Author's Note
So I want to start off by saying, oh my god the response to the last chapter was just insane! A lot of new follows and favourites so hi to you new people! Also a lot of reviews which really gets me in the mood to keep pushing out updates for you all! I don't really have a set day/time a new chapter will be out because I only write when I have ideas or I'm inspired because I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to these types of things, so I hope you guys can be patient with me xD
Thanks again everyone! Hope you enjoy this chapter! Oh and also I feel like I should say again that this WILL be a SwanQueen endgame story.
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Previously…
Regina reached over to gently place her hand on top of Alex's, "That sounds terribly lonely, I'm sorry." She smiled at the younger woman and asked, "So no partner to go home to?"
"Nope, no one, no girlfriend at all. Hell not even a goldfish." She said with a chuckle.
"I have to say I'm surprised you don't have a girlfriend."
"Oh really?" Alex smirked.
"Yes, you're beautiful, intelligent, very sweet, kind and caring, and also funny. How could you possibly be single?"
Alex looked into Regina's eyes, "I should ask you the same question. You're all those things and more Regina."
Regina blushed and looked down at her lap, "Oh stop. See, that's how kind you are, you're just saying that to make me feel better about myself."
"No, I'm saying it because it's true. Anyone would be extremely lucky to have you Regina Mills."
Regina looked up and saw Alex gazing into her eyes, "Thank you Alex. That means a lot to me."
Alex smiled, "I'm just being honest."
They were looking and smiling at each other for what felt like minutes.
Fuck…I want to kiss her so bad. Alex thought.
Should I kiss her? Is she going to kiss me? Do I want to kiss her? Yes…of course I do. Regina thought.
Slowly, Alex started to lean in…
Regina allowed the doctor's lips to touch hers and she sank into the kiss, she had to admit, it wasn't a bad kiss, but a few seconds into it she began to think of Emma, and all the things, the wonderful things, the blonde had said to her when she told her she was pregnant.
So she broke the kiss, "Alex, wait…" she whispered, "I don't think we should do this."
Alex was looking deep into Regina's eyes and lightly stroking her hair, "Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry if I read this situation wrong I just…"
Regina cut her off, "It's not you Alex, it's…it's Emma."
Alex looked even more confused now, "Emma? But I thought you said you aren't together?"
Regina sighed, "We're not…but we are having a baby together and when I told her I was pregnant she said all these wonderful things and…"
"You want to be with her, don't you?" the doctor finished for her.
"I'm not sure…maybe? I know that there are feelings there but…I'm scared…and if you ever tell anyone I said that, I'll deny it."
Alex laughed, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Well…if there's something, anything, going on between you and Emma I won't get in the way. But if there's nothing…well I've liked you for a very long time, admired you actually, so if you ever want to…give this dorky, awkward doctor a chance, she won't say no." she finished with a goofy smile.
The mayor smiled back, "I'll keep that in mind. Thank you Alex."
"Of course Regina. Oh and um…one more thing."
"What is it?" Regina frowned.
"Maybe I should refer you to a different doctor…I mean I love being your doctor but with Emma not really liking me, with good reason, and my feelings…maybe it's not the best idea for me to continue seeing you as your doctor."
"I think you're right…but I would still like to be your friend if that's okay? As you might guess I don't have very many friends and, well, I had fun tonight. But please say no if it would make you uncomfortable, the last thing I want is for you to be uncomfortable."
Alex took Regina's hand, "Regina, I would love to be your friend." She smiled, "In fact, I'd be honoured."
"Thank you Alex."
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"Beer me Ruby." Emma requested as she sat at the bar in Granny's, she'd been there for a while, trying to forget her argument with Regina, even if just for a night.
"You sure Em? You've had a lot." Ruby was getting really worried now.
"I'm paying you right? Beer me."
The blonde wasn't meaning to be a bitch, if she was sober, all her walls would be down and she'd be telling her werewolf friend everything that had happened between herself and Regina.
