Whole day stomach bug… anyway, people who are reading my main story have to wait until tomorrow .

I found my idea again for this story and hope that you like this chapter:)

Enjoy:*

"Mary-Margret? Yeah, it's Emma. I wanted to inform you that Regina and her children are moving in.",Emma said and heard Mary gasp. "It's to small… and we just have one bedroom." "Regina sleeps in my bed, Henry get one room and I thought about making your dress room to a second bedroom. It's important, Mary, please.",Emma pleaded and Mary sighed. "I expect an explanation when you arrive.",Mary answered and they hung up.

"So kids… You are moving in.",Emma said and sat down. Both smiled brightly and watched Emma. "Do you love mom?",Henry asked carefully and Emma nodded. "Yes. With all my heart." "And does she love you?" Emma nodded again. "Why didn't she tell me?",Henry asked. "Because of your reaction. Do you know how you reacted earlier, Henry? You made Mom snap at you. She feels so hopeless and abandoned from you that she doesn't want to tell you. Telling you would mean losing Emma and that's something she can't do. Emma means to much to her.",Melanie answered for Emma and Henry looked ashamed.

"Mom is scared of my reaction so she rather keeps everything a secret and is unhappy than telling me?" "Yes. It's so hard to not get mad with you because of your bad words and Mom is desperately trying to make everything up to you. She isn't a damn Evil Queen from a stupid book ,Henry. She is our Mom. So please start treating her like that again.",Melanie said and laid down again.

Henry sighed. He maybe was really to harsh with his mother. An hour later Regina came back into the room. She had a blue eye and a cut on her temple. "Holy… Regina… What…",Emma asked and directly was at her side. "Leo… he… he knows about us, Emma… He… he wants the children…",Regina sobbed and Emma held her. "He won't get them. I'll bring you to Whale and then I call Graham."

Regina looked protesting but nodded. They went to Whale who checked upon the wounds and stitched the cut before Graham arrived and took some pictures of Regina's bad look. "Was he ever this hard to you?",he asked her. They sat alone in front of Melanie's room. Emma watched the children in there.

"You mean, if this was the first time he hit me?",Regina asked and he nodded. "No… you could say it was sort of a hobby for him… when I disobeyed him I got slapped. If I snapped at Henry for saying bad things to me. He slapped me afterwards in private… He… he hates the children but acts like he loves them… he never wanted adopted children. For him they are bastards… You can't let him take the children. Even though my mother will try to blackmail you. Please don't take them away from me….",Regina pleaded. He saw the fear in her brown eyes.

"I won't. Thank you, Regina. I will make a report against your husband.",Graham said and Regina nodded. "Thank you.",Regina said and stood up. "I better go back to my children.",she said and they shook hands. Regina entered the room again and Emma wrapped lovingly her arms around her. "Everything alright?",Emma asked and kissed her neck.

"I don't know. I just know that we can't leave them unsupervised.",Regina said and looked at the sleeping children. "Don't worry, baby. I will protect you all.",she said and Regina nodded. "I know.",they kissed and Emma held her close.

The next day Melanie got released and the 4 drove to Emma's apartment. Mary watched how the little family carried their luggage upstairs to their new rooms and then looked at Emma who sat down at the kitchen. "So. Why are they moving in?",Mary asked. "Regina and I… we are a couple…",Emma started and saw Mary's shocked face. "Since when?" "I think the second or third day after I arrived here. Anyway, Regina told me that she is unhappy with her relationship. Leopold is using her as bedwarmer and punching bag. Did you see her face? That was him." "Wait… you are saying that MY father hit Regina?" "I'm not just saying, I know it. Ask Regina if you don't believe me…",Emma snapped and Mary sighed. "He used me as punching bag too. After mothers death he wasn't the same anymore… I just never thought that Regina would let that happen to herself."

"I didn't let it happen… in the beginning. But each time I fought back, each time he hit me worse… One day I just couldn't fight anymore and he didn't hit me hard anymore… I can't take care of my children when I'm in hospital so I stopped fighting him.",Regina said and both women looked at her. Regina looked exhausted. "Come here, baby.",Emma said and Mary flinched a bit. Regina was still the wife of her father and it was weird to hear Emma address Regina as baby.

Regina stepped into Emma's embrace and sighed. "What are the kids doing?",Mary asked and Emma kissed Regina's hair. "Unpacking. I'm doing that later. It's exhausting…" "I know, baby… but hopefully I have her blood group and she will be safe.",Emma whispered.

"Blood group? If you want I'll let myself be tested…",Mary directly said and Regina looked at her with wonder. "You really would do that?" "Yeah… but what's going on?" "Melanie… she has chronic leukemia. And Whale says that she has not more than 5 months until she dies if we don't find a donor but… but there aren't more then 20000 and the chance that one of them lives in Storybrooke is really low…",Regina said sniffling and Mary looked sympathetic.

"I would love to help you. Melanie is a really sweet girl and she doesn't deserve to die.",Mary said and placed a hand comfortingly on Regina's arm. "Thank you.",Regina placed her hand over Mary's and smiled slightly. "Mom!",they heard Melanie call from upstairs and Regina looked to the stairs. "I'm in the kitchen.",Regina called back and they heard Melanie running the stairs down.

Melanie ran into Regina's worried embrace. "I… I felt weird… I… I just didn't want to be alone.",Melanie said and Regina nodded. "It's alright, Meli.",Regina said and brought her to the couch and sat down with her. "In which way you felt weird?",Regina asked and Melanie snuggled closer. "I felt like vomiting…",she whispered and Regina stroked her back.

"Would you like some crackers and ginger ale?",Regina asked her but Melanie shook her head. "No. I just want to be with you.",Melanie answered and fell asleep on Regina. Emma sighed. "I wish there would be more we could do.",she said and Mary nodded. "I know this hopelessness. I lost my child when I was 16…" They watched how Regina let the exhaustion take over and fell asleep on the couch too.

Henry came down to them after some minutes and watched his mother and sister. He walked to Emma and sat down. "I was so mean to Mom and now it feels like she is paying for that with Melanie's death…",he said and looked back at them. "She won't die. Hell, I will search in the whole world for a donor for Melanie if it has to be but she won't die. I promise you that Henry.",Emma said and he nodded.

"Thank you, Emma.",he said and Emma hugged him. "Let's get them in bed.",Emma said and Mary picked Melanie up while Emma carried Regina to her bedroom. Henry opened the door and helped them with the blankets before he laid down next to Regina and snuggled close. Emma sighed and walked out of the room with Mary. They closed the door. "I will go to Whale and get myself tested too.",Mary said and Emma nodded. "And I will call Graham so that he comes over."

Graham arrived 10 minutes after their call and Emma watched him. "Do you have any evidence that he hit Regina? I just saw the aftereffects of it.",Emma asked him and he shook his head. "Regina's mother is covering Leopold…but I may have some soon evidence…",he said and Emma nodded. She watched how he placed his hand over his heart. "Everything alright?" "Yes, I just feel a bit dizzy.",he said and Emma nodded.

They parted and Emma went back into her bedroom and laid down next to Melanie and looked at the three sleeping people. She sighed worried but fell asleep too. What she didn't know was that Graham collapsed in the diner before he could get the evidence to mark Leopold guilty.

TBC…?

Mistakes are mine:)