It only took a day to move Emma's things to Regina's apartment because she didn't have many. Regina knew Emma came from the foster system and a really rough childhood, but didn't push her to talk about it. Emma didn't like to dwell on her past and Regina didn't like to make her unhappy.

A few nights after Emma moved in, she fell asleep before Regina. Regina looked at Emma, thinking how beautiful she looked under the luxury of sleep. Regina tucked a piece of hair out of Emma's face. She thought, 'I hope you never leave my side…'


'No. No no no no no,' Regina thought. Her breathe became labored and she put her hands on the back of a chair to steady herself. She felt like she was going to pass out. Her mother just stood there with a blank expression on her face.

"Can- can we go- can we see him?" Regina managed to stutter out.

The doctor rested a hand on her back, "Yes." The doctor led them to the room where Daniel was laying in his hospital bed.

"Hey," he said, a weak smile spread on his face.

"Daniel, your parents said they're on the next flight in," the doctor stated before leaving the room.

"Oh Danny…" Regina's father said.

"It's alright, it's gonna be okay." Daniel tried to reassure them.

"Daniel, darling, can we get you anything?" Her mother asked, that sickly sweet smile that Regina hated so much was plastered across her face, like there wasn't anything wrong. Like Daniel wasn't about to die from heart failure.

"Just some food is fine. Thank you."

"Of course Daniel," she said, dragging Regina's father with her to the cafeteria.

As the two left the room, Regina was left standing in the doorway just staring at Daniel. He looked up to his fiancée. "Gina, come here," he said.

Regina couldn't hold back her sobs any longer as she made her way to Daniel. "I can't lose you Daniel- I can't."

"Hey… Shhh… It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay…" Daniel wrapped his arms around Regina as she joined him in his bed, and held her close as she cried into his shoulder.

"No it won't. I can't live without you…"

"Gina, look at me." Regina looked up at Daniel through soaked eyes. "I love you. I love you so much. Never forget that. No matter what she says about you, you are a wonderful, beautiful person. And I love you." He placed a kiss on her lips as his eyes slowly closed, as the beeping on the monitor reached Regina's ears.

Nurses flooded into the room as one ripped Regina away from Daniels weak arms. She tried desperately to get back to him, to get back her lover. "No! No! Daniel! No…"

"Regina. Regina! Please Regina wake up…" Emma was trying desperately to wake Regina up out of some terrible nightmare she was having. Regina was sobbing hard and Emma didn't know what to do but hold her tight and try to soothe her. Regina held on to Emma, afraid that she might leave somehow, just disappear out of her arms. She clung to Emma as soothing and reassuring hands stroked her back until she passed out from crying for so long.


Regina woke up with a start in the morning and immediately sat up in bed. Emma woke up next to her. She smiled softly, "Hey Gina."

Regina flinched at the name. 'I haven't heard that name since…' "It was Daniel, last night, wasn't it?" Emma asked while stroking Regina's back calmly.

Regina nodded and laid her head down on Emma's chest. "I love you so much. I hope you never leave," she whispered, wrapping her arms around Emma's waist.

Emma too wrapped her arms around Regina. "I'm not going anywhere."


Yeah, this chapter is a bit shorter, I know. But hopefully it was a good one! Remember, I love hearing back from all my readers so feel free to review! Thanks to you all!