"Absolutely not! You will not help me. You will not be coming home with me. You will not be dressing or lay a hand on my injury."
Emma stood there looking at Regina trying her best to get out of bed huffing and growling after her outburst, and quickly tries to help Regina, but upon receiving another deathly glare from the mayor, she holds up her hands in a surrender gesture.
Once Regina reemerged from the bathroom walking slowly with her issued crutches, she went to her bag to pack her stuff but noticed that she left her clothes in the bathroom.
Emma whom still stood studying Regina's every move like a hawk, noticed this and finally broke the silence that fell upon them since the brunette's outburst on her.
"Would... Would you like me to get your stuff for you?" Emma asked in a barely whisper and Regina just stayed silent with her head down, unmoving, with her back to Emma. Just when she thought Regina would never answer her, the mayor replied, "Thanks that would be appreciated."
They both silently pack everything in the room before Regina sign the discharged form and given her medication. When the time to leave the room came, the mayor was instructed to be rolled out on a wheelchair, which to Emma great amusement, was not hard to get the brunette to agreed on.
While wheeling Regina to Emma's bug, Emma spoke again, "You know, I'm not trying to intrude or anything. I just really want to help you even though you're a real pain in my ass. So please, don't think too much on it."
Regina only replied Emma when she was safely buckled in the bug. "I'm a pain in your ass and you want to help me? Care to enlighten me on your motives then dear?"
"Oh my god! Nothing. I have no motives whatsoever. I just want to help you okay? Is that so hard to get in your head?"
"Yes! Yes it is Miss Swan! I didn't ask you to help me, I don't want you to help me. And I can't understand what you want more from me? You won! I have nothing left to give you!"
"Whoa whoa whoa! I won? What do you mean?" Emma asked with her eyes wide, stealing glances at Regina. Luckily the big white mansion was nearing and she wouldn't have to risk getting them into an accident.
"You won Henry. You got him. You got him to love you, and leave me. Now, you just have to sign those fucking papers and he will be legally yours! SO WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK DO YOU WANT MORE FROM ME!" shouted Regina with tears brimming her eyes and her face red and broken, when Emma put on a free gear to her bug upon arrival at the mansion.
Emma turned her whole body towards Regina, looking at her with her jaw hanging and eyes blinking several times, trying to get what the brunette just said to sunk in. When it did, she rubs a hand down her face and letting out a long breath.
"Okay. I got it now. And I want you to listen to me. I never wanted Henry to leave you. I just want to share him with you. And those adoption dissolution paper you gave to me was rubbish and I'm not going to sign it until the last of my breath." Taking a deep breath, she waited for any response from the mayor but when she didn't get any, she continued.
"And me helping you, I want nothing in return from you. I just... I don't know Regina. I think deep down I get how you're feeling. Just in a reverse way. You know, Henry running from you and my parents abandoning me. So I don't know. You know?"
"No I don't know." Replied Regina sarcastically.
"Gosh. What a pain you are huh. I meant... I don't want you to go through this alone. So I'm here. To help. If you let me. Plus, I'll get Henry here too. How's that?" Emma gave Regina a dimpled smile, waiting for the brunette to answer her.
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Heartstrings
RomanceA story about two souls; they are oblivious to the fine line between hate and love, acceptance and ignorance. (Injured Regina; Caring Emma) AU. Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon A Time or any of its characters.