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Chapter 11
Emma watched her son leave the room and she couldn't help but smile. That kid right there was hers, she had been the one that had brought him to this world and even though she hadn't been the one to raise him, she couldn't help but be incredibly proud of how he turned out.
She knew she had nothing to do with the way he turned out but she couldn't help but see some similarities between her and her son. The kid was incredibly head strong and determined, just like her and as much as she wanted to keep Neal out of the picture she had to admit he had his charms. The kid was amazing and she couldn't help but be happy about it, that's why she had given him up, to give him his best chance, to give him the life she couldn't have, a life she couldn't have given to him even if she tried, and that filed her with joy and happiness, because Henry had gotten everything she ever wished him to have.
Now knowing that he had everything she ever wished for him, she knew she had to leave as soon as possible, if there was something she was sure of it was that everything she held close to her got destroyed, everything that involved her always ended badly. It had happened with her first family when they gave her up for adoption, it had happened with Ingrid when she ran away and Neal when he sent her to jail… she couldn't let that happen to Henry to. So the second the week passed she was going to grab her things and leave, go as far away as possible, because that was the only way she knew how to protect her son.
"Emma" a voice interrupted her "are you ok"
"Um" she said as she whipped a small tear from her eyes, cursing herself for getting so emotional over someone she had just met, even if she had carried that someone for nine months "I'm fine" she said quickly
"You don't seem fine" the woman said as she came closer to her bed
"Something got stuck inside my eye" Emma said with a smile, knowing it was a lame excuse but hoping the woman would just go along with it
"Sure" the woman smiled kindly "if that's what you want to go with"
"Mary Margaret right" Emma said smiling at the fact that the woman willingly went along with her lie
"Yes" Snow smiled, hating the fact that her daughter looked at her with no recognition, but most of all hating the fact that she was so closed off again behind those walls of hers
"I don't want to be rude, but what are you doing here, are you lost" Emma asked a little confused, there was something about that woman that made her uncomfortable. She didn't know if it was because she had been staring at her last night, or if it was because she felt an incredible force pulling her towards her, a force telling her to open up, to let her in.
"I…I…" Snow stuttered, she had to remind herself that Emma didn't know who she was "I work here at the hospital as a volunteer" she said quickly "and saw that your room was empty so I decided to come give you some company"
"Oh thanks" Emma said quickly, instantly feeling ashamed of calling the woman out a second ago "you didn't have to do that"
"I wanted to" Snow said quickly "No one should be alone" she smiled kindly
"Well I wasn't" Emma said quickly, in a way to cover the emotion that took over her at the woman's words, she had been in the hospital multiple times in her life and no one had ever said something like that to her, no one had ever wanted to be there for her and here stood this stranger who was willing to give her some company "Henry was just…"
"I know" Snow smiled, she knew what her daughter was doing, she was attempting to hide behind those walls again, but Snow wasn't going to let her, she wasn't going to be pushed away again "I saw him leaving, he's happy" she added
"Yeah" Emma said "he is a happy kid"
"He's happy that you are here" Snow added, she knew that the only reason Emma had stayed in Story Brooke the first time was because she thought she was making Henry happy
"Is he usually sad" Emma asked a little concerned
"He used to be sad" Snow said "but then things changed"
"What changed" Emma asked
"Someone came into his life and changed it" Snow smiled "she changed all of our lives"
"And who was that" Emma asked and with that Snow got out of her thoughts and chastised herself for what she had said, how was she going to explain herself now
"Well it…am…"
"Sorry" Emma said when she saw the hesitation in the woman's eyes "it's none of my business"
"No its ok" Snow said quickly "he's your son and you should…"
"He's Regina's son" Emma said quickly "I gave him up, I…"
"That doesn't mean he's not…"
"So what do you do in the hospital" Emma said interrupting the woman before she said something she didn't want to hear, she didn't need someone telling her Henry was hers, that would just make it more painful when she left in a week
"I…Emma…" Snow said but stopped when she looked at the pain in her daughters eyes, if Emma didn't want to talk about it then they wouldn't, Snow was here to become Emma's friend, not to drive her away with her constant questions and comments "I help and bring company to the ones who need it" she said and smiled when Emma smiled back at her
"And what else do you do" Emma asked smiling at the fact that the woman respected her need to change the subject, she was actually starting to like the small woman in front of her, she was even sure that in other circumstances they would have been great friends
"I'm a teacher" Snow smiled "Henry's…"
"Emma" Ingrid said as she came into the room "I thought you would be sleeping" she added with a smile, she didn't like the fact that Emma was spending time with Snow White, that woman didn't deserve her
"No, Henry kept me up" Emma said smiling back "have you met Mary Margaret" she asked
"We've met" Snow said quickly
"Yes we have" Ingrid said smiling back
"Is something wrong" Emma asked as she noticed the tense moment between the two women "did I miss something?"
