The day before Chrsitmas Cora meets with Mr. Gold in her office to discuss the previous case he had mention. A party wasn't the time or the place to discuss it.
" Thank you for coming . I know this isn't the ideal time."
" You chose the time and place dearie."
" Very well lets get straight to busneiss."
" Not so fast what do I get If I share with you this information?"
" What do you want?"
" Lets just say you'll owe me a favor."
" Very well I'll owe you a favor." Cora responds not realizing what the favor can possibly mean.
Gold hands Cora a file. She reads it and is shocked by what is in the file.
" You realize of course what that is."
Cora studies the file and reads it.
" This is Henry's adoption file. Why do you have this?"
" It appears that a rule has been broken. It appears that when your daughter tried to keep Henry you made the agreement that if the birth mother got into more criminal activities he would be returned to your daughter. If you read further you'll see that she was arrested for stealing watches and since the birth mothers parents haven't been able to control there own daughter they decided it was best the boy be placed in a foster home. I figure you would want your first grandson back.
Cora thinks about what she has just learned . It would mean everything to Regina to have her son back but at the same time knows how much pain it caused her.
At Robin and Regina's Regina is putting the finishing touches on there tree. Robin walks in attempting to help but fails.
" I can finish."
" You don't want me to help you?"
" You can help getting the star on."
Robin didn't protest . Regina always decorated there tree and it always looked beautiful. In that moment Roland decided to cry.
" I'll get him" Robin says walking over to the bassinet they have in the living room and picking up Roland. " Hey there little man what's the matter? Look mommy decorated our tree for Santa to come."
" There all finished." Regina says turning on the lights on there red and silver tree.
" Beautiful job Milady as always." Robin says walking over to kiss Regina.
The doorbell rings and Regina goes to answer it .
" Mother what are you doing here?"
" It is almost Christmas Regina."
" I'm well aware of that mother what I'm not aware of is why your here."
" Cant we get over what happened for the holidays."
" No not when you don't accept my husband or how we raise our son. Until you do then I have nothing to say to you ." Regina shuts the door on Cora.
At The Mills mansion Cora is sitting in the living room by the fire . She holds the file in her hand and ponders what to do with it. She wants Regina happy but at what cost? Sure they tried to adopt before but it didn't work out for Regina and Robin. She didn't want to see them go through all that pain again especially now since they had there own child. Not to mention the feud going on added fuel to fire. Cora in that moment decides to destroy Henrys file. Not the whole file but that loophole that could bring Henry back to Regina and Robin. She takes the paper and drops it in the fire.
The next morning Henry decides to confront Cora .
" I hope your proud of yourself because of that ridiculous fight we don't have our daughter for Christmas."
" Its not ridiculous."
" You can sit here if you want but I would prefer to spend Christmas with my daughter."
That really hurt Cora to hear Henry say he would rather spend Christmas with Regina then herself.
At Robin and Regina's everyone is enjoying celebrating Christmas. Zelena and Henry are there enjoying spending time with Regina and her family. Roland being a month a half old couldn't really enjoy his first Christmas but that didn't stop his family from getting him gifts. Robin gave Regina a locket with Roland and his pictures in it and she gave him a new watch since his old one broke. They were enjoying each others company until the door bell rang. Regina got up to answer it and sees its her mother.
" I didn't want to spend Christmas alone. I thought about what I did and I'm sorry I'm so sorry Regina." Cora says going to hug Regina. Regina accepts her mothers hug and invites her inside. Cora has yet to realize the consequences of what she has done.
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