A dejected Sidney enlists the aid of Emma to help uncover evidence that could expose Mayor Regina as the corrupt person she really is to the townspeople of Storybrooke, but David and Newt are skeptic about his intentions.

***

"Hey kid!" Emma grinned as Henry raced towards her on his bike toward the beach. He rode right past her without so much as a hello, and Emma huffed. "Good to see you, too," she muttered, closing the squad car door and hurrying towards her son.

"The storm!" Henry called in explanation, getting off his bike a few feet from the castle.

Emma surveyed what remained of the castle, which showed signs of serious damage from the storm. "It's okay, we can fix it," she said. "I'll talk to Marco."

Henry, however, was much more focused on digging through the sand under the structure. "Do you think it's still here?" he asked.

"What were you looking for, kid?" Emma asked curiously, crouching by Henry.

"My book," he explained, continuing to dig through the sand.

"Why'd you bury it here?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.

"So my mom doesn't find it."

Emma couldn't help but smirk. "Hiding it under your mattress wasn't good enough?"

Henry huffed. "That's the first place the Evil Queen would look."

Emma couldn't fault his logic, and she watched as Henry brushed sand off a red box. "How 'bout leaving it with me or Harry then?"

Henry shook his head. "That's the second place." He popped open the box and sighed in relief when the gold lettering of his storybook glittered up at him. "It's still here. Good."

Emma raised her eyebrows. "So your mom doesn't know about the castle?"

"No," Henry grinned, closing the box and starting to bury it again. "This is our secret." Emma grinned in return. Their secret . . . she liked the sound of that.

"Henry? Henry!" Regina's scolding shout made both mother and son look up, and Henry hastily covered the rest of the box before standing as Regina marched up to them. "I've been looking everywhere for you! You know you have a session with Archie this morning!" Henry ducked his head, and Regina sneered at Emma. "I should have known he was with you. Henry, car. Now." Henry nodded and ran for the car, and Regina looked incredulously at the castle before glaring at Emma. "You let him play here?!" she demanded, gesturing at the wreckage.

Emma glanced at the castle and shrugged. "The storm hit it pretty hard, but we can fix it."

Her nonchalant response and confidence made Regina seethe. "Well, can you fix a cracked cranium?" she snapped. "'Cause that's what you'll have on your hands if one of these boards collapses under his weight." Emma's emerald eyes darken to a jade, showing her anger at the statement. "You're not thinking about Henry or his safety, just ways around me. Miss Swan, don't let your feelings cloud your judgment, people can get hurt."

Emma nostrils flared. "What's that supposed to mean?" she asked, crossing her arms and glaring at the dark-haired woman in front of her.

Regina raised her eyebrows and tilted her head. "You're the sheriff now," she replied. "It's time to be responsible."

"What do you call being a single mother to an eleven-year-old?" Emma countered.

Regina narrowed her eyes. "Says the single woman who lives with two other people who help support her," she countered, turning on her heel and returning to her car.

***

"'Don't let my feelings cloud my judgment,'" Emma repeated angrily, stirring cinnamon into her oatmeal with more force than necessary. "That's all Regina ever does."

"Feelings are a very powerful thing," Newt pointed out. "We both know that."

Emma sighed and nodded, knowing how her magic acted up with certain emotions. Newt's Patronus was also one of the strongest she had ever seen out of their circle of family in Britain, and she knew how happy memories fueled that type of magic.

"She's just upset because you and Henry have a special place," Mary Margaret added as she sipped her coffee. "And she . . . she doesn't."

David put down his toast and folded his arms thoughtfully. "How did she find out about his castle in the first place?" he wondered.

Mary Margaret snorted. "She knows everything about this town. She's the mayor." Her phone buzzed with a timer, and she turned it off and finished her coffee. "Look, if it makes you feel any better, I think you're right. I see the effect she has on Henry."

Emma sighed. "I wish everyone else did, too."

Mary Margaret smiled and kissed David before leaving. The two watched her go, then Mary Margaret's chair scraping made them look back. Newt had hastily slid aside, giving a hard-eyed Sidney a wary look. "I can grant your wish," the journalist declared.

Newt cautiously sniffed and immediately grimaced, and Emma whistled. "Oh, Sidney," she wrinkled her nose. "You want a side of bacon with that whiskey?"

