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Chapter 30

Three Years Later

Regina sat in her car, thinking about her actions...she had just killed Neal. A truck pulled up next to her, rolled it's window down, it was David. She sighed and rolled her window down, "I want to be alone," she stated.

"I understand, killing someone can do that to ya huh?" He smirked, "Get in."

She didn't want to but he was Emma's father after all, who knows, maybe they could talk and kill the beef between them. Regina turned off and exited her car before climbing in his truck, "You saw?"

"Yeah," he drove off, "You killed my little buddy, why?"

"He forced himself upon Emma, I had to," she stated.

He sighed and pulled over, "Regina, you've completely ruined my daughter, do you understand that?"

"She's not ruined, she's simply in love. She loves me for who I am, what's wrong with that?" Regina asked.

"You're a monster, a demon, that's what's wrong. She's become a sinner because of you!" He snapped, "I know you two are having sex."

Regina smirked at the thought of her taking Emma from behind, "Yes."

He shivered, "She's sixteen Regina. Why can't you just leave her alone? Has she engaged in your...lifestyle?"

"That's none of your business, what do you want David?" Regina questioned irritably.

"I want you to give me my daughter back, I've tried everything but now, I'm simply begging you...please just leave her alone," David begged.

"I don't want to break her heart," Regina said.

"You don't have a choice," he sighed, "You've killed Neal."

Regina fiddled with her fingers before sighing, "Fine."

Regina woke up with a pounding headache, she often dreamt of that night, the night David asked her to leave Emma. She groaned, it had been there long years since she had last seen the love of her life. She knows she broke her heart, she just knows it. David had a point though, Emma was completely ruined because of her. She slipped out of bed and opened her laptop, she had been trying to find Emma for the last three months but there was really no trace of her. She stared at the few pictures her and Emma had taken that summer, "Hey, I know her," Regina heard causing her to slam her laptop shut.

"Get out," Regina snapped.

Callie pushed the door more open, walked in the room, and sat on the bed, "Not until you tell me about you and her…"

"You said you know her, how?" Regina questioned, ignoring Callie's request.

"We work together, at the diner," the teen nodded, "She has a super cute son."

Regina's heart dropped to her stomach, "A son? Are you sure?" Had Emma not been as heartbroken as she thought? Had she slept with someone else? Or...could it be hers?

"Yes, his name is Henry, he's about three. So how do you know Emma?" Callie asked.

"She's the love of my life," Regina mumbled.

Callie smiled, "Wait, that's the girl you left? Wow, you're a dick, she's really sweet."

"I know," Regina nodded, "The sweetest."

"Why don't you know go meet her or something? She always looks so...sad," she stated.

"And say what?" Regina questioned, "She'd never forgive me...well I don't know, I've always had a way of charming her."

Callie smirked, "Oooh I know what that means," her eyebrows quickly furrowed, "Hey...is he your son?"

"I...don't know. I'm not sure, I mean he could be...but that's nearly impossible," Regina sighed, "When will you see her again?"

"Uh we work together tomorrow, in the morning," she nodded.

"Find out her address for me," Regina stated, Callie nodded, "Hey, uh do you know any of her friends...maybe a dark haired girl-"

"Oh Lily," Callie nodded, "Yeah, only because she picks Emma up from work."

"How long have you known all of this?" Regina questioned.

"For about a month, she just moved here," Callie stated, "We are kinda friends."

Regina had been gone for about 6 months, for the first three, Emma had refused to see or speak to anyone. She stayed locked up in the condo, out of sight. Now, she was 6 months pregnant and visiting Regina's father who had been hospitalized from a severe heart attack, it was his third one in the past 6 months. Some say he suffered from a broken heart. He smiled when he saw Emma walk in with his soon to be grandson, "ah there she is, you're late," he reminded.

"I know, sorry, it took everything out of me to get out of bed this morning," she stated, she sat next to his bed, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, thank you for taking care of me," he smiled.

"I don't mind, plus, Regina would want me to," she gave a sad smile.

"I miss her so much, I can tell you do too but I'm proud of you for walking around with your head held high," he coughed, "This ones bad."

"So I heard, you'll make it out of here, don't worry," she nodded, "I know your heart is broken."

