Emma walked away from the lake slowly, with Henry practically bouncing around her. He couldn't contain his excitement. "Did you see her? Did you see them? It went just as I planned!"

When Emma spoke, she didn't sound nearly as excited as he was. "Yeah, about that. Henry, I got the sense that Regina didn't know she was going to be bumping into Robin just now." Henry stopped bouncing and just kept walking forward. "You said you told her."

Henry shrugged. "I… said she knew what was going on. I may not have mentioned the specifics to her - " Emma scoffed. Henry continued, "look, she's in on the end goal. Sometimes I have to take some steps ahead of her." He grinned. "Obviously, it all worked out!" And he was back to bouncing along the path.

Emma sighed. "I don't know, Henry. They still weren't talking to each other."

"But he looked at her," Henry insisted. "You don't understand. Yesterday in the diner he looked at her like he wanted to burn her at the stake. But did you see how he looked at her now, when she was talking to Roland? It's like he's finally opening his eyes!" Henry turned to Emma. "Tell me, what did he say about her on the walk to the lake?"

"Well," Emma said, "I am apparently destined to follow in my mother's footsteps." Henry looked confused. "I revealed Regina's secret. She wanted me to pretend I returned Marian's heart, but she did it disguised as me. Robin didn't know, but he does now."

Henry thought that over for a moment, and then smiled. "So he knows she returned Marian's heart. Good! What else?"

Emma looked at him, apparently surprised that he took that information so well, but she continued talking. "Well, he was saying some not-so-nice things about Regina, so I defended her. I said she's not the Evil Queen anymore, she's a hero. And I told him how she saved Roland in the Enchanted Forest. He was pretty surprised about that."

Henry was about to ask why Robin needed to be told that story (Henry had first heard the story from Robin), but realized it was a memory of his mom that would have been wiped. And then at the lake Roland had repeated the story, so Robin definitely knew it now.

This was really good. Robin would have to stop seeing his mom as the Evil Queen if she was also the person who saved his son's life and returned his wife's heart. But there was still a long way from seeing her as a person to falling in love. Henry knew he would have to keep pushing them together if she was going to break the spell. He needed information from the only person he knew who had broken it before - his grandfather. Well, tonight he was staying with Emma, so he would have his chance.

…

Henry and Emma opted for lunch at the loft (David was on sheriff duty and Mary Margaret took baby Neal to the park) followed by Granny's for dessert. He was enjoying his time with Emma, but he was still worried about Regina being alone. At least when he was with her, Emma had her parents to be with, and the pirate. But Regina had only him.

Which was what made him think of Tinker Bell, who was sitting at the counter at Granny's. As far as he knew, she was his mom's only other friend. He asked Emma to excuse him for a moment and slipped out of the booth.

Tinker Bell smiled when she saw him approach her. "Hi Henry."

"Hi Tinker Bell. How are you?"

"Doing okay, I guess. Storybrooke is pretty different from Neverland, but mostly in good ways. And you can call me Tink." Henry nodded. "How about you?"

This was his in. "Uh, pretty good. Just a little worried about my mom."

Tinker Bell looked around him at Emma. "Is something wrong? She looks alright."

Henry shook his head. "No, I meant my other mom. She's going through a tough time right now." Tinker Bell nodded in understanding. "I'm staying with Emma tonight and I don't like thinking of her spending the evening alone." He paused a moment, and then opened his eyes wider, as if the idea just hit him. "Hey, why don't you go to see her? I'm sure she'd love the company."

Tinker Bell looked hesitant. "Listen Henry, I'd love to help you out, but I don't think I'm Regina's favorite person at the moment."

Okay, this was going to take some convincing. He sat down on the stool next to her. "Why not? I thought you two were friends."

Tinker Bell shrugged. "Well we are, I guess, but as you said she's going through a hard time, and I think being around me will only remind her of why. I wouldn't be surprised if she holds me partially responsible."

Henry was thoroughly confused. "Why? You didn't bring Marian back, or separate her from Robin."

Tinker Bell let out a laugh. "No, I didn't. I was just the one who brought them together in the first place." Henry was still confused, which Tinker Bell plainly saw. "Your mum didn't tell you about that? I thought it was in your book." Since remembering about magic, Henry had seen the book only briefly. He had noticed that some things were different, but he thought he was just remembering incorrectly. Maybe the book had changed, because he definitely didn't remember Tinker Bell being in it. Luckily, she decided to explain. "I met your mother many years ago, shortly after she married the king. I thought what she needed was to find her true love. I stole some pixie dust to lead her to him."

Henry's eyes widened. He had definitely never heard this story before. "It led her to Robin."

Tinker Bell nodded. "Yes, but she didn't know that at the time. She only saw his tattoo, the one on his wrist, of a lion. I told her he was her soul mate, but she was scared and she ran away. And I got banished to Neverland. She didn't know who he was until they both ended up in Storybrooke."

Wow. Henry knew Robin made his mom happy, but he had no idea they were soul mates. "So you think they should be together, too?"

Tinker Bell looked at him. "Well, it doesn't really matter what I think. Thanks to me, Regina knows who her soul mate is and even though she loves him and he loves - loved - her, they can't be together. I can't help but think being around me will only bring up painful memories for her."

