Regina stood frozen, staring at the sleeping form of the woman that she had grown to love. "This can't be possible."

"Why not?" David asked.

"She loves him," Regina said, pointing at Hook.

"You and I both know that's not true," Hook said. "She's been avoiding me, and my kiss would have woken her up."

Regina turned to Snow. "I'm assuming that you're not happy about this?"

"Just wake her up," Snow said. "We can talk about what I like and dislike when she's awake and we can ask her what she was thinking."

Regina took a deep breath before crouching down to where Emma lay. She reached out and delicately tucked some of Emma's hair behind her ear. "Don't leave me."

Leaning down, Regina kissed Emma gently. She felt love and magic fill the air, and pulled away.

Emma gasped awake, smiling as soon as she saw that it was Regina by her side. "I knew that it was you."

"You did this because of me?" Regina asked.

"I had to show everyone that you were my True Love," Emma explained. "I figured this would be the best way to get their attention."

"That's a little risky," Regina said.

"But worth it," Emma said, smiling at Regina.

"Emma!" Snow exclaimed. She quickly dropped to the floor and pulled Emma into a tight embrace. "Thank goodness you're okay!"

"I'm fine," Emma said. "No need for the death hug."

"What were you thinking?" Snow asked. "You could have stayed like that forever if we hadn't found you."

"I knew that you would," Emma said. "I needed to do this. I needed you guys to see who my True Love is, and let me take control of my own love life."

Snow pulled away from her. "But Hook-"

"Is a great guy," Emma interrupted. "But he's not my True Love. And he's not who I love."

Hook cleared his throat and stepped forward before offering a hand to Emma. She looked at him skeptically before grabbing his hand and being pulled to her feet.

Then he turned to Regina and offered her his hand. Regina hesitantly reached out and grabbed it, and he helped her to her feet as well.

"As long as you're happy," he said, turning back to Emma. "I'll be able to be happy."

"Thank you," Emma said, pulling him in for a hug.

Hook smiled before gently pulling out of Emma's embrace. He turned to Regina and looked at her seriously. "Take care of her."

"You know I will," Regina said, smiling at him. He smiled back, nodded to Snow and David, and left the crypt.

"I can't believe what just happened," Snow whispered. "Everything just fell apart."

"No it didn't," Emma said, grabbing Regina's hand. "It just got a whole lot better."

"How is this better?" Snow asked. "Your True Love is the Evil Queen! The woman who cursed us all and tried to kill me. Multiple times."

"Former Evil Queen," Emma corrected.

"Not the point," Snow said.

"Why don't we just all calm down and go home?" David suggested. "We can deal with this another time."

Emma looked at Regina, who smiled gently and squeezed Emma's hand. "Go home. I'll see you tomorrow."

Emma laid on her bed and tried to ignore the argument between her parents. David understood what had happened, and agreed with Emma that True Love was not something to mess with. If Regina was Emma's True Love, then they deserved to be together.

But Snow insisted that Emma was supposed to be with Hook, and that Regina was not who Emma was supposed to be with. Clearly both Emma and David disagreed with that one.

Sighing, Emma rolled over and closed her eyes. She hoped to get some sleep. Then again, she had heard about the burning room nightmares and all that it entailed. Maybe she didn't want to go to sleep after all. Sitting up, Emma grabbed the newspaper next to her bed and began to read.

Regina walked into the Sheriff station the next morning, and looked in concern at Emma. She clearly hadn't slept well the night before, considering her head kept bobbing closer and closer to her desk.

"Didn't sleep well?" Regina asked, leaning casually up against Emma's desk.

"Try not at all," Emma said, running her fingers through her hair. "Snow and David were arguing the entire night."

Regina narrowed her eyes. "That's not why you didn't sleep. You're not a light sleeper."

Emma smiled. "Touché."

"So what's up?" Regina asked.

Emma sighed and leaned back in her chair. "I remember everyone talking about the burning room after the sleeping curse. It sounds awful."

"So you're trying to avoid it," Regina said.

"Yeah," Emma mumbled.

Regina smiled gently before reaching out and grasping Emma's chin, forcing her to look up. "You can't just avoid sleeping."

"Yes I can," Emma said stubbornly. "It's better than being stuck in a burning room."

"Just try sleeping," Regina said. "I'll be a phone call away if you need anything."

Snow and David jolted awake as they heard a scream from upstairs. "What was that?" Snow asked.

"Emma," David said, throwing off the covers. Snow followed him as he quickly climbed up to the loft.

Emma sat in her bed, her knees pulled tightly to her chest. She was panting and shaking, and it was obvious that she was crying.

"Emma?" David said gently, sitting on the edge of her bed. When she didn't respond, he reached out gently to grab her hand.

Emma whimpered and pulled away from him, curling in on herself. "Regina," she said. "Get me Regina."

David looked at Snow, who nodded. David smiled at her before running downstairs and picking up his phone.

"Please pick up, please pick up," David pleaded. He sighed in relief when Regina's voice came through the phone.

"What in the hell are you calling me for at this hour?" Regina snapped.

"It's Emma," David said. "I think that she just encountered the burning room. She's asking for you."

"I'll be there soon," Regina said. David was about to thank her when he heard the dial tone. Regina had hung up on him.

Snow was trying everything to calm Emma down, but it wasn't working. She had heard David talking to Regina, but Regina might not arrive in time. Emma looked close to passing out.

Finally, a cloud of purple smoke revealed Regina. "Thank goodness," Snow said, standing up quickly. "She looks like she's going to pass out from hyperventilating."

Regina ignored Snow and went to sit on the bed in front of Emma, closer than David and Snow had dared to go. "Emma? It's me."

"Regina?" Emma whimpered.

"Yes," Regina said, sighing in relief. "It's me." She smiled as Emma looked at her. She reached out and grabbed Emma's hand. Feeling the contact, Emma immediately relaxed.

"I don't like the burning room," Emma mumbled.

"I know dear, I know," Regina said soothingly. She pulled Emma close to her in a tight embrace and ran her hand up and down Emma's back.

Snow watched the exchange with wide-eyes. She could see it now. "You really are True Loves."

"Yes we are," Regina said, not stopping her soothing movements. "Glad to see that you've finally realized that."

Snow hesitantly sat on Emma's bed next to Regina. "Thank you."

"For what?" Regina asked.

"For making Emma happy," Snow said. "She only really seems happy when she's around you. I was just too blind to see it."

Regina smirked at her. "Glad that we can finally agree on something."

Snow rolled her eyes. "You couldn't resist could you?"

Regina chuckled before shaking her head. "I suppose I owe you a thank you as well."

"What for?" Snow asked.

Regina looked down at Emma, who had fallen into an exhausted sleep. "For giving me the greatest gift of all. My True Love."