A/N: Hey guys. I finally finished the next chapter. I didn't want to post a new one until I was positive where I was going with the story. I had conflicting ideas and I couldn't pick one, so I hope I made the right choice. :P One part of this chapter may be confusing, but keep in mind that this is AU so the character histories are a bit different.

It was a quarter past two in the morning, and Emma was fast asleep. She was seated beside Henry's hospital bed, and she had pulled the chair close so she could rest her head in her arms against the blankets next to Henry's legs. David had gone to take a nap in the visitor's lounge and Regina had returned to her own hospital room.

Emma moaned as something interrupted her sleep. She breathed in heavily as her eyes fluttered open, stretching her back as she checked the clock. Sighing, she leaned back into the chair, still groggy from her nap. When she turned to look at Henry she suddenly snapped back into reality. He had moved; his head was leaning to the side, and one of his arms was draped over his stomach whereas it had lain flat beside him earlier.

She immediately leaned closer to him, "Henry?"

There was no reply, but Emma could have sworn his head moved slightly at the sound.

She reached out and grabbed his arm, "Henry?" She asked again, "wake up."

The boy made a small noise in response and began to stir, causing Emma to beam with relief.

"Can you hear me?"

Henry's eyelids were heavy and it took him a few seconds before he was finally able to squint at the blurry figure beside him.

"Emma?"

The blonde laughed and left her seat so she could hug him. "ya, its me..."

"Is this the hospital? What happened? There was a fire at home, and my mom and sister were downstairs, but I don't remember anything else. Where are they? Are they ok?"

Emma pulled away from Henry and still smiling she said, "ya its the hospital. They're both here, and they're fine. We were all so worried about you though. David rescued you all from the fire, but you weren't waking up and... you really scared us."

"Sorry..." He sounded sincere. "Are they really ok? It was so scary, the hallway was blocked and I didn't know what to do. I hid under my bed because I remember from school that you are supposed to stay below the smoke. I guess it didn't really do much though huh?"

"You're still here aren't you? That was good thinking."

Henry grinned at the praise. "What time is it?"

"Almost 2:20"

"In the morning?"

"Yep, but you know what? I don't think I want you to go back to sleep tonight ok?"

"Ok."

They both looked towards the door as two nurses hurried into the room to examine Henry.

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"Mr. Nolan?"

"Mr. Nolan?" David was woken by a short woman with honey blonde hair piled on top of her head under her nurse's cap.

" Is everything alright?" He replied, sitting up to face the night nurse, "and please, call me David."

"David," she nodded, "and yes it is. In fact I have some wonderful news. Henry's just woken up."

"Really?" David stood up, "that's excellent!"

"Just a few minutes ago in fact. I thought it best to inform you right away. I wasn't sure if I should wake his mother because she really needs to sleep, but as it turns out I've just been told that she is awake too. She is asking for you. We haven't told her the news yet because we thought it might be nice for her to hear it from you."

David nodded, "I'll tell her. Is there anyone with Henry right now?"

"Yes, the sheriff is still with him."

"That's good. He's going to be ok now right?"

"Things are looking well, yes." The nurse said kindly.

"That's great!" David smiled."Thank you for waking me up."

"You're welcome David."

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"He's awake?" Regina beamed, her eyes glistening with happy tears. "Is he alright?" She asked as David leaned down to hug her.

"He'll be fine." David returned her smile as he pulled away and sat down on the bed, facing her.

"Why wasn't he waking up?"

"I don't know, all I care about is that he did wake up."

Regina nodded thoughtfully.

"Oh, and the nurse said you wanted to see me, what is it?" David asked.

Regina's expression darkened a little and she cast her eyes downwards. "I didn't want to say anything to the nurses because they would probably say I was just dreaming... you might think I was too, but I'm sure I wasn't asleep." She looked uncertainly back up at him.

David was puzzled, "what are you talking about, did something happen?"

"It was about fifteen minutes ago, and it was really strange because it happened so quickly. The room was dark and I was trying to fall back to sleep, but suddenly I could hear breathing coming from beside me. I opened my eyes and there was a figure standing there, a man. I asked him what he was doing here but he didn't say anything. And after that he was simply gone."

David felt a chill run down his spine. "Are you sure? Maybe it was one of the doctors, or a nurse checking in on you."

"I don't think so." Regina whispered.

"Why didn't you call out to the nurses?"

Regina was about to respond but then stopped herself.

"Do you know who it was?" David asked.

