A/N: I've become one of those authors who never updates. I'm sorry about that! I'm going to try to actually wrap this up in the next few weeks. Thank you so much for reading and for all the reviews, favorites, and follows!

"Are you ready to go, Henry?" Emma asked.

"Yeah, almost," Henry said.

It was Regina's birthday today. She hadn't mentioned it, and Henry was proud of himself for remembering. He picked up the present he had made for her. He was sure that she would enjoy it.

"Be sure to wish Regina a 'happy birthday' for me," Snow said. Then she frowned. "Actually, that still might not be a good idea. That might just annoy her."

"Well, you said that your sessions have been going well," Henry said.

Snow and Regina had had a few more sessions, but sadly, Henry wasn't able to eavesdrop on those. From what they both said about them, though, they seemed to be making progress.

"They have been, at least, in terms of our really difficult relationship," Snow said. "Still, it might be a little soon for me to be passing along friendly greetings to her."

Henry nodded. "Okay. I think my mom will just be happy that I remembered her birthday. I hope she likes her present."

Snow smiled. "I'm sure she'll love it, Henry."

"It's a really nice present, Henry," Emma agreed. "You told Regina that we're coming, right?"

"Yeah, she knows I'm coming over for awhile, but she doesn't know that it's because of her birthday," Henry said. "At least, I don't think she knows."

Henry knew that most of the town still wouldn't want to come out for a birthday party for Regina, even if the residents of Storybrooke seemed to be slowly accepting that she was changing. Henry knew it might be awhile before most of the town was welcoming of Regina, but he still hoped that it would happen eventually.

For now, though, Henry hoped that Regina would like the birthday present and cake he was bringing her.

As he rode over to Regina's house in Emma's car, Henry thought about the progress they had made on Operation Falcon. The good in Regina was coming out more and more. She and Snow might not have completely forgiven each other yet, but they were getting there with the help of Archie.

Regina smiled as she opened the door. Her eyes widened as she saw the present in Henry's hands and the cake in Emma's.

"Happy birthday, Mom!" Henry said.

"Oh, Henry, thank you so much!" Regina said as she leaned down and gave him a hug. "You remembered."

"Yep," Henry said, smiling.

"Happy birthday, Regina," Emma said, handing Regina the cake. "Here is a cake for you to enjoy. It's fresh from the bakery, so it should be good."

"Thank you, Emma," Regina said. "You should both come in and have a piece of cake."

"Oh, okay," Emma said with a surprised look. "I don't have to stay, though. You probably just want to spend your birthday with Henry."

Regina stepped aside to let them in. "Well, that's a lot of cake for just me and Henry."

Regina set the cake on the table and cut three slices. Then, she took some ice cream out of the freezer, and they each scooped out the amount they wanted with their cake.

"Thank you for bringing Henry over, Emma," Regina said. "Not just today, but in general."

"No problem," Emma said, looking at Henry. "But, Henry gets the credit for believing that we could work things out."

Regina smiled at Henry. "Well, we are a family, so I suppose it's about time for us to learn to get along."

"Archie thinks that we should all have a family dinner at some point," Henry said.

Emma looked wary. "Was Archie planning to be there?"

It was Regina who answered her. "Yes, he's planning to be there, too. He mentioned it at my session this morning."

Emma nodded. "Well, I suppose that could be a good idea. Anyway, I should let you and Henry spend some time together. Thank you for the cake."

"You're the one who brought it," Regina said.

"That's true, but I still appreciate that we could all sit and have cake together. Maybe that dinner will go well, too."

"Should I just call you when I need you to pick me up?" Henry asked Emma.

Emma nodded. "Yep. Anyway, I hope that you have a good birthday, Regina."

Regina smiled. "It's already a good birthday."

After Emma left, Henry handed Regina her present.

"Oh, thank you, Henry."

"You don't even know what it is yet."

"I'm sure I'll like it, regardless of what it is."

Regina opened the present that Henry had been working on for the last couple of weeks. He had been asking for copies of pictures of him and his mom and claiming they were for a school project. Then, he made a little scrapbook with the photos and notes about his memories growing up.

Regina had tears in her eyes as she looked through it. "Henry, thank you so much. I love you."

"I love you, too, Mom."