*** A/N: For those who are following this story in hopes that it's going to be good fluffy fun, I'm sorry I forgot to put up earlier trigger warnings. I don't do fluff. I do angst and drama.

*** A/N: Trigger Warnings: This story will contain mentions of rape, child abuse, assaults, and suicide attempts. Once again, sorry I forgot to mention it previously. On the flip side, it will also contain healing and redemption and there will be a happy ending. :D

*** A/N: I've lost my Beta. I write quickly because I have other stories queued up and I need to find someone who can keep up with me. I am in the process of trying to find another one but in the meantime none of these chapters will be beta'd until I specifically notate it. Until then, all mistakes are my own.

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CHAPTER 2

Emma needed air. She bolted out the front door. Her hands shook as she grabbed for her keys and made to get into her car. But, something inside stopped her.

Emma had been in this town long enough to stop asking if this was even real. She had slayed a dragon, broken a curse, fallen through a portal to Fairy Tale Land, reunited with her parents who had turned out to be none other than Snow freakin' White and Prince fricken' Charming, and learned that Henry's Father was the son of Rumplestiltskin.

Her heart raced. She had no idea how much more of this crap she could take. But, a child? With Regina? And from true love? Her parents were just going to love this one.

And yet, she knew it was true. She didn't know how or why but she did. She had known it since the moment she had laid eyes on her daughter. That child could be none other than hers and Regina's. But, she couldn't get over the true love part. Emma had always known she was attracted to Regina, I mean who wouldn't be. The woman was smoking hot and carried herself like royalty. But -. No, she couldn't even finish that thought.

The child had said that they were her Mommies. As in the plural. As in her and Regina both.

She had given Henry away before and it had almost killed her. She couldn't walk out on another child.

She absently ran her fingers around her bracelet as she contemplated what to do next. After standing there for a while and still coming up with nothing, she turned and walked back into the house.

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"Mommy I'm hungry," Angelica announced.

Regina snapped out of her daze. She had been staring after Emma's retreat. She had just gotten up and bolted out the front door. She didn't even say goodbye or anything.

Regina walked over to the refrigerator and inspected the contents. It was empty. She hadn't been shopping in weeks. She opened the milk and could smell the sourness. With Henry out of the house, she had not felt inclined to cook anymore. She couldn't even remember the last time she had eaten. She hadn't done much outside of work, sleep, and replay horrible memories from her past. She had had no appetite.

Suddenly, her stomach growled. Her daughter smiled over at her and she stroked her finger over her cheek as she smiled back. She covered her tummy with her hand. "Well, I'm out of food here. I guess we're going to have to go out. I also need to get to work." She dumped out the milk and tidied up the remaining mess in the kitchen.

She took the child in her arms. She looked her over from head to toe. She was wearing a plain pink dress and slippers. They would have to do for now. Seemed they needed a shopping trip after breakfast though. "I'm going to need to get cleaned up first."

She carried the child upstairs with her and sat her on her bed. She turned on her bedroom TV to a children's program while she followed through with her morning routine.

After she was freshened up, she turned to Angelica. She ran a brush through her hair and put it into a ponytail with the ends curling down. She found her one of Henry's older jackets. They made their way downstairs and were on their way out the door when they ran into Emma.

"Sheriff Swan? May I help you?" she had thought that Emma had left ages ago.

Emma kinda shook herself as if from a daze. "She called me Mommy," she said making it clear that it still hadn't completely set in yet.

"Yes?"

Emma stood and fidgeted. "Well, I'm here. I'm not walking out or anything," her voice was shaky as the words came out.

Regina nodded that she understood her to mean that she wasn't walking out on them. Or rather, not walking out on their child. Although the last thing she wanted or needed was to have another child overtaken by that family, she understood the sentiment.

"So, um… you umm… know what's going on?" Emma asked.

"I have no clue what's going on. I'm going to handle this one step at a time. And right now, this little one is hungry. We're going to Granny's." Regina grabbed the child's hand, "Come along Angel."

Angelica eagerly placed her hand inside her Mommy's. They got to Regina's car and Regina was a little perturbed as Emma went around to the passenger side door. "Miss Swan?"

"What?"

"When I said we I meant me and Angelica."

Emma was miffed. She shifted her weight to her other foot and frowned. "She said she's my kid too. And until we find out what's going on, I'm not leaving her side."