"You want to show this town who the mayor really is?" Sidney gave her a slimy grin. "I can help."

David snorted. "Kind of hard to do that from inside her pocket, isn't it?"

"The mayor and I are done!" Sidney snapped harshly, making several people around them turn to look at him.

"Uh huh," Emma nodded, not looking convinced as she picked up her hot cocoa. "Sure you are."

"She got me fired from the paper," Sidney revealed, and Emma's eyebrows rose. "She made a fool of me in the election. So I started working on an exposé on the mayor's office . . . and I found something she didn't want found."

Emma frowned, glancing at Sidney's glass, and she shook her head. "Sidney, you're drunk," she said. "Go home, sleep it off. Be grateful that you don't have to answer to her anymore." She stood and picked up her jacket. "Let's get to work, Deputy."

"Yes, Sheriff," David grinned with a jaunty salute, and he stood to join her.

Sidney reached into his jacket and pulled out a card, handing it out to Emma. "Call me," he urged. "Storybrooke deserves to know the truth about her."

Emma glanced at the card then looked between David and Newt. Newt looked suspiciously at Sidney, but while David appeared unconvinced, he nodded at her. Emma sighed and took the card, and as she and David left, Newt coughed politely and stood from the table. "You really should have some food," he said. "Hangovers with just alcohol are bad."

Sidney scoffed. "Like you're the type of person to have a bad hangover."

Newt snorted. "You haven't had some of the alcohol I've had, mate."

***

"Oh, my God," David balked, putting his foot on the brakes as he pulled up to the castle.

Or what remained of the castle, Emma thought as she left the car and ran to Henry, the boy standing and watching a demolition crew tear down the castle. "What happened?" she asked, hearing David leave the squad car. "We came as soon as we could."

"The castle," Henry gestured frantically. "She's tearing the whole thing down!"

"Didn't you say the storybook was here?" David asked, looking around at what had already been torn down.

Henry nodded, pointing to holes in the sand where the castle had already been taken down. "It's gone."

David sighed heavily and wrapped an arm around Henry's shoulders. "I'm sorry, bud."

Emma, meanwhile, found a familiar woman standing and watching the demolition crew at work, and she stormed up to Regina. "Congratulations, Madame Mayor," she spat. "You destroyed the thing he loves."

"A dangerous thing that can only hurt Henry and others," Regina countered. "You see me as a villain, Miss Swan, but that's just your perception, and you're wrong. Learn your place in this town, or soon enough, you won't be in it."

Regina returned to her car, calling for Henry to join her. Emma watched them leave with a scowl, and she heard David's footsteps behind her as she pulled out the business card she had absently tucked into her pocket. "I know what she did to Hansel and Gretel was cruel," David huffed. "I didn't think she'd go that far when it came to Henry."

"Harry did say he didn't get a good feeling from her," Emma muttered. "And that's not a good list to be on, considering who else is on it."

David nodded, pursing his lips when he saw the card Emma held. "You thinking about calling?"

Emma glanced at David, hearing his hesitation. "What do you think?"

David chewed his lip, watching Regina's car drive away. "Henry's book says Sidney is the Queen's Magic Mirror," he finally said. "Firmly loyal to her. That's not an allegiance broken so easily."

"Not even by a curse?"

David shrugged. "I don't know. But I think we should be prepared to be two steps ahead of Sidney just in case he wants to screw us over."

Emma smiled. "Us?" she repeated.

David gestured to the castle. "She hurt my grandson," he said simply. "Besides, the more eyes and ears you have on him, the better."

Emma nodded in agreement, and she dialed Sidney's number. "Hello?" the ex-reporter asked, sounding groggy from the whiskey.

"Sidney, hi," Emma told him, twirling his card between her fingers. "I'm in. I want everyone to know who she really is."

***

"Shouldn't we have a Ravenclaw?"

David's out of nowhere remark had both Emma and Newt looking at him in surprise. "What?" Emma grinned.

"You're Lady Regent Slytherin," David pointed to her. "Newt's a Hufflepuff. I'm pretty certain I'm a Gryffindor. We're missing a Ravenclaw."

"We have Remus on standby," Newt shrugged.

" . . . isn't he a Gryffindor?"

"He could easily have been in Ravenclaw."

