Chapter Three

Coming Out

Regina went to Henry's room but he still wasn't there. He had been gone all night. Regina paced around the house before finally giving in and calling Emma. She then resumed her pacing. She did give Henry a lot of free reign but he had to tell her if he was going to be spending all night out. Was he at a friend's? Sleeping on a park bench somewhere? Did he go home with someone? Was he mugged? Regina couldn't take it she tried ringing his phone again and still just her son's voice mail. She sat down shaking still in her pyjamas.

'This is all my fault' she said 'all mine. Because of my shame, because of my work. If something has happened to him then it's all my fault'. She closed her eyes still shaking.

Henry's head hurt. His body felt heavy as swell. The first thing he registered was that he was naked and in the softest bed he could remember ever being in. Sitting up he looked around. He was not in his room. He was somewhere else. He remembered last night and felt himself blushing. He turned to see Peter Pan coming back in. The other man was wearing nothing but a pair of black boxers. He smiled at Henry-it was his usual smirk. Henry smiled back. Peter then lunged at him, pinning him down onto the bed. Henry felt Peter's mouth connect with his neck. Peter bite down hard and roughly. Henry squirmed. Then Peter began kissing him again.

'What was that for'? Said Henry between kisses.

'So that everyone knows that you are mine' said Peter. Henry then pushed Peter off him and headed to the bathroom. Peter had left a large and red Hickey on his neck. Henry felt Peter wrap his arms around his waist and pressed his hard dick up against Henry's still naked body. 'You're mine Mills and everyone better know it. I don't care if what we're doing could get me killed. It is a bit like Romeo and Juliet maybe'? Peter smirked and licked Henry's neck.

'I never would have thought that Peter Pan would be one for Shakespeare' said Henry.

'I love Shakespeare, Chaucer and Marlowe. Just because I am a criminal doesn't mean I can't be cultured' said Peter. Henry turned around in Peter's arms and squeezed the other man's ass.

'Well you can read R and J to me later' said Henry 'right now I should be getting dressed and heading home. What time is it even'?

'Eleven' said Peter and Henry finally pushed him away and went to get dressed. Once he had zipped up his fly and put on his coat there came a knock on the door. Peter pulled on a pair of jogging bottoms and winked at Henry before opening the door. Felix stood there. He grinned his usual grin when he saw the two of them and Henry felt himself turn red again. He couldn't do this right now.

'Pan I need to tell you a few things' said Felix.

'What' Peter said his eyes narrowing.

'Firstly Wendy and Bell are up to something what I don't know but they are the ones that decided to get Henry and you to meet. Secondly their lovers. Finally Gold was arrested by the Swan last night'. Peter blinked and then nodded at Henry who took that as his cue to leave but before he did he kissed Peter on the cheek and handed him his phone. Peter punched in his number. Henry avoided Felix's eyes as he left. Henry was no fool he knew what this meant. Without Gold there was only one other person left for Regina to focus her time and resources on…..his Peter. This was bad. What had Henry been thinking going to look for Peter Pan? But Henry knew exactly the answer to that already. Besides it was one thing to arrest Robert Gold another to put him away for good. Henry caught a taxi home. He had been out all night. Regina would want to know where he had been. He paused as he tried to remember what day it was. His head hurt after. It was Saturday.

'Which means I will have to face not just one but both of my mothers' Henry thought and sank further into his seat. 'Oh no and that one Maleficent and her daughter will be around as well for dinner too. What an idiot am I? Doing this was one thing but doing it now' Henry pulled at his hair 'Gods kill me now'. The taxi pulled up at his house and Henry gingerly got out and walked up to the front door. But before he could look for his key it was opened by not one but two of his mums. Henry felt as though he could faint but instead Emma pulled him into the living room with a cool and superficial movement of her hands.

'I give you a lot of free reign Henry' said Regina 'but I don't recall giving you permission to disappear for twelve hours without telling me nor Emma where you were'.

'Where were you'? Emma said.

'Well mums I could easy ask the same of the two of you' said Henry. His voice glinted like gold that had been spun from straw. He started laughing, a laugh that sounds mechanical.

'What'? Said Regina and Emma.

'Where were you Emma, all those years, you left not just Regina but you dumped me too-do you have any idea what that was like. One week I had two parents and a little brother on the way. The next week one of my mothers was gone and that little brother was gone as well. Where were you all that time Emma? Off with that Pirate. On a little adventure finding yourself' he smiled then.

'How dare you' said Emma.

'Oh and Madam Mayor where are you. Most days I am here on my own. Just me and whatever diner you leave me with' Henry was screaming now, angry tears fell out of his eyes.

