"Regina, is that you dear?" A blonde woman said with an enormous smile. The same woman who had given Regina her costume 10 years ago.
"Ingrid!" Regina smiled as she walked over to hug the pale blonde woman who was a few years older than the brunette.
"What brings you here? And where's little Henry?" Asked the woman.
"You remember Emma, and the night I showed up to your store?"
"how could i forget? Emma Swan right?"
Regina nodded with a huge smile.
"What about her?"
"She's on the other side of the store looking for a costume. After ten years she's finally back, and before you guys left I wanted to bring her here so we could revive that night again."
"Regina, sweetie I'm so happy for you. But I must meet this Emma!"
"You will, I promise! But first you have to help me find a costume."
The blonde woman smiled and she began to walk to the back room with Regina following behind her.
After a few minutes of waiting Ingrid finally walked out from the back with what seemed a red dress.
"Ingrid this is beautiful!" Regina said as she inspected the dress and every detail of it.
"I know and now it's yours. Go change." The older woman smiled.
Regina stared at herself in the mirror admiring her dress from head to toes. She knew she had an amazing physic and the dress made her whole body stand out. She knew Emma would probably fall on her knees as soon as she saw her.
"You look amazing!" A mans voice said making Regina startle.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to startle you, it's just... I... Ingrid... I'm so sorry." The man kept apologizing.
"It's okay! Don't need to apologize. Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Ingrid... uh shes my sister."
"I didn't know she had a brother?"
"That's because I just came back from Canada."
There was silence and she could tell the man found her extremely attractive. She couldn't deny that he had a very handsome face and a lovely smile. The man kept smiling until the brunette broke the silence "Regina, Regina Mills."
"Please to meet you Regina. My names Daniel."
"Daniel?"
"Yes."
"That's funny. That's my sons middle name."
"You have a son? Wow!"
"Is there a problem?" the brunnete raised an eyebrow.
"No of course not. It's just that.. You have a wonderful body I wouldn't of imagined you have a boy." Daniel smiled.
"Thank you. Now where's Ingrid?"
"I'm right here dear. I see you've met my little brother Daniel."
"Yes! I can't believe you've never mentioned him."
"Well I do only see you once a year Regina, dear." Ingrid chuckled.
"Fair enough. So what do you do Daniel?"
"I just bought a ranch just outside of Storybrooke. But I own a winery back in Italy."
"Italy? And you used to live in Canada? You are full of surprises aren't you Daniel." Regina smiled.
"So are you going to the bowl?" Asked Daniel.
"Don't even think about it little brother, Regina here has a date with her."
"Lucky man he must be."
"Man? Oh no... This is Emma were talking about."
Daniel turned to see Regina who was already waiting for some kind of reaction or snarky comment.
"Well then... Lucky girl of yours Regina! I will let you go to her now." Daniel smiled.
"You look beautiful. She's gonna love you in this."
"I hope so." Regina said as she began to make her way outside s she hugged Ingrid one more time thanking her for helping her.
"Enjoy the dance Miss Mills." Daniel said as he crossed Reginas path again.
"Oh, thank you Daniel. And you... Enjoy your night." she smiled.
"Regina..."
The brunette stopped and felt a little annoyed now.
"In case it doesn't work with Emma... I hope to hear from you again." The man smiled warmly and the brunnete could see the sincerity in his eyes.
"That's very sweet of you Daniel. I will keep that in mind. I promise. But Emma... She's my true love, I hope you can understand that?" Regina said with the most gentle voice as she reached for Daniels hand.
"I know. Maybe in another life." Daniel smiled as he offered his arm to walk her out.
Emma waited outside patiently and smiled at the memory of ten years ago when they had first attended the bowl. Regina on the other hand recognized the girl by her blonde hair as she stood in front of the store. She was wearing what seemed to be a prince outfit. The older woman smiled as she realized she was trying to be her Prince Charming. Blue pants, white shirt with a blue jacket followed by a sword on the side with her golden hair all tied up.
"Emma." That word was beautiful for the blonde, the way her tongue roles over the "E" made the word sound beautifully and all Emma could do was fall for her voice even more. She turned around and was stunned by the older woman in the red dress. She didn't even realized she was walking with Daniel after a few seconds when he handed her to the blonde.
"Emma... This is Daniel. My new friend. Daniel... This is-"
"Emma! Please to meet you."
