A/N: WOW Guys! You're amazing. Thank you for the nice reviews and comments. This is a shorter chapter but I hope you like it too.

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Regina stays at the hospital for 3 days. Dr. Whale wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything more complicated than a concussion and some post stress reactions. So while he ran a sea of exams and tests on her he also made sure she was getting the rest needed.

Henry was there most of the time. Sometimes she woke up to the gentle touch of his hands on her, they talked a lot. He asked about her life in the Enchanted forest, before the years as a queen; about the castle, the village.

Then, he tells her again about the apple tree in Central Park and what he felt every time he saw it. She's smiling at her son's confession, she's amazed of how much he'd grown and in a moment she hears,

"… I really missed you, mom. Even if I didn't know it back then. I'm sorry you had to to give me up…"

"Henry, you don't have to apologize. I told you that it was my fault, I had to deal with the consequenc…" Henry sighs and grabs her hands, "Mom. Stop."

She is mesmerized by her little prince's tone and the seriousness on his eyes. She knows she has no option then to listen to him. She has a gentle grin on her face for realizing how regal is his posture now, and how firm he's become. So, she nods as telling him to continue.

" I've been feeling so many different things since you broke the curse. I don't think you realize that… I think… I think I didn't know how much I loved you mom." Regina's eyes are vivid and searching for the disappointment that she usually saw on his eyes. But, she doesn't find it, instead she finds acceptance. "Really mom, I remember all of those years before I found out you were the Evil Queen" she stiffens at the title's mention and he smiles at her because he knows her too well now.

"I remember how you taught me to ride a bike, and how I loved you apple pastries," he chuckles and adds, "wow I also remember how freaked out I became about apples after, it's actually kinda funny." He knows that she is expecting something bad to happen now and that's why he goes on telling her the good things…

"I remember how you would let me eat pizza on Saturday nights, how I loved your smell… but once I got the book things changed. I feared you, mom. And I'm sorry for that I found out about who you were and I questioned your love for me… I thought… I thought that I was also part of your master plan to destroy Snow White, and… the fact that you pretended you didn't know about it convinced me even more… I just stopped believing you loved me."

She does not know how to react to this. Her heart is beating fast on her chest at every word Henry says. Her eyes stopped looking at him because it was too hard.

"I stopped looking at you as my mom and you became the Evil Queen. But the day you let me go with David changed things. And then there was the well's moment and the mine's sacrifice that you were willing to make… Mom, look at me." She raises her eyes to him and they are full of tears. "That's when I had a glimpse of Regina, the real Regina, my mother. The one that Snow White was so proud to acknowledge that taught her about true love. You told me yourself mom, that you were not good at love… that's kinda true. But you became the best when it comes to loving. I can finally see who you are now. I'm not too young to just see you as a motherly figure or to immature to label you as pleased. I'm your son and you let me see you by who you really are. And, mom, I love who you are. When I remembered everything it was as if a wave of feelings hit me. Because for a long time I thought I didn't love you and I just kept those feelings bottled up… then, then suddenly I remember who you are, what you did and I remembered how much I love you. Then, the next thing is that you're unconscious on the floor and I can't explain what I felt any better than, desperation. I needed to show you my love and I thought I wouldn't be able to…"

The tears are rolling on her face and he wipes her tears with his hands and says, "You had no clue right. You really think you don't deserve this… Mom, I know you're not fine. And, I told you it's ok. But you don't have to be afraid. I mean, you can be angry, I get angry sometimes, but you will always have my love. I know it sounds not true because technically I stopped loving you for a while… But now I can't forget that you gave me True Love. I will always love you, even if tomorrow you decide to become who you were, I can't forget about the true love's kiss. But I believe in you mom. And I want to protect you and to love you."

For a second she thinks this is one of the few pleasant dreams she had during the missing year. He's looking on her eyes and she knows that he can see her soul, and there is no emotion she can hide from him anymore.

"I'm sorry I failed you so many times, Henry. I always loved you, mostly in a wrong way. But I learned the hard way how to love… In fact, I remembered how to love. And I couldn't be happier to know that I finally succeeded in showing you my love."

Henry hugs her with all his strength because he knows how she once thought this would never happened. He also knows that now is the moment. He broke the walls and she let him in. He motions for her to give him some space on the bed and sits beside her. He wraps his arm around her and says,

"Mom…"

Her head is resting on his chest and she looks up at him.

"Yes, sweetheart."

"Are you ok?"

She sighs and the tears are coming faster than she thought they would, she has no control over them and her body is shaking. She feels him tightening his arms around her and she says, "No, Henry. I'm not ok." Then she lets it go, all the pain and the contradiction of emotions that she has, she lets it go on her son's arms.

"It will be ok, mom, I'm here now."

He watches his mom sob until her whole body is relaxed and her head is on his shoulder. She's asleep when Robin appears at the glass window. Henry looks at him and Robin approaches to the door. He can see the wetness on Henry's shirt and the exhaustion on her face. He knows she was crying. He doesn't come any closer but he whispers, "Is she feeling better?"

"Yes. She's just resting. But I don't think she's ready to see you yet."

"That's alright. Thank you for letting me see her." He turns around and is about to leave when Henry calls him, "Robin?"

He looks at Henry. "Promise me that whenever she's ready you won't hurt her."

"That was never my intention, Henry. But I promise." And he leaves.