Memories

Chapter 19

Granny smiled at the town's newest lovebirds as she quickly jotted down their order. The older woman was glad to see that Emma was finally moving on; especially now that she wouldn't have to listen to her granddaughter drone on about her ridiculous suspicions surrounding Emma and Regina. Sparing one last smile, Granny waddled off into the kitchen while the couple stared longingly at each other.

"Do you ever order anything other than a grilled cheese?" Lily joked as she inched her fingers closer to Emma's that were resting on the table.

"Sometimes I get a burger." Emma shot a playful wink her way and closed the short distance between their hands. Things with Lily were shiny and new, she had butterflies in her stomach when they were together and her already absent-minded mind would grow even more clueless. But something still didn't sit right with her, not that she would dare admit it out loud. Lily was great, but she wasn't her...she wasn't Regina. And that's what kept her back, what kept her from truly embracing their relationship anymore.

"Ever heard of five a day?" The brunette smiled dreamily, as she twirled her fingers through Emma's. For Lily, this had been a long time coming and she still couldn't believe that she was finally getting her chance with Emma.

"Five burgers a day? I would certainly be interested in that."

"You are too much sometimes, you know that right?" Lily laughed heartily at the childish antics of the adorable blonde.

"Too much sexiness to handle?" Emma puffed out her chest jokingly, her eyes dazzling and smile even more smug than usual if that was even possible for the cocky blonde.

"More like too much adorableness Em." The other woman quickly burst the blonde's bubble, causing a small pout to appear on her face for a short moment. Emma couldn't believe how easy things were with Lily, compared to the early stages of her relationship with Regina. There had been so much sneaking around and stolen glances at the beginning. It certainly got easier when they finally came out as a couple, but not by much. Regina wasn't the most affectionate woman, especially in public, which Emma understood partly. She was royalty after all... but it didn't stop the blonde from feeling somewhat unwanted, or unworthy, as far as Emma could remember, that is. But when she was with Lily, she didn't have to worry about who was watching them, as she reached across the table to hold her hand. It was a nice change.

Emma was about to come back with a witty, flirty comment when the diner doors flew open and Ruby stormed in looking furious.

"Of course you're here!" The waitress screamed as soon as her eyes lay on Emma. All she wanted to do was go home and calm down before she ripped Emma's head off, but seeing her sitting in her Diner only made her blood begin to boil once again.

"Ruby? Is everything alright?" Emma stood with caution, truly worried for her friend. She had never seen this much anger inside of the brunette, and given Ruby's special ability, she worried about the safety of the town with her like this.

"Ask your ex-wife...well, if you can even call her that these days!" The brunette snorted, seeing right through Emma's friendliness.

"What are you talking about?" The blonde asked confusingly, she had no idea why Ruby was acting so horribly towards her, while her cluelessness only caused more and more anger to rise up in the brunette. Carefully, Emma dared to try and approach the angry woman. She knew that she needed to find a way to calm her down before things got out of hand.

"Don't act dumb with me Swan! This whole time you've been acting all nice to my face, while you've been sleeping with my girlfriend behind my back!" Ruby pushed Emma away forcefully, causing the friendliness to disappear and the Sheriff side of Emma to come out.