Here it is!
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When the morning came, Emma slowly woke up, enjoying the quiet and the warm sun light that entered from her window, caressing gently her skin.
She took only twenty minutes to get up, make breakfast and dressing herself with jeans and a black top. It was a sunny day so she decided to walk to the library instead of driving.
She took about half an hour to arrive but she loved to walk.
Emma entered the building this time slowly enjoying the vision, thousands of books on the elegant, golden shelves. The library was huge and the building had two floors.
She walked right to the main desk returning the forgotten book and then she decided to take a look around.
Emma went to the second floor where the classics were and she smiled when she saw, in the other side of the room the brunette she had met the day before.
The woman was so focused in her reading that she didn't even noticed Emma approaching her.
"Hey there!" said Emma behind the woman.
The brunette moved her eyes slowly from the book to Emma. She was wearing reading glasses that made her look even prettier.
Emma saw that the woman wasn't recognizing her. "I'm the one who bumped against you yesterday" with that the brunette smiled.
"Hi, now I remember you, the classics' lover right?" something in the brunette ton of voice made Emma think that she was making fun of her.
"My name is Emma, Emma Swan" Emma said while pulling a chair and seating in front of the brunette.
"Hi Emma, my name is Regina, Regina Mills" Emma's mouth was wide open.
That was a surprise "Regina Mills like the writer?" Emma asked.
"Yeah, that would be me" Regina said with a smile in her face.
Emma didn't expect to find one of her favorites writers in that library like that, she had read all Regina's books several times, every single word of them made Emma forget the world and plunge into another reality.
"Wow I wasn't expecting that" Emma was shocked and that showed on her face.
Regina laughed gently at the blonde's reaction.
"Expecting what Miss. Swan?"
"Finding you here, I'm kinda your fan" Emma felted herself blushing like a teenager.
Regina smiled brightly "Thank you, I'm flattered".
"It's weird, I've read your all your books and I imagined you different"
Regina raised slightly her eyebrows "And how exactly did you imagined me?"
Emma was blushing even more and said in a low voice so that Regina could barely hear it "Older".
Regina was amused "Well I will take that as a compliment". Emma was looking at her in silence.
"Can I ask you a question Miss. Mills?"
Regina looked at her with a frump "Yes, but don't call me Miss. Mills, makes me feel older, my name is Regina remember?"
Regina nodded "Okay..Regina. So what are you doing here?".
"Research, for my new book".
That was when Emma noticed a bunch of papers on the table all written and scratched.
"Can I make you a question?" Regina said with a smile.
"Yes of course!"
"What's your favorite?" she said in excitement.
Emma understood but she pretended she didn't "What?"
Regina sighed in frustration "You know.. What book of mine do you like most..."
Emma closed her eyes pretending she was having a hard time to choose, but she knew exactly the one that was her favorite. Emma had read that book four years ago, she found it by accident and she was trap in it since the first paragraph, four years later that book was still the one who had a special place in her bedroom, right beside her bed.
"The Queen's dark eyes" Emma said finally and Regina was caught by surprise.
That was her less popular book, no one talked much about it and it was the only that wasn't a best seller.
"Well that's a surprise, and may I ask you why?"
Emma took a while to answer and when she answered Regina was shocked and amused.
"The Queen walked into the darkness with a smile on her face, her dark eyes embracing the shadows around her. She finally knew that no matter how far she would go, how may years would go by, she will never be alone again, even if there would be only darkness around her."
It was a quote from the book itself.
"Well Emma that was interesting, do you want to make me company while I do my research?"
Regina didn't knew exactly why she was asking that to the blonde woman she barely knew but there was something about that Emma girl that had caught her attention.
"Yeah, of course" Emma answered immediately.
The hours passed so fast, Emma didn't knew she could have so much fun only by talking with someone. Regina was not only an amazing writer but Emma found that she was also a very mysterious and peculiar woman.
The way she talked about her characters and their stories made Emma feel like they were almost as real as them, like she could even touch them.
The brunette seemed to have an almost mystical connection with her books, she talked about love, magic and dreams with such passion that Emma's breath was taken away from her just by listening to her.
"Oh God I'm late!" Regina got up in a rush "I have to go get my son from his piano lessons".
"You have a son?" Emma asked in disbelief.
"Actually I have two, Henry and Roland" her eyes shined when she said their names.
Was only then that Emma looked to Regina's hand finding an engagement ring on her finger.
She was married and without knowing why Emma felt sick for a few seconds.
"Bye Emma" Regina reached out to shake Emma's hand and after a few seconds of hesitation Emma did the same.
"Will you be here tomorrow Regina?" Emma asked when Regina was almost at the end of the stairs to the first floor.
Regina looked back quickly "Yes, after taking Henry and Roland to their lessons"
"See you tomorrow then?" Emma didn't knew why she was asking that, why she wanted to be in Regina's company.
"Of course, see you tomorrow Emma"