The sun had yet to fully rise over the town of Storybrooke, and Regina jumped as the alarm clock on her nightstand went off. With a groan, she reached over and hit the off button. She rolled over onto her back. She groaned once more as she realized that it was time for her to get out of bed for the day. Had 6:00 A.M. really come that quickly? Of course it had.

Regina's body was exhausted from the night before with Graham, and she yawned. She moved her arm away from her face and glanced over to Graham. He must not have heard the alarm go off as she had. He was still fast asleep. Regina smiled as she watched him breathe in and out, and she didn't have the heart to wake him just yet. Regina rolled over and placed a kiss gently to his forehead before sitting up and climbing out of her comfortable bed. She made her way across the room and opened her closet door ever so quietly, careful not to wake Graham. She grabbed her black robe and put it on, slipping into her black bed slippers as she did so. She took one last look at her sleeping boyfriend before quietly leaving the room to wake Henry up to get ready for school.

Graham opened his eyes. Morning had come. He squinted as his eyes adjusted to the bright morning sunlight. He rolled over onto his left side and glanced at the clock on Regina's nightstand. "Shit," he said out loud. It was 6:30 A.M. He was definitely going to be late for work today. Regina was missing from her side of the bed, and he knew that she was most likely downstairs cooking breakfast for Henry. Graham heard the shower running. It would be Henry getting ready for school. Graham figured that this would be his chance to sneak out of the house without Henry knowing that he was ever there.

Graham jumped out of bed and quickly grabbed his clothes from the pile of clothing on the floor. Regina's clothes were still there mixed in with his. Graham dressed himself as fast as possible, and he left the bedroom quietly. The shower was still running, and Graham sighed in relief. He was still half asleep. The night before had taken a lot out of him, but it had been the night of a lifetime. Graham made his way downstairs, and he turned to walk into the kitchen to say good morning to Regina before leaving for work, but before he could even near the kitchen, he stopped dead in his tracks - completely frozen.

"Sheriff? Wh… what are you doing here?"

Henry sat at the dining room table with a half-eaten plate of pancakes sitting on the table before him. Graham panicked inside. He didn't know what to say or what to do, but his words came of their own free will.

"Good morning, Henry. I… uh… I spent the night here last night."

Graham took a step closer to the boy, and he forced a smile. Oh, this was the most awkward situation that Graham had ever been in, and as the Sheriff of a town such a Storybrooke, he had endured many awkward situations.

"You did? Why?"

Henry was a bright young lad, and Graham knew that deep down, Henry knew that something was going on between Graham and his mother.

"Well, your Mother had a little too much to drink last night, and I made sure that she got home safe, but it was late, and she thought it best that I stay over."

Henry smiled and nodded to Graham.

"Well, thank you… for making sure that she got home okay. Do you want some pancakes? My Mom made plenty."

Graham's stomach was growling. After the night before, his body was exhausted, and he could use something to eat. Graham accepted the offer with a nod and made his way into the kitchen. He grabbed a plate from one of the cabinets and helped himself to three pancakes. He opened a drawer and took out and fork and a knife. He brought the plate over to the dining room table and sat down across from Henry.

Graham could still hear the shower running upstairs. How could he have been so foolish as to assume that it had been Henry in the shower and not Regina?

"My Mom's running late, so she's going to drive me to school."

Graham poured syrup over his pancakes and began to cut up them up.

"Well, you're lucky that I'm here because your Mother left her car at Granny's Diner last night," he said with a smile.

Just then, Graham heard the shower turn off upstairs.

Regina made her way into her bedroom wearing nothing but a towel. She had half expected to find Graham still asleep, but instead, the bed was empty. He must have left. Or so she thought. Regina dressed herself in a black skirt, red silk blouse, black dress jacket and her favorite black high heels. She made her way back into the bathroom to blow-dry her hair and fix her makeup for the day, as she did on a daily basis. Once she was done, she walked back into her bedroom, grabbed her purse and made her way downstairs.

"Henry! Let's go! You're going to be late for school!"

But, as Regina made her way around the bottom of the stairs and into the dining room, her eyes widened at the sight before her. Graham was sitting with Henry having breakfast.

"Graham. I thought that you'd left."

