SwanQueen Meant to be

Chapter 9

Christmas special for you guys. More on Regina's pregancy next chapter. Will update more. BTW just to be clear, Snow doesn't know Regina likes Emma only thinks of them as friends, doesn't know they are dating or about Emma's feelings. Lastly I ship OutlawQueen but for the purpose of this story I wanted to make him the "bad guy" Enjoy.

Emma's POV

Emma returns home from her splendid date with Regina, unable to wipe a smile off her face. She leans against the door, savoring the memories. Snow comes into the room, finding Emma smiling sheepishly.

"My don't you look smitten" says Snow catching Emma off guard. "Date night?"

"NO" Emma lied. Snow gave her a doubtful look.

"Who's the guy?" Asks Charming, joining Emma and Snow in the room. "What did I miss?"

"No guy." Answered Emma truthfully.

"Well, to catch you up" Snow said turning to her husband, "Emma is refusing to tell us about who she's been seeing."

"Right ok?" Charming said as a smirk played along his lips, reminding Emma of Regina.

"I'm not giving you guys my phone ok?" Emma joked, but then saw a pang of dissapointment in her parent's eyes. She had to work hard to keep from laughing.

Emma went up to her room and flopped onto her bed. She sighed in glorious relief when her parents quit grilling her on her "Secret boyfriend" She fell asleep, her mind on tonights night.

The next morning Snow busted into her bedroom, singing off tune.

"Rise and shine sweetheart, the world says hello" She shouted, overly peppy. "I have news." She paused for effect. "I'm throwing a town party. And everybody is invited." She jumped up and down like a 5 year old at a Christmas. Ironically. She realized Regina would be there as mayor. She smiled but on the inside she was jumping for joy.

Snow began rattling off instructions for the party that Emma was only half listneing to. She was looking forward to the party already.

2 hours later.

Emma groaned as she dragged another box full of decorations into Granny's where Charming and Ruby were helping Snow set up the diner for the party.

"Bye guys" she waved as she headed home to get ready for the party. As soon as she got into her car, she felt her phone vibrate against her thigh.

Regina: Come over please. We need to talk.

Emma: Can't have the party to prepare for.

Regina: That's what I need to talk about.

Emma: Fine be there in 5

Emma got home and went to her closet. Snow instructed everybody to wear a Christmas sweater. Emma heaved open her closet with a heavy sigh.

"Ugly. Ugly. Ugly." She muttered looking through each sweater until she settled upon a grey and dark green one. She applied a thin layer of lipgloss before rushing out the door, coffee in one hand, phone in the other.

Regina's POV

She awaited patiently, ignoring the nagging feeling growing inside her stomach. She paced back and forth in her lonely house, Henry was helping Snow set up the party. The feeling disapeared just as the doorbell rang. She opened the door with a smile.

"Decided to knock today, did we?" Asked Regina with a smirk.

"Ha ha very funny" replied Emma."Whatever you called me here for must be important."