Hey everyone, this is a 2 chapter swan queen truth serum story. No Pan no Zelena, just simple.
8.04am
Regina and Henry are standing in the mayors kitchen, they have not long had breakfast
"Mom"
"yes Henry" she smiles lovingly at him, while washing plates in the sink
"Grandma's having a family dinner tonight, will you come?" she looks at her wide-eyed
"I haven't been invited"
"Yeah you have...Mom said to invite you"
"did she?" Regina looks at him with intrigue
"yeah and grandma said it was fine too, I really want you to come"
"oh, I don't know..."
"pleaseeeeeeee" he looks at her with puppy eyes
"oh, okay, what time?" she wipes her hands to dry them
"7.30"
"great, well we better get you to school, before your late for your classes"
Henry huffs and goes to get his school bag and they leave
8.45am
When they arrive at the school, Katherine comes over to them
"Hi"
"Hi Katherine"
"how are you both"
"good you?"
"yeah im good"
"Moms coming to a family dinner tonight" Henry says excitedly
Regina sighs
"Really..." she gives Regina a surprised look
"yeah, il put up with the idiots for you" she smirks looking to Henry
"I know you like them a little mom" Henry laughed
she narrowed her eyes at him and laughed
"you better get inside, your be late"
"bye mom"
"il pick you up when you finish" she shouted out while he ran off
"so...dinner at the charmings" she raised an eyebrow
"yes id rather not talk about it"
"okay, I've got to go meet Frederick at the diner, so il call you later"
"okay" the brunette nodded and they both left
Once at the mayor's office, Regina started going through her paperwork, after a few hours her stomach started to grumble and she decided to head to the diner, to get something to eat
12.56pm
she arrived at the diner, she walked through the door and immediately saw Emma standing at the counter, chatting to Ruby
She sighed and walked over
"sheriff Swan.." she always liked saying her name like that, for some reason she wouldn't admit it
Both women looked at her
"Shouldn't you be at your station" she pouted
Ruby rolled her eyes and went to get an order to take to a table
Emma put one hand on her hip and stood awkwardly
"yes madame mayor...i am going back there now" she sarcastically joked
This made Regina smirk
Emma took her takeaway cup off the counter, while Regina stood and waited for Ruby to return
Regina cleared her throat
"Oh, did Henry tell you about tonight?" the blonde asked
"Yes"
"and?"
"I will be attending" she turned her head to look at Emma
"Great...I mean good"
Regina's eyes widened, was Emma really that pleased I was going, she thought
"Mary Margaret's doing a Bolognese"
"sounds good"
"yeah.."
They stood there awkwardly for a moment
"right..il see you later" Emma muttered and began to leave
"bye miss swan"
"you can call me Emma you know" raising an eyebrow
"I know..."
with that Emma was gone and Regina was waiting impatiently for Ruby to return while thinking how nice the blonde looked today
6.08pm
Regina and Henry were back at the house, getting ready to go to Mary Margaret's apartment.
Henry came down the stairs and heard Regina's phone ringing
"Hello Katherine" the brunette seemed to shout from the kitchen
Henry decided to hover around the dinning room, but could hear his mom on the phone
"yeah...Okay...yeah...oh really...why did you do that?...i don't know...yeah...of course...yes i am still going...apparantly its bolognese...Emma told me...at the diner today...yes...oh please, i'm doing it for Henry...you know I can;t stand being in their company, for too long
Henry shook his head, thinking that's not entirely true, why can;t she just admit she does like them, more than she lets on
He wondered outside the dinning room and came to Regina's study, he wasn't allowed in there, unless Regina was in there
He peaked inside and walked around the side of the room, nothing stood out particularly, sofa chairs, fire-place, books...lots of books
He opened a draw to the wooden book stand, nothing interesting in there, he moved to the next draw but paused to make sure his mom was still on the phone
...tomorrow, sure I can do that
Henry heard her say
he gazed back to the draw and put his hand in, he picked up a bottle that was empty and put it back, then he picked up a note but he didn't understand the language so he put it back, then he picked up another small bottle, it had a small piece of faded paper attached to it it read...Truth Serum...small dose lasts 12 hours...do not take heavy dose could be fatal
"Ohhhh" Henry muttered
The bottle was half fall
Henry suddenly had an idea, i can get mum to tell the truth, that she doesn;t hate grandma, he grinned and closed the draw and quietly exited the room, ran up the stairs before Regina could notice
7.00pm
"Henry...We got to go now" Regina shouted up and the bottom of the stairs
He came running down with his backpack over his shoulder
"ready?" she asked
"ready" he grinned and they left
7.21pm
knock knock knock on the door
"Grandpa" Henry shouted
"Hello" he moved so they both could enter
Everyone was standing around the kitchen area, talking
Henry dropped his back on the floor and ran over to see everyone. while Regina took off her coat to show a beautiful red dress that hugged at her skin, she gave her coat to charming and she pushed her hand through her hair, before walking over to the others
"Hello Regina" Mary Margaret politely said
"Hello"
"glad you could come"
"thanks for the invite"
She looked to Emma who was taking a sip from her mug opposite, the blonde raised her gaze
"Hey"
the brunette couldn't help but smile
"Hey" she replied
"can you please put these on the table Regina" Mary Margaret asked, it was a punch bowl
"Sure" Regina picked it up and walked over to the table, while she did, Emma just stared at the brunettes backside
"Damn" she thought
Henry watched his mom place the bowl gently on the table, which had 6 places set
"is someone else coming?" Regina asked
"yeah, I kinda invited Killian" Emma said
Regina raised an eyebrow
"when did he become family" she snapped walking back to the others
Henry suddenly remembered the truth serum, he walked over to his bag and pulled the bottle out, he walked over to the table his back to the others, took a cup, poured punch into it and emptied the serum into it.
