Regina walked quickly and as quietly as she could out the diner door, clutching her chest, trying to hard to hold herself together. She felt it's frantic beating beneath her fingers and she desperately tried to hold herself together till she got home.

Home. What a thing to suddenly loose. Her home was with him, with Roland, and Henry. But now, she had no home. Replaying in her mind over and over again the look on his face as he clutched his lost wife, seeing the look in his eyes that he never gave her. Realizing once again that she was not meant to have a happy ending. Henry was here yes, but could her heart be whole enough with just him? From the hallow pain inside, she knew that Henry no longer could make her whole heart complete.

She collapsed inside her front walkway and shook as sobs wracked her body. She cried hard for the love she had for a brief time, for the love that was so quickly taken from her. She knew deep down that Robin would always choose Marian. Why wouldn't he? Didn't he just tell her today that he would have walked through Hell to see her again? It seems, she is now the one walking through Hell.

She felt her anger at Emma surface and her impulse to burn everyone away. But she fought hard to keep that down. She knew from experience that revenge didn't make you happy. She had changed. She loved Robin. She only wished she could have told him before, wished she could have realized how much before. She loved him enough to let him go. Why would anyone choose her anyways?

Regina didn't know how long she had been there on the floor crying. She was barely aware that her front door was opening, that there were saddened murmurs, that she was being lifted by strong arms, but not the strong arms that have held her lately. She became aware that Snow was there and Charming was carrying her to her bed. She only cried harder when she was put in her bed, thinking of only hours before, when her and Robin had made love for the first time in it. And another time shortly after the first one. His scent enveloped her as her head hit the pillow. She cried so hard that she felt that she was being spilt in two.

The pain at losing Daniel didn't even amount to this pain. I guess that is what comes when you lose your soul mate. She eventually calmed herself down to where silent tears just ran down her cheeks. She heard Snow whispering to David something about getting Henry, and her intent on staying.

Regina rolled over to face Snow and David who stood at the entrance to her bedroom. "You can't stay here Snow."

Snow and David gasped realizing that she was "awake". "Regina, I want to stay, you need someone here with you."

"No. You have a little baby who needs his mother more. And you can't leave him alone tonight. I will be fine."

"Regina, we just want you to know that, we…we are so sorry. This shouldn't have happened. You shouldn't have to…" David said, struggling to find the words of how to explain their sorrow for her.

Regina tried to smile softly, although it came out as more of a grimace. "Thank you, both of you. But there is nothing anyone can do now. He has made his choice, and I want him to be happy." Tears came with new vigor, trying to hold down a sob. "Even if his happiness is not with me, he should be with her. I will be fine tonight. I promise to not do anything rash. I just, want to be alone if that is okay."

Snow and Charming smiled sadly, seeing how much their new friend has truly grown, only to be taken down so swiftly. Knowing they needed to have a serious talk with their daughter. They both reluctantly agreed.

"Okay, we will be back to see you tomorrow okay?" Snow asked hesitantly. Regina nodded then turned on her side again. She heard them leave and the sound of the front door closing. She focused all her energy on trying to make the pain stop, but it was slowly pulling her down. She could feel herself drowning. And for the first time, she didn't fight. She let the pain take her under.

And she did not resurface.