10 years ago

Rex sat in the living room at their hotel watching the Spanish channel for sports. At least he could watch the soccer games on the vacation.

"Rex? Would you please come?", Cora called out her son from the kitchen and Rex sighed, but stood form the couch and walked to the kitchen, seeing his mother and oldest sister in there.

"What's up?", he asked and Cora turned to him with a smile.

"Can you go get Regina and Henry? It's soon time to go out and find some dinner", she said and Rex nodded and walked out of the kitchen, not able to avoid Zelena's hand crumble his hair.

"Be glad I haven't put wax in it yet!", he yelled after her as he walked to his youngest sisters room and knocked softly.

"Gina?", he called her out and opened the door slowly, seeing her on the bed reading a book while Henry sat beside her with an ipad in front of him, obviously speaking with someone. Probably his dad, Rex supposed.

"Hey guys", Rex said walking in and Regina turned up to him smiling at him.

"Hey", she said and stood from her seat. Rex smiled at her and walked over and hugged her tight.

"How is he?", Rex asked in a whisper and Regina turned to her son with a small smile on her face.

"He's angry, but understandable", she answered honestly and Rex sighed but nodded. He couldn't imagine how it must feel to have your parents separated.

"And you?"

Regina turned to her brother with tears threatening to fall. Not needing an answer Rex sighed and brought her in for a hug once more. Regina silently cried into her brothers chest, and Rex made sure that Henry would neither hear or see it. It had only been a couple of weeks since she had come to his house and cried her eyes out. And almost everyday ever seen, he had held every night, as she cried herself to sleep on the couch.

"Thank you", Regina whispered and Rex furrowed his eyebrows.

"For what?"

"For letting us live with you. It means a lot to us", she said and Rex smiled and nodded.

"Of course. I would do anything for you guys", he answered honestly and Regina smiled and looked up at her brother with that perfect big smile on her face.

"I love you", she whispered and kissed his cheek making Rex smile back at her.

"I love you too Gina"

"Rex, Gina! It's time to go!", Zelena called out and Regina dried her face before turning to her son while Rex walked out of the room, giving the mother and son their privacy.

Present Time

Rex and Jane walked towards the hospital and saw two officers standing at the door. They walked over and held up their batches.

"Detective Rex Mills, NYPD homicide and detective Jane Rizzoli, BPD homicide. Where is the body?", he asked and the two officer led them to a car, where the body was lying on top of it, on the other side of the building and they were instantly met by Maura. The moment Rex saw the body he instantly knew who it was.

"Wow. Not hard to tell what happened here. Suicide?", Jane asked turning to Rex, seeing if he agreed with the theory, but he was interrupted before he could answer.

"Most likely not", Maura said making both detective turn to her.

"Of course if you take your first look at the scene, you first thought would of course instantly go to the conclusion of a possible suicide. But I took a closer look at the body and I discovered a bullet in the man's forehead"

"So he was shot. Murdered. Alright, time of death?"

Maura turned to the body of doctor Martin deep in thought.

"Well. According to the dry blood on his forehead and the rest on his body, I would say between eleven pm to one am last night", she said turning back to Rex and said man nodded before walking over to one of the officers who stood a little further away.

"I need to know what happened here. I want all the names of all the doctors and nurses who was working last night between eleven pm and one am. And I also want all the name's of all the visitors who were visiting at the same time", he ordered and the officer nodded and walked away. Rex sighed and turned back to girlfriend and her best friend.

"Alright. I'm gonna go up and say hi to Emma, we can go to the station after", he said and Jane nodded and kissed him gently on the lips.

"Alright. Maura and I will take a look at doctor Martin's office in the meantime. Say hi to Emma from me and tell her I love her", she said and Rex nodded and kissed her one more time before walking away. He walked inside the hospital and took the elevator up. Once at the right level he walked to the girl's room and immediately saw his sister and niece in a small soft kiss. He couldn't help but smile, but cleared his throat and the woman and girl broke the kiss and turned to see Rex in the doorway.

"Rex", Regina said after an awkward cough and stood from her seat. Rex smirked at the couple as he walked to his sister, seeing a huge blush on Emma's face.

"Hey, how are you doing?", he asked Emma and the girl smiled at him.

"Better", she said shortly and Rex smiled nodded.

"Jane asked me to say hi and say that she loves you very much and that she hopes you're getting better", he said and Emma couldn't help but furrowed her eyebrows. She knew how much Jane meant to Rex and how close they were, they were dating after all, but she hadn't known Jane herself for a very long time, and she wasn't sure how Jane actually felt about her. Rex could see the struggle the girl was currently working her way through and he chuckled.

"I know you and Jane haven't got the chance to actually get to know each other well enough yet, but she knows how much you mean to me, and believe it or not Emma, you have stolen her heart quickly. She loves you already as a niece. Don't ever question that, alright?"

Emma nodded and Rex smiled at her before turning to his sister.

"We need to talk", he said and Regina furrowed her eyebrows, but nodded and walked back to the chair beside the bed, Rex walking to the end of the bed.

"Doctor Martin was murdered last night", he said and both Regina and Emma's eyebrows flew up at the news.

