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“I do not have a date,” Emma told him and winced as a shooting pain throbbed in her leg.

“Sorry,” he grimaced, “I had to do that.”

“It’s okay,” she blinked away a small tear, “I’m good..”

Suddenly the door to the room flew open and Mary Margaret stormed in, “Emma, I’m sorry, hello Mark, how are you?”

“Er, I’m..” Mark started.

“What the hell are you doing?” Emma demanded to her mother who was standing in the doorway wringing her hands with worry.

“I need to talk to you,” Mary Margaret said.

Emma sat up on her elbows with Mark still holding her leg up in the air and gestured her state, “now? Really?”

“Yes!” Mary Margaret said and looked at Mark.

“Okay, I think we’ll call it a day,” Mark said as he lowered Emma’s leg, “I’ll.. give you guys some privacy.”

Mark picked up his belongings and quickly left the room and closed the door behind him.

“What’s going on?” Emma asked as she spun and sat on the edge of the bed with her feet dangling to the ground, “is everything okay?”

“No,” Mary Margaret shook her head, “it’s you.”

“Me?!” Emma remarked.

“And Regina,” Mary Margaret added.

“Now hold on,” Emma started but Mary Margaret held up her hand to silence her.

“I promised David, and myself, that I wouldn’t meddle but I can’t stand it anymore, I feel like I’m going to explode. I think you’re in danger of throwing away a chance of true happiness, of love, and I just can’t let that happen,” Mary Margaret said as she paced the room.

“Slow down,” Emma begged, “and sit down, what is going on?”

Mary Margaret sat down and put her head in her hands and then looked up, “I think you and Regina are in love with each other but you don’t know it,” she said quickly and when Emma looked at her in confusion she added, “and I know that may sound crazy but I have seen the way she looks and you and the way you look at her and I know. Really, Emma, I know that you two are just perfect for each other. When I see you with Henry and Grace and I see how you and Regina interact I think you both have a chance at real happiness..”

“Whoa,” Emma put her hand up to slow the torrent of information.

“Don’t say no to love, Emma,” Mary Margaret pleaded as she stood up and grabbed her daughter’s hand.

“I.. I’m not, I’m kinda surprised you, of all people, are encouraging me to date Regina,” Emma admitted.

“I only want for you both to be happy and.. what do you mean you’re not saying no to love?” Mary Margaret tightened her hold on Emma’s hand, “what’s happened?”

Emma winced, “can you let go of my hand, please?”

Mary Margaret dropped the hand as if it were a hot coal but stared at Emma, “have you two seen the light? I know you nearly did earlier but.. oh, Emma, do you know?”

“This is really weird to talk about with you,” Emma pointed out.

Mary Margaret grabbed her by the shoulders, “tell me!”

“Okay, okay,” Emma said as she leaned back a little, “we kissed, this afternoon.. we.. we kinda kissed.”

A look of utter joy flooded Mary Margaret’s face and she pulled Emma into a tight embrace, “oh, at last! I thought this would go on for weeks and months! You’ve finally got your acts together!”

She pulled back and smiled at Emma, “who initiated it? It was you, wasn’t it?”

“Wha..” Emma started.

“Or was it Regina? Probably Regina, she seemed a little ahead of you, not in a bad way, Sweetheart,” Mary Margaret stroked Emma’s hair.

“Let me get this right,” Emma said as she jerked her head back to get away from Mary Margaret’s insanely wide grin, “you.. you knew that Regina had feelings for me?”

Mary Margaret nodded, “and you for her.”

Emma waved her hand to move on from that point, “so that’s why you’ve been acting so crazy.. that’s why you hung up on David.. oh my God you were watching us!”

“Not watching,” Mary Margaret said, “I just heard voices.. and.. noticed you.”

Emma suddenly realised what Mary Margaret had said earlier, “how does Regina look at me?”

“Like you’re precious,” Mary Margaret replied with a smile.

“So..” Emma said, “you.. promised not to meddle?”

Mary Margaret nodded, “yes,” and then she realised, “well, I mean, I’m not meddling now. You’ve already kissed, which is great! I know it’s early days but do you think you might have more children? I think a third is a great idea but David thinks that you two might feel that two is enough.”

Emma slid off of the bed and backed away, “kids?! I.. I don’t know, I don’t even know if she really likes me or if it was just in the heat of the moment. Kids? We can’t have kids, we’re two women! Oh my God, I’ve never been with.. I’m not having this conversation with you,” Emma said definitively.

“Oh it’s easy,” Mary Margaret waved her hand dismissively, “you just..”

“I’m not listening!” Emma said loudly to drown out Mary Margaret’s next words and then they both stood in silence looking at each other until Emma asked, “have.. you?”

“Been with a woman?” Mary Margaret asked, wishing to clarify and not upset Emma even more.

Emma slowly nodded with wide eyes that seemed to scream fear.