Emma stared at Ruby and Snow. "It's called what?" She demanded, not sure she'd heard right.
"Singlebrooke." Ruby said, smirking as Emma winced at the pun.
"And Belle made it? Not you?"
"Yep."
"And you want me to sign up for it." The other two women nodded. "Why?"
"Sweetie, you've been a little...moody since you broke up with Hook." Snow said slowly.
"I have not!" Emma protested.
"You bought a cat." Ruby pointed out flatly.
"Henry wanted a pet."
"He wanted a dog. You bought a cat."
"Cats are easier to take care of." Emma's arguments were getting weaker and she knew it.
"Sweetie, you're turning into a lonely cat lady." Snow said, gentle but firm. Emma groaned.
"One cat does not make me a lonely cat lady!" Ruby snorted.
"No, but looking to get another one so you can have kittens is a warning sign."
"Kittens are cute..." Ruby and Snow just raised an eyebrow at her. "Fine, I'll make the stupid profile." Snow beamed and walked around the desk so she could see Emma's computer screen.
"Great! Now, here's how you sign up..." Ruby turned her back on them, chuckling, and pulled out her phone.
'Emma's in.' She texted Kathryn. "Your turn."
Twenty four hours later-Regina's home office
"I had no idea Belle had such a fondness for puns." Regina said, wrinkling her nose in distaste. Kathryn sighed.
"Could you please look past the name for a moment?"
"I already have, and my answer is no." Regina said dismissively, looking down and shuffling the papers on her desk. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I really need to finish this so I can start working on dinner. Tonight is the beginning of my week with Henry and I always make lasagna." Kathryn raised an eyebrow. It was also, she knew, the night Emma stayed for dinner which meant Regina would be putting even more effort than normal into the meal to make it as perfect as possible.
"Regina..." Kathryn started.
"I thought I was perfectly clear Kathryn." Regina said flatly, not looking up from the paperwork she was revising. "I do not wish to join a dating website, and I certainly have no need for a man in my life."
"I know..." Kathryn tried again.
"Then why are you still trying to convince me?"
"Because Emma's on the site." Regina stopped, her pen hovering over the paper, and slowly looked up at her friend. "Think about it Regina. The site is completely anonymous, which means that technically you could flirt with her without her ever knowing."
"That's what I thought about the rose." Regina said sourly.
"Technically that didn't blow up in your face. She doesn't know that was you." Regina gave a small nod, acknowledging the point, and opened up her laptop.
"What's the web address again?" She asked. Kathryn smiled.