Regina, now 8 months pregnant, was pacing around her bedroom. She has been living in her bedroom, and only her bedroom. It started when she could no longer hide her baby bump. Her and the King both agreed that it would be best if Snow didn't know that Regina was with child. No one should know that she is having a baby, especially since she was giving it up.
Regina walked over to her balcony. She use to spend hours out here, thinking of Daniel and how she misses him. Regina places her hands on her very extended belly. She closed her eyes thinking of what their baby will be like. She imagined a beautiful baby girl. She knew that she shouldn't think of a girl but that's what came to her mind whenever she would think of her baby. Her baby girl would have beautiful curly brown hair. With a dimple on her left cheek. She would have dark brown eyes. She would have Daniels heartwarming smile, but for the most part she would look like Regina. Getting lost in thoughts she didn't hear the King walk in.
"Regina" The King said loudly, making Regina jump, startling her out of daydreams. She turned around to face the King. "Yes?" Regina said in a grumpy tone. The King offered her his hand. "Please come back inside. I don't want anyone to see you." With a scoff she walking back inside, ignoring the King's hand. "Well, there is no need to be rude." The King said as Regina made her way over to her bed. "I am only trying to help." he said. Regina looked up at the King with her eyes full of anger and sadness. "If you truly want to help me, than let me keep this baby." Regina pleaded. "Now Regina, we talked about this. It's too late now anyway. You are only weeks away from giving birth. People are going to start to ask question. If they find out that the baby is Daniels, I will lose the respect of my kingdom." The King sat down next to Regina taking her hands. "It truly is for the best." Regina gave a small smile, but that didn't stop the tears from running down her face. "Okay." She whispered. "Okay," The King said. The King got off of Regina's bed and walked towards her door. "Dinner will be ready in a few moments. Snow will not be joining me tonight. Would you care to join me?" Regina was surprised at the sudden offer. She nodded her head. "Of course." She said. The King turned around and walked out of the room, leaving Regina alone in her bedroom once again.
After dinner Regina was feeling a little bit funny. She passed it off, thinking that the food was not agreeing with her. Being pregnant, there was not a lot of foods that she could keep down. She went over to her wardrobe and began to find an outfit to sleep in. Searching through her closet she found some items of clothing that she use to wear before she got pregnant. She gave a small smile thinking of how small she use to be. The baby was to arrive any day now, her stomach was the size of a pumpkin, though she felt as big as an elephant. There was no way the clothing would fit her now. Tossing the items aside, she looked for something to fit her. When she was found a shirt that she was sure to fit she grabbed it and immediately put it on.
The shirt fit her perfectly. The fabric was soft and flowy. The shirt covered her baby bump and ended just before her knees. She looked at herself in the mirror and began to cry. The shirt had once belonged to Daniel. How she missed him so much. Beginning to feel faint she decided to lay down on her bed. She began to think of Daniel. The way he smelled, the way he walked, and the wonderful smile he had that always seemed to make her feel better. She thought about the times her and Daniel use to meet in the field by a tree, on top of a hill. That was their spot. They would stay there for hours, talking and making each other feel whole. They would talk about the future and how happy they will be once they left the kingdom. They would talk until it was time for Regina to leave. Regina got lost in her thoughts of Daniel. She soon was drifting off to sleep, and would have wonderful dreams of Daniel.
Regina was awaken by a sharp pain in her stomach. Thinking it was the food, she tried to get out of bed and head for the bathroom. She soon found out that she couldn't get out of the bed. She was in too much pain to move. With her hand around her stomach, she laid on her side and she tried to rock herself back and forth, but even that small amount of movement was bringing her pain. She sat back up again trying to wrap her head around what was happening. In that moment she felt her sheets around her soon become wet. She now realized that she was in labor.
She suddenly felt a sharp pain that ran from her back and reached around her entire stomach. She began to pant from the pain and from fear. She had never had a baby before and didn't know what to do. She had heard of stories of women dying from giving birth. She didn't want to die. The pain soon began to subside but that was soon taken over by the amount of fear she had.
A few moments later another sharp pain began but only this time it was much worse. Regina began to groan in pain. She was trying to be quiet so she wouldn't wake anybody up. But then she remembered the Snow was gone. The guards knew she was having a baby, also the only person that would wake up would be the King. She knew she could not deliver the baby on her own, She needed help. When the pain began to worsen again Regina let out a scream.
Her bedroom doors swung open. She looked over to find the King standing at the door. He rushed to her side and looked at her with worry. "Its… Its the baby…" Regina was able to choke out. "It's…It's coming!" The King's eye widened hearing her say these words. "Okay… Okay. Everything is going to be okay." The King tried to comfort Regina. Regina looked at the King with terror. She had been preparing herself for giving up her baby for months now. She never thought once about the birth. They were not prepared at all. The kingdom didn't know, so there wasn't a doctor who could help them. Regina's heart began to race and panic began to rise in her chest. With everything racing in Regina's head she didn't notice a small figure walk into her room.
"What's going on?" Regina heard a small familiar voice. Regina and the King look up to see Snow standing at the foot of Regina's bed. "Snow.. What? What are you doing here. I thought you were going to be gone for the night." The King asked. "I...I came back early. I was hoping that I could surprise you." Snow said never taking her eyes off off Regina. She hadn't seen Regina in months and suddenly here she was, with a giant stomach and in pain. "What's going on? It Regina alright." Snow asked. Tears were beginning to fill her eyes. "Yes dear, she will be just fine." The King said. Leaving Regina's side, the King went to his daughter to pull her aside. "Can you keep a secret." All snow could do was shake her head yes. At that moment Regina rolled her eyes.No she can not. Regina thought. If she could, I wouldn't be in this mess.
Suddenly Regina had another contraction causing her to moan in pain. Every time Regina made a noise Snow would look at her with fear. "Snow, you have to understand that what I am about to tell you, you can never tell anyone. No matter who they are and no matter what the circumstances are. Do you understand me?" The King asked Snow. Snow gave one more look at Regina, then back at her father. "Yes father, I understand." With a smile the King began to explain to Snow, that Regina was having Daniel's baby, and that they were gonna give the baby away.
Regina gave a loud scream, causing the King and Snow to look over in her direction. Panting Regina was able to spit out, "The baby is ready." Returning to Regina the King lifting up the shirt that Regina was wearing so he could access the baby. Sure enough he could see the baby's head. "Snow, I need you to go get some clean sheet." The King ordered. Snow left the room in search of the sheet. "Regina, I am going to need you to push. Okay." All Regina could do was shake her head yes. With a scream Regina pushed as hard as she could. Snow soon returned with sheets. After placing them next to Regina, she stood at the door, wanting to stay away from the action.
"Come on, Regina, Push!" With the loudest scream they heard all night, Regina pushed and suddenly everything went quiet. What seemed like forever all Regina could hear was her breathing. Than she heard it. The beautiful cry of her baby. She saw the King wrap her baby in one of the sheets. "Here you go Regina." The King said handing her the baby. Regina began to cry, realizing just how perfect her child was. Standing eagerly by the door, Snow had to know. "What is it." The King look at Regina and said "It's a girl."