A/N: I have Chapter 13 and 14 typed up and now, they are waiting for my beta to edit it up.
So, I'm working on the epilogue for this story. Yes, this is coming to an end.
In this chapter, I would like to honor my friend, Rondaday1. Thank you Ronda for your wonderful story and now, you are in this chapter.
Also, Mr. Gold's background about him and Emma Swan's life.
BETA: Wazgood529
Enjoy on your ride along!
Chapter 12: The Court Trial of Kathryn Nolan
A few weeks later, Emma was still in a coma and Henry Jr. was there everyday to ensure that the blonde woman was in stable condition. Of course, he gave updates to his family. Most of time, it was to Regina, who was still fearing that Emma would decide to give up since she was on the way to finish her treatment with breast cancer. There was no choice for her to stay around in the hospital room.
For Henry Jr., he kept telling stories about himself and remembering every moment when his mom was taking care of him when he was young. He talked while the nurses came to check on Emma's vitals and change the dressings on her left leg. Emma's broken ribs healed properly in a month since the surgery. She was lucky to be alive.
Granny came in the room with Emma's file and saw the brunette man. He paused with his talk and looked up at her with a smile. The eldest woman checked on the emerald eyes for no reactions and sighed then went to write it down. The brunette man was watching what Granny was doing to the blonde woman and asked.
"No improvements?"
"No, but she is still stable."
"Ok. I hope she wakes up soon." Henry replied with a frown while looking at the blonde woman's angel face. Emma was finally breathing on her own pace.
"I understand. It's nice to see you since your mom was having a lack of sleep in here." Granny informed him with a chuckle.
"You know my mom. She is still scared to lose her." The brunette man said. The eldest woman nodded and waved her hand before leaving the room. Henry looked back at her and continued. He caressed his thumb on the blonde woman's right hand.
"You have to wake up. My mom is so scared to lose you. Come on, open your eyes. We miss you."
The brunette man finally got up and kissed on Emma's temple which it was little far from the scar on the forehead. He leaned backward and sighed then left the room. The nurse came in to change the hospital gown then left the room.
In Boston University campus, the students, faculty and everyone knew about Emma Swan's condition and went to send the condolences on her recovery. It left Regina alone in her office and working on the paperwork since she taught her classes after Emma's hospital. She had been frustrated with her lack of sleep and barely eating.
Of course, she was still worrying about her girlfriend's condition back in the hospital. The brunette woman couldn't focus on her teaching classes and everything else. Her mother made her go back to work and focus on what she was supposed to do in her day times.
Regina went to her girlfriend's apartment not far from the campus and slept there after her teaching classes in Criminal Justice and practically lived there for few weeks. Cora and Henry Sr. went back to the lake house and took care of it while she was not here. Henry Jr. stayed with her for a while so he could take his time to look around in Boston.
The brunette woman was pleased that she had some peace in the apartment and went to get some sleep that she wanted to make up for. Every time, she went to sleep and she always gets nightmares. It snapped her out of her zone and went to work on her paperwork alone in the kitchen while her son was sleeping on the couch in the living room.
Emma's apartment was very small. It had two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. It was very cozy inside there and had a beautiful view of the city. The furniture was similar to the blonde woman's dorm room. There were decorations on the walls and the Christmas lights were hanging around on the walls. The flowers were in front of the windows. The kitchen were in modern style with the new updated appliances.
The brunette woman was very pleased that she didn't have to look for a new place to move in for her work. She had a place that she could loan from her girlfriend. In her thoughts, it went to Emma all the time. Henry Jr. was there to comfort her and talk several times about her work or his time with friends. It was their distraction since the accident.
A few days later, Regina had her day off from work and she was sitting on the bench outside in front of the Criminal Justice department. It was a beautiful day and she was glad that it was a sunny weather out there. The brunette woman took her paperwork to work while she was sitting there with a peaceful day while the students took their chattering and playing on the field.
