A few days after the disastrous dinner, David and Snow had used Henry's key to enter Regina's home. They had a feeling she was upstairs and found her in Emma's room. She was on the bed, clinging to a stuffed horse, and sobbing. David walked over and knelt in front of her, startling her, "sorry," he said.

"Everything's ready," she said emotionally.

"You don't have to do this."

"Yes, I do."

"In time, she'll come back to you."

"She's better off without me."

"That's not true."

Regina handed David the horse, "here, I don't know if she wants this because I gave it to her. It was actually the first toy I purchased for her." Regina smiled at the memory, "she took it everywhere. Although, there were times when she was afraid she'd lose it and asked me to lock it up in my safe. As soon as we got home, we'd have to go to the safe and make sure Snow White was alright."

"Snow White?" Mary Margaret asked.

"She loved that movie."

Snow nodded, "now I remember. She was always watching it and even asked to watch it at school."

"She always asked me why the Evil Queen was mean. She'd ask that about every villain. Emma never understood why people were mean to others."

"What did you tell her?"

"That I didn't know and that maybe they were treated badly and without love while they were kids. She said that was sad, but no reason to cut someone's heart out. I told her I didn't think there was a good reason to do that."

"I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you held onto it."

"I can't have it here. It'll hurt too much. She can do whatever she wants with it."

David started loading the boxes onto his truck. Snow and Regina sat in silence. "That's everything," David said at one point.

"Do you need anything before we go?" Snow asked.

"Could you help me stand up?"

Snow tried, but David had to walk over to help her. "Are you gonna be alright?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

Three days later, Snow and David picked up Henry from school. When they walked into their loft, Emma was sorting her things. "Wow, you've made a lot of progress," Snow said.

"Everything on the kitchen table is being sold or given away. Everything in here is going upstairs," Emma said.

Snow saw a familiar stuffed animal on top of the pile on the kitchen table, "Emma, are you really getting rid of this?" Snow picked up the horse.

"I'm too old for stuffed animals. Besides, it has no sentimental value."

"This is the first thing your mother gave you."

"It's the first thing Regina gave me, and how do you know that?"

Snow looked at David who answered, "when we went to get your things, we found your...Regina in your room, clinging to the horse, and crying."

"Well, this was her decision," Emma said as she began to take her things upstairs. Snow took the horse and put it in her closet. She was sure that eventually, Emma would come to regret getting rid of the toy.

"Grandpa, could you do me a favor?" Henry asked.

"Sure," David answered.

"I haven't heard from nana since that dinner. I know mom hasn't called her either. Could you check on her? I'm worried that she fell or got hurt."

"I can do that. In fact, I'll go right now." David left the loft and drove to Regina's. He used his key to enter when there was no answer. He found Regina on the floor at the bottom of the staircase, "Regina!" He knelt down next to the woman and found that her pulse was weak. David looked up and saw Regina's cane further up. He took out his phone and called the paramedics before calling his wife. It was decided that Snow would wait until she and David knew more before telling Emma and Henry. It was a little over an hour before Snow received another phone call. "Put me on speaker," David waited until Snow gave him the okay, "Emma, Henry, I went to check on Regina and found her at the bottom of the staircase, unconscious. She's stable, but they had to put her on a ventilator. She's dehydrated and malnourished, and her heart rate is low. She'll be sedated for a while. They want to try and give her body more time to recover some before waking her up. She also has bruises and a concussion." When the call was finished, Snow comforted Henry while Emma just sat in deep thought.

David held onto Regina's arm the entire way up to the loft. It had been a week since David found her unconscious at the bottom of her staircase. David and Snow had visited with and without Henry every day. Emma stayed away. She didn't trust herself to remain calm. It was decided that Regina would stay at the loft for the time being. David decided that he was going to pick Regina up. He had offered to carry her up, but Regina wanted to try and walk up the stairs. David made sure to let Regina set the pace. He had to stop on occasion for the mayor to rest. David went to open the door, but Regina stopped him. "I don't think I can do this."

"What's wrong?"

"Emma hates me."

"She's angry, but she doesn't hate you. Now, you can't be alone right now. It's either here or at the hospital." David turned back to open the door after Regina sighed.

"Nana!" Henry ran and wrapped his arms around Regina's waist. "I'm so glad you're alright."

