Hey! Here is another chapter for you guys. I hope you enjoy it! I have decided, if people would like, to perhaps start taking prompts from people and write some one shots in between writing stories so if anyone has a prompt they would like me to write feel free to ask. I would probably be best at writing Outlaw queen, Evil Charming, Golden Queen (As in father/daughter), maybe a wee bit of Henry and Regina mother and son moments and am happy to give swan queen a go if anyone wants. So feel free to ask if you have any ideas :-)

Zelena and Regina had arrived at Zelena's loft to drop Regina's bag off. Zelena took the bag from Regina as they entered the loft and put it into her bedroom. "You can sleep in here." Zelena said as she placed Regina's bag onto the bed.

"Oh I don't want to chuck you out of your bedroom…" Regina said.

"It's okay Regina. The couch pulls out into a bed. I'll be fine on there. I have early starts at work anyway." Zelena shrugged.

"If you're sure…" Regina said stepping into the room and looking around. She had never actually been in Zelena's loft before. She found as she looked around it that she really liked the place, preferring it to the mansion. "I guess that would be okay…we are sisters after all." Regina smiled. "You have a nice place…I can't believe I have never seen it before."

Zelena frowned as she thought about what Regina had said and she too just realised that Regina was right and her little sister had never seen her small loft. "Neither can I. It may be small but it's home." Zelena replied.

"I like it…it's cosier than the mansion. Feels more like a home. This is the kind of place I want to get." Regina said with a sigh on the end. "Somewhere that I can call home but feel free in it."

"We can sort that out for you Regina. We can sort it all out for you. You can have a life now…your away from mother now we can help you build your life up." Zelena said placing a hand on Regina's arm and giving it a light squeeze. "Everything is going to work out. You'll see."

Regina gave her older sister a smile. "Thanks…for all this. I don't know what I would do without you." Regina said stepping forward and wrapping her arms around Zelena.

"Hey what are big sisters for right?" Zelena asked with a smile. She then pulled away and ran her fingers through Regina's messed up brunette locks. Her mother really had done a number on Regina. "Now why don't I take you to the hairdressers and we can get your hair sorted? Once that's done it will probably be time to get Henry from school. We were meeting Emma at Grannies for dinner so you can join us."

"I…I don't have any money…" Regina said quietly looking down to the floor.

"Gina seriously?" Zelena asked with a raised eyebrow. "I will help you out until we sort you out okay? Call it my treat and my way of saying sorry for leaving you with mom for so long." Zelena said nudging Regina.

Regina smiled and shook her head. "Okay…I guess…But I want to try and get myself a job so I can get my own money."

"We can sort that. Now come on. To the hair dressers we go." Zelena said turning slightly and placing a hand on the small of Regina's back to guide her through and out of the loft and down the stairs to the main street. They walked the short distance to the town hairdressers and Zelena pushed the door open, holding it open for Regina to walk in first. She gently pushed Regina over to a reception desk and a young blonde girl looked up giving them both a smile.

"Hi Zelena. What can we do for you today?" Ashley, the young blonde asked.

"Hey Ashley. I was wondering if you could fit my sister in for an emergency appointment please?" Zelena asked and motioned to Regina's messed up hair.

"Oh…let me have a look." Ashley said as she glanced down at her computer screen and started typing away. "Well it looks like Julie might be free after the client she is with just now. Let me just check." Ashley said standing up from the desk and walking over to a young brunette woman with glasses on.

As they waited Regina looked around her. She had never been into the hairdressers before and she couldn't deny she was extremely nervous about this. The only person who had ever cut her hair was her mother and it was usually a punishment. "Zee I'm not sure I can do this…" Regina whispered to Zelena as she continued to look around her.

Zelena looked over to Regina and could see the fearful look in her sisters eyes. Zelena turned a little to look Regina in the eyes and took Regina's hands in hers. "Regina listen to me this is going to be nothing like what mother has done to you okay? Going to the hair dressers is a good thing. It's like pampering your hair. I promise you it's not like one of mother's punishments."

"Your sure?" Regina asked glancing over to look at the other people who were getting their hair done. She could see that no one in the room looked like they were upset about what was happening to them but she was still so scared about what was going to happen.

