Ok, guys! Here it is. The last chapter to this fanfic. It was an even more emotional one and very fun to write. Enjoy! Feedback is welcomed and stay tuned for a new ff. Thank you to all my followers and readers, the fact that you guys have been enjoying my work makes it all worth it. Enjoy! :)

It was the beginning of a new year, which two years had already passed since Emma and Regina last spoke. Everyone cheered and celebrated with friends and family - everyone but Emma. She couldn't help to feel heart ache over missing Regina. It was hard to simply move on from a woman who had made her open up and changed her as a person. It was hard being away from the lake house and in this new apartment.

By the next day, Robin had met up with Regina in this new place she decided to buy. Robin wasn't too convinced.

"I know it needs work." said Regina.

"Work? How about a wrecking ball?" the man joked as he looked around the empty place. Shoes echoing as they took step after step.

"I found an architect who specializes in renovations. I made an appointment for tomorrow."

The man simply didn't like the place and he made it known as he shot Regina a disapproving look.

"Oh, come on. We can't stay in my apartment. We've been there over a year. We need to keep moving forward."

And with that, she won that small debate. So by the following Regina and Robin went to meet said architect for the renovation plans.

Robin was blown away by how big the place was, he figured the more fancy they made the place look, the shittier they would be. In other words: inexperienced.

Truth be told, they worked for a good price, Regina was happy with them and wanted to give them a try. As she walked up the stairs and through the glass doors, a receptionist greeted her with a smile, "Hi, Dr. Mills. We'll be with you in a moment."

They were offered to take a seat, which they did - right underneath a giant sign that ready 'Visionary Architecture.' Regina even took the opportunity to hand Robin a Valentine's day gift only to find out that the man had forgotten such date, therefore no gift was given back.

It wasn't like Regina really cared, she just wanted to do something nice for a change.

As Regina and Robin waited, August soon came out from inside a room to greet the brunette.

"Dr. Mills? I'm sorry to keep you waiting." the man flashed a smile as he allowed them to enter his boardroom where the plans to her new home were laid out.

Regina couldn't be more than pleased. In fact she was so pleased, that Robin hardly had a chance to say a word about what would be his new home as well.

Meanwhile in Emma's year, she was still living with August in their new apartment, they were coming out of it as they spoke.

"You want to go get a beer after work?" the blonde offered.

"I can't. It's Valentine's Day, I'm taking my girlfriend out to dinner." the man beamed.

Emma stopped in her tracks, "Wait. What?"

"February fourteenth, Valentine's Day."

"February fourteenth, 2018?" Emma asked as she suddenly remembered that Regina found herself sitting in the plaza that day.

"Yeah." August confirmed.

Maybe if Emma went to such plaza, she could see Regina even if it was from far away.

As for Regina, she was saying her goodbye and shaking August's hand as a thank you, still beaming from the plans of her future home. As she was about to turn take her leave, her eyes spotted a drawing on the wall, of the exact same lake house she had owned and that Emma was still supposed to be living in.

She literally stopped breathing. She never imagined she would see this place again. She took a few steps towards the drawing, brown eyes never leaving it as she studied every inch of it. It was certainly the lake house.

"Who did this drawing?" she asked.

"My sister, actually." August answered immediately.

Could it had been Emma? She had to ask.

"Who's your sister?" her hand now reaching to touch the frame.

"Emma Swan. Did you know her?"

This brought a smile to Regina's face in an instant as she nodded, her fingers never leaving the frame, "Yeah. Yeah, I know her." If Robin didn't have a say in the plans of their future home, he surely didn't have a say in what Regina asked August next, "Do you know how I could get in touch with her? Is she anywhere where I could…?" she couldn't finish that question, as her voice caught in her throat from everything that just came rushing back in that moment.

August fell silent, his head dropped down as his eyes stared at the floor. He gained his composure as he quickly spoke, "Uh… I'm sorry. She… died. Two years ago today, actually."

If Regina couldn't breathe before by seeing this drawing, she certainly couldn't breathe now after this tragic news. Emma dead? That couldn't be possible. Her face instantly broke down, her eyes became glassy from tears forming, ready to drop down her face.

"There was an accident." August said in a whisper.

Regina's eyes never leaving the drawing that Emma had made of their special place. Because that's what it had become to both of them at some point.

It was then that she remembered, if it had been two years already, then Emma's year should be 2018 by now. Which meant she could still be alive. This was also the same year, on Valentine's Day where a blonde woman in a red leather jacket had died in her arms in the plaza. She had told Emma about it once before.

Of course! That woman was Emma!

"Where?" Regina quickly asked.

As August told her about the accident, she confirmed that the woman who had died on Valentine's Day was Emma. Regina did the next thing she could think of - run. She ran so fast down those stairs and out of that building she didn't even hear Robin calling out to her as he ran after her screaming her name.

She didn't care about any of that. Robin, the new house. Nothing.

She needed to go back to the lake house, where Emma was still alive. She needed to tell Emma what had happened. Explain to her that this was the reason as to why Emma didn't show up for dinner that night. Emma had already died by then, so Regina got stood up.

She couldn't let the woman she loved die just like that. It wasn't supposed to happen that way. It wasn't right. She needed to fix it.

Both women in that very moment sped through ongoing cars as they both hurried to try and get to where they needed to be.

Emma had stopped at the lake house before heading to the plaza where Regina would be in her time, she had gone up to the attic and scanned through old letters Regina had sent her once to confirm the date.

As Regina stopped her car in front of the lake house, she quickly began writing one more letter to Emma and placed it inside the mailbox in hopes that the blonde would still be there to see it.

Emma… I know why you didn't show up that night. It was you at Daley Plaza that day. It was you. Please, don't go. Just wait. Please. Don't look for me. Don't try to find me. I love you. And it's taken me all this time to say it, but I love you. And if you still care for me… wait for me. Wait with me. Just wait. Wait.

Emma was standing right across the plaza staring at Regina with a small smile on her face in that moment. Even from far away, the brunette looked absolutely beautiful that Emma could swear she was seeing an angel.

As for Regina, in her time she couldn't help but sob and drop to her knees in front of the mailbox.

She was too late. She knew it. Had she not told her about that woman dying in the plaza, Emma wouldn't have gone to look for her so she could at least see her again.

Plop.

Regina's head looked up as the red flag on the mailbox dropped right before her eyes. The brunette couldn't do anything but stop breathing.

It was then that Emma took out another note from her jacket pocket and read the rest of it.

Wait two years, Emma. Come to the lake house. I'm here.

Regina couldn't even blink. Her eyes were glued to the flag of the mailbox as it remained face down. It wasn't until she heard a car door shut that her head turned towards the noise as her body stood up and began walking towards distant footsteps.

The brunette's lips went from a frown into a smile as she saw the very same beautiful blonde woman walking towards her, smile reflecting on her lips.

She was there. She had seen the letter before she left the lake house and came back.

Emma was alive and finally reunited with Regina.

As the space closed between them, Regina could do nothing but look into those green eyes she had missed and longed for for so long. Smile never leaving her lips.

"You waited." was all the brunette was allowed to say, as Emma just took her face into her hands and pressed her lips right on red plump ones for a kiss.

A kiss that soon turned passionate with smiles still beaming as they broke apart only for a few seconds to kiss again and again.

It all started at the lake house, two women who grew close by the exchange of letters, and who were now here - together to love each other from days on end.