Emma and Regina had come to the executive decision that Henry needed more opportunities to be a regular boy. He lived in a town full of fairytale characters, and always had to be on the lookout for any kind of danger.
Henry had let slip that he still loved playing with dinosaurs, so Emma and Regina planned on taking him to the museum in Boston that had just gotten a new dinosaur exhibit.
"Henry!" Regina called. "Come downstairs please!" Henry came downstairs, stopping short when he saw Emma and Regina getting ready to leave the house.
"Where are you going?" Henry asked.
"We're all going on a little road trip," Regina said. "Come put your shoes on please."
"Where are we going?" Henry asked.
"It's a surprise," Emma said. "Just put your shoes on." Henry looked at them skeptically.
"You guys don't like leaving the town," he pointed out. "Your magic goes away."
Regina and Emma shared a glance. Their son was too smart for his own good. "You're worth it," Regina said, giving him a smile. He couldn't help but smile back. Whenever Regina smiled, he had to smile.
"Are we there yet?" Henry asked for the 50th time. Emma was keeping count.
"Henry," Regina said. "I have taught you better than this. We will get there when we get there." Henry groaned and fell back against his seat. Emma chuckled. Henry's patience level was something that was totally her bad.
"Trust me kid," Emma said. "When we get to this spot, I can guarantee that you'll forget about how long that this car ride was."
After about another 20 "are we there yet", Emma finally was able to say yes. She pulled into a parking spot as Henry groaned. "A museum?" he asked. "That's so boring."
"Not this museum," Regina said. "This one has something special."
"Special?" Henry asked, perking up.
"Special," Emma confirmed. "Trust me." Henry nodded and followed his moms into the museum.
"Dinosaurs?" Henry exclaimed. He ran up the stairs as Regina and Emma laughed at his enthusiasm. "This museum has dinosaurs!"
"I think he might be just a little excited," Emma whispered to Regina. Regina laughed and walked with Emma after Henry.
Henry ran from dinosaur to dinosaur, looking in amazement as they moved and roared as he passed. In that moment, he truly felt like nothing other than a boy with a love for dinosaurs. "This is so cool!" he exclaimed.
Emma smiled at him before swiping subtly under her eyes. "What's wrong?" Regina asked. Apparently not subtle enough.
"I can't believe that I gave him up," Emma said. "I never would have known about his love for dinosaurs if he hadn't admitted it when we went to throw away his stuffed dinosaur collection."
Regina squeezed her hand. "You're here now," she said. "And that's all that matters."
Emma squeezed her hand back. "Thank you," she said. "For raising him so well. I couldn't have asked for him to get a better mother than you."
Regina smiled and pulled Emma in for a hug. "Thank you for giving him to me," she replied.
"Can't you guys go one day without being all sappy?" Henry groaned. Emma and Regina laughed and pulled apart.
"Sorry kid," Emma said, ruffling his hair. "Let's go look at some dinosaurs."