"No of course not" Ingrid said, she didn't want Snow to suspect she knew her true identity, she needed a little more time with Emma before she could let Snow know she knew she was Emma's mother.
"Ok" Emma said not really believing them "Mary Margaret was here to keep me company" Emma explained
"Well thank you" Ingrid smiled
"It was my pleasure" Snow said smiling back, this woman was hiding something, she just didn't know what. But for some reason she felt uncomfortable with leaving her with her daughter alone but she knew that right now she was the stranger in Emma's life not that woman, so she decided to be smart about it and butt out "I should go, you seem to…"
"No please" Ingrid said quickly "you can stay"
"I…"
"You were here first" Ingrid added quickly "and we could use some company" she smiled as she pointed at her and Emma
"Sure Mary" Emma smiled back "stay"
"Ok" Snow said as she sat down once again, if her daughter wanted her to stay then she wasn't going anywhere
"So what were you guys talking about" Ingrid asked
"Mary Margaret was telling me about her work" Emma said "she's a teacher"
"Oh that must be fun" Ingrid said "I love kids"
"Me too" Snow added, she still couldn't shake the feeling that this woman was lying about something, she could feel the false tone ringing in everything she said, what she couldn't understand was why Emma didn't, her daughter had a sixth sense about this things
"I used to be Emma's foster mom" Ingrid said in an attempt to explain her previous statement, she could tell from the look on Snows face that the woman was on to her
"You already told me that" Snow said, she didn't like the woman constantly remaining her that she had been part of Emma's childhood, something Snow had wanted to be since the second she knew of Emma's existence
"I…"
"She had a lot of kids in her house" Emma said coming to Ingrid's defense, she had sensed the hostility on Mary Margaret's voice and she really didn't like that "but for some reason we bonded more than the other kids"
"Well that reason is obvious" Ingrid smiled "if you had met this girl as a kid you would understand, she was just so, so easy to fall in love with" she said and smiled at the look that took over Snow's face. She wanted to rub it in, she wanted to show Snow that she had more right to be Emma's family then her, Snow didn't deserve her, she didn't even want her
"I'm sure…"
"She was hard to reach" Ingrid continued wanting to hurt Snow farther "she had been hurt a lot in her other homes, but once I got inside those walls, well…she was just the most amazing kid I ever met" she smiled looking at Emma, but keeping her eye on Snow who by now had tears in her eyes
Snow didn't understand why this woman was telling her this things but she did know one thing, the woman wanted to hurt her, which could only mean one thing, this woman knew who she was, this woman knew she was Emma's mother and that scared her, it scared her because her daughter was in danger and with Emma not knowing who Snow really was there was no way she could protect her
"You were the best foster mother I ever had" Emma added "the only one worthy of calling family" she smiled and Snow felt the tears coming out of her eyes, and as much as she wanted to control them she couldn't, what Emma had said had finally managed to break her completely "is everything alright Mary Margaret" Emma asked as she saw tears in the woman's eyes
"I…I…"
"Are you ok" Emma said as she attempted to get closer to her, feeling an urge to protect the woman in front of her "do you…"
"I have to go" Snow said quickly, she needed some air
"Why?" Emma asked a little disappointed, she was growing fond of the woman by now
"I…I have something I need to take care of" she said and ran out of the room, she needed air, she needed to put some distance between that woman and her, and most of all she needed to find Regina and tell her what she had just found out
"What was that all about" Emma asked as she watched Mary Margaret disappear
