Emma is shaking as she reaches for Regina's heart and naively pushes it back at the woman's chest. Hoping it will go back in, but it doesn't.
Emma cradles it to her chest and folds into Regina.
Regina's eyes go wide, the anger dissipates. Her world stops throbbing and returns to normal. Now back in focus it is just her and Emma. She clutches Emma to her, both woman remain on the floor for quite some time.
The doctor eventually wanderes in.
"Regina! Why are you out of bed? You need your fluids and your IV is ripped out, you are bleeding." She sets her things down.
Emma pulls her head up and wipes at her eyes.
"Miss Swan do I need to get help for Miss Mills?"
Emma shakes her head, one last wipe at her face and scoops Regina up to place her in bed.
The doctor doesn't comment on the thrumbing heart in Emma's possession. She only checks the older woman's vitals, clears up the blood on her arm and inserts a new IV in the other and leaves.
….
Emma sees the doctor leave and crawls in bed with Regina.
The other woman pleasantly surprised.
Emma's voice is small, "Please put it back, I won't leave again."
Whether the brunette truly believed those words or not, in her heart she wanted to.
She takes her heart and pushes it back in with a small grunt.
Emma clings tighter.
Regina waits a moment for the pain to pass, then sighs and begins to speak.
"I don't know how to love very well, let alone let someone care for me…"
She's running her hand through Emma's hair calming her own heart.
This should seem strange, but it doesn't.
Emma doesn't lift her head.
"No one ever wants me…."
Regina leans down and kisses her head, "For what it's worth, I do."
Emma doesn't speak so she continues on.
"But I want you to be happy, and that's not with me. I am a mess, I can't protect you from the world, let alone from StoryBrook. I am a target Emma, for good reason."
Blond hair shifts as she moves to sit, nowhere did Regina say she didn't want to be with her.
Green eyes, vibrant from tears, connect with warm honey.
"So we leave, take Henry…. I already broke the curse…"
Regina smiles, "Emma… You just found your parents…and what about bringing back all the happy endings?"
"What about mine?"