Chapter 4

Emma laid her hand on the glass. "We were together for an entire week," she told them. "We spent every free moment together. Then one day he just disappeared, and my memory was scrambled."

"Hazy?" Snow asked her.

"I guess that could be the word for it too," Emma replied.

"When did you sleep with him?" Snow asked next.

Charming sighed not really wanting to know that answer even though he knew that the resulted in Henry. "For the love of God, Snow," he replied with a wince.

Snow glanced at her husband. "If you're so uncomfortable with the way this conversation is going, Charming, your grandson would like to have a word with her," she said sweetly.

Charming, thankful for his wife's way for him to escape, took it without another word.

Snow looked back at Emma. "You're still our baby girl to us," Snow said understanding her husband's reaction. "Your father more than me."

"Because he's the one who put me in the wardrobe?" Emma asked. When Snow gave her a quizzical look, she continued, "Earlier, when Henry was first brought in, I picked up his book, and I got the flashback of how I got into the wardrobe." Emma paused trying to understand how she could have a flashback of when she minutes. "But I don't understand how since I was obviously only minutes old."

"Honey, that's magic for you," Snow replied. "It assists us when we least expect it to or when we least want it to." She laid a hand on her daughter's shoulder. "Now answer my question. When did you sleep with Graham?"

"That night," Emma answered her. "Remembering all of this is like losing him again." Tears started falling from her eyes.

"Oh, Emma," Snow said as she vehemently wrapped her arms around her daughter. Of course, Emma resisted, but mother was just as stubborn and won when daughter laid her head down on her shoulder. It was then her heart broke for Emma's tormented one.

Minutes later, when Emma had composed herself did Jiminy Cricket walked off the elevator. "There you are, your highness," Jiminy greeted Snow. "Someone started a commotion, and they're going after Regina."

Emma turned to look at Henry. "She's still his mom," she said. "I'm still the sheriff of this town." She checked for her weapon. "Let them know."

"Be careful, Emma," Snow replied.

"I will," Emma told her. She turned and walked toward the stairs knowing that was the fastest way down.

Snow walked into the room where her husband and grandchild were in. "Charming," Snow said. "Your daughter needs your help." She knew she didn't technically need it, but she felt Emma needed someone to be there for her the way there hasn't been since she was transported through the wardrobe to this world.

"Why?" he asked giving her a questioning look. "What's going on?"

"The town's going after Regina," Snow explained though she knew he knew that wasn't the only reason why she wanted him to follow their daughter.

"No," Henry exclaimed. "We can't let that happen."

Charming nodded and then walked out the door, but before he closed it, he turned to look over at his adoring wife, "I will find you."

Snow gave him a smile. "I know," she said. "Go help our daughter."

Charming closed the door and went after Emma.

Snow was still looking at the door when Dr. Whale had said, "He can be discharged. He's fine."

Snow turned to look at Dr. Whale. "You don't think Regina should be saved," Snow said in understanding.

"No, I don't," Dr. Whale replied. "Though it's clear that your family does."

"We don't let people kill other people either which includes Regina no matter what kind of evil things she has said or done," Snow said a way of defense.

Meanwhile, Emma had drawn her weapon as she neared the mayor's house. "Everyone stop," she said as she neared the crowd.

"She started this," someone yelled out from the crowd.

"Actually, that's not true," Emma replied.

"What are you talking about?" another asked.

Emma sighed because she knew she couldn't go into detail or she would be forced to save yet another member of this town. "I'm still sheriff of this town," Emma replied. "I can arrest all of you for rioting." She looked at the crowd. Regina made these people miserable, and she couldn't really fault them for wanting to murder her. She knew, after the act was done, they would be hurting. "I will if you-all of you-don't leave now."

The crowd stared at Emma before it disbursed, and after when the crowd was gone, Emma let out a sigh of relief.

Regina opened the door and walked to Emma. "Should I thank you for saving my life?" she asked.

"I wouldn't bother," Emma replied. "If I hadn't, come when I did, if Dr. Hopper hadn't told me when he did, you wouldn't be alive right now." She crossed her arms after holstered her weapon. "Everyone would want to take responsibility for your death." She gave Regina a look. "Do you have any idea how many people you've pissed off?" Emma lifted her hand. "I think you already know. I would suggest that you atone for your sins-all of them. I believe you could start by not using your magic."

"I don't have any," Regina said. "Surely, you know, if I did, I would have my son by side and I would be ruling this town with my magic." She crossed her arms. "Which forces me to ask you this: Why did you save me?"

"Legally, you're still Henry's mother, and it's still my job to look out after everyone in this town," Emma told her.

"And that's something Henry would want Emma to do," Charming said as he walked up from the sidewalk. He only stopped when he was at Emma's side.

"So I'm alive because Henry wishes it," Regina said. She couldn't be more pleased.

"Be thankful for that, Regina, because he still doesn't want anything more to do with you. If you want to be in Henry's life, I would do what Emma suggested. No more magic," Charming replied. "Come on, Emma." They walked down the path to the sidewalk.

"Wait!" Regina called after them.

They stopped to look at her.

"What if they come back?" she asked them.

Emma started to walk to Regina.

"Emma," Charming said with a warning a voice.

"I can handle it," she assured her father as continued to walk to Regina. "In Henry's book, you took the Huntsman's heart. The only explanation for Graham's sudden heart attack is because the essence of his heart had been squeezed to dust, and since you're the only one who knows where you kept his heart, you're the one who killed Henry's father." On her way from the hospital to the mayor's house, things started making sense to Emma, and since she's already read and looked over Henry's book, she understood why she was so drawn to the part of when the Huntsman spared Snow White in the book.

Regina gave Emma a look of surprise. "Graham is Henry's father?" she asked.

"Yeah, Graham is Henry's biological father," Emma said. "Are things starting to sink in for you?" She then turned back to walk to her father, but she turned back to tell Regina one last thing. "You'll have to live with the fact that you killed Henry's father."

Charming wrapped his arm around his daughter as he heard the hitch in her voice. "Come on, Emma," he said again.

Emma nodded as she held back her tears.

"You wanting revenge against Snow got us into this mess," Charming replied. "Lives have been lost."

"But Rumpelstiltskin gave me the curse," Regina argued.

"Yeah, I know," he said. "He's our next stop. We'll give him your regards."

"What if they come back?" Regina asked again.

"Stay inside," Charming suggested. "You'd be going on a rampage, otherwise, if you had your powers back." He turned to his daughter and finished walking down the path to the sidewalk and away from Regina without another word.