Regina had no been able to sleep every well through the night. As thoughts of Emma, wouldn't leave her brain and now, as she sat in the sewing room, continuing her work on Emma's dress. She makes a mistake and ends up ripping the entire arm length.
"Oh for gods sake" she groans and slumps herself in her seat. Staring at the ripped part and continues to stare at it blankley, for a good minute. Not seeing that the door has opened, revealing Snow in a blue dress.
"Oh no! what has happened there?" Snow says, as she gets closer to Regina and Regina goes wide eyed and snaps her head towards Snow.
This is just getting better and better she then thinks sarcastically, before saying "This is just an aciddent your majesty. I can fix it"
"Of course you can. I hope you will be more careful in future" Snow says and gives a small smile.
"I will" Regina faked smiled back.
"I actually came here, to speak to you about Emma" Snow then says seriously and Regina swallows thickly. For some reason, she thought it was because Snow knew that she had developed some kind of crush on the princess but then thought, of course she wouldn't. She only knew herself since last night.
"As you know, she is of age and I feel, that she should be looking for a husband and paying more interest in the kingdoms affairs"
Regina nods. Even thought the thought of Emma getting married to some man, unsettles her greatly.
"However, she is distracted" Snow continues, as she looks around the room and Regina's looks down. She is not dumb and it seems, the Queen is saying that Emma spends to much time with her.
"I see" she replies.
"I have nothing against you spending some time with her Regina, but may I ask, that you direct her onto the course she should be following? because I feel she listens to you more than anyone lately."
Regina goes wide eyed and wants to snap, that no. She wil not do that. That Emma should be able to do as she wishes, to follow her own path but she swallows it back. As, saying such things would most likely lose her this job and also would most likely lead her to never see Emma again.
"I understand" Regina says confidently as she can.
Snow smiles.
"Thank you Regina. I knew you would understand"
Regina nods once.
"I shall take my leave now"
Regina nods once again and says "Yes your majesty" whilst watching Snow leave, before picking up a cotton reel and throwing it across the room, in anger.
It is twenty minutes later, that Emma enters the room and heads straight over to Regina, with a goofy smile upon her face.
"Hey" she greets happily and Regina stops what she is doing and looks up at the blonde and openly gawks at Emma.
"Are you alright?" Emma then asks, looking at little confused. As she doesn;t understand the way Regina is looking at her. No one had never looked at her in that way before.
"Fine.." Regina clears her throat and looks back to the sewing machine and thinks what the hell was that...
"That's good...How long are you going to be? We got a riding lesson to get to remember" she continues to watch Regina with interest and the seamstress thinks Damn, I totally forgot about that.
"Maybe another time" she says a little sadly.
"Oh...but we agreed, do you not want to do that anymore?"
"I do...but I have responsibilites to attend to first" Regina quickly replies, not looking at Emma.
"Sure but you get a break right! my mother hasn't got you working, without a break has she?"
Regina chuckles.
"Of course not. I just made a big mistake on the dress today, that im still fixing and im also feeling rather tired"
Theres a pause, as Emma watches how Regina shifts in her seat.
"Okay" she then says a little sadly. "I shall keep you company then, if you dont mind" she bites her lip and Regina finally looks back up to her and takes a deep breath. As she realizes she can't say no to those pleading eyes.
"Of course you can. You can help me with this if you wish" she says and looks back to her work.
While Emma says "Sure...you know, um, you look really nice today..I mean, you look nice every day really" and then wants to slap herself for sounding like an idiot.
Regina looks back to her, slightly surprised by the comment but also happy by it.
"Thank you" she says back softly and then says "I like your braid"
Emma touches it and smiles goofily.
"Yeah, mom did it. Said I should make more of an effort"
This made Regina frown and she leaned to take one of Emma's hands and looked at her earnestly.
"Emmah" she said softly "You are perfect the way you are. Don't ever let anyone tell you different"
Emma nodded and began to feel something well up inside of her, as she looked down at their joined hands.
"You too" The blonde then mumbles and Regina smiles widely up at her.
So beautiful, she finds herself thinking, then quickly releases the blondes hands and turns back to the machine. As if nothing just happened and carries on. Whilst her heart thumps within her chest.
Later that day.
Regina approaches her father in the libary. He is sat at the table looking through a book.
"Daddy"
"Hello sweetheart. Have you had a good day?" he asks sweetly and Regina sits opposite him.
"It has been okay" she answers with a conflicted look upon her face.
"What is wrong?" Henry then asks.
"Nothing. I...I just am confused that's all"
"What are you confused about?"
"I don't want to speak about it"
"Okay. but i am always here Regina if you want to talk about anything and I mean anything"
"Thank you daddy" she gives a weak smile then says "Snow came to see me today"
"Oh?"
"She wants Emma to concentrate on matters of the kingdom and finding a...husband" she looks down at the table sadly.
"I suppose that's what princesses are supposed to do" he says with indifference.
"I got the feeling she wants me to distance myself from Emma. To tell her to go look for a huband and concercentrate on the kingdom"
Henry frowned.
"Only you can decide what to do sweetheart and if she was any one other than the queen I would say take no notice but she is the queen"
"I know daddy...I just...I just want Emma to be happy and I know if I distanced myself she wouldnt be because we've..." she looks to her father who waits patiantly for her to continue..."Become good friends" she finshes and Henry looks to her knowingly but he also knows that on the path their on, it would most likely end up in hurt and misery.
"I think you should do as the queen wishes" he says sadly.
"You do?" Regina's eyes widen, as she looks at him.
"No matter what happens, shes going to go off and marry and take more of a role in the kingdom soon enough. I just don't want to see you hurt sweetheart" he then tells her sadly and Regina begins to feel a churning in her stomach and thinks.. it is already to late for that...