"Hello," Robin says more firmly this time as he picks his hand up to shake the blonde's. Emma slowly picks her hand up to shake his. As she does, Regina says one more thing that could set this Swan on fire, and might I say, it sure as hell did.

"This is my fiancé."

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Robin turns to give Regina a loving smile at the title that she addressed him as. Emma still is shaking his hand with a couple of overdue seconds due to Regina's outburst of their engagement to Emma.

Little did anyone else notice that a small boy stood and hid behind Robin and he scowled and sank into the booth with disgust. "Mommy!" the little boy called as he ducked around and between Emma and Robin to get to Regina.

The older brunette smiled as she turned her legs outside the booth and squatted down to embrace the little boy. "Hi Roland!" the Mayor said with a wide grin. Roland broke apart from Regina and looked up to Henry. "Hi Henry," the little boy said as he gave a wide smile to Henry.

The younger Mills turned to the little kid and gave a subtle wave and a quiet hey, only earning him a minor glare from his mother and she got back up to sit in the booth besides Roland.

Emma looked towards Henry and noticed his attitude as he sat there with a disgusted look and his arms crossed. "The kid feels the same way," she thought to herself with a slight laugh to herself. The blonde is broken out of her thoughts when Robin sits himself next to Henry and puts an arm behind him on the booth's wooden covering. "Congratulations," Emma says finally as she stands up awkwardly in front of what appears to be a family, something she never had. "Miss Sw-," the Mayor says as she is cut off by Emma's phone ringing. The blonde pulls it out and says, "I have to take this."

She walks out of the entrance of the diner and answer the caller with a "hello".

"Emma! Where the hell are you? Ruby and I haven't heard from you in a day. We checked your hotel room and everything. Shit Emma, you scared both of us."

"I know August," she says with a sigh. "I sort of ran into some slight problems the night I got back from my birthday dinner."

"Well? What happened?"

"Well, you know about Neal and everything that happened. I just didn't think this would be possible."

"Emma! What the hell happened?" August says anxiously.

"My son found me that night. After I got in, a couple of minutes later, I got a knock on the door and he said he was my son. I didn't believe him at first then he started to make sense. After that he kept asking me to come home with him. So I gave in and I brought him home to the weirdest little town called Storybrooke. I brought him home and it turns to his mom with the damn mayor!" she says rushing out of air.

"That's…," August says with a pause, trying to find his words.

"Yeah, I know right? But that's not even all of it. The damn mayor turned out to be Regina, August! Like how the hell does that even happen? I thought I would never see her again. But somehow this world gave my son to a woman that I fell in love with years ago. Now she's even engaged to this guy named Robin!" Emma says taking deep breaths.

"Emma…" a voice says behind her. She turns around with the phone still held up to her head.

"Henry… How much did you-"she says before she is cut off. "I heard what I needed to hear… How come you or Mom didn't tell me? I had no idea you two were together!" Henry says with excitement.

"Is that the kid?" August says over the phone. "Yeah," she replies with a laugh. "Listen Emma, the entire case was crap. A couple of the guys here followed some really bad leads that lead to nowhere. Trust me, Ruby and I checked. So otherwise, where ever the hell you are, you might as well stay there. This case was bull shit and a waste of time." Emma hears a slight mumble in the back before August continues. "Listen Em, I have to go. Check with us in the morning ok?"

Emma laughs and replies," Yes, August I'll call you and Ruby tomorrow. I promise ok? I have to go, lots of stuff going on in a town the size of a speck of dust on a map. Bye." She takes the phone and stashes it in her back pocket and begins to walk towards an excited Henry. "Ok Kid, whatever you do, do not tell your mo that you found out about us. I think she'll kill me, then you, then me again ten times over."

"Emma! You could get back together with Mom! Then Robin and Roland would be gone from our lives for forever!"

