A/N: Sorry for the time it took to get this update. It's little longer than past few chapters, so hopefully that will make up for it. Thank you for all the great reviews they are a great motivator.
Emma was in her room lying on the bed waiting for Mary Margaret to come home. She had her stuff in boxes already and had set them next to the front door. She called David to see if he would man the office for today so she could pack. He was more than happy to play deputy and didn't even ask why she needed off, which Emma was glad for. But MM was another story. Emma knew that Mary Margaret would be questioning her as soon as she saw the boxes when she arrived home. Emma didn't have to wait long, about 20 minutes later she heard the door open.
"Emma, are you home?" MM yelled through the apartment. Emma made her way out of her room and from the top of the stairs she connected eyes with Mary Margaret. "Emma, what are all these boxes? Is this all your stuff?" MM asked when she saw Emma.
"Uh, yeah, I actually wanted to talk to you about something…" Emma said making her way down the stairs.
"Are you moving out?" MM questioned with sad eyes.
"Well, I just thought with you and David being away from each other for so long it would be good for you to have the place to yourselves." Emma said.
"What? No, Emma we are finally a family now. We've all waited so long for this; I don't want you to leave." MM said.
"Look I've thought about this a lot and I think it's for the best. We haven't been getting along great lately anyway. Plus, with me gone you and David can fuck wherever you'd like and not worry about me walking in on you." Emma said trying to make light of the situation.
"Emma! I said I was sorry about that!" MM said blushing before continuing, "But it's not the real reason you're moving is it?"
"No, but its different and more complicated now MM. I'm not the child you want me to be. I'm a grown woman who has a son of her own. I know that you just 'woke up' after 28years and want that connection that you felt when I was born, because to you it feels like yesterday, but it's not and I don't feel that connection, not yet." Emma finished and saw the hurt in Mary Margaret's eyes. "I'm sorry and I know this hurts but look at it from my side. It's pretty weird to discover that my parents that I have looked for my entire life turn out to be Snow White and Prince Charming, and are the same age as me." Emma smiled and which Mary Margaret returned though she was still hurt.
"I know it's weird and I'm sorry for being overbearing. I know it's been overwhelming for you. It's not like you're leaving town though, right? You're staying in Storybrook?"
"Yes, I'm staying in Storybrook. I looked for my family my entire life I'm certainly not leaving now." Emma said and she meant it. MM looked relieved.
"So where did you find a place?" Mary Margaret asked. Crap, I was hoping that was going to be the end of discussion. Emma thought, even though she knew it wasn't going to be that easy.
"Um, I'm movingingwithReginaandHenry." She said whispered and rushed as she walked into the kitchen; MM slightly turned her head.
"What did you say? I didn't catch that." MM asked again and Emma huffed.
"I'm moving in with Henry." Emma said but failed to mention Regina's name.
"Well that's great! Where did you find a place?" MM asked and Emma just remained quiet. She understood MM well enough to know that she was going to say something about Henry's other mother. And Emma wasn't disappointed.
"But wait, Regina isn't just going to let you take Henry away from her. She's not going to give him up without a fight, but don't worry Emma we'll get him." MM said and still Emma remained quiet and just rolled her eyes to herself. Finally she decided she was ready to get this discussion over and mentally prepared herself for what was coming next.
"There's no need for that Mary Margaret, Regina isn't going to fight me."
"Of course she will! She's not just going to…" MM stopped and Emma thought that MM may finally be catching on.
"Wait, where exactly are you moving Emma?" MM slowly questioned.
"I'm moving in with Henry…and Regina." Emma looked MM directly in the eyes when she answered. And Mary Margaret gasped. Yep, here it comes.
"Emma! You are most certainly not! Regina is dangerous! What are you thinking?! Why on earth would you move in with her?!" MM paused and started pacing around the room. Then MM gasped again, "She put a spell on you Emma! This is the only explanation! Don't worry I'm going to call Mother Superior right now! We'll get this figured out!" MM went on and grabbed her phone and Emma rolled her eyes again. Finally Emma spoke up.
"Stop! She didn't put a spell on me Mary Margaret."
"Of course she did! She's Regina, Emma, she's evil!" Yep this is the kind of reaction I was expecting. Emma thought.
"No, she's not. She is trying to do better for Henry, it was his idea."
"No, I don't believe it! It's a trick Emma!" MM exclaimed again, her face red. Emma took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. She couldn't let MM know the extent of Emma's feelings for Regina. Emma grabbed onto MM shoulders and looked her in the eyes.
