Memories

Chapter 6

1 Week Later

Emma lay sleeping contently in her hospital bed, there has been no change in her condition and she still hadn't regained any of her memories. Snow sat looking on at her daughter as she slept, the older woman hadn't left the hospital since the night of the accident. Only one person was allowed to stay, so David was forced home alone each night and arrived early each morning. Regina hadn't been up much, she called in a few times with Henry who had been up every night since she woke. Regina hasn't spoken to the blonde as such, nothing more than the exchange of pleasantries as she dropped Henry off. Snow knew that Emma was missing the brunette, she could see the hurt in her eyes every time Regina made up some excuse so that she didn't have to stay. Snow didn't know of the almost kiss that the two women shared, but she knew that something was up, that Emma wasn't telling her something.

Snow was about to drift off to sleep herself when she heard Emma begin to mumble in her sleep. Looking over at her sleeping daughter she smiled at how adorable her daughter was, even at her age she never failed to take the older woman off guard with her cuteness. The smile was quickly wiped off her face when Emma began to whimper in her sleep. Realising that the younger woman was having a nightmare, Snow quickly moved to comfort her daughter. As soon as she sat on the edge of the bed, Emma gripped hard onto Snows top.

"It's okay honey, I'm right here." Snow spoke softly as she ran her fingers through Emma's tattered hair.

"Gina...Regina..." Emma mumbled as the crying subsided.

"Regina?" Snow whispered, confused as to why Emma was calling out for Regina. As far as Snow knew, Emma was completely over Regina. But since Emma had no recollection of the divorce, or the marriage for that matter, it now made sense to the brunette. Emma still had feelings for Regina, because in her mind she was back at the start of their relationship when they weren't even together, but everyone knew that they had a thing for each other.

"Regina wait!" Emma shot up straight, almost knocking Snow off the bed.

"Emma honey, it's okay." Snow placed a loving hand on Emma's shoulder.

"Regina, I need to see her! I need to know that she's okay!" Emma spoke in a blind panic.

"Regina is okay, she's at work Emma and your at the hospital, do you remember?" Snow pulled the blonde woman close.

"Hospital...the accident. I remember now...it was a dream wasn't it." Emma was embarrassed, she hated being vulnerable in front of anyone, even her mother.

"Yes sweetie, you rest. I'm going to call Regina and see if she can come up for a visit later, how does that sound?" Snow asked rhetorically, as she laid the blonde back down. She knew Emma was exhausted, she hadn't been sleeping much since the accident. So she left her daughter to sleep once again, praying that her dreams weren't haunted by nightmares anymore.

As she walked into the hall, she reached for her phone to call the brunette. Emma needed her here and truthfully so did Snow. She knew that the only other person Regina would feel comfortable with was Regina.

"Is Emma okay?!" Regina answered almost instantaneously in a blind panic.

"She's fine, she's sleeping at the moment...she misses you Regina. You haven't been up to see her since she woke up, I know you two aren't together anymore and that she's not your responsibility, but she needs you Regina. She woke up thinking that you were her wife, thinking that she had finally found love, but she had that ripped apart from her..." Snow paused, trying her best not to cry.

"I'll be up tonight, Henry has football practice so it will give us a chance to talk...she's still my responsibility Snow, and I still care about her." Regina spoke sweetly, as she heard Snow let out a sigh of relief.