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CHAPTER 1

Regina stared at the tiny child in her arms. It was a miracle. She knew it had been from the moment that she had found out she was expecting.

It took her a while to accept. She just couldn't at first. She was certain it was a mistake. Even after she had forced Dr. Whale to do the test 3 times with the same results.

She swore she was barren. She had made sure of that from her time with Leopold. She had at first taken care of his offspring herself. She'd learned to mix the invaluable concoction back in the Enchanted Forest from an old midwife. Then after she'd gotten deathly ill the last time she'd taken care of the abomination that had been growing within her, she'd gone to drastic measures to ensure that it was permanent. Since she couldn't keep Leopold out of her bed, she'd had to resort to cursing her own womb to ensure there was no way she'd ever carry a child for him.

And yet, here she was holding an exact replica of herself in her arms. She'd only been ill in the beginning of the pregnancy. Then by the time she hit the second trimester she'd had smooth sailing which was good. She already had an active 2 year old at home. Henry was already more than she could manage sometimes.

She had thought that Henry had been her little miracle. She smiled to herself as she thought about her little boy meeting his little sister. Now she knew that this was her true miracle.

She'd adopted Henry because she thought there was no way she could carry a child herself. Then this. At first it had been overwhelming. It wasn't a planned pregnancy after all. She'd had no idea what to expect. She was nervous about how this would affect her curse. But watching her daughter suckle at her breast, she knew things would be okay. She could do this.

She ran her finger through her daughter's soft, dark curls. She had a full head of hair already.

"Luka," she whispered softly. It was the first time she'd said the name she'd been toying with in her head out loud. She'd wanted to wait until she met her daughter before deciding on a name. "My little Luka."

Her daughter unlatched and she brought her to her shoulder to burp. After a belch that was bigger than she was, Luka's eyes slowly closed.

Regina rested her head against her pillow. She held her daughter close as she slept. It was still a little overwhelming to think of having two small children. But she had been a Queen. She could do this.

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She'd been dozing when Zelena dropped by with Henry. Her son was a constant ball of energy as all kids were at this stage. But the excitement of meeting his baby sister had him even more hyped up than usual.

"Mommy!" he shouted as soon as he'd flown through the door. He made a beeline for her.

Zelena was right behind him. Her sister had been staying at her house since the Braxton hicks contractions had hit her a few weeks before. She'd been asleep when Regina woke her to let her know she was in full labor. But she'd flown out of the bed after realizing what was going on so fast Regina thought she had wings.

Her face showed her own excitement as she gingerly helped Henry climb into the bed. She looked over at the crib next to Regina's bed. She stood over it grinning down at her new niece. She wriggled her fingers above the baby as she looked over at her sister in askance. Regina grinned back and nodded her head as she brought Henry in carefully closer to her for a hug.

"Hello there my pretty," she whispered as she lifted the baby into her arms. Henry sat with eyes the size of saucers as he realized they weren't the only ones in the room. Zelena brought the baby closer so that he could get his first look of his sister. Regina, who was always a quick thinker grabbed her phone from beside the bed and began snapping away. "What a beautiful little munchkin," she said to her sister as she kissed and gently rocked the baby.

"Well, I can't take all the credit. It does run in the family," Regina preened.

"Ahhh," Henry said in awe as he took in the new sight. "Sisser," Henry pointed to the baby.

Regina chuckled, "yes, that's your new baby sister." Regina held him closer to her and kissed his cheek.

"That means you're a big brother. And now you get to know what it's like to have a little sister. You have to take care of her. And love her all the time. Just like I do mine," the two sisters exchanged smiles filled with love.

Regina scooted over and made room for her sister and the baby beside her and Henry. The family sat together basking in one another for a long time.