Skyline of concrete dreams- SwanQueen

Chapter 17

Emma scrolls down her contact list.

This is a bad idea.

She drops the phone and takes another bite of her makeshift breakfast. No, it has to be him. She picks it up again and finds his name on the list, her thumb millimeters away from pressing the screen and make the call. She chews her lip as she contemplates her options; this could be either the best decision she has made or an utter disaster.

Oh, fuck it!

She presses the call button before she has a chance to change her mind. She can hear it ringing, almost hangs up relieved, when his raspy voice fills her ears.

"Hello?" he questions and only then it occurs to Emma that he might be sleeping.

Oops.

"Peter?"

"Yes?"

"Hey, it's Emma"

There a small pause "Oh, hi"

"Did I wake you up?"

"Err, that's okay, I need to be up anyway"

"Oh, okay. Sorry about that"

"No problems"

"I kinda need your help with something"

"Shoot"

This is a dumb idea, he will tell Ruby for sure, and then Ruby will find out and everything will go to hell. She should've just thought about something else herself.

The problem is, anything that money can buy, Regina can afford. Whether it is a fancy restaurant or a play on Broadway, she has seen better and done better. She can take Regina to the best sushi place in town and Regina had probably eaten the best in the country. Emma can't compete with her money, so she needs to come up with something else, she needs to go for an experience. That's why the blonde has to find a creative way to show Regina something different, that she has never seen before.

When Emma tried to figure out what she should do, she recalled that day she had first met David; they were sitting in a beautiful place, that might be public area, but not a lot of people knew about it. Regina is not the one who goes around and looks for hiding spots and special places, she probably tells her secretary to book a table at the best place and that's it. So all Emma has to do is to find a secret haven in the city and work her way from there.

That was when she remembered Peter and Ruby's anniversary. It was months ago, not long after she met Ruby, but the brunette blabbered on and on about it weeks after. Emma didn't remember in details what happened that night but she did remember Ruby telling her about some kind of rooftop, one that overlooks the entire city. Thinking about it know, it seems like the perfect spot; Regina told her once that she has lived in that city for years and yet she still feels like she has never really seen it. Besides, they would be alone, which means privacy. And the food, she can just cook something nice and bring it with her. She is sure Regina will appreciate the effort more than the actual food.

This is really the best she can come up with, so despite being afraid of getting discovered, she is going to ask Peter for help and hope that he won't spill the beans.

"I need a favor, but I need you to promise me you won't say a word to Ruby."

"Okay, but why don't you want me to tell Ru-"

"And you can't ask me anything 'cause it's a secret" she winces as she adds another demand. Why would he want to help her when she won't tell him a single thing? She puts all of her hopes on his sleepy state.