Hello guys, how are you doing? What you thought about the last episode of OUAT? C'mom, I almost can't watch it. To be honest, I still don't watch the whole episode. I can't do it without falling asleep. So... boring!haha

About this chapter, I really don't know if you are going to like it... I do hope you like the end that Greg and Tamara had.

To EvilRegalTwinnies; Thank you so much! I'm glad you loved last chapter... I hope you like this one too, don't forget to let me know! kisses

To opheliafrump; haha Thanx for the happy birthday! Sorry I disappointed you cause I didn't post a new chapter last sunday. Claire will get her time. Yes, Tink is so sweet *-* and Blue is really really a bitch. I hate her, more than before.

To CCangel; Yes, you got this extremely right! They reached an understanding and now their bond is stronger than ever.

To stanleywalkersbitch; OMG! Thank you so much for getting a time to read my entire story and letting me a review! About Regina/Archie fanfiction... I didn't thought about it either, but here I am. haha :) Thank you so much. I hope you like this chapter. Let me know what you thought. See you around.

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To anapcmesquita; Well, well, it is not like you already didn't know I was going to choose your sugestion! Ok, miga, to com preguiça de responder em inglês, então aqui vai... Eu sabia que você ia gostar da Regna se declarando para o Archie, pois como você disse, era sempre ele quem se declarava. O capítulo de hoje vai estar um pouco engraçado no começo e depois vai ficar um pouco mais chato (pelo menos pra vc), mas a Tamara vai ter um pedaçinho do que merece, AQUELA VACA!

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CHAPTER 37 – PAYBACK

Archie opened his eyes, but the brightness of the room made him close them immediately. The smell that invaded his nostrils and the comfort that the bed and the sheets were offering made him realize that he was not at his office. The blur in his mind immediately went away when he remembered the previous night's events.

Regina saw the book and disappeared.

Regina at the mine.

Greg and Tamara want their daughters.

Magic.

Gun.

Confusion.

True love's kiss.

He smiled at the last memory. Now, it was more than just a memory, he was sure it was. Sure that they were made for each other. Sure that they loved each other. He sighed happily and wrapped his arms around Regina to pull her closer to him, but his movement was not successful because his arms met nothing but empty sheets. He shot his eyes open in panic and started to get up.

"Regina?" He called, but no answer came. "Regina?"

When he was about to run to the bathroom in search of her, he heard a noise coming from her closet and seconds later she appeared.

"I'm huge, no clothes fit." She said with a frown.

She didn't see Archie's panicked look because she didn't take her eyes off her own body. Archie let the relief take care of his body and let himself realize the situation that was happening in front of him.

He still didn't understand why she was up so early. Regina had two pieces of clothing in her hands, a dress in one and a skirt in the other. She was wearing only a bra and panties that covered a large part of her stomach and stopped just below her navel. Looking at her that way, Archie could see that she had actually gotten bigger since the last time he had seen her that way. He smiled at her.

"Hey, are you there? I'm talking to you." She caught his attention and he realized that he didn't hear anything she had just spoken.

"I'm sorry, my love. What were you saying?" He said approaching her and kissing her lips tenderly. She momentarily got herself lost in this feeling, but soon she came to herself and pushed him gently.

"I was saying I'm fat."

"What? You're not fat, Regina. You are pregnant."

"No! I'm fat. Look at my clothes, none of them fit anymore."

Watching Regina, he realized that indeed it wasn't she who was talking, but the hormones in her body. She was starting to get upset and angry with her own body. He knew she had several pieces of clothing that could fit her, she herself had bought a lot a few months ago as a precaution.

"Regina, one more time, you're not fat. And about your clothes, you have a lot of clothing that fits you. Just take a calm look-"

"I've looked, Archie." She said almost hysterical and turned back into her closet. "It's gone, my clothes are gone... I can't find any clothes that fit me."

And, to Archie's surprise, Regina began to cry. He approached her with the intention of comforting her and trying to calm the exalted hormones, but his eyes flew to the floor of the closet. There were thousands of clothes thrown on the floor, the place was a real mess and it was almost impossible to believe knowing who caused the mess. The queen of the perfection.

"What happened here?" Archie asked curiously, though he had a small idea of what had happened.