His plan was to take it over to Regina and give it to her, but before he could turn around and take it to her, Emma appeared
"Henry" she said
"What?"
"you know you can't drink that, it's for the adults"
"yeah I know"
Emma took the cup and poured it back into the rest of the bowl on the table and looked back at Henry and shook her head
Henry's eyes widened, Oh crap he thought
7.35pm
knock knock
"Hooks here" Charming shouted
"il get it" Emma said
"His just in time, Dinners ready, everyone sit down" Mary Margaret said excitedly
Mary Margaret then put the plates in front of her guests and sat down, a sudden silence filled the room
"lets eat" Charming grinned
everyone picked up their folks and spoons, Regina looked around the table Henry next to her on her right, he was staring hard at the punch bowl, then it was killian who had a smug grin, that Regina just wanted to slap
then she looked at Emma, she was trying to twirl spaghetti on her spoon, Regina smiled to herself before looking briefly to Mary Margret and charming who was on the left side of her.
after a few moments Mary Margaret picked up the scoop for the punch and gave it a stir, before asking who wanted some
Henry gulped, his face turning slightly pale
"I made it especially" she softly said
"were all try some" Emma snapped
"apart from Henry" she added giving him a look
Mary Margaret smiled and filled everyone's cup
Henry sat back in his chair, looking around
"Henry are you okay" Regina asked concerned
"yeah...oh I need the bathroom" he got up and left
When he returned, he took note of all the punch cups, how much the others had drunk
Grandpa...barely anything...grandma, slightly more...Mom, fine...Hook, HALF!...mom, barely any
8.02pm
Every had finished eating, and everyone was full up
"that was great" Killian whispered
"I agree" Emma seconded
"yes I am pleasantly surprised" Regina snapped
Everyone looked at her
"I didn't think I'd see the day, where you would compliment my cooking"
Regina laughed
8.20pm
Mary Margaret and Emma were in cleaning up in the kitchen, Killian and Charming were discussing tales at the table, while Regina looked to Henry
"you have been very quiet since arriving here, are you okay?" she looked concerningly at him
he didn't look at her
"yeah." he looked at her cup and saw it was empty, he saw her reach over the table and put some more in her cup
"you know this is pretty good punch" she muttered to him
"mom.." he thought he would see if the serum was talking effect
"yes" she turned to him once more taking sips of the punch
"are you glad you come tonight?"
"of course, being here with you, and its nice not to feel alone"
she suddenly sat back at winced at her last words
why would I tell him that, she thought
Henry sank further into his chair, he looked up to see Grandma and Emma sit back down
"Is everyone okay?" Mary Margaret asked
"yep" Emma replied
"more than okay id say..." Killian grinned staring at Emma
Regina snorted into her cup
everyone looked at her
"what?" she snapped
"are you alright?" Mary Margaret asked her, while drinking more punch out of her cup
"oh wonderful, I am im with my son, even if i have to be in your company" she glanced at Mary Margaret
"Mom" Henry interrupted
"I know you care about Grandma, even though you deny it" this was his chance he thought, to show everyone that his mom does care about the others around the table, make them see she is good
Regina drank some more punch
"I do kind of like Snow" she snapped and put her hands to her mouth in shock
Mary Margaret smiled and the others gaped
"It's okay Regina, I kind of like you too" she looked to charming and smiled
"Next thing your be telling us, is you love me" Killian joked
Regina turned her head to him and the look she gave, was to kill
"Excuse Me, I would never, you are a violent, womanizing man and you wear the same clothes like forever, I have no idea what Emma see's in you" she sassed and immediately closed her eyes
Everyone gaped once more at Regina, Henry covered his face, peeking out of the gaps in this fingers
"Well, she see's my good looks and dashing charm" he snapped
"that's not entirely true" Emma spat, and she froze in her seat, did I just say that out loud she thought and by the looks on everyone's face's staring at her, yes she did
Henry pulled himself up
"what did you see in him then, mom?" he asked, with a sudden urge to know details
"yes, tell us Em-ma, were all dying to know" the brunette spat and once again cursed herself for speaking
Emma gave her an angry look
"his kind of handsome I guess" she replied
"you guess?" Killian snapped
"come on swan, you know you love me"
"I DON'T" she shouted without even thinking
Everyone gaped, an awkward silence filled the room
"Well this has turned weird" Charming remarked getting up to go to the kitchen
"Il join you" Mary Margaret said leaving Regina, Emma and Killian looking uncomfortable and confused
While Henry was leaning back in his chair, watching everyone
