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IV.

As the sunlight hit Emma's face, she began to stir. She grumbled and rubbed her eyes. She opened her eyes and almost fell out of the bed. Her mother was sitting at the foot of the bed with a worried expression.

"Geezus, mom, don't scare me like that" Emma said.

Snow chuckled softly "I was worried about you. Something happened last night and I want to know what it was so I can help you."

"Nothing happened, I simply had a headache" Emma replied dismissively.

"You've always been a terrible liar Emma. Please, let me help you" Snow replied.

Emma sighed and ran her fingers through her messy hair; she wanted to tell her mother everything. She really did, but the mutual dislike between the Swan Clan and Mills Clan wasn't something that Emma took lightly. She knew her mother would probably flip, not only because of the relationship with Regina, but because Regina was a "taken" woman. But, maybe this was the opportunity to finally stop with all the secrets. It surely was a step in the right direction, right? She decided to tell her mother everything and Snow listened intently.

Once Emma was done, her mother was silent for a very long time. She was actually quite fearful of what her mother was about to say.

Snow sighed "Oh honey, what have you gotten yourself into?"

Emma was confused; she'd have expected her mom to yell at her. To tell her what a stupid thing, having a secret relationship with Regina Mills, was.

Snow saw her daughter's confused expression and decided to elaborate "What you and Regina have been doing is wrong, she is a taken woman, and you knew that from the start. What happened last night was bound to happen; Cora had always wanted her daughter to marry a wealthy man, and who better than Leopold? But from what you tell me, I can tell you really love her, and who am I to stand in the way of that? You deserve to be happy but this is going to be a long and tough road Emma, I hope you understand that."

Emma nodded "I know. Thanks mom, for not yelling at me. I love Regina and I don't care what happens, I won't let her go through with this wedding."

"What about Cora? Regina has always been fiercely devoted to her mother. Cora will surely try to stand in your way when she finds out" Snow added.

Emma knew Cora would never approve of their relationship. But, she'd convince Regina to finally stand up to her mother, not for her, but for herself. Emma loved Regina and she wouldn't let Cora tear them apart.

"I know, but I'm not going to let Cora break us apart" Emma said firmly.

Snow smiled softly at her daughter, spoken like a woman in love indeed. She was proud of the daughter she had, someone fearless and brave. Then something occurred to her "Have you thought about telling Henry? Does he know?"

Emma shook her head "No, the only people who know are Ruby and Peter."

"You should think about telling him" Snow said.

Emma nodded. The kind was pretty smart, he would figure it out soon and would be upset that none of his mothers had told him about what had been going on. She'd talk to Regina about that.

"Well, I'm glad we had this talk. The boys will be waking up soon, so I'm going to head down and start on breakfast" Snow smiled and then left the room.

Once her mother was gone, Emma picked up her phone and sent a reply to the two texts she had received last night.

First she sent one to Ruby.

I know Rubes. Regina got engaged.

Then one to Regina.

Sorry about last night. I love you too. I'll meet you in your office for lunch today and we'll talk.

She immediately got a response back from Regina.

Very well dear, see you there. I love you so much.

Emma pocketed her phone and went downstairs. Her parents were sitting down eating pancakes. She sat down next to Henry and Snow passed her a plate. After they all had finished eating, Snow and Henry headed to school, Charming to the shelter, and Emma to the station.

As she was walking she bumped into Peter and Belle, who were both reading another book. Those two sure loved to read.

"Hey Peter, hey Belle" she greeted them.

Peter smiled widely when he saw her "Hey Emma!"

Belle smiled softly "Hello Emma."

"Where are you two headed?" she asked.

"I was going to go see Ruby before I opened up the library" Belle answered.

"Yeah, and I was just tagging along but since you're here, can I head to the station with you instead?" Peter asked.

Emma nodded and the two said goodbye to Belle.

"So what happened last night? Henry texted me that you weren't feeling to good" Peter said with concern lacing his voice.

"Regina got engaged. That's what happened" Emma said bitterly. That word just left a sour taste in her mouth.

"Excuse me? Did I hear you correctly? Regina got engaged with that self-absorbed asshole?" Peter asked in astonishment.

Emma simply nodded and Peter continued "Well no need to worry, he's got nothing on you. You'll get Regina to break it off."

Emma looked at how confident Peter seemed with that theory and she only wished she felt that confident.

"Sure, I guess" she said as they arrived at the station.

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The day could not have passed by slower. By the time it was finally noon; Emma found herself practically running to Regina's office. She didn't even bother with the secretary she simply barged in. When she saw Regina she proceeded to kiss her passionately.

"That was to show you that I love you and won't leave you alone" she said after she had pulled away.

Regina sighed and felt much better than last night. But, she knew that they needed to talk about what would happen now. At least she felt reassured that Emma wasn't going to break things off with her that would surely destroy her.

Emma sat down in front of Regina's desk. She ran a hand through her hair and started talking "So, first off I want to say sorry for last night. I was just hurt and-"

She was interrupted by Regina "You don't need to apologize it was a difficult situation and I would have probably done the same thing."

"I should be the one apologizing. I didn't stand up to my mother and Leopold, I didn't defend our love" Regina said angrily.

Emma shook her head "No, I understand how much you care and respect your mother. Plus she can be pretty scary when she's mad."

Regina laughed and Emma grinned widely.

"So what are we going to do now?" Regina asked.

Emma sighed she really didn't know what to do. All she knew was that she loved Regina and couldn't lose her to that annoying prick.

"I really don't know. I want to fight for you Regina, but I can't do that if or relationship is still a secret to everyone."

Regina looked down dejectedly "I know. I'm just scared. Scared of what mother will say, scared about what the town will say. I'm especially scared of Henry's reaction to all this."

Emma's heart broke, seeing her Regina so afraid and unsure. She sighed "Well, maybe you don't have to tell everyone everything this instant. When you feel it is the right time, then talk to Cora. Just don't wait too long. I love you and I don't want to lose you."

Regina looked up at Emma and nodded "I won't. I want to be with you and only you. I want Henry and us to be a real family."

"We really should consider telling him though. He's a smart kid and is bound to figure it out, he will probably be upset that we have kept it from him for so long" Emma said.

"You're right. We should tell him, together" Regina said.

Emma nodded and looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go. She got up and walked over to Regina as she stood up and embraced her.

"It'll be okay. We'll get through this. I love you" Emma whispered in her ear.

Regina fought back tears and nodded "I love you too."

Emma then left and Regina was left alone to wonder how in the hell she was going to tell her mother about Emma. She may have still been scared but she knew that Emma was worth it, that their love was worth it.