Emma stood outside her apartment with her son by her side. They had agreed that Regina would pick up Henry at around 8:30 am. She still wasn't sure whether this was a good idea. The woman was after all a complete stranger and the fact that she'd given her son her word that she'd let him go, made this so hard. Henry wasn't an outgoing child and he hardly had any friends so Emma wanted this one experience for him to see the world through his own eyes.
"This is a terrible idea" she finally spoke out loud, turning to her son who was eagerly waiting, moving his weight from one foot to another.
"What!? But Mom, you said..." the boy said, sadness replacing the happiness he'd just had on his face a few seconds ago.
"I know what I said Henry, but really, what do we know about this woman? She's a complete stranger. And what type of a parent would be if I just let you wander around to God knows where with someone I don't even know?" Emma said, trying to reason with her son who "upset" for his current state would be the understatement of the century.
Before either one of them could speak again, an expensive looking car pulled up and they both knew it had to be Regina.
A short, bearded man got out of the driver's seat as soon as the car had pulled up and rushed to the other side of the car to open the door for the brunette.
"Miss Mills" Emma greeted as soon as the woman exited the car, sunglasses in hand.
"Miss Swan," Regina said, "how many times do I have to tell you to call me Regina?"
"A few more, I guess," Emma replied with a wink.
Emma took in the other woman's appearance and realized that she'd traded her professional look from yesterday for a pair of sexy, dark blue jeans with brown boots and Emma felt warm and mushy inside just glancing at the firm looking thighs.
'God, what is wrong with me?' She thought to herself. She'd never felt such visceral reaction to any other woman before in her life.
She ripped her eyes from the woman's legs and lifted them up to her face, only to have her heart start jackhammering inside her chest at the realisation that the other woman was looking right at her. Then she winked and Emma's insides turned to goo.
'I had no idea I was that easy' she thought to herself.
It was embarrassing really.
Regina's attention had however turned to the sad looking boy.
"Hello Henry" she said, ruffling the boy's hair.
"Hello" he replied, but never meeting the woman's gaze.
"Whats wrong?" Regina asked looking at both mother and son.
A few awkward silent moments passed before Emma spoke,
"I was wondering, is there enough room for one more in this car of your's?"
Henry's gaze shot at his mother, "we're going? Both of us?" he asked crushing his body against his mother's in hug.
"Yeah Kid, I gave you my word, didn't I" Emma replied as she kissed the top of her son's head.
A tear threatened to fall from Regina's eyes as she witnessed the heart warming scene between mother and son and she had to take deep slow breathes before looking back at them.
"So, what do you say Miss Mills?" Emma said, looking up at the brunette.
"Why Miss Swan, what else can I say...except...I hope you know how to ride well" Regina responded with a smirk
Emma's knees almost dropped her on the floor right then and there like a pile of laundry.
They all got in the car, with Emma mentally whistling a joyful little tune she'd made up on the spot.
'This is going to be one heck of a day' she thought ...or hoped.