A Curse that can't be Broken

Truth be told through Her Tears

Regina, Coal and Edith sat at the dinner table in utter silence. It had been two days since Emma and David spoke with Gold about the book and Morgana. There was no sign of Morgana and no matter how many times Emma and David stopped by to get more information, Coal and Edith withheld it greatly. So dinner seemed a bit tense. Well any meal at that point.

Coal picked at his food, more so just moving it around on his plate as his mind went over the entire house. He checked every where for that damn book and still no luck. His eyes shifted to Regina when the woman reached out and picked up her wine glass. She took a sip before placing it back down. She noticed Coal watching her every move as she had been trying to keep tabs on him. A few times she let him out of her sight, and that bothered her.

Edith on the other hand seemed more welcoming to conversation, but she even had her limits. If they got on the Morgana topic Edith would go quiet. Especially if Coal was around.

Regina shifted her attention to Edith for a moment. "What would you say to eating out tomorrow?" Regina asked. Edith looked up sharply from her plate with wide eyes as she looked to Regina. She wasn't sure what she meant but Edith was already voting yes in her head.

"You mean leave here?" Coal asked.

Regina nodded.

"I don't think so." Coal dropped his fork next to his plate and leaned back in his chair.

Regina smirked. "Good to know... But I wasn't asking you." Regina looked to Edith. "I was wondering if you might want to get out of the house for a while." Regina smiled to Edith.

Edith nodded with a mouth full of food. "Really?" She asked almost loosing her food.

Regina had an itch to tell Edith to not speak with her mouth full but instead nodded. "We can go shopping, maybe go to granny's and get lunch?" Regina wished there was more to do. But if she played her cards right, she might be able to get Edith to talk.

Coal looked to Edith and narrowed his eyes. Edith glanced to Coal feeling his gaze and swallowed her food. She turned back to Regina, "Are you sure that's a good idea?" Edith didn't have second thoughts, Coal had second thoughts for her.

Regina smiled, "Of course. We can't have the two of you locked up in here forever." Regina looked to Coal and gave him a warning eye.

"And what am I going to do while the both of you are out 'shopping'." Coal quoted with his fingers.

Regina shrugged, "I haven't thought of it yet." She lied through her teeth. If she could possibly get Edith one on one, she might be able to squeeze out some answers. Mean while she was going to have Emma, David and Gold watch Coal. She noticed that he was up to something and she certainly didn't want him to be left by himself at her home.

Emma and David agreed to watch over Coal and Gold mentioned that he could swing by and see what he could get out of Coal too. Tag team on them while they were separated...

Coal narrowed his eyes at Regina as if he knew she was lying. Regina picked up on this as if she could tell what he was thinking at that moment. She didn't know why, but she had a small feeling in her stomach.

The next day was indeed a tricky one.

Regina waited at the front door with Coal as Edith was still upstairs finishing getting ready. Regina looked at her watch calmly when she looked up getting a death stare from Coal. "I get it, you're upset." Regina narrowed her eyes. "But maybe if you had a better attitude you'd be the one going out and not her." Regina forced a smile at him. It wasn't so much forced as it was mocking him.

Coal had his arms crossed and his shoulder was leaning on the wall next to the door. His eyes locked on his target. He forced a mocking look back in response.