A/N: I do not own anything. In addition, I am looking for anyone who would like to beta my next chapter.
Chapter 3
"I am going to take a shower, you two probably need to talk." Henry said looking at Regina. Then he got up hugged his moms and ran off to the bathroom. Both women were lost in their own thoughts. Then out of nowhere, Emma got up, ran to the trashcan, and started to vomit.
"Are you trying to kill me," Emma said bent over the trashcan. Emma practically collapsed on the floor. Regina got up, got a washcloth, and washed her face. Henry came running into the Kitchen and Regina asked him to go to his room. For the first time in a long time he did not fight her, he just did what she asked, without any questions.
"Come on let's get you to bed Miss Swan, you probably contracted the same virus our son had." Regina helped Emma to bed, helped Emma change her shirt. Which if Emma had been in her right mind would have made her more confused. However, Emma felt like crap and just wanted to lie down. Regina covered her with a blanket, then wet a washcloth and put it on her head.
"What about Henry, I have to make sure…" Emma started to trail off.
"He is fine," Regina said.
"Did you poison me? That just hit me all of sudden you must have poisoned me. I have never been so dizzy in my whole life." Emma sounded scared and started to thrash around in the bed. Regina stopped her, by holding her arms down.
"No you're sick, stop before you make yourself throw up." Regina said trying to calm the hysteric blonde.
"Well you sleep right next to Henry and your fine, how come you're not sick. Are you using magic again?"
"I got my flu shot, 3 weeks ago; actually you were supposed to take Henry to get his too. I set him up an appointment I wrote it all down but you threw the paper away remember. If I poised you, would I still be here waiting for one of your charming parents to come look after you? I would have just taken Henry and left you to die alone." Emma tried to comprehend what she was hearing. Then there was a knock at the front door. Regina then got up to leave.
"Stay." Emma sounded desperate; Regina had never seen Emma so scared. Then Snow came rushing in worried, she rushed over to Emma's bed.
"You leave NOW!" Snow said pushing Regina away, from her daughter.
"No stay, your family," Emma said reaching out for Regina. Snow looked modified and glared at Regina.
"No Emma, she is just the evil queen who ruined our lives." Snow said running her hand threw Emma's hair while giving Regina a look to kill. Regina just rolled her eyes.
"No she is the mother of my son, and without her I would never have gotten him she can stay and the two of you need to get along." Emma said rolling over into her pillow.
"What the hell did you do to my daughter?" Before Regina could say anything Snow knocking her to the ground. Snow was about to punch her, but Emma hand climbed out of bed and grabbed her arm to stop her. During the struggle, the usually strong Emma threw up next to them, and then passed out. Snow punched Regina one time.
"Look at what you have done." Snow said yelling at Regina who was not paying any attention to her. Regina was unfazed by the punch the red imprint still evident on her face. Regina was over Emma, trying to get her to wake up. Regina keep patting her arm and shaking her.
"You know that kind of hurts." Emma said looking up at Regina. She had a goofy grin on her face.
"You're complete idiot Miss Swan. You are so very much Charming's child. " Regina said looking down at Emma. Snows anger subsided enough to help Regina get Emma back in bed and changed. After Emma was safely back in bed Snow and Regina cleaned up the mess. Then Snow dragged Regina to the Kitchen.
"We need to talk sit down," Snow said pointing at the table. Regina sat down across from the pixie haired brunette.
"I think the time for words is over, you know as well as I do, we can't fix the past. We have nothing left to say to each other." Regina said looking down at the table.
"I want to talk about the present you and my daughter and don't play dumb. I think we have a lot to talk about when it comes to Emma." Snow said glaring at Regina.
"I have no idea what you are taking about." Regina said still refusing to look at Snow.
"I see how you look at her; it's the same way you used to look at Daniel." Snow said her hand tapping on the table.
"It's not the same at all I loved him, I hate her. It's not the same thing at all." Regina said looking up to, finally meet snows gaze.
"You cleaned up her vomit; would you do that for someone you hated because I sure as hell wouldn't." Snow said starting to get angry. Regina just shrugged, and took a deep breath.
"She's saved me countless times, helping her when she is sick means nothing more to me than repaying my debt." Regina sneered at Snow accusation. Snow got up, and walked around to where Regina was and looked her dead in the eye.
"You never repaid your debts."
"Have you ever thought maybe I have changed?"
"You had so many chances to do the right thing and so many times you didn't."
"What's your point?"
"Why now, why all of sudden are you trying so hard to be a good person."
"I'm doing it for Henry."
"That's who you're doing all of this for huh, there's nobody else you want to look at you differently."
"I am not doing any of this for you if that's what you mean."
"NOT ME, anyone else."
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about Snow."
"Ok I will spell it out for you then. You hurt her and I will destroy you, do you hear me." Snow said hovering over Regina usually, she would say something clever and make Snow feel inferior. However, Regina was at a loss for words, at the current moment. Then they heard a loud noise and ran to Emma's room. Emma was on the floor. She was trying to get up to see what all the commotion was in the kitchen. Henry was already there trying to help. Regina could not believe how obstinate she was. Regina rushed over to Henry and together they got Emma back into bed.
