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Chapter 4

"Thank you," Regina says as the bell boy leaves her luggage in to her temporary home in this hotel until her new house is ready.

"Now baby, let's see about getting some food up here," Regina says to Henry. Henry babbles back at his mother as he sits on the floor playing with his toys. He is such a happy baby. It makes Regina feel that she made the right decision taking her son and moving away from his father. Let's be honest his father had no interest in him anyways but it is better for Henry to be away from that type of selfish person. Regina picks up the menu and looks to see what she fancies and what she can get for her son. After making her choice and the phone call she sits beside her son and begins to play with him.

They are playing with some shapes and his laughing is bringing such joy to her heart now. As she watches how happy and content her son is right now she thinks back to a short while ago when he looked like this sat on a certain blonde's knees and how easily he felt comfortable with her. As she thought about it she thought of her own interactions with the blonde and how she had felt at ease too despite her vocabulary being temporarily stunted while Emma was there. She thinks about those green eyes that she got lost in, the few freckles across her nose and those beautiful blonde curls encasing the women in gold. She huffs slightly in frustration that she did not get her number or more information so that she could contact her. As she continues to think of Emma a knock at the door brings her back to the now. Their food as arrived. She answers the door and thanks the young lady who brought their food. She tips her generously and heads to the trolley to see their meal. She plucks Henry from the floor and straps him into the booster seat she had brought for him. He slaps the table as her realises he is about to be fed. No doubt about it her son enjoys food. He babbles away happily as she allows his vegetables to cool slightly before she places a few pieces down on the table in front of him. He smiles a gummy smile to her. The few baby carrots and green beans are not long on the table as her hungry boy eats them up. He has been working on solid foods for over two months now but he still likes his bottle. Regina leaves out a few more bits of vegetables to him as she enjoys her delicious bakes salmon. She smiles at her son as he smashes his hands onto the table demanding more for. She laughs.

"You are a hungry boy today, must have been all the travelling or maybe the crying hmm," she says to him as she cups his chin. He smiles back at her. She kisses his nose and puts more carrots in front of him. She gets up and turns on the kettle to warm his bottle. She doesn't want him to fill up on vegetables too much. She wants him to have some of his bottle too. She prepares his bottle all the while the room is filled with his babbling. She works away and as she does her mind wanders to those green eyes. She huffs in frustration. As she gets back to the table with the bottle for Henry her phone begins to ring. She answers the face time call from her mother.

"Hi Mom," she says propping the phone up so she can continue to eat, and her mother can see both.

"Hello Regina dear. How are you?" Cora asks as she beams a smile at her grandson.

"Good mother. We arrived at the hotel a short time ago. We are just having some dinner," Regina responds.

"How was the trip?" Cora asks.

"Not great, Henry was a bit of a hand full," Regina says as she runs her hand through his light brown hair.

"Oh that is not like him," Cora says looking at her daughter.

"I know," Regina says as she shrugs her shoulders.

"How did you manage?" Cora asks.

A wistful smile comes over Regina's face that does not go un-noticed by her mother.

"Another lady came over and helped me, she distracted Henry. He was quiet taken with her," Regina says looking at her son, but Cora has noticed the look in her daughters' eyes and thinks to herself he is not the only one who was taken with this stranger it seems.

"And who was she?" Cora asks wonder about this mystery woman who has seemed to have had a positive influence on her daughter.

"Emma was her name," Regina says. Cora decides to not press her daughter right now she is just glad she has a smile on her face right now. She has been through so much with that ex-husband of hers. Cora was glad to see the back of him and even though it caused Regina to move away for them she knew this move was best for Regina. She needed away from here where she often would run in to Daniel. He had quite a reputation now around Storeybrooke a string of women in his wake. Cora was disgusted with him. She thought he had been perfect for Regina, now she wishes her daughter had gone off with that Elsa girl around the world. At least she would've been happy instead of the shell of a woman he turned Regina into, but then they wouldn't have beautiful Henry in their lives. And that was something Cora could not reject. She loved her grandson so much. She was going to miss him terribly, well both of them but she knew that this was best for them. It was giving Regina a chance to be happy. Too much of this town was now tainted by Daniel.

"When is the house ready?" Cora asked. She had gone with Regina to view the house and it was beautiful. She couldn't wait to some up to Boston and visit the pair of them.

"A couple of days," Regina said. Henry banged his hands again, so Regina handed him his bottle after feeling that it was not too hot. Cora laughs at her grandson.

"Ok I will let you go and finish dinner. I will call again tomorrow," Cora says.

"Thanks Mom. I love you," Regina says.

"Love you too dear," Cora responds.

Regina hangs up the phone and places it back on the table. She plucks Henry from his chair as he is starting to look sleepy. She loves having a snuggle with him on the couch before he falls asleep. She cuddles him in under a nice blanket and lets him rest against her. Again, with him in this position her mind drifts to Emma. Why didn't she get a number or something? Yes, she must admit she liked Emma but if Emma didn't like her like that, she would have been happy to be friends with the blonde. Regina had a feeling that Emma did like her too. They way she tried to get them to share a cab without her knowing where they were going was so cute and then her blushing when Regina caught her out. Good why didn't she get a number or give or number. Or even a second name! Simply the blonde had put Regina's mind on the back foot for once. Emma had surprised her from the beginning. First by coming to her aid to help her with Henry. Then going and talking with the guy that was shouting at Regina and then to sit with them for the plane ride. Henry falling asleep on her. Regina taking a nap and then helping Regina get off the plane and bags. Those green eyes sparkling at Regina were now tormenting her thoughts. A little snore from Henry has Regina smiling. She swoops her son up and moves to place him in the travel cot that the hotel placed in the room for her. Once Henry is settled, Regina moves back to the living room in the suite. She sits on the couch and takes out her laptop. She checks her mails quickly. There is one about the house saying that they are on schedule for her to move in. Also, one from her new job with some information about her first day as well as information about her first story. She closes the laptop realising that she is very tired after her day of travelling and the turmoil of what happened with Henry. She goes about her nightly routine. Changing into silk short pyjamas and removing her make up. She moisturizes her legs and then brushes her teeth. After all that she looks in on Henry in his travel cot and smiles.

"Love you Henry, sweet dreams," she whispers as she brushes hairs back off his adorable face. She watches him for another couple of minutes before she decides to get into the bed herself. She gets into the soft bed and a light moan falls from her lips. She begins to fall asleep but as she does those green eyes swim into her mind once again as she falls asleep she actually says good night to Emma in her head wherever she is in this city and somewhere in the back of her mind she decides she is going to try and find this blonde who has invaded her thoughts and mind in just such a short time.