It went silent in four days since the dinner at Regina's place. Emma coped it well and spent her time with her siblings all day around in the town. Amy and Everett explained everything in the details where Regina's father placed his hands to make Storybrooke proud. She was impressed with the children's playground and just went surprised that it was named after Regina's name.

Henry was excited to see the playground and ran toward it to play. Few children approached him and invited to play together. Emma felt pride for her son and nudged her sister to look over him. Amy caught her eye and smiled at her nephew then spoke lightly. Everett was a young kid at heart and decided to play along with few children around in the playground. The adults waved their hand at him and thanked him for it.

"How was the dinner with Mayor Hot Pants?"

"It went well until the chaos started with her anger." The blonde diva explained while rubbing her left temple that she had a headache since she was drinking screwdriver with her brothers at the bar from the previous night. Mary Margaret scolded them for drinking too much. David rolled his eyes at them and bawled.

"Ouch. Now, do you feel better when you told her a truth?"

"Oh yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

"I am glad that it is out from my mouth but somehow, I feel guilty about not telling her about Henry. It's a part of my fault because I kept him as a secret until few days ago."

"Emma, listen to me. I'm glad that we met him when you both came here for Christmas. It's awfully long time. So, we didn't realize that you have a son until now. Oh yes, we were angry with you because you were not here for all of ten years since you left. It made me pissed off when I needed you as my oldest sister. That's not fair to Regina too."

"How did you get wise?" Emma said with a snort. Amy rolled her eyes and mumbled.

"Mom."

"I get it. I understand how you all feel toward my surprise. But I feel guilty about the whole thing happened between me and Regina."

"Let her come to you and have an amicable conversation." The third child responded with a scoff with her rolled eyes. Emma slapped her hand on Amy's shoulder blade with a mild glare. It caused the redheaded woman to chuckle lightly.

"What if she won't talk to me?" The golden-haired actress asked with a guilty look.

"She will. Trust me. She will." The young sister said while looking up at her oldest sister. Emma sighed with a nod. The boys walked toward them and smiled with their exhaustion. Others laughed and finally walked together back on their trail toward the town. Neal, Julie and Brad were shopping for the presents so others came to meet them afterward.

Emma looked back at Brad, Amy, Everett and his wife to have some kisses. It made her smile sadly. Neal nudged her with a smile and the blonde superstar looked back at him with a big smile. Henry babbled with his uncle about the playground. Emma took her time to shop for more presents but spotted a beautiful necklace on the display.

The necklace was covered with the letter 'R' and the diamond of Amethyst. Two blank small jewelry could be their initials. She thought it would fit Regina's beauty and walked in the store. Others went baffled when they saw her coming in a jewelry store.

Emma smiled at herself when she explained the details to put her son and hers' initials on two blank small dish of the jewelry. She found out that it would be finished in two days before Christmas and went satisfied with her purchase. The blonde diva came out with a big smile.

Henry raised his eyebrows at his mom and looked up at his uncles and aunts who were looking at their oldest sister. Her smile faltered when she saw them with their baffled expression and heard Everett's voice.

"Are you going to get something that you would regret?"

"I bet it would be Regina's gift, am I right?" Amy spoke after him. Emma frowned at herself and nodded at her young sister's question then replied.

"It's Regina's Christmas gift. Couldn't I give her something for Christmas?"

"Oh, I remember your mom paid something expensive on the gift and decorated over the top than your grandmother, is it a jewelry box or something I didn't find the details?" Neal answered with an exclaimed expression. It caused Emma to growl at her baby brother and slapped his arm hard. It caused others to laugh with their nod. Henry tilted his head and asked.

"Ma, you actually got Regina everything since you both grew up altogether."

"Oh, they always are inseparable all the times since the preschool. You should ask your grandmother." Amy waggled her eyebrows at her oldest sister and the men nodded at their nephew. Emma blushed with a crimson tint and turned around to face the crowd which it was scattered on the sidewalks. Henry raised his eyebrow with a giggle and shook his head. Others went into laughter while they tried to tease Emma with PG rated sex jokes. It caused the blonde diva to glare at her siblings and decided to take her shopping quickly.

Few hours later, they returned to the Nolans residence with a lot of bags. Mary Margaret came in the foyer with a tray of hot chocolate on top of whipped cream and cinnamon in the mugs. The siblings grabbed it on the way to the living room and it left Henry to tilt his head with a reply.

"Hot chocolate with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon?"

"Yes, your mom loved it when she was a child. I always make a best one for your aunts and uncles. Come on and grab one on the way to the living room." The pixie cut woman nodded before answering his question with a smile. The brown-haired boy shook his head and grabbed one with his thanks then went on his way to the living room where the adults were blabbering on their shopping day. David was laughing when he listened to Emma's embarrassing moments.

