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A/N: Well it has been a while, I have no excuse. Thanks to Gizela for correcting this story :)

David exited the dining room and walked straight to the bathroom on the ground floor. It had become almost a routine that he would find her on the cold marble floor, he thought to himself. When he entered the room he found her, as he had expected, curled up next to the toilet. A look of worry and anxiety about her was written all over his face. The view was rather heartbreaking. She was huddled; her back made contact with the ceramic surface of the toilet bowl, her shoulders hunched. David closed the door behind him so as Henry wouldn't overhear their conversation and he approached her slowly.

"I'm sorry. " Came the brunette's quiet voice.

"There is no need." David crouched down beside her. "You can't control it. I know you wish you could," He smiled lightly when he thought about how Regina simply wanted to control everything, "but there is no way to overcome how your body is acting in your current state." He assured her squeezing her arm delicately.

"I know but…" Regina turned her face so she could look him in the eyes.

"I understand." He gave her a warm smile. She didn't change that much. She still was that little I-want-to-have-everything-under-control freak. David smoothed her dark hair that was a little tousled because of her previous activity. She was so grateful to have him there. She would never admit it to him but when he was comforting her, taking care of her, it felt so good, it felt right.

"Thank you." Were the only words that left her lips and he didn't need anything else.

"I assume you don't have ginger by any chance?" He smiled at her when she looked at him in confusion. "It helps with nausea." He informed her and got up when she confirmed that she indeed didn't have any. "OK then I'll make you a cup of mint tea for now. Can I leave you here?" He asked watching her as she still remained on the floor.

"Yes, I'll be fine, just need a second." She tried to smile but only a half grin graced her features, not really reaching her eyes. "Will you…" She suspended her voice for a minute, fighting another fit of sickness. "I will need a minute or two so could you talk with Henry and tell him that I'm fine and will be back in a moment? I saw a concern on his face when I.. you know." Regina muttered, her voice still weak and hoarse.

"I already talked to him. Well talk is maybe a too big word but I explained to him that you probably had caught a food poisoning" he told her little sheepishly and she gave him a look that said 'really?', however she suppressed rolling her eyes at him. "Sorry, I couldn't come up with anything more appropriate" he said apologetically.

Regina tried to gather her thoughts but it was rather hard as she was too exhausted again because of the morning sickness. She wanted to say something but her mouth hung open and no words came out. There was a silence for a long moment but then she finally spoke again, her voice finally recovered a little strength. "I don't know what to do about Henry. He's so happy now..." She forced a small smile to grace her lips. "Well maybe not exactly, but you know what I mean." David nodded in comprehension as she continued. "Considering that his biological mother had been sucked into a portal and transported to another dimension, and with all things that are happening right now…" Her voice slightly trailed off. "Well, what I want to say is that I don't think he can take any more right now." Her smile faded and she went quiet as a few tears built up in her eyes. "Beside I'm worried how he'll react to the fact that I'm pregnant and it's your baby, David." She let the words sink in the surrounding silence before she continued. "He already thinks that I'm evil." The words were said with a deep sorrow. "I know that our relationship has improved, but when he finds out..." She took a short intake of breath. "He'll think that is another way to get revenge on Snow or hurt Emma, David. I just.. I don't want to lose him again." David was stunned at her words. He had never seen her like that before, even before the curse had been broken when they talked a lot. She looked so small, afraid and above all, fragile as if she was about to fall into a million pieces. She was opening to him, letting her guard down and showing him all her deepest fears. He couldn't find any proper words; well, it wouldn't help anyway, so instead he just took a spot next to her and just like the night before, he enveloped her with his arms in a tight grip. She was tensed at first but relaxed to his touch after a moment. She felt safe, it was unexpected but pleasant, to have someone with whom she felt secure and protected.

