A/N: Hallo everyone!
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Here we have the chapter number 3!
I am sorry there is not enough baby parts but we have things those need to be solved. I hope you will like this chapter and I promise a lot of baby scenes is waiting for future! ;)
All mistakes are mine & I am sorry for them but English is not my first language. I tried to do my best :)

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CHAPTER 3 - OLD FRIEND

Regina didn't know what exactly she was going to do but after weeks full of thinking she needed to really do something finally. She didn't found much about changing curses that had been already cast so – as three woman was standing in the middle of woods - she decided to follow her instincts.

She touched the re-appeared page 23 which was in her pocket. This must work. She took a deep breath.

"Here. Make a circle around us." Regina gave leather pouch with some white dust to Emma and when she was done Regina lighted the fire on the line. The blond and brunette looked on each other and nodded with comprehension. They sent their magic into the fire in the same second and the flames turned to blue. Snow was kneeling on the ground between them, holding Rumple's dagger which Belle had given them. When Regina shouted "Now!" Snow dug the dagger into the ground.

Rumple was the one who had created this curse and Snow had cast it so it should work. The ground shook little and the flames formed into one shape of blue light, flying up the sky but then it disappeared.

Regina felt nothing change she knew the curse was still on town line.

"Did it work?" Snow asked with confused look.

"No." Regina said simply.

"How you can know that? We should go check the town line."

"I feel the town's magic is still the same. No change."

"It's true. I feel it, too." Emma said to Snow but then turned to Regina. "We can try it again."

"No." She shook her head. "Not now. Henry is staying with you until tomorrow, right?"

Emma frowned because of this change of topic but nodded.

"Good. I would like to be alone now."

"Regina," Emma and Snow said in the same time but Regina interrupted them.

"Thanks for your help." She said, turning to walk away and they didn't stop her but Regina heard Snow's voice.

"Just be careful."

Sad smile appeared on her face. Of course she will be she is a mother. That is also reason why she is walking and not transfer herself with magic. Even she didn't stop using magic completely she was careful to not expose her baby to it.

She was walking few minutes when she found herself on the clearing where she had kissed Robin for the first time. She sat down on fallen tree and whispered to her child with closed eyes.

"I failed, darling. We tried something to find your daddy but it didn't work. I don't know what more we should try. I don't know how long I will be able to continue without any success. I'm sorry, darling."

Mommy, no, you can't give up just like that. You came so far, you have lot of clues and you told me you will keep all your promises to me. I believe in you, I know you can find my daddy even it will take some time. I have hope and I want to give all of it to you. I will give you all my love and all my strength but don't give up, mommy.

"I really don't want to give up but I need find something new, some sign that we can figure it out. It seems I'm not good in this having-hope-things but I want to be strong and I will be. For you."

Regina stayed quiet and after a while she started feel like someone was watching her.

"Who's there?" She stood up and with her hand protectively on her belly she turned around but didn't see anything. She thought it was just her imagination and wanted go back home but after few steps she heard a sound.

"I know you are there. Show yourself." Regina shout with eyes searching among trees. Now, she could feel the dark magic that she had felt before again.

"Hello, my friend." Woman in dark-purple dress said as she stepped out behind the trees.

"Maleficent." Regina was surprised that she saw her but she didn't show it on her face. "You are here." She added, raising her brow. She didn't know how long she was free or how it was possible.

"I always was but I was waiting."

"Waiting for what?" Regina asked with the voice of The Evil Queen. She knew Maleficent was up to something.

"For the right time, of course." Maleficent laughed little and started pacing slowly in front of the other woman. She looked so different than Regina remembered her.
"I must tell you I am sorry you failed with this curse." She waved her hand in direction where Regina left Snow and Emma.

"Why should you be sorry about this?"

"Well, you had stolen from me," Maleficent lifted one her hand, "and you had imprisoned me for many years," she lifted her other hand too, "but despite it I wanted you to succeed." She connected her hands and shrugged. "Maybe I just want this curse broken."

Regina shook her head. She knew there was something more. "But what you really want, Maleficent?"

"That," she pointed with her finger, "is not your business." Maleficent came closer to her.
"I have no idea what you did wrong, Regina, because you already know everything what you need to break this curse. Only thing I can tell you are your own words." She came even closer and whispered.
"Love, true love is the most powerful magic of all." She turned from Regina and added "and if you remember what I told you when you stole this curse from me you will figure it out. Think about it, my dear friend."

Maleficent disappeared in cloud of magic and left Regina standing confused in the forest.

Regina didn't even know what she thought about what just happened. All that situation was so weird. She was sure Maleficent's appearance in Storybrook will bring another problems but she couldn't bother herself with that right now. Only thing she could think about during the way back home were Maleficent's words and what they should mean.

When she came home she wanted to drink some wine to help sort out her thoughts. Although she knew one glass of wine wouldn't probably harm her child in any way she poured herself a glass of apple juice instead and sat on the sofa in living room.

