A/N: It's 1,907 words. I tried to get to at least 4,000 words but in my mind, the writer's block was here to take over. I was distracted by studying the French and took the quizzes on the take-home quizzes. Ahh.
Grammatical Errors are mine.
Songs: Dream On by Aerosmith / The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert.
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Episode 6: Emma's POV
In the morning, Emma woke up in her bed and stared at the ceiling with her thoughts. She didn't hear the footsteps in the hallway leading to the downstairs. The blonde woman sighed and looked away at the window. Emma found the beautiful sunrise reflecting through the glass and smiled at herself. Finally, she got up and went out from her bedroom to the kitchen.
Several minutes later, the blonde woman arrived in the kitchen and went to make a hot chocolate with cinnamon whipped cream on the top in her mug. She sipped a little until she looked away at the brunette woman who was staring at her for a while. Emma smiled and mumbled.
"Good morning, Regina."
"Good morning Emma. Really?" Regina chuckled and asked.
"What?" The blonde woman was perplexed and replied.
"Hot chocolate with a whipped cream and cinnamon on the top?" The brunette woman pointed out at the mug and spoke lightly. Emma arched her eyebrows and responded with a smirk.
"Oh sure, I liked it. So, why not you try?"
"Hell no. I won't try. I prefer the black coffee. By the way, where is the coffee, maker? I feel the need to drink it." Regina physically gagged and inquired after looking away at the kitchen counter.
"Sorry, you need to buy it." Emma sing-song while walking away from the kitchen on her way out to the living room. The brunette woman yelled with a laugh.
"Damn you!"
"Sorry, Regina." The blonde woman answered while she was sitting on the couch. Regina came out with her tea mug and found her there until she drank her tea and asked right away when she sat down on the armchair.
"It's fine. So, what are you doing now?"
"I'm going to Granny's Diner. Want to come? She's great chef to make the pancakes." Emma shrugged with a reply while she was looking through her paperwork from her work.
"Sure. I'm starved. Let's go." The brunette woman merely nodded and downed it then walked back to the kitchen and spoke lightly. The blonde woman heard her and went smiling with a reply.
"Let me change my clothes then we head off."
"Sounds good. I'm waiting here." Regina looked away at her and nodded with a response.
"Great." Emma nodded and took off to her bedroom for changing her clothes. She decided to wear the blue jeans with the fitted blouse. She grabbed her wallet and keys. She chose the converse shoes to walk at a comfortable pace. The blonde woman finally went out again to find Regina in the living room. She waved her hand at her and nodded. The brunette woman looked away from the window to her and smiled at her with a reply.
"You look beautiful in that fitted blouse."
"Thanks. Let's go."
Regina nodded and grabbed her purse then followed the blonde woman on the way. Emma was already in her car and the brunette woman got in the passenger's seat. They were lucky that Regina did lock the house before they went out. The blonde woman drove away from their place to Granny's Diner. The brunette woman took the view on the street until they finally arrived at their destination.
They entered the rustic seventies diner and were welcoming by the gray-haired woman in a pantsuit. It was Granny Lucas, an owner of Granny's Diner who was spoken out from her mind and wanted to be a counselor for the kids. Emma smiled at her when she saw her coming toward them. Regina arched her eyebrow at her while she was standing beside her.
"Hello, Emma! It's great to see you."
"You too, Granny. Meet Regina Mills, a mayor of Storybrooke, Maine. She's staying at my beach house for four months."
"Pleased to meet you, an acquaintance of mine. I knew your father way back in the fifties. It was a great time." Granny responded. The brunette woman raised her eyebrows and spoke lightly.
"You knew my father?"
"Yes, Henry Mills. A wealthy businessman in New York City. Not to mention that I happened to be his nanny when he was in his teenage years. What a troublesome boy."
"Wow, I think that the conversation would take us to stand longer than we are going for your tasty pancakes." Emma interrupted. The gray-haired woman looked away at her and chuckled then shooed them to the booth. Regina smiled at her while the blonde woman finally sat down in the opposite booth. Granny smiled at them and asked.
"What do you want for the breakfast?"
"I want the cinnamon pancakes. Oh, vanilla milkshake if you have on the menu." Emma said. The brunette woman raised her eyebrows at her and replied right away.
"I would have a vegetable omelet, no mushrooms at all. Oh, I would have a black coffee. No sugars added. Thank you, Granny."
"Breakfast is coming on your way. Be right back with your order." The gray-haired woman retorted while nodding and left the booth to the kitchen. The blonde woman sighed and crossed her arms on the table then spoke lightly.
"I didn't know that your father was a wealthy businessman in New York City."