The brunette woman listened to the music near her bench. It was the marching band on the field practicing their march. She smiled to herself while she was enjoying the jazz music through her ears. She didn't notice Mr. Gold coming toward her and focused on her work until the raspy voice interrupted her peace.
"May I sit there?"
Regina looked up at him and gave a forced smile. Mr. Gold gestured his hand to point on the empty seat beside her. She nodded her head and gestured him to sit down. He nodded and sat down beside her then looked at the field which the students were playing. The brunette woman finished her paperwork and gathered in the briefcase until she heard the raspy voice again.
"How are you doing?"
"I'm good. Thank you for asking." The brunette woman said with a forced smile. Mr. Gold looked at her with a chuckle then back to the fields.
"No problem. I know that I was not supposed to be a nosy person in your business. But for my concerns, how is Ms. Swan?" He said.
"She is still stable. No changes at all." Regina replied with a nod. They went silent again. Mr. Gold scratched his neck and continued with his raspy voice. She looked at him and waited.
"I know Ms. Swan very well since she came here in her freshman year. To be honest with you, she was very nervous."
"How did you know her?" The brunette woman was curious about her girlfriend's life and asked. He chuckled and shook his head then explained right away.
"I was a family friend to her parents, Mary Margaret and David Nolan. I knew them since they were young in high school in Maine. For myself, I was born and raised in Maine. Also, I moved here to Boston because of Emma."
"Wait a minute, you followed her along?" Regina furrowed her brows and stuttered her words. She couldn't believe that Mr. Gold was like a stalker. He chuckled and shook his head then replied.
"No, I was making sure that Emma is ok with her life. Listen to me, she is a wonderful person since her parents dumped her on the road and got into a car accident. I wasn't expecting it to be happen to her. Mary Margaret and David were planning to get away from their parents. I didn't know why they did it after dumping their baby out on the road."
"Where were you then?"
"I was in school. I heard the rumors around in the town. It was a small town. But I heard someone from my class and I found out that Mary Margaret just birthed her baby girl. I decided to get out of school and went to search for them. It was no luck at this time. I went back to school and finished it. Then I moved out to New York City for a while."
"How old were they?" Regina asked.
"They were 17 or 18 at that time they died."
"What's next for you to do around in New York City?" The brunette woman said.
"I was in New York City, I was working in a pawn shop since I was younger and I worked hard to get my teaching degree from New York University. Then I finished with my PH.D. quickly before you came in your graduate school. I realized you immediately since we hired you to be our professor in Criminal Justice Department."
"Oh." Regina replied with her surprised look. He laughed and continued with his raspy voice. She was thinking about Emma's life since her parents died in the car accident.
"At the first, I saw Emma there in the police station while I was interning for the NYPD. I was surprised that I found her there so I kept track of her for a while. In few weeks later, she was moving out to Boston so I made a decision to move out too. Then she went here and I applied to be a professor in here. The rest of history is here since she came here in her freshman year."
"Thank you for telling me your story. How did you know Mary Margaret and David Nolan well?" Regina inquired it with her furrowed brows. He shook his head and continued with a sigh.
"Not long but they were the best couple in the high school. Everyone wanted to be their friends."
"Oh."
"Yes, do you know Granny Lucas?" Mr. Gold asked with his questioning look. The brunette woman nodded with a reply.
"Yes, Emma's doctor."
"She was my classmate and she contacted me before I came here. I told her that I found Emma here. So she made her decision to move here and took her granddaughter with her. Is it Ruby?"
"Ruby Lucas, she was here for the graduate school event with Belle." The brunette woman said. Mr. Gold pointed his bony finger in the air and nodded with understanding. Regina looked at him and spoke lightly.
"You, Granny, Ruby and who's else?"
"That's all. Only three of us who came to Boston to watch over Emma." He shrugged and continued. The brunette woman asked with her curiosity.
"Why?"
"We wanted to make sure that she is ok before we give up on everything for her." Mr. Gold looked at her and mumbled with a sigh. Regina chuckled and spoke lightly.
