The family had reached the stretch of highway just outside of Boston, and as they neared the city, its picturesque outline became gradually clearer.

"See?" David said to his wife. "Told you we'd make it. We still have hours until the plane leaves."

She sighed happily as she took in the sight of the tall buildings in the near distance.

"Look Kaelyn, just up ahead." Regina pointed out the front window. "That's Boston."

The three-year-old gasped from the backseat. Never having seen a city in person before, she excitedly pressed her cheek against the window to get a better look at the approaching city.

Regina turned to see if Henry was watching but he had his headphones in and she couldn't tell if he was asleep or if he just had his eyes closed.

"Mommy are we gonna go in Boston?"

"No sweetie, unfortunately we don't have time to do that today. We'll drive a bit closer to it but we'll be turning in the direction of the airport before we reach the buildings."

"But Daddy said we have time still!"

"I said we still have a few hours until our plane leaves." David responded. "We need to stay at the airport until then."

"Why?"

"Because there are a lot of people who will be on the same flight as us and it takes time for everyone to get on board. We want to make sure we aren't rushed. If we're late the plane won't wait for us."

"Ohh." Kaelyn said, she leaned towards the middle of the car to look out of the front window. "Is that a cave?"

She pointed to where the road in front of them dipped down and led underground.

"It's very similar to one." Regina answered. "It's a tunnel made especially for cars to help them get around Boston more easily."

As the car speeded towards the tunnel Kaelyn swatted excitedly at Henry's arm, but unfortunately she couldn't quite reach it.

A few seconds later a soft, fluffy object hit Henry right in the face. He jumped in surprise and his eyes flew open just in time to see Bunny dropping to the floor beside him.

"Kaelyn what are you doing?" He rubbed his eyes as he grabbed the stuffed animal and tossed it back into his sister's lap.

"Wake up!" She pointed in front of them just as they drove into the tunnel.

"Are we in Boston?" Henry asked, pulling one of his headphones out and leaning forwards to watch as the car raced through the tunnel that glowed orange from the thousands of lights lining the walls. The last time he had looked outside they had been in farm country.

"We are!" Regina responded with a smile. "And you almost missed it. Did you get to see the city just now?"

Henry yawned. "No."

"Well I'm sure we'll see it again." David said. "Once we're through the tunnel we should get another glimpse of it."

"Yeah I hope so." Henry said, stretching a little.

"This is cool!" Kaelyn said happily.

"You like the tunnel huh Kaelyn?" David asked.

"Yeah!"

"It is fun isn't it?" Regina said softly.

"We should come here more often." Henry yawned again.

"Maybe sometime after our trip we can come back and check Boston out." Regina suggested. "Perhaps we could make a weekend of it."

"Sounds good to me." David agreed.

"Yeah we totally should!" Henry said.

"Yeah!" Kaelyn repeated.

Henry turned the volume up on his iPod to intensify the experience of driving through the tunnel. He very rarely left Storybrooke and so he would make the most of this brief encounter with the city.

After they had finally made it through the tunnel, the family was given an even better view of the city. They were much closer than they had been before entering the tunnel and they could now see more detail in the buildings rather than just the ambiguous outlines.

Henry was happy he had been able to see it before they reached the airport. The last time he had been to Boston he had only seen it at night and it had been a brief visit. It was beautiful then too, but the city during the day almost looked like a completely different place.

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They had just arrived at the airport and were unloading their luggage in the parking garage. David had gotten a cart for them to make it easier to bring all of their things into the terminal, he was just loading their bags onto it as Regina was busy with Kaelyn.

"But Mommy I wanna hold Bunny!" Kaelyn protested as Regina fitted the stuffed animal back into the Frozen backpack.

"I know sweetheart but I don't want to risk you losing her here. I promise once we get to the waiting area after security I'll give her back to you okay?"

"Okaay."

"That's my girl. In the mean time let Anna and Elsa look after her. They'll keep Bunny safe."

Henry had just finished putting everything back into his backpack and was going to help David fit the rest of the bags onto the cart.

"Mommy how long till we go on the plane?" Kaelyn asked as Regina helped her out of the car.

"Not long sweetheart."

"Do we have everything from up there?" David asked from behind the car.

Regina gave the interior of the Cadillac another once over. "Looks like it dear."

"Then I guess we're all set." David said, patting Henry on the shoulder."Wanna head inside?"

"Yeah!" Kaelyn answered on behalf of everyone.

"Kaelyn do you want mommy to carry you?" Regina asked. "It's a bit of a walk into the terminal."

"Yes thank you."

"You're very welcome." Regina said warmly as she lifted her daughter into her arms and joined Henry and David behind the car.

"Want me to take Kaelyn's bag mom?" Henry offered.

"That would be great Henry, thank you."

"No problem." Henry said, stepping towards them. "Kaelyn I'm gonna look after your backpack for you until we get inside alright?"

"Thank you Henry." Kaelyn said happily as her mother helped her take the backpack off.

David and Regina shared a quick kiss before they all began to make their way inside the airport.

"Wouldn't it have been easier to just drive all the way to Florida?" Henry asked, staring longingly at the Escalade as they walked away.

"It would have taken almost two days to get there." David responded. "I know it would have been easier to drive there but think of it this way; now we'll have more time at Disney."

"Disneyyy!" Kaelyn said happily.

Henry smiled. "Yeah I guess you're right."

"And this is also your first plane trip. Aren't you excited?"

