A/N Hey guys. This is my first Once Upon A Time fanfic and I'm so happy to add my name to the list of Swan Queen shippers. I am a huge fan of this ship and really believe they belong together. Soo I'm going to get on with the story because I know that's what you really came for.
Disclaimer: Are Emma and Regina together? Nope. Okay then that should clear things up. I don't own anything but the plot.
"Regina." Emma whines as her girlfriend runs her fingers along her sides, tickling her.
"Hush Miss Swan if you want to act like a child you will be treated as one. That includes being tickled." Regina says with an arched eyebrow.
"Regina, please stop." The blonde says laughing.
"Emma, if I stop will you get up if I stop?"
"Yes." "Okay Miss Swan." Regina says before removing her hands from the blonde. She makes a move to leave the bed before being pulled down suddenly. She lands shocked on top of Emma who just grins up at her.
"Hi." Emma says softly.
"Hi." Regina says leaning down to kiss her girlfriend. "I love you 'Gina" "I love you too Emma." Regina says nuzzling her girlfriend's nose. She moves into to kiss her again before being stopped by the sound of the blonde's stomach rumbling. Regina looks at her girlfriend before breaking out into laughter.
"Come on dear. Let's get you fed." Regina says pulling Emma out of the bed. The two made their way down the stair after checking to make sure their son Henry had already left for school.
"So Emma, what do you want for breakfast?" Regina asks.
"Hmm. Apple cinnamon pancakes."
"Of course."
"What? It's my favorite food other than your lasagna."
"I know dear. I'll make them." Regina says watching her girlfriends face light up as she pulls out the cinnamon and apples.
"Do you need any help?"
"No. You should probably go get ready while I make the pancakes."
"Okay I'm going to go get ready." Emma says as she walks up the stairs.
"How did I get so lucky?" Regina says to herself as she watches her girlfriend's retreating form.
Thirty minutes later the first few pancakes are done and Emma is running down the stairs. She stops in the doorway of the kitchen and watches Regina move around.
"Miss Swan, are you going to just stand there or are you going to come in?" Regina says turning around with a smirk.
"I'm sorry for admiring the love of my life."
"Oh, and who might that be?" Regina says smiling.
"She is the most beautiful chocolate eyed brunette I have ever seen. Her eyes make me melt and she has this little scar on her upper lip that drives me crazy. Some would call her evil, but in reality she's just a teddy bear. My teddy bear." Emma says her eyes shining.
"She sounds amazing." Regina says with a slight blush.
"Oh she is. And what about you Madame Mayor?"
"Excuse me." Regina says playing along. "Do you have someone you're in love with?"
"Yes."
"What's she like?"
"She's the most annoying, infuriating, beautiful blonde I have ever met. She has bright green eyes and an amazing smile. She's my best friend and the thorn in my side at the same time. She's gorgeous and has the purest heart of anyone I've ever met. She also loves apple cinnamon pancakes." Regina says turning around and plating the last pancake.
"I love you 'Gina." She hears as Emma comes up and wraps her arms around her stomach.
"I love you too Em." Regina says turning around and handing Emma a plate of pancakes.
"Thanks babe." Emma says reaching behind Regina and grabbing the brunette's plate for her, before turning around and heading to the table. Regina follows Emma and watches the blonde pick two seats right next to each other and sit the plates next to each other. The couple sits down next to each other and smile before beginning to eat.
"Emma. I need to talk to you about something." Regina says breaking the silence.
"Okay." Emma says confused.
"Emma I want to tell your parents about us."
"Okay. I think it's time to tell them."
"Really?"
"Yes. Henry knows and nobody's trying to kill us. I want us to be able to go out on dates and say I love you in public." Emma says grabbing Regina's hands.
"Okay, how should we tell them?"
"Maybe you should invite them over for dinner."
"That's a good idea. When are we going to tell them?"
"Is tonight too early?" Emma asks
"No, I would say tonight is perfect." Regina says leaning in to kiss Emma.
