5 years later...

Regina enters the room next to hers and Emma's to find her father in the chair near the window, holding Henry junior in his arms.

Regina smiles at the sight and steps towards her father.

"How has he been?" she asks and Henry junior begins to whimper.

"He has been okay, a little groogy"

Regina then takes the baby in her arms and he instantly calms down.

"He always settles when you take him..I think he recognizes you" Henry says seriously and Regina shakes her head.

"He is eight months old daddy, I don't think he recognises me yet" she replies seriously but Henry shakes his head.

"Of course he does. It must be your smell"

Regina then sighs and looks down at Henry jr, who is wrapped in a white fluffy blanket to keep him warm.

She and Emma and adopted the child seven months earlier, when August had shown up with the boy explaining, that the mother didn't want to keep him and because Emma and Regina had told him that they wanted a child they were the first people he thought of to take the boy in.

"How was your evening?" Henry senior then asks, knowing that today marked the aniversary of Emma's and the residents freedom and everyone came back together on this day to have a feast and to catch up on what they had been up to over the year.

"It was interesting and there was some reminising" she smiles at her father and rocks little Henry in her arms to try and get him to sleep."I retold the time me and Emma came to get you in the villiage so I could tease Emma" she adds with a smirk and Henry chuckles.

Flashback

"Daddy.." Regina calls out as she rushes through the front door and to the living room, where she see's him sitting upon his chair"

Meanwhile, Emma has just walked through the door and is looking around wide eyed, she had expected the place to be bigger for some reason.

"Regina..your back.."

"Yes and I brought someone with me" Regina says happily and hugs her father.

"Oh?" he replies curiously and Regina then turns and see's a nervous looking Emma standing there.

"Emma is here daddy, the curse is broken and she is free"

"That's wonderful sweetheart"

Emma then steps forward and trips over the rug and lands face down upon the floor. Both Regina and Henry laugh.

"That wasn't funny" Emma then huffs and pulls herself up, slightly embrassed and Regina looks at her adoringly before then saying to her father "How would you feel about coming to live at the castle?"

His eyes widen and he looks to Emma who looks a little awkward.

"You want us to live with you at the castle?" he asks her in an unsure voice.

Emma nods.

"I know we didn't get off to a great start and I want to apollogize for my actions. What I did was unforgivable but I want to make it up to you and I want you to know that I would do anything for Regina. I would even rip out my own heart for her if she wished it"

Henry stares at her for a long moment and can see that Emma is being sincere and he looks to his daughter who he can see wants to go with Emma and he nods.

Flashback end.

"She hasn't changed" Henry then says and Regina walks over to the crib that is against the wall.

"That is true" Regina replies softly and then hears the door open and Emma walks into the room with a grin upon her face.

Regina puts Henry down in the crib and turns to Emma, who is now walking towards her.

"Did you not have your drink with August dear?" Regina asks slightly confused because usually, Emma and August would drink and talk alone after dinner for at least a good hour.

"Yeah we did have one drink, but his rather tired tonight after the long journey but I didn't mind as I wanted to get back to my see my special little family" she grins and Regina's heart swells.

"So, Did you miss me?" Emma then asks and takes Regina's hand and brings it to her mouth and kisses it. Regina blushes.

"It was been only about fifteen minutes since I last saw you" Regina replies seriously and Emma smirks.

"I know but still.."

"Hmm"

They fall silent for a long moment, as Emma glances over the crib and looks at her son.

"So, how was everyone? is Graham still working in the royal guard in another land?" Henry asks curiously, as he was fascinated with the stories that Graham had told him the previous year.

Emma nods.

"Yeah his still doing that, he loves it"

"And guess what daddy?" Regina then says eagerly and turns to him with a smile.

"What?"

"August has found himself a girlfriend"

"Really? I never thought that would happen with him traveling all the time"

"Thats exactly what I thought" Emma then says and adds "But apparantly his been living in this one of the villiages for the last six months and is living with this woman"

"Her name is Anna sweetheart" Regina says softly and Emma rolls her eyes as Regina often likes to correct her.

Theres then another pause and Henry gets up from his chair and says "I better call it a night"

"Okay, night daddy" Regina replies and goes to hug him goodnight.

"Night Emma" Henry then says, as he steps away from Regina and goes to hug Emma. Who hugs back but still can't get over the fact, that he willingly hugs her after what she did to him when they first met but he had seen with his own eyes over the five years, that she had changed and could see how the love she had for his daughter.

"Night Henry" she replies and watches as he steps away and walks out the door, leaving Regina and Emma alone with Henry Jr.

"Come here" Regina then says softly, as soon as the door is closed and watches as Emma's eyes brighten and her mouth curls upwards and she steps forward into her wifes embrace.

She still couldn't believe that she had got so lucky to marry this woman. Who had said yes to her proposal six months after the curse had broke. She still remembers the day perfectly in her mind..The way the sun shon down on them and the noises of the birds. The way Regina's loose strands of hair fell upon that perfect face and how breathtaking she was in the beautiful dress that Regina had worn but most of all, she rememberse the way Regina had looked at her, when they said their vows, it had made Emma tremble.

Emma now puts her head upon Regina's shoulder and closes her eyes, whilst taking in the smell of apple. She would happily die within these arms and she very nearly did five years ago but the woman in her arms had saved her life and continues to love her endlessly, even through their disagreements.

"I love you" Regina then says in a whisper and Emma opens her eyes and squeezes Regina a little tighter and replies "Love you too" whilst thinking, I got my happily ever after..and I'm never going to let it go.

A/N Thanks for reading everyone, I hope you liked the journey if anyone is wondering about Granny and Tink. I can tell you that Granny was the only one to stay at the castle and continues to be the cook and sometimes looks after little Henry and Tink found her way back home.