Hellooo everyone, first of all I want to thank all of you who favorite, follow, review or just read this story.
I know it's been forever. I suck. I'm sorry D: I started classes and my schedule ad workloads are a nightmare.
Here's this… while I decide what to do with our ladies. I had something in mind regarding what Cora was doing (a guest came really close to guessing), but then I started thinking that it was going to be a mess and what I want is to fix the relationship not make it worse. Unless you guys want something else…
But for now, things just keep moving along. :))
Any comments/ ideas/ suggestions please let me know. I own nothing.
When Emma arrived to her childhood home after dropping Regina off she was nervous about telling her parents that she was having twins. A good nervous, she knew they would be ecstatic but still. On her drive back she thought of different ways tell them and at the end decided to just do it.
"Mom? Dad?" She called out as soon as she opened the front door.
"Emma!" Said Maggie almost running towards her. "How was it? How'd it go? What did the doctor say?"
David chuckled from behind her. "Honey, at least let her enter the house."
"Right. Let's sit on the couch so you can tell us all about it." Maggie said excitedly as she all but bounced into the living room.
Emma closed the door behind her and shook her head with a smile before following her parents. They sat down and she told them about what the doctor said regarding her diet, work out plan and explained that everything was looking good so far.
Doctor Palmer had printed three pictures of the ultrasound, one of baby A, one of baby B and one of both. She took one of the individual shots and gave it to her mother. "Here-" She pointed the tiny white shape. "Is your grandbaby." She said with a smile as her mother studied the picture with happy tears in her eyes.
She pulled out the other individual shot from her purse. "And here-" She gave it to her dad. "Is the other one." She bit her lower lip.
"Wha-" Maggie looked up from the picture she was staring at. "What do you mean the other one?"
The younger blonde pulled out the last picture and held it up for both her parents to see. "Say hello to your grandbabies."
"Oh, my-" Maggie gasped. "Are you for real?" She turned to look at her husband and then back at Emma who nodded. "You are having twins?!" She launched herself on the younger blonde when she nodded and gave her a tight hug.
Emma laughed as her mom pulled away to hug David. "Yeah."
"Congratulations, honey. We are so happy." Said David as they group hugged.
"We need to celebrate! I'm going to start dinner." Maggie extracted herself from the hug and dried her tears before walking to the kitchen.
"How are you feeling?" David asked hugging his daughter again.
The young blonde thought about it for a second and sighed into the hug. "I couldn't be happier."
Truth to be told, she wished that the brunette was there with her. She wished that she had been with her all along.
XXX
It was a week after the first appointment and there were no news about Cora.
Regina was trying to be there for Emma, she really was. She met up with the blonde every morning for her workout and then they had breakfast together. Sometimes they even agreed to meet for lunch or dinner as well.
They had walks at the park, or sat by the lake, they even went to the movies together which resulted in Emma sobbing her heart out when the guy on the screen gave the girl striped leggings. Damn hormones.
In one of their 'dates', Regina told the younger woman that she needed to go back to New York to present her formal resignation, find her replacement and since she was moving back, to sell the apartment and bring back her belongings. Their belongings. But she promised to be back before the next doctor's appointment.
She really didn't want to leave. She didn't want to be away from her wife longer than she had to, even sleeping in separate houses was torture. She felt it when Emma left the apartment back in New York, but now that she saw the blonde every day and spent as much time as she could with her, it was eating her alive, being so close but yet so far at the same time.
She couldn't even imagine what must have her wife felt whenever she stayed at the office and didn't come home.
She had a hard time falling asleep every night knowing that the space next to her was empty, and it would still be empty in the morning.
6 years ago
Emma was walking across a hallway when her phone went off, recognizing the ringtone she didn't even check the caller ID and her face broke into a grin as she answered the call. "Hi there, gorgeous. To what do I owe this pleasure?"
"Hello back, beautiful. Are you busy?"
"Never for you." Said the blonde with a smirk.
"Emma-"
"I'm serious, babe. I'm just walking to my next class, which starts in like ten minutes. So, what's up?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice. And let you know that I signed the contract for my new place and already moved all my clothes in. I'm so tired. But I need to go purchase a bed unless I want to sleep on the floor tonight." She sighed. Her mother had left it clear that she wasn't going to allow anyone to move furniture around in her house, including Regina's bed. Leaving her with no choice but to buy a new one.
There was a pause. "Stay with me tonight." The blonde chewed nervously on her lip. "I don't have early classes tomorrow so I could come with you and buy whatever it is that you need."
