Chapter 17

"How can you even think about marrying me to him, mother. I am still married to Robin and I am certain if we try we can find out what actually happened with him" Regina requested.

Regina was glad that Emmett left the way he did. For a second there she believed he was about to agree to her mother's terms, which was absurd since she was still married to Robin and might be carrying his child.

"Wa-wait, what did you intend to do if I did became pregnant!" Regina looked at her with horrified eyes she hoped that her mother didn't intend for to throw away the child or worse kill it before it was even born.

"Little sis, I think you should go upstairs to your room. I'll handle mother" Zelena advised to Regina. But it looked like Regina wasn't having any of that.

"No….NO! just no…you couldn't have possibly thought about killing my unbornchild. How dare you mother?" she yelled at Cora. She walked upto her mother to look straight into her eyes to see if her mother's intensions regarding her baby were true. She knew there was still time for it to certain but she will not sit and here wait for her mother to have something planned if it did came to that.

"OH MY GOD! You are a mother yourself. How could you?" Regina got her answer without Cora uttering a word out.

" SILENCE! Little girl" Cora had enough of Regina's outburst.

"Mother please don't do this!" Zelena warned.

"Zelena stay out of this. This has nothing to do with you so might as well leave us so I can have a word with your little sister" she didn't need anyone telling her what do or not too. So Zelena decided to listen to her mother and leave Regina to her fate as she went back to her room.

"Now that we are alone lets talk about this" said Cora as she sat down on the sofa and indicating Regina to do the same on the other sofa.

Regina spoke up "Mother its still not certain that if I am indeed pregnant with his child, shouldn't we focus on finding Robin instead?"

"Is that so? And how are we going to do that when there is no proof of him being taken somewhere without his will. Let me tell you what happened exactly, he decided to marry you because of the money he was going to gain by selling your property that was in the possession of Emmett. Robin had no intention of taking you to New York with him that is why he left you at the hotel all alone after sleeping with you. He. Used. You. Regina!" she made sure to emphasize on her last words. She had to get Regina to see where things were headed for her if she didn't take precautions now.

Regina on the other hand was letting every single word sink into her mind trying her very hardest to deny this logic which seemed to make all the sense now that she was thinking about it.

Cora got up walked few paces to other side of the room to stand in front of the sitting Regina. She put her hands around her daughter's head and hugged it to her stomach and started stroking her hair.

"My sweet sweet daughter, its pointless to look for Robin when we know it was his plan to betray you. There is no point of looking for him now. Right now all I can do for you is to secure your future. Me marrying you to Robin turned into a big mistake but I won't make another mistake. If you want to have a better future for yourself then you to do what is necessary even if getting rid of a baby if it came to that" Cora finished as she felt her daughter shaking. Regina was crying again.

"How-how can you even consider that I…I-I will be willing enough to do this? No mother, if I did became pregnant with his child I will keep it no matter what" she broke out of her Cora's arms, she wanted her mother right now not the mayor who always told everyone what was right for them.

"She's right Cora enough is enough. You thought marrying her to Robin that quickly was the right thing to do look at where it got her" both turned around to see Henry had come out the room to join them.

Henry noticed the tears in his daughter's eyes, the sight broke his heart. 'I have to help her'.

"Do you realize what will happen if we let her give birth to this child without a father. I have worked so hard to create a reputation for myself in this town, the people here respect me now. None of that will be anymore if they find out the mayor's daughter is pregnant with no husband by her side" she tried to reason with them again.

"I can't! I can't do this right now" with that Regina ran to her room.

"Was that what you wanted? Because its not even certain that she's indeed pregnant and you are already putting pressure on her" Henry asked her as they both looked at Regina's retreating back. When he turned to his side he noticed that Cora was already walking away from him.

"Cora don't walk away from me!"

"Then what do you want Henry?" Cora asked him.

"Sigh…..I want you to let Regina decide her life from now on. I think you have done enough damage to her with Robin" Henry knew what he was saying won't be taken lightly.

"How dare you to tell how to treat my daughter?" Cora walked back to him anger clearly on her features. "I know what I am doing and its what's best for her!" she quickly finished.