"Stay in bed you're sick, your body doesn't want you to move so stop before you hurt yourself. I mean it; you are going to be covered from head to toe in bruises. You will be lucky if you do not end up in a coma at this rate. " Regina said glaring down at the stubborn women. Regina then sent Henry back to his room. She did not want him to see Emma so sick and weak.
"I heard yelling, I had to make sure you two weren't killing each other."
"The only thing you need to worry about is staying in bed and getting better, so you can take care of our son."
"What were you two fighting about I was just worried. I don't need you two hurting each other when I am too weak to stop it."
"I promise we were just talking and you have nothing to worry about."
"Well when we use to talk, most of the time one of us ended up with a fat lip. Don't hit my mom please."
"I won't do anything to her."
"Promise me."
"This is silly."
"Promise."
"Why."
"Why can't you promise not to hurt my mother? She is just as important to Henry as I am and he would be mad if you did anything to her."
"Your mother is quite capable of taking care of herself Miss Swan."
"Really you can't just tell me you won't hurt my mother."
"Fine."
"No, say I promise to never ever hurt your mother."
"Fine, I promise."
"Say it."
"I promise to never hurt your mother."
"Ever."
"Ever."
"You know when you're not trying to destroy everyone lives you're actually pretty cool to be around."
"No one has ever described me as cool"
"Really I can't image anyone thinking anything but how cool you are."
"I think your delirious, and need to go to bed Miss Swan."
Snow watched the whole seen from the doorway. The shock she felt earlier was gone. Replaced with the knowledge that even though she hated Regina, she would do whatever it took to protect the people she loved. Snow knew what she had to do.
"I am just going to let myself out." Snow called from the door.
"You're not going to stay and take care of her?" Regina said looking down at Emma, her face red and angry.
"No I just remembered I have something really important I have to do." She said walking out the door.
"But she's your child, nothing is more important than that." Regina looked yelled.
"And I know you will take good care of her," Snow said and Regina looked confused and angry. Snow just smiled.
"I could destroy her where she lays." Regina did her best evil queen.
"We both know you won't," Snow turned and walked away. Regina got up to fallow her but Emma grabbed her hand.
"Just stay." Emma said looking frail and tired. Regina smiled down at her and nodded.
"Fine but this is just because I don't have anything better to do with my spare time." Regina said holding the other woman's hand. The rest of the day was spent with Emma trying to get up and Regina making her lay down. When Emma was not trying to escape the confines of her bed Regina was forcing her to drink water, which Emma was refusing.
"You know your worse at being sick then a child." Regina said trying to get Emma to drink something.
"I don't want anything it will just make me sick again." Emma said rolling over trying desperately to get away from Regina and her damn hydration.
"Ok how about this you take a few sips and I will leave you alone." Regina said offering the liquid to Emma. Emma took a sip, and handed back the glass to Regina. Regina got up to leave.
"Where are you going?" Emma asked
"To make our son dinner and then probably to bed, I am really worn out."
"Are you staying here," Emma's voice sounded so small.
"No I am heading home David said he would come and check in on you. I am tired and need my rest. So do you, don't forget to drink some water tonight." Emma started to get up again.
"Why on earth can't you just lay there and be sick like a normal person." Regina said pushing Emma back down on the bed.
"Because I don't get sick, I'm Emma fucken Swan and even if I did I wouldn't stay in bed all day." Emma said.
"Well that's because you're a complete and utter fool." Regina could really see Charming in Emma all day today.
"I have never had anyone take care of me, so I guess I am not use to being treated like a baby." Emma said trying to fight Regina off.
"Well quit acting like a child, and I will stop treating you like one. I have never met anyone so..."Regina had to think for a moment. "I have never met anyone like you ever." Which was true, Emma was a lot like her parents, but she was also so much more. She could get on her last nerve like Charming. She was able to best her at every turn like Snow. She hated her that was certain. There was also something else there Regina just could not place it.
"They broke the mold, will technically you broke the mold. Cause I am sure I would have been one of many if the charming's could have got to work making babies." Emma chucked at her own dumb joke. "Thank you thou, for helping me get to bed, you would have been the last person I thought would ever want me to get better."
"Oh well, who would I have to fight with if you weren't around to make me miserable."
"I knew you enjoy our little fights why else would you go out of your way to start them with me all the time. You just like seeing me all hot and bothered." Emma said poking the older woman in the ribs.
"Stop that" Regina said pushing Emma's hand away. "No I just wanted you to leave Miss Swan." Regina said pushing her hand away.
"Backfired, I'm never leaving, and it's your fault I stayed."
"Well you're much harder to understand then most people. Anyone else would have been gone in a few days. " Regina said starting to get up to leave.
"Stay." Emma yelled "And you should know by now that I'm not just anyone."
"I had to learn that the hard way. I'm going to make Henry some food; I will check on you in a bit." Regina said looking over her shoulder and walked out. Regina feed Henry and was surprised she did not have to go yell at Emma one time while she was cleaning up and putting Henry to bed. She had planned to leave earlier but Henry had wanted to spend some time with her and David had to stay late at the station.
Regina went into check on Emma one last time before she left. She found Emma sound asleep. Regina smiled no wonder she was being so good, Regina thought as she sat down at the foot of the bed. She had only planned to sit for a second, but she started to fall asleep and before she knew it, she was out. Later that night David came in to check on Emma, seeing them both lying there, he knew his wife was right shaking his head he left.