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Halloween
Emma walked through the front door and called out, "Anybody home?" After closing it she walked into the foyer and shouted, "Hello?"
She looked up when she heard little feet running in the hallway upstairs. Henry came running out of the hall and stopped at the bars of the railing that was for the open part of the hallway which looked out into the foyer. He wasn't wearing anything except a pull-up and a big smile on his face and he shouted, "Hi Mama."
Emma got a matching smile on her face and as she walked up the stairs she said, "Hey buddy." He ran over to her and she picked him up then gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Where's Mommy at?"
Henry turned in her arms and pointed down the hall as he said, "Take bath."
Considering the hour and what today was Regina must have decided that Henry would have an early bath. The two of them walked to Henry's bathroom and when they reached the doorway Emma grinned because the view that greeted her was Regina bending over the tub and making sure the water was okay for Henry which meant she got a wonderful view of her ass. Regina glanced at her over her shoulder and remarked, "Be careful or your eyes might burn a whole in these jeans."
Emma chuckled and said, "Now we wouldn't want that to happen since those particular jeans enhance your assets."
Regina tossed Henry's toys into the tub then stood up and said, "Cute but not in front of Henry." She walked over and gave Emma a quick kiss on the cheek before she took their son from her, "It's bath time little one. How was your day?" Regina placed Henry on the toilet then took off his pull-up before placing him in the tub. Henry began to splash in the water and the dark haired woman gave him a semi-stern look which made him stop. That was one look that the little boy had come to obey right away. He knew that was his mommy's time out face. Regina looked at Emma and she smiled as she walked closer to her then she wrapped her arms around her waist, "Your day, how was it?"
Emma placed a soft kiss on her lips then she let them linger there as she let out a low hum. This was her favorite part of the day. Coming home to her family. She took a deep breath, the smell of Regina's cherry blossom shampoo filling her nostrils, then she pulled back and said, "It was a long day but I am excited for tonight. Is he excited?"
Regina chuckled and rested her head on Emma's shoulder as she said, "Oh he is beyond excited. We were at the store getting candy and he was upset that none of it was for him. Then when we were going to get costumes-" Emma groaned. Regina had conned her into agreeing with a family themed costume idea which they hadn't discussed beforehand because Regina wanted to surprise her. The other woman pinched her side and Emma hissed as Regina stated, "Behave or you won't get your treat tonight and all I will give you are tricks." Emma looked at her and the other woman stared her down with a pointed look, "Do you want to challenge that?"
She thought hard about it then Emma shook her head no which caused a satisfied smirk to appear on Regina's face, "Good. But your son is excited to go t-r-i-c-k-o-r-t-r-e-a-t-i-n-g." She paused so Emma could figure out what she had spelled and when she had she nodded for Regina to continue, "He was a terror in the store and he wanted to be everything from Thomas the Tank Engine to a robot." Emma chuckled and Regina smiled at her before she gave her a quick kiss. She moved away from her and said, "You think it's funny now but wait until next year." As she got the soap Regina told her, "I left your dinner in the microwave so go eat while I give him a bath."
Emma wanted to pout because she wanted to stay upstairs and help Regina give Henry a bath while they talked about their days but tonight was Halloween so she was also excited for them to take Henry trick-or-treating for the first time. Last year when he was two they had dressed him up and had taken him to a few of the neighbors' houses but that only lasted twenty minutes before he started to cry. Before his meltdown Henry had seemed a little indifferent to the whole experience but this year he was three, full of mischief, and ready to go knock on peoples' doors for free candy. Which meant Emma was even more excited to watch him go do it because she hadn't been able to fully experience such things as a kid due to her rocky past. She gave Regina a quick kiss then said to Henry, "Behave for mommy or you won't get candy."
Henry smiled at her and said, "I behave. We get lots of candy."
"Yeah we will kid. Hopefully mommy got us cute costumes so we can really get in a big haul." Emma joked as she looked at Regina who was now kneeling down next to the tube so she could wash Henry.
