A/N: OK so if those of you are coming here from the SQ group on Facebook…I welcome you! So here we are...the first chapter of my little AU SQ fiction! I actually quite love this…I have three chapters done, this is a working progress and this won't unfortunately be updated every day like my other one is! Also, I have no knowledge of anything to do with New York other than names of shops and some parts due to SVU and CSI:NY and of course our Lana is from there, so all my information is from my dear friend Google, so if it's all wrong, blame him! But anyhoe…please enjoy! Your reviews/feedback really is appreciated! Also, I do have experience working with cars, so I should know my stuff, haha!
Emma Swan, a 24 year old mechanic worked her ass off all her life, a foster kid since birth, Emma has never had a stable home environment, abused, physically, mentally and even sexually, Emma swore she would never be made that small ever again. She worked hard to provide the life she never had for her three year old daughter Eve, she owns her own successful garage, Swan Motors, and with the help of her friends, her family, she has made it the most successful garage in all of New York.
Regina Mills, a 35 year old, wealthy estate agent, loves her job, can just about stand her ever cheating husband Daniel, who she is really only with him for the sake of her six year old son.
While on her way to an important meeting, Regina's car suddenly breaks down, enter Emma Swan who is on hand to fix it, and maybe not just her car. Will this charismatic and charming young mechanic bring something into Regina's life that has been missing for all these years? Can this young blonde change the ways of this woman, can she been the 'Savior' for this troubled and lonely 'Evil Queen'?
"Swan" August called from the office, Emma may own the best mechanical business in New York but at times, she still felt like she worked for August, he could get quite bossy when he wanted to, but then again, August just wasn't her employee, he was her friend, he was her family, he was her brother, Emma looked out from under a car bonnet at the call of her name,
"Yeah?" Emma asked, she was covered in oil, her face, her hair, her overalls, and she loved it,
"Call out, woman on Queen Avenue, black Mercedes, seems like a bitchy one too" August said as Emma walked over to the corner and stripped out of her overalls, she sighed and shook her head as she walked over towards the office, August threw Emma her keys and chuckled, "and be nice to this one" August teased, Emma stuck her tongue out and made her way out side, she sighed, it was a scorcher of a day, she smiled and reached into her pocket, she took out a bandana and tied her hair up, she then reached for her sunglasses hanging from her vest, she smiled and walked towards the black Toyota pickup that was parked across the street.
"Why is it always the bitchy ones?" Emma asked herself as she looked at the teddy that was buckled into the passenger seat, she smiled and shook her head, "looks like it's just you and me Teddy" Emma said as she pulled out and made her way towards her destination,
Earlier that morning
"Mommy!" a little boy said from his seat at the breakfast table, Regina turned and smiled at her son, coffee in hand,
"Yes baby" Regina asked,
"Where's Daddy?" her six year old son asked as he coloured in a picture of a dinosaur, Regina sighed, 'he's sleeping with your grandmother' Regina desperately wanted to reply, even though he was careful, Daniel Martin, wasn't discrete, he may have hidden the physically evidence well, but the electronic ones, eh, not so much, Regina had found countless raunchy emails between Daniel and her mother, she wasn't at all surprised by the fact her husband was a cheater, he cheated on their honeymoon but to chest with her mother, that was a step too far in the feisty brunette's book, but of course, Regina wouldn't let wither know she knew until she wanted them to.