Mary Margaret sighed and sat down beside her oldest daughter who was blushing too much. Henry sipped his drink and found his liking in a drink from his grandmother and gave a thumbs up to her. The schoolteacher gave a grin at her grandson and winked at Emma who was giving a smile at her. The blond sheriff clapped his hands and asked.

"Emma, did you have a chance to see Regina today?"

"No." Emma responded with a shrug. Mary Margaret looked at her with a confused look. Amy rolled her eyes and signed to Everett.

'Em coward.'

'Agree' Neal signed back with a laugh. The redheaded woman casually flipped her finger at her young brother.

'Why you coward?' Everett asked while raising his eyebrows. David chuckled. Henry didn't understand their signs and tried to get them to tell him everything but it didn't happen. Emma sighed and spoke toward her son.

"They are talking about me."

"How did you know what they talk?" The brown-haired boy asked with his curiosity. The blonde diva smiled at him and explained while others snickered and Mary Margaret gathered their drinks before leaving toward the kitchen. David followed his wife along.

"I had a good friend, Lily from high school long time ago. She was deaf and mute. So, I learned American Sign Language when I had an elective class in my sophomore year. Also, they picked up along as I learned how to converse with her on a daily routine."

"Yes, Lily was a sweet person but sadly, she passed away." Amy countered with a sad smile. Neal scratched his brown locks while casually playing with Everett on the thumbs war. Henry tilted his head and rejoined the conversation with his mom and aunt.

"So, how did she die?"

"Amy, how?" Emma was surprised that her friend passed away without letting her know. The redheaded woman widened her eyes and looked back at her brothers who paused their game. Everett looked up at his wife, Julie who was coming in from the foyer. Brad was behind her with a lot of shopping bags with his grumpy look. Amy got up to help her boyfriend to carry other bags from the foyers and wrapped some presents while Mary Margaret came in to check on others for more drinks.

"Lily passed away four years ago from Leukemia. She was diagnosed when she was the age of 26. It was like two years before she died. It was a terrible news for her family. Also, it was a beautiful service." Everett explained while helping Julie with wrapping the paper. Emma leaned against the leather armchair while looking down at her hands with her thoughts of her good friend then spoke lightly.

"Did you visit her?"

"Yes, we did. She looked happy when she decided to let herself go. It was her last day when she came here for Christmas and we helped her family to celebrate a big Christmas party at the town hall. It was how it happened at same time with the Christmas Festival."

'Enormous', Neal signed with his hands in the air to indicate how big it is. Amy nodded while sipping her second one of hot chocolate and reacted.

"Lily was happy when she saw her name on the banner everywhere. Her family was grateful that the townspeople decided to take Lily's name everywhere during the festival. When it ended before the New Year's Day, Lily passed away in her sleep at the hospital and it was time for her to leave this place. It was a saddening day to see her go."

"Where is her burial?" Emma questioned. Henry was not paying attention to their conversation about Lily and focused on helping Brad to wrap the gifts right next to Amy. The blond man looked up from pausing on his gift skills and countered.

"It is in Portland."

"A hour away from here. Why is that place?"

"She grew up in there before she was adopted by The Page Family in Boston. Remember that day when Lily moved here?" Neal replied to her question while trying to wrestle against his nephew with the tape. Brad chuckled while looking at them. Julie and Amy discussed about the gifts for Mary Margaret and ignored their conversation. It left Neal and Everett to discuss with their oldest sister about Lily. Henry was too grossed into the presents that his aunts bought for his grandparents and helped the ladies to finish all of it.

"I remember." The blonde superstars nodded with a reply before frowning at herself. She felt bad about not coming for her good friend's funeral and even though, to see the Page family as well. Emma sighed and ran her free hand through her golden locks while looking at her son who was laughing with Brad.

"Maybe you and I would take a trip to Portland to see Lily's burial before New Year's Eve. The Page family will be there as well. Will you?" Everett queried while throwing a crumpled wrapping paper at his young sister's head. Amy glared back at him with a sneer. Henry laughed. Mary Margaret came in and sat down beside her grandson to help him.

"I would like that if you drive there."

"Ok, Two days from now. Come on, help us to wrap the gifts."

"Sure." Emma smiled at her brother who was three years younger than her and lifted herself to kneel beside her son. They were chittering along as David came in to take a photo of them in the living room. Others sent him a glare and Mary Margaret laughed loudly when she saw their blank expression toward the flash.

A/N: Poor Emma. Please review. Don't forget to read Regina's Coffee Shop and you will have an epilogue coming up for that story. NOT THIS ONE - THE FAMILY STONE.