" Lucy?" Regina was surprised to see her granddaughter here. " What is going on?" Regina and Raphael stood next to each other staring at the group of people who tucked into the food in front of them.
" Don't worry Regina nothing is happening, Henry and Lucy just came to visit you and your lover boy." Zelena said which made Lucy quietly laugh to herself at Zelena comment on the Shadow-man's nickname. Henry greeted his mother with a gentle hug; minding her stomach and kiss on the cheek. It had been a while since he seen his mother. He had heard of the tragic events Facilier had went through from his Aunt but most of all he had heard of the struggle Regina went through. Henry hated to see his mother stress and unhappy as he only wanted her to be happy but seeing her in front of him made him smile. When Regina walked into the room with her lover in her arms Henry could see the raw happiness in both of their eyes.
" Me and Lucy were just hoping you was okay that's all and if Lucy lessons were still on now that Facilier is back?" Regina and Raphael looked at each other with disbelief. Regina never thought Henry would still agree after everything that happen but more importantly Lucy. She knew was apprehensive of Raphael from all the mean stories her mother had told her.
" Are you sure you are comfortable with Henry?...What about Ella-)" Henry knew where his mother was going with this. " Don't about Ella this best for Lucy mum...we both know it." Lucy had lesson with Zelena which went well but Lucy still need lesson on how to control her magic. Facilier was the best choice to teach Lucy as Regina was heavily pregnant to was worried if Lucy didn't get full training she would end up getting hurt or hurting people around her. She already had some bad accidents around the castle with setting on of the wooden tables on fire which Tiana to his knowledge still knows nothing about. " We was thinking maybe we could start tomorrow in the late morning if that okay with you." Henry said to Facilier. Raphael nodded in agreement. " Of course that should be fine we could meet here around 10."
Dinner went down well as everyone tucked into Zelena lovely chicken stew. Lots of chatter and laughter went around which delighted Regina very much. When dinner finished all the ladies helped clear up leaving Henry and Facilier alone for the first time in the living room. Both men sat quietly enjoying the silence of each other. However Facilier was the first to disturb the silence between them.
" Thank you for giving me a chance to prove I have changed Henry. Lucy will be in good hands." Henry nodded but he still had some doubts. Yes he wanted to get to know Facilier for his mother's stake but Lucy means the world to him. If anything happen to her he would make this man suffer for sure.
" If your as good as my mum said you are then please look after my Lucy that all I ask of you. She means everything to me." Henry said with a serious tone. Raphael understood and reassured Henry that Lucy will be fine.
" I know you don't know me yet but I promise you with my life that Lucy will be in great hands no harm will come to her. Father to father I will promise you Lucy will learn how to control her magical ability." Henry looked at Facilier for any doubts but found none. Funny enough he trusted him to extent. He just hoped deep down he was making the right decision. Moving away form the that topic Henry and Raphael began talk about fatherhood which Henry was happy to give advice on. When the ladies return Regina was happy to see her two favourite men were getting along. after all that was all she wanted.
Lucy first lesson in magic was now here and she was nervous. She was still anxious of the shadow-man but she trusted her Abuela and if she said he was okay then she took her word for it. Creating a cover story for Ella Henry dropped Lucy off at Zelena's around 10. It wasn't long before Raphael appeared with a couple of magic books. Lucy took noticed of Raphael's weird clothes kind smile and funny top hat.
" Are you ready Lucy." Raphael said. Lucy smiled nervously. " Yes...I think."
Starting the lesson out side Raphael wanted a more natural setting then be cooped up in side. This would allow Lucy to be more free when conjuring her magic. " Now Lucy first lesson about magic is emotion. Our emotions fuel our magical power so in order to control your magic you must control your emotions. What are you feeling when you have your magical outbursts?"
" Scared...really scared." Lucy said looking at her feet. she felt kind of embarrassed that she was scared of her magic but Raphael reassured other wise. " Lucy it's okay to feel sacred about your ability. Everyone goes through these emotions including me." Lucy looked back at Facilier still not quite believing him. " Really?"
" Yes, but the only way to get pass it to believe you are in control and I'm going to show you how."
