A/N: Hey, my beautiful readers. I know this may seem very confusing at first and it may seem as though the focus is mostly on other people right now. But I promise that soon, I will get to the lovey-dovey stuff once everything makes sense. I hope you enjoy!

"Are you sure this is the best way?" Regina asked as nicely as possible when they walked through the freezing woods behind Ruby.

"I've seen her do this before." Snow said, referring to their times in the Enchanted Forest.

"And I've seen her do it to find Belle. It is the best way." David added in.

"And you're sure that leaving Olivia with Granny was okay?"

"Regina, she is the most protective person I know. It wouldn't surprise me if she was holding her crossbow next to the crib right now." Ruby joked and she sniffed again, following her nose.

"How do you know this girl?" Mary Margaret asked.

"I told you…she's my babysitter."

Mary Margaret slowly nodded, not sure if she believed her or not.

"Right. " Emma said, unconvinced.

"She's a little more than that. Back at the hospital, she told me she was your friend." David said in a clueless, nonchalant voice.

Regina wanted to pick up a stick and throw it at him.

"We…."

"It's okay, Regina. You don't have to hide the fact that you do have a heart. You can have friends."

Regina was sure that if her hands weren't so cold, she would've hit snow in the back of the head with a snowball for saying that. How ironic that would be. Regina chuckled at her own thoughts.

"What's so funny?"

Regina cleared her throat. "Nothing….Gosh. it's freezing out here!" she exclaimed.

"Well….it IS winter." Emma said.

Regina glared at her from behind and she tried her best not to seriously throw something. These idiots always have something smart to say.

"Here." David offered her his jacket and Regina shot an annoyed look at him as she continued to walk.

David, confused, just stood there for a moment and watched her walk on ahead, behind the others, as he put his coat back on. He jogged to catch up to her.

"Have I done something wrong?" David whispered as he reached her.

"I can't talk about this right now, David."

"Well, we have to sometime."

"Sometime…..is not now!"

"Hey, is it just me, or are things a little backwards here?" David asked, hurt and a little aggressively.

Regina paused from walking again. "Excuse me?"

He stopped as well and he stepped in front of her, to look face to face. "You're acting like I did something, when really, it's me who should be mad at you."

"What?!"

"Come on, Regina. We both know that the whole time I was under that spell you cast, you and Whale were together."

"I'm sorry, but who's the one who's married here?" she said bitterly.

David had no response. Regina looked into his eyes and fought back tears.

"Like I said, we can't talk about this right now." She walked passed him, their shoulders brushed and she shivered. The shiver was not from the cold…it was from the warmth of him touching her slightly. She had missed his touch, but she ignored it and walked on.

He took a moment to regain his composure and he turned around chasing after her again.

"I apologize." He whispered as they tried catching up to the other three.

"Don't. Just help me find-"

"Regina!" Ruby, Mary Margaret, and Emma yelled all at once.

Regina and David ran to their voices.

"No, no, no, no, no, no."

Regina ran as fast as she could towards the unconscious girl on the ground and she fell to her knees beside her, picking up her head and setting it in her lap. The girl's body was shaking uncontrollably. She had bruises and cuts on her face, arms, and legs. Her clothes were ripped and her skin was ice cold.

"Come on. Wake up. Wake up. Please."

"Regina…." David said quietly.

"You're gonna be okay."

"Regina." Emma repeated for David, just as sadly and quietly.

"What?!"

She turned to look at the horror on each of their faces. They were all looking in the same direction and she followed their gaze. Seeing what they saw, she gasped and her jaw dropped. She pressed her forehead to the young girl's as she finally let her guard down and sobbed.

"Jasmine…" She sniffled. "Who did this to you?"

A tear fell from Regina's eyes and landed on Jasmine's cheek.

*3 Months Ago*

"Hey! Are you coming?" Jasmine yelled up the stairs from the foyer.

"Yes! Just a minute!" Regina yelled from her bedroom.

She paused as she looked in the full body mirror, looking into her own eyes. The dress she wore fully showed the slight bulge in her stomach. She sadly looked at herself, not sure if she was ready for this.

"It's been a minute, Regina!" Jasmine yelled.

Regina let out an annoyed sigh as she rolled her eyes before grabbing the jacket on her bed. She put it over her shoulders and looked at herself one last time in the mirror. She took a deep breath.

"Wow." Victor said as he watched her walk down the stairs.

She blushed and took his arm when he offered it to her on the last step.

"Have a wonderful time, you two." Jasmine smiled as she opened the door letting them out first and following.

"Are you sure you'll be alright walking?" Victor asked the smiling teen. "We could give you a ride."

"Oh, I'll be fine. Just go."

"Ummm….Victor, go ahead to the car. I'll be right there."

He nodded and went ahead as Regina stopped Jasmine for a minute on the walkway.

""What is it?" Jasmine asked.

Regina began breathing heavily and the girl could see the tears in her eyes.

"I-I-I don't think I can do this." She cried as she couldn't keep her feet still. "Are you sure this is the right time?" She whispered.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean….I don't want him to have to be the rebound. I still have feelings for David, but-"

"That's why you should go. Get your mind off things and David. Besides, I can tell that you like him….a lot. You've been spending a lot of time together and I think it's time you finally got out of this house and had a conversation that has nothing to do with him making sure the baby's okay. Just go out and let yourself have fun." She thought for a moment as Regina's breathing steadied. "Which reminds me….Does Victor know that the baby's David's?"

"Yes."

"How'd you tell him?"

"He's a doctor. I didn't need to. He knew that my due date didn't make sense if it was Graham's."

They stood for a moment.

"Well, I guess I should be going now." Regina finally said.

"Oh, right! Yes. Go on."

They looked at eachother, Jasmine realized that Regina still seemed unsure of herself and she smiled at her. Regina weakly smiled back before walking to the car.

Jasmine stood and watched the former mayor before she began to walk towards Granny's Motel.

A/N: Review, review, review. I love to hear your opinions. :D