"I really don't know" Ingrid said with a fake smile, this had been better then she thought
"She seemed really upset" Emma said with a sad tone
"She most have known someone from a similar situation to yours" Ingrid said quietly "maybe that's why she got upset"
"Maybe" Emma said quickly, even though she knew that probably wasn't true, the look that had taken over the woman's eyes had been way deeper than that, it had been the saddest look Emma had seen in her life
"So are you ready to get out of here" Ingrid asked, wanting to change the subject
"Yes" Emma said distractedly "you know how much I hate hospitals"
"Dr. Whale said we could leave whenever you wanted to" Ingrid smiled "and I already rented a house, so…"
"You didn't have to do that" Emma said snapping from her thoughts "we could have stayed at the Inn"
"We could have" Ingrid said "but I know you Emma" she smiled "and you'll be staying here for more than a week"
"I'm not…"
"Trust me sweetheart" Ingrid said as she pushed a hair away from her face "it's easier to stay away from him if you didn't know him, now that you do…"
"He's better off without me" she defended herself
"We'll see" Ingrid said with a smile "I already rented it and I'm sure you'll love it"
"Well thank you" Emma smiled, not knowing what else to say
"Like I've already told you Emma, I love you" she smiled "and I already lost you once, I'm not planning on losing you again, it hurts too much"
"I don't want to lose you either" Emma said as she pulled the woman into a hug "I'm so tired of being alone"
"As long as I live Emma" Ingrid said pulling her closer "you'll never be alone again" she smiled "now what do you say we get out of here" she asked
"I would love that"
"Good, let's go sweetheart" she said and smiled, the more time passed the more Emma became hers and the best part was that she was breaking Snows heart in the process, just like Snow had broken her little girls heart when she decided to replace her.
Snow ran out of Emma's room with tears in her eyes. The things that woman had said broke her heart, and even though she was grateful that Emma had had someone growing up, she couldn't help but feel jealous about it. She should have been there for Emma, her daughter should have grown up on a castle as the princess she was meant to be, her daughter should have had her and Charming as parents, not that woman.
"Snow" David said as he grabbed her arm "what's wrong" he asked
"David" Snow said as she attempted to pull her arm away from him "I have to go" she said
"Snow wait"
"I need some air" she said "and I need to talk to Regina"
"Snow what happened" he asked growing impatient
"I have to go" she said "stay with her, we'll talk latter"
"Snow…"
"Don't leave her" she said and disappeared out of the hospital
She then took a deep breath, she needed to calm herself quickly, because as much as she wanted to crawl in her bed and cry she couldn't. She couldn't do that because she needed to find Regina and tell her what had happened. She didn't know who that Ingrid was, but she did know one thing, that woman knew she was Emma's mother, which meant she knew about magic, and that scared the hell out of her
"Regina" she yelled as she knocked on the woman's door "Regina"
"Snow what is it"
"She knows" Snow said "she knows"
"Who knows what" Regina asked a little confused
"Ingrid" Snow explains "she knows everything, she…" Snow paused as she looked at Regina's face "you already knew that" she stated, the lack of shock on Regina's face made it more than clear that the woman already knew
"I suspected it" Regina said
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because of your reaction" Regina defended herself "we can't let that woman know we are on to her"
"I…"
"Snow…"
"How did you know" Snow asked
"Henry and I suspected it" Regina explained "I'm good at telling when people are lying to me, and that woman was" she added "and plus, the fact that she found Emma through a private detective doesn't add up"
"What do you mean?"
