Regina

It had been 3 days already. The longest 3 days of Regina's life. She stayed home all day not wanting to miss the call from the little girl, Vada. She had so many questions. So many questions she needed answers to. Who was that Emma, and why did that Emma, sound a lot like her Emma. Regina decided that if she was a robot, right now she would be malfunctioning from system overload, or being fed information that contradicted everything that she has ever believed in.

Maybe this was hell because she felt like she had died, and this was her very on hell. She was afraid. What if that really was Emma? She wanted it to be, then again, she was even more afraid that it wasn't. That woman being Emma, was impossible. Her brain was screaming that. It was as if someone was trying to tell her that the sky was blood red. It just wasn't possible.

When day 7 rolled around, Regina excitedly received a call. She hadn't even looked at the caller I.D. She just answered.

"Hello" She greeted.

"Oh, my apologies. It seems I have dialed the wrong number" She heard a familiar voice state laced with humor say. Regina sneered.

"Mr. Gold" Regina says through clenched teeth. She had many things to say to the imp but it wasn't worth holding up the line. "Goodbye" She adds before hanging up, hoping the little girl would call her back.

Vada

So, it had been a whole 10 days before Vada got the opportunity to talk to Regina again. It's just that she had been really busy lately. She had to go back to school, Her mommy had been, well, her usual clingy self. Her auntie Lily always said that they were like 2 peas in a pod. Vada had no idea what that meant. All she knew, was that she hated peas. And every other vegetable there was.

But, today, she had the opportunity to call Regina. Her mommy was away working, and auntie Lily was watching her, and by watching her, she meant on the computer surfing the web.

The phone didn't ring once before Regina answered.

"Hello?" A desperate sounding Regina asks on the other end.

"Hi Regina" Vada states with a smile.

"Where have you been, I was waiting for you to call back" Regina asks rapidly.

Vada smiles. "Regina, did you miss me?" There was a moment of pause. "I missed you too" Vada admits.

Regina's at lost for words. All this time she has been waiting for this phone call. All the things she had wanted to say to this little girl, and now...nothing. And wait. Did the little girl just say she missed her? Regina shook her head. Just a kid being a kid. "Vada, I have some questions" Regina states.

"Um...what kind of questions?" Vada asks curiously.

"It's about your Emma...I just want to see if I did know her or not..."

"Was that the reason you were crying?" Vada asks.

"Uh, I...I don't know" Regina shrugs. She doesn't want to go back to that place. She's sick of being sad all the time. She needs to get confirmation that Vada's Emma, isn't her Emma, and then she can resume her life. Her sorrow filled life.

"Oh..."

"Yes, well, what color is your mother's hair?" Regina asks. Simple question. Vada's already answered it for her once, but Regina wants her to answer it again. She's 7 after all.

"Um...I used to think it was yellow, but Auntie Lily told me it's blonde" Vada answers.

Regina's heart drop for two reasons. The first is because Emma didn't have a sister. She knows that for a fact. And it couldn't be Vada's father sister, because the little girl was calling asking about her father. She just had to ask to make sure.

"Is your auntie Lily your mommy's sister?"

Vada shrugs. "Yes. Mommy says that you don't have to share DLA to be related to someone"

Regina sighs. She's not sure if it's a relieved sigh, or not. "You mean DNA" She corrects.

"what?" Vada asks.

"Nothing...what color are your mother's eyes?"

"Green"

Regina sighs again. Time for the big questions. There is only two. Two questions that will tell her whether or not Emma is her Emma, or not.

"Two more question's Vada" Regina states taking a deep breathe. She swear there is a amp hooked straight to her heart because her heart is beating like a drum.

"Okay"

Author's notes:

Okay, so that's it for now. Be sure to review...

JK...lol got to love those cliff hangers :)

"...Okay" Vada shrugs.

"What's your mother's last name?" Regina asks into the phone. If Emma was still alive, some where, some how, she wouldn't change her name. Why would she? Everyone in Storybrooke thought she was dead. And she was dead. Regina watched her die. But she needed these answers. She had to make sure.

"Ummm" Vada starts. "I can't tell you my last last, mommy said not to tell strangers my personal information" Vada repeats smartly, and shes proud of herself.

Regina on the other hand is raging right now. She grabs at her hair and pulls at it. She's trying to keep her patients. "Sweetheart, we are not strangers. We are friends. Besides, you know my last name don't you?" Regina asks.

'Well, that is true' Vada thinks to herself. "Okay, but you have to promise not to steal my identity" Vada mispronounces.

"Yes, of course, I promise" Regina quickly agrees.

"Okay, Mommy's last name is Swan" Vada answers.

Regina gasps. She covers her hand with her mouth and the phone falls to the floor.

"Hello?" Vada asks. It's about half a second before Regina picks the phone back up.

"Sorry, sorry" Regina apologizes. Vada can hear clearly that Regina is crying again. She wonders why. "Last questions Vada..." Regina gets out through a cracked voice. "How did you get my number?" Regina asks. "Where did you find it?" Regina adds.

"Oh, well, Mommy was playing with popcorn one day, and it ended up all over the floor" Vada smiles and lies. "She told me I had to clean it up, and so when I was cleaning, the photo of mommy when she was pregnant with me fell on the floor, it broke, and there was papers inside"

"What kind of papers?" Regina asked.

"I don't know what there were. But they were in a brown folder, and inside the folder, I found a sticky note and it had your name on it. Regina...Mills. And your phone number. I think it was papers from before I was born" Vada states. "I looked at the date" She adds proud of herself. She giggled thinking that she could very well be apart of the gang on scooby doo.

"How old are you dear?" Regina asks holding her breathe. She know she said three questions, but suddenly, she has one more.

"I'm 7, almost 8. Mommy and me has the same birthday" Vada smiles.

Okay, maybe just two more. "Do you know how old your mommy is dear?" Regina asks.

Vada sighs. She's tired of this. "Mommy's old"

"What?" Regina asks in disbelief. She's not used to talking to children. She's so emotional right now. She's sad, depressed, angry, annoyed, and most of all curious. "Sweetheart. Do you know an age for your mommy. It's really important" Regina adds.

"She's 25" Vada confirms.

Regina's eyes widens. That's what she needed. To many similarities to be a coincidence.

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