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Chapter 3

Whirling around to face the woman who was practically in a coma for the last week, Snow couldn't stop the small smile that graced her face at the sight of her. Finally she's awake! Worrying over her once stepmother was something she hadn't felt in years but seeing her body pale as death and not moving. Well it reminded her of the sleeping curse but also of some deep longing within her. Deciding to push aside her worries, she stepped forward only to stop when Regina held up a hand.

"I don't know how longs it's been, I really don't care at this point. Now pour me a glass of my cider and don't annoy me with your petty squabbling." Regina said sitting down stiffly in a chair at the dining room table.

"Uh...are you sure you should be drinking already? I mean you just..." Emma stopped herself when Regina glared at her for impudence. Shrugging she poured a generous amount into a wine glass and slid it to Regina. Who immediately took it and gulped it down in one swallow.

Widening her eyes at the display, Emma poured some more in the glass. Hey if she was going to get drunk, this may be her chance to finally get some answers out of her.

"Emma! No more. Put it away please. Regina how are you feeling?" Snow fretted coming to stand a little closer to Regina but not within arm's reach. A crowed Regina is an angry Regina and if she lost her temper so soon it would be impossible to get any answers out of her.

Sighing at being in the presence of the two idiots and their demonic offspring Regina just grabbed the apple cider bottle pouring until the glass was literally about to overflow. Figuring she need to at least get half of it down before talking until she was stopped by a yell literally in her ear. Turning her glare immediately vanished when she noticed her son standing there. However the smile quickly turned into a grimace when he literally jumped her in the chair to hug her.

"Oh my sweet boy. What are you doing here" Regina questioned Henry.

Grinning sheepishly he sat in the chair next to her, holding her hand. "Well I have been here ever since you fainted. You been out for like a week you know?"

Raising her nose slightly in the air and stiffening slightly, "I did not faint. I merely was unconscious because of magical exhaustion Henry."

Henry along with all the Charmings just gave her a look as if to say, Really? Lying to yourself again huh?

Huffing Regina just turned back to nursing her drink before finally processing Henry's words. "Wait so if you been here, who stayed with you. Because no matter how irresponsible Ms. Swan is I doubt she would leave a child, our child at that, alone in a mansion." Leveling a glare at Emma who only gave her that same sheepish smile that their son inherited Emma said, "Well since David and I been busy with the town, Snow stayed here in the guest bedroom."

"Don't worry mom, I made sure she didn't mess up anything. Besides I really wanted to stay with you so it was a small sacrifice, right?" Pouting at his mom, Henry could only hope that he wasn't grounded and that his puppy face still worked.

Feeling herself slightly slump at the face Regina just shrugged. "Fine. But you're going to have to pack a bag to go to Emma's tonight. I hope for your sake that you've been doing your homework because me being unconscious is not an excuse to skip. Bring your homework so that I can look at it."

"But Mom I want to stay here for a couple days." Henry whined. Regina smiled but shook her head.

"Henry I'm still recovering and I think it would be best if I just let my body settle properly. Besides you spent a week by my bedside, I'm sure Ms. Swan misses you just as much as I do."

Felling her jaw drop, Emma couldn't help but think that Regina Freaking Mills had finally lost her mind. Looking at her parents, she saw they was just as much as confused as she was.

"I guess. But I'm visiting after school." Pushing his chair back Henry ran up the stairs, slamming his bedroom door leaving the others to sit in silence.

"Regina, may we talk?" Snow asked sitting down next to her husband directly across from Regina.

"Isn't your tongue waggling at this very moment? Really dear, if you have something to say then please do get on with it." Regina said, smirking when she saw the irritation on all three Charmings faces. Giggling she tried to drink the rest of her cider only to have Snow snatch the glass from her.

"I think you had too much already. You don't usually get so…inebriated so easily." Snow said handing the glass to Emma who immediately went to pour it out in the sink.

Sighing at the unfairness of waking up to this bunch being in her house, she couldn't help but wish that just once they would have some save the world crisis so they could leave her the hell alone.

"Regina...I don't know how you're going to take this but…well…"Snow started only to have Emma cut her off, "We saw your memories." Emma finished. Glaring at her daughter, Snow looked towards Regina only to see her paler than before. Then right in front of them she changed. Straightening her back and mask in place she looked every bit the queen they once thought they knew.

"Memories? How were you able to see my memories? And what memories, pray tell, were you witness to?"She demanded.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Slowly Snow started to cry. "Why didn't you tell me about the deal you made to save me?"

"Leave. I...I am still not at my best besides it's almost Henrys bedtime." Standing quickly and grabbing the glasses off the table, headed to the kitchen with Snow not far behind. Starting to wash the dishes she tried to ignore the presence right behind her. "Well? I said to leave."

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS? YOU ALWAYS" Snow started to yell only to have Regina whirl around, "ME? And what would you have me do Snow White? She hissed out.

"Tell me. Please tell me why? Why didn't you tell me all these years?"Snow angrily wiped the tears from her eyes.

"You were but a child. What would I have told you? Now Leave." Regina said turning around to the sink only to be forcefully yanked back to face Snow.

"You loved me. You loved me enough to sell yourself." Snow said as if asking a question looking at Regina, trying to understand the woman she once idolized.

"And just like Rumple and my Mother always told me, 'Love is Weakness'. My love for you was my weakness then and that's why I allowed Him to do as he pleased. Now go. This conversation is over."

"No not yet. Why did you cast the curse if you didn't hate me all this time? From the memory we say he…well…he said that he would make you hurt me. Is that..." Snow trailed off not knowing how to continue.

Sighing Regina shook off Snow only to lean back against the counter. "Yes, he made me hunt you all those years otherwise you would be dead. The curse…I cursed us because for me that was a last ditch effort to get away from him. I knew that Emma would break it at some point and when I received Henry I knew it would be soon."

"Wait wait hold up a minute. You knew that I would break it AND that Henry was my son?" Emma asked incredulously.

"Of course I did. Unlike some, I actually use my brain to think and not plot up ways to cause trouble with a pre-teen." Regina deadpanned, rolling her eyes.

"So then the curse was your way out from him. Then is he still in the Enchanted Forest?" Charming asked.

Shrugging not willing to think of the answer Regina turned back to continue washing the dishes.

"Why does he want me dead? That I don't understand." Snow said confused and happy that finally she was getting answers to questions that have been plaguing her for years.

"I don't know much, only that your mother did something to him years before your birth. And since my mother took away his chance of vengeance on her, he wants it on you instead." Drying her hands Regina walked towards the refrigerator to see what she would need to buy when she went grocery shopping. Surprised that it was in fact full she glanced back at Snow before closing the door. Leaning back against the door she glared at all three.

"Regina." Turning to Charming at the sound of her name she merely looked at him waiting. "Do you think he would come here? That he would try to finish what he started?"

Suddenly Regina knew that that was exactly what he would try to do. Shivering at the thought she knew that if he was to get here, they were all damned. Wrapping her arms around herself she stepped forward.

Looking at them Regina nodded her head, "Oh for Fucks Sake!"Emma huffed.