Regina and Henry met Emma and Hook at Granny's for dinner. Henry was going home with Emma tonight, and it depressed Regina. She loved their time together, but she couldn't expect him to stay with only her. She would talk to Emma tonight and get their arrangement finalized.

"Here they are," Killian said at the arrival of Henry and Regina. "Did you have fun, mate?"

"Yeah." Henry slid into the booth after Regina. "We fixed my old bedroom."

"Did you?" Emma smiled. "We haven't even found a place to stay and already you're fixing up your old bedroom?"

"Well, I was hoping to stay with Regina for a while, if you don't mind." He smiled hopefully.

"Oh." Emma's smile fell. She looked at Regina accusingly, but Regina looked just as surprised by his request. "Henry—"

"Before you say no, remember I spent a whole year just yours." Henry didn't want to leave his mom right now. She was alone, and he didn't want to her to be. She needed him, and he wouldn't abandoned her. A tiny part of him was worried she might fall back on old habits, and he didn't want that to happen. He believed in her, but feeling alone screws with your head and makes you do stupid things. "Please, Mom? Please."

Regina had ten years under her belt, but... Emma slowly sighed. "Until we get a place and I settle things in New York."

Henry grinned. "Thanks."

"Let's order," Hook suggested, waving Ruby over.

She strolled over to them, but was cut off by Roland running by and tripping her. Whale caught her shoulders, even though he didn't need to, and she caught her pen and tablet with her wolf reflexes. Ruby was used to little kids rushing rudely by her, especially when they're hungry.

"Are you all right?" Whale asked.

"I'm fine. I've been through worse than a kid tripping me. I'm a wolf, remember?" She smiled though. "But thank you for asking." She turned to Emma, Regina, Hook and Henry, ready to take their order. "What can I get you?"

"Four burgers?" Emma asked, and no one minded. "And four iced teas."

"Coming right up." She spun around, gave their order to the cook and prepared their drinks.

"Roland!" Robin marched into the diner, looking angrily toward the boy. "Roland, get back here right now."

Henry set his hand over his mom's and squeezing it, Emma felt waves of guilt ripple through her body at the sight of that and Robin, Killian could sense it, but she didn't need his comfort. It might cause even more problems between Emma and Regina at the moment. The entire table's mood had rapidly plummeted.

Robin stopped scolding his son and looked over at the table where Regina sat. His eyes met Regina's face, but she wasn't looking at him. He felt a horrid ache inside, and his eyes gave him away. Distantly, he heard his wife enter the diner.

"Robin?" Marian noticed the way Robin was looking at the Evil Queen. How could he look at her like that? Why would he looked at her like that? Not only was he married to her, but that woman had made their lives in the Enchanted Forest a living hell. She made no place safe for them or the merry men or their child to be. So...why?

Ruby broke up the tension and moved Robin by coming in with a tray of iced tea. She set them down on the table as Robin and Marian sat at the other end of the diner with Roland. "Four iced teas with lemon. Your burgers will be done shortly."

"Thanks, Ruby." Emma removed the lemon from the side of her glass.

Hook wanted to lighten the mood, so he looked at Henry and gestured to the lemon. "Dare you to eat that, mate."

"No way."

"It's just a lemon. You've been through worse."

Henry pursed is lips then removed the lemon from the edge of his glass and stuck it into his mouth. The face he made—lips puckered, eyes squeezed shut, hands balled up in fists—was just hilarious. They all busted out laughing loudly from the bottom of their stomachs. They drew in everyone's attention, but they either smirked or giggled at Henry's expression as well.

"Blek!" Henry groaned.

Robin had looked up when the laughter began, Regina's face was lit up and beautiful. She looked happy. He was glad, but it was fleeting. He had been with her this past year, not always so friendly, but they were together. He'd finally let himself feel for another woman, and now that he had... He loved Marian, but he was in love with Regina. He felt like he had been from their adventure into the castle. How could he pretend nothing happened between them? It made him feel sick to try and forget. He didn't want to, but he didn't know how to make it work.

"Here." Regina offered her tea to Henry after he chugged his down. "I'll get another. Ruby?"

