Queen Wears Prada

Chapter 20

Regina's POV

I'm pacing. Not thinking. Speaking. Looking. Just pacing. It's been 4 hours and Emma has still not woken up from after her vomiting incident.What the hell? Why would anybody put eye drops of all things in somebody's drink. I don't even know if that is actually what has happened but it seems the most likely. Why would anybody want to possibly poison Emma? My Emma.

"Miss Mills?"

"Yes"

"She is awake. " I follow her eagerly into the hospital room and the smell, makes me want to projectile vomit myself. The nurse leaves and gently closes the door behind us.

"Regina?" Her voice is so small and it breaks my heart.

"I'm here baby, I'm not going anywhere. "
I grab her hand and she half smiles at me.

"Am I going to be ok?" I look at her. I'm not good at being comforting because I never have.

"Of course you are because your Emma Swan, and your the strongest woman I know. Your a fighter Swan and you'll get through this. I love you. " She doesn't say anything but smiles at me.

"I'm sorry. " she says.

"What?"

"You were meant to leave today, and this room smells like vomit. "

"Your led here sick and the only thing you can do is apologise" I fake lecture.
"I'm thrilled I'm not leaving and that I'm getting to spend more wonderful time with you. Even though your sick and you scared me to death. " she giggles.

"I want to shower. That's gross there is puke stains on me and in my hair, did they not like do anything. "

"Wait here. " I head out into the main hallway and look for a nurse. I spot her and go to her.
"Excuse me, "

"Hi, is everything ok?" The woman I attacked earlier comes over too.

"My girlfriend would like to know if she can shower, she is still covered in her vomit and she smells bad. " The two nurses exchange looks.

"She is still very weak Miss Mills. " the nurse I attacked speaks up.

"I know but she might feel better when she's clean." The other nurse interrupts
"I'm not sure there's much point right now. She points to Emma's room and the familiar noises can be heard again.
"How could that much vomit possibly come out of Emma. " they both run to her while I'm stood feeling guilty as I turn the other way because I'm feeling quite nauseous myself.

When Emma had stopped chucking her guts up I went and sat with her again, she cried for a bit but I managed to soothe her and she fell asleep. Again. So I decided to try, I would still be here when she woke up.

I move the wrong way and the arm of the chair jabs me in my ribs. My eyes snap open.
"Your cute when your asleep. " Emma had been watching me sleep.

"That's a bit creepy. Do you feel any better ?"

"Just tired, but I don't feel sick anymore, I can't handle anymore of that. " I smile and a new nurse comes into the room with a wheelchair.

"Miss Swan, would you like to shower ?"

I guide her to the showers whilst holding her hand firmly.

"I have to stay." The nurse says.

"There's a curtain but I'll wait over here." She points to a chair and Emma nods.

"Come with me Regina?"

"You want me to shower with you
in a hospital shower?" She nods and I glance at the nurse and she nods too.

"Well, ok I guess, I'm guessing your not feeling up to washing your hair. " There was shampoo and conditioner that the hospital had provided for us.

We let the great water run down our bodies, Emma is sat down on a little seat whilst I'm knelt infront of her washing her legs. We don't say a word, I focus on Emma and she's totally in a different world, staring at absolutely nothing. I run my hand down her face and she's back in reality, she places her hand on mine.

"Your gonna be ok you know. " I say.

"Not that. "

"What?

"I'm avoiding eye contact because we are in a shower together. "

"Emma Swan, you are too ill to be thinking about that." I slap her knee gently.

"Yeah yeah. "