Poison & Wine
Chapter 14
Henry's eyes took in the scene before him. His birth mother stumbled off of the ground, her lips smudged with a shade of lipstick she didn't wear and his adoptive mother's hair was a mess and she was breathing heavily. Him and Emma had only discussed getting Regina to like her a couple days ago, but he could work with the new development. The young boy smirked and crossed his arms at both of them. "Mom, mom. Is there anything you guys want to tell me?"
Emma and Regina look at each other, both at a loss for words.
"Uh…" The blonde was tongue-tied. She couldn't think of anything to say except, "What?"
"You were kissing." Henry stated with a smug tone.
Emma scoffed. "No we weren't." She lied, and looked at the silent- and probably panicking- woman. She could see the wheels turning in her true love's head.
The young boy started to laugh. "Mom's lipstick is all over you."
Regina was stewing in her own stupidity. She couldn't believe she was foolish enough to get caught up with the savior while their son could so easily find them, which he did! It was Monday and everyone knew that Monday's were Henry's big homework load day. She figured it would take at least an hour to complete, but she still shouldn't have risked it.
She had no plan for how to handle this situation so she decided to turn to her defense mechanism. She cleared her throat and put on her firm mother voice. "What're you even doing downstairs, young man?" She asked the boy with a raised eyebrow. "I know for a fact that Mrs. Blanchard gave you heaps of homework to do and we have a rule to not leave your room until you're done."
Henry's arrogant grin faded rather quickly. "I- I needed Emma's help with my algebra." He said timidly, not wanting to set his brunette mother off.
Emma decided that if she didn't step up and take charge of the situation then their son would get his ass handed to him by his adoptive mother. She moved around the couch and ruffled his hair, gentle smile in place. She glanced back at the mayor, whose face softened at Henry's answer. Regina still looked extremely uncomfortable though. "Let's put a pin in your homework for now. Go sit on the couch and wait for us. All right? Regina," She motioned for the brunette to follow her and she did.
They went into the mayor's office and the sheriff quietly shut the door behind them. "It was stupid of me to initiate such inappropriate behavior with him upstairs."
"Is that what you were worrying about out there? Regina, this was just a fluke-"
"A fluke that alerted our son of our budding relationship!" The older woman argued her point. "We broke term one. Now he's going to get it into his head that you and I are going to be wed and have babies and all live in this house together-"
"Well I hope we don't do those things in that specific order." She laughed, but when she saw the former queen was about to go off she lifted a hand to defuse her. "Okay look, I know this breaks term one and that the kid will be getting his hopes up about us, blah, blah, blah, but it's too late to worry about it. He already saw us. The only thing we can do now is go out there and be honest with him."
Regina scoffed a bitter laugh. "I know you missed the first ten years of Henry's life, Miss Swan, but do you not know him at all? He'll convince himself that we're going to last forever and when it all goes to shit he's going to be devastated!"
"Woah, what do you mean when?" Emma asked, extremely offended and highly pissed off.
The mayor replayed her words and inwardly cringed. She choked on her own words. "I- I didn't-"
Emma huffed in disbelief, cutting her off. "You don't think this will last." She accused. "Unbelievable."
"I'm simply being realistic." Regina defended herself.
The blonde shook her head, angry. "No. No. You're being downright pessimistic. Why the hell are we even trying to be together if you're so certain it will end?" She threw her hands up in question. "If you've already made up your mind about us then what the fuck am I even doing here?"
"Emma-" Regina tried.
But the sheriff kept on rambling. "I feel so stupid! Here I was walking around, thinking that we were on the same page-"
"We are! The brunette disagreed pleaded with her. She was frantically trying to get the younger woman to listen to her.
Emma scoffed. "Apparently not! Apparently you entered this with the preconceived notion that it would fail!"
The blonde wanted to run. She wanted to storm out of the door and drive home, but she couldn't. She had promised Regina communication and she had to uphold that. Even if the mayor didn't want a relationship, Emma had to uphold her side of it.
She took a deep, calming breath before speaking. "I want this, Regina." She said passionately. "I want you. I want us. I'm not doing this just because some Pixie Dust brought me to you. I'm doing this because I honestly believe we could be something great. I believe this thing could work, but if we've already broken up in your head then what's the point?" She was angry, true, but more than that she was hurt. "If you don't want to be with me then-"
"I do!" The mayor stressed, panic clear in her voice. She needed to stop the savior's rant so she stepped forwards and wrapped her arms around the younger woman's neck, staring at her deeply. "I want to try this with you, Emma. I promise you that. I just…"
"You don't think we stand a chance." Emma finished for her, feeling a twist in her stomach.
