I don't think they *love* each other yet but all the pieces are there for me. There's moments of caring, understanding and vulnerability between them whether it be the opening scene where Regina invites Emma in, throughout the mine scene and when Emma saves Regina in the jail cell. Or all the other times they save each others lives. Lana had an amazing quote where she says they are two of the most similar characters, they both have family issues and walls up because of their crappy pasts and there's so much there for them to connect with. Then of course there's Henry and their shared caring for him even when jealousy keeps them apart. Plus if they really hate each other, the amount of time they spend smiling at each other is kind of ridiculous and I'm doing the hate thing wrong.

I think Regina's redemption story and them learning to care about each other is going to be a many season long process- at least I hope so. I love the process of them gradually learning to be in love, that's my favorite part of their relationship and I'd much rather have that then BFFs or anything like that.