"He's at work honey" Regina said as she set her now empty coffee cup on the counter and walked over to Henry, she ran her fingers through his soft brown locks, he look like his father, however he was his mother's son, Regina squatted down beside him and was about to ask him a question when the doorbell rang and Henry was up and out of the room like a shot, Regina chuckled and walked after him,
"HENRY ETHAN MILLS" Regina shouted just as Henry was about to open the door, Henry dropped his hand straight away and glared at his mother, which just earned him one back, he giggled before holding his arms up, Regina smiled and lifted him into her arms, she placed him on her hip and opened the door, Regina had put her foot down when it came to her sons name, he wasn't going to have the pitiful name of his father, Daniel knew that Regina knew about his affairs and he also knew that she could destroy him with the click of her fingers, Regina's father was a wealthy man, one of the wealthiest, and he had powerful friends, the only reason he was successful was because he was married to Henry Mills Senior's only daughter, Regina could, if she really wanted to, tell her father of her husband's unfaithfulness, he would end him, but she couldn't do that to her son, no, she would deal with him in her own time, in her own way, she would destroy his happiness,
"KAT!" Henry shouted before launching himself at the blonde haired woman at the other end of the door, Kathryn Knightly was Regina's oldest and best friend, their fathers worked together in one of the most successful law firms in New York, with both attending NY Law School and going into partnership at Mills & Miller, in Midtown Manhattan, Kathryn and Regina have been inseparable since birth, attending the same schools, even going as far as attending Business School together and owning their own real estate company, Kathryn looked at her friend and smiled sadly before smiling at her godson and kissing his cheek,
"Hello my handsome boy" Kathryn said as she placed Henry on her hip, she pulled Regina into a one armed hug and kissed her head, "I love you" she whispered, Regina smiled.
"And I you" Regina whispered back, before pulling away and reaching for Henry, she kissed his head and set him down before crouching down in front of him, "now my little prince, go and get dressed, Mommy has to go to an important meeting and you are going to Auntie Kat's and Uncle Freddie's until I return" Regina said as she kissed his head, Henry ran off in the direction of the stairs and Regina heard his feet bang on the stone stairs as his little legs carried him up as fast as they could, Regina turned to Kathryn who was looking at her with a raised eyebrow, "what?" Regina asked,
"You can play the cool card all you want Reggie, but we both know you want to kill him" Kathryn said with a small smile, Regina smiled and shook her head before walking back into the kitchen, "are you sure you're really ok?" Kathryn asked as she took a seat at the breakfast bar, Regina looked over her shoulder and smiled,
"I'm fine, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't my mother he was fucking behind not only my back, but Daddy's" Regina said through gritted teeth, she never had the best relationship with her mother, maybe this was to get back at her daughter, she wouldn't know, but what she did know was that there would be fireworks when it all came out.
"It would still hurt no matter who Reggie" Kathryn said, "look, how about I have Freddie take Henry this weekend and we do something, just you and me?" Kathryn asked, Regina looked at her and before she could answer she was being pulled into a proper hug, Regina sighed,
"Ok, fine, but nothing too extravagant" Regina said with a small smile, Kathryn just grinned.
A half hour earlier
"Yes Mr Gold I assure you I know how to do my job" Regina growled as she out of the city towards her destination where she was meeting her clients, Robert Gold and his wife Milah, "I am on my way now yes" Regina said as she ran her hand through her hair, Regina sighed, "Mr Gold, I realize I am already late but I cannot control the traffic" Regina said, "thank you, I shall be there as soon as I can" Regina said as the pressed her finger to her earpiece and removed it before throwing it onto the passenger seat, she drove for a few more minutes and turned into a posh estate that was a short cut and took her out of the traffic, when without warning, her car made strange loud noises and then just stopped, Regina growled and tried the ignition, she tried it again, and again, and again, but nothing, she growled and hit the steering wheel, "fucking piece of junk" she said, she reached her phone of the stand and pressed her finger to the screen a few times before putting it too her ear, "Sidney, I'm not going to make meeting with the Gold's, have Fredrick see to them, and send my apologies" Regina said as she ended the car and threw the phone on the passenger seat to join the headset, she sighed and looked around, her eyes landed on a billboard advertising a garage, 'Swan Motors, your friendly neighborhood mechanics and car traders' the sign read with a picture of a car being driven by a white swan, "how convenient" Regina hissed as she grabbed her phone and dialed the number on the sign,
"Swan Motors" an all too cheerful voice sounded from the other end, Regina sighed,
"I need a mechanic, 32 Queen Avenue, black Mercedes, and please don't diddle daddle" Regina said and then hung up; she sighed before throwing her phone on the passenger seat once more.
