"Swan?" Came Regina's voice at the door. "Swan!" She tried the handle but I'd locked it and she knew better than to transport in. "Emma" she said more gently "I came to tell you…I came to say I feel the same way Emma! Emma please believe me I swear…it's always been you Swan, always!"
I got up and opened the door, seeing the tears on her face too, her eyes, her beautiful eyes I could get lost in forever, filled with that same pain I'd felt all these years.
"Regina…" I tried to think of words to say but there weren't any
"Emma…you've always been the one who stuck by me, you believed me when no one else did, even Henry. Gold wanted you to turn dark, he gave me a choice, and I chose you Swan! I always will, but I never thought you would chose me. But you…" I cut her off and embraced her; I'd waited for this moment too long.
I pulled back "I…I love you but I can't Regina…for Killian's sake. I have to save him, but you're my true love Regina, how can we share a heart if it's already with you?"
"There's….there's another way but…the effects would be…well I'm not sure what would happen"
I looked at her, wondering what had in mind. "It'd be a…forgetting potion. You'd forget I existed, forget that you…that you love me. Without me…your true love would be Killian, you could save him"
"I don't want to lose you Regina, I've lost everything, I can't lose you too" I cried out.
Regina looked in more pain than I've ever seen her, like she was trying to be strong, like she always was.
"You'll get Hook though, he'll be by your side again, you'll love him like he loves you"
"But Regina…I love you, I don't want Hook instead, I want you…I just want him to be safe…"
"Swan…this is the only way"