Emma was out patrolling her night shift. It was dark and she could barely see anything if it wasn't for the lights on the street. It had only been an hour or so, when she heard it. The crying. The loud yet distant crying and Emma immediately reacted driving towards the sound.
She ended at the end of a oneway street and knew she had to go on foot. She immediately got out of the car and ran towards the crying, hearing it getting louder and louder. She ended behind a house, the dumpsters and trash standing in the darkness.
Emma pulled out her flashlight and it immediately landed on a blue blanket. She gasped out and ran over to the blanket, seeing a small baby laying on the cold ground. He couldn't be more than a few hours old. Emma immediately turned off the flashlight and took the baby into her arms. God he was so cold. She could feel him practically shake because of his fear and freezing.
She ran back to her car and drove calmly to the closets house she knew. 108 mifflin street. After two minutes of driving she finally reached the house and she got out of the car and ran over to the door, not even bothering to knock. She ran inside and into the living room, knowing Regina would be there. The brunette immediately stood from her seat, seeing the baby in Emma's arms.
"What happened?!"
"Here take him, I'm gonna make a bath for him", Emma said not even giving Regina a slight of chance to say anything before giving her the baby and Regina felt herself flinch at the coldness, gasping out.
"He so cold", she whispered holding the boy closer and Emma nodded running back out and up the stairs. Regina followed the blonde immediately into the bathroom where she had already started the water in the bathtub. Suddenly Emma started to undress and Regina felt herself blush looking away as the blonde took off her shirt and jeans, letting herself stay in her underwear. Suddenly the door opened and Henry stepped inside.
"Moms? Wha— woah ma", Henry said and Emma sighed deep looking at the water.
"It's almost done", she said taking the small boy back into her arms and gently took off the blanket giving it to Regina. She gently got into the bathtub and sat down, letting the boy get into the warm water. "There you go baby. Yeah there you go", she whispered and Regina and Henry watched as the blonde and the little boy sat in the bathtub, a smile on Emma's face.
"What happened Emma?", Regina asked calmly sitting down on the toilet and Emma sighed deep turning to Regina.
"I found him when I was out patrolling. He was laying by a dumpster, only that blanket around him", she explained and both Henry and Regina could hear the crack in her voice.
"I'll go warm up some milk for him. Maybe I can find one of the feeding bottles from when I got Henry"
Emma nodded and turned back to the boy who had now stopped crying, laying and taking soft deep breaths. "That's it sweetie. Now you're warm"
Henry walked closer, sitting on the toilet where his brunette mother had been sitting just seconds ago and Emma turned to him with a smile. "Hey kid. How are you?", she asked her thirteen year old son and said son smiled softly at her.
"I'm fine ma. I'm just worried about the little guy there", he said and Emma smiled softly at him.
"Me too kid. Me too"
After a long warm bath, Regina gave Emma one of Henry's small baby onesies and Emma put it on the little boy. It was a little big, but it fit him nonetheless. When he was ready she took him into her arms and held him close, letting him feel loved, before walking down the stairs and into the living room, seeing Regina sitting in the couch.
"Hey", she whispered and Regina turned to her giving a soft smile.
"Hi. How is he?"
"Better. Warmer definitely", Emma said with a smile and Regina smiled softly at her. She watched as Emma sat down next to her, and she turned to look at the little boy who had his head on Emma's chest, sleeping peacefully.
"Where do you think he's coming from?", she asked and Emma shook her head.
"I don't know. I found him behind a house in the dumpster, but the house hasn't been used for years. Could be anyone in Storybrooke"
Regina sighed and turned to the boy. She smiled at him and brought her hand to his back, caressing it gently. "I have his milk, if you want to feed him"
Emma nodded and gave the boy over, making Regina frown in surprise. "You want me to do it?", she asked and Emma smiled nodding.
"Yeah. He'll love you", she said and Regina smiled at her before taking the little boy into her arms. She laid him in her arms and brought the bottle to his mouth. Surprisingly he immediately latched on and began sucking.
