Who even knows? I suck today. I ache everywhere and I'm so tired. This clearly reflects that.

Remember – medical stuff is purely google and is for effect not accuracy.


April 4th 2017

The first time Emma woke, she was alone in a hospital room, the noise from the monitors beeping likely what caused her to wake. There was a dull light coming through the cracks in the curtains that had been drawn, suggesting it was early evening. She could hear noises outside the room, voices that sounded like Regina and… someone else. Emma closed her eyes at the pain in her head as she recognised the male voice as Doctor Whale. It didn't take long for her to fall back to sleep.

The next time she woke it was briefly. A bad dream startled her awake, and she opened her eyes to a darkened room. From what she could see of the light outside, it was late, and she looked towards the corner of the room, where Henry was curled up, asleep. She turned her head, clenching her jaw at the nausea it caused, and looked for Regina. The brunette was still dressed for work, though she'd removed her heels and was pacing in tights-clad feet, frantically typing on her phone. The blonde opened her mouth to speak, but the words dyed in her throat. All too soon, she was asleep again.

The third time she woke, it was because she was too warm. This time, moving more than a tiny bit did not knock her sick and she was able to slide away from the heat source. That was until the arm that was wrapped around her waist began pulling her back, the fist that was gripping the hospital gown tightening. She turned her head instead, the brunette strands of her girlfriends hair tickling her face. She took a deep breath in and sighed again, this time happily, wrapping her own arm around Regina's waist. The taller woman pressed a kiss to the other's forehead and settled again, this time, when sleep came, she welcomed it.

The last time Emma woke, it was morning, she could tell from the light that invaded the room, even with her eyes closed. She'd been dreaming of her past, the one good high school she attended where she was on the basketball team. Of course the fans cheering her name turned out to be Regina, trying to rouse her from sleep. When she eventually did open her eyes, she saw her girlfriend looking at her, a sleepy smile on her face. Emma returned the smile and moved to sit up, aided by Regina. They were still sharing the bed, though Regina had unwrapped their arms from each other and was leaning against the rail of the bed that had been lifted.

"H…hey". The blonde coughed, her throat sore after not using her voice for so long. Regina quickly turned and picked up a cup of water from the table next to her, adding a straw and thrusting it front of the blonde's face. She took a drink, leaning into her girlfriend as a wave of nausea rolled through her. "What time is it?" The blonde closed her eyes, reaching for her girlfriend's hand.

"It's a little after 7. You've been sleeping a long time…" Emma nodded, groaning at the ache in her head.

"Yeah… what happened?"

"I was hoping you'd tell me that… I came home to find you unconscious and not breathing…" The blonde felt Regina squeeze her hand tightly, and she used pulled the anxious woman into her arms, burying her face in her hair. They sat, holding each other for a few moments before Emma pressed a kiss to the top of her head as a sob broke out from the older woman.

"Hey, it's ok. I have a killer headache, but I am fine now!" The mayor snorted, glaring at the sheriff as she pulled back from her.

"You weren't breathing Emma. I found you at midday, and you slept right through to the next morning. Whale gave you a light sedation and a mild paralytic during your scans to make sure you didn't seize again, but that shouldn't have lasted as long as it did. What it doesn't explain is why that was necessary in the first place!" Emma turned her head to where she remembered seeing Henry the night before, to see him still asleep in the chair.

"Ok… I took a bath and then I went to get some sleep. I knew you were mad at me, so I set an alarm to get up and make you lunch. But when I woke up about half 11, I was so drowsy and dizzy and I guess I collapsed…" Regina was frowning, glancing towards Henry who was, unsurprisingly, still asleep.

"You had a seizure. You had a seizure right before I got home and if I hadn't of been so angry I would have found you sooner and you maybe would have still been breathing." The mayor took a deep breath to compose herself, a move she'd perfected over the years. "Doctor Whale said there could still be some… affects. They will all be my fault!"

Emma gathered the woman back into her arms and held her tight as her sobs began again. "I just wanted to make you some lunch. I guess sleeping outside made me forget my meds. It's all my fault Gina and I will not have you blaming yourself a second longer. Plus, I am fine now!" She held her girlfriend close until the tears subsided. She was just about to say something to cheer the brunette up when the door opened, Doctor Whale stepping inside.

"Good morning Miss Swan. Madam Mayor. I just wanted to come in before my rounds start. There's somethings that we need to discuss."

"My mom's dying, isn't she?"


I know, what a stupid place to end. But I have no idea how this got here, my tired brain created it while I was watching Grey's Anatomy.