This one shot was originally written in portuguese, but I thought it was so good that more people deserved to read, not only those who speaks in portuguese. I asked the author if I could translate it and she allowed me to. Thank you soooo much Luh! The link of the original one shot will be in the end.

This is a DimplesQueen one shot, before the funeral. I must warn you, is VERY, very, extremely angst. As usual I wanted to see something like that on the show but I don't think we will be that lucky.

The song bellow is the song the original author suggested for you to listen while you're reading :D

Happy reading and please tell me your thoughts!

Photograph – Ed Sheeran

"Gina..." Roland climbed, with difficulty, in the high bed of the mayor.

"Hey…" Regina wiped her face quickly sniffled a little bit as she tried to contain her incessant crying. "Come here..." she opened her arms and the little boy was soon stucked in a tight embrace, turning his back and tucked away.

"I miss Papa" whimpered softly.

The mayor pursed her lips tightly trying to control her tears and folded her fingers on Roland's black strands.

"I miss him too..." she let out embargoed and kissed the top of the little Hood.

"I'll never see Papa again?" Roland turned his face and, with wet eyes, he let it form a pout crying while looking for comfort in the almonds so swelled of the mayor.

"When you want to see him..." Regina took a deep breath and smoothed his small face. "Just close your eyes and we can feel Papa's tight hug." she gave him a brief smile. "He'll always be with us, Roland. And we'll be with him..." she reached down and stroked the middle of the little boy's chest. "Right here..."

"You'll leave too?"

A chest that was bleeding with every beat and darkening every second that remained alive. Roland, orphan of father and mother. Cruel the way life plays with everyone. The almonds stared at little Roland's chocolate ones, she wanted to say everything was going to be ok put the child away from all the pain gnawed in his chest. But who was Regina? And what good she could do when the darkness was already showing signs again?

"Promise me that no matter what happens, you'll be good." the little boy frowned, his expression closing and scratched the top of his lips while he stared at the mayor who seemd likely to collapse at any moment "Promise me you will be strong and always remember that your father loved you very much, that I love you very much and we want you to be a little boy of honor?" her voice was trembling even with every word.

"Gina..."

"Promise?" he affirmed quickly with his little head. Regina smiled sweetly and wiped the tears that had felled from his eyes. "And what you'll be?" she said with even more difficulty.

"I'll be good Mama..." the almonds eyes widened and her chest flooded in an absurd pain, she wanted to cry, she wanted to never leave the comfort of her bed and put the boy away from the darkness she was in. "I'll be of honor Mama, and good." Regina felt her eyes burning, her heartbeats increasing even more. She could see Robin on little Roland's traits, and the smile the opened, she collapsed. She hugged him tight. "Don't go Mama…"

"You have to go home, Roland." he shocked his little head in denial and squeezed the mayor even more, now, hugging her front. "Where Papa's presence will be strong, where his scent will be present..."

"No Mama, no..." hugging her and the brunette felt her chest cutting and crying out as she smoothed and hugged him.

"Waking up with the singing of birds, the wind of the trees... There is your home Roland, as your father's, your place is in the forest little Hood."

The little one sobbed and pulled away from Regina, looking her straight in the eyes and placing a hand on her face.

"Come home with me Mama..." Regina hid her lips, feeling the tears coming down and propped her lips on the boy's forehead.

"I'm with you... Always."

Link to the original story:

https-:/socialspirit.-com.-br/fanfics/historia/fanfiction-once-upon-a-time-always-5579145/capitulo1

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