Summary: When David's whole life comes crumbling down around him, he finds comfort in the most unlikely of places. But is it possible that this new friendship could lead to something more? Or does the fact remain that villains don't get their happy endings? Regina/David EvilCharming3

Authors Notes: This is a fic I'm starting because of my obsession with Once Upon a Time and above all, Lana Parrilla (a.k.a. The Evil Queen/Regina.) Please give it a shot. I hope you enjoy it!

Inevitable: Chapter 1

Something was bothering Snow. He didn't know what but he knew it was something and he was going to figure it out.

She had been jumpy and disoriented lately. Anytime someone would just call her name she would practically jump out of her skin. For instance, just the other day she had gone grocery shopping and she forgot her phone. Like the good husband David is, he decided to bring it to her. When he arrived he spotted her getting something down an isle. He barely tapped her shoulder and said her name when she jumped around, throwing whatever contents she had been holding in her hands at him, leaving him covered from head to toe in white flour. He looked like an oversized marshmallow!

He didn't like seeing her this way but he didn't know how to confront her about it. So he decided to just come right out and ask her.

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David opened the door quietly, taking precaution as to not alarm Snow. Hanging his coat on the coat rack, he shut the door and made his way to the kitchen where he figured she'd be. His hunch was proven correct when soft sniffles could be heard from inside the kitchen.

"Snow?" David asked, walking up to the table where she had been crying, her head buried in her hands.

"David!" Her eyes were puffy and red as she attempted to wipe all traces of tears from her face. "I didn't expect you home so soon!"

"I took off early hoping to surprise you." He placed a gentle hand on her back and couldn't help but notice how she tensed under the pressure. "Snow what's going on?"

"Nothing's going on. I'm just not feeling well." She attempted to escape by standing up but he kept a firm grip on her shoulder, forcing her to stay put.

"This is not some cold, Snow. Something is wrong. I've noticed it but I wanted to give you the chance to tell me first but you haven't and I have been worried sick." He lowered himself down into a chair next to her. "Tell me what's wrong Snow."

Her eyes flicked up to his intense blue ones as she sighed, seeing no way around the predicament she had found herself in.

She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." Confusion was replaced by relief as a smile crept it's way onto the princes' lips and he grabbed her hands.

"Snow, that's amazing!" Her state didn't change as more tears made their way to the surface, threatening to break free. "Why aren't you happy? This is good right?"

She pulled her hands away from his, hugging her stomach.

"Right?" He tried again, this time with more desperation, his voice hollowing. All he got in response was a shake of the head and more sobs. He got out of his seat abruptly causing her to jump. "Tell me that this child is mine."

He began to pace the kitchen as the silence grew thick in the air. The only sounds to be heard were her sniffles and his footsteps, confirming his question.

"Tell me," he yelled, whirling around to face her and she flinched, "that this baby you have inside of you is mine Snow!" Tears were also starting to pool in his eyes as he watched her body rack with sobs. "Please Snow." Dropping to his knee in front of her and grabbing her hands he begged, although he already knew the answer.

"I can't..." She whispered guiltily, and as her hands were released from his she knew that things would never be the same again.

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He had been there for the past half hour moping in his bar stool. By the looks of it, he hadn't even touched his coffee. He appeared to be deep in thought but the look on his face clearly portrayed distress. Mostly out of curiosity she stood up from her own seat and made her way over to him.

Sitting down, she caught the other people's stares, which she ignored. She had become painfully good at that. "What's the matter lover boy?"

He barely glanced at her before refocusing on his coffee. This might be more difficult than she expected. She took a deep breath before continuing, "Come on, you know this isn't usually my thing. Consoling people and such. Give me something to work with."

His gaze was unfocused as he swiveled his head to look at her. Why on earth would she want to console him? And him of all people!

"It's Snow," the words fell out of his mouth before he knew what he was saying. He knew he probably shouldn't tell her but right now he felt completely alone. He needed someone to talk to and as cold and cruel as the Evil Queen might have been, might still be, he accepted any ears willing to listen.

Panic flooded her face for just an instant before she slipped back into the apathetic mask of I-couldn't-care-less. She wasn't supposed to care; it wasn't who she was but lately she found herself caring and it bothered her. Caring means more heartbreak and if she had her heart broken one more time, she was certain she wouldn't make it out alive.