"So broken," he frowned, "I just got my daughter back, just to have her up and leave. Anyway, how is your brother dealing with our secret matter?"

"He's doing fine I guess, I wish you'd tell me what's going on," she stated.

He coughed, "It's Gold, he's trying to kill you."

She gasped and placed her hand on her stomach, "What?"

"He told your father, you were in hiding for three months Emma…a lot was discussed in those months," Henry stated.

Emma was scared, especially for her child, her and Regina's child, "What...wh-what do I do? My baby!"

"Calm down, Graham has been working up a plan for you," Henry smiled, "You, him, and Lily are going to leave."

Emma gasped as she woke up, she was panting. She held her head, she still couldn't believe Gold wanted her dead, what scared her even more is that she knew he wouldn't rest until he succeeded. Ignoring her fears, she pushed the covers back before getting out of bed and placing on her robe. She lived in a small apartment with Graham and Lily, they had just moved to San Diego from Phoenix. Emma had worked her ass off to make some extra money to move to California. The money that Regina had left her was nearly gone. When Henry passed, he gave half of his life savings to Emma and the other half to his youngest daughter, she thanked him for that everyday. She still had her half but she refused to touch it, she wanted to use it to send Henry to college.

Ah yes, Henry, the light of her life, named after his late grandfather. With Regina's eyes and dark personality, he still managed to be her sweet boy. She groaned when she heard Graham and Lily arguing, again. She stepped out of her room and smiled when she saw Henry and their daughter, Sophie, playing on the carpet with their toys, "Guys, can you please stop arguing for five minutes? It's 9am."

"Shouldn't you be at work?" Graham snapped.

"Don't question her, I'm not done questioning you! Where were you last night?" Lily fumed. Their relationship had been...well unstable ever since Graham cheated on her about a year ago, he swears it was an honest mistake but Lily didn't care or trust him. Through it all, they stayed together.

"I told you I was working!" He yelled.

Emma winced, "Please, not in front of the kids. Please, just take it in the room."

"No screw her! I'm leaving!" He yelled before storming out causing Sophia to run to the door and stare at it, like she did every girl he left out it.

Lily sighed, "Sweetie, daddy will be back ok?" The small girl frowned before shuffling back over to play with Henry, "I hate when he does that!"

"I know," Emma nodded, "You gotta get off his back though, he's trying Lily."

"How am I supposed to trust him!? All I keep picturing is him and that horrible girl!" She exclaimed before sighing, "How are you feeling today?"

Emma hung her head, "I'm alright."

"Hey, did you ever text that guy back? What was his name...July or something-"

"August," Emma snickered, "And no, I haven't. I already told you, I don't need to date."

"It's been three years, Emma, you have to let it go...let her go. I have. I believed for two years that she was coming back...she's a fraud, she's selfish, and I hate her. It's time to move on, you haven't had sex in three years Emma, how are you even functioning?" Lily raised her brow.

"Just fine," Emma said as she began to make her coffee, "I don't sex, I dealt just fine without it before Re-...her and I'll continue to do that."

"You've been mastubating haven't you?" Lily smirked.

Emma's face lost all color, "W-what? No, that's ridiculous," she scoffed.

Lily laughed, "You're a terrible liar. Emma, I heard you one night…you were thinking about her weren't you?"

"I'm always thinking about her," Emma admitted, "Some nights...I dream about her, holding me, kissing me...touching me," Emma began to tear up, "I miss her Lily, I just...I can't pretend anymore, I need her...I want her."

Lily quickly wrapped her arms around her best friend, "Oh Emma, don't cry, I wish I could make it better but we've tried to find her, there's no trace of her."

"I know," Emma sobbed, "I want to hate her but I can't, she'll always have my heart. I couldn't move on even if I wanted to." Emma stiffened when she felt a little hand tugging on her robe, she looked down and saw the brightest brown eyes staring at her with worry.

"Mama, why you cry?" Henry asked, he hugged her leg, "Don't cry."

She picked him up, "I'm sorry sweetie, I know you don't like it when I cry."

