Regina was pacing up and down inside the bathroom while snow was sitting on the floor hugging her knees. For some odd reason she could feel her palms getting sweaty and her heart tightening inside her chest. She was nervous. There was no reason to be nervous though... miracles did not happen.
There was no possibility that Emma could get her pregnant. Magic was not existent in that land. She breathed out as the timer started ringing and shrugged her shoulders nervously.
Snow stood up and approached her with a radiating smile on her face. She always loved to treat stressful situations with a bright smile on her face. That way she would be able to break the ice and ease the mood.
"Do you want me to look at it first?"
She asked Regina in soft voice and placed her palm on Regina's shoulder for support. The brunette woman seemed to be getting even more tensed.
"This is stupid. It's stupid Snow. There's no way I'm pregnant anyway."
She denied to look towards the pregnancy test and just looked away. She let her eyes wonder around the bathroom always avoiding the white stick on the sink.
"Cold feet huh? Since there's nothing to worry about why don't you take a look?"
Snow smiled playfully teasing her step mother and crossed her hands under her chest.
"I don't get cold feet!"
Regina fought back.
"Then why don't you look at it?"
"No!"
"Look at it Regina or I will!"
Snow held Regina's wrists pulling her closer while the brunette kept looking away. To be honest she had no idea why she felt that stressed about it... she knew that there was nothing to be worried about. She cleared her throat and decided to stop behaving like a five year old and finally take a look in order to satisfy Snow's will and get this over with.
She approached the sink and held the white pregnancy test inside her palms. She narrowed her eyes to focus on the symbol in the middle of the tiny screen on the middle of it and her eyes widened open in surprise and terror at the same time.
She was glancing over at Snow with terror and then back on the test. Snow's jaw dropped... no! There's no way she thought.
"It's positive."
She said in hoarse voice and almost chocked over her words. Snow covered her mouth with her hand and ended up smiling broadly.
"Congratulations Regina!"
She clapped her hands in a cheerful attitude and went for a big hug over Regina. The brunette just took a few steps away still in shock.
"No... there's no way! There's no fucking way."
She mumbled through her teeth and squeezed the test in her hands. There was no magic... emma was not in place to impregnate her. Regina wasn't even aware that magic could do such thing between two women anyway.
"Oh come on Gina cheer up! We all drink a little too much sometimes and forget what happened the previous night. Maybe you went a little too far with drinking but look at the bright side! Babies are always cute and I bet that you're gonna be an amazing mother."
It was unbelievable. Regina was going crazy and Snow White was cheering over an accidental pregnancy. The older woman threw the pregnancy stick inside the garbage can and rubbed her palms together in anticipation.
"No. No this is not happening! I visited the gynecologist a couple of weeks ago! Everything was fine!"
She insisted and started pacing up and down inside the bathroom.
"Maybe the sexual intercourse happened after you visiting the gynecologist."
"Oh trust me it didn't!"
Regina raised the tone of her voice without herself realizing and gave Snow a death glare.
"Then how did that happen Regina? I know how babies are made! If you didn't sleep with a guy then... then I dunno! Maybe you should start believing at miracles."
Regina shook her head in shock and walked outside of the bathroom. She sat on the king sized bed and covered her face with both her hands. At that point Emma walked inside the room looking furious.
"Can you believe that?!?"
She screamed at the top of her lungs. Snow looked around looking at her daughter with a big question mark on her face and Regina just nodded.
"What happened?"
"She has been lying to my face all this time! She's collaborating with him! That's why he's able to walk around the hotel and be invisible! Of course it was her all along! I should have seen that coming but I'm way too dumb and foolish to trust my instincts."
She collapsed on the chair across the room and tapped her feet neurotically on the floor while bitting her finger nails.
"Who?"
Snow and Regina asked in unison. Snow looked extremely concerned and Regina looked extremely uninterested.
"Vanessa! I found out a new clue that can help us here. Guess what? A bottle of rum inside the girls room! It was her Gina I'm telling you! Why would you think that Michael is dead now? Thing probably got out of hand, Michael threatened her and Robin that he would open his mouth and give them away so she killed him. No one would suspect it was her!"
Both Regina and Snow looked at the blond woman astonished.
"How could we not have come up with that? You're so right!"
Snow cheered and approached Emma to take a look on the rum bottle. Regina just swallowed hard feeling a gulp of puke climbing up her esophagus. She took a deep breath and approached Emma as well. She wanted to tell her... she wanted to tell her so badly but she couldn't! She had to be sure.
"Emma... maybe we should give the bottle to the scientists in the laboratory in order they check out the DNA first and then come up with a conclusion."
She pressed her lips together looking at the blond with almost pleading eyes.
