I'm Coming Home

Chapter Twenty Two

*Regina's POV**The next day*
I woke up around 9. Guess I overslept. I looked beside me, to see an empty bed. I sighed heavily. Guess this is going to be the new norm, unless I start waking up at 7 everyday like her. I sat up and looked around the room. I stood up, thankful for the yoga pants and hoodie I had slept in because it's cold as ice in here. I shivered lightly and walked out of my room. I walked to Henry's room and saw him staring out his window. "Hen?" I asked. He looked at me, but didn't say anything. "I uh.. I have a doctors appointment to find out some stuff about the baby.. Do you want to come?" I asked. His face brightened and he nodded excitedly. I smiled at the boy. "Okay. Get ready. My appointment is at 10:15." I said. He nodded and stood up. I walked out and back to my room. I grabbed my phone and dialed Emma's number. "Sheriff Swan-Mills." She said. "Hey Em." I said lightly, not feeling up to being sexy. "Are you okay? What's wrong?" She asked. "I'm fine. Uh, I was wondering if you were going to be able to get off work so you can come to the appointment about the baby with me? Or no..." I said. "Shit. Is that today?" She asked. I sighed. "Yeah. It is.." I said. "Regina, I'm so sorry. But, I can't make it. A guy came to Storybrooke last night and it's my job to figure out what he's doing here, why he's here and what he's after. Because, as you and I both know, people don't come to Storybrooke." She said. I frowned and shook my head. "Okay. I'll Uh.. See you when you get off." I said and waited. "I love you." she said. "I love you too." I said and hung up. I threw my phone on the bed and walked to my closet. I put on an oversized sweater and leggings, then a pair of Uggs. I checked the clock and it's 10:00. Time to go find out more about our baby. Without my wife.
*Emma's POV*
David called me and told me he was bringing in someone who showed up in Storybrooke last night. I've been waiting for about twenty minutes now. Then, I heard footsteps. I stood up and beside my desk. The man that was with my father, made me go speechless. He took all of my breath away. My heart broke just like it had before. Tears came to my eyes as he stared at me. "Emma?" He asked as my dad watched us. "Neal..." I whispered. I ran to him and hugged him tightly as the tears fell from my eyes. He wrapped his arms around me, hugging me. I couldn't say anything. "I take it you two know each other." Dad said. "This is Neal Cassidy.. My Uh.. My ex." I said. Dad's eyes went wide. "The ex that left you to go to jail for HIS crimes? The ex that knocked you up, and never even called you?" Dad said angrily. My eyes went wide. Neal doesn't know about Henry and I wanted to keep it that way. But, thanks captain overreaction. I sighed. "Emma, what is he talking about?" He asked. "Neal.. We need to talk.. Dad, leave us alone please." I said. "Wait, dad? I thought you didn't have parents." Neal said. I closed my eyes. "I found them." I said. "Charming, tell Snow I'm sorry she's sick." Neal said and my eyes went wide. "You're right Emma. We do need to talk." He said. Dad left and I was standing there with my eyes wide. "How do you know my parents?" I asked. "My real name is Baelfire. My father is... Was... Rumplestiltskin." He said. I grabbed the desk for support, because I felt like I was going to faint. "You mean... My son's grandfather is the dark one?" I said. "It's a boy?" He asked. I sighed. "Anyways, Rumplestiltskin is dead... He got killed in New York after he found me. We had a rough history. He sent me through a portal to this world and was supposed to come with me, but left me alone. He found me, we made up, then he was killed, but not before he told me where I could find you." He said. I didn't know what to say. "Emma, I missed you. Eleven years is a long time." He said. I laughed bitterly. "Yeah? You're not the one who got put in jail and then found out you were pregnant." I said. He sighed. "I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed to happen like that. You weren't supposed to get caught." He said. I shook my head. "Where have you been? What have you been doing?" I asked. He sighed. "I uh.. Went