So here is chapter 2, this mainly consists of telling the rest of the family about Regina's pregnancy. The action doesn't start until chapter 3. This is kind of just a filler chapter of sorts. Hope you like it!
It had been only a couple days after the boys found out they were going to have a sister that Robin and Regina decided to tell other people. Mainly those closest to them like Mary Margaret, David, Tinker Bell because she is partly responsible for Robin and Regina's relationship, Killian (because he was like a father figure to Henry and was essentially Emma's boyfriend even though her whereabouts were currently unknown and no one wanted to use the dagger), and even Mr. Gold and Belle were there because they were Henry's family and their little princess was now going to join his rather complicated and messy family tree.
Robin, Roland, Henry, and Regina were all in her car heading over to the un-Charming's new house to tell everyone the news. No one even knew that Regina was even pregnant except for those who were currently in the car. Mary Margaret and David had decided to move into a house shortly after Emma had returned from New York and only just recently got everything unpacked (even though Regina said that she could use her magic and everything would be magically put away, but they wouldn't have any of that). They wanted the family to come over for a dinner once they got settled into the new house and to Regina and Robin, it seemed like a rather good time to tell everyone.
They had just pulled up to the house when they saw Mary Margaret and David with little Neal in his arms walk out the front door to great the family. Everyone got out of the car except Regina who was fiddling with something in her purse and was so distracted that she hadn't realized Robin had walked to the passenger side of the car and opened her door. She looked over at him a bit startled, but then quickly collected herself and got out of the car with Robin's helping hand extended to her. Once she got out and straightened up she saw Snow (she will always be Snow to her, no matter what happens) was only a couple steps away from her and was looking … confused? She didn't know what to make of the expression until she heard, was it Robin or Henry? She didn't know anymore. Someone clear their throat and she realized she was holding her slightly bulging belly. She quickly moved her hand away and wondered why she had put her hand there until she felt a fluttering from within, but a slightly more powerful one. Dare she say, a kick?
The corner of Regina's mouth twisted up into a half smile and somewhat of a smirk before she looked over at Robin who, judging by the look on his face, knew what was going on and wanted so desperately to feel his little girl kicking. Regina shook her head before looking at Snow and giving her an almost genuine smile before walking up the front walkway into the house with Henry and Roland each holding one of her hands with Robin following closely behind.
When they walk into the front door, following David and Neal, they realize they are the last to arrive, but they don't really care. They are the only ones out of everybody that had to go to the un-Charming's house that has children, boys no less, that they have to get ready. After greeting everyone there, and getting a tour of the house, David announced that dinner was ready. They were having hamburgers with various types of salads for side dishes. Most of it didn't bother Regina at all, she was making her way down the line of food only scrunching her nose up at a couple slightly unappetizing dishes, but when she got to the deviled egg salad, she lost it. She handed her plate to Robin who was behind her and ran straight to the bathroom. At least she knew where it was from the tour, otherwise she would have just been frantically searching for it until she couldn't anymore. Thankfully she made it to the bathroom in time, but not without attracting attention to herself from everybody, but only a few people bothered to check on her, namely Robin, Henry, and quite surprisingly, Snow.
Robin knelt behind her, held her hair, and rubbed small soothing circles on her lower back while she emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet bowl. As she sat back on her heels and flushed the toilet, someone handed her a glass of water. She expected it to be Robin or Henry, but, once again, surprisingly, it was Snow.
"Thanks," Regina muttered as she took the glass.
"Regina, if you weren't feeling well you could've told me that you couldn't make it. I would have understood," Snow said as she stood next to Regina, leaning against the bathroom counter.
"I promised Henry that we would all come, and besides, I'm fine. It's nothing to be worried about. It's not contagious," Regina added when she saw Snow's skeptical and worried expression.
"Regardless, Regina, are you sure you're alright?" Snow asked.
Regina stood up slowly with help from Robin, and took a step towards Mary Margaret. She turned around to Robin and gave him a look that said she needed to talk to Snow alone for a bit. He nodded his head and directed Henry, who had been standing in the doorway the whole time, back out to the rest of the people at the house.
"Regina, is everything alright?" Snow asked again, growing more worried by the second. At the look that Regina had on her face, Snow only grew more and more curious.
"Snow," Regina began, using the name that she only reserves for when she is trying to convey that what she is about to say is something to listen to. She said it in the tone that she used for when she acted as a mother to Snow when she was just a child.
"Yes, Regina?" Snow said in the voice she only used when she was younger and was talking to her stepmother, whom she looked up to so much.
"Snow," Regina began again. "The reason I am not feeling well is because something has happened to me. Something I thought would never happen. Something wonderful." Regina added the last bit because Snow had a worried expression on her face. However, at the reassurance, something clicked in Snow's mind and a full on smile spread across her face as she realized what Regina was saying.