"Thanks?"
"Daniel is Ingrid's brother. The lady who owns the shop." Regina explained.
"So you're the famous Emma?" Ingrid interrupted as she walked out from her shop and watched the three individuals chatting up.
"Uh... I guess I am. You must be-"
"Ingrid" the blonde stretched her hand with a warm smile.
"Well one thing is for sure... Regina wasn't wrong when she said you were beautiful. I see why she never stopped loving you." Ingrid Smiled making Emma flattered as she lowered her look and reached for the brunettes waist.
"You two are truly lucky! I hope one day I can find something like what you two have." Daniel said.
"I'm sure you will. Things happen for a reason. I truly believe that when something is meant to be... It'll always find its way." The blonde smiled.
"Thank you!" Daniel smiled as he put his arm across his older sister and let both women continue their way to the bowl.
Daniel stood still as he watched the brunette walk away. He had met so many women in his life, but none had made him feel the way Regina did. It was as if he had been waiting for her all along. But Regina's heart belonged to someone else and he only smiled as he watched the brunette walk away.
"Are you okay?" Asked Emma as they began to walk towards the entrance and noticed Regina a bit quiet.
"Yes! Yes. Just a little nervous." The brunette squeezed her lovers hand as she slowly turned to see Daniel one more time. There was no doubt she was in love with the blonde, but there was something about this Daniel. He felt right. As if he to was meant to exist in her life.
"You look beautiful Regina. I could stare at you until my last day." The blonde lowered her look feeling a little embarrassed but the brunette stopped her and with her hand she turned her face to face her.
"I love you... Emma Swan."
"And I you... Regina Swan-Mills..."
"Swan-Mills?" The brunette chuckled.
"If you want too..." Answered Emma with a nervous tone.
"Are you serious?"
"You still have the ring Regina... I've wanted to make you mine from the second I saw you. And that ring was an actual proposal ring... It belong to my grandmother and mother. But Lacey said I would scare you off so I said it was a promise ring, at least until I thought it was proper to ask you-"
Regina's eyes filled with tears and a warm smile. She had been engaged to Emma, in a way, all along.
"Yes!"
"What?" Emma replied looking a little confused.
"Yes! Yes to Miss Swan-Mills. To mayor Swan-Mills. To everything Swan-Mills." Regina smiled as she reached to kiss her lovers pink lips. Her princess Charming.
By 11:15pm both women had walked through the whole theme park and they were waiting for the midnight bowl. They made their way to the gift shop and both made their ways to get each other a gift.
Regina walked around trying to find her girlfriend something, but she didn't know what to get her until she found a small box with a heart on it and she remembered she had Emma's necklace with her.
"Perfect" she said as she rushed to pay so she could have time to put the necklace in the box.
Emma walked around trying to find a gift, she walked along the table slowly inspecting every necklace, ring, bracelet and all the things they had until she came across a small tree. It seemed like an Apple tree without leaves, just the apples and in the middle there was a necklace with a tree shape that automatically made her think of Regina's apple turnovers.
After they finished the shopping they walked to the wheel of fortune. It was 11:30 by then and it would give them enough time to arrive to the midnight dance.
And just like ten years ago, they enjoyed a few loops and waited till they reached the top to give each other their gifts.
Regina pulled out the small box and handed it to the blonde "what's this?"
"Open it." Emma looked at Regina in the eyes with a smile as she opened the box slowly
"I thought I'd give it back. I couldn't find anything, but this box with the heart. You said you're heart always belong to me... Now I'm giving it to you to keep." Regina smiled as she leaned over to kiss her girlfriend.
Emma couldn't help but smile as slowly put her arms around her neck and put her the necklace.
"Emma. It's beautiful." Regina said as she saw the pendant. "A tree?"
"Yes! It reminded me of how much your apple tree means to you and of your apple turnovers." Emma smiled as she leaned over to kiss the older woman once more.
The bowl was the same as they remembered, it was as if time had never moved. In fact even Ingrid still looked the same. The music was romantic as they expected and there was couples whispering. Most of them wore masquerades, but Emma and Regina wanted to be open. They wanted to look at each other as much as they possibly could. The smell of kettle popcorn and cotton candy filled the air. It was almost time for the midnight dance and the band was getting ready to play live. Everyone began to move to the center of the stage and waited anxiously for the band to start.