"Henry, it can't happen like that. Plus, your mom and I, it's really more complicated than that. Let's just say I made a huge mistake and left. I thought I was doing the right thing but I wasn't. So because of my decision, I hurt your mom really badly and I've been paying for it ever since."

"But Emma you could make my mom happy again! You could also help up become a family again! I hate Robin and Roland. Robin is always trying to pretend to be my dad but he's not, and never will be. Roland thinks mom is him mom but she isn't and I hate how she pretends she is. I wish they could just go back from where they came from. They are definitely not my family anyways." Henry looks at Emma with pure disgust on his face.

"Gina is my mommy!" Roland screams out at the top of the stairs that lead to the entrance of Granny's.

Emma and Henry both turn their heads sideways to the sudden outburst. "No, she isn't. She's my mom. You have a mom already Roland!" Henry yells out to the little boy who's crying. "I'm telling my mommy," he screams as he runs back into the diner.

"Henry! What the heck was that? Be nice!" Emma says sternly towards him. "No, Emma! I honestly can't take that kid anymore! Now he's going to go tell my mom what I said and I'm going to get in trouble. I was only speaking the truth-"Henry is cut off by Regina and Robin coming out of the diner with Roland being carried by his father. "Henry Daniel Mills!" Regina exclaims as she walks down the steps and towards Henry.

Robin walks up beside her with Roland still crying in his arms. "Apologize to your brother Henry," Robin says a little forcefully. "He is not my brother," the younger Mills says with his head looking at Robin dead in the eyes. "Henry! Apologize now!" Robin exclaims a little more taking a step towards Henry. "No. You're not my dad. You can't tell me what to do!" Henry screams turning and making a break for it.

"Henry!" Regina and Emma say in unison as Regina begins to follow him. "Wait," the blonde says as she grabs the Mayor's arm. "What?" Regina yells out as she turns to face the taller woman.

"Just give him some space. This is all hard on Henry."

"What? You know so much about parenting my son the past day you have been here?" the Mayor says with venom in her voice.

"No, Regina I don't. But did you ever think how this all affected Henry?" Emma says motioning to Robin and Roland.

"You have no right Ms. Swan, to give me lectures on MY child! I honestly don't know you who think you are to come here and-"

"Madam Mayor," Emma says trying to remain calmly, "Henry brought me here." "I honestly can't believe you right now. First you leave-"Regina cuts herself short and closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. "Have a nice day Ms. Swan," the Mills says as she grabs Robin's hand and they leave Granny's.

"What the actual hell…" Emma moans out and she leans against a chair and lifts a hand to her forehead.

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Henry runs to the only place where he can be away from his mom and her fiancé and his son, his castle. He runs up the small stairs and finally out to the little open area in the middle of the castle there was. He then grabbed part of the rope that lead up to the roof and climbed up and sat on the roof.

The younger Mills looked out towards the water that washed up the beach a couple of feet away. Little did anyone know, but those five years in foster care still took a toll on this young kid's life.

"Hopefully, Emma will find me here. That's the only person who understands me; not Mom and definitely not Robin and Roland. I wish they would just leave. Maybe if Emma and Mom got back together again, we could be a family and be happy. Instead, I got stuck with the want-to-be dad and his bratty son," Henry thought as he took a pack of gum out his backpack.

The brunette sighed, wishing someway that maybe he could finally be happy.

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As Emma uncovered her face, a voice met her with surprise. "Are you ok?" a soft voice asks softly. The blonde looks forward to address a petite, ebony haired woman. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little trouble that's all."

"Well, you did push the Mayor beyond her limits. I've never seen her mad at anyone like that before. I mean, yes, she's has become very livid, but like that? Never have I seen her that mad."

Emma looks at the woman with a minor smirk. "It's natural for me," she says with a shrug.

"My name is Mary Margaret. I'm Henry's teacher," the ebony haired woman says smiling and sticking out her hand to shake Emma's. "Emma Swan, I'm Henry's birthmother," she says blushing and shaking Mary Margaret's back.