"Ems, I couldn't impose on you like that. What about your parents? What abou-"
The blonde laughed. "Gina, you are not imposing anything. I'm offering. And you know my parents love you, they'll be fine with it."
"Are you certain they will? Are you okay with it?"
The younger woman could hear the uncertainty in the other woman's voice. "Yes I am. And they will be. My parents are pretty amazing."
"Yes, they are."
Emma stopped walking and looked down at her shoes. "I can't believe your mom kicked you out. Why would she do that, anyway?" She muttered the last part. Regina hadn't gone into details that morning other than letting her know that she needed an apartment right away because her mother had kicked her out. She wasn't going to lie and say she wasn't a little bit curious.
The brunette hummed on the other end of the line, she wasn't going to tell the blonde it was because her mother was a control freak and didn't approve of their relationship. "We just had a disagreement, darling. Where do you think I got my stubbornness from?" She gave a half-hearted laugh, trying to divert Emma's question.
Sensing that she wasn't going to get any more answers out of her girlfriend, the younger woman chuckled along. "I know, right?"
There was a comfortable silence for a moment. "I will let you go so you won't be late."
Emma checked her watch, confirming that she had about a minute to get to her class. "I'll let you know when I get out, okay?"
"Okay, beautiful. Thank you, for everything. I'll see you in a bit."
"Don't mention it." She smiled and held her breath. "Gina?"
"Yes, darling?"
"I-uhm. I-" Goddamn it. "I'll see you later."
Regina knew what the blonde wanted to say but also knew she was scared. To be honest, so was she. "You too, Ems."
The real meaning of that last sentence didn't go unnoticed by either woman. Emma let go of the breath she was holding and when the line went dead she finished walking her way to class.
Later that day when Regina arrived to Emma's house, the four of them had dinner together and after the older couple reassured the brunette it was okay for her to stay, they parted ways for the night.
Emma was finishing her projects on her bedroom desk and Regina was on the blonde's bed reading.
The younger woman closed her textbooks and moved to stand in front of her girlfriend, waiting to be noticed. The brunette set her book down. "So, how do you wanna do this? I can take the couch downstairs if you'd like? I want you to have the bed…" She shoved her hands in her back pockets.
"I'm not going to kick you out of your own bedroom, sweetie. Sleep with me?"
"I- are you sure?" She bit her lip.
Regina extended her hand for the taller woman to take and when she did, she pulled her towards her and kissed her. "Yes, I am sure." The brunette said against her girlfriend's lips.
Emma smiled and kissed her again. "Okay."
"Okay."
The blonde got up from where she was kneeling on the bed. "I'll go change and I'll be right back."
The older woman nodded and picked up her book again when she heard the bathroom door shut.
When Emma came back, Regina retired to the bathroom to change as well.
The blonde was already in bed tucked beneath the covers when she entered the room again and was watching her every move. She turned off the lights and could see the outline of Emma's extended arm that was holding the covers up so the brunette could get in beside her. "Come be my little spoon."
She smiled and got in bed. The blonde's arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer. They both sighed. They hadn't been intimate yet, and they were in no rush. But they had cuddled a lot, especially on their trips to the field outside the city.
Emma kissed the back of her girlfriend's head. "Good night, babe."
Regina was content. Happy even. She felt safe and loved. She didn't know where their relationship was headed, but as she was falling asleep she realized she never wanted what she was feeling at the moment to ever go away and that from that day on she was going to have a hard time falling asleep unless it was next to the strong, beautiful, charming, young blonde holding her in her arms.
"Good night, beautiful."
XXX
When the brunette landed in New York the first thing she did was call Emma and let her know she arrived safely and that she already missed her.
When she arrived at the apartment she was hit with a train of mixed emotions.
She remembered when she and the blonde moved in. The memories they made. How they spent their honeymoon camping out naked in the living room whenever they weren't making love to each other or walking around the city.
She was having bittersweet memories about the times when they were happy, truly and completely happy. And then it all came crashing down because of her, the arguments, the tears, the loneliness.
She shook her head and questioned herself how in the world did she manage to fuck up the best thing in her life.
"You don't know what you have until it's gone." She sighed sadly. "Or until you mess up and push her away."
The next two weeks felt endless. Both women exchanged messages every day and they called each other at night when they were already in bed until one of them fell asleep.
