This is my gift for @OQ23_Seana (twitter) for the OQ gift exchange!
I really hope you like this!
Also, I decided there will be a second part that I'll post this week or the next one!
Lots of love and happy Valentine's Day!
"Can you do it?" Asked Emma outside of the bathroom. When no answer came, the blonde spoke again. "Don't forget to do the three of them, to make sure they are correct."
Another minute of silence and then the door finally opened.
Regina exited her bathroom with three white sticks in hand, and cheeks dyed with tears, indicating her best friend she had been crying again. The tall blonde girl hugged her best friend and pulled her in the bed's direction.
"Come here, we're going to wait three minutes and then we'll see what to do from there, okay? There's no need to cry, everything will be alright, you'll see." She hugged the brunette as she leaned on her shoulder, exhaling heavily.
Three minutes passed in complete silence, the torturous wait interrupted by Emma's phone alarm.
Regina jumped slightly out of her friend's embrace, but made no movement towards the pregnancy tests.
"Please, Emma, you do it, I can't."
The blond gave her friend a reassuring smile and got up from the bed. Two lines mean positive, one line, negative, she repeated in her mind as she took the tests in hand. All three of them showed the same thing, a total of six lines, two each.
"You can tell me, Emma." The brunette closed her eyes and heard the words she already knew were coming.
"You're pregnant, Gina." The green-eyed woman approached Regina quickly, who was crying again, her head buried in her hands.
"What am I going to do Emma?" She sniffed. "How am I going to tell my parents I got myself pregnant?" She opened her eyes and the blond could see how terrified her friend was. "How am I going to tell Robin?" She hugged Emma and cried for a few more moments before the blonde found her voice again. She pulled back and grabbed her friend's face with both hands.
"You gotta calm down, Gina." She said, blowing Regina's face with some of her air. "You got options, you know?"
The brunette sniffed, but didn't speak, giving Emma the opportunity to continue.
"First, I think, you gotta talk with Robin, you must decide if you want to keep it or not, no one is going to judge you if you don't, but you gotta be certain, Gina." Emma spoke with a calming voice, but with a seriousness Regina had never seen.
"You are right, Emma, I'm sorry I'm loading everything on you..." She reached her own face to clean the tears drowning her cheeks and eyes. "One thing I'm certain though, I do want to keep this baby, I don't know how I'm going to do it or how I'm going to tell my parents, but I know Robin will want it too."
She is certain her boyfriend will stand with her through it all, they would overcome this together, no matter what.
"I'm here for you, Gina, I'll help you with everything you need."
She hugged her again and for the first time since her suspicions about being pregnant, Regina breathed lightly. She was happy...this was not the best scenario, but she knew someday it would happen, she could still have it all.
She hugged Emma for the millionth time that day and exited her house with a promise to call as soon as she had talked with Robin.
Taking her phone out of her pocket, she dialed her boyfriend's number, who picked after two rings.
"Hello, my love, where are you?" He asked, his voice light and an instant soothing mechanism for Regina.
"Leaving Emma's house, can you meet me in our log in the park, right now?" She asked, a tint of uncertainty in her voice that didn't escape Robin.
"Of course, is everything alright, my love?" He asked concerned.
"I'll talk to you when you get there, see you soon." She hung up before he could answer, all her doubts coming back to the surface.
When Robin got to their special place, where they shared their first kiss, Regina was already there, sitting on the log with a blank expression on her face. He quickly made his way towards her and hugged her, searching for her lips. She responded to the kiss, but something was missing, he could tell.
"What's the matter, my love?" His eyes showed so much concern and love she almost forgot how to breathe. "You know you can tell me everything, Regina."
She knew that, since the first day they met, they became best friends, there's no one in this world, besides her parents, she trusts as much as Robin.
"I know, Robin." She exhaled heavily. "I'm just… just, scared." She considered his eyes and once again the tears were back in her eyes, she couldn't control them anymore and let them fall. Seeing that, Robin launched forward and hugged her tightly, whispering reassuring words in her ear.
"I'm here for you no matter what. Whatever it is, you don't need to be scared to tell me, my love! I love you and will stand by you no matter what." He pulled away slightly to contemplate her eyes, but made sure their bodies were still connected. "That's what I promised to you, right here in this log two years ago when I asked you to be my girlfriend, that I would never leave your side and that we would overcome everything together, remember?"
