Big changes

Emma that at the moment were at Ruby's having lunch when Regina called got up in a hurry. She almost forgot the pay so she doubled back, having Ruby shout, "What's going on?"

"I think Regina's in labor, I so have to go," Emma yelled back as she hurried out the door, before Ruby had time to yell, "Call if you need anything."

Emma cursed over the fact that she parked the bug too far away, meaning she would have to run to her queen in a hurry. Her heart was on her throat as she reached the big building and locked herself in.

Once inside she could hear Regina scream out. Emma let her red leather jacket drop to the floor as she stormed upstairs and into the master bedroom. She thanked God she was on the b bed and no other places that very moment.

"Emma," Regina managed to get out on the point of her arrival. Emma got on the side next to her in bed, not caring to kick of her boots, whispering, "I'm here, we can do this together."

"I'm…I'm scared," Regina whispered, looking at Emma. As she held her close she noticed that her girl was shivering.

"I know you are, but you'll be just fine, and I'll be here the whole time," Emma said in a calm tone, gently squeezing her hand.

"She'll be all right, right?" Regina asked, wondering if she shouldn't rather be at a hospital.

"She will, I promise," Emma said. Regina smiled vaguely; the black haired woman changed her position a bit so she was halfway leaning on Emma. She groaned in dismay. Emma gently kissed the top of her hair and reached to stroke her lower back to try to calm her the best she could.

"You did this alone, right?" Regina said under another groan.

"I did yes, just me and the doctor and nurses present," Emma answered, remembering it to be one of the most painful experiences in her life.

"How could you just give him away?" Regina wanted to know.

"I had to, or I felt I had to as I didn't have enough money to provide for the both of us, and my place it was too small. It was no place to raise him. I only wanted what was best him, and by the looks of it he got that," Emma whispered.

"I tried the best I could, but it wasn't always easy," said Regina, panting into Emma's breasts. She closed her eyes due to another hard contraction.

Emma didn't say anything, she just continued to stroke her, and in the end it seemed to pass as Regina calmed down. She took a deep breath before she went to give Emma a kiss. Caught by surprise it took the moment a second to return it. The other woman didn't seem to think one kiss was enough as she kept going at Emma over and over, tonguing her, raping her lips, until they both stopped for air, panting.

"You know now is not the time," Emma said with a giggle.

"It helps to distract the pain, so I don't see why not," Regina whispered.

Emma nodded as she bent over starting to kiss her queen again, her hand still on her lower back, her other hand fondling with her breast. Regina moaned, clearly aroused, her mind seemed to be forgetting her pain as she wanted more. She rolled so she was on her back, Emma leaning over her, still kissing before going to suck on her now enormous breast.

"Ohhhh," Regina moaned, twisting in delight.

Emma tasted the milk coming from her; it tasted sweeter than anything she had ever had before. She went back up to kiss her, making Regina taste her own milk. Regina's legs spread so Emma crawled between them.

It was then the queen suddenly froze and was being brought back to reality. The reasoning was that the sheet underneath her was sulking wet. She suddenly looked ashamed, "I'm…I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's only your water breaking," said Emma, stroking her gently.

"So does that mean we are close?" Regina wanted to know.

"Does it feel like it, or rather like it's time to push?" Emma asked, letting her hand slide into Regina's.

"I don't think so," she answered, her face twisting in pain, her hand squeezing Emma's hard, before she let go panting.

"Hard one?" Emma asked.

"Yes, how long does these things last?" Regina asked.

"After your water breaks it can go from minutes to hours," Emma answered.

"Henry, how long did he take?" Regina wanted to know.

"The whole delivery twelve hours, but only twenty after the water broke," Emma answered.

"Does his father even know about him?" asked Regina.

"No and there is no need either," said Emma.

"I'm tired," Regina said, yawning.

"Then you should try to rest, you'll wake up when it's time in any case," said Emma, hoping she was right about that.

Regina nodded, leaning over so she lay halfway on top of Emma, closing her eyes, trying to rest and ignore the coming contractions. Emma just let her, while she reached for a book on the nightstand.