"Okay yeah, maybe a little. But it's too bad we can't have our car once we get there."

"Well we're renting a car in Orlando." David said. "Maybe we can get one that's similar."

Henry grinned. "Okay."

"Besides why are you worrying about the car?" Regina teased. "We'll be in Disney World, I'm sure you'll have other things on your mind besides missing the Escalade."

"I know I know but I still love our car." Henry grinned, ducking away as David tried to ruffle his hair.

"Trust me, you'll forget all about it once we get there."

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After dropping off their suitcases, they headed towards security check where they were met with a bit of a line up.

"And this Kaelyn, is why we couldn't go into Boston today." David explained. "You never know how busy the airport will be and if you are late and don't have enough time to get through security then you miss your plane."

"Is everyone going to Disney too?" Kaelyn asked, eyeing the other people curiously.

"Some might be." Regina answered. "But most are probably visiting other places all around the world. You can go anywhere from here."

"Can you go to the moon?!"

Regina and David shared an amused smile.

"Unfortunately not. I should rephrase. You can go anywhere around the world from here."

"Ohhh."

"I wish you could go to the moon from here." Henry said.

When they had gotten a bit closer to it, David pointed to the luggage screening booth. "Kaelyn when we get to that table it's going to be your job to put your backpack onto the conveyor belt okay?"

"Why do I has to put my bag on there?" Kaelyn asked, holding the straps of her backpack defensively.

"The security men need to make sure there is nothing dangerous in anyone's bags. It's just a safety measure."

"Do I have to?"

"Yes, everyone has to have their suitcases and backpacks scanned otherwise it wouldn't be fair."

"Ohh."

A few moments later Kaelyn started to take her backpack off but had difficulty as Regina was still holding her hand.

"Kaelyn what are you doing?" She asked.

"I wanna take Bunny out. She's scared of the box."

"No Kaelyn, Bunny has to stay in your backpack. She needs to be scanned too."

"But I don't want her to be."

Henry helped put Kaelyn's backpack on properly again. "Stuffed animals love going through airport security. It's an adventure for them."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Bunny has never been through a scanner before. She'll think it's fun. I promise, all stuffed animals love it."

"Okay." Kaelyn smiled up at Henry as he patted her head gently.

Regina smiled her thanks at Henry as David wrapped an arm around her waist, knowing that even though she wasn't showing it, the business of the airport was stressing her out. He felt her relax as he placed a gentle kiss to her temple.

"We're almost done. After this we still have about an hour until the plane leaves. Just enough time to grab a coffee or something and just relax for a bit."

"Sounds perfect." Regina smiled, sliding an arm around him in return. She kept her other hand in Kaelyn's.

As the line moved forward David noticed Regina shuffle her feet uncomfortably.

"Do you regret wearing those shoes yet?" He asked, eyeing the pair of black heels she was wearing.

"Not at all."

"Are you sure about that?" He raised his eyebrow at her. "You don't look very comfortable."

"It's not the shoes." Her voice raised insistently. "It's just that it's so busy here and I'm simply eager to get through security."

"If you say so." David rubbed her side affectionately as he held her.

"If it makes you feel any better I do have a pair of flats in my carry on." Regina said.

"Ah so you know the heels are a bad idea."

Regina shook her head softly in amusement. "The flats are for emergencies only. A back-up pair in case something happens to these." She nodded down at the gorgeous pair of shoes she was currently wearing.

"I still think you should have just worn running shoes like the three of us. Now you're gonna have to walk barefoot when they make us take our shoes off."

Henry nodded his agreement.

Regina felt Kaelyn tugging against her hand. "What is it sweetheart?"

"Mommy I don't wanna go through that." She pointed at the walk-through metal detector.

"Oh honey it's nothing to be afraid of. It's just like walking through a doorway. You won't feel a thing."

"What if I do?" Kaelyn asked with big wide eyes. "What if it hurts?"

"It's not designed that way. All it is is an empty frame. No one feels anything when they step through it."

"Can you carry me?" Kaelyn raised her arms hopefully.

Regina smiled sympathetically. "The airport staff would prefer it if we walked through separately but I promise I will be right behind you. You'll be fine."

"Okaay." Kaelyn bit her lip nervously as she eyed the scanner nervously.

Regina crouched closer to Kaelyn's level, still holding her hand. "Look, Henry's about to walk through right now. He'll show you that it's completely safe."

Kaelyn's eyes followed to where her mother was looking.

Henry walked through without hesitation and turned around to face his mother and sister again. "See Kaelyn? I'm fine! Not scary at all." He said.

"Okay it's our turn now." Regina said softly. "Are you ready?"

Kaelyn nodded.

"You go first, I'll be right behind you."

Kaelyn took a few timid steps forward and then hesitated. She eyed the scanner again and then looked up at Henry who was smiling encouragingly back at her as he and David began to collect their belongings off of the conveyor belt.

The three-year-old glanced back at her mother again before holding her breath and walking through the scanner.

"See?" Henry patted her shoulder as their mother walked through the scanner next. "I knew you could do it!"

Kaelyn smiled proudly up at him.

"That wasn't so bad was it?" Regina asked as she retrieved her bag from the conveyor belt. "Here Kaelyn, let's get your shoes back on."

"Can we go on the plane now?" Kaelyn asked.

Regina laughed softly. "Not quite yet, but we will very soon."

A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope you liked the new chapter, I'm sorry it has been a while since the last update, I'll try to update sooner next time. Please review! :)