"So," Emma rested her arms on the table, "how was your night? I meant to come by this morning, but I was sidetracked with my lesson."

"Lesson?" Regina arched a brow.

"I've been training my magic," Emma admitted. "I really appreciate the help you've given me."

"If you need more, I'm going to start charging."

Emma was stunned by that. Regina was being nice. What the hell was happening? Was she dreaming? Or was keeping up appearance that important to her? No. She was doing this for Henry's sake. Emma respected that.

"Here you are." Ruby set the four plates down one at a time in front of them then left to tend to the customers that just walked in.

"If it's not too much trouble, could I get my old job back?" Emma bit into a fry.

"No." Regina crossed her legs. "It's technically David's job. You can be his deputy, however."

Emma nodded.

The dinner was civil, they all got along, though Henry noticed Robin's occasional glances, and Regina felt them, but she tried to ignore them, peeking once or twice. After dinner, Henry suggested he pack his clothes, so Regina walked upstairs with them to get Henry's bag, and she waited outside the room for him.

Leaning against the wall, she was lost in thought. She knew why Henry was doing this, but she didn't mind. He could stay with her any time he wanted, but she would rather he didn't feel sorry for her or treat her like she's broken. She would handle this in time.

Roland walked over to Regina and smiled up at her, Regina smiled back before Roland headed for the room his father was paying for. Marian stopped a few feet away from the Evil Queen, having seen her smile to Roland, and she approached her.

Regina met her eyes, and Marian said, "I don't care what anyone says: you are the Evil Queen, and you always will be."

Regina smirked. "You seem a little confused, dear."

Marian stared at her.

"What are you looking at me like that for?" Her forehead creased as she frowned at the woman's expression.

"You haven't ripped my heart out or attempted to char me."

"Temping, but I have better things to do."

"Perhaps it's his heart you have," Marian whispered.

"Who—Robin's?" She laughed at the insinuation.

"Ever since I arrived, he's been...different. He's changed, and I've seen the way he's looks at you." Her eyes filled gradually with tears. "You've his heart, and you've bewitched him."

Regina frowned, but felt pleasure in knowing that he felt it too. "Marian—" Regina reached out to try and comfort her, but Marian went nuts.

"You bewitched him!" she screamed, hitting Regina with ball fists. "You destroyed everything that Snow White valued and now you're destroying her loyal subjects' loved ones! You vile, evil witch!"

Emma and Henry hurried into the hall, Robin ran up the stairs at his wife screaming, and Emma pushed her way in front of Regina. Henry stood protectively in front of Regina but behind Emma.

"Marian!" Robin grabbed her by the waist and pulled her away gently, but she began to sob and pushed away from him. She ran down the hall to get her son. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what's overcome her."

"Are you all right?" Henry asked his mom.

"What the hell happened?" Emma was beyond surprised that Marian had approached, let alone hit, Regina.

"I'm fine." Regina brought her hand to her lip, surprised to find blood there. "Marian, however, is far from stable." She rubbed her fingers together.

"She just emotional," Emma suggested. "She's been through a lot. She thought she would never be with her husband and son again, but she is. Finding them again...and seeing you and how much you've changed... It's hard to grasp."

"It's different, but it's not that hard to adjust," Robin said softly.

Regina glanced at him then Emma. "This is your fault."

"My fault?" Emma turned to face her.

"You never take responsibility for your decisions, do you?" Regina crossed her arms. "I already know you never take the time to think your decisions through, but come on, Ms. Swan, surely even you can see the fault is yours."

"How? All I did was save her life." Emma met her eyes bitterly. "How was that wrong?"

"You brought her here," Regina stated, "when she was to die there. She doesn't belong here. Now."

Emma frowned. She hadn't thought about that. She just didn't want a woman to lose her life, because of her loyalty to the rightful queen.

"Whatever happens is on you." Regina turned to her son. "Let's get your bag ready."

Emma gave Henry a small smile before he and Regina went into her room, and she sighed. Damn it. She faced Robin Hood. "How long has Marian been acting different?"

"Almost since her return. Why do you ask?"

