Highschool Story

Scars and First "I Love You"s

"Okay, Regina I need to clean up that cut on your lip. It going to sting but I'll be as careful as I can." Mary Margaret tells me. I nod as she begins to wipe up the dry blood off my face.

My eyes are watering but I don't cry. "Regina, we need to take a look at your body, to see if you need to go to the hospital or not."

I nod, but it instantly turns into a head shake. "No, no. I-, just-, no."

Emma strokes my hair and tucks it behind my ear, "sweetie, we need to check." Mary Margaret pressed. I shake my head. "Regina, we ne-"

"No!" I shouted at her. She looks like she's been slapped.

"What if it were just Emma checking?" I think and then nod softly.

David and Mary Margaret leave the room. I slowly sit up and a pain shoots up my back, "ahh!" I whimper audibly. Emma kisses my head, "can you take your shirt of on your own?"

I shake my head. She takes the sleeve off my injured arm first. Then my other arm before lifting it over my head leaving me in just a bra.

"Regina, oh my gosh. Did- did he do this to you?" She asked pointing to all of the scars over my abdomen. I nod and look away. "Hey? Look at me. Please. You don't need to be ashamed, your beautiful and yes, I would have liked to have seen you topless for the first time in a different situation. Also this-" she runs her fingers over my scars on my arm, "has to stop, don't hurt yourself because of them, okay?"

I burst into tears, "I haven't since I moved in with you, I promise, please don't be mad. I won't do it again I promise. I love you, I can't lose you!"

"Regina Mills, you will never lose me. I love you too. I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at them for making you feel as though you deserve to suffer."

I kiss her passionately. She looks me in the eyes, "your extremely bruised but nothing is broken, your arm is pretty banged up though, it's going to be swollen for a while."

I nod at her and she helps me put my shirt back on. She calls her parents back in and tells them what she told me. Suddenly Henry's cries echo the house signaling that he is awake and is stuck in between in and out of his crib.

"David, mom? Please can you take Henry out for awhile whilst I talk to Regina? For a few hours? Please." Emma says.

They agree leaving me and Emma alone. "What did you want to talk to me about?" I ask. She hums, "huh? Oh, no. Nothing, I just thought it'd be nice if we had our time alone, like watching a movie or something."

I nod, "Emma, I want to change. Can you help me please?"

"Of course baby. Anything for the woman I love." She runs up to get me something to wear from our room. I shout after her, "I love you too, idiot!"

She helps me change, I can tell she's trying extremely hard to help without looking and that's another thing I love about her, she does anything for me even when it makes things harder for her.

I cup her cheeks pausing her in the middle of tightening her too big shorts and pull her into a deep, meaningful kiss that ends to quickly, "I love you, my Queen."

"I love you too, my idiot."

She puts on the The Lion King and makes us popcorn. I try to sit up only to be stopped by Emma, "No. Don't get up, you'll get hurt."

"How about we make a deal? I won't get up to join you if you lay down and join me?"

She hesitates but eventually give in and lays next to me. She kisses me before we settle down and watch the movie.

2 chapters in 1 day back to back. Enjoy. Thank you for reading.
Oh and I forgot to mention through the rush of updating, I'm engaged! My girlfriend (now fiancé) said yes! I love her so much ❤

Aster. 😊