Chapter three of the day! This one came from myself!

Prompt: Roland wants magic.

"Mama, why don't I have magic?"Roland looked to his mother with jealous tears in his eyes.

The morning had been chaotic for the queen. Cordelia insisted on using her magic for every little desire she had and needed to be watched like a hawk. Then Henry decided he needed to cancel his plans to come over for dinner and an argument ensued with both Roland and Delia. They needed their brother to come tonight because it had been so long since they had seen him. Truly he had been there yesterday, but the children had little to no sense of time. Plus, Robin was off with Little John for the weekend somewhere in the woods so she was all own. The feeling was one she was no longer used to. Despite this chaos, the morning passed slowly for Regina. Finally it was nap time. Glorious nap time! Her two-year old daughter went down simply enough leaving just the queen and her seven-year old son.

Roland enjoyed nap time. It was a wonderful time when his sister wasn't following him around everywhere or copying everything he did. So when Mama announced nap time, he let out a joyful "Yes!" Then he went to the closet where they kept the board games. It had become a tradition that they would play at least one while Delia slept. It was his 'Monkey Time' as Mama liked to call it. Carefully he selected Candy Land and set it up on the kitchen table while waiting for his mother to come back down the stairs.

As she walked downstairs, Regina did a mental inventory of what she needed to accomplish while her daughter slept. Mostly housework items that she had trouble doing with the toddler around. When she reached the bottom she remembered her standing 'date' to play a round of Candy Land. She smiled and reminded herself of the importance of this individual time with Roland. She and Robin did not want him feeling left out once Delia was born. So she came up with 'Monkey Time' as the special time Roland had her or Robin all to himself. "Alright little monkey. Ready to lose?" She chuckled at his determined shake of his head. About twenty minutes passed and Regina admitted defeat. While cleaning up the game, Roland asked a question that seemed to come out of no where.

"Mama, why don't I have magic?" Roland looked to his mother with jealous tears in his eyes.

She stared at him for a moment with disbelief. In her mind, not having magic would be a blessing. But, she could now see the envy in the young boy's face. He was surrounded by magic users. Cordelia, Neal, Emma, Rumple, and herself. Why shouldn't he wonder. "Well baby, not everyone is born with magic." The answer was simple enough.

However, it was not enough for Roland. He understood that not everyone was born with it, but why? His face scrunched in thought. "Am I not special enough?" More tears threatened to fall.

That was the last thing Regina wanted him to think. "You are very special Roland! Don't ever think that you are not." She left her spot at the table to bring him into her arms. "Magic is just not in your blood." It was such a hard concept for her to explain. Neal and Emma had it because they were born of True Love. Rumple had it because of a curse. She had it because her mother had it, and Cordelia was a mix. "Magic is complicated. I would be happy that you don't have it. You know how much trouble your sister gets into because of it." She was hoping that by using what he saw everyday with the trouble her daughter seemed to cause, he would reconsider the desire for magic. Luckily she was right and saw the tears begin to subside.

It was true that Delia was always getting in trouble and she was only two. Roland began to imagine how much he would be getting into if he had magic. "Well, I guess if it is that much trouble I really don't want it." He squeezed his arms around her waist for another hug. "Can we play another round?"

Regina placed a kiss on his head. "Of course, my little monkey! Set it back up." She smiled and went to get them some cocoa. She had house work to do, but it's importance paled in comparison to making her son feel like he was just as special as Cordelia. If she had to sacrifice doing a load of laundry for that little boy's smile, then she would go to work naked.

I did have requests for more Mama!Regal and The Duke of Dimples, so this was it! More to come!

R&R and I will post more chapters as soon as I am able!