After Cora got used to having her heart back, they were more than ready to get out of the office. Regina got what she needed and took care of it before she looked at everyone else there. "Let's go home. Lily will bring Henry home soon and besides, the festival is over. We need to catch Mother up on everything else."

Emma nodded, agreeing with her wife. She was glad Regina and Zelena would be able to have a second chance with their mother. She also knew that with time, Cora would remember what had happened. But now that she had her heart back in her chest, she hoped that Cora would not revert to her old ways and break her daughters' hearts. Maybe knowing her girls needed her and the fact she was a grandmother would be enough for Cora Mills. When she'd held Cora's heart in her hand, she'd seen the life Cora had led before she became the woman she was after she had removed her heart. She blamed Rumple for destroying Cora's chance to be the mother Regina and Zelena deserved. She would keep an eye on Cora just in case. Should anything happen, she would make sure Cora would never hurt her daughters again. She would help Cora to remember she was a mother. She wouldn't let her forget because the last thing Emma ever wanted was for Regina or Zelena to have their hearts broken again. Family needed to come first.

Regina called Lily and informed her that they would be headed home and to go ahead and meet them there. Ingrid was already at their place. Maleficent also informed Ingrid they were on their way home. They left in several different clouds of smoke, arriving at Regina and Emma's home. Not so long afterwards, Lily, Belle and Henry arrived.

Regina looked at their son when he arrived and beamed happily, glad that he was finally there. "Henry!"

Henry could see that something had changed with his mom and Aunt Zelena. They seemed happier and it seemed to have something to do with the older woman there. "What's going on Mom?" He asked.

Regina brought Cora over to Henry. "Henry, dear this is my mother Cora. She's your grandmother. Your mother helped us to reconcile with her." She smiled, looking at her mother. "This handsome young Prince is our son, Henry Mills." She chose not to say his middle name for obvious reasons, not wanting to trigger an unpleasant memory. She wanted them to have this happy moment without those dark foreboding memories interfering in their happy family reunion.

Emma noticed what her wife did and smiled as she looked at Cora and back at Henry. She noticed how happy Cora was to meet Henry.

Cora beamed as she hugged her grandson. "Oh! You were named after my husband. Your name suits you very well. It's truly a pleasure to meet you Henry. I look forward to getting to know everyone better."

Emma introduced Cora to her sister, Lily and to Ingrid. Lily in turn introduced Belle to Cora. Regina's mother couldn't help but to think Belle looked familiar to her.

Everyone got themselves comfortable as Regina started making dinner for them. Emma went to get plenty of wine for everyone, a combination of white or red wine. Regina had water to drink while Emma and Maleficent had their own special blood wine which was safe for their kind to drink even while pregnant. Henry got his own drink and went to play games until it was time for dinner. Zelena had invited Ruby to stay for dinner while Lily asked Belle to stay as well. As soon as dinner was ready,nthey called Henry and set the table and soon, everyone sat down to eat their meal.

Cora had some burning questions to ask, her curiosity piqued. "How did you and my daughters meet?" She asked Ruby and Emma.

Ruby answered first. "I work at Granny's diner. She's my grandmother. The Diner and the Bed and Breakfast is a family business. I also help Granny out at the Bed and Breakfast when I'm not working at the bar. Zelena came in to eat, bringing Henry. I'm a waitress there and well, we got talking." She smiled, sharing a look with Zelena.

Zelena chuckled, seeing the look on her mother's face. "There's so much more to our Ms Ruby here. She may be a waitress, but she's also a wolf. We just connected. I hope it doesn't bother you mother."

Cora was surprised. "A wolf? And do you know your Clan lineage? I'm just curious dear." She knew there were some things she would need to get used to.

Ruby shook her head. "Not really. My mother was Anita Lucas. She died, I don't know anything about my father though. I've always wondered. It would be nice to find out."

Emma smiled at Ruby. "I do sense some royal wolf blood in you. Maybe I could help you find out whenever I'm not busy."

"You don't really need to do that. I know you'll be busy with the babies coming and with business. What with you owning the bar and the tattoo parlor and all that..." Ruby replied.

Emma chuckled. "Please. I know what it's like to wonder where you come from, to want to learn more about your own heritage. I'm good at finding information and tracking their origins. You're my friend Rubes. Let me help you during my free time. You could help with babysitting." She winked, sharing a knowing smile with Zelena.

Cora smiled. "That's very fascinating dear. You track information?" She asked Emma.

