This chapter is for Lanafan7151977 with the prompt: "Broken bone. Someone breaks their arm and gets taken care of."
Ava sat in a chair in the living room, completely lost to the world. She had just started reading this amazing book called "Red Queen", and couldn't put it down. Which was probably a problem, considering she was supposed to be watching her sister.
She loved Lola, she really did, but sometimes Ava just wanted some peace and quiet to be alone to just read. Even though she wasn't blood related to her mothers, she was still like Regina in that regard.
Lola came running into the room at that moment, stopping in front of Ava and poking her leg insistently. "Ava."
Ava pretended that she couldn't hear her. Then again, you never really could ignore Lola Maria Swan-Mills.
"Ava," Lola said, a little louder. "Ava, Ava, Ava, Ava!"
Ava rolled her eyes before closing her book and looking down at Lola impatiently. "What Lola?"
"Mommy said that you have to play with me," Lola said, pouting. "You're just reading your book."
"Why don't you read too?" Ava suggested. "Then we can both have some quiet time."
"But that's boring," Lola whined. "I wanna play."
"Play what?" Ava asked, putting her bookmark in her book. There was no way that Lola would leave her alone without throwing a temper tantrum. And Lola throwing a temper tantrum was something to be avoided at all costs.
Lola smiled before running over and jumping onto the couch. "Let's pretend that the floor is all lava! And we have to get to safety without getting burnt."
Ava sighed. She should have known. This was the only game that Lola ever liked to play these days.
"Okay," Ava sighed, putting her book off to the side in a safe place. "Get ready."
Lola giggled before jumping from the couch to the chair next to it. Ava smiled before jumping from her chair to the couch. She was way too old to be jumping on the furniture, but it was fun and was making Lola smile.
To Ava, what happened next seemed to happen in slow motion. Lola jumped from the chair she was in to the couch across the room. She ended up not making it far enough, and fell to the floor, putting her arms out in front of her to catch herself.
"Lola!" Ava exclaimed. She ran over to where Lola was, scooping her up.
Lola looked at Ava as tears gathered in her eyes. "My arm really hurts."
Ava had ended up calling Emma instead of Regina. She knew that Regina would probably freak out, and that Emma would probably be calm and handle things.
"What have I told you about jumping on the furniture?" Emma scolded as she drove Lola and Ava to the hospital. "I knew that someone was going to get hurt."
"Sorry," Ava mumbled.
Emma sighed. "It's fine. Just no more okay? Especially after this. Just be thankful that you called me, or there would be a lot more freaking out."
Ava chuckled. "Oh I know. That would be why I called you."
Emma smiled before parking her car. "Yeah, we're gonna wait to tell her about this. Deal?"
"I would say deal, but you might want to look over there first," Ava said, pointing out the window of the car.
Emma looked over and cursed. Regina was leaning up against her car, arms crossed. To anyone else, it would look like she was pissed. But Emma knew that this was her defensive position, which meant that she was probably internally freaking out.
"How're you feeling Lo?" Emma asked, turning around to look at Lola.
"It doesn't hurt unless I move it," Lola said, looking down at her arm.
"Okay," Emma said. She turned her gaze to Ava. "Don't go anywhere, and holler if she starts getting pain again when not moving it. I'll be right back."
"Where are you going?" Ava asked.
Emma looked pointedly in Regina's direction. "Oh," Ava said.
"Oh is right," Emma said, getting out of the car. "Stay here." She shut the car door before walking over to Regina.
"So when were you going to tell me that our daughter got hurt and was being taken to the hospital?" Regina asked.
"When she had been examined," Emma said. "That way if there wasn't anything to freak out about, I could deal with you freaking out later."
"I am not freaking out," Regina said. "I'm perfectly calm."
"On the outside," Emma said, looking at her knowingly.
Regina smiled slightly. "How you know me so well I will never understand. But yes, on the inside I am freaking out. How many times have we told them not to jump on the furniture?"
"Too many," Emma said, chuckling. "But Lola is half me and half you, and we both know how hard it is to resist her when she wants something."
"True," Regina agreed. "So is her arm broken?"
"We're about to find out," Emma said. "But you have to promise that you won't freak out if Lola cries when they touch her arm. Broken bones hurt."
Regina winced. "I know what a broken bone feels like. I won't freak out. That much."
Emma just rolled her eyes and laughed. "How'd you find out there we're here anyway?"
Regina smirked. "David sold you out."
Lola had indeed broken her arm, but was pretty excited to be now wearing her bright pink cast. Regina on the other hand, had no idea what a cast even was.
"And you're sure that thing is going to actually help her?" Regina asked.
Emma laughed. "Yes. Didn't they have things like that in the Enchanted Forest?"
Regina shuddered. "Not at all. Healing broken bones was not as easy as it is here. And definitely much more painful."
"Well Lola seems pretty happy," Emma said. "Don't be surprised if she asks you to sign it."
"Sign what?" Regina asked.
"That cast," Emma said. "You take a Sharpie marker and sign it. Some kids have no room left on theirs because so many kids want to sign it."
"Really?" Regina asked.
Emma smiled. "Didn't Henry ever have a broken bone?"
Regina blushed. "I was a little overprotective. He wasn't allowed to do anything that might result in him being hurt. I didn't have any idea what I was going with him and-"
"Ma! Mom!" Ava shouted from up ahead. "Lola tripped on the curb and fell!"
Regina and Emma shared a glance. "That clumsiness is all you," Regina said.
Emma rolled her eyes before jogging with Regina to where Ava and Lola were. If Lola had broken another bone, Regina was going to have a heart attack.
"I'm good!" Lola said, standing up and brushing herself off.
Regina chuckled before scooping her up. "You, my dear, are going to be the death of me."
Emma walked forward and tickled Lola's stomach, causing her to erupt into a fit of giggles. "But what a way to go."
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