Here's a chapter for you all! Is everyone excited for the return of once? I know I am! Cannot wait to see what they have planned for this season!
When Cora had stormed out of the diner with Leo and Regina having to follow after her Zelena had asked Emma if she would like to sit with them. Emma had not been sure about it but Henry had insisted she join them. He had been very excited for her arrival. So she sat herself down and she ordered herself something to eat and drink as she had been travelling for a while.
Mary-Margaret had excused herself wishing Henry a happy birthday once again but knowing the two adults and Henry would most likely need some time on their own and to talk over everything. Henry excused himself to the toilet and that left Emma and Zelena sat at the table on their own, an awkward silence taking over them. Neither woman knew what to say to the other. What did you say to the biological mother of your child or the adoptive mother of your child?
Emma tapped her nails on the table and looked around her. The town was much quieter than what she was ever used to. She was used to the big cities, the constant hustle and bustle along with the constant noise. But she supposed it was nice enough in this small quaint little town. Even if she had never heard of this Storybrooke before. She glanced over to the red headed woman sat opposite her. "So…do you get many visitors to this town?" Emma asked deciding to try and introduce some small talk.
Zelena shook her head. "No I would say you are our first in many years."
Emma nodded her head. "I had never heard of Storybrooke before…couldn't find you on the map either but Henry explained roughly where the town was…he is smart for an eight year old." Emma said then shook her head. "Sorry nine year old now…"
Zelena smiled. "He is very smart…very perceptive also." Zelena replied. Silence took over them again and Zelena watched as Emma glanced around her again. She had already sized the blonde woman up when she first saw her and she could see many similarities in Henry to Emma but then she could also see he was so different in many ways. "Do I have to be worried Miss Swan?" Zelena asked breaking through their silence.
Emma's head snapped back round to look into the green eyes of the other woman. "No. You have no reason to be worried. I am not here to take Henry away from you. When Henry contacted me I was shocked. I hadn't expected any contact whatsoever. It was a closed adoption for that reason. But he was very insistent and I found after a while I wanted to get to know him."
"He has a way with people…" Zelena smirked.
"Yes I discovered that." Emma laughed a little. "But I want to make things clear I would never take him away from you. You are his mother, you have been the one to raise him for nine years, but if you will allow it I would like to get to know Henry and spend some time with him. On your terms of course."
"So you are thinking of sticking around?" Zelena asked.
Emma nodded her head. "Henry caught me at a time where I was looking to move away. I have been living in Boston and things were getting a bit…things were going wrong let's just say that…I was looking to move elsewhere and well…This looks like a nice enough place."
"It's very quiet. Nothing much goes on around here but it is lovely. Especially around Spring time." Zelena replied. Zelena then glanced over to the toilets and could see Henry talking to Archie Hopper. She knew Henry was intentionally leaving herself and Emma so that they could talk. She smirked to herself. He really was too smart for his own good sometimes. She looked back to Emma. "I would be okay with you getting to know Henry."
"You would?" Emma asked.
Zelena nodded her head and sighed. "I'm not going to say I will find it easy but I am not going to stop Henry from getting to know you. I know Henry and if I tell him he can't see you the first thing he will do is go to you. As long as you are not a threat to me then I am happy for you to spend time with my - our son."
Emma smiled. "Thank you."
Henry soon came back to the table and sat down in his chair beside Zelena. "So what have I missed?" He asked giving them a big smile.
"Was just getting to know Emma a little more." Zelena answered. "She says she will be sticking around here for a while so looks like you will be able to spend some time with her."
"You are?" Henry asked happily as he looked towards Emma.
"Yes that's my plan anyway." Emma replied.
Couple of days had passed since Henry's birthday and Emma's arrival. Zelena had been round to the mansion to try and talk to her mother about it all but Cora didn't want to hear anything of it and she insisted she wanted nothing to do with this Emma.
Since Emma's arrival Regina had found she had started to feel a little off. She wasn't really sure what was wrong but she had started to feel very nauseas during the mornings but the feelings would ease off as the day wore on. She had decided not to say anything to her mother as she knew her mother wouldn't be sympathetic anyway. But today she once again had woken up nauseas but the difference with today had been that she had had to dart out of her bed and into the toilet to be sick.
Leo who had been walking past the bathroom had heard Regina being sick and knocked on the bathroom door. "Regina are you alright in there?" He asked softly as he peered around the bathroom door.
Regina sighed, wiping her mouth with some tissue she threw it into the toilet and leaned up a little pulling the flush. She sat back down and leaned against the wall and ran her fingers through her hair. "I'm not sure daddy…" Regina replied eventually after getting her breath back.
Leo walked further into the bathroom and knelt down in front of Regina. He placed his hand on her forehead to see if she had a temperature. "Are you coming down with something? You don't feel very warm."
"I don't know daddy. I have been feeling a little off for a couple of days now but it generally eases off as the day goes on. Today is the first time I have been sick." Regina explains.
"Perhaps we should get you to the doctors Regina. You look quite pale." Leo frowns as he looks Regina over.
"Oh no daddy. I'll be fine. I don't want to cause any bother." Regina says waving him off. "I'll just go back to bed, I'm sure it will ease off."
"No Regina I think we should get you checked out. Just in case it's something else." Leo said. He then stood up and held out his hand to help Regina up. She took it and he gently pulled her up. They then walked out of the bathroom and downstairs and into the kitchen to where Cora was making breakfast. As soon as Regina entered the room the smell of eggs hit her and her hand flew up to her mouth. She pulled away from her father, muttered an 'excuse me' and rushed back out of the kitchen and towards the downstairs bathroom.
Cora frowned as she watched the scene before her. "What is wrong with her?" Cora asked sharply.