Henry narrowed his eyes at the fairy. She was wrong. Regina needed to remember all the reasons she should be with Robin. Soul mates! This was serious. He was more certain than ever that Operation Outlaw Queen had to be successful. Henry smiled comfortingly. "I'm sure that's not true. Honestly, she's thinking about him too often when she's alone, anyway. If you were with her she would actually have something else to think about." He smiled innocently at her. "Please Tinker Bell?"

"It's Tink," she said, and shook her head at him. She sighed. "All right, Henry. I'll go see her. Maybe a night out at The Rabbit Hole will cheer her up."

Henry thanked her and returned to Emma.

"What was that about?" Emma asked as Henry sat down across from her.

"Tinker Bell's taking my mom out tonight." Henry shrugged. "I wanted to make sure she wouldn't be alone."

Emma smiled at him as Ruby brought over two slices of pie. "You're a good kid. Even if you do eat too much dessert."

…

When Emma and Henry got back to the loft, Mary Margaret was back with baby Neal. After hellos were exchanged, Emma offered to take Neal up to his room, which Mary Margaret happily accepted. She sighed deeply as she sunk into the couch next to Henry.

"The baby's really wearing you out, isn't he?" Henry said.

Mary Margaret groaned with a smile. "Yeah, but I love it. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." She glanced at him and noticed he looked worried. She nudged him with her elbow. "Hey. You got something on your mind?"

Henry shook his head for a moment, before confessing, "I'm just worried this whole potion thing."

"You're worried about your mom?" Mary Margaret asked.

Henry shook his head. "Actually, I'm worried about Robin." He turned to fully face his grandmother. "When you took the potion, how did grandpa get you to believe in him when you didn't?"

Mary Margaret tilted her head. "Oh Henry, I don't think your mom wants you to get involved with this."

"Yeah, but she's stubborn," he said. "And she's had a rough time getting people to have faith in her. She needs someone to believe in her."

Mary Margaret placed her hand on Henry's. "You're right, she does. She has you for that. And me, and Emma - "

Henry interrupted, "and soon, Robin. He hasn't been right since he took that potion. And even if he and my mom thought it was the right thing to do, it's served its purpose. And it's not right to let him walk around with a missing piece of himself."

Mary Margaret sighed, but she couldn't disagree with anything he had said. "So what are you planning?"

Henry smiled. "I just have to keep showing Robin what my mom is like. If he can believe she's good, that she's changed, he'll…" no, he still wasn't admitting to anyone that the plan was for Robin to fall in love. "He'll be able to believe in second chances again."

"Well, she is certainly an example of what second chances should look like." Mary Margaret smiled. "So is there anything I can do to help?"

Henry thought about it. "Well, you could talk to Robin, too. You've always believed my mom could be good. Robin considers you a hero. If he heard it from you, I'm sure it would help."

As Emma came downstairs, Mary Margaret promised she would look for an opportunity to do so. As luck would have it, an opportunity arose very quickly. David came home announcing that they had all been invited to dinner at the merry men's camp.

Henry couldn't have planned it better. Robin held a high opinion of Snow White, so what she said about Regina would carry a lot of weight. Once Neal was bundled up, they all grabbed their coats and headed toward the forest.

…

David offered to push the stroller to allow Mary Margaret and Emma to walk ahead. Henry chose to walk with him, to try to pick his brain.

"Grandpa," he said, "can I ask you about when grandma took the potion to forget you?"

David let out a laugh. "Mary Margaret told me you might try to bring up the subject. What's on your mind?"

"I just wanted to know what you said or did that got her to fall in love with you, even though she didn't remember who you were."

David gazed at him. "You know, Regina said it's different for every person. There's no guarantee that what worked for us will work for Robin. I don't want to get your hopes up."

Henry practically rolled his eyes. "Uh, have you met our family? Our hopes are always up. It's our default state."

David chuckled. "Well, you're right about that." They walked in silence for a few minutes, Henry giving him time to formulate a response. "Well, I think what made her love me was me being in love with her." Henry looked confused. "Regina said Snow forgot the part of herself that was in love with me. In that case, it was her belief in others and her hope that we could be together. When she saw how much I loved her, that I had enough hope for both of us, that's how she was able to love me again."

Henry nodded as he mulled that over. Robin lost the part of himself that believed in forgiveness, and second chances. Did that mean that Regina would have to show how much she had forgiven Robin? That couldn't be right. Snow White needed to see that the man who loved her believed in their love before she could love him. Henry was certain the key lay in showing how much Regina had changed. If Robin was so stuck on doing the right thing, he would have to see that Regina was doing the right thing, too.

That was the key: Robin had to see that Regina deserved a second chance. If Robin could just give her that chance, he would fall in love with her for sure.

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A/N: I know, I know, I'm awful! I'm so sorry it's been forever, but things in my life have been crazy. Not bad crazy, just really busy.

But yay, I'm back! If I haven't completely lost your interest, I will be updating more regularly. Not daily, but with OUAT on break again after tonight :( I'm going to need something to fill the void.

Please review! I'll try to make the next chapters longer, as I get back into the swing of things.