Sorry for the wait and the short chapter, but here you go! :D
"What no goodnight kiss?" She smirked and pressed her lips to his forehead and chuckled at the smug look on his face. "Regina?" She had been about to leave and turned back to the man.
"Yes, Charming?"
"Robin was an idiot to let you go without a fight." Regina blushed and left the room in a hurry. David tried to grab on to her before she left again but damn it the woman was fantastic at tucking in and by the time he had managed to wriggle an arm free she had left. Deciding he'd catch her the next time she came in he went to sleep.
After grabbing a wet rag and cleaning the vomit from the floor, Regina glanced at Neal who was watching her with interest. He lifted a chubby hand and presented her with a painted, wooden cube as though it would solve all of her problems. Deciding it would be rude to decline such a gift Regina accepted the cube. He became invested in his playing again, but soon realised it had been a mistake to give away his cube and put his hand back out to Regina. She chuckled and handed the cube back to the toddler. She enjoyed watching his small mind at work.
"Ah." Regina looked up at the child and looked at him questioningly.
"What?" Neal went on to gesture putting something in his mouth. "Are you hungry?"
"Ah." Regina smiled again and made some jam sandwich triangles, she sat back down, handing him sandwiches at his leisure. She continued feeding the toddler until Neal turned his head and was met with a jam sandwich to the face.
"No, Gina." Regina looked at the toddler who now had a jam stripe across his cheek, looking affronted by the mess. Regina chuckled,
"Sorry Neal, lost in my thoughts." Neal patted her on the knee and yawned. "Come on Neal, let's put you down for a nap." Neal didn't protest and snuggled into the brunette's shoulder. Regina kissed his forehead and laid him gently in the crib. Regina watched as the toddler resisted closing his eyes and began to sing a lullaby that Henry became accustomed to in his youth,
"Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are king, dilly dilly,
I shall be queen
Who told you so, dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
That told me so."
Regina watched the toddler drift off and sat back on the couch. She let her head fall into her hands and leaned back on the couch. She looked up at coughing from the master bedroom and lifted herself from the comfort of the couch. Regina walked past the curtain separating both rooms to find David sitting up in bed attempting to get up.
"No David, you're staying in that bed." David sighed,
"Please Regina, I can rest on the sofa, I'm tired of this bed." Regina raised her eyebrow at the man and lifted her hands to rest on her hips. David stuck his chapped bottom lip out and batted his eyelashes. "Pleeeaaassseeee?" Regina rolled her eyes and sighed but leaned over to help the man hobble to the couch. She deposited him there and grabbed another blanket to wrap around the man. She grabbed another two pills from the pill bottle and shoved them both and a glass of water in the man's face. He took them without protest. "Regina will you please sit with me?" Regina scrambled for a reason to say no but drew a blank and nodded. "Regina," he began tentatively as though speaking to an animal that was easily spooked. "I want to talk about what happened earlier." Regina sighed and made a move to stand up from the couch. David was faster even with the cold medications now streaming through his veins. And grabbed her wrist stopping her from running away from the conversation yet again. "I know you were dreaming about Snow."
"What of it Charming?"
"I know you still blame yourself for how she died." Her eyes watered, not allowing the tear to fall she turned to face away from him. "Why are you torturing yourself like this Regina?" Regina turned sharply to look at him, a wild glint in her eyes.
"because it's my fault she's dead! It's my fault! And I don't know how any of you can look me in the eye and still claim we're family. Emma still sees me as her best friend, Henry still sees me as his mother. I don't know how you can stand to be around me or even let me near Neal! Everyone in this town should hate me for what I've done and yet people are being nicer to me than ever and I can't stand it!" Tears now made a steady path down Regina's cheeks at this point.
David looked shocked at the stream of self-deprecation that had just spewed from the brunette's mouth. David placed his hand on her arm and tugged her closer. Her emotions preventing her from rationalising this moment and her head huddled deeper into David's chest, letting the man hold her for a little longer. David held the woman, wishing he'd been able to do this sooner, he felt her bones protruding from her under her skin and began worrying about her all over again. They had remained in silence for so long that David hadn't realised her breaths had evened out and she had fallen asleep leaning against him.