Present Time
Emma whistled as she drove down the wide street, she turned a corner into a posh estate and saw the black Mercedes sitting on the side of the road on the footpath, she pulled her jeep in behind it, put it in park and un-clipped her belt, she took her sun glasses off and hung them on her vest, she got out of the jeep just as the driver of the Mercedes was also getting out, 'why hello' Emma thought as she let her eyes rake the stunning brunette, she was wearing a tight black power suit, designer glasses and she could only assume they were designer shoes too, 'of course she's married' Emma though as she spied the diamond encrusted gold wedding ring on her finger, but little did Emma know she wasn't the only on doing some eyeing up.
Regina drummed her fingers on the steering wheel as she looked at her watch for the third time, she was about to call the garage and ask what was taking so long when a black pickup pulled in behind her, a white swan on the bonnet, Regina smiled to herself and un-clipped her belt and got out at the same time as the driver of the jeep and to say she was shocked was an understatement, Regina was expecting some middle aged, sweaty man with a bear belly but what she got some something much more pleasing, the woman couldn't be much older than 25, her blonde hair was held back by a black and red bandanna, she wore a white vest, that wasn't so white, a black shirt tied around her waist, oil stained blue jeans and sandy coloured working boots, she had a tattoo of some kind on her right upper arm that seemed to go over her shoulder and a name of some kind on her left forearm, and if Regina was being completely honest with herself, she liked what she saw.
"Took you long enough" Regina hissed, Emma rolled her eyes, she was use to snobby rich woman like Regina, usually can across one of them almost every day,
"Yeah, well, traffic was a bitch" Emma said with a hint of sarcasm, Regina raised her eyebrow at the blonde and Emma just smirked, she walked passed Regina to the front of the car, "what seems to be the problem ma'am" Emma asked
"Well, isn't it your job is to find that out?" Regina said getting a bit impatient with the blonde, Emma raised her eyebrow, clearly not impressed, Regina growled under her breath and looked away, "it made a loud noise and just stopped" Regina said, Emma looked at her and then nodded,
"Kay, pop the lid for me" Emma said as she leaned against the front, when there was no movement from the brunette Emma looked up to see Regina rolling the toe of her shoe into the road, she chuckled and walked over to the driver's door, she opened it and motioned for Regina to come to her, Regina walked over and stood behind the blonde so she could see into the car, "this one" Emma said pointing to a little lever under the steering wheel, "is the bonnet" Emma said and pulled it, the bonnet made a 'pop' sound, Regina walked with the blonde to the front of the car and watched Emma's facial expressions, until the blonde finally bit her lip and shook her head,
"What? What is it?" Regina asked, Emma looked at her and smiled,
"Not good, I'm gonna have to take it to the garage, I can do nothing with it out here" Emma said with an apologetic smile, "You haven't got another lift have you?" Emma asked, Regina just shook her head, Emma sighed and put her head to her neck, "Ok, I'll give you a ride back, there's a rental across the street" Emma said with a smile, "look go make yourself comfy, I have to make a phone call" Emma said motioning to her jeep, Regina smiled and walked back to her car, she got into the driver seat and reached over on the floor of the passenger grabbing her Gucci handbag and putting her phone and the handset into it before taking her keys out and putting them all in her bag, she looked back at Emma who was standing at the front of the car on the phone, she sighed, she was startled when Emma suddenly shouted, "oh and watch out for Teddy, he doesn't like being sat on" Emma said with a smile as she went back to talking to the person on the phone, Regina smiled, she walked to the passenger door and opened it, she smiled, 'Teddy' was strapped safely into the passenger seat, she un-clipped the belt and got in holding Teddy in her hands, she let her eyes wander the interior of the jeep, she was white surprised to see it was in, excellent condition, her eyes landed on a photo frame that was safely secured to the dash, it was a photo of the blonde mechanic with who Regina could only presume was her daughter going by the blonde hair and piercing green eyes, she started at the photo, recognising the emotion on the blonde's face all too well, unconditional love, Regina was so caught up looking at the photo that she didn't notice the red tow truck pull up, or Emma talking and laughing to the brunette driving it, she didn't even notice Emma walking back to the jeep until the driver door was opened and Emma was buckling herself in,
"Ah, I see Teddy is in safe hands" Emma joked as she started the jeep up, done a u-turn and started off back the way she came, "I'm Emma by the way" Emma said glancing briefly a the brunette who was holding Teddy like her life depended on it,
"Regina"