No More Happy Endings

Hospitals

Regina

"Oh." I said trying to mask my shock over her revelation, her child obviously unexpected. "Who's is it?" I asked gently, she shook her head and looked down with a teary eye.

"Rumple's, I ended it with him a couple weeks ago and I wanted a fresh start, but then I felt sick and dizzy and I was late- Dr. Whale told me today and I'm scared, I am definitely not ready to be a mother, I don't know how, and it wouldn't be fair to the baby, so this is my only option." She said looking down, I sighed and tilted my head at her.

"Belle-"

"Regina I don't think I can hear another 'it will work out in the end' because it won't, I'm not like you! I don't have someone, Rumple constantly betrays me and I can't trust him with myself, let alone a child!" She cried, I nodded and carefully held my hands out.

"To be honest I almost did the same thing, I looked at the pregnancy test and I decided that I couldn't do it, Robin blamed me for murdering his daughter! There was no way he would want a baby with me! Then he fell into hell for six months! It was six months of doctors appointments that I had to go on by myself, or six months of aching feet and back aches that I couldn't do anything about, or holding my own hair back as I threw up. I had Snow and Henry but I never had the ideal partner to kiss my stomach and gush over being a family with. It was hell, but my family helped me, Tom and David set up the nursery, Snow threw my baby shower, Trina took me to Lamaze classes. When I went into labor Snow and Trina drove me and helped me. I didn't think Robin was going to see the birth of our child, but I got lucky and he did, but I had my family here to make me feel loved in the absence of him, and that's what you will have. And trust me, you are going to be glad when the doctor hands you your baby for the first time because there is nothing like it, the grueling forty eight hour labor and delivery is totally worth it when your baby opens her eyes for the first time and recognizes you as her mother. So yes Belle, everything will work out in the end, it may not be easy but it will work out, and you will have a beautiful baby to care for." I said staring at Ava who was sleeping peacefully in her incubator.

"You really think so?" She said crying slightly, I nodded and took her shaking hand. "I know so, believe it or not my years as the Evil Queen never prepared me for the terrifying role of motherhood." I said raising my eyebrow, she smiled and swallowed past the lump in her throat.

"Thanks Regina." She said winking before setting the bear down. "Any time." I said winking. "And congratulations again, I'm glad you got your happy ending." She said before walking out.

Zelena

"Blasted! That sick son of a bitch came back from the underworld!" I screamed, slamming a vile on the wall. "I guess if I really want my revenge I need to get it myself!" I growled at my monkey who was perched in the corner of the room.

I turned around and started to think, tripping over the small crib that was set up for my little pistachio. I felt a tear slide down my cheek and stir my emotions as I remembered what I had done to my little girl.

"That's it." I reveled, my monkey screeched and flapped over to me. "The baby, it's her happiness, it's a win win! I get her child and she suffers!" I exclaimed grinning, I snapped my fingers and the crib grew in size and became much more elaborate along with the other furniture.

I snapped my fingers and I was Snow White, the real princess unconscious on my floor.

"Let's go get a baby."

Regina

All of the visitors had left and I finally decided to nap, my body feeling quite sore and exhausted.