Snow gave Regina one last hug before she returned back to the deck. She appeared on deck with a red blotchy tear stained face that caused alarm with charming and Emma. Charming rushed to snows side, "What happened? Are you okay? Did she hurt you?" charming was really worried about snow. All she could manage was a quiet "No." Emma and charming looked at her again which question did this reply answer. "snow honey you need to be a bit more specific."

" Well we talked. Not really about what happened up here but about the past. Me and Regina are in a good place now. She forgave me. She forgave me for telling Cora about Daniel and for killing her. I'm more than okay. And no she didn't hurt me!"

Charming looked at snow dumb struck, "wait! What? She what?"

Snow repeated the phrase, "she forgave me for telling Cora about Daniel and killing her."

Charming said " So let me get this straight you went down to talk about Gold being her father and you ended up in a deep conversation about the past how did that happen?"

Snow was getting rather frustrated now " that doesn't matter. The point is she forgave me and we can finally be a family again. I'm getting my Regina back!"

Emma was confused by this revelation but knew that Regina would need to talk about this whole Gold business. She knew that her mother wouldn't dare venture back to Regina to discuss such a thing in case it would destroy the new found truce between the two. Her mother was supposed to do this Emma knew it would be awkward but it had to be done. She knew how Regina felt somewhat when it came to her own parents. She never in her wildest dreams imagined they would be snow white and prince charming. However it was different for Regina her whole life she had know prince Henry as her father and to her Gold was the one who taught her magic and played a part in creating the evil queen that she once was. Emma entered into the cabin without knocking and found Regina sitting on the bed looking at a locket. "Regina? Are you okay?" she got no response so she went and sat rather awkwardly on the bed beside Regina.

Emma looked at the open locket and saw a picture of Cora and Henry and assumed that the older man was her father. Regina knew that Emma was here to do what snow had intended to do talk about how Henry was her father and gold was not.

Emma asked hoping for a response " Is that your father? Prince Henry?" She got her response although it was a sad one and showed rather more emotion than she had intended, "Yes, well at least I thought he was!" Regina took a minute to gather herself, "You know that's why I called Henry, Henry after my father." Emma said in her most comforting, reassuring and sincere voice, "Regina, he was your father, even if not by blood, just as you are Henry's mother!" At these words Regina looked at Emma to see if she was being sincere or not. Finally discovering the sincerity of her words Regina began to relax somewhat.

Emma didn't know what to say then so she moved to the topic of snow. "Did you mean it when you told mom that you forgave her?"

"No! I just said that to get rid of her!" Regina said in one of her sarcastic tones. " Yes I really did. I realised that I was wrong. It's taken me all this time but I finally saw the light so to speak."

Emma didn't know what to say so the two women just sat their awkwardly for a while before Emma got up the courage to say ask, "Regina, could you help me? You know learn how to control it?" Regina looked quite confused and looked at Emma as if she was a something from another world. "Control what?"

Emma felt slightly awkward asking Regina for help but continued anyway. "To you know…control my magic."

Regina now fully understood what was being asked of her and said rather more pleased than was intended "Of course, I've been waiting for you to ask. You'll need it for us to be able to work together to save Henry. Together our magic is stronger than either one of us alone!"

Emma said "Can I ask you to do something else for me?"

Regina tried to be her usual self "well that all depends on what you want from me doesn't it now!"

"Don't tell anyone what were doing. Mom obviously would be reserved about you teaching me magic with the whole past thing and dad sure as hell wouldn't allow it!"

Regina felt a little strange now, " it seems weird when you say mom and dad. I'm not sure Emma. Me and snow have finally sorted things out, I don't want to jeopardise our new relationship by keeping a secret from her."

Emma was now wishing that snow hadn't come down to check on Regina. "Regina, please? For Henry."

Regina gave in at this point at the mention of Henry. "Fine! I don't really want to face either snow or charming when they find out I've been teaching you magic. It could get pretty ugly. And when it comes to it I will tell them that you used Henry to get me to teach you magic."

"Regina I don't care what you tell them but just know that I mean it when I say thank-you."

And without sarcasm Regina responded with what sounded like a "your welcome."

Emma couldn't be sure.

Emma had managed to convince Regina to return the deck. The emerged from below deck only discover snow and charming acting all loved up. This not only made Emma feel sick at watching her parents behave like this but everyone. Charming was still licking his wounds from his argument with hook earlier that his wife had ended. When they were attacked earlier it had been forgotten about but had now resurfaced. He wanted to show her that he forgave her for siding with hook over him. His teasing meant that she would fuss over him more. Finally he gave in and they shared a passionate kiss. This is when Emma and everyone else found the current situation awkward. Emma was extremely embarrassed and said "Gez, get a room." They then acknowledged the presence of the others on the ship and went below deck to be alone… leaving the others above deck, all sensing the awkwardness between Regina and Gold.