"Do you want to call or ask them in person?"
"Let's call." Regina says walking over to where her phone sat. She picked it up and dialed Snow's number.
"Hello." She hears Snow say.
"Hi."
"Regina. Why are you calling?"
"Snow I wanted to invite you and David over for dinner."
"Why?"
"Emma's coming over to eat dinner with Henry and I figured maybe she would like to see her parents." Regina says looking over at her girlfriend
"Emma's going to be there?" Snow questioned.
"Yes, along with Henry.
"Okay, what time should we be there?"
"Around 6."
"Okay, we'll see you later Regina." Snow says hanging up.
"They are coming around six." Regina says going over to her girlfriend and hugging her, she buries her face in Emma's neck and breathes in the smell of her girlfriend.
"Are we really doing this?" Emma asks
"Yes. I think it's time to finally tell your parents, and thank your mother."
"Thank her? For what?"
"Emma if Daniel wasn't killed I would have become the Evil Queen and cast the curse. Without the curse I wouldn't have Henry, or you. You're my true love Emma." Regina says her face still buried in Emma's neck.
"Regina. You're my true love too."
"Emma I know you love me but do you really believe I'm your true love?"
"No I don't believe it. I know it. You're the other half of me, my son's other mother and my best friend. I love you."
"I love you too." Regina says pulling her face out of Emma's neck.
"Come on Regina. We have a dinner to plan." Emma says grabbing Regina's hand and pulling her towards the study.
Six hours later we see Regina in her kitchen and Emma in the dining room, setting the table. Emma sets five places and smiles as she sets her place next to Regina's. She walks back to the kitchen and grabs the glass of apple cider that is beside Regina. She takes a sip and a shiver runs over her as her mind is flooded with memories of the night she and Regina met. Emma will never forget that night; not only did she meet her son, she met the love of her life. She takes another drink before setting the glass down gently beside Regina. She wrapped her arms around Regina's waist and buried her face in her hair while breathing in the smell of her girlfriend's shampoo.
"Hey." Emma says.
"Hey." Regina says turning her body to face Emma.
"Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?"
"Yes Emma. I'm tired of hiding."
"Okay then." Emma says pulling her girlfriend closer and kissing her.
They quickly pull apart when they hear Henry rushing down the stairs.
"Where do you think you're going?" Regina asks watching her son in amusement.
"Grandma and Grandpa are here." He says like it's the most obvious thing in the world. Regina falters for a moment before walking to the door with Emma and Henry in tow. The latter barely containing his excitement. Regina opened the door to find a beaming Snow and hesitant David.
"Hello Snow, David. Welcome to my home." Regina says moving out of the way of the door and allowing Snow and David to walk in. They walk in the house and smile when they see their daughter standing next to Henry.
They take off their coats and hand them to Regina who hangs them up before going over to Emma. Regina touches Emma's shoulder softly, drawing Emma out of her daze. Emma looks up and nods as Regina says something softly before looking at her parents.
"Hi." Emma says softly.
"Hey Emma." Snow say watching her daughter who relaxes when Regina steps beside her, their shoulders just barely brushing.
"So," Regina says looking around "Let's eat."
"What are we having?" Snow asks as they move to the dining room.
"Lasagna." Regina says grabbing a bottle of apple cider and a bottle of wine from the cabinet next to the door leading to the kitchen. She sets the bottles next to the large pitcher of water that is already on the table. Regina motions for everyone to sit down and removes the lid from a large pan of lasagna. She sits down and grabs the bottle of cider, she pours some into her glass before handing the bottle to a strangely quiet Emma.
"David, would you mind opening the bottle of wine?" Regina asks her eyes flickering to Henry who gives her a subtle thumbs up.
"Sure. Where's your bottle opener?"
"Next to the bottle."
"Okay." David says grabbing the corkscrew.
As he opens the bottle of wine Regina grabs Henry's plate and puts a piece of lasagna on his plate before handing him the plate. She grabs Emma's and repeats the action before finishing with her own.