"Thank you. For letting me just... barch in and... take over your bathroom", she thanked the brunette and said brunette smiled shaking her head.
"Don't worry about it. You saved a life Emma. You saved the little boy's life"
Emma smiled nodding looking at little boy and Regina could see the love Emma had in her eyes. "What are you thinking?", she asked, though she knew what the blonde was thinking.
"He has no one. His family probably left him and now he doesn't have any family at all", she explained and Regina gave her an understandable look.
"Then give him one"
Their eyes met and Emma sighed nodding. "Will you help me?"
Regina smiled and placed her hand on Emma's. "I would love to"
1 Year Later
"Benjamin!", Emma yelled after her son as he ran off naked towards the living room, Emma running after him with his diaper. He ran into the living room, meeting his brunette mother sitting on the couch and Regina turned to her son as he stood naked in front of her.
"Hello my little Benjamin", she said taking the boy into her arms kissing his cheek and after a second, Emma came running inside, the diaper in her hands.
"He's so fast for a one year old", she said and Regina chuckled standing from the couch and walking closer to Emma.
"Well now I caught the little guy so he can get ready for his little nap", she said and Emma smiled and turned to her son who smiled up at her.
"Come on champ, let's get you ready"
Once Benjamin was ready and was laying in his bed, sleeping peacefully, Emma sighed in relief as she watched him sleep in his bed. She felt arms around her waist and turned her head, her cheek meeting soft lips. "Hi"
"Hi", Regina whispered back and Emma smiled and turned around in the arms, her eyes meeting her girlfriend's.
"Thank you"
Regina smiled and nodded. She knew what Emma was thanking her for. The blonde thanked her almost every single day for helping her with Benjamin. Emma couldn't be more grateful. "Always"
The blonde smiled and cupped the woman's cheeks before leaning in kissing her softly. Regina immediately kissed her back bringing the blonde closer but didn't get far as she heard a little whine coming from her son in the bed and the two mothers turned to look down at him, watching him moving around before falling back asleep.
Emma sighed and turned back to her girlfriend cupping her face. She sighed deep closing her eyes and leaned her head against the brunette's cheek. "I love you"
Regina smiled and brought her arm around the blonde's waist. "I love you too"
6 Years Later
Emma walked inside the mansion after a long shift and could immediately smell the delicious smell of her wife's famous lasagna. She walked into the kitchen, seeing her wife standing by the stove and she smiled walking over to her, kissing her cheek. "Hi baby", Regina greeted her softly and Emma smiled turning the brunette's head, meeting her eyes.
"Hi"
Regina smiled and leaned in, letting their lips meet in a soft kiss. "How was your day?"
"Fine I guess. Long but fine"
Regina nodded watching the tiredness in her wife's eyes and kissed her once more. "You can go and get ready. I'm putting the lasagna in the oven in a minute"
Emma nodded and kissed her wife's cheek one last time before walking out of the kitchen and up the stairs. When dinner was ready Regina called down her family and Emma came walking down the stairs. A few seconds later they heard footsteps and seven year old Benjamin ran down the stairs and towards the dining table.
"No running Benji", Emma warned him and the boy stopped turning to his mother.
"Sorry mama"
Emma smiled and watched as her son sat down by the table and looked at his mommy's lasagna. "Mommy when is Henry coming home?", he asked and Regina smiled at her son.
"He should be here soon sweetie. Have you washed your hands?"
The boy immediately paled and Regina knew the answer. She gave him a look and the boy stood from his seat and ran upstairs, making the two mothers chuckle. "He's growing so fast", Emma said softly, bringing her arm around Regina's waist. "It feels like I found him yesterday"
Regina sighed smiling at her wife. "Yeah it does. You've done great with him"
Emma smiled and leaned in, kissing her softly. "We both have"
Regina smiled and learned in, kissing her once more. Emma felt her stomach tighten at the kiss and brought the woman closer, kissing her deeper. "Moms please, kids are in the house", a voice said and the couple broke the kiss turning to their oldest son.
