Hey there.! Indeed I update on this.! haha! I had writer's block , I couldn't work on this story at all thoe months but I guess Im back with outlaw queen family feels. I think the chapter will make up for it because guess who Regina finds?

NoSpoilers. haha.!

I'm sorry it took so long to write on this but I want you to know that I really really tried. Many times.

So I will stop talking and let you enjoy the chapter , if you like .

Huge credits and many thanks to my lovely Lupineborn who beta this chapter. Honey another one Lacta for you ;)

Please if you like it let me know what you think , your support helps so much to write more , and soon.

I'll stop talking now .

At 6 am, Regina was up, showered and dressed. She took some time to make breakfast for Anny and Robin. When it was ready, she went to Anny's room, lifted her carefully and placed her next to Robin. They were both sleeping heavily and peacefully and she didn't want to wake them up. She took a good look of her loved ones, smiled at the sight of Anny curled up in her father's arms as she was asleep, and kissed both of them before leaving a note, saying that she would be back later. She wrote that she was going to the office as her old job was waiting for her.

As soon as she arrived at her office, she invited Henry over. She said that she needed his help on something important, and within half an hour, Henry was at her office.

"Good morning, mom," he greeted while walking towards him mom and kissed her on the cheek.

"Good morning, sweetheart."

"Mom, will you stop calling me like that?" He said in a slightly annoyed tone. "I'm seventeen," he pointed out while running his hand through his hair.

Regina let out a chuckle and smiled at her son. "Yes, yes you are. But to me, you will always be my little son," she answered and Henry let out a sigh.

"So, what is so important that you had to wake me up before 7 am?"

"I want you to help me find Roland," she informed her son, looking him in the eyes. "I know you searched the town but you didn't search the towns around. We have to take a look there too. Will you come with me?"

Henry widened his eyes, nodding almost instantly to her. "Of course. When are we going to begin with the..." he scratched his head, his eyes closed slightly and he seemed thoughtful for a moment. "…Operation lost-dimple?" He said and they both laughed.

"Well." She got up quickly and grabbed her purse. "The sooner, the better. Get up. Let's go."

They arrived at the first town near Storybrooke, which was only two hours away and Henry pointed that they had to start looking in schools. Luckily, Regina had a picture of Roland since he was four, and she wondered how much he would have changed in three years. The thought of the young dimpled boy not being alive made her heart stop every time, so she avoided thinking of something like this.

They asked at the first school they found but there was not even one kid named Roland, so they left before showing his picture to the principal and they continued to the second school that showed up on their way.

This time, Regina headed straight to the principal of the second school and Henry remained behind to watch the children, during their break from classes.

"Can I talk to the principal, please?" She kindly asked a young woman she encountered in the first office she found.

The woman seemed nervous, or frustrated, or both. Regina pondered for a while, but she still smiled as she got her answer. "Yes, of course. I'm heading to his office too. Follow me, please."

They arrived to the Principal's office and the young woman got inside and forgot to close the door behind her, so Regina could hear everything she wanted to say to the principal.

"What happened, Hilary?" She hears his voice.

"It's Roland, again. I mentioned the fairytale of Robin Hood in class and he keeps saying that Robin Hood is his father and starts making up stories, and the kids believe him and make all this noise in the class. I think that Roland has to see a therapist, sir," she ended and Regina's eyes widened as she felt her heart beating like it would pop right through her chest. She rushed quickly in the office, bringing out the picture of Roland in her hands.

"Is this the kid you are talking about?" She asked the young woman and she frowned in confusion and looked at the principal.

"Miss, I think you should wait outside..." he started saying, but she cut him off quickly.

"Tell me, is this him?" She ignored the old man and asked again, voice louder this time.

Hilary looked at the picture and then at Regina again. "He was four then, he is seven now, right?" Regina asked, her eyes full of hope and Hilary nodded.

"Yeah, this is Roland. Who are you?"

