"Lena, can you stay in class for a second?" Snow asked when the school bell rang for recess and all the students stood up from their chairs. Lena sat back down and waited for her teacher to come sit in the chair in front of her.

"Did I do something wrong?" Lena asked confused.

"Oh no, not at all" Snow reassured the young girl: "I heard your mom told you about her relationship with Emma so I just wanted to know how you're doing with that."

"You know about them too?"

"Yes, Emma told us a couple days ago. But I already had a feeling something was going on between those two."

"Oh…"

Snow could see there was something bothering the young girl: "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, fine. Can I go outside now, please?"

"Sure. But know that you can always come and talk to me, okay?"

Lena nodded and stood up from her chair. She didn't quite understand how Snow knew about Regina and Emma before they told her. She at least didn't notice anything.

After school Henry and Lena walked to Granny's diner together to meet up with their moms. They took place in the booth opposite Regina and Emma and ordered hot cocoa and a bear claw.

"It's just so great you two are together" Henry said smiling at the sight of his moms holding hands. He was definitively very happy.

"I know right" Ruby agreed when she brought their orders.

Lena looked up at her friend, a bit shocked: "You know too?"

"Yeah" Ruby smirked: "There not really good at hiding it." She walked away to take another customer's order.

"Ruby saw me and Regina on a date a while back" Emma explained.

"Oh…" was all Lena could say.

The rest of the afternoon Lena spent in silent while the others talked about school, work, plans. Regina noticed that there was something troubling her daughter since Lena was just staring at her cup and had barely touched her bear claw. Regina decided not ask her about it, that it was a conversation to have at home.

The car ride was spent in silence. When Lena, Henry and Regina walked through the front door of their house Lena wanted to run upstairs right away.

"Hey wait just a moment Lena" Regina stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up at her daughter who was already half way up. "You were very quiet today. Did something happen at school?"

"No" Lena answered.

"Then is there something else bothering you" Regina asked. She already had a feeling what this was about. It was just the matter of getting her daughter to admit it.

"No, nothing's wrong. Now can I go up to my room? I'm tired."

Regina sighed: "Sure. I'll call when diner is ready."

"I'm not hungry" Lena said and ran up to her room.

Regina sighed and closed her eyes. She felt an arm fall around her shoulder. When she opened her eyes and looked sideways she saw her son smile at her. "She just needs a bit more time" Henry said reassuring.

"I guess you're right." Sigh. "Do you want to help me with diner."

"Sure."

Regina was pacing around in the kitchen the next morning, constantly checking the clock. Although it was Saturday, Regina had to go to work but she had hoped to see Lena before she had to leave. It was almost nine o'clock so Regina couldn't wait any longer.

"Okay, I'm going to work" she said to Henry, who was eating breakfast at the counter: "If Lena isn't up in five minutes can you go wake her, please? Ruby will be here to pick her up soon to go to the woods."

"Sure" he said, receiving a kiss on his cheek from his mother: "Bye."

Almost as soon as Regina closed the front door, the kitchen back door opened and Lena walked in. Henry just turned back around from putting away his dishes. He was surprised to see Lena and especially from where she came.

"I thought you were still asleep" he said.

"I was…kinda" Lena replied.

"In the garden?"

"Yeah. So?"

"You haven't slept there since you first moved in."

"Couldn't sleep. What does it matter to you anyway?"

"Hey, don't bite my head off. I'm just worried…and so is mom. I understand that you need time to accept that mom is with my mom but don't be angry at her."

"I'm not angry!"

"Could've fooled me."

A car horn sounded, announcing Ruby had arrived. Lena grabbed a banana, some cookies and bottle of juice and walked to the front door. Before she opened it she turned around to ask Henry a question: "Let me ask you something. Did you know about mom and Emma before they told you?"

Henry, a bit surprised by the question, calmly answered: "Yeah, it was kinda obvious."

Lena sighed and left, leaving a confused brother behind.

"Hang on a second" Ruby panted: "I need to take a break for a bit." Lena stopped running reluctantly. "What are you trying to run away from?" Ruby asked still gasping for air.

"Nothing."

"Oh come on. You only run that fast that long when you want to clear your mind."

Lena sighed and turned away from Ruby, not wanting to talk about it. She just wanted to keep running because her mind was starting to race again.

"Sweetie…" Ruby said, softly putting one hand on the young girl's shoulder. She felt Lena's muscles tense under her hand. After a couple seconds Lena relaxed. Ruby knew this sequence all too well. She had gone through it with her young friend very often the past year. "…It has to do with your mom and Emma, doesn't it?…"

Lena spoke quietly: "How is it that everyone seems to know they are together even before they tell them?"

"Is that's what this is about?"

Lena turned around: "Everyone had a feeling my mom and Emma were dating and I…I didn't even knew she was thinking about having a relationship with anyone…"

"Oh sweetie…" Ruby sighed, smiling sympathetic: "…You need to talk to your mom."

Lena stood in front of the front door. She had been standing there for about two minutes. Ruby was right. She needed to talk to her mom. She knew her mom was home because her car was in the driveway. Lena took a deep breath and pushed the front door open.
Regina seemed to have been waiting for her daughter to come home. Regina stood up from her place on the couch when she heard the front door open.

"Hi" Lena greeted.

"Hi honey" Regina softly smiled: "Can we talk?"

Lena nodded and went to sit next to her mom.

"Honey, I see you are struggling with accepting me with Emma but please…don't be angry. It kills me when you're angry with me."

"I'm not angry with you, mom" Lena reassured. She sighed: "I'm angry with myself?"

Regina was confused: "Yourself?"

Another sigh. "Henry, Snow, Ruby,…Everyone seemed to have known about you and Emma before you even told them…Except me…" Sigh. "Mom…I didn't even know you were lonely that way…let alone you were dating…"

"Oh honey" Regina felt a weight fall of her shoulders, finally knowing what was truly bothering her daughter: "It's not your job to know that…"

"But…you're my mom."

"Yes, yes I am. And I probably should have talked to you more about how I am feeling. I'm always telling you to talk about your feelings and I seem to forget to take my own advice…Honey, you have nothing to be angry about. Okay?" Lena sighed and nodded. Tears were forming in her eyes and slowly rolling down her cheeks. Regina pulled her daughter into a tight hug. "I love you."

"I love you too, mom…And I am truly happy for you and Emma." She pulled out of the hug: "I like Emma and I like how happy she makes you. That's all that matters."

Next chapter coming soon.