A/N: I'm trying to post longer chapters, so I won't be able to update as the first ones, but I do hope it's worth it. Enjoy!
Regina quickly located the blonde as she exited her car and approached her
"Hey Emma, good afternoon, did I arrive too late?" she asked nervously seeing the blonde very occupied already."Oh hey Regina. No, you are on time, as always."Emma said reassuring the growing anxious state of the brunette "I'm preparing things for tonight. Wanna help?"
"Sure" she replied feeling calm again
"I'm gonna show you how to fold the tableware with this napkins, I'm getting quite bored of doing this alone " she said as she demonstrated how it had to be done
Emma's nimble fingers flew doing quick and precise folds leaving the tableware perfectly still in its envelope.
Okay, let's try this out.
Regina grabbed a fork, a knife and a napkin and tried copying the movements of the blonde, but the result was far from perfect
"It's normal not being able to do it perfect on your first go. God knows how long it took me" quickly added the blonde seen Regina's discomfort
Regina was a very stubborn person so she kept trying. They were side by side, her shoulders almost touching but they didn't seem to notice the sudden proximity.
Later on that night, when they were attending the crowded restaurant, Regina was happily chatting with clients. Emma was very comfortable in every kind of situation She has some skills. Regina accepted that she would never get to that level, but she was proud to be able to have fun with the clients having light conversations and delivering quick jokes, as she had learnt by observing the blonde.
When she was delivering the drinks to the farthest table in the restaurant, she felt a wandering hand on her butt. She immediately froze. What the hell?! The sudden surprise and the urgent need to get away made the drinks on the tray start falling, soaking herself wet. She was completely in shock and was starting to feel lightheaded as anxiety kicked in.
I … need to… do something But she couldn't concentrate on anything.
Just when her world started to fall apart, another emotion started to boil inside of her, anger. She hated that when she got very mad, always felt tears sting on her eyes.
When she was struggling to keep herself from crying, a familiar face approached quickly and dragged her out of the room, leading her through the back door to the dark alley that was located behind the restaurant.
The alley was mostly used to dispose all the trash generated trough the night in different trashcans. She've never been there, but she oddly liked it in there, the cold air helped her mind clear out.
"Regina, are you okay? What happened?" Emma asked nervously while grabbing her by the shoulders to gain all the brunette's attention and looking intensely at her eyes, expecting an answer.
Regina shivered at the sudden contact and at the intensity behind those green gems. She could feel the warmth of the blonde's hands through the fabric of her shirt. It made her chest clench in a good way but she didn't know why
"I…I dropped some drinks" responded with her voice almost cracking
"I heard when you dropped them" Emma let the silence fill again the alley before adding "But, you've become quite skilled with the tray, so tell me what happened exactly"
"I just dropped them" lied while avoiding the other woman's gaze. She hated to lie to Emma but she didn't know what to do, her head was still a turmoil of thoughts trying to comprehend what just happened
"Oh come on Regina, I know you're lying. Please, let me help you" said Emma almost whining with hopeful eyes.
She stared at those deep green pools for a moment, she saw that the blonde meant every word, and gave her the reassurance to tell her what happened
"A client touched my butt while I was serving their drinks, and I dropped them" said Regina with a low cold voice full with disgust.
She watched as the blonde squared her jaw and her eyes started to burn with anger
"Come with me " she responded trying to keep herself in control
As they reentered the restaurant, the clients were chatting as before It's only been two minutes, but feels like an eternity just passed thought Regina as she glanced at the clock located at the wall.
"Which one is the guy" asked the blonde
She located the guy, a not very good-looking young man with a baseball cap and laughing too loud. The blonde follow her vision line and quickly approached the guy
"Sir, you will have to immediately leave the restaurant" said Emma
"Excuse me?" he responded laughing
"You have to leave, now" responded the blonde, more harsh this time
"I'm a good client, you don't want to do that" he said smirking
Granny exited the kitchen at that moment. She had heard the guy from her workplace and wanted to know what was happening in her business. Seeing Regina clearly disgusted with something that happened and Emma clearly mad with that client, defensively positioned in front of the brunette, she didn't need a explanation of the situation.
"You heard the lady, out" Granny said with her authoritative one no one was able to resist.
"Then I promise you that I won't come back here ever again" the guy responded clearly pissed while gathering his things
"Please, do keep that promise, now, on your way" said Granny as she watch him leave.
At 1a.m. all the clients were gone and they were finishing cleaning the restaurant when Granny stepped out of the kitchen and said:
"Ladies, I'm sorry but I have to go right now, Ruby is feverish and I trust you two to be able to close the restaurant without me, so here I leave the keys. "
"Oh, tell her I'll visit her tomorrow"
"Okay" Granny said while she gathered her things and added "Are you sure you're all right?"
Granny was always very maternal with her, being the person who she trusted when she had problems instead Cora. She loved her mom, but they didn't had reached that level of intimacy.
Regina cleared her throat, overwhelmed by the concern of the elder woman, and responded
"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks"
"Well, see you two tomorrow, good night"
As Granny disappeared into the night, both looked at each other, silence filling the room.
Suddenly the blonde said:
"Are you tired?"
"Not at all, I'm still high on adrenaline" responded Regina
"Since Granny isn't here and we are the ones in charge of closing this, would you like to stay for a while? I'd like to know you better. We've been working almost three weeks together and I barely know you." quickly jabbered
Regina also wanted to know better the blonde. She was a mystery that she wanted to unravel, layer by layer, but before she could say anything Emma said:
"So, would you have dinner with me?"
A/N2: Reviews and prompts are always encouraged :D. See you in the next chapter