I am so sorry for the delay. I've had a dance recital, robotics stuff, and writers block. This chapter is short but I just wanted to get something out there. Thanks for all the reviews it means a lot and lets me know people still read this fic.
Chapter 10
The bitter familiarness of the room makes Graham moan. A mirror is located in front of a bed. At first it's filled of clouds until it shows Emma and Henry smiling. It makes him feel relieved until he sees an unfamiliar face. He has jet black hair that matches the color of his leather jacket. The man slinks an arm around Emma's waist and kisses her passionately. Graham's throat closes up. He then see's Henry run up and hug the man's torso.
"I missed you Dad." The man runs his hand through Henry's hair.
"I missed you too son." He watches the scene plays showing they look like a happy family. There's a smile on Emma's face that he thought he could only give her. Footsteps approach and Regina appears. Her evil smirk grows.
"This could have been Emma's and Henry's life if you weren't there. They could have been a cute happy family. I would have left them alone."
"No you wouldn't have!" he spits at her.
"Yes I would have but because of you Emma and Henry will always have to worry about me because you are mine." she says. This isn't right. How had he gotten here? Why is everything so blurry? Why does Regina seem to not have her facts straight? Then it hits him. He closes his eyes
"This is just a dream." he chants to himself. Regina runs over and grabs his face forcing him to look at her.
"NO!" she yells but he keeps repeating the words.
His eyes open and he breathes heavily letting his eyes take in his surroundings. He see's a peaceful Emma against him. He did it. He stopped the nightmare. He is about to wake Emma by kissing her lips he's that excited but then he realizes she needs to rest. He stays perfectly still watching her sleep. The happiness on his face fades when he thinks about the nightmare. If he hadn't of come back would Emma and Henry been happier and safer. He tries to push the thought away but it keeps filling his head. He is so deep in thought he almost doesn't notice Emma shifting against him. She slowly opens her eyes and see's Graham awake. The second after Graham crashes his lips against hers. She smiles against his kiss. Emma pulls away slightly.
"Good morning to you too." she giggles. She notices a huge grin on his face that makes her raise her eyebrow.
"Notice anything different about this morning." he beams. She ponders before realization forms on her face.
"You didn't wake me up. You didn't have a nightmare." she puzzles.
"I did but I did what Doc said and made myself wake up." he reveals proudly. She is relieved because her fiancé was becoming too stressed and worried.
"Graham that's wonderful!" she shrieks before kissing him again. She lets him deepen the kiss and let his tongue roam her mouth. She let's out a soft moan while lacing her hands through his curly thick hair. They hear someone clear their throat and look to the door to see Doc standing there looking very uncomfortable. Emma and Graham scramble off each other quickly feeling very embarrassed.
"I-I just came in to check on Emma should I go," Doc asks.
"No no it's fine sorry about that." Emma says. Graham gets out of the bed stands at her side. Doc goes in and checks Emma's bandages.
"You're looking much better." Doc says.
"Does that mean I don't have to stay in here all day." she asks. Lying in this bed all day sounds like torture. She looks at Doc with a puppy dog look that her mother would give him. He sighs in defeat.
"Okay but I don't want you doing anything to tiring. You are not to do any heavy lifting and I don't want you on your feet for to long at a time." he says knowing Charming isn't going to be to happy with him.
"Thank you Doc." She tries to get up on her own but the pain fills her body. Graham rushes to her side and helps her sit up.
"You sure about this." Graham asks not sure if Emma is healed enough for this.
"Yes." she nods very determined sitting on the edge of the bed. He wraps his arm around her hip and helps her to her feet. She leans against him letting him be her crutch. They wobble and eat breakfast and then go to her father's office. She see's Charming,Rumple, and Belle surrounding the desk that is covered in papers and maps.
"What is she doing out of bed? Are you crazy?" Charming scolds.
"Doc said I could," Emma says rolling her eyes.
"You can barely walk."
"Yeah but I need to help." Emma and Charming share an intense stare before Charming finally nods finally allowing her. Graham helps Emma into a seat and he stands next to her. "So what do we know?"
"Regina has a strong magic on her making it difficult to find her location. However I have stronger magic. We think she's hiding in Maleficent's old castle." Rumple states.
"Maleficent? As in the dragon I slayed?" Emma asks. Rumple nods.
"We also think that the arrows yesterday were done by magic by Regina." Belle adds. Emma is fascinated by Belle. She is very independent and intelligent. You wouldn't think someone like her would be with Rumple but then when they are together they seem perfect. She makes a mental note to try and befriend her.
"Regina isn't one to just kill someone. She likes to drag out someone's pain. I think that she didn't want you to die. With that many arrows and that much magic she could of killed you right there but she didn't. I think she doesn't want to hurt you Emma but she wants to get back at Graham for leaving her." Rumples informs.
"Great." Graham moans sarcastically. Emma gives him a sympathetic look.
"Even more reason to kick her ass." she said. "When are we going to look for her?"
"Well we are definitely waiting until you are fully healed," Charming says with a look saying not to arguing. Emma let out an annoyed huff but nodded her head because deep down she knew she couldn't defeat Regina like this.
They talk strategies, preparations, and training for about two hours before Emma is pretty tired and needed a break. She feels bad for Graham having to help her everywhere but he really doesn't mind. They take a seat in the living room on a big blue couch. Emma snuggles close to Graham.
"I can't wait until we don't have to worry about her anymore." Graham grumbles. Emma nods. It is frustrating that they have to wait for the wedding but both of them want to enjoy it. Emma notices Graham's distant stare and frown deep in thought. She lightly kisses his lip.
"Hey! No frowning mister," she says in a goofy voice making him chuckle. They see Snow and Henry come in with a big bouquet of flowers with multiple kinds of flowers like roses, and daffodils, and tulips.
"Hey mom Grandmom and I picked these for you as a get-well present," Henry cheerfully says handing her the vase. She picked up Henry's bright smile.
"That's so sweet. Thank you," she said letting the two carefully hug her. She is definitely ready to not have to worry about her anymore.
Regina watches through her mirror disgusted at the scene. She throws the closest thing next to her (which is a picture frame) at a wall. She watches as the glass shatters into tiny pieces. She lets out a sad sigh before going over to pick it up. It is a picture of her and Henry before Emma came into her life. Graham figured out how to stop the dreams she created and Emma is recovering quickly from the arrows. She needs to find new ways to tear their happy endings apart