Her heart jumped and tightened in her chest. She had slept the entire way to the palace. I was exactly how she remembered it before she redecorated. Giant pillars and flowers everywhere. It look as beautiful as ever, silvers complimented with whites and reds and golds. Just as pretty as when they first were wed.

"Welcome to your new home." Leopold stated as the carriage came to a stop.

"It's beautiful. Did Ava come up with the decorating?" Regina asked.

With her heart pounding out of her chest, she remembered all the times they fought and how much he brought up Ava in their fights. Ava was a better mother, queen, and wife he would scream at her. She thought if she got all of Ava out in the open now... maybe things wouldn't be so bad.

"No, my mother did... Ava never really liked it. She wanted to change it but I always told her no." Leopold responded.

"Well I think that it is beautiful. I don't want to change a thing about it. Except maybe the Stables, Can we re-paint them so it doesn't look so faded?" Regina asked her heart skipping beats every minute.

"Of course my soon-to-be queen." A chuckle escaped his mouth. "Look at this haven't even been here for 5 minutes and changing things for the better." Leopold chuckled. "Come. Let me show you your new home."

Regina followed the king while holding Snow's hand. She thought about her prison and knew already the changes she wanted to make a shorter table. Family dinners every night, no one eats alone. Riding's once a week until winter. Family outings. All things she would change in hopes to make a new better life. A life she wanted to love and see new sides to everyone. She would love Snow like a daught and be a good wife to Leopold and never look at another man. She would block the memories of Robin out of her head and forget everyone from Storybroke and hope that she would become great friends with everyone she used to be friends with.

"It is amazingly beautiful." She said in a gasp. She didn't remember everything about the castle just the it was was big and beautiful. She never remembered the help or the beauty of the place she would once again call home.

"So. I think we should start talking about our future. I always dreamed of family nights on Sunday's like my mother and father could come for dinner? Also, I would like to teach Snow how to ride and I would like for all of us to eat at the same time for dinner." Regina stood as still as a statue when she realized where they were in the castle. They were in the garden. He stopped and stared at her.

"Okay yes we can do family nights. Yes to Snow learning how to ride if she wants and, Dinners as a family I think is perfect." He smiled and so did she.

She couldn't figure out how to stop and before she knew it her arms were around Leopold in a tight bear hug. She smiled and thought about how easy life might be.