She nodded her head and breathed, gaining the courage to tell him. He was right, they were in this together and this was just another thing they would embrace together.
Without another breath, she spoke. "I'm pregnant, Robin…"
The silence that came next cut through her like a knife, Robin's eyes were glassy and she could tell he was fighting hard to keep the tears at bay and find his words.
"Say something… please." Her voice was so small that it broke him inside. He couldn't let her think he was mad or sad about it, but he didn't know what to say. Instead, he leaned forward and captured her lips, depositing in the kiss everything he wasn't able to express through words.
When he finally pulled back, he joined their foreheads and locked their eyes. He made sure she was looking at his eyes as he spoke, making sure she knew every word coming out of his mouth was true.
"My love, are you certain?" His voice was even and calm.
No words came out of her mouth, but she nodded her head yes.
He smiled. "I know this isn't ideal my love, but I'm happy, Regina." Her eyes were shining with tears. "Knowing you as I do I know you want to keep it… and so do I." He pecked her lips quickly. "I can put college on hold and work so we can rent an apartment here in Storybrooke, you can find something while you're still small too, everything will be alright."
She was at a loss of words, how the hell could he be so calm?
"Are you forgetting we have to tell our parents?" Her voice was high and he could hear the fear behind her words.
"We'll do it together, love, I know it won't be easy at first, but there's nothing we could do right now…" He was so reassuring it was almost working to calm her nerves, almost.
"I don't want you to put college on hold. I'll do it and come back once the baby is bigger, but I want you to go." She said, looking away from his eyes.
"You can not possibly think I'll leave you here alone with our child. I can go, but you're going with me!" He said, forcing her to look at him. "We can rent an apartment there, I can work at night. I can even apply to college here, no need to go all the way to New York!" He sounded so sure, in his mind, everything seemed so simple.
"We're not making any decisions right now, we have to talk to our parents and then we'll see where we go from there." She managed a small smile and he kissed her again.
"But one thing we're certain, we want to keep it, right?" She asked.
"Of course, my love! As I said, this may not be the best timing, but it would happen some say, everything will be alright!" He hugged her and they remained like that for a while, basking in the comfort of each other's arms and dreaming about their little girl or boy.
Robin was right, having each other, they could overcome everything.
The conversation with their parents was not an easy one, all four of them reacted badly to the news, blaming each other for their child's irresponsibility, but in the end, they agreed there was no one to blame, they were good kids, good students, and sometimes, accidents happen.
After all, both their mothers had gotten pregnant young, but is never easy to accept that in your children, they would need time to adjust to the new reality.
A few weeks later, it seemed that normalcy was setting on their lives again. Regina had had her first ultrasound with both grandmas insisting to attend, so it ended up being her, Robin, Cora and Elizabeth in the room, all three securing Regina's hand as she saw her baby for the first time, her heart beating wildly as she heard her doctor talking.
"All right, Regina, here you can see your baby." She said, pointing at the monitor. "Only one." The doctor chuckled and both grandmas exhaled happily.
"We can't determine the sex of the baby yet, but I can tell you, you are about 12 weeks pregnant." Regina looked at Robin, both thinking about what they did three months before. It was impossible to determine the exact date, seeing as they weren't exactly passive in their love making. They tried to hide their smirks, but seeing the way both their mothers looked away, they knew they had failed.
The doctor kept going. "Everything seems normal and your baby appears to be growing at the expected rate. Seeing as you're only 18 and there could be certain complications during birth I would like for the birth to be scheduled." Seeing Regina's distressed face, the doctor was quick to add. "This is just to prevent any complications, no need to worry." She smiled and the brunette felt some pressure leaving her chest.
"Alright, when do you think she or he will come?" She asked with a smile.
The doctor made some calculation and giggled upon seeing the date she ended up with.
"How do February 14 sounds to you?"
A laughter erupted in the family and Regina looked at Robin who was already watching her with loving eyes.
"It sounds perfect to me." She said in Robin's direction.
"Our little Valentine's day gift." He leaned forward and captured her lips quickly not wanting to deepen the exchange in front of their doctor and mothers.
Both older women expressed their joy and wished for the baby to get there quickly, but all the noise faded away as both young adults gazed at each other, in their eyes, there were only promises of eternal love and companionship, they couldn't wait for the best Valentine's day of their life.
I really hope you liked and I'd like to thank my best friend, Carolina, for being, once again, the best betta in the world!
Stay tuned for the second part!!