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I rope you like the next chapter! It was originally posted already in the one shots, but I kept writing on it and now it's a little longer than before.

But here it is! I hope you like it!

A year. A year had gone by and Regina knew this was enough. Emma should be one now, but she was still a newborn. She needed to do something. Quickly. Rumple was the dark one, he had to have something that could help her. Crying disturbed her thoughts and she turned around in her bed, seeing Emma laying with her eyes still closed as she cried, wriggling around with her arms and legs. Regina quickly realized Emma was having a nightmare and she gently pulled Emma closer to her and held her close.

"I'm gonna find a way Emma. I promise", she whispered and closed her eyes, letting tears fall.

"Madame Mayor, you have a visitor", Nina said once she saw her boss walk inside with her daughter in her arms and Regina furrowed her eyebrows at her assistant.

"Who?"

"Mr. Gold ma'am"

Regina sighed and caressed Emma's head when she heard her make a sound. "Thank you Nina"

The woman smiled at her boss before sitting back down and watched the mayor as she walked inside her office, meeting the little girl's eyes as she did. Nina smiled at her making Emma title her head to the side.

"Gold", Regina greeted her guest and the man turned around to greet the mayor.

"Your majesty"

"Why are you here Rumple?"

The man sighed and walked over to the table where a potion of apples stood, ready to be eaten. Gold took one into his hands and eyed it with furrowed eyes.

"I have to decline your offer for our deal", he said and Regina frowned.

"What? Why?! You know you want it"

"Money doesn't pay for what you did to Belle", Rumple said and Regina smirked at the man. Here comes her plan.

"Oh. This is about Belle? Well well"

Rumple made an angry face and Regina couldn't enjoy it more.

"What if I told you I could give you Belle back?", she said and Rumple eyed her with a frown. How could she give him Belle back when she was dead.

"She's dead. You can't bring back the dead"

"Oh that's where you're wrong Rumple. Belle isn't dead"

"What do you mean she isn't dead!", Rumple yelled and Regina smiled wide.

"What I just said. She's currently a patient at my asylum", she said and Rumple eyed her with angry eyes. How dared she take Belle from him. She was his everything.

"If you can give me my Belle back, I might have an idea for your precious little savior"

"Oh Rumple. Might isn't enough. I need to see what you have before you come anywhere near Belle"

Rumple sighed and dug into his pocket holding out a little flask with purple liquor. Regina frowned at the flask and was about to take it when Emma made a sound against her shoulder. She immediately turned all her attention to her daughter, looking her over.

"Seems like you need your milk sweetie"

Rumple looked at the mayor as she talked to the savior and he couldn't help but notice how affectionate she was with the child. She was supposed to be evil. Not wanting anything other for the others than death and destruction. But here she was, standing in front of him and smiling one of the truest smiles towards the one person who could break her curse. A curse she killed her own father in order to cast.

"Make it quick Rumple, my daughter needs my assistance"

Rumple shook his head and nodded. "It's magic. With this you can make a small aging potion. Should be enough for our dearest savior"

Regina took the flask and stared at it for a few moments before nodding. She pulled out a pen and a small piece of paper and wrote something down.

"Here. Give this to the lady by reception. She will give you Belle"

Rumple took the paper and nodded in gratitude. Without another word he left the office making Regina alone with Emma. The woman sighed deep turning back to her daughter and smiled at her.

"Did you hear that sweetie? I can make you age now", she said, but of course Emma didn't react, she just looked up at the woman with a smile on her tiny face. Regina smiled and kissed the girl's face before walking over to her purse.

Regina stood in her vault, Emma laying in her baby car seat.

"Soon Emma. Soon you will grow up"

Emma smiled at the woman and Regina couldn't stop herself from laughing at her daughter. The girl was truly her everything. Over the past year she had come to love Emma like her own. In the beginning she wanted nothing to do with the child, but now she was her everything.

Regina smiled when she saw her potion was done and pulled out Emma's bottle with milk and Regina opened it, gently pouring the potion into the milk. She could feel her heart ache for her daughter. She hated using magic on her own daughter, but in order to let Emma grow up, she needed to do this. No matter how hard it was for her.

She closed the bottle and turned to her daughter. Emma was smiling at her and Regina sighed walking closer, and leaned down kissing her softly on her forehead.

"Come here sweetie", she whispered and took Emma out of her car seat. She sat down and laid Emma carefully against her side, her arm supporting the girl's head and she carefully gave Emma the bottle, letting the girl drink.

