While they were eating Regina started a long story in which she was unsure what Emma would think. "So I'm not sure where to start it's a very confusing and long process." Emma nodded understanding long stories, considering her history was really a fairytale. "Regina my life story is literally a story, so I understand. I would suggest starting at the beginning and going from there." Regina nodded taking a long drink of coffee before she started, trying to center herself. "First of all please do not comment on anything you are about to hear until I am finished." Emma agreed and waited for Regina to begin her tale.
"Well Emma, I know you've seen some parts of my past but a lot of it isn't shown in books or random memories taken. I'll start with a story from when I was younger and move on from there. Once while I was about ten or eleven I was introduced to other girls with royal families, one in particular I became best friends with, her name was Isabella Grace. We became very close as the years grew, after awhile I began to notice things about her, and myself things that my mother didn't approve of. So my mother made sure we never saw each other again, or so she thought. After everything happened with Daniel and Leopold I hated the idea of love and anything to do with it. One night I left with your grandfather and your mother and we went into the town to meet with locals to show how much we cared for them. Normally I'd stay in the carriage but this time something made me feel like I needed to go with them. We walked for hours greeting people and checking on things when I saw her. I walked up to her and reintroduced myself, asked her how her family was and she explained that after my mother cut them off she and her family had been living mainly in poverty. I spent the rest of the trip talking with her, once your mother and grandfather got back to me, I was told I needed to leave. I bid her farewell promising I'd come back to see her. We then got back into the carriage and your grandfather told me I was no longer coming on the trips with him, because me leaving his side and only paying attention to one person was not acceptable. I tried many times to see her again, not ever really being allowed to. I saw her once after that day and it was the day she was leaving our kingdom to go elsewhere. I was bitter for so long, I had lost more in my life at that point then I cared to admit. I loved her, everything about her made me feel happy and safe, I've been chasing that feeling for so long, pretended to be something I'm not to fit in and try to be happy, and that is the beginning of this story." Emma sat there her eyes trained on Regina's waiting for her to continue.
"Well that's where now at days comes in, I said I was trying to be something I wasn't, and I'm afraid Robin got caught up in that. While I cared for him deeply and grew to love him, I don't know if I was truly in love with him and that hurts me, because he sacrificed everything for me and I wasn't even in love with him, what kind of person allows another to do that? What kind of person feels the need to lie so deeply that it slowly seems it's true even when it's a lie?"
Emma continued sitting and waiting, "Talk Emma, I'm done for now. I can't say anymore." Emma got up out of her chair and got them each more coffee, she then returned and took a sip. "Well Regina, first of all I am sorry, you ever felt the need to hide yourself. I know the feeling better than you think. I understand what it's like to love a woman and lose her, and what it's like to hide behind that because you don't think people will understand a woman loving a woman. I'll be the first to tell you, I am perfectly okay with you liking women, and I know our son would understand. He was introduced to a lot in New York, including the fact that I was bisexual. He didn't have a problem with it at all, actually he always seemed happier when I tried to date a woman. When it comes to the second part, you didn't make Robin do anything, he sacrificed himself because he thought it was the right thing to do, he knew he had a good life, and he wanted you to be able to have a chance at a good life." Regina nodded as she listened to Emma, "So you like girls too? Why didn't you ever say anything, then I could have felt better about telling you. I was scared you'd be upset and mad." Emma laughed, "No reason to be scared, and I don't say anything because it's fairytale land here, I had no idea how you'd take it, or the town. Not to mention how my parents would take it." Regina nodded understanding what Emma was saying. Emma yawned a little. "I think I need some sleep, and I think you need some real sleep too. So you can have the bed and I'll have the couch." Regina nudged her, "Just because we both like women doesn't mean we can't share a queen sized bed just as friends." Both women laughed and decided to head upstairs, Regina climbed back into Emma's bed waiting for Emma to change into her pjs. Emma walked back into the room in her bed shorts and a tank top, she climbed into bed. "Good night Regina." Regina yawned a little at this point, "Good night Emma."
When Henry woke up, he was a little confused, he was supposed to be at mom's not ma's. He got out of bed and headed downstairs to see if he could find one of his mothers for an explanation. He saw no one in the living room, so he headed to the kitchen and made a bowl of cereal. He ate his food, then he thought about it ma probably let mom use her room. So he finished his cereal and headed quietly upstairs. He sneakily opened the door to his mom's room, what he saw was a slight surprise, he wasn't expecting to see both of his mothers sharing a bed let alone cuddling together in it. He slowly shut the door and walked back downstairs. He started wondering all of the things this could mean, after all he knew his blonde mother liked girls, did the other as well? Deciding he wanted to give them some time to catch up on sleep he called Violet.
Violet: Hello?
Henry: Hey Violet it's Henry, do you wanna go do something this morning I need to get away from my moms and give them a break, plus I've been dying to see you.
Violet: Sure Henry, just let me tell my dad I'm going out and grab a sweater, where do you want to meet?
Henry: I can head over to your place as soon as I write my moms a note.
Violet: Okay I'll see you soon
Henry hung up the phone and wrote his moms a note saying he was going out with violet and to text or call if they needed him and then he headed out the door.
Henry walked until he got to violet's, then knocked on the door. Violet came out and they headed for a walk with Henry explaining him and Emma's plans to help her mom and Violet explaining she'd be starting school this week. They continued walking and talking.
Meanwhile at Emma's house, Emma woke up. She went to get out of bed and realized she couldn't move her arm, she turned over to see why. Regina was sleeping quite peacefully on her arm, and she didn't want to move her. Emma laid there just spending time watching Regina sleep, in time she decided to prop the covers up so that Regina could be comfortable without her realizing that Emma had moved. Emma slid out of bed and went to the bathroom, she got dressed and headed downstairs. She read Henry's note and decided that she would start coffee and breakfast, she went to the coffee pot and got it set-up and started. Emma then walked to the fridge trying to decide what she wanted to cook, finally she decided on oatmeal, with cinnamon and apples. She didn't want it to be too heavy since Regina had already made food. She got everything ready and headed upstairs to wake Regina. Emma entered the bedroom and saw Regina sprawled out, "Gina, it's time to get up. I made breakfast and coffee." Regina started to slowly wake up, "Mmm, Emma what time is it? And did you say coffee?" Emma laughed a little, "it's well after nine and yes there is coffee." Regina sat up "I'll be down in a couple minutes, Thank you Emma." Emma headed downstairs to wait for Regina to join her. She knew she was going to have to work extremely hard to get the second floor started on her surprise. "Emma?" Emma turned, "In the kitchen Gina." Regina headed to the kitchen to find Emma sitting at the bar with two cups of coffee and two bowls of oatmeal. "Good morning Regina, how did you sleep?" Regina sat down taking a sip of her coffee. "I slept well finally, thank you for everything you've done for me." Emma looked at her with a seriousness, "Regina, don't thank me. You deserve this and so much more and I'm only sorry I can't make it completely better." They sat and ate their breakfast, "Gina I'm sorry to tell you this, I have to sleep today, because of work and Henry went out with Violet, if you'd like you can stay here or head home whichever would make you more comfortable." Regina thought about it for awhile and though she didn't want to overstep her boundaries she decided to stay. "Emma I'd like to stay here if you are sure it's okay with you, I could maybe get a little more sleep and then I'll wait for Henry." Emma agreed. "Let's go to bed then Gina." Emma headed out of the kitchen waiting for Regina to follow her. They headed to Emma's room and laid back down trying to get some more sleep.