Authors Note: I don't own Once Upon a Time or any of the characters, just the story. Please, enjoy!

"So, what do we do now?" Emma sat up in Regina's bed feeling quite satisfied after last night's events which involved a lot of sex - mind blowing, passionate, extremely hot sex - hearing Regina chuckle was enough to break Emma from her thoughts; "Oh, dear, we have nothing to discuss because this is never happening again."

"But, Regina-"

"Now, Miss Swan, Henry's alarm goes off at precisely six o'clock; so, I want you out of my house before he comes into my bedroom demanding breakfast. You have five minutes."

Emma couldn't believe that was all she was to Regina, just her latest 'fling' as Sheriff before dumping her out on her ass when things had potential just to go a little bit deeper, and now because of those two months she spent with Regina as her latest 'fling' was the reason she was now sitting in her vehicle in front of City Hall with a brown envelope in her hands. Emma was dressed in her favorite black dress, the one that dipped dangerously low in the back and showed enough cleavage to make people drool at the sight and still leave them wondering; Emma had added finishing touches to her outfit by applying dramatic make-up to ensure that her eyes 'popped' along with dark red lipstick and her black 'fuck me' heels.

She didn't care that she felt like shit, at least she didn't look the part; besides, she had a date later after she arrived at her destination and wanted to save time rushing to get ready when she arrived. With a sigh, Emma exited her bug and approached the main doors of City Hall; taking the spare key that she had the doors easily opened and she punched in the alarm code and disarmed the device, there was only one room in this building that she needed to get to.

The Mayor's office.

"Doctor Whale." Emma knocked on the door of the Doctor's office before entering.

"Ah, Miss Swan, here for the test results I presume?" He smiled and handed the envelope containing the results to the Sheriff who nodded in response, "And did you..." Her voice trailed off.

"I didn't look at them, as you requested, they went directly into the envelope."

"Okay, thanks, Doctor Whale." Emma turned to leave when he called her again; "And Emma?"

"Yes?"

"Congratulations."

His last words to her echoed through her mind as she walked down the hallway, past the secretary's desk and used the key to open her office doors, congratulations my ass, she scoffed as she punched in the code to disarm the alarm; she was uneasy about what was going to happen when Regina found this envelope the next morning on her desk, which is why she needed to get it done now. Emma tightly clutched the envelope to her chest as fresh tears spilled over and made their way down her face, she didn't want their relationship to end up like this, but she couldn't also do what she wanted with the other person not feeling the same way.

Placing the envelope on her desk, she took one of Regina's pens off of her extremely neat desk and quickly scrawled something on the top of the envelope before putting the pen back where she had found it. Leaving the City Hall exactly the way she found it, she got into her vehicle and began to drive out of Storybrooke with the tears that had began while standing in the Mayor's office continued to fall freely down her face; "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

The kind of sadness that Emma was now feeling was a different kind of sadness, a sadness that she had never felt before as she drove farther and farther away from the 'Welcome to Storybrooke' sign, knowing without a shadow of a doubt that it was over.

Regina was sitting on the bed in her bedroom clutching the pillow that Emma had used the night before, the faint scent of the blonde still lingered on it; Regina really didn't want to end it with the blonde, she had to be honest with herself, the nights that she spent with the Sheriff were the best nights she had ever experienced, but that was also what terrified her and what caused her to end it; love is a weakness, and she loves Emma Swan.

Hearing her phone vibrate on the nightstand, Regina loosened her grip on the pillow and reached over; Regina, we need to talk.Regina read the message that Emma had sent her over and over again, not knowing how to respond to the blonde's message without letting her emotions get in the way. You can't ignore me forever.

The tears finally came with such force that Regina collapsed onto the bed, clutching the pillow to her chest while trying to muffle the sounds of her sobs; what the hell had she done? She was scared, and she wasn't about to admit that to anybody who would even think twice about asking her, but everything was different when it came to Emma Swan.

Everything made sense when Emma was around.

And now, thanks to Regina, she never would be again.

Regina had just gotten into her office and proceeded to put her things away when Snow stormed in, Regina looked up at the other brunette and for a moment she was actually scared by the look on Snow's face as she approached her, pressing her against her desk; "What the hell have you done?" Snow growled at Regina causing her to clear her throat, "I have no idea as to what you are referring to."

"Don't play games with me, Regina, I know that you and Emma have been seeing each other; and now, because of you, she left Storybrooke."

"S-She did what?" Regina gasped, Snow could see the tinge of shock in her eyes but she didn't care; "I don't want to hear it Regina! I don't know what the hell you did to her, and I don't really care, because you are going to find her and bring her back to Storybrooke."

"Tell me, dear, why the hell would I do something like that?"

"Because, Regina, I am not about to lose my daughter again because of you." Snow continued to match Regina's hard gaze. "If you would have just said 'yes', Regina, she'd still be here."

Watching the other brunette storm out of her office made her question what exactly she had done to get her so riled up-despite the fact that anger actually worked for her-but never the less, Regina proceeded to sit down on her chair and let out a long sigh until something caught her attention; leaning forward and picking up the envelope that had 'Regina' scrawled across the top in none other than Emma Swan's handwriting. Carefully opening the envelope, allowing the contents to spill onto her desk, she reached for the letter first;

Dear Regina,

I am sitting at my desk in the Sheriff's station writing you this letter and I am struggling because I have no idea how to tell you what is going on; I know this is a terrible time for you because I know how much you hate Christmas, so here I am trying to find the words I need with tears streaking my cheeks hoping that you'll somehow forgive me for what I am about to write. You and I shared something wonderful, Regina, and I never want you to forget that nor do I want you to believe that you didn't mean as much to me as I did to you.

You, Regina, are rare and beautiful.

But I fell in love with you because you made me realize what love really is; and I know now, Regina, that you are my true love. And you always will be. I remember what it felt like when I dropped Henry off at your house for the first time and how talking to you felt so right, I also remember the night that we first made love in your bed; I am so glad that I shared that with you, it feels like a part of me will be with you no matter how far away from Storybrooke I am. Trust me, Regina, I understand if you never want to talk to me again after you see what else this envelope contains and I will also understand if you hate me.

To be honest, a part of me hates me as well.

But by writing this letter, it forces me to acknowledge that you do deserve to find love, Regina, even if it will never be me. You may not want to hear it, but you will always hold a special place in my heart; through our time together, you earned it, and I will carry that with me wherever I go. You were and still are the love of my life; you were the first person I ever truly loved and no matter what the future brings, you will always be just that, and I know that we are both better for it.

I am so sorry, and I love you so much-

Emma.

Regina sniffed as she finished reading the letter and gently placed it down on her desk before picking up the item in front of her that made her heart drop and cause fresh tears to spill over; 'Merry Christmas, Mommy' was neatly scrawled on a post-it note, Regina threw the picture onto her desk and sighed with Snow's words echoing through her mind; if you would've just said yes, she'd still be here.

Regina stood and put on her coat before walking out of her office; with a flick of her wrist the doors shut behind her, all of the lights in the building turned off and she was in her vehicle driving down the street with only one thing on her mind; finding Emma.

Authors Note: Alright, so, tell me what you think! Please keep in mind that this is my first fanfic.