I had changed the status of this story to Complete but had a couple of ideas still roaming around in my head. When I write anything, I jot down random ideas that seem to flood the paper and then go back and weave them together. This story has a few more things that I want to include. I've had alot of people pm asking for me to continue this so consider your wish granted ;D

Disclaimer: I do not own OUAT

It had been almost a week since I had followed that black Mercedes back to Mifflin Street. I hadn't seen much of the Mayor since then but I had been kinda busy planning our first real date. With a woman as classy as her, how was I going to come up with something to impress her? The truth was, I don't think I'd ever planned a date before. Most of my dates were clients and we didn't even get to the dessert menu before I was chasing them out the door. So, preparing for an honest to goodness date with someone I really wanted to impress was a foreign concept to me. Oh I was up to a challenge. I just needed to think outside the box. Regina was probably expecting a fancy dinner with wine and roses but that wasn't how I did things. Hmm, how did I do things? Well, I had approximately 24 hours to decide so I'd better stop wasting my Friday.

I decided to use my lunch break to take a walk. I ended up strolling down by the pier and sat down on my favorite thinking bench to thumb through some ideas. I could take her for a picnic but somehow I didn't think she would view sandwiches as romantic as I thought they could be. She already struck down Granny's and I didn't want to do the fancy restaurant thing. I thought about taking her to see a movie but you don't get to talk much during movies so they make for sucky getting-to-know-you date nights. I kicked around the idea of having the date at her house but then I'd have to pretend to know how to cook and she'd end up feeling obligated to clean her impossibly spotless house in preparation and that didn't seem fair. What did I get myself into? I wanted to do something fun that didn't focus on me immediately wanting to tear her clothes off. Well, that pretty much strikes down every idea ever created by mankind. Think, Swan, think.

The alarm on my phone beeped to let me know I had fifteen minutes left on my lunch break. I stood up and started walking back to the station when I saw Leroy stepping off of his boat. I walked over to see what he was up to and he told me he had finally gotten the old gal up and running and had just revarnished all of the wood to give it an updated look. It really did look alot better than it once had. I congratulated him on a job well done and was graced with a small, genuine smile from the fella. I briefly entertained the idea of asking him to borrow the boat for my date with the Mayor but then thought of all the things that could go wrong. I didn't even know if she had ever been on a boat before so there was the issue of possible nausea and wobbly sea legs. There were too many variables out of my control and I wanted to eliminate every possible thing that could go wrong. Well, as much as possible anyway. I told Leroy I'd see him around and headed back to the Sheriff's office. Boy, I was going to have to come up with something awesome in a town the size of one Disney park. Not alot of options here. Eh, no worries. I do good under pressure.

I was walking past Granny's when I saw Regina through the window. She was walking towards the door with a bag that presumably held whatever froo-froo salad crap she decided to eat for lunch. She stopped just before opening the door and I raised my left hand and gave a small wave as she smiled slowly and raised her right hand in reply. I took a few quick steps forward and opened the door for her to come outside.

"It's like you're my mirror staring back at me" I said laughing.

"Excuse me?" she said with a puzzled expression.

"Uhh...yeah, prob not gonna get that. Nevermind. Sooooo, come here often?" I offered with a wink.

She shot me a sly look and started walking back towards her office expecting me to fall into step beside her, which I did. "Well, not here but the pool house and a certain Sheriff's tent were certainly fitting arenas".

I almost had to stop to catch my breath as those images assaulted my brain. I decided then and there that I definitely liked sly, flirty Regina. I kindof walked the rest of the way in a stupor and didn't realize we had gotten to her office until she turned and looked with me like the cat who ate the canary. What did that even mean? All I could focus on was the word 'ate'. I leaned forward intending to wipe that smirk off of her face and let my lips brush over her ear as I whispered "Just maybe, Madame Mayor, you'll get to add another location this weekend".

I turned to walk away and was rewarded with the slightest groan followed by a sharp intake of breath. Oh yeah, point Swan.

Back at my office, I sat down and propped my feet up on the desk and laced my fingers behind my head trying to picture what environment would be private but memorable. My eyes roamed around the office trying to get some inspiration. A half-eaten donut reminded me that we needed food and tacos wasn't gonna cut it. My coffee from Granny's this morning reminded me that we needed drinks. I sighed and rolled my eyes knowing I would have to pick up a bottle of some semi-expensive wine. Man, this would be a helluva lot easier if Regina was a beer and tacos kinda girl. I leaned back in my chair and grinned. Nah, there wasn't a single thing about the Mayor that I would change even if she was a hard-ass sometimes. I liked challenges and even though this date was going to be alot of work, I knew what was waiting on the other side: An amazing woman who was unlike anyone I had ever met.

So, recapping: I had food and wine on the list. God, that sounded cliche and I was trying to avoid cliches. I stared up at the ceiling and tried to figure out how I came to that conclusion. Regina was classy and used to the finer things in life. Maybe a great dinner with wine wouldn't be as bad as I thought. Nodding, I started to get a clearer picture of what would work. I grabbed my keys and punched David's number on my cell telling him I was taking the rest of the day off and asked him if he could cover any calls that came in.

So, this was short but I needed something to get us from point A to point B. Next chapter, coming up. Pun intended. Thank you to everyone who pm/reads/reviews/favorites/follows! You guys rock :)