"I told you, Archie... I've looked everywhere. I have no clothes to wear. Someone took my clothes." She sniffed and sank into Archie's arms, putting her head on his neck and started crying again.

Archie ran his hands around Regina's body and began tracing circles on her back, trying to soothe her as he thought of something he could do to help her. Before he could open his mouth to make any comment, he saw a part of the wardrobe that was untouchable and he did the best he could do to not burst out laughing. The clothes that Regina had been using lately and the clothes she had bought to wear when she were close to her due date were all stacked or hung on a hanger in a corner of the wardrobe. In the same corner that he had seen her get over and over again.

He stepped back a bit and took one of her hands.

"Come, I'll help you look for your clothes." He said and helped wipe the tears from her face.

Regina snorted, but let Archie do what he wanted. She had already trashed the damn entire wardrobe and had not found it. Archie is only quiet because he didn't seek further, she was sure.

"Careful." He spoke in a voice full of care while leading her between the clothes on the floor. "None of these clothes fit?" He asked pointing to the ground.

"No." She replied with a tearful voice.

"Okay, let me see..." He walked a little further and stopped in front of his target. "And what do you think of these clothes?" He asked and pulled one of them to show to Regina. "I think these clothes will fit you, don't you think?"

Regina's eyes widened and a huge smile appeared on her face.

"Archie!" She almost screamed with joy. "You found it." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck, enveloping him in a tight hug. "You are my hero." She said and filled his lips with small kisses.

She took the clothes from him and ran to the front of a mirror.

"No. This will not be good." She said to herself and Archie smiled.

"This will be beautiful." He commented.

"No, not this."

Archie, only then, realized that he still didn't know why she had woken up so early, much less why she was getting ready to leave.

"Regina... Are you getting ready to leave?"

"Of course." She replied quickly.

"But are you leaving now? It's still early and you need to rest. Besides... wait," He squinted and looked at her with a little more seriousness when a thought crossed his mind. "Where are you going?"

"Work." It was her only answer, then she turned and continued dressing. She was focused on trying to give a bond in the dress she had just put.

"No, you can't be serious." Archie came closer and stood in front of the mirror.

"Why not?"

"Regina, you just got home... I mean, you just recovered your memories and yesterday there was a lot of stuff, you can't be serious."

"Archie, it's my job. Furthermore, Snow is doing a lousy job there. I saw it myself, it is accumulating a lot of paper."

"I don't care what is accumulating. You are pregnant with twins and you need to rest."

"But I'm not tired, Archie."

"No." He turned and began to gather the clothes that were on the floor.

"Archie, I'm fine." Regina tried to talk to him, they had never discussed, but she knew he was annoyed with her attitude.

"You always say that." He tried to control the sudden urge to scream. He wasn't angry with her, he just cared too much about her and didn't want anything bad to happen, and that was it.

"But I am fine." She said as she approached him, but he stood up and looked into her eyes.

"Regina, I don't want to fight with you. But please, stop being stubborn. You need to rest. After they are born you can go back to work, but until then-"

"What?" Regina's eyes widened. "After they are born? Archie, it will take another two months. I will not stay at home for two months." She said indignantly.

"I'm not asking you to stay home, I'm asking you to not go to work because it stresses you and this is not good for them. That is what I'm asking."

"Out of the question. You can't stop me from going to work, you don't own me. I'm not your property." She said with anger, but as soon as her eyes met Archie's, she realized she had gone too far and have said the wrong thing. "Archie, I... I'm sorry... I... I'm so sorry, I didn't want to say that-"

"It's okay, Regina." Archie replied sadly. "You're right, I'm not your owner and you are not my property, I never thought you were."

"Archie, please, forgive me." She asked again and approached him with repentant eyes. "Forgive me, I acted wrong."

And before Archie could do anything, Regina hugged him and started talking with her voice muffled in the crook of his neck.

"I'm sorry, Archie. I shouldn't have spoken like that, it's just... it's just that I hate to stay at home and have nothing to do and-"

"I know and I'm sorry. I never thought you were my property, Regina. I'll never hold you, never. I won't make you do anything you don't want to do, you know that, don't you?"

She just nodded, her face was still hidden in his neck.

