Only like 3/4 more chapters until you find out what's wrong with Regina so stay tuned kids...

Snow sat at her island nursing a small glass of wine. It's not like she was addicted, she could give it up anytime she wanted. She just didn't want to give it up right now. Her head was spinning with possible solutions to her Regina sized problem. All she had to do was convince David she was on board with it all and her plan would be in action.

A beeping sounded from her phone and she quickly turned the alarm off. She had to be at Emma's in an hour which gave her time to have a shower and brush away the smell of alcohol from her mouth so she was presentable for David. Entering the bathroom she looked in the mirror for a few seconds before stepping into the shower.

Liquid heat beat down on her and she felt alive for the first time in a long while. The rest of the routine was completed in succession with the addition of extra makeup just to ensure David knew what he was missing.

Snow grabbed the turnovers her and Emma had made earlier in the week and put them in her bag before she started walking to Emma's and for the first time considered what her daughter might want to tell her parents. Was she in trouble? Were her and Hook breaking up? The worry continued to build as she asked herself why she wanted to talk to both of her parents. She'd come by earlier in the week and Snow had tried to get it out of her then but failed. Instead she made Emma help her bake some turnovers. On the bright side, at least she'd gone to her about this news and not Regina. Then again, would Regina be there? Her pace picked up at the prospect of Regina having to face the woman whose husband she'd stolen.

By the time she got to the steps of Emma's house she was panting and had to take a moment to steady herself before knocking. Emma answered and invited Snow in with a warm smile and a hug. "Hi mom."

"Hey sweetie, are you okay?" Snow scanned her daughters face for any sign of what the news might be.

Emma laughed at her mothers blatant attempt to find out what she was going to tell them. "You're just like dad. All will be revealed in a bit, go and sit down." Snow rolled her eyes and hugged her daughter again before making her way into the dining room of Hook and Emma's house.

He was sat tapping his feet on the floor and mimicking the action with his finger on the glass in his hand. No Regina then. Looking up he made eye contact with her and smiled politely. "Hi."

"Hey." She responded and wiped her hands on her dress as she made her way to the table and took a seat. Why was she so nervous? Maybe it's because this is when it began, no turning back for her now. Digging into her bag she pulled out the container and slid it to David. "I wanted to apologise to Regina for how I reacted. I don't know if she told you but I said some things I didn't necessarily mean so I made some turnovers with the help of Emma. I know they'll be nothing like Regina's but it's always nice when someone makes something, but it's just a gesture..." Snow finished awkwardly with a breath.

"Thanks, Snow. That's nice I'm sure she'll love them." David almost placed his hand on hers but he didn't want to give her the wrong impression.

"Did she? Tell you what I said, that is?" Snow cocked her head to the side and studied his face.

"Not really no." David replied with a frown.

"It was nothing to worry about I just wondered..." Snow trailed off and they fell into an awkward silence before David thought of his son.

"I'll pick Neal up from Granny's tonight, you have fun, stay here as long as you want." David wasn't sure why but he felt like he should see his son. He wasn't sure what this news was but either way, good or bad, he wanted to see Neal. Snow nodded with a small smile and silence once again ensued and was only broken when Emma and Hook came into the dining room with their food.

Placing down the plates Emma announced "Henry and Violet are running a little late, they'll be here in five but he told us to start without them so dig in." And dig in they did. David wasn't entirely sure what he was digging in to but knew Emma and Killian had put in a lot of effort so ate it and he had to say it wasn't the worst thing he'd ever eaten in his life but it wasn't like Regina's cooking. A light smile graced his face; he was utterly besotted with the woman, he couldn't even go a meal without thinking about her.

Clinking was heard and Henry and Violet entered the house whispering before making their way into the dining room. "Sorry we're late, we just went to the office to check on mom before we came." Henry said looking to David. Emma went to get up but Henry stopped her. "I'll go get ours, you keep eating."

