Regina drives almost the whole night. She's not sure where she's going. She just drives. She had found a highway, and she drove north until the car started reading "low fuel" . Perhaps they are far away now to stop at least. The car ride had been silent. Emma was in the back, cuddling with Vada. Emma wasn't asleep, but Vada was. Emma starred out of the window the whole time. Regina wondered what the younger woman was thinking.

This was all her fault. Regina blamed herself. Emma would have never been in this situation if it wasn't for her. If she had treated her right, Emma would have never left Storybrooke. They would have been an happy family. A happy safe family.

Regina thought about her next steps. What could she do to get them out of here. London, wasn't a good place for any of them. She needed them to be safe. She drove down the ramp to the next available exit. If anyone had asked her where she was, she wouldn't be able to tell them. She drove down the street until she noticed something that resembled an motel. She carefully pulled up into an empty parking lot. The light was on inside a small office signaling they were opened.

Regina turned the car off and turned to look at Emma. "I'm going to go and get a room" She states.

"You're leaving?" Emma asked quickly, without thinking. She feels panicked all of a sudden, yet she doesn't know why.

"I'll be a few minutes. I'm going to get us a room to stay in tonight...unless you would like a separate room for you and Vada" Regina states/questions. "That may raise some questions, but...I suppose it will be alright.." she adds with a mummer.

Emma frowns. "I think we should stay together" She says quickly, still that panicked feeling remains. Emma swallows.

"Very well" Regina nods and gets out of the car.

Emma sits in the car holding Vada. Vada is laying fast asleep in her lap. It seems like it's been hours since Regina's left to get a room. Emma wonders what's up, what's taking so long. Emma is alone with her thoughts and that scares her a bit. She's not ready to face reality yet. She's not ready to admit that things are bad, really, really bad.

A knock on her window causes her to jump and she relaxes when she see's it's just Regina. Emma opens the door.

"Come on, our room is at the end of the lot. We can walk from here. Would you like me to carry your bags?" Regina asks.

Emma looks down at Vada whose in her lap, then at the bags that's under her feet. She wouldn't be able to get out of the car without either tripping on her way out, or waking Vada, if she were to try to carry Vada out. Emma bites her lip and closes her eyes. She's about to do this. To her, this is a really big step, but an easy decision.

"Would you mind carrying Vada in? I'll grab the bags...she's pretty light, she's not that heavy" Emma rambles. She looks at Regina who appears to be about to cry.

"S..sure" Regina nods and holds her hands out, her voice cracking.

Emma gets a better, firmer grip on Vada and lifts her up so that Regina can grab her under her arms. She watches as Regina lifts her up Vada's head immediately finds Regina's shoulder. Emma stops breathing for a moment when Vada's eyes open a tiny bit. Her eyes find Emma's, then realizing it's not her mother whose carrying her, she lifts her head to and look at Regina. After a moment Vada relaxes and places her head back on Regina's shoulders quickly returning to sleep. All that happens in a moment, but seems like minutes to Emma and Regina, for different reasons.

Emma knows she's just placed a great amount of trust in Regina just by letting her hold her daughter. Regina, on the other hand, feels like maybe her daughter doesn't hate her, and she's literally holding her daughter for the first time. She wants to cry, but instead she wills the tears not to fall, and places a gently smile on her face.

Emma clears her throat. "I guess we should get inside" Emma whispers getting out of the car and picking up their bags. Emma, for the first time realizes that Regina doesn't have any clothes...all her things were in the hotel, she assumes. She looks at Regina. "You don't have any of your clothes"

Regina freezes for a moment before she shrugs with one shoulder. "It's alright, I can get more things..." She states.

Emma nods. She feels bad. Regina has nothing, she hadn't even thought about bring any of her things down when she came down stairs to save them. She just thought about saving them. Emma hauled everything into the motel room. Emma wondered what the night would bring.

Regina placed Vada on one of the two beds in the room as soon as they entered. This room wasn't even half the size of the hotel room Regina had before. It was super small, there weren't a lot of space to move around in the room. Two full size beds about a foot and a half away from each other, a small T.V hooked up in the top right corner of the room, one narrow night stand with four drawers sat between the two beds with a lamp on it , a tiny bathroom with a stand up shower, there were no room for a tub, and a mini closet that housed a roach. Regina sighed. It wasn't an ideal location, but she was just happy they were safe.

Regina walked over to the bed closest to the window that faced a brick wall and sat on the bed. She looked out the window. She wasn't enjoying the view.

"Uh...Regina"

She heard Emma say. Regina turned around and looked at Emma who now sat on the other side of Vada who was still fast asleep lightly snoring. "Yes Emma"

"I just...I want to thank you for... for everything, you really saved our but out there, and your helping us...and that's really good too...thank you" Emma states.

Regina smiles. "It's my pleasure...no my duty Emma...I will always be there for you when you need me...I've realized something really important during this whole thing..." Regina states.

"What?"

"I've...I realized that, I'm the reason you are going through this...and I'm really, really sorry. I don't know what you want to do, I hope you come to Storybrooke...but, I just want you to know that if you do decide to come to Storybrooke, you can rest easy knowing that..." Regina sighed and looked Emma in the eyes. "I will give you your space. I won't bother you if you don't want me too...but...I'd like to contribute to Vada's life...financially at least. She's...you didn't make her by yourself, you shouldn't have to provide for her by yourself...what ever you need from me...I'm more than willing to help...it's the least I can do" Regina says and turns around to the window...back to not enjoying the view.

Emma for some reason found herself becoming angered by Regina's words, yet at the same time, they saddened her. Emma laid down next to Vada who immediately snuggled up to her. "Right...I'm sure you'd like to get back to your husband anyway" Emma states.

Regina turns to look back at Emma. "I'm not married Emma. I'm single. I'm not with anyone. I've told you before. You're the only person I love, romantically of course...I think your the only person I would ever want to be with for the rest of my life..." Regina states sincerely. "I'm so happy you are alive"

"What do you mean you're not married. Of course you're married" Emma states, thinking back yet again to what Gold told her. Multiple times.

"I'm not married Emma, I know you thought I choose Daniel over you, but that's simply, not the case. The moment you left me, was the moment I realized, who I truly loved. You" Regina states with so much feeling she can't help but cry. She quickly turns her head away from Emma back to her view of the brick wall.

"Is that true?" Emma asks sounding and feeling vulnerable.

Regina turns to look at Emma, but this time instead of just turning her head, she turns her entire body. "I mean that with my whole heart and soul Emma...which is why...I must respect your wishes not to be with me. I want to allow your happiness...if it's the last thing I do" Regina states honestly.

For some reason, Emma is not liking how this conversation is going. She doesn't know why, but she doesn't. Everything Regina is saying, is the truth. Which means, Gold was lying to her. Why? She doesn't know. But, she decides not to worry about it now. One problem at time. Well two...it seems Regina is giving up on her, on winning her back, and Emma does not like it. She reaches for the lamp before turning it off. "Goodnight Regina" She states quietly.

I love you.

But that goes unsaid.

To be continued...

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