AN: So this chapter is shorter than others, but that's mainly so that the date chapter isn't really long
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Chapter 7
"And where are you going?" Snow asked Emma as she walked down the stairs
"Er, it's Thursday, I'm going the meeting" Emma replied, trying to act as casual as possible
"Over an hour early? And dressed dressier than you normally are?"
"Is it too much?" Emma asked panicked, she had spent nearly 45 minutes staring at the clothes in her closet, trying to decide what to wear, she wanted to pick something that was more dressy that her normal clothes without it looking like she was trying to hard.
"No, no, of course not!" Snow said smiling, "you look lovely, do you have a date?"
"No" Emma said slightly to quickly cursing herself internally, she just wanted to get out of the apartment before she could ask anymore questions "I'll be back at normal time, see you later"
"Bye hunny"
Emma quickly left the apartment almost colliding with David
"Woah, Em, where's the fire?"
"Sorry David" Emma said not looking at him properly, walking to leave the building
"You look nice, you got a date?"
"It's not a date!" Emma shouted back up before leaving the apartment and jumping in her bug.
Was it a date?
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"Now you are definitely going to show up tonight aren't you" Regina asked Maleficent for the fifth time in the past hour.
Maleficent rolled her eyes "yes Regina, I will be there tonight, I'm a big girl I'm sure I can make my own way there"
"But you will definitely go though, promise me?"
"I promise dear, now how many times are you going to make me promise?"
"I'm just checking, it was only reason I agreed to ask her for a drink in the first place"
"Technically she asked you, now you took over an hour to get ready, you really are going to be late. Which isn't a good impression on your first date is it?"
"It's not a date" Regina protested as Maleficent practically pushed her out of the door
"Whatever, I'll see you in just over an hour. Now have fun on your date" Maleficent added chucking Regina her car keys.
"It's not a date!" but Maleficent had already shut the front door.
Regina got into her car, complaining to herself about Maleficent.
It wasn't a date. Was it?
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Emma arrived at Tink's with five minutes to spare, she pulled into the car park at the back of the building, she quickly checked her face in the car mirror to check that none of her minimal amount of make up had smudged. Check. She was good to go. She exited the car, locking it behind her, she walked across the car park to check for any signs that Regina was there, but she didn't even know what car she drove.
She walked around to the front of the building, pushing the door open, she took in the cafe.
It wasn't large, but wasn't small either, at the front of the café there were a couple of couches and pouffes surrounding two tables, the rest of the café was filled with circular wooden tables each with candles on.
There were fairy lights hanging across the back of the serving area and low hanging lights from the ceiling. It was dimly lit, but lit well enough for it to be comfortable. It was quiet and quaint, Emma decided she liked it whilst looking around for Regina.
Realising she wasn't there Emma walked towards the serving area trying to decide what to have. Should she order or wait for Regina?
Thankfully she didn't have to make that decision as the bell dinged behind her signalling the entrance of another customer. Emma turned to see Regina, who looked as stunning as ever.
"Hi" Emma smiled over at Regina, relief filling her.
"Hello, sorry I'm late"
"It's fine you're not really late"
"Have you been here long?"
"Nope, just arrived, I was just checking out the drink list"
"That's good then I was worried I was going to be late"
"You're not don't worry" Emma walked up to the counter, some of her nerves had disappeared as soon as the brunette arrived "I'll have a hot cocoa with cinnamon please"
Emma stood to the side waiting for her drink whilst Regina ordered a Skinny Chai Latte.
When they both had their drinks Regina turned to Emma
"Shall we go get a seat?"