Authors note: Warning: mention of rape!

"So, did you find Whale?" Daniel asked as he set 2 cups if tea down on the table.

He sat down on the chair, facing Regina.

She sight. "Yes I did, but he wasn't much help. He doesn't remember anything."

"Oh, well." Daniel grabbed Regina's hand that was lying on the table. "The important thing is that I'm back."

"Yes , you're right. That's the most important thing."

Daniel smiled. "Henry called." He said deciding to change the subject.

Regina's ears perked up at her sons name. "And?"

"He wanted me to tell you that he missed you. "

She felt tears prick behind her eyes.

"He really is a good kid."

"Yes he is." She agreed with a smile.

"Would you, did you ever think.." He hesitated to ask her.

"Daniel, just ask."

"Alright. Did you ever think about having more?" At her confused look he elaborated. "More children, I mean."

She felt like someone punched her in the gut. "What?"

"Well, would you like more children?" He asked nervously staring at a spot on the floor.

"Daniel, I'm... I." She felt tears fill her eyes. "I don't know if I can."

Daniel looked at her confused. "What do you mean?"

Daniel gave her hand a squeeze, encouraging her to tell him what was on her mind.

"You know how, when I was married to the King, I had to do certain things." She swallowed the knot in her throat. "He expected me to have.. sex with him."

She stopped for a while when she met Daniels eyes and saw that they were filled with anger towards the old King and pain for what she had gone through.

"To prevent pregnancy, Rumplestiltskin taught me how to make a potion that I had to take every time after the King and I... Believe it or not but during those times he was like a father to me. But because I used that potion so much, I'm not sure I can get pregnant." Regina felt a lonely tear escape and roll down her cheek.

Daniel reached forward and gently wiped the tear away, he smiled softly at her. "It's alright, darling."

He looked into her chocolate brown eyes and wished he could take the pain away.

"We can just try, that will be the fun part." He said with a wink, trying to lighten the mood.

Regina chuckled. "Yes that'll be fun."

...

That night Regina lay awake in bed, staring at the ceiling while Daniel was softly snoring next to her.

She couldn't sleep, Daniels question still spooking around in her head.

If I want an answer, I've got to ask Rumple. She thought.

Rumple. Would he laugh at her face if she asked him? He was always very caring if it came to these matters. She remembered the first time he had ever shown that soft, caring side of him.

It was maybe 2 months after she started learning magic.

Regina pushed the large wooden door closed behind her. She let out a harsh sob when she was out of the Kings earshot.

She felt fresh tears leak down her cheeks and blood run down her thighs. Tonight had been a particular violent night.

She stumbled over to her own sleeping chamber, which fortunately wasn't that far away.

When she closed the doors behind her she broke down. Unable to hold her battered body up anymore, she skidded down the door and onto the floor.

She said there sobbing for a few minutes when she was suddenly startled by the dark, red smoke appearing in the middle of her chamber.

She quickly pulled the teared nightgown closer over her body, knowing only too well who was the source of that smoke.

"Your Majesty, I just thought I'd stop b-" he stopped talking when he took in her appearance, big red eyes from the crying, ripped nightgown and blood running down her thighs which were mostly revealed now that she was sitting.

"Did the King do this to you?" He asked, worry spreading over his face.

Regina could only nod, shocked by his worried tone.

He took an unexpected step forwards and Regina couldn't stop herself from flinching.

"It's alright, dear." He said in a soft voice, holding up his arms in a calming manner. "I'm not going to hurt you."

He crouched down besides her and took her hand. "Is it alright if I heal you?"

Regina nodded again, unable to find her voice.

He began healing the bruises in her forearms, she got those when she tried to get him off of her, but that only resulted in him being more violent.

When he was done he looked into her frightened eyes again. "I'm going to need you to open your legs, do you think you can do that?"

She stared into his eyes trying to find some sort of sign that this was all manipulation, but she couldn't find any. So she slowly opened her legs, whimpering when she felt pain shoot through her body.

She watched as his hands glowed a soft blue and felt the pain slowly disappear. When he was done he helped her over to the bed and she laid down.

He turned around ready to take his leave, when Regina stopped him.

"Wait! Do you have anything to prevent pregnancy?" She said in a small voice. "I'll give you anything for it, I just can't have his baby."

"You don't have to give me anything, dearie." He said as he magicked a potion out of thin air. "Here it is."

"Thank you so much."

"It's quite alright, dearie." That was the last thing he said before he left in the same cloud of dark, red smoke.

Regina shook herself from the memory. It wasn't any good to dwell on the past.

Tomorrow she would go to see Gold and ask him.

...

Mr. Gold looked up when he heard the sound of the bell ring, signaling there was someone in his shop.

"Your Majesty, what can I do for you?" He asked when he came face to face with the former mayor.

"I need to ask you something, Gold. Something important, and if you lie to me, so help me I will kill you now with my bare hands."

"Well, must be something serious then, if you're threatening me like that." He chuckeled , obviously not impressed by her at all.

"You remember the potion you made me when I was married to the King."

"Yes of course I remember! The potion that prevented you from giving your husband what he really wanted, a male heir."

"Yes that one." She deadpanned.

He saw her expression turn from cold to a little concerned.

"Is it still possible for me to have children?" She asked a after a while.

"So your planning on expanding the family?" He asked with a grin.

"Just answer the damn question."

"To be honest, I have absolutely no idea, dearie."

Regina felt her heart breake a little. She really wanted to give Daniel a child. She wanted to have the experience of being pregnant with her true loves child.

He saw the devastated look in her eyes and felt, what shocked him, sympathy towards her. "You'll just have to wait and see what fate wants, dearie."

Without saying another thing she turned around and left the shop, letting her tears fall when she was finally back in the safety of her car.

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