"Of course I am. If you want I will come and sit beside you while you get it done." Zelena suggested.

Regina nodded her head. "That would be good."

Zelena smiled and gave Regina's hands a light squeeze. They both turned just as Ashley came back over to the desk. "Julie says she can fit you in after her next client. She says she will be about ten minutes if you want to take a seat in our waiting area." Ashley said as she motioned to a small seating area.

"Thanks Ash. You're a lifesaver for getting us fitted in." Zelena said.

"Oh it's no problem Zelena. Would you like a drink while you wait? And you Regina? Can I get you anything?" Ashley said as she walked around her desk and followed the sisters towards the seating area.

"Erm…I…" Regina stuttered not sure what to say. She had rarely spoken to anyone in the town, and with a mother like Cora nice interactions from others were surprising to Regina.

"We'll both have a cup of tea please." Zelena answered for Regina.

"Coming right up." Ashley said cheerily as she turned on her heel and left the sisters to sit down.

Regina sat down beside Zelena and looked around them again. "I have no idea who half of the people are in here. We live in such a small town yet I know no one in it."

"That will change don't worry." Zelena replied. "You know I was thinking when we go to pick Henry up you should stay in the car when I get him and we can surprise him with you being there. He is going to love it Regina."

Regina smiled. "Yes it is going to be good to spend more time with him."

Zelena nodded her head. "Yes and you can work more on this new operation he has roped you in on…"

"Yes…Although I have no idea how to help him out in this operation Cobra. I am finding it hard to prove that everyone in the town is someone from his fairytale book" Regina said with all the seriousness in the world that made Zelena laugh.

"You're as bad as Henry. You do not honestly believe it do you?" Zelena asked.

Regina shrugged her shoulders. "Well…I don't know…It's nice to have something to believe in, even if it is completely unbelievable."

Zelena laughed again. "Well I guess it will keep you busy."

"Alright ladies…What can I do for you?" A brunette woman said interrupting Zelena and Regina. They both looked over and Zelena stood up and walked over to the woman.

"Hey Julie, my sister, Regina needs a bit of help. She needs her hair tidied up a bit." Zelena said motioning back to Regina.

Julie looked over to Regina and gave her a smile. She walked over and looked over Regina's hair and ran her fingers through it. "You have lovely hair, you must take good care of it."

"I try to…" Regina answered quietly.

"Well once I tidy it up it would sit just above your shoulders…is that okay or would you like it shorter?" Julie asked.

"Oh no just above my shoulders is fine." Regina answered quickly. She really didn't want her hair any shorter.

"Alright then. Why don't you come with me and we will get started." Julie said motioning for Regina to follow her.

Regina stood still for a minute but eventually moved when Zelena gave her a light nudge. Zelena followed after her sister and watched as Julie put a gown around Regina and sat her down. "Okay rest back for me Regina and we'll wash your hair." Regina done as she was told but gripped onto the arms of the chair tightly. Zelena could sense her sisters nervousness so sat in the chair beside her and took a hand in hers while Julie washed Regina's hair. Once she was done she got Regina to sit up and wrapped a towel around her hair. She took Regina over to another chair that was facing a mirror. Regina sat down and Zelena sat in a chair beside her. "So not seen you out and about much Regina…" Julie said as she started going about cutting Regina's uneven hair.

"No…I don't get out much…" Regina replied back in a quiet voice.

"But that's about to change." Zelena added in giving her sister a smile which Regina returned.

Julie made small talk with the sisters while she tidied up Regina's hair and then dried and straightened it. She made a couple more cuts to tidy up a few stray strands and then she placed her scissors on the table beside her. "Okay Regina I will just get a mirror so you can see the back." Julie said as she reached over and grabbed a hand held mirror. She held it behind Regina and moved it slowly from left to right so Regina could see her hair. "What do you think?"

"It's so much better than when I came in. Thank you so much." Regina said, a smile now spreading across her face.

"It was no problem." Julie said. She removed the gown from around Regina and let her stand up from the chair.

"You're looking good sis. See told you it wasn't that bad didn't I?" Zelena said.

