Now it's all family moments.
Chapter 10: Everybody likes apples
Snow's Place
After Snow insist that she had the entire right to be with her granddaughter as well, and since Regina wasn't going to deny such thing because Snow is the grandmother as well and she has the same right as her mother does; they all decided to have dinner at Snow's place, at some point Regina thought about having the dinner in her mansion, but Snow refused, saying that she had more toys for Reina and Neal back in her place, because everybody knew the little ones wouldn't wait patiently and have a civil chat while the food isn't ready.
So right now Regina and Cora were sitting on some chairs drinking their wine, as Snow was preparing the dinner, David left to go buy orange juice, because Snow only had apple juice and Reina didn't like it. "So weird she doesn't like apples." Snow commented.
Regina perked up an eyebrow and looked at Snow. "Maybe, everybody likes apples."
"Well she doesn't." Snow chuckled. "Maybe the other one does."
Reina was passing by with bunch of toys in her arms and she heard the conversation between her mother and her new grandmother. "Bleh apples." Reina stuck out her tongue and made a face like she was about to puke.
Regina looked shocked at the little one. "Apples are tasty."
"No, they suck." Reina frowned as she stopped walking and looked up at her mother.
"What did I told you about that word." Regina tilted her head to the side and gave her daughter a warning glare.
Reina huffed out. "They aren't tasty."
"How come?" Regina seemed to be determined on having Reina like apples; Cora and Snow were simple watching the conversation kind of amused and trying to not to laugh.
"Cause no. Sis likes apples, she always eating it." Reina then chuckled. "Apple monster!" She keep on chuckling at her own joke, she remembered about the cookie monster.
"Monster? That's so rude, Reina." Regina did not recall about any cookie monster at that moment, so she thought that Reina as only insulting her sister.
Reina frowned and pouted; but before she could say anything else, Snow saved the moment. "She means it like the cookie monster, that blue puppet that is always eating cookies, you know?"
Regina looked up at Snow and it took her a moment to process that information and try remember some cookie monster. "Oh.." She remembered the times Henry watched TV and there was some weird puppets.
"Yes, yes!" Reina smiled up at Snow and nodded, at least her grandmother knew.
"Reina, what's taking you so long?" Henry went up to the kitchen. Yes, Henry was also there, and for the little girl knowing she had a big brother was like knowing she'd eat cookies forever.
"Waiting for my plane." Reina grinned at Henry.
Regina perked up an eyebrow wondering what that meant, but it seems the two children of her already had their own game going on.
Henry chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Fine..are you bringing that luggage Miss Swan-Mills?" Henry is the only one calling Reina that; nobody knew if Emma had put the name Mills on the twins name, Regina highly doubted it but she loved to hear Henry treating her daughter, his sister like that.
And Reina loved another name, she was just addicted to the all attention she was getting from so many different people that are now her family. "Yeah, duh."
"Well, then you have to hold it tightly, duh." Henry commented back.
"No, you duh!" Reina frowned at him as she held the all toys tightly against her chest. "Now lets fly captain duh!"
"Commander duh." Henry corrected her as he picked her up; his hand was large enough to hold both of the slim small legs of Reina and he used his other hand to be pressed against her tummy as he began to move to the living room where Neal was waiting to play.
"Let's go!" Reina shouted as Henry began to make some noises and when he moved, Reina just chuckled and her chuckle was louder when Henry pretended some 'turbulence'.
Regina just smiled at the all lovely family scene, she took a sip from her wine and looked down at the glass with that gentle, full of meaning smile upon her face. She was extremely happy, Henry was a big man which meant that he didn't need Regina to be always on him anymore, but now she had two little ones that would keep her busy and enjoy the lovely moments of having children.
Cora noticed the smile on her daughter's face, and she was waiting for this; she was waiting for her daughter to feel this kind of love, now all that was left was Eris and Emma; and Cora was determined to plan a wedding soon, she would just need to drop few hints here and there for Emma and probably help out the blonde with everything.
"Henry turned out to be a fine man." Snow said as she was now removing some plates.
Regina snapped out of her thoughts and replayed. "Indeed."
"And Reina seems to be happy with the all big family she now has. I thought it'd be a shock for her since she was all alone with her twin and with Emma before; but she seems to adapt just fine."
"Yes, which makes me think if Eris will adapt quickly too, or if it's gonna be a shock for her." Regina wrinkled her nose before sigh; she remembers that Eris is the shy one, the calm one, isn't brave or outspoken like Reina.
"She will be fine. If its a shock for her then we will just give you guys space." Snow told Regina as she tasted the sauce.
Regina just gave Snow a quick smile and nodded; at least the woman wasn't freaking out with the entire situation and wasn't going in arguments with Regina, which made things a lot easier, and Emma was making things easy for her, she was acting like her and Regina didn't had any kind of argument, and have been together with the twins since the day they born. Which was very calming for Regina, she didn't had to deal with pressure not worrying so much about the twins not liking her; but obviously that doubt is still in the back of her mind, she never waits for good things to keep on happening, she's still afraid that one bad thing will show up.