Regina practically growled. "I'm afraid, all right?" She confessed loudly.
Emma visibly relaxed at the profession. She could deal with fear from the older woman. Fear was miles better than thinking that the brunette simply didn't want a long-term relationship with her. Emma brought their bodies close together with her hands on the former queen's slim waist.
She released a soft chuckle. "You don't think I'm scared? Regina, I'm fucking terrified of this. But I know that I want it. You were right the other day when you called me a runner. I've been running my whole life from anything scary and it left me nowhere and with nobody. I'm done running. I was done the second I decided to stay in Storybrooke." She told the older woman and lifted a hand to tuck brown hair behind her ear. "I want this. I want to try this with you, but you have to believe this can work. If you don't believe this will work then we have to end this now."
A brown eyebrow rose. "Are you adding a seventh term to our pre-relationship terms?"
The sheriff thought about bringing up Regina's mistake, but decided the moment wasn't right. Instead, she just smiled and nodded. "I figured that since you had so many for me, one for you would be acceptable."
Regina nodded softly and squeezed strong shoulders. "The terms aren't just for you, dear." She corrected. "They apply to me as well."
"Except the sex ban." Emma smirked in correction. "You could break that one and I'd be perfectly good with that."
The mayor rolled her eyes playfully. "I don't doubt it." When Emma grinned at her, Regina smiled back. She enjoyed gazing at the blonde. When the younger woman was around, Regina found that she felt lighter and much happier. "I think we could be decent together." She admitted.
The sheriff raised an eyebrow after she laughed. "Decent? You really know how to charm a girl."
"It's hard for me to… verbally express how I'm feeling. That's a large part of the reason why I put communication in our pre-relationship terms." The former queen confessed.
Emma nodded her understanding. "I get it. It's something we'll work on. Actually, it's nice to know you have any flaws at all really. Here I was thinking the only one bringing flaws to this relationship was me."
"Well you certainly are bringing most of them." Regina teased. She was starting to feel better about their situation. Of course they had a lot of obstacles to face, but she was glad to know that the blonde was invested in what they could become.
The savior laughed. You're such a smooth talker, Gina." She tested out the shorthand and found she rather liked it.
It seemed at though Regina wasn't fond of it, if the sneer on her face was anything to go by. "You will not call me that." She said firmly.
A smirk spread on the blonde's face. "I like it. I think I'll call you that all the time now."
The mayor rolled her eyes. "You're being childish."
"Speaking of child, we should probably talk to ours." Emma offered.
Regina moaned her displeasure. "I suppose we have to."
The savior leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her true love's lips. "It won't be too terrible. He already knows you're my true love." She quickly admitted before scramming out of the room and bolting directly to the living room.
She sat by Henry, who was waiting patiently while playing his Xbox. "Get ready for both of us to get bitched at." She whispered quietly.
"You have got to be kidding me!" The pair heard Regina yell, as the clicking of her heels got closer. When she walked into the living room she reached towards the Xbox and turned it off before crossing her arms and staring at the two children. "Would you like to tell me how he found out?" The former queen asked her sort-of-girlfriend. "And you broke term two, by the way, twice actually. I was willing to let the first one slide given the circumstances, but the second one you will pay for." She glared.
"Busted." Henry laughed.
"And you!" The brunette's haughty gaze landed upon the boy. "All weekend you badgered me with questions about my dating life. Was that because you found out I was Emma's true love?"
"You just broke term two!" The younger woman pointed out with a smile that quickly faded when she was glared at.
Henry pointed to his birth mother. "She's the one who told me. She wanted my help to find out if you liked her or not. She even had an operation name!" He blamed the savior.
Regina raised an eyebrow at the blonde, but quickly shook her head and held her hands up. "Okay that's a conversation that me and Miss Swan will have later, but regardless of how you found out, the fact remains that you know and, honey, this is a delicate situation."
"What's that mean?" The boy asked, confused. "Aren't you guys girlfriends?"
"Sorta. Not yet, maybe." Emma offered up, rather confused on that as well. "Look kid, I know that in the Enchanted Forest people fell in love in one second, but it's different here. It takes time-"
"I know." Henry interrupted her with a shrug. "But you can date without being in love." He said with a 'duh' tone.