"Like her godfathers or something."
"Something like that." He said with a chuckle. The brunette woman nodded while looking out on the fields. He sighed and got up then spoke lightly.
"Thank you for listening and I have to go back to work. See you around. Please give my regards to Granny and Emma." Mr. Gold tipped his head and walked away. Regina was wrapping the words in her head and wondered how hell Mr. Gold knew Emma's life then sighed. She finally gathered her things and went back to her office for her last class at 11am.
Not long after Regina's class at 11am, she drove away to Massachusetts General Hospital and wanted to see her girlfriend. The brunette woman arrived in the ICU wing and found Emma's room not far from the nurses' station. She came in to find her son sleeping on the couch and chuckled. Regina strode toward the couch and kissed on the brunette man's temple then replied.
"Henry, wake up."
"Oh! Is Emma awake?" Henry Jr. shot up from the couch and panicked right away. The brunette woman giggled and shook her head with a retort.
"No, she is not awake yet."
"Oh. I'm sorry, I fell asleep."
"It's allright. I just arrived from work. So, thank you for being here."
"No problem, you are my mom and I could stay if you like."
"Thank you. Any condition?"
"Oh yes, Granny wanted to talk to you when you get here."
"Thank you sweetie." Regina said and looked at her girlfriend who was still sleeping peacefully then sighed. She walked back to find Granny there at the nurses' station. The nurses glanced over her and smiled. Granny looked around to find the brunette woman walking toward her then replied.
"Good afternoon, Miss Mills."
"Please call me, Regina. So what's up with Emma's condition?"
"It's improving. Her left leg healed quickly than we thought. Her ribs healed perfectly. We tested her with the physical movements. She responded quickly. I think that she is almost ready to wake up anytime. I don't know if it's today or tomorrow. I meant, anytime."
"That's good?"
"Yes, it's good. So, are you planning to stay here overnight?"
"Yes, I am. Thank you for informing me."
"You are welcome. Oh! BPD just came here today to inform you that they found the suspect. They will come here tomorrow to have some questions with you." Granny said.
"Thanks. I will." Regina replied with a smile. She turned around and walked inside the room. Henry fell asleep twice on the couch. The brunette woman shook her head and went to sit down on the leather armchair which it was beside Emma's bed. She looked at the blonde woman for a while. Regina smiled at herself while she reached her hand on Emma's right hand and spoke lightly.
"It's almost a month. The BPD found your suspect so they would have several questions. I don't know who did it to you but look on the bright side, I'm here for you no matter what. I wish I could be the first person to say three words to you but I couldn't wait because you haven't woken yet."
"She will." Henry Jr. muttered while closing his eyes. Regina looked at her son with a chuckle and continued.
"Since when?"
"You just said it." The brunette man opened his left eye while staring at his mom with a smile on his face. She rolled her eyes and waved her dismissal hand. He chuckled and went to sleep right away. The nurse came in the room with a smile. Regina looked up at her and nodded. The nurse checked on the bandage on the left leg and doubled-checked on the vitals.
The brunette woman stared at the chemotherapy which was needled on the veins. The nurse looked at her and followed the gaze of point then spoke lightly.
"Oh, an another cancer patient."
"You are new here?"
"Yes, I am. It's my first day."
"Congratulations." Regina replied with a smile. The nurse nodded and went to write down with a reply.
"I remember being younger and she was a beautician and she was the only person who did my hair. I remember going to her house and family dinners and being so spoiled. I moved out of state for a few years and came back when my grandmother got sick. I remembered she was always nice to me."
"What was her name?" The brunette woman asked.
"Leona. She was a Breast Cancer Patient." The nurse looked up at her with a sad smile. Regina flicked her hand to go on. Henry Jr. woke up and shifted his position to sit up on the couch then listened to the nurse's story. The nurse sighed and continued with her story while she remembered her memories of Leona.