"Mary Margaret! There is no spell, no curse, and no trick! Henry wants us to be a family, to be happy. He's tired of going moving house to house, and having his mother's constantly fighting. Regina and I just want to make him happy." Emma said and finally but slowly let go of Mary Margaret. "Regina loves him and so do I. We decided that we are going to move forward and put the past where it belongs."
"But Emma…"
"No, no buts'. We decided this a few weeks ago when I was over for dinner. Regina is trying to be a better person. And she is a better person, she is not the same 'Evil Queen' you knew. I'm getting to know the real Regina and the Regina I know is not a bad person."
"Emma you haven't known her as long as I have, please you have to listen to me!" MM screamed again and it was obvious to Emma that she wasn't going to get through to MM. Emma just sighed and watched as MM was pacing again.
"Mary Margaret you don't have to like it but you have to deal with it. I'm tired of talking about it. I'm moving in tonight." Emma said and MM all of a sudden stopped and without another word stormed out, slamming the door on the way out. Again Emma sighed well that went well. I better get my things down to the car before she comes back with The Blue Fairy and locks me in my room for all eternity. Oh shit. Emma thought and started quickly moving about when she realized that could be a real possibility.
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Regina was sitting in her office when she heard a banging at the door. The banging continued as Regina got up and made her way to the noise.
"Regina! Regina open up I know you're in there!" Regina snarled and realized whose voice was coming from the other side. I guess Emma told Miss Blanchard that she would be moving in. Regina thought and opened the door to see a fuming Mary Margaret on the other side. Regina put on her best politician smile as she opened the door. She was going to enjoy this and milk it for all it's worth.
"Miss Blanchard what can I do for you? I'm sure there is a good reason for you to be trying to beat down my door."
"What did you do to my daughter, Regina!? I know you did something!"
"Whatever to you mean? I have done nothing to Miss Swan."
"Don't lie to me! Emma would never move in with you! You put some kind of spell on her didn't you?" MM said and got up in Regina's face. Regina narrowed her eyes refusing to back up as MM wanted her to do.
"I told you Miss Blanchard, I have done nothing to her. She, Henry, and I have come to the conclusion that if we really want to try and be a family it would be best if Miss Swan moved in." Regina simply stated and noticed MM got even redder.
"Family! You are not her family Regina! David, Henry and I are her family! You know nothing about family." MM said. That comment had struck a nerve with Regina and she fumed.
"You left your daughter alone in a world where she thought she was just thrown away like trash! I may have enacted the curse, but I certainly didn't curse my own child to a life without parents for 28 years!"
"You, Regina, are the most evil person I've ever come across! My daughter will not be subjected to the likes of you."
"Oh, Miss Blanchard, if I'm so bad then why is she leaving the loving little nest that you so think you've created to come live with me, the evil queen?" Regina flashed a smile knowing that comment hit her mark when she saw Mary Margaret's face fall.
"Because you've done something to her! I want to know what curse you've placed on my daughter!"
"Miss Blanchard, have you noticed that Miss Swan has always been there to defend me ever since she came to town? No matter how hard I've tried to push her away and how much we fought. You're daughter is stubborn and can even see what good is left in me. And if she wants to live with Henry and I, well it is completely her choice. I simply extended an invitation for her to do so. I am not going to ignore what my son wishes any longer. And what he desires is to have his family, he and his two mothers under one roof."
"There is no good in you Regina, only a black heart. Henry has a family! It's Emma and his grandparents." MM said.
"I am Henry's mother! How dare you speak to me like that?!" And just as Regina was losing her patience her phone rang. She huffed and started walking towards her desk to retrieve her phone just as MM lost it.
"Ahhhh! I'm going to kill you once and for all Regina! You will not ruin my daughter!" MM said and started running towards Regina as she was walking back to her desk. Regina quickly turned around and flicked her wrist; suddenly Mary Margaret's body was encased in stone. You foolish idiot! Well, I've had enough of that, now what to do with you? Regina thought making all the way to her phone, she read the text she received by Miss Swan.
Hey told Mary Margaret, she was acting kind of crazy. Thought you should know in case she came over.
Regina looked up at the statue of Mary Margaret, great now she tells me. Regina sighed, knowing she really couldn't kill Miss Blanchard now. She quickly texted Emma back.
Yeah too late, you may want to get over here. I haven't killed her but am seriously thinking about it.
Regina texted back along with a picture of Mary Margaret in statue form. Regina smiled to herself as a thought came into her mind. Emma may not let me kill her but at least I can have some fun with her. Regina sighed to herself. Since when does Miss Swan affect your decision making? Regina walked back to her desk and retrieved her ever favorite black sharpie marker. Meanwhile her phone went off again with another message from Emma.
