In the kitchen the next morning, Emma moves pancakes onto plates from the griddle while Regina reads a book on the couch.

"Enjoying yourself?" Emma asks as she pulls bacon from the stove.

"It is pleasant having someone cook for me. I haven't sat down to read in far too long."

Emma holds a pancake above her head. "Well, I am a pancake champion, so have no fear."

Regina smiles at her. "We can't have pancakes every day, dear. Perhaps you should try expanding your horizons."

Emma scoffs. "Who needs that?" With a few more moves around the kitchen, she has filled three plates. "And… breakfast is served." She looks at Henry's door that hasn't opened since last night's little debacle. "How do we feed the beast?"

"The beast?" Regina laughs. "That might be a bit extreme."

"Were you not there last night?" Emma teases.

Regina nods and smiles. "Let me try." She moves to the door and knocks lightly before pressing her ear to it, listening for movement. "He's awake," she whispers to Emma. She knocks again and hears more shuffling.

"Yeah?" he says through the closed door.

"Breakfast, sweetie."

"I'm not hungry."

Regina rolls her eyes and crosses her arms. "Yes, you are. Please come out and eat with your mothers."

"No, I don't want to."

"We don't have to talk about last night right away. We can just eat first."

She hears his footsteps move closer to the door then stop as he neglects to respond.

Regina stares at the door for a moment then smirks. "I kissed your mother last night."

The door nearly flies off its hinges he opens it so fast. "Really?" Regina smiles and nods. "I mean, that's kind of gross to think about, but it's good for you two, right?"

He looks between Regina and Emma, and only sees a genuine smile on Regina's face, no matter how hard Emma tries. He moves toward Emma. "Why- why isn't this a good thing?"

Emma is taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"You're not happy."

"That's not true, Henry. I am happy."

He studies her face. "You're lying."

Regina moves up next to Henry and puts a hand on his shoulder. "There's a lot going on, Henry. A lot of emotions to figure out. Give us time."

Emma nods and tries harder this time to plaster on a convincing smile.

Henry looks between the two of them for a few moments before stopping and looking at the plates of food. "Ooh, breakfast."

Regina watches Emma slowly release a quiet breath as Henry passes. She looks away before she can see the pain in emerald eyes.

Henry jumps on a barstool and starts shoving bacon in his mouth. "You have to work today, Ma?"

Emma nods and waits for Regina to take a seat before she sits on the other side of Henry. "Unfortunately, yes. Back to the daily grind."

"Monday Funday," he chimes in.

Regina leans forward to look at Emma. "Can I see where you work?"

"Um, sure? It's not exactly thrilling."

Regina picks up her fork and knife to start cutting her pancakes. "I'm just trying to take an interest in your life, dear."

"Which I do appreciate," Emma responds, eating her pancake with her hand.

Regina looks over and shakes her head at the sight. "You are both savages."

"Welcome to our house," Henry smiles with his mouth full. "I wanted to show you campus, if that's cool."

Regina nods. "Certainly, dear. Why don't we take your mother to work then go see your university and whatever else you want to show me?"

Henry nods. "Sounds good to me. You?" He looks over at Emma.

"Yeah, sure. The office is walking distance, so it'll be nice to have company."

Regina tries to hold Emma's gaze for as long as she can with a smile on her face. She sighs when Emma looks away.

In light jackets, the trio walks down the sidewalk towards a large office building. Emma points to the entrance. "There it is."

"Should we come up?" Regina asks.

Emma shakes her head. "Nah, it's just a bumpy elevator ride then employees only past the desk. Won't see much." She steps back from them. "But have fun."

Regina reaches out and stops Emma from leaving. She leans up, cups Emma's cheek, and kisses her softly on the lips. "I love you."

Emma nods. "I know you do, but I can't bear you saying that to me unless we feel the same." Emma kisses her on the cheek and gently removes the hand from her own cheek. She kisses the palm of Regina's hand then turns to cross the street for the office building.

Regina watches her go, running her thumb over the spot Emma kissed on her palm.

"Are you sure you're not in love with her?" Henry asks, taking a step up next to her.

She shakes her head. "I really don't know, Henry. Is that terrible?"

"Kind of," he shrugs. "She's tough though, right?"

Regina glances up at him. "Not really, sweetie. Rejection takes a big toll on her."

"So don't reject her."

"But that's exactly what I'm doing."

Henry groans. "Then stop."

Regina sighs and puts her arm through his as they turn back the way they came. "I wish it was that easy, Henry. I really do."

"I think you're making it more complicated than it has to be."

Regina looks up at him. "And I think you're hoping to distract me from our pending conversation about last night."

He grimaces and avoids looking at her.

Sitting on a bench, Henry chews on a hot dog while Regina watches the fountains in Centennial Park.

"This is an interesting city," Regina says, not taking her eyes off the water show.

Henry nods. "I like it."

"Enough to stay?"

"For at least four years."

Regina sighs and crosses her legs. "At least your summer break is coming up. You'll be home for that." She quickly turns to him. "You are coming home for that, right?"

Henry chuckles. "Yes, Mom, I'll be coming home." He leans over to throw his trash in a can by him and looks back to Regina. "Ma's gonna be really lonely though. What are we gonna do about her?"

"She's not likely to quit her job to come with you the entire break."

Henry slouches. "I wish she would."

Regina nods slowly. "As do I, but she has responsibilities and bills to pay."

"Why don't you pay them?" Regina raises an eyebrow and stares at him. "You can pay for her apartment and whatever else so she can quit and be with us over the summer."

Regina shakes her head. "Henry, your mother would never allow me to cover her costs like that. She is far too independent and, frankly, stubborn."

Henry turns on the bench to face her. "But what if it's for love? She wants to be with you all the time, I know she does. And she already said she's not leaving me until my junior year so I know I'm stuck with her next year at least."

"Stuck with her?" Regina eyes him with a warning.

He waves her off. "I just mean that the summer could be really good for your relationship."

"We aren't in a relationship, Henry."

"But you could be."

Regina pats his knee. "Let's get through Spring Break first, shall we?"

Henry huffs. "What are you so damn afraid of?"

"I would appreciate you not getting a tone with me. We had enough of that last night."

"Fine." He mocks, "What, oh dear mother of mine, has you in such a fright?"

Regina glares at him causing him to instantly recoil. She slowly turns her head to look back at the fountains. "I believe this conversation is over."

Henry rolls his eyes. "Way to prove you're not scared."

Regina snaps her head back around. "Your sass can leave at any time, Henry."

"Sorry," he mumbles under his breath. "But you can't deny that you're scared."

She studies him then looks away again. "I'm not denying anything." She stands. "Come. Show me your classrooms."

He sighs and leads her toward the university.