#queenmayor

EXT./INT. REGINA’S HOUSE - MORNING

Snow had put this off as long as possible... though definitely not on purpose.  She had been struggling enough with her own emotions, but, now that that was at least mostly under control... for now... she needed to do something for Regina.  Regina had been dealing with the return of Marian practically all on her own, and she was done just sitting by.  Regina needed to know that she had someone there for her, and that was exactly what Snow was going to do.

Snow had tried to call Regina on her way over, mostly to make sure Regina would open the door, but she never got a response.  In any of the three times she had called.  So Snow knew what she had to do.  For the first time in what felt like several lifetimes, she was going to be breaking in somewhere.  And, honestly, part of her was thrilled.  She had wanted to know if she could still pick a lock swiftly.  But she knew that Regina likely had some sort of magical alarm system set up.  She would have to do this carefully.

After pulling into the driveway, Snow parked her car and walked up to the front door.  She pulled her lock-picking set out of her purse, looked around once or twice, then got to work.  In less than thirty seconds, she felt the all-too familiar unlocking.  A small smile spread over Snow’s lips as she removed the devices and put them back in her purse.  Right on par.  Apparently, once a bandit, always a bandit.

[text: 16:49:30] Budget issues and availability.  Most of the hospital budget is likely used to get more important things (meds/equipment).  And it’s not exactly easy to import better/cheaper food.

Snow was actually relieved.  After the last few days of not waking up to the now normal feeling that accompanied morning sickness, she figured she was finally done with it.  She could be a morning person again.  And, despite the cold weather that accompanied mornings during this time of year, Snow was eager to walk around town again.  And, since her mornings had absolutely nothing in the schedule because of working around the morning sickness, she had ample time to wander, to reacquaint herself to the town after the last four months or so of going nowhere but the hospital and the apartment.

Snow had just said goodbye to Archie and Pongo after running into them on the sidewalk on Main Street when she saw something strange.  At first glance, the sight of Regina walking out of a store would probably not raise any suspicion other than it was during the hours that Regina was generally with Henry or already at the office.  But, upon further inspection, Snow quickly realized what was strange about the sight she was seeing: the store Regina was leaving was almost completely baby through preschool things.  Why would Regina be going in that store was beyond Snow.  But more pressing, why was Regina actually purchasing something from there?

INT. TOWN HALL - MAYOR'S OFFICE - DAY

Snow had to do something.  She couldn't just sit around and do nothing, even if Rumpelstiltskin had okayed her to send Ariel off to get the ink, which she wasn't even sure if he had okayed her for that.  She had been walking back to her apartment, furious that she hadn't figured out what was wrong with Henry by now, when she realized something: Emma hadn't let Regina know, either.  Oh, she wasn't sure what to do.  If she let Regina know it was Pan, she'd probably go hunt Pan down and probably end up killed if Rumpelstiltskin was right about how powerful his father was.  And she knew that mentioning who Rumpelstiltskin's father was was not a good idea.  The last thing she needed was people finding out about that.

But she knew Regina needed to know about Henry.  She couldn't believe the hospital hadn't called her.  They were required by law to have someone call her when the child she was the legal guardian of ends up in the hospital.  Even she knew that.  Maybe they figured that, with Emma being the one having them do it, that they would get out of the legal issues that this might bring out for them.  But, either way, she needed to let Regina know before she heard it from someone else that Snow had found out and had been keeping it from her.  Which she hadn't, but it would be the first thing Regina would think of if anyone told her that Snow knew what had happened.

So she entered the town hall, heading straight to the mayor's office.  Normally she would stay as far away from that office, what with the feeling of not being wanted.  Actually, historically, the feeling was more as if Regina was beheading her with nothing but her eyes.  But she hoped that she had gotten past that if she had been willing to allow her to help find Henry not that long ago.