When Regina woke up a couple of hours later Emma had fallen asleep with the book in her hands. She tugged a little on her whispering, "It's time."

"Are you sure?" Emma whispered groggily.

"Pretty much," Regina said, before she screamed out. Emma practically jumped up from the bed and went down to remove Regina's sleeping pants and panties. She then positioned herself so that she could welcome the newcomer.

Regina tensed up from the pain, one hand clutching the sheets the other one almost crushing Emma's. Riding on another much harder wave of pain she started to push. Emma feeling her hand was starting to get numb from the hard squeezing kept her eyes on Regina's dark-haired pussy. She encouraged her ignoring her heavy cursing.

Slowly very slowly a head started to crown, making Emma give Regina a hard pull so she could get her hand back.

"He's crowning, keep on pushing, you are doing great my queen," Emma said in a soft and loving tone.

Regina mumbled something she couldn't grasp; numb from the pain she continued pushing a few more times. Emma grabbed the baby that was slightly covered in blood, slowly clearing her airways, making her scream out. Looking at the sweaty Regina that was still panting as she slowly pushed out the afterbirth that would land on the floor.

"You did well, it's a girl," Emma whispered, tears of happiness coming from her eyes as she added, "And she's beautiful just like you."

As soon as she had cut the cord she crept close to Regina, handing her the little screaming thing. A smile graced the queen's lips as she said, "I'm your mother, and I created you."

"You did, you made something so amazing, I'm so proud of you," Emma whispered as she kissed her.

Regina held the little girl close, trying to settle a bit better, whispering, "You're the most wonderful thing I ever managed to make."

Emma was leaning against her shoulder, neither of them cared about the still messy bed; they could take care of it later. Right now both seemed too tired than to do anything else than rest tightly wrapped up in each other with the little bundle of joy between them.


Emma groaned a little before opening her eyes some hours later. She however let out a yelp in shock when she found she was no longer in the mayor's bedroom. In fact she was nowhere where she had ever been before. The bed she was resting in was huge with a roof connected to it. It had plenty of pillows and the sheets she was sure was of pure silk.

Emma looked next to her, Regina was still sleeping with the baby, however the dirty sheets were no longer there, neither sign of the afterbirth. The blonde slowly got out of the bed figuring both sides had a nightstand with their private belongings on top. For Emma it was the book she was currently reading and two she planned to read under it, a couple of magazines, a mug Henry had given her for her birthday and a crossword puzzle.

Regina had similar things on her side in addition to a picture of her and Henry when he was young. At least those things were the same, she looked around the room it was huge, closets going from floor to halfway up, two chairs and a small table on one wall, large windows on another. She walked over to it and looked out on what she assumed to be a part of a park or a garden. By the grand scale of the room and the view outside Emma assumed that this had to be Regina's castle, meaning the spell had been broken.

"Reg, Reg, you have to wake up," Emma said, wondering how the spell had in fact been broken.

Regina groaned as she slowly moved out from under the sheets, slowly sitting up, making Emma look at her in shock. The short hair she had gotten used to have now become longer, in fact she would assume it reached her lower back even.

"What are you looking at?" Regina asked in an annoyed tone. She had somehow managed to grab their daughter while sitting up; she was still sleeping peacefully, resting against her mother's bosom.

"Your hair…it's long and we're not in Storybrooke anymore," Emma managed to get out.

Regina's tired eyes searched around as she gasped as well, she was back. She was in her castle, she, Emma and their daughter was where she for so long wanted to be.

"I…I used to have shorter hair in my younger days, but it grew. When we switched places it became short for some reason or another," she quickly explained.

"Any idea how the curse got broken?" Emma asked.

"No, but I know someone who might," she sighed before yelling out, "Mother, get in here now!"

Emma again gasped in surprise when an older dark-haired woman appeared in the room. She looked at Regina with surprised eyes, saying, "So it is true, you have a child."