"Fine. Just because you're drunk doesn't mean you have to be such a bitch to me Emma." Ruby stormed off to get Emma her beer.
While she was gone she pulled out her phone, she didn't know whether to call Regina, Emma's best friend, or Snow, Emma's mother.
In the end she decided to call Regina, at least she would tell the blonde to get her shit together.
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Regina had just walked Alex to the front door when her phone began to ring.
"It's Ruby. Why the hell is she calling me at this hour? Something must be wrong, sorry Alex." She answered the call.
"Ruby?...She what?!...Listen, Ruby I really don't think Emma would want me-…Ugh, fine, I'll be there soon. Bye." She hung up. "Shit…" she muttered.
Alex spoke up, "What's wrong?"
"Apparently Emma has been sitting in Granny's all night getting drunk off her ass. Ruby wants me to come get her because she thinks I'll be able to reason with our esteemed sheriff and get her to go home. God if only she knew."
"I'm sorry Regina. Do you want me to go with you? Drop you off at least?"
"We've both been drinking, but if you wouldn't mind walking to the diner with me I'd appreciate it." Regina never felt safe wandering the streets of Storybrooke at night on her own anymore, not since the curse broke. Most people had moved on by now, but she was still afraid that something would happen. Not that she'd ever admit that of course.
"Of course. Let's go."
When they arrived at the diner, Regina asked Dani to wait outside while she went in to talk to Emma.
"Swan what the hell are you doing?" Regina snapped when she saw Emma, her head on the bar, a beer still in her hand.
Emma slowly lifted her head. "Regina? What are you doing here? Thought you'd be hanging out with your girlfriend." She spat out the last word.
Regina rolled her eyes, "In case you've forgotten Miss Swan, I don't have a girlfriend."
Now Emma rolled her eyes, "Right. Then why is she standing outside."
Regina turned to look out the window, she saw Alex awkwardly standing outside, "She's not my girlfriend Emma, we're just friends, we were hanging out and Ruby called me, she informed me that you were here drunk off your ass and being a bitch to her so she asked me to come and get you to go home. Alex offered to walk me here."
"Well you're here now, so why hasn't she left?"
"Because she's my friend Emma, she's waiting to make sure everything is okay."
Emma scoffed, "Bullshit, she just wants to get in your pants. No way she just wants to be friends with you."
"Oh because god forbid someone wanted to be friends with the evil queen right?"
Emma sobered slightly, "Regina, that's not what I-"
"Forget it Swan. God I cannot believe you. Forget it, you can get yourself home." The brunette stormed out of the diner.
Emma stumbled after her, "Regina wait, please wait!"
Regina walked over to Alex with tears in her eyes, "Will you walk me home?"
Alex wrapped her arm around Regina, "Of course."
They turned to leave, "Regina please wait!"
"Regina, is she drunk?" Alex asked.
"Yes, yes she is. Can we go now?"
"Regina please…wait." Emma begged.
Alex, only trying to be nice, walked over to Emma, "Emma, you're drunk, go home, talk to Regina tomorrow when you're sober."
"Why can't you just leave us alone? Stop following Regina around like some lost puppy, it's my baby she's having, not yours."
Alex tried to stay calm. She's just drunk Alex, she doesn't mean it.
"Oh get over yourself Emma, yes, I'm having your child, but do you think that means much when you come here to get drunk after one argument? You're still a child yourself Emma. Come on Alex, let's leave her to wallow in self-pity." And with that, Regina took Alex's hand, and dragged her towards the mayoral mansion.
Emma was looking at the ground in shame while Regina was talking, when she looked up, she saw Snow White slowly walking towards her, neither Regina nor Alex saw her since Regina dragged Alex away so fast.
"You…Regina's pregnant? With your child?" Snow could hardly believe what she heard.
All Emma did in that moment…was vomit.