'At least it was worth a try to change her mind' thought Henry. "She's also my daughter and I will do what's best for her too"

"Henry ugh you have to understand that this the only option for Regina to have a safe future ahead of her without Robin or part of Robin being in it"

They both decided to sit down for now and letting the situation sink into their minds.

"Cora, dear, please! Don't make her hate you for this too. She needs you as her mother not as the mayor of Storybrooke. Please try to be de there for her right now" Henry pleaded as he held her hands in his. But Cora wasn't having any of this so she released her hands from Henry's grasp and got up to leave.

"I'll do anything necessary to insure her future, even if it means her hating me for the rest of her life" with that she walked away leaving Henry speechless on the sofa.

After the marriage the Mills family has been falling…

"Ah Sir Henry, what is with the gloomy face? Is something the matter?" asked Gold as he came into the living room to go to his room after returning from work.

"Uh-um no..nothing…just uh thinking that is all" Henry said. "I thought you were coming in home much later, why are you early today?"

"Well I just decided to close the shop early and just wanted to come home to my wife" Gold said with a sweet smile on his face. But Henry didn't believe him but he also didn't want to get into Gold's business he had other things to worry about.

"Very well, Zelena's in the room already. I'll see you for dinner later" with that Henry left.

"Will do, sir Henry" Gold said out load to no one. He also started walking out of the living room to go see Zelena.

(Em & Red)

Emmett and Ruben had just returned to the hotel from the Mill's mansion. Now they were walking to their room.

"Em?...Emmett!"

"WHAT!?"

"Chill dude you don't have to yell at me. Look now people walking by are looking at us" they both stopped and looked around to see few people staring. Emmett just ignored them and kept on walking, Ruben right behind him.

"Close the door" Emmett ordered. He then went to use the service phone to order some beer.

"Um-did you just order us a beer while on a business trip?" Ruben asked as he was taking off his coat, then he sat down on a chair.

"Yes! Do you have any problem with that?" Emmett grumbled out, he took off his tie and threw it on the bed and again popped open the neck button and few more.

Ruben just sighed at his friend's mood it was going to take a while to calm him down or get anything through his head. "Nope".

There was the awkward silence that Ruben hated so much. 'He's pacing around the room and its driving me crazy from just watching him….. Ahh man why do I always agree to come with him on his little outings' Ruben groaned inside.

"So…..Em?" he decided to break the awkward silence. His eyes were on his friend moving along with him from left to right, left to right.

"Okay stop! You are driving me crazy here. Can you just say what you want to say already!" at that Emmett came to a stop, he walked up to the bed and sat down. As he was about to speak a knock came in.

"Yes?" Emmett then spoke up.

"Room service, your order is here sir" a man spoke from the other side of the door.

Ruben quickly was up on his feet and walked to the door to open it and greet the man. He then came back with there drinks in his hands and sat on the table in front his seat.

"Just hand me the can" Ruben grabbed one for himself and handed the other to Emmett. Again silence came over them.

"We are going back to NY tomorrow, so book the flight!" Emmett drowned the whole can in one swing after stating that out.

"Look I know you are upset about what happened at the Mills but I thought you wanted that land"

"DAMN right I wanted that land before but not anymore. Can you believe that women? What kind of mother is she? And what's with the whole family? I never thought she would say something like that. Why would she sell her daughter like that to me over some land?" all these questions were bothering him to no end. He also couldn't stop thinking about those chocolate brown eyes of hers, so gentle filled with fear and sadness. He wanted to stare in them for forever. He wanted to see them filled with love and happiness not with fear and sadness. 'Wait a minute! Love? What is happening to me?' Emmett questioned himself. 'Must be the alcohol' he figured. As he looked at the empty can in his hand.

"I know man, it shocked me too. I didn't think today would end up like this. You are right maybe we should just leave this alone and go back" Ruben's voice got Emmett back into the present and to what they were discussing.

"I am going to lay down, wake me up when dinner is here" Emmett threw the can in the trash and took his shirt and shoes off to rest.

"You got it, boss" Ruben didn't move from his spot he sat there deciding to enjoy the beer in his hand.