Always & Forever • A Swan Queen Fanfic { COMPLETE }

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Emma:

I'm not even sure how I feel about too much of anything right now. It's all bullshit to be honest and I just wish that all of this crap would end. I've been in this hospital for nearly an hour now and I just want to go home. Why did Elliot have to have Ingrid bring me here, I've tried so hard to ignore this woman but for some reason I just can't seem to.

"Emma you can't ignore me forever." Ingrid said as continued to rock my daughter in her arms. I sighed and sat up from my place in the hospital bed that i was laying in. My once broken arm was now wrapped in a cast that Olivia had decided to decorate in stickers before she had fallen asleep. "I probably could if you'd just leave me alone...why were you with my mom anyways? I know that she didn't call you, she couldn't have." I said harshly. Ingrid slightly nodded. "You're right, she didn't call me. I was there when Olivia called your mother." She said calmly. I glared at her. "Why were you with her?" I asked again. Before she could answer Regina hurried into the room. "Emma." I reached out for her and she came over to hug me as tight as she could. "Are you okay?" She asked. I nodded. "Yeah...look Olivia decided to cover the cast in unicorn stickers." Regina chuckled. "I see, there are so many, how's the baby? Has a doctor come to see you yet?" She asked. I sighed. "Yeah she's fine, I'm on bed rest for a while though." Regina nodded. "Okay, it'll be fine." I looked down at her hands and gently pulled them into mine. "Regina, your knuckles are bruised. Do your hands hurt?" I asked. Regina shrugged. "A little sore. I'll be fine Em, really. I'm sorry...I just-" I shook my head. "Regina, I know. It's fine. Thank you for being there to protect us. I love you." She smiled as tears started to fall down her face. "I love you too Swan." I glanced past her to see Ingrid standing and preparing to leave the room. "Wait...Ingrid." She stopped walking and turned to look at me. "You never told me why you faked your death Ingrid." I said. She smirked. "Well you didn't give me a chance to." With slight nodded I glanced at Regina. "Could you give us a minute?" Regina nodded. "Sure, if you need anything I'll be in the waiting room." I nodded. "Okay." Regina glared at Ingrid before stepping out of the room.

There was an awkward silence between Ingrid and I so I decided to break it. "Sit," I said pointing at the chair that was next to me. She sat and looked over at Olivia who was sleeping next to me. "She's beautiful Emma...how old is she?" She asked. "Thanks...she's 3 years old...so you never answered my question." She raised an eyebrow. "What question?" I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Why were you with my mother?" Ingrid nodded. "Oh...right. Well, um. She's my sister." I stared at her for a brief moment. "What?" Ingrid nodded again. "Yup, older by a few months, listen I didn't know that you were her daughter when I fostered you....in fact she and I were separated as children and recently reunited...the day that I ran into you at the store." I shook my head. "Wow so I guess you're gonna tell me that your name isn't Ingrid huh?" I said sarcastically. Ingrid chuckled, "I was only kidding...seriously? Your name isn't Ingrid?" I asked. "No...it's Michelle Benson...but I um was adopted after your mother and I were separated years ago." She informed me. "Oh. So...the death thing. Why did you do that? You know I saw you as a mother, you did creep me out at times but you loved me and you took care of me." I said. "Because Emma...I was in a witness protection program before I took you in...and that's when I changed my name to Ingrid...after the woman who adopted me. See my daughter's father threatened to kill me and after I joined the witness protection program he didn't bother me for years. Then after you came along some how he found me...and he threatened to kill me again and anyone that I loved...which was you." She said as tears fell from her eyes. "So you...you um faked your death to get away from him and to protect me?" She nodded. "Yes...Emma I'm sorry." I sighed and reached my hand out for her to grab. "I forgive you." She smiled. "Great...I'd like to be there for you...if you'd allow it." I nodded. "I'm willing to allow you to be." She reached over to kiss my forehead. "How did I creep you out?" I laughed. 

Everyone came to visit me and to keep me company. I never thought that I would have this many people in my life that cared about me. I never knew that I would have parents, siblings, an aunt, a wonderful girlfriend, and children. I never thought that I could ever have a chance to be happy but now...I do. Yeah a lot of shit has happened but honestly it's made me stronger. My life will never be perfect but I don't want it to be. Everything that's happened in the past few months happened and I can't change it. I just hope that nothing like this happens again.

A U T H O R S N O T E: I know it's been a while and I know that this chapter is short but I didn't know what else to put. Sorry. For the next update I'm gonna do a time skip and I'm done with putting Emma and Regina through bullshit lol so there will be a few chapters left (Not sure how many) but the next few chapters will have nothing but happiness. Bare with me guys I'll update as soon as I can. Oh and if you guys have any ideas on what should happen next then feel free to let me know. I wouldn't mind including them in this story. Thanks for reading and sorry again for the crappy update.