"Nope," he placed his head on her shoulder, "Stay…"

"Oh baby, I have to work," Emma frowned, she wished she could stay with her son all day, she truly did but money was running out. Hell she couldn't even remember the last time she had went shopping for herself, all of her money when to Henry's needs.

"No!" He yelled, "Stay!"

She winced, "Henry, sweetie please don't yell. Calm down, I will stay with you tomorrow."

"No! Down down!" He demanded.

She sighed and put him down, only to have him fall out of the floor in full blown tantrum mode. Lily watched her nephew, "She's cursed him with her ways," she teased.

"I'm leaving him there, he can't always get his way," she scoffed, "I have to shower and make it to work on time."

XXXXX

Lena knocked on Regina's door, "So I uh talked to Callie."

Regina sighed, "Lena, you and Steph have been wonderful to me...I-"

"Stop right there, I'm not kicking you out. Regina we let you stay here because we love you, you have everything you have to Emma, we know that. This isn't about that though, this is about you going to meet your son," she said.

"I...can't," she said, "Callie gave me the address but...I can't, I don't even know what I would say."

"I've been dealing with teenagers for a long time now, and although your son isn't a teen and isn't a foster kid...I'm almost positive he'd love to meet his other mother. Every child, needs to know...they need hope. He needs you," Lena said, "Go to her."

Regina looked down, "If I do...I'll want her, I know I will. Emma and I...can't just be friends-"

"So try getting to know your son first and then work your way to Emma," she suggested, she patted her lap before standing up, "Think about it."

Regina sighed as she watched Lena leave out, Steph and Lena had become her rocks, she needed them. She used them to survive, they allowed her to live with them, free of charge. Regina wasn't exactly flat broke but she definitely didn't have the funds she used to. She stared at the address Callie had given her for a while before hopping up and rushing out the door.

XXXXX

"You are such a jerk!" Lily yelled to Graham as she walked out of her bedroom, "What are you two up to?" She didn't know Emma was home, it was nearly 8pm.

Emma looked up from the couch, "I'm teaching him Spanish."

"I wonder why," Lily smirked.

Emma scoffed, "This has nothing to do with Re-...her."

"Sure it doesn't," Lily said.

Emma sighed, "Hey kid, why don't you go in the room, ok? I'll be there soon."

"Ok mama," he kissed her cheek before running off.

Emma looked at Lily with a serious face, "I have to show you something."

"What's wrong?" She asked.

Emma walked over to Henry's bookbag, and pulled out a few drawings, "When I picked him up from daycare, the woman said he had a very...disturbingly creative mind. I didn't know what she meant until she showed me these," she handed them to Lily, "She said she would hang them on the walls because the other kids would be frightened. Then she managed to tell me how everything would be ok, and that all teen mothers struggle with raising a child."

Lily looked at the drawings her nephew created, one was a very disturbing drawing on a boy stabbing another boy in the eye. Another was a house in flames with little squiggly things laying on the ground which were supposed to be people. Lily looked up, "I uh...I don't know what to say. He's only three...surely he couldn't-...I mean-"

"I just want to know what do they mean," Emma sighed, "Do I need to reach out or...have him tested…Lily, these drawings very vivid, and he's very talented. He said his favorite time of day was art time. You don't think he'd actually...hurt anyone do you?"

"No," Lily scoffed, "God no. Emma, he's a sweet innocent boy, not a serial killer. They're just stick figures. I told you how Regina (Emma winced at hearing her name) was when we were kids-"

"As if she's never hurt anyone!" Emma threw her hands in the air, she took a deep breath, "If only I knew what he was thinking...wait did you look at the last one?"

"No," she quickly flipped to it. It was a drawing of a lady with yellow hair who was obviously Emma, holding a boy's hand with an old man following behind them, "Who's the creepy guy?"

"I think that's Gold. I think Henry knows something I don't, I think...he's drawing what he sees but I've been monitoring what he watches on TV...it just doesn't make sense-"

"Calm down, we will figure all of this out but for now-" There was a knock on the door, "Who the hell is that?"

"I don't know," Emma sighed before walking to the door and opening it. She nearly fainted at the brunette beauty standing in front of her, holding a cute stuffed panda, she gasped and for the first time in three years she said the name of the person who had been haunting her, "Regina."

Broken.

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