A/N Hello All! Sorry about how long it took to update. Got a little bit caught up in real life. Should have read the fine print when I singed up to be a single mother of two... =P
"So what have we got so far?" Lily asked, ready to jot down some notes.
"Well. I called the witness yesterday. Dr. Archie Hopper. He said he was in the car directly behind Regina's when it happened." Emma was skimming over the info she had written down last night. "Regina was stopped in the left turning lane, the light turned green, she began to drive, and the bastard came out of nowhere hitting her front driver's side and sped off." She had to breathe to keep herself steady. They could have lost Henry... Regina could have lost Henry.
"Holy hell..." Ruby whispered. Lily and she had both willingly jumped on board to help Emma track the suspect down.
"Right. What do we know about the other driver?" Lily inquired. She had often helped Emma in her search for perps. She proved to be very handy with a computer.
"Dr. Hopper was fairly certain the driver was an African American male, driving a silver sedan. Honda. He was certain it was a Honda logo, but he didn't catch the plate." Emma added.
"Damn, there goes my psycho mistress theory." Ruby huffed.
"God, Rubes. You are constantly looking for drama, aren't you?" Lily laughed. Ruby shrugged.
"Unless she paid to have someone else do it." Emma spoke up.
"Oh, come on. You too, Em?" Lily asked.
"I'm not saying I think it was her...but I don't think this was an accident." Emma stood up and started pacing. "I mean think about... She was stopped in the left lane on Main St., for a few minutes probably." She was looking at her notes as she paced. "The light changed and she began to turn left onto 12th. Regina and Dr. Hopper both said the car came out of nowhere... If it were someone trying to beat the light at the last minute, she would have seen the car coming" she explained. "I know it's a little crazy, but what if the driver actually waited for her to start driving before he made his move?" She questioned.
"She is a lawyer and a well-known one. I wouldn't doubt she had enemies" came Ruby's input.
"Okay, let's say this was a possibility." Lily began working away at the computer as she spoke. "That would make this much more serious and would likely have been considered by the police already..." she trailed off as she typed furiously.
"So what now? We give up? They could already have the guy in custody for all we know?" Ruby wasn't as up to speed on how this all worked.
"They have suspects." Lily stated.
"And you know that, how?" Ruby asked.
"I hacked the PD." Lily replied as if it was nothing.
"From my computer?!" Emma snapped.
"I blocked your IP address..." Lily replied sheepishly. Emma shook her head.
"You're lucky this is for Regina or I might have actually kicked your ass for that..." Emma flopped back into her seat. Lily and Ruby both smiled. "What?!" She exclaimed.
"You are so in love with her..." Ruby spoke first. Emma sighed. "Why won't you just tell her?" she asked.
"Look, I just care about what happens with her and the baby. I care about getting this unstable asshole off the streets." Emma rationalized.
"You're scared." Lily spoke gently. She had been browsing the police reports from the accident.
"Of course I am. We have all put our hearts out there before. Rejection isn't something you just get used to... It hurts. I told her how I felt once already and she chose him. I was there for her in the hospital and at the end of the day, she went to him. Her actions aren't exactly building my confidence here. I don't want to put myself out again. I'm fine with being friends." Emma ended her speech.
"You really think you can be just friends? You can't be friends with the person you're madly in love with. It'll be torture for you..." Ruby was cut off.
"I'm not madly in love with..." Emma was cut off.
"Truly, Madly, Deeply..." Lily stated while skimming the reports.
"Thank you, Savage Garden. That was very helpful." Emma's voice was laced with sarcasm. Lily shrugged.
"I've got something!" Lily exclaimed. "And don't think this conversation is over." She added, pointing to Emma.
"Whatever... What did you find?" She was happy to getting back on track.
"Well, one of the witness interviewed by the cops gave a partial plate number... 1352... Now if this was all staged, chances are the car would be ditched. I did a cross-reference for local tow companies and..." she went back to the info on the computer. "There was a silver Honda Accord, plate number ENT-1352, towed to Chuck's Impound on Neal St." She finished.
"Mmm... I know that place!" Ruby exclaimed as she finished sipping her drink, happy to find a way she can help. The other two looked at her questioningly. "And... I know the tall dark and handsome man that works there most days..." She trailed off and the other two nodded their understanding. Ruby pulled out her cell phone and quickly dialed a familiar number.
"Hey, Billy. It's Ruby... Yea, I had a great time... I would love to, but listen. I was hoping you could help me with something..." Ruby worked her charm.
Emma and Lily sat back and watched as Ruby seemed to get every bit of information they needed out of the man. She simply gave a brief reason for why it was important to her and he was listing every detail imaginable.
"This may be easier than we thought." Emma stated, Lily nodded. Shortly afterwards, Ruby had written down all the info and hung up the phone with a very satisfying smile. She handed the paper to Emma.
