Regina smiled at Emma then turned her attention to Henry, walking toward him. "Are you all ready to go riding for the day?"
"Yup!" Henry grinned and went for the door. Emma smiled at Regina and followed her to the door as well and went out out to the car.
The trio headed to the ranch and Regina made her way to the owner's office. "Sam, we're here for our riding appointment."
"You ridden before, kid?" Emma asked with a smile as Regina spoke with Sam.
"Nope." Henry said as he leaned against a post, arms crossed and a little grin on his face. "But I'm really excited to."
"It's so much fun." Emma grinned. "When you bond with a horse, you become one and that's the most magical feeling in the world. My dream is to be able to call one my own."
"Really? I'd like to have one, too." Henry smiled. "Maybe I can convince Mom to get me one."
"Maybe. Good luck."
Regina walked out then with Sam right behind her. "Hey there." He smiled, bending down to be eye level with Henry. "I've got a great one for you to ride."
Emma moved to stand with Regina and slipped her hand into hers, she looked to her lover with nothing but adoration in her eyes.
Regina laced their fingers together. Sam stood then and glanced at the couple with a smile. "I haven't met you yet." He directed to Emma. "I'm Sam, the owner here." He added as he extended his hand.
Emma's free hand reached out and shook Sam's. "I'm Emma. I'm not from around here but I have reason to come now." She grinned. "You have a great place here. This is like my second heaven."
"Storybrooke is a charming little town. And you've obviously met our mayor and made good connections." He smiled. "Let's go get your horses saddled, shall we?" Sam clapped and began to walk toward the stable.
Emma smiled and squeezed Regina's hand as they walked after Sam towards the stable. Stepping inside there were three posted by the stalls. A smaller brown and white paint gelding, a white mare, and a brown mare.
"I thought these horses would be the best fit." Sam mentioned
Regina helped her son onto the brown and white paint, giving him a quick lesson on how to use the reigns though Sam was going to be leading him for a while. Then, after ensuring Emma had gotten on okay, she climbed onto her horse.
Emma had leaned forward and practically laid on the back of the white horse's neck. Bonding. Pulling back up she smiled and walked up beside Henry and fist bumped him.
"This is so cool." Henry smiled, Regina coming up alongside them. "Glad to see you two are enjoying yourselves." She smiled.
Emma looked over at Regina and grinned. "Oh yeah. Feels so good to be back on one of these." She stated and once they started following Sam along the trail through the woods(Of course after he made sure Henry was comfortable), she rode along side of Regina as Henry rode in front of them with Sam beside him. "Having fun?" She asked.
Regina looked over at Emma and nodded with a smile. "I am. I didn't realize how much I'd missed this until now."
Emma smiled. "Well we'll have to do this more often huh?" She smirked.
The mayor nodded again in agreement. "We will. Especially since Henry seems to be having fun."
"Oh yeah." She grinned. "Get ready for that boy to ask you for a horse." Emma chuckled.
"His own pet horse?" Regina raised a brow. "Nuh uh. He'll have to work for that one. I'm not just going to buy him one."
"I'm sure he'd work hard for it." She looked at the kid in front of them and got quiet for a long moment, thinking about the child she gave up.
"Emma, are you alright?" Regina asked, seeing the slightly pained look on the blonde's face.
"Hm? Oh.. yeah, I'm okay. Just thinking, is all."
"I do hope it's pleasant thoughts." Regina noted before riding ahead to check on Henry.
Em nodded slightly and watched the mother move to speak with Henry.
The boy beamed. "Mom this is awesome. I'm glad you got a tattoo. If you hadn't, you would have never met Emma and you wouldn't be as happy as you are now and neither would I."
"I'm sorry I wasn't doing a very good job of making you happy before, on my own. But I am glad to have Emma around. I think she's good for both of us." Regina noted.
"It's okay. Just don't let her go, I like you smiling way more than frowning." Henry noted thoughtfully.
Regina smiled, too. "Me too, Henry, me too. I plan to keep her around for a long time."
He smiled brightly. "Good." Looking back at Emma he noticed the look on her face right before she noticed him and smiled sweetly at the boy.
Regina didn't notice, riding alongside her son for a bit before falling back next to Emma again. "He likes you. A lot."
Emma's brows raised. "Yeah?" She smirked. "Eh it's only cause I tat people." She chuckled. "I like him too."
Regina smiled. "It's not just because you tattoo people. That's for certain. Henry's a good judge of character."
