Gasping desperately for air she pulled away from him.
"You weren't kidding were you?" He smirked.
"No David I was not." Mary Margaret sat up, gazing at him. "I know we have something, why would I give up on that?"
He hesitated. "Because of Kathryn."
She frowned at his words. "Right. Your wife." She stated sadly.
She knew this was wrong, he was married, he had a wife so why was something in her head stopping her from doing what was right? She felt like there was something physically preventing her from giving up on him. A force greater than them both, who knew that they were meant to be together, one who was willing to pay the cost, to risk everything, just to be held in his big arms feeling safe, letting go of the world.
David stood up and started to walk around whilst professing his thoughts to her. "Look Mary Margaret I've thought long and hard about this; I know I can't give up on you, your hold on me is too great. Besides I don't want to give up on you, on this... On us." She smiled at his words. "I just- I don't want you to get hurt, it would kill me to see you in pain." He looked at his feet.
She stood up to join him, taking a hold of his hands. "I don't care. I couldn't care less about anyone else." She looked in his eyes. " I just know that I want you."
He smiled back at her. Her beauty dazzled him, he wondered how he could forget such a face, not remember of if they had met before. David was sure he would remember, remember those big green eyes, those red sumptuous lips, that smile that brightened up his world. How could he not remember any of this? It left him deeply confused.
He looked around. "We should probably get going." He said helping her to her feet.
"Probably." She smiled. "I wish we didn't have to though."
He looked at his watch. "We'll it's almost 12.45 which means we have fifteen minutes to get you back to school before the children realise you are missing."
"Fine." She sighed, walking towards the bridge. "The teachers may not have even noticed."
"They might notice when you walk back in with lipstick smeared across your face." He laughed.
David reached up and tried to clean off the lipstick with the pad of his thumb. Her smile faded at his touch and she stared deep in to his eyes. He placed the whole of his hand on her cheek, cupping it and sending a tingling sensation through her body, she relaxed in to his arms almost melting in to him.
"I thought the place for teachers was a school, correct me if I'm wrong." Regina shouted startling them both.
David quickly dropped his hand and took a step away from Mary. "Well goodbye Mary Margaret."
She sighed. "Goodbye David."
Regina stopped Mary in her tracks. "Tell me Miss Blanchard is there something wrong with your hearing? I believed that when I told you yesterday that you stay away from Mr Nolan, it meant stay away."
Mary Margaret started to panic, her forcefulness had long gone. "I- uh-"
Regina took a step closer. "Let me try and make this clear for you. David is married, his wife is a good woman and you will not wreck their marriage. More importantly you will not hurt Kathryn. So keep your urges to yourself. You do not go near David again. Is that clear?"
Mary started regain confidence. "With all due respect Regina-"
"Now let me stop you there." Taking a step closer to her, aggravated. "How long has David been out of his coma?" She didn't wait for an answer before continuing. "Three weeks. He doesn't remember who he is or who he was and you are taking advantage of that. What will the school board think?"
"No Regina you're wrong."
Regina laughed sarcastically. "Well I highly doubt it but you may try and prove your point."
She took a breath. "David does remember his old life, he remembers Kathryn... the lot, that's why he left, he left for her."
She furrowed her eyebrows in confused. "Is that so?"
"Yes. That is why we were talking, I was helping him cope with it all."
"And that required his lips on yours how?" She commented.
"No ones lips were on anyone's, we talked that was all."
"It didn't look like you were just talking."
"Well we were." Mary Margaret said sharply.
Regina took a moment to assess the situation and her options. She knew full well that there was something going on between the pair but Mary's persistence of denial made her reevaluate her plan. She decided that busting her now would not benefit anyone, she had to let her form a bond with David so she could rip it from her, make it even more painful. So it would hurt her more.
She smiled. "You have a good day miss Blanchard." She turned and walked away to her car.
Mary Margaret was confused but was smart enough to not question the gift she had just been given. She filled her head with her own thoughts to occupy the time of her journey back to school.
If it was so easy to fool Regina was it so easy to fool everyone else? Well, Emma knows, but that's everyone... I think. I did bump in to Red on the way back from my last visit to the toll bridge. She gasped. What if Red knows. She most definitely won't keep it to herself and before you know it, the whole of Storybrooke will be gossiping about us. Oh god, oh god, what did I do? I'm risking my career, my friends, my reputation. She laughed out loud. My reputation of being a nun. I can't remember the last time I had a boyfriend... I think his name was Jack... Jamie? Something beginning with J.
Her thoughts were interrupted as she bumped in to someone.
"Henry I'm so sorry!" She apologised.
"It's ok Miss Blanchard, I wasn't looking where I was going." He told her clutching his beloved book.
"Too consumed in to your stories I see."
"They're not stories Miss Blanchard. Everything in this book really happened. You should know, you're one of the most important people in it."
"Oh right, yes. Sorry I forgot about that." She smiled. "Who was I again?" She said trying to amuse the child.
He sighed frustrated. "You're Snow White. See." He pointed to a picture in the book.
"And who's that?" She asked pointing to the man beside her.
"That's Prince Charming!"
"Charming." She repeated.
"Well Charming isn't his real name, it's just a name you gave to him. Like a nickname, just like how Emma calls me kid and you Mare. His real name is James and he isn't really a prince." He whispered the last part.
James! She thought to herself. That's it! Maybe there was truth to this story after all.
"Could I see the book for a second Henry?"
"Sure, just give it back to me after class, I'm meeting Emma for operation cobra later and she still isn't up to date with it all so I'm taking my book to help her." He explained.
"That's nice of you Henry." She smiled. "I will give it back before the end of the day."
The bell rang and Henry smiled at his teacher then ran to his desk to take a seat. Henry was really starting to become one of her favourite students. She had noticed him before but now he was really coming out of his shell. He didn't have many friends before Emma turned up here, everyone was afraid of his mother. Mary frowned in thought of Regina, she was a manipulative cold hearted woman who made her want to scream. Not only was she unfair to her but to Henry too, she would never allow him time with Emma, so he had to sneak around and hide secrets from her.
She flicked through the book as curiosity struck her and read a couple of lines whilst she was waiting for the rest of the class to take their seats.
'Snow, please stop it. This isn't you.'
'Look I don't remember why I drank the potion but it was to forget someone... And I'm assuming that someone was you.'
'Yes it was- it is me but I don't know why you did that.'
'I do. It was so I could focus my full attention on killing the queen.'
'Snow! You know that it won't work, she has guards everywhere, if you tried to harm her, they would take you away. Lock you up.'
'Thanks for the concern but I think I'm going to go ahead with my plan.'
'Snow please, stop. If you got hurt, I would never forgive myself. I have spent half of my time trying to protect you, I am not going to let you walk head on in to torture. I don't want you to get hurt, it would kill me to see you in pain.'
Her head shot straight up from the book. Those words, she had heard them before. This morning from the mouth of David Nolan, but they seem so familiar as if this morning had a déjà vu element to it.
Mary Margaret's confusion did not go unnoticed by Henry, sitting smugly in his chair watching, knowing it was working, knowing the curse was weakening. Operation Cobra had started.
That concludes my second chapter, sorry for the late update! I did get asked to continue this, so I have.
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