Chapter 35

(Fifteen minutes later Emma and Regina are in the hospital cafeteria getting drinks for everyone when conversation inevitably turns to Henry)

Regina: Henry told me he really likes your new house.

Emma: Yeah, it's so much bigger than the apartment, we're having a house warming party next Friday if you wanna come?

Regina: I'd love to thank you Miss Swan, but isn't it a bit late for a house warming party, you've already been there a while haven't you?

Emma: Well we decided that it would be a joint house warming and end of school year party.

Regina: Oh, listen about Henry coming to my house for dinner it doesn't have to be in the near future, what with Mr Gold's/Rumplestiltskin's condition.

Emma: Its getting confusing about what to call someone isn't it.

Regina: You're telling me.

Emma: Come on, we'd better be getting back.

(A few minutes later Emma and Regina arrive back outside Rumplestiltskin's room to see that the curtain's around his bed are drawn with people bustling around him on the other side and Belle, Neal and Henry waiting patiently by the window)

Emma: What's going on?

Belle: They brought him back from his scan a few minutes ago and said the knife wasn't that deep.

Regina: That's good isn't it?

Neal: Yeah, they're just removing it now.

Emma: Shouldn't they be doing that in an operating theatre?

Henry: Dr Whale said it was ok to do in there because all the theatres are taken up at the minute.

Regina: Okay, anyway here are your drinks.

(Emma and Regina give out everyone's drinks)

Belle: Thank you

Emma: Listen Belle, he'll be fine, he's Rumplestiltskin.

Belle: I know, it's just strange somehow to see him vulnerable like this.

Neal: If I know him and I do, he'll be up and about in no time.

Emma: Neal, can I talk to you alone for a minute please?

Neal: Sure

(Emma and Neal walk down the corridor a little bit)

Neal: What is it?

Emma: It's already way past Henry's bedtime so I'd appreciate it if as soon as we've seen your dad that you'd take him home with you so he can go to sleep.

Neal: You still want me to have him!

Emma: Yeah, I mean he's been looking forward to this, besides he needs you, he's scared at the minute.

Neal: Okay sure

Emma: Thank you ... hey look Dr Whale's come out.

(They go back to join the others)

Belle: Well is he ok?

Dr Frankenstein: He's doing great, we got the knife out and have hooked him up to a blood transfusion in order to try and regain what he lost.

Neal: Can we see him?

Dr Frankenstein: Sure, go on in

Regina: Henry, he won't want to see me, so I'm gonna go home, I'll see you soon.

Henry: Okay bye mom.

Regina: Goodbye Henry

(Regina leaves the hospital and everyone enters the room as all the doctors and nurses leave)

Belle: Rumple, I've been so worried

Rumplestiltskin: No need to dear, I'm fine.

Neal: It looked like you wouldn't be for a minute there.

Henry: Yeah, you lost a lot of blood cause of Hook's knife.

Rumplestiltskin: Hook, where is he?

Emma: He's in the mental ward under the hospital, Regina fortified his and Cora's cells with magic, Cora's in a cell where she can't actually use any magic of course.

Rumplestiltskin: Good

(Rumplestiltskin winces in pain)

Belle: Are you ok?

Rumplestiltskin: Yes, I could do with some water though

Belle: Of course

(Belle pours him a glass from the water jug beside his bed and helps him as he takes a sip)

Henry: Are you sure you're ok grandpa?

Rumplestiltskin: Yes Henry, the Doctor's said I should be as right as rain in no time.

Belle: You better be, there's a wedding that can't take place without your attendance.

Neal: Listen dad, I've gotta get Henry home, it's past his bedtime, but we'll be back to see you tomorrow, won't we champ?

Henry: Definitely

Emma: Come on, I'll give you a lift, Belle do you want one as well, there's enough room in the Bug?

Belle: I'm ok thank you, I'd like to stay a little longer, I'll get a cab back in a bit

Emma: Okay, get well soon Mr Gold.

Neal: Bye dad

Henry: Bye grandpa

Rumplestiltskin: Goodbye to all of you

(Emma, Henry and Neal leave the room and she gives them a lift to Rumplestiltskin's house where she says goodbye to Henry, says she'll pick him up from the Hospital the next morning and heads back to her own house for the night)

End of Chapter