"What? How? Who did it?", Regina asked and Rex stopped her with his hand.

"He was shot in the forehead and thrown out of the window. We don't know who did it yet of course, but we will find out, don't worry", he said and Regina nodded and turned to Emma who nodded back at her.

"We need to tell you something", Regina said turning once again to her brother and said brother furrowed his eyebrows.

"What? Is everything okay?", he asked, immediately becoming worried for his family's safety. Regina sighed and turned to Emma who nodded and turned to her uncle.

"S-Someone was he-here", she said and Rex furrowed his eyebrows even more.

"Someone?"

Emma nodded and took a deep breath.

"The-They were sitting in th-the ch-chair", she said looking at the empty chair on her left.

"Who was it Emma? Did you recognize them?", Rex asked, but Emma shook her head.

"H-he was tall. A-almost as tall a-as you"

Rex nodded and turned to his sister who looked worried at her girlfriend.

"Do you know what time it was Emma?", Rex asked turning back to her and Emma nodded.

"A-Almost three. I-In the night", she said and Rex nodded before turning to Regina.

"I'm gonna to the station. I have a murder to solve. I'm gonna have an officer to keep an eye on you while you guys are here. And if you are going home at some point to freshen up or whatever you girls do, I will have an officer to escort you home as well. I don't think that man you saw wants to be your friend", he said and both woman and girl nodded in understanding. Rex nodded in relief, happy that they took it without further questioning or complains. He walked over to his sister and kissed her temple before turning to Emma and kissing her forehead gently.

"Take care of each other, alright?", he said and the couple nodded.

"You too", Emma said and Rex smiled at her kissing her cheek this time. He walked out of the room and towards the first officer he saw.

"Keep an eye on my sister and niece in room number 56, until I get a restraining order. I don't care if I have to go through a judge or a whole court. I want them protected twenty four seven, understood? Nobody get's in there without my permission. When someone comes to visit the room, you call me and tell me who they are, got it?"

"Yes sir", the officer answered and Rex nodded. The man walked to the door, only to be stopped by Rex with the detectives hand on his shoulder.

"I'm putting my family's lives in your hands. I would gladly do it myself, but I have a murder to solve, and much to my disappointment, they need me to solve it. So if something happens to them, I will personally make your life a living hell, do you understand me officer?"

The officer nodded and Rex nodded and let the man go. He sighed and walked to the elevator.

10 Years Ago

The sun was settling as the family were eating their dinner at the nice little restaurant by the sea, by the docks. The vacation had been a huge success for the whole family and nothing could be better.

"Mom, can I go watch the swans?", Henry asked turning to his mother and Regina turned to see the swans by the small boats by the docks and she smiled and nodded.

"Of course honey, but don't go too close", she said and Henry smiled and nodded before walking over to the white animals.

"He's growing fast Regina. You've done such a good job with him. I'm proud of you", Cora said and Regina turned to her mother beside her with a big smile.

"Thank you mother", she said with tears threatening in the corners of her eyes. Cora smiled back squeezing her cheek before turning back to her food. Regina smiled and soon felt a hand in her own and turned to see Rex smiling at her.

"She's right Gina. Henry's a good kid. You should be proud", he said and Regina smiled and nodded.

"How is he taking school?", Henry Sr. asked and Regina turned to her father with a smile.

"He loves school. He's loving math and english. It won't surprise me if he one day decides to become a professor", she said and everybody chuckled at the woman's answer. She was right after all. Henry was very intelligent for his age. And they all knew that.

"That sounds good. I'm assuming Daniel helps him with his homework when's he's staying there in the weekends", Cora asked taking a bite of her salat and Regina nodded.

"I like to think that yes. And if not, he's not getting a pleasant surprise when we get home", she said and Cora nodded accepting the answer. She hated the man to her guts, but he gave her, her grandchild, and she would always be grateful for that.

"I'm gonna go and join Henry", Regina said and everybody nodded letting the woman stand and walking over to her son.

"What about you Rex? You must be excited about your exams soon coming up", Cora said turning to her only son and said son nodded and smiled.

"I am. A little nervous as well, but who isn't? If I don't pass, I can't become an officer, let alone a detective"

Cora smiled and placed her hand on his, squeezing it gently.

"It will be alright sweetheart. I know you can do it", she said and Rex smiled and nodded.

"I hope so"

A phone call interrupted their conversation and Zelena blushed a little as she saw Glinda's name on the screen.

"Excuse me", she said and stood from her seat in between her brother and father, walking over to the docks, a little further away from Regina and Henry. Rex furrowed his eyebrows and turned to his parents with a frown.

"I have never seen her so flustered before", he said and Henry and Cora shared a look, making their son frown even more.

"What? Is there something I don't know?", he asked and Cora smiled at him.

"I don't think it's our place to tell you", she said softly and Rex furrowed his eyebrows turning to his oldest sister who smiled as she spoke into the phone.

"I know that look", he said and the parents smiled at him.

"She's in love", he said and Cora smiled at him.

"Who?"

"Like I said Rex, it's not our place to tell you"

Rex sighed and turned back to his sister. He suddenly heard some soft yet strong coughs and turned to his father coughing into a napkin, Cora's hand on his back, stroking it softly.