Lol, seriously! You could've just not answered the door. I'm on my way.
Regina made her way back to the statuette of Mary Margaret with a smile on her face as she pulled the cap of the marker off and went to work. First Regina set out to give Mary Margaret bushy eyebrows; then drew a sharpie beard going from ear to ear and all around her chin and upper lip. Finally, she finished off her forehead a simple word that Regina though summed Miss Blanchard up perfectly 'IDIOT'. Regina smiled to herself and heard the deathtrap of a car pull up in front of the office. Soon enough Emma made her way in and was knocking at the door. Regina went to open it.
"I swear she came running towards me to attack me. I would not have done this otherwise." Regina stated and moved to show Emma the statue of stone.
"Well that's a lie and we both know it." Emma smiled.
Regina also smiled before adding. "Well, yes. But she was trying to attack me. That I didn't lie about."
Emma could tell by the way Mary Margaret's body was leaning and posed that Regina was telling the truth. But when Emma turned to where she was face to face with MM she started busting up laughing. She looked at Regina who was simply smiling at her like she did nothing wrong.
"And the sharpie face?" Emma asked accusingly.
"Well, you didn't want me to kill her did you? This is the least she gets for bursting into my office and threatening to murder me. Don't think I've changed that much for this kind of behavior to go unpunished." Regina said and Emma huffed while she contemplated what to do.
"Fine, but erase the idiot part. She is going to be embarrassed enough without that on her forehead."
"But…"
"Regina, you made your point. Now wake her up and don't say anything. Let me do the talking, I'll get her out of here."
"Fine! But don't tell her about the marker! She deserves that for coming over here accusing me of putting a spell on you." Regina conceded.
"I won't tell her but she will be pissed when she finds out. She won't be as forgiving as I was about the whole sharpie situation."
"Well, she should be grateful that I didn't take her heart out and crush it to dust." Regina said making her way back to behind the desk with her phone ready to take a picture. With the flick of her wrist MM was engulfed by a purple cloud of smoke. Both Regina and Emma waited for the now awake Mary Margaret to recover.
"What happened?" She asked feeling a little stiff.
"You were trying to attack Regina. Do you remember saying you were going to kill her?" Emma answered and MM turned red again.
"She is trying to take you from us Emma, she tricked you!" MM yelled and Emma tried not to laugh at the bushy eyebrows and facial hair that was drawn on. Regina just stayed seated behind her desk secretly filming the entire episode on her phone.
"No one has tricked me, Mary Margaret. I want to live with Henry and Regina. Henry has been so happy the past few weeks and I… we both want him to be happy. We are doing this for Henry. Calm down, why don't you go down to the diner and get yourself something strong to drink." Emma suggested, trying not to laugh. MM had pissed her off at the apartment and she was going to enjoy this little prank that Regina had done. Over at the desk Regina was almost snickering and was glad that MM was too upset to notice.
"I think that is a great idea Miss Blanchard…"
"Shut up Regina! You are not to speak right now!" MM yelled and Emma grabbed her when MM started towards Regina again.
"Alright Mary Margaret, time to go! You should actually be glad Regina texted me and didn't just kill you." Emma stressed trying to make a point. "In the past she would've done just that, correct?" Emma asked and reluctantly MM nodded as Emma pushed MM towards the door. Emma looked at Regina, they both smiled at each other as Emma followed MM out the door. As soon as they left Regina played the video that she recorded on her phone taking pictures from the video, laughing the entire time.
Emma and Mary Margaret made their way to the street from the Mayor's office. Emma could tell that Mary Margaret was still upset.
"Why don't I call Ruby and tell her you're on your way to the diner and could use a strong drink?" Emma suggested
"Yeah, I think that sounds good. Are you sure about this Emma? You know your father is not going to like this. I still think she's tricking you somehow."
"As I said before, Henry is the one that suggested this. Regina and I just want to make him happy. And if you give her a chance, you can see the change in Regina as well. Now no more talking about this, my mind is made up. Go see Ruby, I'll text her you're on your way." Emma stated as she gave a push to MM towards the diner and reached in her pocket for her phone. With one more look MM nodded and started walking without another word said. Quickly Emma texted Ruby warning her of what happened.
So Mary Margaret is on her way to the diner, be prepared. It was either that or Regina ripping her heart out. Tell her I'm sorry but she was out of line.
Emma pushed send and only had to wait about 45 seconds for a response.
What!? What are you talking about? What happened to MM?
Emma just finished reading it when the second text came in.
LMFAO! REGINA DID THAT TO HER! HAHAHAH.