Regina spent the rest of the day trying to find something to watch,Hospital channels weren't always the best. Her nurse came in to give her, her detox medication and even helped her take a shower. Around 6 in the evening the brunette started to become impatient. Emma said she'd go by later, but when was later? She questioned herself.
"Regina, are you still up? Oh good you are!" Doctor Whale walked in to check on her. "I spoke to Doctor Swan and we agreed on letting you off today. Do you agree?"
"Oh, uh yes! Where is Emma?" Regina asked nervously. Was Emma letting her go without saying goodbye? "She's in the OR. She'll be with you as soon as she's done." He smiled briefly and wrote some notes on his board then head out, but not before warning Regina about her health conditions and how she had to watch not just after herself but also the baby she carried inside.
Around 7:45 the nurse came in with a bag of new clothes. Obviously the clothes weren't hers and she smiled knowing Emma had sent them. The sweats and the hoodie had the Storybrooke Hospital logo. Sweats and hoodie wasn't exactly the type of clothes Regina often used by they were gifted to her and she was grateful for that. She sat on her bed looking down at her belly, the news of her carrying a little innocent life inside her were still a shock, but the more she thought about it the more it made her smile. Within every minute that passed by she felt more connected with her baby.
"Hey!" Emma walked in with Regina still sitting on her bed. The brunette had her sweats and bra on but had not put her hoodie yet. Emma apologized right away and looked down feeling a little embarrassed "oh cmon Emma... It's not like you don't see naked women everyday." Regina said jokingly.
"I work with tiny humans... Remember?" Emma smiled and lowered her head but Regina caught her look as she zipped the hoodie up and smiled secretly.
"So I'm off, and I thought it be ok if I took you home? If you don't mind of course."
"Oh... Emma... Doctor Swan, I don't think... Won't you get in trouble?"
"Well for starters... I'm Emma now, I'm only Doctor Swan when I work. And 2nd, I don't get in trouble. I am the trouble." Regina shook her head and smiled at the blonde who was already smiling at her like a puppy who's just seen his owner after a long day. "Okay... With one condition... You feed me and the kid because we are starving." Smiled the brunette. Emma's face lightened up and had a smile from ear to ear agreeing to Regina's conditions.
Emma and Regina made their way out of the hospital to the parking lot. Neither said much word but rather shared small smiles. A few doctors greeted her on the way and Regina couldn't help but admire the respect they had for the girl who had saved her. When they walked towards the car Regina saw a Range Rover, the car she had dreamed off her entire life. Both women got closer and closer and she thought she'd finally get on it but they stopped next to a yellow bug. Quite the surprise for her. "This is your car?" Asked the brunette with a sassy tone causing the blonde to chuckle. "Easy there your majesty. I know it looks old, but it was a gift from someone. She does the job." She said as she walked around the car opening the door for the brunette. "Is it safe to ride in here?" She asked.
"More safer that you can imagine. Now where would the kid like to eat?" Regina smiled at the blonde and thought about it for a second. "How about Granny's? I'm craving some pancakes and pickles. Doesn't that sound good?" Regina said still thinking about it.
"Uh... I think I will do fine with the grill cheese, thank you."
"Omg yes! A grilled cheese with syrup. Great idea Emma. Granny's it is!"
Emma laughed at Regina who was clearly having cravings out of the ordinary.
"Good evening Emma. How are you?" The old lady who owned the diner greeted the blonde doctor giving her a hug. "Hey Granny. I'm well, long day as always. And you? How's the business?"
"Just as always. Do you want your usual?"
"Yes! Please. And my friend Regina will get a..."
"A burger with lots of pickles. Large onion rings. Oh and a donut!" The older lady and Emma stared at her and she wondered what she had said then Emma lowered her look and smiled warmly.
"Will that complete your order?" Asked the old lady.
"Yes." Emma smiled.
"Quite the cravings you got there Regina."
"Hey! Don't blame me... Blame the kid. They must have a thing for pickles and donuts because that's all I've been craving all day." The brunette smiled.
"A grilled cheese, a burger with extra pickles, onion rings and a donut." Granny laid the plates on the table, the two women sat and Regina jumped right away, but not before asking for some pancake syrup.
"Uh... Why do you want the syrup?" Asked Emma.
"I'm suddenly craving the onion rings with it."
Emma made a face in disgust and then shook her head. She watched her eat and Regina watched her eat. "Omg this is so good!" Regina said as she took a bite from her onion ring dipped in syrup. "Uh... Are you sure?"
