AU Best Friendship, Teen SwanQueen

-Thursday July 16: Best friend romance (Emma and Regina are best friends that fall in love)

More than you could ever know

"You're coming over tonight right?" Regina asked me. "This is our last night before we drive off to school, and I want to make sure I have everything.

I did not want to go to her house, and it wasn't because her mom was scary as shit. But … It was because I had just looked over at my best friend, and caught the last lingering summer ray shining in her eyes, making her glow like some goddess. It made me super uncomfortable, because I just wanted to reach out and run my fingers through her halo of curls. I wanted to pull her in, and I wanted her to kiss me. The problem is… I'm not gay, and neither is she. I have to figure this shit out before I am forced to share a freaking room with her starting tomorrow night. I need my space.

"Emma!" She said trying to get my attention.

"Regina, I have to hang with my parents tonight. They have been bugging me all week. I'll call you before bed and we can go over your checklist again." I said.

Regina sighed, "Fine." She said with the most adorable pout imaginable and leaned against me on the log I was leaning against. We sat silently watching the sun settle over the Ocean. It was our secret cove, our own little private corner here in Storybrooke. Where we came whenever we needed the comfort of one another without our feuding parents prying eyes.

I don't really know where this stupid feud started, It was like the Hatfields and McCoys around here with that. Or maybe, in my mind it was more like the Capulets and Montagues and Regina and I were like Romeo and Juliet.

Except, we weren't star-crossed lovers, but we had been best friends since the third grade, when Regina had put glue in my hair, and I retaliated by cutting off her ponytail. You'd think that would perpetuate the family feud... well it did. It added fuel to the fire in our parent's eyes, but with us.. it was different. She had come back to school in short hair the next day. She looked beautiful, and I told her as much. She said to me that she liked the short hair better, because Zelena, her sister, liked to pull her hair and now she really couldn't.

"What are you thinking about?" Regina asked breaking into my thoughts.

"Oh… About how we became best friends," I said with a smirk.

She smiled. "Best haircut ever," Regina added with a giggle.

"I was combing Glue out of my hair for weeks," I chortled.

"Look at us now," She said placing her head on my shoulder. I shuddered as my skin began to react to her closeness. I may not be gay but I definitely was "gay" for Regina. "I love you, Emma." She whispered.

My heart beat faster at the words. I knew she meant as her best friend, but those words were something I really wanted to hear from her. "I love you too, Gee." I said softly.

She glared at me because of the nickname, but it was the only one she didn't totally hate. She lay her head back down on my shoulder and took hold of my hand. "Remember I told you about my crush?"

My gut twisted. "Oh tall blond and perfect abs?" I asked letting go of her. He was the reason I even started thinking of Regina this way in the first place. Regina never dated. I've dated plenty. I've had a couple of really close calls with one boyfriend, but other than a little make out session with Daniel she had never dated anyone. Call me selfish but I liked it that way. "What about it?"

"I almost… S-said something," She stammered.

"The two of you talked?" I asked facing her. I needed to know if I could handle her being with someone... Of course we were going to college, and she was bound to find someone she was interested in when she got there.

"We talk all the time," she a rosy blush emerging on her olive skin. "But when it comes to saying how I feel, I am such a chicken."

"Why? Regina you aren't afraid of anyone," I said.

"I'm not afraid of ... I'm just, If the answer is no I don't know what I would do."

"Maybe you're not ready." I said with a shrug.

"I am ready, and I am not waiting because summer is over today." Regina said getting on her knees and facing me. "You've done this more than I have, what do I say?"

I sighed, "Regina…" I groaned not really wanting to give this guy the girl I love.

"Come on, what do I say… how do I even bring it up?" Regina said watching me intently.

"Okay," I said with another sigh. I sat up and crossed my legs in lotus and put my elbows on my knees. "Just kinda look into his eyes, smile and say, hey. and give him one of those smiles you give the people you like... I mean... It's gorgeous you should smile more." I rambled

"Then?" She asked impatiently.

"Then kind of bite your lower lip like this," I said doing so. "It's really sexy."

"Sure is…" She said a little breathless. Then she closed her eyes and shook her head. "What else."

I furrowed my brow and bit my lip, her reaction was so hot I forgot what I was doing for a second. I cleared my throat and stood up pulling her up with me. I dusted myself off to buy me some time then I said, "then you take one of his hands, tell him that you think he is really hot, and wanted to see if he would like to hang out." I pulled her closer and reached out to touch her hip. "While you are doing that you put your fingers on his hip, don't get too close... save that for later."

"What else?" Regina asked swallowing thickly.

I dropped my hands and stepped away and sat back down on the log. "That's it, the ball is in his court then."

She sat right next to me Her face went to mesmerized to stricken. She hugged her legs for a few moments then looked back toward me. "What if the answer is no?" She said with her eyes wide open.

"At least then you would know if he is interested or not, and you can move on." I said standing. "Besides he'd be a moron if he said no." I began to walk around the cove toward my Bug."You should do it now, cause It's gonna be dark soon and you know your mom."

She nodded and followed me out. "Emma?"

I turned to face her, "What's up?"

She smiled at me The way she does that makes my heart flutter. She looked into my eyes and said, "Hey." She bit her lower lip, and my heart started pounding in my chest. She took one of my hands and moved forward and instead of putting her fingertips on my hip, She placed her whole hand on it and pulled me closer. "I think you're really hot, and wanted to see if you would like to hang out sometime."

I froze… I'm not that tall though I am taller than her… Blonde, and… "You think I have great abs?" I said with a giggle.

Regina blushed and dropped my hand, "Forget it."

I grabbed a hold of her hand and pulled her against me. I held her close, though her back was still facing me. I kissed the base of her neck, "Yeah we can hang out… for the rest of our lives if you want to."

She turned to face me, and wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me. "I love you, Regina," I said once she pulled away.

She smiled, "I love you too."