"We should go to the apartment to share this fantastic news with Henry and your parents." Regina and Emma were sitting with their backs against the headboard, their limbs entwined. Emma couldn't stifle her smile even if she tried. In the span of two hours, they managed to beat the darkness, repel it, and make love for the first time. It was a roller coaster but Emma wouldn't have changed a thing.
"They're going to freak out," Emma chuckled, nuzzling into Regina's hair and catching a whiff of the brunette's apple shampoo, "I think we should help them with their investigation into Hook's death too."
"Of course," Regina placed a sweet kiss onto her lips before jumping out of bed and sprinting to the bathroom, buck-naked. Emma heard her voice sound from the partially shut door, "You can borrow clothes from my closet!"
Emma rose from the bed and started to walk to the closet but she paused when she heard the shower turn on. The blonde smirked before changing course, running into the bathroom and shutting the door with a slam. All that could be heard was Regina's squeals and Emma's raucous laughter.
"So, it's over?" Snow cried, covering her mouth with her hands. The woman looked stunned, her eyes wide and wet. Charming was positively beaming, his happiness bringing out his attractive features.
"Regina… convinced the darkness to let me go." Emma shrugged. Her voice was calm but her expression showed immense gratitude. Snow and Charming stared at Regina in awe but the brunette was too busy smiling at the blonde to notice. Snow quirked a brow, noticing the intense looks her daughter and former stepmother were giving one another.
Charming, who was oblivious, asked, "But how?"
"Okay, so relax and let me finish before you react," Emma saw her parents nod before clearing her throat, "I've been seeing Regina for a few days, way before I saw you guys, and we've been seeing each other."
"Are you finished?" Snow asked calmly, her mouth thinning. Charming's eyes darted between the three women. Regina gulped audibly, which was ridiculous because, hello, she was the Evil Queen and her girlfriend's mother was, unfortunately, Snow White. Snow should be afraid of her.
"No, so, uh, I fell asleep in her bed last night and when I woke up, the darkness had overtaken me. The Dark One woke Regina up and she managed to convince the darkness that our love would win no matter what. So, ya, then The Dark One kissed Regina and our True Love's Kiss expelled the darkness and it flew away. We're not sure where it went." Emma spoke quickly, her nerves running rampant. Regina inconspicuously interlaced their fingers under the table. Henry noticed though and a gigantic smile broke out, his cheeks flushed with happiness.
"So, you two are True Loves?" Snow whispered, her voice muffled by the hands still covering her mouth. Emma noted that her mother didn't seem upset. She seemed anxious, as if the answer would set her off, whether it would be negative or positive was undetermined. Snow was actually pretty unreadable for once.
Regina leaned forward in her seat, "Yes, we are. I did not plan this Snow. It just happened."
"I don't think you understand," Snow removed her hands from her mouth slowly to reveal a small smirk, "I knew it!"
"Dammit!" Charming bellowed, slamming his back into the wooden chair dramatically. Snow rose from her seat and pointed at her husband tauntingly.
"You owe me twenty bucks!" Snow shrieked happily. Emma and Regina stood stock still in shock, their mouths hanging open comically. Henry was practically busting a gut, his chair tilting back. They watched as Charming took out his wallet begrudgingly to hand a bill to his wife. Snow chuckled before shoving the bill into her bra.
"Wait," Emma jumped up and darted her eyes between her parents and Henry, "You're okay with this?"
"Oh, sweetie, we've been preparing for this for years." Snow answered lightly as she walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of champagne. Charming smiled their way.
"We kind of saw it for the first time during the curse. You two were all sexual chemistry, standing way too close and constantly looking at each other's lips." Charming quirked a brow, daring them to disagree.
"Ew!" Henry laughed, holding his sides. Emma swatted at his forearm.
"And then the curse broke and you were so adamant about protecting her. From there, we watch a tentative friendship grow in Neverland but the chemistry was never absent. We also saw about jealous you both got over the boys." Snow continued as Charming laughed lightly.
"Okay, I'm so glad you're on board but I need you guys to, I don't know, bring it down a hundred notches." Emma scolded but her smile never diminished. For the first time ever, she felt like the luckiest woman in the world. She had an amazing son that loved her. She had accepting parents that wanted what was best for her. She had a girlfriend that loved her and was mighty hot.
"Henry, have you done your homework?" Snow asked before clearing her throat. Henry knew what that meant. The adults wanted alone time to discuss whatever was the catch of the day. He sighed, hugged his mothers, whispered congratulations, and ran to the loft to listen to music.
Snow waited until she heard the tell tale sound of buzzing from Henry's earphone's, "So, we want to update you on Hook's investigation."
"Yes, we were curious about your progress." Regina replied, squeezing Emma's fingers in comfort.
"Well, we questioned some of Hook's men and one was one the boat during the murder, he came forward during the night so that the man responsible wouldn't go after him. Anyway, he said he saw someone enter the Captain's Quarters right before his death." Charming explained.
"Did he give an ID?" Emma asked, scrunching her brows with intrigue and a bit of sadness. The man looked over at Regina with an uncomfortable grimace.
"He said it was Robin Hood." Emma froze as Regina's eyes widened in shock. Robin wouldn't hurt anybody… right?
"Ruby corroborated that Robin was at the bar. The bartender told us that Hook and Robin were arguing about something at the bar but he couldn't make out what it was about. Then the crewmember, without knowledge of the other testimonies, came forward and told us what he saw," Charming sighed before adding, "We arrested him this morning. He's in lock up."
"I don't… Robin killed Hook? He wouldn't." Regina gaped, confusion marring her face. Emma felt dread fill the pit of her stomach. The two men that could've been their greatest friends were gone. Hook was dead and Robin was a murderer, about to be lock up for life. Emma couldn't help but feel resentful towards the Prince of Thieves.
"I want to talk to him." Emma stated, seeing Regina nod in her peripheral. This time Emma gave Regina's hand a comforting squeeze.
A/N: Next chapter, the ladies talk to Robin.