"I gave birth to him some hours ago in my house; care to explain how I can have woken up here. I assume you had something to do with it," Regina said.

"You're her mother, you're the one that killed Daniel and helped her with the curse," Emma said, looking at the older woman.

"And you are, I haven't seen you here before," she said, frowning at the woman in dark blue demin jeans, leather boots and a white singlet. On the chair behind her was a red leather jacket she assumed belonged to her.

Before Emma could speak Regina said, "Meet Emma Swan, the love of my life and my fiancee."

"You're Snow-White's daughter, you're a woman, Regina please explain yourself?" her eyes turned back upon her daughter.

Emma slumped down on a chair looking a little amused at them as Regina said, "We first meet when Henry ran away to find her. We truly hated each other for various reasons. But my feelings and heart changed."

"You even have a heart?" Her mother said with a frown.

"She does," Emma confirmed.

"Care to fill me in on how the curse got broken?" Regina asked.

"It's simple, don't you remember how you used to lecture all about how true love can break any spell there is. It's the greatest power of all. What you never considered was that after having your heart broken so badly you could love again. Allowing yourself to do so and putting her before you was enough to break it and send all back to what it was. You would of course try to fake it if you know about this or even thought that far. But when Daniel died as did that piece of your heart. In fact I never thought you would love again or get back her, at least not engaged with a baby," Cora said.

"It's like I told Belle, true love's first kiss, but with me it had to go deeper," Regina whispered as the little one started to cry. She quickly led her to her breast.

"But what about the rest are they back as well?" Emma asked.

"They should be," said Cora.

"I need a little time, I'll be back later," said Emma grabbing her jacket running out the door.

Regina looked after her with worried eyes, as her mother said, "I never thought I would see you with a baby."

"We wanted a daughter in addition to our Henry, and I wanted to make her happy, it was the least I could do," said Regina.

"But a woman, and her, where does she fit in here?" asked Cora.

"I'm not sure yet, but she's royal, being my consort and Snow-white and James's daughter," said Regina.

"You are not worried how it will make you look if you marry a woman rather than a man or a kind?" her mother asked.

"Frankly mother I couldn't care the least. I should have defied you and married Daniel, then again if I did I would never have met her, but if you are expecting a thank you, forget it. You did the cruelest thing I could ever think of. You crushed my heart," Regina said. Tears were treating to appear in her eyes.

"I'm sure you taken plenty of hearts to your vault," said Cora.

"Don't go there, you are my mother, you don't do anything like that to your only child," Regina's voice was shivering now.

"I did what was for your own good, having you marry that man just wouldn't have looked good," said Cora.

"I heard enough and I had enough for you. If you still can't support my choices leave and don't come back," Regina said, now her voice was breaking into sobs.

Her mother looked at her with a frown. She had never before seen her fully in tears, upset like this. The baby let go of her breast and started to scream as well. Cora knew she had two choices come to terms with it or lose her. She chose the first saying, "Okay, you win, I'll never get it, but…"

"I need rest," Regina managed to get out.

"I'll stop by later," the older woman said as she walked out the door. Figuring she would never get her daughter's wishes.

Regina curled up under the sheets, holding the baby close, both crying, wondering why her mother couldn't get her.


Emma quickly left the castle curious as to what this land was all about. As she walked into the forest she quickly saw someone she recognized. There was Ruby, holding a coffee pot looking rather confused.

"Ruby!" Emma yelled out, making the woman turn, seeing that she was wearing a red coat over her clothing. Her otherwise short skirt was exchanged with a long red one and she was wearing a white blouse with a green west above.

"Do I know you," she asked, looking at Emma with confused eyes.

"It's me Emma, I used to come into your diner every day," Emma said, frowning at her.

"Diner?" she asked confused.

"Yes, don't you remember?" Emma asked.

"I've lived in the forest with my grandmother my whole life, I don't know a diner," said Red, feeling there was something she was supposed to do with that pot.

Emma removed the hood of her coat gasping when she saw she still had stripes of pink in her hair. She smiled saying, "You're Red right?"

