Chapter 8
Emma was pacing in the Regina's office. The manager had called to tell her that her son had finally agreed to meet. It was almost 7:00pm.
She had not done much during the afternoon. She called Mary-Margaret to reassure her about her and Henry, saying she would take the road to Storybrooke in the evening. While wandering the streets of the city, her mind was completely absorbed by the brunette. Her memory was it really coming back? How Regina will react to the influx of so many painful memories except those of her son?
That's when the door opened. Henry looked at his mother without venturing into the room. Mother and son stared, their eyes colored in various emotions: fear, sadness, anger and so many others.
- I leave you. Take your time. If you need anything I'll be in the cafeteria.
The door closed, leaving a heavy silence settled before Emma decides to take the first step.
- Hi kid! You look good.
- …
- Look, I know I'm not the best mother in the world and I tend to accumulate crap, but please Henry let me try to fix things. I don't want to lose you again.
The savior would have preferred not to appear weak in front of her boy, but she was unable to stop the tears slipping silently down her cheeks. Six months without really seeing, speaking or even kissing her son. It was long, too long. She wanted to take him in her arms, but before completely closed face of the teenager she had not dared.
Finally, it was Henry who advanced to his mother to embrace her. First surprise, she gave way to the heat of Henry's body against her. She doesn't know how long their embrace lasted, but when her son took a step back, she immediately felt the cold and fear invade her again.
- I missed you, Henry said softly.
- You too kid ... You must promise not to stay angry so long, without trying to talk and say what you have on your heart. Do you agree?
- Agree!
- If you were telling me how my son so adorable, nice, providing to everyone became the offender, who vandalized public property, Emma says surrounding Henry's shoulders and ruffling his hair, revealing a wide smile on the lips of the young boy.
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Sitting, drinking coffee which had coffee than the name, Regina wondered how the meeting between Henry and Emma unfolded. She was attached to this funny family and she felt strangely close to the blonde and her little boy. When she woke up this morning in the arms of Emma, she first got a shock wondering why the sheriff was in her bed. But instead of trying to escape the embrace, she found herself to slip a little more deeply, feeling totally comfortable against the body of the blonde. Was she attracted to her? She could not tell. Did she already have once experienced such feelings for another woman? Unfortunately her past was a huge black hole. She was certain about one thing, it was that the woman who annoyed her more than often had a wonderful effect on her. Lost in thoughts, her face lit by a wide smile, she didn't see the girl who had just moved in front of her.
- Hi Gina!
- Hey! Hello Alex!
- What are you still doing at center at this hour? No date with your little policeman? The girl teased.
- First Chris is just a friend, then stop making movies. Segundo, Emma and Henry are currently in my office.
- …
Regina watched the teenager visibly uncomfortable.
- Well ... what's happening in your head? The manager asked.
- What are you talking about?
- Don't play with me. I see very well there is something wrong. Want to talk?
- …
- It's like you feel. Well I leave you; I will see how Emma and Henry are. Hope that their relationship has improved, she said while going back to her office.
- Regina! Wait! Alex shouted, catching the manager. You're right I have something that bothers me but I don't know if I should tell you about it or not.
- And why so much hesitation? It seemed that we had established a relationship of trust both?
- Yes ... yes ... you're right. But ...it is that ... You know what you mean to me, isn't it?
Regina knew but did not answer the girl wanting to know where she was going.
- I'm afraid that if I tell you what I know ... I'm afraid to lose you ..., Alexandra said, the look dive to the ground.
Regina approached her and lifted her chin with her finger, but the girl looked away.
- Why I would leave? You have no reason to be afraid. I made you a promise and I intend to honor it.
- …
- Look at me Alex, she said softly. In a few months you get out of here, and I hope it will be for the better. Whatever you know, I will never give you up.
