without you

3

As they all sit at the island in Reginas kitchen, Emma and Zelina throw back their forth shot out of 8 of Tequila, for some game their playing. Bell gulps her 5th cup of Jack Daniels, and Regina sips her 4th glass of Wine.

"Come on! Come on!" Zelina cheers. "Don't give up on me now swan, we're halfway there!" She drunkenly laughs as she slams down the fifth shot. "Oh please, its gonna take a a hell of a lot more than five shots to slow me down." The blond jokes.

"You two are going to get tequila all over my counter." Regina laughs. "Your majesty, can you pour me another cup please?" Bell drunkenly laughs as she tries her hardest to sit up. "I think you've had enough." Regina smiles.

"Im not driving home, whats it matter?" Bell slurs.

"Damn, it's that bad, bookworm?" Zelina frowns as she takes a break from Emmas foolery.

"Ya know.... I keep expecting him to be there when i wake up in morning." Bell says starting to find the downside of drinking dark liquor. "I feel that" Emma says slamming down shot #7.

"As powerful as he was, i never thought that one day id be sitting in The Evil Queens kitchen Mourning him. I kinda thought he was invincible, ya know?. We had our ups and downs but some part of me thought we would spend our last days together in a nice house on a hill. Just us and my books." Bella slurs with tears forming in her eyes.

A guilty feeing washes over Emma as she listens to Bell rant about Rumple.
(What am i doing? Why am i here? These women, They've lost their true loves because of me. If i never made everyone go to the underworld to save Hook, Rumpelstiltskin wouldn't have died, Hades wouldn't have killed Robin, and Zelina wouldn't of had to kill Hades. If only i wasn't so selfish. And for what? To save a man who couldn't be saved?) Emma thought to herself

"Stop that right now!" Zelina demands. "We didn't start drinking to start crying, you're gonna ruin the night." She continues before throwing back her final shot.

A silence falls between the women as they all think of their lost loved ones.

"Damn it!" Emma says as she finishes last. "Come on, i can do five more!" She slurs.

"i would love to keep kicking your ass but I'm just the right amount of drunk. i do have to take care of an infant tomorrow morning, and thats already a handful without a hangover." Zelena jokes.

"It's reaching midnight." Regina points out.

"Don't be a party pooper! Let's keep drinking!" Bell cheers. "Im afraid zelina is right, some of us have children we have  to take care of." Regina says. "Ill show you to your room for the night" Regina says to Bell while helping her out of her seat. "I've really enjoyed my night Regina. Thank you for inviting me." Bell smiles at Regina as they head for the stairs.

"I suppose i should be on my way to get my daughter. Would you like some company on your walk?" Zelina asks Emma as they walk towards the Regina's front door.

"We are going in the same direction" Emma shrugs.

Regina makes her way down the stares to find Emma and Zelina at the door. "She was serious about getting shit faced." Regina laughs.

"Glad she enjoyed herself." Zelina smiles. "But i also enjoyed our night together. Even if we aren't close, its nice to be around people who understand what you're going through and aren't asking you if you're ok a million times." Zelina continues.

"I suppose" Regina smiles.

"Hey, there's something thats been on my mind all day." Zelina says. "This morning when we talked, you never said if you forgave me or not." She continues.