Part 1

Emma was at the diner with Henry and her parents. She had tried to explain Henry that David and Mary Margaret were part of her family and she had come to Storybrooke to help them with something. Unfortunately, Henry was a curious and smart boy and soon enough she was bombarded with questions. At that moment she barely heard the bell of the door when it opened, but she had been in alert since she arrived to Storybrooke, so when she heard the entrance of someone else into the diner she glanced to the door immediately.

And suddenly, her breath was caught in her lungs.

Regina Mills. Emma was flabbergasted by the witch's sudden apparition at the door. In a flash of a moment she felt a million thoughts and feelings crash together inside of her as two strong whirlwinds. Feelings of fear, expectation, excitement, longing and happiness filled her heart at the sight of the woman she hadn't seen in a year, and she was able to read almost the same things in those deep expressive chocolate eyes. Also all of her false memories floated in her mind, memories filled with happiness that probably had belong to Regina herself.

In that moment Emma saw how Regina's gaze flickered to Henry and the past emotions portrayed in the witches eyes were quickly replaced by a mixture of agony, fear and weakness. Regina's brown orbs instantly flickered with unshed tears and her lower lip trembled flimsily.

Emma didn't even noticed when she stood up from the boot and walked towards her former rival. In a swift movement, Emma snaked her hands around Regina and pulled the smaller woman into a strong hug.

"I'll fix it!" Emma stated with determination next to Regina's ear. Behind them Snow and Henry made an attempt to stand up to follow Emma, but Charming stopped them both with a soft smile.

Emma had seen the pain in Regina's eyes and she was determinate to fix it. The woman between her arms meant so much to her. She was Henry's mother, she was an ally, a rival, a confident and a friend, but most importantly, Regina had given her the most glorious treasure of all. Her happy ending.

Regina had literally given her happy ending. She gave her memories of a life next to Henry, the life she had always wanted. Although, now she knew that those memories were fake, she still knew that they could have been real and Regina had gave her the opportunity to have those memories in exchange of her own happiness.

Emma knew the sacrifice Regina had made and she also knew that when she had walked to the diner and spotted Henry in it, she felt a happy and sad to see her son again because Regina knew that Henry would not remember her.

"I'll fix this." Emma repeated in a whisper tightening her hold around the black-haired woman. She heard Regina whimpered silently and she fought the urge to cry when she noticed that the strongest person she knew was now crying over her shoulder. "I'm going to break this curse. I'll fix it. I'll bring him back to you, Regina."

"Promise?" Regina asked in the most vulnerable tone Emma had heard on her.

"I promise." Emma pushed herself away from Regina's body and slowly dragged the former Evil Queen to the back of the diner to get some more privacy.

"So, the potion worked." It was a statement and not a question. Emma smiled softly seeing the regal woman trying to regain her composure.

"I knew it was you who send Hook."

"I couldn't leave town and I didn't think of a way to drag you here that it wasn't by force." Regina said with a small smirk and Emma found her heart flutter in happiness. "I couldn't make enough potions for the both of you, so…" Regina's expression fell once again when she thought about Henry's.

"I promise with my life, Regina, that I'm going to restore Henry's memories. I'll get our son back." Emma saw how her words made Regina's eyes watery once again.

"I know that the new curse has made me forget the last year and it feels like as if our departure was only yesterday, but…" Regina moved a step closer and rested her forehead on Emma's shoulder. The blonde was left dumbfounded by the caring action, but she wasn't about to reject it.

"I missed you." Regina sighed while fighting against her own tears.

"I missed you too." Emma said while wrapping her arms once again around Regina's frame. "Now that we are together again, let's get our family back." Regina moved closer and moved her own hands around Emma's waist.

"Together?"

"Yes, together."