Emma woke up in the middle of the night, it was still dark outside, she did not know what made her wake up.
She looked around and saw Henry spread across the bed.
One hand on top of her and the other on Regina, two legs spread on the bed and he snorts lightly.
She laughed to herself and went back to sleep.
The morning arrived pretty soon after she fell asleep for the second time, she was not particularly tired but she would not mind a few more hours of sleep.
As soon as Henry began to wake up, this desire was gone, he was a morning person unlike her, she never understood where he got it from, she supposed it could be part of the woman's personality lying next to Henry in bed.
Henry began to move in bed, turning from side to side until he opened his eyes.
He turns to face Emma, she was awake and looking at him, she said to him, "Good morning, how did you sleep?"
"Good, I slept very good, did I wake you up at night or my snoring awakened you? I'm sorry if I did, I'm not used to sleeping with another two people in the same bed."
"Henry its fine, I don't mind, you didn't disturb me a lot, you forget I know you already so nothing surprises me."
Henry smiled at her and began to rise and sit on the bed.
He turned to the other side and saw his mother still asleep, he sighed, "Do you think she's all right? That she'll wake up, right?"
"Henry I'm sure everything's all right, she's just sleeping and she'll wake up later."
Emma said to Henry, but she hesitated about what she was saying.
Emma got up from the bed and went to the small bathroom joined to the room. Henry sat on the bed and thought to himself, "I hope everything will be all right, I have to do something about Emma and mom, Emma must remember Regina and fall in love with her again."
Henry's thoughts were interrupted by a sigh beside him and he immediately looked at his mother.
She started to wake up, her face looked as if she was trying to open her eyes but something disturbed her.
Henry thought immediately that perhaps the sunlight disturbed her after all she was in a relatively dark place until now.
He got out of bed and went to close the shutters.
Henry went back to bed and waited for his mother to wake up fully, after a few minutes she blinked her eyes and looked at him.
"Henry? ... Am I dreaming?"
Henry smiled and immediately hugged his mother, "yes Mom is me, you are not dreaming, I'm really here, I saved you from The Black Fairy."
Regina breathed a sigh of relief a small cry escaped her throat when she realized that Henry was really beside her.
"Oh Henry… I missed you so much my little prince, thank you."
She sat up and hugged him tight and stroked his back.
Henry returned his mother's embrace and held her tight.
He missed her, he was glad she was here with him and together they were stronger, she gave him strength.
Regina held on to Henry and asked him after a few minutes "Wait, how did you found me? She made it very clear that no one knew where I was."
Regina looked at Henry's face in amazement and waited for an answer.
Henry was about to answer when they heard water flash down the toilet, Regina looked at Henry and said, "Henry is there someone else with you?"
Henry looked at his mother with a smile but before he answered the bathroom door opened and Emma stood in the doorway.
Regina looked at the bathroom door and noticed Emma, she was speechless.
Emma was standing in front of her, Regina felt tears standing in the corner of her eyes, she smiled and felt relieved to see Emma, her wife, her beautiful wife.
Emma caught Regina looking at her and she blushed a little.
She thought to herself, "She's much prettier when she is awake and those eyes are like a magnet, they're deep brown I can get lost looking at them."
Emma composed herself and went over to Regina, she reached for a handshake.
Emma was a little nervous and said, "Hey… I'm Emma, it's very nice to meet you."
Regina looked at Emma's hands and accepted it, she didn't understand what was happening and she was still trying to process what was going on around her, why Emma acting strange.
Regina hesitated before she said "Hello, I'm Regina." her face flushing slightly.
The two of them kept looking at each other.
Emma sat down next to Henry, not breaking eye contact with Regina.
They sat in silence, but it was a comfortable one as each took the time they needed to sort out their thoughts.
Emma breaks the silence first, "ahh… So how did you get to this situation, with the mayor?"
Regina looked at her in shock and said, "What mayor?"
"Fiona ... She is the Mayor" Emma told her as if it was obvious.
"Wait, Fiona, you mean The Black Fairy? Emma nodded her head.
Regina turned to Henry, "Henry what's going on, can you tell me please?"
Henry did not know where to begin.
He decided to start over from the moment he woke up.
"Mom, I woke up on the roof where the wedding was, the book was on top have me and I hide it. I did not know whether you or Emma were here, but I decided to look into what had happened.
I met Archie on the street and he told me where to find Emma.
"Where did you find Emma? ... Did the fairy take her too?"
"No ... I found Emma in the hospital."