"I wasn't so good in my younger days so, I'm glad he's seeing who I've become." Emma took a breath. "I got pregnant with a little boy. But when I found out, I hated his father and was now in prison. I wanted to give my son his best chance and when he was born I immediately put him up for adoption. I couldn't raise a kid in jail." She sighed and looked down at the horse's mane. "I've always wondered what happened to him and seeing Henry and how awesome he is, I just hope that little boy got a good family, one that loves him unconditionally."
"I had no idea you'd ever had a son. That had to be a very difficult situation." Regina said kindly. "I would've never given up a child, but maybe I say that because I value just the ability to give birth." She said looking away. "I can't have any of my own. It's why I adopted." She turned back to Emma then. "I bet your son ended up with a great family."
Emma set her hand on Regina's thigh as they walked side by side. "That's why I didn't abort. Though I wasn't ready to be a mother, some other woman would have her dream come true. Like I said, I gave him his best chance."
"That you did. Do you wish now, though, that you'd kept him? Are you beginning to doubt that decision spending time with us?" She asked.
"No. I know I couldn't have given that kid a good chance at life. It wouldn't have been fair to him. If I'm ever supposed to meet him then I will. If allowed I'll give that kid everything he deserves and more."
"Would you like to meet him? Ensure he has a good home?" Regina asked, taking hold of Emma's hand and linking their fingers as the rode side by side.
"I would but I'll leave it to fate. If I'm supposed to meet my son, I will by chance." She smiled slightly and squeezed her hand.
Regina gave her a small smile and then let it go, turning her attention back to the path ahead of them, smiling a little wider when she saw how much fun Henry was having.
After the trail ride they dismounted and handed the reins over to Sam. Henry still talking his ear off. Emma couldn't help but smile at the boy. She had no idea he had heard everything she said about her long lost son.
"Are you gonna stay a bit longer?" Henry asked as he made his way over to Emma and Regina. "I know you probably have to work tomorrow, Emma, but I want you to stay. Bet mom does, too."
Emma took a deep breath and placed her hand on his cheek. "I wanna stay too. But I do have to work tomorrow, however I'll stay for a couple more hours. What else would you like to do, kid?"
"Maybe we could go see a movie?" He suggested.
Regina turned her face toward Emma. "I think that sounds like a pretty good idea. You?"
"That does sound like an awesome idea. What do you wanna see?" She asked, moving her fingers in between Regina's
"The Lego Movie. It looks pretty funny." He shrugged.
Regina squeezed Emma's hand lightly and nodded. "If that's what you want, that's fine by me."
"Whatever floats your boat kid." Emma laughed with a shake of her head.
Henry grinned great big and then led the way to the car, Regina and Emma following closely behind.
Emma had her arm wrapped around Regina during the movie almost the whole time. When the three got back to the mansion Em took a breath and looked at them. "I hate to say this but I should go home."
"Ah man..." Henry looked down and dug his toe into the grass.
Regina ruffled his hair. "Say your goodbyes and head inside. I'll be in shortly."
Emma went on one knee and opened up her arms. The hug was a tight one. Once they let go she stood and kissed the top of his head. "Cya soon kid."
Once he went inside, the blonde turned to her lover and smiled softly, before walking forward and kissing her long and hard.
Regina smiled against Emma's lips when the kiss came to an end and rested her forehead against her's. "I may just very well have to come visit you next weekend."
"I'd like that. Very much, actually. Why don't you spend the whole weekend with me? My home isn't every roomy but it just means we get to be even closer." Emma smirked and kissed Regina's nose.
"Would you have room for Henry at your place?" Regina asked, not wanting to just leave her son with Graham for an entire weekend.
"I have a spare bedroom with nothing much going on in there. It's tiny but I could make him up a cot. Maybe we could build a fort of sorts together in there. If he's still into that stuff."
"He is." Regina smiled. "He loves all the fantasy stuff. Knights and pirates, as you've already heard some of. If you build a fort with him and have a little sword fight, it'll just light up his day."
"Well a fort and sword fight is what we shall have." She grinned and kissed her forehead. "So tell him and get him excited. I'll have a whole weekend planned for the two of you."
Regina smiled and stepped back, slipping her hands into her jacket pockets. "I will. I look forward to it, Emma."
"Me too." She gave the woman a smile. "All you gotta do is show up at the shop. I live in the apartment above it." She smiled. "Cya soon." With one last kiss to her lips, the blonde walked down the steps and to her car.
Regina stood in the walkway to her front door and watched Emma drive away, turning after a moment and slowly making her way inside, Henry smiling up at her. "You'll see her again soon, Mom. No reason to be bummed."
Regina laughed and moved to kiss the top of his head. "I'll be fine. How about we watch some of those cartoons you like before bedtime?"