"Yeah, you said your name was Emma, are you new around here?" Red asked.

"In a way yes, I'm daughter of Snow-white and Charming, and the consort to be for Regina, we just had a baby girl," said Emma smiling proudly.

"You seem much older than I remember," said Red.

"Well time flies, and I have to go," said Emma with a smile.

"I suppose, well tell her majesty congratulations," said Red with smile.

"I will, I'll see you later Ruby Red," said Emma with a giggle.

"You will Emma Swan, hey do you know what I do with this?" she asked holding up the pot.

"You serve coffee," said Emma.

"Odd things, well I better get back to gran," said Red, and started to walk deeper into the woods. Emma on the other hand walked the other way.

Emma nodded thinking that some things never changed, and then she remembered that Ruby had called her by her full name moments earlier. Did she remember who she was after all? Emma turned to ask her, but realized only too late that she was already gone.


Emma started walking back towards the castle when she heard someone say, "So what did you have?"

She turned to look upon Mister Gold with confused eyes saying, "Sorry, what do you mean?"

"You and the queen just conceived a child, was it a boy or a girl?" he asked.

"It was a girl, so you remember me, you know who I am?" Emma asked surprised.

"Emma Swan, daughter of Snow-white and Prince James, former enemy and headache of Regina Mills former mayor of Storybrooke. Breaker of the spell and consort of the queen, how am I doing so far?" he asked her.

"Very good, how can you remember when the others cannot?" she wanted to know.

"I could in Storybrooke as well, like the queen," he said.

"I never got to ask, but what did you want in exchange for helping us out?" Emma said.

"That she slept with me to have her and that the child is heir to the throne before anyone else like her mothers," he said.

"You just had to sleep with her that day didn't you?" asked Emma, she knew Regina to have somewhat guilt about that still.

"She didn't seem to mind it all too much," he said.

"Good, I sometimes hate you so much," she hissed low as she saw someone walking past them.

"That might be, but I still helped you get what you wanted, a family," he pointed out.

"You know back then, like the queen and the mad hatter about this land. Does the hatter like you remember now?" she asked.

"No, just me and the queen," he answered.

"So everything stays the same like the curse never hit?" she wanted to know.

"More or less yes, except the lost daughter and her son are back, that will take come explaining," said Rumpelstiltskin.

"You know you two really fucked this up," said Emma, starting to walk away from him when he heard him say, "And here I thought you two were so happy together."

She turned saying, "We are, but what have we gained, Snow-white are still alive and unpunished, Charming is hers and I'm stuck in a land where I know nothing and I don't feel a sense of belonging."

"You'll all have to deal with it in time and you'll learn to belong, at least you have your love," he said.

"Whatever," she snapped hurrying away from him. She needed to get away from this place and fast. She needed space to wrap her head around it all.


The queen was standing by one of the prison cells in the caste. A cell that used to hold criminals when she lived there before, now it was empty. She most of all wanted to put Snow-white in there for betraying her.

She had gotten out from the prison cell in Stroybrooke due to the fact that there was not enough compelling evidence against her and it all become circumstantial. She had tried her best to get her back in, but it hadn't worked.

"Mother," she heard Snow-white's voice behind her and startled.

"What are you doing here?" the queen asked in a tired tone. She however saw a small change in the younger woman when she turned. Her hair was not as long as it once used to be.

"For years you hated me for what happened with Daniel. I don't know the full amount but I know enough to know you pretended to love me when you didn't. I don't know why but I remember fragments like in a dream. We had a daughter and we had to hide her so you wouldn't kill her when the curse hit. I don't know what happened after as it's only fragments. Like weird dreams. I only know from rumors you will marry her, so she must make you happy. I am happy for you and if locking me in jail or killing me will provide more of that, then please. I deserve it," said Snow, taking a step closer.