She smiled at her mother in law. "Well it stems from my childhood before I found my mother. And well that's not the only thing that..." She chuckled. "I had dreams that helped me find out who I was. I'm a dragon, like my sister and our mother. We were stolen from Maleficent and our paths crossed a few times. But we connected before we went our separate ways. Then not so long after... When I was seventeen, I met Neal. He tricked me, made me think he hung the moon. He broke my heart and set me up to take a fll for him. I did time behind bars and found out I was pregnant with Henry. I couldn't raise him while being in prison so I had to give him up for adoption. That's how he ended up with Regina. Ten years later, he found me and brought me here. That's how I met Regina. And through talking with Regina and showing her my tattoos, it turned out that she knew who my mother was. We had our reunion and we just fell in love, Regina and I from the very start. Fate brought us together in the form of Henry. We mated, and now she's my wife." She saw how Cora seemed to like their story. "I use my senses to find people. I also went to school to become a cop, a detective, a bounty hunter as well as a bail bondsperson. I also am an artist, a tattoo artist and I own and run several bars. I'm good at finding and tracking not just information but also people and animals or objects. Wolves and Dragons are good at that."

Zelena grinned, "Maybe Ruby should go into the tracking business... You know..."

Ruby chuckled. "I do sometimes help out..."

Cora smiled, impressed with the fact her daughters were involved with women who liked to stay busy. She was glad to hear they were not lazy. "You and your sister were stolen? Did you ever find out who did that to your family?" She turned to look at Maleficent, directing the question to her.

The older dragon had a dark look in her eyes. "Yes. They stole my babies before they hatched. It was Snow White and her Charming." She had fire in her eyes as she said this. "They will pay."

Regina turned to look at her mother, wondering how she would react. Emma did the same. Zelena watched with interest.

Cora's eyes widened as she digested this bit of information. "Snow White? You're serious. The same girl Regina hates?" She tilted her head and blinked several times. "She was always a spoiled little brat." Her eyes got darker. She was starting to recall some things that happened a long time ago. She scoffed and shook her head.

Maleficent smirked. "Yes, the one and same. She called me and my daughters, monsters. Stole my babies after I begged her mother to mother not to. I begged for mercy. She took them and had Rumplestiltskin and the Apprentice pour her daughter's darkness inside them and then they were sent through a portal. She wanted her baby to be perfect, to be pure and white as snow." Her voice dripped venomously.

Cora gave a harsh laugh at this. "Oh yes that does sound like her mother's influence. Eva was a very hypocritical bitch. Looks like she passed that trait onto Snow as well." It became clear that Cora remembered much more than they had anticipated. She most definitely remembered her hatred for the White family. She hated Leopold and his little brat. She never forgave Eva for what she'd done to her. She remembered everything. Even Daniel and how she gave Zelena up, how she treated Regina. She remembered every single thing. She sat back and digested everything. She thought about it and looked at her daughters, seeing the worry in their eyes. She was realizing many things. The only difference this time was that she had her heart back. She remembered Rumplestiltskin and everything he had taught her. She remembered how she looked up to him and even loved him. But it was different for him. That was the precise reason why she'd taken her heart out so she wouldn't be lured again by love and it's emotion. She looked at Emma, seeing she was the dark one and it became clear to her that Rumplestiltskin was no longer around. She sighed, putting her hand on her chest, feeling her heart beating under her hand. She remembered how she'd been lured by magic, dark magic and the high it gave her. She remembered everything. She looked back at her daughters, feeling pained at what she put them through. Had she never taken her heart out, she would never have given Zelena up. She reached out for Zelena's hand. "I'm so sorry!" She whispered and then looked at Regina. "I was wrong to force that life on you. I'm sorry..." She knew she would never hurt her daughters ever again. She would never hurt her family or their loved ones. She looked at Emma and Ruby and smiled at them. "I'm glad my girls have you two in their lives. I just hope you all forgive me. I probably don't even deserve it. But those people who hurt my family... They won't get away with their crimes against us, against you." She promised.

Regina smiled, wiping her eyes. She could see the remorse in Cora's eyes. She had a feeling this time around, things would be different for their family. Cora was no longer their enemy. "I forgive you mother. I cannot use Daniel as an excuse to keep hating you. Not when I have Emma, Henry and our babies. I'm happy to have Zelena back in my life. I know bad things happened to you to make you do the things you did before. But love isn't a weakness. Not anymore. We're a family now, we stick together and that makes us stronger. Just don't ever think of taking your heart out again. Promise us you won't do that."