"Regina? Are you…? Are you preg-pregnant?" Snow asked timidly, because who knows what Regina would do if someone made that accusation, and it was wrong. However, Snow wasn't burnt to a crisp, so she must be right.
"Yes, Snow. I am. And I wanted to tell you first and ask if I can tell everyone else here today?" Regina said.
"Of course, Regina! Oh my god! This is fantastic! I wondered when you got out of the car earlier and was holding your belly, but I just brushed it off, because you have done that before when you were nervous or scared. Though you wouldn't admit to it." Snow said with a slight smirk on her face, which turned into a full on beaming smile again.
"I do? Hmm? I hadn't really noticed. Anyways, so you don't mind if I tell everybody at your house reveal?" Regina questioned.
"No of course not! This is merely a gathering of family during a trying time, to give us a break, and I think this will really lift everyone's spirits! I bet Henry is excited to have another sibling. I know how much he loves Roland, and now he has another sibling on the way." Snow said and then unexpectedly chuckled at something she found funny.
"What's so funny?" Regina asked.
"Well, if you think about it, I am somewhat Henry's adoptive stepsister. And this baby will also be my step sibling," Snow said and chuckled again. This time she started laughing though when she saw Regina's confused and then slightly horrified expression as the realization dawned on her.
"Well, that's, umm, weird," Regina said and then started laughing with Mary Margaret.
Once they had collected themselves and started breathing normally again, the two women headed out to join the rest of the guests. Mary Margaret went and stood next to David and Regina went to stand next to Robin, wrapping her arm around his waist and placing a quick peck on his check to let him know they could share the happy news. Robin kissed her temple and then cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.
"Can I get everyone's attention for a moment? Thank you," Robin said as everyone turned their attention to Regina and Robin. Robin caught sight of Mary Margaret's face and the slight smirk that was plastered there. He continued, though, without missing a beat.
"With everything that has been going on in town recently, I know not many of us figured we would get to enjoy a day together without much worry. A couple months ago, Regina and I discovered something that we thought impossible, but apparently, true love, and love shared between soul mates, can break any curse. So, with that being said, it is our great pleasure to announce that in just a few short months, there will be a new little princess in our midst." Robin finished, and was met with smiles, and a few confused looks, until Tinker Bell piped up and clarified for everybody.
"Oh my god! Regina, you're pregnant!" Tinker Bell almost squealed the last word. After that, the confused looks turned into genuinely happy and huge smiles from everyone, including Mr. Gold. Tinker Bell then slightly skipped over to where Regina and Robin were standing and gave them both a huge hug, one that was returned enthusiastically by both people.
Snow was excited, to say the least, when they finally shared the news, but was even more so when she realized what Robin said and voiced it loud enough for everyone to hear.
"You're having a girl, Regina? Oh that is fantastic! I am so happy for you. Now Henry and Roland will have a little sister. One I am sure they will protect with all their might," Snow chuckles.
"Uh-huh. I already told her that she isn't getting married until she is thirty-five, and even that is debatable," Henry says as he comes and stands next to Regina and places his hand over hers on her belly, which is slightly more obvious that it is rounder than usual now that everyone knows why.
Regina smiles and shakes her head at Henry, then she feels a full on kick this time and gasps slightly at the new feeling. She looks over at Robin who is talking to Hook and David and gives him a look that says get over here now.
He excuses himself and walks over to Regina, who has her hand pressed against her belly a little more so than usual. It is this that gets Robin worried.
"Regina, love, what is it, is she alright?" Robin asks in a panic, but all Regina does is grabs his hand and places it over the spot hers had just vacated. He gasps when he feels the kick from under his hand, and then he looks up to Regina with so much love in his eyes that Regina cups his face in her hands and kisses him.
"What was that for?" Robin asks.
"For loving me, and giving me something I never thought I would ever have. I love you, Robin of Locksley." Regina says.
"Of course, milady. I love you, too, Regina Mills."
They kiss again in a room that has been quietly vacated, except her boys, who have come and wrapped their arms around her and Robin, and just marvel in everything they have.
Regina never thought this would ever happen to her. To have a man that loves her, all of her, one that loves Henry as if he were his own. A man who has always seen the good in her, even when everyone else doubted there was any left. She had a son who loved her for who she is, and who she has become, a hero. She has another little boy whom she cares for and thinks of as a son. One whom has always seen the good in her, just like his father. Her little knight. And now, she is about to have a little girl whom she will love just as much and as deeply as she does her boys. A little girl who will never know a mother who thought she was never enough. Because everything Regina has in this moment, her boys and her little girl, is everything and more than she could have ever imagined.
She wanted to remain in this blissful, happy, and care-free moment for the rest of her days, but she will settle for what she has right at that moment. Because for the first time, in practically her whole life, she is happy without a care in the world.
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