"What about you and Violet? You always go around and kiss anyway", Emma said with a raised eyebrow and Henry blushed clearing his throat.
"This is not about me and Violet", he said sitting down and the two mothers chuckled and shared one last kiss before separating and sitting down. A second later Benjamin came down the stairs and sat down next to his brother.
"Hi Henry", he greeted him and Henry smiled and ruffled his little brother's brown hair.
"Hey kid"
Emma was about to start on the lasagna when her son stopped her. "No mama. We need to pray first", he said and Emma stopped in her tracks.
"Oh. Right", she said and rolled her eyes playfully, earning a gentle elbow into her side by her wife and smirked at the brunette.
Benjamin smiled and turned to his plate, placing his elbows on the table, lacing his fingers together and closed his eyes. "Dear god. Thank you for the family you've given me. Thank you for my mommy's lovely food. Thank you for my mama's loving and caring. Thank you for Henry. I promise I will take care of them. Amen"
Emma and Regina shared a proud smile and looked at their son as he opened his eyes again smiling at them. "Mommy can I have some lasagna?"
Regina let out a chuckled and nodded. "Of course sweetie. Come with your plate"
Benjamin smiled wide and gave his mother his plate, his big eyes looking at the lasagna as it transferred from the platter to his plate.
8 Years Later
"Come on kid, time to get up", Emma said as she walked into her fifteen year old son's bedroom and said son laid in his bed, butt in the air, one arm hanging on the side of the bed. Emma chuckled and went over to his desk, finding some music and turned it up to the maximum volume. She started it and Benjamin jumped out of bed, looking fearfully around, finding his mother standing by his desk, laughing hard.
He quickly stood from the floor and ran over to the speaker, turning off the music before turning to his mother. "Ma, what the hell?!"
"Your brother is here in ten minutes. Get ready", Emma said and kissed his cheek before walking out of the room, leaving her son alone. Said son sighed deep and walked into the bathroom getting ready before walking over to his closet, putting on some clothes. He walked out of his bedroom and down the stairs, walking into the kitchen and met his mothers.
"Good morning", he greeted them and the two mothers smiled at their son. He walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out some milk, filling a glass before taking a sip. He noticed eyes on him and looked up to see his mothers staring at him.
"What?"
Emma smiled walking closer to him and cupped his face, looking into his blue eyes. "We just love you so much sweetie. You have no idea how much", she whispered and Benjamin smiled and looked down in embarrassment. Emma smiled at the embarrassment and leaned up, kissing his cheek softly.
The bell rung and a second later the door opened, a voice running through the house. "Hey moms, I'm here. I have the bottle with me", Henry called out and Emma and Regina laughed while Benjamin groaned rolling his eyes.
"I would rather want the loud music then", he said kissing his mother's cheek before taking another sip of his milk. A second later Henry walked into the kitchen and saw his brother standing and drinking his milk.
"Oh. You're already up. What did ma do today? Water as well? Music?"
"Music", Benjamin mumbled and Henry laughed and walked over to his brother ruffling his hair before walking over to his brunette mother hugging her tight.
"Are you ready bro?"
Benjamin nodded and drank the last milk in the glass before walking over to his mothers hugging them tight. "I love you moms. Take care of each other", he said and the two mothers smiled at their son, kissing his face before watching him walking with Henry. They followed the boys, Benjamin taking his bag and walked out of the house, Emma and Regina standing in the doorway, watching them walk towards Henry's car.
"I'll see you again Sunday", he said and the two mothers smiled and nodded. The two brothers got into the car and waved at their mothers before driving away. Emma brought her arm around Regina's waist and took a deep breath, turning to her.
"Finally alone", she breathed out and kissed her wife before said wife could even register.