New story Once is not mine sadly but enjoy the story. Remember to review
It's one of the more normal days in Storybrooke, in Granny's diner sits four people at a booth, Prince Charming, Snow White, Emma Swan and Regina Mills. It's been three months since the curse broke; the town are very slowly beginning to forgive Regina. She's stopped using magic and started to make up for the things she had done.
"Alright, love you too bye" Emma says into her phone before placing it down onto the table
"Who do you love?" Snow questions, eyebrow raise
"My parents" a smile breaks out on both Snow's and Charming's faces
"We love you too but who were you talking to on the phone?" Snow asks again realization spreads across Emma's face,
"Oh no, I was on the phone to my parents, my foster parents" She explains to them
"Oh you still talk to them?" Snow asks a hint of jealously creeps into her voice
"Well yeah they were the nice ones, they raised me from 14 until 18 when I left home, but I always kept in touch never told them where I was… until now" she mutters the last bit.
"What do you mean until now?" Charming questions
"Well last time we spoke I told them I was actually settled down and now they want to visit this Saturday, I said yes" Emma looks down at the table not meeting her Mothers eye.
"You realise where you bringing them right , what are you going to do Emma, 'Hi mom, dad meet my real mom and dad, don't be freaked out that they look the same age as me, they were cursed oh right and there Snow White and Prince Charming, how have you two been'. I see that going down very well Emma" Regina snorts beside Emma.
"I know but it should be okay, they are only here for four days. They're coming Saturday morning leaving Tuesday night. Just for that amount of time you're not my mom or dad, you're not Snow and Charming Ruby's not a Wolf, we don't have seven dwarfs we have seven shorter men" Emma looks at both of her parents willing them to go with her plan
"It's only for four days?" Snow asks
"Yes" Snow sighs deeply
"Okay, we'll pass word around that we're to be our Storybrooke selves for that time" Emma breaths out a sigh of relief
"Thank you" She reaches across the table to grab Snow's hand
"It's okay it's what mothers do" She smiles at Emma, "Anything else we need to know " Emma leans back in her seat looking nervous and begins to get fidgety,
"Yeah uh, one more thing, um Regina we have to kinda live together and stuff" The booth goes quiet no one talks until Regina does,
"What was that dear" She says too calmly
"I said we have to live together" Emma repeats looking down at her hands.
"Why is that" Emma mumbles something "Speak up Miss Swan the class can't hear you"
"I may have told my parents that we were a couple" An awkward silence hits no one dares say anything. Regina's eyes bore into Emma's head.
"WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU TELL THEM THAT" Regina shouts at her, Emma for her part raises her hands in self-defence of the slaps coming her way.
"I know, I know I shouldn't have said that but" she stops talking to grab Regina's hand to avoid any more hitting, "But they asked if it was someone I met that made me stay here, then they got all excited at the fact I might have actually found someone to settle down with, so I proceeded to tell them the story of how Henry tracked me down, how I came here and then by the end of it you and me are in a happy eight month relationship living and raising a kid together" She gives Regina a nervous smile much like the one she gave her when they first met.
"Just so you know Miss Swan, if I still did magic I would kill you right here right now."
"I know, which is why I really appreciate you giving it up" Regina looks off to the side pondering her answer, "Please Regina please please" Regina lets out a frustrated sigh,
"Fine what do I have to do?"
"You just have to pretend to be hopelessly in love with me"
"That could take a while to perfect"
"You have two days' work on it" Emma smiles cheekily while Regina just rolls her eyes. "Oh yeah there going to be staying with us while they're here." Regina whips her head around fast it could of caused whiplash. She opens her mouth to speak but is beaten my Snow,
"So we're going to let you to talk and start telling people the plan of action" Snow and Charming stand up from the booth and exit the diner.
Regina and Emma sit in an awkward silence; the only sound is Emma's fingers tapping on the table. This only stops when Regina slams her hand down on top of Emma's.
"Ow" Emma says while cradling her hand to her chest, "What was that for?"
"If you want me to love you, you have to stop all of your annoying habits, starting with that constant tapping."
"Okay. You know using words is just as affective" All Emma gets in return Is a glare.
"So if my parents are in your guest room, where am I going to sleep?" Emma asks a bag of cloths in her hand. There standing at inside the Mayor's house the next day. The town let her keep her job as Mayor as she had been doing it for the past 28 years.
"I don't know, why are you here now, they're not coming until tomorrow?" Regina asks with a bit of a whine.
"I need to get myself acquainted with your house, if they were the bathroom is and I don't know it's going to look suspicious"
"Fine, tonight you'll sleep in the guest room, tomorrow I guess you'll sleep in my room, I hope you brought a sleeping bag" Regina leads them upstairs to the guest room.
"Why would I need a sleeping bag?" Emma questions confused.
"There is no way I'm letting you in my bed"
"What, Regina." The women in question cuts her off
"No Miss Swan." Emma grumbles, "Now put your bag in here, Henry should be home soon and we have to explain all of this nonsense to him" Regina heads back downstairs leaving Emma in the guest room. Emma throws her bag onto the floor, collapses backwards onto the incredible soft bed. She lets out a long sigh before sitting back up and heads downstairs."
Later that night both women are sitting in the living room with Henry telling him about what's happening.
"So do you understand?" Regina asks her son.
"Sure"
"If you have any questions you can ask them" Emma tells him.
"No I'm good. Can I go read some comics now?"
"Sure thing kid" Henry takes off upstairs to the bedroom.
"That went well." Regina says. The two proceed to sit in silence," Would you like to watch some TV."
"Sure" Regina reaches for the remote. She flicks through the channels until she finds some horror movie to keep on. After about ten minutes Emma wraps her arm around Regina's shoulders.
"What are you doing?" She questions
"Making us look more couplely "Emma states like it's the most obvious thing in the world
"Why?"
"Because we look like two high school kids on a first date not a serious committed couple" Regina sits tense for the next few minutes before she relaxes into the blondes embrace. They spend the rest of the movie sat like that.
"I think I'll call it a night" Regina says once the movie is over, "Goodnight Miss Swan"
"For tomorrow, you might want to start calling me Emma" Regina smiles at her,
"Fine, goodnight, Emma"
"Goodnight Regina" She watches the brunette walk away with a smile. She turns back to the television to find something else to watch. 'Tomorrow is going to be long', she thinks to herself before settling down to watch South Park.