Regina had managed to do almost everything she had come to do, all that was left was decide what to do with all their things. She knew Emma wanted to buy a new place, she was hoping that at some point they could live together again, but knew that for the time being it wasn't going to happen.
Her apartment was almost completely furnished so she didn't need most of the things that were here.
Emma told her that most of the things could be replaced and to just bring back the important stuff, like her Disney's Blu-ray collection.
The moving truck was loaded and she was about to call a cab to take her to the airport when she got an email informing her that there were some inconsistencies in her replacement's resume and that she needed to show up at her former office to solve whatever the issue was.
"No. No, no, no. This can't be happening right now." She checked the time. Her flight was in less than two hours and just the drive to the office was about twenty minutes without traffic. There was no way she was going to make it. "Fuck."
She took out her phone and called her wife. It didn't make it to the second ring when the blonde picked up.
"Hey, you. How's it going? Are you at the airport yet?"
"Hello back." She smiled softly. "Yeah, about that…I-I kind of won't be able to make it today." The brunette said as she pinched the bridge of her nose. She was looking forward to seeing the younger woman tonight before the doctor's appointment tomorrow.
"Oh."
She could hear the disappointment in the blonde's voice. "I know! I know, I'm sorry. I was just about to call a cab to take me to the airport but something came up." She groaned in frustration. "The appointment is at noon, right? I promise I'll find the earliest flight back. I said I would be there and I will, okay?"
There was a long pause and she could hear the blonde release a deep breath. "Yeah, okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then?"
"Yes, I'm really sorry."
"It's okay. These things happen."
They said their goodbyes and the brunette ran her hand through her short hair pulling it lightly. She then called a cab to take her to the office instead.
Because of the traffic it took her about an hour to get to the office. Turns out the inconsistencies were a missing paper that got mixed up in the mail. So not only she missed her flight for no reason, it was just her luck that the earliest flight the next day was at 10am, meaning that if everything went as expected, she'd get back around 11:30am. Giving her barely enough time to make it to Emma's appointment.
XXX
Emma was sitting on the waiting room. It was ten to twelve and there was no sign of Regina. They had talked two hours earlier when the brunette called to let her know she was already at the airport but that was it.
Maggie told her she could take a day off from work to accompany her, but Emma refused. She told her mother she would be fine whether the brunette showed up or not.
She couldn't help the feeling of hurt and disappointment that washed over her, but that's what happens when you get your hopes up.
"Mrs. Swan-Mills?" She heard the nurse call out to her. "Doctor Palmer will see you now."
She stood up and looked towards the door one last time just in case. Nothing. She sighed rubbing her ever-growing bump and went inside.
The doctor greeted her and asked her how she was feeling, and if she had any questions at all.
"Is it just you today?"
Emma nodded.
"Very well. Want to find out if we can see what you are having?"
The blonde took at quick glance at the office door but gave a soft smile when she looked back at her doctor. "Yes."
"Follow me, then."
Emma laid down on the gurney and he squirted the cold gel on her stomach after she pulled her shirt up.
He moved the probe around her stomach until she could see the same image she saw last time on the little screen.
"They are developing nicely. You can see they are bigger than the last time you came in." He looked at her and gave her a reassuring smile, sensing that she was upset about being alone in that moment.
"Let's listen to the heartbeats." The blonde could tell they were way stronger than what they were a few weeks back; they were louder and fast. Her eyes welled up with proud tears. Her babies were growing nicely and healthy.
"Okay, now let's see if we can-"
He stopped when he heard muffled voices approaching the office door. "I swear to god if you don't let me in with my wife I will destroy you if it's the last thing that I do."
Just then the door flew open showing an angry Regina and a flustered receptionist. "I'm so sorry Dr. Palmer, I tried stopping her but she just barged in and-"
He raised his hand to stop her with an amused smile. "It's alright. Please close the door."
Regina had walked to where Emma was laying down, tears falling freely from her eyes. "You came." The blonde whispered.
The brunette smiled warmly at her. "I said I would." She kissed her wife's forehead and looked at the doctor. "Sorry about that." She held Emma's hand in her own.
He chuckled. "No worries. Now, where were we?" He moved the probe around a bit more. "There it is. Ready to know what you are having?" The doctor directed a smile to both women.
When both nodded he pointed at the screen. "Do you see that?" Both looked confused because he was pointing at a black spot.
"There's nothing there." The younger woman said after a few seconds.
"Exactly." He waited to see if either woman figured it out. He saw when the brunette's eyes widened in recognition. "Congratulations ladies, you are having two little girls."
