A/N Here's another chapter! Thanks for the kind reviews, they really inspire me to write more.
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Chapter 4: Packages and Dinner
Regina was doing some groceries early this morning, she needed a lot for dinner tonight. The sherriff and his wife were coming over for dinner. Once a year this was something that happened, Regina wasn't very happy about it, but she wanted to be a good mom for Henry. "I have to wrap this up quick, I have to be home for the delivery." Regina mumbled while she grabbed the last ingredients for her lasagna. But then she heard her phone vibrate in her bag. "That's strange, I wasn't excpecting any calls, maybe it's Henry." She grabbed the phone and picked it up without looking.
"Hey Regina, it's Mary Margaret. I wanted to ask you if it's okay if we take our daughter with us tonight. She has nobody in town, and I want her to feel included." Of course Mary Margaret would drag her own daughter to this without any choice. "That's fine, I will see you all this evening." She pressed the red button to hang up the phone. Regina knew Mary Margaret had a daughter, but they never talked about it. Their daughter probably was the only one with brains, because she left Storybrooke when she was eighteen, to live her own life.
"She probably hated this town." Regina thought. But she had no time to ponder on it. It was time to go and finish groceries, and go home.
When she was finally home it was time to unload the groceries and get some work done. She put the ingredients for tonight's dinner on the counter. She couldn't believe it was time again for this, she still remembered the last time. It was all fake smiles and tiresome jokes about the town. But she could sit trough it if it meant Henry had a good time. He loved lasagna and he really liked David and Mary Margaret. The bags were finaly empty, so it was time to get some work done before lunch.
"Ding dong"-
The bell rang earlier then normal today, strange. Emma probably didn't have many packages. Regina walked towards the front door and opened it, she saw a smiling Emma before her with the candles.
"Did you ordered these for your dreadfull dinner?" Emma pried. "I know this store, they sell a lot of different candles." She handed over the package to Regina. "You don't have to sign for it anymore because I already did that for you, if you don't mind. I do it for a lot of regulars." Emma grinned. "I wanted a little more small talk time, because I got you something." Emma ruffled trough her bag, and gave Regina another package. "It's for your dinner tonight, for goodluck. Everytime you feel like you want to run away, just think about positive things." Emma handed over the box.
Regina was stunned, she didn't know what to say. "Thank you Emma." She held onto the packages, and an awkward silence arose. "Well open it, I want to see your face." Emma pointed at the box. "Oh, yes, I'm sorry!" Regina grabbed the little box and opened it.
"Oh Emma, thank you. It's beautiful." She held the necklace in front of her to look a bit closer to it. It was a silver necklace with a tiny swan charm. "Well I hope it gives you some extra confidence."
"I'm sure it will, thanks again Emma."
"Well It's time for me to continue working, so goodluck tonight!" Emma waved while she walked towards her delivery van.
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Emma was just about to deliver her last package when her phone started buzzing rapidly. "Mom, I told you not to call when I'm working." Emma said annoyed. "Well I tried to get a hold of you all day. We're going to eat dinner tonight at the Mayor's house, so I asked her if you could come. She said it was allright. So I wanted to let you know you could come." Mary Margaret stumbled across her own words. "Well I'm kinda busy, and I don't know this Mayor person, she sounds boring." Emma yawned.
"Well it's good to meet new people Emma, so we'd like it if you could come. She also has a son, so you have someone to talk to." Mary Margaret said excitedly.
"Well Okay, but I have nothing to wear." Emma whined. "I already thought of everything. So Emma, what do you say?"
"Allright, I'll come."
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Regina was getting ready, she already cooked the lasagna. It only needed to go in the oven for thirty minutes. So it was all set. She wore a black sleeveless dress with her heels. But now she also had the necklace Emma gave her this morning. "Well I suppose I'm ready for a night of pretending." Regina said to herself in the mirror, she put on her best fake smile and walked down the stairs to her kitchen. "I suppose a glass of apple cider can't hurt before the imbeciles come." Regina said to no one in particular. "Mom I heard that!" Henry said from the livingroom. "Yeah well, It's the truth." Regina said annoyed.
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Emma was sitting in the car, waiting for them to arrive at this "Mayor" person. But when she saw what direction they were driving in she got really nervous. "Hey Mom, this Mayor, who exactly is she? You never really told me her name" Emma fiddled with her hands. "Oh her name is Regina Mills, she's the one I told you about. My friend who became the mayor because of her mother. Did you listen to that story?" Emma thought about it, but no she didn't listen. "Damn me and my low concentration." Emma whispered. "What is it sweetie?"
"Nothing." Emma was nervous, because she was actually going to Regina's house for dinner. The same one who ordered packages just to see her.
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Regina was pacing a hole in the foyer. Because she've had it with these people, they were late. Late was something Regina didn't like, and also they come for dinner. When you come to somebody's house for dinner, you come early so you're sure the food is warm. She had an internal rant, because she didn't look forward to this evening.
But then suddenly the doorbell rang.
Regina walked towards the door slowly, and when she opened it she met a smiling David and Mary Margaret. "Hey Regina, sorry we're late" David said apologetically. "Yes Emma was working late today so she needed some extra time to change."
Wait what?
"Emma?"
"Yes our daughter Emma."
David and Mary Margaret stepped aside for their daughter. "Hello Miss Mills, it's nice to meet you." Emma held her hand out. Regina grabbed it and squeezed it a little uncomfortable. They looked each other in the eyes for a while, and Emma's eyes wandered a bit lower to the necklace. It was beautiful. "Well let's get inside it's getting a bit frosty here" Mary Margaret said with an annoying voice. They both broke out of their stupor and looked at each other awkwardly. "Y- Yes, do come in" Regina motioned for them to come inside.
This was going to be a long evening.
Regina's heels clicked towards the kitchen. "You guys can sit in the livingroom with Henry, I'll prepare dinner." She needed some time to process this new information, so Emma was actually Mary Margaret's daughter, but she was already so grown up. She must've had Emma at a really young age or something. Regina's wheels were spinning like crazy. But she turned around when she heard someone enter the kitchen.
"So you're the Mayor of Storybrooke." Emma stood in the kitchen a bit awkward. "Hey I was here yesterday" she joked.
"But how? I didn't know you were David's daughter." Regina asked. "Well I wasn't in their lives much, they had me when they were both really young. I decided to move away when I had the chance. They couldn't raise a kid, so I decided I'd do it myself." Emma looked a bit sad, but it was a flash. Her features turned into a half smile when she saw Regina. "I see you're wearing the necklace I gave you, I guess you really needed it tonight huh, with my parents. I heard bits and pieces of the story, but I really don't care much about it." Emma wiggled a bit with her shoulders and took a step closer to Regina.
"All I care is about how you feel about me being here tonight. If it's making you uncomfortable I'll leave." Emma looked like a sad puppy how could she ask her to leave? "Nonsense, I can handle a little surprise dear." Regina smiled her wicked smile.
"You look really great tonight Regina."
"Well Emma, you're not so bad yourself." Regina joked, she already felt a bit more confident about tonight with Emma by her side. Altough she didn't know how it would effect their relationship. Well, maybe when all of this was over she could always order some comics again to explain everything.
"Emma would you be so kind to take this with you to the living room?" She gave Emma a bowl of salad. "Sure" There was that smile again, that smile that made Regina weak in the knees. "I'll be there in a minute, the lasagna needs a couple of more minutes."