I can see the light behind my eyes and it hurts like a bitch. It feels like there's someone using a jackhammer on my brain. I moan as I roll in the opposite direction of the windows in my room. How on earth did I get in my - oh dear god. I shoot up all too quickly and a sharp pain rattles through my head.

"Ow," I say out loud.

I grab a hold of my head and rub right on the edge where it hurts. I've been hungover before, but this is unlike anything I've ever felt on those other mornings. Aside from the amount of alcohol I consumed I vividly remember throwing up on Killian. I think that was more embarrassing than dancing on a table with Ruby.

I cover my eyes with my hands and moan out loud. I look down at my clothes and thank god I'm still in the ones from last night, because I'm pretty sure Killian was the one who dropped me here. Ugh, he left me to die. I lay back on the pillow and stare up at the ceiling. I'm supposed to be setting a good example for... HENRY! Shit I'm supposed to go to Regina's today to spend time with him. I bolt up again checking the time, I should have gotten ready and hour ago, I told her I'd be there at noon before my shift stars.

I toss the blankets off and start stripping down my clothes. I grab a towel from my closet and put a robe around me so I can walk across to the bathroom. I stumble out of my room like I'm still drunk, I curse at myself and continue towards the bathroom. I get halfway across the room and I'm almost to the kitchen when I stop dead in my tracks. I wanted to believe the lump sitting on my couch was a pillow, but I don't think a pillow would kick his boots up on the coffee table.

I spin around and stomp my feet over to where he's lounging. His eyes are closed and hands are clasped behind his head, dirty boots on the table like he's making himself at home. I walk over to him and poke his shoulder. His left eye opens and a smirk crosses his face.

"Morning luv," he says opening the other eye.

"Don't luv me bub, what are you doing here?" I ask.

"Holding your hair back while you puked in the toilet, twice. Then making sure you didn't die while you slept," he says like it's nothing.

"Well I'm alive and well so thank you," I say.

"And here I thought being feisty was a drunk thing," he teases.

"Funny Jones, I have somewhere I need to be, so if you'd kindly leave..."

He stretches, yawns and stands causing me to lose my footing a bit. He catches me by putting his hands on my shoulders. I look up and make the mistake of meeting his eyes. He stares down at me his lips pressed into a hard line, and again I notice the twitch in his cheek.

"Your like Edward Cullen creepy, sitting on my couch and my bed without my permission," I say.

"Edward who?" he asks.

"He's a ... you know what never mind," I step back and start to head for the bathroom.

"You better be gone before I get out of that shower!" I call back at him.

"Sure," he says.

I have my hand on the knob of the bathroom door when I hear him shout, "Nice robe!" as the front door closes with a thud.

Thanks to my wild night and me obsessing over how annoying Killian is I'm about an hour late to Regina's house. Regina Mills is the Mayor of StoryBrooke and I felt like she was best for my son. She may be an evil witch at times, but her and Robin love my son and they have taken such great care of him.

I knock on the huge house in the main part of town. It almost reminds me of a miniature version of the white house. I step under the group of a group of pillars and look up at what almost looks like a balcony, one an evil queen could stand and watch her pupils from. I knock on the big white door and wait. The door swings open and standing there all dressed up like she's going out for a night on the town is Regina Mills. Her dark hair and bright red lipstick makes her actually look evil.

"Where have you been?" she questions.

She takes in my appearance, probably looking at the huge purple bags under my eyes from my wild night. This is not how I wanted to present myself today, but after I got out of the shower makeup just did not cover up the night I had.

"Sorry overslept," I say.

"You were out partying weren't you?"

"So what if I was," I say.

She presses her lips together and folds her hands at her chest. It takes her a few seconds before she finally allows me to step inside. I'm always in awe of her home. As I take a step in I can hear the pitter-patter of little feet stampeding down the curved stairway beside me. I take one step into the entryway of the house just as Henry slides into me, like he's stealing home base. His short arms wrap around my torso and he squeezes tight. I want to speak, but my throat always closes at this part of our meeting, the fact that even though I abandoned him he still loves me.