Regina sighed her displeasure but knew now was not the time to press things. She waved her hand and produced a child's seat in the backseat of her Mercedes. She helped Angelica climb up and strapped her in. She shot Emma a look of dissatisfaction and drove to Granny's.

They got out of the car and Regina held Angelica by the hand. They were walking towards the door when none other than Rumplestiltskin himself strolled by with Belle on his arm.

The couple walked past them at first but then he turned back quickly. "I see you and Miss Swan here have finally taken it to the next level. I thought that the marriage came before a baby though."

Regina grabbed Angelica up close to her and held her tight. They were well aware that Gold wasn't to be trusted under any circumstances. But, he was the most powerful person in the magical realm. Not to mention the oldest. His knowledge and power made Regina look like a novice. And right now he was the closest that they were going to come to getting answers.

Emma stepped in front of Regina and Angelica in a protective stance. "What do you know about this? Did you do something to us?"

"On the contrary, my dear. This was all your doing," he pointed to both women. "And she," he pointed again indicated Angelica, "Is the product of your true love."

"We have done nothing," Regina was outraged. "We woke up and she was calling us Mommy. I've never heard of anything like this before in my life."

"As powerful a sorceress as you are, that is quite a surprise. This child is the result of your intimate acts."

Regina scoffed. "Now I know you're just messing with our heads. We have not been intimate." Regina made to turn and enter the building.

Emma however remained. Her face was flushed a deep crimson. "Well –"

Regina turned to her questioningly, "What?"

Emma's embarrassment increased. She shifted from foot to foot and avoided eye contact with everyone. "You were crying in your sleep. So, I-," she took a deep breath and blew it out. "It was just a small peck. Not even a real kiss."

Mr. Gold just laughed. Belle who had been staying out of the conversation smiled knowingly.

Regina's eyes widened in disbelief, "You what?"

"It was real enough to create this beautiful child. Yes. The perfection combination of the best of the two of you together." Gold stepped closer looking at the child closer. "Pure love," he muttered.

Regina threw him a glare as she turned to shield Angelica from him. "So, you're saying she's really mine." Regina's heart lifted at having this confirmed. She hadn't wanted to get her hopes up but, she knew Gold was telling her the truth. She had known it since the first time Angelica had called her Mommy. She smiled and kissed her sweet cheek.

"And Miss Swan's." At Regina's shaking head, he continued, "This child was created from the true love that flows between the two of you."

Again, Regina scoffed. "There is nothing between the two of us," she hissed.

"Except Henry," Emma had her hands in her back pockets rocking on her heels.

Regina turned to Gold pointedly ignoring Emma, "So, she's a normal child?"

"Indeed. She was created from the minds of the two of you. She shares many of your best attributes. Your intelligence, your instincts, all the best the two of you have to offer is now encased inside of her. Her magic will be unstoppable." Gold was getting that creepy look on his face again.

"She's as beautiful as her Mummies," Belle chimed in. She tapped the end of Angelica's nose with a finger making the child giggle. "What's her name?"

"Angelica Mills," Regina replied instantly. She and Belle had a complicated history. Then again, that was true of everyone in this town. Regina had a complicated history with them all. Though she had no idea why she would be with Rumplestiltskin, Regina was aware that the woman was no threat to anyone.

"I never agreed to that," Emma spoke up with a frown on her face.

"I'm not interested in your opinions Miss Swan. Good day." Regina turned and went into the diner leaving everyone standing on the sidewalk.

Emma moved to follow her but her phone began ringing. She threw a frown at Gold and Belle and walked a little ways away.

"Congratulations." Belle threw over her shoulder as she and Gold walked away.

She raised her hand in a thank you gesture and answered the phone, "Hello?"

"Emma? Where are you? I went to the station but you weren't there. And you didn't come home last night."

Being a Mom was still new to her. Henry didn't want to go back with Regina and although she was thrilled to have her son with her, she was still fumbling through finding her footing as a parent. "Oh, yeah. Sorry, kid. I had some really serious stuff to look into."

"Like a mission?"

"Yeah, kid. Just like a mission. So, me and your Mom are working on something and time just got away from us. You should go to school now."

