Mary Margaret calls Sheriff Graham as soon as she leaves Emma's room. She has to do this, she keeps telling herself. If a child is in trouble it's her duty as an educator to report it. It doesn't take long for Graham to arrive to the apartment.

"Hello Miss Blanchard, what can I do for you?" He asks as he walks into the apartment.

"Thanks for coming, it's about Emma" She says.

"The mayor's niece?" He asks.

"I don't think that's true. Emma isn't Regina's niece" She states.

He hums in agreement. When Emma first arrived the mayor demanded he arrested who ever assaulted Sydney Glass. After the Mayor went inside to talk to Emma, she came back out and just said there had been a change in plans, and that some kid had come into town and that she was going to personally look after the girl. From then the Mayor and the teen had spent lots of time together. "Okay" He simply says, then urges Mary Margaret on.

"Emma has been abused by Regina" She states.

"What?" He asks shocked. He hadn't expected that.

"This morning she was sick, and when she was changing into some clean clothes, I just so happened to see a bruise, it was completely accidental, but it was horrible Graham" Mary Margaret stated. She wanted to cry herself.

"Did Emma say that Regina did it?" He asked.

"She keeps saying Regina didn't do it, but I can tell she's lying. It's like she afraid of Regina or something...she keeps crying, and throwing up...I can't imagine what has been going on behind closed door with those two" She states.

"That uh...that's unfortunate, but unless Emma tells me herself that the mayor was abusing her, there's nothing I can do about it" He states.

"Why-"

"Because, Emma is an emancipated teen. She's basically an adult in the eyes of the state" He carefully explains. He hates something might have happened to Emma under Regina's care, but there is nothing he can do about it"

"Emma's not an adult Graham. She needs someone to look out for her"

Graham sighs. "I know Mary Margaret...I agree, but that's up to Emma. Not me, not you, not even the Mayor" He explains. After a moment of silence he continues. "I'm sorry...Is there anything else you would like while I'm here?" He asks.

"Um..yeah. Can you go with me to get Emma's things from Regina's, I'm not so sure Emma should go over there anymore" Mary Margaret states.

"I can't-" He starts.

"Please Graham...please, if you could just see how torn up Emma is, you would understand why I'm so worried about her. I just met her, and I can already see how damaged she is. She needs her things and Regina kicked her out"

After a long moment of considering he decides that he wants to help, just encase something happen while Mary Margaret is at Regina's he wants to be there so that he can stop it. "Alright, let's go" He agrees.

"Great...thank-you so much, just let me go and write a note for Emma encase she wakes up"

It didn't take long for the duo to make it to the Mayor's manor. Perks of living in such a small small town. As soon as they pulled up the mayor exited her home with her purse on her shoulder.

"Madam Mayor" Graham nodded his head in greeting.

Regina ignored him, instead she was looking at Mary Margaret. "I was just about to come to your poor excuse for a home. I believe you have something that belongs to me, where's Emma?"

"Funny you ask that. You see, I'm here to collect Emma's things, and Grahams here to help me. Emma's not staying with you another day, she's staying with me" Mary Margaret stated.

To be continued...

Notes

So, what did you guys think? What do you think Regina's going to do?