"Thank you, sweetheart," she said, "I know you asked David to check on me. Thank you for that."

"Henry, your nana has to rest," David said softly. Henry moved away and David helped her to the couch. "If you need something just ask."

"Thank you, David."

When Emma got home, she greeted everyone but Regina. "So, what's for dinner?" Emma asked Snow.

"You didn't pick dinner up?"

"Did I say I was going to? Cus if I did then I forgot."

David was working that night because he took the morning off to help get Regina situated. "I'll be back."

"Grandma, can I go with you?" Henry asked.

"Sure," Snow answered. Henry hugged Regina and left with Snow.

Emma went to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed. When she walked out, Regina was still sitting on the couch. "Emma, could we talk for a moment?"

Emma walked over but she didn't sit down, "what?"

"We need to talk..."

"No, we don't. You've made it perfectly clear that I am not your daughter."

"Emma..."

"Enough, Regina! I should just get a room at Granny's while you're here," Emma went back to the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

Regina grabbed her cane and shakily stood. She made her way out of the loft and slowly made her way down the stairs. Snow and Henry returned forty-five minutes after leaving, "Emma! Regina!" Snow yelled. Emma walked out of the bathroom. "Hey, where's Regina?"

"She's not here?"

"No," Snow answered.

"I don't know then. We had a fight and I've been hiding in the bathroom. I assumed she laid down on the couch or got in bed."

"If she left then you would have heard her."

"I turned the shower on in case she started to cry."

Snow, Henry, and Emma looked all over the loft, "I'm going out to look for her," Snow said. "Call David and have him start looking too."

"She'll be fine," Emma said.

"No, she won't be. Regina fell down her staircase and laid on the floor for three days because she could get up and had no way of calling for help."

Emma sighed, "I'll go check the house."

Snow took Henry with her and he ate in the car. Emma pulled up to her childhood home and noticed the lights were all off. She decided to check out the property in the event her mother was still outside. She wasn't so Emma left. The sheriff let Snow and David know that the property was clear. Emma was driving by city hall when she saw the light on in her mother's office. She quickly pulled her car over and threw it into park. Emma ran to the door, up the stairs, and to the office. "Mom!" Emma ran to the woman who was on the floor, "mom, what happened?"

Regina weakly stared at her daughter, "Emma," she whispered.

"Are you hurt?"

"I'm sorry for everything."

"Mom, I need you to answer my questions."

"I lost my balance and fell. I don't think I'm seriously hurt."

"I'm gonna help you up." It took a while for Emma to get her mother on her feet. She had her sit in a chair in front of her desk and picked up the cane.

"You called me 'mom'."

"Yeah, well, I'm an idiot."

"You were hurt. You had every right to act that way."

"No, I didn't. You never hurt me and gave me my best chance."

"That's what you do for your children."

"Why don't we head back to the loft?"

"Did you bring your bug?"

"Yeah," Emma answered.

"Damn," Regina hated riding in the sardine can. Emma helped her mother up and held on as they walked out of the office.

Snow and Henry arrived home first and started eating. Emma helped Regina inside, sat her down, and helped her drink some water. The woman was shaking furiously from her exhaustion and needed Emma to help her. When Emma sat down, she looked at both women, "look, Mary Margaret, I can't call you 'mom' because, well, I already have someone I call 'mom.' I want to call you something, but I can't give you that."

"Emma, it's okay. I've made my peace with things."

"Ma," Emma said.

"What?"

"That's what I'll call you."

Snow smiled, "I'd love that. Oh," the former teacher walked to her closet and took something out. When she returned, she held out a familiar toy to Emma, "here," she said. "I had a feeling you'd regret throwing this away."

Emma smiled, "thank you, ma."

"I'm so sorry, Snow," Regina said.

"I know and I forgive you. This is a lot better than if Emma had been left in the woods on her own and thrown into the system. You know what's weird?" Regina shook her head, "I sometimes tried to call you 'mom'."

"So, my birth mother is also my sister," Emma said, "awesome."

Things would never be easy for Emma Mills and her family. However, the more time they spent with one another, the more respect they had for each other. Emma had a great childhood because Regina didn't allow her to get lost in the system. Regina could have done things differently, but what's done is done. Emma had a dad and two moms. She loved all three and wouldn't trade any of them for anything.