Just now..

"What the hell did you just say...?"

The Evil Queen, naked as the day she was born, who just concluded a passionate, sapphic session of sex with the woman who, up until this morning, was her bitter enemy, Snow White (also as naked) confess that it was she, not the Evil Queen, not Regina Mills, who was responsible for the death of her father...and Regina's husband...King Leopold.

"Yes, I am responsible." The Queen tried to object, but Snow put a hand in front of the Queen and spoke: "Look, I know that you had SIdney...the genie...put those snakes on my father's bed. And I also know what my father did to you..." The Queen was not easily shocked, but this shocked her, that Snow knew of her father's unwanted advances. What the Queen could not understand was, even with that knowledge, how could she be responsible for what the Queen did.

"When you...I mean Regina...saved me on that horse and you told me to get back on that think and keep trying...and I looked in your eyes, I fell so deeply in love with you. You were, and are, the most beautiful human in any universe." Snow's tears started to fall and her voice quivered as her confession continued: "But I knew I couldn't have you. I was too young and all I wanted was for you to be happy. But I could be close to you if...if my dad married you. That way you could still love me as a mom."

So many emotions flooded the Queen at that point. One in particular. And the Queen had to ask. "Your promise. Daniel..."

"I swear, Regina, to the gods, I didn't mean to hurt you. I thought...I truly thought...that I was doing it to make sure that your happiness with Daniel was secure." Snow then began to weep hard, not caring whether it was Regina she was talking to or the Evil Queen, as she continued. "All I wanted was for you to stop hurting. To be happy. And even in the times that we thought we hated each other, all I wanted was to find a way for you to be happy...and I failed!" The last three words were wailed out of Snow as she surrendered to her emotions.

There were many ways that the Evil Queen, protector of Regina, could have responded to this. Her lips catching the tears of the Queen of Mysthaven may have been the one way Snow never thought, however...

"You did not fail. You gave us...Emma."

And with that, the Queen kissed the lips of Snow White.

What happened for this the night before was induced passion. But this was love. Real love. The only thing Snow could describe it to was her first night with Charming and the night they created Emma. Maybe there was something to that. And neither knew what time had passed as they laid finally spent on the mattress. But Snow, always the practical one, realized there was one big looming problem. When the Queen asked what it was, Snow simply pointed to the gold ring on her wedding finger.

"Oh, that." the Queen playfully resigned herself that Snow's true love would back later in the morning. But she just wanted five more minutes with Snow. Five more minutes with the woman who no longer thought of the Queen as evil.

"Is there another name you can call me?

"You are Regina, right..?"

"Yes...and no."

"How about just...Gina."

The Queen thought about it. It did have that regal air to it. And so, the Evil Queen, no longer that evil, accepted her new name, and showed her gratitude by deeply kissing the woman who named her, who in turn returned the kiss even more deeply.

And if what happened after that was any indication, Snow and Gina were two very grateful women.

To be continued.