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At the dinner everybody was finishing their plates, the kids were quiet only because Liam wasn't done yet and Reina was waiting for him. Cora, Regina, Snow, David and Henry just decided to relax a bit after eating the dinner.
"Where the desert?" Reina asked as she looked up at Snow.
"Oh, right. The apple pie." Snow remembered that Regina brought an apple pie for desert.
Reina frowned slightly and stuck out her tongue. "No apple."
Now it was Regina's turn to frown. "It's good, Reina."
"But it has apples." Reina complained.
"But apple pie is better than apple itself." Regina explained.
"Buuuuuttt…." Reina whined.
"Give it a try first."
"But I don't wanna." Reina pouted.
"You don't know if you don't like something till you try it." Regina frowned as she looked at her daughter; she felt like she was talking to a little Emma; while Emma on the other hand felt like she was talking with a little Regina every time she argued with Reina.
"Ugh.." She groaned and folded her arms in front of her chest as she waited.
Henry just chuckled at the scene while Snow was placing the plates with slices of the apple pie in front of everybody, Reina's plate was a thin slice.
"Okay now try it." Henry said as he picked up a fork and handed it to his sister.
Reina kept that annoyed expression on as she grabbed the fork and took out a bit of the pie, but she only used her front teeth to take a super tiny bit of the slice. "Don't like it."
"Not like that! You can't even taste it." Henry said before his mother did.
Regina just rolled her eyes, yup totally mini Emma.
Reina huffed out and decided to take a bigger bite this time, everybody had their eyes on Reina as she chewed, her expression changed a bit, they could tell she was enjoying but after swallowing it, but she wasn't going tell anybody that but just one person. She tugged on Henry's sleeve and moved her fingers to tell him to come closer.
So that's what Henry did and little Reina whispered something into his ear, when he pulled his head back he looked at his mother and smiled. "She likes it." He shrugged and keep on eating his pie.
Regina smiled in relief, she knew her daughter would li-
"Ow!" Henry gasped as he felt some punch on his arm, he looked back at Reina and frowned. "What was that for?"
"Told you to keep it secret!" Reina frowned as she looked up at him and clenched her fists. He could be taller, he could be older, but a secret is a secret.
"Okay sorry."
"Mommy always says a secret is a secret! Don't be a snitch!" Reina keep on complaining even after Henry apologized and hit his arm again.
Everybody else but Regina tried to hid a chuckle that wanted to escape their lips after Reina said the word 'snitch'.
But Regina was more concerned on why her daughter always end ups solving her things with her fists. "Reina, don't hit your brother."
"But he said the secret!" Reina complained.
"Yes then he apologized."
Reina frowned, pressed her lips together and wrinkled her nose; for some reason she felt like she wasn't going to get her way with Regina, she was starting to feel a difference between her two moms.
"Now finish your desert, dear." Regina smiled at Reina, letting her know she wasn't angry at her.
Reina didn't say anything back, she just picked up her fork and ate her desert.
Regina's Mansion
After the dinner at Snow's, the kids went to the living room as the adults remained to chat a bit, but after an hour or so, Regina was going to leave and she noticed that her baby girl was asleep on the couch; a sight to sore eyes, she was beautiful and peaceful while she was asleep. - And she also was in some deep sleep because Regina picked her up, put her on her seat in the car, drove back to her mansion and now was stepping inside with her mother and Henry.
"I am going to put her in bed." Regina mumbled as she took couple of steps forward but then her phone began to ring inside the pocket of her jacket. She had to pick up the call because it could be Emma. "Henry." She called out her son and looked down at her pocket so Henry could remove the phone.
The young man nodded and got her phone and picked up the call as he leaned the phone closer to his mother's ear.
"Yes?" Regina replayed lowly as she still held Reina asleep in her arms.
"Hi, Regina. Is Reina awake?"
"Well she's asleep right now, why?"
"Because Eris wanted to talk to her, but if she's asleep then let her be."
"You sure? I can wake her up just to have a small chat with her sister."
"No, dont! Seriously, let her sleep, you don't know how cranky she gets if you wake her up. She needs to wake up on her own."
Regina was kind of surprised with that, she knew must kids would get cranky with that, but if it was to talk with her sister wouldn't Reina feel happy?
"You can talk with Eris, though."
And with that Regina chewed on the inside of her cheek. "Ye- Yes please." She wasn't sure what to say at first but she couldn't wait to talk with the other little one. Right now she was basically mumbling to her mother to take Reina upstairs and put her in bed. So Cora carefully removed Reina from Regina's arms with the help of Henry and then she went upstairs.
Now Regina walked to the kitchen grabbing Henry's arm to drag him along; Emma would probably want to hear her son's voice too, it had been far too long. Right now she was listening to Emma talking with Eris.
"Here Eris."
"Is it sis?"
"No, your sister is asleep, so let's not wake her up. It's your mama."
Regina smiled at the chat because Emma even made sure to use the name 'mama' and not say 'other mom'. She put it on speaker phone, so Henry could listen, and he was smiling as well.