Regina nodded. "Yes. That's true, but before Emma and I enter into a committed relationship we're going to go on a few dates and see if it's truly what we want."
"Like a trial run." Emma explained.
"But… you're each other's true love." He didn't understand. "That means you're meant to be together."
The brunette moved and sat on the other side of Henry with a somber smile. "Sweetheart-"
"You are each other's true loves, aren't you? Emma said Tinkerbelle got her wings back because of you guys." He said firmly.
"Technically, yes, we are each other's true love." The blonde explained slowly. "But, kid, that's not a guarantee that things will work out between us."
"We want them to." Regina added, just for clarity's sake. "We would both like it if things worked out, but we aren't in the Enchanted Forest. Relationships are more complicated here, especially one between us." She motioned to Emma and herself.
The sheriff nodded in agreement. "Right." Both of the moms saw the sorrow written on their boy's face. "Look, kid we aren't saying that things won't work out. If everything goes according to plan then we'll have our happy ending." She glanced at Regina to gauge her reaction, but she was rather unreadable. "We just don't want you to get too excited, at least for right now. That's why we didn't want to tell you. We didn't want you to get hurt in case we decide not to move forward in our relationship. You get that. Don't you?"
Henry nodded, still a little put out. "Yeah. You both like each other though. Right? Like you want to kiss each other all the time? Like you guys were doing on the couch?" He asked hopefully.
Regina swallowed thickly and nodded, offering her son a reassuring smile. She flushed at the thought of what she and the sheriff were doing minutes ago. "Very much so, yes."
"Definitely." Emma agreed with a grin. "But until we decide anything, you gotta keep that mouth of yours shut. Understood?"
The boy laughed and nodded. "Understood."
"Good. Now go get that homework you can't do without me and bring it down here. Let's teach your mom a few things about math that calculators can't do." The savior smirked and nudged her son.
"Okay." He stood up to leave, but before he did he turned around and smiled big at his mothers. "I hope you guys become girlfriends. That would be so cool." Then he bolted upstairs.
Emma laughed as she watched him go up the stairs. "Yes." Was whispered quietly next to her.
Blonde eyebrows furrowed as she kept a lighthearted smile. "What're you-"
"To your date on Friday, dear." Regina clarified with shy grin. "My answer is yes."
Wednesday had arrived and Emma was beginning to feel anxious about her date with Regina. She didn't have long to plan the perfect date and she didn't have any ideas either.
"Take her to a meadow." Suggestions from Hook weren't helping either.
"Oh, I know! Take her to a carnival!" Neither were suggestions from Henry.
Emma groaned and leaned back in her desk chair. David ducked out early and the mayor had late meetings so the two women agreed that their son would do his homework at the station until said meetings were finished. "I'm going to mess this up. I'm going to screw up and she'll never go out with me again."
Killian snapped his fingers when his mind formulated a plan. "I've got it! Ask your dad what the perfect date for Snow would be-" Emma scoffed. "and do the opposite." He smirked.
The blonde laughed. "That's the worst idea you've ever had."
"She already asked him that yesterday." Henry snickered.
"Hey!" The sheriff yelled. "Aren't you supposed to be doing your homework over there?"
Hook chuckled. "Oh, Swan. You really are going to fail at this. What was your original plan?"
Emma rubbed her face. "I was going to take her horse back riding, but Henry told me that it could easily backfire and remind her of Daniel. Then I figured I would take her on picnic, but my stupid ass suggested a family picnic with the kid on Saturday so I can't do that either." She threw her pen down in defeat. "Fuck it. I'll just have to go for the average dinner and a movie thing."
"Dinner is fine, but mom doesn't like going to the movies." Henry pointed out as he wrote something down on his homework.
"Dinner and a scroll at the park?" Killian updated it.
The blonde shook her head. "No. Dinner and a walk on the beach, maybe, but that's highly unimpressive." She complained. Three heads turned to look at the hallway when they heard the faint sound of heels clicking. It got louder with each step. When the mayor came into view, Emma smirked at Henry. "Mommy's here to get you!" It was said in a sneaky, childish tone.
Regina rolled her eyes with a small smile. "Your humor astounds me, Sheriff."
"Ouch." Hook hissed and gripped his heart. "Back to formalities already and you haven't even taken her on your sucky date yet."
