"What happened?" Dr. Whale gasped, moving towards them.

"Everything." Robin grumbled, holding Regina tighter against him. Whale stood beside him, turning Regina's face gently up to his.

"Regina, can you hear me ok?" She nodded. Whale's fingers searched over her face, examining the dried blood at her hairline. "Ok, let's get her into a room."

Robin followed the doctor to one of the exam rooms. Whale pulled the curtain behind them as Robin placed Regina gingerly on the bed. He settled beside her, taking her hands.

"Ok, let's see." Whale flashed a pinprick of light into her eyes. "What did you hit your head on?"

"The mirror in my entrance way." Robin frowned, Whale nodded calmly.

"Ok. Did you pass out?"

"Yes."

"More than once?"

"Yes."

"What about dizziness? Any of that?"

"Yes."

"Sounds like a concussion." Whale placed the light aside. "But we can run a quick test to be sure. Does your head hurt right now?"

"Yes, but that may be hunger as well."

"And dehydration." Whale was pushing her hair aside, examining the dried scab on her forehead. "That looks like it's healing up." He pressed on it, causing Regina to wince. Robin tightened his grip on her, giving Whale a dark look. "Doesn't feel like any glass shards got stuck in there. And I don't think you need stitches."

Regina let out a sigh of relief. Robin realized just how little he knew about medicine in this world. He truthfully had no idea what a 'concussion' was, or how you tested for it, or what it meant.

"What are you talking about?" He finally asked. Finding Regina hadn't made him any calmer. He was worried about her health now. What if there was something seriously wrong?

Whale appeared to catch his error.

"A concussion is bruising on the brain. They can be severe or mild. Regina's seems pretty mild, but I need to take an image of her brain to be sure."

"You can do that?" Robin was completely bewildered by this technology.

"I can," Whale was examining Regina's face for further cuts. He moved down to her wrists. "Ok, we need to get these off." He slid the cuffs up higher to look at the wounds beneath. "These will be fine once we get them cleaned up. And-oh my god!" He straightened her fingers on both hands. Robin saw instantly what he was looking at and gasped.

The tips of Regina's fingers were bright red. The reddest areas were the beds of her nails, which were broken up by strips of white pus beneath them.

"I wasn't going to ask, but this requires it." Whale looked at Regina.

"He put pins under the nails." Regina answered weakly. Her answer made Robin's hands tense into fists.

"I will kill him." Whale raised his hand and shook his head.

"That's not helping right now. Ok, Regina. I'm going to get these cleaned out and put you on an antibiotic for the infection-just to be sure. I'm afraid you're going to lose that manicure though."

Regina didn't even smile. Robin rubbed her arm gently, knowing how exhausted she had to be. Regina jumped. Robin realized his fingers had hit a bright red puncture wound that was surrounded with a reddish bruise.

"What is that?" Regina followed his gaze, shaking her head.

"It's from a nail."

"You know, I don't want to know." Whale sighed. "Let's just get everything cleaned out and taken care of."

"There's another on my hip." Regina told him. Whale nodded. He appeared to be thinking of something, almost debating with himself. Finally, he just asked the question.

"Regina, I have to ask….did he do anything else to you?" Robin saw the look on the doctor's face. He was looking at her in the way one did when they didn't want to mention a harsh topic.

Regina wouldn't actually validate whatever Whale was thinking….right? The thought hadn't even occurred to Robin that Sidney might have done…something…else. He waited-anxiously-for Regina to say no.

But Regina's eyes squeezed closed, and Whale nodded as if accepting her unresponsiveness.

Robin could only stare from one to the other. She could not be implying what he thought. No one could have….

"Regina," he tried to keep his tone from panicking, "tell me he didn't…."

Regina's eyes opened, and she looked numbly up at Robin. Her eyes told him all he needed to know.

Robin spun to his feet, pulling away from her. He wanted to punch something-break something-anything. The idea that anyone had dared to violate her made him want to put his hand through a window. There was no question now-he would kill Sidney Glass.

Regina laid a hand over her eyes. Tears began to spill down her cheeks. She could handle anything if Robin was beside her, but she had no idea how to interpret his pulling away. Would he not want her now? Now that….someone else….had dirtied her?

Whale observed all of this. Immediately, he laid his hand on Regina's wrist.

"It's ok," he assured her gently. Getting up, he went to Robin's side. "Hey," he whispered as carefully as possible, "I know you're upset. But she is too. And she's been through enough right now. You need to be there with her."

Robin's heart broke. Immediately he turned and went back to the bed. Gently, he folded Regina into his arms. Ignoring her injuries and soreness, she wrapped her arms around his neck and sobbed into his chest.

"It's ok," he soothed as he stroked her hair, "you can cry to me. Just let it out. You're safe here."

Whale gave them a few moments, heading into the hallway to have a brief conversation with a nurse before finally returning to the exam room.

"Regina, I know how upsetting this is, but we need to talk honestly for a few minutes."

Nodding, Regina pulled back. Her tears ran down her cheeks and she tried to wipe them away. Robin settled her firmly against his chest.