As she washed the little boy Regina asked him, "Henry do you think mama will like what we got for costumes?"
Henry shook his head yes as he played with his boat and said, "It's a surprise Mama."
Emma grinned and said, "I'm certain it is. Mommy likes her surprises."
Regina glanced at her and smiled, "I certainly do. Now go eat or we won't be able to get out of here at a decent time."
Emma gave her a quick salute and left out of the bathroom. As she walked down the stairs she wondered what costumes Regina had gotten them. She just hoped it wasn't something ridiculous like zombies or vampires. That was overdone. Hopefully Regina had gotten them something cool. Emma continued to wonder what their costumes would be as she headed into the kitchen
Lame. That was the only word that had come to Emma's mind when she had seen what Regina had gotten them for costumes. She had scowled for a full minute before Regina gave her that look that told her that she better put it on or she wouldn't have sex for a month. So she did and now she was walking around their neighborhood looking ridiculous. As they walked to the first house Emma muttered, "I can't believe you put me in this."
Regina gave her a sweet smiled and said, "But you look absolutely wonderful in it darling. And Henry said you look nice too."
Emma glared at her and countered, "And I'm certain you told him to say that so I would forget the fact that you got me a ridiculous costume."
Regina rolled her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh, "Well dear what would you have gotten us?"
"Anything but this." Emma exclaimed as she gestured to herself.
Regina was biting her bottom lip as she tried not to laugh at Emma's outburst. She took a deep breath then said, "Emma you're only going to wear it just for tonight and only for an hour tops. Maybe an hour and a half."
Emma scoffed and said, "That's enough time for all the neighbors to see me in this ridiculous dress. Did I really have to be Dorothy? Couldn't you have been Dorothy?"
Regina got a look on her face that told Emma that she had a sarcastic comment on the tip of her tongue but she didn't say it. Instead she smiled and said, "But one of us has to play Glenda and we all know you fall short on being able to be good."
Emma rolled her eyes and asked, "Why couldn't I have been the Wizard?"
"Because there were no wizard costumes at the store Emma." She took breath and sighed, "And also this isn't about you. This is about Henry having a good time his first time at actually trick or treating."
She had her there. Emma took a deep breath and said, "Okay you win."
They walked up to the door of the first house and Emma bent down to pick Henry up then she whispered to him, "Okay kid, just like we practiced." She let him ring the door bell and a few seconds later the door was opened by their neighbor Lisa. As soon as she saw Emma she started laughing which caused Emma to glare at Regina.
"Trick-or-Treat!" Henry shouted as he held out his bag for candy.
Lisa caught her breath and after she got the bowl of candy that was on the table next to the door she remarked, "My, aren't you a ferocious lion. I bet you're a brave one huh?"
Henry completed their Wizard of Oz theme by being the Cowardly Lion. He had a mane around his head and was wearing a lion body suit that had a tail on it. Then to complete the outfit Regina had painted whiskers on his face. The kid was adorable and Emma had snapped a picture of him on her phone so it would be her new background. Henry nodded his head and after the candy was in his bag Regina said, "Henry what do you say?"
"Thank you." Then he proceeded to roar like a lion.
The three adults laughed then Lisa commented, "So this is what it takes to get you in a dress huh Em?"
Emma scowled and said, "I'm doing this for my son and his mother. But do know that I will be getting the costumes next year so we can avoid this fiasco."
Regina chuckled and said, "Careful Emma or the Wizard won't grant you your wish."
"Oh come off it Glenda. We know you're more wicked than anything." Emma countered as she rolled her eyes.
Regina scoffed and said, "I resent that."
Lisa laughed and added, "Well if what the kids down at the middle school say is true then you are a bit of a witch."
Emma laughed but it was cut short when Henry reached into his bag then pulled out the pack of fruit snacks that Lisa had put into it. As he tore into them she asked, "Henry did we say you could open those?"
His bottom lip poked out then he mumbled, "No mama."
