"It's been a long time." Regina turned around to see the face she hasn't seen in a while. Since Snow helped her with angry crowd, she could move through the town without fear anyone is going to hurt her. There were much more people now, tho, when EVERYONE was back. But this… This was the only time her heart skipped a beat on the sound of her name. Because, that voice she knew too well.

"Yes. Yes indeed." She turned around, placing a smile on her face.

"Do you like what I did with a dear, old friend of mine, Rumpelstilskin?" she asked, walking to her daughter as if that was something normal, usual, as if they were drinking coffee every day and it was just one more meeting. It was everything but that.

"Surprisingly, but I do. Just stay away from MY stable boy this time." She smiled, walking to her mother and giving her a short hug. "You're gonna be a grandma." She said, without abstention.

"I know, darling. That is one of the reasons I came back. Well, not the reason, but one of the things that made me glad I am back. I knew it before you did." She smiled, pinching Regina's nose. It wasn't a sweet pinch, more the mocking one.

"How did you come back anyway?" she asked, showing her the way to the Granny's. Mother and daughter started walking next to each other. And it looked fake, as it was. They didn't look like mother and daughter, more like strangers.

"Tell me… Would it be a secret if I told you?" Cora replied, throwing a short look at her daughter. She's changed a lot. She grew stronger than ever. And she was better than ever. She could be so much more if she would only let her teach her, show her. She could have the world.

"What does Gold have to do with it? Isn't he out of the town? And how did you get in the touch?" Regina kept asking questions. This must have been the biggest thing that has ever happened to them. Going back through time and changing the past was nothing comparing to all dead people reviving and coming back to the town.

"Villains will get happy endings, my dear. And you can be part of it. If you only join us and let me help you." A huge smile crept down Cora's lips and Regina started laughing the same moment. That wasn't something Cora expected, but it wasn't something she didn't see coming neither. Her daughter was considered a hero now, a good person, someone who saved lives. But villains could never be heroes. It was in their blood to kill, to torture. It was in their blood to be evil. It was in Cora's blood. And in Regina's. Darkness tasted Regina. And it won't let her go so easily. It's running through her veins.

"You know what's funny? If you asked me to join you a few months ago, I'd gladly just run into it. But now… Now I do have a chance for happiness. I had Robin, now I have Daniel. And my child. And that's all I need." She opened the door for her mother to come in, and kept talking. "Villains do get happy endings. They just have to… Try."

"You mean change who they are? You changed a lot, Regina. You shouldn't fight against who you are. You're a villain. You're evil. You should embrace that." Core responded, looking around at all those people. They were all staring at her, most of them she never saw in her life. But she had the feeling they knew exactly who she was. It was pretty flattering.

"No. I was myself while I was with Daniel. You made me a villain. Henry made me a hero. But I am really just an ordinary person who wants what everyone else do. I want a family. I want to have someone to love, someone who will love me back. And my life is perfect. I have that now. I don't need you to ruin it again." Regina sat at the table next to the window, joining Henry and Emma, showing her mother to sit with them. "We ran into each other a few moments ago. I hope you don't mind if she joins us." She said, seeing the looks Emma and Henry exchanged. They did mind.

"We already ordered for you, Regina, but since we have unexpected company…" Emma put on a fake smile. "What would you like to drink?" She turned to Cora, her eyes concentrating then on the person who just walked into the restaurant.

It was the meeting they had every day now. Just the five of them, including Hook, who wasn't able to come because he had some business at the moment. Daniel walked over to the table they took every time, to see the person he hated the most. "Cora…" he pronounced silently, stopping before he got into her sigh.

She turned around, feeling some weird pleasure when she saw him. She still remembered the day she crushed his heart, like it was yesterday. And she still remembered that feeling. Because of him, her daughter was never what she should have been.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, standing by Regina's side. He was ready to fight her there, in the middle of the restaurant. He was ready to kill her if needed. But he also knew he should control himself at the moment. Regina shouldn't be under stress and Henry was there. Just the first reason was enough for him to keep it quiet and steady.

"I am not going to hurt you, calm down, stable boy. But…" she stood up, making a step towards him. "I will take your happy ending away when you least expect it." With those words and an evil laughter, she walked out.

The silence ruled for the next few minutes, and it seemed that no one made even the slightest move for that time. No one expected her to be good again, no one expected her to be like this, neither. There was something in her voice that terrified Regina. Because she knew that when her mother decided to do something, she will do everything it takes to get the job finished.

"She… She won't hurt us, Daniel. She can't." Regina said, in the end, cutting the silence with her words. But the creepy feeling they all had didn't disappear.

"I know. I won't let her." Daniel said, still staring at the door Cora walked out through.

"Daniel… Daniel." Regina stood up, taking his hands. "We don't need to fight her. She can't hurt us."

"I think she has bigger plans for all of us than you do, Regina. But I will give my best to protect you and our family." He smiled, lightly squeezing her hand. That was all he could do. Try. Try to protect the ones he loved. Try to give his family a safe home. "And this…" He looked at Henry, her stomach and then finally back to her eyes. "…is all I have. And all I need."

And these words warm the hell out of Regina's heart. "She can't hurt us." Regina said, placing her hands around his neck, pulling him into a sweet kiss.

Henry coughed, trying to make them aware of their presence. He loved his mom and the fact she was happy, but seeing her kiss anyone made him feel too awkward. Emma pinched him, showing him to stay silent. It was cute, tho. Regina was happy, in the end, and she was glad because of that. But the trouble wasn't gone. It was bigger than ever. Every villain that ever existed was back.