"Then my dad got killed and it seemed like our relationship changed. My family always said that I'm the spitting image of my father. After my grandmother got sick and went in the hospital. I went to be with my family and my auntie came and when she saw me. She almost passed out. She used to say that 'you look so much like your father, it's scary'. It got to a point where it was hard to be in the same house with any of my family without that statement. I wanted to be there for her while she got sick."
"That's terrible." Regina mumbled. The nurse chuckled with a nod then wiped her tears with a reply.
"I do miss her everyday. She always spoiled me when I was little. Yes I'm was a spoiled brat. So, she was the one of the strongest women I know. After a double mastectomy, she never gave up till her last breath. I wanted to be that strong and I try to do that everyday of my life."
"That's beautiful. You keep that way and be proud of yourself. I am sure that she watch you everyday."
"Oh she is." The nurse nodded with a retort. Others laughed. The brunette woman asked with her curiousity.
"What is your name?"
"My name is Ronda."
"Thank you Ronda for your story. I am sure that you would do same to other patients' families and friends. It put them in the step where you were in your life. For me, I am there for Emma since I met her few months ago."
"You are lucky. You know that?" Ronda said.
"No, I don't."
"I almost had no chance to see her when I was trying to see her in the hospital. But I just got a little bit of time to see her before she died."
"I'm sorry about your loss."
"That's fine. She died last year." Ronda smiled with a reply before leaving the room. Henry Jr. sighed. Regina looked at Emma once again with a response.
"I don't want to lose you." The brunette woman got up and kissed on the blonde woman's temple then gestured her son to be with her while they walked out until the noises stopped them from going out of the room. They looked at each other and slowly turned around to face the noises from the IV bag.
Regina stared at the bag and followed the tube on the way to the blonde woman's hand. It was moving slightly. Henry Jr. gasped loudly. The brunette woman moved her eyes to follow up to Emma's face. Finally, the emerald eyes opened to stare at her. She covered her hand on her mouth while staring at the blonde woman. The brunette man finally smiled. The brunette woman slowly moved forward to the bed and replied.
"Emma, you are awake."
"Wa—" Emma said with a dry throat. Henry Jr. strode toward the nightstand and grabbed the fresh water in the cup with a straw then handed to her. The blonde woman closed her mouth around the straw and drank slowly. Regina was not replying anything but went shockingly that Emma was waking up.
The blonde woman finished with her drink and thanked him then looked at her brunette girlfriend. She stared at her for a while. The brunette man decided to leave for getting Granny to check on her. Regina was literally crying and lunged on Emma's chest. The blonde woman closed her eyes and slowly reached her arm around the brunette woman's back then rubbed on it.
Granny barged in after getting an information from Henry Jr. She gasped loudly. Regina leaned backward and wiped her tears then looked at the eldest doctor. The nurse came to help her. Granny checked on the emerald eyes and went to examine on her body until she nodded at the nurse. Emma tried to get up but Regina helped her to do it. Emma gulped and replied.
"How long have I been here?"
"It's been almost a month. You were in coma."
"After what?" The blonde woman questioned with her furrowed brows.
"Your motorcycle accident."
"What? How!?" She replied. Regina didn't say anything. Henry Jr. was standing beside his mom and waited. Granny sighed and explained right away.
"You had broken ribs, fractured left leg and scar on your forehead. Your ribs healed fine and your left leg went well but you have only 3 weeks left to heal it."
"Ok." Emma replied after absorbing every words from her doctor and looked at her brunette girlfriend. Regina smiled at her. The brunette man nodded at her. The blonde woman sighed and spoke lightly.
"What's else?"
"The BPD will come tomorrow to question you and Regina about the accident. They found their suspect. That's all I know."
"Thank you, will I get discharge today or do you need to run some tests?"
"Some tests then you will be discharged tomorrow if you feel ready." Granny said.
"Yes please and thank you. Oh, I'm hungry." Emma said. Others laughed. The eldest woman shook her head and gestured her hand at the nurse who nodded. Granny nodded at Regina and left the room.