'Henry' began Regina.

'You want to know where I was last night' Henry pointed to the mark on his neck.

'This is all over some girl' said Regina.

'A girl? You know what I rarely get to see the two of you in the same room so I guess I better drop this bombshell now' he swallowed 'I'm bloody gay. I like men, I suck fucking cock. I was fucking a guy last night'. Regina almost fell backwards at that and Emma couldn't think of what to say to that. She stood there her mouth opening and closing. Like a clownfish that had been yanked from water. Henry smiled now that had shut the two of them up. He stomped up to his room and closed the door with slam.

'Next time they do that I will tell them I was fucking Peter Pan' he thought 'that we want to read Romeo and Juliet together. That I just might be falling hard for one of the most dangerous criminals in this city. Someone who they want to lock up. Someone dangerous and powerful'. Henry slipped into his bed, licking his lips. He later heard Emma knocking asking to come in and talk to him but he ignored her. He heard her going downstairs heard her and Emma talking.

'Well that was quite the revelation' said Emma.

'I know it was' said Regina.

'I guess sons take after their mothers' said Emma.

'He was right though in everything he said' said Regina 'we haven't been there for me when he need it. I suppose I just got so caught up in my own work and what I was doing'.

'You think that's bad I left, both you and him' said Emma.

'You didn't leave him. You left me' said Regina.

'Oh please let's not sugar-coat it as far as he is concerned I left him as well. I'm his mother and I left him completely and utterly all because I grew to hate his other mother' Emma said.

'Do you hate me'? Said Regina.

'No, I wish I could. It would easier then this' said Emma.

'Then what'? But Emma didn't answer her instead she looked up at the ceiling to Henry's room.

'Do you have a hair pin by any chance'? She said 'if he is not going to open that door and talk to me then I am going to open that door and talk to him'. Regina knew better then to argue with that and handed Emma a bobby pin. Emma trespassed up the stairs and picked the lock on Henry's door. 'Right kid we got some shit to air out'.

Regina heard her phone ringing. It was Zelena.

'You're supposed to be here now' said Zelena.

'Something just happened with Henry I can't come' said Regina.

'Okay I can hold down the frontier for you if that is the case. But you know it's Gold. He always has an ace somewhere we need to find it before he can use it' said Zelena.

'Thank you sis' said Regina.

'Also remember my advice don't neglect those closer to home' Zelena hang up and Regina leaned against the wall. She felt like smashing her head into the nearest mirror because this was not a situation she wanted to deal with ever.

'Can't I just be left alone' said Henry.

'No kid, it's time you knew everything' said Emma.

'I already know the full story' he said.

'No you really don't. Regina hasn't by far told you everything' Emma said sitting down on her son's bed. Henry prompted himself up.

'What do you mean'?

'Henry. Regina told you we separated because my mother revealed a secret to her mother' Emma cupped his face. 'That secret being you. Regina didn't want to let Cora anywhere near you'.

'I already know all of this' he said.

'But you don't know the full story you don't know fully what Mary Margaret told Cora and what Cora did…what I did' said Emma.

'What are you talking about' Henry said.

'Henry because of me and my mother Regina lost your brother'. Henry stared at her.

'I thought she has a miscarriage' he said 'late in the pregnancy'.

'No' said Emma 'that's not the full truth of what happened. You don't know what really caused her to have a miscarriage. It was from the shock of seeing her mother again and of me leaving. Henry I am going to have to start from the start here….' Emma swallowed 'on the day me and your other mother first mate. It was my first day in Storybrooke and your mother was a reporter at the time. She was a beautiful young woman'. Emma smiled.

'While she and I first got to know each other your grandmother Cora was determined Regina marry up. She was not pleased that Regina had even become a journalist. Thought it was a profession beneath them. Cora had grown up in the mills it hadn't been an easy childhood far from it actually but she had married into wealth. She wanted Regina to marry for money not love. But then of course Regina mate me' Emma sighed 'it was something of a doomed romance from the start'.

'Mum I already know all of this' said Henry 'I know full well who and what Cora was. Please get to the point'.

'Okay then Regina cut Cora out of her life after we married. We didn't want Cora in our lives. Cora didn't approve of her daughter having a lesbian relationship let alone marriage. When we had you we kept you secret from Cora' Emma swallowed. 'We loved you Henry and we wanted another child….so we made the arrangements to have Daniel. But of course it went wrong Cora found out about you from my mother. How I don't know my mum won't tell me. But Cora showed up here determined to take you away convinced that out lifestyle as she called it wasn't proper for a child. Then she told me a secret of Regina's. The truth about your Mother's infertility'.

