Mary Margaret entered the hospital. The deal with her daughter still stands and she wouldn't really mind spending more time with the charming John Doe. When she rounded the corner she immediately stopped in her track, the smile fading from her face.

John Doe was not alone in his room. Regina and a blond woman were there too. The blond woman was hugging him and it looked like she was crying. John Doe was looking confused and hugged back awkwardly. Maybe it was his sister. Mary Margaret took a deep breath before walking over to them.

"Miss. Blanchard, what are you doing here?" Regina asked immediately. There was a sharp tone to her voice that made her want to step back.

"I just wanted to see how John Doe was doing after what happened yesterday," she said more confident then she felt. When she spoke John Doe looked at her.

"He's fine," Regina said and crossed her arms. "And his name is David Nolan. This is wife, Kathryn Nolan."

Mary Margaret eyes widened and her mouth fell open at the word 'wife'. He's married? But… how? He had been in a coma since… how long as she could remember. Why didn't she look for him in the past years?

"Are you one of the people who saved him yesterday?" Kathryn asked her, turning to her fully.

"Uhm… yes, I am," she said and Kathryn extended her hand.

"I'm forever thankful for your help."

Mary Margaret put on a fake smile and shook Kathryn's hand. "I'm just glad he is okay."

"You're Mary Margaret, right?" David asked her. Her fake smile turned into a genuine one when she looked at him. He was even more charming than she remembered.

"That's me."

He smiled at her and butterflies formed in her stomach. "Thank you for saving my life," he said. Their eye contact remained longer than was necessary but she couldn't find it in herself to look away. There was just something familiar in his eyes, like this wasn't the first time she really locked eyes with him.

Kathryn cleared her throat and grabbed David by his arm. "Come on, honey. Let's get you home."

David nodded and followed Kathryn out of the room, looking back over his shoulder at her before turning the corner.

"I hope you do know that he is out of reach," Regina said sharply, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Excuse me?"

"David and Kathryn are happily married, don't ruin that for them." With that Regina turned on her heels and left the room. She wasn't planning on ruining their marriage, she wasn't selfish. But something just doesn't seem right.

Mary Margaret shook her head and walked out of the room, looking for something to keep her busy for a while. She needed something to distract herself with. She couldn't go home since Emma won't be home for a few hours, so she just helped where ever she could in the hospital. But still there was a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach that she couldn't shake off.

Emma walked into Granny's and spotted Anna and Elsa already waiting for her in a booth. She walked over to them and sat down across from them.

"How was your date?" Anna blurred out the second she sat down.

"Anna!" Elsa said and slapped her sisters arm, but when she looked at Emma again Emma noticed her curiosity.

"It was nice. We went to a restaurant, walked over the docks and talked," Emma shrugged.

"Was there a goodnight kiss?" Anna asked.

"Maybe," Emma said and bit her lip. Anna squeaked like a child and Elsa got a bright smile on her face. Ruby walked to their table with her notepad in hand.

"What can I get you?" she asked with a wolfish grin and Emma noticed how she tried to keep her curiosity at bay. Emma gave her a look which made Ruby sign and put away her notepad, sitting down next to Emma. "Who am I kidding. Tell me about your date."

Emma shrugged. "It was just a date. Dinner, a walk on the docks and he brought me home. nothing more."

"Emma, you and I both know, hell everyone knows, that when you go on a date it's never nothing."

It's true. Emma didn't date much, but when she did the date was either perfect or horrible. There was just no in between. Maybe it had to do with her old fairy tale theory, the True Love and all that, but she didn't believe in that theory anymore. She was 24!

But something about Killian was different. The moment she first met him there was this connection between them, like a spark. That spark made just being with him enough. Hell, he could have taken her to a cemetery and she would have enjoyed it. Maybe it should be scaring her, every guy who asked her out scared her and her mother didn't really give the best example of a good relationship. But with Killian, she wasn't scared, not even a bit. It just felt… right.

