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They were waiting for hours before Dr. Whale finally came out to give them an update on Emma's status. Regina held on to Henry's hand, or maybe he was holding on to hers – she didn't really know after sitting there for four hours.

Charming and Snow had tried to convince her she should go home and rest – not stress herself out, but she refused. As long as her wife was there she wasn't going home.

"How is she?" Charming asked first.

"She lost a lot of blood. We were able to retrieve the bullets but during the operation, she flat-lined a couple of times. We were able to bring her back but right now she's in critical condition. One of the bullets nicked the left ventricle. She's in a coma. I'm sorry."

Regina felt hands on her this time guiding her back to a chair. She heard Charming's voice talking to Whale, but all her mind could register was coma.

"Can I see her?" she asked finally.

It was a while before Emma was settled in ICU and they let Regina up to see her. Regina sent Henry home with Snow during the wait since they would only allow one person in to see Emma tonight. Charming stayed in order to get Regina home safely.

She entered the room, which had a low level of light in it, and she took a seat by the bed that a nurse held for her before leaving her alone. She leaned forward and took Emma's hand. The wedding band wasn't on it, and Regina wondered if it was in her personal belongings somewhere. It was the first time she had seen Emma without it on since the wedding.

She sat there not sure what to do. The nurse had told her that it was common for coma patients to wake and say they heard snippets of what was said to them while in a coma. Regina felt ill-prepared to say anything though.

Her heart felt like it was the one that had been shot.

"Emma," she said. "You need to come back to us. I can't do this by myself. I can't. Please, just open your eyes and look at me. Look at me and tell me it's all going to turn out ok. I need you to say that now because, because I can't to this alone."

She started to cry as she pleaded for Emma to open her eyes. Her other hand lay resting on her now large belly, trying to keep somewhat calm for the child growing inside her.