"Harry loves having him as a tutor," Emma nodded, glancing around the tunnel they had parked the squad car in to wait for Sidney. "He's always liked learning, but I think he's glad to have someone who knew his parents teach him. But no bothering Remus unless we actually need him. He's out with Ruby and Whale today."

Newt snickered. "The two werewolves and the mad scientist. Who knew?"

David's laughter was interrupted by twigs snapping nearby, and the trio turned to see Sidney stumble into view as he came down the hill and onto the gravel road. "Alright," Emma said loudly, drawing Sidney's attention and walking towards him. "I'm listening. So what do you know about her?"

Sidney glanced around nervously before answering quietly. "Fifty thousand dollars."

Emma blinked. "I'm sorry?"

"Fifty grand out of the budget is missing, and Regina is responsible," Sidney nodded.

"That's it?" Emma asked incredulously. "That's what you have on her?"

"The money is just the tip of the iceberg," Sidney argued. "We figure out what she's doing, and it all falls apart. It all crumbles, and we'll finally learn her secrets. You all see what she is. I see it. All we need is a crack in the mirror to show everyone. I'm telling you, this is it!"

David's eyebrows rose at his wording, but he remained silent. "Alright," Emma nodded slowly. "What's your plan?"

"Tap her phone," Sidney answered immediately. "GPS her car. Hack into her email, dip into your bail bondsperson bag of tricks."

"Whoa, hey, no," David shook his head and stepped forward. "She's the sheriff now, I'm the deputy. If we do this, we have to do it by the book."

Sidney inclined his head towards Newt. "You left him out."

"I follow Emma's lead," Newt told him firmly.

Sidney scowled. "She's gonna know that you're on to her sooner than later. Are you prepared for her wrath?"

Emma snorted. What could Regina possibly do in a town where the only magic came from Harry, Remus, Newt, Queenie, and Emma herself? Regina wasn't Albus Dumbledore. "Oh, yeah," she nodded.

"Good," Sidney huffed. "Because I wasn't."

"If you thought she was so terrifying, how did you allow yourself to end up in her pocket?" Newt asked.

For the first time, Emma saw vulnerability on Sidney's face. "I used to think she was a different person," he answered.

***

Remus grinned at Victor and Ruby as they walked toward a small section of the beach surrounded by the forest, the day finally being nice enough to go swimming, but they were the only ones of their group to go.

Emma and David were busy working at the station, Newt having been called to help, and Queenie had Apparated back to the bakery to work for the day with Harry by her side. Henry and Mary Margaret were at school, so that left only them to go to the beach in this nicer weather.

"Was Harry's first year of school really so . . . eventful?" Victor asked, watching Ruby skip ahead and remove the wrap she wore over her swimsuit.

"Indeed," Remus nodded with a sigh, he and Victor walking close enough to each other that their arms brushed. "I dread to think of the ways it could have been worse, though."

"Then do you think Harry's second year will go okay? All things considered?" Victor asked, watching and grinning when Ruby took off toward the water, leaving the men on the blanket Remus had grabbed and set up with a Cooling Charm before they left.

"I hope so. After everything that boy has been through, he needs some normality. Hopefully nothing crazy will happen while he's at school and his family is here. But he'll have family on that side of the world too." Remus smiled over at Victor, and then looked over at Ruby, who was splashing and laughing as she dove in and out of the water.

Victor tilted his head towards the sun, eyes closed, but yelped as cold water hit him in the face and unclothed chest. "Ruby!" he complained, narrowing his eyes at her as he wiped off his face.

"Come on, you guys! Come in the water!" Ruby begged, grabbing Remus by the hands and pulling him towards the water. "It feels really good!" She gave Victor her best, cutest, puppy dog eyes, and Remus felt his own protests die away. "Please, Victor?"

Her use of his given name made him finally sigh and get up, chasing her into the water as Remus waded in behind them gently, the ice cold of the water not really affecting him because of his normally high body temperature. He didn't take off his shirt, as he didn't want them to see all of the scars. He hated his body, and he didn't want them to turn away from him when they saw them.

He watched the two as Ruby splashed Victor, and as Victor splashed back, quickly grabbing her wrist gently and tugging her with him under the water. A few seconds later, a hand grabbed his ankle and pulled him under, and he sputtered when he came back up. "Hey!" He called, chasing the two of them deeper into the water.