to Florida.." He said. "Tallahassee." I said in a shaky voice. He nodded sadly. "Good for you." I said. He shook his head. "Emma.. What about our son?" He said. "His name is Henry. He's eleven. After I had him, I put him up for adoption to give him his best chance. Regina Mills, adopted him." I said. He went pale. "The Evil Queen mothered our son?" He said. "Don't call her that!" I said and pointed at him. He raised his hands like he was surrendering. "Sorry.." He said. "She raised him. Gave him a good life. He came and found me on my 28th birthday. Brought me back here. Been living here since. He's my son again." I said. "Can I meet him?" He asked. I shook my head. "I don't think that's a good idea." I said. He sighed. He was standing off towards the corner of my office and I was sitting in my desk chair because I needed to sit. I was going to say something, when a voice I love, pulled me into reality. "Ma! Ma!" Henry said as he ran into the office and jumped in my lap. He hugged me tightly, then Regina appeared in the doorway with a big smile on her face. "Ma! It's a girl!" Henry shouted and I lost it. My tears broke free. Regina entered the office and I stood up and hugged her tightly. "I'm so happy." I whispered. She nodded. "Ma... Who's that?" Henry asked and I pulled away from Regina. Her eyes went wide as she backed up. "Your majesty." Neal said and bowed. Regina's face twisted in horror as she realized what was happening. "Regina, I-" I started but she disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke. Henry looked confused. "Is this him?" Neal asked and pointed at Henry. I nodded sadly and Henry was still confused. "Hi Henry." Neal said lightly and moved towards him. Henry backed away from him and grabbed my arm. I put it in front of him protectively. "Don't touch him." I said. Neal sighed and shook his head. "Who are you?" Henry asked. "I'm Uh.. I'm Neal.. But here, or in the Enchanted Forest, I'm known as Baelfire." He said. Henry's eyes went wide. "I've read about you in my book.." Henry said. Neal nodded. "Your dad..." Henry said. He nodded again. "He's dead." Neal said. Henry nodded. "Henry.. I'm your father." Neal said. My eyes went wide and my face turned pale. Henry looked at him. "No.. My father's dead. He died. He was a fireman. He was a hero." Henry said, then looked at me. "Who told you that?" Neal asked. "Ma." He said. They both looked at me and tears formed in my eyes. "Ma, tell him." Henry said. "Ma..." He said. "Henry.. I'm so sorry.." I said. His face turned to pure disgust. "You lied to me.." He said and I started crying. "Henry.. I was trying to protect you." I said. He shook his head. "Lying doesn't protect anything!" He said and ran out. I laid my head on my desk and cried. "Emma.. Why'd you lie?" Neal asked. "Because. I wanted to protect my son from the fact that his dad left me to sit in jail. Just left me." I said. "But Emma.. If I had known about Henry, I wouldn't have left." he said. I looked at him shocked. "W-what?" I asked. He nodded. "I did love you Emma." He said. I shook my head. He pulled me into another hug and I hugged him back. I checked my watch and saw it was 1 in the afternoon. "Neal.." I said. "Yeah?" He asked, still hugging me. "Regina is my wife." I said. He pulled away. "Wait what?" He said. I nodded. "We're true loves. Truest loves. Uh.. The baby she's pregnant with is ours. Truest love's magic created it." I said. He shook his head. "But I came back, to fix things. To make things right between us." He said. "Too late to fix anything." I said. He shook his head. "Can I at least get to know Henry?" He asked. "No. You can't. My son is mad at me for lying to him. My wife will probably be mad at me too. Neal, or should I call you Baelfire? Maybe the best thing for you to do is leave." I said. He shook his head. "Em, I love you." He said. I shook my head. "You lied to me. Did you know who I was? The entire time?" I said. He sighed. "Yes. I knew. But, I didn't want to fuck anything up." He said. "Well, guess what. You did." I said. He sighed and nodded. "I can't believe you." I said. "I'm sorry Emma." He said. I shook my head. "I can't deal with this." I said. He sighed. "Can