"Why did you lie?" Emma ran after her, cornering Regina.
"What?" the brunette voice was tight, the tears she was fighting threatened to escape and she swallowed hard, her eyes locked on the ground and her fists clenched. She forced herself to breathe, in and out, slowly, in and out. There's no way she is going to cry. Not in front of Emma. Not now.
"You said you are happy, you're not." The blonde sounded offended, and she was. But not about Regina not being happy, she can understand that, Regina lost Robin and here she was, engaged to her 'true love'. No. It's not about Regina not being happy for her, it's about Regina lying about that, after all they've been through, how can the brunette not see? How can the brunette not know that Emma always sees through her brave face, through her forced smiles. How can she not know that with her Emma doesn't even need her superpower.
"I am," Regina tried again.
"Don't." Emma didn't order. Didn't asked. Her voice was wet with tears and the word came out as a plea. Emma begged.
"I can't," Regina confessed, her nails digging into her skin and marking it, tearing it apart. "I can't be happy for you, you deserve better."
"What?" The blonde didn't expect that. She expected Regina crying and remembering everything she can never have with Robin. She expected Regina angry and blaming her. She expected anything but that.
"You deserve better." Regina echoed, this time locking her brown orbs with the blonde's green ones. "So much better." She whispered before she kissed her cheek softly. Her lips lingering there for a long time. Like it hurt. Like it physically pained her to say goodbye.
"Regina.," Emma whispered, her eyes closed tight when the realization finally hit her.
"Goodbye." Regina murmured against her cheek before she left.