The former queen raised an eyebrow at the pirate's words. "Sucky?"
Emma waved it off. "Hook just doesn't understand why we aren't taking a yacht out. Apparently if he's not water he can't function. Like a fish really, a mermaid perhaps."
"You bite your tongue, Swan!" Killian faked offense.
"Have you finished the paperwork I sent you?" Regina questioned the younger woman.
Emma shook her head from her seat. "Sorry babe."
The brunette flushed as she got butterflies, but she made sure to scowl at the younger woman. "This is a place of business, Miss Swan. Behave as such."
Hook and Henry snickered from David's desk. Emma just rolled her eyes. "My apologies, Madam Mayor."
Regina smiled. "You're forgiven. Henry, come on dear. I've got to get started on dinner."
Henry started getting his school stuff together. "What's for dinner, mom?"
"Chicken pot pie." The brunette informed him.
Both Hook and Emma moaned at the thought. "Are we invited, love?" The pirate asked.
"You shall never be invited over to my house in general, let alone for dinner." The former queen rolled her eyes as Henry hugged and kissed his birth mother goodbye.
Killian raised an eyebrow and glanced at the sheriff. "You didn't tell her yet?"
"Tell me what?" The mayor's tone was harsh and demanding. She didn't loathe the pirate, but she still didn't like him either.
Emma cleared her throat. "Not tell. I was just going to suggest that maybe when we go out on our date Friday that Hook could watch-"
Regina shook her head violently and grabbed Henry by his jacket, pulling him close to her. "No. I will not leave my son with a thieving pirate."
"Our son." Emma corrected. "And who else would we get to watch him? This town isn't exactly swimming with people who know about us."
"Henry is eleven. He's perfectly capable of watching himself for a couple of hours." The older woman said.
Emma gave her a look. "Oh please. You say that now but then on Friday you'll suddenly have someone in mind who will watch him. Then when I come to pick you up you'll act the part of the politician and bit- complain about something to try and convince said babysitter that we're not going on a date and why that happens all I'll be able to think is, 'if only Hook was babysitting and we could avoid all this bullshit and start our date off the right way'."
Regina rolled her eyes, exasperated with the blonde. Still, the sheriff had a point. "Fine." Brown eyes moved to Killian. "But I'll be using magic on my office and room door so don't even think about plundering in my stuff, pirate."
"Don't flatter yourself, your majesty. If I wanted to know what was in your room, I'd just ask Emma." He winked.
The mayor huffed before ruffling Henry's hair and turning to leave. "Be sure to text me, dear."
Friday seemed to arrive faster than usual and before she knew it, Regina was putting in her earrings when the doorbell rang. "Henry, could you get the door?" She hollered before fluffing out her dark hair. She observed herself in her bedroom mirror. Her red earrings paired with her dark red lips set a nice contrast with the royal blue dress that clung to her nicely. She heard Henry open the door.
"Hey, kid. Where's the lady?" Emma's voice rang through her ears. Regina saw herself smile widely in the mirror. Her butterflies had returned at full force. She was nervous.
"You wore that dress the night we met!" Henry observed. "Mom's still upstairs. "Where's Hook?"
Regina was satisfied with her appearance so she cleared her dry throat and exited the room, hearing her heels click against the wooden floor. She could see Emma's back to her as she descended down the stairs. The younger woman was wearing a tight pink dress and black heels. Her blonde hair was done as usual, but it had a little more curl to it then usual.
Emma saw Henry look behind her as she heard the small familiar clicking of heels. When she turned around, she nearly dropped the single white rose in her hand. Her mouth turned dry as she jaw dropped. Regina looked sexy as hell in her tight blue dress. Emma felt her heartbeat quicken at the sight.
Her son elbowed her to knock her out of daze. "You look… perfect." She exhaled, feeling breathless.
The mayor reached the bottom of the stairs, but her mind was glued to the figure of Emma as he dressed hugged her in all the right places. A good amount of cleavage was on display and she was sure that she had never seen the blonde look so attractive in her life. Then she noticed a single white rose between the younger girl's fingertips. Her eyes eventually found green ones and just barely managed to catch the compliment Emma sent her way. She blushed and smiled wide. "Thank you. You look," Gorgeous, beautiful, sexy, delicious. All those things plus, "flawless yourself, Miss Swan."
Emma blushed and held out the rose she bought. "This is for you."