Emma sighed in defeat. "Okay, it was great. He's funny, he's a good listener, he's-"

"Is he a good kisser?" Ruby asked eager.

"Shouldn't you be working?" Emma asked, changing the subject. She felt heat rise to her cheeks.

As on que Granny called from behind the counter, "Ruby! Get back to work!"

Emma sighed in relief when Ruby finally left. She looked back at Anna and Elsa who gave her a knowing look.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing," Elsa said casually. Emma was about to command on that when someone walked to their table again.

"Emma, can we have minute?" Lily asked and Emma was a bit surprised to see her old friend.

"Uhm… sure," she said and stood up, following Lily to the back. "What is it?"

She hadn't spoken to Lily for years. The last time she saw her they were, what? Thirteen, fourteen? It was when Emma discovered that Lily had lied to her. They had been best friends for years, ever since they were little. Something Lily called faith once always brought them together. If Emma was honest with herself, she was really glad to see her best friend again, even if they had a rough past.

"I didn't know anyone else to go to," Lily started, looking at the floor. Emma noticed how she was trying to keep back her tears. "I know we haven't spoken in years and that you are probably still angry because I lied to you but…" her voice broke halfway through the sentence and Emma immediately softened, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Lily, what's wrong?" Emma asked gently.

"You have to promise me that you'll help me."

"I promise."

Lily took a shaking breath, "I'm pregnant." Emma's eyes widened. "You have to help me, Emma. You're the only one I can trust. Please."

"What about the father?"

"It was just a drunken one night stand. I'm not even sure who it is."

Tears were now spilling down her face and Emma pulled Lily into a hug. "It's okay. I'll help you."

"Thank you," Lily whispered. Even though Lily had lied to her in the past Emma had forgiven her. It may have taken her ten years but she couldn't be angry at her friend right now, she needed someone and Emma even felt a little bit honoured that Lily had come to her for help after all this years.

"You can stay at the loft with me and my mother," Emma said when she pulled back from the hug. Lily nodded and Emma smiled at her. Emma walked back into the diner and to the table where Elsa and Anna were talking. "Something has come up and I have to go now."

"Everything okay?" Elsa asked a bit worried.

"Everything is fine," Emma said and glanced back at Lily. "I'll see you guys later."

"Okay, bye," Anna said and Elsa waved as Emma and Lily left the diner.

Emma and Lily walked in silence to the loft until Lily spoke up, "I'm sorry for lying to you."

"I know," Emma said and smiled at her. "I'm sorry for overreacting."

"Can we just forgive and forget?" Lily asked hopeful.

Emma nodded. "I would like nothing more."

Regina sat down in her office chair with a sigh. Everything was back to normal. Snow was depressed, no one seemed to remember and the curse was back to full strength. She could relax again, enjoy her perfect kingdom. Regina closed her eyes and let the muscles in her body relax. This was the good life.

But something was missing. Regina felt an emptiness inside. It wasn't the first time she felt it but somehow it was stronger today, reminding her of all that she lost instead of won. She lost so much, her father, Daniel, her freedom. All because her mother wanted her to marry the king, and when she did she lost herself. Whenever Regina thought back to who she was before magic it shocked her how much she had changed.

She opened her eyes and stood up, walking to the window and looking outside. No matter how much she had changed, she didn't regret a thing she did. Look at what she had, she was the mayor of Storybrooke. A town where everyone was her slave and did what she wanted them to do, how could she regret that?

Still she felt the emptiness and she realised why; she had no one to share it with. After she found out that Hook didn't kill her mother she was somehow relieved. The cursed version of her mother was a sweet and caring person, the mother she always wanted to have. But it was all a lie and before cursed Cora could soften her she died.

It was tragic, really. You would think The Queen of Hearts wouldn't die of a simple house fire. A candle had fallen over into the curtains and set the house on fire while she was sleeping. Regina had shed her tears then, but not now. Love was weakness, her death was only a reminder of that. So now with her mother gone Regina was alone again, alone with everything she ever wanted. How can she not be happy?

