Hey guys, Here is my next chapter. I think I worked out all the dates right for this next chapter. I hope you all are still enjoying.

Storybrooke 2001

Years had passed and many things had happened or not happened in most cases in this town. Recently strangers had entered the town of Storybrooke, a boy and his father. Regina had taken them in. Introduced them to Ellie. She had a soft spot for children and this boy was no different. Things had been going well but of course as always something went wrong, hideously wrong. Regina shook her head as she tried to get rid of her latest memories.

Ever since that little boy appeared in Storybrooke it had finally come to her exactly what she had been missing all those years. She had missed Ellie growing up and that killed her. She hated that she didn't see her first steps. Hear her first word. So she made her decision. She wanted a baby and she would get a baby.

She had been looking through adoption agencies for days and she had spent most of the morning talking to the agencies receiving an answer she was not happy about. The waiting lists were too long. She couldn't wait up to two years for a baby. She wanted one now. She stood up and turned round looking out the window of her office. She knew exactly what she needed to do and who she needed to see. She grabbed her coat and bag and turned on her heel quickly leaving her office. She marched down the street like a woman on a mission.

Pushing a door open she stepped into a shop and marched up to the man that would be able to help her. "Gold I need a child and I need your help in getting one." Regina said getting straight to the point.

"Well Regina I am flattered but I have to say I can't say I am up for it." He replied sarcastically adding a smirk on the end.

Regina rolled her eyes. She was not in the mood for his games. "Not like that." She sighed. She explained to him what she had been doing for days and all morning. She knew he would be able to get a child for her a lot quicker than some agency could. She didn't know how he would do it but she knew he would do it.

"So you want to adopt? A baby?" He asked.

"No need for the surprised tone."

"No surprise in my voice I can assure you." He replied.

"Can you help me?" Regina asked firmly. She wanted an answer and she wanted one now.

"Well of course I can. And your sure you want this?" He asked.

"I need this." She replied simply.

"And your daughter?"

"She will be happy about it."

"Your sure about that?"

"Yes." She said through gritted teeth. She was beginning to get annoyed with him.

"I will get you a baby." He said.

Regina nodded and turned on her heel. "I will expect to hear from you soon. She said and she quickly excited the shop. Regina glanced down at her watch seeing what time it was she knew Eleanor would be at home. She quickly made her way back home to talk to her. She knew should be okay with it. She was an easy going child. She entered the house. "Ellie? Ellie are you home?" With the curse no one had aged. Everyone stayed in the same boring life meaning Eleanor was still a sixteen year old girl and had been reliving school over and over again. She was beginning to get sick of it.

"In here mom." Ellie shouted from the sitting room.

Regina placed her coat on the coat stand and placed her bag on the floor. She then walked through to the sitting room and over to the couch where Ellie sat reading a magazine. She sat down. "Ellie we need to talk about something."

Ellie put the magazine down and looked over at her mother. "What is it? Is something wrong?"

"No nothing's wrong. Well…not really."

"Not really?" Ellie asked raising a question eyebrow.

"Ellie I have finally discovered what has been missing over all these years."

"What?"

"A baby Ellie. We need to have a baby around the house. Another child for me and a little brother or sister for you. Someone else we can care for. Someone else to look after." Regina said.

Ellie knew exactly why all this was coming up and she wasn't so sure. After what had happened with the other boy and his father was getting a baby such a good idea. "Is this all coming about because of that little boy?"

"Well yes…sort of…but the feeling has always been there Ellie. It's something I have always wanted. Ever since I had to give you to Maleficent. I missed everything with you growing up. I didn't get to see any of it. But this time I could and you could to. It would be great Ellie."

Ellie watched her mother's eyes light up as she talked about a baby. She could see just how much her mother wanted a baby and she wasn't sure she wanted to be the one to stand in her mother's way. She ran her fingers through her long wavy dark brown hair and sighed. "If it's what you really want mom then I am okay with it. As long as you think everything will be okay."

"Oh it will Ellie you will see. Everything is going to work out perfectly." Regina said with a big smile on her face.