Author Note: Next chapter… Everyone who immediately thought of Taylor swift when I said that, you probably don't exist, but I will pretend you do. Thank you. And another thank you for my only two reviewers, RoseRed and polybi. Every one else, step up your game :). Tell me what you want for the story, because I am always open to suggestions! Stick with it, because I have something fun planned for Season 2 ep 10.

Regina exited her house and recoiled at what she saw. Henry was talking to some stranger! Who was this man, and what was his interest in her little prince? No, what was he doing in Storybrooke in the first place? Nobody comes or leaves Storybrooke, the curse should've made sure of that.

I need a drink… Regina thought. Of course then I'd have Marisa to deal with. I can't believe she thinks I'm an alcoholic! I just drink, occasionally. Sometimes I go a bit overboard, but I'm not an alcoholic!

"I thought you were just visiting." Regina heard Henry say. So he is a stranger.

"Doesn't mean I don't have something to do." Well that's ominous. No way was she going to let Henry around him any more, and she hoped Emma would do the same.

"Henry?" Regina called. Regina stormed down her drive, prepared to take this man to the police station already. Luckily, he drove away.

"Henry." Regina grabbed her son and pulled him towards her. Thank God he was okay.

"Who was that?"

The ten year old just shrugged; obviously unaware of how easy it would've been for August to grab him. A testimony to how much Regina sheltered him.

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Later on Regina got a call from Kathryn. They still talked often, so she thought nothing of it. When she picked up, Kathryn was practically giggling, though, and Kathryn Nolan did not giggle often. Another reason they got along.

"Regina? Oh, Regina, guess what?" Kathryn giggled.

"You're actually a spy from the CIA and you're here to kill me." Regina joked. Kathryn was too far gone to notice the sarcasm.

"No, silly. I'm pregnant!" Kathryn squealed.

"What?"

Regina was still angry at herself for drinking that damn potion, but she had Henry now. Henry. Yet her heart still stung a little at the memory that she couldn't ever have a child.

Not now. Just be happy for Kathryn. This will keep her and David together, at least. Regina thought.

"Well, I'm not sure. I was going to head down to the store and grab a test. Could you… will you come with me?" The blonde asked.

"I'll be there. You weren't planning on doing this without your best friend, were you?" Regina teased. It felt easy between them. Light. Regina never thought she would have a friend again, but some how it had happened.

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They were at the store when Kathryn bumped into (quite literally) Mary-Margaret. Regina immediately felt her temper flare up, but Kathryn didn't seem to mind. Lucky for Mary-Margaret. Being the sweet little princess that she was Snow just had to help pick up the mess. Then she saw the tests.

She's…They're trying to get pregnant? Oh my God. Mary-Margaret thought.

"Um… Good luck." She managed to choke out.

"Thank you." Kathryn said, too excited to notice the brunette's distress.

Mary-Margaret couldn't take her eyes off of Kathryn's face, even as they stood. She knew they must have been having sex in her heart of hearts, but she hadn't thought about it before. It suddenly struck her that David was married.

"I trust you'll be discreet. Their lives are their business, not yours." Regina would've paid to see that look on Snow's face. Maybe having a friend had more perks than she had thought.

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She had just poured herself a glass of scotch when Marisa showed up. She hadn't even had a single sip, but in the teenager's mind she was guilty.

"Ah-Ah-Ah." Regina was scolded. "Nothing bad has even happened today. What's your excuse?"

"I don't want the scotch to go to waste." Regina defended.

"Give it to Whale. He's not my concern. In fact, he's a total jack ass." Marisa swiped the glass right out from under the Mayor's nose. The blonde walked over to her home office window and lifted the glass.

"Stop that. You're acting like a child!" Marisa would have none of it. She poured out the liquid, and dropped the glass out the window for good measure.

"You're right. An adult would finish the job." She walked up to Regina's crystal container and grabbed it. She was acting totally out of control, and all Regina could do was watch as the younger woman poured out the contents of her glass.

"Bye now!"

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Emma was fixing the Police Car when Regina found her. The brunette smirked. She couldn't even manage to keep a car in order.

"If you're looking for a way to blame me for the storm, I think you're going a bit far." Emma was used to Regina now, and knew how she fought. If she stayed on the offense maybe she could come out of the fight with minimal damage. This time, Regina wasn't looking for a fight.

"I need you to look into something, Sheriff. Someone's in town—someone new." Regina was still confused about who this man was. A man who, apparently, had taken in interest in her son.

"Yeah, I know. I gave him directions to Granny's the other night."

"You talked to him? Wha- what did he say?"

"He asked for directions. What's the big deal?" Emma thought Regina was over reacting. He was just some guy, passing through. She didn't know that nobody came into Storybrooke. New TV shows didn't even come into Storybrooke (Another reason she tried to keep Henry away from TV. What if he noticed?)

"Who is he?" Emma asked.

"I don't know. I asked around, but no-one seems to know anything. But there's something about him. Something familiar." Regina almost got lost in her thoughts, but what Emma said next regained her attention.

"He must be one of the un-told millions you cursed." Emma joked, but Regina didn't realize that. For a second she really thought Emma knew.

"What?" Regina said sharply.

"Oh, you know. The curse, Henry's whole thing." Oh thank God. For someone without religion, she really seemed to thank God a lot. Maybe it would've been different if Cora had thought of anyone but herself as a God.

"Sheriff, I need you to find out who he is, what he wants, and what he's doing here." Regina continued, unfazed now that she knew Emma didn't know about her… troubled past.

"You know, as hard as you tried to find one in my case, there is no law against visiting Storybrooke." Emma quipped.

Regina shook her head, not believing how self centered Emma Swan could be. Then again, who was she to talk?

"This isn't about the law, Ms. Swan. You're gonna do this because I asked you to, and because you'll see it's the right thing to do." Regina predicted.

"And why is that?"

"Because he was in front of my house, taking a particular interest in the one thing we both care about. Henry." Her predictions were right. As soon as Henry was mentioned Emma was on board.

"I'll look into him." She amended.

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"Madam Mayor?" Sidney Glass knocked on her office door. "I have some news that would definitely interest you."

"Come in, Sidney." Regina commanded. He looked hopeful, like maybe this information would put him back in her good graces. I guess he hadn't learned that the bearer of bad news is almost never thanked, a lesson Regina herself would have to learn.

"I was in town, taking some pictures and… I saw this." Sidney gave Regina a picture of Snow and David kissing, right out in the open.

After everything I did to stop this from happening? Well this is just fantastic.

Time to fix this, yet again.