Emma helped Regina to the bathroom and into bed while Henry started making Mac and Cheese for dinner. He also started the kettle for tea for him and Regina and some coffee for Emma.
Emma fluffed the pillows around Regina.
"He is quite self sufficient for such a young kid."
Regina shrugged, "He always liked to help me with dinner, or he used to." She pretended to study the sheets to avoid the sympathy on Emma's face.
"You really do love him, don't you."
Regina made eye contact, "He's everything to me."
Emma felt terrible, at first she had only stayed because she was convinced Regina didn't love him. But beaten and bruised with nothing to lose, she was drowning because of the months her son wouldn't even look at her.
Emma grabbed her hand, "It'll be ok Regina, it will get better."
Regina's eyes fluttered at the contact. Emma was being so nice to her.
She scrunched her face and breathily sighed. "No, it won't… especially if Gold brings magic back, he won't trust me, let alone love me."
Emma didn't know why she was doing it but the next moment she was lightly tugging Regina into her arms.
"Don't. You don't know that. Maybe you just have to keep showing him, that's not you. People will try and tell you who you are, your whole life. You just have to push back and say no, this is who I am."
Regina clung to Emma, there wasn't anyone else to turn to.
Henry cleared his throat at the door.
"Mom…I got your favorite. The chai with apple."
Regina hesitantly leaned out of Emma's arms to take the tea.
Henry left to presumably get their food,
"See look, he got your favorite, he still cares for you…"
There was a knock at the door.
Regina looked at Emma, and with all her strength in her moment of panic, bolted from the room.
A/N: Good news! I wrote another 5 chapters :D bad news... I hand wrote it...um awkward...