Regina didn't quite understand the point of the single white rose, especially since she received a whole bouquet of purple flowers on Monday. Still, she offered a smile. "Thank you. It's very sweet."
"White roses mean a couple of things," The sheriff cleared her rough voice, "but in this case it represents a new start. Our new start." She blushed. "I know it's stupid, but-"
The brunette shook her head and clutched the rose to her, feeling a tight satisfying tug on her heart. "It's the sweetest thing I've ever heard."
The doorbell rang and Henry went to answer it as his moms gazes at one another. Hopefully it was his babysitter so his parents could leave for their date already.
"So where are you taking me?" Regina asked as they rode in the bug past the town line.
The sheriff smirked and shrugged. "Guess you'll just have to wait."
Regina looked over her date and licked her lips in appreciation. "You really do look fantastic tonight."
With a smile, Emma felt her stomach flip. "You've seen me in this dress before."
"True, but it was ripped and at that time I wasn't allowed to appreciate some of the… lower aspects of the dress." The mayor spoke freely.
Emma laughed softly and smirked. "Well shit, if you'd like I'll wear this dress every day." She joked.
The brunette joined in her humor. "I'll settle for every so often."
"You got it." The younger woman winked. Then she thought of something. "You've been doing a wonderful job at keeping it in, but tell me: how worried are you about Killian watching Hook?"
"Let me just put it this way, if you weren't wearing that dress then I'd be on the phone with the one hand wonder right now." Regina spoke honestly.
The savior chuckled. "All right. Fair enough. But when we get to the restaurant you can't talk about how worried you are about Henry."
"You're quite demanding on dates, dear." Regina observed.
Emma smirked. "Hey, I asked you out. I get to make the rules. You asked for this, Gina." She teased.
The older woman groaned. "Please abstain from calling me that if you want us to have a lovely time."
"I bet I could make you have a lovely time even if I did call you that." Emma challenged.
"Are you willing to take the risk?" The brunette raised an eyebrow. The blonde shook her head with a laugh. "So if you won't tell me where you're taking me, at least tell me how long our car ride will be.
"Well if we had more time I'd take you to Boston because that's my previous home turf, but since it's our first date I figured we shouldn't spend most of it on the road."
Regina agreed. A road trip date could be saved for later. "I see you've thought this through."
The sheriff grinned. "I did my best."
After roughly twenty minutes or so and some small talk, they pasted a sign that read, 'Welcome to Castine'. They mayor smirked. "Castine?"
"Well last time you visited all you got to see was the police station. I figured we could branch out." Emma grinned. "I hope you like seafood."
The mayor scoffed. "We live in Maine. Of course I enjoy seafood."
"Good." The younger woman smiled.
They drove around the small town for a several minutes before Emma turned in the direction of the docks. The yellow bug came to a stop in front of a waterfront dock restaurant. It looked rather rustic, but the twinkling lights scaling the deck railings and windows made it more elegant.
"Roger's Seafood." Regina read the sign from out the window and put her hand on the door handle to open it.
The savior touched her other arm. "Wait. Stay here. Okay?" She smiled and got out of the driver seat before going around the car and opening the door for the older woman.
Regina stepped out of the vehicle with a confused smile. "What was the point of that?"
Emma was confused before she remembered that the former queen grew up in the Enchanted forest. So with a shy smile she explained, "Opening the door for your date is kinda a romantic thing here."
"Oh." The brunette blushed.
The sheriff kissed her cheek and offered her hand. Regina looked down at it before she smiled and tangled their fingers together. When they entered the restaurant, the mayor noticed how crowded it was.
"I hope you made a reservat-"
Emma turned to the hostess. "I'm Emma Swan. I made the reservation for outside." She turned to look at her true love as the hostess looked through her files. "You were saying?"
Regina laughed softly. "I underestimated you, Swan."
"Ah, yes." The hostess smiled. "Will the rest of your party be joining later?"
The blonde shook her head. "No. It's just the two of us."
"Right this way." The woman smiled and walked through the crowded restaurant.
The older woman clutched to Emma's hand in her own and whispered, "Please tell me that you didn't invite other people on our first date."
"You're underestimating me again." Emma sang as they made their way outside.
The view was breathtaking. Several tables were scattered around the back deck and it looked over a large body of water. The hostess held the menus close to her and smiled at the couple. "Where would you like to sit?" Emma motioned to a table close to the railing that was the most centered on the deck. "Your waitress will be with you shortly." She informed them and walked back inside.