***

An hour later, the three of them were laying on their blanket. Ruby was typing on her phone and laying across both men's laps, Ruby's head on Remus's lap and her feet across Victor's. He lifted his head and looked over at Victor, only to see him already staring. He didn't look away though, and Remus felt heat crawling from his ears to his chest. He was glad he had his shirt on.

He cleared his throat, getting ready to say something, when the ringtone of his phone disrupted the comfortable silence. He grabbed it, grateful for the distraction. "Hello?"

"Remus, I need a favor."

Emma's voice came through, tense and all business, and Remus raised his eyebrow, his eyes on Ruby and Victor. "Okay. Anything, you know that, Em," he nodded, knowing she couldn't see him.

Ruby's head lifted at Emma's name, and Victor straightened. "Sidney Glass might have something on Regina," Emma explained. "I know you're out with Whale and Ruby, but whenever you're done, we could use a Marauder's perspective on this."

Remus frowned. "You trust Sidney after what he did to Harry?" he asked.

"Hell, no," Emma snorted, and Ruby abruptly sat up at the mention of Sidney. "But right now, the enemy of my enemy is my . . . ally, I guess. If there's a way to expose Regina, I've got to at least take a chance on it."

Remus sighed. "You've at least considered this is a trick or a trap?"

"David's already warned me of that," Emma assured him. "That's why I want to be ahead of Sidney on this. You're a Marauder, Remus. Tricks are your wheelhouse."

"Not this kind of trick, Emma," Remus shook his head. "This is more Lucius and Severus and Narcissa's style than mine."

"Maybe," Emma conceded, but Remus could hear her grin. "But from what I've heard, you and the Marauders always avoided trouble through some kind of trick. I may need that."

"Alright," Remus nodded. "Call me if you need that kind of help."

"Thanks, Remus. And say hi to Ruby and Whale for me."

Remus chuckled. "Will do."

"Is everything OK?" Ruby asked, shifting on the blanket so she fully faced Remus.

Remus sighed and put his phone away. "Well, Sidney Glass has apparently had a change of heart and wants to help Emma expose Regina."

Victor narrowed his eyes. "He's been buddy-buddy with Regina for as long as I can remember," he said. "That can't be right."

"That was my impression," Remus nodded. "And David's."

"Smart man," Ruby muttered. "Chances that this is going to end poorly for Emma?"

Victor snorted. "If that's not his end goal, I'll eat my lab coat."

Remus couldn't help but laugh at the imagery. "Try not to do that, OK?"

Victor shrugged. "I'll try."

"Does she need your help?" Ruby asked.

"She asked for it when we're done here," Remus confessed. "I think she, David, and Newt can handle Sidney for now."

"Good," Ruby nodded, flopping back down across the men's laps. "Because I was comfy, and I didn't pack lunch for nothing."

Victor laughed at the smug look on Ruby's face, and Remus shook his head with a chuckle, running his fingers through Ruby's wet hair to untangle her locks. "Whatever you say, Your Majesty."

***

"When did that transfer go through?" Emma asked suddenly, drawing the men's attention to her as she looked through a folder. "Does three weeks ago sound right?"

Sidney tilted his head as he considered. "Yeah," he nodded. "Why?"

Emma gritted her teeth. "Because those records are missing."

"Really?" Newt blinked, sitting up and holding out his hand. "Let me see."

Emma handed over the folder. "There we are," Sidney spread his hands with a satisfied smile. "You wanna go by the book? Let's get a warrant."

"And what judge are we gonna find that she doesn't own?" Emma huffed. "We're screwed."

Sidney gave her a pointed look. "Or . . . there's my way."

David sighed. "What happened to doing this the right way?"

"The right way is exposing her," Sidney replied. "Sometimes doing a bad thing for a good reason is OK, right?"

"What's your argument here?" Newt peered over the folder with a frown. "Doing something wrong if it's meant to be and what's right means you aren't really a bad person?"

Emma groaned and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Newt . . . I feel like you just described everything that happened down that third corridor at Hogwarts."

"I did?" Newt blinked. "Oh . . . oops."

"Third floor corridor?" Sidney repeated, looking interested.

"It's family business," Emma shook her head.

"Family business aside, it sounds like Mr. Scamander gets my point," Sidney told her. "Look what she's done to all of you, to me, to your sons. And it's not gonna stop, so whatever you do, you gotta do something."

