In the dark

*disclaimer* I do not own Once Upon A Time or the characters.

so I left you hanging im very sorry about that but don't worry here is your update an I'm sorry it's later than I promised a reviewer I just got busy with work and lost my reading glasses. Darn things I have to find away to not do that. Haha

anyways there is a bit of jumps but it's just a few weeks at a time.

Regina's P.O.V

It was not the kids crying that woke me up, surprisingly it was my phone. 1 missed call from the hospital.. My heart began racing. Why would they be calling unless Emma was hurt. They were calling again and my finger slid over the screen quickly.

"Mrs. Swan-mills." I answered as I pulled the phone to my ear. I gasped as the nurse on the phone told me what happened. "Who got out? What! I'll be there as soon as possible." Without all the facts still I was in a rush to figure it all out. I flicked my wrist dressing in suitable clothes. I called up David and Snow. He went to the station and snow was apparently more focused on going to the hospital too. Calling Ruby and not getting anything I regretfully had to wake up Granny begging her to come watch Henry and the baby's.

she's here in no time but I still decide to take the stress out of driving and arrive in a empty corridor by the front of the hospital. The first person to see me coming realizes I'm there for Emma and ushers me to her room where she is stable but unconscious. Entering the room I see Ruby making me understand why I couldn't get a hold of her. I do however pin her with a glare that says she better tell me what happened right away. She appears to be perfectly fine while my wife lays in a hospital again.

"She got a call that Sydney had hurt someone then called me I guess when she got here and found he was gone. I told her he seemed to be headed to the town line but I honestly thought I would make it to him first I guess she poofed there because the next thing I knew coming up to the town line they were rolling around fighting." She didn't hesitate to stand by Emma, with guilt on her face, as she told me everything. She shuddered though as she said the next part. "She was trying to stop him from escaping the town an somehow he hit he leg just right. It snapped like a twig I mean my goodness I know she's been not eating much but I didn't think it would ever make her that fragile."

"Snapped?" I gulped and looked at the leg strung up in a cast. How I hadn't noticed more than the normal smaller meals and longer walks or runs. I swallowed hard as I glanced all along her seeing her jaw bone more now, her skin colored a dull grey look now, and her muscles clearly weren't strong enough anymore. I began crying as it hit me. My wife was doing this to herself all while I tried to feed her more and never noticed I wasn't working. I'd done this to her I didn't look out for her. Ruby wraps me up in a tight hug it's warm and firm making me realized what the difference in Emma's hug have been too. They have been to light and cold lately.

"Mrs. Mills." I hadn't heard a knock or the door open but I turned to face Doctor Whale. "Can I speak to you a moment." I nod but don't leave the room despite how I can see he thinks we should. Eventually he continues. "Emma I gather has been depleting herself since her children's birth. Which could be a sign for postpartum depression, recoverable with therapy but my main concern and advice is she has clearly been using magic as well an in this state it's only draining and weakening her more. Which explains her easily broken leg. She also has a major concussion." I sadly look at her just as the two of them do.

"Can I..can I heal her leg and head at least?" I ask half expecting him to deny me this but he nods and desides to leave so he doesn't have to see it still being a man of science.

"Regina are you sure that the best idea. Maybe she should have to sit a lot and only be able to eat" I want to agree but I can imagine seeing her everyday hurting. I adamantly push myself to stand by Emma where I easily push clean positive energy into her by thinking of as many loving thoughts as I could. Remembering every thing we've been though until now that has made me love her more an more. Before I know it her color is better an I can tell her face relaxes more due to less pain. I move my hands up to her head an the glow from them gets stronger the longer I look at her face and crave to see her eyes again. Feeling much weaker myself now I know I've healed her and that I can do nothing more for her but let her rest and so I let my hands drop. I can feel a sudden tiredness spill over me and Ruby catches me as I attempt to let go of the bed an sit.

"Gez what did you do she looks much better. You said you would fix just her injures not all of her." I roll my eyes and lay my head back to rest.

"Of course i didn't mean to do to much I just had to imagine her like she was before she hurt her leg and that was kinda what came with it. She still has a lot of work on her own to do." I say taking deep breaths.

"Not alone alone right?"

"No I suppose she'll never be truly alone but she has to make the steps of recovery her own decisions" Ruby nods her agreement. "By the way what did you say happened to Sydney?"

"Uh he um he crossed the line I was more concerned about Emma than stoping him from leaving. I am sorry Regina." She looked to disappoint in herself I could help but try to relieve her of some guilt.

"Don't be you saved Emma and that's all I care about right now. She'll get a ear full on how much I am mad at her lack of care for herself later but right now all I want is for her to wake up."

"if I promise to stay awake you think we can skip that for a long while my head feels weird enough." Emma says causing both Ruby and I to be startled. Although very happy to see her awake my go to response was less than smothering with love.

"you are an idoit. If I see you haven't eaten a whole meal even once during your recovery you will start living with a feeding tube until you are healthy again. Am I understood." She nods speechlessly. "good. I'm so glad you're okay my love." The two laughed while Emma pulled my hands into hers.

