Emma ran through out the town in the dark with tears streaming down her face, she was starting to get cold for the fact that she was so upset she forgot a jacket. Her mom well adoptive mother always to wear a coat outside or she would get a cold, right now she didn't care.

Emma ran all the way to Regina's office, she passed the secretary named Janet she had known from coming to the office to see her mother after school, before she gave up and continued reading her books. Emma barged through the door with tears on her face and red eyes, she saw her mom at her desk filling out papers. Regina looked up annoyed to who disturbed her she asked Janet she wasn't meeting anyone for the rest of the day but the annoyance was wiped off her face when she saw her angel in the middle of her office with red teary eyes.

"Emma what happened sweetheart?" Regina got up from behind her desk and made her way towards her little girl who stood there, as she got closer Emma cried louder.

"Emma baby why are you crying, did someone hurt you?" Regina tried getting closer to the blonde girl she loved, but all that did was make Emma back away from her.

It scared her when Emma nodded her head to her question, Emma just looked at her with non trusting eyes. Their was love in them still but it had dimmed and Emma seemed hurt by something emotionally.

Regina got on her knees in front of Emma who stood their crying she got the courage to ask her little girl. "Who?"

Emma backed away even more from Regina now, Emma looked at her with tears in her eyes flowing down her little cheeks.

"You"

"What did I do munchkin?"

"You lied to me" Emma said while going to Regina's office sofa and sitting down away from her.

"How, I never lied to you" Regina sat down next to her, looking at her little girl just crying was hurting her as well, when Emma was in pain so was she. Regina hated seeing Emma upset, especially when Emma cried since Emma rarely cried at all only when she wanted her mom or if she got really hurt.

"Well you did,you lied to me about a lot of things"

"What things?" Regina moved Emma's loose curl of hair from her face gently trying to comfort her without her moving away from her.

"My parents, you said my dad died in a car crash. You also said that I was yours, when did you Adopt me MOTHER!" Emma shot off the couch away from Regina angry now that she would deny lying to her.

"Where did you hear about that?" Regina had no idea that Emma would find out, not until she was older about being adopted.

Regina wanted to protect Emma from her parents who tried to give rid of her in that wardrobe, they gave her up. Regina also didn't want Emma to find out she was adopted because she would go looking for them, and with Emma she never stops until she finds what she is looking for.

"Check the home message machine!" Regina got up from the couch and went to her phone on her desk, she opened her home messages and played it back on speaker phone.

"Hello this is Mr. Spencer district attorney, I am calling about the child Emma pertaining to Mr. Blanchard's will in accordance to you. Here at the office we seem to have misplaced the adoption papers and would like for your copies, thank you please call back as soon as you can. Thank You have a great day."

Regina clicked the phone off and went to Emma right away, her little girl needed her. Regina took Emma in her arms and rocked her as she cried on her shoulder, Regina tried soothing her and shushing her to calm her.

"I am so sorry you had to find out this way Emma, especially today" Regina started thinking of way to explain the situation to Emma in the best way possible.

"Emma today was the day you came into my life and it was the happiest day of my life. I walked into your room to soothe your cries and when you saw me you stopped crying and stared at me, and the minute that happened I knew I would love you with everything that I am" Regina wiped away Emma's tears on her cheeks as she continued the story.

"Emma your parents they gave you away" Emma got out of Regina's arms and walked away from her, Regina knew Emma was crying because her back was turned from her and she was in the middle of the office putting herself away from regina.

Regina suddenly knew what to say. "People can be cruel huh" Regina told Emma who just stood there listening, not facing her.

"Yeah, but you aren't not all the time. I have to find them even if it is just to ask them why"

"I know but I want you to know this from me. You are a great person, Emma that's the funny part and I lied to you to make you feel you that you belong to me because that's what I think you really would have wanted underneath all this"

"I think you would have wanted to belong to someone, and you do right now but the thing is Emma. You already do, I love you more than anything. I want to prove to you that parents don't disappear forever and that you are loved"

"Why did they go?" Emma whispered to her mother listening to her words.

"I don't know that's a... I don't know. That's a mystery, but sometimes that's their fault and sometime it's not. It's a mystery. I don't know" Regina started getting tears in her eyes as well, from this conversation.

"Why?Why?" Emma turns around with new tears in her eyes, she attempts to wipe them away with her arm.

"Why do you think they left me?" Emma asks coming a little closer to her mother.

