Ten of Hearts

Chapter 33: Neal

Snow felt a tightening in her chest as Regina glared at her. She could see the fire in Regina's eyes as she stood up. "The only reason I'm not gonna kill you is because I have people that I love still. Leave my house now!"

"I'm sorry," she squeaked out as she stumbled out of the room.

"I'm sorry mother. I wish you got a chance to say what you thought of Jefferson and I. I know you could of changed your mind," Regina cried out. 

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Regina cried over her mother's casket inside the vault. But she then realized that Jefferson was in the hospital and she caused him pain. She was contemplating on whether to see him. Would he hate her?

She was now in the hospital, nervous as can be after she signed in for visiting. "Oh...um Madam Mayor...Jefferson's leaving today," the nurse said.

"Uh thank you," Regina said as she approached where Jefferson was.

She walked closer to him and could see that his shirt was off revealing those wonderful muscles. A nurse was wrapping some type of cast material around his torso. Regina also noticed numerous bandages covering his cuts and his thick cast that held his arm in place. She watched as the nurse findings and helped put his shirt back on, seeing that it was painful to do so.

"Hello Ms. Mills. He's doing great but he had several cuts and bruises. A broken arm and rib so just let him relax and he'll have to wear that for a few weeks," the nurse explained.

"O-okay."

"Regina?! Hey, c'mere," Jefferson said. "I have to wear this around my shoulder on my cast."

She nodded and her hand hovered above his broken left arm and he just looked into her eyes with a smile. "They said I need a metal arm," he joked.

She jerked her hand back and gave him a worried look. "It's a joke, babe! What's wrong, 'Gina?" He pleaded, taking her hand in his good one.

"I-I hurt you," she cried out.

"Regina,babe, I love you and even if you were to cut my arm off I'd still love you. But I know you wouldn't do that, you're too precious now," he said, kissing her hand. "So your magic went a little crazy...it's nothing you could control. Don't blame yourself for that. Now gimme a kiss," he said with a chuckle and she smiled at him before leaning in and kissing him.

"Snow killed my mother," she whispered.

"She what?!"

"Yes, she did and-I want to-," Regina growled in fury.

"I know. She'll go to jail-"

"You honestly think Emma and David are gonna put her in jail and the town wound or what her in there either. It just won't happen," she explained.

"That's not right. You were convicted of a murder you didn't commit and Snow did kill someone and she won't even face any punishment," he said with anger in his voice.

"She'll face a darkening heart. She'll finally know what it's like to be me."

Jefferson smiled and pressed his lips on Regina's. "She will pay, don't worry."