i hate that i love you | a swan queen story

CHAPTER EIGHT

Regina was just putting the lasagne for herself and Henry in the oven when the doorbell rang. Regina walked to the door and opened it slowly, as they were not expecting any one. Stood there was Emma Swan. She smiled at Regina.

"Uh..not to be rude but what are you doing here?" Regina asked her. Emma looked at her, she was obviously confused and it seemed she thought Regina should have been expecting her when it was really the opposite.

"I was invited?" She replied.

"...I didn't invite you.." Regina told her, becoming more confused by the minute.

Emma pulled out her phone and showed Regina the conversation they had had about 'dinner'. "That wasn't..." She trailed off. Regina suddenly realised, Henry had strangely asked to use her phone for something earlier which he never did. However she had thought nothing much of it, until now. "..me. I think it was Henry. Oh well, you can come and stay anyway." Regina smiled and let her inside.

Emma walked in awkwardly, not knowing what to say. "Henry come downstairs and explain please!!" Regina called up to him. A few seconds later they could hear Henry trudging down the stairs, he was not looking forward to explaining it seemed. He sat on the bottom step and looked at them both nervously. "I wanted you two to spend a bit of time together... I thought it would be nice for you. Sorry for using your phone Mom but otherwise you would have never asked her yourself." He told them and smiled. "I've already had dinner... have fun!" He rushed back upstairs before either of them could say anything.

Emma looked at Regina. "Well...looks like we have some dinner to have. I mean there's not harm right?" Emma said.

Regina only nodded and they both went and sat down. "Uh...I'll go and get the food." Emma smiled and nodded, she waited for Regina to return.

Regina came back with their food and placed Emma's in front of her. "Thanks." Emma said and smiled at her. Regina sat opposite her and they both began to eat.

Emma chuckled to herself which made Regina look at her strangely. "Sorry, it's just... I can not believe what Henry did."

Regina laughed, "Yes, I know."

"But I guess it's nice it just being us two for a change." Emma commented. Regina nodded and felt her face going pink. "You look cute like that you know.." Emma said.

Regina looked at her shocked, and then laughed. "I am the Evil Queen, I am not cute."

"Come on Regina, you're not that person any more. And yes, you are very cute. You cannot change my mind so do not even try."

Regina smiled and shook her head in disbelief. What is she like..how am I cute? Emma and her stubborn ways...

A while later, they have finished dinner and are now engaged in a hilarious conversation. "And then Leroy went.." Emma said telling a story. Regina laughed, "Well he always was like that when I saw him in the enchanted forest."

"Really? I couldn't believe it.."

A few hours later, they were both slightly tipsy. They had both been drinking Regina's apple cider, reminding them of Emma's first day in Storybrooke. Hopefully this time though, Emma won't see a wolf on her way home and crash into a sign post.

Regina laughed at something Emma had just said. "Well thank you Regina, really, but I think I should head home now."

Regina of course didn't want her to leave but knew she had to. "You're welcome." She smiled at her. They both stood up and Regina went into the hallway with her and in to the room where she had hung Emma's coat. Emma locked eyes with her and Regina could yet again feel the electricity between them. "I had a really good time.." Emma told her, "We should do it agai-"

Regina must have gained some courage from being slightly drunk as she crashed her lips against Emma's. Emma froze at first but then she responded and kissed her back. Regina put all of her love for Emma into the kiss and to her, it was perfect.

Suddenly, Emma pushed Regina away and stared at her. "What were you doing?"

"Uh-you kissed me back.." Regina answered her, her heart already crumbling.

"It was-it was...a mistake. " Emma grabbed her coat and rushed out, slamming the front door behind her.

Regina went up to her bedroom and layed under her covers and cried and cried. Her heart felt like it had been split in two. She was a mess and couldn't stop sobbing. Regina cursed herself... being so mad in thinking that Emma would even want what she wanted. She just kept replaying what happened in her mind over and over. The look in Emma's eyes, the words 'mistake'...

There was a faint knock on her bedroom door, Regina didn't hear it, her cries were too loud in her ears which drowned out everything else. "...mom?"

It was Henry.

Regina tried to answer him but couldn't and just ended up crying even more. "I'm sorry Mom...I'm here if you need me." Regina could hear him walk back to his room and she turned her head back around and covered her face with a pillow, still crying but quieter so Henry couldn't hear...she didn't want to hurt him...

I just wanted to be happy...well I guess I know what she thinks of me now... a mistake...