A/N: This chapter is all about Regina.

After the big event, Regina finally joined Zelena on the walk to their mansion which it was still nearby around the town unlike Emma's place. She was very quiet while she was greeting the people on the sidewalk. The redheaded woman rolled her eyes when she saw her sister being a mayor greeted their parents' friends and went past them. The brown-haired woman raised her eyebrow at her oldest sister's behavior and ignored her glare.

She was satisfied with her day since she became the mayor of the town after her father's retirement. For her knowledge, Regina wasn't surprised about his announcement in the public statement beside her mother's supports. From her heart, she was thrilled that her dad needed some time to rest his case as a mayor and she was asked to be a new mayor-elect. In her opinion, she grew up and wanting an independent life on her own.

Her dreams being a riding instructor with the horses, Regina grew up taking care of her horse, Rocinate and she deserved him as her 18th birthday gift when she was in her junior year. She was graceful when her parents got her and she rode every evening before the dinner. Her mansion just remodeled before her birthday. The stables were one mile away from the main house so Regina could ride everywhere between her home and other place.

Few years later, she moved away and her horse died with the massive cardiac arrest. Her father took care of her horse while Regina was in college and finally returned for Christmas. She found out that her horse died right away after she left back to the college. Cora was there to comfort her along.

Regina surely loved her horse when she came to ride on him. It was very freeing and cool. She always tugged Emma back to the stables to see her horse on every weekend. Her parents allowed her to have a long evening ride on the weekends and the brunette woman didn't mind to have that.

Finally, the brown-haired woman returned to the town and came to see Neal's graduation. That's when she came to see her best friend, Emma who was there supporting her brother. She smiled when the blonde woman spotted her. They met halfway and caught up in their conversation about their college life beside their love life.

Until that night, Regina decided to announce her news to her family and Emma and she changed her mind about her dreams being a riding instructor and went into the law school to be a lawyer like her father. Some of them were not thrilled with her information about the law school and being a lawyer. Unlike them, Emma was surprised that Regina always wanted to be a riding instructor in her whole life since she had her first horse but kept it to herself.

Her father was the one who got thrilled once again and congratulated her then decided to collect his daughter to discuss what they wanted to do in her future. Cora and Zelena were the ones who were not pleased with Regina's career plans and they kept it to themselves as well.

After her hard accomplishments in the law school in New York City, Regina faded her friendship with Emma and has been dating some men and women. She didn't get engaged until few months later, she got almost married to one man, Daniel Stables. For her parents, they didn't like him at all and he put them in a bad impression. Zelena was not pleased with Regina's choices and begged her to see in him with a clear visual.

The brunette woman hardly finished her law school within three years included the summer courses. She finally landed herself a job in the big law firm and found out that her fiancé was lurking out with some woman. Regina decided to get it off with him and moved on with her life. She fought with her claws on those difficult cases that her boss handed her away.

She earned the rewards by promoting her job as the head lawyer of the firm since her boss got retired. Her name was still not in the public to use but her acknowledgements and credits were still there at her work. Regina gathered her family to come visit her in New York City one Christmas and encouraged them to move in the city but her father denied to live there and preferred to live in a small town.

Regina continued doing her work as a lawyer and had her place to live. She was single for few months after cutting Daniel's ties onto the wedding. She knew that her family was thrilled to have her back on the market as she was searching for someone to fall in love with. Within a two years later, she got a call from her mother and found out that her father was going to retire.

She was considered to have a promotion in her law firm again but she found out that her new promotion would be in Chicago or Los Angeles. She was terrified to leave her family behind and on her own to be alone in a city. To her preference, she wanted to be closer to her family and she could visit her family during the holiday breaks.

The brunette woman politely rejected their offer and decided to leave the firm. She packed everything in her place and moved away to her town. Her family didn't know that Regina decided to live in Storybrooke since she became a successful lawyer in the city. The brown-haired woman surprised them by coming in her former home and announced that she was considering to be a mayor-elect.

Cora and Henry were surprised that news from their daughter and went excitedly. Zelena was not there at that time and went far away from Maine. She didn't return until she came back with her chaos. Regina shrugged at herself and got on with her move. But for her mother, she was concerned on her youngest daughter's move-in at her former home where she was raised.

The oldest woman looked at her husband with her strange look and glanced over at Regina's retreating back. Henry was focused on his excitement to have his daughter returning to the town and taking over his job. He decided to plan everything before Regina interfered his excitement but heard his wife's voice that it brought him to the attention.

"Honey, I know we are excited to have Regina in our town but I'm whole concerned about her moving in at our house. She should have her house by now?"

"Cora, she just got here and announced her news about her plans. I don't care if she wanted to live here and it's fine with me because I'm too happy to have her in our house like those old times."

"Look at her, she is getting in her early 30s and I know that she used to live in New York City on her own. Regina is all grown up and should have her place nearby. Oh, I wonder if you could use the resources to help her out to move in somewhere in this town since you are a mayor." Cora said sweetly with her innocent smile. She actually didn't want to handle her daughter like those oldest days.

Henry just stared at her with a poker face and got up from the couch then walked out of the room. It left Cora to be fully shocked when it came to herself. She threw her hands in the air and mumbled under her breath. The oldest man came out of the front door and halted Regina to come in then spoke lightly.

"I will help you out to find your own place around here. But for me, I'd love to have you here in our house since you grew up in that place. It's –"

"Did she say that? Is her words coming out of your mouth?" Regina asked with a raised eyebrow. Henry slowly grinned when it came to their own lawyer's voice and didn't argue with her then gave her a nod. The brunette woman rolled her eyes and came in with no words. He just laughed loudly and it gave an echo through Cora's ears when she came out to see her husband's face. She realized that he was laughing at her and gave a growl at him then retreated to the kitchen.

It brought Regina to smile at her memories when she came into a town and it was her mother who shook her in a comfort way. She blinked several times and looked up at Cora's concerned look. The brunette mayor sighed and spoke lightly.

"What is it, mom?"

"Are you ok? You've been drifting away for few minutes since you arrived here and I called you for helping me out with the dinner."

"Oh, I'm sorry! I've been remembering my first day of move-in here from New York City. Also, everything is fine." Regina commented with a smile. The oldest woman rolled her eyes and tugged her away to the kitchen. The brown-haired lawyer chuckled at her mother's actions and decided to help her out with the dinner. Zelena was away with her business around in the town and Henry was chatting with his old friends from the law firm back in his days inside the living room. It's all good for Regina to live in her memories when she got back from New York City.

A/N: Hah! I know y'all getting antsy when you want the ladies to meet each other again. It's getting there and it's still slow-burn story...

Andddd, please don't yell or throw your sharp objects to my story. Before I run, please review!

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