Waking Up [SwanQueen]

Chapter One - Regina, Tuesday 2pm

The brunette hesitated for a moment as she glanced down at the name illuminated on her ringing cell phone. As much as she still cringed at the thought of the one-handed pirate, she knew Emma cared about him and needed to put on a good face.

"Hello. Is everything okay?" Regina asked after she pressed the phone to her ear.

"Aye. Sorry for calling you while you're at work, and it took me a while to figure out how to use this device to call someone other than Emma — but I thought you'd want to know... Emma is in the hospital," Hook said through the phone, Regina immediately sensed a slight panic in his tone.

Regina shot out of her chair. "What? What happened? Is she alright?" Her stilettos clicked against the marble tile in her office as she paced, imagining the worst. Her mind flooded with guilt, imagining how devastated Henry would be if something happened to Emma. She brought her fingernail to her teeth and started biting nervously at the cuticle as she waited for Hook's response.

"Leroy found her Bug totaled on the side of the road and she was unconscious. David called me. I just got to the hospital and she is still not awake and Whale is running some tests."

A ping of neglect ran through Regina as she wondered why David or Snow hadn't called her. "Tests? What kind of tests?" She asked, sounding a little more nervous than she should be.

"If I knew, I'd tell you. I'm not too familiar with this world's technology still."

Regina rolled her eyes at the pirate's inability to adapt to life in the real world, despite all the time that has passed since he first arrived in Storybrooke. She ordered him to stay calm and muttered a thank you before hanging up.

Although she told Hook to remain calm, Regina struggled to take her own advice. She let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding and nervously dialed the woman she used to despise.

The sweet, soothing tone of Mary Margaret's voice on the other end of the phone made Regina cringe. "Hello, Regina. I was going to call you earlier but I wasn't sure how to break the news and didn't want to worry you or Henry until we knew more."

Regina cringed at the sickening way Snow remained so calm, despite what was happening and her temper flared as she snapped and said, "News? What news? What happened to Emma? Is she okay?" Regina wondered why she felt so sick to her stomach over the thought of something happening to Emma. She brushed it off by assuming it was because she was Henry's birth mother. But perhaps it was due to their growing friendship ever since the time they spent together in Neverland when they rescued Henry.

"Whale said she will be okay and should wake up soon, but I figured she'd want to see Henry when she woke up." Mary Margaret explained.

Regina sighed, "I'll go pick him up from school and will be right over. And Snow? Thanks for calling. I know Henry will want to be there when she's up." Regina pressed the end button and slipped her phone into her purse before quickly running out the door.

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"Mom? What are you doing here? Emma usually picks me up on Tuesdays. Is something wrong?" Henry asked as soon as he saw his mom outside the school.

"There was an accident. Emma crashed her car, but everything will be okay! She isn't awake yet, but we are going to go and see her right now so she can see her little prince when she wakes up." Regina tried her best to remain calm and ruffled her son's hair.

"Mom, I'm 15. I'm not a little prince anymore." Henry rolled his eyes. "But are you sure she's alright?"

"Yes, both Hook and Snow informed me that she's going to be okay and they're just running some tests now and she'll be awake before we know it so we better hurry!" They jumped into her Mercedes and drove toward the hospital.

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David greeted them at the entrance of the hospital. The ends of his mouth curled up into a small smile as he made eye contact with his grandson, then he nodded before ushering them to Emma's room.

They pushed through the doors and Henry sprinted up to the bed containing a sleeping Emma as her grabbed ahold of her hand. Regina's heart shattered at the sight but she kept her composure as she smoothed the wrinkles out of her skirt.

"Thanks for coming, Regina. I know she will want you and Henry here when she wakes up," Snow began but was interrupted by the sound of Whale opening the door to the room. David, Snow, Regina, Henry and Hook all glanced at him impatiently wanting to know what was going on.