"You're with my Mom? Why are you with her?" Henry's voice had a nasty bite to it that riled at Emma but she brushed it off. "I could help you."

"No, kid. Your Mom and I are doing just fine. You just get on to school. And tell Mary Margaret that I'll be home later."

"Yeah, okay. Bye Emma," Henry disconnected the call.

She was barely getting by with one kid who at 12, basically took care of himself. And even with her parents helping her out, she still felt like she was doing everything wrong. How was she going to handle two?

She shook it off and entered the diner. She looked around until she finally located Regina. She slid into the booth across from Regina and Angelica.

Regina frowned at her, "Miss Swan?"

"Regina?"

"You have gotten your answers. You may now leave."

"The questions were; is this child real and is she mine. And now that I know the answers to both are yes, I'm not walking out on my daughter."

Regina started to protest but was interrupted by Ruby.

"Good Morning Emma," she nodded over to her, "Mayor. Who's this pretty little lady? I haven't seen you before." Ruby leaned over Regina and placed a children's menu and some crayons in front of the child.

"Angelica Mills," the blond tyke said as she grabbed up the crayons and began coloring happily.

"Mills?" Ruby frowned over at Regina.

"Look Rubes, this is kinda sensitive right now. We haven't really gotten everything figured out yet. Could you please just let it go for now and I promise I'll tell you anything you want to know later?" Ruby was the town gossip and the only thing better than a scoop was an even bigger scoop that awaited her later on. When Emma saw Ruby caving she continued, "Now, I'll have my grilled cheese with a hot chocolate. What about you princess? What do you want to eat?"

"I'll have my grilled cheese with a hot chocolate too."

Emma smiled at her daughter. "That's my girl."

"And I'll have the fruit salad with an orange juice and some coffee to go before we leave." Regina handed her menu back to Ruby.

"That was interesting," she said after Ruby sauntered off to the kitchen.

"You're being pretty quiet over there princess? Are you still mad at Mommy?"

Angelica tilted her head in contemplation, "Do you still think I'm a curse?"

"I think you're the best new thing in the world today." Emma smiled at her.

Angelica beamed back. She slid underneath the table and came out on Emma's side. Emma scooped her up and gave her a huge hug. "I love you Mommy."

"I love you too kid." And it was true. It had been since Emma saw Angelica in her dream.

Ruby returned with their order and they ate in comfortable silence. Watching Angelica eat was adorable. It was like she was tasting things for the first time ever. She'd give it a little bite and then her face would light up and she'd dig in.

Emma was pleased to see that Ruby had put cinnamon on Angelica's hot chocolate also. And even more so that Angelica seemed to enjoy it as much as she and Henry did.

"So, what's next?" Emma asked Regina as her hunger was satiated.

"Well, I'm sure you need to get to work. And I'm taking my -,"

"Our," Emma cut in. "She's our daughter. Seriously Regina?" Emma asked when Regina shook her head. "Is it really that hard to say? We already have one kid together. Two isn't really going to make that much of a difference."

Regina stared at Emma hard. "I don't care what Rumplestiltskin had to say. Angelica is mine. And you will not get your hands on her. You stole Henry from me just to assuage your guilt for abandoning him in the first place. But, you will not get your hands on my daughter." She turned to Angelica smiling. "Come along, darling. We're going to get you some new clothes." She threw a handful of bills on the table, scooped up Angelica, and walked out.

Emma sat for a moment, with the air knocked out of her as if she had been punched in the gut. She told herself that it was just Regina being Regina but she found she had nothing to refute her taking Henry to assuage her guilt over abandoning him.

She had been thrilled when her son found her. And even more so that he wasn't angry with her at all for leaving him. She had just wanted to get to know him. And he was the one who had decided he didn't want to be with Regina. Of course, he was 12. But she didn't see a point in saying no when she was secretly pleased. And so were her parents. It was just as much Regina's fault that Henry was with her as much as theirs.

"So, Swan. What's the dish? You promised to tell me everything," Ruby took the side of the booth that Regina had left empty. She leaned over conspiratorially and waited for Emma to speak.

"It's um… way too long to go into here Rubes. I will tell you everything. I just have to go now. But, hey, maybe we could have drinks later on?" Emma was already walking toward the door as she was talking. She walked outside and headed to the apartment that she shared with Mary Margaret, David, and now Henry.