Regina led Emma up the stairs and to their bedroom.
"Can you help me into some pajamas?" Emma asked. "I…I can't lift up my arms without it hurting," Emma said.
"Of course," Regina said gently taking Emmas clothes off. Emma hissed then sighed as she felt Reginas cool hands against her body. Regina helped Emma into her pajamas and into the bed. Emma was out before her head hit the pillow. Regina chuckled and covered Emma up and changed herself before she too fell asleep.
Regina was in a deep sleep, hugging her pillow so she didn't hurt Emma. Regina jolted awake when she heard yelling, her first intent was to run to Henry thinking it was her son but when she was fully awake she realized it was Emma screaming.
"No, no, please," Emma cried in her sleep.
"Emma, Emma wake up," Regina whispered stroking Emmas cheek to calmly get her to wake up. Emma clenched the sheets, her body covering in sweat by the second.
"Don't die you can't die," Emma cried
"Emma, it's just a dream baby," Regina whispered. Emma gasped and flung off the bed curling into a ball and started rocking back and forth.
"Emma, come back to me, it's only a dream, you're at home with me," Regina said.
"Home?" Emma asked. Emma was dreaming of the woods and Killians death.
"Yes baby, you are home," Regina whispered going over and cupping her face.
"Gina," Emma whispered.
"Yes Emma, it's Regina," Regina whispered.
"Pills," Emma said. Regina furrowed her eyebrows not understanding.
"I don't understand Emma," Regina whispered.
"Pants," was all Emma could say, part of her was still in the woods. Regina went over to Emmas pants and reached in pulling a bottle out, opening and handing it to her. Emma fumbled with the bottle as she got a pill out and chewed it. Regina took the bottle back and put the lid on it, reading the label.
"Pertraline," Regina said most people knew it as Zoloft. "You have PTSD," Regina said cupping Emmas cheek, both of them tearing up.
"Yeah, I…I choked a nurse when she jolted me awake," Emma said fully coming back, "I…I can't sleep with you, I don't want to hurt you," Emma said as she cried.
"Oh Emma you could never hurt me," Regina said picking Emma up and bringing her back to bed. Emma had to lie on Reginas side and curl up into Regina so she wouldn't hurt her wound.
"What if I do?" Emma asked through tears.
"I'm here and you would do no such thing, I'll get you into therapy don't even try to argue," Regina said holding onto her as Emma cried herself to sleep, too exhausted to argue with her.
Two days later
"You must be Emma," Archie said moving so she could step in. Emma nodded.
"Regina didn't tell me your name though, just where to go to meet you," Emma said awkwardly.
"That's alright, my name is Archie hopper, you can call me Archie or Doctor Hopper, whatever you feel more comfortable with," Archie said sitting in his chair. Emma bit her lip and went over to the couch and sat down.
"So Regina told me you had PTSD and you are having trouble sleeping?" Archie asked. Emma bit her lip and nodded.
"Yeah, the hospital diagnosed me," Emma said. "Do we have to talk? I just…I don't want to," Emma whispered.
"We have an hour of doing whatever you want," Archie said. Emma nodded as they sat down for a while.
"Well Emma it was nice to sit here with you but our session is over with, I'll see you next week," Archie said.
"Will I be able to work?" Emma asked.
"Well you are physically fine and you can return to work, but, I wouldn't advise working on patients," Archie said, Emma nodded in understanding then left.
Regina was so focused on preparing supper she didn't hear Henry come in or him calling her name.
"Mom?!" Henry yelled. Regina jumped and looked up, seeing her son on a stool at the counter.
"Henry, what's wrong?" Regina asked.
"I've been saying mom for the past half hour, what's up with you?" Henry asked. Regina shook her head.
"It's nothing Henry, have you finished your homework?" Regina asked.
"It's already done, now what's wrong mom? You are deflecting the question," Henry said.
"Sometimes you are too smart for your own good," Regina said smiling at her son. Henry smiled widely.
"Well of course I am, I'm your kid," Henry said with a proud smile. Regina smiled and laughed, running her fingers through his hair.
"But seriously mom, what is it?" Henry asked. Regina sighed, knowing her son wouldn't let up.
"I was just thinking about Emma," Regina said focusing on supper again.
"Are you going to get married?" Henry asked. Regina sighed.
"If you had asked me that before the plane crash I would have said yes but now," Regina looked sadly down at the food she was preparing, "I don't know Henry. But don't worry about it," Regina said with a fake plastered smile, "it's not your problem," Regina said.
"If it helps I'd love for you to get married," Henry said. Regina smiled and hugged Henry tightly.
"Thank you Henry," Regina whispered against his hair. They pulled apart when they heard the front door opening.