"Well, that was a long time ago." Regina shrugged with a reply while she was looking away at the window. Emma tilted her head and knew that the story would be coming out from the brunette woman but decided not to push onward it and continued with her precise words.
"Ok. If you want to talk about it, I'll be happy to listen. If you don't, it's fine. Perhaps, it would suffice for next time. No rush."
"Thank you, Ms. Swan."
"What takes you long to call me Em-ma?" Emma whined playfully. Regina chuckled and replied.
"Never in your life, Ms. Swan."
"Oh, Miss Mills, you are on the treat of the great Emma Swan." The blonde woman teased. The brunette woman smirked with her arching eyebrow and responded back.
"Is that a threat? Or a joke that I heard?"
"Oh really?"
"Oh yes, dear. Madame Mayor would suffice for now since I am a mayor of Storybrooke."
"Ok, Madame Mayor, what do you think of Granny's Diner?" Emma asked.
"Nice topic change. I think it is beautiful but in the seventies?" Regina answered. The blonde woman chuckled and looked away at the decorations that had never changed since Granny bought the diner in San Diego. Emma smiled at herself and explained right away.
"Granny bought this diner with her pocket money since she arrived here in the seventies. Do you know that she has a granddaughter, Ruby Lucas which is my best friend from New York City?"
"No, I didn't know." The brunette woman raised her eyebrow at her and replied.
"Now you know it." The blonde woman said. Granny brought their breakfast plates and smiled at them. Regina nodded. The gray-haired woman left to serve others. The ladies went to eat their breakfast, and the brunette woman moaned after eating her omelet then spoke lightly.
"This one is so good. I wish I could get this diner back to Storybrooke, and I can eat it every morning."
"Why, thank you, Regina!" Granny yelled. Regina whisked away to find her behind her, and it startled her. Emma laughed after drinking a vanilla milkshake. The brunette woman went blushed and focused on her eating. The blonde woman looked away at the gray-haired woman who was smiling and winked at her. Granny chuckled and left on her way to the kitchen.
For Emma, she kept wondering how Regina act like this gentle woman that she barely knew since they met in her beach house. It made her have curiosity to know the brunette woman more. She liked her personality as Regina lit up her world. Wait a minute? Lit up her world?
She was confused about herself and wondered how she arrived to stay with the beautiful brunette woman in her property for their four months' vacation. Lastly, she thought that she needed to thank Ruby to get her over San Diego for taking on a spot.
"What are you thinking in your head?" Regina responded with her concerned tone. The blonde woman stuttered her words and shook her head then focused on her breakfast plate. The brunette woman gave a small smile at her and scoffed. Emma looked up at her and gave a grin. Regina rolled her eyes and decided to pay their breakfast plates.
The blonde woman knew that she would like to get to know about Regina Mills, a mayor of Storybrooke and her stories. It dragged her to see what's outside of the brunette woman. She was lucky that she met her on the same day and knew how to enjoy herself while she was there in San Diego.
In her thoughts, she couldn't wait to see what the days lead them in their four months vacation. She smiled at herself and got up from the booth then walked out with her. They decided to chat about San Diego's locations such as the restaurants, beaches, attractions and farmer's markets. Emma showed her around in the area and told her the stories about her son on the behalf of his spirit with her.
The day went longer since they spent their time together and took the views around in the town after leaving Granny's Diner. Emma enjoyed her time with Regina and showed her favorite spots with Henry then explained everything in the details. The brunette woman listened to the stories and asked the questions about her son.
Lastly, they returned to their property and decided to cook the dinner together. They bought the food from farmer's market and met some people Emma knew way back. They chatted about their favorite wines and owned several of alcohols. The ladies laughed about their stories when they were younger to taste it in their college life.
Emma realized that she was open to things that she can talk about her life and smiled at herself. She decided to sing out, 'Dream On' by Aerosmith and danced all the way until she got startled by the brunette woman's singing voice. Emma looked away at her and grinned. Regina winked at her and kept singing the chorus. They finally cooked their dinner and walked away to the backyard porch then ate their dinner there while they got their relaxing time on the beach.
The blonde woman smiled at herself and looked away at the stars. She knew that she was lucky to be alive, but she desired that her son was with her. The blonde woman finally sang Henry's favorite song, 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert. Regina listened to Emma's voice and stared at the night sky with the stars.
The silence took over Emma's thoughts, and she went quiet after ending the lyrics of Miranda Lambert's song. It took her not to speak any word but reminiscing the memory of her son while they were there in their vacations years ago. It opened her wounds and saw what she did out there. All that she did was cry for her son's death since she brought her pain to be there for her life in San Diego. It was hard for her to see her son vanish away from the reality. It went fast.
Lastly, Emma knew that she was not alone anymore. At all.
A/N: Episode 7: The Call from Ruby and Kathryn.
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