'Regina was born like that' said Henry.

'No she wasn't' said Emma 'she had ovarian cancer as a teenager….that's why she can't conceive naturally….in all the time we were married and before when we were dating…when she was pregnant with you…she never told me this. I left because I was hurt Henry and I all I could see was my pain. Pain that turned into anger and hatred for Regina' Emma said 'But I should have stayed for you if for nothing else. Please all I am asking for is a chance to make it up to you' she grabbed his hand and squeezed it. 'I am on your side. Your mother and I are trying our best. If there is anything you need to tell me you can'.

'There isn't anything so can I please be left alone' said Henry. Emma nodded and left her son to sleep.

'What the hell were you thinking'? Said Regina 'telling him about that. My medical history is my own business Miss Swan'

'Not when keeping secrets is what is tearing this family apart' said Emma 'enough with secrets and enough with lying we need some honesty if we are ever going to help raise Henry and sort this shit out'.

'Why did you come back'? Said Regina 'we were getting on just fine the two of us'.

'You were not. You throw yourself into your career and neglected our son' Emma said.

'I neglected him….you left. Stone cold turkey. You left me with him, I had to give birth and bury Daniel all by myself' said Regina.

'You don't think that didn't hurt me too. That my son and yes it was my son, was dead. You don't seem to realize I am Henry's mother too' said Emma.

'He not yours he's mine' said Regina 'I gave birth to him, nursed him and raised him with or without you. He is my son Miss Swan. Genetics mean nothing'.

'Oh trust me genetics mean a lot' said Emma 'they were part of the reason I came back here. Because I knew there was a little piece of me still here. I wanted to be with him. I wanted to be his mother again. In that way he's not yours he's mine'.

'Really why you are doing a good job of it by the way, coming back with that Jones man' said Regina.

'So now you're blaming me for falling in love with someone else' said Emma 'someone who doesn't keep secrets from me, about himself like you did'.

'Do you even know why I kept that secret'? said Regina.

'No go ahead and tell me…you couldn't trust me'? Said Emma

'Because I was ashamed Emma. My whole life my mother raised me to be perfect and look how I turned out. A fucking stereotypical political active lesbian and I got fucking cancer to boot. There I have spelled it out for you and that thick skull of yours. The reason why I kept my secret is because I was ashamed' said Regina.

'Why didn't you tell me that the night I left'? Said Emma.

'Would it have made you stay'? Said Regina.

'I don't know' Emma said. Regina looked at Emma again and then grabbed the other woman by the shoulders and kissed her. Emma paused for a moment transfixed, then she kissed back and she blinked. Then she pushed Regina off her.

'What are you doing'? Said Emma.

'You liked it' said Regina.

'I'm married to someone else' said Emma.

'You were married to me first' said Regina.

'You know what I don't even care I am here for Henry and I've made that very clear to him so with that if there are any new developments you have my number' Emma turned and left. Regina sank down onto her couch and wept. She stayed like that until Maleficent and Lily found her.

'I would say you had a lot to deal with today' said Mal 'Lily dear go get the ice cream and not the low fat shit-break out the good stuff this woman needs it.'

Henry heard his mothers arguing, heard Emma slam the door as she left. Heard Mal and Lily arrive. Lily knocked on his door once but Henry pretended to be asleep. But after he had left he pulled out his phone and rang Peter.

'Hey' said Peter 'your mothers didn't kill you'?

'No' said Henry 'where are you'?

'At my place'.

'Could you read Romeo and Juliet over the phone to me'?

'Sure I will start with the prologue'. Henry lapsed into a strange trance as he listened to Peter Pan read Romeo and Juliet to him.

Emma arrived home feeling as though she had just come back from War. However she was about to walk into another one. Her husband was at home as well sitting at the kitchen table. He looked up as she entered.

'How did it go love'? He said. Emma didn't answer instead she kicked off her shoes and her red leather jacket. Killian's eye narrowed.

'You don't wear perfume' he said.

'What'? Said Emma finally turning to him.

'You don't wear perfume certainly not the same scent the mayor wears I would recognize it anywhere' he said 'I think it was time you were honest both with me and yourself about why you wanted to come back to Storybrooke and it wasn't just because your son was here.'

'I have been honest. Regina and Me we are long over' said Emma.

'You very clearly are not when you walk in with her perfume all over you' said Killian.

'Oh for the love of god she made a pass at me. She was the one who kissed me' said Emma.

'Did you kiss back or did you push her away' said Killian. Emma hesitated. 'Which was it Swan'.

'Both' she said finally and with that she walked to their room and locked the door behind her. Killian tried to open it.

'Where am I supposed to sleep, Emma'? He said.

