A/N: Emma's on her honeymoon and that will give us a closer look at Regina. The blonde will still make her appearance, don't worry. And she will not be long gone! ;)

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The captive immediately locked eyes with the smirking brunette and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. Her brown-green eyes were displaying her shock and fear perfectly. Regina spoke up with a rather friendly voice. It did startle her at first but seemed weirdly familiar to the former Evil Queen.

"Good morning. I shall give you two choices, my dear. Remember that I am only being utterly accommodating in this matter if you are just as well. If you underestimate the importance of this, you will experience my evil side. Is everything understood, darling?"

Chapter 5

The red-head nodded with an immediate panic and a fear that was written all over her features. The former Evil Queen smiled slightly because she adored how smooth this was going.

"Well then. First option: You vanish into thin air for a short period of time – depending on how long I need you to. Second one: I will keep holding you hostage in very unpleasant conditions. That is simply all of it and it simply depends on your participation, dear."

Regina could only hear a muffled grumble and undistinguishable words coming from the ground. "Mmmhmh," The flower lady spoke into the tape that tightly clung to her lips.

The brunette rolled her eyes in annoyance and bent forward in order to rip it off. One dapper wave of the hand was enough to fill the silence of the whole church with a sharp cry that echoed loudly. Regina grumbled and slapped the woman in front of her, causing her to stop and to look up at her.

"If you dare to shout one more time, I shall crucify you."

The woman silently gulped and stared at the former Evil Queen as she almost shitted her pants.

"So what is it going to be, love?"

"Um – the first option." The flower lady muttered, afraid of being only one decibel too loud.

"Good girl. You will completely go into hiding. Nobody shall hear or see from you. I will not impersonate you. However, I am going to need your flower shop for said time. You can assist me in every which way only undercover though. Is everything clear?"

"What happens after 'said time'?"

The mayor smirked as she gave a response.

"I will return home with a person of interest and you may return to your precious shop."

"Are you a cop?"

The girl asked with a stunned expression on her face and a little 'awe' in her voice.

Regina just rolled her eyes at the idiotic comment and answered dryly.

"I'm most certainly not a cop. Think of me as your worst nightmare. Is there anything else, dear?"

The red-head gulped again, the fear still being visible in her eyes and her shivering body. After a few seconds, she came up with yet another question.

"Can I at least talk to my mom?"

Regina sighed with annoyance before she replied.

"I don't care the slightest bit about the state of your mother or yours. You can talk to her when I say that you may. Clear?"

"Chrystal."

"Perfect. There is only one thing left to do… I need a little wardrobe change."

The former Evil Queen grinned devilishly and stuffed a piece of bread into the woman's mouth before giving her something to wear. The girl quickly dressed herself as she chewed on the bread. Once she was finished, the two women walked to Regina's black Mercedes.

Hours later

When they were done with packing Regina's belongings that had been in her hotel room and buying her new clothes, which looked like the ones from the younger lady, they drove to the shop for the first time.

The brunette got out of the car and looked at the cute, little florist's. The building in front of her was very welcoming and it was surrounded by different-colored plants. Once she moved inside, there were even more bloomers, mostly stood close to the glass walls, but others just hung from the ceiling. On the left, there was a door that must have led to some kind of design area or something.

In the very back of the shop was the counter, which was also bombarded with flowers. The place was so stuffed with plants that Regina could hardly move around but it somehow didn't bother her. She found it quite amusing and comfortable but also terribly messy and confusing. It was a strange feeling and yet she was intrigued by the ambiguity of it.

Three days later

Regina walked into the flower shop that she had spent examining the last three days. She was successfully becoming a pro at naming certain plants and could sometimes even tell what they stood for.

The brunette sometimes wished to conjure some of the exotic bloomers existing in the Enchanted Forest. A lot of them were even prettier than the ones in this world. Regina somehow knew that those flowers would have pleased the Savior… She didn't know though, why she cared about that in the moment.

Regina's new apartment that was close to the flower shop and that looked rather run-down was fitting to her slightly different dressing style as well. The mayor had decorated the small rooms as she pleased and the whole apartment radiated strange and yet pleasant warmth that she had never felt before. The brunette didn't know why she was so accommodating to such a lifestyle all of a sudden.

The clothes didn't seem to bother her that much anymore, too. It just kind of fit to everything else and it made her feel free. That feeling was weird but also weirdly familiar.

One thing Regina longed for every now and then was to finally see the blonde again. Of course she would have to wait about four more days for that to happen since the bride probably was on her honeymoon. One way or another, the brunette couldn't get Emma Swan out of her mind.

Sometimes the brunette even thought that she was becoming crazy. There was a chance that she already was crazy but she quickly dropped that thought. The former Evil Queen being mental, oh please, as if.

Regina sat down on a chair in the back of the shop and continued on her flower studies. There were still so many plants she had no idea of and the mayor had always been a perfectionist. She wanted to make this right.

The brunette picked up the next flower and inhaled deeply as she took in its scent. She always tended to firstly experience a plant's odor. A balsamic, suave and honey-like fragrance came from the white plant. The bloomer had six petals, overlapping each other at the base and thus formed a trumpet-shaped flower. It was rather beautiful but to Regina its scent was pure perfection. It was so sweet and heavy floral but yet not too obtruding. Its fragrance was simply enjoyable and sent a shiver through the brunette's body.

She googled for the flower and once a specific meaning had caught her attention; her dark eyes slammed shut for a moment.

"I dare you to love me."

A familiar and husky voice spoke up. It belonged to herself.

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Thanks for reading! Sorry for the cliffhanger. I hope you still enjoyed it. ;)