Author's Note : Hey guys, here's the next chapter. No smut here but we all know that talk was necessary. This chapter turned out so far from what I originally planned that I'm starting to wonder if my brain and my hands are part of the same person. Hope you'll like it anyway.


The Love Curse

Chapter 4


"Henry, I think we need to talk." Regina said sternly as she tried to regain her composure and erase that post orgasmic bliss of her face.

"Hum, ok. What do you want to talk about?" Henry sensed that nothing good was about to come out of that conversation so he tried to delay it a bit.

"About the last council meeting of course," she snapped. Regina was angry with herself and it started to show. When she saw Henry's wince though, she softened. "Henry, I think we need to talk about your feelings for me."

"What about them? I told you, I love you as my mom but I fell for you when I met you without my memories. You were just the most beautiful woman I had ever seen so I began to lust after you and then you were always trying to spend time with me, and you were always so caring, you had such love in your eyes, and you seemed kinda protective over me like this time David let me drive his truck, so I couldn't help but fall in love with you. And then you became my mom again when Ma gave me the book and I was so confused but the only thing that was clear in my head was that I still loved you and that I was still in love with you. I am still in love with you. So when I heard you touching yourself thinking about me, I thought that at least you had a physical attraction to me and that's more than enough for me but when I see the look on your face right now I'm thinking maybe I was wrong."

Regina sat stunned. That was not what she expected. She did not know how to handle this. "Oh, Henry sweeheart," she said pulling him to her side, his head resting on her shoulder. "You know I love you, you know that, right?" She felt him nod against her. "But I have to tell you the truth. I have been cursed."

"What?" Henry sat up and looked at her, confusion and worry etched on his face.

"After Emma brought Marian back, I went to Gold's shop, looking for an ingredient I needed to enact a revenge upon your birthmother -don't worry I thought about you after and came to my senses. I know that's not who I am anymore.- Anyway, when I opened the box containing what I was looking for, a black smoke seeped out of it, knocked me out and that's when I started having... inappropriate thoughts about you."

"What? What is this curse?"

"When I told you I went to my vault to find protection spells, I was actually looking for that curse. It's The Love Curse. Originally, this curse was made for True Loves to admit their feelings to one another, excepting True Loves sharing the same blood, to avoid this situation. The effects are that I have an overwhelming sexual desire for you everytime I think about you and it's even worse when I touch you which is pretty problematic since I think about you all the time. At first, I was able to take care of it myself as you unfortunately heard, but soon my desire for you became too intense and I had to involve you in this. I'm sorry. Fortunately, my... episodes... are less frequent when you... take care of it. But I can't ask you to do it again. I have to find a way to break this curse and hopefully our... previous actions will give me a long enough reprieve to actually work on it."

To say Henry didn't see that coming would be the understatement of the decade. So she didn't actually want him. He decided to push down his disappointment, she needs me, he reminded himself, that's what matters and that's enough... for now.

He slowly processed everything she said and looked at her. Her wide eyes were darting back forth between his and she was gnawing on her bottom lip. Deciding she might have a nervous breakdown if he didn't speak soon, he asked her, "Why would Gold do that? And why don't you want me to help?"

Relieved that he wasn't angry and not nearly as disgusted by her as she was, she answered, "He did that because he knew that only people who had magic could open the box. That left Emma, the fairies and me. He supposed that Emma's True Love was Neal so except you she didn't have one and it wouldn't work with her on you because you're blood related. We all know the fairies don't have True Loves and as for me, I guess he didn't plan on Robin but anyway now that doesn't change anything and he knew I only had you and since he doesn't exactly hold me in his heart, he probably thought it would be fun to torture me, knowing I could never act on it. He certainly didn't plan on you having that kind of feelings for me. And that's the reason why I can't let you help me. That and the fact that you are a child. My child. This is all levels of wrong."

"But mom, you're gonna need me at some point. I don't think you'll find a way to break the curse overnight and I am not going to let you suffer when I can do something about it. Something I am so willing to do. You won't be able to get any work done anyway if you have one of your sex attacks-"

"Henry!" She scolded, blushing.

He ignored her, "-so please, mom, let me do this one thing for you. Let me take care of you for once. I promise I won't try anything you don't want me to on you. I'm not stupid, I know we can never be a couple, but you need me and I want to help you the best I can."

Regina considered this. Deep down, she knew he was right and she was going to need him sooner or later. But she couldn't shake that feeling of guilt and shame every time she looked at him and thought that she was taking his innocence, though he didn't seem very innocent stroking her thigh earlier- Wait a minute... "Did you trigger my... episode on purpose earlier with your head on my lap and your wandering hand?"

Uh oh. Henry looked everything like a deer caught in the headlights. "Hmm, well, you see... At the time, I didn't know you were cursed but um, maybe? Anyway, that's not the point. The point is, will you let me help you?"

She narrowed her eyes and looked suspiciously at him but decided to let it slide. "… Yes, Henry, I will let you help me-" she saw him starting grinning like an idiot, "but there are rules. No inappropriate touching outside of one of my attacks and no one must know. And when I say no one I mean not any living -or dead- soul, not your diary not anything. Understood?"

He nodded excitedly. I won't get caught next time I trigger one of her sex attacks!


Author's Note : Feedback would be great :)