Chapter 9:
Regina and Emma had been texting and talking none stop for the past few days. After all these days of flirting they had finally scheduled a date. It was tonight. Regina had been overthinking it nonstop. Maybe she shouldn't have agreed to do this on a day she had to work. But she would have had to wait longer and she didn't think she could handle that. Her outfit was neatly hung in her locker. She'd changed it five times this morning. She totally wasn't nervous about the date.
She had just one more surgery on her schedule, one appendectomy. The little girl had come in early that day with abdominal pain. It hadn't taken much to diagnose her with appendicitis. Of course they had requested the head of pediatric surgery. She had meant to have several hours to get ready for the date and this surgery was cutting into that time. But Regina couldn't say no. So it was just this one last surgery. Then she would have maybe an hour to get ready for the date.
Of course Dr. Nolan took it upon himself to interrogate her during about the date during the surgery.
"So the big date's tonight?" David wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Regina just scoffed at him, "Yes, Doctor Nolan, Miss Swan and I are going out for dinner tonight."
"Took you long enough." David joked.
"Excuse me?" His comment took Regina by surprise. He wasn't usually one to mock others especially his superior. But then again David had never really treated her as a superior so she really shouldn't have been surprised.
"I'm just saying we met Emma and Mary Margaret at the same time and she and I are talking about moving in together now."
"Are you sure the two of you aren't the lesbian couple?" Regina mocked.
"Oh ha ha ha. Regina you're so funny." David dead panned.
Regina held her superiority smirk for the rest of the surgery which of course was flawless as per usual.
Emma walked into the hospital. She felt a tad over dressed in her red cocktail dress and heels, but she knew that this was the only way to get the earliest possible date with the surgeon. She noticed Dr. Locksley passing by and decided to stop him to ask if he knew where Regina was. "I'm supposed to be picking up Regina for our date." She added when he looked at her with slight confusion.
"She was just finishing up on her last surgery of the day." Robin answered. He then realized that she had said date and added, "So you are gay. I just thought...maybe...because you have a son..." He trailed off embarrassment written all over his face.
"Ever heard of bisexuality." Emma answered. She was trying very hard not to make it awkward
"I've been trying to understand it for years." Robin scoffed. The awkwardness was definitely starting to set in. Robin stood in deep thought while Emma just fidgeted beside him. Luckily it only lasted a few seconds before Regina finally made a grand entrance out of the elevator.
And she looked stunning. The short black dress hugged her body in all the right places. It took all Emma's willpower to keep her jaw from dropping to the ground. How she managed to get a date with this beautiful doctor was still beyond her.
"Good evening doctor Mills." Emma greeted her.
Regina responded with a slight nod, "Sheriff Swan." She looked over at Robin telling him he needed to leave. Robin just stared blankly between the two women. Regina's eyes grew wider and she cleared her throat to get his attention.
"Oh... right..." Robin stuttered, "I should...umm...have fun tonight... bye." He awkwardly waved as he walked away. Regina looked back towards Emma to see that the blonde was smiling at her.
"Shall we go?" Emma asked motioning towards the front door.
They were covering all the typical first date talk. Everything was going smashingly. Regina had smiled at Emma's lame ass jokes and that smile was everything Emma needed in life. It was a perfect a first date as any first date could be.
"Is it alright for me to ask why as a grown woman with a child you have a roommate?" Regina finally asked the question she had been curious about for a while now.
"Being a deputy sheriff and an officer before that has really bad hours for raising a kid so having a roommate is like a built in babysitter." Emma answered honestly
Regina smiled at this. She admired the way Emma made something that some people might find embarrassing into something that sounded so brilliant, Her confident was so hot.
"Besides Mary Margaret is basically family." Emma continued. "You too would probably get along well." She added as a side note as she peered down at the menu.
"I highly doubt that" Regina chuckled under her breath.
"You both work with kids. She's an elementary school teacher."
Regina laughs at Emma's explanation, "Why am I not surprise. Unfortunately I didn't agree to go on a date with her. I'd much rather hear about you." She adds rather smoothly.
"If I have the rules of a first date correct, I think it's mine turn to ask a question." Emma's coy response causes Regina's skin to flush slightly.
"Alright," a brief flicker of panic passes through Regina's eyes as she think of what Emma could possibly ask her.
"I've always wanted to know is being a doctor anything like grey's anatomy?" Emma hides a little in fear that Regina may ridicule her for asking such a silly question.
Regina's response is far from annoyance. She lets out an easy laugh and answers, "Well so far there have been no plane crash or hospital shooting and the last time an intern slept with a head of a surgical department he got fired on the spot and they broke up. So it's a little bit different."
"I guess that's a good thing that it isn't the same," Emma lets out a slight chuckle and Regina nods in response. She continues, "I kind of had you pegged as an Arizona. Mostly because of the whole gay thing and you being head of pediatric surgery and all."
"Oh my," Regina let's out another easy laugh, "I am no Arizona Robbins, I would never ever roller blade around the hospital."
This time Emma was the one to let out the easy laugh. She looks admiringly at Regina and says, "I didn't mean that Arizona, she was awful. I mean the badass Arizona. The one who masters fetal surgery practically overnight and fights for the tiny humans," Emma quickly stopped herself, "oh god I sound like such a dork. I swear I'm not obsessed with that show."
"It's quite alright. I should admit that one time I did use the term tiny humans and was ridiculed by my staff."
The two of them laughed easily. This date was everything the two of them needed. And of course the perfect date ended with the perfect goodbye.
Emma had driven Regina home and walked her to the door of her condo. They hadn't stopped talking all the way through. The first lull in conversation finally arrived when they stood outside her door. They both stood there looking between each other and the door.
"I had a really great night," Emma scratched the back of her neck.
"So did I." Regina smiled. She took a step closer to the blonde in front of her. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment. Regina was mesmerized by the depth of the hazel eyes in front of her. The moment was cut short when Emma leaned forward and they shared the perfect kiss to end the perfect date.
AN: Sorry it's been so long. I hadn't really been motivated to write but that threatening and yet eloquently written review from EmmaSusan was just the push I needed. I hope this chapter was worth the wait. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks :D