A/N: This and the epilogue are both quite short. I didn't want t over do the ending because of the plans I have for the sequel but I hope you'll still be happy with everything. I've been amazed with the response, I hit 100 followers today which may not seem a lot to some people but to me that's amazing! I have to be honest, I only posted the first chapter because I was drunk. I'm normally too scared to let anyone read my work. I'm so glad I did it now! So anyway enough rambling... Enjoy.
Chapter 14
Later that night Emma and Henry held hands, ready to teleport once again, hoping there would be a better outcome this time round.
"Ready Kid?"
"Definitely."
They appeared in Regina's new bedroom.
"Goddammit!"
Emma was getting fed up of her plans going so wrong. It was exhausting. Regina was sitting curled up in one of the chairs. Sitting in the one next to her was Snow. The latter woman jumped visibly at their sudden appearance.
"What are you doing here Snow?"
Snow tried not to look hurt by her daughter's new insistence on calling her by her first name.
"I knew you wouldn't give in that easily and neither would Regina. I've experienced her persistence first hand."
Regina tried to smother her laughter. Persistence was an interesting choice of words for her murderous rampages. Emma and Snow chose to ignore her.
"Can you blame us for trying? I love Regina. I love Henry. I want to be with them. You can't just keep our family apart because you don't approve of my choices. After all you've been through for love, how could you do this to us?"
Emma was only talking to distract her mother. She had no intention of reasoning with the woman. She just needed to get close enough to grab Regina's hand.
"What I went through was at the hands of the very woman you claim to love. Don't compare my true love with whatever sick relationship you two have with each other. It's not the same thing."
"They have True Love Grandma. It's exactly the same thing."
"No they don't Regina's True Love is dead."
"Don't you dare drag Daniel into this" Regina screamed at her.
"Well it's true Regina. You don't get more than one True Love."
Regina really didn't want to be having this conversation. She was all too aware that True Love only happened once. She was sure it had been Daniel but what she felt for Emma was different, it just felt so right. Yet if Daniel wasn't her True Love then what the hell had all this been for? She couldn't use his death to excuse her actions. It would mean that she really was the monster everyone thought she was.
Snow took in the pained expression on Regina's face.
"Oh Gods! It's true isn't it? She's your True Love?"
"I don't know okay?" Even as she said these words she knew it wasn't true. She did know, she just didn't want to admit it, especially not in front of Snow. She looked directly at Emma as she made herself say the all-important words. "Yes. Emma Swan is my true love."
Emma lunged for Regina's hand, her other still tight around Henry's, and before she could do anything to stop it, Snow was standing in the room on her own, the blinding green light of Emma's magic still visible behind her eyelids.
"Emma! No! I'm sorry. I didn't realise!"
Nothing but silence answered her. They'd gone.
