A/N Sorry for any errors, this chapter has not been proofed by anyone else. My normal person isn't available till this weekend and I didn't want to wait =P
"Are you sure this is okay? I can stay home if you want me to." Daniel insisted.
They stood in the foyer by the front door. Daniel placed a reassuring hand to Regina's cheek as she absentmindedly rubbed her protruding belly. She smiled gently at him.
"It's fine, dear. We could both use some time with our friends. You go have drinks with the guys and I will go to Kathryn's for a night of sappy romantic comedies." she insisted.
She felt bad for lying to him. He has been nothing short of amazing these past few months. In her defense, though, she saw it as a small lie. Kathryn was actually out of town on business. She wanted Daniel to have a night out, but she knew he refuse to leave her home alone. It had been like this for the past three months. It was like it used to be, only different. Still, it was better.
Daniel had broke things off with Camille. Regina was skeptical at first. But the more time he spent at home, the more time they spent together, she knew he had stopped seeing her. However, she could also tell that Daniel had let go of more than just a fling. Camille meant something to him.
"You sure you don't want me to drop you off at Kat's? I don't like the thought of you driving alone late at night." He ask before making his leave.
"It's twenty minutes from here. I'll be fine. If it gets too late, I'll stay at Kathryn's. Now go and have a good time." she finished with a peck on his lips.
"Okay. I'll be home around one." Daniel walked to his car with a final wave as he drove off.
Regina went back into the kitchen, deciding to go ahead and clean up the mess from dinner. She took her cell phone and selected a playlist, sending the music to the blue tooth speaker in the kitchen. A Sam Smith song played softly as she began to wash the dishes in the sink. She could have simply filled the dishwasher, but there was something relaxing about doing the dishes by hand. She allowed her mind to drift and she couldn't help but to think about the last six months and how much had happened.
She found out she was pregnant, she smiled at the thought of the tiny person she was carrying. She confirmed that her husband was cheating on her and had been for a while. She still wondered if she made the right choice. She discovered she liked women...well one particular woman, very much. She took a deep breath, not wanting her mind to wander back to the things she and Emma had done. The last time that happened, she ended up very aroused and took Daniel by surprise when she straddled his lap that night.
It was the first time she and Daniel and been intimate since this then. It was nice and took care of her needs, but is wasn't the same. It wasn't like when they used to make love and it wasn't like when she and Emma...were together. She sighed to herself. It was going to take more than Sam Smith and clean dishes to get her to relax. Maybe something sweet, maybe ice cream. Suddenly she felt a few soft kicks in her abdomen. She smiled.
"I figured you would like that idea, little one." She spoke to her stomach as she retrieved her keys. "How about ice cream on the beach, hmm?" she asked.
She laid in bed, stroking the head of dark hair laying on her chest.
"So are we ever going to talk about it?" the brunette asked.
"There's nothing to talk about." Emma muttered.
"Oh, come on. We have been comforting each other like this since we met in that fucked up foster home ten years ago. You haven't needed me this much is years, Em. I mean, hey, I'm very single right now, so it's not like its a problem. But, we have been hooking up for nearly 2 months. This means you are either falling madly in love with me or... You fell in love with her." she lifted her head to look up and Emma.
"I'm sorry, Lily. I just... I'm moving on. It's just taking a little longer than expected." Emma sighed. Of course Lily would see right through it all. They have been friends for ten years and were always there to tend to each other wounds. It wasn't always in a sexual way, but they were always there when they were needed. Yes Emma had Ruby, but Ruby didn't really understand the demons that a life time in the system had left her with. Lily understood it perfectly, having went through it all as well.
"Hey, it's no problem. We'll get through this, like we have gotten through everything else. Just...with a little less sex. I think that last round will have me sore for days." Lily smirked playfully.
"Sorry." Emma gave an adorable pout.
"It was worth it." Lily laughed lightly. "How about we order pizza and see whats on Netflix?" She asked while sitting up in the bed and reaching for her shirt.
"Sounds good to me." Emma sat up to get dressed as well, when her phone began to ring.
"Hello?" she didn't recognize the number.
Hello, I'm trying to reach a Miss Emma Swan.
"Who's calling?"
Michelle, I'm a nurse at Boston General. Is Miss Swan available?
"You're speaking to her." Emma was getting a weird feeling about this call.
I apologize for calling at this hour, Miss, but there has been an accident. We have been unable to reach ' emergency contact. She requested that we contact you..
"Regina?! What happened? Is she alright?" Emma cut the nurse off. He heart stopped and she went into a panic mode once she have fully understood the nature of the call.
She was in a car accident. She is in stable condition right now. We are monitoring her closely.
"Okay, I'm on my way." She hung up the phone and began looking around frantically for her clothes.
"You need me to drive?" Lily spoke up, quickly catching on to things.
"Um.. No, I don't want you to be stuck there all night." She looked at her friend apologetically.
"It's alright. Go, I'll lock up when I leave... After I raid your fridge." Lily smiled.
"I'll call you." Emma smiled back softly and headed out the door.
They sat around a table in the sports bar, drinking beers and bullshitting like always.
"Hey, I thought you broke it off with Camille." Victor had leaned over to speak quietly to Daniel.
"I did." he wonder why the hell Victor was bring it up.
"Does she know that?" Victor asked, nodding his head in the direction of the bar. Daniel looked over to see Camille sitting there, watching him longingly.
"Shit." he muttered.
"You might want to handle that, before shit turns into Fatal Attraction." Victor took another sip of his beer.
"Yea." Daniel got up and walked over towards the bathrooms. He knew she would be on his heels.
