More Than She Wanted

-Still Sick:

No such luck.

Regina feels absolutely horrible when she wakes up the next day, and she's send flying into the bathroom where she vomits once more. She takes another pill with plenty of water.

It doesn't help.

She tries to eat a little bit of breakfast. It comes up as fast as she eats it. The only thing her stomach seem to agree with is water. And for some weird reason, crackers with jam.

Maleficent wants her to see dr. Whale.

Regina firmly refuses and suggests they give the pills a little time to work. She calls in sick and settles for the couch once more.

Maleficent is once again by her side and refuses to leave. Regina resists the urge to kill her wife and tries to reason with her instead. Because said woman is trying to make her take a nap.

,,I'm not tired," Regina scoffs. ,,I slept fine last night."

,,I know, but I still think you should get some sleep. It will make the illness disappear faster."

,,And what are you, a doctor?" Regina snaps. The waves of nausea rushing through her body is making her temper flare up.

,,No my beauty. I'm your wife. I worry about you."

,,Kindly don't. I'll be fine. The pills just need time to work in my body."

,,Exactly. And until then, take a nap." Maleficent smirks at her.

,,Not a chance. I brought some paperwork back with me last night. I can work from home."

,,That's not gonna happen. Here's the deal, sweetheart: either you take a nap voluntarily, or I'll make you take one."

,,And how, exactly are you planning on doing that?"

,,Sleeping potion. And when I found it appropriate, I would wake you up with True Love's Kiss."

,,You're an idiot," Regina assures her wife, but she can't quite find her stern voice.

Maleficent grins at her and Regina actually caves in and takes a nap on the couch. But not until Maleficent's phone rings.

She wakes up, covered in a blanket completely disorientated, by the sound of voices. Regina blinks a couple of times. She's completely stiff everywhere from sleeping on the couch. And still nauseous. Great. Maleficent has placed a glass of water on the table, and Regina pushes herself up to a sitting position and takes a sip of the water. A quick look at her watch tells her that she's been asleep for a few hours. Darn it. She didn't plan on sleeping that long.

She stretches her stiff joints and listens. She can hear Henry's voice, and the next second, her teenage son enters the living room and gives her a concerned look.

,,How are you feeling, mom?"

Regina waves her hand to indicate that she isn't feeling perfect yet.

,,I'm sorry you're sick."

,,It'll be fine. It's only been a day since I started taking the pills," Regina shrugs.

,,Mal's in the kitchen talking to Grandma. She came to see you."

,,Please don't tell me she saw me sleeping on the couch."

,,Nope. Just me," the teenager grins. ,,Shall I tell her that you're not well enough for visitors?"

,,No," Regina says and shrugs the blanket off. ,,Absolutely not."

She places her feet on the floor and nearly stumbles at the first step.

,,Mom."

,,I'm fine Henry," she dismisses and runs a finger through her long dark locks.

The teenager doesn't look one bit convinced as he follows his slightly wobbling mother into the kitchen.

Maleficent is sitting at the dining table with Snow. What an absurd situation, really. The dragon is politely talking to a woman whose guts she once hated.

Regina announces herself by quietly clearing her throat, and both women looks up.

,,You're up." Maleficent observes and cocks her head at Regina.

,,I can't very well sleep all day, can I?" Regina tries her best to sass.

,,Should you even be up? You look horrible," Snow notes.

,,You are too kind, my dear." Regina snarks.

,,I didn't mean it like that!" Snow says and blushes. ,,I meant you look sick, that's all."

,,Calling me horrible definitely doesn't improve my health situation."

,,You never look horrible," Mal says quietly, and Henry flashes his mother a big smile.

,,Strange. I have distinct feeling that I do, in fact look horrible right now." Regina chuckles somewhat coldly.

,,How are you feeling?" Snow asks concerned. ,,Have the pills helped?"

,,Not really," Regina says truthfully. ,,I still feel under the weather."

,,I'm sorry to hear that."

,,Can I get you anything?" Mal offers with a small smile.

,,No thank you. I really don't feel like eating."

,,You should eat something." Henry says firmly. ,,It's not good to live on water only."

,,He's right."

Regina sighs deeply and rubs her forehead. ,,My family is ganging up on me," she says to Snow who smiles.

,,They are right though. Even if you don't feel like eating, you should."

,,The princess is right," Mal says. ,,Just eat something."

,,No."

,,Fine. Then I'll call doctor Whale and ask him to come over here and examine you."

,,Get me some crackers then." Regina says crossly. ,,And if you ever threaten to call dr. Whale again, I will banish you to the couch."

,,Of course you will." Mal says and places a plate with crackers in front of Regina.

,,You don't believe me?" Regina questions as she reluctantly takes a bite of the cracker.

,,No. You and I both know you hate to sleep alone."

Snow chuckles warmly.

,,That's just.."

,,Very true," Henry interjects with a big smile, eliciting another chuckle from Snow.

,,Don't you have a girlfriend to visit?"