Regina stares at Emma for a moment trying to think of something to say to ease her pain. "Because" Regina throws her phone away onto the couch harshly taking out her anger a bit.

"Because they were stupid, whoever let you go those were the stupidest people in the universe. I mean they were so dumb. They couldn't even see what was right in front of them. How could they not see how extraordinary you are, how big your heart is"

"I'm even not that smart, and I can see it. It's so obvious, I mean you're the easiest kid in the world to love. Well to me you are. You know what I think, I think you love me too"

"Like your just filled with it, I think it is just waiting to burst out of you" Regina wipes her tears from her eyes, as she looks at Emma who is standing their one of her tears dropped down from her eyes and rolled off her face.

"Emma your my Daughter. Your my home,forever and I will never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever leave you" Emma was fully crying again and sobbing, she ran towards Regina who bended down and picked her up holding her in her arms, squeezing her to her chest.

"I got you" Regina put her hand on Emma's head holding her, Regina carried her out of her office closing the door and light locking up for the night. "I got you"

Sometime we forget that children have just come into our lives. They are full of pure potential, on or in any realm some are there for a destiny and all of them are just trying to learn what it mean's to be human. For some reason Regina and Emma reached out towards each other and are together, she is the Savior Snow White and Prince Charming's daughter and Regina was the evil queen their nemeses and oddly enough they loved each other and were family. And there was no reason someone could take that away, no reason they knew at the time would do so. But things were constantly changing no matter what happened in their lives, even if they were frozen in a cursed town things would eventually Find their way to them changing their lives forever.

Regina walked down the street with Emma in her arms, Emma feel asleep soon after she left the office in her arms. Regina walked up stairs and tucked Emma in bed for the night and took off her hearing aids, Regina picked up Emma's teddy bear that she got her 'Henry' was his name. Emma instantly grabbed 'Henry' the teddy and snuggled into him for comfort, Regina smiled at the image she picked up Emma's baby blanket and stuffed it under her pillow out of her reach so she didn't see it. Emma didn't even notice or stir, Regina kissed Emma on the head and went to the light switch.

"Good night Sweet Heart, Happy Birthday" Regina whispered she turned off the light and closed Emma's bedroom door.

Regina was cleaning up Emma's cupcake in the kitchen, what was she thinking with this cupcake she was going to get Emma a cake and a present tomorrow.

Regina finished and started to go up the stairs to go to sleep when there was a knock a the door. Regina sauntered to the door and opened it to find Graham, Mr. Spencer the attorney, and a teary eyed Miss. Blanchard on her door step.

"Can I help You Sheriff, it is late" Regina spoke eyeing the group of people wondering why the hell were they on her door step at 7:30pm at night.

"I am sorry madam Mayor, but it is urgent and would be best if you let us in"

"May I ask what this is about?" Regina let the group in the house closing the door gently behind them, leading them into her home office.

"I believe I should allow to take over from here" Graham gestured to the white-haired man in a business suit, before him and Miss. Blanchard sat down on her home office couch.

"Thank You Sheriff, we are here according to the matter of Mr. Blanchard's will that have gone missing I believe you have received my message"

Regina did not like what was going on Mary Margaret was here and they were discussing the cursed memories in accordance of her dead father's will which contains Emma's adoption to her. Since in the cursed memories Mary Margaret was a minor her father took care of all the decisions, he conveniently signed over the child to her care telling it had died during birth to cover it up smoothly.

"Yes I have, because of it my daughter's birth-" Regina snapped at him forgetting Mary Margaret's presence for a moment focusing on Emma's tears in her office.

"day" Mary Margaret had tears in her eyes and a far off look, trying to recall something. Today would be her no longer dead daughter's birthday.

"That is none of your concern Miss. Blanchard, as a matter a fact why are you here" Regina started to get defensive towards Emma, this women had no right. She gave up Emma long ago.

"I am here about my father's will, it turned up. Mr. Spencer will you read it please" Mary Margaret explained to the mayor, who's eyebrows shot up and cursed under her breath holding in fury as to who found it.

"It just turned up on my desk this morning, there was a small note that said the word 'broken' on top of it in its folder" Mr. Spencer or to Regina king george, she suspected who had left it on the desk the only person who would try to double cross her. Gold. Rumple.

"Let's begin" Mr. Spencer opened the folder, and started to read the will of Mr. Blanchard

The last will and testament of

Leonard Blanchard

I, Leonard Blanchard, an adult residing at 25 Cherry Lane, Storybrooke,Maine, being of sound mind, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament.