"Yes! You should really try it. Here" the brunette dipped an onion ring on syrup and fed it to the blonde. Emma stared at the onion ring then back at Regina "cmon! Just try it! Pretty please."
"Okay... Here goes nothing." Emma took a bite from the onion ring and chewed for a few seconds "oh! This is horrible, ew!" She said as she continued to chew and Regina laughed. "It is not!"
"That kid has a bad taste. I'm gonna have to teach me how to eat properly."
"You're gonna teach em?" Regina asked as she stared at the blonde deep in her eyes with a warm smile.
"Well yes. I'm their doctor. You didn't think I'd just send the kid to someone else did yah?"
"No... No of course not. I wouldn't trust no one but you."
"Ok so where to now?" Asked Emma as both women walked towards the yellow bug.
"Actually... You know I'll just walk from here."
"What? No! Absolutely not! I'll take you anywhere."
"Emma... I... It's better if I just go on my own from here. It's not safe for you to go on that area."
"Regina, I'm not leaving you stranded in the middle of town. Tell me where to take you and I'll drop you there." The brunette took a deep breath and had a preoccupied face biting her lower lip slightly. "Okay... Can you just drop me near The Rabbit Hole?"
"As you wish your majesty." The blonde opened the door and helped the Regina get inside.
"So how old are you anyways?" Asked Regina.
"Ummmm... You won't believe me."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm... 18."
"Wait... You're 18 and already a doctor? What? How?"
"My parents... Uh... My dad his this big doctor figure and I went to school in New York. Graduated at the age of 16."
"So you're pretty much a genius?"
"What? No. I just pushed really hard through my studies. Anyways my parents are dead. I grew up alone. You can say I'm an orphan. They left me a a bunch of money. And a whole life planned ahead."
Regina stared at the blonde and couldn't believe an 18 year old had saved her, how could she possibly meet this amazing person and on top save her life. "How about you Gina... How old are you?" The brunette chuckled out loud and smiled "uh... I'm definitely not 18. I'm... Uh... Im 26."
"Really? Well you look great for a 26 year old." Said Emma as they arrived to the port where The Rabbit Hole was just ahead and the blonde parked.
"Sure you'll be safe in there?" Asked Emma sounding a little worried.
"Yes! My friend Ruby is in there and I live with her."
"Okay..." Emma said with a soft voice "look, if you need anything and I do mean anything, don't hesitate to call me. I'm here for you... And this kid." The blonde stretches her hand and grabbed the brunettes tummy never taking her eyes off her.
"I'll call you if me or the kid need anything." Regina finally said as she opened the door and got out and walked towards The club.
"Hey Ruby." Regina walked in and surprised her friend who was bar tending
"Regina! When did they release you?"
"Uh... Tonight actually... So glad to know you visited me."
"I know. I'm so sorry Regina, I just didn't want... You overdose and the sheriff was here. Mr. Hood said we weren't allowed to visit you."
"It's fine. Do you think I can borrow your keys? I'm really tired and I wanna sleep." Asked Regina.
"Regina...!" Said a voice that startled both girls "Robin."
"Why didn't you call me? I would of gone to pick you up personally."
"I was fine. Thank you."
"Good... And you look good too. What did they feed you in there? I don't really care. Look I have some new clients, perhaps you wanna entertain them?" Regina shook her head looked down "Regina?"
"You're such an ass! I just got out of the hospital! I didn't come here to work. Ruby the keys please." She turned to Ruby waiting for the keys with Robin who stared at her then back at the bartender "Regina... You either stay... Or you can go somewhere else."
"What? Are you firing me?"
"No. I'm giving you the option."
"You're such a jerk. Thanks Ruby... You've been a great help." The brunette turned around and walked away.
Outside it was cold and she had nowhere to go. She only had a bag where she had her meds and her little baby. Her kid. "Don't you worry tiny human. Will be just fine. I promise." She said with a smile on her face as she felt her tummy.
"Yes we are." Emma jumped out of nowhere and startled the older woman giving her a small heart attack "Emma! I thought... Didn't you...-"
"I just had to see if you would be fine."
Regina smiled warmly at the blonde who stood next to her wearing a red leather jacket.
"Nice jacket."
"I know... It's my lucky one. So what now?"
"I don't know... I have nowhere to go."
"Yes you do. You'll go to my place. It's small... But I think the three of us can fit just fine there."
"The three of us?" Questioned Regina.
