Sorry for the long wait. Yesterday I tried to update but either my internet wasn't working or it was the problem from fan fiction but I couldn't go onto the page…

Anyway, I hope you like this chapter ! I wrote it 2 long days!:D

3 months later…

"Where is Leopold?",Emma asked Regina and hugged her. "I don't know, I don't care.",Regina answered and shut the door before she kissed Emma lovingly. "I love you, Emma." "I love you too, Gina.",Emma answered and lifted her up. Regina wrapped her legs around Emma's waist and kissed her softly on the lips. "I missed you so much." "I was gone for just 2 days, baby.",Emma said amused and Regina sighed. "They were horrible, Emma… My mother… she… she is driving me insane!" Regina answered and cried in Emma's chest. "Oh, baby…",Emma let her down and hugged her tightly.

"I'm back now, baby.",she whispered and Regina clung to her. "I'm so glad to have you.",Regina said and Emma kissed her on the top of her head. "Where are the kids?",Emma asked and Regina looked up. "Henry is in the park with Nicholas and Ava. Melanie is ill. She is feeling weak since 2 days and I kept her at home." "Do you know what she has?",Emma asked and Regina shook her head. "No, she has no casual symptoms. We visited Dr. Whale yesterday and he performed a few tests but we have to wait 3 days for the results." "Mhm…",Emma answered and they heard quiet steps.

They looked both to the stairs where Melanie came down and smiled sympathetic. "I'm thirsty, Mom.",she said and Regina nodded. "I'll make you some tea. Do you want to wait with Emma in the living room?" "Can't I stay with you?",Melanie asked and they both saw how scared she was of this illness. "Sure…",Regina answered and picked Melanie up. "How are you?" "Not better… just solo thirsty.",Melanie answered and snuggled into Regina.

"I'll make the tea.",Emma suggested and Regina looked at her grateful. "Make her black tea. It's the only one she likes." Emma nodded and walked off into the kitchen. Regina went into the living room and sat down on the couch. "Oh my little sweetheart. It'll be all better soon.",Regina assured Melanie who nodded. "I know, Mom. You always made me feel better. I love you."

Emma came back with the tea and sat down next to them. "Here, little one. Drink but careful it's hot." "Thank you, Emma.",Melanie answered and carefully sipped. They were interrupted from Henry who came into the house and stormed into the room. "Why did you do that?",he screamed at Regina who stared at him confused. "Do what, Henry?" "Sending Sheriff Graham to bring me home.",he said and everyone could hear the venom in his voice. "I didn't do anything likewise.",she answered. "Liar. But at least now I have witnesses. I hate you!",he screamed and ran upstairs. Regina stared perplexed after him.

"I never called the Sheriff.",she said and Melanie nodded. "I know. I was the whole day awake. I would've seen it him on my own phone if you had called him." "Well then someone is tricking you.",Emma said and grabbed softly one hand. Melanie knew of their affair after she ran into a make out session of them. "When are you telling Leopold about you two?",Melanie asked and Regina sighed. "I don't know. When I have enough proof to get the sole custody of both of you.",Regina answered and stroke Melanie's cheek.

"Will we be a family then?" "Yes.",Emma answered for Regina and smiled softly. "We'll find a nice home for the four of us with a big garden for your mother's little apple tree and your soccer goals, maybe even with a swing and a tree house for you two." "That would be soooo cool.",Melanie said and smiled. "I don't think that Henry would like that.",Regina said sadden and Melanie hugged her carefully. "He'll come around, Mom. Soon he will see what a saw last year and be the old boy again.",she assured her mother and kissed her cheek. "Will you two marry?" "Maybe in some years.",Emma answered. Regina and she had talked about these themes after Melanie found out and agreed that they would try it. They never wanted to lose each other but they also wanted to take their time.

They didn't saw how Henry snuck out of the house once again and running through the town. He wanted to talk with his grandmother who were always so kind to him and ran to her office when he heard voices in there.

"You are saying that my daughter is having an affair with that disgusting bitch?",Cora asked and Sydney nodded. "Yes, you clearly can see that on the pictures." "This ungrateful woman, after everything I've done for her…" "What do you want me to do?",Sydney asked. "Print these pictures and publish them in 'the Mirror'. Everyone should know what a false bitch my daughter is…",she growled and Sydney smiled. "It'll be on the first page tomorrow.",he said and left the office. Henry hid and listened to Cora's private monologue. "She is still this lovesick fool. She will see what happens when she disobeys me…"

He went back home to find a hysterical Regina and a concerned Emma. "Where were you?",Regina asked him and softly grabbed his shoulders. "I hate you! You are hurting Dad with your damn cheating! You are evil and selfish!",he screamed and freed himself. "Stop saying that!",Regina suddenly screamed too. "I never did anything against you! I never hit you! I never touched you inappropriate! I never let you starve! I cared for you since you were placed in my arms…. Why can't you love me? I never did something evil… I were always the one who got harmed… I just wanted to be happy once in my life.",she cried and sank to her knees. She hugged herself and pressed her chin on her chest. Tears dampening her sleeve. Emma kneeled down next to Regina and hugged her softly.