"Because if something is wrong with Marian, it's up to me to fix it. Regina's right. This is my doing, so it's my responsibility."

"She's my wife." How strange those words were in his throat after all this time. "She's my responsibility.

"It's my job."

"Then keep me updated, and if you need help, don't hesitate to ask."

She gave a nod and went to find Belle. Emma couldn't make Marian see Dr. Whale, so she would have to see if Belle had some way around it. And if Belle didn't, Rumpelstiltskin surely did, and they were hardly separated these days, so they were probably both at the shop.

~e~

The shop was closed. Emma was tempted to just break in, but she didn't know what book she needed and she didn't want to waste time flipping page after page when she could just ask Belle. Belle probably had those books memorized anyway. She would have to find her. The sooner she figured out what happened to Marian the better. If she was ballsy enough to hit Regina after one day, Emma didn't want to see how ballsy she would get in day two or three.

~r~mm~

Regina and Henry padded up the stairs to Mary Margaret's apartment the next day. David and Emma were looking for Belle and Rumpelstiltskin, because they weren't at their house or the shop, and Snow needed some things from the store. She didn't want to bother Emma and David with them, because what they were doing was important.

Regina knocked on the door and Mary Margaret opened the door, smiling when Regina held out a bag. Regina stepped inside, and Henry closed the door behind him. Regina could hear Neal crying from downstairs, and she wondered what the hell Snow was doing about it. Nothing, apparently.

"Thank you so much for getting these." She was rocking Neal in her arms gently, trying to sooth him, but he just kept crying. "We bought so much for him, but there were things we forgot."

"Uh-huh." Regina began to unload the bag onto the counter, Henry sat on the couch and continued to play some game on his phone. "So, how does it feel?"

"Feel?" Snow asked.

"To be a mom. Is it everything you were hoping for?" Regina crumpled the empty bag.

"And so much more."

"Good." She put the cold items in the fridge. "Where do I put these?" She gestured to the unpacked bagged items on the counter.

"Upstairs, please."

Regina carried them upstairs, trying not to laugh at how Snow was with Neal. It was so strange. She soothed Henry so easily. How can she not soothe her own child? Perhaps having him and raising him is more than she thought it would be. She smirked to herself as she unloaded the bag and headed back downstairs, seeing Henry no longer on his phone.

"Will that be all?" Regina asked.

"Yes, thank you."

"C'mon, Henry. It's just about time for lunch."

Lunch didn't go as planned, Henry got a really bad headache, so they went home. He didn't have a temperature, but Regina was still concerned. She had a feeling she knew what caused it, but she wasn't entirely sure. She needed to looked more into it, but she didn't want to leave Henry by himself. She decided to hold off for the night and if it progressed, she would find Gold and kill him. Or see if there were any drawbacks to that diamond. It could be possible. With Gold, there's always some price. Regina would pay it, not Henry.

In the morning, Henry felt and looked somewhat better, but Regina didn't want to tempt it. She looked into the drawbacks of the diamond and found a few alarming ones, but luckily, she could deal with them. She wouldn't worry herself over it, but she was worrying over the fact that Ms. Swan had yet to call and ask how Henry was. Where the hell was she? Surely they have service in that bubble of Charming stupidity.

~e~d~

Emma and David walked through the woods to see if there were any cabins they may not know about where Rumple and Belle might be. Emma kept sneezing."Is this the part where you tell me someone's talking about me?" Emma asked her father after sneezing for the sixth time.

"No, this is the part where I see if you have a fever." He removed his glove and tried to touch her forehead, but she moved back.

"I'm okay. It's probably Regina."

"Speaking of Regina, have you two spoken?" Emma said nothing, and he looked at her. "You haven't?"

"We sort of spoke."

"Sort of meaning what?"

"She blamed me and left with Henry."

"Emma."

"What? I can't talk to someone who doesn't want to listen and who walks surprisingly fast in six-inch heels." She tugged her hat down and sighed.

"You and she need to talk about what happened. You brought back—and saved—Robin's wife when he and Regina were in a...serious relationship."

"Shouldn't they talk then? I don't see why I have to go out of my way to try and explain my actions. I saved someone's life. That is a good in my book."

