A/N: another! Yay! Like I said rapid growth happens in the net few chapters, Emma's thoughts mature her language gets more sophisticated all that fun stuff.


Trial of Maturity


Regina took me shopping and bought me a different outfit for every size, one bigger than the next it was about ten different outfits. Then she said I could wear my own clothes if I wanted.

She took me to her house and we got dressed in Pajamas and we sat In the living room with some popcorn to watch Mr. Peabody and Sherman.

"That dog talks just like you Regina." I said grabbing a handful of kernels

"I do not talk like that." Regina said and looked curiously at the TV. then she smirked. "Okay maybe a little.

"What were you like when you were little?" I asked her.

She shrugged and put her hands in the popcorn. " I was a lot like you… only a little tidier." Sh poked my belly and made me giggle.

"What?" I said smiling at my wife. "I'm not messy!" I shifted a little in my seat, and I spilled some popcorn. my grin faded. "Sorry."

"It's alright Emma, we all spill sometimes." Regina stroked my cheek softly.

"Except you." I mumbled.

"I wasn't allowed to make messes. Mother was not the kind to allow it." Regina said as she picked up the popcorn I had spilled. I was going to try to be more like her. I was going to try not to spill anymore.

"What did you do for fun?" I asked.

She smiled and looked at the TV again as if she were trying to remember "You're six right?" She asked and I nodded. "I hadn't really started riding a lot, I used to play with my Nanny. Much later, I began to ride in earnest, and I really enjoyed my horses."

"Why arent you a horse doctor or something?" I asked.

She stopped and thought about it. "I like my job. I like being in charge… I love horses, but I'd rather ride."

"When was the last time you went for a ride?" I asked and she stopped.

"It's been a very long time." She had a sad look in her eye. When she sat back down, I got closer to my wife and cuddled into her.

I fell asleep before the movie ended, and when I woke up that night again, I was laying in a big white fluffy bed next to Regina. Her arms were wrapped around me. I smiled I liked it here with her. I wished I could sleep in here all the time. I took a deep breath and when I exhaled I could feel myself stretching a little. I was eight now. "Regina?"

She blinked her eyes open. "Good morning Emma."

I looked at the window it was still dark. "It's not morning."

She turned to the window then the clock. "It is morning. It's five. why are you up so early?"

"I want to go riding." I said. "You said it was best really early."

She moaned. "Emma, I promise to get you on a horse at the festival today okay?"

"Festival?" I asked.

"We have one every year. We got back from Panama just in time for me to finalize some things for it. I was gone for so long I was a little behind and I stayed up until three to finish after you went to sleep." That sounded like complaining. But I didn't see how much work a street party could possibly be. she was always sitting at a desk.

I looked at her. "I want to ride."

She looked at me. she looked mad. Then her eyes went from mad to I don't know what… I'm eight. She sighed and said. "Lets go."

I smiled and Jumped up out of the bed. I went to put on my Jeans and sweater with minnie mouse on it. and a pair of boots like my big ones I saw in my room. Regina pulled me over to her vanity and began to brush my hair back and braided my long curly hair at my neck and smiled. I smiled too. "I love it."

"You have the most beautiful hair." She said, then she extended her hand to me.

We rode on a horse together all the way to the beach that morning and watched the sunrise over the water. I leaned back on her front and sighed. My jeans were getting too tight and the sleeves on my sweater too short, I didn't say anything because the moment was so beautiful.

"You ready to go back?" Regina asked. My ear was now near her mouth. so I know she noticed I grew. I nodded and she reached across my body. her arm brushed my chest and I flinched. "Are you alright?" she asked.

"My chest hurts." I said clutching at my chest.

She looked down at me just as I looked back at her. "Oh… Um, we… didn't shop for that."

"For what?" I asked.

"Ema you need a training bra." Regina said. "Hold on… I forgot how sore those things get."

We rode back to the stables at a gallop. Each bounce felt heavy on my chest. the button on my pants popped but I couldn't change until we got off this stupid horse. Regina helped me off the horse and I changed my outfit to a maxi dress and inhaled in relief. "God! what in the world?" I said.

Regina looked at me blinking. "You're… Ten?" she asked me. I nodded. "Why do you have breasts right now?"

I shrugged. "How am I supposed to know?" I looked at her breasts, they were huge, mine were still just two little ping pong balls on my chest. "These are breasts? They don't look anything like that." I signalled to her chest.

She looked down at her own. "These didn't come in till I was fourteen."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm hungry."

"You did an awful lot of growing, I bet you are." Regina said. "Come on Let's go get Henry and head to Granny's"

I smiled and nodded. "I am almost as big as him."

Regina smiled and nodded. "It won't be long now before you are his age."