Please tell me you guys watched the latest episode. It was so good, you have no idea. And as much as I ship SQ, seeing Robin come through that tree and Regina getting him back made me so happy because if Regina and Emma can't be together, at least Regina is happy with someone.

Also really enjoying the lack of Zelena. Praises.

This chapter is based on the most recent episode so if you haven't watched it, WATCH IT :)

Emma wasn't going to accept Regina just leaving. Yes, it had been peaceful to live in a world where the curse hadn't happened and she had grown up with her parents. But it was also a world without Regina in it, and that was a world that she never wanted to be in again.

Finally, Emma spotted her on the path up ahead. She knew that she and August had to take care of making the wardrobe, but Regina was more important to her now. If anyone saw her, she would surely be executed.

"Regina!" Emma called.

Regina stopped in her tracks, looking at Emma in surprise. "Why are you following me? You're supposed to be helping get us back."

"This world is not better off without you," Emma panted, stopping in front of Regina to catch her breath. "They just think they are."

"Emma, look at this place," Regina said, spreading out her arms. "There is peace and happiness in this land. There was no curse. You have a great life here, as does everyone else."

Emma shook her head. "This world does not mean anything without you in it. Every world needs you."

"Yes, to cause chaos and destruction," Regina said bitterly. "You saw the way Henry looked at me. I'm a monster, and we both know that heroes always defeat the monsters. Everyone is better off without me."

"I'm not," Emma said softly as Regina turned to walk away.

Regina slowly turned back around. "What?"

"I may have enjoyed getting to grow up with my parents, but deep down I always felt like something was missing here," Emma said. "I didn't realize what it was until you were suddenly in front of me and basically saving me from myself."

"I was ridiculous to even come here," Regina said. "You and Henry were so happy. Your parents were happy. And now this version of them is dead and Henry hates me. This world is better off without the Evil Queen."

"Maybe," Emma agreed, taking a step towards Regina. "But the last time I checked, you're not her. You're Regina. And this world is missing you."

Regina bitterly laughed. "Is it?"

"You said that you wanted to know if Robin was happier off without you, just like everyone else," Emma said. "Well I'm here to tell you that that's a lie. Everyone isn't better off. I wasn't. Look what I became without being the Savior."

Regina laughed. "A singing princess."

Emma nodded. "I don't want that to be my fate. Even if everyone else is happier without you, this world is just a dream world. The whole story is different. I'm sure if we asked right now in town, people really would miss you if you were gone."

"I doubt it," Regina said. "But thank you for trying to make me feel better."

Emma sighed before reaching out and grabbing Regina's hands. "Listen to me, okay? I felt empty without you in this world. It didn't feel right for some reason to have Henry all to myself and for Neal to be a knight. This world felt off. And then you showed up. And even though at first I had no idea that you were good, your presence filled that hole in me. What does that mean?"

"I don't know," Regina said softly.

"Well I do," Emma said strongly. "It means that my life, my happiness, isn't complete without you in it. I need you. Always have, and always will. So don't you dare think for one moment that my life would be better without you in it. Because it wouldn't."

Regina looked at Emma in surprise. "You mean it?"

"Of course I do," Emma said, squeezing Regina's hands gently. "When I saw you standing in front of me as the Evil Queen, I was so confused. I felt so scared of what you might do to me, but I also felt completed. As if, in that moment, my life was complete. And then I realized that you were the reason why."

"Why are you telling me this?" Regina asked.

"Because all that seeing Robin is going to do is hurt you," Emma said. "He doesn't remember you, and he hasn't had the greatest life here. It won't end well."

"So what do you suggest then?" Regina asked.

"Help me and August with the wardrobe," Emma said. "Then we can go home, and you can surround yourself with people who need you in their lives. This Henry may not need you, but ours does."

Regina smiled. "He's a teenager. He'll never admit to that."

"Maybe not," Emma said, shrugging. "But it's worth a shot."

"Can I ask you something?" Regina asked.

"Always," Emma said, linking her arm with Regina's and heading back to August's house.

"Why are you so intent on finding me my happiness?" Regina asked. "You sacrificed yourself to the darkness for me, and you've helped me with Robin on multiple occasions. Why?"

Emma shrugged. "That's what you do when-" She cut herself off, not wanting to give anything away. Regina couldn't know.

"When what?" Regina asked.

Emma shook her head. "Nothing. Forget about it. It wasn't important."

Regina stopped, pulling Emma to a stop beside her. "Come on. If it was nothing, you wouldn't have started to say it."

Emma sighed and unhooked her arm from Regina's. "That's what you do when you love someone. Even if you can't have them, somebody else should."

"You love me?" Regina asked, wide-eyed in shock.

Emma nodded. "I think that's why I felt empty without you here. My heart wasn't complete without you beside me the whole time. My happiness is with you."

Regina smiled before pulling Emma to her and kissing her gently. "My happiness is with you too. If I'm honest with myself, I only want to know if Robin's happy because I feel responsible for his death. I loved him for awhile, but I always came back to you."

"I'm glad you did," Emma said, kissing her again. "Now come on, we need to get back to the cottage. We can't risk anyone seeing you. Plus we have a lot of work to get done on the wardrobe."

Regina nodded and intertwined her fingers with Emma's. "Let's go home."