"Don't worry Gina I will make sure I never let you down again. I didn't know how bad I'd gotten until couldn't even handle Sydney."

"Don't Emma I understand the figure of a body is the easiest way to make someone feel inadequate. I should be the one sorry for not expressing enough just how gorgeous you look no matter what." A small, intended to separate us, gagging noise came from Ruby.

"God you guys can be worse than the Charmings you know that." If Emma wasn't glaring I most certainly was. How dare anyone tell me that I am behaving like snow or her prince charming. It was unheard of when I was the evil queen I won't stand for it now. Putting her hands up in surrender she slowly back out of the room but not before telling Emma goodbye. "Well em' it nice seeing you get better and all but I gotta go Granny's probably worried sick.

"Actually she's at my place watching the boys and Jackie." With that she sighed a little in relief and left. Turning my focus back to Emma I ask. "Do you think I'm like snow?"

"No..well maybe a li- no I mean no you just sounded so in love with me thank you." I felt myself glaring the more she almost said yes but now I was blushing.

"Of course I love you. Now let's get you out of here and you can pick up seeing Archie tomorrow." Emma nodded in agreement with my idea.

Emmas P.O.V

The rest of the day was as relaxing as could be. I tried getting up on my own at first and couldn't but by the end of the day it seemed I just needed to take my time. The trauma still happened even if I was healed Regina said I just need to take my time. Henry seemed very confused as to how I'd gotten hurt the way i did or into the my state of health but I explained the best I could how important I realize it is to take care of my body. To eat right and not keep anything from the people I care about.

"Ma you don't need to lose weight okay?" Henry went on to say as if I didn't already hear this before but somehow this time it sank in. Tears welled up as he look over my face where my jaw and cheek bone showed how little muscle I had there. He looked horrified at the idea of me losing more weight. As if wondering what on earth I'd look like if it did.

"Don't worry kid I promise I know what is more important to me than being skinny. I lost focus but you, Regina, Aiden, and Jacqueline are the most important to me." That was the truth and I would never let myself get so caught up in my negative thoughts again I would fail to make sure I could protect them.

"Henry can you get your mom a glass of water?" As he does get up from beside me almost warily I too wonder what Regina wants to say that needs him gone from the room. When he goes I expect something right away but she says nothing.

"What's up?" I ask then swallow hard in anticipation. Still Regina says nothing until she's sits down beside me and places a hand on my cheek. My skin practically hums in return to her touch.

"I want you to know how beautiful you are to me. Even now I still see you as my strong savior. I understand maybe I didn't say this enough and I want to remind you of how you make me feel looking at you or touching you." With that she takes my hand and guides it over her chest and places my cold finger tips on her skin. Goosebumps rise and I feel a heat wave just under them. Her hear beat races in seconds making my eyes lock on to hers where without words I can see love beaming back at me.

It was that feeling under my hand and the rush of breath that escaped my body that signaled my break down in that moment. It was what I missed right now as I sat across from Archie explaining the way It made me feel. He couldn't have comforted me any fast than Regina who was sitting beside me today. She wanted to help me through this any way possible and personally I wanted her to understand where my negative thoughts came from. Much like the last time I had come to see Archie even when it was about my parents there was still so much I had to share with Regina. This way I didn't have to share twice even if I did really wish I had the strength to do it alone with her.

I did the night before just a little bit after Henry had gone to bed and I'd nursed the kiddos then they to were down for the night as well. It wasn't until Regina convinced me to get undress and ready for a bath that I closed off slightly. She didn't push but instead of letting me close off for good she gently asked me to explain why I thought I had to hide anything from her especially my body.

I asked her if she ever noticed the scars I had on my back. She nodded and patiently waited for me to continue telling her about the time a foster father had started keeping track of how much his kids weighted. I didn't go into too much detail but I said if I went over we got beat for "stealing food" and deprived of it until we lost the weight again. In one story she now knew I was beat and starved growing up but somehow that still didn't stop her from looking at me differently or asking me once more to join her in a bad where she could show me how much she loved my body scars and all.

Regina's P.O.V

A few weeks went by and Emma was back to looking healthy not really strong but there was much more color to her skin tone and with a bit more patience she would be healthy enough to start working out again. Everyday since her recovery process started I did a little healing on her tired muscles as she went to sleep so it might help her be just well rested enough for the next day. Archie suggested joined work outs or even her running with a friend each morning. The first person we thought of was Ruby and from then on every morning Ruby would meet Emma just outside and they would speed walk together around the block. They would part ways again just at the driveway so Emma could come inside and eat before heading to work.

I did feel her attitude has really changed for the better now and found myself impossibly happier than I was a month ago. A month ago I'd been worried Emma was regretting marriage with me or had been bothered in same way that I couldn't identify. Now though she was getting used to talking to me even for just a little while about what is troubling her and that was all I could ever ask for. Was a way in, a way to help my lover feel like I was there to help her.

