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"Looks like we won," Regina sighed blissfully from her mouth as she stared up at Killian. "You mean us or the game?" He asked, with a small grin. "Uhh, I don't know," Regina laughed. "Come on, I know a little casual place we can grab a burger," He suggested. Regina's eyes danced open, "I LOVE burgers," she excited.

Killian's POV- Thank god, a woman who doesn't just want salad, she wants real food, and look at her damn figure. I had to ask, "How on earth do you keep so fit and sexy?" I asked her gently as we gathered up to leave. "I workout too," she boasted at me. "I can tell," damn she was making me nuts now. 

"And I only splurge for burgers and things on the weekends," Regina said. "Oh yeah? But you like your occasional pastry from the coffee shop," he mentioned, "Yeah, I'm a sucker when they have the apple ones," Regina smiled. 

He grinned even more when they got outside, "It's this way," he gently touched her back, and then felt her arm wrap around his too. The pair walked a couple blocks to the burger place. It wasn't a trashy burger place either, it was a Burger company, so these were really amazing. 

Killian cutely grinned at her as she nibbled a fry and set up her burger ever so perfectly. "I see, you do all kinds of condiments on there," he said. "Yeah, I told you, I love my burgers," Regina smiled. 

"So tell me Miss Mills, how does a lovely woman as yourself get mixed up with the jerk I punched? Sorry, hope that doesn't kill the mood," He said. "No it's fine, he didn't start that way honestly. His job was messed up, and he didn't really want to be out here to begin with, I knew him from New York," Regina said. 

"Why did he move out here? For you?" Killian asked. "Sort of, but then of course that didn't work out so he... took it out on me I guess," Regina said. "Mmmm," he gently touched her eyebrow again where it was cut the last week. Regina loved that he kept doing that, she wondered if that would be their thing now. 

"Uhh, so, not to kill the mood..." Regina trailed. "Uh oh," Killian grunted. "What are we doing about the work part of this situation?" Regina asked. "Well clearly I just fire you and there's no problem," Killian joked. "Very funny," Regina poked his side. 

"I think you can maintain a professional persona at work towards me can't you?" He asked with a smile. "I don't know I've seen your soft side now," Regina teased. "Mmmm, I can be tougher at work, believe me," he said. "It's actually kinda hot when you get like that, commanding," she blushed a bit, and looked away from his eyes.

"Really? I'll remember that, for other things," he smiled. "We can just go slow, if that's what you want," Regina shrugged sweetly. "Slow huh?" he trailed his fingers up her arm, and bit his lip. "Are you taking me for a girl who sleeps with someone on a first date?" She asked. 

"Mmm, are you taking me as a guy who is suggesting that?" He asked, with a flick of his tongue to his lip, and his eyebrows upward. "The way your fingers are moving, yeah," Regina said as his fingers circled her arm. "Damn I'm obvious," he scolded himself playfully. 

Regina giggled out loud, and shook her head at him, "It's .... been a while, that's all, and you and I seem to really get on, that's all," he smiled. "Get on?" Regina asked. "Yeah it's how Irish, British talk, slang, like instead of saying getting along, we say, getting on, or get on," he said. "Oh, I see," Regina said.

"What did you think I meant? Something naughty?" He grinned. "For a minute I did," Regina laughed. "Yeah I'm more obvious about that kind of stuff, it's not that hard," he stared at her. "That was obvious," Regina tilted her head at him. "Yes it was," he smiled. 

Regina's POV- Do I want to be that girl? Sleep with the boss her first two weeks? Then again, look at him, that kiss alone practically made me pregnant. I wonder if he really wants to though? I mean I think my reading guys isn't that far off, I'm pretty sure he wants to sleep with me.

"Say I wanted to sleep with you," He interrupted Regina's thought about it, "Ok?" Regina asked. "What would you perceive that as?" He asked. "What do you mean?" Regina huffed with a smile. "Well, would you see that as rushing things? Or would you see that as me expecting it? I'm just curious I want to know your thoughts," he shrugged. 

Regina's POV- God that makes him even more sexy that he's concerned about all that. 

"Well, I mean I would be agreeing to it, so, I would take it as us being together, as childish as that sounds," she laughed. "Like boyfriend, the title thing," Killian said. "Yeah, that," Regina shrugged. "I mean date and sex, kind of usually constitutes that, we can't really have a one night stand given you work for me," He said. 

"Unless I quit," Regina teased. He laughed, "You would never, pretty sure this is the job you always wanted," He chided. "Yeah, dammit, why do you have to be the boss?" Regina whined. "Is that so bad? We haven't failed yet," he said. 

"I know," Regina said shyly, her nerves were popping up now, she didn't want to ruin her job, this was the best one she had, but at the same time, she was a hopeless romantic and really wanted to find love. 

"You know, in your last article, you mentioned how people are insecure with themselves. We all have that, and when we look in the mirror, we see all our insecurities, even the internal ones. We all are worried about keeping a good job, and then we try and add a relationship, we're trying to have a relationship at our job, so we just made it a lot more complicated," Killian said.

"No wonder you don't want to date employees," Regina sighed, realizing it was really complicated. "I'm willing to try if you are," he blurted out. Regina gaped at him a little, with a smile creeping across her face. 

"Really?" She asked. "Yeah, maybe I need to loosen up and get over myself, and I really like you Regina.... I haven't been this interested and enchanted by a woman in so many years," he said. Regina swooned inside, her heart fluttering.

"I say let's do it," He said. Regina widened her eyes, "I mean, we don't have to go to bed tonight," he corrected, chuckling. "I meant, us.... let's try it, I'm actually a pretty good boyfriend," he smiled. 

"I can tell that," she traced her fingers across his knuckles, where one was still red. He smiled, and tilted her chin up to him for another kiss. 

A/N-- Not gonna tell you if they sleep together after that.... 

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