Okay guys I'm uber sorry this is so late! I've been really busy with classes and got behind. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I took my time on it and didn't throw something together. Hence why it's so late posting it. Enjoy!

Chapter Twenty-six

Henry's Birthday finally came and we had it at the diner since a lot of the town showed up to help us celebrate it. Regina had Mary Margaret keep Henry busy at school while we decorated. About four PM is when Mary Margaret brought Henry to the diner guiding him in with his eyes closed. "Alright Henry, you can open them now." Regina smiled as Henry opened his eyes and his face lit up with joy.

"Happy 11th Birthday Henry!" Everyone in the diner spoke in unison.

"Oh my gosh!" Henry seemed at a loss for words as he looked around. Graham had let me take the day off to help decorate the diner and a few others helped also. We decked the place out with a long table of food, disserts, and presents. Henry looked around in amazement as he walked towards Regina and I. "Thank you guys. Thank you everyone."

"You're welcome Henry. You're worth it." I hugged my son tight. This was the first Birthday I had ever spent with him. When I felt a lump start to form in my throat I loosened my hold and let him hug Regina. I felt my eyes glisten with tears and I cleared my throat. "Well now that the guest of honor is here who's ready to eat?" I walked quickly over to the food table. People started to line up and Regina and I helped serve the food and drinks. Henry, Regina, and I sat at our normal booth and everyone talked and told stories about Henry. The stories were great to hear and especially when they embarrassed Henry.

After we all ate and told some stories, Henry decided to open presents. Henry got a lot of books, movies, itunes cards, and a few other things. Henry was the only 11 year old I knew who liked reading. Regina got him the writing set he had his eye on for moths and I got him other things to go with it. If only Henry knew what was at home in the closet waiting for him. I had been looking around to gather and order Doctor Who stuff. I searched for the seasons with the 10th doctor, his screwdriver, and a few other things. Regina may kill me because she didn't know about it but I still put her name on the card.

After presents were opened and cake was eaten Regina and I loaded all of the presents into the car. We got home at about eight thirty that night. I helped Henry get all his presents to his room and you could tell he was sleepy. "Hey Henry, you mother and I got you a present that we wanted to wait and give you." Regina looked at me surprised.

"You did?" I walked to the closet and pulled out a medium sized box that I had wrapped. "What's that?" I set the box down in front of Henry and took a seat on the couch near him.

"Open it and find out." Henry tore into the wrapping paper and was shocked when he saw the DVD box sets, sonic screwdriver, and TARDIS USB port.

"Oh man!" He picked up each one and looked it over. Regina looked at me curiously but I ignored it. The joy on Henry's face made whatever Regina was going to say worth it. "Can we start watching some now?" Henry yawned really big and I chuckled.

"Seeing as how you'd fall asleep before the first episode was over, we better start watching them tomorrow. Though I will open and put together the sonic screwdriver pen so you can use it in class tomorrow." I ruffled Henry's hair. "Now let's get you up to bed."

"Thanks guys! I love it!" Henry hugged me and then Regina really tight before heading up the stairs. Regina waited until the bathroom door was closed to give me that look.

"When were you going to tell me about this or were you going to never tell me?" Regina folded her arms.

"I didn't know if it was going to happen or not. I had to scour the depths of the internet to find all of this and wasn't sure if it'd come in time." I paused. "The time at the party where I was gone for about ten minutes was when I had to come back here and wrap this." Regina thought back on the party.

"So that's where you went." I smiled. "I wondered where you went off to." She sighed and unfolded her arms. With one hand on her hip and her other pointing at me she stared me down. "Tell me when you're panning something like this again please. I'd like to be in the loop."

"I can't get anything past you can I?" Regina finally gave in and smiled.

"No you can't. You might be a good liar Miss. Swan but when it comes to me, you suck at it." She turned and headed towards the stairs. "Now let's go tuck in our son." I followed behind her quickly. As I said, Henry would be fast asleep by the end of an episode. He was already out like a light in his bed when we walked in. Regina went to tuck him in and left a feather-like kiss on his forehead. "Goodnight my prince. I hope you had a happy Birthday." Before Regina walked back I had to hurry into our room. "What's wrong?"

When Regina walked in I was sitting on the side of our bed trying not to cry. "Crack the door." My voice cracked as Regina pulled the door closed. I sniffled and kept my face in my hands not wanting to show Regina just how torn up I was. "Is this what I've missed for ten years? Ten Birthdays I wasn't here for him. To see his face light up when he opens a present…"

"Emma…sssshhh..come here." Regina took me in her arms and I laid my head on her shoulder. "All that matters is that you're here now and will be for Birthdays to come." We started to sway back and forth while Regina petted my hair. She was such a good mother. "Henry loves you and I love you. You can make up for them by being here now and for years to come. Be here for every Birthday, holiday, when he goes to middle school…high school…" There was a pause before we both groaned at the thought of Henry in high school. The timing made us both laugh.

"Oh God that is the last thing I want to think about right now. Henry in high school…as a teenager…" I fell back on the bed and Regina looked down at me. She chuckled at the horrified look on my face. "When he turns twelve can we just keep him that age? Not let him become a teenager?"

"As much as I'd like that too, no we can't. He will be a good teenager. And if not…well we have a deputy in the house. But I highly doubt he'll be the type to get into any trouble besides a missed due date or a bad grade." I sighed and closed my eyes.

"Bad grade meaning a C for Henry. Hardly something you can get in too much trouble for." Regina chuckled and leaned down to plant a soft kiss on my nose.

"That's my point. Our son will be a good teenager. He has two good role models to go off of. And he's a good kid to start with." She leaned down again and planted a soft kiss on my lips making me smile. "Now let's get some sleep."

The next few days passed by pretty quick. Something was different though. I couldn't pin what was different though. Henry, Regina, and I watched a few Doctor Who episodes before bed each night and we all loved the family time. Work went smoothly and Graham didn't pick on me at all. That's what was different! He wasn't being his normal assholish self! I made a mental note to ask him what was up next time I saw him.

"Okay what the hell man? You've been acting different the past few days." I walked into the station and hung up my black trench coat. He looked up from the paper.

"What do you mean? I've just been myself." I narrowed my eyes and studied him. "What?" I walked over to him and circled his desk a few times.

"What have you been up to?" He took his feet from the desk and watched me. "You've not been picking on me and Regina lately. That's not like you. What changed?" Graham never looked me straight in the eyes and I got a sinking feeling in my stomach. "No…you didn't. You're not…" He didn't say a word. "You are!"

"Emma shut up!" Graham picked up the paper and started reading it. He just wanted to cover up the redness in his face. I was slightly grossed out but relieved at the same time.

"When did it start?" Not a word. I walked over and sat on my desk facing him. "I wondered why she never asked me to help her move in." I looked around and started to swing my feet like a kid. "You know, if you don't start answering my questions…I'll just fill in the blanks with my imagination." I leaned forward, "and you don't want that…"

"Fine!" He slammed the paper down. "It kind of started when I showed her around town a month ago. I mean I was nice and apparently charming. She flirted back and we carried on and…well…it kinda just went on from there. She asked me to help her move in and I did." He was quiet a moment. "Will you say something?"

"Are you sleeping with Cora?" As much as the thought slightly sickened me I had to ask.

"No! But we are flirting and stuff." He was like a little teenage boy talking about his first crush. "I'm surprised you or Regina hasn't figured it out yet. I mean especially at Henry's party. Well then again, you seemed pretty preoccupied to notice how Cora and I acted around each other." I just stared at him. He was my girlfriend's mother's boytoy…

"I'm telling Regina."