Violet sat down and smiled politely around the table. "Is everything alright?" She asked sensing the notable tension in the air.

"How come you were checking on Regina?" David couldn't help himself. Was she alright?

"Oh, it was nothing really. I'd noticed she seemed to be a little off lately so Henry thought we best check. She's alright, nothing to worry about." Violet added the last bit to calm a tense David. He looked as if he were about to get up and go find Regina himself but Henry came back with his and Violet's food and everything seemed to settle again.

Soon enough dessert was brought out in the form of trifle and they were all anxiously awaiting Emma and Hook's news. "Oh Emma please the tensions killing me. Are you okay? What's the big news?" Snow was the first to break and was met with agreement from the rest of the table.

Killian looked to Emma and they both smiled. "Okay, we do have something big that you need to know because we won't be able to hide it for much longer." Killian said grinning like a Cheshire Cat and gasps were heard from Snow and Violet.

"What?" David frowned as he and Henry looked at the girls who seemed to have figured it all out.

"We're pregnant. 13 weeks now." Emma announced and Snow and Violet were on their feet and hugging Emma in seconds.

Congratulations was given as they all hugged and the girls began to fuss over Emma and place their hands on her bump. "Why not just tell us sooner?" Henry asked as they all sat back down.

"Well it was early and I wasn't sure how anyone would take it but then Regina found out and she was so happy for me so it was just me riding out the first trimester before telling anyone else." Emma shrugged smiling at Henry.

"You told Regina? Regina knows?" Snow asked and could feel herself heating up. This witch had not only stolen her husband but thought she could muscle her way into her children's lives. Not on Snow's watch.

Emma shifted awkwardly as she moved her gaze around and dropped her smile. "She just guessed, I didn't actually tell her. She just put things together and asked why I hadn't told her yet. I couldn't deny it so I let her in and she kept it a secret, thank God. If you guys had found out without me telling you there'd have been a murder."

"Yeah, my murder." Hook said and the table erupted into laughter. All except Snow. That had hit a little too close to home with all that had happened surrounding Daniel's death. Was it a dig? Had Regina truly turned her own daughter against her? A white hot anger clouded her vision for a second as she imagined Regina's slow and painful death. Little did she know what was coming to her.

The night continued from there as they moved into the front room and David spoke to Killian while they all chatted and discussed baby names and what the gender would be. Snow suggested the pendulum that David's mother had given to her but Emma announced that she already knew it was a boy, that she could just feel it. This warranted another round of aww's as Killian kissed Emma. David was over the moon that his daughter was happy and ready to settle down with a man David had to admit he quite liked.

The thing he couldn't believe was how well Regina had kept the secret. Not in any way was he angry, if anything he was impressed. Emma had clearly wanted it to be kept and Regina had shown the trusting, caring side of her that he knew so well. It hurt in a way, that David hadn't noticed but he'd been so wrapped up in arguing with Snow and sorting his own life out that he'd neglected his children and he knew that. Never would he get to that again.

"What about Joshua?" Henry shrugged.

Emma raised an eyebrow and Killian laughed. "Not sure she likes that one mate." He looked to Henry and he started laughing too.

"Oh, Timothy. That's a cute name." Snow suggested eagerly in hopes it would be approved by her daughter. It was not.

"No it's too formal." Emma shuddered causing the others to giggle.

"How is a name formal, love?" Killian leaned to the side.

"Oh shut up it just is." She teased lightly before pecking his lips. Another silence came as everyone thought of names. Michael, Anthony, Oliver, Lance, George and Max had been suggested but each had been turned down. Emma never expected it to be so hard to name her child but now she was doing it the task seemed almost impossible. Every name they suggested just didn't sit right and Emma thought she may just have to call the child baby and have done with it.

