Emma hesitantly brought her hand up and knocked on the white-finished door of the mayor's mansion. Nervously, she shuffled her feet as she forced herself to hold a decent stature despite her racing heart. She forced back the salty tears that had already begun to form in her eyes as she eyed the gold numbers '108' on the door before her.
Suddenly, the door swung open, revealing the brunette. Regina was wearing a gray pencil skirt, along with a white button down shirt accompanied with a black blazer. Emma lifted her chin slightly to see the distraught expression sprawled on Regina's face. Her eyes were bloodshot from clearly having been crying, sobbing more so. Her hair stuck to her wet, tear stained cheeks. The two stared silently at each other for a moment.
Who are you? You're looking like a stranger
You were once my love and my savior
Now I'm left with nothing but your makeup
On my pillow
"Emma," Regina finally quipped, voice rigid and cracking slightly. She gripped the doorknob of the door tightly with her right hand, holding it wide open. Emma let out a heavy breath, shaky from the fight between her and her tears. "I'm leaving town," she spoke up softly, voice barely above a whisper. Regina's mouth fell open ajar slightly, "What?" She questioned while slightly leaning forward, a tear racing down her cheek. Clearly, she had no intentions of holding her dignity in any form at the moment.
And I can't sleep, the pills they never helped
Tried counting sheep, still hurts like hell
I can't believe this rose has lost its red
And its petals
"Emma, I-" she began, her voice catching even more so than before, but was cut off by Emma. "What happened between us…" the blonde shook her head and turned looked away for a moment, her bottom lip folding as she bit down on it slightly. "We can't fix this, this time," she eyed Regina again, the brunette trying to speak up, but finding no words.
Who put that rock in your chest, won't you tell me?
If I said I wished you the best, I was lying
Emma searched Regina's face for an emotion, but to no avail. Even though her eyes were bloodshot with tears, she wore no expression. The blonde's breath caught as she tried to talk again. "I'm sorry," she said softly, a tear finally escaping the prison in her eye. It fell to the corner of her mouth, but she ignored it.
Where'd you go?
You said you'll never leave me
All alone, my heart is barely beating
Like a ghost you haunt me every day that you're gone
Emma slowly turned on her heel and began to walk down the steps from the platform before the doorway. "What about Henry?" A distraught voice came from behind her which made her heart fall to her stomach. She felt a knot in her throat as she forced back more vigorous tears and turned to look at Regina; who had stepped forward slightly to the edge of the door. The brunette folded her arms over her chest, her heart tearing apart in her chest, "Don't go Emma."
I'm not the same
Now something went missing
There's a cage, it feels like a prison
Here, I'll stay until you come back home (home)
Emma began to speak up, but ended up biting her tongue. She'd never seen the woman before her so broken before. Her body was shaking and her legs were beginning to wobble, so she stepped forward towards Regina to regain some balance in a new position. It didn't help though, being closer to the distraught woman made her shake even more and her heart ache.
Waking up just brings me down (down)
Cause every morning you are nowhere to be found (nowhere to be found)
And my bed is half empty not half full
I'd rather live with broken bones
Then lay here all on my own like a lovesick fool
"Regina…" her throat was tight and every word felt like agony, "that fight… that fight was worse than ever before." Finally, a few tears raced down her cheeks as she stepped forward again. "I can't do that again…this again… it would break me... you were someone I didn't know!" Her voice began to fill with a stern tone, which made the mayor cringe slightly, "It's like… it's like you were some Evil Queen for God's sake!"
The brunette's heart raced even quicker, so much so, she could feel it in her chest. 'Some Evil Queen', she thought to herself. Her heart shattered as she repeated the words over and over again in her head.
Like a lovesick fool
"I'm so sorry, Emma," the brunette stepped down and walked slowly towards the blonde. She latched her hands onto Emma's biceps and squeezed making Emma lose her breath for a moment. "I never meant to hurt you… like this… Emma… don't go," she began to sob, only forming the words in between her frequent sobs, "don't leave me… please... I love you."
Like a lovesick fool
Emma froze as Regina fell against her chest sobbing, her hand resting now on the blonde's chest; reluctantly, she brought her arms around the small frame of the brunette, holding her closer with each sob. She shook, her mind racing, but she could only make out one thought for sure.
'Don't leave her, she loves you.' Emma thought to herself, as sobs quaked throughout Regina's body. "Ok," Emma finally choked out, as she rested her chin atop of the brunette head. "I won't leave you," she squeezed her eyes shut as her own tears feel into Regina's hair, "I love you too…" She held Regina tighter, as the two stood in front of the mansion, Emma continued repeating the words, "I won't leave you."
Like a lovesick fool