Henry couldn’t really cook, and he didn’t want cereal or toast, so with his parents and Tara resting after a sleepless night with the twins, Adaline out, and his grandparents unable to cook/use modern cooking methods, he’d decided to get breakfast at Granny’s. He’d just gotten there a little too early, but he figured Granny liked him, so it was okay to go in. “I know, but I thought it would be okay to grab my favourite booth now,” he explained to Ruby as he plopped down in the back booth. “I don’t mind waiting, but uh...I don’t think I’d like coffee,” he offered crinkling his nose. “Maybe I could have hot cocoa or chocolate milk or orange juice instead?”

“Granny’s is closed, we’ll open in a bit.” She called out, working on making sure everything was set up for the day.  Ruby put the dishtowel that she’d been wiping the counter with over her shoulder and turned around to face whoever had entered. “ I promise if you wait five minutes you can get your coffee.”

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     “Yeah,” Henry nodded hoping the repetition meant that Emma was finally understanding, but nope, no such luck. She still didn’t believe, not really. She didn’t care either. After nearly a year in town, she still didn’t care enough about anyone or anything to want to stay. Emma was just looking for yet another reason to run away, just like normal. Running was all she’d ever done her entire life and even family couldn’t make her want to stay.

     “The curse is broken yes, no one can leave town without re-losing their memories though, so they’re still stuck here, but they know who they are now,” he explained feeling really sorry for Sneezy. Poor dwarf had the worst luck ever, and you’d think it would have been Dopey to draw the short straw. “You kinda helped,” Henry pointed out before continuing. “I can’t make you stay, that’s something you have to decide for yourself, but you have a family here....parents, siblings, me. You have to figure out if we’re reason enough not to run away again,” Henry offered hoping that she’d choose right. Hoping she’d choose to stay.

Emma shook her head. “Okay.. Red riding hood. Snow white. Okay. Prince charming. “ she repeated his words. They weren’t making any sense, and now the evil queen saved the day and broke the dark curse? But how in the world did she do that? This was all a little too much for her but she didn’t want to sound like she didn’t believe Henry. He seemed upset about the fact that Emma didn’t listen to him. But how could she? How could she believe in something so strange.

“So you’re saying that.. there is no curse,so you don’t need me here anymore? Right? Because you told me that I was here to break the curse. But Regina did it. So.. I’m not the savior. And I’m not needed here any longer“ maybe Henry was trying to tell her something. Maybe he started to see that he was happy with David and Regina and that’s why he made up the broken curse. Emma could feel her heart break, but it seemed like that was what Henry wanted. 

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Henry laughed a little at Elsa’s joke, but he couldn’t help feeling bad for her anyway. She and Anna had been so close in his book, it was hard to see them, well, hating each other, especially over Kristoff. In the other land Elsa seemed to like or at the very least tolerate Kristoff because he made Anna happy and of course it probably helped that he liked ice just as much as Elsa did.

     The curse really had twisted everything all around hadn’t it? Maybe someday Elsa and Anna would look back at this time apart and just laugh it out. “I’m sure you and Anna will work everything out in time,” he offered with an encouraging smile as he continued to eat his ice cream. “After all, you’re family.”

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Elsa nodded slightly. It had been strange spending Christmas alone this year, usually she would have Anna over and they would have a dinner just for themselves and she would go on and on about something or the other. This year there was none of that.

“Oh yeah, I got loads of video games too,” she grinned, timing a loose strand of hair behind her ear. She thought it best to try and make light of the fact she had not received much but a card in the mail.

     Henry nodded eagerly. He hadn’t expected it, but he was really proud of her. “Yeah, last night after the twins were born, we were all together to meet them and she was thanking dad for giving her, her happy ending and then they kissed and the curse broke,” he explained a grin stretching across his face from ear to ear. He was so happy to have a real family, to be a big brother, and to have everyone finally believing him about the curse.

     “The Dark Curse that I first told you about nearly a year ago when we met, the one I’ve been telling you about ever since that you’re too stubborn to believe in,” Henry replied. If she wasn’t following, it was because she’d never listened over the past year. What was more unhealthy, living with fairy tale characters or living with a “mother” who gave you up and ignores you now that she’s back in your life? The later in his opinion. “Memories of their fairy tale lives, Mary Margaret as Snow White, dad as Prince Charming, August as Pinocchio, Ruby as Red Riding Hood, and so on,” the boy responded as he continued on towards home.

Emma shook her head. “Regina broke the curse? What curse? Henry. Please you have to stop throwing things at me like that I’m not.. following. I’m lost. People are doing strange stuff and I don’t think this is a healthy environment for you. “ 

Of course she couldn’t stop her son. He never listened to her good advice, so the woman had no other choice to follow him. “Memories? Okay.. I’ll just come with you. But please explain.. “ 

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Homework and Hamburgers

     Granny smirked and nodded ever so lightly at what she deemed a compliment. Regina was a good woman. There was certainly no shame in sounding like her. Giving Henry’s hand a light pat she looked over the rest of his work before redirecting the conversation. She snorted at the insult to her lasagna. It was common knowledge to her and Ruby that Regina despised it, thought her own was better. Granny had never had Regina’s lasagna so she couldn’t actually comment on the validity of the claim. “Your mom’s got different standards than most folks,” Granny offered.

      David’s meal of choice was no surprise. Now there was a man who wasn’t afraid to eat something with grease or carbohydrates or calories. To anyone else it would be surprising that he’d ended up with such a health conscious woman, but not to her. Granny had watched that romance from the early days and always thought the two were good together, they balanced each other and accepted each others’ faults. “No surprise there, and you’ll probably want the same,” she teased lightly before she left to make the call.

      Once everything was all settled with David, she went back and checked over the last of Henry’s homework though she was sure Regina would do it again when he got home. After he’d packed his stuff away they’d headed to the kitchen and made the meals up for the family. Henry felt a great sense of accomplishment when they were finish, and he’d probably feel even better when he saw his mom’s surprise and appreciation later. Granny was proud of him too for stepping it up and how he’d handled himself so well in the kitchen. She’d certainly be willing to have him back in the kitchen again.

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     “Oh, right!” Henry realized suddenly just how totally rude he muse seem to Sleeping Beauty and if she didn’t have cursed memories she wouldn’t know who he was. Not that having cursed memories would ensure she’d know him anyone unless she had a cursed memory of meeting him.

     “I’m sorry for my rudeness, I’m just really curious,” he explained with a sheepish smile. Extending his hand across the table to her he grinned and offered, “I’m Henry Nolan, Regina and David’s son.”

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