Regina stayed quiet for as long as she could before the anger built inside her so much so that she either needed to speak her mind or throw a fireball at something "I'm going to kill him! How could he leave you like this?"

"It's not his fault..." Emma said with a grimace, feeling unsettled by Regina's anger.

"How can you say that? how can you defend him like that! He left you to deal with this alone!" Regina was trying to hold back but her rage was taking over.

"Because it's not his baby!" Emma almost screamed in an attempt to shut the other woman up.

Regina looked at Emma with an open mouth, completely shocked by the blonde's confession. She knew she shouldn't ask but she couldn't stop herself "whose is it?" She asked softly her voice cracking in fear of the unknown.

"It's mine. That's all you need to know." Emma's replied weakly as she started to shake and cry again.

"Emma, please" Regina said taking Emma's hands in her own "did someone hurt you?" The words were almost painful as they left her mouth but she needed to know.

"No" Emma shouted defensively, freeing her hands from Regina's grasp and holding her almost non-existent bump protectively.

"Emma you can tell me anything. I promise you, I will keep your secret"

"Something is wrong with the baby" Emma spoke nervously avoiding making eye contact with Regina.

"What do you mean?" Regina asked tilting her head in confusion.

"The baby. It's dark. I can feel the darkness coming from it. I can feel the darkness growing inside of me" she made eye contact with Regina as she spoke the final words.

"Emma who's the baby's father?" Regina repeated her question.

"It doesn't have one." Was Emma's quick and sharp reply.

"Emma you can tell me..." She tried again desperate to understand what Emma meant.

"It's 'Dark One' bullshit! Something happened to me. I didn't sleep with Hook, I didn't sleep with anyone but I left Camelot pregnant"

"The baby was conceived with dark one magic?" Regina asked cautiously.

"I don't know. I didn't do this intentionally." Emma tears started again.

Regina pulled her into her arms once more and rubbed her back soothingly "we'll figure it out. Everything will be ok."

After relaxing into the brunette's embrace for a few minutes Emma broke away to look at Regina "How can you know that? The baby is dark. What if it's evil? I could be carrying the next Damien Thorn for all I know"

"Because this is your baby Emma and even when you were consumed with darkness you were still good. Your goodness shone threw and there's no way your baby can not have inherited that from you. Just like Henry did. You're a good person Emma and even when you had darkness the lightness was still there so no matter what, your baby will have some of that lightness too."

"I hope you're right" Emma said with a small smile.

"Me too." Regina replied honestly.

"How far along are you?" Regina asked tentatively.

"I don't know... I've not seen a doctor" Emma said nervously ashamed that she hadn't dealt with things at all. "I've not had a period for 3 months so around 12 weeks possibly."

"You need to see a doctor" Regina instructed matter of factly.

"I can't do this alone, not again" Emma voice was small and childlike the fear on her face made Regina's heart ache.

Regina just wanted to wrap her arms around the younger woman and promise her everything would be ok. She could not do that though because in all honesty she had no idea if things would be ok.

"You won't be alone. You have your parents, Henry and... Me" she offered the blonde another small smile.

"I don't want my parents or Henry to know anything until we know more" Emma said with a worried face.

"Ok that's your choice but you're going to start showing soon so the sooner we figure out what's going on the better." The women shared a smile to confirm their understanding. "Have you been taking pregnancy vitamins?"

"I've been taking folic acid for the last month but nothing else. I was trying to deny this was happening. The morning sickness started in the Underworld; I just let myself believe it was stress. I obviously had no reason to believe being pregnant was a possibility."

"Ok well I'll get you some and you really need to eat better, soda, chocolate and chips aren't going to give the baby its essential nutrients"

Emma smiled up at the brunette and the brunette smiled back "what are you smiling at?"

"You. Thank you" Emma's pregnancy hormones were making her sensitive to everything and Regina's generosity, genuine care and just being there for her meant a great deal to the blonde.

"For what?" Regina asked confused.

"For being here... For believing me"

"Believing you?" Regina asked a puzzled expression on her face.

"Hook, he didn't believe me. He thought I'd been with someone else. I think in the end he did but he asked me to choose... Between him and the baby."