"Plate number and VIN. Silver Honda Accord, damage to the front passenger side of the vehicle. Turns out it's a rental from Enterprise. Their contact info is there as well. They will be picking up the car next week" she finished happily.
"Nice, Rubes." Emma stated as Lily snatched the paper from her hand. She began working on the computer again, fingers typing away on the keyboard.
"My turn." Emma pulls out her cell to call the rental agency. "Good afternoon, Ms. Brice. This is Detective Nolan from the Boston Police Department. We are investigating a hit and run incident that involved one of your vehicles... Yes, ma'am. We were hoping you could give the name of who rented out the particular car. Plate number ENT-1352... Thank you very much for your cooperation. It certainly makes it easier for us to do our job. You have a good evening." Emma hung up the phone with a slight look of shock on her face.
"She didn't even ask about a warrant or anything... She must be new there." Emma chucked at how easy this was turning out to be. "See what you can find out about a Sidney Glass..." she finished and Lily was on it in a matter of seconds.
"So... While she is doing that...let's talk about what you are going to do about Regina..." Ruby looked at Emma pointedly. Emma rolled her eyes.
"Simple. I'm going to help get this bastard booked for attempted manslaughter. Then I will leave her in peace to build a happy family with her cheating husband. If I'm lucky, she will want to remain friends and then I can secretly pine after her until I either get over it or die from a broken heart." Emma starred at Ruby unblinking.
"I can't tell if you're joking or not..." Ruby was truly stumped.
"What does it matter? I'm not going to tell her anything about how I feel, because she is not going to leave him." Emma stated.
"So you are just going to be her friend. You're just going to sit back and watch her go home to him every night, knowing damn well he doesn't even deserve the second chance she is giving him?" Ruby inquired heatedly. Lily may have been working, but she was also following the conversation. She let Ruby do the talking. The slim brunette may prefer fun to commitment, but she knew more about relationships than Emma and Lily both.
"What other choice do I have? Either way I'm screwed, but I would rather still be in her life, than have nothing at all..." Emma sounded defeated about the whole thing. Ruby shook her head sadly, wishing Emma would give it one last try before giving up.
"That is really sweet and romantic and...depressing. I'm changing the subject for now." Lily spoke up. "Sidney Glass, African American male, and 37 years old..." she skimmed a bio she had found of him on the internet. "Studied law at Harvard, which apparently didn't do him much good, as most of the comments on this site call him a horrible lawyer... He is currently working free-lance since... Holy Hell..." she trailed off.
"What?!" Emma questioned.
"...since he was fired from Mills & Berring Law Firm two years ago..." Lily finished.
"Mills...as in..." Ruby inquired
"The firm was created by Regina Mills and Myka Berring in 2008... Very successful firm." Lily was quick with the information.
"Shit." Emma whispered.
Looks like things got complicated. They weren't going to be able to get much further with this without involving the police. Luckily, she was pretty good friends with the real Detective Nolan. She knew she could trust David to take her theory seriously. She couldn't help but wonder what happened between the firm and Glass that would cause him to take such drastic measures. Then that led to her wondering whether Berring might also be at risk or if Regina was still in danger.
Her feelings started raging inside of her at the prospect of Regina still being a target. It's possible that she had watched way too much Law & Order over the years and her imagination could be running wild. But at the moment...she really didn't give a fuck. Yes, Regina had Daniel, but for Emma, that wasn't good enough. She knew she wouldn't stop worrying until this psycho was behind bars. She had to make sure Regina was safe.
"Well... This just got even more interesting." Lily pulled Emma out of her thoughts. "Apparently, Regina filed for a restraining order against Glass...two years ago."
"Fuck!" Emma snapped. "I'll be back. I'm going to go see David." She stated and was out the door before either brunette could reply.
As she drove, her thoughts were running wild. She thought about anything and everything that was Regina Mills. She thought about their time together, about how she wanted so much more, about forcing her to tell Daniel about the baby, about the baby, about how miserable she was those three months without her, about how scared she was over the accident, about how it felt to be near her again, about watching Daniel rush to her side, about this sick fucker that was still out there.
As her brain processed everything, she came to a conclusion. She knew that there was nothing she wouldn't do for Regina Mills. She wanted to do and be everything to and for her. She knew deep down that she would never really give up on being with her. She didn't believe she stood a chance, but she was beginning to wonder if Ruby was right. Maybe she should try again... First she would get David caught up on everything and then...then she might just pay a visit to the one person she couldn't stop thinking about.
Pack up and leave everything,
Don't you see what I can bring
Can't keep this beating heart at bay
Set my midnight sorrow free,
I will give you all of me
Just leave your lover, leave him for me.
Leave your lover, leave him for me.