Regina heard the doorbell ring and took off her apron. Her heels could be heard clicking throughout the mansion walls. When she opened the door, David was standing there.

"Is Eli ready?" he asked. Regina opened her mouth to answer, when Eli's voice cut her off.

"Yeah. I am." he spoke as he came down the rest of the stairs with two duffle bags. The blonde and brunette exchanged a look before Eli pushed past Regina. David frowned at this.

"Good evening Madame Mayor." David said before going to his truck where Eli was.

Regina watched the two ride off in the Sheriff's rusty pick-up. The brunette had a visit to make. She walked out to her Mercedes and got in, starting the engine. Why was she doing this? She was losing her grip. This needed to stop.

Before Regina knew it, she was parked out front of that little imp's pawnshop. She got out and walked inside. Hearing the bell ring, Mr. Gold emerged from the back and smiled at her.

"Ah, Madame Mayor. And what can I help you with today?"

"Shut it, imp. I need information."

"Of course you do. You always come to me for information." he slid his finger across the display case in front of him, seeing it clean. "And pray tell me who's information you'd like to receive now."

"Who do you think?" Regina snapped, her patience wearing thin. "The same seventeen yeard old I had asked about a while ago. The Savior." the word stung in her mouth.

"Oh, I'm afraid I don't know who you're talking about Regina. I know of a Savior, but he is indeed eighteen." Regina's eyes widened. "He turned eighteen today and yet you sent him away. You sent him off on his own birthday." he smirked.

"Shut it Gold! I didn't come here to feel guilty. Mr. Swan informed me that he has a child out there. The child should be about four. I want information on it." Gold grinned wickedly.

"Oh my, you see Regina, you have all of that information at your fingertips." he explained.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"I think you know exactly what it means." he smirked. Regina glared and stormed out of the shop, tears falling down her face. No.

David and Mary Margaret helped Eli set things up in the loft. Eli sat the picture of him and Lily on the nightstand, facing the bed. He wanted to fall asleep to her face.

"We'll get more things for you to make it your own." David spoke as Eli looked at the couple and shook his head.

"This is more than enough. Thank you." he whispered. He found his foster file from his bag and handed it over to David. "You guys earned this. Whatever you wish to know, it's in there." he said softly as he sat on the edge of the bed. Mary Margaret gasped and pointed to the front of it which clearly showed that his birthday was today.

"Eli.. we have a proposal for you." Mary Margaret smiled.

"Since you're eighteen now… we need a deputy. Obviously, it'll start after you've graduated, but would you like that?" Eli's eyes lit up. He always wanted to be one of the good guys for a change.

"Yeah! I'd love it. Thank you." he smiled brightly. David and Mary Margaret looked at each other then back at him.

"Good. We'll start your training after school tomorrow. Now, what do you want for your birthday champ?" Eli smiled at this. He had never been asked that before. He barely noticed his birthday coming and going. He was always alone for his birthday. He never mentioned nor noticed it. It was always just another day to him. Just another day. None of the families he had ever celebrated it, so why should he? He thought for a moment before whispering it to them. The adults smiled at the boy.

They saw him happy. This made him happy. This is what he was all about, how could they deny him? They couldn't. Especially after Regina kicked him out. On his birthday of all days. They knew how Eli could be. But he had good reason. He had a horrible past, it didn't take a genius to understand that.

"Of course honey, let's go see if August can do it." she beamed at the boy.

Henry walked into the mansion and looked around.

"Mom? Eli?" he called out as he walked into the kitchen. There Regina was, plating food.

"Hi honey, how was Nick's?" she asked as Henry sat down at the table.

"Fine, where's Eli?" he asked as he looked around. Usually when Regina was plating food, he'd be down in the kitchen already. Regina knew this would be difficult since the two boys had grown close. And now she knew why.

"Mr. Swan felt it would be best to go to Mr. and Mrs. Nolan's. I shouldn't be telling you this, but he said that he doesn't wish to be friends with you anymore Henry, I'm sorry." Henry's face fell at the sound of that.

"What? Why? We were having so much fun together, I don't understand."

"He used you to get to me, Henry. Mr. Swan made some... sexual remarks to me. When I denied him, he decided to leave. He used you to get to me, Henry." The boy's eyebrows furrowed as he felt himself get upset. He huffed before he got up and ran up the stairs. Regina hated to see her son so upset, but if what Mr. Gold said was true, she needed to keep them separated no matter what.

Regina quickly went to her study and sat down at her desk. She opened her laptop and started typing away. She typed in information from Henry's file and her credit card information. It charged her one thousand dollars which she just waved off. She clicked on the results and gasped. It was true. There, the name was in black lettering on the screen before her. The birth mother to Henry had been fourteen year old Emma Marie Swan.

A/N: Hey guys! I quickly threw this together, but I promise all of this will make sense in the next chapter! You know how wacky Storybrooke can be. It will be explained.