Sequal to "She's Falling From Grace"

NCISGleek - Your request turned into a sequal :)

This might or might not be a short story so lets just see where it goes. Its going to have alot of Regina/Snow and Regina/OC Jason fluff. If I had to describe this fic it would be a romantic comedy. Lets just hope I don't screw this up since I'm not as good on this subject than I am with angst. Enjoy and let me know what you think. I'll update as soon as I can!

Reminder from my last request "The Night Goes Dark" - As of now I am truely sorry but I cannot take anymore requests until the summer. For those of you who had sent a request in a review or PM, don't worry. I promise I'll get to them as soon as possible.

The next request by MariaPurt will be a Regina/Snow centered one shot. It will be up as soon as I finish writing this sequal.

Disclaimers - I don't own anything!

Title – Dancing Around All Alone

Setting – Three months after the Epilogue from "She's Falling From Grace"

Chapter 1 You Don't Need It

It was a beautiful Spring morning in Storybrooke. It was warm but not too warm which made it perfect for Regina and Snow's morning jog. It had become a morning routine for them which had started out one morning with Snow shyly asking Regina if she wanted to tag along. Regina was hesitant at first but she agreed and found herself enjoying it so now it was something they did every morning. Regina would drive to Snow's apartment since it was closer to the park and from there they would walk the few blocks, do some stretches once they've arrived, and then they would jog a few laps before deciding to head home. This morning was like every other morning while they did their stretches on the bright green grass. Although it's been a year and three months since they've repaired their relationship, Snow still had trouble believing she was here with Regina in jogging clothes and talking about random things that she would have never thought she would be discussing with her in the past. That's just what it was though… the past and to be honest she loved getting to know this side of Regina. This past year Regina has made so much progress. Not only had she not used magic since sending Cora back but her personality seemed more at ease. She smiled more and seemed to be so much more like that girl she used to be before darkness had gripped her heart. There were moments though when Snow could see the dark emotions of her past building up inside and she would do all she can to make Regina feel better. She had changed so much even if the town will never see it. It was then that Regina's question pulled her from her wandering thoughts.

"Do you still hate apples? I was thinking about making a pie for dessert tonight." Not only did they have their morning jogs but they would take turns having dinner at each other's place on Sundays with the family. Regina cherished those evenings because she got to be with Henry who was already 12 now. He was growing so fast and now that he living with Emma in an apartment across from Snow's, Regina felt as if she were missing everything. Everytime she saw him it looked as if he got taller.

"Pretty much Regina," she laughed. "You basically scarred me for life." Regina laughed. Back then when their relationship was still on the rocks, that quip would have made her feel guilty.

"Ok, so no apple. How about peach cobbler? You like peaches right?"

"Yes and Charming will be ecstatic. He's obsessed with your baking."

"Indeed he is dear but he still smells it before taking that first bite."

"I think it's time I had a talk with him," Snow laughed as she finished her stretching and motioned with her hand for Regina to lie on the ground. Regina lied on her back and Snow grabbed a whole of her leg which was bent at the knee to stretch it back against her stomach.

"Don't waste your breath on him dear. I hardly blame him for not trusting me. This whole town will never trust me."

"But he of all people should trust you. He saw what they didn't," she said, referring to the events that had happened over a year ago.

"I still don't blame him," Regina said as Snow started to stretch her other leg.

"You know, I love David to death but sometimes I just want to slap some sense into him," Snow said as she slowly put Regina's leg down and helped her up. Regina laughed as she brushed the grass from her clothes. Nothing was said after that while they started jogging down their familiar path.

It's been at least forty minutes till Regina suddenly ran into a good looking man with brown hair and soft brown eyes. She didn't even notice him and soon found herself falling to the floor. Snow had run ahead a while ago and she doubted she had probably even seen her fall.

"I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" the man asked as he pulled her to her feet. She didn't know if it was the shock from falling but the moment she looked into those brown eyes she felt something she hasn't felt since first meeting Daniel and that scared her to death. She could feel herself wanting to snap at the man but refrained. That wasn't who she was anymore.

"No need to apologize dear. I simply wasn't looking where I was going," she said with a smile. She couldn't help but shiver at his touch and she could only hope he wouldn't notice as she shrugged away from him.

"I'm much to blame," he said with a warm smile that reminded her so much of Daniel. "I'm Jason."

"Jason… You're not from here," she stated.

"No, I just moved here a couple days ago." Those words threw her off track. She's the Mayor. She knew everything that went on in this town. How could she have missed something this important?

"I do hope you enjoy Storybrooke Jason," she said, plastering on a fake smile as to not show how unnerved she was. She didn't even notice Snow jogging back to them.

"Hey I looked back and you were gone. What's going on?" she asked, moving her gaze to the man she's never seen before and briefly wondered who he was back in their world.

"Nothing. Jason here was just leaving," Regina said.

"Jason…" Snow said, trying to remember him. "Who were you back in…" Regina quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Nice meeting you but we really must be going," she said as she started leading a confused Snow away.

"Wait a minute, I didn't catch your name!" he called out.

"You don't need it," she replied and it wasn't long till they were out of site.

