Sequel to strange things upon us. Lots of fluff. Comments greatly appreciated.
The sun showed its face that morning too early for Emma's approval. She cringed at the glare coming in through Regina's bedroom window. Before she could protest a smile formed on her lips of its own freewill. The events the night had brought them now ever so clear in her mind.
'Our savior has impregnated our queen through the power of true love. A magical being is to be born into our world. She is beautiful.'
She turned slightly in bed and looked at her beautiful queen sleeping deeply beside her. She realized that 4 days of not sleeping had really taken a toll on her beloved. Her smile was quickly replaced with worry, when she realized she hadn't gotten back to picking up Henry. She leaned in to kiss Regina on the forehead, and stood walking out of the room. As she made her way down the corridor she heard noises coming from down stairs. She grabbed a baseball bat that was leaning up against the closet door and made her way down the stairs. She entered the kitchen with a running pace and screamed at the top of her lungs.
"What are you doing in the mayor's kitchen"? Emma yelped
"Well since I live here, I'm pretty sure it's my kitchen too. Now for the more important question. What are you doing in the Mayor's kitchen at 7 in the morning?" Henry teased.
"I… Well… I stayed, since your mother wasn't feeling well, I decided to stay with her to make sure she was ok, just in case."
"So you stayed all night with my mom while forgetting all about your son, just to make sure she was ok?" Henry asked lifting an eyebrow.
That eyebrow caught Emma completely off guard that was Regina's facial expression all the way.
"Well yes, you asked me to make sure she was ok, so I thought I would be completely sure so I stayed, this is your fault actually."
"Mhmmm… Well making sure she was ok, meant lay next to her and cradle her in your arms as her lips rested on your chest? Since you know that's exactly the position you were both in when I walked in to check on her this morning." Henry grew a perfect smile on his mouth while waiting for a response.
"I… I don't even know what-."
"Shouldn't you be getting ready for school instead of making Emma highly uncomfortable Henry." Regina spoke as she entered the kitchen flawlessly also holding a peculiar grin.
"I am ready for school mom, I was just asking Emma to please explain what happened here last night and she got all fidgety. I asked a simple question, expecting a simple answer." He said smirking into his glass of orange juice.
"Well, me and Emma are both adults and she helped me fall asleep. I didn't want to worry you so I didn't tell you, but I have been sick for a few days. Now I feel much better and that's all you need to know dear."
Regina walked over to the counter and was surprised that the coffee pot was already brewing. Her son had done this for her and even this small gesture curled her lips as she involuntarily brought her hand to her stomach.
"Henry when you get out of school, I want you to come straight home, there are a few things that Emma and I must discuss with you, and we are both going to need your full attention."
Before Emma could react Henry lowered the glass he was sipping and bit his bottom lip, in an attempt to keep himself from smiling.
"What is so funny Henry". Regina growled.
"Do you want me to come straight home so you both can tell me how you've finally realized your both mad for each other, and have finally accepted the other as their true love?"
The air around the kitchen dissipated while both women stood in awe, words unable to leave airless lungs.
"That's what I thought, I have known you guys loved each other since.. I don't know since forever. So I'm glad both of you have accepted it. I am off to school."
Henry wiped his mouth with the napkin and exited the kitchen, silently making his way up the stairs to grab his backpack. Both women stood motionless while staring into each other with confusion.
"How did he know that, how did he know and we didn't?" Regina asked in wonder.
"Well I mean he's a smart kid, he gets that from you. But I mean I knew I just didn't have the balls to say it." Emma answered winning her a distasteful smile from the queen for her language.
"Well at least we got one thing out of the way, when do we tell him the rest." Regina pondered out loud.
"Tell me the rest of what". A once smiling Henry asked now with utter confusion and worry filling his eyes.
"I thought you left for school kid." Emma quickly interrupted
"I had to get my backpack but that didn't answer my question what else do you guys have to tell me." Confusion now turning into horror. "Is it something bad, is it why you haven't been feeling well, is something wrong are you like really sick, are you dying, tell me, someone tell me what's going on here." Horror quickly emerging as tears in his eyes.
Regina walked quickly over to Henry embracing him into a full hug a chuckle exiting her lips as she spoke.
"No dear, I am not dying everything is ok, what we have to tell you is good news, happy news. Something that has come at a very strange time, but something me and Emma are very happy about."
"Well then tell me, I deserve to know don't I?"
Emma reached out of her daze and put her hand on Henry's shoulder as she looked over his head into Regina's eyes. A nod gave way and Regina reiterated it giving her permission to tell their worried son.
"Sit down, it looks like you won't be getting to school today."
"He is going to school, maybe not on time but he is going." Regina reassured.
Henry walked over to the table dropping his backpack and taking a seat. The two women following suit.
"Well Henry, you see me and your mother have finally seen reality, we are the others true love, and we are very happy about that. Yet this realization didn't come out of thin air, we were kinda pushed.." an unapprovingly glare leaving Regina's eyes met Emma's.