Regina looked at Emma and said," Are you hurt, did she hurt you?"
Emma was flattered by Regina's concern. She did not understand why this girl was worried about someone she had never met before. But it made her feel good, knowing she was worried about her.
"No Regina. I'm fine."
"So why were you at the hospital?"
"The reason I'm in the hospital is ... because I'm in the physical ward."
"What? Regina did not believe what she was hearing. Why?"
"They told me it was because Henry's stories about fairy tales. I believed him and it turned out to be untrue, they thought I was crazy to believe such a thing ... so they hospitalized me."
"Emma ... I hope you know it's not true. You're not crazy, it really happened, everything Henry told you happened."
Emma did not seem convinced, but she did not respond.
Henry decided to keep telling Regina what had happened.
"So after I discovered where Emma was, I went to see her in the hospital.
Believe me; I was shocked to find out why Emma was in the hospital.
Anyway, The Black Fairy put Emma in the hospital as part of the curse, and she made herself my mother." Henry said the last sentence sadly, he really missed his mother.
"She knows I'm awake, that I know who she really is, she would not tell me anything. I tried to confront her, to tell me what she was planning, all she said was that she has a secret ingredient with that the curse would never break, but she did not tell me what it was. I even asked her about you, I wanted to know if you were here. I could not stand the fact that she thought she was my mother, every time I saw her, I missed you so much more." Henry told Regina with sad eyes.
Regina was furious, she hated the fact that Henry had to endure all this alone, that the fairy thought she was his mother.
She thought to herself how she was going to kill the black fairy and make her suffer.
Regina immediately took Henry to her and hugged him and told him clearly, "she could not separate us anymore, you would not be alone anymore, I'm here Henry and I love you, always remember that."
Henry began to cry quietly he put his head on his mother's chest and she stroked his head gently.
Regina gave him time to cry and release all his sadness, worries and fears.
Emma looked at them, her eyes with tears; she did not like to see Henry hurt, frightened and worried. He is only a child and he should not live in fear.
Emma did not understand how Henry could open up to someone he didn't know, she didn't believe that the woman in front of her was indeed his mother. She was sure she would remember something like that.
But she was glad that Henry could open up and work on all the sadness that had accumulated in him even though it's not with her.
She looked at Regina, the woman in front of her, she really loved Henry and she would do anything for him, at least that's what she could see.
She did not know what had taken over her, but she felt jealous.
Henry does not communicate with her the way he does with Regina and it made her jealous and angry with herself and a little at Regina, she does not belong to their little family… or she does belong, she did not know what to think anymore. She was very confused, but one thing she was Sure, Henry comes first before anything, she'll do what's best for Henry. She swore to herself that she would do whatever was necessary for Henry to be safe and happy again.
After a few minutes Henry relaxed, he went on with the story.
"On the first day she asked me to go to school, but I went to visit Emma. She said she would go to city hall so I was not afraid she would catch me not at school but after I visited Emma, I saw her coming out of the isolation cells, I did not understand what she had to look for there. So I decided that the next time she went downstairs I would follow her and see exactly what she was hiding. I asked Emma to help me and she agreed, even if she did not think there was anything in the isolation cell she supported me and that's the most important thing." Henry look at Emma way and give her a big smile.
"Emma and I worked together, as soon as we had the access code to the isolation cells; we followed The Black Fairy downstairs. After she left, Emma broke the lock and we found you. You were unconscious and I was so afraid she hurt you, Emma took you in her arms and we came here, to the library so The Black Fairy could not find us."
Regina looked at Henry proudly, her son so smart, brave and considerate. Without him she would still be the captive of The Black Fairy and who knows how it would end.
Regina hugged Henry again and said to him, "I am so proud of you, you have no idea how much, I don't know how the situation would have ended if you had not come for me, thank you Henry, you are indeed my little prince." Regina kissed Henry's forehead and stroked his hair.
Emma decided to put all her feelings aside and focus on the people in front of her. so she asked Regina, "What did she want from you? I mean do you have anything to offer her? I just do not understand, what can she gain from it?"
Emma just wanted to know that the girl in front of her would not hurt them and there was no reason why she was locked in an isolation cell. She kept thinking about Henry's safety.
Regina looked at Emma, she could see the fear in her eyes and said, "I don't know why she kept me there, she did not tell me what she wanted from me. But I have a feeling that this is not good. She said she wanted to keep the curse from breaking but she did not say how she was going to get it. Besides I'm sure she has other reasons to keep me to herself." Regina said sadly, she did not want to tell Henry what the fairy had done to her.
