This chapter is for lolaughoutloud123 with the prompt: "Could you do one where Emma and Regina go to the fair and they get stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel and one of them freaks out?"

"Remind me again why we chose to go to a fair?" Regina asked. She looked around at all of the people gathered and shuddered. She hated crowds.

"Because we are currently babysitting my brother and we needed something fun to do," Emma replied, smiling down at Neal. Neal happily walked next to Emma, licking his ice cream cone that she had just bought for him.

"He's even more spoiled than Henry," Regina teased. "And that's saying something."

Emma laughed. "Where is he anyway? We told him to come back here when he was done trying to win that prize."

Henry came running over to them, proudly holding a stuffed dragon. He smiled before handing it to Neal, who squealed in joy. "In the Enchanted Forest, he wouldn't have looked so happy to see a dragon," Regina mumbled.

Henry snorted as Emma playfully hit Regina's arm. "Don't ruin dragons for him."

Regina smiled, but her smile quickly turned to a wince as a large crowd came running past, bumping into her. Emma grabbed her hand and pulled her away to a less crowded area, with Henry and Neal following behind.

"You okay?" Emma asked. Regina just nodded.

"Hey ma, can Neal and I go watch the puppet show? I have a feeling that he would like that," Henry said.

"Sure kid," Emma said. "Just be careful. We'll meet you back here in an hour okay?"

"Okay," Henry said. He grabbed Neal's hand and the two of them walked towards a tent full of other young children.

"So what do we do now?" Regina asked.

Emma smiled. "I have an idea."

"This was your idea?" Regina asked as they sat in their seat.

Emma smiled as the worker clicked the bar into place. "Ferris Wheels are awesome."

Regina looked in distaste at the rusty gears. "Yes, because this looks completely safe."

Emma laughed. "I've seen this thing going around all day. Nothing is going to happen while we're on it."

Regina nodded and jumped as the ride began to move. "For an ex-Evil Queen, you sure are jumpy," Emma teased.

Regina glared at her. "I don't like the unknown. That's why I never left town, and why I created a town that I had full control over."

"Touché," Emma said. She looked around at the amazing view, and smiled as they reached the top of the wheel. This was her favorite part. You could see for miles and miles from the top, and it was like you were finally free. It was like flying, and it was wonderful.

"Emma," Regina said, shaking her slightly. "Come back from la-la land. We have a problem."

Emma shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "What's wrong?" It was then that she noticed that the wheel was no longer moving.

Regina breathed out deeply and tightened her grip on the bar. "It appears that we're stuck."

"At the top," Emma said. "Fantastic."

The two women sat in silence as a large crowd began to gather at the bottom. Emma tried to see if Henry and Neal were in the crowd, but everyone was too far down. She leaned forward slightly, causing Regina to gasp and clench the bar even tighter.

"If you could not lean over the edge, that would be fantastic," Regina said through clenched teeth.

"What, like this?" Emma teased, leaning slightly over the edge again.

"Emma Swan, I swear I will fireball you right now if you don't sit back," Regina warned.

Emma looked and really analyzed her girlfriend. "You're scared of heights."

Regina shook her head. "No, just a fear of the unknown. And I have no idea what is going to happen right now."

"Then why is me leaning forward a problem?" Emma asked.

Regina tensed. "It's just not safe. You could fall."

Emma's eyes narrowed. "What happened in the Enchanted Forest that made you afraid of heights? Or falling from a tall object?"

"I'm not afraid of heights," Regina said.

"But you're afraid of falling?" Emma asked. She smirked as Regina winced. Bingo.

"How much longer are we going to be up here?" Regina asked. She looked at their surroundings, but refused to look down. If she looked down, she would probably have a panic attack.

"Don't change the subject," Emma scolded.

"Nothing gets past you," Regina huffed.

Emma chuckled and nudged Regina gently. "What happened?"

Regina sighed. "I was upset. I went to the balcony of my room and was slamming my hands against the outside railing that surrounded it, causing it to break off. I fell. I would have died if Tink hadn't grabbed me."

Emma reached over and pried one of Regina's hands off of the bar, causing her to gasp and clench tightly to Emma's hand. "Let go with you other hand," Emma said gently.

"What?" Regina asked. "Are you crazy?"

Emma laughed. "A little bit. But just trust me."

Regina took a deep breath before letting go with her other hand. Emma smiled. "See? You're not going to fall. I won't let you."

Regina smiled at her. "Thank you."

"For what?" Emma asked.

"I've had this fear for a long time. And I think that you just helped me conquer it," Regina said.

The wheel jolted to a start, and Regina jumped before grabbing the bar again. "Or not."

Emma laughed. "It's a start."

"I don't think I've ever been so happy to see the ground in my entire life," Regina mumbled.

Emma chuckled before kissing her cheek. "Want to go for another ride?"