It left Regina, Emma and Henry Jr. alone in the room. The brunette woman sat down on the edge of the bed and spoke lightly.
"How are you feeling?"
"Lousy." The blonde woman said while grabbing the cup and swallowed some of it from the straw. The brunette man rocked his heels while waiting. Regina nodded and caressed her thumb on her girlfriend's right hand. Emma finished with her cup and retort.
"I missed you."
"I missed you too. I'm happy that you woke up." Regina said.
"Me too. I think I'm going to catch up with my grandparents about you. See you later."
"Goodbye." Emma replied. The brunette woman giggled and kissed on the blonde woman's temple. She rolled her eyes and wrapped her left hand on Regina's neck then gave a proper kiss on their lips. They smiled into a kiss and broke it off then went happily.
The next day, BPD came in Emma's room and greeted the ladies. The blonde woman showered and changed her clothes which Regina got her from the blonde woman's apartment. Emma waved her hand. They tipped their police hats at them. Henry Jr. was staying in the apartment for a while.
The blonde woman sat up on the bed and waited. The brunette woman was still standing while the nurse was checking on the vitals on Emma then left the room. One of the police officer was Mulan Fa and she was the Chinese woman in the black uniform. The ladies looked at her while the female police officer spoke up.
"Hello, my name is Mulan Fa and this is my partner, Stephen Mudd."
"Nice to meet you." Emma said. Others nodded and continued.
"We are investigating your case. We found our suspect. Before we go on with our questions, do you mind if you want some privacy alone?"
"It is fine. This is my girlfriend, Regina Mills." The blonde woman gestured at the brunette woman beside her. Others widened their eyes and waved their hands. The ladies were surprised at the gestures and nodded in unison.
"My apologies." Stephen said while looking at the brunette woman. Regina shook her head and sat down on the leather armchair. Mulan sighed and replied.
"As you see, Ms. Mills and Ms. Swan, we mentioned that we found the suspect that caused your motorcycle accident with another victim."
"Who is it?"
"We believed that it was Miss Kathryn Nolan. Do you know her?"
Emma and Regina widened their eyes at the name of the lady. Mulan caught their looks and knew that they realized that name then nodded at him to get out of the room while they had a privacy time. Stephen nodded and informed them that he would guard the door. Other nodded and spoke lightly.
"I can tell by your looks. You both knew her."
"Yes, she was my ex-girlfriend." Regina retorted. The blonde woman nodded with her fist clenching. Mulan pressed her lips and nodded then wrote it on her pad. Emma sighed and continued.
"Yes, we knew her since I met her in a formal introduction when we had the dinner together at Regina's house in Westminster."
"When was that?"
"I don't remember." The blonde woman replied quickly. Regina looked at her girlfriend and spoke lightly while she remembered the date.
"It was last month, I believed that it was February 22 and it was Emma's check up appointment before we went to my house for dinner with my family."
"Oh. The same day as you got in accident?" Mulan asked. The blonde woman nodded and continued.
"After I left Regina's home and went on the way to my dorm in Boston University. It was on i-93."
"The area that you ended up in the accident. I traced everything that you got held in that area. It led to Kathryn Nolan since I got questions with your other victim in the blue Honda Civic LX."
"How?" The brunette woman asked.
"The victim told us that he was doing her favor and mentioned that name. So, I investigated on the phones calls and traced everything else. It had a proof that Miss Nolan did it."
"Oh." Emma said. Mulan nodded and asked.
"Will you testify in the court?"
"If it's my case with Miss Nolan, it would be yes." The blonde woman replied. The female police officer nodded and informed quickly.
"The court trial will be March 14th. You will be notified with your jury's attorney."
"Thank you." Regina said while giving a nod. Other nodded and left the room with Stephen. Emma was shocked and looked at the door. The brunette woman held her head with her hands and sighed.
They knew that they would have a court trial soon. In their thoughts, they went wondering about Kathryn's plan to be against her. Regina decided to call her parents quickly. Emma went to the bathroom and splashed the water on her face then finished with her personal needs. The nurse came to discharge them right away after getting notified from Granny Lucas.
