Author's note: Last ch! But don't cry. It's not attractive. Thanks to everyone who read, reviewed, favorited, and followed this story. It really means a lot!

Chapter 33

From the second Emma left Snow at the grocery store to when she was about halfway to Graham's, her heart hadn't stopped pounding. Her pulse thumped loudly in her ears with every step she took. Her head swam and she felt herself gasping for breath. She knew she looked like an awful mess, with her tear stained cheeks and messy hair, but knew that if she'd gone back home to shower and fix her appearance, she'd wimp out. No, it was better to get this over with. Besides, she wasn't one to care about her appearance, so why start now? There was no way she'd even measure up to Graham's drop dead gorgeous blonde bitch bimbo girlfriend.

As she walked down the street (she'd left her car at the store so she'd have time to think collect her thoughts), she went over her script again. Basically, she was going to tell him the truth. The truth about why she'd broken up with him. She knew that it wasn't gonna change anything, based on the way he looked at Bobbi, but to hell with that. This was about clearing her conscience.

She had to come to terms with the fact that Graham no longer loved her.

~The New Normal~

Graham shut the door to his apartment behind him. His hands were shaking so badly he was afraid he'd drop his keys. He decided to walk to Emma's, for it would give him time to collect himself. He also wanted to stop by the grocery store again and buy some flowers. Yes, it was a tad cheesy, but he knew Emma well enough to know that she loved huge romantic gestures, despite operating under the guise that she was above all that.

His heart pounded loudly in his ears, so fast he was afraid he'd have a heart attack. He couldn't remember the last time he was this nervous. He knew that Emma would probably spit in his face and slam the door. That this probably wouldn't change anything between them. But then again, what did he have to lose? At the very least, he'd be clearing his conscience.

~The New Normal~

As Emma got closer to Graham's, she felt like she was about to pass out. She'd never been this nervous before. The very idea of rejection gripped her heart and nearly paralyzed her with fear. She was so nauseous it wasn't even funny.

~The New Normal~

Graham walked down the street, the flowers he'd just bought clutched in his sweaty grip. He was so scared and nervous he could barely see three feet in front of him.

~The New Normal~

Emma was gasping for breath as she kept walking, forcing herself to put one foot in front of the other. Her head spun and her vision swam as she continued to walk, hardly able to see anything in front of her.

Then, she slammed into someone. Hard. Their heads collided painfully, and they both stepped backwards, cursing and rubbing their heads.

"Uggh…" The other person groaned.

Suddenly, Emma froze up. She knew that voice. Shit.

Graham looked at her. The corner of his mouth curled up. "We've got to stop meeting like this." He said awkwardly, in an attempt to be nice.

There was a tense silence.

Just say something! Emma said as she rocked back and forth on her heels. Stop staring at him like an idiot!

Do it! Graham urged himself. She's gonna think you're nuts!

"I need to tell you…" Emma started, but at the same time Graham said, "I have something to…"

They both stopped. "You go first." Graham offered.

Emma nodded. "Right." She rocked back and forth some more, contemplating what to say. Oh for the love of God, just say it already!

"I'm sorry." She blurted. "For everything. You, you were nothing but nice to me, and I completely fucked everything up."

Graham started to say something, but Emma held up her hand to stop him. "No. I need to say this."

She kept going. "I was mad that you broke your promise." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Graham nod in agreement. "But that wasn't the reason I broke up with you."

Emma could see that Graham looked intrigued as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I-I broke up with you because I was afraid. Afraid that you'd leave me." She rambled on. "God knows I'm screwed up." She laughed ruefully. "All my life, it was full of broken promises. My foster parents promised me many, many things. And subsequently each promise was broken."

Graham didn't say anything, but he kept watching her. Listening to her ramble on and reveal her life story.

"And that's not all. You once asked if I was ever in love. I said no. But that wasn't the truth. I was in love before, with Henry's father. Neal." Emma winced at the memory. "Long story short, he left me. Told me he loved me one day and left the next. And I've never been able to get over that, no matter how hard I try."

"I-I should've known that you'd never leave." Her voice cracked as she felt a tear slipping out of the corner of her eye. "An-and now it's too late, cuz you're with her. I've fucked everything up, and, and you don't…" Emma was cut off by Graham, who suddenly closed the distance between them and pressed his lips to hers. Instantly, she leaned into him, thoroughly enjoying his woodsy scent and the feel of his hands on her back.

"Don't love me anymore…." Emma finished as they broke apart after the most blissful thirty seconds of her life. She just stared at him in confusion. "What?" She breathed.

"I never stopped loving you." Graham said simply as he tenderly stroked her cheek, wiping away a few stray tears.

Emma could feel her insides flooding with joy at the sound of his words. All she wanted to do was kiss him some more, but something stopped her.

"What about Bobbi?" God, she hated the sound of her name.

"Who?" Graham looked confused.

"Your girlfriend." Emma said slowly. Was he crazy? "The blonde bitch bimbo."

"Oh! Right." Graham started laughing.

What the hell was so funny? "Huh?"

"She's not my girlfriend."

"Wait. What?"

Graham explained about Henry and their plan, and by the time he finished, Emma was half amused and half pissed. Who asked a ten year old for relationship advice?

"Y-you jerk!" She smacked his arm. "Do you know how that made me feel? I broke down crying in front of a grocery store!"

But Graham just looked amused. "That was kind of the point. And it worked, didn't it?"

"Yes, b-but…" Emma was at a loss for words. "God!"

"I know. And I'm sorry." Graham said. "That's what I was doing. Going over to your place to apologize." For the first time, Emma saw that he held a large bouquet of roses in one hand. "Listen, Emma." He clasped her hand in his. "I would never leave you. I love you so much."

A huge grin slowly made its way across her face. "I love you too." Emma knew she wouldn't be able to stop smiling even if she tried.

They kissed again, slowly, tenderly. The whole world melted away as they just stood there in each other's embrace. Graham dropped the bouquet he was holding, but they didn't seem to care as they just enjoyed being with each other.

Then, Emma pulled away. Graham could see a worried look in her eyes.

"I came to tell you something else." She said.

"What's that?"

Emma looked away, biting her lip nervously.

"Just tell me."

There was a long silence.

"Emma." Graham urged. "Whatever it is, we'll work it out."

There was another terse silence, which was broken by two words that would forever stay ingrained in Graham's mind and change his life for good.

"I'm pregnant."

Author's note: Y'all know how I love cliffhangers! Anyway, yes this is the end of The New Normal. I decided to leave it with an open ending so you can imagine what'll happen next. And who knows? If I get enough requests, I might even post an epilogue. Or maybe a sequel. Who knows? So PLEASE REVIEW!