Hi everyone. I want to thank you for reading and reviewing. You people are awesome. I've got a lot of swan queen feels at the moment because of the new episode. Just thought I'd mention it!

Once again she was woken up by people talking. Her room had gotten much more crowded. It now had at least ten people in it. Luckily the little boy, Henry, was there which helped her calm down a little. All the faces turned to her with a display of different emotions. There was a tension in the room that worried Regina. A short-haired brunette was the first one to speak and everyone else joined in.

"What happened?"

"She's faking!"

"Do you remember anything?"

Only a few people noticed Regina's bewildered face that showed the ex-mayor didn't know a thing. chose this time to stop the inquisition.

"People, please leave the room if you do not need to be here."

Not one person in the crowd moved.

"Let me rephrase that. Everyone who isn't Emma, Snow, Charming or Henry, leave. Now."

Reluctantly, the crowd shuffled out, making quiet complaints. When they were finally gone, turned to Regina.

"How are you feeling?"

Regina thought about this but knew her answer.

"Mostly confused and frustrated, nothing makes sense to me. Also it hurts when I try to think about it. I feel like I know who I am and what's happening but I don't really know."

Regina seemed so weak and frail. It was nothing like her old self, no strength behind her words at all. Once again started talking. Everyone else had no idea what to say.

"In my professional opinion there is nothing I can do. It would be best for Regina to return to her own home and have Henry around her as much as possible. I would recommend that Sherriff Swan stay with her."

Finally Emma spoke up.

"What? Why?"

Snow and Charming joined in with Emma. They were not too happy about having their daughter living with the evil queen. proceeded to explain the problems of leaving Regina alone and the advantages of being around Henry.

Eventually Regina was ready to leave. The woman decided to stay silent and follow any orders given. It was easy for her to just go with the flow. It also provided a distraction from the pain in her head. She thought it was best to not ask questions just yet. It was simple to accept everything the people said. Emma, Henry and Regina all piled into the yellow bug.

"Why is this car so small?"

Regina couldn't help the slip up. She was rewarded with a very amused looking Emma. The blonde thought she could have some fun with this.

"You used to love this car. You thought it was amazing and not at all a death trap."

Something about what Emma was saying felt wrong to Regina but she chose not to mention it. A tiny laugh came from the back. Emma shared a meaningful look with Henry that said, 'don't say a word.' Luckily Regina was too distracted to notice. When they were finally approaching the mansion, the brunette stared in wonder. The house was big to say the least. Massive pillars stood at the front, all of it painted white. 'So this is my home.' Regina thought. It didn't feel that way to her. Unlike with Henry, there was no sense of familiarity.

"Home, sweet home."

The way Henry said this made Regina consider that maybe this wasn't a very happy place. She had figured out, from his calling her 'mommy' that he was her son, but there was something that was missing, an important detail that nobody mentioned. The car rolled to a stop. The trio climbed out of the car and headed for the door. As they stood outside it, Regina noticed the other two staring at her expectantly. It dawned on her that she was meant to open the door.

"I don't have a key."

Emma started laughing at their miserable situation. Regina's eyes went to her feet in shame. Fortunately Henry remembered his secret way in.

"Follow me!"

He yelled out as he ran to the opposite side of the house. The two women had no choice but to follow the wild child. When they had reached him they were standing outside what looked like a big bush attached to the backside of the house. Henry went around the side and disappeared. Emma was the next and Regina had to follow. They entered through a door that looked like part of the wall on one side and like a library shelf from the other. Emma started laughing gain at the fact that there was a secret door in Regina's house, although she wasn't entirely surprised.

"Of course you have a secret doorway!"

Henry smiled and started telling them the story of the secret doorway.

"When I was little mommy and I used to play pretend a lot. One day she showed me this place and then acted like she never knew about it. She would yell in surprise every time I appeared."

It warmed both the women's hearts to hear that. Emma was shocked when she heard about this new side of Regina and for the first time that day Regina smiled.

After a few hours the exhausted three were fed and ready for bed. Everyone had agreed it was best not to talk about Regina's life just yet. Emma took it upon herself to make dinner and tuck Henry in because Regina seemed to not remember the way around the house or kitchen. While Emma was tucking in the fussy child, Regina tried her best to find a bathroom. As she passed one of the bedrooms, she heard hushed voices. She knew she shouldn't but the urge to listen in to their conversation was too strong. She leaned in to the closed door and could barely make out what they were saying.

"Are you sure you're okay with staying here, Henry?"

There was a slight pause and Henry began speaking.

"I want to help her like said. I think she wanted to forget because of me. I told her I hated her. Even if she was the evil queen she's still my mom. This could be her second chance. Maybe she doesn't have to be evil anymore."

By now there were tears streaming down Regina's face they wouldn't stop. She didn't want to hear more so she made her way to the bed. It was starting to make sense why she wanted to forget in the first place. If her own son thought she was the evil queen, what did other people think?

I'm sorry this took so long but life is busy at the moment. I really like your reviews so keep them coming! Did everyone see the new episode of once, because I did and now I'm angry at Emma? I felt the need to write that here. This chapter is like a warm up for the next chapter.