The morning wasn't like anything Emma had expected. The first thing she came across was blood – it was a good thing that her stomach could pretty much hold everything, because she knew that being sick on an relatively empty stomach was not a good thing. She had met the Medical Examiner, Ruby Lucas . She wished she could have met her on nicer circumstances, but seeing as the case involved a young maid getting sexually assaulted, chances were she was going to meet everyone due to the incident.

The rest of the day included listening to the other detectives that she had been just introduced to, that morning - Detective Neal Fire and Sergeant August Montgomery . She wanted to take everything in, learn from them. She desperately wanted to show of her skills as a detective, but she knew she was only new here, so she didn't really have the right to step in and take control, so she just waited. She met other people that were assigned to the case – one being Assistant District Attorney, Kate Kassell. But the one person she did want to meet was Detective Regina Mills .

When Emma found out that she was getting transferred to the Special Victims Unit in Manhattan, New York, she decided to do some research, before she went. She had looked over past cases that the Unit had been involved in, and looked at all of the arrests made. She noted that their lead female Detective, Regina Mills, was one of the more famous ones – she was known for her empathy with the victims, yet very hard on the suspects and bringing justice to the victims. Emma liked that – it reminded her of herself, in a way.

Emma had been waiting all day to meet here, but she knew of course that the case was a priority for Regina, so she would be with the victim, getting her statement. When she did enter the Precinct, however, Emma was blown away. She had seen pictures of her in the newspaper articles she had found, but she was no way prepared to see such a beautiful, well-presented women. Emma hadn't realised she was staring at the female; it wasn't until Regina spoke that she had snapped out of her little 'day-dream'. Regina was talking to a uniformed cop, asking to take Miriam, the victim, away to get ready for a line up. It was then that Emma stood from her desk and walked over to her.

"Regina, I'm Emma Swan, I've just transferred here fro-," Emma started to say, but then she interrupted by a distracted looking Regina. "Dallas," Regina finished, making Emma bite her lip for a mere second. "Atlanta, actually... I've transferred from Atlanta," She corrected her with a small smile. "Do you like Distasio for this?" Emma asked, referring to the Italian Diplomatic suspect that was currently in the Interview room with his Lawyer. Regina blinked for a second before answering. "Well he was there," She responded after a moment. Emma, detecting that there was going to be an awkward silence from that moment, cleared her throat slightly. "Well, I would just like to say, I am really happy to be here. I've studied a lot of your cases – I used some of your stuff that you used on the Brown Case – the infant homicide," Emma told her, smiling. Regina looked a little impatient – she didn't really want to be around Emma, which Emma understood. "Yeah, I haven't briefed the Captain yet... But thank you," Regina told her, before heading off towards the Mary Margarets office.

As Regina headed of in the opposite direction, Emma couldn't help but stare at her backside. What the hell are you doing, Swan? Emma thought as she tore her eyes away and decided that walking back to her desk was the best option right now. It must be the lack of sleep, Emma thought to herself as she sat down, and continued with the paper work which lay unattended and unwanted before this moment. Emma rubbed the back of her neck as she picked up on of her pen from the desk and started writing. She wished that the squad would catch up to technology, so she could at least type everything out – but she knew that wasn't an option, and at least it was keeping her mind of the bizarre thoughts she was having about the senior female detective. Emma was certain it was because she didn't sleep well the night before, and the stress to impress had contributed to it, but she couldn't shake off the fact that she thought Regina Mills was absolutely gorgeous.

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After the arraignment of Robert Distasio, the SVU squad thought it was a good idea to have a small celebration – or at least a few beers to ease of the stress that they had just encountered, trying to prosecute the Italian who had Diplomatic Immunity. When they arrived, Regina  was already there, sipping on a bottle of beer. When Emma saw her, her heart flaunted a bit, causing her to take a deep breath, as she walked over to the bar. "Hey," Emma  managed to say with a smile as she walked past Regina, and towards the bar, with Neal - August and stayed behind to talk to Regina.

"Rheingold, please," Emma ordered, just in time to overhear the conversation that Regina and August  were having. "So what's her story? She must have some hooks to be transferred to here from Atlanta," She heard Regina saying, which made Emma's heart drop a little more. "She cool," August responded, causing Emma to smile just a little bit – at least someone was enjoying her presence. Emma  turned to Neal at this point, needing to get something off her chest before she exploded. "Is she always like this to newbies?" Emma questioned him. Neal glanced at Regina then back at Emma  over his glasses. "She's lost someone close to her – she'll come around. It might take her awhile, but she'll get used to you," He declared, picking up his beer, and slid Emma's one over to her, turning to walk back to the table with Regina  and August. Emma let out a small sigh, and did the same – just as Kate Kassell  walked into a room, announcing the good news. "Good news – DNA came back, it's a match to Distasio," She pronounced. But her happy attitude didn't last long – her boss came in, and threw down the newspaper, causing everyone discomfort – Miriam was in it for the money. And with that, the beers were discarded and it was back to working on the case, leaving Emma  to ponder what Neal  had just told her.