Well the last chapter seemed to be well received. Let's see how Gina reacted shall we? Short cos effort.

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HAPPY 4TH JULY TO ANY AMERICAN READERS. Not that you'll be reading fanfiction on independence day or whatever it is. One episode of Revenge makes me think it has something to do with my nation of Great (crappy) Britain but.


April 17th 2017

"Why are you reading that Emma?" She gestured to the girly magazine the blonde was flicking through. "You are the sheriff, the saviour, though your mother seems to think you are, you are not exactly a princess, you are the most masculine woman I know…" She grinned as Emma rolled her eyes.

"Because I'm bored. I've had my pre-op assessment hours ago. Plus it distracts me how from starving I am." Her pout caused Regina's grin to widen as she reached for the nail polish remover, beginning to clean the polish off her girlfriend's toes. "Oh! There's a quiz here. 'Which movie couple are you?' Let's do it!" The brunette snorted, and Emma glared at her, wiggling her toes. "How long did it take for us to fall for each other?"

Regina pretended to think. "Let's see, when did it begin? Was it when I had you arrested, or when you vandalised my most prized possession?" Emma huffed and pulled her foot from her girlfriends grasp, kicking her gently in the ribs.

"How about that time you tried to kill me and nearly killed our son…" The room quickly fell silent, and Regina dropped her head as Emma sat forward, swinging her legs off the brunettes lap. "I'm so sorry Gina, you know I didn't mean that… I'm just nervous and it's making me lash out…" She reached for she mayors hands, stroking her thumb over her knuckles. "You are not that person anymore, you are so strong and brave and you have overcome so much and I am so proud of you. I'm sorry I said that, I was wrong." Regina eventually looked up and nodded, taking hold of the hand that was stroking hers.

"You know I will never forgive myself for what happened. I was a different person then, and you are right, I have changed. I want to be a better person for you and our son."

"I know. And you are…" The pair remained silent for a few moments before Regina pulled her hands back, lifting Emma's legs back onto her lap, reaching for the compression socks that had been left on the bedside table. Emma waited until she began rolling the sock before opening the magazine back to the quiz. "You still haven't answered my question…"

The brunette stopped what she was doing, looking to the ceiling as she thought about the question. "I guess… it took us a while to get to the stage where we were comfortable around each other, but when we reached it… honestly dear, now that I think about it, not long at all."

Emma smiled at the answer before shaking her head. "You know that isn't the question I meant Madam Mayor." She raised her brow as she surveyed the regal woman, who was biting her lip shyly, knowing exactly what question Emma was referring to.

"And I already told you, Sheriff Swan, that you can ask me again once you wake up from this surgery, when you are fine and healthy and back to annoying me with your constant whining and never ending eating me out of house and home." She got off the bed as she spoke, having helped Emma into the socks, and she stood next to her girlfriend, pushing the blonde's hair back from her face as she pressed a tender kiss to her lips. "I will be waiting right here for when you wake up, and when you're feeling better we'll revisit the conversation, ok?"

A nod made her smile, before a creak behind them caused them both to turn and watch the door open. Emma huffed as she saw Whale, the man whom she'd seen way too much of recently, as he nodded at them, gesturing it was time. Regina stood straight, clenching her fist, only unclenching when Emma took her hand.

"You said it Gina, I am going to go in and everything will be fine and then we are going to talk and I will have my magic back. Just stay calm, ok. Everything will be fine." The blonde had stood herself and slipped on the hospital issue gown and shoe covers on her feet, and was waiting for Regina to relax so she could walk to the theatre.

"The surgery should take between about 4 and 6 hours, depending. It may take longer once we get in there and see the tumour for real, and there are risks Miss Swan, but I'll be assisting the best neurosurgeon in Maine and all your scans look good so…" Emma glared at the doctor and turned to face her girlfriend.

"I will see you when I wake up. I will be as high as fuck but… I will be fine. I will see you soon ok. I love you." With a final kiss, the blonde followed the doctor from the room, leaving a nervous and scared mayor in her wake.