"Hey," Emma said kissing them both on the cheek Regina smiled and kissed her full of love.
"How did it go?" Regina asked. Emma shrugged as she went over and grabbed a water bottle.
"We sat through the whole thing. He didn't pressure me into talking which I appreciate," Emma said.
"Well," Regina sighed. "You have to have six sessions, it's required by the hospital," Regina said turning back around to prepare supper. Emma wrapped her arms around Reginas waist, placing her nose in the crock of her neck and breathed deeply.
"I'm so glad I'm back, I missed you so much," Emma whispered.
"Hey, what about me?" Henry whined, feigning hurt. Emma and Regina both laughed. Emma went over and hugged him tightly; Henry smiled and hugged her back.
"Yes, I missed you too kid," Emma said kissing his cheek. Henry smiled widely.
"Thanks ma," Henry said. Emma smiled as she spent time with her family.
Two weeks later
Emma and Regina were lying in bed in a deep sleep. Regina furrowed her eyebrows as her boob was grabbed. She opened her eyes and saw Emma fast asleep. Regina chuckled at Emma and moved her hand back to her hip. Emma frowned and moved her hand back to Regina's boob.
"Doctor Swan," Regina said eyebrow raised. Emma sighed and groaned.
"Just Emma, we're not in the hospital," Emma muttered.
"Do you know where your hand is?" Regina asked. Emma opened her eyes.
"Oh," Emma said moving her hand down on placing it on her hip. Regina chuckled.
"It's ok dear," Regina said turning and snuggling into Emmas neck kissing against her neck. Emma hummed.
"I missed this," Emma said. Regina smiled against her neck.
"So you keep saying," Regina said. Emma looked down and met Reginas beautiful chocolate eyes.
"Sorry for groping you in your sleep," Emma said.
"Dear, we've done more than grope each other," Regina said. Emma chuckled and kissed her softly.
"That we have," Emma whispered.
"Emma, I do have a question," Regina said sitting up. Emma furrowed her eyebrows and sat up.
"What is it Gina?" Emma asked worried, Regina turned on the bed.
"I want you to understand I'm not pressuring you or anything, and we could never do it again for all I care, but I have to know," Regina said.
"What is it?" Emma asked, worried Regina was going to ask her to move out, or she was breaking up with her.
"When can we start having sex again?" Regina asked. Emma started laughing.
"I thought you were going to ask me to move out or break up with me," Emma said, tears in her eyes.
"Oh no Emma," Regina said cupping her cheek. "I love you and I will never leave you," Regina said, her voice filled with love and determination. Emma nodded and kissed her softly.
"I love you, and as soon as I know my wounds won't reopen I plan on having a whole day to ravish you, hell a whole week. You have no idea how crazy it is to listen to you sing in Spanish, or how you sway your hips when you are wearing your fuck me heels, or when you dance while cooking in the kitchen," Emma said groaning and lying back down covering her face with a pillow, part of her growing wet from it. Regina smiled.
"I didn't know I had that effect on you," Regina whispered kissing Emmas neck.
"Have you seen your body? I swear you were those tight skirts and blouses just to tease me," Emma whispered uncovering her face then pulling Regina into a kiss. Regina hummed.
"And Regina," Emma whispered.
"What is it Emma?" Regina whispered, pulling away and looking into Emmas beautiful green eyes, stroking her cheek softly,
"I love you too," Emma whispered, staring into chocolate brown eyes. Regina smiled and kissed her softly. Emma hummed into the kiss.
"You have to stop kissing me like that, it makes my body…"
"Do funny things?" Regina interrupted Emma with a devilish grin. Emma rolled her eyes but smiled at Regina.
"Yes," Emma whispered. Regina chuckled and carefully laid on Emmas chest.
"Goodnight Emma," Regina whispered, Emma hummed as she fell back asleep.
"Emma calm down," Regina said. Emma paced back and forth in front of Regina who was sitting in her office chair at home.
"I can't calm down, the test is in two days, I'm not ready," Emma said, her blood pumping faster, making her stitches come undone and bleed. Since Regina was now the one helping with Emmas stiches they looked better, and were healing remarkably well for only two weeks into healing.
"Emma calm down, you opened your wounds again," Regina said taking her and sitting her down. Emma sighed.
"I'm sorry, it's just…the test is getting to me," Emma said. Regina nodded and took Emmas shirt off, redressing the wound.
"At least it looks better, its half the size it was the first time I saw it, and it isn't as red," Regina said as she cleaned it.
"Well, I do have an amazing doctor as my girlfriend," Emma said with a smirk. Regina chuckled bandaging Emma up.
"Don't forget incredibly intelligent," Regina said.
