Regina was tempted- oh so tempted- to go back and sit in her heated car only a few paces away, but she couldn't bring herself to leave David in the cold alone. He may only be a stranger, but he's still human. An innocent human who was oblivious to what was occurring on this cold night.

At least the rain has stopped,

Regina thought to herself, but that didn't change the fact her mascara had run down her cheeks, staining them jet black, or the fact that her hair was what it looked like after a shower, with clumps almost like dreadlocks sticking together from the water. Her black pencil dress was hugging her figure tightly and ladders had appeared in her tights from kneeling on the forest floor. The blazer she was wearing earlier was now lying on David's chest, trying to provide the smallest bit of extra warmth. This left Regina's arms bare, mud drawn on in lines an patches like she was a canvas of art, and hairs standing up against the wind and cold temperature.

But Regina didn't care.

All that cared to her now was this mysterious man she had stumbled across in the night. Being kind and considerate was always one of Regina's strongest characteristics. She had the strength and will power never to leave anyone hurt. Her mother called it a weakness:

"Caring for others means taking your walls down, letting people in, and if your walls are down it means you are vulnerable and can be hurt. You don't want to learn this the hard way."

Regina remembered the exact words her mother told her, and the last line almost sounded like a threat, as if Cora was saying 'I'm warning you.'

If only Regina had taken that warning.

Maybe, if her walls were up and she was isolated from happiness, then she wouldn't had found her passion for horse riding, resulting in the family getting a stable boy named Daniel. Maybe, if love hadn't blinded her, she would've remembered what her mother has said. Maybe she then wouldn't feel guilty for what happened and...

Her thoughts were interrupted by the faint sound of sirens coming closer and closer, until Regina managed to see the outline of an ambulance and its fluorescent lights flashing. She let out a sigh of relief and looked down at David, who's hand she had been holding the whole time, making sure his pulse kept beating.

Two men rushed out of the vehicle with a stretcher and were quickly at their side.

"M'am how long has he been like this?" One of them asked, squatting down to be able to look Regina in the eyes, as the other felt around David's body and lied him straight on his back. His hand fell out of Regina's and her warm palm suddenly felt the cold. She shivered.

"Um, I got here about 15 minuets ago but I have no idea how long he was here before I arrived," she said, teeth chattering. Only now she realised how cold the night was.

The paramedic nodded approvingly and joined the other one at David's body,

"3...2...1..."

She heard then say and on '1' they both lifted David so he was lying on the stretcher, and carried him into the back of the ambulance. She smiled weakly at the prospect of the fact she had been there for this man, and now, he was in good hands.

The paramedic who had asked her about David beckoned her to join them in the back,

"C'mon M'am, we will call someone to tow your car, come in here with us."

Regina shook her head, "It's fine, honestly. I'll drive right behind you."

The paramedic let out a small laugh, "M'am you can't drive, your legs are blue and you are shivering. Looks like you could have hyperthermia. It would unsafe and inhuman for me to let you drive alone when your so cold. Get in the car, M'am."

Regina looked down at her legs and realised he was right. Through the rips in the tights you could see her skin had changed from the ruddy colour it was to an indigo shade. She nodded and heaved herself off the forest floor, nearly loosing her balance and falling back to where she started. The Paramedic held out his hand and helped her step into the ambulance. She was greeted by a wave of warmth and her hairs that were standing on arms almost let out a sigh of relief as they could relax and lie down. The doors of the van closed and the sirens started. One of them handed Regina a blanket which she accepted eagerly and tried to get the blood flowing again. As she did, she held onto the side and watched the two men examine David. They talked in a lot of medial terms, most of which she understood from the 12 seasons of 'Greys Anatomy' she had binge watched over the holidays.

"Is he going to be okay?" Her voice croaked after a while.

The paramedic who handed her the blanket looked at her, "I should think so M'am. You found him just in time, any later and he would've sure been dead right now. You saved his life."

Regina smiled, the first genuine smile in a long time. She looked at David's face, so innocent, so oblivious. With his good looks Regina assumed he was married, or at least had a girlfriend. But she was so glad that she had been the one to find him.

A/N: Thank you for all the reads so far and the couple of reviews I have gotten. This chapter was a bit slow, sorry, but it was just setting the scene for the chapters to come. Anyway, I hoped you liked it nonetheless. Please leave some reviews on what you think and I will try and update as soon as possible. [I'm also currently writing an OutlawQueen fanfic, as well as a SwanQueen fanfic, so give me a follow and you'll be able to read those ones to!;)]

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