you at least tell me where I could find Belle?" He asked. "Rumple's shop. Just so you know, she's dating Regina's sister." I said. His eyes went wide. "She's dating the wicked witch?" He said. "She never caused problems." I said. "She's changed. Just like Cora. And Regina." I said. "I'm sorry." He said. I shook my head. "Can I hug you one last time?" He asked. I nodded and he pulled me into his embrace. I wrapped my arms around him and just stood there. After he pulled away, he stared into my eyes. He leaned in and kissed me lightly. I tried to pull away but he was holding my face to his. I whimpered lightly and I think he mistook it for a moan. He has me stuck like this. I heard a small voice say my name and I kneed him in his dick. He groaned and pushed me to the ground. I hit my head and hissed in pain. I heard a whoosh and I couldn't open my eyes. "What the hell!" Regina screamed. I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't. Everything was hurting my head. I couldn't move. "You bastard!" I heard Regina scream. Then, it sounded like a fight was happening. I tried to speak but I couldn't. Then, like in the movies, my conscience left my body and I could see and hear everything going on, including seeing my unconscious body laying on the floor, blood coming from her head. Neal and Regina were fighting. He hit her across the face. Blood dripped from her cheek and fear flashed in his eyes. An evil look appeared on Regina's face. "Don't mess with my family." She said and threw him against the wall using magic. He groaned in pain, but stood up and ran out. Regina ran over to my body and kneeled beside it. "Emma... Please.. Wake up." She said quietly. Tears started pouring from her eyes. Then, my conscience rejoined my body and my eyes started opening. Just in time. I groaned in pain and Regina looked at me. "You're okay." Regina said and cupped my cheek lightly. "Are you?" I asked and gently touched the cut on her cheek. She hissed in pain. "I'm fine dear. Don't worry about me." She said. I leaned up and captured her soft lips in mine. We kissed passionately for a few minutes, then she pulled away. "Is Henry mad at me?" I asked. She sighed and nodded her head. I closed my eyes. My phone started ringing so, I pulled it out. I answered it and my head started pounding. "Hello?" I said. "I forgot to tell you. I brought some friends back with me. Greg Mendell, Regina knew him as Owen, and his girlfriend Tamara. They're after your precious wife. Watch her back." Neal said and the line went dead. I sat up and looked at Regina worriedly. "What?" She asked. "He brought people with him... He said you knew the guy as Owen." I said. Her face turned pale and she breathed in heavily. "He says they're after you." I said and a tear fell from her eyes. She nodded. "We have to get you out of here. Out of town. We have to get you safe." I said. She shook her head. "They won't do anything to me." She said. I sighed, but nodded. "Come on. Let's go home." she said and caressed my cheek lightly. I nodded and we stood up. We got in my car and Regina drove home. She parked and we got out. We got inside and Henry was in the family room. "Hey kid." I said. He ignored it. "Henry?" I asked. Nothing. "Henry, don't ignore your mom. She was just trying to protect you." Regina said. He looked at her. "She could've told me the truth." He said and looked at me, then back to her. I sighed. "Henry, I'm sorry. Neal got me thrown in jail and never bothered to call and check on me. I wanted to keep you away from that." I said. "But, you're my mom. You should've been honest instead of making up a story." he said angrily. I nodded. "I know. I'm sorry Henry." I said. He shook his head. "I'm sorry." I said and walked up the stairs. Regina followed. "Em, I have to go check on some stuff. I'll be back in a little while." Regina said. I nodded. "I love you." I said. "I love you too." She said and left. I sighed and laid down on the bed.
*Regina's POV*
I flashed myself to my vault and unlocked it. I gently pushed my fathers coffin over, revealing the stairs. I walked down the stairs and turned to the left, freezing as soon as I did. "Nice to see you again, Madame Mayor."