I am going to be mean now but don't worry, everything will be alright. Enjoy. Xo


„Sidney!" Cora yelled at her assistant. Sidney wouldn't dare to let Cora wait longer than she had to so he got up from his chair and entered Cora's home office. Sidney has been Cora's assistant since he left school and he couldn't imagine doing anything else. Not because he wouldn't be able to do something else but because Cora wouldn't let him leave her side. He was too valuable to her and he knew too much.

„How can I help?" he asked waiting for the tasks. Cora looked up from the computer and waved her hand to make him come to her.

„Is this all you could dig up?" she asked looking at the screen. There was a file about Emma Swan and her son she asked for and Sidney did his best to find as much information as he could. The blond mother was a threat to her daughter so she needed to know where Emma's weak spots were in case she needed to use something against her. Regina seemed to be too close to the blond woman and Cora was worried about her daughter's future.

„She has no family except Henry and she is pretty much money less. This is her bank account," Sidney summed up Emma's situation and pointed to the computer screen.

„Where did she get the money for her son's surgery?" Cora asked switching from Emma's file to the hospital internet banking application. Her eyes were franticly searching for the source of the money that the hospital got for Henry's surgery.

„No, it can't be!" Cora exhaled leaning back into her chair raising her hands in the air.

„What is it, boss?" Sidney asked not actually getting her point.

„It was my daughter who paid for the surgery," Cora informed Sidney and shook her head in disbelief. She could see that coming. Her intuition was right. Her daughter was falling for this blond woman and her son. She had to stop this, she had to come up with what she could do to get rid of Emma. Then an invisible bulb appeared above her head and an idea settled in her mind.

„Leave me alone," Cora said and took her cellphone. She waited for Sidney to leave the room and then she dialled a number. She talked to someone for few seconds and then hang up with a wicked smile on her face. She checked the time and counted in her head. Then she dialled another number and waited for the other person to pick it up.

„Emma Swan, who's calling?" sounded from Cora's phone. She smiled.

„Hello miss Swan, it's me, Cora," Cora introduced herself.

„Oh hello, did something happen?" Emma was surprised that Regina's mother was calling her. First she was surprised but then she worried that something might have happened to Regina.

„Everything is just fine. I am calling to ask about Henry," Cora tried to stay as nice as she was able to be.

„Henry is still in the induced coma but your daughter says that he is going to get out of this soon," Emma smiled at the thought of putting this behind them. She could see Henry and herself living their lives fully enjoying everything together.

„As a CEO of the Boston hospital I also see the financials and I can see that Regina paid for your son's surgery," Cora said waiting for Emma to react. When she didn't say anything Cora continued.

„I understand why she did it and I would like to offer my help as well," Cora added and gave Emma some space to say something.

„Wow, miss Mills, you are very generous. You must know one thing. I have just little money and it will take some time before I can pay you back," Emma said feeling half happy and half worried. If she is going to accept Cora's help, she will have to pay back a huge amount of money. Yes, it was for her son and her son's health was her priority but does she want to spend the rest of her life paying her debts?

„Why don't you come to my office so we can discuss the terms? Our hospital has a fund for situations like yours. We would like to help your son," Cora explained and Emma's mood changed immediately. How come she was that lucky?

„When do you want me to come and where is your office?" Emma asked eager to meet Cora and talk more about what can be done for her son.

„What about meeting me in two hours? I will text you my address. See you soon, miss Swan," Cora ended the call right after Emma said her goodbye. Few seconds later Emma's phone beeped again. She received the address of Cora's office. Emma opened the google maps to look where she was supposed to drive, then she checked the clock and made a mental note to herself not to forget about the meeting. From such excitement she kissed her sleeping son and headed to the bathroom to make herself look better, freshen up a bit. Henry will stay in the induced coma till tomorrow when the doctors start slowly waking him up. Regina planned everything according to Henry's actual condition so Emma was relaxed. Now her heart was singing happy songs because there was another person in her life who wanted to help them. After so many years of having no luck at all it seemed that new hope was coming into their lives. Emma looked at her son and smiled. Finally things were starting to look better.

„Miss Swan?" Regina entered the room to check Henry's vitals.

„Come in," Emma answered looking at the brunette doctor. Regina walked around Henry's bed and looked at all the monitors that were around him. Everything seemed good.

„Can I leave for a while?" Emma asked as if she needed Regina's permission.

„Of course you can, this is not a prison. Henry is taken care of. Now you should take care of yourself," Regina said and looked at the blond woman. Emma looked tired but she somehow was shinning. The doctor finished her check up and left the room already thinking about other patients that she needed to check.

Emma left Henry's room an hour later. She wanted to get something to eat before she went to Cora's office. She started the engine of her yellow beetle and went towards the shopping mall. Something wasn't right. Her car acted weirdly. Emma hoped that it was just the sound of the old engine trying to adjust to not being in active duty for the past few days which she has spent in the hospital not leaving Henry's side.

She was about to turn right to enter the parking place in front of the shopping area when white smoke started coming out of her car. She slowed down worrying that the car was overheated. She was right. The car overheated and the engine started burning. Before Emma managed to get out of the car the engine exploded, the shock wave pushing Emma into the back seats. The car was on fire and Emma was unconscious. Her skin was burnt. She hurt her head when the pressure from the explosion thrown her head against the window.

„Call 991!" someone called and few men ran to Emma's car to get her out before the whole car was caught in flames. They managed to pull her out, unconscious, injured and burnt. Two of the men started CPR to keep the blond woman alive.

Few moments later fire-fighters and an ambulance could be heard approaching the place of the incident.

„We are taking her to the Boston hospital!" one of the doctors said when they secured Emma on the stretcher. They didn't want to loose much time. As soon as they take the woman to the hospital the medical staff can try to save her life.

Little they knew that this woman was a mother of a little kid who was now in a coma in the same hospital.

Little they knew how devastated Regina will be when she finds out.

TBC