"What about the pretty princess?" She mocked, but it didn't faze him. She couldn't let him see she cared. "Her nail break?"

"I don't know why I even tried," he got up to leave but she stopped him with a grip on his wrist.

"I'm sorry." He didn't believe her but he stayed none the less. She removed her hand from his arm. "What happened to Snow?"

"She's pregnant," he said, his eyes getting unpredictably watery. Confusion was written all over both of their faces, just for different reasons.

"Oh," her voice had taken back its sarcasm. "Then I presume you'll understand my confusion when I question why you two aren't skipping hand in hand down the street, proclaiming it from the top of your lungs."

He scoffed but didn't leave. Because he knew she was right; they should be happy. More than happy. They should be ecstatic. Except for the simple, shocking fact that this baby was not his.

This new look for the prince was, to say the very least, unsettling. He looked bad; eyes glassy, head hung low out of its usual proud stance, and, worst of all, he looked like he had given up.

"Pregnancies are a good thing." The silence was prolonged by the man's lack of an explanation. Suddenly, everything made sense and the puzzle pieces clicked together. "Unless the baby isn't yours."

If possible, he became even more sullen. A tear made its way out from his eye. What made it worse was that he didn't even try to stop it.

Regina knew that look all too well; defeat.

"No, it isn't my child." His voice was barely audible but it possessed so much pain it made her cringe. A pang of sadness hit her heart as she watched the once so obnoxious man all but break right before her eyes.

She couldn't find the cold, emotionless person she had worked so hard to build throughout all those years. It was like that part of her disappeared in that moment and she cursed herself for it. She placed a comforting hand on his arm and when he didn't resist, she went on.

"I really am sorry," and she meant it. All he had ever done was try to make Snow happy. He would travel through a million portals if there were even a chance it would keep her safe and unharmed. Regina knew that better than anyone and she had always felt jealous of how much he loved her. That emotion, however, she kept buried in one lone corner of her heart, along with everything else that showed that maybe, just maybe, the Evil Queen could still love.

She couldn't explain it, but rage shook her being. Rage at Snow White, nothing new there, but it elicited from a different source. How could she do something so cruel and wicked to him? If Regina had gotten so lucky as to find true love and be able to live with happiness there would be nothing that would stand in her way. Snow was stupid for wasting that opportunity.

"How could this happen?" He murmured. Despite the circumstances, Regina had to bite her tongue to keep a sharp remark about how even Henry knew where babies came from. She had to be better, for Henry. He believed in her and that was enough. She silently applauded herself at how clever that would have been though.

Instead she said, "What did she tell you? Did she say sorry?"

He shook his head. "I don't think she is sorry. Maybe sorry for hurting me but not for having another man's baby."

"I am sure that's not true. Snow's not that kind of person." She knew she shouldn't but she had to ask, "Whose baby is it?"

He turned his head to look back at her. "Whale's."

Shock was written all over her face. Whale's!?

Apparently it showed all too well because soon he was snickering. This triggered a whole series of laughter from both of them and soon they couldn't breathe. Regina held her stomach and tried to catch her breath, David following her actions at containing himself.

Soon, the laughter gave way to an even sadder expression than before.

"What am I going to do, Regina?" He was lost and she knew this because if he had any other options, he wouldn't have been asking her for advice on relationships. He didn't know her whole past but she was sure he had a good idea. Besides, look what happened to Graham.

"Talk to her. If nothing else, Snow needs to give you answers. Don't settle for anything less because you don't deserve anything less, David," it was her best advice she could give him.

After some deliberation, he said "I'm going to. Thank you, Regina." He stood up, gathering his coat and leaving money on the counter. He seemed as though he was contemplating whether to say something more. He decided against and he settled for giving her shoulder a light squeeze and a smile.

Once he was gone, she followed suit and paid for her coffee, standing up. "You're welcome," she whispered low enough so no one else heard. It was the least she could do after all the pain she had caused him.

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First OUaT fic but I pretty much know where I'm taking this story and I already have the next 2 chapters written but I will update in moderation.

Also, I have not written the confrontation between Snow and David but if you want I will. I feed off of reviews and without them I will starve so please review!

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