Melanie came to them. She swayed and it looked like she couldn't carry her own weigh any longer. Regina saw her from the corner of her eyes and grabbed her carefully. "What's up, Melanie?",she asked scared and Melanie felt dizzy. "I… I don't know… I'm so tired… so dizzy.",she said and then she started coughing. She spat blood on Regina's blouse and both adults froze. "Oh my god… Henry get our things… Emma start the car.",Regina ordered and picked up Melanie. "Oh god, Meli…" "I'm… I'm scared, Mommy… What…", she had another coughing fit.

"It'll be all okay, I promised you. I'll make that stop, okay?",Regina talked to Melanie and ran with her to the car. Henry who was shocked got their little vacation bags and ran downstairs to the car. They got all in and Emma drove as fast as possible to the hospital. When they arrived Regina ran straight into the hospital to Dr. Whale. " ! I need your help!",she screamed and he turned around. He saw the pale little child in Regina's arms and directly ordered some nurses.

"What happened?",he asked her. "I don't know exactly… She swayed and said she would feel dizzy and tired and then she coughed blood until she fell unconscious in my arms in the car.",Regina rambled and Emma arrived next to her. "Okay. Bring her to the X-ray and put her in anesthesia. We have to check if she has internal bleeding and if where they are from and stopping them.",he ordered and the hospital staff directly got a bed and brought Melanie away.

Regina cried into Emma's chest the second time in this day. "She can't die…",Regina sobbed. "I love her so much… she can't die on me…" Henry watched his mothers and sighed. Maybe he shouldn't have said these things before but she was the evil Queen. She didn't deserve a happy ending. Not with Emma.

Leopold came two hours later to the hospital. "Where is she?",he asked Regina who was looking so exhausted. "They are bringing her in her room. They are trying to find out what she has.",Regina answered and he wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened. Emma cleared her throat and Regina stepped out of his embrace. Dr. Whale was approaching them.

"What is going on with her?",Regina asked and Whale looked at Emma and Henry. "Hey kiddo, we should get your parents something to eat.",Emma said and pulled him away from them. Regina glanced grateful to Emma and turned back around. "Your daughter… she has… she has chronic leukemia…",Whale said and Regina gasped. "How long?",Leopold asked Whale.

"Well… she is in the end phase… I give her not more than 5 months.",he said and Regina sobbed again. "Is there nothing… nothing you can do? We pay anything but please safe her.",Regina begged him and Whale shook his head. "It's to advanced…The only hope would be a donor but she has a rare blood group there are not more than 20000 people on the world with her blood group and no one is here in Storybrooke or a donor... I'm sorry, Misses Mills.",he said and Regina collapsed. He caught her and a nurse got another bed for her.

Leopold left without another word and Henry and Emma just saw how the hospital staff brought Regina into Melanie's room. "Dr. Whale?",Emma asked and Whale turned around. "Yes?" "Could Henry visit his sister?",she asked and Whale nodded. "I'll bring you to them.",Whale said and led Henry to the room. He came back to Emma and led her to another room.

"Normally I have no right to tell you what is going on with Melanie but I know that Misses Mills trust you and Mister Mills left without caring so I'm making you to the second parent…" "He… he just left?",Emma asked shocked and Whale nodded. "Yes, anyway… Melanie… she has chronic Leukemia. If she doesn't find a donor in the next 4 months than she'll die. Problem is that she has a rare blood group which no one but her has in Storybrooke…" "Test me. I have a rare one too.",Emma said and held her arm to Whale. "Really?",he asked and got a syringe. "Yes, I won't let her die without trying to safe her."

He got some blood and brought them to the lab while Emma checked upon the little family. She stood at Melanie's bed and watched how the slow chest rose and fell. Henry hugged her and looked at his sister. "What's going on with her?",he asked and Emma swallowed. "Your mother should tell you that…" Henry sighed and looked at Regina whose face was a mask of pain and fear. "She doesn't have the same right?",he asked and Emma nodded. "She is exhausted… the illness of your sister… It's serious…"

They saw how Regina stirred and suddenly she sat upright. She looked through the room to find her daughter next to her. She cried and felt two strong arms around her body. "Emma… she'll die… she'll die and I can't safe her.",Regina sobbed and Emma held her. "I let my blood get tested. I have a rare blood group too. Maybe we have the same.",Emma answered and stroke softly Regina's cheek.

