Just a heads up this is going to be quite angsty, maybe a bit of a tearjerker. I will add moments of SwanQueen in between to help the process. Time travel set from season 3B but the trip went a little different to the Show's. Also no CaptainSwan or OutlawQueen and Cora never died but had her heart restored.

Chapter 1

Stepping through their front door, Regina was secretly glad that after Emma's impromptu trip to the past, Henry had insisted upon his blonde mother's return that he would stay with his grandparents for the night. Closing the door behind them, the brunette watches the woman closely as Emma begins to ascend the stairs without so much of a word. Frowning, the Mayor instantly follows the woman while trying to ignore the feeling of worry that was currently taking over her mind. Entering their bedroom, Regina pauses in the doorway and once again watches as the quiet Sheriff begins to undress and change into what she could only assume was nightwear, although to the brunette, an oversized shirt was hardly classed as any form of clothing. The only advantages she had ever noticed by them was the fact that it allowed her view of the blonde's legs which Regina found extremely appealing. Snapping herself out of her thoughts, the Mayor looks up to see the woman climb into bed.

"Emma?...what happened? You haven't said a word since you came back and..I'm worried for you. You didn't even say anything to Henry" stepping inside the room slowly, the brunette walks around to the blonde's side of the bed and crouches down to meet the woman's gaze, only to find Emma staring back with tears rolling down her face. "Oh Emma" feeling sad herself, Regina reaches out to stroke her arm only to have said arm be jerked away.

"I..I saw you..I saw the..Evil Queen.."

Internally cringing at her former moniker, Regina then goes wide eyed realizing what Emma might have seen. "..no..."

"You...she...was so horrible. I got put in one of her dungeon cells for just being on the road and stupid me thought I would at least try and explain, tell her who I am in this lifetime and how we..." Getting teary again as her voice breaks, the blonde wipes her face. "..she told me...that I was a liar and..she could never..ever love someone like me..a poor, lost little orphan who needed to be taught a lesson or two...who doesn't deserve a home or a family because I never had one to begin with...she.." Without intentionally being mean, Emma glares at Regina slightly as her lip trembles. "You said that.."

Covering her mouth with her hand, the brunette allows her tears to fall, clearly in shock as she sits back onto her heels. "Emma..I..that..that person is..in the past..I would never say those things.."

"But it is who you were..that was you.." Shaking her head with a sniffle, Emma rolls over onto her other side and hugs her pillow before muttering quietly. "I'm tired..I'm just gonna sleep..."

Looking up at the woman helplessly, Regina slowly stands shakily and wipes her own face before pushing her hair back. "..okay.." Walking back towards the door knowing full well she is not going to be sharing their bed tonight, the Mayor leaves the bedroom and paces in thought over what to do. More importantly, what she had done because Emma was right, no matter how you tried to word it, she was and is the Evil Queen. Poking her head back through the bedroom door sadly at the sleeping blonde, Regina gulps down a lump as she comes to a conclusion. Emma would be better of without her. She needs someone she can rely on and not have a past like hers that could get in the way of their happiness. Even Henry, yes their relationship was okay now but it didn't used to be. How long before she returns to her evil ways and makes him feel crazy again. How long before she ends up destroying the two people she loved most in the world. Looking down, the brunette closes the bedroom door quietly then lets her hand slip from the door handle before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

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Jumping up with a gasp, Emma's hand flies to her chest as she breathes heavily. Glancing around warily at the empty bedroom, the blonde calms realizing it was just a dream, or nightmare. Suddenly getting a crushed feeling in her stomach, the Sheriff recalls over in her head exactly what had happened when she returned to the past thanks to untimely portal opening.

'Look at you, you're pathetic!" The Evil Queen sneered down at the blonde currently kneeling at her feet within her cell. "Do you really expect me to believe your tale?" Grabbing at Emma's chin, the scorned woman raises an eyebrow before setting the record straight. "Now let me make it very clear. You, mean nothing. The only love I ever had is gone and never coming back! Therefore my happy ending does not exist which means only one thing and that is that no one will get their happy ending!"

Glancing up teary, Emma attempts to shake her head. "You do get your happy ending, we have a son! We're getting married..see!" Lifting her hand to show the Queen the ring that she had received from her, the blonde blinks in hope.

Getting angry, the Evil Queen grabs at her hand. "I see, a thief aswell as a liar! How dare you! This was the ring my father gave to me..but you wouldn't know about fathers would you? Who would ever want you as their child. You don't deserve parents. You're just a poor, lost, little orphan girl with no place to go and who could learn a lesson or two on behaviour, especially towards a Queen. Luckily for me though, this means, when I execute you tomorrow, you won't be missed" hissing out the last word, the brunette shoves the woman back onto the ground and waves to her guard to close the door before walking away with a evil chuckle, leaving Emma to back up against the wall and sob into her lap.'

Shaking her head abruptly to be rid of the memory, Emma lays back down briefly and fiddles with the ring on her finger. Lifting her hand to look at it, she then sighs.

'I cannot believe you gave me this, its..its to much!"

Letting out a soft laugh, Regina rounds the island in the kitchen and peers over the beaming woman's shoulder as she is sat upon a stool admiring her new ring from her fiancee. "Its never too much for you. You deserve the world Emma Swan" leaning over and kissing the blonde's cheek, the brunette then hands over her beer. "But if you want me to take it back..." Glancing over teasingly, Regina smirks.

"No! God no!" Grinning, the Sheriff turns herself around and stares lovingly at the Mayor stood before her. "There is just one thing missing though..."

Raising an eyebrow, Regina looks intrigued. "Oh? What is that dear?"

Licking her lips, Emma then points to them with her finger and leans closer to the woman. Shaking her head in disbelief over how adorable the blonde really was, the brunette chuckles then wedges herself inbetween the Sheriff's legs before cupping her face and pulling her into a soft kiss.'

Letting out a sound of frustration, Emma shifts her legs over to the edge of the bed then stands and makes her way towards the door. Heading down the corridor, she checks Henry's room for any sign of the brunette then continues on downstairs to check the couch and the woman's study. Frowning to herself, the Sheriff stops still in the hallway and scans each doorway.

"Regina?"

A/N: let me know if you would like me to continue! Like I said it will be quite sad but all in all, the outcome will be SwanQueen, plus good Cora! Again chapter lengths will improve as the storyline develops.