To her surprise, Regina felt tears in her eyes as she watched her daughter drink. She haven't felt this heartbroken since Daniel died. Before she knew it, Emma was finished and she put the bottle away and carried Emma up to her shoulder, clapping her back gently, her tears finally falling.

Months went by and Regina could finally see changes in her daughter. Emma was growing. She was getting so big and Regina couldn't stop watching Emma. She bought a camera, taking as many pictures as she could, filming as many videos as she could.

"Come to mommy sweetie, come to mommy", Regina said as she held a camera while Emma was standing on her feet. Regina held out a hand and Emma looked at it, intending to walk towards it.

"Come on sweetie"

Regina was so nervous. This would be Emma's first steps by herself. This was huge and Regina couldn't hold her excitement any more. Suddenly Emma stepped forwards and Regina opened her mouth in surprise.

"That's it sweetie! Come on, one more step sweetie"

Emma smiled wide taking another step and Regina laughed in happiness making Emma laugh as well as she kept walking. Regina put down the camera and took Emma into her arms, raising her up in the air.

"I'm so proud of you munchkin! You were so good!"

Emma laughed as she received kisses from her mother, but the woman kept going and Emma laughed even more.

A knock on the door disturbed their happy moment and Regina furrowed her eyebrows and sat Emma down before walking over to the door, while Emma stared at her mother as she did. Regina opened the door and was met by Mary Margaret.

"Miss Blanchard"

"Hello Regina. Can we talk?"

Regina looked at the woman in front of her. The killer of her love. The mother of her daughter.

"What's going on miss Blanchard?"

Mary Margaret looked around making sure no one was watching her and Regina frowned, looking around as well.

"Miss Blanchard I don't have all day, I have a daughter waiting for me", Regina said looking at the woman and Mary Margaret turned to see Emma standing looking back at her with eyes full of innocence.

"I'm sorry Regina, but I really need to speak with you in private"

Regina sighed deep and stepped aside, letting the woman walk in. Mary Margaret instantly turned to Emma and smiled at her. "Hello Emma, how are you today?"

Emma smiled at the woman and Regina felt herself stiffen. She couldn't let her daughter get attached to Snow. It would be the worst that could happen.

"Go to the living room miss Blanchard, I'll be there in a second", Regina said and the other woman smiled and nodded walking inside the living room while Regina went to get Emma.

"Can you play for a while sweetie? Want me to get your toys?"

Emma just smiled at her mother and Regina smiled back at her, kissing her cheek. She walked up the stairs with her daughter, taking a few toys from her room before walking back down into the living room. She put down all the toys before placing Emma carefully on the floor, letting the girl play with her toys.

"Speak miss Blanchard"

"You know we have the John Doe at the hospital? We've found his wife"

Regina stared at the woman for a moment before turning to Emma who turned to her mother, sensing her eyes on her. Regina smiled down at her letting her hand go through the girl's small blonde locks.

"Who is she?"

"Kathryn Nolan"

Regina sighed and nodded.

"Why is it you who is informing me and not the sheriff? You're not supposed to do anything about this"

"I know Regina, but she came to the hospital while I was there and I called sheriff Graham so he could take care of her while I went to see you"

Regina nodded and looked down at Emma once more. She needed to make sure Emma wasn't getting attached to Snow. But from what she was seeing, Emma only ever looked at her. Never anyone else. And Regina couldn't love Emma more for that.

"Where is she now?"

"At the hospital with sheriff Graham I believe"

Regina nodded and stood from her seat.

"Thank you for coming miss Blanchard, I will take care of it tomorrow"

Mary Margaret nodded and stood from her seat as well, walking over to the front door.

"Bye Emma", she greeted Emma before walking out of the house and Regina sighed and turned to her daughter who looked up at her. Regina smiled and sat down on the floor next to her daughter, taking a doll into her hand, showing it to Emma, who smiled at it, taking it.

"I know this is a big decision mrs. Nolan, but-"

"Are you married sheriff?", Kathryn stopped the man, and said man turned to Mary Margaret who stood next to him.

"I am not mrs. Nolan"

"Then you have no clue how hard this is for me"

Graham sighed turning to Mary Margaret who turned to Kathryn. "Maybe-"

"Mrs. Nolan", a voice said and the three adults turned to see their mayor walking inside. "I am sorry I wasn't able to arrive sooner, I had a few things to take care of", Regina said holding Emma in her arms and the three others turned to the girl in the mayor's arms, smiling at her.

