Hi, I'm back! Sorry that I haven't written one of these in a while. I was working on Swan Queen Week (if you haven't already, you can check out my one shots for that), went on a little vacation, and then got lazy lol. So this one shot is a Swan-Mills Family moment, but towards the end it's mostly just Swan Queen interaction. Oh, and I finally came up with a name for this collection too. So new name, same stories/concept. I'd really love to hear what you think and I hope you enjoy! -hopelesslyhopeful7211

Emma's heartbeat quickens and her tongue pokes out of the side of her mouth in concentration. She will not lose. She never loses. Especially not to him. She is the adult here after all.

The light from the television screen illuminates her face and she presses the buttons with extra fury. Last lap. Her eyes focus intensely on the top half of the screen.

"Ah, you're killing me, kid!" Emma exclaims as Henry's blue race car slams into her yellow one. It careens into the guard wall. His blue car passes the checkered line and the bottom half of the screen reads "Winner!"

Henry gives his blonde mother a smug look and Emma responds by rustling his hair. The two lay the video game controllers down on the coffee table and lean back into the soft couch.

"I'm hungry," Henry whines after a moment of watching the replay of his race highlights.

The blonde's stomach growls, "Yeah, me too"

"Where's Mom? She's usually home by now"

Emma frowns as she picks up her cell phone to check the time. 7:26 PM and one unread text message.

Caught up in paperwork. Will be on my way soon

Emma turns her phone around to show Henry the message from his other mother. The boy nods and picks up his game controller again. He selects the option for a one player race and is instantly swept up into the game. The blonde rests her head back and watches him play.

Ever since Emma had moved in a few months ago, she and Regina had made it a priority to make Friday nights family nights. Sometimes they all cook together (well, Regina cooks while Emma and Henry mostly just hand her ingredients). Sometimes they play board games. And sometimes they simply watch a movie. It feels nice to provide Henry with these special family moments. Every once in a while he groans about it, but Emma knows that he will appreciate the memories. She knows that she does.

Her hunger rumbles over again and she clutches at her stomach in a futile attempt to silence it. Her mind races with different ideas on how to satisfy her hunger. She could grab her secret stash of potato chips, but she'd leave evidence on the couch. She could try to cook, but let's just say it didn't go so well last time she tried that. She could…hmm.

"Hey, want to order pizza?"

Henry pauses the game mid race and grins, "Really?"

Emma matches his grin, "Yeah, really. Your mom shouldn't have to cook so late and it's a special occasion, right? Family night"

Henry throws his arms around his blonde mother, "Yay!"

Regina strides into the room with a smile on her face, "What are we so excited about?"

"Family night!"

"Pizza!" Henry shouts at the same time.

Regina giggles at her two favorite people, "Pizza? I see"

"I want pepperoni," Henry states.

Emma stands and meets her girlfriend just behind the couch. She takes her in her arms and kisses her lovingly. Her hands begin to roam along the length of her back as the kiss deepens.

"Ew, Moms," Henry jokes.

The two break apart and stare into each others eyes. They are left with goofy grins on their faces. Henry picks his controller back up and continues his game.

Emma softly whispers in Regina's ear, "I know pizza is unhealthy, but I didn't want you to have to cook so late. And, you know, I would've cooked myself, but I didn't want to burn the house down"

Regina lets out a chuckle and kisses her forehead. She whispers back, "Thanks, dear"

The couple sits on the couch with Henry. Their eyes become glued to the screen watching as his car zips around the competition. The comfort of just being together freezes them temporarily.

After a moment Emma pulls her phone out of her pocket and stands, "I'll call in the order"

"Don't get the Meat Lovers pizza again. We'll share the Veggie Pizza"

"Aw, come on, Gina," Emma plays up her puppy dog eyes.

"I'm just looking after your health, dear"

"But it's so good"

"If you must then Henry will share his pepperoni. One meat topping is more sensible"

Henry interjects, "Hey!"

"You can't eat a whole pizza, kid"

"Now look who cares about health," Regina shoots the blonde a smirk over her shoulder.

Emma playfully sticks her tongue out at her and begins to dial the pizza place's number.

After putting the order in for delivery, she joins her family back on the couch just in time to watch the end of the race. A green CPU car just edges out Henry's blue car for first place.

Henry thinks a moment before a devious grins spreads across his face, "Want to play, Moms?"

Emma blurts out, "Sure," at the same time Regina shrugs, "I don't know".

Emma playfully nudges the brunette's shoulder, "Come on, it'll be fun. Unless you're afraid"

Regina raises an questioning eyebrow, "Afraid of what?"

The blonde shrugs, "That I'll embarrass you with how awesome I am at this game"

Henry snorts at her claim causing Emma to shoot him a quick glare.

Regina picks up the extra controller and confidently says, "We shall see"

The couple quickly picks out an intermediate level track and their cars. Emma chooses yellow again and Regina chooses black. The light counts down from red and then yellow. Emma takes the opportunity to gauge the brunette's expression. Regina stares intently at her half of the screen. The blonde looks back to her half just in time for the light to turn green and they're off.

Emma's car bolts out of the start immediately slamming several CPU cars out of the way. She quickly takes the lead and already starts to gloat, "You see that?"

Regina doesn't let the comment phase her and she easily takes command of second place.

The two women's strategies are drastically different. Emma takes every turn as fast as possible cutting through grass and dirt, even if it actually slows you down. Regina takes her time to make sure that she stays on the track, so her speed isn't interrupted. She knows that Emma's strategy is a ticking time bomb. She will wind up taking herself out if she continues.

After two laps, they are down to the last lap. Emma nudges and taunts her girlfriend, "Is that all you got?"

Regina restrains from rolling her eyes and remains focused.

Emma has the lead again after several lead changes throughout the race, but the brunette is just behind. The last major turn comes up and Emma moves her body to the left in synch with the turn, but it is too sharp. The yellow car makes contact with the wall and spins out. The blonde resists the urge to slam the controller down on the table as Regina's black car easily passes her and crosses the checkered line for first place. It is just a game.

Henry starts to laugh as Emma pouts and Regina smirks.

"So what was that about embarrassment, dear?" Regina pushes.

Emma playfully shoves Regina's thigh and gives her a kiss on the cheek. She lets out a defeated sigh, "Good race, babe"

Emma hands her controller back to Henry and he begins a one player race again. Emma places her arm around Regina and they settle in to watch, but soon the doorbell rings. The blonde hops up and retrieves the pizza from the delivery guy. She quickly returns.

"Pizza's here," she declares as she sits the boxes on the coffee table.

Regina typically doesn't allow eating in the living room, but it is family night. She volunteers to grab plates. Henry turns his game off and he and Emma decide on what movie to watch.

She returns and passes out the plates. The family reaches over each other to grab slices of the pizza while the beginning of the film starts.

After having her fill of pizza, Regina scoots closer and rests her head against Emma's shoulder. The blonde puts her arm around her and looks over to their son who is laughing at a funny scene in the movie. A warm feeling rises in her.

For most of her life, she never thought she'd ever feel this way. She never thought she'd find family. Home. Now she catches herself noticing these little moments every day. And there's no place she'd rather be.