"She seems to be feeling unwell." Leo replied. "She has just been sick and it appears she is away to be sick again. I think perhaps we should take her to see a doctor Cora. She told me she has been feeling off for a couple of days now."
Cora rolled her eyes. Her husband really did worry too much. "I'm sure she is fine Leo. It will just be a bug."
"I'm not so sure Cora. Regina is rarely out of the house to catch anything." Leo sighs.
Regina re-entered the room, the smell of eggs hitting her again but having nothing more in her stomach to bring up. She tried to think of other things and take her focus away from the smell. "I think I will take some water upstairs and go back to bed."
"Your father feels we should get you to the doctors Regina so I suggest you go back upstairs and get dressed and I will take you to see Dr Whale." Cora said with little feeling.
"I…I really don't think that is necessary..." Regina started.
"Regina do as you are told!" Cora snapped.
Regina jumped a little at Cora's tone but nodded her head and quickly turned on her heel and left the kitchen to go and get herself dressed.
Regina lay down on one of the hospital beds. She really didn't see the need in her being here. She was more than sure she just had some bug or other. Her mother had done all the talking as per usual and had told Dr Whale all of Regina's symptoms. Dr Whale had said it would more than likely just be a normal common bug but he done some tests just to make sure.
So here she was lying on the bed with Cora sitting on the chair beside her tapping her nails off the arm rest of the chair. Regina sighed and pushed herself up a little. It wasn't often she ever got to leave the house and it was sods law that one time she got to leave she would catch some bug and then get to leave the house again but only to be brought to see a doctor. She glanced over to her mother and could see she had a face like thunder and she knew she would most likely pay later for her mother having to waste her morning in a hospital.
"Mother if you have things you need to do I am sure I will be alright to wait here on my own…" Regina said nervously.
"Are you trying to get rid of me Regina?" Cora asked with a raised eyebrow.
"N-No mother. of course not. I just…I know you are busy and this is a waste of your morning…when you have other things you need to do…" Regina stuttered her explanation. She hated how her mother made her feel.
Cora was just about to reply when Dr Whale re-entered the room, clipboard in hand and a smile on his face. Cora stood up and stood at Regina's side. "Well Dr I presume you have Regina's test results back…"
"I do indeed and I found something I was not expecting." Dr Whale replied.
"Oh …Is there something seriously wrong?" Regina asked a look of worry on her face. She was sure this was only a bug. Other than feeling sick she hadn't really felt overly bad and as the day wore on she felt fine.
"Nothing seriously wrong no Regina. Actually this warrants a congratulations in my eyes." Dr Whale replied.
"A congratulations? Dr Whale what are you talking about?" Cora asked in a frustrated tone. "What is wrong with her?"
"Regina…I am happy to tell you that you are pregnant…" Dr Whale revealed and both Regina and Cora gasped as they heard the news.
"Excuse me? Did I hear you right? Did you just tell me that Regina is pregnant?" Cora asked firmly.
Dr Whale nodded his head. "Indeed. By the tests I would say around four weeks but I cannot be entirely sure until I perform an ultrasound. Are you quite happy for me to do so today?"
"Yes Of course Dr." Cora said in a sickly sweet voice and smile to match. Regina knew better than to believe her mother was happy.
Dr Whale nodded and turned on his heel to leave the room and retrieve the ultrasound equipment leaving Cora and Regina alone in the room. Regina was sat in the bed in shock. She had no idea how this had happened. She couldn't be pregnant. She never went out. She never met anyone. She never talked to anyone never mind… Regina looked over to Cora and Regina knew Cora was not happy but she knew Cora would show her nothing until they were out of this hospital.
"Mother I…" Regina started but Cora held her hand up to Regina halting her before she could explain herself, even if she wasn't quite sure how to explain herself.
"I do not want to hear anything from you." Cora spat. "We will talk when we get home."
Regina bit her lip and nodded her head trying to hold in her tears. Dr Whale re-entered the room and asked Regina to lie back on the bed. She did so and he set up the ultrasound equipment. He asked her to lift up her top a little and she did so. "This may be a little cold…" He said before he squirted some of the gel onto her stomach. Regina watched the screen, not sure if she was hoping for Dr Whale to be wrong about her being pregnant or hoping for him to be right. She had always wanted a child but had resigned herself to never having one due to never being allowed out of the house. She was so confused about how this had happened. How could it happen? It made no sense!
"Ah there we are…" Dr Whale said bringing Regina out of her thoughts. Regina looked towards the screen and to where Dr Whale was pointing. "There is your baby. Not much for now but that will soon change." He said with a smile.
Regina stared at the screen and couldn't help the happy feeling rising up in her. Perhaps this was a gift to her? Perhaps someone was looking down on her and could see how unhappy and crappy her life was? As confusing a situation as this was perhaps it was a good one. "That's my baby?" Regina whispered.
Dr Whale nodded his head. "It appears I was right you are four weeks. Not very far on." He turned off the equipment and gave Regina something to wipe the gel off her stomach. She did so and pulled her top back down and then sat up on the bed. "I would like to set up another appointment for when you are twelve weeks Regina. We can check how things are developing then and you will get another chance to see how your baby is doing. I would like to prescribe you some antenatal vitamins." Dr Whale said as he wrote up her prescription. He then walked over to a cupboard and brought out some leaflets. "These will let you know what foods to stay away from and how best to handle your pregnancy, what you can and can't do and what will help you and your baby."
"Thank you." Regina said as she took her prescription and the leaflets from him. She placed them in her bag and looked towards her mother.
"Will that be all Dr?" Cora asked.
"Yes, I will be in touch with your next appointment Regina. Take care." Dr Whale said and then left the room.
"Get your stuff Regina." Cora snapped.
Regina done as she was told, pulling on her coat and picking up her bag and she quickly followed her mother out of the hospital not sure what to expect when they left.