Back in Storybrooke

Making sure that the young teen was following her, Regina returned to her bedroom. Moving to her closet she was unaware of Evie stopping just inside her doorway to take in her bedroom.

As Evie followed Regina to her room, she took in the crème colored walls of the hallway. To her left she was the landing for the stairs and the other half of the upper floor of the house, where she assumed more guest rooms were. Along the halls, she saw pictures of a slightly younger Regina with a young boy with hazel eyes and brown hair, whom she assumed was Henry. On a small table outside Regina's room stood another picture. This one also of Regina and Henry, who was standing in a graduation cap and grown. Alongside them was a blonde woman with the same eyes as Henry, a slightly shorter woman with cropped black hair holding a toddler on her hip, and a man with dirty blonde hair in a flannel. Curious as to who these people were, Evie stepped into the bedroom to ask when she stopped to take in the room before her.

Regina's room was about the same size as the dorm rooms back in Auradon. A soft silver colored painted all four walls of the room. A vaulted ceiling with a simple chandelier gave the room an elegant feel. A modern dark wood bedframe stood at the center of the back wall between two shuttered windows. On the bed a grey comforter lay that had purple detailing on it lay slightly rumpled, signaling that Regina hadn't made her bed before going to check on the young girl. On either side of the bed a night stand lay. On the left-hand side, Evie could see a frame with a picture of whom she assumed to be Henry around the age of six or seven. By the frame lay a book with a pair of reading glasses on top of them. Looking to the right of the bed, the blue haired teen saw a set of three shuttered windows taking up that wall a small white reading chair and foot stool sat along side it, as well as a small side table with a lamp. Scanning the room, Evie came across two doors. Venturing further in to take a closer look, the first door she found led to the master bathroom, that had a large soaking tub, glass shower cubical and a sink filled with various beauty products. Hanging above the sink was a black cast iron mirror.

Stepping back into the room, the teen came across her hostess stepping out of what she could only guess was her walk-in closet carrying a few different articles of clothing, along with having changed into some dark-wash jeans, red button up shirt and black flats. This wasn't her usual attire, but she figured since she wasn't working today and trying to make Evie as comfortable as she could, one of her more casual outfits would be appropriate.

"Taking a small tour, I see." Regina said with an amused smirk seeing her guest standing close to her bathroom.

Giving a shy smile, Evie replied "Sorry. It's just your room is different from any room I've seen. A bit different from where I live… or where I came from." The last part said in a whisper the older brunette was barely able to pick up.

A slight frown appeared on Regina's face. What does she mean where she comes from? She thought to herself. Deciding to leave it be for the moment, she moved over to her bed laying out the clothes she began speaking again. "I wasn't really sure what you would want to wear so I brought a few different things for you to mix and match. You look about the same size as me, so it should all fit." Turning back, Regina saw that the teen had started to move toward the bed to look at the pieces. "After we get you looked over, I figured we could go to the store and get you some clothes while you're here."

Looking up, Evie gave a small smile and shake of her head, "You really don't need to do that. I don't want to impose more than I already am." Since being in Auradon, Evie had a tough time just excepting things from people with no reason. She had started her own business because she wanted to earn the things she had, to show she wasn't just another pretty face out for a prince like her mother wanted.

Giving an amused chuckle, Regina, without any conscious thought, moved to the teen tucking a piece of hair that had fallen in front of russet eyes. "It's no issue for me, dear heart. In case you hadn't noticed, I do have plenty of space. Besides," adding a smirk to the rest of her statement, "I'm pretty sure you don't want to be wearing some old woman's clothes who you just met."

"If you insist." Evie agreed after moment, receiving a nod from the older woman that she did. "and for the record, I find it hard to believe you're old. You hardly look over 30 at most."

Giving a small chuckle, Regina shook her head. After patting the girl's cheek, she began to walk out of her room.

"Thank you for that, dear. Go ahead and get changed, I'll be down stairs starting breakfast." Before turning the corner, she added, "There's a new pack of make-up brushes on my sink. If it would make you feel more comfortable, you can use some of my products. Personally though, I don't think anything more than some blush and eyeliner should be added. Come down when you're ready." With that, the brunette went down to the kitchen.

Being left in the bedroom, Evie couldn't help but feel… well she wasn't entirely sure how she felt. Aside from Queen Belle, after the whole coronation incident, she never really knew how it was to be cared for like a daughter. Of course, Fairy Godmother tried but even the teen had to admit that the fairy's cheer could be a bit much at times. Even with her highness, it never really felt… natural. With Regina, it was almost as if her most basic dreams were becoming reality. Shaking her head, the blue haired teen pulled herself from those thoughts.

"She's just doing it to be kind. And she probably just misses her son. Just because she looks like mommy doesn't mean anything."

But what about her reaction to your necklace it must mean something… Right?

Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Evie surveyed the clothes given to her by her… mom… hostess. She wasn't sure what to call Regina. Either way she looked over the clothes and saw that herself and Regina were relatively parallel in size, her being just slightly smaller in the bust than the brunette. Picking up a few of the clothes left for her, the blue haired girl walked to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Author's note: Soooo hiii. I know I know. I am so sorry for the long time no update. A lot has happened in my life to stop me from writing and subsequently I ended up having no motivation to write. But now with this whole COVID situation I am stuck at home with more time to write so I am going to try my hardest to get back into the groove of writing again. again I am SOO SORRY about the long way. hope you enjoy this long awaited update.

Love, Lanalihn.