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Now that she thought about it, she should have seen it coming. Mary Margaret hugged her pillows even after hours of crying. Emma lay beside her for a while, but after an hour she began to doze off, leaving Mary Margaret alone once again.

Lying there gave her a lot of time to think. It wasn't only about David lying to her and Kathryn, but also of what could happen. Would she forgive him later down the road? Would she allow herself to trust him again? Would they ever be in love? After letting him know that what they had was nothing like that, even Mary Margaret did not know what to think about the destructive word. She did, however, know how she felt when she was wrapped in his arms. She knew that her heart would race faster than her students running to recess when David's lips met hers.

She sat up, trying to vanish the thoughts from her head. Stop it, Mary Margaret, she thought to herself. He lied to you. Put that through your head. And he had claiming he did not want to hurt anyone. How can no one end up hurt? When they agreed to tell Kathryn, Mary Margaret knew that it would break her heart, but it needed to be done. It would break anyone's heart to find out that his or her loved one was having an affair. David and Mary Margaret were lying to her already, but now David was also lying to her.

This is where Mary Margaret knew that being with David was no longer an option: what if he lied to her about other things? He bought two Valentine cards: one for her and another for Kathryn. She would never have known, if he had pulled out the right one when giving it to her. But she did of course and now she can't help but wonder if one had more meaning than the other.

He's told her that he could not live without her.

But I can, she told herself. I can do this without you, David.

The wedding is supposed to be tomorrow. Just yesterday, Snow had intentions of stopping it, but this morning she did not wake next to Prince James, only seven snoring dwarves sleeping tightly in their own bunks.

She felt a big pang in her chest that reminded her of last night's events. Her eyes felt swollen after all the crying from last night, but that did not mean she could not shed any more tears. Snow closed her eyes tightly feeling new, warm tears roll down her face.

She remembers Grumpy's words from last night. How she can push through the pain and go on with her life. She wondered about the love that he had lost and wonders how exactly he tried to get through it. He probably made things worse for his friends with his unlikeable mood, but he still stands strong. She touches the pocket on her coat and feels the small, glass bottle under the leather. She holds tight of it and decides to pull it out. The blue liquid flows in the glass and Snow studies it in her hands.

Only if I need it, she tries to promise herself. I'll use it when I know I can't take it anymore.

The day goes by and Snow tries to keep her mind off James, but like any heart broken woman, she fails. She makes herself a white dress, makes the dwarves' beds, sings with her little blue bird, and cooks dinner for her new friends. No matter how many ridiculous things she encountered while cleaning, she would still remember hugging him and breaking both their hearts.

Snow closes her day the way it began: back on her bed swallowing her sobs, but this time, she was sure of one thing.

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