Chapter 11

At Granny's, Red and Granny hugged. "The curse," Granny said. "It's broken."

"Emma," Red replied. "She must have broken the curse."

"She did, didn't she?" Granny replied with a smile and then after a moment, it dropped away.

Granny?" Red asked understanding Granny's moods. "What is it?"

"Your brother," Granny replied.

Red gave her an odd look. "I don't have a brother," she reminded her.

"But you do," Granny replied. "An older brother."

"Was he brought over?" Red asked.

"Yes," Granny replied, "but he died."

As the words hit Red, her face fell. "Graham," Red replied. "Graham was my brother."

"Yes," Granny answered, "and I have a certain feeling that Regina murdered him."

"Wouldn't surprise me," Red replied thinking about how she and Snow had been on the run from the Queen's guards, "but we aren't going after her, are we?"

"No," Granny replied agreeing. "That would make her too important."

"Granny, are we going to stay open?" Red asked as she stared at the empty diner.

"Yes," Granny replied. "People have to eat, and I doubt if anyone is going to want to fix their own food."

Red nodded and grinned. "But while we're waiting, can you tell me why Graham was abandoned?" she asked.

Granny sighed not surprised Red had guessed that Graham was abandoned. "I suppose," she said and started the story as she knew it.

"What do you mean you're pregnant?" Granny asked her daughter, Anita.

Anita looked at her mother. "I'm sure you know how it works," she said sarcastically, "after all you had me."

"Anita, really think about this," Granny replied.

"Mother," Anita replied. She gave her a fierce look. "You have no right to tell me what to do anymore."

Granny sighed.

"Look, Finn is waiting for me," Anita replied. "I've made up my mind, and you can't change it. I'm leaving with Finn." She fled out of the house.

Granny watched her leave. "Why is she like this?" she asked herself.

Anita met up with Finn in the woods nearby. "Do we have everything?" Anita asked.

Flynn nodded. "I know where the pack is," he told her. "They're just up ahead."

"Good," Anita replied. "The further I'm away from my mother, the better all of us will be."

"Come on, Anita," Finn replied with a smile as they ran up ahead toward the pack. "Our lives begin now."

Nine months later, Anita wakes up out of a sound sleep as the pain starts. She nudges Flynn who is still sleeping right beside her. "Finn," she replied.

"Hmm..."

"Finn, wake up," Anita replied. "The baby is coming." She nudged him again.

"Anita?" A girl about her age appeared in the door. "I sensed distress."

"I'm in labor, Cordelia," Anita told her.

The girl Anita addressed as Cordelia walked to Finn's side of the bed. "Finn," she said. "You need to leave."

Finn who was now sitting up sighed. "Are you sure I can't be a part of it?" he asked.

"I'm sure," Cordelia confirmed. "I'm sorry." She shooed him out of the room and then turned to Anita after closing the door. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I don't want him unless he has wolf magic," Anita replied. "And we both know he doesn't."

"So what we talked about?" Cordelia asked.

"Yes," Anita answered. "What we talked about."

A few hours later, Anita gave birth to a squalling baby boy. There was crying, but Cordelia placed a hand over the baby's mouth as she walked over to the window. She passed the baby to the guy who was waiting for him outside.

Cordelia and the guy exchanged a look before the guy took off. She then walked to Anita. "Finn's memory has been erased," she replied.

"God," Anita replied. "I only want children who have wolf magic."

"He's also been given a potion so he believes that you've been very sick," Cordelia replied.

"I know how it works," Anita yelled at Cordelia.

"I know you do," Cordelia replied, "but these things need to be said to be reminded."

"Of course," Anita replied. "In about six weeks, Finn and I can resume our sexual activities, right?"

"Right," Cordelia replied.

After the telling of what happened to Graham after his birth, Granny looked over at Red. She saw that her granddaughter was in pain.

"I grew up without knowing my brother because he wouldn't have to turn into a wolf?" Red asked as she stood. "He grew up with wolves."

"If the Queen picked someone else, Snow would be dead and none of this would've happened," Granny replied. "These things happen for a reason; let's see what happens next."

"How do you know all that?" Red asked.

"Your mother told me after she had dropped you off," Granny replied. "That was the last time I saw her."

"Then I saw her years later when I was with Snow," Red confessed to her. "She's the one who taught me how to master the wolf inside me."

Granny blinked. "You never said a word," she said.

"I didn't know how to tell you," Red told her, "but she was killed by Regina's men." She battled back tears at feeling the loss of her mother. "How do you know Graham is my brother for sure?" It was a question that had been on her mind while Granny told the tale of how Graham was abandoned.

"He looked like Finn," Granny replied. "He is also your father, and I will also tell you that when wolves find the right mate, they mate for life. Even if I wasn't sure, I can tell you he is the right age, Red."

"My mom and dad were mates?" Red asked her surprised.

"Yes," Granny replied. "Much the same way Peter was to you, but after when one half of a mate dies, it is possible for the second half to find someone."

"You think there is someone else out there for me?" Red asked.

Granny nodded. "I do," she said and she knew exactly who, but she wasn't inclined to tell her granddaughter.

"Emma," Red replied.

"What about the princess?" Granny asked.

"The night before he was killed, he was in here," Red said referring to the diner. "You know how he was always shooting darts?" She looked over at the deer dart board before looking at Granny.

Granny nodded.

"He threw a dart at Emma, but he had intentionally missed her to get attention. You could tell she was pissed, and it wasn't just because of the dart," Red replied with a grin. "Under it all, you could tell that their feelings for each other was surfacing to the top."

"Feelings that went deeper than Sheriff and Deputy," Granny mused.

Red nodded.

"You know, knowing Rumpelstiltskin, I wouldn't be surprised if he put ramifications on the curse," Granny replied.

"Do you think Graham could still be alive?" Red asked Granny.

"I do," Granny replied. "I can take over until you get back from telling Emma."

"Are they at the hospital?" Red had asked. They had heard about what had happened to Henry.

"No," Granny replied. "Probably at the sheriff's station by now."