"Dad? Everything okay?", he asked in worry and Henry Sr. pulled the napkin back from his mouth, immediately discovering blood.

"I think we need to get back to the hotel", Cora said softly turning to her son who sat and looked at his father in utter worry, tears in his eyes.

"Rex please. Take it easy. Everything will be okay", she said and Rex nodded.

"Please take your father and go to the car. I'll go and pay for our food and take your sisters with me after", she said and Rex nodded once more before standing and taking his father by his shoulders, slowly walking towards their car, thanking the gods, it wasn't too far away. Cora looked at her son and husband for a second before walking inside and paying for their meal. After paying, she walking back outside and was met by Zelena who stood by their table with furrowed eyebrows.

"Where's Rex and daddy?", she asked and Cora sighed and walked over to her.

"They have already walked towards the car. I'm fearing your father is getting worse", she said and Zelena's face softened immediately. She was the only of the three of them who knew about their fathers condition, and she understood why their parents hadn't told Rex and Regina. The two of them had always had a special bond to their father, even though she has known him the longest. She had always clung to her mother and it had taken Henry Sr. years to find his way into the small redhead's big heart and earn her trust.

"Please go and take Henry with you to the car, I'll take Regina", Cora said bringing her daughter back from her thoughts. Said redhead nodded and was about to walk over when she saw the tears in her mothers eyes. She knew her mother was taking this the hardest, and she still would after Rex and Regina was informed. Zelena had never met any other couple who had so much love for each other as her parents did, and she knew her mother was going to get a hard time going through this. She brought her arms around her mother and brought her in for a hug, letting the woman cry silently in her arms. But after a few moments, Cora pulled back and looked up at her daughter with love in her eyes.

"Go. We need to get your father back", she said and Zelena nodded and kissed her mothers forehead before walking over to her sister and nephew.

"Hey Henry, do you want to go and get an ice cream before we go home?", she asked and Regina eyed her suspicious for a moment, but it quickly faded when she saw the biggest smile on her son's face and said son turned to his mother with pleading eyes. Regina saw pleading eyes at Zelena as well, but a whole different kind of pleading. Regina smiled and looked down at her son.

"Of course. Go", she said and Henry laughed and took his aunts hand dragging her over to the ice cream truck not far away. Regina watched them as they walked away and she turned to see her mother standing beside her.

"What's going on? Whe-where's Rex and daddy?", she asked looking back at their now empty table and Cora sighed.

"We need to get back to the hotel. Zelena and I need to speak with your and your brother", she said and Regina looked worried at her mother.

"Mom?", she asked and Cora sighed looking down.

"It's alright sweetheart. Let's go"

Present Time

Regina and Emma were sitting in the girls room, talking quietly when they suddenly heard the officer's voice.

"I'm sorry you can't come in here", the man and the woman, obviously a doctor, furrowed her eyebrows.

"And why can't I do that? I am Emma Swan's new doctor, after her former doctor, doctor Martin was murdered. I am only here to help her", she said and the officer looked at the woman for a moment before taking out his phone.

"Stay there for a minute ma'am", he said and called his boss.

"Lieutenant. I was ordered to call detective Mills when someone was visiting Emma Swan", he said into the phone and Emma and Regina shared a look.

"Thank you sir. Yes, detective. I have a visitor for you", the man said as he looked at the doctor by the door who had her arms crossed.

"She's saying she's your niece's new doctor sir. Alright wait a second"

The officer walked over to the woman and gave her the phone. The doctor furrowed her eyebrows as she took the phone and put it to her ear.

"Hello? Oh, hello detective. Yes, my name is doctor Alison Walker, I have been signed to Emma Swan a her new doctor, since doctor Martin, isn't with us anymore. Thank you detective. Of course. You too detective. Goodbye"

She gave the phone back and the officer brought it to his ear.

"Sir? Alright. Bye. Go ahead miss", he said turning to the woman and said woman smiled and nodded in gratitude before walking in.

"Miss Swan. My name is Alison Walker. I will be your doctor throughout your process with your condition", she said walking in and Regina stood from her seat shaking the doctors hand.

"Regina Mills, Emma's mother", she said and the woman smiled at her and shook her hand.

"Nice meeting you. And as I can see on doctor Martin's notes, you are suffering from Cardiac Tamponade, but you have been recovering quite well since your operation. That's good", she said and smiled at the mother and daughter.

"Doctor?", Regina called her out, making her turn to the brunette.

"Mrs. Mills?"

"It's miss actually. And Doctor Walker, I was wondering if you knew when Emma could go home?", Regina asked her and doctor Walker sighed looking at Emma for a moment before turning back to the woman.

"I am not sure miss Mills. I may have said that Emma is recovering well, but it's not enough to take her home yet", she said and Regina sighed and turned to her daughter.

"Do you have any idea of how long it will take?", she asked and doctor Walker sighed.

"It's hard to say miss Mills, it all really depends on how Emma well recovers and how fast it takes her, but if she continues to recover as well as she has until now, I would give her a week or so", she said and Regina nodded turning to the doctor.

"Thank you"