'The couch fold out Killian' she said.

'You cheat on me and I get put on the couch'? He said.

'I did not cheat on you' she said.

'You've been emotionally cheating on me from the very beginning' he said a crack now in his voice. 'How would you feel if I worked with one of my exs that I had a son with one of them'?

'These things are hardly in my control' said Emma.

'Oh yes love they are within your control. You just don't want to take control. Always running that's what you're good at. Always running from your own happiness whether it's me or Regina or even your own bloody son' with that Killian headed for the living room and locked the door behind. Emma sat on the bed and touched her lips.

'Why did I let Regina Kiss me'? She thought.

Robert Gold hadn't-couldn't have seen the Swan coming for him that night. He had one phone call. His first impulse was to ring his wife but he knew he needed someone to help him get out of this jam. Someone who owed him a favour.

'Hello Darling' said a soft female voice at the other end.

'I can guess you know why I'm calling. I need Pan's help' said Gold 'and you owe me favour so you're going to get him to help me'.

'Well I have no problem helping you but I would like to suggest something else in turn' said Wendy.

'What'? Said Gold. He listened and then smiled 'Deal if it will get me out of here'.

'Oh it will' said Wendy 'and it will get me my freedom at long last'.

'Even if you have put poor Henry under the bus. I thought you said you were friends'? Said Gold.

'That's a…..that's a …..Necessary evil' said Wendy 'me, Bell and my brothers are more important than some poor lonely little rich boy' said Wendy.

'What do you know I guess a change of name doesn't change the person…not really you're still the same old aren't you'? He said.

'You're on thin ice' she said before hanging up.

Regina sat in her living room with Maleficent arm around her telling her the whole sorry tale from start to finish. Eating the good ice cream as she did so. Mal being a good friend didn't try to interject or argue but just let Regina tell the whole story.

'Well turns out poor Henry is having a harder time dealing with all this than any of his thought. Certainly didn't think he would worry you like that it was very wrong of him' said Mal 'but you're doing a lot wrong here yourself Regina'.

'I need to get Pan arrested' said Regina 'then I can be his mother again'.

'Oh forget Pan and think about your son' said Mal.

'I can't not until I prove her wrong' said Regina.

'Who'? Said Mal.

'Cora' said Regina.

'Cora was obsessed with you proving your worth and now you're obsessed with proving your worth. By doing this you're letting her win' said Mal.

'No I will win as soon as I have Pan behind Bars' said Regina. Maleficent sighed.

'Lily' she said as her daughter came in with more ice cream 'go back upstairs and try to get Henry out of his room. I know, he's as stubborn as his mother'.

Bella and Wendy toasted their glasses each filled with white wine and drank deeply. Then they kissed.

'A job well done soon we will have everything we want' said Bell.

'Free from our debts, our past, and our employer' said Wendy. 'then finally we can leave this city without fear of Pan or the government chasing us'.

'Yes but you do remember what the key to all this is' said Bell.

'Pan's trust in you and in turn Henry's trust in me' said Wendy 'which is probably a bit shaken at this point'.

'Pan's trust in me would be but Henry is far more naïve. If you work on him we can proceed to the next step' said Bell.

'True' said Wendy 'have you found a place where we can keep him until Pan and his mother's do what we want them to do'.

'I have an old abandoned warehouse. Gold used to use it and with him on our side we can surely keep our poor little hostage there' said Bell 'it will be the new Neverland' she laughed.

'This is all such good fun and is proving to be almost too easy' said Wendy.

'The hard part hasn't started yet and now we're about into enter the trickiest of all' said Bell.

'The trickiest' said Wendy.

'You see Henry and Peter were drawn to each other. Henry is a little puppy hungry for affection and Pan always wants a puppy to spoil because he's really just a little boy. But we need to wait until Henry means the most he will to Peter and then we strike' Bell said.

'Isn't that now' said Wendy.

'No they've only slept together once. Henry sought out Peter last time. Now we need to watch Peter and what he does. Did he only want to fuck the mayor's son or does he want Henry to be happy' said Bell.

'Wants him to be happy'? Said Wendy.

'Because then we will know that Henry matters to Peter and once something matters to Peter Pan we can use it against him in this it being his little boy toy' said Bell 'why do you think this has never happened? Without our meddling'? Bell smiled 'Peter Pan didn't want to let anyone near him so we needed someone who could break that and someone who would be hard headed enough to go after him' she smiled 'we just happened to find those things in Henry. That's why Wendy I nearly fainted when you told me about him first it was all coming together nicely'. They smiled at each other.

'You still haven't figured it out' thought Wendy 'What I really want'.