Regina nodded her head. "Yea, yea you were right." Regina said.

"Always am sis. Right I will pay for this and then we will get going to pick Henry up." Zelena said walking over to the desk. She paid for Regina's haircut and then they walked out of the hairdressers and back towards Zelena's building where her car was parked outside. They both got in and Zelena drove them towards Henry's school. They parked up right outside just as they school bell started to ring. They both climbed out of the car and Zelena turned to Regina. "Okay you wait here Regina and I'll go get Henry."

"Okay." Regina said. Regina watched as Zelena walked towards the school. The children began to file out of the building and Regina's eyes roamed the crowd of children to try and find Henry. It wasn't long until a messy mop of brunette hair was spotted and she couldn't help the smile on her face when she saw Henry run across the play ground and right into Zelena's arms.

Zelena hugged Henry tightly as he crashed into her and she kissed the top of his head. "Hey Henry. Did you have a good day at school?" Zelena asked as she pulled away.

Henry nodded his head enthusiastically. "Yea we have started a new book at story time all about dragons and knights."

"That sounds interesting." Zelena smiled.

"It's so cool and for English I've to right about someone in my family that I look up to." Henry said.

"Oh…and who are you going to pick?" Zelena asked.

"I think I might choose Auntie Regina." Henry said and Zelena smiled as she had already known the answer to her question.

"Well Henry…" Zelena started, wrapping an arm around Henry's shoulders as they began to walk out of the school grounds. "I have a surprise for you at the car."

"Really? What is it?" Henry asked excitedly.

"Have a look…" Zelena said motioning over towards the car.

Henry turned his head and looked for his mother's car. His eyes soon found it and then he gasped as he saw who was standing beside it. "Auntie Regina!" Henry squealed and he ripped himself away from his mother and ran as fast as he could towards Regina. Regina opened her arms just in time for Henry crashing into her. Both Auntie and Nephew wrapped their arms around one another tightly. "Auntie Regina how are you here?" Henry asked now looking up at her but not loosening his arms from around her.

"Well I have decided to get myself out more and what better time than to come and get your from school." Regina replied.

"This is so awesome!" Henry said happily making both Zelena and Regina laugh.

"Not only that Henry but Auntie Regina is going to be staying with us for a while." Zelena said.

Henry gasped and looked from his mother and to his auntie. "Really? Your really staying with us?" Henry asked his excitement rising with each second that it seemed like he was going to burst.

Regina nodded her head. "If that's okay with you?" Regina asked

"Yea! It's really really really okay!" Henry said happily. His happy face then turned into a confused frown. "Why aren't you staying with Grandma and Grandpa anymore?"

"Oh well…Grandma and I had a small disagreement." Regina said not wanting to tell Henry too much. He was too young to know all the bad things about his Grandmother.

"Is it because your hair is different?" Henry asked reaching up and running his fingers through Regina's newly cut hair. "It's nice and shiny and soft." He said making Regina smile. Regina leaned down and laced a kiss on his forehead.

"Thank you Henry." Regina said. "Now your mother mentioned something about eating at Grannies?"

"Oh yea, we are going to meet Emma." Henry said deciding it was the right time to pull away from his Auntie. They all got into the car. "I think you and Emma will really get on Auntie Regina. I know you met her when she came to town but you never really got to talk to her cause Grandma made you leave." Henry said as he buckled himself in.

"I'm sure Emma and I will get along Henry." Regina replied. Regina turned slightly in the seat so that she could see Henry a bit more. "You know now I am staying with you we will have a lot more time to work on operation Cobra."

"Yea we will." Henry said happily. "I have still made no progress on it…" Henry sighed and Regina tried to hold in her laughter thinking Henry sounded so much older than he actually was. "I don't know how the curse is to be broken."

"We will figure it out Henry, don't worry." Regina said and she glanced towards Zelena who rolled her eyes but was smiling at the two of them.

It didn't take long for them to reach Grannies and Zelena parked up outside. They all got out and made their way into Grannies, Henry directing Regina to his favourite booth and insisting Regina sit beside him. He pulled out the menus and handed one to Regina and they read the menus while waiting on Emma to arrive.