"Ok," Whale sighed, "I'm going to need to take a couple of swabs, run some tests, make sure you didn't pick up anything."

"Such as?" Robin growled. Whale hesitated, and then spoke.

"Any type of sexually transmitted disease." Regina made a choked, sobbing sound. Robin's arms instinctively tightened on her.

"Shh," he breathed, "it's ok. I won't leave you alone. Wouldn't it be obvious now to you-as a doctor-if he had something? I mean…after all those years under the curse…."

"No," Whale sighed, "Sidney may not even know he was carrying something. I'm sorry, we just don't get many rapes in Storybrooke. We have to check." He looked at Regina. "It will be quick, and painless, I promise."

"Just get it over with," Regina murmured against Robin's chest.

Whale worked quickly. He got the remainder of the cuffs removed from her wrists. Robin stayed with her as she changed out of the filthy dress she'd been in for days and into a gown. Once he had her back in bed, he tucked her several blankets over her, wrapping them around her for warmth as he could see her shivering.

A nurse came in and left a collection of items Robin didn't fully understand on a small stand beside the bed. He tried to ignore them and focused on Regina, who simply lay on the bed with her eyes closed.

Whale entered the room again. Robin watched him pick up a pair of gloves before seating himself at the end of the bed.

"Ok, Regina, let's make this quick." He flipped stirrups from the sides of the bed, causing Regina to sigh. Still having no idea what to do, Robin simply helped her as she eased down on the bed, placing her feet in them.

Regina looked up at Robin. He took her hands, squeezing both of them in his. He held her eyes, attempting to reassure her simply through his gaze. He watched her face, saw the faint flinch that crossed it.

"Squeeze my hands." He told her gently. "I'm right here." Regina's eyes fell closed again and he saw the traces of tears on her lids.

"Ok," Whale dropped a Q-tip into a plastic bottle and screwed a lid onto it. "Now we'll get you cleaned up, on some meds, and you can rest."

****Scene****

Robin watched as if in a dream while the staff attended to Regina. Whale didn't let him come as they took her for a test. She came back seemingly untouched, and just as quiet and withdrawn as she'd been before. He watched nurses clean puncture wounds with alcohol swabs. He watched Whale connect an IV into Regina's arm. The doctor offered her a plastic cup containing two white capsules.

"Painkillers." He told Robin. "They'll make her sleep. I want to make sure she's stable before we try to move her into a room."

"Why wouldn't she be?" Robin was horrified. He looked at Regina with fear in his eyes and gripping his heart. He'd saved her. There couldn't possibly be a further danger to her…could there?

"In these types of cases, you never know how someone might react." Whale cautioned. "She's been through a great deal of trauma. Anything could happen: panic attacks, drop in blood pressure or blood sugar."

"What?" Robin exclaimed.

"Robin-."

"I'm sorry." Robin hissed as quietly as he possibly could. "But you have to understand: I don't know as much about this world as the rest of you. In our land, no one understood medical problems."

"And I understand. We were all new in this world once." Whale gave him a sympathetic smile. "And it's hard to explain exactly what I'm talking about. Basically, I just want to make sure she stays calm and rests."

Robin couldn't argue that. He wanted the same. He thanked the doctor and returned to Regina's side. The nurse was finishing some final touches on bandages and wound cleaning.

"We're going to get a room set up for you." Whale assured her. "But it'll take a little while. Get some rest. We'll move you as soon as one's ready."

"Can't I just go home?" Regina asked wearily.

"Not yet. I want you on those antibiotics for a little longer intravenously. And I'll be sending you home with a prescription for an oral dose." Regina rolled her eyes, but Whale shook his head firmly before leaving the room.

Robin was absently thumbing texts to the others. Emma and Snow had both asked how Regina was doing. He'd replied back as best he knew. Snow offered to bring clothes. He agreed to that. Going to Regina's house meant leaving her here…alone.

"It's ok." He told her, securing her in the crook of his left arm. "You just get some rest."

"Don't you need to be getting home?" Regina blinked up at him. "I mean, not that I want you to go…but…."

"Shhh," Robin whispered. "The only place I have to be right now is here." He stroked a lock of hair behind her ear. "Close your eyes. Get some sleep. I'm here."

***Scene****

Robin sipped a bit of his coffee. In the bed in front of him, Regina slept. She'd slept since they'd finally gotten her settled into a room hours earlier. She'd slept all night, only waking up for a few moments. Robin himself had dozed beside the bed.

Regina stirred, shifting positions as her eyes opened. Robin watched her face grimace as she irritated aches and pains.

"Hey, good morning." He leaned forward. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore," Regina groaned as she sat up. "What time is it?"

"After 8," Robin smiled as he took her hand. "Here, have some coffee." He held out the cup. Regina shook her head. "Ok."

"Can I go home yet?" Regina asked, sitting up straighter.

"Hopefully in a few hours." Robin held her hand. "But Whale wanted you to stay on the IVs for a few hours. He's sending you home with more medicine as well."

