The day progresses pretty normally for a Monday, considering its beginning. Unfortunately Regina is constantly snapping at people, more so than usual, and is extremely distracted.

Regina doesn't know how to handle the Emma situation, and when Regina doesn't know how to handle a situation she gets angry.

Regina's anger comes to a boiling point when her assistant dropped her afternoon coffee. Regina breaks and orders her to, "Clean this mess up. And get Sheriff Graham to my office. Now".

Her assistant quickly does as she is told and quickly scurries away.

Sheriff Graham enters Regina's office 20 minutes later, and sits in the chair across from Regina's desk. Regina gets straight to the point, "Sheriff, did you know that there is a young girl living in the woods?"

Graham is shocked and confused, "Madam Mayor I have no idea what you are talking about, I have never seen a girl in the woods on any of my daily patrols".

"Hmm. yes, but alas that doesn't eliminate the fact that there is a young girl living in the woods"

Graham looks at Regina and asks, "How do you know there is a girl in the woods?"

Regina looks Graham in the eye and says, "Because I have seen her".

Graham isn't sure what to do with that information and says, "Don't take this the wrong way, but are you sure you saw a girl in the woods or was it just a shadow or something?"

Regina stands and firmly places her hands on her desk and says, "I know what I saw, I know she is out there, and I want you to find her and send her back to where ever she came from! She is beginning to affect Henry!"

Graham doesn't know what to say, and before he can say anything they both hear Henry's voice at the door, "This is why I didn't tell you. This is why I didn't come to you. You don't listen. Emma is scared and she has no one except me. But you are right she is affecting me, she is making me have a heart, unlike you!".

Regina feels like a knife has just been stabbed through her heart and twisted, as she watches Henry walk out of her office.

Regina calls out to Henry and runs after him, "Henry, Henry wait! Please! I am Sorry!"

Henry stops and turns around. "You can't send her away mom, you can't. I don't know what happened to her, or where she came from, or even how she got here, but it has to be bad. Please don't send her away!"

Henry has tears spilling from his eyes. Regina walks over to her son. Her baby boy is now eye level with her, he has changed so much, but all she sees in his eyes is compassion, she sees the same little boy who has so much love in his heart.

Regina wipes away his tears with her thumbs and softly says, "Ok. I won't send her away. But, we really do need to find her and make sure she is ok. I can't promise anything after that, but I will do my best."

Henry nods his head and throws his arms around his mom's torso and hugs her tightly, Regina reciprocates the hug and squeezes Henry hard, trying to convey her love.

When they break apart they head back to Regina's office, Graham is still sitting in the chair and waiting for their return. Regina goes back to her desk and sits down in her chair, while Henry sits in the chair next to Graham.

Graham asks the question everyone is thinking, "So, what now?"

Henry shrugs his shoulders and Regina sighs. "Well it is too dark to really search for her and I have no idea how to find her. So for tonight we do nothing."

Henry and Graham nod their heads. Graham says, "So we need a plan for tomorrow. You know to try and find her and bring her back into town".

Regina looks towards Henry and asks, "She is out there alone correct?"

Henry nods his head, "Yeah, I have never seen anyone else besides her and she never mentions anyone else."

Regina nods and says, "Ok. Then Graham I need to you make the appropriate calls so that then when she is found she is placed under my protection."

Henry smiles widely at Regina and Graham nods slowly and replies, "Of course madam mayor, I will start making calls as soon as we are finished here."

Regina nods and looks back to Henry, "Henry you know Emma best, do you think you could convince her to get medical treatment? Or to get her to come with us?".

Henry shrugs his shoulders, "Honestly I really don't know. She only started talking with me last week. Before that I had only seen her once. I don't even know how long she has been out there. But I think if you come with me tomorrow when I bring her food maybe she will see you as a friend instead of a threat."

Regina reluctantly agrees, "I will join you tomorrow. I will leave a message and a note tonight saying I won't be in the office tomorrow and I will call you out of school."

Henry smiles widely, Regina points a finger at Henry and sternly says "Only this once young man. If we can get her to come with us we will take her to the hospital and get her checked out."

Looking back to Graham she says, "We will call you from the hospital"

Everyone nods in agreement and they all make their way out of the office; Graham to the sheriff's station and Regina and Henry home. Tomorrow is going to be a long day.

A/N: hope you are liking the story so far. I am on vacation and internet is spotty. Will update when I can but I am on a tablet so bear with me. Thanks for reading!