This chapter is for Guest with the prompt: "Established swanqueen. Henry comes out as gay to Regina because he has boy troubles and wants his mom's advice. Accepting Regina and happy end please"

"What if she doesn't accept it?" Henry asked.

"Why wouldn't she?" Emma asked in confusion. "We're engaged, kid. It's not like she's never been exposed to a same-sex relationship."

"That's not the point," Henry argued. "She grew up in the Enchanted Forest, where I'm sure relationships were much more conservative."

"Again, I think that you have nothing to worry about," Emma said.

"What if it's different?" Henry asked. "Since I'm her son? Maybe she doesn't want that kind of relationship for me."

"You won't know unless you tell her," Emma pointed out. They stopped outside of the building that Regina worked in. "Go get 'em tiger."

Henry rolled his eyes before heading up the stairs to the front door. "You're a dork," he called back to her.

"You share genetics with me," Emma called after him. As he went into the building, Emma couldn't help but smile. She knew that Regina would have no problem with Henry being gay, but she had to agree with Henry that Regina could be unpredictable. Regardless, Emma had high hopes.

"Mom?" Henry called, opening up the door to her office. "Can we talk for a sec?"

"Of course," Regina said, setting down her pen. She was doing paperwork, some of it Emma's. Emma had gotten way too behind on paperwork, and David wasn't going to help her since he had a big enough pile of his own, so Regina had stepped in.

Henry sat down in front of Regina's desk before taking a deep breath. "I have something to tell you. And it's kinda important."

"Okay," Regina said. "What's going on?"

"I don't know how to tell you this," Henry said. He started fidgeting, and Regina was shocked at how much of an Emma move that it was.

"Don't know how to tell me what?" Regina asked. "Did you do something illegal?"

"No!" Henry exclaimed. "Nothing like that."

Regina sighed in relief. "So then what's wrong?"

Henry took a deep breath. Emma had told him that Regina would probably accept what he was about to tell her, but Regina was unpredictable. "I have a crush on someone."

Regina looked shocked before starting to laugh. "That's what you were so concerned about telling me?"

"Not exactly," Henry said. "I'm more worried about how you'll react to who I have the crush on."

"And why's that?" Regina asked. "Is she someone that I wronged in the Enchanted Forest?"

"No," Henry said. "His name is Ethan, and he's in my biology class."

Regina's eyes widened. "He?"

Henry gulped before nodding. "He's really nice, and you'll probably really like him. I was just more concerned about your reaction to me being, well, gay."

Regina chuckled before leaning forward. "Henry, I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm engaged to another woman."

Henry smiled. "I know. But I didn't know if it would be different with me. That probably sounds stupid."

"No, it doesn't," Regina said, smiling gently. "But believe me, you had nothing to worry about. Obviously I have no problems with gay relationships."

"Yeah, I guess not," Henry said, laughing. "Which leads to the next part of why I'm here. I need your help."

"With what?" Regina asked. "Coming out to Emma?"

Henry blushed before smiling sheepishly. "She actually knows already."

"You told her before you told me?" Regina asked. "Were you really that worried about how I would react?"

"Kinda," Henry admitted.

Regina sighed. "Henry Daniel Mills. As long as you're happy, I'm happy. If that means that you like another boy, who am I to protest? You are my son, and as such, all I want for you is the best. If this boy is it, then I say that you go for it."

Henry smiled. "That's the other problem. I don't even know if he knows that I exist."

Regina rolled her eyes. "You're the son of the Evil Queen and the Savior. Of course he knows that you exist."

"Former Evil Queen," Henry corrected. "One day you'll get that in your head. And anyway, I meant noticing me for me. He's super cute, and all of the girls fawn over him all the time. He never seems interested in them, but he always smiles at me whenever we make eye contact."

"See? He knows you exist," Regina pointed out.

Henry shrugged. "But how do I even talk to him? He's super popular, and he's hardly ever alone. Plus, going up to him is super intimidating. What if I say something wrong?"

"Here's what I've learned," Regina said. "If someone really wants to be with you, they love you for who you are. Just be you Henry. If this boy likes you back, you'll both make a move."

"You and Ma made it seem so easy," Henry mumbled.

Regina laughed. "We danced around our feelings for years. Trust me, it wasn't as easy as it looked. Just be you. Works like a charm."

Henry smiled at her. "Thanks mom."

"Anything for you," Regina said. "Now go get your happy ending."

So I really liked yesterday's chapter, and I felt like I could do more with it if it hadn't just been one chapter. So...watch for it to become it's own story when this one if over. It might even get slipped into the Connected universe. I don't know yet. Anyway, hope that you enjoyed this chapter!