Roni

Chapter Twenty Six

Henry and Jacinda don't even acknowledge the four women gaping at them in pure shock. Henry's fingers curl around Jacinda's hand as he weaves in and out of the people around them. As Jacinda holds her husband's hand, her free hand reaches up to clench Henry's forearm. He leads her up the stairwell and out of their sight without any regards to the women near the bar.

"Jack watch the bar!" Regina screams over her shoulder as they all make a break for it.

It's rather comical how fast the four of them jump into action, running like lunatics through the overly crowded bar and toward the stairs, like the entire place just went up in smoke.

Regina bursts through her door and stops dead in her tracks, causing the rest of the frantic women to slam into her back. The three stooges try to peek over or around Regina's body so they could see what forced the brunette to a screeching halt.

Then, Emma finally sees Henry and Jacinda kneeling down with Lucy wrapped securely in their loving embrace. Her eyes begin to swell up with tears at their happy reunion because finally they are a family again.

"I'm so so sorry Lucy," Henry repeats over and over again into her dark brown hair as he firmly holds her head close to his chest, like she might be stolen away again.

"It's okay daddy, I know it was the curse."

"I should've believed you, I'm so sorry."

"Me too baby girl, I should've believed you too," Jacinda cries out as tears tumble off her cheeks and disappear into Lucy's shirt.

"Moms!" Henry suddenly bellows, just as he did when he was a young boy, no more than sixteen years old.

Regina and Emma stumble forward to greet their son. They stand side by side, waiting for him to come to them. The young man that they raised together, stands tall from his family's arms and rushes over to his mothers. He gazes back and forth between Regina and Emma, taking in this moment filled with far too many emotions to properly name. Finally, he steps between them and wraps one arm around each of their shoulders, pulling both of them into his chest. Regina and Emma don't hesitate a split second to hug him right back. They even sneak their free arms around each other and complete the embrace.

"I missed you both so much," he admits, breathing out a shaky sigh as he absorbs his mothers' love.

"We missed you too, kid," Emma cheerfully says while patting his back for comfort.

As the family finally pulls away, Henry is quick to snatch up Emma's hand, squeezing tightly.

"Ma, I can't believe you came."

"Of course. I should have stayed back then and I am so sorry that I didn't," she sadly apologizes with a few tears breaking free and sliding down her face in shame. She stretches up on her tip toes so she can connect their foreheads, like they used to do, in which Henry meets her halfway.

"Umm...hello?" Ella announces her presences in that annoyed teenager tone that forces Henry and Emma to break apart and chuckle.

Emma tugs her son by his hand and drags him into the living room while everyone else greets each other behind them.

"Henry, meet your sister...Ella Snow," Emma states proudly, feeling slightly off balance from the overwhelming amount of love and joy in this moment.