"Hey" the soft voice and gentle tap on his arm cause him to turn around. Camille was standing there with a look mixed to joy and worry.
"Regina Mills. I'm Emma Swan." she rushed out as soon as she hit the nurses station.
"Oh yes, Miss Swan. She is resting in room 108." Michelle answered quickly. Emma practically ran to her room.
She found a sense of relief at the lack of cables and tubes connected to the other woman. That was a good sign right? Regina looked peaceful, sleeping like nothing had happened.
"She came in a couple hours ago. We tried to reach her husband but couldn't. Last thing she said was your name before she passed out again." Michelle had entered the room to check the few active monitors. She marked a few things down on her chart.
"What happened?" Emma asked softly. She moved closer to Regina, taking one of her soft hands in hers.
"We aren't entirely sure. The front of her car was impacted on the drivers side. The other car fled the scene, but some bystanders called 911. One of them followed the ambulance here. He left his contact information just in case. Says he saw the whole thing." the nurse spoke while checking the small gash on the brunette's head.
"And how is she? Is she going to be okay? Is the baby..." Emma was trying to keep herself together.
"She should be just fine. Minor trauma to the head. I'm not sure how much information I can give you, without you being her immediate family, but our main concern right now is the baby." Michelle looked apologetically. " The doctor will be in to speak with her once she is awake, providing there are no complications. He will be to answer any questions in more depth than I can." She nodded and left the room.
"God, Regina. You can't scare me like that." She spoke softly to the sleeping beauty. She sat down in the seat next to the bed, never once letting go of her hand.
"It so good to see you again. I'm just sorry it had to be like this." she sighed. "You're going to be okay, though. The baby too. I know I can't know that for sure, but I'm choosing to stay positive." she paused. "Either way, I'm here for you. I know you chose to stay with him and that's okay, but I don't want to be without you in my life anymore. Even if its just acquaintances, I'll take it. I just can't stand to lose you completely." Emma looked down at their hands.
Why was it so hard to get over this woman. She had never wanted to be friends or anything with her ex-lovers. Lily was different, of course, but her heart just couldn't seem to let Regina go. She sat here knowing that her company was temporary. As soon as they get a hold of Daniel, Regina won't need her comfort anymore. But she was here now and she would do whatever she could to help.
"They have a witness to the accident. He left is contact info. I can't believe the other driver just left you there." the thought really pissed her off. "But remember how I told you that I'm good at finding people? I'm gonna find the asshole that did this and I will try my best not to fucken kick their ass before turning them into the police." Emma leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to plump lips. The other woman moaned at the touch, her eyes fluttering open.
"That bastard came out of nowhere." Her voice was raspy. She looked up into green eyes that she had dreamed about for the past few months. "Hey."
"Hey." Emma replied back.
"You came." Regina squeezed the hand still holding hers.
"Always." Emma replied without hesitation. "I've missed you..." It was barely a whisper.
"You're awake. Good." the nurse came in before Regina had a chance to reply. She started checking the patient over like she had when Emma first arrived.
"Is he okay? Is my baby okay?" Regina asked immediately.
"There are some concerns, but nothing that requires immediate attention. Its more of a wait and see situation. I'm only a nurse, so I can't go into much detail. But as soon as I finish checking you're stats, I will page the doctor for you." Michelle smiled.
"Thank you. Have you been able to reach my husband?" Regina inquired next.
"No, ma'am. I'm sorry. I will keep trying though." the nurse walked back out of the room. Regina sighed and brought her attention back to the blonde in the room. She smiled at her softly. She didn't really know what to say to her. She wasn't even sure why she asked the nurse to call her. But she came. Emma was here and all Regina could really do was stare. She had missed her too. God, she has missed her too much.
"Um...do you have your cellphone?" Emma was beginning to feel a bit anxious under the chocolate gaze, she decided to make herself useful. "He might be more likely to respond to a number he knows." She explained further at Regina questioning look.
"Oh, um... It was in my bag..." Regina trailed off, gazing around the room for said handbag.
"Got it." Emma spotted the bag and quickly retrieved the cellphone. She went to hand it to Regina, but the other woman refused it.
"Can you have the nurse do it, please." she asked.
"Yea, sure." Emma left the room to head to the nurses station. She returned about 10 minutes later. "Okay. That worked. He answered on the first try and he is on his way." She gave a sad smile and replaced the cellphone in the bag.
"Will you stay with me. Until he gets here. I...don't want to be alone." Regina wasn't ready for Emma to leave yet.
"Yea, of course. Whatever you want." Emma replied sincerely. Regina smiled at the familiar phrase. She knew Emma meant it. "So, it's a boy?" Emma asked.
"Yes." Regina nodded with a smile. Emma couldn't help but smile as well. She knew Regina wanted a little boy to name after her father.
"Hey there, Henry." Emma spoke softly to the swollen belly. Regina couldn't stop the emotions that flowed through her as she watched Emma talk to here round stomach. "I know you and mommy had quite a scare today, but everything is okay. You're going to be just fine."
They were like this for a while. Regina absentmindedly running her fingers through Emma's hair, while said blonde told the unborn child a story. It didn't feel like this with Daniel. Another reason for her to question whether she made the right choice.
Emma originally started talking to the baby in order to avoid the awkward attempts at conversation with the other woman. But as she sat there telling the story, one hand softly stroking the round belly, Regina running her fingers trough her blonde curls... Did Regina even realize want she was doing?... Probably not. Emma was certain of one thing though. She wanted this. She wanted to be the one to love, cherish, and protect this beautiful woman and her child...
Can I lay by your side, next to you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight