" How could I ever have a child to the evil queen" Romeo spat as Regina begged him to help her. She was helpless tied up to her apple tree in the middle of the town. Her son didn't even want to save her nor the father of her child. Emma grabbed an apple off of the tree, squishing it in her hand black goop dripping down it. " Rotten to the core" Emma said.

" Henry please don't let them do this to me" she pleaded.

" You did this to your self" he spat. Emma raised her fathers sword, it was shiny like it had just been polished, Regina could see her reflection in it but all it would show was the broken down vessel that she had become. She looked down at her son, if she was going to die his face was the last one she wanted to see, he was so innocent a tear ran down her face. Just before the savior was about to kill her a voice yelled out. " Stop" she looked up to see that it was Romeo who said it. She felt hope rise inside of her only to sink back down like the titanic when she heard the rest of his sentence. " Let me kill the witch, she fooled me made me care for her, the evil queen".

" Are you sure" Emma replied.

" Positive" he took the blade from Emma placing it in a secure position in his hand. Regina felt like she had been betrayed, the one person she trusted wanted to kill her and their child she thought he was different. His harsh words dug deep into her she just wanted this torment to end and if it meant by her dieing then so be it but at least if she was going to die it would be by the hands of the 'good guys'. He impaled the blade into her chest a smirk ran across her face, she would not die weak.

Regina woke up with sweat running down her body and her chest heaving. She ran her fingers through her hair and placed the other hand on her stomach. She quickly hopped out of bed and walked to the door frame of Henry's room to see him lying in his bed all snug under his blankets. She sighed at relief to see her boy peacefully asleep. Henry rolled over and sluggishly opened his eyes. " Mum" he said his voice all groggy.

" Henry dear I'm sorry did I wake you". She replied.

" No I don't think so, can't you sleep".

" No dear but I'll be fine just this baby kicking away is keeping me up that's all dear"

" Can I feel it?" Henry asked. Regina smiled and walked over to her sons bed before sitting beside him. Henry shuffled over to give his mother more room, she guided his hands on her stomach. His hands were on her stomach and hers on to of his hands. "I felt it" Henry said in excitement. Henry wrapped his arms around his mother and rested his head on her chest. She wrapped her arms around him and looked down to see him looking up to her. " I love you" he said. She kissed him on the forehead and replied " I love you to". It didn't take long until Henry fell asleep to the sound of her heart beat. She gently stroked his hair with her delicate fingers until she to fell asleep.

Regina woke up in Henry's room with him still asleep in her arms. A small smile ran across her face at the sight of her son. She didn't want to leave but she knew Henry would be hungry when he woke up. She managed to slip away from him without waking him, gently resting his head on his pillow. She made her way downstairs to the kitchen where she begun gliding around the kitchen gathering ingredients for breakfast. She stopped what she was doing when she remembered her dream from last night. She found herself standing in front of her once blooming honey crisp apple tree to a rotting mess. 'The curse must be weakening" she thought to herself she thought she better see Gold but that could wait she had breakfast to make for her little boy.

She returned to the kitchen to begin cooking breakfast, bacon and pancakes Henry's favorite. She saw Henry sitting there at the bench with a smiles on his face. " Well aren't you in a good mood today dear" she said as she leant over the bench he was sitting at. " Yes well things are changing" he replied.

" What do you mean things are changing? dear". Henry was about to answer her question when they heard knocking at the door. " I'll get that" Henry said. He walked to the door and opened it to see Romeo standing there with his usual grin on his face. " Henry is your mum here" he asked.

" Yeh in the kitchen" Henry replied. Romeo made his way inside an into the kitchen where he saw Regina moving effortlessly around her kitchen. She was a beautiful sight her skin glowing and the sound of her voice when she hummed was so beautiful he just wanted to pick her up off of her feet and pin her against the wall and kiss her but he knew he couldn't it wouldn't be right. What this woman could do to him her scent filled his nostrils as he wrapped his arms around her giving her a friendly hug. "Well aren't you looking lovely today your skin glowing" he said.

" Why thank you dear but what brings you over at this time in the morning" she said.

" I smelt the bacon and the pancakes" he replied. She placed both hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow. " uh huh" she said not believing what he just said.

" fine you caught me" he said " I came to see you and how you were doing" he said as he squatted down placing both hands on her stomach. " hello little one" he said. Henry interrupted them when he walked into the room saying. " mum couldn't sleep last night the baby kept kicking so she stayed with me"

" I missed out on the baby kicking" he said his voice low.

" how about you stay and have breakfast with us dear" she said to try and take his mind off things.

" Thanks but I should get going and help ruby at the diner"

" Ok dear but I will see you later right"

" yes of course" he replied before leaving the house.

Regina had visited Gold but he was no help for some reason he wanted the curse broken and she couldn't allow the thought of what she could loose was to much. She had placed a card on Jefferson's child's bike and waited in her office for him to reply. He made his way to office where he made a deal with what he would call the devil. He knew it was stupid to but if there was any chance of getting his child back he would have to take it.

With Emma now leaving with her deliciously poisoned apple turnover, Regina just couldn't help but gloat to Mr Gold. All her problems would be gone the curse still intact meaning she would loose no one, not her son or what she would call her best friend one of the only people who she could actually call a friend. Well there was Maleficent but that friendship was complicated. Nothing her heart was safe and nothin g could break it.

Emma told Henry the news, that she was leaving. " No you can't leave" he said.

" Henry this doesn't mean we won't see each other" she replied.

" no the curse is real and I'll prove it to you" he saw the apple turnover asking if it was from his mother, Emma replied with a yes and Henry took a bite of it. He instantly dropped to the ground his world going dark. " Henry" Emma yelled.

So there's that chapter and I probably won't be able to update for a while, been back at school for 2 days and my teachers thought it would be funning to pile load us students with a lot of work so it might be a while before I can update sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to review so I know if you like how the story is or if you want to see something added always interested in people's ideas.