Hearing Henry usher their guest into the house, Regina quickly straightened her hair, and smoothed down her clothing. She wasn't sure why she was suddenly nervous to have her son's other mother over for dinner, but that did not stop her heart from racing.
As Emma rounded the corner to the kitchen, Regina was met with a shy smile and a bottle of her favourite red wine. Smiling in thanks, Regina wheeled her chair over to the wine cooler and exchanged the bottle for one they could enjoy with dinner.
Shooing Henry and Emma off to set the table, Regina plated their meals, making sure to give Henry and Emma extra-large portions. Henry had been growing like a weed, his appetite mirroring that of his birthmothers. Calling them back to help serve, Henry took his and Emma's plates to the table while Emma pushed Regina's chair into the dining room.
Dinner was a boisterous affair, Emma and Henry competing to tell the most bizarre story about their time in New York, miming actions and creating voices for the characters they were portraying. At one point they even broke out into terribly off-pitch singing, which ended up in all three of them giggling uncontrollably.
After dinner, Emma insisted on cleaning the kitchen, again, and Henry was more than happy to help. Regina relaxed and sipped her wine as they worked in tandem to whiz through the kitchen in no time at all.
As the end credits played on the second film of the evening, Emma carefully lifted Henry into her arms, making her way up to his room and gently laid him to bed. Tucking the covers to his chin, Emma kissed his forehead and wished him to sleep well.
Sitting on the top step of the foyer stairs, Emma and Regina were both at a loss for what to say, neither wanting to break the silence, lest the night truly end. Sharing a gentle look, Emma worked up the courage to lean over and place a soft kiss on Regina's cheek, before quickly exiting the house, leaving Regina stunned. "Night."