"So," She sniffed. "Can I go to work? I promise I'll be careful and I won't get stressed. And I promise that if anything happens, anything, you'll be the first to know."

He didn't want to hold her inside the house and he knew she wasn't the kind of woman who liked to stay at home with nothing to do. He sighed in defeat. He knew he had lost this discussion.

"Ok, but you will promise me that if you're not feeling fine, you will call me and I'll get you."

"Ok."

"Ok." He said and she kissed his cheek before turning back to the mirror.

"What do we do with them?" Emma asked Mr. Gold, she was staring at the couple who was unconscious on the floor.

"I spent the night thinking about what we could do and none of it is pleasant." The man replied. He had his two hands resting on his cane.

Snow and David were right behind Emma, intently watching the scene.

"For me, they deserve to die." Emma said without regret.

"Emma!" Snow calls her daughter's attention. She never saw Emma as well and she didn't like this version of her.

"What? Will you pretend that they did nothing?" Emma asked incredulously. "You want me to call Regina and have them put a lunch together?"

"Emma, don't talk that way to your mother." David interrupts.

"Sorry... I'm sorry, it's just... it's just that they don't deserve to leave unpunished after what they did. Moreover, they are a constant danger."

"I know. That's why we need to think of something."

"I think we should call Regina and ask what she wants to do." Said Snow.

"I don't think it's a good idea." David said.

"I don't either. She must be asleep. And I think she doesn't want to see their faces anymore." Emma said.

"Perhaps our Queen knows what to do. Maybe she has a better idea than ours."

"What do you want to do?" Emma asked Regina.

Regina stood looking deeply at the two people who threatened her life and her babies' in the last days. She was too lost in her own thoughts, because she didn't answer any of the questions that were asked.

"Regina?" Archie caught her attention. He didn't like the idea of those two thugs being near Regina again, but she insisted that she wanted to see them one last time.

To everyone's surprise, Tamara began to move and in an instant she had her eyes open, trying to focus on the environment around her. All the confusion was gone when she realized the group staring at her. Gold had the couple arrested with some kind of magical restriction.

At the same instant, Tamara's eyes met Regina's, a wicked smile graced her face.

"Did you think about my previous offer? Both sides win, you get rid of the Evil Queen that torments you and I get what I want."

"Shut up, bitch." Emma shouted.

"Don't be so rude." The brunette has tested Emma's patience.

Emma wasn't very patient. If Snow and Mr. Gold hadn't stopped her yesterday, she would have killed them, she was sure of it. She growled at the woman, but was stopped by Regina when she was approaching to hit the brunette on the ground.

"Leave her, Emma." Regina said with a voice full of security and certainty.

They all watched as Regina turned to Tamara and stared at her. Nobody was expecting that Regina would approach the woman, but she did.

Archie was quick to warn her and call her name, but she simply ignored it. She looked at Mr. Gold and they made a silent agreement.

Regina started walking toward the brunette, who began to squirm in an attempt to get rid of her restraints, but to no avail. The most she could do was move her face and fingertips. Regina came very close to her face and grabbed the woman's chin. Her gaze was penetrating and frightening. All who were watching knew that this woman was indeed the Evil Queen.

"You know..." The Evil Queen began to speak. Her face was only millimeters away from the other woman's face. Tamara began to twitch and growl in an attempt to get rid of Regina's hands. Regina fumed. "Stop squirming!"

"Don't touch me, bitch." Tamara screamed.

A terribly frightening smile appeared on Regina's lips, but only Tamara saw. Everyone saw when Regina reached into a pocket of her jacket and a small device appeared in her hand. Tamara's eyes widened and she began to squirm even more.

"What are you doing?"

"You know what this is?" Regina asked, but Tamara didn't have time to answer, because Regina continued. "Oh, of course you know. You used this on me." She practically growled.

At the same moment a scream was heard. The four people in the room took a fright, except Mr. Gold who, for some reason, didn't seem surprised.

"Regina." Archie called and started walking towards her, but was stopped by Mr. Gold, who stood in front of them establishing a reasonable distance.

"Mr. Gold, do something." Archie said, looking wide-eyed at Regina. "Regina, stop it." He asked, but she didn't seem to be listening.

"Where did she get that?" Snow asked, looking at the taser in Regina's hand.