"Hush, we'll figure it out. But you're aware that we will have to tell him finally and it's best to inform him sooner rather than later?" He asked her. "He's a really smart boy and I don't want him to find out from anyone else than you." He smoothed her back gently with his thumb. "But don't think about it now, we'll consider this when you feel a little better and maybe when Henry isn't around to eavesdrop." David gave her arm the last comforting squeeze. "Take as long as you need and I'll make you the drink. And you must eat something, not necessary pancakes though." He smiled to cheer her up and to his relief saw that the corners of her mouth raised slightly in a weak smile.

"Yes, I know." She breathed out slowly. "Pancakes were quite an unfortunate choice." Colors were gradually coming back to her cheeks. David extended his hand out for her to help her get up and she accepted it without hesitation, letting him lift her weight. He smiled at her reassuringly holding her hand a bit longer that it was necessary.

"No hurry. I'll be waiting for you in the kitchen." He finally let go of her hand but couldn't help himself and before he left the bathroom he softly kissed her on the top of her head. At first she tensed a little but then she relaxed and let his action sink in. It was a loving gesture and this frightened her a bit. She wasn't used to that kind of actions addressed toward her; last person who had showed her that kind of affection was Daniel. She sighed quietly when he moved toward the door but before he headed to the kitchen he turned his head and gave her warm smile. She smiled back and his heart skipped a beat at the sight.

David made a cup of mint tea for Regina and a cup of black coffee for himself while Henry decided on a glass of orange juice. They were sitting around the kitchen island and talking leisurely when Regina appeared in the doorway. She looked significantly better but the tiredness was still visible on her face. David watched her as she made her way in Henry's direction. The boy was sat at his usual spot with his back facing entrance, currently gazing fiercely into the glass of juice before him.

"How is my little Prince?" She asked with a slightly forced smile as she addressed Henry.

"Mom!" He cried out loud almost throwing himself into his mother's arms. "Are you ok? He asked anxiously.

"Of course honey. Only my stomach has been rebelling a little today." She hugged him tightly enjoying the warm he provided. Henry enclosed gently his arms around her waist, afraid of letting go of her again.

"Are you sure everything's ok?" He questioned her. Henry was indeed a very stubborn person. One of the things he took after his non-biological mother. "You're never sick."

Regina let out a light giggle. She was amused by the way her son thought of her.

"But Henry, I'm not sick," She bulled him back a little so she could see his face and crouched down to his eyes level. "I just feel a bit tired and my stomach is a little out of balance. But it's nothing serious; I'll be better in no time. Don't worry." She felt a pinch of guilt in her stomach at this half-lie but she couldn't tell him, not right now. That kind of news needed a preparation. She couldn't drop on him information that she was pregnant.

"Ok." Henry said not completely convinced. His hazel eyes watched her closely as if he could find a hint to her odd behavior. But after a moment he let it go, his features brightened and he gave her one more hug. He missed hugging his mother terribly. When he had been younger he had used to do so every night before he went to bed. Unfortunately that had changed with time, especially since Mary Margaret gave him the book. He thought that maybe he was a little too old for this kind of caresses. He was almost eleven and in his opinion it seemed a bit childish but he couldn't resist to his mother's warm embrace so he only leaned further into her arms.

"Mom," He blurted out the words. "since you don't have any work to do now… I mean, how about we spend today watching movies?" He asked slightly afraid that she would say 'no' to him. "Of course if it's ok with you." He added quickly. Henry looked at her with his perfectly trained puppy dog eyes in hope that this would help and she would agree to his plan. Regina hardly kept her tears at bay as her heart filled with warmth at her son's words. She missed spending time with him so much and the opportunity to have him, even only for one day, was a true gift to her.

"That sounds wonderful, Henry." She gave him a wide smile and this time also her eyes shone with joy. "So today is officially a pajama day." She announced happily. Henry grinned at her, absolutely content about the plans they'd just made.

"We can watch Batman Begins and then The Dark Knight and then The Dark Knight Rises." He exclaimed cheerfully bouncing around the adults. "Oh, oh and we can also watch Avengers! This is gonna be so cool!" He cried with excitement.

"Ok my little knight…" David started but was immediately interrupted by Henry.

"I'm not little." The boy made an offended face as he looked at his grandfather.

