Regina looked at her reflection in her mirror, smoothing her hands over her dress. She twisted the ring on her finger, staring intently at herself. Did she want to do this again? Could she do this again?

"You look stressed," Snow said, walking into the room. "Slightly like the last time you got married."

Regina winced. "I'm trying not to think about that day."

"And yet you are," Snow said. "Aren't you?"

Regina sighed and smoothed down her dress again. "I can't help it. The last time I was getting married it didn't turn out well."

"But this is completely different," Snow said. "You're choosing to marry Emma. Marrying my father wasn't your choice."

"I know," Regina said. "But it's just the thought of getting married again."

"Have you talked to Emma about this?" Snow asked.

Regina nodded. "Of course. But she's not here right now, so I guess I'm just stuck with you and your hope speeches."

Snow chuckled. "I suppose you are."

Regina bit her lip, deep in thought. Normally Emma would be there is ease her worries and calm her down, but she wanted to do things traditionally. So, she and Regina weren't allowed to see each other before the wedding ceremony.

"You're scared," Snow said.

Regina jumped, completely forgetting that she was there. "Of course I am. I thought we had already determined that."

Before Snow could say anything else, Henry opened the door. "You two ready to go? Everything and everyone is ready to go except for our lovely bride number two."

Regina smiled. Since her own father obviously couldn't attend the wedding, Henry was the one escorting her down the aisle. "As ready as I'll ever be."

Emma smiled as the wedding started and people started walking down the aisle. They all looked great and everything, but Regina was who Emma really wanted to see. The woman that she was going to marry.

As the song started for Regina and the whole room stood up, Emma felt as if her heart was going to burst. But when the doors opened, the whole room gasped.

"Where is she?" Emma asked, turning to Ruby. Ruby just shrugged. As far as she knew, the bride was always supposed to walk down the aisle at this point.

"Ma," Henry said, running up the aisle. "Mom ran. Said something about not being able to do this again."

Emma groaned. If only she hadn't been so insistent on making everything traditional, Regina might actually have walked down the aisle today.

"I tried talking to her," Snow said. "But nothing I said seemed to help. I don't have to same comfort factor that you do."

"I know," Emma said. "Thank you for trying. Could you keep everyone here occupied for a little bit? I have a bride to go find."

In reality, it only took Emma 5 minutes to find Regina. After all, she only had 3 hiding places.

"I don't think this is where you're supposed to be," Emma teased gently as she sat next to Regina on the steps of her vault.

"I'm sorry," Regina said. "It just all seemed too familiar and I just couldn't do it again. I know that it's you standing there and not Leopold, but I just-"

"Hey," Emma said, cutting her off. "It's okay. I understand why you ran."

"But we need to go back," Regina said.

"I'm not saying that," Emma said. "Whether or not we go back is entirely up to you. I'm not Leopold, Regina. I'm not going to make you marry me."

Regina smiled before hugging her tightly. "I love you so much. And that's why I'm going to marry you."

"Well in that case," Emma said. "I believe we have a wedding to get back to."