A/N Hey guys, sorry this is so short but I didn't get much time to write today.

Tomorrow is my sister's birthday so I'm not sure whether I'll get much writing in, and I start University on Monday, so I'll find out what my schedule will be like and then I'll plan my updates around it.

I would also like to put a disclaimer in place for the duration of this arc, I will never to set out to offend anyone, so please if any wheelchair users do take offence to anything I write, pm me and I will change it as soon as possible, just know that it was not my intention if you do feel offended. Also things that are considered politically correct in England may not be where you are from, so please keep that in mind :)

Chapter Fifty Five

"You could stay if you want," Henry smiled kindly.

Cora returned the smile completely and shook her head, "I think this is something that you three should do together."

Henry nodded in understanding, and said, "what am I supposed to do?"

Cora tilted her head, and replied, "what do you mean?"

"I mean..." Henry trailed off and sighed, he didn't know how to explain himself without sounding like a terrible person.

Cora slid into the booth for a moment and said, "treat Emma in the same way as you always have, she has to know that the wheelchair changes nothing."

"It doesn't change anything," Henry replied instantly, "I just don't want her to think that it does."

"Then just act normally," Cora laughed, "I'm afraid I'm not seeing the issue dear."

"Mom said that she spent hours convincing Emma that she should leave the apartment, I don't want to screw it up," he said with a tight smile.

"And how would my presence help that?"

"Well you could like give me the look if I say something stupid," he laughed.

"What look?" she asked with a furrowed brow.

"The mom look."

Cora tilted her head, and laughed, "surely your mother is quite adept at the 'mom look'."

Henry smirked and replied, "I guess you're right."

The bell over the door rang out, and almost everyone in the diner looked over as the saviour wheeled herself up the newly installed ramp, while her girlfriend held the door open.

Cora offered her grandson one last supportive smile, before she moved over to the counter after giving her daughter and her blonde companion a little wave.

After a few seconds, each person turned back to their meals, and Henry guessed that it was because of the death stare that the mayor was casting around the establishment.

However, Emma didn't seem to care about any other person as her sights fell upon her completely unharmed son. He visibly saw a look of relief mixed with guilt come over her face, and so he instantly shot her a broad and inviting smile.

He had guessed that Emma must have said something that had put him in danger. Though he hadn't wanted to hear the details of the torture, it was obvious that the only thing that came out of it for Neal and Greg was Neal trying to get the information from his storybook. Despite this however, he had never once thought a bad thought towards his birth mother. He could hardly dispute the fact that she had been through enough as it was, and he had to admit that seeing her in wheelchair was a strange sight, especially considering how casually she had slain a dragon mere weeks ago.

Henry looked from his blonde mother to his brunette one walking beside her and offered her a smile which she returned.

Finally, Emma made it to the table and wheeled up to the end, skilfully positioning the chair at the end of it.

"Hey kid," she said after a moment of silence.

Henry took a moment to just look at the woman who felt guilty for withstanding hours of torture, and then he jumped out of his seat and enveloped her in a hug.

Emma looked up at Regina who smiled broadly as her girlfriend brought her arms around their son's shoulders.

Henry pulled away, and Emma laughed, "it was only three days, kid."

"I missed you though, it was way too long."

The blonde looked as though the boy's words had rendered her speechless and she simply gave him a watery smile by way of reply.

Henry fell back into his seat, and smiled as Ruby walked up with three plates.

"You already ordered?" Emma laughed.

"Well with mom with you, I figured you wouldn't be late," the little brunette shrugged.

Regina gave the blonde a smirk, which caused her to playfully roll her eyes, and she thanked Ruby for the meals.

The wolf stared for a moment, and Regina said, "can we help you Miss Lucas?"

Ruby seemed to finally realise what she had been doing and shook her head, "sorry...I just..."

Emma picked up a French Fry, and said, "it's a wheelchair Rubes, not Lord Voldermort." The blonde popped the fry in her mouth, and looked at the three speechless people surrounding her, before she rolled her eyes and said, "is it seriously too soon to make jokes?"

Regina and Ruby exchanged a tense look, before the waitress just nodded and walked away.

Emma looked at Regina for a moment and said, "is that look your way of telling me to stop making people uncomfortable?"

Regina furrowed her brow for a moment, before her mouth spread into a smile, "of course not, it's their fault if they're uncomfortable."

"Then what was with the look?"

"I just assumed that you were far away from making jokes," Regina shrugged.

"I made the cripple joke and you said I wasn't allowed to do that again," Emma protested.

"That was different," the brunette said as she rolled her eyes.

"So it only counts as a joke if you find it funny?"

"Is that not the point of a joke, Miss Swan, that your companion actually finds some humour in it?"

Henry looked between the two women and saw the smirks playing on their lips and he smiled in return. He couldn't help but feel like everything was practically back to normal, he knew that it wouldn't change a thing if Emma stayed in the chair forever or if the physiotherapy meant she would get her ability to walk back.

It was now obvious that no matter what they could actually be a family, so he just continued to watch with silent glee as his parents traded barbs.

A/N Hope you guys enjoyed, reviews would be much appreciated XD