"She says her private detective found Emma while she was in New York, which means Emma was living with Henry" Regina explained "so how does that woman know Emma gave Henry up for adoption when at the time her private detective found Emma, your daughter believed she had raised Henry, not given him up"
"That's true" Snow said
"How did you find out" Regina asked "and why are you crying"
"I was with Emma in her room and that woman came in" Snow said with tears in her eyes "we started talking and the way she talked about Emma made me feel like she was trying to tell me that she knew Emma more than I did"
"Snow…"
"Everything she told me was as if she wanted to hurt me, as if she wanted to prove to me that she knew Emma, as if she should be Emma's mother instead of me" she cried
"Snow…"
"And the worst part is that she might be right" she said "she..."
"Snow you are Emma's mother" Regina interrupted "you…"
"I left her" Snow said
"You wanted to save her" Regina added
"I left her more than once" Snow said "I left her when she was a baby and then I left her when…"
"She forgave you for that" Regina defended "if she didn't then she would have pushed you away a long time ago"
"She did"
"Snow…"
"She pushed me out of her walls a long time ago" Snow cried "I was just to busy to notice"
"You'll get her back"
"She looks at me like I'm a stranger" Snow cried, not believing Regina's words
"That's because right now you are a stranger Snow" Regina added "she doesn't know who you are"
"I gave up on her Regina" Snow cried "I gave up on her"
"What are you talking about Snow" she asked a little confused at the change of subject
"When she knew I was her mother I gave up on her"
"Snow"
"And the worst part was that she was ok with it" Snow cried "she went around town as if nothing happened, as if what I did to her didn't hurt her, but..."
"Snow… "
"I hurt her" she cried "I hurt her and I'm scared" she admitted "I'm scared that with that woman back in her life..."
"Snow Emma loves you" Regina said attempting to calm the woman now
"She shouldn't"
"Snow"
"What if we bring back her memories and she doesn't want me" she asked "what if she realizes that Ingrid is better than me. What if..."
"Let's go one step at the time" Regina interrupted "let's not jump to conclusions"
"You think she might reject me" Snow asked "you..."
"You hurt her" Regina said "but she loves you Snow, you are her mother"
"That doesn't..."
"After everything my mother did to me I still loved her" Regina said with pain in her voice "and trust me she did way more then you"
"But there's a difference between your mother and I" Snow said with a sad tone
"Of course there is Snow, you are nothing like my mother… You are..."
"She raised you" Snow interrupted "I didn't"
"Snow..."
"And if anything that woman had told us it's true, she raised Emma"
"Snow..."
"She has the advantage"
"She also cursed you, that..."
"We have no proof of that" Snow said with a defeated tone
"We will" Regina said with determination in her voice "I took her from you once Snow and now it's time for me to give her back to you"
"Regina"
"Have a little faith Snow" Regina smiled "we will get her back".
Snow looked at her and smiled back. Wishing she could trust Regina's words to be true at the moment, because finding proof would be the only way to win her daughter back.
David watched Snow run out of the hospital, he knew she was hurting and he wished for nothing more than to be next to her, but his daughter needed him more, and Snow had made him promise not to leave her alone.