"Would you have any idea where Henry could have gone or anyone he could have run to?" the blonde says to the teacher hoping she has an answer. She looks at Emma and tilts her head slightly, pondering very deeply. "Check his castle," she says giving a slight smile and turning to walk into the diner. Emma thinks for a moment before breaking into a run.

But little did our poor Swan know that one of Regina's very well-known puppets was listening in on the entire conversation. "People are never subtle with anything," he grins as he pulls out his phone to make a very interesting phone call.

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As Regina pulled up to the small, closed off part of the beach where Henry's castle was, a certain blonde ran up at the same time. The Mills slowly got out of her car as she addressed the taller woman slowing down her pace and she got near Regina's car.

"What the hell are you doing here?" the Mayor asked, slamming her car door closed. Emma slowly begins to walk up, quickly trying to catch her breath. "I'm looking for Henry. You're here for the same reason right?" Emma asks.

"Well, looks like you must have grown a brain while you were away," the Mayor says sarcastically.

The blonde rolls her eyes and continues on only to turn back around and say, "Look, I'm honestly sorry. I'm sorry I left and that I made a decision without you. I just wasn't thinking-"

"Like you never think! Did you even consider what we had when you made the decision to leave? Did you think about what it would do to us Emma?" the Mayor says screaming. The blonde stands there and just stares at Regina, speechless for words.

"Answer the damn question!" Regina screams stepping up closer into the blonde's personal space.

"I was scared ok! I was scared that everything would become real. I am just so used to being on my own, that having to depend on someone and the fact that they won't always be there scares the hell out of me! So I'm sorry that my fears got in the way of us ok! You try practically being on your own for eight teen years, with no one to go to in your life. The feeling of being alone and that no one will truly want, will haunt the shit out of you the rest of your life!" Emma finishes yelling at Regina and is aware of the slight tear going down her cheek.

Regina looks up to Emma with so much softness and compassion before she puts her mask back on and tightens her face up into a scowl. "Whatever Regina, you will never understand what it's like to be on your own," she says turning around to go to get Henry. Emma leaves Regina standing there emotionally heightened. If it was up to her, she could just fall to the ground and cry. But no, our dear Mayor is way stronger than this, I can guarantee it.

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As Emma walks up to the castle, with the Mayor not far behind her, she spots Henry sitting on top of his castle in deep thought. Emma slowly walks up to the castle with Regina catching up beside her. As they reach the castle, Regina calls out to Henry. He slowly turns his head towards his mother and his birth mother. He smiles when he sees Emma, but it slightly lowers when he sees Regina.

Henry slowly begins to climb down his castle and runs out to hug Emma. He looks up to Regina and slowly walks to her and hugs her lightly. She bends down on her knees and hooks finger under Henry's chin. "Don't ever run away again. You had me so frightened Henry, I honestly don't know what I would do without you," the Mayor says as she gets up and kisses Henry's forehead.

Henry pulls back and looks to both the blonde and older brunette. "I heard you... I didn't know it was that bad…" Henry says indicating their argument. He looked down at the ground as his mother looked to Emma. "You told him!" she says glaring at Emma. "Correction," the blonde says holding up a finger, "he heard me over a phone conversation when I went outside when we were all at Granny's."

"So… You two were really…" Henry says with a small grin evident on his face before he is cut off by his mother. "Please, do not even finish that sentence," she says in a moan. "Will you ever get back together? It would be really awesome for both of you to be in my lives and for us to be a family."

"We're already a family with Robin and Roland, Henry. Speaking of which, I don't know what has been your problem with Robin and especially Roland, but it needs to end."

While Regina lectures Henry, Emma is slowly studying his face and trying to sort out his behavior. Suddenly, a thought popped into her head. "He's mad because he thinks he is being replaced and it's also a problem because even though he doesn't show it or say it, he enjoys it just being you two. He also isn't ready for Robin and Roland definitely," the blonde says to Regina, all the while looking at Henry.

