They were cooking pancakes. Sharing breakfast.
Wow. The two mommies. Happily ever after, all getting along, well, except for Neal who hung around every now and then.
She put up with that for Henry.
As for what Tink had said about Hook, Emma would only say that he left.
One side of Regina's mouth went up, "There's more to that story."
"Yes, and there's more to yours." Emma stepped up to Regina challenging, "I'll spill if you will."
Regina's face lifted, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Yeah, and the One Ring isn't hanging around your neck everyday!"
Regina's hand went to her throat. She would need to wear different shirts.
"It's not the One Effing Ring!"
"Then what is it Regina? Huh? Huh?"
Regina stayed silent.
"Then I'm not talking either!"
And so on and so on.
And on.
Every night Regina cried herself to sleep, refusing to turn out the light, just couldn't stand the darkness.
Not the darkness.
Emma and Tink kept trying to get information out of her and she found herself snapping at them more and more.
"Somebody has her period, " Emma muttered as she helped Regina clean up after Henry ran upstairs to finish getting ready for school.
"I do not have my period!"
She did not…
She did not have her period.
"Touchy." Emma saw her face. "Hey, what is it?"
"Nothing!"
"If it were nothing you…"
"Shut up, Swan!"
"Is it your period?" Regina didn't answer. "Oh my God, Regina. The One Ring man…"
"There is no mother-f- One Ri…!"
"Dang, Mom!" Henry's voice stopped her from completing her sentence.
Ooops.
"I'm sorry, Henry. That was wrong of me."
The things we say to our children!
"Why do adults always worry about using bad words in front of us, but allow us to go to school?"
Both women thought about it.
"He has a point," Emma said.
"Yes. Clever boy. Now off you go," Regina kissed him. "The bus will be here soon."
After Henry left, Emma went back to the conversation. "Regina…"
"There's nothing."
"Ok." She made air-quotes, "'Nothing.' But, hey. I know we're not friends, but I'm here for you and …"
"Go away!" Regina shouted.
Emma went home.
And she went to the drug store.
Oh please oh please oh please
She was so stupid so stupid so stupid
It was negative.
Then she cried that she wasn't pregnant for the rest of the day and all through her period when it did come.
She cried too much.
How could she be so unhappy when she had everything she ever wanted?
Henry was beginning to notice.
She tried to hide it more.
But he still knew something was wrong.
Then he surprised her one Saturday morning when he blurted out, "It's been forever since you've taken me to see Grandpa."
"Forever? You see him, them, all the time." Regina couldn't get rid of the Imp and Blue Eyes if she tried.
"No, the other Grandpa. In the cemetery."
Daddy.
"You want to go lay some flowers on his grave?"
He nodded.
And they did. Then as Henry settled the vase, Regina took a few.
"What's that for, Mom?"
"I want to leave flowers for another. Someone special."
He looked skeptically at her. "Who?"
"Let me show you."
Regina took him to a single grave.
"Henry, this is Daniel."
She laid the roses.
"Who's Daniel?"
"Daniel, Henry, was my one true love."
His expression was priceless.
She smiled at him, "Let me tell you about him." They sat down on a nearby bench. "Daniel was the stable-boy at my home. He loved horses …."