Emma shook her head and smiled, "That's what I thought. You can eat those but you can't eat anymore candy tonight."
He smiled and started putting fruit shaped gummy snacks into his mouth. Regina took the candy bag and said, "I'll be in charge of that."
The two of them said bye to Lisa then made their way to the next house. Trick or treating went great and Henry lasted a lot longer than either of them had anticipated. He had walked to most of the house and didn't ask to be carried until the last three. It didn't help matters any that most of the adults wanted to talk to Regina about some school function or something that involved the school that she was principal at. They went back home two hours later and when they got in Regina said, "Henry we have to get you cleaned up and ready for bed."
He lifted his head off of Emma's shoulder and asked, "More candy?"
Regina chuckled and said, "Not tonight but maybe tomorrow." She smiled at him, "You did very well tonight and mama is very proud that you used your manners."
Henry smiled at her then he looked at Emma and said, "Mama gotta potty."
Emma chuckled and said, "Okay kid." She looked at Regina, "I'll clean him up and get him ready for bed. Meet you in his room?"
Regina nodded and said, "Of course. I'm going to take off this ridiculous dress. It's beyond annoying."
Emma chuckled and said, "I knew you were regretting your costume choice."
Before Regina could argue with her Henry said, "Mama gotta go potty."
"Okay, okay. We're going." She and Henry went upstairs to his bathroom and she took off the lion suit so he could go pee. After he was finished she cleaned him up then put a new pull-up on him before taking him to his room. Emma got Henry dressed in his pajamas then put him on his bed. She walked over to the bookshelf and said, "Since it's Halloween how about we read the owl book. What's an owl say Henry?" Henry hooted like an owl and she chuckled, "That's right."
"You do it mama." He said with a tired smile on his face.
Emma started to pretend that she was an owl and she was swooping down onto Henry's bed when she noticed that Regina was standing in the doorway watching them. Henry giggled while Emma laughed. The other woman came into the room and asked, "Is mama an owl now? I guess we'll have to build her a perch in the backyard."
Emma chuckled and said, "You won't build it. You'll order it offline."
Regina grinned and remarked, "That's the wonderful thing about the internet. One click and you have whatever you need. Like magic."
Emma shook her head and said, "Sure it is. Are you reading tonight or am I?"
"You hoot better than I do so I think you should." Regina said as she got comfortable on Henry's bed.
Emma waited until Henry was cuddled up to his other mother then she joined them and began to read the book. About halfway through it Henry had passed out and Emma closed the book and said, "I think he enjoyed Trick-or-Treating better this year than last year."
Regina nodded and said, "I think he did too. Although, last year he was still in his shy phase." She kissed Henry's forehead then smiled at Emma, "Thanks for being Dorothy."
Emma looked down at the ridiculous dress that she was still wearing but she grinned, "Anytime Glenda but I also think the good witch owes me a treat for this."
Regina rolled her eyes then moved to get off the bed. Emma did the same so Regina could tuck Henry in better and after they turned on his nightlight they left his room. Once they were in the hall Regina pushed Emma up against the wall and kissed her. It was a deep, passionate one and it had Emma wanting more of it and of the woman that was pressed against her. Regina pulled back and smirked, "I've got more tricks than I do treats for you."
Emma watched as Regina walked down the hall to their room. She smiled to herself and as she followed after her she said, "Oh now I know you're definitely the wicked witch."
When Regina reached the doorway of their room she turned to look at her and she had a seductive but devious expression on her face as she commented, "Oh no Emma I'm worse than that." She got grin on her face, "I'm the evil queen." Then she proceeded to take off the pajama top that she was wearing and she tossed it at Emma before disappearing into their room.
Emma stood there stunned for a moment then muttered to herself, "Yes you are." She rushed into their room and closed the door behind her. It had been a great night for their family and it was going to be an even greater night for just the two of them. It was going to be a night filled with a lot of treats but they were also laced with a few tricks.