"I can't believe he did that to you! I'd love five minutes alone with that idiot" Emma noticed that whenever Regina spoke about Hook her posture changed dramatically, the relaxed smile changed instantly to a tense frown.

"It's fine Regina. He made his choice and I respect his decision" Emma said softly in an attempt to calm the brunette down.

"Respect! He doesn't deserve your respect. He doesn't deserve anything from you. You went to hell for him and he left you alone and scared because he's a spineless bastard!" The vein in Regina's temple popping forward and her face turning red in frustration.

"Regina calm down. I don't want to discuss him further." Emma said placing a hand on Regina's shoulder.

Regina realised that Emma was getting distressed by her angry outburst so she decided to change to topic. "So you're going to be a Mom again..." She said following a deep breath.

"Yes I guess. I don't know how to be a mother though." She said sadly "Except sometimes I remember doing these things for Henry when he was a baby and I think I can do this, but then I remember I never did that, it was you. What if I can't do it?"

"Emma you're a great mother and you'll be a great mother again and I'll just be a phone call away. I'll help out and so will your mother and I think Henry will make an amazing big brother."

"He will won't he? And thank you for your offer but I can't ask you to be on call in case I mess up"

"You didn't. I offered and you will mess up. That's what being a parent is. Messing up constantly but learning from your mistakes and trying your best."

Regina stayed with Emma most of the day they discussed Emma's pregnancy further and Regina tried to reassure Emma's fears. While Emma showered and got dressed Regina went and got some groceries to fill Emma's fridge and cupboards, all organic, and a huge selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. No junk food in sight and she was sure Emma was going to love her for that.

Regina was in the middle of stocking the shelves when Emma came back downstairs. Regina was relieved to see Emma looking a little better already. She still looked under nourished and sick but much better than she had looked in a while. There was even the slightest smile on the blonde's lips.

Emma walked over to join Regina and helped her put the rest of the food away.

"Thank you for everything Regina. You really didn't need to."

"There's no need to thank me."

"Did you buy the whole store?" Emma teased as she looked at her now nearly full cupboards.

"Almost. There's no junk I'm afraid, lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Although you still have the bear claws too"

"Thanks for making them for me. Can I have one now?"

"They're yours. Do as you please dear" a smiling Regina answered the blonde.

Emma opened the tuppawear and began devouring the apple pasty within seconds, similarly to what Regina had witnessed with Henry the previous day. She laughed softly and smiled at the blonde.

"What's funny?" Emma said with a full mouth, pastry dropping onto her fresh clothes.

"I'm just amazed at your and Henry's ability to eat a bear claw in three bites and I'm happy to see you smile. It's been a while"

"Well I'm happy too. I didn't really think I had much to smile about but I've had the best day I've had in a while today, as terrifying as it is dealing with this. I feel like a weight has been lifted and I'm happy that you're here with me"

"I'm glad that you choose to share this with me... I don't know if I'm over stepping the mark here so tell me if I am but I made an appointment for you with an OBGYN just out of town. I can change it or cancel it..." Regina's face was tense and she looked panicked.

Emma could sense Regina's anguish and reassured her with a smile. "Regina its fine, thank you. I need to deal with this. I need to know that the baby's ok."

"Good, well I'm glad that I've not upset you. The appointment is at 10.30. It's at a private clinic and I read lots of reviews it's highly recommended."

Emma's face fell as she looked the floor sadly.

Regina was worried she had upset the blonde "we could book you in somewhere else. You could see a doctor here in Storybrooke I just thought you'd want some privacy."

"No it's not that. The private clinic outside of town sounds perfect."

"Oh, well..."

"I'm scared… I don't want to go alone." The blonde said sheepishly.

"Do you want me to come with you? I mean I don't have to come in the room if you don't want me to but I could drive you?" Regina hoped Emma wanted her to go with her, she knew if she didn't she would spend the day worrying about her anyway.

"I can't ask that of you" Emma felt like she couldn't take up more of Regina's time. She'd spent her whole day helping Emma deal with her problems.

"Again you're not asking I'm offering" Regina said with a genuine big smile.

"Thank you" Was Emma's reply which was accompanied by a huge smile.