"I'm telling you Regina it's her! You're gonna be thrilled when you find out that it's actually her DNA! She has the perfect motive. Spoiled drug addict is seeking revenge after her father Jack Beckett ruined hers and her father's lives."
Emma took a deep breath and looked inside Regina's eyes. The brunette did not look like she was in the mood to argue with her right now. She looked exhausted. And pretty upset. But damn she hid it well.
"I'm sorry. Is it too bad that I'm actually wishing that it's her? I just want to get over with this case... I'm tired."
Emma claimed and sat down on the sofa crossing her legs.
Regina glanced over at snow and then back next to Emma. She crossed her hands under her chance and replaced that scared look on her face with a new firm one.
"Anyway. What are you up you two?"
Emma asked turning around to look at her mother. Snow bit her fingernail and tapped her foot on the floor neurotically. She seemed pretty tensed. She looked like she need to open her mouth and say something but couldn't.
"Nothing."
Regina replied uninterested.
"Really? So it wasn't a creative day for you huh?"
The blond woman smirked and fixed her hair up into a high pony. Snow's face was turning read... she had to! She had to say it! Or else she would go crazy.
"REGINA IS PREGNANT!"
She burst out all excited and Regina widened her eyes open in surprise. Snow froze looking at Regina in terror and then back at Emma who didn't seem to have actually processed the new information yet.
"Miss Blanchard can I have a word with you in the kitchen?"
Regina said through her teeth and tightened her grip on the edge of the couch. She was getting frustrated! SECOND TIME THAT SNOW WHITE HAD ACTUALLY SPILLED HER SECRET! Snow shook her head positively and before she got the time to stand up Emma interrupted.
"What did you say?"
Her voice soft. Her hands were shaky.
"Nothing."
The pixie haired woman gulped and sat back down on the couch staring at Regina who had an extremely terrifying look on her face. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and sighted.
"You're pregnant?"
Emma continue and turned towards Regina facing her.
Regina shook her head.
"I'm so sorry... it's that.. these are great news! I'm so proud of you! I just felt like I had to share!"
Snow claimed in order to ease the mood around the room but Regina didn't seem like she was feeling any better at all.
"H-how?"
Emma hesitated to ask but managed to spit out the words. She was scared... Did Regina screw with another guy? She could have sworn that the night they had sex that there was something there! There was something more than sky rocketing libido. There was something more than two horny people satisfying their needs. Every damn time she looked inside Regina's eyes she could see the lust for love.
It was there... or wasn't it?
"I don't know."
Regina replied and hid her face between her palms. At that point she was desperate. She was in no mood to explain at Snow about herself and Emma having sex... or open up about her past. There was biologically no chance that Emma could impregnate Regina. Not even magic was strong enough to do that. The entire impregnating thing was flooding Regina's brain... confusion was conquering her and terror at the same time.
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"I said I don't know."
Regina replied firmly.
"Regina I'm not stupid! I know how babies are made! Who's the lucky guy?"
The blond woman asked and forced a huge smile but anyone could see the sadness in her eyes.
"No one. I didn't sleep with anyone."
"Who are you kidding Regina? We are all grown ups here!"
Snow giggled and placed her hands inside her pockets. At that point Regina's cellphone started ringing. The same old unknown ID caller was calling again. At least now she was aware of the person's hidden identity.
"It's robin."
Regina whispered at emma and the blond woman grabbed Regina's cellphone. She placed it in the middle of the coffee table and turned on the speaker.
"Hello?"
Emma asked glaring at Regina in frustration.
"How are you dear?"
A manlike voice came from the other line and an evil giggle followed.
"What do you want Robin?"
"Did you like my gift?"
The older man asked with a tone of mischief in his voice. Regina frowned and kneeled down next to the coffee table and pushed emma behind.
"What gift?"
She asked filled up with confidence and narrowed her brows.
"You must be a very proud baby mama! I always kept telling you that we would get out second chance after Ophelia!"
Quiet... silence... fear... Regina's jaw dropped. It was him! It was that bastard. But how? Regina hesitated to answer. Her throat was dry and she didn't feel like speaking at all. Emma managed to grab the phone again and continue the conversation remaining calm.
"How?"
"Remember that sweet successful doctor named Heart you visited a couple of weeks ago? Let's just say that he is one of my many lapdogs. He furnished the job for me. I always told you that I don't wanna hurt you Regina.. all I wanted to do was finish my mission and here we are... you're carrying my baby again... and all of your worst nightmares are gonna embody to that baby. Congratulations mama!"
He cheered ironically and laughed. His voice hoarse and slow. Regina looked white as a sheet.
"Also. Greetings to you too miss Swan! It will be a pleasure to finally see you again after so many years." Robin continued and hang up the phone.
Snow froze looking at Regina. No one was speaking. You could only listen to their fast breathings.
"I think we got our answer."
Snow mumbled...
To be continued
