Regina opened her eyes when Emma told Henry that she regretted everything that she wanted her son to see his other mother long time ago. That's a perfect understatement of the life. She felt like she wanted to yell at Emma but for her, she felt saddened because Emma didn't want her to know that she had a child to share the life together.
Luckily, Henry nodded with his understandings and didn't blame Emma for that. He smiled at them and continued.
"It's ok, Ma. I understand how you feel but I'm not a mother yet." It caused the ladies to laugh and smile at him.
"I wish I can rewind everything so Regina would be your other mother when it comes to me." Emma replied.
"Don't." Regina said while reaching the blonde superstar's hand with a shake of her head. Henry smiled.
"Why? I feel guilty. I was supposed to reach you long time ago. I wanted you to know that you have a child with me. That's how it is not fair." The golden-haired actress looked into the caramel eyes with her heartfelt explanation. Regina understood and continued.
"I understand that why you didn't want me to know that I have Henry. But now, you are here and I'm grateful that you are here to bring Henry. I'm happy that you finally told me. I'm not mad at you anymore because you are an amazing mother. On other side, I am still mad at you because I missed Henry's first ten years. That's ok, Em. I am willingly to forgive you."
"Yeah, ma. I'm happy that you finally brought us together again. I am getting to know Regina and share my stories with her. You shared your stories about her. I can see how Regina is a wonderful person that I have met. Thank you, mom for getting me to see her." Henry retorted with a smile before hugging Emma. Regina tearfully smiled.
Emma closed her eyes when she hugged her son tightly and kissed on his temple. She chuckled and whispered in his ear. Henry cuddled into her arms and listened.
"You are amazing. I love you."
"Te Amo." It surprised Regina to hear those Spanish words. She looked to Emma for a valid reason to use those words. Emma glanced over at her with a smile before releasing him in her arms.
"We learned Spanish from our housemaid back in Los Angeles."
"Yeah! That was fun!" Henry grinned. Regina chuckled at his grin. Emma looked between them and they had same facial features then continued.
"You both look alike."
"How come?" Henry asked with his furrowed eyebrows.
"You have brown hair, lips and eyebrows. But his glare always scares me." Emma mumbled with her rolling eyes. Henry fisted in air with a triumph. Regina laughed and continued.
"Why is that?"
"Look at him, he is a mini Regina." Others laughed hard. Emma glared at them with a sigh. Regina and Henry looked at each other then beamed widely at the blonde woman in the front of them. Emma blinked several times and stared at their wide smiles then rolled her eyes. It was an exact and perfectly smile to be copied.
"Mom, are you finished with your heartfelt lecture?" Henry continued with a smile. Emma nodded and asked.
"Have any questions?"
"How did you have my DNA?" He questioned the brown-haired mayor with his perplexed face. Emma hid her laugh when she saw Regina's blush. Henry was curious than she thought it would be. Regina stuttered her mouth but looked back at the blonde diva for some help.
"Well, Regina has your DNA because she used to have a penis like you have." Emma slowly explained while Henry tried to figure in his head and grossed out.
"Ma! Oh my god!"
"That's ok. Right now, I'm a physically woman. When you leave here, I will have a long conversation with your mother." Regina smiled at him before scolding Emma for an inappropriate approach toward their son in front of them. Emma smirked.
"Anyway, I'm glad that you introduced us at your house. It was a nice one. Also, I would like to spend my time with you again if you like." Henry asked Regina with a hopeful smile. It was like Mary Margaret's hopeful smile Regina was reminded. The golden-haired woman nudged her with a nod. Regina smiled at him and continued.
"I would love to. Why not, you come to the Town Hall tomorrow? I have some time to show you around in my office?"
"Awesome!"
"I thought you would be not working tomorrow?"
"No, Emma. I have a lot of work to do around in Town Hall before the holidays begins."
"Ma, we arrived here early. Today is December 7th." Henry retorted with a shrug. Emma blushed and did forget the date. Regina chuckled and squeezed her knee then continued.
