AN: Since a decent amount of people seem interested I figured I'd give you another chapter. Read Review and let me know what you think! And once again I own nothing.
Chapter 2: Welcome home
It was a little after 5am as she pulled onto Mifflin Street the houses glowed in the early morning sunrise the pristine lawns glistened with morning dew. It was as if she'd stepped into a memory, looking out the window she could almost see a little blond girl with wild curls racing down the street on roller blades after a little brunet girl in a pink princess dress.
It's a Sunday so Regina won't be in the office but there's a good chance she's still sleeping so Emma plans on using the spare key under the welcome mat to let herself in get henry settled; he's starting to stir for his morning feeding and could probably use some tummy time as well there hasn't been many opportunities for that having spent the past five days driving across the country.
Pulling into the driveway of what can only be described as a mansion Emma unbuckles henry from his car seat. He lets out a little whine of disgruntlement at being moved but settles back against her shoulder little snores sending puffs of warm breath against her neck. He is her whole world and finally she knows he's safe.
Before she reaches down to get the spare key the front door is open and standing before is arguably the most beautiful woman ever has ever seen. She has medium length dark brown almost black hair tied up in a messy pony tail with strands falling alongside her face. Her eyes are the color of melted chocolate. She dressed in an oversized t-shirt and that brushes along her thighs and a pair of fuzzy black slippers. Emma has a feeling everyone in town would be shocked to see their mayor dressed this way but to Emma she looks perfect.
They stare at each other for a moment before the silence was disrupted by henry letting out a cry. "Oh Shhh shh its okay little man." Emma bounces him gently in her arms. "Come in" says Regina stepping back allowing mother and son to step through the door. "Can I help you with anything?" she asks looking unsure about what to do. "Nah" says Emma with an easy smile. "He just needs to bed fed and then he'll go back down for a nap" "Okay, want me to get his bottle ready?" Regina asked wanting to be helpful. "oh umm well actually I breast feed…I couldn't really afford bottles" said Emma "Oh I'm so sorry let me show you where you can have some privacy" Said Regina glancing down at Emma's breasts for a second before quickly catching herself and looking away with a blush. "Follow me." Emma who had seen where her friends gaze went followed after her with a blush as well.
While the outside of the house looked the same on the outside it was entirely different from the way it looked when they were children before the house had an immaculate posh feel to it that seemed to scream we have money. A feeling no doubt perpetuated by the lady of the house Cora Mills if there was one thing Emma never understood it was how someone as kind and compassionate as Henry Mills could fall for someone so cold and calculating like Cora. But love worked in mysterious ways and the two were devoted to each other.
On one of their nightly phone calls over the past week Regina told Emma that five years ago Henry had passed away and that Cora followed not six months later of what the doctors could only describe as a broken heart. Regina had been in her final quarter of college at the time and living at home caring for her mother after her mother's passing Regina inherited everything and used part of the inheritance to completely redo the mansion upgrading the appliances, adding an office to the downstairs and repainting the bedrooms. Regina stopped outside of what Emma remembered to be her room and looked a little nervous.
"Ok don't freak out, I just I wanted to make sure you both were comfortable I know it's been several years since we last saw each other but Emma I never stopped thinking about you were, are, my best friend and I want you to know that you and your son are welcome here for as long as you want. So yea like I said just…don't freak out." And with that she opened the door.
Inside was the most beautiful room Emma had ever seen the walls were light blue spread throughout the room was a variety of dark wood furniture. There was a crib sitting cattycorner by a large widow draped in cream colored curtains designed to keep the room dark when closed. There was a comfortable looking rocking chair next to the bed with a bookshelf full of children's books on the opposite wall. And by the front of the door was a fully stocked changing table and a dark wood dresser.
Emma felt tears come to her eyes as she stepped into the room holding henry in one arm and running her hand over the teddy bear sitting on the rocking chair. Turning to Regina she pulled her tightly to her in a one armed hug henry nestled between them. "Thank you she whispered. Thank you so much this, this is more than I could have ever hoped to give him Regina…I just...I don't know what to say."
Regina wiped the tears away from Emma's face "Say you'll stay" Smiling at her best friend with watery eyes Emma replied "I never want to go anywhere else" Smiling back Regina squeezed her arm and said "Well then welcome home Emma" Henry the let out a cry of indignation about being ignored and squished between the two women. With a laugh Emma said "don't worry champ we didn't forget you welcome home Henry" "Henry?" Regina asked tears glistening in her eyes and a soft smile on her face as she gazed down at the little boy. "Uh yea" said Emma "He was one of the greatest guys I knew and I just wanted to him to have some kind of good role model to look up to." Gazing the down the little boy in her arms who looks up at her with curious dark brown eyes, she feels a tear slide down her cheek that Emma quickly wipes away as she places a kiss to the little boys head. "Welcome home henry."
That's a wrap for chapter two once again read, review, and let me know what you think. If you think I'm still debating if I should continue or end it here if I do continue it the next chapter will probably be from Regina's perspective.