"Snow, David, do you want to get your own?" Regina asks.
"Sure." David said taking the knife and spatula from Regina.
After everyone had their food Regina smiles and says "Let's eat."
As they started to eat Emma looked to Regina and caught her eye. The two locked eyes and Regina smiled slightly before taking a drink of her apple cider.
"Regina this is very good." Snow says after taking a bite.
"Thank you."
"So why did you invite us to dinner?"
"Excuse me?" Regina says.
"Regina, we both know you didn't invite us to dinner just because of Emma. So why did you invite us?" Emma watched Regina's face as her mother finished speaking.
She watched a nervous look cross her face before Regina changed it to a look of determination. Emma watched as her girlfriend looked to their son before meeting her eyes. Regina seems to read Emma's mind and gives a small almost imperceptible nod. Emma scoots her chair closer to Regina and grabs her hand under the table. She clears her throat and squeezes Regina's hand once.
"Mom, you're right about one thing. Regina didn't invite you over just because of me. She invited you over because we need to tell you something."
"What do you need to tell us?" Snow says looking between her daughter and former enemy.
"Mom, ever since we left Neverland, I've realized something. I know who my true love is."
"Who?" Snow asks excitedly.
"Mom, its Regina." Emma says watching Snow's face drop in shock before changing altogether to a look of pure anger.
"What?" Snow asks her voice no longer warm, just cold.
"Mom, I'm in love with Regina."
"No you can't be. She's the evil queen."
"Mom! No she's not. She may have been the Evil Queen at one time but now she's just Regina."
"Emma you must be under a spell."
"Mom, I am not under a spell. I'm in love!" Emma yells frustrated and angry.
"No, I refuse to believe that."
"Why? Just because she was a villain? That doesn't mean I can't love her or more importantly she can't love me."
"Emma, she's incapable of love." Snow says trying to reach her daughter.
This seems to shock Regina out of her silence.
"No!" Regina says shakily. "If I was incapable of love I wouldn't have ever become the Evil Queen."
"What?"
"Snow, you seem to forget love is why I became evil."
"How?"
"Snow. Don't tell me you forgot about Daniel."
"Oh." Snow says looking down.
"Snow you know how much I loved Daniel. He wasn't my true love. I'm truly deeply in love with Emma. You should know that there is no spell to make someone love you."
Regina says looking at her girlfriend.
"There isn't?" Snow asks confused.
"Of course. Love is the most powerful magic there is. You can't replicate that."
"So you actually love Emma?"
"Of course I do."
"Emma do you love her?"
"Yes. I love her so much." Emma says looking into her girlfriends eyes. Regina leans in slowly and kisses her softly. Suddenly a white light tinged with purple spread from them and a tremor shook through the room, breaking the couple apart.
They look at each other and smile before Emma speaks.
"What was that?" Emma asks.
"True love's kiss." Snow says softly in awe.
"Regina. That's never happened before."
"I know."
"Why did it happen now?"
"Emma in order to break the final part of the curse I had to be accepted by my true love's parents."
"Wait, does that mean you accept my relationship with Regina?" Emma asks looking at her parents.
"Emma, Regina looks at you like she looked at Daniel. Except this time it's deeper and you can see the total adoration in her eyes." Snow says with a soft smile while watching how Regina smiled at her daughter.
"What about you Dad?"
"Emma, I never saw Regina with Daniel but she looks at you like Snow looks at me."
"I love you guys." Emma says with tears shining in her eyes.
"We love you too Emma." Snow say standing up and moving towards her daughter. She pulls Emma into a hug and smiles as Emma hugs her back and relaxes.
Snow pulls away and quirks an eyebrow as she speaks.
"We obviously know this is not a new relationship. So I want to know one thing. How did you two get together?" Snow asks watching Emma's face blush as Regina looks down at the floor, shaking her head.
To be continued…
A/N So I stopped this chapter here because it's almost 2,500 words. Please review and tell me if you liked it. This is my first time writing OUAT and I actually love this chapter so much.