Regina felt a tear ready to fall down her cheeks as she looked at the picture again.

"I'm his stepmother," she said with a cracked voice. "There was an accident three years ago and we thought he was dead, we never found him and I just came back to town. I decided to check the towns around. Please, I need to see him."

"Which town are you from, Miss…?"

"Regina," she responded, taking a deep breath and holding back her tears. "Regina Mills."

The principal widened his eyes. "You are the Major of Storybrooke? We had exchanged some e-mails back in the past, you were searching for a teacher, for the school in your town."

She didn't remember this man but she cared too little, because the one thing she wanted was to see Roland.

"Yes, but please get me Roland. Who is taking care of him?"

"Okay, Ms. Mills, calm down," the Principal responded politely. "Hilary, please get Roland and I'll call his custodian."

The young woman nodded and left quickly as the Principal picked up the phone.

Regina was dizzy, but most of all, she was happy. She found Roland. Robin would never be miserable again.

Five minutes later, which passed like a century to Regina, Hilary got Roland in the Principal's office.

The moment Regina heard the door open, she got up and turned around.

"Roland, there is someone here to see you," she said softly to the small kid, and as soon as Roland saw Regina, he threw himself in her arms, letting out a long "Gina."

Regina wrapped her arms around the little boy and picked him up, squeezing him as tightly as she could.

"Oh baby, I've missed you so much," she murmured as Roland buried his head in the crook of her neck, locking his tiny arms around her.

"I've missed you too, Gina," he murmured with a trembling voice.

The Principal and Hilary where looking at the scene in front of them with a sweet soft smile on their faces.

After a while, Regina sat down on the chair as Roland didn't stop squeezing her, and rocked the small boy in her lap.

"Gina, why didn't you come earlier? Where is my daddy?" Roland asked with tears in his eyes and Regina's heart broke.

She looked at him softly and brought both of her hands to cup his face, wiping away some of his tears before kissing his temple. "We were looking for you for so long, baby, but I promise you we won't ever leave you again," she promised with a soft voice.

"Who is she?" A woman with long brown hair and green eyes, around the age of thirty five years old, rushed in the office and asked loudly.

''Ms. Tyler, calm down'' the Principal said softly.

Regina and Roland both looked up at the woman, as she looked back at them.

"Roland, honey, why are you crying?" The woman asked, her voice became soft instantly as she looked at the small boy.

"Rose, this is Gina," Roland said with a smile. "Gina loves my daddy."

Regina smiled softly at Roland and let him on his feet as she stood up and looked at Rose.

"I think we should talk in private," Regina said politely and the woman frowned. "Who are you?" She asked, never taking her eyes of Regina.

"I can explain everything, but not here," Regina told her, looking around.

Hilary cleared her throat and approached Roland. "Well, we will go back to class. There is a break in twenty minutes, you can see him then," she said softly and took Roland's hand but he threw himself to Regina and wrapped his arms around her.

"Gina please, you promised you won't leave me!" He whined and Regina looked at him with a sad smile.

She fell to her knees and cupped his face in her hands. "I won't, baby. I have to discuss some things with this woman that took care of you for so long and I'll see you when you have your break, okay?"

"Okay," Roland nodded and kissed her cheek.

Rose was looking at them with tears in her eyes and she couldn't understand a thing about what was happening.

"Roland?" She asked with trembling voice as the young boy ignored her completely. Regina felt bad for this woman because she knew very well what it meant to be ignored by a kid you love. Whether he is her son or not, that woman raised him for three years and Regina knew how hard it would be for her to let go of Roland.

"Rose," Roland said innocently as he went back and hugged his custodian with a smile.

"Don't be jealous, Rose. I love you too but I haven't seen Gina for a long time."

"Fine, darling," she responded with a smile. "Go back with your teacher, I'll see you in while, okay?"

Roland nodded and left with his teacher soon. The Principal politely excused himself and left the two women alone in the office.

"So," Rose started, "who are you?"

