Everyone waited for someone to speak…but nobody was willing to begin what seemed would be a very emotional and difficult topic. Snow was watching Regina. She could see the conflict in those dark, broken brown eyes. She could tell Regina wanted to know the truth but at the same time feared it. She had seen this fear once before at the execution all those years ago. The one she stopped, although everything that had happened since she had spared Regina was terrible, she knew she didn't regret it. All she wanted was for Regina, her Regina to come back to her. She hoped one day she would.

Regina was waiting… waiting for an explanation that she feared to hear. Many things ran through her head but none were even close to the truth…

Taking a deep breath, she put up her walls, her evil queen façade so she could withstand any emotional turmoil. "I'm waiting for an explanation!"

Rumple too took a deep breath knowing all to well what was going to happen… only hoping that Regina didn't use magic in her outburst of anger. "I'll take you back to the night I met your mother. She was at prince Henrys ball but the king had discovered her. She told him she could turn straw to gold so was locked in a tower to carry out her claim. It was hopeless till I arrived. I taught her how to sp"

Regina cut in "I don't see how any of this is relevant!"

Rumple was angry at being interrupted " I need to tell you this bit to help me explain the truth to you."

"Fine!"

" So I taught her how to spin it into gold. The next morning she showed the king and all who were there and was then promised Prince Henry as her husband."

An impatient and agitated Regina again interrupted him" Get to the point gold I already know all this my mother frequently reminded me of how she made herself better going from a millers daughter to the wife of a prince!"

"Your mother never loved him she only wanted a position! She loved me!"

Regina was confused now "yes cause it looked like that when she was trying to kill you last week! I know she never loved him but I don't believe you."

"Its true she loved me and I… I loved her too. We spend many a night together. It was the eve of her wedding and I told her to run away with me to choose love over power… but…"

"But what?" Regina was becoming more and more agitated as the conversation continued.

Snow knew what rumple was going to say but didn't want to witness the destruction of the life Regina held dear… the time she was happy… the time spent with her father. Emma too realised what was coming and knew that it would probably destroy Regina.

"But she chose power! She ripped her own heart out! She ripped it out to stop the love she felt for me! To ensure that her emotions wouldn't cloud her judgment! The damned king told her "love is weakness" that is when I lost her!"

Regina feared that she knew what was coming but refused to believe it all the same. "I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS ALL FITS IN TO US BEING ABLE TO CAST THAT DAMN SPELL!"

Snow tried to solve the situation " maybe if you calm down; both of you, you can find the truth Regina."

" Who asked for your opinion! Stay out of this. Its between me and gold!" snow was hurt by these words but was unsure why?

"WELL ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME OR NOT?!"

" before your mother married prince Henry she discovered she was… she was"

"SHE WAS WHAT? WHAT GOLD?" Regina was trying to contain it contain the emotion but it wasn't working.

"She was pregnant."

"NO! YOUR LYING! YOUR LYING!"

"Regina… I'm not… he wasn't your father… I am"

Now that it had been pointed out to them charming and hook were awestruck. Hook was in conflict; he thought he had feeling for the queen but if this was true… if the dark one was really her father then nothing would happen between them.

Snow saw the pain in Regina's eyes. The pain of knowing that Henry wasn't her father and possibly the pain of knowing her happiness had been sacrificed by gold.

Regina took a minute to think. If its true then he destroyed my happiness! He sacrificed me to save his son! He used me! Regina became furious and wanted answers. Answers she would get one way or another!