Memories

Chapter 4

Snow paced the floor of the waiting room, hot tears streamed down her face. Emma's heart stopped beating right in front of them, she practically died before their eyes. Regina was still in shock, she had lost all faith that the blonde woman would ever come back from this, but she wouldn't dare express her feelings, Henry clung to his mother's top, the tears soaked through Regina top as he continued to cry. No one has appeared to update them on Emma's status, as far as they knew she was still in cardiac arrest or worse dead. Regina shook those negative feelings far from her head.

"Emma Swan-Mills Family?" Snow stopped her pacing as a nurse appeared, signalling her over. Snow looked to Regina, pleading for her to go and receive the news instead.

"I'll be right back sweetheart." Regina brushed the boy's hair away from his forehead to place a simple kiss. As she walked past a panicked Snow and David, she grabbed Snow's hand, giving her a supportive squeeze as Snow whispered a 'thank you' to her.

"I'm Emma's emergency contact...how is she?" Regina clasp her hands together in front of her as held her breath, waiting for the woman's response.

"It was touch and go for a while, we had to revive her numerous times. She's stable now, the doctor is in with her. I'll have someone come and get you when the doctor is finished with your wife." The nurse smiled sweetly at Regina, who let out a few stray tears in relief.

"She's alive..." Regina muttered, with a giant smile plastered on her face.

"Your wife is quite the fighter, I'll leave you to break the news to your family." The nurse smiled before making her way over to the nurses station. Regina couldn't contain the look of absolute happiness as she made her way back to the Charmings and her son.

"She's alive, the doctor is in with her now and they'll have someone come out and get us when he's done." Snow broke free her husband's hug at the news and engulfed Regina in her arms, Regina in turn gladly wrapped her arms around the smaller woman.

"So she's gonna be okay?" Regina turned to face her son once the hug with Snow was over. Kneeling down on one knee to meet Henry's level, she took his hands in hers.

"Emma, is still sleeping...but she's stable. I have no doubt in my heart that she is going to be back to her childish ways in a few days. Remember what she always used to tell you Henry?" Regina questioned, as the Charmings looked on in awe of this rare moment between Henry and Regina that they had not witnessed in a long time.

"Go down fighting, come up stronger...that's what she's doing now, she's fighting so she can be stronger, right?" Regina felt the tears fall down her face.

"Yes honey, she's going to be so strong when she wakes up...like Hercules almost." Regina pulled her son in for a tight hug, she wished that she could live in his head sometimes, Regina longed to keep her son's innocence, but she knew that it wouldn't last forever.

"I love you mom...". Henry whispered as he melted into his mom's arms.

"I love you so much Henry and so does your mom." Regina finally stood and wiped away the tears from her face. "Why don't I go and grab us something to eat." Regina asked the group, who simply nodded in reply.

Regina needed a break, a change of clothes and some coffee. Looking at the group, it finally dawned on her that Ruby hadn't stayed after dropping Henry off at the hospital. Regina felt horrible, Ruby had been amazing since they found out about Emma accident, and then to walk in and see Regina in such a questionable position with Emma, Regina felt horrible. Regina grabbed the spare change of clothes and headed towards the bathroom. Once there, she finally had a chance to look at herself in the mirror, she looked a mess in her opinion. Her eyes were red and puffy, her hair was a tattered mess and she couldn't even bare to look at the wrinkles formed in her dress. Thankfully Ruby packed her a toiletry bag, Regina was able to wash her face and reapply some makeup to cover the dark bags under her eyes, she managed to brush her hair and make it look almost presentable. Ruby had packed the older woman, some casual jeans and a green silk shirt, Regina froze as she lifted the shirt out of the bag. The shirt in question had actually belonged to Emma, but Regina had fallen in love with the garment and claimed it as her own, but she hadn't worn it since Emma moved out, she kept it buried in the back of a drawer. Without so much as a second thought, Regina brought the shirt to her nose and inhaled deeply. She could still smell the blonde on the shirt, the blonde never needed to use perfume in Regina's opinion. Her natural scent of pine and cinnamon was enough to make Regina swoon when she walked by, and it seemed like the smell still had the same effect on Regina. Realising what she was doing Regina quickly removed the shirt from her nose, what she was doing wasn't fair to Ruby, no matter how much she was hurting over Emma, Regina couldn't betray the brunette.