David approached the front door that he had left open in order to let some of the smoke escape. He turned sideways, making sure not to let Regina's legs hit the frame on the way out. Stepping carefully off of the front porch, he walked as quickly as he could while also being attentive of the uneven terrain beneath his feet. As he moved further away from the house he glanced down at his wife, whom he could feel trembling in his arms. She still had her face hidden against his chest, and his shirt was getting quite damp from her tears but he didn't mind. Who could blame her? Her sobbing was getting worse and David's heart broke for her. He just wished he could do more to comfort her.

"Regina... everything's going to be fine. You and Kaelyn are safe now, we'll get you both to the hospital soon. And I will get Henry out, he's going to be alright. Don't worry about the house either, we'll be able to get it fixed." Regina raised her head a little as she listened to him, but kept her gaze downwards. David knelt down and delicately placed her on the ground next to a tree so she could lean her back against it. "Are you ok here on your own for a few minutes while I go back inside?" David asked as he gently wiped away some of her tears with his thumb.

Adjusting Kaelyn in her arms, Regina looked up to meet her husband's concerned gaze. The pain that David saw in her brown eyes tore him up inside, and as she nodded her head slowly in response, all he wanted to do was to gather her in his arms again and hold her tight. However, he knew that there no time for that right now; he had to get to Henry before it was too late.

David gave her a small, encouraging smile and started to stand up but she grabbed his arm, "David wait." She said, her eyes wide.

David frowned and placed a hand on her shoulder. "What is it?"

Regina's lips quivered and it took her a few moments before she could speak again. "Be careful," she finally whispered, stroking his arm with her thumb.

David's expression softened. "You don't need to worry, I will be. I promise." He ran a hand through her hair and leaned in to kiss her on the lips; a gesture which she returned affectionately. When David broke apart he smiled reassuringly at her and said, "I'll see you in a bit."

Regina took a deep, shaky breath and replied, "You better mean that."

David gave a small laugh at her response. "Look after Kaelyn, I'll be right back." He stood up and felt a pang in his heart as he saw more tears forming in Regina's eyes. She looked so small and vulnerable right now he couldn't bear to leave her. But Henry needed help and he had to rescue him, the fire was spreading quickly and he didn't know how much longer the fire department would take to arrive. Breaking their locked gaze, he turned around and ran back towards the mansion. As Regina watched him she felt her whole body began to shake again as she cried. When he disappeared into the building she bowed her head and clutched her baby close to her heart, hoping beyond anything that this was not the last time she would ever see her husband again.

If David didn't come back to her, it would mean losing Henry too. She didn't think she would be able to handle losing both of them at once. David had brought light back into her life. Even though she adored Henry with every fiber of her being, she had still felt incomplete before David. He had shown her that it was ok to trust people, and that not everyone was out to hurt her. He had helped her gain back some of what she used to be, before she had let the darkness consume her.

And then there was Henry... for the longest time he was the only family she had. It had been hard enough losing him once; those moments when she had thought Henry was gone forever had been some of the worst in her life. She couldn't bear to live through that again.

Staring down at the baby cradling in her arms, she noticed that Kaelyn's eyes were closed and she was being unusually still. Regina's heart skipped a beat, "no..." she breathed, raising the infant closer to her eyes. Had she inhaled too much smoke? Rubbing the baby's back, Regina closely watched her tummy to see if she was still breathing.

Regina gave an enormous sigh of relief as she saw the faint rise and fall of Kaelyn's middle. Before even considering that she would wake the child up, Regina hugged her daughter, pulling her into a warm embrace against her chest. The baby's eyes fluttered open and she coughed a few times, before whining at being woken so soon. Regina only laughed in delight as she pulled away to gaze lovingly down at her daughter's adorable little face.

"Kaelyn don't you ever do that to mommy again!" She gently tapped the baby's nose with her forefinger and Kaelyn responded by exclaiming incoherently, bearing an enormous smile. "You gave me such a scare!" Regina smiled and pulled her baby close again, closing her eyes to try to calm her now rapidly beating heart.

After a minute or so of just holding Kaelyn and breathing deeply, she opened her eyes and massaged her legs which were beginning to throb again. They must have lost blood flow when she had been trapped beneath the cabinet and now the numbness was wearing off. Even though they were hurting more than ever, this time when she attempted to move her legs, she could manage it. To an extent at least. She hoped they weren't too badly injured.

In an attempt to distract herself from the pain she looked up at her home, waiting for David to return; but this turned out to be a bad idea. The structure still looked perfectly fine from the outside, but the orange glow from the flames was visible on both floors. Some of the rooms were dark, so thankfully not all of the house had been affected yet. However Regina felt her stomach drop when she looked at the window to Henry's bedroom, where the flickering of fire was faintly visible.

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David re-entered the house, the smoke was becoming incredibly thick now but he could still make out where he needed to go. He quickly examined the stairs and saw that the top was blocked with fire. Hurrying back into the kitchen he made his way to the cupboard under the sink where a small fire extinguisher was kept. Once he had this he raced back to the front hall and ran up the stairs two at a time. When he reached the second floor, he pulled on the red lever and tried to subdue some of the flames so he could get through. Managing to make a significant dent in the flickering orange monstrosity he jumped the last step and hurried into Henry's room.

"Henry?" He called into the smoke, some of the fire had made its way in here too, and Henry was nowhere to be seen.

David coughed as he inhaled a mouthful of smoke. "Henry?!" He tried again, looking around. He checked the opposite side of the bed and inside the closet but didn't see any sign of the boy. Before leaving the room to check the rest of the upper level, David knelt down on the floor and placed his palms on the carpet to look under the bed. He gasped as he saw Henry lying on his stomach, his cheek pressed against the floor and his eyes closed. David reached out a hand to shake him and shouted his name again, but Henry remained unconscious. Sliding himself closer to the bed, David grabbed hold of Henry's waist. As delicately as he could he pulled the eleven year old out while supporting his head with one hand so his face didn't drag against the carpet. When Henry had fully emerged, David scooped him easily into his arms and raced back towards the front door, the sound of sirens finally audible over the sound of the flames.