"That's not what I meant."

"What did you mean?" She stopped trudging and looked at him.

"Regina has never taken...this well as you very well know. I just want to make sure you both are able to eventually get past this. For Henry."

"She's being civil for Henry's sake," Emma informed him.

"But is she coping?"

"You tell me. You've known her longer, and you spoke with her."

"No, she insulted me." He scanned the area and started walking.

"She does the same to me." She fell into step beside him. "Only worse since she's always hated me."

"She doesn't hate you."

"Really, Dad? You're going to say that? She's been threatening me since before I was zygote. I'm still waiting for her to walk up on me and Hook and say, "I shall destroy your happiness, if it is the last thing I do" then storm out."

David chuckled, and Emma let out a laugh, shaking her head. Emma sniffed and crossed her arms, looking over at him, very serious now. "What if something is wrong with Marian? What if I brought back more than someone's...wife?"

"Then we'll...deal with accordingly."

"Deal? How do we deal? We don't even know what the hell is wrong." Emma walked over to him. "You didn't see her in the Enchanted Forest, David. She was terrified of Regina, and in the diner, she was too scared to even approach her alone. Why would she attack Regina? There's magic here, and she knows it, so why?"

David shrugged a shoulder. "Let's go find out." He nodded his head to a cabin with smoke rising out of the chimney, and they headed toward it.

"I hope they have coffee," Emma commented, snuffling.

"I hope they have tissues," David murmured as Emma sneezed once more. "Bless you."

Damn, Regina was going to kill her. Death by over-sneezing. Of all the ways. "A-choa!" She groaned and sniffled. She hoped they had tissues as well.

Belle and Rumple were indeed inside the cabin that had to have been made by magic or had been hidden for quite some time, because it was not here before. Belle offered them tea to warm them since they didn't have any coco or coffee prepared and she and Rumple were about to have tea anyway. Rumple didn't want them there long enough for coffee to be made.

"What can I do for you, Ms. Swan?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.

"It's actually Belle I need to speak to."

"Oh?"

Belle gave Emma her full attention. "What can I help you with?"

"I'm not going to ask you to do research while you're...out here." Emma cleared her throat and set her tea down. "I was wondering if there was anything you've read that mentions negative effects of...say, bringing someone who was meant to die in the past into the future?"

"Marian?"

She nodded.

"Why do you ask such an odd question?" Rumple inquired.

"She's been acting peculiarly," Emma waved it a way.

"Peculiarly how?" he pressed.

"Well, I don't know all of the details, but she attacked Regina."

Rumpelstiltskin laughed out loud, Belle sent him slight glare, and Emma's brows furrowed at his response. He leaned toward her. "And you want us to help you stop this Marian?"

"Attacked her?" Belle wondered. "How so?"

"Just started hitting her. She kept screaming "You've bewitched him" and just hit Regina with her fists. I don't know if Regina set her off or what, but from what I saw with the Marian I spent time with, she was too...docile to ever do that." Emma shook her head. "It was like she snapped."

"I see." Belle thought of books she had read and books in the shop that might assist them.

"You may not want it, but I have some advise," Rumple suggested.

"And that is?" David asked.

"Perhaps you let Marian be, see just how far she's willing to go to break Regina's "spell" on Robin, and then we'll know exactly what we're dealing with."

"How so?"

"Really, how so?" Emma didn't see the point. "If she takes a shotgun to Regina, we can't exactly "deal with that", Gold."

"If Marian is willing to kill Regina," he said softly, darkly, "then I know exactly what ails her. If she isn't, it could be a number of things. Regina's perfectly capable of protecting herself."

Belle crossed her legs to use her knee as a table as she wrote down the names of the books Regina most likely had in her possession that would be useful. "Was that all you needed?"

"Yeah." Emma rose. "Thanks for the tea."

"If you need anything more, let me know." She held out the slip of paper.

Emma took it, and she and David left. Emma let him go home to check on Mom and the baby. Emma went to Regina's vault, and hopefully she wouldn't be incinerated walking through the front door. If she were charred to ash, she would make Regina's tree bloom lovely.