"What you going to get Auntie Regina?" Henry asked.

"Yea Regina you don't need to get a salad, mother's not here." Zelena said with a wink and Regina smiled at that. For once she could order whatever she wanted and not be judged for it. She had the freedom and choice for once.

"What are the cheese burgers like?" Regina asked.

"I can say they are awesome…" Came another voice and they all looked to see Emma stood at the table. Emma slipped into the seat beside Zelena and smiled at them all. "Sorry I'm a bit late."

"I would trust Emma on the Cheese burgers she has them all the time." Henry said.

"Making me sound great here kid…" Emma said with a laugh. Emma then turned to Regina. "Nice to see you again … Regina wasn't it?"

"Oh yes it is. Nice to see you again too. I apologise for the first time we met, my mother can be…" Regina said trailing off as she tried to think how to describe her mother.

"Obnoxiously rude." Zelena finished for Regina.

"Sure she can be that." Regina shrugged.

Emma laughed a little. "It's no worries." She shrugged. "It's good to see you out…Henry told me you don't get out much…"

"Yes…I'm hoping that will change." Regina said.

Emma nodded. "Auntie Regina guess what mom gave Emma the job of Deputy."

"Oh really? So your are sticking around then?" Regina asked looking back to Emma.

"Hoping to." Emma replied.

"My mother didn't scare you off then?" Regina asked with a smirk.

"Not quite." Emma smirked back.

"Glad to hear it. I'm sure you'll be a great addition to the town." Regina said with a smile. Emma smiled back at Regina. "Now I think I will have a cheese burger and see if they are as good as you say, but if you'll excuse me I'm just popping to the rest room." Regina said shuffling out of the booth. She made her way across the diner and just as she turned the corner to go towards the toilets a man was walking round and bumped straight into her. "Oh…" Regina said as two strong arms wrapped around her catching her before she fell.

"I am so sorry mi'lady." the English accent flew to her ears and Regina looked up to see the man she had bumped into before the last time she was in Grannies.

"It's quite alright…although we have to stop meeting like this…Robin isn't it?" Regina said hoping she remembered right from their first meeting.

The man laughed and Regina found herself going weak as she saw his dimples and his green eyes shine as he laughed. "It is indeed…and your Regina am I right?"

Regina nodded her head. "I don't think I told you my name before did I?"

"No you did not but I heard your mother call your name the first time we met, not only that you are one of the mayors daughters. Everyone knows your name." Robin said.

Regina blushed a little at that. It was true. Although she had rarely left the mansion everyone seemed to know who she was and what her name was. "Well…thank you helping me for a second time…You saved me from a very embarrassing fall."

"It's alright mi'lady. I think it was me and my clumsiness both times that caused your near falls." Robin said.

"Well no matter. No harm done." Regina smiled. "Thank you again." She said as she moved around him and was about to continue her walk towards the toilet.

"Regina…" Robin called stopping Regina in her tracks once more. Regina turned back around to look at him giving him a questioning look. "I was just wondering…and feel free to fire me down and all but…I was wondering if you fancied going out for dinner or a drink with me?" Robin asked nervously. He was taking the plunge, not something he did often but he wasn't about to let this wonderful woman slip away from him again. He had regretted it from their first meeting.

"Oh…erm…you want to take me out?" Regina asked in slight disbelief.

Robin nodded his head. "Yes I'd really like to take you out." He replied honestly.

"Well…erm…I guess…I mean…" Regina stuttered. She was trying to think fast. She really wanted to say yes but should she? She had never gone out with a man before…and she had the awkward thing to tell him she was pregnant but had no idea who the father was because she hadn't been with anyone…that was going to be an awkward conversation. She looked up at Robin and she knew what her answer had to be. "I would love to go out with you." She replied with a smile.

"Really? Great! Tomorrow night? Seven o'clock?" Robin asked.

"Sounds great. I'm staying at my sisters, Zelena, just now. Do you know where she lives?" Regina said.

Robin nodded his head. "I do indeed. I will pick you up from there then."

Regina smiled. "See you then." She replied and then turned on her heel and walked into the toilet. She walked over to the mirrors and smiled to herself. Maybe things were only going to get better for her.