Regina frowned, "I think... it might have been your stepfather."

"Spencer? Albert Spencer? I haven't seen him since I was eighteen. Do you even know what he looks like?"

The brunette nodded, "I've seen a few pictures of him from your childhood photos."

"It doesn't make sense. Why would he show up here, after all this time? And why did he come to you instead of me? I don't even know if he knows we're married."

"Well he must know," Regina looked slightly hurt. "You don't believe me either do you?"

"No, I do. I just don't understand. Maybe subconsciously you remembered him, and you only imagined him being here. It's almost 3:00 in the morning and you haven't had much rest. I don't think Spencer would just show up and then leave without any explanation at this time of night. We haven't wanted anything to do with each other since my mom died when I was ten."

Regina appeared unconvinced. This information about David's past was not new to her, but all the same she was positive of what she saw. "I know that honey, but I'm still certain he was in this room."

David was still trying to be reasonable, but he knew how stubborn his wife could be. "But don't you think someone would have seen him? Coming in? Leaving? I don't think the hospital would just let a stranger wander into patient's rooms in the dead of night."

Regina huffed in response. She wasn't glaring at him, but she didn't look particularly cheerful either.

Suddenly her eyes turned round, "Henry... is anyone with him? I don't want him to be alone. And have you checked on Kaelyn recently?"

"Emma's still with Henry, and Kaelyn is safe too, she is in a secure ward. Random people can't just walk around among babies and newborns in hospitals. Are you worried Spencer might try to get close to either one of them?"

"I don't know what to think."

David squeezed her hand."Well, I think as long as they are in the hospital they will be safe."

Regina nodded ever so slightly, her eyes were betraying a mixture of sadness, uneasiness, and worry. After staying silent for a few moments she asked, "do you think I'll be able to go see Henry tonight?"

"You're never going to give yourself the chance to recover," her husband teased. "We can ask though, I doubt they would keep you from him now that he's awake. He'll want to see you too." David was happy to see a light in Regina's eyes again as she gave him a tender smile.

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"I'm sorry, we don't want your wife to be out of bed any more tonight. If she doesn't get enough rest she won't heal properly. Especially so soon after surgery." One of the nurses explained to a frustrated David in the hallway near Henry's room.

"She almost lost her son today, can't you just let her see him for at least a little while? Besides, she won't be able to relax or sleep anyways if you bar her from his room."

"If Henry is feeling up to it we might be able to let him visit his mother in her room. But only if the doctor allows it." The nurse reasoned.

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Emma and David were helping Henry out of bed; his doctor had confirmed that he was well enough to leave his room. "I thought you said she was fine?" Henry asked about Regina as Emma handed him a sweater. "What happened to her? Why can't she walk?" His voice was even higher than usual as he worried about his mother's condition.

"Well... there was... a cabinet fell on top of her." Emma awkwardly tried to explain. When she saw Henry's horror stricken expression she quickly added, "don't worry though, she's going to be fine in a few weeks isn't she?" Emma looked to David who nodded in agreement.

"She just needs to take it easy for a while so her legs can heal. They aren't broken, just fractured." he added soothingly, patting the eleven year old on the shoulder. "Other than that your mom is as healthy as usual."

Henry stared wide-eyed up at the two adults who tried their best to look reassuring. "Where is she?"

"Room 132, just one hallway to the..." David started to answer, but before he could finish Henry had already ran out the door.

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Regina could hear footsteps racing down the hallway, and within seconds she could see Henry running towards her.

"Mom!" Henry cried when he saw her.

"Henry?" Regina replied in surprise, but all the same she was overwhelmed with joy at the sight of him awake, and more importantly alive.

He had stopped briefly in the doorframe, unsure of what to do next, but when Regina raised her arms for a hug he hurried forward and threw himself into her embrace, sitting on the bed beside her.

"Careful," came David's amused voice from the door as he and Emma caught up with Henry.

"I'm so sorry Henry, I heard you calling in the fire, but I couldn't get to you... I don't know what I would have done if you..." Regina sobbed into Henry's hair. "I'm sorry," she whispered again.

In response he hugged her even tighter.

Emma and David quietly stepped into the room, trying not to interrupt too much as they took a seat on the couch against the window.

"Are you ok?" Henry asked Regina. "David and Emma told me you were hurt."

Regina sniffed and looked down at him, "I'll be fine."

When Henry met her gaze she smiled, a gesture which he soon returned.