So he took a deep breath, and got into the room, he couldn't help the jealousy that took over him at seeing Emma with that woman, but he tried to let it go. The truth was that since the second he had placed Emma on that wardrobe twenty-eight years ago he had wished for her to have this. He had wished for his daughter to have a family, to have a home but now that this so called family was with his little girl he couldn't help but wish it was him and not her
"Hello" he said interrupting the two woman. Emma was already on her feet "going somewhere" he asked even though he knew Whale had released her a few minutes ago
"Yes" Emma said with a smile "the doctor cleared me"
"Oh" David smiled "I'm so happy to hear that"
"You just missed your wife" Emma said, thinking he was here looking for her
"Yes I saw her on the way out" David said "she seemed upset" he added
"That would be my fault" Ingrid said, speaking for the first time "I got carried away and told her about Emma's life and she got a little upset" she added "we just don't know why"
"Well Sn…Mary Margaret has been a little emotional recently" he said in an attempt to cover his wife's actions
"It's ok" Emma smiled "we get it"
"What did you tell her" David asked desperately wanting to know a little bit of his daughters past, even if it was painful enough to bring Snow to tears
"Well I was telling your wife how even though Emma suffered a lot in her life, I found a way to get through those walls and force her to see me as family" Ingrid said smiling at Emma, but also at the pain in David's eyes, he didn't deserve to suffer as much as Snow did, since in her opinion he was a better father then she was a mother, but still, she needed both of Emma's parents away from her and this was the only way to push them
"Well I'm sorry to hear that Emma" David said as he pushed his emotions back
"No I'm sorry you had to hear that" Emma said quickly, not really understanding why Ingrid was telling those things to this people
"No it's alright" David said
"My life wasn't that bad" she said, not wanting the man in front of her to feel sorry for her, she hated to have people feel that way towards her "like everyone, it had its ups and downs" she added
"Well I'm glad you had Ingrid here to make the downs better" David smiled
"Me too" Emma said smiling at Ingrid, who couldn't help but feel disappointed at the way David had turned the conversation
"But I'm not here for my wife" David said changing the conversation completely "I'm here because I'm the sheriff of this town and I need to ask you some questions" he added in an all business tone
"Anything" Emma said a little nervous, had she ran into something
"It's nothing to worry about" David said as he watched the worry on his daughters face
"I just wanted to ask you if you have the insurance of your car"
"Oh"
"Yeah like I said, nothing to worry about" he smiled
"I don't have insurance" Emma said smiling back "is the damage that bad" she asked
"Well…"
"How long until its ready to go" she asked "I mean you do have a mechanic here don't you"
"Yes, Marco is taking care of it right now, but he wanted to know if you were insured first"
"No" Emma said
"That's alright" he smiled "I'll let him know"
"David" Emma said "I mean Sheriff"
"David's fine" he smiled
"When will it be ready" she asked
"I don't really know" he said "but he did mentioned he'll need about two weeks" he added, he knew it was a long shot since his daughter was as stubborn as Snow, but if keeping Emma's car hostage could buy them another week and that's just what he needed to do
"Why so much" Ingrid asked, she knew what David was doing and she wasn't going to let him get away with it so easily
"That's something I can't tell you" he said quickly, he couldn't help but feel like the woman was trying to make him look bad in front of his daughter, he just couldn't understand why "I'm sorry"
"It's ok" Emma said "Ingrid already rented a house, so a few more days won't be that bad" she added
"She rented a house" David asked a little surprised
"Yes" Ingrid said "I didn't want Emma to be at a hotel" she explained
"That's great" David said with a forced smile "we hope you stay here for as long as you want"
"Thank you" Emma smiled
"You are welcome" David added please stay he thought as he walked out of the room, he couldn't help but feel strange about Ingrid, that woman was hiding something and he wouldn't rest until he knew what that something was.
He got out his phone and called Snow, he desperately wanted to know how she was doing, the words Ingrid had said about his little girls childhood had broken his heart and he knew they had broken Snows heart as well, he needed to find his wife and hug her, he needed to hug the only person how could understand his pain "Snow"
"Charming what's wrong" she said hearing the pain in his voice "where are you" she asked
"I'm leaving the hospital" he said in a shaky tone "that woman rented a house" he said
"What" Snow asked a little alarmed
"She rented a house" he said "for her and Emma, and then she told me about how she took care of her and…"
"She knows David" Snow said "she knows"
"She knows what" he asked
"She knows we are Emma's parents"
"How"
"I don't know, but we have to find out" she said
"Where are you" he asked
"On my way to the dinner" she said "Red went over there to warn the people not to do or mention anything to Emma until she regains her memories"
"See you there" he said "and Snow"
"Yes"
"We are going to get her back" he said "I promise"
"I hope so" she said and Charming felt his heart break a little more, Snow had lost her faith and without her faith, he didn't know how they would ever get their daughter back
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