"Oh! Hii mama!"
Regina bit down on her lower lip and tried to hold back a chuckle and tears as well that were forming in the corner of her eyes. "Well hello there, dear."
"Hii.."
There was that shy little girl, and Regina knew she had to keep the conversation going, she wasn't like Reina, she didn't make up her own conversations. "How are you? Feeling better?"
"Yes, but doctor says I need to stay more time."
Even though Regina couldn't see the other twin, she could tell Eris would be pouting or making some face. "If they say that then its for the best, princess."
"But I miss sis."
Regina felt her heart breaking with that tiny voice saying she missed her sister. "I know, sweetie. But don't worry, everything will be okay and you will be out of there before you know it." Regina hoped she was making the situation better for Eris, then she thought making something for Eris would be better than just saying few words. "I tell you what. When you come back, I will make you a big apple pie just for you, okay?" Since Reina told her Eris loves apples, and since Reina liked her pie, then Eris will absolutely love it.
"Yes, please!"
Regina smiled as she now could hear the happiness in the girl's tiny voice. "Now rest cause you have to get lots of energy to get through this."
"Okay, okay! Bye mama!"
Regina bit her lower lip again as a big smile showed up across her face. "Bye sweetheart." After saying those words she could hear a chuckle and then it was Emma's voice.
"She seems awful excited, what did you told her?"
"Just told her once she comes back I will make apple pie for her."
"Oh that's cool. She's like obsessed with them."
"Yeah, Reina told me." Regina looked up at Henry and she could see the boy was excited to say something so she placed her palm over his back basically telling him to go for it.
"Hey ma'!" Henry said excited.
"Henry?..."
"Yes, ma', that's me."
"Wow...your voice is so different, kid."
"Hmn, duh ma. I am nineteen."
"Time sure does flies. So what's up big boy? Got any girlfriend?"
"Ma, shut up..mom's listening too." Henry frowned as he felt embarrassed, he didn't want to say that he had a crush on a girl and they were getting to know each other.
"Well now I am curious. Do you have a girlfriend, Henry?" Regina perked up an eyebrow as he looked at her son.
"Bet he does. Bet he's all handsome and big and with that tough voice, get's every chick weak."
"No, mom! No ma! That's not it. I don't have a girlfriend." Henry blushed as he puffed out his cheeks.
"Well, when you do please tell me, I'd love to meet her." Regina grinned at that.
"Hmn, she needs to be hot, that's all I am saying."
"Miss Swan, we did not raised our son to only care about appearances."
"Maybe not, but I can't wait for you to find out that your son's girlfriend is hotter than you."
Regina gasped at that, there was the sassy Emma. "Well that's how its suppose to go, right? They are younger, they are on their beauty years."
"Mhm, right. But who beats Regina Mills at being hot? Maybe she would beat you at being cute and adorable, but at being hot and sexy? I can't wait for that to happen."
"Okay, okay! Moms! Stop it! I am leaving. This conversation is becoming too graphic." Henry was embarrassed and he couldn't believe what his biological mother was saying, so he just grabbed his jacket and went upstairs to his room.
"You made our son leave."
"Good, now I can talk to you."
Regina frowned at that, now she felt like she was going to get in trouble. "I am listening."
"Well...I wanted to apologize for everything. I shouldn't have run, I should have tell you, it wasn't on my right to take the girls away from you, and I am really really sorry that you missed their first years."
Regina pressed her lips together and nodded. "It's alright." There was part of her that knew it wasn't alright, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"No, its not. I just freaked out, Regina. You were with Robin, I was with Hook, everybody was expecting so much from me that I freaked out and didn't want to let anybody down, so I ran. I didn't want to ruin your bond with Robin, you two will finally getting along even after the all baby mama drama with Zelena."
Regina rolled her eyes at the last part, she for sure hated that 'baby mama drama' with her sister.
"And now it has been like six years and I screwed it up. So I am just letting you know that you will totally be part of the twins life, and we can do the share custody thing or whatever. I just ask for one thing, is to not let Robin be like their father, cause they got you and me, and they don't need anymore parent figures."
Regina allowed a tear escape her eye when Emma finally said she'd part of the twins life and she couldn't be more happy than to hear that. But then she commented about Robin and she remembered that Emma still didn't know the truth. "That won't be a problem, I am not with Robin anymore."
"I- wha- What? You aren't?"
"No. It seems the 'baby mama drama' like you call it, was indeed a big problem, and I couldn't take it anymore." Regina pressed her lips together and played with her own fingers.
"Oh wow...sorry for that Regina, I thought everything was working out just fine.."
"Well it wasn't." Regina shrugged. "Things weren't the same anyway."
"I see..."
"Mhm.."
"…."
"…."
The silence moment was way too awkward.
"Sooo, I will call you tomorrow if I got more news of Eris state. Okay?"
Regina could tell there was some awkwardness on Emma's tone. The brunette cleared her throat and replayed. "Yes, give her a goodnight kiss for me."
"Will do, no worries."
"Goodnight, Emma."
"Goodnight, Regina."
Finished chapter.
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