Henry laughed as he walked into Emma's house. "This place is a mess."

Emma shrugged. "I know. But I hardly ever stay here. I'm usually spending most of my time with you and your mom."

"True," Henry said, walking into the kitchen. "What's going on in here? It looks like something blew up."

"I was baking," Emma said. "I just forgot that we were going to spend the day together. I'll clean it up, no problem."

Henry laughed. "I'll help." He grabbed a washcloth, getting it wet and starting to wipe down the counter.

"Thank you," Emma said. She started to put ingredients away, not noticing when Henry got peanut butter on his finger, licking it off without a second thought. "Do you think that your mom would be fine with just cookies for dinner?"

Henry brought his hand up to his throat, eyes widening in panic as he felt it begin to swell shut. He started gasping for breath, hitting his hand frantically on the counter to get Emma's attention.

Emma turned to him in confusion, but quickly gasped and ran over to him. "Henry? What's going on?"

Henry tried to speak, but nothing came out. Emma frantically grabbed her phone and dialed 911. She quickly informed the dispatcher of where they were, before turning her attention back to Henry.

He didn't know she was paying attention to him though. His eyes rolled back in his head, and he collapsed to the ground.


Emma paced back and forth in the waiting room, anxiously waiting for what the doctors would say. She knew logically that Henry would be fine, but how could she have been so stupid?

"Emma!" Regina called, walking quickly into the waiting room.

"Hi," Emma mumbled, continuing her pacing. "We might be here for awhile."

Regina reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her into a hug. "It's all going to be fine. The doctors know what they're doing."

"I'm such a terrible mother," Emma mumbled into Regina's neck. "How could I not have known that he was allergic to peanut butter?"

"We've never discussed it," Regina said soothingly. "I don't blame you, and I'm sure that Henry won't either. Everything is going to be fine."

"Is it?" Emma asked. "What if he was missing oxygen for too long? He could have permanent brain damage!"

"The paramedics got there only a couple minutes after he collapsed," Regina said. "I'm sure that no permanent damage was done."

"But what if there was?" Emma asked. "If he has some kind of permanent injury because of this, I will never be able to forgive myself. Anything bad that happens because of this is my fault. All my fault. Oh my god what have I done?"

"Hey, hey, take it easy," Regina said gently, rubbing her hand up and down Emma's back. "Take some deep breaths. You are not a terrible mother. Everyone makes mistakes, and this was just one of yours."

"Some mistake," Emma scoffed. "He could die because of me!"

Regina pulled away slightly, tilting Emma's head towards hers and wiping the tears gently from Emma's cheeks. "He is not going to die. He's going to be fine, and tease you for a long time about the time that he tried to help you clean your messy kitchen and spent the rest of the day in the hospital."

Emma smiled. "That sounds like Henry."

"It does," Whale said, walking into the waiting room.

"Jeez, way to sneak up on us," Emma said, pulling completely out of Regina's embrace.

Whale shrugged. "Henry is fine, and is awake. He needs his rest, but you can see him. If you want to stay with him until he falls asleep, I won't stop you. But you will need to leave overnight."

"He's staying overnight?" Emma asked, panic starting to creep into her voice.

"Just for observation," Whale assured her quickly. "He'll be able to leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"Can we see him?" Regina asked.

"Of course," Whale said. "Follow me."


"Ma, I really am fine," Henry protested. "You don't need to keep hovering."

"Are you sure you're fine?" Emma asked. "You look kind of pale. Maybe I should call a nurse for you."

"Mom, tame your girlfriend," Henry groaned.

Regina chuckled. She grabbed Emma's hand, pulling her to her feet. "Come on. We need to go home anyway. We're not allowed to stay overnight, remember?"

Emma went to pull away. "But-"

"But nothing," Regina said strongly, pulling Emma with her. "Let him rest in peace."

"Rest in peace?" Emma asked.

Regina rolled her eyes. "Oh my goodness."

Thank you all for the prompts! I'll be starting on them tomorrow :)