To my darling daughter, I have always wanted the best for you. I have made a big sacrifice for you, a burden you shouldn't have carried yet. I have known I have little to no time before I depart, I always wanted to you to be happy so with my greatest regret I have caused you the opposite of happiness but of grief. I had made a choice for us, for you the baby would have ruined that. I had forged your signature on transfer papers for your child and made a huge mistake, I would take back but it had been done. I love you darling daughter, but my greatest regret is this I hope you can forgive me. Your Father Leonard Blanchard.

"There is the transfer and birth certificate papers attached to the back of the will, I suggest you would want me to read them"

Name of Child: Emma

Middle:Ruth

Last: Mills (transfer original name Blanchard)

Sex:Female

Date of Birth: October 23, 1983

Place of birth: Storybrooke General

Name of Father: David Nolan

Name of Mother: Mary Margaret Blanchard

"And here is the transfer papers. Regina Mills adoption of Emma Ruth date October 23,1983. Transfer of custody time 8:15 am"

Mary Margaret sat there on the couch in tears, still wondering why would her father do such a thing he always loved her and was always talking about raising Emma with her since David had disappeared from town after he went to go break up with Katheryn he was on his way home then he disappeared.

"Where is she" Mary Margaret whispered wanting to see her daughter.

Regina stood up from the couch in protest, but Graham had held up his hand to stop her for to explain.

"The child has been signed over to , the child must stay. How ever since was unaware of the signing without her permission makes this a crime. Miss. Blanchard is entitled to see the child when ever she likes, but we need to have a DNA test run to confirm the relation between the two before we could set up a shared custody agreement"

Mary Margaret had millions of thoughts running through her head at once, the child she had seen grow up from a far was her and David's daughter. The little girl who had so much in common with, the child who had her chin and David's hair color, and a replica of her eyes.

"Yes of course anything, can I see her" Mary Margaret begged Graham and Spencer who looked to Regina who was a deathly pale white. "She is my daughter, I have raised her since she was a day old. This is outrageous!"

"Regina calm down, I assume Emma is asleep. It would not be good for her to know tonight"

"I agree Sheriff,she is asleep you will have to wait till tomorrow" Regina got up to try to escort them out, she opened the sliding door of her office to go into the hall with the group when she saw Emma with sleepy eyes headed to the kitchen.

Regina tried to back up and close the doors quickly, but they had spotted Emma before she could do so.

"Emma" Mary Margaret had happy tears in her eyes as she watched the blonde little girl go into the kitchen and open the fridge to get milk, she didn't hear her because her mom took off her hearing aids before bed. Regina on instinct went over to her and helped her get the drink, she lifted Emma up on the counter top to sit. Emma just sat there rubbing the deep sleep out of her eyes.

Mary Margaret, Graham, and Spencer walked into the kitchen following Emma and Regina. Emma didn't notice them as she sat sleepily on the counter waiting for her mom to pour her some milk into a sippy cup for her, she wasn't going to trust Emma who was half asleep with a real glass.

"Here you go. Hey Emma two hands" Emma sleepily gripped the sippy cup and started to drink the milk. Regina picked Emma up into her hands and held her close, Mary Margaret stepped into Emma's line of blurry view. Emma knew who it was because of her smell and shape of her in her vision.

"Mommy what is Miss. Blanchard doing here?" Mary Margaret knew sign language, her heart broke when Emma signed mommy towards Regina not her. She couldn't do anything about it.

Regina had nothing to fear against Mary Margaret winning Emma's affection, because when the little girl find out that she is her real mom Emma would hate her and would want nothing to do with her making Regina Emma's mommy forever. Regina won either way.

"I suggest you leave Miss. Blanchard it is late and MY DAUGHTER needs her sleep" Regina held Emma who fell back asleep holding her sippy cup in one hand and her head asleep on Regina's shoulder.

"We should leave, tomorrow things will change. It is after all Emma's eight birthday" Spencer flashed a fake smile leading them to the front door.

They soon left, they had to pull Mary Margaret away. She finally agreed to leave when Graham said she would wake Emma and it would cause a problem.

Regina put Emma back in bed, kissed her on the forehead and left her room.

At 8:15 Emma glowed bright white then returned to normal, not even stirring in her sleep. Emma reached under her pillow and continued sleeping.

At the clock tower the clock started to tick, time moved forward for once in eight years. The curse was weakening, Emma had grown up to be a very special girl; to many people.

Things were going to change in Storybrooke, all in the morning to come.