I mean, how can I fall for a woman that has hurt me so much?"
"Have you ever stopped to think that all Regina has done to us has been thanks to your wife? She hasn't really been looking forward to hurting you or any of us, just Snow White."
"I've dedicated all my life to protect Snow, saving her from this monster woman. Now it seems the other way around. Like all I want to do is protect this monster woman from Snow. Is it weird?"
"Really weird! But you are the one who knows everything about true love." He looked at David. "Do you think Regina is your true love in this new life we have?"
"I don't know, man, I don't know."

She was awaken by a loud knock on her door. "Oh god they are here" She thought as she woke up slowly. Could it be possible? No, it couldn't. They wouldn't come knocking on her door at four in the morning looking for her. They would have probably just entered the house with torches and swords and arrows. Regina put her robe on and ran downstairs to find out who it was. She had the tiny hope that Henry would have come to her, but she was sure they were keeping him far away.

"David?" She said as she opened the door. "What are you doing here?"
"I love you." He said and she could smell the alcohol coming out of his mouth.
"You are drunk Mr. Nolan."
"Yes, drunk for you!"
Regina let out a genuine laugh, something that hadn't happened in many years. "David, you have no idea what you are saying."
"I do." He stumbled into the house. "I love you." He touched the tip of her nose with his finger.
"Dear, let's get you upstairs and in the shower. And I will have headache pills ready for you in the morning."
"And in the shower? Madame Mayor, you had me last night and now you want me again?"
Regina laughed again. "No Mr. Nolan. You will be alone in the shower, I will just make sure you don't fall down and break your neck."
"Ouch! That would really hurt."
"Yes dear, it would really hurt."

With strength she didn't know she had, Regina managed to carry David upstairs and get him into the shower. She helped him take his clothes off, something that wasn't easy with him constantly making jokes about her wanting to touch his penis. As he stood under the shower, she watched him carefully making sure he wouldn't fall down or do anything that could harm him in any way. After fifteen minutes of being under the water, David stumbled out of the shower and, naked, decided to lay down on Regina's bed.

"Madame Mayor, I'm going to sleep naked in your bed, please don't take advantage of me."
"I will try not to, dear."

She watched him sleep for the next hour; she wanted to make sure he kept breathing and the alcohol was brushing away. As she looked at him, she could picture him saying I love you over and over again. How was it possible? It was probably just the alcohol talking and nothing else. She knew that when he woke up the next morning, he wouldn't remember and that was okay with her. Regina didn't know whether she loved David or not and she wasn't sure whether she was ready to say it out loud.

"My head." David exclaimed as he woke up.
"Sh sh. Here dear, take these." She hand him the pills and a glass of water.
He took the pills and drank the water quickly. "Thank you. My head really hurts."
"I figured that much." She looked at him. "You were drunk as hell last night."
"Really? I don't remember a single thing."
"You don't? Nothing at all?"
"The last thing I remember was having a couple of beers with Leroy."
"Well, apparently after that you came to my house."
"And what did I do?"
"I told you I was going to take you upstairs and in the shower, to which you made jokes about me wanting to have you again." She laughed remembering the previous night. "And then I helped you take your clothes off which wasn't easy since you kept telling me I wanted to touch your penis."
"I'm so sorry, Regina."
"Oh don't be, dear. It was really fun to see you that way. A side of Prince Charming I had never seen before."
"I'm glad you had fun out of my drunken state."

David leaned over and kissed her softly. With that kiss she realized her true feelings for him. She did love David Nolan and something inside of her told her she was falling in love with him. Having him in her bed after what he had said the previous night just made things great. She was afraid he would never say those three words without being drunk, but she was willing to take the risk of being with him just to hear him speak the words.

"What are your plans for the day, Mr. Nolan?"
"Avoid the town and try to lay low."
"I have an idea. Something we can do together."
"What is that, my queen?" He moved the hair from her face and caressed her cheek gently.
"It's a surprise. Let's get dressed and I will show you."