"Ok, my big knight then." He continued. "Now go brush your teeth and clean your face." David instructed him with a smile. "I have to talk to your mom now."

"Sure." Henry smiled and ran upstairs with full speed.

"Henry, slow down!" Was the only thing that Regina managed to call out to her son before he disappeared upstairs.

David moved to where Regina was standing and closed the space between them. Now they were only a few inches apart and he felt that pleasant heat that warmed him inside every time he was near her. "I have to take care of the station," David began speaking, "and I'm a little worried-" He wasn't able to end his thought because Regina quickly cut him off.

"Yes, I know you're worried about leaving Henry with me, I get that but-" This time he skillfully prevented her from speaking by placing his finger on her lips and effectively silencing her. Shivers ran down her spine at his touch. He took her small hand into his palms.

"It's not that." He assured her quickly. "I'm worried about you. Can you handle an almost eleven-year old," he looked her in the eyes before adding. "a really vivid eleven-year old, taking into account your current condition?" David wasn't convinced as she still looked a little too pale for his liking and dealing with a child such as Henry, full of energy and with a hundred ideas per minute, was rather exhausting.

"David of course I can handle him." She spoke to him as she took his hands into hers as if she wanted to assure him that she could do this. "I'm his mother, you know." She said it in the way as if she wanted to convince herself that she indeed was still Henry's mother. "I'm aware that for you he can be pretty exhausting to take care of but I'm used to that." She gave him a slight smile and squeezed his hands. "We'll be ok." She ensured him. Her hands were warm in his and he loved the touch of her soft skin under his calloused fingers. They looked at each others for a long moment and Regina could see in his gorgeous, ocean blue irises the great care he held for her. She averted her gaze from him, as she couldn't stand looking at him anymore. It hadn't supposed to be like this; any of this should not had happened and yet it had. Now they were in a place with no way to turn back. She wanted this to be true, she wanted them to be able to be together but how could she wish for that? He was Snow's and he would always be hers and did she really deserve him? Regina shouted her eyes closed and her face contracted with a pang of pain and disappointment. He could see clearly that she was fighting herself on the inside. David gently took her chin and turned her face toward him so he could look straight at her.

"Hey," He tried to gain her attention but her eyes were still firmly closed. "Regina, look at me." He demanded gently and she obeyed, her eyes opened revealing shining brown orbs.

"I don't want to put any pressure on you but I want you to know that I care about you and our baby." He stroked her chin with his thumb and she leaned a little into his touch, it was almost unnoticeable but David could feel it very precisely.

"I…" She blurted out. She wanted to tell him how she felt but suddenly she couldn't find the strength to reveal her feelings. She didn't know how to say that she was extremely scared of her feelings for him and at the same time she wished for his touch. How could she tell him that she wanted him to be right by her side, that it felt so wonderful and so wrong all at the same time to be wrapped in his strong arms? How could she reveal all those feelings to him? Yes, there was a time when she would tell him that only to hurt Snow, to make her unhappy by taking her love away from her, but now? So many things had changed. She wanted to deny it, forget about what happened between them, but she couldn't. The conflicted feelings were ripping her heart apart. Her mind wanted her to back away but her body reacted almost unconsciously. She closed the space between them even further and as soon as she found herself only millimeters apart from David, the familiar feeling of warmth and excitement spread trough her, warming her inside. As if on autopilot, she rose slightly on her toes and brought her plump lips to his in a soft and delicate kiss but as soon as she realized what she was doing, she parted from his gentle touch and took a few steps backwards. He was taken by surprise by her actions but only a second later, when her lips left his he reacted almost automatically. David brought her back to him, holding her firmly against his chest as he brushed his lips over hers at first slowly, but after a moment their kiss became more fervent. His tongue slipped through her parted lips and she let him in. The sensation was incredible; it felt exactly the same like when he had kissed her for the very first time that night when her car had broken down. Her lips were burning under his kiss and having him so close made her legs go weak. But then her common sense came back and brought her to reality. This was wrong, Regina thought to herself. Henry was in the house and what they were doing was inappropriate not only because of the presence of her eleven-year old son. He was committed to Snow and she… she wanted to redeem herself. How was kissing Prince Charming supposed to help the case? She pushed him off and almost instantly she missed his toned arms around her middle. But she shoved the feelings aside as she tried to recover from what had just happened.

