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“Goodnight, Emma,” Regina said as Emma started to walk down the path. She noticed that Emma didn’t reply and she watched as the blonde quickly rushed to the Bug and sped off. With a sigh and a shake of the head she closed the front door behind her.

Emma quickly wiped at the tears in her eyes and leaned forward as she concentrated on the road in front of her. She wished she had never gone over there that evening, she wished she had just dropped Henry off and then left. Now she was in tears because she’d had to see the perfect family together, she’d had to bath Grace and she’d had to say goodbye.

She left the town centre and started to put her foot down as she crossed the wooded area towards the edge of Storybrooke. She sniffed a few times and wiped at the falling tears again and tried to pull herself together.

“So, what’s the plan?”

“Jesus!” Emma screamed as she jumped in shock and held onto the wheel with a death grip while she hesitantly glanced at the passenger who had suddenly appeared beside her in a purple mist, “Regina, what the fuck?!”

Chapter 50

Emma slammed her foot down on the break and the Bug came to an emergency stop in the middle of the road, the town line just visible in the distance. She held the wheel tightly and her breath came in raggedy pants as she shakily looked to the passenger seat where Regina sat looking back at her having just lowered her arm from bracing herself against the dashboard.

“So,” Regina said once the car had come to a full stop, “this genius plan of yours..”

“What.. why are you..” Emma started.

“Obviously you’re not planning to tell anyone,” Regina ignored her, “just going to leave without a word, probably a note somewhere in your apartment which would be useful just so your ridiculous parents don’t assume I killed you. Because that would be their first thought.”

Regina sighed and looked through the windshield, “so, you thought you’d drive off up this road, across the town line, away from your friends and your family. Where are you going?”

“How did..” Emma whispered shakily.

“Boston, doesn’t everyone end up in Boston?” Regina questioned and looked at her, “how did I know your plan?”

Emma slowly nodded, her breath was still coming in fits and starts and her eyes had welled up with fresh tears.

“You mask your feelings well,” Regina complimented, “to the untrained eye, but unfortunately, for you, I have spent a lifetime doing exactly that.”

Emma continued to stare at Regina in shock and disbelief.

“More specifically,” Regina continued, “you cancelled your therapy appointment, I checked..”

“You’re spying on me,” Emma responded.

“And then you lied to me,” Regina countered, “you agreed to breakfast tomorrow without a second thought, you seemed relieved when Henry wanted to stay the night, you were so caught up in your own misery you forgot you even needed a crutch and left it at my house, you said goodbye to Henry and not goodnight. Goodbye, was that it? Was that what you were going to leave him with? Great parting words!”

“I didn’t want to confuse him!” Emma claimed loudly.

“I think he’d be fairly confused when you don’t turn up for breakfast, or at all!” Regina raised her voice before taking a deep breath.

“How did you find me?” Emma questioned as she looked away from the brunette and out at the darkened trees.

“Sidney,” Regina whispered and Emma’s head whipped around with a frown. Regina sighed and continued, “I might have had him put a locator on your car..”

“When?!” Emma demanded.

“Does it matter?” Regina said, “I knew you were leaving and I saw you speeding towards the edge of town and here I am.”

“Why?” Emma ordered.

“You know why,” Regina challenged.

“I’m not going back,” Emma retorted, “you can say whatever you like but I’m not going back. Get out of the car, Regina.”

“No, I’ll stay here thank you,” Regina said.

“Fine, come with me,” Emma said as she put the car back into gear, “because I’m not stopping!”

The car started to move and Regina nodded and started to look for her seatbelt, “I better just put this thing on,” Regina said, “especially considering I have no idea what will happen to me at the town line.”

“What?” Emma demanded as she picked up speed.

“The town line,” Regina pointed to the fast approaching orange line in the middle of the road, “I shouldn’t be in this world, the curse protected me, outside of Storybrooke I may cease to exist, lose my memories, explode.. who knows?”

“You’re shitting me,” Emma said, “you’ve been outside of Storybrooke!”

“When the curse was active,” Regina nodded, “now I honestly have no idea what will happen, but do carry on, I’m intrigued to find out..”

Emma slammed her foot on the brake and they skidded on the road before coming to a stop right by the town line, “get out of the car, Regina!”

“No,” Regina said calmly, “I’m staying with you.”

“Well, I’m driving over the line,” Emma threatened.

“So I see,” Regina nodded but she didn’t look as calm as her voice sounded, Emma could see there was a distinctive look of fear in her eyes.