Regina stands uncomfortably next to us and stares down at me like she's shooting lasers at my head. Henry pulls away and I swallow hard to remove the lump forming in my throat.

"Can I show Ms. Swan my new toys?"

Henry turns to Regina, his shaggy brown hair bounces along with him.

"Of course you can dear," she says.

I cringe when he calls me that. I hate that she makes him say that, it's like I'm his teacher not his mother. I'm not sure what kind of story she's told him, he knows that Regina is not his biological mom, but I'm pretty sure he knows that I am.

I follow him up the curves stairway and up into the upstairs hallway where his room is. The minute we enter his room he runs right for the bed and jumps on the blue plaid sheets. He's so happy to see me and that's all that matters.

"So kid, what toys do you have to show me today?" I ask.

He jumps off the bed like a monkey landing on two feet with a huge thud, then runs over to a small wooden toy chest. He starts pulling out characters from Toy Story and hands me a Buzz Light year.

"You be Buzz!"

"To infinity and beyond!" I say holding the toy out.

Henry claps his hands and grabs the Woody doll next. He grabs my hand and walks me over to a small blue braided carpet and tugs me down next to him. He starts telling me a crazy story about how Woody and Buzz lost all of their friends, they fell into a portal and now they have to find a way to save them. I play along and we come up with ways to help our lost friends.

Unfortunately my time is up due to my lateness, and I need to be at the station in ten minutes. I give Henry a big hug and when I pull away I actually see tears in his eyes that I'm leaving. It tugs at my heart and in my mind all I can think is that I've failed him. I always doubted my abilities to be a mother, and I always hoped that I did the right thing, but moments like this makes me think about all of the little things I've missed out on.

Downstairs Regina is waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs like she's been standing there the whole time. She pushes herself off the banister and stands there watching me descend the steps.

"Can we talk?" she asks.

"I have to be at the station in a minute," I say.

"It won't be long," she says.

She leads me to her office her heels clicking on the tile floor, and shuts the door. I look around this room always gave me the creeps. It honestly doesn't fit the rest of the house and reminds me of something from a dark fantasy story. She sits on a small couch and pats the spot next to her. Hesitantly I sit with her, I already don't like where this is going.

"So I hear that you are thinking about getting Henry back into your custody," she says.

"Eventually, I was hoping. Wasn't that the deal we made?" I ask.

"It was, but Henry is just so happy here I know you wouldn't want to destroy that now would you?"

Her tone does not sit well with me. I stand up from the couch and look down at her. He's my son and if I want him back I will fight for it.

"I'm not destroying anything, he deserves to be happy and I think - no, I know I can make him happy. Maybe not now, but one day. I'm working hard so that I can be the mother he needs," I tell her. "I won't let anyone get in the way of that."

She opens her mouth to say something else, but I cut her off, "I really have to go or I'll be late for work."

I don't let her get another word in. I walk out of the office closing the door with a bang behind me. I'm frazzled as I drive to the station. Did I really make the right decision sending Henry to that awful woman's house? She is the type of person who will do anything in her power to see that I don't get custody of Henry, ever.

I pull up to the station just as my dad is about to leave. David Nolan is my father, he's been town Sheriff for a few years now and the town just loves him. My mom is a teacher at the local elementary school and the two of them are literally the definition of true love. My dad doesn't look a day over forty and my mother as well, they've aged well and I hope maybe I will too.

Dad stops and waves me over as I get out of the car. I head over to him and he gives me a small side hug.

"Where are you off to?" I ask.

"Duty calls," he says.

"Are you okay?"

"I guess, Regina is such an evil..."

Dad holds his hand up.

"Sorry," I say.

"That's okay. Look I've got to get moving, but maybe if you want to talk about this later..."

"It's okay, nothing I can't handle," I tell him with a confident smile.

"Alright, just know your mother and I are here for you," he says.

I feel my throat tighten again, so I just nod. He steps around me and heads to the Sheriff's car. I don't watch him leave, I head straight into the office to start my shift. I sit down at a small wooden desk facing a holding cell with two people inside, one of them being Peter, Peter of the lost boys.