Graham smiled at Regina in hopes that she wasn't angry.

"I was going to, but then Henry offered me breakfast. It's a good thing I'm here, though, because you left your car at Granny's last night. So, I will drop Henry off at school and swing by the diner so you can get your car."

Regina couldn't believe her ears. Could she be dreaming? What had they discussed while she was getting ready for work?

"Oh. Well, I guess that you're my knight in shining armor, then," she said with a warm smile.

Henry didn't look one bit uncomfortable with Graham being there. In fact, he was smiling. Regina made her way over to the dining room table and sat down between her boyfriend and her son. Henry could afford to be a little bit late for school. He had an almost perfect attendance record, aside from a few days he'd missed due to being sick.

"Henry," she said as she placed a hand onto her son's. "Graham and I are in a relationship now."

But, the reaction that she received from Henry was one that she had not expected.

"I know. I've known for a while, actually. I'm ten, I'm not five," he teased.

Regina's eyes widened once again, and her jaw dropped a little bit. Regina and Graham had tried so very hard to be discreet about their seeing each other throughout Henry's entire life. How could he possibly have known?

"I've known since I saw the Sheriff sneaking out of your bedroom window a few times. He could have used the front door, you know."

Henry laughed and smiled into his mother's eyes, as if letting her know that it was okay.

"And you're okay with this?"

Regina hoped with her entire being that he'd say yes, but he didn't have to. It was quite clear to her that her son and Graham had taken a liking to each other. If Henry had to choose anyone for Regina to be with, it most definitely would be Graham.

"What's not to be okay with? I like the Sheriff. He's cool."

Regina turned to look into Graham's eyes, and she saw pure happiness in them.

"Why thank you, Henry. You're pretty cool yourself," Graham replied with a touch of laughter in his voice.

Regina smiled and brushed a piece of hair away from her face.

"Well, on that note, we'd better get going. We're all going to be late."

All at once, Graham, Regina and Henry got up from the table, and Regina took the dishes from the dining room table and carried them into the kitchen to place them into the dishwasher.

Henry grabbed his backpack and lunchbox, and Regina watched Graham and Henry make their way to the front door. She couldn't help but feel both relieved and happy at the same time. This was her family, and there would be no more sneaking around for her and Graham. The one person that they had tried their very best to hide their relationship from had known all long.

Regina followed Graham and Henry out the front door, and she turned to lock the door behind her. They all piled into Graham's Crown Victoria. Graham started the car and pulled out of the driveway. Regina sat in the front seat in silence, but Graham and Henry were making much conversation. They talked about all sorts of things in the short car drive to Henry's school. Graham pulled up alongside of the curb outside of the schoolyard and shifted his cop car into park.

"Have a nice day, sweetheart," Regina said in her most loving tone. "Thank you for being so understanding."

"I love you, Mom," Henry replied. "And don't worry about it."

Regina watched her son as he made his way out of the car and walked off to join the other children that were making their way into the building.

"We made good time," Graham said. "It doesn't appear that he's late at all."

Regina turned to gaze into Graham's eyes, and she smiled a smile that was brighter than the sun.

"Graham. I'm glad that it worked out this way. I was so tired of sneaking around."

Graham laughed as he shifted the car into drive, pulling away from the curb.

"You're telling me."

As Graham drove to Granny's Diner for Regina to retrieve her Mercedes, he reached over and took Regina's hand into his, giving it a tight squeeze. They sat in silence the entire way, but they didn't need words. They both knew exactly what each other was feeling. Graham pulled into the tiny parking lot of the diner, and he leaned over to place a soft kiss on Regina's lips.

"Have a nice day at work, Regina. I'll try to stop by on my break and bring you lunch."

Regina pulled him closer to her, and she kissed him deeper, sliding her tongue into his mouth. Oh, what a wonderful way to start her day. She slowly pulled away from the kiss, and grinned, showing her perfect white teeth.

"After last night, I'm sure that today will indeed be a good day."

With that, Regina opened the door to Graham's Crown Victoria. She stepped out of the car onto the asphalt of the parking lot, and she made her way into her Mercedes. She sent Graham a wave, her smile never fading, and she watched as Graham backed up his car and drove off to make his way to the Storybrooke police station.