My Royal Christmas

Summary: It's my first Christmas as Queen Regina the Good, and I have a feeling it will be a Christmas to remember.
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Chapter 1 Henry's Idea

December has arrived, and I haven't had the chance to think about Christmas! I knew the tasks of being Queen were strenuous, but it had been years since I had the crown and it took some time for me to get back into the routine of being the Queen. The first month was the worst! I felt like giving up many times, but I kept the peace between the Wish Realm and the Land of Untold Stories; that was a war that was avoided thanks to some quick thinking on my part. November went by a lot smoother since I made Emma my trusted consort. She helped me think with a leveled head and kept the old Evil ways at bay. I must say that I have overcome many obstacles of keeping the Evil Queen at bay, and I have triumphed; however, this position has brought temptation back with its ugly head. Emma helped me battle it head first, and I have to brag that I am winning that battle.

I finished getting ready to go to the Council Chamber for the meeting, and there was a knock at my door. I sprayed my perfume on my wrist then rubbed them together.

"Come in."

The door opened, and it was Henry. Even though he's all grown up with a wife and child of his own, he will always be my baby boy.

"Hi mom, everyone has already assembled in the Council Chamber."

I exhaled, stood up, and smoothed the wrinkles out my dress. He opened the door allowing me to walk out. I took Henry's arm, and he smiled at me. I returned the smile.

"What are you thinking of?"

He tapped my hand, "Remember how we used to decorate for Christmas."

I gazed down the hall, and the memory began to play out before me like I was at a movie. Henry continued to paint the picture, "You would take me to pick out a tree…"

"That's right. I took you to the Christmas Tree Farm. I wanted to take a look at every single tree, and you always wanted the first one we saw when we walked in."

"We would take our decorations out the attic…"

I chuckled a little, "I remember how I always made a fuss about how dusty the box would get and how dirty I got every time we took it down."

"Ha! Ha! I remember that! You would never change into some older clothes before you went up. You always got your best suits dirty. When Ma came, you made her go to the attic to take down the decorations."

"That's right! Let her get dirty, and I stay clean."

We shared a laugh then Henry stopped. I looked into his eyes, and we both smiled. "Each year…"

"We added a new ornament."

"Remember our last ornament together?"

I nodded, "Yes, it was a beautiful gold star that shined like the biggest diamond in a diamond mine. You said that it reminded you of the wishing star and you even had me make a wish."

"You fought me about that until you finally caved. What made you decide to make the wish anyway?"

"I had nothing to lose, so I made the wish."

I noticed the wheels in my son's head was spinning, so I decided to state the obvious, "Alright Emma Junior, it won't come true anyway. My wish was for our family to be blessed with a child. I hoped that by some strange miracle that I could have had a…"

Henry smiled, "Mom, our family was blessed with a child…two actually. Ella and I had Lucy, and Ma had Hope."

I smiled, "And I love them dearly."

We continued to walk to the Council Chamber, and when we arrived, it was nothing but an empty room. I turned around to see Henry smiling.

"Henry, I hate to be a…um…what did Emma call it?"

"A party pooper."

I turned around, smiled, and shook my head as Emma walked up to me with little Hope in her arms. I held out my hands to take the sleeping baby in my arms. As I was admiring the sleeping babe, I began to ask questions.

"So, where are the rest of the Council?"

"Well, we knew how busy you were, and Henry came to us with a plan."

I turned to look at Henry, and he smiled at me. Emma continued, "He explained your Christmas tradition, and we decided to surprise you in helping get the castle decorated for Christmas."

Tears welled up in my eyes at the thought of my friends and family thinking of me during this time. I took Emma into an embrace.

"Thank you so much."

"That's what friends do."

I broke the embrace and rolled my eyes, "Emma, with everything we've been through, I believe we are well passed the friend mark. You and I are Henry's mother, and I am this precious little angel's godmother."

"Aye, at times, she has a temper just like yours your grace."

Emma chuckled, "Whenever she's hungry, she lets it be known throughout the land."

I chuckled, and Hook motioned to the door, "We could use some magical power to help with the tree."

Emma gave Hook a pair of eyes, "We will be there in just a minute."

I couldn't help but notice the tension between them. It was there before when Henry was gone about two months after he left to find his happy ending. Emma came to the house at least four times crying because she and Hook got into it. I have learned to keep my mouth shut about the situation, but I am beginning to lose my ability to keep it that way any longer. I don't like seeing them unhappy. They have a beautiful baby girl, and I don't want her to grow up with her parents always fighting.

"I have an idea," Henry chimed in, "Why don't we go find Grandma and Grandpa while these two catch up?"

Hook turned to his step-son and smiled, "Aye mate, we can also find Lucy to help pick out the tree."

They left the room, and I sat down in my chair continuing to admire my beautiful goddaughter. Even though she is only three months old, she's still small for her age. She has dark wavy hair, and when she opened her eyes to look at me, I noticed something. Her eyes.

"Emma?"

She turned to look at me, and I continued to fond over the baby. "Who in Killian's family has brown eyes?"