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(I'll probably update one more chapter today)
When Regina first contacted Gold, the older man was surprised but pleased, he hadn't heart from the woman for so long, since she turned 18 and left her mother's house. The day she found out what kind of job he was really doing for Cora.
After Leopold's death, Gold was the thing most similar to a father that Regina ever had. Leopold died when Regina was only 10 years old and Cora was the most distant mother imaginable, Gold, however was always there for her, helping her with her homework, riding horses with her, letting her cry on his shoulder every night when she woke up missing her father, or scared by a nightmare.
Then everything changed, when she heard him talking with Cora, everything changed, she didn't look at him with care and love like always, she looked at him with disgust in her eyes and, worst of all, fear.
But there she was in the coffee shop with him, asking his help for taking care of a "little problem" and in her eyes he saw Cora and a shiver traveled through his spine, sadness took over his heart. He couldn't believe his little girl was asking him something like that. But then he saw pain in Regina's eyes, someone had truly hurt her and now Gold would make that woman pay.
The phone kept ringing and Regina gasped answering the call.
"What?" she said sharply without letting to of Emma's hand.
"I called to say that I've found our friend" Gold said with the same voice he used to talk to Cora and he regretted it the next second, but that was the only way he knew how to act, cold, wicked, evil but never to Regina, never with her, until now he thought to himself.
The brunette took a while to speak, she had to take a deep breath before saying anything at all "Do you have her?" she finally asked trying to seem neutral, the only useful thing she had learned with her mother was how to control her feelings.
"No, I'm waiting for your orders" the man said quickly "Are you sure you want to do this Regina?" this time Gold's voice was warm and worried.
Regina was nervous, she knew that after doing what she was planing to do, nothing would be the same again but then she looked to Emma in that bed, she thought about how close she had been of losing Emma and all her doubts disappeared when anger and fear took over her.
"Do it, but do it fast and clean" the brunette finally said, she wanted Zelena dead but she wasn't evil enough to want her to suffer, she didn't want revenge, no, she just wanted to make sure Zelena could never hurt Emma again. Regina hung up.
"Are you ok Regina?" Emma asked realizing that the brunette was trembling and she squeezed Regina's hand strongly "I love you" the blonde girl said smiling.
The brunette looked into Emma's eyes and smiled back "I love you, Emma Swan" she answered back.
No matter how hard it would be, no matter what she would have to do, she wouldn't allow Emma to get hurt ever again, that was a promise Regina made to herself while looking into the blonde's beautiful eyes.
Emma laughed and Regina raised an eyebrow to the blonde "what?" the brunette asked curiously.
"Nothing" the girl said continuing laughing and Regina started to get annoyed.
"What?!" the brunette asked one more time getting closer to Emma but the blonde shook her head laughing.
Regina leaned closer, her face only a few inches from Emma's "Miss Swan, why are you laughing I'm not going to ask a.." she wasn't able to finish the sentence because Emma grabbed her neck and pulled her closer kissing her passionately.
Regina was surprised by that but she quickly got into the kiss letting her tongue explore Emma's mouth and tracing the blonde's bottom lip, when they parted the blonde smiled.
"I can't believe it worked" she said happily.
Regina laughed too "Dear, if you wanted me to kiss you, you only had to ask" the brunette said and with a smile she leaned again and kissed the blonde.
"Found you dear" Gold's voice sounded like a twisted song to Zelena's ears and she couldn't help to shiver with the tone in the older man's voice.
She got out of bed and looked to the man in front of her, the man was not very tall but something in him made him look much taller, his dark eyes seemed to be made of pure darkness and he was smiling at her like a wolf when he sees his prey.
"What do you want from me and what are you doing here?" the woman asked angry, she was at her vacation's house, no one knew her address or the existence of that place.
The man walked a little closer to her "You made something very wicked to someone I care about and I'm here to repay" he said almost amused with the situation.
"Regina..." Zelena whispered "That bitch sent you" she let out with disdain.
Gold was still smiling but his eyes showed that his smile was more dangerous than Zelena's fire "She told me to be quick and clean but I think that I'll make an exception and take my time with you" he said "It's not like you're going to tell her right hun?"
After that, Gold saw in Zelena's eyes the same he always saw in the eyes of those who he was told to take care off, fear, despair and the sweetest thing for him, not a single spark of hope.
This wasn't just another job, this time was personal and he knew he would enjoy every second of it, more than usual, this time he was protecting someone, Regina the only person who really loved him after his son's death.
"Yes, this is going to be fun" he let out in a whisper.
I know that many people don't like Rumple and I know he was a little bastard manipulating Regina but I like him and I love to write about him loving Regina as a daughter so, I regret nothing.