Regina looked at her in shock, was she really volunteering to lock herself up for her. She could easily do that or kill her as the curse hadn't worked. Then again she had provided her with the one thing that truly made her happy, Emma. That and their daughter. She sighed, figuring it wasn't worth it, saying, "No, it's okay, I have my happiness provided for due to Emma, Henry and our daughter. Just try not to get two close to me if it's not necessary," said Regina with a heavy sigh.

"Are you sure?" asked Snow-white as Emma suddenly appeared behind her. Regina gasped, seeing them here in fairytale land; both seemingly the same age due to the curse made them almost look like sisters. It was then it occurred to her that had times been different and things they could have been like the old story of Snow-white and Rose Red. Regina nodded as she said, "Just go."

The other woman didn't need to be asked twice as Emma came closer saying, "What's wrong, you look like you've seen a ghost."

"I just came to think of something seeing you next to your mother, have you ever heard the tale of Snow-white and Rose Red?" she asked.

"Two sisters that in the end marry twin princes, there is another one as well where she's the same person. I know them both and most of the rest, but honestly I think this land has enough with one woman named Red," said the queen with a giggle.

"I suppose you are right, so what should your fairytale name become?" said Emma.

"Emma Rose, due to your rosy red cheeks, besides I've grown fond of your original name," the queen answered.

"I can live with that, and our lovely daughter, where is she by the way?" asked Emma, wrapping her arms around Regina, holding her close.

"Something that represent us or maybe her, I was thinking about Gemma or CorNix," said Regina.

"CorNix?" Emma questioned, thinking it was a weird name.

"Cor means heart, Nix means snow, she was made because of our love and I've believe it or not always liked snow," said the queen, nuzzling into Emma's shoulder.

"Where did you learn that?" Emma wanted to know.

"I was stuck in a town for twenty eight years, waiting to see if the myth about you was true if you would come back. I had to do something so I read a lot," Regina answered.

"You waited for me, but why?" Emma asked, wondering who told her about her return.

"Because according to the book, you were the only one that could break the spell and get me back home. In the beginning the town was an okay place to live I suppose. Then eighteen years or so later Henry came into my life. I didn't know he was yours at the time, but I needed someone so I took him in. I however didn't expect to love him. I did though, more than I thought, even if he doesn't love me back. I really do care for him and then he dragged you back and loves you more from the beginning. That hurt. Then Graham. It wasn't until that very night when you came back I realized how you felt," Regina explained.

"My whole life something was missing and I wished I would find someone to love, but I didn't expect it to be you," Emma said in a very soft tone, before kissing Regina.

As they slowly walked up from the dungeon Emma's hand slid into Regina's as she bent over to whisper, "You look beautiful in that dress."

She was wearing a red gown that had a white heart pattern on the bottom of it. The same pattern went around her neck and sleeves that were long. Her hair was up so you had now chance of knowing how long it was.

Regina blushed as she said, "Thank you, you should have your own sets of dresses as well, and I also made sure you have pants and tops if you prefer that."

"Thanks Reg, so the name, I think Cornix will fit her perfectly, oh would you look at that it's snowing," she said, nodding towards the windows.

"How is that possible, it's in the middle of summer," said Regina, running over, looking out, and smiling with excitement.

"Well my beloved queen, as it turns you is not the only one that can use magic," said Emma with a giggle. She walked over; put an arm around her beloved's waist, leaning against her shoulder as she looked out.

"You did this?" asked Regina surprised.

"I did, to put a smile on your face," said Emma, nuzzling her cheek.

"You didn't need snow for that, you're already enough," said Regina, kissing her.

"Well it doesn't hurt, we should probably check on Cornix," Emma said.

"In a moment, for now I would like to watch the snow," said Regina, thinking that to her life was now perfect. Emma leaned closer, smiling as well, happy her wife-to-be was finally happy where she belonged.

From a distance the now eleven year old Henry was watching her mother and the evil queen that right now in his eyes looked more like the queen of hearts than evil. He smiled as he ran through the hallways of his new home, knowing he would love to live here. As he ran towards the exit he hoped that his friends from school lived in this land as well. If so it would be even cooler to live here.


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