Cora smiled, "I promise. I want to be a part of your lives, my grandchildren's lives. I don't want to miss out ever again." She promised as she looked at her daughters. "I love you both so much."

Zelena finally smiled as she relaxed. "I was angry for anvery long time. I almost attacked Regina and destroyed her life. But thanks to Emma and her making me see the error of my ways, that never happened and I got my sister back. We got you back Mother."

Cora hugged her daughters for a few minutes, feeling relieved that they decided to forgive her and to give her another chance at being a mother to them. She made a promise to herself that she wasn't going to fail them again. She looked at Emma and Maleficent, remembering what they'd done when they stopped her from making a very grave mistake with her daughters. They had stopped her from continuing to hurt them or destroy them. She remembered how Emma had gotten her heart with magic and let her daughters decide whether or not they wanted to have another chance to have a mother in their lives. She realized it could have gone another way. She could have been destroyed for good, wiped out of their lives. She'd remembered the look in their eyes when her heart was in Emma's hand. She knew without a doubt Emma would have ended her if that was what her daughters wanted. She knew right then and there that Emma would have done anything for Regina and Zelena. She would protect her daughters no matter what. That fact alone hit her hard. She was truly glad her girls had someone like Emma in their lives. She was glad her girls were happy. That they had love. They had Emma and Ruby and they had the other members of Emma's family in their lives. These people had her girls backs. Because of this, Cora would always have theirs in return. She was extremely grateful for this. "Thank you so much Emma. I mean it." She moved to hug her tightly. "Thank you for stopping me when you did. I will never forget what you've done for my daughters. Welcome to our family." She kissed her cheek and smiled gratefully before she moved and did the same with Ruby.

Emma smiled, feeling so glad that things had turned out for the better. She shared a look with Regina who took her hand into her own and placed it on her abdomen. "Thank you so much Em-ma. I love you with everything in me." She kissed her deeply.

Emma chuckled, feeling so warm inside as she also lavished her love on Regina and their babies. She ruffled Henry's head lovingly. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for my family. Now all we need to do is focus on the Charmings next." Her eyes twinkled knowingly.

Regina laughed. "Oh yes indeed."

Emma smirked, looking over at her mother and sister. "This will be fun. Speaking of which, maybe we should go to Granny's for breakfast in the morning. As a family." She suggested. She already knew what tomorrow would bring to them and she had a devilish grin on her face as she looked forward to what it would bring to them.

"Tomorrow's going to be a very busy day for all of us. You have your appointment with Zelena in the morning. Let's see what Whale does about it then." Regina chuckled. She was looking forward to finding out what Emma was having as she rubbed her wife's abdomen.

Cora heard what Regina was saying. "Oh! May I come with? I would love to see how that works out."

Maleficent grinned. "We will be there too. I'm sure Emma won't mind. Will you darling?"

Emma chuckled. "It would be nice to have you there with us. Then you'll get to see our babies on a monitor." Emma grinned. "Zelena is our Midwife. She will be helping to bring our babies into this world." They went on to tell Cora what happened the first time Regina went for her sonogram and how Whale and the nurse Mary were too scared to get close enough to Regina to do their jobs properly and how Emma ended up doing all the work herself, having gone through her pregnancy before and knowing exactly what to do. Regina had an extra picture of her baby girls growing inside her and deciced to give that copy to Cora.

She looked at the images, her eyes wide with wonder. "My granddaughters? Wow this is so amazing how things like that work." She was looking forward to seeing firsthand how everything worked nowadays compared to back in the Enchanted Forest or even in Wonderland. Cora was getting very excited about seeing what would happen with Emma's appointment. She looked at Zelena and beamed happily. "A midwife? Oh I'm so proud of you Zelena! I can't wait to see you at work tomorrow." She was so glad this day had turned out to be wonderful. She felt so good about finally having her family back and being a part of their lives. She would never ever trade her heart for anything like that again. She knew Regina was the Mayor of Storybrooke and that made her very proud. She already adored Emma and Ruby and sweet Henry. She was also looking forward to getting to know the others. Looking around at everyone there, she knew they'd come a long way to get to this point in their lives. This was where she belonged. This was her family. Nobody was going to ever hurt them again. She looked at Maleficent and smiled darkly, knowing that the two of them would never let anything or anyone ever get in the way of their family's happiness or there would be hell to pay. She couldn't wait to see the look on Snow White's face the next time she saw her. It was going to be so much fun.