"You like horseback riding right?" Emma asked.

"Yes," Regina said. "But I haven't done it for a long time."

"So let's do that today," Emma said. "Henry is at a friend's house, and I refuse to just sit here and do nothing."

"Have you ever even ridden a horse?" Regina asked.

"No, which is why you're going to teach me," Emma said. "If you can teach me magic, I'm sure you can teach me how to ride a horse."

"The only magic that I taught you was how to save yourself from falling to your death from a bridge," Regina scoffed.

Emma shrugged. "I trust you. Does Storybrooke have a stable?"

"Of course it does," Regina said.

"So let's go to it," Emma said, grabbing Regina's hand.

"Maybe not today," Regina said. "I actually do have work to get done at my office."

"You do?" Emma asked. "You told me that your day was free today. That's why I thought that we could do something."

Regina shook her head. "Yeah, I have some things to get done. I'll pick Henry up from his friend's later." Before Emma could even say anything, Regina was out of the house.

"That was weird," Emma mumbled. She sighed before leaving the house. Since Regina was going into work, she figured that she might as well head over to her parents' place. Snow would probably be overjoyed that Emma was coming to visit, since Emma was still getting used to the idea of having parents her same age.

Knocking on the door of the apartment, Emma waited for someone to answer the door. It ended up being David. "Emma," he said in surprise. "What're you doing here?"

"Am I no longer welcome?" Emma teased.

"Of course you are!" David said, moving aside to let her in. "I was just surprised is all."

"Who was at the door?" Snow asked, coming into the room. Upon seeing Emma, her face lit up. "Emma!"

Emma laughed. "Hi."

"Not that I mind, but what are you doing here?" Snow asked. "I thought you were spending the day with Regina since Henry was at a friend's house?"

Emma shrugged. "She had to go into work. Something about work that she forgot to do."

"Regina never forgets anything," David said.

"Believe me, I know," Emma said. "It was just really weird. She left the house really fast."

Snow and David exchanged a glance. Regina hated confrontation, and it sounded like she had escaped as fast as she could. "What were you talking about before she left?" Snow asked.

"We were talking about what we were going to do today," Emma said. "I remembered that you told me that she loved horseback riding. So I suggested that."

Snow winced. "That would be why she left."

"What?" Emma asked. "Why? I thought she loved it."

"She did," Snow said. "But the last time that she was in a stable, it didn't end very well."

"Daniel," Emma said, eyes widening. "I feel so stupid. Thanks for the help." She turned and quickly left the apartment, headed for Regina's office.

"I'm sorry," Emma said, walking into the office.

Regina jumped before looking up in surprise. "What happened to knocking?"

Emma backed up to the doorway and knocked on the door. Regina rolled her eyes. Emma smiled before walking back into the office, placing her hands on Regina's desk. "What are you sorry for?" Regina asked.

"For mentioning horseback riding," Emma explained. "I forgot about Daniel."

Regina visibly tensed. "Don't worry about it. I just haven't really wanted to visit a stable since then. That's all."

"Maybe you should," Emma said.

"No thank you," Regina said. "I think I'll pass on that."

"You love horseback riding," Emma said. "Why wouldn't you want to do something that you love again?"

"I've tried going back into a stable before," Regina said. "I really did try. But all I could see as soon as I walked in was Daniel's dead body on the floor. Not to mention the time that he was half-monster and I had to kill him myself."

Emma winced. The stable was not a happy place. "Maybe going back there would be a nice way to move on."

"I'm dating you, aren't I?" Regina argued. "I'd say that I've moved on."

"You really haven't if you still can't go to a stable," Emma countered.

Regina went to argue, but realized that she couldn't. Emma had a point. Regina sighed. "What do you suggest then?"

"We go to the stable," Emma said. "We don't even have to go riding. Baby steps."

"We?" Regina asked in surprise. "You're going with me?"

"Of course," Emma said. "I won't make you do it alone."

"Okay," Regina said. "Let's go to the stable."

"I didn't even know that this place existed," Emma said, getting out of the car.

Regina took a deep breath before getting out with her. "I don't know if I can do this."

"You can," Emma said, grabbing her hand and squeezing gently. "You're not alone."

Nodding, Regina walked with Emma into the stable. She breathed in the scent of fresh hay and relaxed. She hadn't been here in so long, and realized that she had missed it more than she had thought.

Looking around, Emma realized that the stable looked completely different from the one in the Enchanted Forest. Then again, Regina probably hadn't wanted a reminder of the stable that her love had died in.

Regina let go of Emma's hand and walked over to a horse, lightly stroking its face. "I've missed horses more than I realized."

Emma smiled before coming to join her. "Horses are pretty cute."

Regina chuckled. "And very smart. That's why I liked riding. The horse knows exactly what you want, and obeys."

"How're you feeling?" Emma asked. It looked like Regina was fine, but she also had an incredible poker face.

"I'm good," Regina said. "I actually feel like I could go riding and not freak out."

"Really?" Emma asked.

Regina looked at her with a smile. "How would you like to learn how to ride a horse?"