Emma pulled out a chair for her date and sat her in it before taking her own seat. The blonde smiled at the older woman who looked rather confused. "What is it?"
"Nobody else is out here." Regina motioned to the empty tables.
The sheriff nodded. "I know. I reserved the entire dock." She smirked, extremely proud of herself. She might have not been able to think of some amazing over the top date, but she could make a simple dinner romantic.
Regina's eyes widened in surprise. "You…"
"Take your breath away?" The blonde filled in playfully.
The former queen nodded with a blush. "It's beautiful out here."
Emma smiled. "Not as beautiful as what's across from me."
A soft laugh came from the mayor. "Don't go getting cheesy on me now, Swan."
The blonde joined her soft laughter. "Yeah, it felt the cheesiness the second it left my mouth. I felt like my dad." She gagged.
Regina wasn't afraid to show her disgust. "That would make me your-"
"No." Emma pleaded with a hand held up and avidly shook her head. "Don't even think of finishing that sentence."
The brunette couldn't help but laugh joyfully as their waitress came up to them. "Hello ladies, my name is Jeremy. I'll be serving you tonight. What will you be drinking tonight?"
They were nearly done with their dinner. Regina had ordered lobster and Emma had picked out crab legs. They were night and day as they ate. The blonde was sloppy and unmannered, ripping and tearing the shells with her fingers. The brunette had neatly eaten with her utensils, but she'd be lying if she said the messy sheriff wasn't adorable to her.
All in all, everything was going great. Regina was actually very surprised that things were going so smoothly. "Well I must say that dinner has been divine, Emma." She smiled.
"See? I'm not too bad of company." The blonde told her.
The former queen laughed. "Not at all."
Emma wiped her hands with the cleaning wipes the waiter provided her with. "Ready to go?" She asked. With a nod from the mayor, they stood up and began walking inside. Emma placed a protective hand on her date's waist as the moved past the tables. Regina found the gesture fairly intimate. She liked it.
When they reached the paying station, the line was rather long. The blonde turned to look at the older woman. "You can wait outside if you want. I'll pay."
"I thought we'd split it." Regina informed her.
Emma laughed with a scoff. "Please. We both know that's lie." She accused. "I'm paying."
The mayor offered up a smug grin. "If you insist." She said playfully and rubbed the younger woman's arm. "I'll be right outside." Emma placed a chaste on her cheek and sent her off as she waited in line.
Once Regina was outside, she wrapped her arms around herself to shield out the cold.
"Mayor Mills?" She heard a gruff, familiar voice call to her and she turned around to see Emma's arresting officer walking towards her. He was out of uniform and dressed in a nice button up shirt and slacks.
She gave him a formal smile. "Officer Collins. It's nice to see you again. Please, call me Regina." She said as he stopped in front of her.
"Then by all means, call me Toby." He smiled at her. "So, how'd you like this place?"
"It was very delicious. You have a quaint town here." The mayor informed him.
"Thank you. I'll have to visit Storybrooke sometime. I'm sure your town is just as good." He offered.
Emma left the restaurant and went outside. When she turned the corner, she saw her date talking to some man. The brunette laughed at something the mad had said. Jealousy was the first emotion she felt. She walked up to the duo and put a protective hand on the older woman's lower back. "Hey, baby. I'm all ready to go."
Officer Collins had suspected the two were together, but seeing them show affection confirmed it.
Regina offered her true love a knowing smirk and introduced them. "Sweetheart, you remember Officer Collins, don't you?"
The blonde extended her hand and made sure her grip was firm. "My arresting officer, right?"
Toby chuckled and released the sheriff's hand. "That's correct. It's nice to see you standing up straight." He joked.
Emma laughed along, but Regina could tell it was forced. "It's nice to see you out of uniform."
"Yeah. I'm sure you know how good it feels to be out of uniform after a long week." He stated.
Regina laughed and leaned closer to her date. "I'm sure she would know what it felt like if it she ever wore her uniform."
The blonde grinned. "Those are the perks of being Sheriff and dating the mayor."
Officer Collins laughed. "Not every town can have such an attractive mayor." He eyed over the brunette and Emma was suddenly done with the catch up.
"Well," She began quickly and moved her hand from the woman's waist and tangled their fingers together instead. "We should get going. Our son's babysitter is waiting on us. It was good seeing you, Officer."
"You as well." Toby said as he watched them walk away.