"I'm Roland's step mother," she said with a soft voice. "His father was looking for him for a long time. There was an accident and..."

"I know about the accident," Rose cut her off. "I found him alone in the street and I couldn't leave him there."

"Was he hurt?" Regina asked instantly.

"No," Rose said softly. "I took him to the hospital and they checked him. He was alone and crying, asking for his father. The police, the doctors, and me, we were all searching for his family and we didn't find anything. He was so cute and scared, I couldn't leave him to the police so I took him in. He said he was walking for many hours, trying to find his father."

"Oh, God," Regina breathed, running her hands through her hair.

"So," Rose murmured and looked up at Regina. "You're going to take him away, aren't you?" She said with a cracked voice.

Regina didn't speak, she just looked at the woman sadly. She seemed nice, and Roland surely loved her. She didn't want to cause her pain but she couldn't do otherwise.

"I'm sorry, Rose," she responded after a while. "His father is a mess, he lost himself, being without Roland those years. He thinks his boy is dead. God, he even made a grave with Roland's name just to have a place to feel close to him. I must to take him back."

"It must be very hard for him to think his child is dead," Rose said with a low voice.

Regina nodded sadly and looked back at her as Rose started crying.

"So, you'll take him?" She cried, covering her mouth with her hand. "And I won't see him again? What about his school? His things?"

Regina's heart broke as she had to see the woman like this, and she made a step forward and took her hand, squeezing it in hers. "You can see him whenever you want. I'll give you my address and you can come by, or even take him for the weekend. I'm sure Roland will be happy to have you in his life. You took such a good care of him for so many years, I don't know how to thank you enough."

"Really?" Rose asked with hope. "You think his father will be okay with me to have him for some weekends?"

"Of course he will, Rose. We are grateful to you forever, for taking such a good care of him. I don't even want to think what would have happened if someone else had found him back then."

"He is a great kid," Rose added after a deep breath. "And I know he isn't mine but I love him as if he was."

"Believe me, I know how it feels," Regina said with a sad smile. "I have a son, he was adopted… and when his real mother came to town, I wanted to kill her, believe me."

Rose instantly laughed, the poor woman didn't know that Regina actually wanted to kill Emma. The poor woman didn't know who she was talking to.

"Also, he has a great imagination," Rose said, smiling lightly. "His father's name is Robin, right?"

"Yes."

"He thinks he is Robin Hood, and he keeps saying stories about his home, the enchanted forest… and he tells them so good that I almost believed him once," she joked lightly and Regina tried to hide her laugh.

Poor woman, you can't even imagine, Regina thinks.

"Yes, he is a very good story teller."

By the time they finished their conversation, Roland was back to the office and Rose started crying again. Roland told her not to cry, because he loved her too and he would be back again, and Rose was crying harder. Regina gave them a private moment to say their goodbyes as she texted Henry to wait for her in the car.

When Rose finally released Roland of her arms, Regina gave her their address and phone number, so she could come whenever she wanted to see him, and Rose thanked her politely.

"Don't cry, Rose. I'll come again and you can come too, right Gina?" Roland said innocently and Regina smiled.

"She can come whenever she wants," Regina said, looking at Rose as they hugged for the last time.

Roland was excited to see Henry again after so many years. Henry took Roland in his arms and hugged him tightly before the three of them got in the car.

"I don't like it, you got so bigger than me," Roland said to Henry in a bit annoyed tone as they made their way back to Storybrooke.

Regina and Henry laughed loudly as they both looked back at the small dimple boy. "Roland, you'll be bigger than me in a few years, I promise," Henry teased with a smile.

"Fine," Roland said, then he took some time to think about what Henry said.

When Regina checked her phone, she had five missed calls from Robin and two messages.

"Where are you, my love? Pick up your phone," was the first.

"I'll start worrying now. Please call me back. I love you."

She smiled at the second message and typed the answer.

"I'll be home in a while. I love you too and I have a surprise for you."