"There's my birthday girl," Henry said, giving his daughter a hug.

"I've missed you so much!" She said, wrapping her good arm around him.

"What happened to your arm?"

A guilty look flashed across her face. She hadn't seen her father in months, and she had completely forgotten to tell him about her injury when they were on the phone.

But it was okay, because they had today together and it would just be the two of them.

"It's a bit of a long story," she told him.

"Would you care to tell me over lunch?"

She smiled, then nodded. Feeling her phone vibrate in her back pocket, she pulled it out and turned the screen on.

My Savior: hey :)

My Savior: happy birthday

My Savior: also... school is fucking boring without you

My Savior: seriously, your sub is the worst. like, he's making us do a presentation about mental health. don't get me wrong, that's an important topic for life, BUT WHY ARE WE DOING A PRESENTATION ABOUT IT IN ENGLISH CLASS?

My Savior: you might think that i was on crack when you read mine but i promise i wasn't

My Savior: anyway, i'm gonna stop spamming you. i hope you have a fun time with your dad and i can't wait to see you later XD

Regina smiled, then put her phone back in her pocket. She would reply later, but for now she wanted to focus on her time with her father.

The two of them walked down the streets of Storybrooke for a bit, until they made their way to Granny's diner.

An older woman lead them to an open table, then handed them their menus. Regina looked through for a few minutes, before settling on ordering the lasagna.

"So how did you hurt yourself, Regina?" Henry asked with a concerned look.

"Funny story actually," she started, letting out a chortle. "My girlfriend broke my shoulder while she was saving my life,"

His eyes widened in confusion. His daughter had told him that she had a girlfriend the last time they talked on the phone, but she had failed to mention anything about her life being saved and her bones being broken. Nonetheless, he motioned for her to continue.

"We were in the car, and there was a drunk driver. Emma spotted him first, and by the time he was about to hit us, she acted on impulse. She opened the door, unbuckled the both of us, and pulled me out of the car before we were hit. I'm still not sure how she did it so fast, but the force of her pulling me broke my shoulder. I'll be okay, though, I only have to wear this cast for another three weeks or so. If she hadn't pulled me out, I would be dead,"

He looked a little less confused, and more concerned.

"Would it be possible for me to meet your girlfriend who saved your life while I'm here?"

"I suppose it would. I'll tell her to come by the house later this afternoon. Although it'll have to be quick, Robin is also coming over later. She's been wanting to see you for awhile, but she doesn't want to upset Mother by seeing you so she's coming over to my place."

He smiled, thinking of his granddaughter. Well, she technically wasn't his granddaughter, but he didn't treat her any different. The main reason for Henry's and Cora's divorce was because it was revealed that Henry was only Regina's father, not Zelena's. When Cora admitted to having an affair, the two of them divorced.

At first, Zelena still wanted to maintain as much contact with him as possible. She was 15 when the divorce happened, and she still wanted him to be a father to her. However, Cora tried to prevent them from having contact. So she would sneak out to see him with her mother's car, often bringing Regina along with her despite the fact that she had yet to obtain a license.

Shortly after Robin was born, Cora caught them sneaking out to see each other. She demanded that it be put to an end, and started preventing Regina from seeing him too. Zelena eventually stopped putting as much effort in to see him, but that didn't stop Robin's curiosity about him once she had gotten older.

So when Regina got her driver's license, she was the one sneaking off to see her father, bringing her niece with her. The three of them got along great together, and they had yet to be caught by Cora. Or Zelena. Of course, Regina's sister knew that she still had a very good relationship with her father, but she wasn't aware of how often her daughter saw him as well.

"Here's your food," a waiter said, placing the dishes in front of them.

The lasagna still had steam coming out of it, while Henry's French Dip did too.

After they both took a few bites, their conversation started up again,

"So, how is teaching going?"

"It's going really well! I'm really liking it! The students are great, and English is a great subject to teach. Although grading essays can be a bit tiring,"

"I'm so proud of you,"

She beamed as he said that, then continued eating her lasagna.

After their meal was over, Henry paid the bill before they left. Together, they walked back to Regina's house.

"I'm going to rest for a little bit, then I'll get ready before your girlfriend gets here," he told her, walking up to the guest room.

Regina nodded, then got her phone out to talk to Emma. It was early afternoon, so she assumed that she had gone home already considering that she had a free period.

When she checked her messages, she saw that Emma had sent her the first part of the mental health slideshow presentation. It was safe to say that Regina was appalled.

Mental health shit

by Emma Swan & Ruby Lucas

mental illness is a dummy issue. all of the teenagers and young adults are Big Sad, and everyone older just drowns their sorrows in their bottle of tequila. bAsically, everyone is sad. why? we don't fucking know. let's do something about it, maybe make the kids less sad by fixing issues from day one. let's talk about sum resources, make things more available, let's talk about it more too so the youngins know whats happening when one day they get sad or something. buckle your seatbelts fuckers, you're in for an anxiety-ridden, crackhead powered, kickass ride where two teenage crackheads talk about how mental illness is a big dummy issue. now, sit down, shut up, and let us teach u shit or ruby will steal your kneecaps. and yes, that is a threat. what're you gonna do about it pussies

She immediately typed out a reply.

Regina: Really? I'm gone for one day and this is what you do in my class? You do realize I can't accept this as an actual assignment

My Savior: yeah but it was fun lmao

Regina: I do hope you have an acceptable version somewhere. Anyway, my father would like to meet you. So if you could swing by in an hour or so, that would be great

My Savior: oki

Smiling, Regina put her phone away. Since she had a bit of time, she decided that it would be good to read for a little while.

She got her laptop out, then went to that website where Emma had her fanfictions on. She had now read three of her completed fics, and she was onto the fourth.

Her writing style with fanfic was a little different from her original work writing style, but it was still good.

Of course, Emma knew that Regina was reading her other fics considering that she was the one who sent her a link to her profile. But Regina never left any comments on them, instead, texting her and telling her how much she enjoyed certain parts.

She got through around five chapters before she heard the familiar knocking of the door. Standing up, she closed her laptop then walked to open it.

Waiting outside of course, was her girlfriend. Although Regina didn't see her car in the driveway.

"Did you walk here?" She asked.

"No, Ruby dropped me off," Emma replied. Regina's eyes widened, but Emma spoke again before she could reply. "Don't worry, I didn't tell her that this was your place. She didn't even ask any questions, so it'll be fine,"

"Alright then,"

Regina smiled, then connected their hands. She pulled her girlfriend in close before bringing their lips together. Emma placed one hand behind her neck while the other was still connected to Regina's hand.

Regina didn't even realize they were moving until she felt the couch against the back of her legs. She let out a gasp as she almost fell backwards, but Emma was quick enough to catch her.

As she was being held in a dip position, Emma brought their lips together again.

The kiss lasted for awhile before they heard someone's throat clear to interrupt them.

"Daddy!" Regina said, slightly embarrassed.

"Hi," Emma said in a quiet voice, backing away from her girlfriend.

"So you're the one who's stolen my daughter's heart?" He asked, smiling at the two of them.

If Emma was a human, she would be blushing so bad at this very moment. Instead, she smiled sheepishly before reconnecting their hands.

"As long as you make her happy," he stated.

Emma and Regina gave each other a quick glance, then couldn't help but smile at one another.

He walked up to the two of them, then held his hand out for her to shake.

"So," he began. "Tell me about yourself,"

As the couple sat down on the couch across from Regina's father, they began divulging in conversations to learn more about one another.