Snow quickly went over to Emma, who was bent over and throwing up all over the ground, and rubbed calming circles over her back. "Oh sweetie…it's okay."
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Regina and Alex had just walked up the path to Regina's front door when suddenly, Regina pushed Alex up against the door and began kissing her.
Alex sank into the kiss for a moment, then stopped it, "Regina, wait. We just talked about this. You and Emma-"
Regina cut her off, "What about me and Emma? There is no me and Emma. She blew it. Why would I be with someone who's first instinct after an argument is to go out and get drunk? She's still a child."
Alex sighed, "Regina…I want to be with you, I have for a while, but…you and Emma should try and work this out before anything happens between us. You already have Henry and you have a daughter on the way. Emma clearly has feelings for you, that's why she went and got drunk, because she cares about you and she wants to forget arguing with you."
"You…dammit, you're right I just…I don't want to get hurt again. Especially by her."
"You're not scared I would hurt you?" Alex wasn't sure if she wanted to know the answer.
"I…with you I feel safe. I know you wouldn't run when things got hard."
That's what she was afraid of, "Regina, I don't want you to be with me because I'm safe. I want you to be with me because you care about me and actually want a relationship with me."
"I don't know what I want anymore Alex. I'm so conflicted. On one hand, I want to try with Emma because she's the mother of my children and I do have feelings for her and I think I have for a while now. But I'm also scared to be with her because I know what she's like, she runs at the first sign of drama. So on the other hand…there's you. You with your kind, caring, sweet, beautiful heart and you're stunning features and your intelligence. There isn't a doubt in my mind that you would make an amazing partner. I just-"
"Don't know if I would be an amazing partner for you." The doctor finished for her.
Regina gave her a sad smile, "I'm sorry Alex. It's just…well Emma and I have known each other for a very long time, we have history, and we have Henry and a baby on the way."
"Don't be sorry Regina, I understand. Truly. I just hope Emma isn't stupid enough to let you slip through her fingers. Anyone would be lucky to have you Regina Mills, and if Emma can't see that then…she's just an idiot." Alex finished with a chuckle.
Regina gave the younger woman a hug, "Why do you have to be so sweet. You're making this difficult."
Alex chuckled again, "I'm sorry."
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"So yeah…now she's pregnant." Emma finished telling Snow and David how Regina managed to get pregnant with her baby, and why she was at Granny's getting drunk. Not every detail of course because, well, gross.
"Wow." David gasped, he wasn't sure of what else to say, but it least it was better than Snow's reaction, she just sat there looking like a fish out of water.
"Yeah. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. It just did." Emma said, she, much like her father, wasn't sure of what else to say, other than, "Mom? You okay?"
Snow shook herself out of her state of shock, "Uh yes. Yes I'm fine just…wow. Can I ask you something Emma?" The blonde nodded, "If what happened with you and Regina was just a one time thing, why do you care so much if Regina is dating that girl Alex?"
"Because! She…well Regina's the mother of my kids, I have a right to know who Regina has around them right? And besides, she's Regina's doctor, isn't that like, unethical or something?" Emma stuttered as she talked.
Snow and David looked to each other knowingly, "Emma, honey," Snow started, "Do you love Regina?"
"What?!" Emma tried to play it cool, but at her parents looks she conceded, "Okay, fine. I…I do, I love Regina. But it doesn't matter, she doesn't love me." She looked down sadly.
"How do you know?" her mother, ever the optimist, spoke up.
"Because Mom, why would she? Besides, I'm sure she has a thing for that doctor chick. Why would she pick me over a freaking doctor?!" And with that, she stormed off to her room, slamming the door behind her.
"Well, Regina was right about one thing." Snow sighed.
"What's that Snow?"
"Emma really does act like a child at times."
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Author's Note
Sorry for the slightly shorter chapter, this was just kind of a filler to make up for the cliffhanger, hope you enjoyed! Let me know your thoughts in the reviews!