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"Well, well Your Majesty. Looks like you had a great night." The imp said when he saw Regina enter his shop.

After lunch Henry had asked if he could come with her so that he could get to know Daniel a little more. Regina had of course said yes, and left to go in search for Whale after they had al returned home. But she couldn't find him, so decided to go Gold instead.

"That's none of your business." She snapped.

"Oh, oh. Did I hit a nerve, dearie? I had guessed that you would still be rolling around who your stable boy at this time." He asked with a grin.

"Well about that, why did you help Whale bring Daniel back?"

"And why, may I ask, would you think I had anything to do with that?"

"Well, no one else had access to my family mausoleum. So don't lie to me and just tell me!" Regina asked, getting impatient.

"Tsk, tsk dearie. You don't have to snap like that." Gold said again, the grin never leaving his face. "I will let you figure that one out for yourself, it's much more fun to see you struggle."

Regina felt the anger starting to arise in her stomach. "Well would you at least tell me where Whale is!"

"Well that would be too easy. Let's just say that he may not totally remember who he is."

"You pushed him across the border?!"

"Well I didn't push him, I wouldn't want to get my hands dirty for that. I paid someone to push him over." He looked at her mischievously.

Regina was fuming. She turned around on her heels and stomped out of the pawnshop, slamming the door behind her.

...

"Regina, you're back!" Daniel said as got up from the couch and walked towards her. When he stood before her he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her.

Regina happily reciprocated the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. She felt how he gently deepened the kiss.

"Mom!" It was the voice of her 10 year old son that had her pulling away from Daniel quickly. "Do you guys really have to do that?"

Regina felt herself blush. "I'm sorry, darling"

Daniel chuckled a little which earned him a playful jab in the ribs.

"Ouch!"

"That's for laughing at me!"

"I'm sorry my Queen. How can I make it up to you?"

Regina laughed at that. "You can kiss me, my dear stable boy."

Henry felt warmth in his stomach for hearing his mother laugh like that. She had never really laughed and he was happy that this Daniel could make her happy so that she could. He watched as Daniel gently put a peck on his mothers' lips. He just couldn't understand why adults liked to kiss, he thought it was gross.

Daniel turned around again and laughed as he saw Henry's face. "I'm sorry sir Henry for kissing your mother, but she is just too irresistible"

"As long as I'm not there it's fine with me." He replied and turned to his mother.

"Mom, Daniel said that you and he could teach me how to ride a horse!" He said with the enthusiasm laced in his voice and Regina smiled at the idea that Henry and Daniel were getting along. "But I didn't know you could ride?"

Her smile disappeared at the question and she frowned a little. "Yes I can ride, I just haven't ridden in a while but I would love to teach how to ride you together with Daniel." When she saw Daniels' questioning gaze she quickly added "but now you need to wash up, Henry. I will start dinner in a little while."

When Henry was gone Daniel spoke up, "why haven't you ridden in a while? You always loved riding."

"Yes, I did, it's just... After your... death. The stables were a place that was just too painful for me to be. It brought back all those memories of you. And after the King proposed there wasn't a lot of time for me to ride anyway, I was immediately shipped over to the palace, like cattle."

Daniel heard the bitter tone in her voice again, he noticed that it was always there whenever she spoke of the King. But he decided not to comment, knowing Regina wasn't ready to share that information just yet.

"And after the wedding I only rode when we needed to get somewhere. So that's why."

"I'm sorry." Daniel said.

"For what, it wasn't your fault."

"I know that, but-" he was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.

"I'm sorry, dear. I just need to go and look who has the impeccable timing."

He chuckled at her sarcasm.

Regina walked over to the white door and opened it. There stood David with a dark expression on his face. "Well if it isn't the charming prince himself!"

"Cut the crap Regina. I need you to bring back Emma and Mary Margaret!"

"Well I'm sorry, dear. But making portals isn't one of my specialties."

"Then you've got a problem because it's your fault that they're gone!"

"My fault?!" Regina asked incredulously. "How is it my fault that your daughter is stupid enough to jump in front of the Evil Queen and save her from a wraith!" If you ask me it was probably those heroic charming genes that made her do it!" Regina said in a cold voice.

Charming saw red as he jumped forward and got a hold of Regina's throat, he banged her back into the wall but before he could do more he was pulled back and thrown across the room by Daniel, who heard the bang and got into action immediately.

"Get your hands off of her!" He yelled as he let Regina, who was breathing deeply form the surprise, lean on him.

Henry who had come down the stairs when he heard the commotion stopped dead in his track as he took in the scene with a shocked expression. "Gramps?" He asked when he finally found his voice again. "What's going on?"

Regina however was the one who answered. "It's nothing, honey. Your grandfather is just upset that we haven't found a way to get Emma and Mary Margaret back yet." She smiled a fake smile at him. "But we will find a way, I'll make sure of that. But why don't you pack your backs, David is here to take you home again."

"Okay." Henry said in a small voice and went up the stairs again.

"Charming if you ever attack me like that again, I will end you. Do you understand?" Regina said in a cold voice once Henry was out of earshot.

Daniel put a protective hand on her shoulder.

"I understand. Thank you for not telling Henry."

"I didn't do that for you, I did that for Henry. Even though I don't like it, Henry wants to be with you right now. And it wouldn't help him if he knew his grandfather attacked his mother."

Charming nodded and turned around when he saw Henry getting down the stairs again.

"I had a lovely time, honey." Regina smiled at him.

"Me too mom, I love you."

Regina still wasn't used to him saying that to her again. "I love you too, darling."

"See ya later, Daniel."

"Goodbye Henry." Daniel replied with a kind smile.

Once David and Henry were gone Regina closed the front door behind them.

Daniel pulled her in for a kiss again. And Regina happily kissed him back. "Please don't come near him again."

"Oh, I can handle the shepherd turned prince, darling. Don't worry about me."

"I can't help it."

"I know that's one of the things I love about you." She smiled and gave him a light peck on the lips.

"What are the others things?" He asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes."

"Why don't you let me show you?" She asked with a sultry voice and pulled Daniel upstairs.

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