"It's fine. But I am being told that they might want to pull the plug soon"

Regina sighed turning to her daughter before looking over at Graham. "Take her for a second", she said and gave Graham the girl. Graham furrowed his eyebrows at the girl who furrowed her eyebrows back at him.

Regina smiled at her daughter before leading Kathryn over to her husbands bed. "Kathryn I know this is hard and I understand but—"

"But nothing! You don't understand anything. You don't have a husband. You don't have anyone but that girl"

Regina sighed turning to her daughter, seeing her smiling at sheriff Graham who made faces at her.

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Regina sighed deep watching the tv as she sat in the living room watching tv. She felt her fingers move and looked down to see Emma sitting and playing with her fingers. Regina smiled at the sight, rather watching the girl than the tv.

"Are you having fun sweetie?"

Emma smiled looking up at her mother and Regina smiled wide back at her. A knock disturbed their moment and Regina turned to the front door, standing from the couch. She heard Emma pout at the loss of her fingers and she turned to her daughter, seeing tears form in the girl's eyes.

"Wait a minute sweetie", she said softly as she walked to the door and opened it, meeting the one man she had tried to avoid.

"Gold"

"Your majesty. May I come in?"

"No", Regina declined immediately and Gold sighed looking down.

"We need to talk"

Regina turned to look at Emma sat and looked back at her, tears falling. She turned to Gold and eyed him angrily. "Close the door behind you", she said before walking back to Emma, taking her into her arms.

"I'm gonna put Emma to bed and I'll be back. You can stay in the living room and wait for me", she said before walking up the stairs towards Emma's room.

She sighed deep once she walked inside and laid Emma down onto the changing table. "What am I gonna do? I don't want him here", she asked Emma but the girl just smiled at her and Regina chuckled at her.

"Well that's not your problem baby. Let's get you to bed"

Emma smiled at her mother as she opened her onesie and her diaper as well when Regina suddenly gasped looking down. In between her daughter's legs, was a member. A small member that definitely wasn't there when the curse was casted.

Regina looked at Emma's face but all she saw was a smile and she couldn't stop the smile from forming on her own lips. She sighed putting on a new diaper before closing the onesie again. She took Emma into her arms and hugged her tight, her hand securely on the back of her head.

She laid Emma down in her crib, gave her, her pacifier and kissed her cheek before walking out of the room, closing the door gently behind her. She took a minute to breathe, letting everything sink in before walking down the hallway and down the stairs, meeting Gold in the living room.

"What was in that potion?", she immediately asked with a harsh tone and Gold stood from his seat.

"Your majesty—"

"Don't you dare speak! There was something in that potion that shouldn't have been there and now my daughter has a penis between her legs!"

"The potion has side effects", Gold said and Regina eyed him deadly.

"And you're telling me now?!"

Gold sighed walking over to the window looking out, Regina following the man's every move. "I didn't know until recently. And the moment I found out, I suspected something would happen to our savior soon. As I hear, it already has"

Regina nodded and Gold nodded as well walking closer to her. "Is the... shaft, all you've discovered?"

"There's more?!", Regina asked in horror and Gold held up his hand.

"There could be. For some it's the smallest things, and for others..."

He didn't need to finish it. Regina knew what he meant. She sighed deep as she began walking around the living room, her heels hitting the floor as the only sound that was heard.

"I haven't found anything else. Not yet anyway. But if the shaft is the only prize to pay for Emma to grow up, then I would happily pay it", she said and Gold gave a small smile as he nodded.

"Good. But you need to remember your majesty. That you aren't the one to pay the prize"

Regina eyed him for a moment before looking down, only thinking of Emma and what she must go through now. "Good night your majesty", Gold said and walked out of the mansion, leaving Regina with her thoughts.

"Damn imp", she groaned before walking up the stairs and into her bedroom getting ready for bed. Once done she laid down in bed and immediately felt emptiness inside her.

Feeling herself almost faint, she got out of bed and went to Emma's room, immediately taking her daughter into her arms. She could immediately feel herself relax and she sighed deep as she walked back to her bedroom with Emma in her arms. She closed the door and laid down in the bed once more, pulling Emma close.

She watched her daughter as she slept peacefully. It was obvious that Emma felt more relaxed around her mother and Regina couldn't stop her smile from form. Emma had truly become her everything. The amount of love she felt for Emma, hadn't she felt in a very long time and she couldn't believe how happy she suddenly felt.

"I love you Emma", she whispered and kissed Emma's forehead. Suddenly a wave of rainbow hit her and she gasped out knowing that just happened. The curse was broken.

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