Emma realized there was something Regina was not telling them but she decided to ask her when Henry was not around.
They sat quietly for a few minutes, the silence interrupted when her Emma's stomach gurgled. Emma blushed because two pairs of eyes looked at her and began to laugh.
Henry said, "I guess we should eat, we have not eaten since noon yesterday."
Emma suggested she will go and get the food, but Henry said she should not go because she was not supposed to be out of the hospital and if anyone saw her she could get in trouble and the best thing would be for him to go get some food for them.
Emma and Regina said right away," I do not think it's a good idea. What if the Black Fairy sees you? You didn't go back to the house yesterday. She can be very angry and ask you where you are? I do not trust her."
"Mom's, I'll be fine, it must be me, I'll be careful, Granny just around the corner I'll be back quickly." Henry headed for Granny to fetch food for them.
Emma stayed alone with Regina; they sat quietly on the bed and waited for Henry.
Regina occasionally looked in her Emma's direction, she missed her wife, hugging her and kissed her.
She felt bad, Emma did not remember her and it broke her heart, she did not know if she could stay next to Emma if she did not know her.
After a few minutes Emma spoke first, "I got the feeling that there is something you did not tell us or did not want to say next to Henry, if it's important, I suggest you tell me."
Regina did not want to tell Emma what had happened between her and the fairy, she did not think a stranger would understand it, so she remained silent.
The silence irritated Emma, if she had nothing to hide why she did not tell her the truth. So Emma got up and went to sit next to Regina, she thought that if she came closer to Regina she would trust her more.
"I know the situation is not very ideal at the moment, and I do not know you so I can't judge you but if it's something about Henry, all the rest does not matter, you need to tell me what it is. So, I will ask again, what are you not telling us?"
Emma waited for a few minutes for a reply, but the answer did not come.
Emma felt the nerves inside her overcome, she did not want to burst on Regina and scare her but for Henry she would do anything.
She grabbed Regina hands and pinned her to the bed and approached her and told her angrily, "Answer the question, if you have nothing to hide, then tell me the truth."
Regina tried to push her mother over her and said to her, "You're hurting me, leave me alone. It's not about Henry, I do not have to tell you everything."
Emma left Regina and got out of bed, she went to stand on the other side of the room far from her.
Regina rubbed her hands and looked at Emma angrily, she could understand she was under the pressure of the whole situation, but that did not mean she would let Emma take all her anger at her.
After a few minutes, Emma apologized to Regina, and explained that she did not know what had taken over her and she did not usually break out easily.
Regina told her that it was all right and she understood her, if the circumstances were reversed she would also protect Henry.
Emma had to admit that Regina looked very sexy when she was angry; it kept her wanting to annoy the other woman.
So Emma decided to break the ice and change the subject.
"Henry telling me that we're a couple more accurately that we're married. I guess I could be with someone like you, even though I do not know what you found in me."
Regina did not know how to answer Emma she really did not appreciate herself enough.
"Yes, we are married, actually just before the curse happened, we got married. We complement each other, we both suffer a broken past, but we are always stronger together, we help one another and most importantly we share true love. Our love is what will save us from this curse. I know you do not know me, but I know you Emma Swan, I know your past, your fears and your strong abilities.
So I hope you can find a place in your heart for me and try to get to know me again and maybe fall in love with me again, because I cannot go on one more day without you in my life."
Emma was stunned with tears in her eyes, "she really knew me", Regina's words touched her heart, and she felt a deep urgency to kiss the woman in front of her as if she had known her for years.
Emma came over to Regina and stood in front of her. She asked her, "Can I try something?"
Regina nodded and Emma sat on her knees in front of Regina, she looked into her eyes and approached her face to give her a kiss.
Regina closed her eyes and waited for a moment that Emma's lips will touched hers.
She felt soft lips touching hers gently; the kiss went on for a few minutes before Emma broke the kiss.
Regina opened her eyes and looked at Emma's deep green eyes, but before she could say anything, Henry came in the door and the two women moved away from each other.
Henry looked at his two mothers and asked, "Am I interrupting something"; he said with a small smile, he could see them both blush.
He thought to himself, "well, at least they are beginning to communicating with each other and if the blushing can indicate something, I would say that they are much more than just interacting with each other."
Henry decided to leave the subject at the moment and suggested they should eat, but he intends to continue uniting his mothers together.