"That's why I have to work until December 23rd."
"It's ok for you to go see Regina tomorrow morning."
"Great! I smell food! I think it's a dinner time!" He exclaimed before running out of the living room. It left Regina and Emma to look at each other with smiles. One of them were not sure which they went first to speak the words. In their thoughts, they remembered their time together before having Henry together.
"Well, I will drop Henry off in the morning before leaving with my brother, Everett to see Lily's. I will be back in afternoon or so."
"It's fine. I will take him around for lunch at Granny's Diner and show him a little of Storybrooke. Today, it is bigger than the last time you were here for Neal's graduation. It has changed over a time."
"Sure. Whatever you have with Henry is fine. I don't mind if he wanted you to share your stories about me. I know you well." Emma grinned with a retort. Regina rolled her eyes and smiled.
"It's great to see Henry. I feel like I knew him longer. But we just met. Is it weird?"
"No, everything is good. I understand how you feel if I switched our shoes." Emma said.
"So, for our first date, have you ever ridden on a horse?"
"Oh my god! Did you remember that moment when you took me over to the stables with your father?"
"It was funny!" Regina complied with a laugh. Emma shoved her shoulder with a soft glare but her smile was widely up.
"It was a long time ago. Not ever since I left." The golden-haired actress frowned before looking at her hands. The brown-haired mayor nodded and explained.
"Well, I would like to take you over there after dropping Henry at your house tomorrow. Come see me at my house and we can walk there. Is it fine with you?"
"Sure! It's a great plan. So, are you staying here for dinner?"
"Oh, Em! How dare you to forget that I love Neal's cooking? It is way better than my mother's. Don't tell my mom."
Emma stood up with a laugh before reaching their hands to intertwine together. Regina blabbered about her mother's cooking and scrunched her nose at the burned chips. The blonde woman kept laughing until they reached in the dining room. Henry and Julie chatted about his childhood in Los Angeles while setting up on the table. Everett and Amy were in the basement to find two perfect combination of wines since Neal demanded them.
Mary Margaret and David finally came downstairs to meet them after their nap. Brad helped Neal to carry food from the kitchen toward their dining table. Emma casually pulled a chair for Regina to sit and she finally sat beside her. Henry sat across from his mothers' seats. Everett came up from the basement and Amy whined at a poor choice of wine that he picked.
Julie and Brad sat between Henry's seat. Mary Margaret and David sat on their end of the table. Everett kissed his wife's lips and sat right next to her. Amy came upon to sit beside her fiancée. Lastly, Neal finally placed a last piece of food on the table and sat between his oldest sister and mom.
"Let's eat!" Others cheered. Brad was a gentleman to pour wine in their glasses except Henry who had a sparkling cider. Julie questioned toward her nephew's in the movies he was in with Emma. The blonde woman covered her hand on her face while snorting at her son's stories in the movies. Regina dug the beans from the bowl to her plate and looked over at Neal's side then asked for a bread.
David gathered himself to have some chicken. Amy grabbed it then brought it to her father with a smile then picked one for herself. Brad finished his duty and sat down then got a little of everything on his plate since Amy plated herself. He kissed her cheek with a thanks. Amy nodded before hearing Henry's story.
"One time, Ma came out from the trailer and looked a complete mess. I thought that she was a monster so I ran away from her since my tutor took me to see her. She had her costume all over her. I think it was one from Amityville: The Reawakening. It's scarier than you watch a movie."
"Oh my god, yeah. I was all over the blood on me. My hair was a complete whacko like you mess up on the bush outside. The clothes are torn but luckily for me, it was covered with the graphic that the children should be not seen. Anyway, my makeup looked fantastic but in an alien's way. Everett, do you remember that we watched a horror flick, Rings?"
Everett signed, 'yup' while drinking a white wine. Mary Margaret gasped at Emma's description and shuddered away. David laughed at his wife's looks and ate some of chicken. Amy snorted. Henry laughed and continued.