"Uh yeah... You. Me... And the kid?" The brunette smiled warmly at the blonde who began to walk towards the yellow bug and. This girl... Woman was the only one who might give a damn about her. She raised her eyebrows still smiling and followed the blonde.
The brunette followed the blonde upstairs, they had lived in the same town for a while and yet, they had never met. But then again Regina slept all day and worked all night. She nervously watched as the blonde stood in front of a green door putting in a key "Emma... I don't think this is a good idea." Regina said looking worried. "Hey... Everything will be fine. Trust me." She opened the door and walked in slowly letting the older woman inside.
"Welcome home." She smiled.
"This is your apartment?"
"Yeah. Well it was my mother's when she was young. Like I said, when they passed away they left me everything."
Regina stood by the door as she watched Emma grab some papers from the counter that laid in the middle of the apartment.
"Sorry for the mess. I wasn't expecting any visitors. Anyways you can sleep down here." The blonde said as she her a bed.
"Where will you sleep?"
"I'll sleep upstairs." Said the blonde with both of her hands hanging on her waist and watched Regina study the room.
"Ok well if you need anything... I'll be upstairs."
Regina laid in bed wondering if Emma slept there all the time, or upstairs? It was kind of hard to fall asleep. She felt safe but a part of her made her have fear. She didn't know what kind of fear it was she just knew she feared. When she finally fell asleep she began to have nightmares of that night. She couldn't see the face of the man who had raped her but she began to mumble things. Emma who was upstairs heard her and quickly made her way down, she approached softly and moved the older woman trying to wake her up but Regina woke up screaming, pushing off Emma in fear
"Regina! Regina! It's me! Hey. Hey. Ssshhhhh..." She held the brunette tightly until she calmed down.
"Hey... It's ok. You're safe. I'm here. You're here. Just you and me."
Regina held on to the blonde breathing heavily as she slowly recovered memory of where it was that she was. She looked up at the blonde who was already looking at her and smiled warmly "hi." Said the blonde.
"Emma... I'm... I'm sorry. I-"
"It's ok. Don't apologize. I'm just glad I was here to hold you."
The older woman laid on top of the other woman's things. There was no talk. They just laid there, quietly as the moons light hit their skin.
"Regina?"
"Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?" The blonde massaged Regina's hair softly.
"What is it?"
"How did you end up at The Rabbit Hole?" The was a brief silence and then the older woman sat straight looking into her eyes.
"I... I didn't have another choice. My mother is a sociopath and she wanted to control my life and every detail of it. We use to live back in Boston, but I ran away and I found myself out here. I met the girl Ruby and well she introduced me to The Rabbit Hole. Every since... I just stayed there." Regina said with a small disappointed smirk.
"Did you ever have dreams or something like that?"
"I did... I wanted to be city mayor... I don't know, perhaps work for the government. Or even the White House... But you see princess. Not everyone is born into luxury and luck."
Emma smiled and shook her head "why don't you go back to school and make it happen? You're still young. And you... The kid... They'll need a lot of attention and a good life."
Regina smiled and looked at her, her blonde hair shinning with the moons light "well... That's why we have you now, don't we?"
"Yes... I'm here now." The blonde said as both women fell into a deep sleep.
When Regina woke up she found herself sleeping on top of Emma's chest. She could hear her beautiful breathing and the way she was holding her. The brunette tried to move softly in attempts of not waking up the blonde but when she looked at her green emerald eyes where already staring at her. "Hi." She smiled.
"Hey... Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up." Regina said as she sat straight and scratched her head.
"It's fine. I'm kind of hungry. Are you hungry?"
"You know now that you mention it, I'm kind of craving some-"
"Pancakes and pickles?" Emma joked.
"Ew no! Some pancakes covered in ketchup actually. And orange juice." Said the brunette.
Emma stared at her with wide eyes and then shook her head at the things she was saying.
"Thank you Emma... For holding me all night."
"Don't mention it. Now who wants some pancakes with ketchup?" The blonde leaned over and spoke to the brunettes stomach
"Emma... I'm sure they can't hear you."
"What? Of course they can! They better get used to my voice because I'll be here a lot!" She stood up and walked towards the kitchen to pull out the pancakes mix. Regina couldn't help to stare at her, the white V neck shirt and boxer. She had such a perfectly toned body. Someone so young and beautiful. Can it be possible that I've found someone? She thought to herself as she watched the blonde preparing pancakes. She thought at the smile of watching a child making pancakes and picture a small kid joining her.
