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Chapter 3

Emma finished up class. She told them to write a 2 paragraph essay telling her about themselves. Emma sat at her desk with ten minutes left in the period. She started thinking about how happy she'll be when she gets to see Henry after his day at daycare.

When Emma looked up she saw deep brown eyes staring at her. Emma didn't notice the automatic pull down of Regina's hoodie. She only noticed when the bell rang, Regina was the first to run out of the room. Emma got intrigued.

"Miss. Mills! Hey, Wait up!" Emma saw brown hair come to a halt. "Hey."

"Hi Mrs. Swan." Brown eyes looked down at her feet instead of at the pretty blonde now staring at her.

"It's Miss by the way. I'm not married." Emma said putting her hand just in eyesight of Regina showing her, her finger.

"I'm sorry Miss. Swan. I really do have to go.." Regina said finally looking up and when she did Emma had to do a double take. Those eyes were as warm as the sun. She just wanted to fall in them and never come out.

"Miss. Swan?" Emma jumped abruptly.

"Oh yes. Um I was wondering if you were okay. You seemed a little off. I remember you from the library, right?" Emma said half smiling.

"That's me. I'm fine. I have to go. I'm sorry." And then she was gone. Just like Emma fled the library just two days before. Emma stood there thinking about what had happened and decided to not think into it.

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Emma went in search for Belle as soon as she gathered up some papers of the students who turned their papers in early. She found Belle sitting beautifully by the window, with a book in hand. "Hey babe. You're gorgeous in that lighting."

"Hey Emma. Thank you." The brunette blushed slightly before closing her book on her lap. "Are you coming over for dinner tonight?" Belle always invited the blonde over for dinner but she has never once invited Henry also. That was a pet peeve of Emma's: You must like her kid to date her. Emma skipped over that little part at the time she asked her out, because she was truly in love, or so she thought.

"How come you never invite Henry over too. You know it's such a pain for Mary to babysit him, especially now that school is back." Emma sat down on the couch opposite of Belle. The brunette turned towards the blonde and started speaking.

"You know that I hate kids."

"Jesus Belle he's my son. You've known me for how many years and you're still acting this way around him. You need to get over it before I get really pissed." Belle started laughing.

"You're hilarious Em. You won't leave me. You love me. Even if I do hate tiny hands grabbing at everything."

"I'm going home. I will not be over tonight. Nor will I ever be over, unless you find somewhere in your cold heart for Henry."

"Wait. Em.."

"No Belle. It's either you learn to love Henry or I'm gone!"

"Fine. He can come. I'll even buy him a book." Belle said with a half smile trying to lure Emma back in. Belle never wanted Emma in the first place. It was just her parents that wanted her to have a girlfriend to keep her company. Emma didn't need to know that she was just a play doll though. Belle keeps her family happy by taking Emma to small events where her family is and Emma is happy because she thinks she has Belle's heart.

"Fine. You better be nice or I swear I will end everything we have been through. I can't come over tonight though. Henry has speech therapy." Henry's cleft palate keeps him from saying words correctly so he has to go to a special doctor to learn how to speak. Henry is on his sixth operation coming up in a few weeks so she is hoping it will be coming to an end very soon. She hates to see her poor little baby go through all of this at such a young age. Henry was born with a cleft palate and he was taken into immediate surgery. Then two weeks after, they did another surgery. He has been a trooper, and Emma's little trooper at that.

"Fine Em. Text me tonight and we will have dinner on the weekend." Belle sighed and crossed her arms over the book she was reading before the fight. Emma stood up to stand in front of Belle.

"Okay. I have to go pick up Henry."

"Okay. I love you." Belle stood up and went in for a kiss. Emma kissed back and when Belle tried to deepen it, Emma pulled away.

"You too. Bye." Emma left Belle standing there surprised that Emma didn't want to have a full blown make-out session, but apparently she had really pissed her off. "Whatever," Belle thought.

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Emma walked straight to her car and jumped in. She started crying and hitting the steering wheel of her car. She was so upset. Why had she actually fallen in love with the one person that hates her child? How could she love her? Emma was sitting there screaming and crying at the same time when she heard a noise. She grabbed a few Kleenex from her glove box in the Bug and wiped her nose only to hear another sound. She looked over to wear it came from and it was a tap on her door window. She used the Kleenex to clear her eyes from shadowy tears and rolled down the window. She was shocked at the sight.

"Miss. Swan? I heard screaming and I wanted to make sure everything was okay?" Brown met green and the whole world drifted away.