The next day Emma got out of her car with Maleficent and her friend Lily behind. Hook, Henry and her parents were waiting for her. She saw August from afar and rushed towards him. The two friends were happy to meet again after all these adventures.
« It's good to have you back, I'm glad I didn't have to wait 20 years to see you as you again »
« Me too »
Emma's relatives were happy to see these old friends finally reunited. August had lunch with them at Granny's. Regina saw them from afar, laughing together. She felt a bit left out even after that.
She had even forgotten August's invitation that evening. But he kept his promises and had already prepared everything.
He took his motorbike and arrived in front of the mayor's house. Henry thought he heard the roar of a motorcycle. He looked through the glass nail and was surprised to see his mother's former prisoner.
« Mom, what's August doing here, does he seem to be waiting for you? »
« Damn, I must to see him, I completely forgot, I'm not even dressed »
« Mom, in the state I see you, I tell myself that it must be on date? No ? »
« No it's just a walk between ... friends », she blushed
« You don't know how to lie mom, it's incredible, he laughed, even he lies better than you! Well you tell me he's an expert ... »
Regina cut it off and changed her outfit into a tight red dress with long boots.
« Is it good, do you think? »
« It's even too good, come on, have a good evening! »
« Henry, don't you mind being alone tonight? »
« I love you, mom », he said without looking at her with a mocking smile.
Regina joined August, he gave her a helmet
« Do you really want me to step on this? »
« Yes, I really want it! »
They arrived between the forest and the beach in a secluded little corner of Storybrooke. There were stalls with a lot of kitchens that Regina didn't know about. A towel was lying on the grass.
« What is all this? » Regina said, stunned
« You have your magic and I have mine. »
« I told you I wanted to take it slow »
« See it as a thank you for protecting us. Here are some Thai dishes, here they are Japanese dishes, and there Korean. It is all the cuisine that I preferred during my travels. This is my first time cooking it but I think I didn't do too badly »
« But must it have taken you hours of work? »
« I started last night, my dad helped me a bit. I wanted to show you all of this. You know the Enchanted Forest very well, but you don't know the riches of this world well enough. This cuisine is very different from anything you have eaten before. As a drink, I opted for tea, these dishes go much better with tea than with champagne. »
« You are awesome »
« I hope that one day I can show you the world »
« When you want », she said feasting
After she finished eating, Regina was full and lay down, gazing at the stars. August saw her best smile. He was sure he had managed to make her happy. Regina asked August to take her home, she wasn't used to leaving Henry alone for so long. It was almost midnight.
When she got home, she offered to come and have a last drink, but he refused. He got up from his motorcycle and kissed her on the cheek.
« See you tomorrow, Regina »
« Good night, August »
When Regina arrived in her living room, Henry was watching TV as if he was waiting for her.
« Mom, I want to know everything », he laughed
After hearing her magical evening, Henry suggested that she make him the same. Invite him to their place the next day. Regina spoke to August via text message all night. She was so on a little cloud that she didn't even see the past hour.
The next evening, August arrived, deciding to bet on a semi classic, semi elegant style: blue jeans and gray shirt with Italian ankle boot. He offered them a bottle of red wine, to thank them for the invitation. Henry began to drink a little on special occasions. The two boys had noticed that they hadn't even seen each other since August had become who he was again. They were extremely happy to see each other again and August was amazed to see him say so much since the last time he had seen him with his eyes of a man, not a child.
Regina tried to make dinner a little more original than lasagna and apple. She wanted to try something else like he had done for her. She tried a homemade pizza, she had made the dough herself that morning and had given herself a lot of effort then for dessert a tiramisu. Even though she was playing her modest, for August and Henry it was royal. Henry, to end the evening proposed a film.
« Alright but anything except Disney, please », the writer laughed.
« Damn I had planned Enchanted, I just rented it, I have never seen it before but I know it looks a lot like our story, I saw, but it's not an animated I assure you »
« If you insist » Regina snorted
While watching the movie, Henry decided to get down on the chair and leave August and Regina on the sofa. He wanted them to come together because at first they were each on either end and that bothered him. He felt there was something between them. They had seen them during dinner, smiling at each other, looking at each other but they still didn't dare to touch or take hands, maybe right in front of him.
August began to move closer to her to talk to her.
« Why didn't you send them to New York with the curse, it's worse than anything in this city, look how she's struggling the princess, I find this evil queen a lot smarter than you », he laughed
She widened her eyebrows and stared at him. Henry looked at them, amused.
« Well we can only have good ideas, she quipped, approaching him a little more. And me, unlike her, I worked alone I had no stupid servant to do the work for me »
« You make a point », he laughed looking at her hand
After the movie, Henry went to bed to leave them alone for a bit.
« Did you like it ? » He asked
« It was funny, but the dragon isn't at all realistic. I think I understood one thing from this movie »
He approached her to put his arm on the back of the sofa around her. Their faces were starting to get very close. She rested her head on his shoulder.
« Hope it's not that villains never get a happy ending, because it's Disney that's their hallmark, there are other movies and series that show wicked who repent », he worried
« No that's not it and you see this Nathanael he has a second chance him no it's that I want to stop fighting, I want a little serenity like when I was with Henry during the curse, I had nothing to worry about, I could take advantage of the present moment and in this film this Gisèle even if I had difficulty in appreciating her she thinks of happiness, she doesn't know the threat but what I like about her is that she lends herself to the customs of our world and that's what makes her love Robert because he's a different man from her but who wants to understand her and since the time I live in this world, I didn't get used to it, I always feel like I'm in the Enchanted Forest always ready to fight, to fight but I spent too much time doing this even before I became the evil queen. From when I met Daniel and had to lie to my mom and when I struggled when she used my magic on me I struggled. I need to be at peace at last. I want to be free again to be mistress of my own destiny »
« I understand you, he thought. Maybe the best solution is to travel and see the world, it will make you freer »
« It hasn't been so successful for you », she laughed
« Two, it's always more fun than alone », he smiled
August stood up, ready to go. He hadn't drunk in years and it had tired him. Regina led him back to the door. He thanked her and they kissed each other on cheek.