Emma sat by Regina's hospital bed, holding tightly onto her hand. "Please don't leave me."

"How is she?" Henry asked, walking into the room.

"What are you doing here? You were supposed to go home after school," Emma said, glaring at Snow and David, who were standing awkwardly in the doorway.

"Sorry," Snow said.

"I need to be here," Henry said, sitting in the chair next to Emma's. "She's my mom."

Emma looked at him before sighing in defeat. "Okay kid. You can stay. But your grandparents are going to come back and get you for dinner and then you're going home."

"Okay," Henry agreed. "I guess that'll be okay."

Emma nodded before turning back to Regina. "Henry's here. He misses you as much as I do. Please come back to us."

Regina looked around at her surroundings in confusion. It looked like she was just in a white space. "Hello?"

"Regina?" a voice said from behind her.

Regina froze. She knew that voice. She slowly turned around and saw the person who had spoken. "Daniel."

Daniel smiled at her. "It's good to see you too. But you shouldn't be here."

"If I'm seeing you, does that mean that I'm dead?" Regina asked.

"Not quite. But close," Daniel said sadly.

"If I embrace it, does that mean that I get to be with you?" Regina asked.

"Regina," Daniel said, walking to her. He grabbed both of her hands gently in his. "You have people that you need to return to. People that love you."

"But I don't want to lose you again," Regina said. "I want to just stay here with you."

"What did I tell you?" Daniel asked.

"To love again," Regina said softly. "But I can't."

Daniel chuckled. "Yes you can. You already have."

Regina bit her lip as she thought about Emma Swan. It was true; she had learned to love again. "I don't want to say goodbye to you again."

Daniel squeezed her hands gently. "I'll always be with you. I promise. But you in return have to promise me something."

"Anything," Regina said.

"You have to actually tell her how you feel," Daniel said. "She feels the same. Take this as incentive to tell her."

"Okay," Regina agreed. "I'll tell her."

"Good," Daniel said. He pulled her to him and hugged her tightly. "I love you. I always have, and I always will."

"I love you too," Regina said. "I'll never forget you."

Regina slowly opened her eyes. She recognized the hospital room in Storybrooke, as well as the sleeping form of the blonde in the chair next to her bed.

"Emma," Regina called.

Emma slowly opened her eyes at the sound of her name, fully waking up at seeing Regina's eyes open. "You're awake. Do you need anything? Should I get Whale? I should probably get Whale."

"Emma," Regina said, grabbing her hand. "Calm down. I'm fine. Just a little sore is all."

"Good," Emma said. "Now I can kill you. What were you thinking? Driving out in a snowstorm sounds like a great idea!"

"I wanted to get home," Regina said. "I just had a feeling that Henry needed me."

"What am I going to do with you?" Emma asked, tucking a stray piece of Regina's hair behind her ear.

"There's something that I have to tell you," Regina said. "And it's really important."

"Okay," Emma said. "What's up?"

"I was in love with a stable boy named Daniel when I was younger," Regina said. "I was going to run away with him, but my mother killed him before we could leave. I later tried to have him brought back to life, and he was. But he wasn't the same, and it was causing him great pain. He asked me to let him go, and to love again. Before, I thought that it would be impossible. Now, I'm not so sure."

"Because of Henry?" Emma asked.

"No," Regina said. "Because of you."

Emma's eyes widened. "Me?"

Regina nodded. "You. This made me realize that life is unpredictable. I had to let you know."

"Know what?" Emma asked.

"That I love you," Regina said. "I love you, Emma Swan. You are the one who proved to me that I can love again."

"I love you too," Emma said. She stood up before leaning down and kissing Regina gently. "Please don't ever do this to me again."

"I won't," Regina promised. "If it's snowing and I want to get home, I'll just walk instead."

"Regina!" Emma exclaimed.

Regina laughed before pulling Emma down for another kiss. "I'm kidding."

Emma glared at her. "You better be."

Regina smiled at Emma's over-protectiveness. "Thank you for making me love again."

Emma smiled. "And thank you for making me love again."

Watching them both, Daniel smiled. His soul was finally at peace. Regina had learned to love again, and that was all that he could ask for.