A/N: This is Edited Chapter by Wazgood529 with a lot of praises.
Chapter Two
After arriving in Texas, Henry and Regina were nervous to meet her since last time, they saw her seven years ago. They wondered how Emma decided to settle in Texas and looked at each other with their smiles. For the brunette woman, she knew that she didn't see Emma for seven years since her departure in Storybrooke. Regina felt like her piece was missing and kept wondering how to survive through her divorced life. The problem was that she didn't know how to let Emma in her life and let the blonde woman explain everything at once. The brunette woman knew that it was a bigger problem for her to have Emma in her life again, but she was not sure if Emma let her.
The brunette man smiled at himself when he reminisced the life of a young boy when he found Emma in Boston. He knew that he loved his blonde mother since she left town, but regretted that he was angry at her and didn't let her explain everything. Henry knew that it was the biggest mistake that he made for his family and felt like he should rewind his memories to make it right for his family included his brunette mother. Apparently, he frowned when he remembered Emma's last moment with them on her departure in Storybrooke. The Mills stopped at the gas station after Henry drove in the way. Regina dug into her purse and got her twenty bills then handed it to him with a reply.
"Will you go to the store to get some snacks and some directions to Emma's residence?"
"Sure mom. What kind of snacks do you want?" The brunette man asked while they got out in the car. He noticed that his brunette mother spoke highly of the blonde woman's first name but not 'Miss Swan' and he smirked at her. The brunette woman looked away at the people who were in the smoking area and walked to the gas station tank then spoke lightly.
"If they have Lays Sour Cream with Onion chips, get two for me."
"Got it." Henry retorted and walked away to the store. Regina nodded at herself and filled up the gas tank while looking away at the people in the cowboy attires. The brunette man walked in the aisles while gathering the snacks and looking away at the shelves of the drinks. Several minutes later, he finished his tasks and walked to the counter then went to pay with cash. Henry looked away at the cashier. He smiled at her and spoke lightly.
"Hello, ma'am."
"Howdy, may I help you, young man?" The cashier nodded with a reply. The brunette man nodded and asked.
"Do you know where Ms. Swan's residence is?"
"Oh, not farther away from here. You just drive straight in 2 miles and turn right when you see the sign – Swan's Ugly Ducklings. It's the private property included the stables. Then you just drive all the way until you reach the entrance sign. Then you enter that place and drive through the rough pathway. When you arrive there and turn left then you will see the mountain lodge mansion with the vast courtyard." She chuckled with a nod, looked away at the
"Thank you."
"Naw, Good to help you out. Have a good day."
Henry smiled and gathered his bag then walked out of the store. Regina was done with the gas tank and went on the passenger seat. The brunette boy strode around and got in then handed the bag. The brunette woman opened it and reached her chips then put the bag between her legs. Henry turned on the engine, and they drove away from the gas station. Regina opened her favorite potato chips and spoke lightly.
"Did you get the directions?"
"Yes, it's not far from here." He looked away at her with a nod and replied back. The brunette man looked away at the road and knew that he had to drive straight ahead for two miles. He sighed. The brunette woman replied back before crunching her chips.
"Good."
"She is living in the mountain lodge mansion." Henry narrowed his eyes at the sign – Swan's Ugly Ducklings and mumbled while he made the right turn.
"What!?" Regina snapped while looking away at her son in the driver's seat. The brunette man followed the lady's directions and went with a nod then replied back.
"Yes. That's what the lady in the store said." They looked away at the private property, and it was the prairie everywhere with the lonely road that led them to the estates. The brunette woman swallowed a lump in her throat and asked.
"Emma lives in a fucking mansion?"
"Yes. I guess so." Henry retorted. He found the entrance sign and raised his eyebrows at the private property with the rough pathway. The brunette man spotted the beautiful stables in the view on the left. He went ahead to drive through on their way. The brunette woman gaped in awe when she saw the stables with several horses.
"She is not kidding about her business. It's beautiful out here." Regina spoke lightly. They drove on the rough pathway and took the view over the prairie. They saw the horses galloping freely, and Henry went to focus on the road until they halted at the end of the rough pathway. The brunette man took the left turn and drove straight ahead. The mountain lodge mansion came in sight, and the Mills gaped in awe when they saw the beautiful house with the logs and beige bricks.
The brunette man drove in the circle in the courtyard with the water fountain in the middle. Regina stared at the beautiful and exquisite mansion in her eyes and spoke lightly. Henry turned off the engine and looked away at his mom.
"How did she get so wealthy?"
"Remember, she had her business for seven years." The brunette man scratched his hair, shrugged and looked away at the estate with a reply.
"Why didn't she tell us?" The brunette woman said while furrowing her eyebrows and looked away at him. Henry shrugged and got out of the car then looked away at the prairie in front of the courtyard. Regina got out in the car and closed the door then turned around to find the horses galloping out there on the prairie. The brunette man widened his eyes and spoke lightly.
"How did Emma afford the acres in front of her mansion?"
"I think that she combined her business with her home around here." Regina took the view around in the land and nodded to herself then spoke lightly. Henry walked around to stand next to his mom and replied back.
"I think it's time to have a conversation with her."
"I concur, young man." The brunette woman responded with a nod. They sighed and decided to take their legs to walk toward to the double doors at the front entrance after they took the staircases. Henry took the view on the details of the mansion and spoke lightly.
"I'm very impressed with this estate. They took a lot of the logs and bricks to build this one."
"How come she didn't plan to buy this one while we were married?" Regina talked to herself. The brunette man looked away at her from seeing the details of the gardens of the flowers around in the water fountain. He shrugged and replied.