"That you are," Emma said with a smile, slowly lifting her arms and putting on her shirt. "Can you help me study?" Emma asked. Regina lifted one eyebrow and looked at her with a hopeful grin.
"Do you remember the last time I helped you study?" Regina asked. Emma chuckled and smiled, pecking Reginas soft red lips.
"I do, and as much as I want to repeat that kind of studying, I need to focus on just the works and not your body," Emma said.
"That's fine with me dear," Regina said taking Emmas study guides, hiding the fact that she was disappointed and sexually frustrated. Emma kissed Reginas cheek.
"Thank you," Emma said sitting next to her.
"It's not a problem dear, what are girlfriends for?" Regina said. Emma sighed and kissed her cheek again seeing the frustration in her eyes, but thought it was because of her needing help to study.
"It's only two weeks away, you'll be fine," Regina said as she helped Emma study for the test.
Two weeks later
"You're going to do great," Regina whispered. Emma looked at Regina and smiled.
"Kiss for good luck?" Emma asked. Regina smiled and wrapped her arms around Emmas neck, ghosting her lips over hers. Emma leaned forward but before she could capture Reginas lips Regina chuckled and pulled away.
"Regina," Emma whined.
"I love you and you'll do great. When you are finished with the test come find me," Regina said. Emma sighed and nodded as she watched Regina walk to the elevators, totally not checking her gorgeous ass out.
Emma groaned as she went to the hospital testing room. Red smiled and ran up to Emma, about to hug her but stopped.
"Wait, can I hug you?" Red asked. Emma chuckled.
"Don't worry, I'm practically fully healed, it's only a scratch now," Emma said. Red squealed and hugged her tightly but carefully.
"I've been back for almost a month and I'm just now seeing you," Emma said feigning hurt.
"Sorry, Belle and I were really busy," Red said with a wolfish grin.
"And exactly what were you doing?" Emma asked arching her brow and sporting a smile of her own.
"Celebrating her return and something else," Red said with a big smile.
"And that would be?" Emma asked bouncing on her feet. Red chuckled at her best friend.
"I proposed to Belle," Red said. Emma squealed and hugged her best friend.
"Oh my God that's great," Emma said squeezing her, Red laughed and hugged her back.
"I was wondering if you could be my maid of honor?" Red asked. Emma smiled and nodded as she let go.
"Yes, yes, of course I will," Emma said excitedly. Red smiled.
"Thanks Em," Red said. Belle smiled as she came up next to them.
"Are you ready to be a bad ass again?" Belle asked Emma. Emma laughed and nodded as they arrived to the testing room.
"I never stopped," Emma said. "Now let me see the ring," Emma said with a smile, holding her hand out. Belle smiled and held her hand out, her smile growing wider as she saw the love Red was looking at her with. Emma took it and looked at the ring.
"We wanted you to be the first," Red said. "But Granny would have killed me if she wasn't told first," Red said. Emma chuckled as she looked at the ring then at her best friend.
"She totally would kill you," Emma said squeezing Belles hand.
"Hey Emma, don't you have that eng…" Belle started but Meredith interpreted.
"Hey savior, come on, we have to take this test," Meredith said, Cristina next to her drinking some coffee.
"Good luck Ems," Red said. Emma nodded as she took off.
"I don't need luck," Emma said as she followed Meredith and Cristiana.
"Got you this," Meredith said holding out a coffee cup with hot chocolate in it. Emma sighed as she sat down in the very back and sipped the sinful chocolate beverage. Cristina huffed as she landed in the desk in front of Meredith who sat down in the desk next to Emma. Cristina turned around and looked at them as she drank her coffee, staring at Emma then Meredith.
"What?" Emma asked.
"So how is it being back?" Cristina asked.
"It's good," Meredith said.
"It's…" Emma started but Bailey interrupted.
"Alright everyone quite down," Bailey said, "this is the test that will determine if you stay here at this hospital. This will determine if you will become an attending," Bailey said. "God help us," Bailey muttered under her breath.
"So," Meredith whispered. "Are you going to propose to her?" Meredith asked ignoring Bailey. Emma sighed.
"Well duh she is, you and Regina are like the go to couple now," Cristina said.
"I don't know if I'm ready, I mean, who would want someone that's damaged like me," Emma said. "I'm all kinds of messed up, and she takes care of me when she shouldn't have to," Emma said.
"It sounds like you are already married," Cristina said.
"Exactly, and she chooses to do it because she loves you," Meredith pointed out. Emma sighed letting it sink in then paid attention to Bailey, who was now handing out the test.
Emma came out of the room, feeling confident that she passed the test and would soon be an attendant. Emma looked over at the chart station and frowned when she saw August.