She had wanted to get a sign, was it that? Was Maleficent right? Regina wasn't sure about nothing anymore. Maybe she really had known – deep down – how to break or change this curse but she couldn't see it. She tried to remember that night when she took the curse from Maleficent.

"What she told me?" She asked herself quietly because saying her thoughts out loud helped usually.

"She didn't want me to do that. She said something about the lines no one should cross." Regina knew there was something more but she couldn't remembered it. If only she had her Mirror now but she didn't know where Sidney was and she couldn't want anything more from him. What Maleficent had told her seemed to be for nothing.

"True love is the most powerful magic of all." She whispered. It was something what she had known for a long time but she didn't know how it could help now. She and also Emma had already kissed Henry several times and she was sure Charming and Snow were kissing regularly - twice per hour at least. The curse was still there in spite of Regina didn't know more true-loves. Well, maybe she did, but Robin was gone.

"I love you so much, darling," she told to her baby, "I'm sure it is true love, too but I can't kiss you now. Not until you will be born."

Mommy, true love is not only the kiss. You know the kiss is sometimes not enough because there are more acts of true love. I think I know what that woman was trying to tell you and I am sure you will figure it out, too. You are so smart, mommy. Just be patient.

Regina was sitting without any movement, staring on the flames with mind full of thoughts when she felt something like butterflies in her stomach. All of her troubles disappeared in that moment. She placed both of her palms on her belly and focused on first movements of her baby with closed eyes.

"I can feel you, honey." She said with smile on her lips.

"You grew so much I can feel your movements finally. I love you little one. I'm so happy I have you."

Can you, mommy?It's great! I can feel how happy you are and it make me happy, too. I promised you I will practice how to smile and I think I became better at that. I am smiling right now and I wish you could see me. I love you, mommy, so, so much!

xXx

The following morning Regina wanted to make a walk before Henry will come back. She went in the park and after few minutes she saw Snow walking toward her with baby Neal in his stroller.

"Regina. Good morning. What are you doing here?" she asked little surprised.

"Hey. Just a little morning walk." Regina said simply.

"Well, could we join to you?"

"If I say no, will you leave me alone?" Regina asked, knowing the answer already.

"I don't think so." Snow said, laughing and Regina shook her head with little smile. In fact, Snow's company didn't bother her right now.

They were walking in silence for a while when Snow asked.

"Are you okay? You know, after yesterday."

"Yeah." Regina said without looking at Snow and put her hands into her pocket where she could felt the folded page 23.

"Actually, something happened after I had left." Regina wouldn't feel comfortable talking about that with Henry or Emma but it was different with Snow. And she knew others have to know about Maleficent's appearance in town.

The both woman sat on bench and Regina told Snow about Maleficent and everything what she had told her yesterday and what Regina remembered about that night years ago.

"Well, it didn't seem much helpful." Snow said as she picked Neal up from the stroller because he was about to start crying. When he calmed down, Snow looked back on Regina and noticed the light in her eyes. She realized that with Zelena and Robin and all the things what were happening, Regina hadn't seen her son properly yet.

"Would you like to hold him?" She asked with smile and Regina seemed little surprised but she nodded.

"Yes, sure." The smile appeared on her face when Snow handed the baby into her arms.

"Hallo, Neal. We haven't been introduced yet, have we? I am Regina. Nice to meet you." She shook with his little hand slightly and the boy wrapped his fingers around one of hers.

"Oh, he likes you. He can be very choosy about who's finger he will hold."

"I'm honored, little one." She told him, brushing his cheek.
"He's lovely." Regina said to Snow. "He has the same nose like Henry when he was little."

"Yeah, it's the nose of David's mother." Snow said, watching Regina. She can't believe this woman, sitting next to her and holding her child, is the same woman who had been trying to kill her. She went so far.
Snow wanted to see the girl, who had saved her life, again for so long that even she lost hope it was possible.
"Regina," she said to gain her attention and continued when she look up from the baby, "long time ago, I stopped believe I can see the girl who had saved my life again but I am so glad you let her come out again."

"Oh, please, don't." Regina looked at her with disgusted moue and Snow raised her hands.

"That was all I wanted to say."

Neal frowned and was close to starting cry.

"I bet you are thirsty, honey." Snow said and reached into the stroller. "But don't worry I didn't forget your bottle with tee despite your dad forgot to bring the empty one back."

"Empty. That's it. Emptiness." Regina said suddenly and Snow looked on her with confusion.

"What are you talking about?"

"Maleficent." She answered when she take the bottle from Snow and gave it to Neal.

"She told me if I cast the curse, emptiness will be inside me. A void I will never be able to fill. And... it happened, actually. That was reason why I adopted Henry."

"So how it hang together with the curse?" Snow asked, still not understanding.

"I have no idea." Regina looked at her and breathed out helplessly.

Okay.
Do you believe Regina will succeed with changing the curse? Will she find Robin? And her happy ending?
It's so thrilling, isn't it? LOL

Please let me know, what you think about this chapter.
Next one will be soon ;)