Sarah stood outside her apartment with her son by her side. They had agreed that Regina would pick up Henry at around 10:30 am. She still wasn't sure whether this was a good idea. The woman was after all a complete stranger and the fact that she'd given her son her word that she'd let him go, made this so hard. Jack wasn't an outgoing child and he hardly had any friends so Sarah wanted this one experience for him to see the world through his own eyes.
"This is a terrible idea" she finally spoke out loud, turning to her son who was eagerly waiting, moving his weight from one foot to another.
"What!? But Mom, you said..." the boy said, sadness replacing the happiness he'd just had on his face a few seconds ago.
"I know what I said kid, but really, what do we know about this woman? She's a complete stranger. And what type of a parent would be if I just let you wander around to God knows where with someone I don't even know?" Sarah said, trying to reason with her son who "upset" for his current state would be the understatement of the century.
Before either one of them could speak again, a black SUV pulled up and they both knew it had to be Regina. Both mother and son stared at the car coming to a halt right in front of them. Both thinking the same thing, "so Regina was rich rich, huh?"
A short, bearded man got out of the driver's seat as soon as the car had pulled up and rushed to the other side of the car to open the door for the brunette.
"Miss Smith" Sarah greeted as soon as the woman exited the car, sunglasses in hand.
"Miss Bennett," Regina said, "how many times do I have to tell you to call me Regina?"
"Gonna need some getting used to I guess" Sarah replied with a wink.
Sarah took in the other woman's appearance and realized that she'd traded her official, sophisticated look from yesterday for a pair of sexy, dark blue jeans with brown boots and Sarah felt warm and mushy inside just glancing at the firm looking thighs.
'God, what is wrong with me?' She thought to herself. She'd never felt such visceral reaction to any other woman before in her life.
She ripped her eyes from the woman's legs and lifted them up to her face, only to have her heart start jackhammering inside her chest at the realization that the other woman was looking right at her. Then she winked and Sarah's insides turned to goo.
'I had no idea I was that easy' she thought to herself.
It was embarrassing really.
Regina's attention had however turned to the sad looking boy.
"Hello Jack" she said, ruffling the boy's hair.
"Hello" he replied, but never meeting the woman's gaze.
"Whats wrong?" Regina asked looking at both mother and son.
A few awkward silent moments passed before Sarah spoke,
"I was wondering, is there enough room for one more in this car of yours?"
Jack's gaze shot at his mother, "we're going? Both of us?" he asked crushing his body against his mother's in hug.
"Yeah Kid, I gave you my word, didn't I" the blonde replied as she kissed the top of her son's head.
A tear threatened to fall from Regina's eyes as she witnessed the heart warming scene between mother and son and she had to take deep slow breathes before looking back at them.
"So, what do you say Miss Smith?" Sarah said, looking up at the brunette.
"Why Miss Bennett, what else can I say...except...I hope you know how to ride well" Regina responded with a smirk
Sarah's knees almost melted and gave up beneath her right then and there.
They all got in the car, with Sarah mentally whistling a joyful little tune she'd made up on the spot.
'This is going to be one heck of a day' she thought ...or hoped.