"There's a reasonable starting point, though." Three pairs of eyes turned to David, who plucked the folder from Newt's hand and gave them a pointed look. "We talk to her."

***

Regina's lip curled as she looked at the four standing in her office that evening. "And just what are the sheriff, the deputy, the disgraced ex-reporter, and the . . . what exactly are you, Mr. Scamander?"

"I freelance as needed," Newt answered with a shrug and an innocent smile.

Regina gave him a dubious look. " . . . and a freelancer accusing me of?"

"Fifty thousand dollars was transferred out of the city account by you," Emma answered.

Regina hummed and looked through her paperwork. "Well, as mayor, I'm involved in many transactions. Check the public records if you have questions."

"That's the thing," David folded his arms. "They're missing from three weeks ago. You have any idea what happened to them?"

"Well, if they're missing, I probably checked them out, as my job often requires me to do," Regina replied. "And if they were checked out three weeks ago . . . well, that means they burned in a fire." She raised an eyebrow at Emma and David. "In a fire that, if I recall, got you elected sheriff and led to you being deputy. I have nothing to hide."

Emma braced her hands on Regina's desk and leaned forward, green eyes scrutinizing Regina. The dark-haired woman met her eyes unflinchingly, and Emma finally nodded. "OK," she said, stepping back to rejoin the others. "There's nothing for us to do. Let's go, guys."

Sidney looked at her in surprise. "Emma - !"

"No, she's right," Emma shook her head. "We have nothing."

Sidney fumed, but he held his tongue until they were outside the building. "That was your plan?" he hissed. "I thought you were gonna do something!"

"I did," Emma smirked, making Sidney blink in surprise. "I planted a bug. You win, Sidney. Let's do whatever it takes."

***

"And he looked pleased when you said that?" Remus asked the next afternoon, frowning as he looked through the evidence they already had.

"He did," Emma nodded, glancing towards the station bullpen where Sidney, David, and Newt were listening to the bug's recordings.

Remus hummed, looking thoughtful instead of disappointed. "You know what that means, right?"

"He's using me and trying to get me into a trap?" Emma gave him a dry smile. "I'm Lady Regent Slytherin, Remus."

"I know, I know," Remus chuckled. "You have Gryffindor tendencies at times, though, Emma. Harry didn't get it from just James and Lily."

Emma nodded. "Yeah, I fully expect him to use this to paint me in a bad light."

"Which is where I come in," Remus assumed with a satisfied smile. "Excellent. I've been wanting payback of sorts since I saw what he did to Harry."

"He hurt my son," Emma nodded, a dark expression on her face. "I'm never gonna forget that, Remus. Whatever goal he has, I want to flip it on his head."

"We'll see where we end up by the time he wants to 'expose' Regina," Remus nodded, flipping the folder shut. "Then we can figure out how to spin this to blame him."

"I like it," Emma smiled. "Thank you, Remus."

"My pleasure," Remus grinned. "I needed something to do since Harry is helping Queenie back in New York."

Emma's smile turned mischievous. "And because Ruby and Whale are working today?"

Remus swatted her shoulder with the folder. "Shut it."

Emma just laughed as she walked out of the sheriff's office, in time to hear Regina's voice on the tape. " . . . more complaints about working conditions. The air temperature is not one of my areas."

Remus wrinkled his nose at the words. "Air temperature?" he repeated.

"I know," David snorted. "Riveting, isn't it?"

"Has there been anything good yet?" Emma asked, sitting on the edge of the table.

"Yeah," Sidney nodded. "Better than good. She made this call a little over an hour ago."

He pressed one of the buttons on the recorder to play the tape. "I'll meet you tonight at Access Road 23 with the rest of your payment," Regina said, making Emma perk up. "Yes, it will all be in cash. A-And I don't need to remind you that no one can know about this. Yes, I know it has to be tonight."

"Who's on the other end?" Emma asked.

Sidney shrugged as he ended the tape. "You bugged the office, not the phone."

Emma nodded decisively. "Well, we're just gonna have to find out."

"A payoff in the woods," Newt hummed. "That's promising."

"A payoff using stolen city funds," Sidney added.

"Well, I'm interested," David declared, dropping his headphones onto the table. "Let's find out who she's meeting."

