Chapter 7

It was past midnight and Isaac had not got back home yet. Cruella was walking up and down the living room more nervous than she had ever been before. He was never late. He was supposed to be home at eight. She didn't know if she should call him again or not. Her anxiety quickly transformed into worry when she grabbed her phone and dialed his number once again. He still did not answer. She sat on the couch and downed the third glass of gin. Suddenly a ringing sound broke the silence. It was her phone. She relaxed her voice so he wouldn't understand how worried she was. She picked it up but a voice from the other end of the line stopped her before she could say a word.

"Hello, Ms De Vil?'' the voiced said

''This is she, who are you?'' she asked furiously

''I-I'm Doctor Whale'' he said pretty scared

"I'm afraid there has been an accident''

Cruella's phone fell from her hands and dropped on the floor. She widened her eyes and started breathing heavily. She immediately started putting her clothes on. Just before she left she realised that Isaac had taken the car that morning and the hospital was far away. She didn't know who to call. It was almost 1 am and she didn't have any friends after all. She knew that Regina had a car but she wasn't sure if she should call her. She didn't think about it any longer, she picked up her phone from the floor and called Regina.

''Hel-Hello?'' Regina answered in a sleepy voice

''Regina, darling, it's Cruella, I was wondering if you could give me a ride'' she asked as politely as she possibly could.

''You can't be serious! It's 1 am. And what makes you think that I'm interested in giving YOU a ride?'' she answered bursting with anger. Regina didn't like Cruella and wasn't trying to hide it.

"I am well aware that you don't like me, and, let me assure you, the feelings are mutual but trust me, you'd be the last person on Earth I would call unless it was an absolute emergency.'' she cried.

''Alright!'' Regina said unable to hide her annoyance and got up from the bed. ''I'll be there in fifteen minutes'' she said and closed the phone.

Cruella was going mad. She was really upset. She needed to go to the hospital as fast as she could. She needed to know if he was okay. The sound of the doorbell interrupted her thoughts. She took her phone and opened the door. Regina was standing there obviously tired and irritated.

''Can you tell me why I'm here?'' Regina asked.

''There is no time for that, darling'' She took her keys and closed the door behind her. She had even forgotten to take her fur coat. A rather unusual thing when it came to Cruella Both women got into Regina's car.

''Where are we going?'' Regina asked turning the key in the engine.

''The hospital.'' Cruella said in a flat, colorless voice

''The hospital?'' Regina asked surprised turning her head to look at her. Cruella did not answer. She just leaned on the car door and closed her eyes for a moment. Regina could see that she wasn't okay. She hadn't never seen Cruella that way before. She was about to collapse but she just lay there in silence acting like nothing was wrong, even though she knew that Regina had definitely noticed something unusual.

''What happened?'' Regina asked calmly, trying not to touch a nerve. Cruella didn't answer. She just closed her eyes and remained silent once again. ''I know that something is wrong and unless you start talking you won't actually make it any better!''

Cruella sighed. ''I-I don't know what happened. Doctor Whale called me and told me about an accident.'' her voice was trembling.

''Is the Author okay?'' She asked ''I don't know'' she cried.

At that moment it wasn't hard for anyone to notice that Cruella was struggling to keep her voice stable. Especially for Regina. The two women hadn't been in the best of terms but this was one of those moments when you have no choice but to bury the hatchet.

''You really care about him, don't you?'' Regina asked even though she knew that she wouldn't get an answer. They finally got at the hospital parking lot and Regina stopped the car.

''Thank you, darling'' Cruella said ''And to answer your question... Yes. Yes I do'' and before Regina could say a word, Cruella had got out of the car and disappeared.

Regina was in a state of shock after she heard Cruella admitting her feelings for Isaac. She was absolutely stunned by the fact that she would reveal that piece of information to anyone. Especially to her. And she still couldn't believe that Cruella De Vil was capable of feeling anything. Let alone love! That was a night of surprises! She smiled at the thought and started the car engine.

So, here's chapter 7! I'm so sorry I didn't upload this earlier but I will try to upload chapter 8 as soon as I can. I also want to thank you for your reviews. They really mean so much to me! See you in chapter 8 :)