~r~

Regina enrolled Henry back into school, filling out all of the ridiculous forms and signing as his legal guardian. As she filled out the forms, she was deciding whether or not to add Emma, but in the end, she did. She was his legal guardian since magic couldn't change the adoption, but Ms. Swan was also his mother. She had to respect that, even if she wasn't pleased with her at the moment.

It was difficult to pretend to be happy whenever she ran into him and his brood. She always avoided any contact. It was better that way, for his fragile beloved and Roland. Regina didn't want to rip the boy from his mother by any hasty decision she or Robin may have made. Regina cared deeply for the boy. He was very kind, and he deserved to get to know his mother. No matter what she felt or how hard it got, she had to think of Roland's best interest. She couldn't bare to see his face like Owen's.

Regina tapped the end of her pen on the table, clicking it closed and she gathered the papers. She needed to take them to the school. She needed fresh air too.

~rn~

The following morning, Regina went to work immediately, calling Emma so she could spend some time with Henry in her absence. Regina went to her vault then her office. She had actual work to do, so she might as well look it over and see what could be put on hold. She had to do something to keep her mind from wandering. It often lead to unhealthy places.

"Regina?" It was Snow.

She looked up from the pile of papers on her desk, seeing she'd been here for well over two hours, and she cursed under her breath. She didn't realize how much work she had. She must've gotten caught up in it. Damn, she meant to be home before now.

"What now?" It fell out before she could filter it.

"I need a favor." She was carrying Neal.

Regina narrowed her eyes. "Why did you bring the baby?" Snow wore a hopeful expression. "No. No, absolutely not!"

"Oh, please, just for an hour or two."

"When did I sign on for this?" She met Snow's eyes. "I don't wear these suits for my figure; I have an actual job to do here." Regina could see she truly was Snow's last hope. Damn it all. "What do you need a babysitter for anyway?"

"Tonight is our—mine and David's—" Regina nodded impatiently "—wedding anniversary, and I would really appreciate it if you would watch him for an hour or two."

"Mary Margaret, this is why you had a second child, so she can watch the younger."

"Emma's busy."

"With who?" Regina saw Snow's hesitancy. "So, it's Captain Useless."

"And you have more experience with a baby," Snow chimed in, trying to get by the awkward moment. "You were great with Henry."

"Sometimes you're like a habit I'd very much like to kick," Regina told her, "with both feet."

Snow smiled. "So, you'll do it?"

"If only to get you out of my office." Regina gestured to the table. "Set him there."

"You'll watch him closely, right?" Snow set his car seat down gently on the table. "I've left some instructions in his bag and call if you need anything."

"Yes, yes." Regina looked over the paperwork. "He's in good hands."

Mary Margaret hoped she was making the right decision as she turned and left to prepare the house for tonight, and Regina waited until the doors closed before dropping the paper she held and walking over to Neal. She unclasped the belt and picked him up gently, he looked just like his father, and she held him close. He began to fuss a little at her waking him up.

"Shh, shh," she soothed him. "It's okay." She smiled warmly as two deep sapphire orbs looked up at her. "Hmm, care to help me with faxes? Huh? Do you?"

~s~h~

"Do you think it'll work?" Henry asked his grandmother as they left the mayor's office. "Leaving him with her?"

"Oh, you've never seen Regina with a baby." Mary Margaret smiled at him. "She may be cynical and bitter at times, but she has a soft spot for babies. They soften her."

"You didn't answer my question."

She sighed. "I don't know if it'll make her feel better, but it's a start. Holding an infant, feeling its love and seeing its warm and purity can get through any dark heart."

"Do you think it's still dark?" Henry stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"Regina did a lot of damage in the Enchanted Forest," she admitted, "but I believe it's never too late for anyone."

Henry smiled and walked her home so she could do whatever she needed to get done. He went to Granny's to check on his mom. The last he heard Hook brought her soup for her cold, but that was hours ago, and he hadn't bothered to text while Killian was still in their room. He was glad his mom was happy and had opened herself up, but it seemed to be either/or with his moms, and he hated that. If Emma was happy, Regina was miserable and vice versa, though Regina spent a lot more time making Emma miserable. Now that he was older, he had to admit: Regina was good. In an evil way, but the way Regina timed some of the things she did... His mom truly was fearsome, but hopefully soon that side would only apply when evil was happening.

