I'm so sorry you guys; this site is having some issues with posting chapters. If you notice that it says 87 chapters, but is only letting you read 86, PLEASE pm me and let me know so that I can fix it. I literally checked it before I went to bed, and ended up reposting it at midnight because I couldn't sleep without it being posted. Anyway. Enjoy today's chapter!

"Regina!" Emma called. "We have to get going!"

Regina groaned before walking down the stairs to meet Emma in the foyer. "Do I have to go? I can guarantee that my eyesight hasn't changed since my last appointment."

"You're supposed to get examined once every year," Emma said, grabbing Regina's hand. "Everybody does it."

"So?" Regina asked stubbornly.

Emma chuckled before dragging Regina out of the front door. "You'll be fine."

"I hate eye drops," Regina whined. "Forcing someone's pupils to stay dilated is not natural! And it lasts so long!"

Emma smiled before squeezing Regina's hand gently. "I'll be by you the entire time. And I'll be there to help you afterwards."

"I still don't want to go," Regina mumbled. She huffed dramatically before climbing into Emma's bug.

Emma rolled her eyes affectionately. "Drama queen."

Regina squirmed in her seat. "Do you think they would notice if I just left right now? We've done almost everything anyway."

"Except for dilating your eyes," Emma said.

"Not important," Regina said, starting to get up from her seat. Emma stood up and grabbed her arm, pushing her gently back into the chair.

"Emma," Regina whined.

"Stop being so dramatic," Emma said, laughing. "It's just a drop in each eye."

"A drop of something that unnaturally makes my pupils grow larger and stay that way for a long time," Regina argued. "You don't know what they put in it!"

"Atropine," a voice said. "It's not toxic unless you swallow it, and I doubt that you're going to do that."

Emma and Regina looked in surprise towards the doorway, where a man stood with a kind smile on his face. "Doctor Warren," he said, walking into the room. He held out his hand for Regina to shake.

Regina hesitantly extended her hand and shook the one offered to her. Doctor Warren smiled again. "Not a huge fan of eye doctors?"

"You have no idea," Emma mumbled, earning her a glare from Regina.

Doctor Warren chuckled. "You're not alone. I'll try and make this as easy as possible. Now just tip your head back for me."

Regina winced as she walked outside with Emma. "Curse the sun."

Emma laughed and guided Regina back to the bug. "But hey, you survived another eye appointment. That wasn't so bad, now was it?"

"You want me to answer that honestly?" Regina asked.

Emma rolled her eyes. "It wasn't as bad as you made it out to be. Like you do every year."

"And every year, it never gets better," Regina countered. "I'm waiting for the doctors to just develop laser vision so the drops aren't necessary."

Emma burst out laughing. "You may be waiting awhile for that."

Regina shrugged before closing her eyes to block out the sunlight. "Better than having to go through this sensitivity to light."

"It shouldn't last very long," Emma said. "We'll just set you up in a room with all of the lights off and the curtains closed."

"The one time I'm actually thankful for darkness," Regina said. "How ironic."

Emma laughed. "Darkness isn't always a bad thing."

"Except for when you have dark brown eyes," Regina said in annoyance. "Then the drops work even longer."

Emma smiled sympathetically at Regina before pulling into the driveway. She shut off the bug and got out, coming around to Regina's side to help her navigate her way inside with the brightness of the sun.

"And they say chivalry is dead," Regina teased.

Emma chuckled. "I'm the Savior. It's basically a requirement."

Regina smiled and kissed Emma's cheek. "Thank you for coming with me today."

"Of course," Emma said. "Now let's go get you set up in a dark room."

Funny story. I actually wrote this chapter today while my eyes were dilated. They still are. Best part? I have dark brown eyes, and can speak from experience when I say that dark brown eyes stay dilated for a REALLY long time. Hope that you enjoyed the chapter!