This fic was done on request by myseestrah on tumblr. I hope you like it.

"Regina?"

Regina turned around and looked into Emma's green eyes.

"Yes Ms. Swan?" Regina reluctantly answered.

"Ummm… I wanted to talk to you."

"Well dear I would assume that's why you came over here."

Emma looked at the brunette. The damm woman couldn't even show the sadness Emma knew she was feeling. Emma felt like walking away, but she knew that her leaving was exactly what Regina would want. She would go through with this, even just to spite Regina.

"Look, I though we should talk about what happened. You know, in the mine."

Regina glared at Emma. "Why would I talk to you."

"Because there is no one else on this ship to talk to." Emma sat down next to Regina and took a deep breathe. "You sacrificed yourself for Henry's happiness. Why? Every story I have ever heard about you made it clear that you would do anything to save your skin."

Regina laughed, but Emma could tell that she was trying to keep herself from crying.

"You all assume that Henry is just a possession to me. He is my world, my only reason for living. What else was I to do. When he grows up every story he will tell will be about you and your idiot parents. He will hold you when he is sad, name his children after you, choose you. I have NOTHING! My parents are dead and my son is gone. After all of this, after we find him, if we find him, you will be the person he goes to. I am nothing to him. He stopped loving me a long time ago."

Emma wasn't sure what to say. Regina was hysterical at this point.

"Regina. Ummm…." Emma was unsure how to address Regina. She had never seen her like this. "He knows that you love him."

"Does he now?" Regina laughed. "He has been doubting my love since I told him he was adopted. You want to know why I sacrificed myself? I'll tell you. I want Henry to have one good story about me. I wanted him to tell his children that even though I am evil I died saving everyone. You are the Savior. The hero of Storybrooke. No one needs me, no one ever did. Henry deserves you and your happy little family. Even before he went to Boston he would talk about you. He never doubted your love, even before he met you. All he has ever done was doubt me. You don't understand what my life has been like Ms. Swan. My life has been miserable. Then I got Henry. He changed me, he was my second chance. I would do anything for him. I had nothing left to lose. If I succeeded he would get over me, and if I failed he would know I tried. But now….he's gone."

Regina started to cry even harder. In that moment Emma saw Regina in a new light. She grabbed the broken woman's hand which caused Regina to look up. Before she could pull away Emma spoke.

"He knows you love him. When we find him you will go to him and hold him tight. He will thank you for coming to save him and he won't want to let go of you."

Emma patted Regina's hand.

"It's getting cold. You should head inside when you're ready." Emma stood up and headed towards her cabin.

"Ms. Swan?"

Emma turned back towards Regina. "Yes."

"Thank you." Regina whispered.

Emma smiled. "Don't mention it."

I hope this wasn't too shabby.