Regina frowned, but said nothing. Robin got her to drink a bit of water. When one of the nurses checked on them, she convinced some toast into her and got her started on a cup of tea. Robin watched Regina visibly perk up after getting some nourishment into her.

Regina had dozed off a second time when there was a soft knock on the door. Snow stood in the doorway, holding a tote bag decorated with a pink sparkly V and S on it that Robin didn't recognize.

"Hey." Snow whispered. "How are things?"

"Ok," Robin got up from the bed, moving to join her in the doorway. "She ate something, and I think that took all of her energy. I think she's better now though that she got something in her. It's going to take awhile for her to start feeling better."

Snow nodded, looking sadly at where Regina lay.

"I can't imagine how hard this is going to be for her. I mean, I hated Regina, but I just can't imagine…."

"I know." Robin nodded firmly. Snow looked ashamed, like she had said too much, so she stopped.

"I….stopped at the house this morning." She held out the tote bag. "I brought some casual clothes…well, at least as casual as Regina owns."

Robin had to chuckle at that as he took the bag.

"Thank you. We both appreciate it."

"Anything I can do." Snow squeezed his arm. "I have to get to the office. But when Regina wakes up, tell her I'm concerned about her."

"I will." Robin smiled as he went back into the room. Placing the tote bag on an extra chair, he resumed his place beside Regina until she woke up an hour later.

"Snow brought you clothes." He told her, stroking her hair as she lay back against the pillows.

"Great," Regina rolled her eyes. "I can't wait to see what she pulled out of my closet." Robin chuckled softly.

"I can't wait to get you home." Regina smiled, but her face looked uneasy.

"Robin…." She shook her head. "I love having you here, and you were the only person I wanted to save me, but…." Robin didn't let her finish. He cut her off with two fingers pressed against her lips.

"Hush," he leaned in to kiss her forehead, "I'll explain." At her confused expression, Robin moved to lie on the bed beside her. He wrapped one arm around her, pulling her comfortably against his chest. "The night I found out you were gone, I had come to your house to tell you that everything was over between Marian and I."

"What?" Regina sat up, an incredulous look on her face. "Robin, you don't mean you-." He nodded.

"I left Marian, Regina. For you. Actually, she told me to do it. She knew I wasn't happy either. I tried…I really tried. But we both knew I just wasn't happy anymore. It's you I love. It's you I need to be with."

Regina stared at him, and he watched her face break with emotion. One of her hands moved to rest on his cheek as her eyes welled with tears.

"Shh," Robin pulled her back down to him. "Don't cry." He pressed a kiss to her lips. "Please don't cry. You're exhausted enough and you don't need to use your energy."

Regina pressed herself against his chest. Robin held her, rubbing her back that he could feel trembling with sobs. Robin kissed the top of her head.

"I promise you," he whispered against her hair, "that I will never be away from you again. You will never cry over me again."

****Scene***

Regina had settled into his arms, and Robin had no desire to let go of her. They're been lying quietly for some time when there was a knock on the door.

"Hey." Emma looked nervous in the doorway. "Are you guys up for visitors?"

"Emma, I'm not up for conversation right now." Regina answered as Robin moved to the side of the bed.

"Not me," Emma shook her head before motioning to the hallway, "Henry."

Regina's eyes lit up.

"Absolutely!" Emma glanced at Robin, giving him a faint smile.

"Thought that might get her attention. Hey Kid!" Emma called into the hallway. "Get in here!"

"Mom!" Henry burst into the room with no regard for the other two in the room. Robin smiled contentedly as Henry threw himself around his mother. Regina hugged her son, clinging tightly to him.

Emma looked at Robin, gesturing to the doorway. Robin nodded and got up.

"How are things?" Emma asked, glancing inside. "Is she ok?"

"She hasn't said much," Robin admitted. "She's still tired. I think…probably in a bit of shock. Any sign of Sidney?"

"No," Emma sighed heavily. At that, Robin glared at her.

"If he's still out there-."

"He's not going to go after her." David appeared behind Emma. "Sidney's not stupid. But I'm surprised he was able to pull this off in the first place. Now, the last thing he's going to want is to get caught. He's probably already plotting how he can get out of town without getting caught."

"Or killed," Robin growled. Killed sounded so much better.

"One or the other," David consented. "Look, I thought I'd stop by while Emma and Henry were here. We should go over to the house and fix up a few things for Regina before she gets home. Like that broken door, and the blood in the hallway."

"You should go," Emma nodded to Robin, "Henry and I will stay with Regina."

"I don't know," Robin was uneasy about leaving Regina. She needed him. "I haven't talked to Dr. Whale today, and I don't know if she's coming home."

"You can take her home later this afternoon," Dr. Whale appeared behind Emma and David. "And she's fine. All of her tests came back negative. I want to keep her on an oral antibiotic for another couple of days just for the infection in her nails, but she'll be fine. She does need some rest, and to get some good food into her." Whale gave him a sympathetic look. "Go, Robin. Regina will be fine for an hour or so."

Robin took a deep breath nervously. What could happen to Regina with the sheriff here?

"Ok," he finally consented, "let's go."