Henry walked into Granny's, seeing Roland and Marian sitting in a booth. Roland was eating a sundae, and that wasn't surprising. That kid loved sweets—all little kids do. What bothered him was his mother. Marian looked as if she hadn't slept since her return. Red rimmed were her empty eyes, and her skin was so pale. She looked like really bad. If he knew her at all, he would tell her to rest, but he didn't. And from the looks of it, she wasn't tuned into the world right now. Perhaps she was sleeping with her eyes open?

Henry passed their table, but he didn't see the line of gray-white spark of energy quickly flash across Marian's empty eyes.

He went to Emma's room and knocked since she had the only key. He waited only a second before Killian opened the door and let him inside. He saw his mom passed out on the bed. She looked better. She wasn't as pale, her nose was still red, and she looked a little sweaty. It was better than the last time he saw her. She looked ready for the morgue.

"Has she been sleeping long?" Henry kept his voice down as not to wake her. This was the first time she'd slept in days. She'd been going out into the cold too often and not getting any sleep. She was running herself ragged trying to figure out what might be wrong with Marian.

"She passed out a while ago, mate." He gestured to bottles by her bed. "Doc gave her enough pills to kill a damn horse."

"Yeah." Henry picked up the book draped over her stomach and sat down on the couch. "Has she made any progress?"

"You shouldn't get involved. It's a...sensitive matter."

"Uh-huh." He flipped through it.

Hook shook his head.

"If we can figure this out, Mom will stop stressing out about it and get better." Henry got comfortable. "Besides, what else do you have to do?"

Hook took a book off the bed and sat in the chair, and together they began to try and find what might be wrong with Marian. There hadn't been anymore incidents, but only because Regina hadn't had time to leave her office. She was drowning in work, but she would get it done, and hopefully, they would be eating at home tonight. He didn't want anymore of Granny's burgers. He actually wanted something leafy and green. He just hoped Marian and Regina didn't run into each other. His mom hadn't slept that much either, and they would kill each other.

~r~n~

Regina ran her hands over her eyes as Neal's cries echoed the empty halls. She was having flashbacks and not the good kind. She was so exhausted, and she needed to fax or maybe e-mail...something. It was one of these papers. She would know which one after a shower and cup of coffee. She needed to go home, but Snow was due any minute to pick up the screaming product of true love.

"Okay, Neal." She stood up and went over to him. "What? I've fed you, changed you, burped you—what else do you need? Hmm?" She noticed the time and grabbed his blanket from the bag Mary Margaret left. She splayed it on the floor, leaving a lump for him, and she set him gently on the floor. She emptied the contents of her bag and spun the various objects—cell phone, lip stick, datebook, keys, etc—around and around like a portable mobile to soothe him.

Slowly his cries lessened, and he began to watch them. Regina smiled happily at the look on his little chubby face. He was so precious, even more so when he wasn't screaming. She scratched his little tummy, and he seemed to smile.

Mary Margaret walked in at that moment and smiled, watching, and Regina felt someone watching them, and she could practically see Mary Margaret's intense gaze. Regina looked up and let her stuff drop back in her bag. "Oh, don't let me stop you."

"It's not you." She picked Neal up and held him close. "I'm exhausted, and frankly, I don't remember signing up for nearly six hours."

"I'm sorry. There were complications."

"I can tell you're lying, Mary Margaret, your mouth is moving."

"You need rest, Regina."

"That I do."

Snow gathered Neal's belongings and packed them back inside his bag, Regina decided to delay her work to sleep long enough to function, and they exited the building together. Regina carried Neal out, and as Snow adjusted the car seat, Regina said goodbye. She didn't notice Robin across the street with Little John watching her. She was positively glowing as she held that baby, and Robin made up his mind. He would talk to her tomorrow. She may be more incline to talk to him in the afternoon. If he knew her—and he'd been watching her enough to know her schedule—she would be in the office until one when she left for lunch. He would try then.