Emma ushered her date to the yellow bug and opened the passenger door. Instead of getting into the car, Regina stood there and placed a hand on the younger woman's chest, giving her a knowing smirk. "What?" The blonde demanded, raising an eyebrow.
The older woman was thoroughly amused. "That was quite a pissing contest over there, dear."
"Please." The savior scoffed. "It wasn't a pissing contest."
Regina snickered. "You may as well have proposed to me right then and there."
"I would have, but that would interfere with my plans to do it when I drop you off at home later." Emma joked.
The mayor rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "Seriously, Emma. You brought up Henry, said you were dating the mayor. You even called me baby."
The younger woman grinned wide. "You liked it."
"Let's go. God only knows what your pirate friend has done to my son." She didn't refute that she liked the nickname, so Emma took that as a win. After the brunette slid into the seat, the sheriff shut the door and walked to her side.
The pair walked to the front porch of the mansion and performed the first date cliché of awkwardly standing outside of the house gazing at one another.
Regina was the first to speak. She cleared her throat. "I had a lovely time tonight, Emma."
The younger woman smirked. "What can I say? I know how to treat a lady."
"Beautiful and modest. I think I've won the lottery." The mayor said sarcastically.
Emma laughed. "Don't be ridiculous. We can't both have won the lottery. Obviously I have."
Before the former queen could respond the front door opened and the two brunette children flashed their knowing smirks. "Have a good time, loves?"
"Hook told me you guys probably kissed." Henry teased.
Regina rolled her eyes at the crude pirate. "There was no kissing. Mr. Jones, I believe your job is complete. You may go home."
"Not without my pay." Killian said.
"Go home, Hook. I'll pay you tomorrow." Emma told him.
"I wasn't aware we were paying him at all." The mayor spoke up.
The blonde shook her head. "You're not paying him. I am."
"But you paid for dinner." Regina argued.
Killian patted Henry's back in farewell. "Well as long as I'm getting paid, I don't care who provides it. I expect details later, Swan." He smirked before leaving.
Regina kissed her son's forehead in greeting before turning to her date. "You won't be giving him any details." She instructed.
"You got it. Kid, go inside so I can properly say goodbye to your mom." Emma winked at the boy.
Henry laughed. "Okay. See you tomorrow, Ma!" He gave her a quick hug and kiss before heading inside and shutting the door.
Emma ran a hand through her hair. "You're nervous." The mayor noted.
"What?"
The brunette motioned to the messy blonde locks. "Your hair. You always play with it when you're nervous."
Emma smiled and huffed a laugh. "I've got to learn to be less predictable."
Regina stepped closer to the younger woman and licked her lips. "I happen to like your predictability. I'm not a fan of surprises."
"You're going to hate this then." The blonde said and then proceeded to get down on one knee.
A dark heart stopped and she gasped, eyes widening. "Wh- What're you- God no. Emma-"
The blonde chuckled and looked into brown eyes. "Will you-"
She shook her head in protest. This was not happening! "Emma, are you craz-"
"Go on a second date with me?" Her smirk couldn't have gotten wider.
Relief washed over the older woman and then she turned angry with the kneeling woman. "Oh, you are such an ass!" She complained. "I cannot believe you did that to me!" The younger woman stood up to her full size and received a harsh punch to her shoulder.
"Ow." The blonde groaned and rubbed her arm, but she was still laughing.
"I nearly had a heart attack!" She went to punch her date again but the sheriff blocked it with her arm, still laughing away. "I thought- you know what? Just for that, you can forget your goodnight kiss." Regina informed her and crossed her arms.
Emma smiled wide and shrugged. "That's okay. I don't kiss on the first date anyways." She managed to lean forward and peck the older woman's cheek quickly. "You can answer my date request tomorrow. Goodnight, baby." She winked and walked away.
Regina watched the yellow bug drive away, her emotions running wild. Despite the ill-advised prank Emma pulled on her, the night couldn't have gone any better. She found that she rather enjoyed dating the blonde. For the first time since she learned the truth of her true love, she actually believed that they could be together- not because they were fated to be, but because she wanted them to be.
YAY! Their first date happened! :D I hope you guys enjoyed it. Next chapter is rather fluffy, but a twist is coming that will stir things up. ;) Next post will be up Friday. Quick thanks to everyone who favorites, follows, & reviews. It makes me glad to know that people enjoy this story as much I do.