Henry was sitting on a bench during recess. He was reading the storybook, as he did everyday, simply because he learned something new every time.
"Well, well, well," a voice said. "Reading that storybook again?"
"Hi James," Henry said, not even looking up.
"How'd you know it was me?" James asked.
"You're the only person I know that walks like he has a stick up his butt all the time," Henry said, finally looking up from the book to smirk at James.
The two boys behind James snickered, but stopped at James' glare. "Funny. Just because you're the mayor's son doesn't mean that you can talk to me like that."
"You came over here," Henry pointed out. "No one asked you to talk to me. And I'm more than just the mayor's son. I have another mom."
James snorted. "Right, right. I forgot about the Savior. Kind of weird though. Having two moms."
Henry glared at him. He took James' bullying everyday, but when his family got involved, then things got ugly. "It's not weird."
James smirked at him. "Maybe not to you. But the rest of the town thinks that it's weird that the Evil Queen and the Savior are dating AND have a son together."
"It's not weird," Henry growled, slamming the storybook closed. "And she's the former Evil Queen."
"Once an Evil Queen, always an Evil Queen," James taunted.
"Shut up," Henry said, standing up.
James just laughed. "You think that you're so tough? All you do is read a storybook everyday like a pretty little princess, while getting coddled at home by your two mommies."
"I said shut up!" Henry shouted. He blamed his genes from Emma on what happened next. Before he knew what was happening, James was on the ground, blood gushing from his nose.
"Mom's gonna kill me," Henry mumbled.
Regina stormed into the sheriff station. Emma saw her coming and exchanged a glance with David before quickly getting up and jogging to intercept her.
"We have to go to Henry's school," Regina said. "There's been a little issue."
"Okay," Emma said. "Does it have anything to do with the fury practically coming off of you in waves?"
"Yes," Regina said. "Now let's go."
"Hold on," Emma said, grabbing Regina's arm. "You need to calm down first."
Regina sighed. "We don't have time for this."
"I'm sure the situation at school can wait," Emma said. "If you walk in like that right now, it's not going to accomplish anything."
"Henry punched another boy in the face," Regina said. "I'm sure that you can understand my anger. I raised him better than that." She went to pull away, but Emma held on tighter.
"You don't know the whole story," Emma said. "You did raise Henry better than that, so clearly something happened that made him snap."
"I didn't think of that," Regina said. She visibly relaxed, and Emma smiled.
"Now we can go to the school," Emma said.
"I'm sorry," Henry said quickly as Regina and Emma entered the principal's office.
Emma chuckled as she sat down next to him. "Relax kid. We're here to listen first and then kill you."
"So you're not mad?" Henry asked, looking at Regina.
"Let's hear the whole story first," Regina said, sitting next to Emma. "Then I can decide how mad I am."
"I'd like to hear the whole story as well," Principal Walker said. "You're normally a very well-behaved boy. What happened?"
Henry looked down at his hands. "James was making fun of me and I got angry. That's all."
"Why was he making fun of you?" Principal Walker asked.
"I was reading my storybook," Henry said, still looking down.
"Don't you read it everyday?" Regina asked.
Henry shrugged. "Yeah."
"There's something that you're not telling us," Emma said. "If you read your book everyday, and he makes fun of you every time you read it, why would you suddenly punch him for it?"
"I got fed up," Henry mumbled.
Emma narrowed her eyes at him. "Wrong answer. Try again."
For once, Regina was thankful for Emma's "superpower". "You can tell us, no matter what it is," she said.
Henry sighed. "James kept saying how weird it was that I had two moms."
Emma and Regina looked at each other with wide eyes. They had assumed that the town wouldn't be okay with their relationship. But to target their son?
"Henry," Emma said, tugging his chin gently until he looked at her. "Not everyone is going to be okay with our family. And that's their opinion. But just because they disagree doesn't mean that you resort to violence."
"I know," Henry said. "But then how do I deal with him?"
"Leave that to me," Principal Walker said. "But in the meantime, I think we can come up with a nice response the next time James approaches you."
Henry sat in his usual spot on the bench, once again reading the book. He was starting to really notice the little details, and some objects that he could probably find in Gold's shop for a birthday present.
"There's the tattle-tale," James said, walking up to Henry. "Had to go and tell the principal on me, did you?"
Henry shrugged. "I was already in his office for punching you."
James laughed. "You only punched me because I made fun of your mommies."
Henry rolled his eyes before closing the book and putting it into his backpack. He put his backpack on before walking past James to another part of the playground. "Some kids have two moms," Henry called back. "Get over it."