The blonde woman thanked the nurse and gestured her brunette girlfriend to come with her. They came out to meet Granny there at the nurses' station. The eldest woman nodded at her nurses and turned around to see them with the smiles.
Regina was in conversation with her parents on the phone call. Emma hugged her doctor and thanked her then strode away to the entrance of the hospital. The brunette woman ended her call and tugged the blonde woman to her car then the ladies got in the car and drove away to Emma's apartment.
On the day of March 14, Emma was nervous about the court trial. She went worried about her girlfriend most of the time because Regina always sneered at the thoughts of Kathryn, her ex-girlfriend who was attempting to murder someone she loved. The blonde woman tried to calm her down but it didn't work until Henry Jr. took over her position.
Cora and Henry Sr. went there to support Emma in the apartment and talked with her out of everything. They offered their lawyer to work out with her. The blonde woman tried to deny their offer but Regina agreed with her parents on the condition. Emma went ahead to take the offer and went to work out on everything she had against Kathryn.
Emma and her lawyer went to the United State District Court for few investigations on her case with the police officers from BPD. Mulan and Stephen were there to claim their statement that the lawyer collected information and thanked them. The blonde woman was slightly nervous on that day and just wanted her girlfriend by her side but Regina was not there because of work.
Henry Jr. went to pick his mom at the campus and waited for her to come out of the building to meet him in his car. Cora and Henry Sr. were on the way to meet them at the courthouse. Emma was still looking around in the hallway and waited for her family to come see her. The lawyer was still discussing with the police officers about the case.
Until few minutes later, Emma was sitting on the bench in the hallway and heard the footsteps then looked up at the blonde woman who was still smirking. She held a gasp while she was staring at Kathryn, in her orange jumpsuit and handcuffed behind her back with two strong policemen.
They stared at each other for few minutes until Emma heard her name calling by her brunette girlfriend and looked at them on the opposite direction from Kathryn. Regina was walking faster and others were trying to catch up with her. Kathryn looked at her ex-girlfriend with a chuckle. The brunette woman didn't pay attention to her and focused on Emma's emerald eyes.
The blonde woman got up from sitting on the bench and strode away to her brunette girlfriend. Regina opened her arms and embraced her tightly while she was whispering in Emma's ear with few soothing words. Kathryn's chuckles faltered to a sneer at them. Cora raised her eyebrows and glared at the blonde woman behind Emma's back. Henry Sr. tried to talk down with his wife but kept his glare at her for a while. Henry Jr. was paying attention at Emma and his mom.
The brunette woman was relieved that she reached her blonde girlfriend on time before their court trial started at 2pm. She kissed Emma's temple and swayed their bodies a little bit before Emma's lawyer came toward them with the greetings. The ladies broke their embrace off and looked at her.
"Hello, my name is Ashley Monroe. I'm taking over Ms. Swan's case since her lawyer is not here at this moment. I apologize for this last minute plans. She gave me the file that she collected from Ms. Swan and the police officers. So, court will begin soon as I give you some time to catch up. We will come in like five minutes. Is it ok?"
"Sure, thanks. It's nice to meet you, Ms. Monroe." Emma said.
"You too. So, who are they?" Ashley asked.
"This is my girlfriend, Regina Mills and her son, Henry Mills Jr. Her parents are Cora Mills and Henry Mills Sr. They are my family."
"Nice to see your faces. Oh, Mallory sent her regards to you, Mrs. Mills."
"Thank you, Ms. Monroe." Cora said with a smile. The police officers who were guarding the doors and others finally entered in the court. They looked behind Emma's lawyer and gestured her to do it. Ashley looked at them and nodded then gestured them to go in. Henry Jr. shooed his grandparents to go with him. Regina and Emma were behind them with Ashley. They talked about her trial with Kathryn. The ladies intertwined their hands and nodded at Ashley's talks until they reached the Prosecutor's area.
