As Emma walks into this woman's house she takes a survey of her surroundings.
Nice place lady. Expensive looking art, nice furniture, expensive liquids, and... Emma's thinking is interrupted by the woman handing her a glass of scotch on the rocks.
"Thanks." Emma says.
The woman leads Emma into a room what appears to be the study. The woman gestures for Emma to sit down on the couch. Emma sits down and takes a sip of her drink.
"How did Henry find you, Miss..." The woman stops waiting for Emma to finish the sentence.
"Swan. Emma Swan. And I have no idea." Emma responds.
"Well it doesn't really surprise me that he was able to accomplish this. He's a very smart boy." The woman states.
"Yes, I've noticed." Emma quips.
"You know my name. I think it's only fair that I know yours." Emma says with a cracked smile.
Emma is surprised by how she approachs the subject of the woman's name. She had sensed earlier that the woman really had no interest in divulging anything of her personal life if she didn't absolutely have to, to Emma. Emma had gotten the sense she didn't really want her here either.
"Regina Mills." Regina answers.
Regina saw that Emma didn't know how to proceed next so she took it upon herself to find out everything she could about her get a sense of if she was going to be a threat you herself and Henry.
"I've noticed Henry has been different with me lately. Being a single mother and being Storybrooke's mayor is difficult to balance sometimes. You have a job I assume, Miss Swan. Imagine having another. That's what it's like being a single parent. Whatever he might have said to you, I do love my son." Regina says.
"I'm sure you do." Emma replies. "I must be getting back now."
"Yes, of course." Regina answers.
As Emily starts to get up and walk out of the study and into the foyer towards the front door she suddenly stops and turns around.
"Would it be alright if I visited Henry from time to time, Miss Mils?" Emma asks.
Wait, what?! What did I just say? I gave him up. It was a closed adoption. I don't even know this woman. What would possess me to ask this? What's wrong with me?! Emma thinks.
"Yes! I would love that!" Henry shouts from the top of the stairs.
The two women turned around to face Henry at the stairs.
"Henry. That's not a good idea. Miss Swan is busy and..." Regina is cut off by Emma.
"I'm not that busy. Not busy enough to not visit my son." Emma says back.
"May I remind you, Miss Swan. Henry is my son legally. You have no rights in regard to him." Regina says in a firm manner fearing Emma might try to take Henry from her.
"Yeah! Besides she's my real mom. If I want to see her you can't stop me!" Henry shouts at Regina.
"Henry. I am your mother. You live under my roof. You will obey my rules while you still live here." Regina firmly states.
"Then I'll go live with Emma!" Henry yells.
"Whoa, kid! That's taking it a bit too far. I'm not...You have a home already. I just want to be a part of your life, not take it over." Emma says to Henry.
"Henry, please go back in your room while Miss Swan and I talk about this." Regina says to Henry.
As Henry turns to go back to his room he looks at Emma such a love and adoration that it takes Emma a minute to realize what she's experiencing. She is a mother and has always been one even though she had previously thought because she had given her son up she no longer was one. She was experiencing a child unconditional love for his mother. Her child. The one she had given up.
He loves me. I gave him up. You think he would feel abandonment from me. How could I have given this precious boy up? He's my son. He's my Henry. I love him. I've always loved him. I'm a mother. Emma thinks.
Emma is shocked by this realization that she is now a mother and she will forever be responsible for this child. Her child.
As Emma leaves Regina's house she feels like she has a sense of purpose in her life. Her life now has meaning. She's someone's mother.