Roni

Chapter Seventeen

Emma sat Regina down and explained everything she knows so far about the curse. Regina already has a theory as to why she was able to regain her memories, but the curse didn't break. If Victoria truly wanted to keep all loved ones apart, then one true love's kiss wouldn't break the curse. It would only break the curse within those two people. Each individual person is living a curse within themselves and will only wake up once they experience true love's kiss for themselves.

Regina just cannot wrap her head around the thought of Emma being her one true love. If she's being honest with herself, she always harbored romantic feelings for the Savior, but she refused to say a word. Hook was always around and Emma made it seem as though she never wanted to let him go, despite all the times her and Emma have proved their love for one another through their actions alone.

When they were all in the Underworld, Emma and Captain Guyliner claimed they passed some true love test by weighing Emma's heart, except Regina never believed for one second that was true. She always figured it was part of Hades elaborate plan to keep them distracted so they would miss the portal home. Emma and Hook even admitted it was a distraction, but never considered the test to be a fake as well. Regina never told Emma or anyone else for that matter, she couldn't break Emma's heart like that. That's why true love's kiss didn't free her from being the Dark One, like it did for Belle and Rumple the first time. That's also probably why Henry kissed Emma, to wake her after Gideon ran his sword through her during the final battle.

Regina also had no clue that through it all, she was the Savior's true love. She is completely unsure where that leaves her and Emma now, but she is well aware that sooner rather than later they will need to speak on the subject.

However, now is not the appropriate time, because right now they are playing Emma's favorite game of stakeout and the only reason Regina agreed to this waste of time is because they are both without magic in this god forsaken town.

Regina left her bar with Jack in charge again, so they could sneak away. He seems to do fairly well without Regina having to constantly tell him what to do. It's ten o'clock in the evening so Jack won't have to be alone for too much longer before Roni's closes. Regina thought it would be wise to borrow Snow's rental car, since Emma's death trap is so yellow it practically glows in the dark and they are trying to be inconspicuous.

"If you are the only one who has regained your memories then maybe it would be a good idea if you still pretend to be Roni. We want to keep Victoria in the dark as much as possible," Emma explains as the two women take in their surroundings.

"I suppose you are right. I wonder how long it will be until I can see Lucy. Do you have a fake session with her anytime soon?"

"I don't, but sometimes I sneak over to her school and drive her home. Victoria hasn't caught onto that, yet."

"I still can't believe they all think you are a child psychologist," Regina snarks through a laugh while Emma glares at the brunette, completely unamused.

"What is so funny about that?" The awful sound of leather rubbing together echoes in the tiny vehicle as Emma shifts in her seat to stare Regina down.

"Seriously?" Regina exasperates, an eyebrow slowly crawling up her forehead, but Emma remains silent, waiting for a reasonable explanation. "You are the least professional person I know."

Emma releases an exaggerated breath while her face morphs painfully into utter shock. "What? You don't think I'm a professional sheriff?"

"You're a sheriff to Leroy and that's about it. The rest of Storybrooke is crime free. If you are going to bring up the villains we've fought, than you're the Savior, that doesn't qualify as sheriff duties," Regina coldly replies, rolling those big brown eyes just to irritate the blonde even further.