"Maybe not pushed we were taken to the realization by something we discovered. You see it started in Neverland, we were so worried about you and in reality all we had was each other to lean on. While looking for you and worrying about you we.. well we sorta kissed each other and something happened, something between us happened like we didn't know what it meant but something surely happened." Emma mumbled quickly.
Regina could see how nervous Emma was and quickly realized why, she thought Henry would hate her. She had given him up and now she was going to have a baby that she was actually going to be around to take care of. Regina reached across the table and placed her hand gently over Emma's giving her some release. Regina continued.
"You know a thing or two about magic Henry so you know that magic is completely and utterly unpredictable. When Emma and I kissed, something happened, magic sparked between us, and although we didn't know what it was then last night we figured it out. That spark was true love and when it ignited somehow it gave us a gift, the gift of life. A baby that I have been carrying for about 10 weeks, a baby that is mine and Emma's and a baby who will soon be your sister." Regina calmly spoke.
All 3 sat silent as Henry allowed the words to sink into his mind. Confusion clearly etched on his face. He went to speak but stopped himself clearly at a loss for words. It took a few minutes and finally he looked up from the table.
"but aren't you suppose to have sex to get pregnant." Henry asked clearly trying to wrap his head around what he had just learned.
Emma laughed out loud while Regina looked like she was going to stop breathing, her little boy knew too much for her taste.
"Yes, that's usually what happens in reality, but when magic is involved you never know." Emma said still trying to regain her composure.
"I see, and you're sure? Like you guys are absolutely sure and this isn't some sick joke to get me back for being nosey." Henry asked
"No dear, we would never do that, we are sure. You will be getting a sister. In about 7 months, if everything goes well."
Silence again took over and the air was thick both women waiting for someone to speak. Henry quickly got up and made his way up the stairs in silence. A gasp escaped Emma as tears began to track down her cheek.
"He hates this, he hates me, how is he ever going to be ok with me having a baby and taking care of it when I gave him up?"
Before Regina could answer Henry reappeared in the kitchen holding his cell phone.
"Well that's that. Mom I called your office and said you weren't feeling well, Emma I called David and told him he was on his own today that you had important things to do, and one of you should probably call the school since all 3 of us are going to go baby shopping." Henry gleamed while he spoke.
"Henry it's still too soon and the office needs me, I have an important meeti..-". Regina pleaded while being quickly cut off.
"You already know we are having a girl, so it's not too soon, the office is not important anymore the only thing that is important is my baby sister, so you will be taking much more care of yourself and me and Emma will be helping. When are you moving in ma?" Henry asked seriously.
Both women looked at each other with wide eyes, their son was no longer a little boy he was a big brother and he was serious.
"So you're not mad Henry because I thought given our history that." Henry cut off Emma this time
"Mad? No I'm not mad I'm ecstatic, the past is the past now we all get an amazing future, but stop bypassing my question, when are you moving in.
"Well I don't know me and your mother haven't really spoken about this, it's all so quick, I guess we have to talk about it."
"Ok so mom is it ok if Emma moves in sometime this week, since you guys are each other's true loves oh, and since you know you're having her baby?".
Regina didn't even have time to react much less answer before Henry interjected again.
"Good now that we have settled that situation, we should get going there are no good baby stores in Storybrooke so we have a long drive ahead of us."
He stood and walked into the foyer returning with both of his mother's jackets in tow. Handing Emma her own and opening up Regina's so she could slip into it. Both women did as they were told and neither uttered a word. When they reached the foyer Henry grabbed the keys to Regina's Mercedes and turned to speak.
"I'll go warm up the car I'm sure you guys have some quick things to talk about."
Henry left closing the door behind him leaving two stunned women standing aimlessly in the foyer.
"Well, I didn't want to say anything because he was so happy, but tomorrow we can tell him that it's too soon for me to move in, trust me I understand that this is all.. Well it's all a lot for you. I get it." Emma said quickly trying to get to Regina before the women passed out.
Regina lifted her gaze with a smile on her face releasing a small chuckle as she locked eyes with the blonde before her.
"He's the best kid that has ever existed, and I have no objections to you moving in, in fact I think it's a great idea. But if you want to take some time then that…"
"Time? Hell no, I want to move in today if that is ok, I just didn't want to push you, I want to be here for everything, for all of it." Emma rapidly cleared.
Regina reached for Emma's hand as she pulled her closer making their lips meet separating only an inch to speak freely.
"And I want you here for everything, I am so happy, now let's go get some baby stuff."
Emma reached to open the door and Regina walked out Emma following behind her and closing the door shut.
"Hey Regina can we stay away from black baby clothes?"
"Only if you can stay away from tasteless read pleather, dear." Regina said turning in a smile.
"Maybe black isn't so bad." Emma joked as they made their way hand in hand to the Mercedes their son sat patiently in.