Author's note: So, Dr. Maura Isles from the show Rizzoli & Isles is going to be the main doctor treating Regina. I love her character, but I won't be writing her exactly the way she is portrayed in the actual show I just really wanted to incorporate her into my story. So, I guess my readers can just imagine her appearance and not so much how she talks and her mannerisms. I'm sorry if this bothers some people.

Also, thank you for being so patient with me. My computer basically got electrocuted in a really bad storm and I had to pay for my computer to be fixed. Thankfully all my files were safe. Thank you again for being patient with me.

Chapter 5

They had moved Regina to the women's unit. Emma needed some time to process everything, so she went down to the cafeteria to get some coffee and a cup of decaf tea for her wife. She couldn't believe that her wife was being tested for cancer tomorrow.

Did cancer even run in the family? She started to question everything as she began to fix her coffee. Without thinking she grabbed the salt packets instead of the sugar and stirred it in. She took a sip and instantly regretted it.

"Shit!" She yelled as she spits out the salty coffee. "Nice going, Emma. You can't even make coffee. How are you going to be a good mom to the twins?" She bullied herself inwardly.

She shook her head trying to quiet the voices in her head. She was thankful that the coffee and tea were free. Hospital food was always expensive and even though they were financially stable, she just didn't understand how a bag of chips cost $3 in the vending machine.

The blonde took the elevator up to the third floor and then finally made it back to her wife's room. It was a private room, so they didn't have to share the room with someone else. Much to Regina's relief.

"Hey, love I brought you some tea," Emma said as she handed her wife the warm styrofoam cup.

Regina smiled warmly as she took the warm cup into her ice-cold hands. "Thanks, Em. Will you come and sit on the bed with me?"

The blonde nodded her head as her wife scooted over. Emma laid in the bed and put her arm around Regina's shoulders. She could feel her wife's body shaking. "Everything is going to be okay." She said to both herself and Regina as she held the love of her life in a tighter embrace. Regina and her babies both needed to be alright.

Dr. Isles walked into the hospital with a cup of coffee in her hand. She worked at both Boston memorial hospital and at Storybrooke hospital. However, she only worked at Storybrooke hospital for special cases. The commute wasn't too long to get to either hospital and it kept her busy while her wife Jane worked as a detective for homicide. At first, when she and Jane had gotten married and they had adopted their 5-year-old son, she had tried to be a stay at home mom. Although she loved being at home with Alex she missed working in the medical field. Jane had offered to work fewer hours during the week, so she could pick up Alex from school or daycare. The two of them worked hard in their careers but their priority in life was their marriage and their family and friends.

Maura took a deep sigh as she sat at her desk. She opened the first and only file as she read, Regina Swan-Mill's case. "Hmm, Swan?" She thought to herself as she recognized that name from somewhere. She kept reading ignoring the last name that seemed familiar to her. She continued to look at the lab results and scans. She concluded that it was cancer. Her heart was heavy when she realized that the woman, she was about to break the news to was pregnant.

There were some days like today where her job was difficult and heartbreaking. She became a doctor to help others but sometimes there was nothing to do but make sure her patients were comfortable. This case felt like there could be a chance to keep both mom and babies alive and to fight cancer into remission.

She closed the file and stood up from her desk taking her coffee with her as she walked out of her office. Dr. Whale who had originally contacted her wasn't coming into the hospital today, so she would not only be meeting the patients for the first time, but she would also be breaking the bad news to them as well.

Maura knocked on the door three times before she walked into the hospital room. She immediately pumped some hand sanitizer in her hands and rubbed it into her skin. It was a routine habit to put hand sanitizer on every time she entered a room. Jane often made fun of her saying that she was simply afraid of germs.

"Hello, I am Dr. Isles, but you can call me Maura. I am going to be your main physician and Dr. Whale will be working alongside me. I looked over your case this morning and I have your diagnosis." She said as she looked into the eyes of both the anxious women. When she locked eyes with the blonde, she instantly realized why the name Swan had stood out to her.

On Jane's desk at work was a picture of her and her classmates while she was in school to be a police officer. Her best friend in the academy was named Emma Swan. Emma had gotten into a bit of trouble in her younger years but from what Jane had said was that Emma was amazing at tracking down people. Emma had decided to work as a bounty hunter instead of becoming a police officer. Jane respected Emma's choice, but she had felt betrayed when the blonde had just left Boston without saying goodbye. The two haven't talked in years.

Regina felt like she was going to vomit from how anxious she felt. She held her wife's hand tighter as the doctor began to tell her, her diagnosis.

"Regina, I'm afraid to tell you, but you have Stage II breast cancer. From your scans and your labs, it looks like we were able to catch it pretty soon. We will most likely do a partial mastectomy which means that you will be able to keep most of your breast. Most of our patients will then have to undergo radiation after surgery. I understand this is a lot to take in, but do you have any questions?" Maura said as she let out a small breath of air. She played with her wedding band as she sat awkwardly as both women started to break into tears in front of her.

Emma felt like her walls were about to crumble but she wiped away her tears. She needed to be strong for her wife. "What about the babies? Will they be okay? Can we wait until they are born before we try radiation?" She asked as she got up to grab a tissue for Regina who was crying.

Maura just nodded her head as she began to answer the questions had been asked. "As of right now, the babies are both healthy. Most likely we will do the partial mastectomy before Regina delivers. Regina, will not be able to breastfeed because we will begin radiation as soon as we can so that cancer doesn't spread further." She wasn't an emotional person and she often had a hard time connecting with people, but she reached over and took the brunette's hands into her own.

"Regina, I know that you are trying to process everything. I want you to know that you are not alone and that I will do everything in my power to help you. I really do believe that we can fight cancer and get you into remission." Maura said to both the women but mostly to the mayor of Storybrooke.

"Thank you," Emma said as she shook the doctor's hand as the doctor walked out of the hospital room and gently closed the door.

Regina had shut down during the whole thing but as soon as Emma wrapped her arms around her the brunette broke and cried an earthshattering cry of pain and fear.

Thank you for being so patient with me. I will try to upload again. I hope that you like my story so far. Please let me know what you think.

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-InspiredDreamer45