Looking at the look on Mr. Gold's face, Emma didn't need answers. It was clear that he had given the device to Regina. Her train of thought was cut off when another scream filled the atmosphere.

"Get off me, bitch." Tamara asked, her eyes were beginning to fill with tears.

"Don't call me a bitch." She said and once again placed the device against Tamara's neck.

"Regina, stop it. You are no longer so." Archie begged.

"Don't be silly, darling. We're just playing." Regina said ironically. Her gaze was cold again and she moved closer to Tamara. "You're lucky I don't have my magic." She approached Tamara's ear and whispered, just so the woman could hear. "I would rip your heart out with my own hands and crush it into powder." Then she turned away again. "But you are not worth it."

That said, she turned to the group and held the device toward Mr. Gold. The device disappeared with a simple move of hands.

"Regina!" Archie approached, wrapped her face in his hands and looked worried to her. "Are you okay?"

"I am." She smiled.

"I hate to interrupt the romantic moment, but what does our Queen want to do?" Mr. Gold asked ironically.

Everyone was staring at her waiting for an answer. Regina hardly slept the night. The fatigue was present, but the question of what to do with the couple too. She wanted to kill them, torture them just as they did with her, but something inside her didn't want it anymore. She didn't want to be that kind of person. Then, the fatigue was overcome by the uncertainty of what she should do.

She came to a conclusion after a long time, but she knew she couldn't do it herself. She would need Mr. Gold and Emma's help. When Archie and she appeared in Mr. Gold's store in the morning, everyone was already there. She asked to talk to the imp in particular. She didn't tell him what she had in mind, but she asked him a favor. She asked for a taser, like the one that Tamara had used on her. Mr. Gold didn't dare to refuse. In a way, he already knew what she was planning to do and he believed she had that right.

"We will transport them to the other side of the town line." Regina said dryly.

"What?" David and Emma asked at the same time.

"Regina, they can come back." Snow started.

"They've done it once. We can't risk it again." Archie said.

"I know. And that is why we will erase their memories. All of them." Regina said.

"And how do you intend to do this without your magic, your Majesty?" Mr. Gold asked with an authoritative look.

"I won't. You will. You and Emma." She was quick to answer. "And once they are out, the barrier must be rebuilt. Storybrooke needs to keep off the map."

It was done. Tamara and Greg had their memories erased and were transported to the other side of the town line. The barrier of the city was rebuilt. People who were not of the Enchanted Forest couldn't enter the city. She didn't even exist for them.

It was night already. Archie and Regina were in the kitchen, while Henry was in his room.

"You know..." Archie said approaching her and wrapping his arms around her. "I'm so, so proud of you." He said and kissed her lips.

She frowned a little. "Care to tell me why?"

"What did you do today... I mean... You could have killed them, you could have done so much, you had every right to be angry and yet you... you spared their lives. You are changing and I love you for that. I love you so much."

She smiled and her eyes were beginning to fill with tears. Damn hormones.

"I love you too." She smiled. "And that's why I need to ask you something."

"What?"

"I was thinking... You are here with me and... and I want you to continue to be here, I feel safe with you here... and furthermore... they are coming and... and... you are their dad and you will want to be near them when they are born and..."

"Regina Mills stuttering, that's new." He said with a smile in an attempt to reassure her a bit.

She didn't smile. A flicker of fear and uncertainty was present in her eyes, but still she continued. "I want to know if you want to live here... I mean... only if you want, you don't have to if you don't want to-"

Her line of thought and her request were completely interrupted by a surprise kiss. He had his hands around her cheeks and his kiss was reassuring and full of passion. She felt him smiling against her mouth and she couldn't stop the tears that left her eyes.

"Of course I'll come... I will love it." He replied with a heart swollen with pride.

Henry found them kissing in the kitchen. "Yuck." The boy made his presence known as both Regina and Archie looked at him with a huge smile on their face.

"We have something new to tell you, Henry." Archie said with Regina's hands clasped in his.

Archie is moving in! I'M SO HAPPY! What you thought? I didn't kill Tamara and Greg, but you know what? I'm happy, this means Regina is really changing! And she showed it to everyone!

Next chapter we will see more Cora... we need to know if we can trust her huh?

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Bárbara, xoxo:)

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