The host announced they had a surprise for the crowd and that all couple should get ready.
Emma and Regina held hands as they waited for the band to start when they host finally introduced who was playing that night. "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Coldplay."
Everyone screamed and began to applaud, Chris Martin finally took the microphone and the crowd began to cheer for him.
"How's everyone doing tonight?" Martin smiled. "Tonight we have a few surprises for you guys, so expect more than just us. Alright let's do this guys!" The band began to play and everyone was cheering.
After a few songs Martin announced they wanted to dedicate their last song to all the couples who where madly in love. Emma held Regina and both smiled at each other as the brunette gave her a small peck on her pink lips when a song started... A song both women recognized right away. Every beat and note, they knew the song... It was their song.
Regina's smile grew across her face as her eyes got teary. Suddenly time stopped, they had traveled ten years back. The night they fell in love was there. Regina couldn't see Emma, all she could see was a black night with an 18 year old girl with glasses. They were dancing and time felt infinite. Regina knew that night was meant to be, Emma was meant for her. True love wasn't easy to find, but she knew she had found it with the blonde and she never let go. She knew she would never let go.
The older woman then began to cry and hugged Emma tight, she knew it was real. And she knew it was happening... But she just hated herself for letting her go, if she had never done that... They would be a beautiful family and everything would of been perfect.
"Hey... Stop. I'm here now. And you're here. We're both here. Stop living in the past... And let's live now." Emma smiled as she pulled the brunettes locks behind her ear.
"I love you so much Emma. I don't ever want to go without a day where I don't know your heart belongs to me." Regina said as she kissed her lover all over her the face.
Regina looked at Emma with a huge smile and the blonde knew exactly what it meant.
"its our song Emma..."
"yes it is. and tonight the star shine for us." the blonde smiled and both women began to move along the rhythm of the song.
"your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones, turn into something beautiful, you know, you know i love so... you know i love you so."
The night couldn't of been more perfect, both women danced to the rhythm of the music playing and Regina couldn't stop looking at the blonde who stood in front of her holding her and smiling back.
Both women decided they where to tired to drive back and instead they decided to spend the night at the closest hotel they found, and theyd leave early in the morning back to Storyrooke. They were on their way when Reginas phone began to vibrate and realized she had nine voicemails from Ruby, Belle and even Granny. The brunette immediately called her friend back and waited anxiously for a reply.
"Regina! Oh my god where have you been? Weve been trying to reach-"
"Belle whats going on?"
"Henry… He collapse and-"
"Is he okay?" Regina's voice broke and Emma turned to look at her, she kept her eyes on the road but she knew something wasn't right.
"Whats wrong? Asked the blond, but the brunette broke into tears and was ignoring her as she listened to Ruby on the phone.
"No… no! absolutely not! No one is touching him until Emma and I arrived! Ruby, please don't let anything happen to him. Im begging you, take care of my son." The older woman ended her call and took a deep breath as she tried to control her emotions. Crying wouldn't fix anything and she had to be strong for Henry.
"Henry collapsed a few hours ago and Ruby says Doctor Jones wants to operate on him-"
"Stop, ill get on it right away. Ill call David to check on him and have more details. Killian isnt getting a finger on my kid." She said as she pulled her phone out and dialed the chief of surgery.
"David, its Emma, what do you know about Henry?" asked the blond as she held the phone on her hand and had him on speaker so that Regina could hear everything.
"I don't really know much, Jones said its some kind of heart failure and he needs to get into surgery as fast as possible."
"Or…?"
"You should know better than anyone when it comes to cardio, Doctor Swan."
Emma turned to look at the brunnete who had pain in her look. "Don't let Jones touch him!"
"Emma you should know better than anyone that Killian is your best hope. I cant let you-"
"David his a useless wonder, he doesn't know anything! He should of known there was something wrong with Henry, his heart cant just…."
"This isnt Doctor Swan speaking and we both know that don't we?"
"Right… then let me get someone else. Someone who is as good as me."
"Who do you have in mind?"
The blond turned to look at her lover and stayed quiet for a few seconds hesitating to answer.
"Zelena… if there is anyone I can trust with a life is her."
David stayed silent and agreed with the blond only if Zelena was willing to check Henry.
"Zelena? Why cant you-"
"because I cant Regina… David knows how much you and Henry mean to me and he wont let me get near henry if they have to operate on him. So please let me call Zelena… I know she can help us."