"I had some nightmares. It was fun to play against her. I was an extra one who was screaming in the background and ran away. It was a scene I played."
"Was it fun being a child actor?" Neal asked before digging his beans in the bowl. Regina reached her left hand on Emma's thighs and soothed her fingers on the pants of Emma's. She smiled at her son while taking a glimpse over Emma with her blush. It was a score for her and she continued playing with it.
"Well, it was fun at a start but after that movie, I realized that it was not my thing. It's my mother's profession which I understand. I prefer to be a writer."
"He is taking an advanced class in English. He is only one who perfected his English skills with 9th graders. He is only ten years old." Emma replied while looking at Regina. The brown-haired mayor was surprised that Henry succeed in English level. Mary Margaret looked at him with a proud smile.
"You are just like me! At your age, I was overachieved with a 11th grader."
"Wow, I'm not only one who did." Henry smiled at his grandmother. Emma nodded and continued.
"He published some children's books last year. I believe that it is in Amazon Kindle, is it?" The brown-haired boy nodded before eating his vegetables. Amy, Everett and Neal slacked their jaws at Henry's smile. Regina raised her eyebrows at Emma and continued.
"Wow, you are really smart."
"Thank you, Regina!" Henry beamed before digging for a second one of vegetables. Everett stared at his plate and heard Julie's voice.
"You need to eat your vegetables like your nephew over there. He loves vegetables."
"We are vegetarians." Emma explained before getting another bread from a bowl. Others stared at them with their jaws on the ground except Regina who was not surprised because she witnessed from her house but asked.
"You both just ate my lasagna."
"You didn't put meat in it and I'm grateful that you remembered." The blonde actress informed her with a smile. Regina rolled her eyes at herself and remembered that she got used to Emma's appetite every day when they were younger in their high school days.
"But… you grew up eating meat with us on dinner." Mary Margaret exclaimed with her two cent. Emma laughed and continued.
"I snuck myself out to remove the meat while you were not looking. I fed our old dog, Braxton."
"That's why Braxton got fat." Amy grumbled. Neal and Everett looked at each other with widened eyes then replied in unison.
"That was you!" It caused Emma to be startled by her brothers' voice and whipped around to see them with their anger. David laughed before sipping a wine. Regina raised her eyebrows at her neighbor and rolled her eyes. Henry shook his head while eating his vegetables. Brad and Julie giggled at their actions.
"You were the one who fed Braxton every night. Why?" The pixie cut schoolteacher asked with her curiosity. The golden-haired diva shrugged with a reply before winking at her son.
"Because Braxton need some proteins than I did in the past."
"That's hilarious!" Henry chuckled with a smile.
"That's true! Braxton was too thin to walk. He needed some muscles. That's why I fed him. Oh, boy. I miss him." Emma retorted with a dignity then nodded at herself. David looked at his wife with his smirk. Mary Margaret rolled her eyes and continued to drink. Everett and Neal nodded at Emma's statement and drank their wine.
"Braxton? What kind of the breed was that dog?" Henry opened up with a curiosity. The Nolan brothers smiled at their nephew and said in unison. Others cackled.
"Siberian Husky. A grey one."
"What!?" The brown-haired boy bulged his eyes at the mention of their dog and looked back at his mother with a confirmation of a nod. Emma smiled and explained.
"That was my dog. Not your uncles and aunt's dog. It was mine when I was thirteen and I got him from the alley. He was hurt at that time and I brought him to the vet for a check-up. He was a stray dog. But he was five weeks old and I decided to keep him because Braxton was attached to me immediately. I asked them for adopting him in our family and I was the one who kept him on my side. Sadly, he died of age."
"I remember that Braxton jumped on me when I came to your house. He was very excited to see me." Regina mentioned when she recalled that dog. Everyone laughed and continued to do their conversation around the table.
A/N: This one was a fun chapter that I wrote. Don't forget to read The Beauty of the Ballet: Chapter 20 and review on this chapter!