Eventually I brought up a not forgotten topic just one that set aside for a better time. Our wedding though we're married I knew if I was excited to experience a wedding I wanted then Emma was more excited to experience her first wedding and what I could hope would be her last. It was sudden but it sort of slipped out and I could only continue in fear of her thinking I hadn't meant to say it.

"I think you would look lovely walking down the aisle in this." I said as we passed a wonderful store filled with special occasion dresses and tuxedos. Seeing her stunned expression as if I couldn't have possibly meant that I point out the dress in the far right of the window. "Its not too frilly but not too plain. It would make your blonde curls shine bright like your eyes." It was a lovely white dress with a very light lavander color at the base of the dress and train. The same color flowed evenly up until it was just white at the top. The heels Im sure would match perfectly.

"You think? What about you in a dress miss power suit for life?" I chuckle at her attempt to mock my current attire.

"Careful dear I do know just how much you like me in my suits. I'm sure I could find one for such an occasion but still have you wanting to rip it off in seconds." A deep blush hits her cheeks as her eyes make there way to the strained buttons of my blouse just beneath my coat. Immediately her eyes catch mine and I can tell she is think about it at this moment. The fire in her eyes says I have two seconds to magic us home before her lips devour me in public. Moments later we are in our room where I'm sure we will be spendiing the rest of our evening alone here. Her lips are in fact on mine but so are her hands on my chest ripping the coat off first then the shirt not that she or I cared about the buttons flying everywhere.

"You really think I would look good in that dress Gina?" She askes before massaging my breast and kissing my neck. I groan a yes but I know she knows it's not just about how good she feels against me. I desperately want to see the day we celebrate our marriage with our friends and family I just know her wearing that would only make it even better. She mumbles against my skin but before I can register what it is she has her hand down pants between my lips and curled as if trying to instantly make me cum. If not for the surprise of it and the amount of need I had already I probably would have but I wanted this hunger to last all night. I wanted to shower her in my love all night. I needed her right now so I flicked my wrist I gave the restrictioned motions freedom. I left nothing between us not even her clothes. I tugged her down closer to me so I could wrap my arms around her and pull her into a kiss. It was deep an loving.

Her body rocked into me as she went in and out causing her to go deeper. She begged me to look at her as I came and I did know she still need that reassurance even though she'd been doing better. I held her eyes for as long as I could before they rolled back from pleasure. I yelled her name so loud it echoed our empty house. I clung to her until the waves faded then I begged her for more while I matched her pace and fingers as I entered her from below.

there was no end to how much I wanted her, I needed her. I needed to touch her, breather her in, or to taste her. Before to long I had her dripping pussy above me and her skilled hands still between my legs. Her tongue teased my clit but her hands never stopped even as I ate her sweetness from back to front. Sucked on her clit and fucked her hard this way. She devoted herself to not stoping not that I was complaining it only drove me to pleasure her more until we both were spent. She kissed the inside of my thighs slowly as I rubbed her red ass soothingly. I may have spanked her to drive her to fuck me harder if not turn her on more.

"We need to tell everyone a date you know?" She says randomly as she slide off of me but only to face me. I chuckle at her attention span but find that I have to agree with her as well.

"Let's do it the fifth of next month." I suggested not putting much thought into the date. That is until Emma looks at me amused. "What?"

"You want to get married on moms birthday you sure no how to hold a grudge woman." We laugh and I shake my head.

"No I just wasn't thinking how about end of next month." I knew it wasn't going to be Henry birthday or anything else very important going on but still Emma didn't look like she approved.

"What is it Charming's birthday or something." This time she shakes her head clearly neither of us had much energy left.

"You got together with Robin then didn't you. If he goes I wouldn't want him hurt enough to cause trouble at the wedding." This is true I can't believe it's been just about a year since I was first together with Robin, and only around nine month since being with Emma, but his opinion didn't an never would matter. I told her this and promised I would place a silencing spell on him for the whole day if I had to to make sure he didn't do anything stupid.

"I won't put a hold of my- our wedding day to appease forest boy because he can't be happy with my sister, his daughter, or son." He was getting more an more trouble than he was worth to keep as a friend. Not only that but now being on better terms with Zelena he clearly wasn't good enough for her either. "I don't want to talk about anyone but you and I right now though dear and right now I want to sleep with you in my arms." I veered to topic away from him and back to us as best as I could and held my arms open until she crawled up to me face to face. She kissed my lips ever so softly an then laid her head gently on my shoulder where I could easily feel her relax enough to fall asleep with me.

Reviews please!

i ended this pretty nicely I think but let me know what you think. An I hope you don't mind I made the healing process less than it would have been. I mean how many of you thought Regina would leave Emma to recover the hard way. Plus she had enough to focus on mentally and eating better.

anyways keeping going I promise just let me know if you want anything specific.

next I definitely think will be the wedding. Who wants Regina in a suit or a dress?

So far we have Zelena as Regina's best man or maybe they both have maid of honors. Give me anything you think I should add to the wedding cuz I don't want to disappoint!