Storybrooke- Four months later

The wheelchair pushed by a nurse passed the waiting room and rushed to the birth room. The red-haired sitting in it was breathing deep, or at least trying to, Regina running to stay by her side.
"Come on sis! For a midwife, even a fake one, you can breathe better than that!"
The witch stuck out her tongue to her sister, before moaning in pain.
"Hell, this hurts…" she muttered between her teeth.

A few hours later.
"Come on, Zelena, one more… Now, push!
- I can't, it's too…" her sentence was stopped by a contraction, and she almost crashed her sister's hand in pain.
- You can scream if you want." the midwife (a real one, this time) offered. Most people think it might help."
There was no need to say it twice. The room filled with screams in a second.
"Come on, come on sis', you can do it!
- I see the head, it won't be long for now" said the midwife in a smile. Keep pushing, you're doing great!"
Zelena yelled one more time, when suddenly, another cry filled the room, turning off all the noises around. There were only this newborn's cries, and this curious impression that the time had stopped.
In this unreal silence, the midwife handed the baby to her mother who pressed her against her chest. Tiredness and joy tears were rolling on her cheeks. She lifted her head to look at her sister, who was crying as well, a huge smile enlightening her face. "She's beautiful" was the only thing she was able to articulate.
Her sister nodded.
"How will you name her?
- Sophia. Her name's Sophia."

After they had settled her in a room, Regina turned to her sister.
"I asked Snow to get Henry so he could see her. Does that bother you?
-No, of course not. He's a nice boy. You have raised him well" she smiled rocking the baby.
Snow came in, Henry by her side. She smiled at Regina.
"He could have come by himself, but he has to go see Grace in just an hour, so he needed a driver. Am I right, boy?"
Henry laughed and came to the baby.
"She's beautiful! What's her name?"
Zelena smiled gently.
"She's Sophia. Meet your cousin Henry, sweetheart!
-Glad to meet you, Sophia"
From the back of the room, Snow had a short, almost nasty laugh, and everyone turned to her.
"Snow? Is something wrong? "
-Oh, no, I'm fine. I was just thinking about how ironic it was to see you there with a baby."
Zelena frowned her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?
- I mean that last time you came here, it was to steal mine. And now here you are, in the exact same bed, but your baby's on your chest, not in some time-travelling basket.
-Snow!" intervened Regina. "Please!
- I'm sorry ! I was just wondering what would happen if I did that to you as well."
Zelena gave her an ice cold look. "Well try, I didn't crush any heart 'till now, perhaps that could change." she said with a threatening tone.
-Zelena…" growled Regina. "Okay, enough." She came to Henry and kissed him on the forehead, before putting his hair straight.
-Henry, I think you two should go now."

The boy nodded and, with a sorry look, he smiled at the new mom.
"Thanks for letting me see her. She's beautiful. See you soon, Sophia!"
They left, while Zelena made her daughter's tiny hand wave to the boy. The little one was already back to sleep.
Regina looked at her sister with a sad smile.
"I'm sorry. I'd love to tell you this won't happen again, but that's just… Not true. The path to redemption's not easy, you'll see. People keep reminding you your former mistakes. Anyway, perhaps threatening her wasn't necessary?"
The red-haired smiled quietly and pressed her baby against her chest. .
- Oh, did I frighten her? Oops. So sorry.
- Sis...
- Okay, okay, you're right. I once told you I tried to be good, but it didn't work out. Perhaps it was because I didn't try hard enough. But Sophia…
- Evil isn't born, it's made. And so is good ! You can be good, Z."

A silence settled down, broken by Regina
"Are you sure you don't want me to talk to the dad?
- We already had this discussion. I don't wanna see him again. Ever.
- But why?
-Hell, because my whole life's the same! Someone makes me feel like I matter, and then they give up on me, and I suffer. Always. I don't deserve… Look, I'll try not to be jealous, to be gentle and all your good stuff. But I won't talk to him."

A hand rubbed her shoulder.
"As you want"
The queen looked down, and smiled at her sister.
"Hey! Look who's awake!"
The baby had her big blue eyes wide open, discovering her new world. They were both amazed by the little girl who was tiredly moving her fists, when a nurse burst into the room.
"I'm sorry, miss, but there's a man out there claiming he wants to see you. We told him it wasn't the time for visits, but he refuses to leave before seeing you, and he's disturbing all the other patients.
Zelena panicked.
"Wait. You told him to come in?"

Before the nurse even answered, he was in.
"Get out." She said in an icy tone, pressing the baby against her, Regina standing in a protective way by her side.
- I won't. It's been way too hard to get to you to leave now…
-Get. Out. Of. Here. What don't you understand?
-Hey, this is my daughter too, isn't it? Can I at least see her?
-You wanna see her? You left without even leaving a note!
- Err, actually, I left a note.
- You're right. I burned it."

He laughed. "Why am I not even surprised?"
She gave him such a cold glance it could have frozen a desert. He sighed, and sat on the border of the bed. Regina slowly started to leave, the more discreet way she could.
"Hey, Len, listen. I love Grace. She's the most important thing in my life. I spent more years than I can count trying to make a hat just in order to get back to her (he glanced at Regina), I even got mad, I would do anything to protect her, anything. Hell, I kidnapped the sheriff and a teacher to get her back! I would kill for her, without hesitating. And this insanity of yours…"
On her way leaving the room, Regina hit him with her elbow.
"Saying she's insane is not really the good way to get her back, dear" she whispered to him, before closing the door behind her.
"Well, I mean… I'm sorry. I blew it, I left you, but it was to protect my child. Now you're holding our daughter, can't you feel what I mean?"
Of course she felt it, but there was no way she would say it, so she remained silent.
"Please Len, I'm sorry…"
A little smile floated on the woman's lips.
"Do you want to hold her?"
He smiled back.
"I'd love to."