I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. Just to clear this up, this will be an Evilfire story all they way through, no swanfire, no swanqueen just EvilFire. Also, I'd like to say that I do think I'd be able to finish this story, It's just going to take a little time to get things in order but I do plan on finishing it. So this chapter is just a little filler chapter until I can work out some plot details and have a strong storyline. Thank you much for sticking with this story and I appreciate all of the reviews.


Chapter Six: The Explanation Part 2


"Mommy, where we goin'?" Max asks and Regina sighs.

"Where do you want to go?" She asks the toddler.

"Park?" Max says. He loves to play on the swings, it makes him feel like he's flying.

"The park we go." Regina says and she hears a 'yay' from her son in the back. The drive to the park was short and filled with Max's singing to the popular songs on the radio. Regina had a soft smile as she listened to her son attempt to sing the right notes. When they arrived at the park, Max rushed to the swings and found one to swing on. Regina happily pushed her son on the swings, ignoring the thoughts of her husband and the visitors in her house. She hated that he believed them without hearing her side of the story. And she would be lying if she said she wasn't angry. She was furious that Emma just told Neal every bad thing she could think of. She didn't give her a chance to explain herself, she just spoke from her point of view. What gave her the right to walk into her home and say all of that. It wasn't hers to say or explain. And she was hurt that Neal believed Emma. He didn't wait for to explain herself, he just jumped to conclusions and agreed with Emma. That she was a terrible person and a bad mother. The one person that never believed that now did. He probably thought that she was a monster now.

"Mommy! Down now." Regina snapped out of her haze and took her son out of the swing.

"Where do you want to go now, my little knight?" Regina asked her son.

"Slides!" He says happily and Regina grabs his hand as they walk over to the slides for him to play on. They stayed at the park for about an hour, Regina just watching her son play and have good time. When she looked at her phone, she noticed she had a least ten calls and a couple of messages from Neal. Sighing she unlocked her phone and began to read the messages.

"Regina I'm so sorry! Please come back so we can talk. I love you."

"Regina, could you at least let me know you guys are okay?"

"I love you, I always will, Gina."

Regina sighed as few tears fell down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away and put her phone back in her pocket. Maybe he didn't think she was a terrible person. Maybe he would listen to her and her side of the story. Maybe he would understand. Just maybe.

"Hey, Max, let's go get you a new toy." She says her son as he runs over to her. She wasn't quite ready to go home just yet. She still needed time to breathe and calm down. She had no idea what she was going to do when she talked to Neal.

"Yeah, mommy!" He says with a big smile.

"Okay, let's go." Regina says and the walk back to the car. Regina quickly straps him in his toddler seat and begins to drive to the nearest toy store. They arrive at the store ten minutes and Max is practically jumping out of his seat.

"We're hwere, mommy!" He exclaims as he tries to unbuckle his seat belt.

"I know. Just wait a second, I'll get your seat belt." Regina tells him as she unbuckles her seat belt and gets out of the car. She quickly unbuckled her son and grabbed his hand as they walked into the toy store. Max was practically jumping with excitement as they walked through the aisles. Regina smiled as she watched him make a decision on what three toys he wanted. He was so happy, something she always wanted for him. She just wanted him to be happy. Once he chose his three toys, they went to the checkout and she paid for them. She made sure Max was safely in his seat before putting the toys in the trunk and getting in the car herself. She really didn't want to to go home, it was the last thing she wanted to do but she had to face them eventually. But on the way home, she stops to get them ice cream and lets Max eat his ice cream cone as slow as he pleased. And when they arrived at their home, she saw that her little knight was fast asleep. Regina quickly got out of the car and gathered her son in her arms before walking back into her house. She took a deep breath as she approached the living room where she expected everyone to be.

"Regina, you're back!" Neal instantly shot up from his seat and walked to the pair. "And why are you holding him?" Neal asked, quickly taking the boy from her arms despite Regina holding him as tight as she possibly could. Neal saw her reaction and mentally slapped himself. He shouldn't have done that, she was fragile enough as it was and now she thinks he's taking their son away from her."The doctor said that you shouldn't be holding him, it's not good for the baby. I'm not taking him away from you, I could never." Neal reassures her and Regina nods, regaining her composure. She had shown enough vulnerability as it was and she refused to show anymore. Regina stood on the other side of the room, ignoring the looks she got from the guests in her home while Neal laid their son down. Once Neal returned, he stood next to Regina, grabbing her hand as a sign of comfort.

"So where would you like to start?" Rumpel said looking at the couple. He would have never imagined this pairing ever but here it was right in front of him.

"How did you get here? How did you find us?" Neal asks and Rumple sighs.

"I used a tracking spell." The Imp answered honestly.

"Of course you did. It's always magic with you." Neal mutters.

"Neal, please listen to me. Everyday, I thought about you and if you were okay. I did everything I could to find you. I never stopped looking for you." Rumple told him and he shook his head.

"Why did you bring them with you?" Neal ignored his father's apology, it meant nothing to him, not after all he had been through.

"Emma owed me a favor and she decided to bring Henry with her." The imp answered and Neal glared.

"Things never change with you, do they?" Neal says and he saw the look of devastation on his father's face.

"Bae…"

"I need for you to leave." Neal says and Rumplestiltskin frowned.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think Gold is the only one with unfinished business here." Emma spoke up and the couple looked in the direction of the blonde. Despite holding Neal's hand tightly, Regina had finally regained her cold and protected persona, a frown etched on her face.

"I told you why I left Emma, there's nothing else-" Neal started but Emma cut him off.

"Not you, we can talk later. I'm talking about Regina."


Sorry again for such a small chapter but still leave me your thoughts and any ideas on what you'd like to happen in the story.