Hey, everybody! First, I'm so sorry for the delay to update it, but here is chapter four!

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CHAPTER 4 - WE NEED TO TALK

Archie was waiting outside Regina's room while Emma and Dr. Whale chatted with her. Archie wanted to talk with her, tell her that everything was fine, tell her what happened and say that she still could trust him, if she wanted to. And there was the baby. He didn't know why but he was so happy. It was the baby of the Evil Queen, but it was his child too. He didn't know what Regina would say about it but he wouldn't allow her to abort his baby even though he had to oblige, even if it was with magic.

After some time and some yelling, Emma and Dr. Whale left the room and asked for Archie to come in. They had much to discuss.

"Archie? You're alive!" Regina said with teary eyes when she saw him entering the room. The simple fact of thinking that he might be dead and that she was alone once again had scared the hell out of her.

"I'm here, Regina, I'm here." Archie ran toward her and was surprised when she pulled him into a hug. He wasn't expecting that but he let her cry in his arms.

"I thought you were dead... they told me that you were dead and I thought I would never see you again... they were accusing me of killing you, but I would never do that, not any more. I'm sorry, I was upset because you mentioned our sessions to Miss Swan but I didn't meant to say that. I'm sorry, you know I will never hurt you, you're my only friend, the only one I can trust. I'm so sorry Archie." Regina said while crying and stammering. She was so sad and he could hear it in her voice. He had to work several times harder in order to understand what she was talking about.

"It's okay Regina, I'm fine and I know you didn't mean it." Archie said rubbing circles on Regina's back trying to calm her.

"It's all my fault, Archie. My mother, she came here after me and she took you, I'm sorry, please-" Regina said, but was cut off by Archie who was very angry now. How could this woman blame herself for what her mother had done? Her mother was a monster and he realized how much Regina suffered while she had been living with that woman.

"You don't need to apologize, you did nothing to me, Regina, your mother did. Not you!" Archie said while hugging her and it made her pour all of her sadness out on his shirt.

A few minutes passed and Regina finally calmed down. Archie was surprised because Regina was still hugging him, but she may not have realized it. Archie needed to talk about the little "incident" that they had. Regina was pregnant and they had to talk about it.

"Regina, we need to talk about, you know, that night..." Archie stammered.

"You got me pregnant, bug!" Regina came out of his grasp and hit his arm as she screamed. "I should kill you for real now".

"Maybe, but that didn't happen suddenly, I mean, I didn't have sex alone." Archie said as he realized the face of horror that Regina had when he spoke about them having sex.

"Never say that again, ever again. What if Henry hears us? He'll hate me for that, he will say that... I cast some spell on you." Regina was getting increasingly ashamed.

"Henry will not think so, he'll love the idea of having a little brother or sister, trust me."

"And what makes you believe I'm going to keep this child?" Regina said arrogantly.

Archie was speechless. How can she say something like that? How could she even think of taking away her child? She can't do this. This isn't an option and the simple idea of her saying something like that made him scared and angry.

"What?! I can't believe you just said that! After everything you've been through, you have the courage to say that? You have a new chance here, Regina, to have Henry back, to have a new family, to start things the right way and you're ruining everything. You can't do anything without my opinion because this child is also mine! Are you listening? If I have to tie you up, then I will, but you will not take my child from me!" Archie was screaming and clutching Regina's arms without the intention of hurting her. He didn't even realize that he was hurting her until he saw tears in her eyes and her squirming. "Regina, I'm sorry, I didn't want to hurt you, I'm sorry, it wasn't my intention, it's just-"

"Alright, Archie, you're right. Alright! I'm an idiot and I screwed up everything, I always screw up everything, I wasn't thinking, I just… I just said that because I'm feeling very confused and vulnerable and it's not good, Archie." Regina said with tears again.

"Okay, Regina, everything will be fine... We'll handle it, ok? Don't worry. And about Henry, he was so worried about you, he couldn't forgive himself for not going after you. He feels guilty and I guess you should talk to him, he loves you so much." Archie said.

"Archie?"

"Hmm?"

"Please, don't tell Henry about the baby yet. I want... I need some time. It's all very new to me... and-"

"It's okay, Regina, we'll wait. I'll go get him now."

Archie finally brought Henry in, who was extremely nervous.

Henry was ashamed for not having trusted her, for not going after her. He knew she was the Evil Queen, but now, she was changing for him, she was trying. She even dared to bring Emma and Snow back to Storybrooke. What if she hated him now and didn't want to see him? He was being consumed by fear and shame.

Slowly, he entered the room where Regina was and she didn't see him coming. She was lying on her bed with her eyes closed and she looked so different, she was pale, without makeup and yet she was the most beautiful woman he knew. But her appearance was tired and he knew she had been crying. He decided to call to her softly so as not to frighten her.

"Mom?"

What she wanted most was hear Henry calling her "mom" because she had missed him and she was afraid he didn't love her anymore. She can't control the joy that went to her heart by the simple sound of that word and she can't control her anxiety.

"Hi, Henry!" Regina said softly with a sheepish smile on her face.

"How are you feeling? I was so worried, mom!" Henry said quietly and was embarrassed to look at her. Regina realized that he was afraid to approach.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little tired and," Regina took a deep breath. "Henry, I missed you so much." Regina said as tears began to trickle down her cheeks.

Henry ran to his mother, he missed her. Her arms, her kisses, her words of comfort. It was so long ago that he had turned away from her and only now he realized he couldn't live without her because she was his mom. She would always be. "Me too, mom, I missed you so much." Henry said through tears as he hugged his mother.

Regina couldn't feel happier at that moment. She forgot all her troubles and fears, she had Henry in her arms, her boy, her beloved boy was there and he was in her arms saying he missed her. She couldn't feel happier.

"Forgive me mom, please? I couldn't believe it when Emma said that you had killed Archie, but when she said she had used magic and saw you, I was so sad, I thought you had done that, I'm sorry." Henry said tearfully.

"Henry, it's okay, baby, it's alright... I love you!" Regina whispered in his ear.

"No, mom, nothing is alright. What happened to you? I thought you would die. I was so scared because I realized that you're my mom, I love you so much, mom. Please, forgive me, I'm sorry, I love you!"

"I'm fine Henry and seriously I have nothing to forgive you for, you did nothing." Regina said as she shook Henry in her arms.

"Then why are you crying? Why are you in this hospital bed? Why was there so much blood yesterday?"

"Oh my love, it was nothing. I'm crying because I'm happy that you are here and aren't mad at me, that's all." Regina smiled.

They stayed that way for a long time, Regina was so happy and she didn't want Henry to leave her arms. She had missed him so much and he couldn't run the risk of losing her again. So they fell asleep holding each other.

When Emma came into Regina's room she found the two lying on bed. Henry was wrapped in Regina's arms and the two were fast asleep. Only now she understood that driving them apart was a bad idea. In fact, Emma was Henry's biological mother, but Regina had taken care of him all his life. She knew him like no one else did and she was his image of mother. She always took care of him, even when she was a bitch to the whole city, she was his mother, she cared for him and would do anything for him, anything, even die.

She didn't know what Regina and Archie had decided about the baby, but she knew that Henry would be very happy with the idea of being a big brother. He might be angry at first, but then he would be the happiest person in the world and she knew it.

Maybe Emma should consider leaving Henry to stay a little longer with Regina, because, after all, this woman was changing for him. There was no chance he'll live with her, not totally, but he should spend more time with Regina, he'd be happier. Emma knew that Henry missed Regina, even though he said otherwise.

In the next you will see Cora trying to enter in the hospital.

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