"David… I… You…" She mumbled uneasy, not knowing what she should tell or do. She shook her head forcefully, trying to regain some composure. "You should go to work." She blurted out not even looking at him, her cheeks still burned from the fiery kiss that they had shared a moment ago. Her mind had been a mess and now the kiss only raised the emotions she wanted to bury deep in her soul, memories of their nights together that she wanted to forget but also keep in her mind forever. No, she thought to herself, this was not the time for this. Still not looking at him, she spoke softly as if nothing had happened, but he easily could feel the nervousness in her seemingly calm voice.

"I'll go check on Henry. Don't worry, he'll be fine." She stated and with that she turned around on her heels and stormed out of the kitchen, but he couldn't not notice how tensed her body was when she left the room.

Having left the kitchen Regina stopped abruptly in her tracks. She needed to calm down before facing her son; taking a deep breath, she leaned against the wall behind her. She was on edge, at the same time terrified and thrilled by her and David's actions. She wanted to kiss him and at the same time she despised herself for that. She no longer wished to hurt Snow White and because of that everything that had happened between her and David was so inappropriate. Then again the way he cared for her... She just couldn't rid of her feelings for him. Regina was confused as for what to do but before she could think of anything, her son's voice brought her back from the train of thoughts she was in. It was time for Henry; she had a son to take care of and her problems with men could wait.

"I'm coming!" She replied and came upstairs to check on her son.

David looked at the place in which she had been standing only a moment ago; finally he turned around and took the cups from the counter top and put them into the sink. A long sigh escaped his lips. He knew that this mess would be hard to clean up but he was willing to do whatever it took to make things right.

David had gone to the station before Regina came back down. He knew that she needed some time to sort things out and he was inclined to give her as much time and space as she required. So when Regina and Henry made their way to the ground floor of the mayoral mansion, they didn't find there the former Prince Charming. She felt a pang of guilt deep in her guts but she also was relieved that she didn't have to face her problems just yet. She was going to spend a lazy day with her son and she was looking forward to that. Regina was deep in her thoughts when Henry's voice brought her back.

"Where's David?" He asked casually and moved toward the living room.

"Oh, he had to take care of the police station and since there's no school yet he thought you could stay with me and we could watch some movies as we had agreed earlier." She answered him and a mild smile graced her face.

"Oh, great so we have time to ourselves!" Henry announced cheerfully and headed towards the TV shelf stand where he went through the DVDs in an attempt to find the first part of the Batman trilogy. He picked up the box with the movie and pulled the disc out only to put it into the player. When everything was set up he returned to the sofa where his mother was sat already waiting for him. She ruffled his hair when he took his usual spot on the couch on her left. She missed times when she could spend time with him carelessly like when he had been a toddler. Last time when she had felt that blissful around Henry had been before Emma had showed up on her doorstep, even before Mary Margaret had given him that damn book. They had used to make movie days regularly and on those days she and Henry used to have a lot of fun. He curled into her side as the movie began but quickly pulled away and looked at his mother mischievously.

"Mom." He prolonged the word as he watched his mother closely. Regina's brow creased slightly. It was amusing to watch her son when he wanted something from her. "Do you think," Henry said really slowly. "that we can have some snacks while watching the movie?" He finished his question with a particularly pleading look.

"Aren't you a little too old for this tactic, mister?" She asked him with pure amusement written all over her face. Her eyes squint a bit when she smiled at Henry widely.

"Please." He almost begged her. "Pretty please."

"Well…" She paused as if she was considering his request. Regina winked at him and get up from the sofa. "Pause the movie and wait for me, will you? I'll be back in a minute." Henry nodded enthusiastically and did as he had been told while his mother went to the kitchen.