The younger Mills looks at the ground as the Mayor looks at him surprisingly. "I knew you had a problem with them but I didn't assume it was for that," Regina says as she squats down to Henry's height. She takes her hand and softly caresses Henry's cheek, only for him to back away. "I want to go home," he says quietly. The women both sigh at Henry as Henry continues to look at the ground.

"Henry… Could you at least apologize to Roland? He and Robin were really upset at what you said…" the Mayor says.

Henry looks up to Regina with the most disgusted look a ten year old could give. "Can we please go home Mom?" he asks for one last time. "Fine, but you're still apologizing."

"Swan," Regina says as she turns and leaves with Henry. But suddenly Henry turns around and runs to Emma and engulfs her in a hug. "Thank you," he says softly as he pulls away. "Emma do you have to go back to Boston tonight? Please don't go. I can't stay here. I can't stay with Robin and Roland, knowing that soon Mom and he will be getting married soon. Emma please do not leave me," the Mills says as his eyes start to water.

"Listen Kid, my case is cleared in Boston. Turns out the entire case and evidence and everything was messed up due to some certain investigators. I was going to stay here for a couple of days before I have to go back to Arizona. Plus, I'm having major car trouble that needs to be fixed anyways. So I might be here for the next couple of days. Is that good enough Kid?" she asks.

"Of course Emma!" Henry exclaims as he runs up and hugs her again.

"Henry," Regina calls out to Henry, showing that she is ready to go home too. "Coming!" he yells to her. "I've also decided to come up with a plan to get you and Mom back together. I'm going to call it Operation SwanQueen."

"I'm not sure about that Kid. Your mom is with Robin. Plus, they are engaged and going to be married when ever and how did you come up with the name?" Emma finishes off with a slight laugh.

"Mom carries herself as a Queen. She never really shows weakness to anyone or anything. She is also the mayor of the town too. I picked "Swan" because it's your last name. When you put the two together, I think of a great Swan who is the Queen of everything. They're also very majestic birds. Thank Ms. Blanchard for the bird facts by the way," Henry says.

"Alright Kid," Emma says and she smiles. "I'll see you later ok?"

"I'll see you later Emma," he says and hugs Emma again, with his head pressed against her stomach. He releases her and runs to his mom, where she's been waiting patiently.

"That's one hell of a Kid," the blonde says proudly.

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The car ride home was very quiet and awkward. When the car pulled into the driveway of 108 Mifflin Street, it barely had time to park before Henry dashed out the car door and into the house. As he pushed the front door closed, he leaned against it. "Maybe I'll just run up to my room and hide there for the rest of my life," the Mills thinks.

As he begins to walk up the stairs and to the staircase, he's stopped when a tall body stands in front of him, blocking his path towards his room.

"I think you still have something to say to your brother," Robin says as he holds Roland. The little boy looks at Henry, as he waited for his apology. "HE is not my brother ok? He never will be. You both will never become my family. I don't even know why you're here," Henry says disgustedly, surprising Robin and making Roland cry.

"You will go to your room and wait there till your mother and I decided what to do about your attitude. I honestly don't know where this is coming from Henry. I think that woman you brought back must be influencing you."

"You do NOT get to talk about Emma. She would be a way better parent to any kid than you'll ever be," Henry yells as he pushes Robin out his way. At the same time Regina enters the house and rushes towards the commotion. "What is going on here?" she asks curiously.

"Henry just needs to accept the fact that one day, we are all going to be a family. I'm going to be your husband and his father and Roland will become your son and Henry's brother," he says smiling and kissing Regina on the cheek. "I'll be in the kitchen preparing dinner. You two stay for dinner," she says awkwardly as she backs away slowly.

Little did the three at the bottom of the staircase know, but Henry stood at the top of the railing, hidden so no one could see him unless they walked up stairs.

"Over my dead body Forest Boy…"