Within the two hours Lucy had learn so much but the best apart she had great fun doing so. She felt more confident handling her magic and she even learned a couple of teleporting skills with objects. Keeping calm when she has her magical outburst is key which Lucy practice when Raphael asked her conjure her magic. When 1:00 pm came along Lucy was slight sad her Lesson came to an end. During her magic lesson Lucy became less nervous with Facilier as he was kind and patient. Never once getting mad with her if things went wrong. " When will my next magic lesson be Dr Facilier?" Lucy said as they walked back into the Farmhouse where Zelena and Regina were waiting.
" How about next weekend then we can focus on turning objects into different things-" Lucy eyes widen with excitement. " Really you can do that, you turn like a book into a cat or something?!" Lucy couldn't believe such magic could exist. Raphael smiled at Lucy's excitement. " Yes of course but all that for another day."
Sitting in the living room Regina watched the interaction between her Granddaughter and Raphael. She had secretly watched a bit of the lesson from her bedroom window and she was happy how everything went. It wasn't like she didn't trust him or anything but she was curious. "I hope everything went okay." Regina said as Lucy sat next to her. " Yes it was the best Abuela I think feel much better with my magic now." Lucy said with excitement in her voice. "Thank you Dr Facilier for lesson on magic I can't wait for next week."
Regina was glad that Lucy was feeling better about her magic ability. She could already see the confidence in Lucy. She just wished that Ella would see the good side of Raphael. The funny, kind and understanding side that Lucy got a chance see.
When Next week came along Lucy and Raphael continued their magic classes. Regina liked that Lucy was enjoying her magic classes and when weeks turned into a month she could see the amount of fun her Granddaughter was having learning Magic. Henry too could see the difference in Lucy behaviour towards magic and he too was happy but Regina could tell that it was getting difficult keep this a secret from Ella. Regina Raphael and Henry had discussed about how Ella's curiousness was making Henry and Lucy nervous. Ella knew something was up with both Henry and Lucy's disappearances. Regina didn't want hell to break loose between her family again but if they didn't find anything to stop Ella from finding out soon a lot things would go wrong. Henry knew Ella would loose her mind if the Shadow-man was teaching Lucy magic but he was running out of ideas for cover stories. Henry knew Ella wanted answers.
" Mum I don't know what to Ella is getting suspicious and to be honest I don't know how long I can keep this up...Maybe it's time we tell her about Lucy lessons." Henry Regina and Raphael had spent the afternoon trying to find ways to help Henry.
" Maybe Henry's right its been a month now and Lucy has improved a lot with her magic." Raphael could see the worry in his love's eyes. Regina wasn't ready for another family war especially when she due to have her twins in anytime now.
" Raphael the last thing we need is another fight in my family. Ella would make sure Lucy and I could never see each other again." Henry understood his mum's worry.
" Mum I won't let that happen again. Lucy loves hanging out with both of you and Raphael and I still might not know Raphael that well but we have spoken and I trust him." Henry and Raphael had spent a couple of days trying to get to know each other. He still had a long way to go before they were friends but Henry knew Raphael enough to know he was far from being a villain. He had seen how he was with his mum and his daughter Lucy. A kind and caring man who would do anything to protect the ones he loved. Regina however was touched that Henry trusted Raphael but it still doesn't change the fact she was worried.
" Regina I believe we don't have much of a choice, we can't wait any longer. Ella will know sooner or later. " Seeing that there was no choice Regina finally agreed with Henry's plan to tell Ella. From tonight everything was going to change and everyone knew it.
When Henry left for Tiana's castle Regina and Raphael spent the rest of their day together as they enjoyed the sunset and peaceful evening. They still hadn't returned to their bungalow as they both thought it was best they stay until Regina's due date as they didn't want to over stress where the babies were born. As long as they were surrounded by family.
However Raphael knew that if he wanted things to go down smoothly then he had to pay a little visit to Tiana. He knew That Ella was close with Tiana and with everything that went down with King Richard he knew Tiana wanted him to suffer for this wrong doings. He hadn't told Regina about what Tiana did to him but he knew if he did Regina would be heartbroken but completely mad. He hoped maybe if he could solve the issue with Queen Tiana without loosing his temper then maybe Tiana would let go of her plans to make him suffer. If he found a way to help Naveen problems.
Making sure Regina was fast asleep Raphael sneaked out of the farmhouse and made his way to the castle. Maybe he could fix his wrong doing drama free.