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“He’s in a secure facility underneath the hospital,” Regina said quietly.

“Okay,” Emma said carefully, “and he’s been there since the curse broke?”

“Yes,” Regina looked up at Emma’s face, “the staff there are loyal to me and they have been instructed to inform me of any issues. When I called just now they checked on his room and he was there.”

“Does Sidney have magic?” Emma asked.

“No,” Regina shook her head, “the lamp contained the magic, Sidney has a very good understanding of magic but no ability as far as I know..”

“As far as you know?” Emma asked, “so he might?”

Regina shrugged and Emma thought that the usually powerful woman looked so small in front of her with her arms around her and not daring to speak.

“If he has the lamp could he have magic?” Emma quizzed.

“Maybe,” Regina shrugged, “but the lamp was his prison.”

“Do you know of anyone else who might want the lamp?”

Regina shook her head and softly said, “no..”

“Okay,” Emma said and took Regina’s hands from her upper arms and pulled them apart and brought the brunette into a hug. Regina instantly put her arms around Emma and buried her head in the blonde’s neck, “I’m sorry I got upset with you,” she whispered.

“I’m sorry I made you feel like I didn’t listen to you,” Emma said back.

“Did you really punch the wall?” Regina asked.

“Yes,” Emma said faintly, the anger still bubbling just below the surface.

Regina nodded but didn’t say anything else, her mind was racing at the thought that Emma was so incensed by what had happened in Regina’s life that she had to react in such a way.

“Thank you for the protection spell,” Emma said as she stroked Regina’s hair softly.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about it before,” Regina said, “it never seemed like the right time, I knew you would be angry that I used my magic like that.”

“Not angry,” Emma replied as she took a small step back and held Regina’s face in her hands and looked at her intently, “but please be careful with yourself, I know that must have taken a lot of power and I don’t want you to be hurt because of me.”

Regina nodded silently but Emma held her face firm and said, “promise me..”

“I promise,” Regina nodded with a small smile.

Chapter 82

“Are you two, like, together now?” Henry asked from the doorway causing both women to jump apart guiltily.

Emma went from being cool, calm and collected to overcome with panic in a split-second whereas Regina, with clearly more parenting experience under her belt, simply asked, “what would you say if the answer was yes?”

Henry shrugged casually as he walked into the room and sat on the stool at the kitchen island and looked at both of them, “I’d say it was cool but I’d need to know your intentions towards my Mom.”

Regina and Emma both looked at each other and then at Henry quizzically.

“You first,” he looked at Emma and folded his hands in front of him like he were conducting a job interview.

“Henry..” Emma shook her head with a laugh.

“Not a great start, Emma,” Henry sighed.

Regina folded her arms and regarded Emma, “yes, Emma, what are your intentions towards me?”

Emma narrowed her eyes at Regina and then looked at Henry, “Kid.. I.. I like her, a lot,” she winced, “do I have to do this?”

Henry shrugged, “depends if you want me to spend more time with David and Mary Margaret so you can be alone,” he waggled his eyebrows but both women knew he had no idea what he was referring to.

“We’re still figuring things out and this is very early stages for both of us but my intentions towards Regina,” Emma gestured to the woman beside her, “are entirely honourable.”

Henry nodded with satisfaction and then looked at Regina, “your turn..”

Emma smirked at Regina who in turn looked at Henry with pleading eyes, “is this really necessary, Henry?”

Emma stepped close and whispered quietly, “if it gets him out the house so we can have some quality time together then I think it’s worth it, don’t you?”

The soft whisper in Regina’s ear caused her to feel a familiar tingling sensation in her body and she coughed to cover the blush that she knew was forming on her cheeks, “my intentions are also honourable,” she told Henry with a small dip of her head.

“Is that it?” Henry asked her.

“That’s what she said!” Regina argued.

“She said she liked you, a lot,” Henry nodded.

Emma nodded as well, “I did say that,” she agreed.

“I did like her but I’m going off her rapidly,” Regina rolled her eyes.

Henry grinned and ignored her jibe at Emma, “cool,” he slid off his stool and started to leave the kitchen.

“Was that it?” Emma asked him in confusion.

“Sure, I’m going to take a shower before school,” he said, “you guys probably want to be alone anyway,” he winked before leaving.

“Well that was easier than I expected,” Emma looked at Regina with a smile which promptly fell from her face as Regina laughed and shook her head as she muttered, “amateur..”

“What?” Emma puzzled.

“He’s going to attempt to blackmail us,” Regina said as she poured two cups of coffee, “he is my son after all.”