Okay so I have been the worst updater in the world but I have a good excuse- well a few actually...

First of all, June was my exam month and due to them being very important exams, I was trying to put all my focus on revision rather than writing. Then, after my exams, like literally two days after my final one, it was my 18th birthday! I had a party and it was amazing and shared with everyone I love. Birthday present time arrived and one of them was a 10 day holiday 4 days after my birthday. While being in Cyprus when the temperature is hitting the late 80's, early 90's, it is hard to sit and pay attention to a laptop screen. I could barely move some days it was so hot and if I wasn't lying unconscious on the couch under to AC, I was in the pool- that was basically how I spent the entire 10 days. Birthday present number two was a little puppy! Ever since my 13 year old dog passed away earlier this year, there has been a huge hole in my heart and with a lot of persuasion, my dad finally caved and a little puppy has now joined our family. I have spent a lot of time this past week (exactly) settling him in and also settling into my new job but now that everything has fallen back into place and I have 2 months off before starting University, you will probably see me a lot more than you have been.

Okay so enough about my boring life, onto the story! This chapter was really hard to write only because it hurt my feels terribly. I apologise in advance ;)

Enjoy and don't forget to review!.

Emma and Regina had been secretly dating for the past 2 months, both completely unaware that the more nights they spent out, the more suspicious Henry was getting of their behaviour. The pair had just been out for another secret date, the only people knowing being Mary Margaret and David, though she sworn David never knew, despite the two growing extremely close. Emma stood outside Regina's driveway, the two slowly pulling their hands away.

"You could come inside for a coffee you know, Henry is asleep." Regina winked, Emma knowing exactly what she meant by coffee, and it was not the strong, caffeine filled drink.

"I wouldn't want to risk him waking up. You know how upset he would be if he found out Regina. We need to ease it on him, and him waking up to me half naked around your house is not what I mean." Knowing the woman was right, she nodded and allowed Emma to walk her to the doorway before leaving. Little did they know Henry was not asleep and was awake, watching out the window in confusion. He was sure his mom said she was not feeling well and that was why he couldn't stay over tonight; why was she with his other mom?

"Are you sure I can't tempt you?" With a roll of her eyes, Emma slowly leaned in for a quick but passion filled kiss before walking away, Regina star-struck, Henry watching in disgust.

"What? No!" He cried, flinging himself away from the window. He paced his room stressfully, running his hand through his hair.

"She had to have her under a spell, if she is in love then she can't break the curse. It has to be a spell." He continued to whisper to himself, stopping when he heard his mom come up the stairs. She was shocked when she opened the door and saw him awake, silently thanking whoever that Emma had no excepted her invitation.

"Henry- what are you doing awake? You have a sleeping pattern to maintain." She complained, crossing her arms over her chest. Without hesitation he marched towards her, his fists shaking.

"What have you done to my mom?" Frowning, she went to crouch down to his eye level but stopped when he continued his rant, her eyes wide.

"I know you have been seeing her, you have been sneaking out for 2 months and I saw you two kiss! I want to know what spell you have put on her!" Gob smacked, Regina tried to form a sentence, unsure on how to proceed. He was clearly under the impression this was all down to the Evil Queen inside her but he had no idea it was not what he was thinking at all- but whether he would believe her was another thing.

"Henry wait, let me explain- "He burst out again, cutting Regina off.

"No! This is your plan to stop her from breaking the curse and it won't work! She was born to defeat you and she will. You won't win, everyone will soon see who you really are! You are the Evil Queen and the saviour will win." She stood up straight, trying to push back the tears in her eyes as she nodded. Henry was right, she was the Evil Queen and Emma was born to defeat her. It would happen sooner or later so maybe it would be better if it happened without the complications of their relationship- maybe it would hurt less. She backed out of Henry's room, his fury turning to confusion as she grabbed his door handle.

"You're right Henry- I'm sorry I ever made you feel like you were crazy because you aren't. you are smart and I know you will help Emma figure it out. I will fix my mistakes." Shocked at her sudden change, he just nodded and watched her walk out and shut the door. Had she finally cracked? Was good going to win? He wasn't sure what had just happened but he knew that if his mom was really believing him at last, maybe his time frame had shortened. He needed to figure out how the curse was to break and he needed to do it now.

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Emma woke up the next morning grabbing her phone, about ready to text Regina when the brunette had already beat her to it, but the text had come at 2am when the blonde had already been asleep. Opening the message, she felt her heart sink in her chest, her phone clutched in her hand as Mary Margaret come upstairs, noticing the Look on her room-mates face.

"Emma, what's wrong?" All she could do was hand her phone over, Mary Margaret sitting down as she read the message out loud.

"Emma, I think that we should stop what we have. You are right, with Henry it is too risky and he won't react well. I would not want to jeopardise your growing relationship with him and I cannot see it working out for me anyway. It was nice for the time being but we need to be realistic, it was just a fairy-tale looking to be ruined." Shocked at the brutality of the message, she looked up to see tears pouring down Emma's cheeks, climbing over the wrap the blonde up in her arms.

"I thought we had something special- it was going so good. Why would she do that?" She cried, Mary Margaret shushing her as she rocked her shaking form. They sat like that for what seemed like hours, Emma pulling back telling her friend she needed to get ready for work. Reluctantly, she left Emma, promising to bring home ice cream and brownies. She was extremely happy Henry was supposed to be staying over that night and was glad that there was something keeping her here. The day went by slowly, Emma not flinching from her position on the couch as Mary Margaret opened the door, her hands full of bags. She took in Emma, seeing the numerous plates and bowls scattering the blonde, clearly seeing that the woman had took the day to eat away her troubles. She felt bad for the news she had, Emma finally looking up, a frown covering her face.

"Where is Henry, I thought he was coming home with you?"

"About that, Emma I am so sorry he said that he was not up for staying tonight and said it might be a couple of days until he sees you next." She let out a shaky breath and nodded, lying back down on the couch.

"I understand." It was barely a whisper but it was heard. Sighing, Mary Margaret placed the bags in the kitchen and joined her broken friend, the tears continuing to soak Emma's cheeks. Two out of the three things that were keeping her sane in this small town had fell apart in a matter of hours, and she didn't know how to handle the emotions right now- so she cried.