"I'll catch up with you guys later," Emma said to Christina and Meredith.
"See you tonight, we are drinking at my house to celebrate," Meredith said.
"I'll be there," Emma said as she walked over to August.
"Doctor Swan how can I help?" August asked. Emma sighed.
"I'm sorry," Emma whispered getting August attention. "I over reacted," Emma said.
"No, you didn't," August said shaking his head as he waited for charts and leaned against the desk. "You felt like I took you away from your family, I understand that," August said.
"Still, I should have talked it out and I handled it…"
"Not so well," August interrupted. Emma chuckled and nodded then turned serious.
"Who are my parents?" Emma asked. August sighed as he took the chart he was waiting for.
"Are you sure you want to know?" August asked. Emma took in a deep breath.
"No," Emma admitted. "But I need to know, and quickly I have an appointment in an hour," Emma said.
"Your parents are Mary-Margaret and David Nolan," August said, giving her a sad smile as he left. Emma stood there gaping. After her shock went away Emma practically ran to Archie's office, sitting down with a huff.
Emma went to find Regina seeing her with Arizona. Emma smiled and walked up behind Regina and Arizona only to stop when she heard what she was saying.
"We could always have sex again?" Arizona joked.
"Careful I may take you up on that," Regina joked back before looking up and seeing the back of Emma. "Emma?" Regina asked calling out for her but Emma only ran with tears in her eyes.
Emma hadn't talked in the other sessions; instead she remained silent during them. She had only one more sessions after this one and wanted it to be over quickly.
"So are you going to talk to me today? Or is this going to be another one of those quite sessions?" he asked. Emma bit her lip and thought about it. She took in a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"I found out who my parents are today," Emma said. "I want to propose to Regina but with how damaged I am she shouldn't want me, and I keep dreaming of the woods, and then there's the fact she wants to sleep with Arizona again," Emma said.
"Tell me about it, tell me about the day you got rescued," Archie said wanting to start with it first before making his way to the other subjects. Emma sighed.
"I don't remember it, I passed out and woke up in the hospital," Emma said.
"Why didn't you ride the plane with everyone else?" Archie asked.
"I tried but… when we got there I…I was afraid," Emma whispered tearing up. "I stood at the entrance and just freaked out so I left," Emma said.
"Is that when Pan attacked you?" Doctor Hopper asked. Emma nodded.
"He came to my hotel room, claiming to come and finish the job, I don't think he expected me to be a fighter," Emma said.
"Then what happened?" Doctor Hopper asked writing in his note pad.
"Well, I beat the crap out of him until he told me everything, I was so pissed, I called the cops and they asked if I could help with the case and I agreed, then they paid me because there was a reward for his capture. Anyways, I saw my old car in a car dealer ship, so I gave him the money I had and he let me have it," Emma said, "then I drove home…I mean to Reginas, and well you know the rest," Emma said.
"Is it not your home as well?" Doctor Hopper asked.
"Yeah," Emma nodded. "But I overheard her and Arizona talking about sleeping together again and it just…hurts," Emma whispered.
"What else is there?" Doctor Hopper asked feeling like there was something else bugging her. Emma sighed.
"I have a wedding to go to with Regina, apparently she used to sleep with the groom," Emma said.
"Does that upset you?" Doctor Hopper asked.
"No, it's in her past, I just wish…she flirts with her friends a lot and…well she…like when we first met she talked about her sex life like it was nothing, I just…I don't know if she sees me like that. I love her and Henry with all my heart but…" Emma sighed, "I don't know," Emma whispered.
"Do you think she does it because she's trying to hide her actual feelings from everyone?" Doctor Hopper asked.
"I never thought of it like that," Emma whispered.
"And your worries, do you think you are panicking mostly because of the wedding?" Doctor Hopper asked. "That you are afraid to propose or to confront your parents because you're afraid you'll be casted to the side?" he asked. Emma stayed quiet and nodded.
"I didn't think of it like that," Emma whispered knowing he was right, she did feel like if she made these big steps it would blow up in her face
"I'm sorry to say that this is all the time we have until next time," Doctor Hopper signing a piece of paper. "You can work on patients now, you opening up proves you are coming to terms," he said handing her the paper. "Give it to chief Mills." Emma sighed and left.
Ok so by the end of this chapter it has been a total of three weeks for Emma. I hope this chapter answers a few of your questions and if not ask me in the reviews please. I'm glad you readers are still reading this but I'm sad to say that it will soon be ending. I can probably do three more chapters then this story is sadly over. Good news is that I will write a sequel. So please review, and tell me what you would like to see in the next story, I do have four ideas already that are going into it but everything helps.