,,Yes, but I wanted to check up on my sick mother first," the teenager grins.

,,I think she's coming around," Mal observes with a cheeky smile. ,,She's already back to her old, snarky self."

Snow chuckles again.

,,Remind me again why I ever agreed to marry you?"

,,Because you love me and can't stand the thought of not having me in your life," Maleficent shoots back.

,,Oh yes, I simply can't stand the thought of not seeing your face every day," Regina bites back.

,,Do you two never stop bantering?" Snow asks with a grin on her face.

,,No," Mal says and flashes her toothy grin. ,,What would be the fun in that?"

Regina rolls her eyes and takes a bite of cracker number two. It actually tastes quite good. Maybe it was a good idea to eat something after all.

,,It's nice to see you eat again, my dear," Mal states with a softer smile.

,,You saw me eat this morning."

,,That I did. And then I saw you throw it all right back up again two seconds after."

,,Don't remind me." Regina says and shakes her head. It had been terrible humiliating to being seen throwing up. That's not what she signed up for when she got married.

,,I hope the pills will help soon," Henry says and scrunches his nose up.

,,Me too," both Regina and Maleficent says in unison.

,,How many days do you have to take them, Regina?" Snow questions.

,,I think it's a week. But hopefully I'll be fine in a couple of days."

,,I sincerely hope so," Mal says quietly.

,,Tired of taking of me, dragon?"

,,No my dear. I don't like to see you in pain that's all. You've had quite enough of that already."

Regina frowns a little at the sudden sentimentality. It's very rare they become "lovey dovey" in front of others. It must really bother Mal to see Regina ill.

,,It's just food poisoning, Mal," she says a little awkwardly.

,,I know."

Snow White flashes a smile at the dragon. ,,I'm sure Regina will be fine in a couple of days."

,,I know that too," Mal snips and breaks the sentimental moment.

Henry sniggers. ,,God forbid people know you love each other. It's not like you're married or anything."

,,Oh, we only married because your mother didn't want to live in sin with me," Maleficent quips.

,,Need I remind you that you were the one who proposed to me," Regina says sternly and tries to ignore the "live in sin" remark.

,,Right you are. Maybe I was the one who didn't want to live in sin," Maleficent chuckles.

,,You are the Mistress of all Evil. Your entire life is one big sin," Regina says flatly.

,,Including you?" Mal says innocently.

Snow giggles and blushes a little.

,,I'm sitting right here," Henry interjects and covers his ears dramatically.

,,Oh right. Sorry," Maleficent says and grins at the teenager.

Regina sighs deeply. ,,Please refrain from traumatizing my son. Thank you."

Snow gives her former stepmother a little, playful nudge, and Regina scowls in return and eats another cracker. Her stomach is a little unhappy again, and Regina dearly hopes that she isn't gonna be sick while Snow White is here. That would not be pretty for either of them. She more or less shoves the rest of the crackers down and silently tries to force her stomach to cooperate with her brain. Don't get sick while there's other people in the house, don't get sick while there's other people in the house.

Snow soon wishes them a good day, and tells Regina to feel better soon. Regina flashes her a shaky smile and an affirmative nod. Then Maleficent escorts Snow to the door, and the princess leaves the mansion.

She couldn't have picked a better time to leave, honestly. Regina flies into the bathroom and vomits again. And then again. Incredible. Those damn pills can't work soon enough.

Maleficent quickly turns up behind her with a worried expression on her face and hands Regina her toothbrush.

Regina brushes her teeth for something that feels like the millionth time that day.

,,How long does it take before those pills works?" Maleficent questions and runs a finger through Regina's hair.

,,Not sure. I think Sneezy said tomorrow or the next day," Regina shrugs and spits toothpaste out in the sink.

,,I really hope so." Maleficent says with a frown. ,,I don't like seeing you ill, my beauty."

,,I don't like being ill," Regina quips lightheartedly.

The two sorceress leaves the bathroom to be greeted by Henry in the hallway. He frowns and asks his mother if she just got sick again. Regina nods in affirmative but tries to calm not only her son down, but also her wife.

,,It's just a bit of food poisoning. You don't have to worry about it."

,,We worry as much as we want to," Henry sasses.

,,We happen to be quite fond of you, my dear." Mal agrees.

Regina shakes her head when Henry high fives with his "stepdragon".

,,You two are terrible."

,,Nonsense. And now I think it's time that you return to the couch, my darling."

,,Fine," Regina grumbles and walks past her wife and son and into the living room where she promptly sits down under the blanket. She's soon joined by Henry and Maleficent.

,,And long are you two planning on keeping me a prisoner in my own home?"

,,Oh, only until the pills work," Henry assures his mother with a big grin on his face.

,,Exactly," Mal smirks.

Regina rolls her eyes and shakes her head, but honestly, it's not that bad to be kept a prisoner by Henry and Maleficent. Regina could imagine worse things, and it's only until the pills starts to work their magic on her. Then she'll be fine and everything will be like it normally is.

To Be Continued..