***

It was easy for Emma to follow Regina's car towards Access Road 23, Sidney watching the car with a smug look on his face. It made David uneasy where he sat in the backseat, his lips pressed tightly together as he watched the journalist. He knew Emma was just as on edge as he was, for there was no way she would fully trust the man who had hurt her son. The problem they had was figuring out Sidney's plan.

Regina's car turned down the road, and David heard a click as Emma pressed down on the brake. The squad car didn't slow down, however, and Sidney looked sharply at the sheriff. "Emma?" he asked.

"It won't stop!" Emma shook her head wildly, stomping on the brake pedal.

It was a futile attempt, and David braced himself as Emma veered off the road and into the road sign. The car stopped with a hard thud, and David yelped when he slammed into the back of Sidney's seat. He groaned in annoyance, blinking stars out of his eyes. "Emma?" he asked, rubbing his forehead.

"I'm good," she answered, a slight slur to her voice as she raised her head from the steering wheel. "Sidney? You OK?"

"Yeah," Sidney grunted, shaking his head and putting on his hat.

Emma stepped out of the car and walked to the front of the squad car, scowling as she examined the dents and scratches. "We're gonna miss that handoff."

"Just our luck," David grumbled.

Sidney had bent to check under the car, and he frowned. "Emma."

"Yeah?" she glanced up.

"You know that bug you planted? I think Regina found it." He rose back to his feet with a scowl. "Someone's been tampering with the brakes. She's onto us."

Emma's eyes darkened, and David gulped, recognizing that look. "OK, Emma," he began.

"Emma!" Sidney scampered after Emma as she stormed towards the woods. "Wait!"

"The bitch tried to have me killed!" Emma snapped. "I'm finding her!"

"We need to be cautious, remember?" David implored.

"To hell with caution," Emma shook her head. "I'm gonna find out what she's doing and why she's out here."

"She was meeting me."

The new voice made the three turn, and David blinked in surprise. "Mr. Gold?"

"What are you doing out here with her?" Emma narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

Mr. Gold held up the case he carried. "Just a little business transaction."

Sidney eyed the case dubiously. "What's in the briefcase?"

"Everything comes at a price," Mr. Gold shrugged. "Land is no different."

"So that was the business transaction?" David guessed. "Regina bought your land?"

Mr. Gold gestured to the forest around them. "The very ground you're standing on."

"What does she want it for?" Emma asked.

Mr. Gold sighed as he walked up to them. "You know, in business, I find it's best not to ask too many questions. Hurts the bottom line." He raised an eyebrow. "Question is, why are Storybrooke's sheriff and deputy standing out here, in the middle of the night, with Mr. Glass?"

Sidney sneered at Mr. Gold. "You don't know what Regina did to me. You don't know what she did to her son. We can't just sit idly by."

Mr. Gold snorted. "Of course, you can." Emma glowered, and Mr. Gold shrugged. "Be careful," he advised, hobbling towards the road. "Emotional entanglements can lead us down very dangerous paths."

David watched Mr. Gold leave with a frown. "Does he make anyone else's skin crawl, or is it just me?"

Emma fumed and paced restlessly. "We need proof that links Regina to this land, and we need to make sure it's for personal use."

"How do we get that?" Sidney scoffed. "We can't just ask her."

"So we don't," Emma said simply, pulling out her phone and scrolling through her contacts.

Sidney's eyes cleared. "And that's why Mr. Scamander stayed behind?"

David was the only one who caught the brief pause Emma made before she continued scrolling. "Exactly," she nodded. "Give me a moment."

She quickly sent off a text, and David smothered a grin when he saw the message. There was no way that was Newt on the other end.

Can you manage some mischief for me?

***

Once Lady Regent Slytherin comes out to play, she's here to stay. If Emma has the resources, she's going to use them. Looks like someone will be up to no good next time!

And lucky for everyone, as a thank you for being patient, part two will be up shortly!

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*peeks out from door* Hi everyone! So . . . another couple chapters out finally! I'm so sorry we took forever trying to get these out, but I promise we were working so hard! I adored almost all of the moments in these two chapters, mostly Remus and Ruby and Victor (more coming in part two), who are literally my favorites! But regardless, I have been super busy lately with everything going on, but we're trying, I swear!

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