At the loft Emma was making hot chocolate for herself and Lily. She handed one mug to Lily and sat down on the chair across from her.

"So what happened after I left?" Emma asked her gently and took a sip of her cocoa.

"You remember that I said I wanted to find my mother, right?" Emma nodded. "I started my search. You would think in a town like Storybrooke you would find someone easily." She laughed a humourless laugh. "It turns out that my mother either left town or is dead."

"What about your father?"

"I know nothing about him. I wouldn't know where to start searching."

"I'm sorry."

They sat there for a while in silence, sipping their cocoa. Surprisingly, it wasn't uncomfortable. After a while Emma spoke again.

"What are you going to do with the baby?"

Lily shrugged. "I don't know."

"Maybe it's a good thing." Lily looked up at her in confusion. "A child could be a wonderful way to start over. When my mother had me she told me I was her light in the darkest days, this child could do the same for you."

Lily thought over Emma's words for a while before smiling at her and nodding. "You're right. I have to start over."

Emma smiled back. They heard someone unlocking the door and they both turned their heads to look who entered the loft. Mary Margaret walked inside but stopped briefly when she saw Lily sitting across from Emma at the dinner table.

"Hey… uhm…" Mary Margaret said a bit confused. "Emma, can I talk to you for a second."

"Sure," Emma said and stood up, walking with her mother to the living room.

"What is Lily doing here?" she asked when they were out of earshot.

"She asked for my help."

"Help with what exactly?"

Emma looked over her shoulder and then back at her mother. "She's pregnant and she has nowhere else to go. Can she stay here for a while?"

"Pregnant? You sure she's not lying again?"

"I can tell when someone is lying, remember?"

Mary Margaret looked at Lily who was silently sipping her cocoa behind them. She sighed and looked back at Emma. "She can stay, but only as long as needed."

"Thanks Mom," Emma said and smiled at her mother before walking back to Lily and sitting back down. Mary Margaret walked to the kitchen and made a hot cocoa for herself before sitting down next to Emma. "Something wrong?" she asked her mother when she frowned at her mug.

"Oh, it's nothing," she said and shook her head. Emma gave her a look and Mary Margaret sighed. "I went to the hospital today."

"And?" Emma pressed when she didn't continue.

"And it turns out that David, the coma patient, is married to Kathryn Nolan."

"Kathryn is married?" Lily asked suddenly, making Emma and Mary Margaret look at her.

"Apparently, why's that so shocking?"

"I saw her last week kissing some guy in a bar."

"Maybe she thought her husband was dead and moved on," Emma piped in.

"I highly doubt that."

"Why?" Mary Margaret asked. Emma didn't miss the hopefulness in her tone.

"Look," Lily said and pointed at the window. Both Emma and Mary Margaret turned their heads and looked out the window. Outside they saw Kathryn walking with some guy.

"Maybe that's her brother," Mary Margaret said as she stood up and walked to the window to look closer, Emma and Lily did the same.

"She doesn't have a brother," Lily commented. Kathryn and the man stopped, they were holding hands and saying something that they couldn't hear. Then they kissed, making all three of than gasp.

"That bitch," Mary Margaret said and Emma looked shocked at her mother. She never talked like that unless she was really angry or pissed. She was probably pissed.

"What now?" Emma asked as they all sat back on the couch.

"We make sure David knows the truth," Lily said, again surprising them both.

"You're going to help us?" Mary Margaret said a bit in disbelieve.

"You let me stay here even after I betrayed you, it's the least I can do," she said and smiled. "Plus, I love a good love story."

A/N: Thank you all for reading! I hope this chapter was better than my last two, I had the feeling they were pretty shitty. Next chapter will have more Captain Swan, I promise! Please leave a review, it really helps me write and I'm the most curious person in the world, so please let me know what you guys think.