"But what if you aren't her blood group? What'll happen then? I can't lose her… You,Henry and Melanie. You are the ones who are keeping me alive, Emma. If I lose one of you… than I lose a great part of myself…",Regina said and looked in Emma's eyes. Henry watched them shocked. "Why is she dying?",he asked and then Regina saw Henry. She slowly stood up and kneeled in front of him. "She… she has Leukemia…" "What is leukemia?",he asked her and Regina looked down. "Blood cancer. Whale… he gives her not more than 5 months without donor… Please promise me that you'll help me to give her the best 5 months she ever had, okay?"

She looked back in his green eyes. He saw how desperate she was. He nodded and Regina hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry that I snapped…",he whispered and she sobbed. "It's okay, Henry… It doesn't matter anymore…" "I.. don't want her to die…",he sobbed and Regina cradled him to her chest. "Me neither…" They sat in silence. Emma was sitting on the bed while mother and son were sitting on the ground. Holding each other in a tight embrace.

They heard Melanie who woke slowly up from her anesthesia.

"Mom?",they heard her whispering in panic. "I'm here, Meli. We are here.",Regina answered and stood up. She pulled Henry on his feet and pushed him softly to the bed. "Be there for her.",she whispered and Henry nodded. He sat down on her bed and took her hand. "Hey smarty…",he said and she looked at him saddened. "Hey, prince.",she answered and he cried again. "Don't leave us.",he said and hugged her.

Regina looked at Emma. "I'll get Dr. Whale.",she said and Emma nodded. "I keep an eye on them.",Emma answered and hugged her. Regina left the room and searched Dr. Whale. "My daughter is awake.",she said when she found him. "She can be released tomorrow afternoon. I'll give you medicine for her. Every day 4. 2 in the morning , 2 in the evening.",Whale answered and ordered a nurse to get the medicine. "I'll give you a short overview for the next months, okay?",he asked her and Regina nodded. They sat down.

"The next few weeks you won't notice much. She'll be weaker than usual but she'll be fine. Than she'll probably start throwing her food up every chance she get and starts to become 'll also be feverish. And finally in her last weeks her organs won't work good anymore. In her last weeks she has to stay in bed. She can die from every illness and now when winter starts she is more in danger than every other child." "Should I take her out of school?",Regina asked and Whale nodded. "Yeah, the germs from the other children and the place could weaken Melanie more."

Regina breathed deep in. "How am I supposed to deal with that?",Regina asked and Whale hugged her. "If you need help with her, the hospital will send a nurse and support you, Regina. We all love Melanie. She is the cutest girl in the world and we all know how much you care about your children Regina. If you let someone help you than you get the help…" Regina nodded and Whale sighed. "Thank you, Dr. Whale…",Regina answered and stepped out of the embrace.

"I'm going back." Whale nodded and Regina went to Melanie's room.

"You are not allowed in her near.",Regina heard Cora say and opened the door. "Mother, leave her alone.",Regina said and Cora turned around. "No. You'll stop this silly affair and she'll leave this town. I won't let you destroy what I build." "If Emma leaves the town than I'm taking my children and go with her.",Regina answered and closed the door. "You won't do such a thing.",Cora said and grabbed Regina's arm. "You know what I'm capable of and you won't see your children ever again."

"We'll run away from you, if you keep us from Mom away.",Melanie said and Regina freed herself and went to Melanie. "Don't overexert yourself, Meli. You need the strength.",Regina said and brushed the hair out of Melanie's face. "I love you, Mom, and I won't go with her. Love Emma openly." Henry who remembered the conversation with Emma some months ago looked down. "Yeah, love Emma openly, Mom.",Henry said and looked up. "Really?",Regina asked shocked and both children nodded.

"I won't leave you, Regina.",Emma said and kissed her softly. "You'll regret this.",Cora said before she stormed out of the hospital room. Regina sighed and leaned into Emma. "It will end bad.",she whispered and Emma shook her head. "No. I'll protect you three. You'll move into Marys and my apartment. We have a spare bedroom and a room with so many clothes of Mary which Mary even doesn't wear anymore. We could make this room to a second bedroom and put the clothes in the basement.",Emma said and Regina nodded. "That would be great…",Regina whispered. "What do you think?" "It would be fantastic, Mom.",Henry said and Melanie nodded.

"Pack your things, I'll stay with them.",Emma answered and Regina nodded. "I love you.",Regina said and they kissed a last time before Regina kissed both her children and ran to her car.

TBC…?

Preview: The moving, will there be a donor,

Mistakes are mine:)