Chapter 4

"Remind me again why I have to live with Regina and not gran and gramps?" Henry asked, as they were on the plane to New York. Emma had packed with most of his things after a huge argument with her parents. Surely she must be insane to place Henry with a woman she hardly knew.

"I just think it would be a good change for you that is all," said Emma, giving him a smile.

"I don't see why I couldn't live with you instead," he said, sounding sad.

"Kid, I promise that as soon as this season is done you'll come and live with me," said Emma, ruffling his hair in a very loving way.

"Really I can?" there was hope in his voice now. He really hoped she wasn't lying as he really wanted to live with her. After all she was his mother even if she messed up a lot. Emma nodded, taking a magazine up of his hand luggage.

"Awesome, you got a big place like gran and gramps?" he wanted to know.

"No a two bedroom apartment, I planned to make the spare room your bedroom," she said, in fact she had been working on that for some time now. It was going to be a surprise for him.

"Great, any idea what kind of place Regina has?" he asked her, wondering what his mother knew about this woman and why she would give away.

"I don't know, but I am sure it is great, after all she is rich," said Emma and smiled to him.

"So you are sending me to someone you know nothing about?" he asked her, feeling even more rejected than he had been living with his grandparents.

"Just watch the movie," she said, not knowing what to say.

"You're such a coward!" he said, giving her a glare, making Emma feel like the worst mother in the world.

It was noon the same Sunday that a nervous Regina was waiting at the stables. One thing was that she had raised Snow a long time ago or tried to do so, another thing would be Henry, as he was a boy. She had no clues as to what to do with him. In any case she had made one of the rooms in her townhouse into a boy's room, or tried.

She could see a car pull up next to where she was standing, Emma and Henry. He got out, glaring at his mother, clearly the news of him having to live with her had not gone well. She sighed as the young boy walked over and eyed her up and down. She could see he was nicely dressed, that could not have been Emma's work, meaning it would have to be Snow. Regina smiled at him saying, "You must be Henry."

"Mmm Henry Charming," he said, wrinkling his nose, he really hated that name. Not that his mother's name Swan was any better.

"That won't go, I'll make sure we'll change that to Mills," she said, looking at Emma that was struggling with some suitcases. Henry had a backpack over his shoulder.

"You got any children?" he asked her.

"I have a stepdaughter, but we don't keep in touch anymore, she's all grown up, I miss her," Regina spoke calmly. He nodded and said, "Why did you want us to meet you here not at your place?"

"I am a private person and I wanted to show you my horses," she said honestly.

"You got horses?" his eyes lit up.

She nodded and made a gesture for him to follow her into the stables while Emma groaned at this. Mainly wondering where Regina's car was so she could rid the suitcases. She could hear Henry filled with awe inside, all excited and her voice telling him about her horses and how she would teach him to ride if she wished. Asking him if he was hungry, if he needed anything, he was a bit hungry he said. Unbelievable when she had asked him moments earlier he had said he wasn't hungry at all. Now on the other hand. How could he even connect with her that fast? Emma was feeling annoyed and not to mention jealous as the two came out of the stables smiling, still talking.

"Is this his things?" Regina nodded towards the suitcases. Emma nodded, and she turned to Henry saying, "Would you be a dear and carry some to my car?"

"Sure," he said and took a couple, Regina the rest walking toward her car, an old Mercedes Emma noted. She looked after them as they loaded it, then she hurried over saying, "So?"

"So what, Swan?" said Regina eying her.

"When will I see…speak to you again?" she asked, suddenly feeling her whole life falling apart, that she had no one. Then again she could only blame herself for that.

"I'll call later," she said, her hand resting on Emma's cheek.

"Will you be okay, kid?" Emma asked Henry.

He shrugged saying, "You don't really care, you're never there anyways."

Regina bent whispering into Emma's ear, "We'll be fine and he will miss you. We both will."

Emma sighed, dragging herself towards her car with hanging head, wondering if she was doing the right thing.

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