Although she caught a sigh of relief from the girl, she could still see the fear in the eyes of the latter. What Alexandra didn't know is that after the last discussion they had, Regina had initiated administrative procedures for the girl might come live with her. But not wanting to create a false joy, she preferred to wait for the confirmation request before telling her. They were so attached to each other as lifebuoys, that the former mayor could not consider to let her go back in a life of suffering.
- It is about Henry, Alexandra finally says.
Raising an eyebrow questioningly, the manager wondered what she might teach her more. Since the arrival of Emma, it seemed to her that the situation was quite clear about Henry. A teenager like so many others, torn by disputes between his parents. Except that in the case of the young boy his parents were two moms. Seeing the young girl hesitant to continue her story, she encouraged her, taking her hand.
- Ok ... you asked me to go fishing for information about Henry ... although you had already met his mother; you know that Henry has a second mom?
In response the brunette merely nodded.
- But did you know that his other mother is currently in Boston?
- Does he tell you her name or where she is? Regina asked.
- Her other mother, Emma, has not told you?
- No, not really. At the same time we hardly spent our time arguing with each other ... worse than if we were an old married couple, she joked.
- I don't know you liked girls; Alexandra teased.
- Wh ... WHAT! But not, I was just saying that ...
- It's ok Gina ... I'm just kidding ... but seeing your knee-jerk reaction, I wonder! The girl sneered, in front of a manager more than blushing.
- Instead of saying stupid things, tell me what you know about the other Henry's mother.
- Uh ... well… I know that what he did, he did to get closer to her.
- How in smashing equipment with a baseball bat would he have permit him to find his mother, unless if she is a police officer or judge. And again ... I'm not sure she would have liked to see her son engage in this style of mischief.
- Unless ... she doesn't remember him, Alexandra whispered, her eyes immersed in the contemplation of her feet.
- What did you say? And stop looking at your feet, Regina impatient.
The eyes of the girl stared at those of the manager. She knew she could not go back.
- The other mother of Henry it's … it's you.
It was then that the director felt the floor was hidden beneath his feet. Without using the wall on which she took support, Regina would have fallen heavily on the cold floor of the cafeteria.
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- So kid… how's it going here?
- Pretty good actually. I made a friend.
- The girl who was with you the other day?
- Her name is Alex. She's pretty cool! In fact she makes me think of you.
- Hmm ... not sure it to be a good thing.
- You're okay now, so why not her, he says in a smile. In addition, she seems to get along great with mo ... Regina.
Emma smiled and kissed him on the forehead.
- You're a great kid, you know that! I don't know what I would do without you.
- Even more stupid things than you already do.
A dark shadow passed then in the blonde's eyes which did not escape her son.
- I'm sorry Mommy, I didn't want ...
- Don't worry kid. Anyway you're right. In the future I will be consulting you before doing anything like bringing someone from the past, she joked.
- How is her apartment?
- Well ... it has nothing to do with the residence that your mother has to Storybrooke, but it feels at home.
- And ... her ... how is she?
- She is and will always be your mother, memory or not. All I can say is that Regina from Storybrooke is present, evidence is, it doesn't take us more than ten minutes in the same room to fight.
Mother and son went to a laughter that ended to evacuate the little tension that still remained between them.
- Do you think she will remember us one day?
- I'm sure. Besides, she has snippets of memories that began to appear.
- When?
- When I spent the night at her home, she had a nightmare. She's seen Evil Queen. She was so scared that I had to sleep with her.
- You and mom in the same bed? I'll pay to see that! Henry joked. At the same time ...
- Yeah, well don't start to make a film kid!
- No, but imagine, it would be…
- Stop, I don't want to hear any more, the blonde says by putting her hands on her ears.
While they laughed and teased, taking full advantage of this time mother and son who both missed their last few months, the office door opened showing a Regina in tears, followed closely by Alex.
The teenager looked helpless Henry, a little ashamed of not keeping her promise to the boy, while the brunette rushed to Emma.
- Is it true? Regina shouted.
- Wh… what? Emma asked, trying to calm down the former queen.
- That Henry… that Henry is my son?
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