Regina's Kitchen 8:00 AM
David and Regina were happily having breakfast with their son in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," David said.
Regina huffed and sat back in her chair anticipating the worst. She wasn't sure how the day would unfold, but she dreaded having to spend all day with Snow. However, David needed to get back to the sherif's office. There was some work that needed to be done ASAP. She was determined to not let the princess tell her what to do, though.
Then, David and Snow walked in to the kitchen together. "Regina, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure, David." Regina got up with the baby and followed him to the living room so that they could talk privately.
"Please be nice. Remember, you were the one that came up with this idea."
Regina flashed him the sweetest smile, and said "Of course." David, however, knew that she was not being sincere, as he could see a glimmer of malice in her eyes.
David remembered what Archie said. She wasn't going to change overnight. He took a deep breath, and decided to let it go. Hopefully, he would come home at the end of the day, and everything would be fine. "Thank you," he replied. "I appreciate how hard you are working for our son." He emphasized the word "son" to inspire her to behave.
"Snow," he called as he walked back into the kitchen. "If you or Regina need anything, please don't hesitate to call me."
"Thank-you," she replied.
"Okay, I guess I should get going," he said as he grabbed his jacket.
"Wait, David. You can't leave without telling our son good-bye," Regina reminded him.
David smiled at her, and placed a kiss on the baby's forehead. He also leaned down to give Regina a kiss, too. Regina used this as an opportunity to flaunt her relationship with David in front of Snow. She deepened the kiss in a passionate display. David was caught a little off-guard, but he returned the kiss anyways.
Both David and Snow, knew exactly what she was doing. Snow rolled her eyes and frowned at David, who gave her an apologetic look.
David started his truck, frustrated. He picked up the phone and dialed Archie's number.
"David, how are things?"
"Not good," was David's reply. "She completely manipulated the situation this morning, kissing me in front of Snow. It wasn't just any kiss, either. She put more passion into that kiss than when we created our son." It hurt David a little knowing that she apparently cared more about hurting Snow than his feelings, but he was used to this and could put up with it. He knew that she didn't do it purposefully to hurt him. "I am beginning to think that she is using the situation to make Snow miserable. And here I was to think that she came up with this idea out of the goodness of her heart."
"Well…that's not too out of the ordinary," was Archie's reply.
Archie was right. This is just who Regina is, and for the time-being he just needed to accept that. Despite everything, David understood her and her reasoning behind it.
Living Room
There had been an award silence between Regina and Snow all day. This was not how Regina had imagined spending the first several days of her son's life…and it was irritating her.
"Snow, dear, would you mind helping me prepare dinner? I want to make sure that David has a nice meal to come home to. He works so hard for us, the baby and I." Regina made sure to emphasize certain words to get her point across.
"Of course, dear," Snow replied sarcastically. Regina had her running around the house all day doing chores, some of which she was sure Regina was just making up to irritate her. Regina had insisted the bathroom be cleaned meticulously for the health of the baby, even though it already reeked of having been bleached the day before. Through all of this, Regina made subtle comments all day intended to antagonize her.
"If only Regina knew…" Snow thought. She had been thinking about ways to slip to Regina that she and David had been intimate with each other a few weeks ago. However, it was important to Snow to be the bigger person. Not to mention that David would be furious if he found out that she told Regina.
Needing to vent her frustrations, she called David.
-"She has been awful, David. You have no idea what its like being here with her all day."
-"I am beginning to get the picture…" David sighed.
-"She has been ordering me around all day, and makes inflammatory comments every opportunity she has."
-"Really? That doesn't sound anything like Regina," David laughed trying to lighten the mood.
-Exasperated, Snow admitted, "I have been trying really hard all day to not bite back with a comment about our little tryst from a few weeks ago, but Regina is making it really hard."
-David was alarmed. He was going to tell Regina about it eventually, but he wanted to tell her when she was a little more calm. "Please don't say anything to her. That was a mistake and who knows what would happen if she finds out."
Unbeknownst to David and Snow, Regina had been eavesdropping on their whole conversation. She had expected something like that to happen between the two of them, but actually hearing about it made Regina furious. How could David do that to her? Rage burned inside her. Her body shook ferociously with anger and she could feel hot blood pumping inside her.
Like always, Snow was trying to ruin her happiness. She imagined that Snow used her "despair' at the handmaiden's death to manipulate David into feeling sorry for her. "How pathetic…" Regina thought.
Snow was now a danger and a real threat to her. If Snow was able to seduce David just a few weeks ago, who knows what could happen in the future.
"Mary Margaret!" Regina shouted.
"Yes, Regina?" Snow asked.
"I need you to watch the baby for a while. I need to go to the store and pick up a few things."
"Okay…," Snow replied, confused.
Police Station
Regina knew exactly how to get rid of Mary Margaret, and it only involved a little bit of magic. The only problem was that the one person she needed to help her, was the person that she least wanted to see.
"Jefferson," Regina greeted him from behind the jail cell.
"Your majesty…what a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here."
"I have come to offer you a deal, Jefferson. Nothing more." Regina was still extremely upset about what he had intended to do to her several months before. It was despicable, and she never could forgive him for it.
"Really? How can I be of service?" Jefferson was very interested in the queen's presence. He knew she needed his special skills once again.
