Finding You Always

The Magic of True Love

Finding You Always

Chapter 40: The Magic of True Love

Regina stared at the pair that sat on her couch with scrutiny, carefully listening to their story. She had once hated them with every fiber of her being. They had thwarted her and defeated her so thoroughly and completely that plotting their misery used to consume her.

How times had changed.

Just when she thought she had won, their true love had defeated her once again. Her defeat had led to her finding love again, but the Charmings didn't stop here. Despite everything she had done, they had made her family. And she didn't loathe it. Never in a million years would Regina Mills have predicted that she'd be considered family by her once hated enemies.

But it was times like these that she still wanted to ring their necks.

"Okay...so let me see if I have this correct," she began.

"Emma's loser boyfriend stole some pricey jewelry and skipped the country, but not before implicating her as an accessory to the crime. And now you two idiots and Emma need me to help you get to Boston to sign a deal that Melanie's mother, who just happens to be a police detective in Portland, arranged so Emma won't go to prison," Regina stated.

"Oh and as icing on the cake, Emma's pregnant. Is that about it?" Regina asked coolly.

"That's the just of it," Charming replied.

"One question...do you two try to make ridiculous messes or does it just come naturally? Cause it obviously runs in the Charming blood," Regina snapped. The pair looked sheepish.

"Regina..." Robin chided. She sighed. She had changed, but sometimes she was still mean. It was something she'd always have to work on. Robin never had a problem calling her on it though.

"We're sorry...we know leaving Storybrooke for us is complicated," David said. Regina sighed.

"Because of me," she replied.

"You're not cursed. We were thinking that if we were with you and Emma, it might protect us from whatever prevents us from leaving, especially since David was only partially cursed," Snow said.

"Possibly, but we're probably going to need a bit more. I have no idea what effects leaving could have on the two of you. Fortunately, I may have what we need in my vault so I suggest we go since we have a drive ahead of us tomorrow morning," Regina said, as they stood.

"Thank you Regina," Snow said. The other woman nodded curtly.

Meredith hung up her phone in her hotel room, which had a beautiful view of the cityscape.

"Well?" Nathan asked.

"They're coming," she replied.

"That's good...I've been waiting a long time for my revenge," he said.

"Well...whoever these people really are, they caused us both to lose people we love, though I suppose it could be argued that it's your debts that got your wife killed," Meredith said.

"No...it's their fault! And they're going to pay! And I told you who they really are," Nathan spat.

"You did...but I can't say that I really believe you. I mean, it's not just farfetched. It's ludicrous," she replied.

"Believe what you want. You're going to your answers and I get to collect enough money to set me for life from the home office when I turn Emma over to them," he explained.

"And you think she will come with them? You're sure?" she asked.

"She'll have to. Believe it or not, Emma's parents won't be able to leave Storybrooke without her help," Nathan replied.