Chapter Twenty-Three

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Jewel sat on the floor against the wall in her mother's vault and just cried. Her whole like was crumbling in front of her and she didn't know what to do to stop it. Emma was going to tell Henry, her little brother, her angel, that her and Regina had killed Archie even though they hadn't. They had totally blown it in this town and now, Henry amongst the town folk are never going to believe that they truly want to change. 

Her heart broke even more. All she wanted was to curl into a ball and disappear. Oh, how she wished Killian's arms were wrapped around her tightly promising things were going to be okay. Even though she knew they weren't. 

Regina, who was pacing the area of the vault, ran her fingers through her hair as she fought back the tears. "I have to see him"

"They won't let you" Jewel sniffed. "It's no use, we're too late."

"If it's one thing I've learnt from being Queen, is that it's never too late," Regina says pulling her keys from her pocket, "I have to see what his reaction is when they tell him"

"I already know his reaction...he'll cry and he'll never speak to us again"

"Don't say that" Regina whispered. 

"Don't say what?" Jewel looked at her mother, tears filling her eyes, "The truth?"

Regina shakes her head. "No...it won't be. I won't let it come to that." She jingled her car keys, "You coming?"

"And miss the only chance to see Henry again before he walks happily with Emma towards the sunset?" Jewel stands up and brushes herself off, "Yeah, come on"

Together they poof out of the vault and back to their house thankful that Emma nor her parents were still there. But that only means that they are waiting for Henry to get off the bus. Regina unlocks her car and they both climb in before Regina drives off into the main bit of town. Regina parks not far from where Henry would get off the bus and cuts the engine. 

"Henry's bus will be here any minute" Jewel glances at the clock on the clock tower. 

Regina nods "And there's the Charmings. Emma looks nervous"

"So she should be, she's about to ruin Henry's life by a pack of lies"

They watched as the Charmings have what looks to be a very heated conversation before they spotted Henry's school bus pulls up. Jewel reached for her mother's hand as nerves filled her stomach, her eyes never leaving the yellow bus. Henry climbs off the bus with a smile on his face but it soon fills with confusion as he spots Emma waiting for him. The guilt in both Jewel and Regina grows as Henry walks over to Emma and starts speaking to her. 

Emma leads Henry over to one of the benches and tears now fall from both mother and daughter as they know what Emma was saying to him. They couldn't make out what was being said, but as soon as Emma pulls a now crying Henry into her arms, they know the deal is done making them both cry harder. 

"I can't sit here and watch that bitch ruin my life!" Jewel hisses as she waves her hand and transports herself out of the car and down at the docks where she leans against a pole and tries to control her crying. She didn't know that her certain pirate was watching a frown on his face. 

ENCHANTED FOREST: REGINA'S CASTLE

Regina stands in front of one of her many mirrors with an angry expression on her face. Her long red dress pools around her like a pool of blood and her necklace glows around her neck like the sun. 

 

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