"I don't know. Perhaps, you can ask her. Let's knock on the door." Henry lifted his hand on the door and knocked. The brunette woman sighed and turned around to stare at the horses on the prairie. The brunette man whistled a tune while he waited. Until, the door opened, and the male butler appeared. The Mills turned around to look at him and opened their mouths at the same time.
"Hello, may I help you?" The Butler said.
"We are searching for Ms. Swan," Regina replied.
"Very well, ma'am. I will fetch her, and your names please?"
"My name is Regina Mills, and this is Henry Mills." The brunette woman said while looking away at her son and back to him. The butler nodded and gestured them to come in then informed them to wait in the foyer and left for fetching his boss. Henry absorbed the view around in the foyer and mumbled.
"Are you kidding me?"
The foyer consisted the diamond chandelier above their heads, the grand staircase on the right side near the spacious dining room. The den was in the front with the wide windows. The small staircase on the left leads to the downstairs. The walls were the marble stone with the wood beams on the top of the roof. It brightened the whole foyer in the open layout.
Regina looked away at the dining room and went slack-jawed. The dining room consisted the marble stone wall. The black rustic table in the middle was long extended, and the twenty chairs were nicely tucked. Henry finished with his view in the foyer and decided to stand by his mom then widened his eyes at the long dining table with twenty chairs then spoke lightly.
"Is there 20 chairs or more?"
"Yes, it's 20 chairs. I just counted." The brunette woman said while looking at the beautiful furniture.
"Damn." The brunette man mumbled under his breath. Regina nodded and still stared at the beautiful view of the dining room. The Butler came back with the blonde woman in her flannel shirt with the blue jeans and the cowboy boots. Regal was walking behind them and halted beside her owner. The Mills heard the footsteps and turned around to find her in the person. Emma raised her eyebrows at them that she didn't see them for seven years and looked away at her butler then spoke lightly.
"Geoffrey, you're dismissed. See if my Ranchers need help."
"Yes, Ms. Swan." Geoffrey bowed and walked out in the foyer's doors. The blonde woman looked away at the Mills and gestured them to follow her. Henry and Regina looked at each other and went after her. Emma walked away from the foyer and led them to her office in the right hallway near the den. The brunette man was in awe while he studied the pictures and felt tugging away with his brunette mother on the steps to follow his blonde mother. The brunette woman reached her son's wrist and dragged him away. She knew that Henry always walks slowly while he absorbed new things in his eyes.
The right long hallway consisted of the pictures of the horses and the orphaned kids. The walls were red with flagstone floor with the wood beams on the top. The lanterns were rustic with the electric candles. The windows were colonial and narrow. It was like the bright sunlight ray through the glass.
Finally, they entered the home office; it was full of the bookshelves on the rustic wood wall. The windows were widely arched in the elegant style. The ceiling was the rustic wood beams with the rustic lantern. The books were stacking everywhere. The Gaydon Home Office Furniture were scattered. The phone rang echoed around in the room.
The blonde woman strode around her home office desk, picked the phone up and put it in her ear while she was investigating on her budget plan. Regina and Henry looked around in the large room and walked toward the two armchairs in front of the desk. Regal walked to the couch near the windows and laid there then she fell asleep. The brunette woman took the view on the bookshelves and found the pictures of Emma. The brunette man squinted his eyes over Regina's head and saw the photos of the vacation that Emma took in Africa.
Emma hung up on the phone conversation, sat down on the leather chair and cleaned up the mess on her desk. Henry looked away at her and gave a small smile. Regina stared at the pictures still. The blonde woman finished with the files and put away in the drawers then turned her head to focus on the Mills. She finally spoke up.
"Hello, Madame Mayor and Henry. What are you doing here on my private property?" The brunette woman whisked to look at her when she heard her title. The brunette man looked away at his hands. Emma arched her eyebrow at them.
"We're here to see you," Regina said. Henry took a glance at the blonde woman and looked away at his brunette mother. The blonde woman raked her blonde hair and sighed. The brunette man looked away at his blonde mother and spoke up.
"It's been seven years. We've been not spoken."
"Very well. What made you think of coming here?" Emma replied.
"Err…" Henry stuttered his words while looking away from his blonde mother's eye contact.
"I came here to see you, and I wanted to talk with you." Regina retorted while sitting down on the armchair. Henry walked around then sat down on another armchair.
"What is it then?" The blonde woman flicked her hand in a circle motion and asked.
"Emma, we drove all the way from Storybrooke to see you. I wanted to know if you want a talk with me since we divorced seven years ago." The brunette woman spoke lightly.
"That's sweet of you to come here, and I know it's been seven years with no touch. You just kicked me out and didn't let me explain why I did this." Emma pressed her lips while looking down at her budget files and shook her head with a reply.
"Ma, believe me, or not, I regretted what I did to you but come on, let us explain why we came here to see you," Henry begged. Emma looked away at her son and hesitantly nodded. Regina looked away at him and gave a small smile.
"Go on, tell me." The blonde woman replied.
"We read the magazine about you and your personal life. So, we came to talk to you about your secret life that we didn't know. To be honest, we wanted to know why you did cheat us." The brunette man responded with an awkward smile.
"Like you didn't tell us that you had your master's degree in business communication," Regina added after hearing her son's voice.
"Very well. Firstly, let me explain why I cheated on you both." Emma mumbled while looking at her ex-wife and son with her straight face. The Mills went in silence and looked at each other then slowly nodded at Emma.
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