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Regina shook Doc's hand in an attempt to let him know he was dismissed. Once Doc had walked away, she shut the door and sat down in the chair next to the blonde's bed. "Emma, I spoke with Doc and he thinks it's best that you come and stay with Henry and I for a while. He also informed me that you would like me to make all of the decisions. I have decided that I would rather you stay with me than for you to stay in the behavioral hospital." She said hoping that it would be enough.
Emma nodded her head as she took it all in. She was relieved that she wouldn't have to stay at the hospital. When she was a teenager she had been hospitalized eight times in the behavioral hospital. "Are you sure? I don't want to be in the way." Her voice was a whisper as she spoke quietly, almost ashamed.
The mayor gently placed her hand on Emma's face as she gently wiped the tears away with her thumb. "Oh Emma, of course I am sure. You're not in the way at all." She said as she looked deeply into the sad and worried green eyes.
Emma wasn't stupid she knew that there was more to what Doc had spoken to Regina about. She could see and feel that the brunette was walking on eggshells around her, as if she was testing whether she could tell the blonde everything. "Regina, will you please tell me what else Doc told you? I won't be mad. I just want to know the truth."
Regina took a deep shaky breath as she placed her hand into Emma's hand and squeezed gently. "Emma… you're pregnant."
The blonde felt sick to her stomach as her world came crashing down around her. She was pregnant with Neal's child… she had tried to kill herself and her unborn child. Bile rose up as she quickly darted to the restroom and emptied the little contents of her stomach into the porcelain toilet.
Regina quickly followed Emma into the restroom and pulled back the blonde's hair as she rubbed her back soothingly. "Shhhh… It's alright."
Emma wiped her mouth as she sank down to the floor, sobs escaped her lips. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She cried out.
"Emma, sweetheart it's not your fault. You didn't know about the baby." She said as she pulled the blonde into her embrace. Tears fell down her face as she could feel and understand what Emma was going through.
The blonde cried in Regina's arms until she fell asleep. Regina carefully picked up Emma in her strong arms and placed her on the hospital bed, her heart felt heavy as she covered up the blonde.
It had been a week of Emma living with Regina and Henry, the transition had been easy. Emma was still depressed but she was no longer in a critical state of mind. She loved being with her son, as every night was game night.
Henry still didn't know about his mom's pregnancy. Emma wanted to wait a few months until she revealed it to everyone. Her mother had already given birth to her baby brother and today was the day where everyone would find out what her parents decided to name her brother. She was nervous, and honestly she felt hurt.
"Emma? Are you alright?" Regina asked as she noticed that the blonde was lost in her thoughts. If she were being honest, she was anxious of what would happen tonight at granny's diner. Emma's parents were so consumed with the birth of their son, that they forgot they had a daughter who recently attempted to kill herself. She hoped and prayed that they wouldn't do anything stupid that would upset Emma.
"Yeah… I'm just…" Emma hesitated
Understanding shone in the brunette's eyes as she finished what Emma wanted to say, "you're nervous."
They walked into granny's diner and they were greeted by many of their friends. Emma spotted her mom and dad holding a baby wrapped in a blue crocheted blanket similar to hers. She gulped as she walked over to them, her hands were sweating and she felt her emotions betraying her.
"Emma, honey you came!" Snow said as she hugged her daughter.
David hugged his daughter as well careful not to squash his son in the embrace. "This is your baby brother would you like to hold him?" He asked gently.
The blonde wasn't jealous of her brother; but she felt pangs of hurt. It wasn't her baby brother's fault that she had had a crappy childhood. If she were being honest she still hadn't forgiven her parents for sending her through the wardrobe. "Okay." She said as she held out her arms.
A smile spread on her lips as she watched her brother snuggle into her arms. It felt strange holding a baby in her arms; she didn't even get to hold her own son when he was born all those years ago. She wondered what it would feel like to hold her baby in the months to come. "Hi, I'm Emma you're sister." She cooed as she placed a kiss to his forehead.
Regina and Henry both got to hold the infant and were now socializing with everyone. Snow and Charming tapped on a glass before speaking loudly for all to hear, "thank you all for coming! We would like to introduce our son… Neal Nolan!"
Everyone grew quiet as they looked over at Emma whose face had become pale. Emma could feel the tears falling down her face as she was aware everyone was looking at her. "I'm sorry." She said quietly as she ran out of the diner.
Regina got up and looked at the two idiots angrily, "seriously?!"