"I can make you a deal to get you out of here, but I need your help to get rid of a problem I have." Regina's voice remained cool and even. She felt alive again, knowing that she was in control once more.
"I'm listening…" Jefferson replied.
"I have spoken to the judge about your case. I told him that I would be willing to consider dropping all charges against you. He is just waiting on me to give him my final answer. One phone call from me and you are out of here."
"What do you want in return, your majesty?"
"Snow White. She is getting in the way of my happiness and I need her gone." Jefferson could read her voice well enough to know that something major must have happened, and he thought that it likely had to do something with David.
"You want me to use the portal to send her to another realm?"
"Yes, and I need you to be discreet. Can you do this?"
"Of course," Jefferson replied, bowing his head.
David was making his rounds through the small prison, when he noticed that one particular prisoner was missing from his cell.
"Has anyone seen Jefferson?" David asked out into the crowd.
"The judge released him," a fellow prisoner commented.
"What?" David shouted. He could not believe that the judge would order him released, not after what he had done to Regina.
"Yeah, there was a lady in here earlier talking to him about it. She was a pretty thing."
That caught David's attention. He prayed that this woman was not who he thought it was.
"Do you remember what she looked like?" David asked.
"Oh yeah, she was beautiful. Dark black hair and beautiful brown eyes."
David sighed. "What was she doing?"
"She told him that she would help him get out of here, if he could do something for her. Something about getting rid of another woman who was interfering in her life."
That sounded just like the Regina he knew. Immediately, he called Snow.
-"Hey Snow. How's everything going?" he said casually, not wanting to cause any alarm.
"Great. We're doing fine,' she replied.
-"Can I talk to Regina?" he asked trying to feel her out without mentioning anything.
-"Can you call us back later? Regina went out to pick up a few things from the store."
-"Sure. Bye, Snow. I'll talk to you later."
At this point, he knew that Regina had been the culprit. "What are you up to?" David asked himself.
Grabbing his jacket, David left the Sherrif's station in search of Regina. It was important to find her before she did anything she would regret. There were so many different women that Regina had feuds with, he wasn't exactly sure which one she was after. His immediate thought was Snow, but he thought later on that list could also include her mother, Emma, Belle, and several other women who she had quarreled with throughout Storybrooke.
He needed to locate her fast. Luckily, David didn't need magic to do that. After Regina had been kidnapped by Dr. Whale and Jefferson, he installed a GPS app on her phone that let him know her location.
The GPS pin dropped next to the mansion, but not on top of it. She must be going back home, and if Jefferson was with her, that means that she must be after Snow. Mentally, he was already preparing himself for another long night.
Mayor's Mansion
"Regina, why are you with Jefferson?" Snow asked wide-eyed and alarmed.
"I think it would be best to hand me the baby, dear."
Snow didn't hand the baby to Regina, but placed the baby into the bassinet, all the while thinking of a way to escape.
"Regina, whatever you're planning, its not worth it…" Snow appealed to her.
"What makes you so sure?" Regina gave her a sweet but malicious smile; she enjoyed every bit of watching this woman shudder.
"David…he would never forgive you. You will lose him."
"I overhead your conversation with David earlier," Regina finally admitted coldly. "It took my entire adult life and a 28 year curse, but I finally found happiness with someone again. And there you were to take it all away. You tried to take David, you manipulated David into trying to take my baby, but I won't let you. I love them. Why can't you just leave me alone?" With a voice on the edge of cracking, and tears welling up, Regina was struggling to maintain her composure. After Regina had found out about their affair, she felt like her whole future was at stake of crumbling down around her. It had only reaffirmed what Regina had always known; Snow was the reason that she could never be happy.
Taking a deep breath to inhibit her emotional response, Regina added, "You will be going somewhere far away, where I don't have to worry about you any longer."
Regina heard David pulling into the driveway, and panicked. She wondered if she should stop since David was so close. This might be her only chance though. No doubt that if David stopped her, she would have a very limited opportunity in the future. Running over to the baby, she picked him up to protect him from the portal's forces.
"Jefferson, do it!" Regina ordered.
Quickly, Jefferson spun his magical hat into motion and a gigantic portal opened up on the floor, spinning and whirling with the fury of a tornado. Everything within reach was being sucked in.
David walked through the front door and was immediately hit with the sucking force. He immediately jumped into action when he saw both women in danger of falling through the portal.
Snow was on the outer edge and had barely fallen in. He grabbed onto her upper body and pulled her to safety. Regina on the other hand was trapped between the portal and the wall holding on to the baby. David reached for her hand in an attempt to rescue her, too. Regina had to be careful though with the footing. Holding the baby, her balance was off. It didn't take long and she slipped. She had the baby in one arm holding him tightly, and one hand holding on to David.
David made a desperate attempt to pull her out of the portal, but the forces were too strong. Sweat, either from exhaustion or fear, built up a slick covering on their palms. It didn't take long for Regina's hand to slip out from his, causing her to fall through the portal.
David looked at the portal in shock. The woman he loved and his newborn son had just been sucked away. He made one last glance at Snow, who was looking upon the situation in disbelief. David jumped in the portal after them, not knowing what would be waiting for him on the other side.