Then with a sudden thought Emma stopped. "Wait. What about Liam? I know how much you loved your brother and-"

"It's perfect, Em. You're perfect!" Hook practically jumped on her and a sense of happiness washed over them all as they smiled at the couple. Killian raised his glass and put the other hand on Emma's barely noticeable bump. "To baby Liam!"

"To baby Liam!" Everyone mimicked before sipping on their drink of choice. "We're having a baby." Emma said quietly to Hook as if she'd just realised and he smiled calmly and gripped her hand before kissing her gently. A wave of disbelief hit her; how had she ended up in such a perfect situation? When she'd had Henry, handcuffed to the hospital bed she thought she'd forever be the lost orphan who didn't deserve happiness or a life but now she had a family and friends and a job and an amazing husband who supported her through everything. It would be easy to blame the hormones but she was sure they didn't aid this situation at all. For once in her life Emma was truly happy and it was overwhelming to think about. "I love you."

Killian looked down to the woman in his arms and was in awe of everything she was. "I love you too." He put his forehead to hers.

David looked on at his daughter and her husband with a broad smile. His baby was happy and with the person she wanted to be with and now it was his turn. Upon the sight of the couple David vowed to forget everything else and promised to show Regina off like she deserved. The secrecy was killing him, all he wanted to do was hold her hand in public and kiss her whenever he wanted. All he wanted was to make her happy and in return, make himself happy. "I best be going." David put the coffee down and gave his daughter a hug. "I'm so happy for you, Emma."

"Thanks dad." Emma hugged him back with more force. David waved bye to everyone else and left the house ignoring the smug smirk on Snow's face in his haze of happiness. Slipping into the car he started the ignition, pulled out of Emma's drive and took the all too familiar route to Granny's to pick up his son. Looking to the car clock he saw it was 9:02 which meant Neal should be asleep but David very much doubted it. His suspicions were confirmed when he pulled up to the diner and his son came running out towards him. One swift swoop meant Neal was firmly in his arms shouting "Daddy!"

Granny and Ruby came out after him and stood smiling until David put Neal back down. Neal's bag was handed to David by Ruby as Neal told David everything he'd done at the diner. Half listening, David was drawn to the worried look on Granny's face. "...Then auntie Gina came in but she was sad-"

"Regina was here?" David directed at Granny before his son could continue. Granny nodded and motioned for David to come inside the diner. Ruby stepped towards Neal and started talking with him as David followed Granny. Going into the back David got considerably more worried. "What's wrong?"

"I'm not sure Regina's very well which is worrying considering she's never been ill for as long as I've known her. It's clear she's very stressed, have you seen her lately?"

David frowned. "I saw her yesterday, she was gone before I got up this morning."

"She's losing weight, David and a lot of it at that. I don't believe it's intentional either. She'd just come from the office when she got here. It's not normal for her to be working so late and if she was gone before you woke up then..." David thought about was Granny was saying and felt like smacking his head off of a brick wall. How had he not noticed? Was he really that blind? "I think she's in trouble, David and I'm not sure what's going on but I'm sure you want to see her back to health as much as I do."

"Of course I do." David put his hands to his eyes.

"Don't blame yourself. She's exceptional at hiding how she truly feels, especially around those she loves."

"Violet noticed. Her and Henry went to see her earlier before they came to Emma's."

"The perks of being a wallflower I suppose. She's quiet, she notices things other people don't, it's just in her nature." Granny shrugged before placing a hand on the side of David's shoulder in comfort. "Go to her and help her through whatever it is she's going through. I'm counting on you, David, I want to see my child back to herself, even if that version doesn't let me hug her." She ended with a small smile and David suddenly realised how much Granny truly cared for Regina. He hadn't ever been sure of the relationship but after Robin died there was a definite shift in the way they were with each other. Perhaps Granny was Regina's sort-of-adoptive mother? The thought allowed him to summon a smile back.

Leading him out of the door, Neal said his goodbyes and David scooped him up and placed him in the car seat in the truck.

To Regina's it is...

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