The brunette woman kissed on Emma's lips and smiled while they squeezed their hands together then broke it off. Emma went with her lawyer to sit down on the chairs which faces the judge. The audience behind the sides of Prosecutor and Defendant's tables were filling up with the people and lawyers even some reporters.
The doors opened by revealing Kathryn with her lawyer and policemen. They walked to the defendant's table. They waited for the judge to show up in the court trial. Cora, Henry Sr. and Henry Jr. took an opportunity to look around in the room. Regina was sending her glares at her ex-girlfriend's back while she was standing behind her girlfriend.
Few minutes later, the judge appeared from the backroom and walked up to his desk. The audience finally sat down and listened to the court. Emma was fidgeting her hands under the desk while Ashley shuffled some papers in the file while they listened to the judge's announcements.
It took them long to wait for everything to prove that Kathryn's attempted murder statement. Emma was relieved that the defendant was guilty for the attempted murder charges and received ten years in the prison. The judge hammered on the order and stood up. The policemen walked to the blonde woman in the orange jumpsuit and grabbed her arms.
The audience whipped their head to look at Kathryn who was yelling at Regina. The brunette woman stared at her ex-girlfriend with a blank look. Emma was hugging Henry Jr. while they ended their trial. Ashley was looking at the blonde woman who was still struggling against her hold with the policemen.
"Regina! Regina! I love you! Not Emma!" Kathryn repeatedly yelp after her ex-girlfriend. The crowd were afraid that the blonde woman went under the crazy control. The policemen giggled and held her back to the entrance of the courtroom until they were out of the sight.
Cora and Henry Sr. went to hug the blonde woman and kissed over her face. Emma laughed and smiled at them with her thanks. Ashley patted her back with a nod then waved her hand at them and left with other lawyers. Regina was still focusing on her ex-girlfriend until she felt someone's hand on her shoulder and looked at her. It was Emma who was giving a small smile.
The brunette woman lunged at her girlfriend and placed a kiss on her lips. Henry Jr. groaned at the intimate contact between the ladies and walked out of the courtroom. The elder woman laughed out of the blue while she was striding away behind the brunette man. Henry Sr. shook his head and chuckled then followed his wife along.
Regina smiled at Emma. The blonde woman grinned. The ladies broke their embrace and intertwined their hands while they walked out of the room until they reached their car. They decided to celebrate in Emma's apartment with Cora's tasty dinner of Italian. Regina went to help her mom out while Emma and Henry Sr. chatted about their life. Henry Jr. went to hang out with his friends at the basketball court near the blonde woman's apartment.
It went well for Emma. She received her life back and looked at her brunette girlfriend who was laughing with her mom in the kitchen. The blonde woman knew that she survived through her ups and downs while she was with Regina for a short time. Emma didn't regret everything. She was glad that she met her in her graduate studies and decided to go on with her studies until she graduated.
Henry Sr. kept chatting about his experiences in the business with the trades from the international businesses. Emma was half paying attention to him but kept looking at Regina for a while. The eldest man paused and looked at the blonde woman who was grinning then followed her gaze of point toward his daughter. He raised his eyebrow at Emma and nudged her then whispered into her ear.
"Are you thinking about marrying her? Cora and I would like to give you our blessings."
Emma started to blush after Henry Sr. laughed at her face. Regina and Cora turned around to hear him laughing then looked at the blonde woman with their raised eyebrows. The blonde woman shook her head and decided to go in the bathroom. The elder man kept laughing and went grinning at his daughter.
The brunette woman narrowed her eyes at her father and heard the footsteps from the foyer. It was Henry Jr. He walked inside the living room and looked at his grandpa who was still laughing. Emma came out from the bathroom and had a red face then went to her bedroom. Regina shook her head and beckoned her son to help them out. The brunette man was glad to do it for them. Henry Sr. chuckled and breathed deeply then he went to watch television while they waited for dinner.
A/N: Next Chapter: Emma's Remission with Breast Cancer.
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