Regina's anger flared, "Snow."
Emma lifted her head looking between the two women, they looked like any moment now one would launch and rip the others head off, "Mother…. I can explain."
"Blue now!" Suddenly there was a cuff on Regina's wrist and she quickly tried to claw it off, but the guards moved in and subdued her easily enough now, ripping her from the bed.
Snow rushed to hug Emma. "Are you alright? What did she do to you?"
Emma pulled back confused. She looked at Regina glaring daggers at her mother.
"You're still here…" She was shocked the woman hadn't fled like everyone else, but then again maybe she was after more since she was now caring a royal heir.
Emma was wondering how to tell her mother when her father walked up and pointed a sword at the woman's throat Emma screeching.
"Dad what are you doing!" In terror. Why would they kill a woman she had merely slept with, her parents were kind and true. Right? They were heroes…
Her dad didn't shift his eyes from the witch as he spoke.
"Emma, she's the evil queen, we're lucky we found you. She escaped from the dungeons last night."
Emma looked at Regina hurt. Shaking her mother off of her.
"That's why me? You…"
Regina pulled against the guards.
She looked at Snow, venom in her glare.
"Now, we're even." She held her head high and Charming was about to run her through when Emma shouted.
"No! She's pregnant!" Everyone in the room stopped. Regina glancing at Emma wondering why on earth the princess was about to save her life.
"What?" Snow whispered.
She stood and walked towards Regina, slowly then with amazing speed struck her, "This? This is your revenge! You're sick."
Regina's face stayed snapped to the side. The slap already lighting up her face.
Emma moved and caught Snow's hand before it moved again.
"Enough."
Regina's eyes shifted to the wall, they would not see her weak. She would finish out her life with what little dignity she had left.
"This wasn't her plan…" of course the dumb princess just had to speak.
Regina's head whipped around, "And how would you know!" She screamed angrily, Emma could tell the woman was trying to seem cold and vicious but something had changed. She seemed to almost hold back when yelling at Emma, though when she looked at Snow, there was no mercy.
Emma looked between her parents.
"She has the cuff on, she has no magic. We can keep her in my study, turn it into a room… I will not have…my-my child born below this castle." Emma stood and strode toward the woman ripping the guard off of her. A protective surge.
Snow shook her head, "Emma she's too dangerous…"
Regina felt barely controlled magic shift in the room, a shiver running down her spine. Could the others not sense the danger? She inclined her head towards Emma but didn't glance up.
"I said she stays." Emma's face hard, her hand protectively on Regina.
Snow took one more step walking into Regina's face, "You will lose, as soon as that child is born, you can be sure of that." Then turning to her guards, "Empty the study. She can sleep on the floor. Blue place a spell on the room."
Blue nodded. The guards moved and Regina struggled against Emma.
Her words bitter, "I didn't ask you to rescue me. I had this handled." Her voice so quite only Emma could hear.
Emma watched as her possessions were moved to another room. And Regina was taken from her and thrown to the floor, falling on her hands and knees, Snow slamming the door shut.
….
Alone and locked up again, she tried to be the evil queen, to stay strong. But she couldn't, she knew she had lost. Fate had a cruel way of always making sure she was broken. She had been locked in this castle for too long, from her marriage, from her imprisonment.
She pulled her knees up to her chest and finally, after all of these years, let it out.
….
Regina awoke disoriented and cold to someone shaking her shoulder.
"Hey…"
She looked up into the night and saw the blond again. When had she fallen asleep?
"What are you doing in here?" Her voice was numb.
Emma grabbed her hand. "You're not sleeping in here."
Regina sat up and pulled back.
Emma rolled her eyes, crossing her arms "They're not the only one who have magic."
Regina shook her head, how was this blond so determined? Why interact with her now that she knew exactly who and what she was. Regina sighed and looked up into those green eyes and gave Emma the reason she should be cold.
"I came to rape you Emma, I was going to kill you. You don't owe me any kindness. Leave." Regina pulling into herself, her voice could have come off a bit stronger and she bit her lip in regret.
Emma reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Whatever your plans were, you didn't hurt me. And I didn't mean to harm you. Please come with me? I can't make up for everything right now, but I can at least make sure you have somewhere more comfortable to sleep…" soft fingers pleaded with the dark woman.
Regina let her words sink in. Then she started to think about all the ulterior motives the princess could have, should have. She glared daggers, "Oh, I see you want someone to warm your bed, is that it? Can't get someone else to lay with you after what you did to me?" she spat the last bit at the blond she needed no one's pity and no one using her.
Emma's jaw clenched, "I said I'm sorry, we'll try and find a way…"
Regina nodded, "So you can behead me."
Emma looked up disgusted, horrified by the brunette's line of thinking. "No…"
Regina looked away, "You don't have to spare my feelings, I can guarantee you, I am already dead inside. I don't need your pity..."
Emma turned and walked to the door, Regina pausing mid sentence.
"You may think that, but you clearly felt something for me."
Regina looked up hating that the blond could tell, "You're an idiot." She spat. She didn't care what the blond thought, even if there might have been some truth to it.
Emma turned around and leaned against the door. "That's true, but I am an idiot that is still alive… how did that happen… your majesty?" Emma gave a tip of her head.
…
Regina couldn't sleep on the blasted floor. The princess wouldn't leave either, sitting in the doorway.
When Regina pretended to be asleep Emma walked forward and tried to rouse her. When she didn't seem to wake, Emma scooped her up and moved her to the bed. Tucking her back in.
She added an extra blanket to keep out the chill in her heart.
"Good night…Regina." The princess went to sleep.