"okay." Regina replied making Emma dropped her jaw, she wasn't expecting that answer but felt a relief after she heard that "okay."
Emma struggled a bit as she dialed her girlfriend from new York, after all she hadnt exactly spoken to her in almost a week. "Hey…"
"Well look who finally decided to call. Sweetheart I hope you know-"
"Somethings happened."
"Oh… well what is it?"
"Remember Henry?"
"That little smug who walked in our home like he owned it?" Said Zelena with her British accent as Regina heard everything the red head was saying.
"His name is Henry okay, and I need your help. His had some kind of collapse. I don't know the details, but I need you to fly out here and see him."
"and just why would I do that?"
"Because his my son and Emma cant do it without you!" Regina said as she took the phone away from the blond.
"Emma… what- who is this?"
"Zelena, this is my… Regina is Henrys mother."
"Well why cant you see him? Youre the cardio doctor not me."
"David is not letting me."
"What if don't wish to fly out there? Ive got to much going on, isnt there another doctor? I cant just-"
"Will you please stop being so selfish for once in your life and help me!" Emma snapped. There was a brief silence and then Zelena finally agreed on flying out to the town as long as she just checked on him, and if it wasn't necessary for her to do surgery shed fly back to new York.
"Thank you." Emma said.
"I hope you know im not selfish and im doing this because I love you Emma."
The blond looked at the brunnete wo gave her a slightly smile and thanked the other woman behind the phone.
"Regina i…"
"Don't… I don't care if she's here. All I care about is Henry. I need him to be okay, and if she can fix him then let her fix him." Regina said as she gave a small squeeze on the blondes hand as they continued to drive back to Storybrooke
"Regina... I'm sorry… there was nothing we could do." Emma said as she stood in front of the brunette. "What are you talking about? Where's Henry?"
"Regina we tried everything we could, but he wasn't strong enough."
The brunnete fell into her knees as she heard the words come out of Emma's mouth.
"no…. No…. This can't be possible. Emma you said you'd save him! You were suppose to save him."
"how dare you blame this on me? I'm not the one who left! If you would of never left he would still be with us!" The blond pulled herself back as she saw Regina break down.
"no Emma… please no… things weren't suppose to end like this… were suppose to be a family!"
Emma began to take steps back as Zelena stood a few feet away from them, Regina kneeling on the floor watched as the blond made her way to the redhead. "emma…don't leave. Please don't leave me."
Regina now stood in front of a bed. The white room was empty and she knew someone laid under the sheets that covered the body. She walked slowly trying to figure out who was under the sheets. It wasn't Henry… at least not his body. She stood in front of the body without removing the sheet thinking whether she wanted to remove the sheet or not. She took a deep breath and dropped to her knees when she a saw a blond laying dead.
"Emma, no… no… no… Emma!" Regina shouted as she tried to wake up from a nightmare
"Regina! Wake up, Regina!" Emma said as she shook the brunettes shoulder.
"No Emma!" Regina kept shouting until the blond finally stopped the car and shook the older woman finally waking her up. "hey… hey! Its alright it was just a nightmare."
"Emma…. You're here, You're okay?"
"Yes… and so is Henry. It was all a nightmare. Were just outside of Storybrooke." Emma said as she sat back in her seat and Regina calmed herself down.
"im sorry, i… i-"
"its okay. Ruby called a few minutes ago and Henry is stable for now, Zelena is on her way here to and should arrive around 6am and we should know exactly his diagnosed." Emma smiled and squeezed her lovers hand.
Both women rushed through the hospitals halls until they arrived to Henrys room. Outside stood Ruby talking to Chief Nolan when Regina rushed walking through them. Ruby turned to Emma who made her way calmly and finally set word with David.
"Wheres Jones?"
"Emma-"
"Where is he? All of this is because he didn't-"
"Stop it Emma!" David raised is voice so that the blonde could calm herself down.
"Killian has nothing to do with this. Henrys simply suffered a heart attack."
"How? His only a kid?"
"Emma youre not thinking as a doctor. We both know this things happen without notice."
The blond kept staring down and inside the room where Regina spoke to a tired tiny human.
"What can Zelena do?"
"I think we both know the answer to that."
Emmas eyes filled with tears as she realized her boss was telling her Henry was in the need of a heart transplant. And soon.