Snow yelled out Regina's name from behind her hand as her stepmother pulled her around the corner of trees. Even though they were out of Jason's sight Regina still didn't let go as she snuck a peek at Jason from behind a tree. When he had turned away and jogged far enough away did she finally relax and release her struggling stepdaughter.

"Regina! What are you doing?" she asked, her face flustered and slightly annoyed.

"He isn't from here and you almost gave us away," she said.

"He's not?" she asked, looking just as shocked as Regina felt when she had found out herself.

"No, he just moved here a couple days ago," she said as she turned to peek out from behind the tree they were behind. No sign of him… good.

"I want to know who he is and why he's here. No one just decides to move to a small town like Storybrooke," Regina said, her eyes scanning the path one last time before turning back to her stepdaughter who had a soft smile on her face. "For the love of god, what," she snapped.

"Admit it, your intrigued by him."

"What are you talking about?"

"It's rare that we have outsiders passing through but when we do you don't even care enough to meet them but all of a sudden you want to know everything about this guy after a minute of speaking with him."

"There's a difference. Those outsiders were just passing through. Jason actually moved here," Regina stated almost defensively but Snow had caught the flicker of interest in her eyes when she had spoken his name.

"Ok, fine," she said, raising her hands in defeat.

"It's the truth!" Regina exclaimed but Snow could hear the denial written all over that statement. For the sake of Regina's pride she decided to let it go.

"Ok, I believe you," she said softly, taking her hands in hers. Not only did she see that Regina was intrigued by this stranger but she could also see the denial and panic in her eyes as if she were afraid of being interested in the first place. She knew that finding love again was a sore subject for Regina even if it was something that Snow wanted her to find again. Besides, after everything that she has been through, she deserved to have love again.

After their morning jog, Regina went home to shower and change before meeting Henry at the diner for breakfast. It hurt that he still chose Emma over her especially when she was the one that raised him but she couldn't blame him. Emma was his biological mother and after all the hurt she had caused him in the past it was only natural for him to drift away from her and sought comfort in his real mom. When she had made it to the diner Emma and Henry were already there and even though in the past she would have loathed the other woman for even being there in the first place, now she didn't even mind. This past year they had come to some sort of understanding and maybe in the future they might even become friends. She greeted them with a smile as she sat in the booth beside Henry.

"Mom! Guess what!" Henry exclaimed excitedly. Regina opened her mouth to answer but was cut off by her over excited son. "I finally got to ride my horse all by myself this morning."

"Henry that's great! I'm so proud of you," she said as she pulled him into a hug. She was so proud that he was learning to ride. Riding was her escape. She felt free whenever she was on that horse and she looked forward to riding with Henry on separate horses in the future instead of sharing one to make sure he doesn't fall off. She looked up at Emma who looked just as proud as she felt.

"Compared to me, he's a natural," Emma said, her voice full of humor as Ruby approached them to take their orders.

"Yeah you should have seen Emma falling. It was hilarious once we figured she wasn't hurt or anything," Henry spoke. Regina couldn't help but laugh at the glare Emma sent his way. Ruby who had caught that part of the conversation chuckled as she greeted them.

"Hey, so what will it be today?"

"I'll take the usual," Regina replied.

"Apple pancakes and a coffee," Ruby said as she wrote it on her order pad. Once she had taken their orders, Ruby disappeared into the kitchen. The three of them had went into a light conversation about random topics and it wasn't long till Regina heard a familiar voice sounding in the room. She turned and to her surprise she saw Jason sitting at the bar talking with Ruby. Her heart suddenly felt as if it were pounding in her chest and the walls felt as if they were closing in on her. She could feel herself shaking and she knew she just had to get out of there.

"Regina?" Emma's concerned voice sounded as if it were miles away when really she was only in front of her. She felt a small warm hand covering hers… Henry's hand. She pulled away and abruptly stood. Why did this man make her react like this?

"I… I'm fine… I need to get to the office. I just remembered I have a meeting in five minutes."

"It's Sunday," Emma stated suspiciously, clearly not believing her as she watched the Mayor shakily gathered her coat and bag.

"A Mayor's job is never done Miss Swan," she said dismissively as she rushed out the back door before Jason could see her. Henry and Emma watched in a fascinated silence and it wasn't till the door slammed shut did they look at each other.

"Wow that was too weird even for her," Emma stated.

"Yeah, just like the time I caught her kissing Graham before the curse broke," Henry said, his eyes scanning the door once more before looking at a disgusted Emma.

"You saw them kissing? What else did you see!" She could only hope he never caught them in bed together like they had caught her own parents the morning after she and Snow had returned from the Enchanted Forest. That was one memory she'll never be able to shake off.

"Just them kissing that one time," Henry said. "But that was the only time she ever reacted weird like she did now. Do you think she's hiding something?"

"Maybe, but she hasn't given us any reason not to trust her this past year."

"It doesn't have to be bad," Henry said. "Maybe it's something good."

"I hope you're right kid," Emma sighed, clearly wanting to get to the bottom of this and if she knew Regina then chances are Snow probably already has a hint of what was going on so she planned to have a talk with her as soon as she gets home.