She's been missing for three days and Regina can't help but worry the worst has happened. She told Emma not to go out on that call in the middle of the thunderstorm. She hasn't slept since Emma went out to find Pongo, for about the hundredth time this week. She's barely ate, and Mary Margret is driving her insane by always coming over and checking on her. She's exhausted, but she can't sleep without Emma. She's sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace rubbing comforting circles on her belly to try and calm down the baby. It's been kicking nonstop since Emma went missing. They still don't understand how she got pregnant because of the infertility curse she put on herself, but they couldn't be happier about it. She just hopes Emma will be there to see their baby.
"I mean she's been missing for three days and they can't find her. What if she's- No, no she can't be. I can't live without her." Regina said as she began to cry.
Regina made Henry stay with Mary Margret and David tonight , and now she wishes she hadn't because she feels so alone right now and just wants Emma to be found already. David goes out every day to look for her but he can't find anything. Regina has called Emma's cell several times in the past three days but all she gets is voicemail. Regina puts out the fire and heads upstairs, hoping to get at least a little bit of sleep. She lays on Emma's side, hoping that since it smells like her she might actually get some sleep. But, just like the past three nights, she still can't seem to go to sleep. She can't stand it. She just wants her wife to come home already. It doesn't make her feel any better that she and Emma had a fight before she went missing. She doesn't even remember what the fight was really about. She didn't even tell Emma she loved her before she left. The guilt is overwhelming and it tears her apart that that was probably the last time she'll ever get to talk to Emma.
"Please just come home already." Regina sobs as she holds Emma's pillow close to her. The baby starts kicking more violently and Regina places her hand on her swollen stomach and rubs soothing circles on her belly. "Baby please stop kicking so hard. Please baby. Mommy's sorry," she cries as she continues to rub circles on her belly. She reaches over and grabs her phone to call David. After three rings he picks up.
"Regina? Are you okay?" David says when he answers the phone.
"No. No, I'm not okay." Regina says, still crying. "Can you… can you bring Henry over please? I- I need him with me. I- … I just need him. Please?" She asks as she starts to cry harder. Stupid hormones she thinks.
"Of course I can Regina. We'll be there in about five minutes. I think he wanted to come back anyways. He's kind of worried about you. He knows you haven't been sleeping. He said he hasn't either."
"Thank you David. He's probably heard me crying at night… I can't sleep without her. I just… I just really hope that Emma's okay. I can't live without her. I- I can't go through this pregnancy without her." Regina said as she continued to cry. "I'm going to let you go so you guys can leave."
"Okay Regina. See you soon."
"Bye.." Regina hung up the phone and held Emma's pillow tighter to her as she began to sob uncontrollably. Please. Just please let her be okay.
Just as David said, five minutes later there was a knock on her door. She got up from the bed and made her way downstairs. When she opened the door Henry ran into her arms crying. She wrapped him in a hug as she let her own tears silently fall.
"Why don't you go make us some hot chocolate Henry. I need to talk to David for a minute." Regina said as she pulled back from their hug.
"Okay," he said as he nodded against her chest before going to the kitchen.
"Thank you for bringing him back over. I'm sorry if I pulled away from anything." Regina said as she looked up at David. They've grown quite close over the past few years, and she'll never admit out loud that she's actually grateful for it.
"It was no problem Regina. You didn't pull me away from anything. He had asked right before you called if he could come home." David said as he stood in the doorway. "We haven't found anything on Emma yet. But we're going to keep looking. I'm not going to stop until I find her."
"Okay. Thank you." Regina said as she stepped forward and gave David a small hug. "You should probably get back to Snow. I think me and Henry are about to try to get some sleep." She said as she pulled away from the hug.
"Of course." He said as he returned the hug. "Yeah, she's waiting on me. I'll talk to you later okay." He said as she pulled away.
"Okay. Bye David." She said as he walked out the door, closing it behind him. She walked into the kitchen and joined Henry at the table. "Why don't you grab your hot chocolate and we go upstairs to my room and watch a movie, okay?" she said as she took one of her hands in her own. All he did was nod silently and grab his hot cocoa in his other hand before standing up. Regina grabbed her own hot chocolate and stood from the table going upstairs. When she made it to her room she found Henry curled up in her bed sobbing into one of Emma's pillows. The sight broke her heart. She set her hot cocoa on her side table and got in her bed. As soon as she sat down Henry turned around and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.
"I miss her so much," he said as he cried on her shoulder. "I- I just want her to come home already."
"I know baby, I know." She said as she pulled him closer to her, rubbing soothing circles on his back. "I miss her too" she said as she let her own tears fall. "They're going to find her. They have to."
"Can we just watch a movie? Because I really don't want to think about it right now, and I'm really tired because I haven't slept in like three days." Henry said as he laid his head on his mother's shoulder.
"Of course we can. Why don't you go put some pajamas on okay? What movie do you want to watch?" she said, kissing the top of his head.
"Okay." He said sitting up. "I want to watch Finding Nemo." He said as he got off the bed and went to his room to put his pajamas on.
"Okay, we can do that," Regina said as she watched Henry go to his room as she turned on the TV and put in Finding Nemo. Then she went to her closet to put on her on pajamas. She returned to her bed and drank some of her hot chocolate. Minutes later Henry came back in and snuggled up next to her.
"Do you think she's okay? Ma's been missing for three days and I mean Storybooke isn't that big. I mean she has to be right?" Henry asked as Regina started the movie.
"I have to believe that she is. I can't do this without her, and if I don't believe that she is then… I'll end up giving up." She says with a small frown. "And I know that they're doing all they can but I wish they could find her faster."
Henry hugs her tighter as he lays his head on her chest like he did when he was little. "I do too. I also hope I can actually get some sleep tonight." He said as he watched the movie. "Mom, when's the last time you got any sleep?"
"What do you mean? I've slept every night." She lied "Besides, I'm the one who should be worried about whether or not you are getting any sleep."
"Mom you're lying. I've heard you crying at night since she went missing. I'm just worried, and you need to make sure you get enough sleep for the baby too. I know I need sleep because I fell asleep at school yesterday and today, but I didn't get in trouble because they know Ma is missing." He said, his eyes slowly starting to droop.
"I… I'm just so scared that I can't sleep. I'm worrying about her all the time. "She said as small tears started to come out of her eyes again. "God I hate these stupid hormones," she said as she wiped tears from her face. "She just… she has to be okay. I can't lose someone I love again. I just can't. I'm not strong enough. I mean what if she's already-"
"Mom don't finish that sentence. Please. I know it's hard, but we can't think like that. Henry said, hugging his mom tighter. "It's going to be okay," he said as he kissed her cheek. "Can we please just sleep, or at least try to. Because I really don't think I have enough energy to do anything at all anymore, and I feel like I could pass out."
"I'm sorry." She said as she kissed the top of his head. "I would absolutely love that I feel the same way. Good night my little prince. I love you" She said, her eyes slowing closing.
"I love you to mom." Henry said as he dosed off to sleep next to his mother.
A.N/ I've started a new story. Let me know what you think.