More Than She Wanted

- A dragon and her abnormally big mouth:

,,Are you sure you're up for the dinner tonight?"

,,Of course," Regina shrugs.

,,You were sick this morning.

,,Yes dear, there's a reason it's called morning sickness," Regina quips.

,,Why do I sense some sarcasm from you, my darling?" Maleficent says mock sharply.

,,Because I'm sick and tired of throwing up every morning?"

,,"Sick and tired"?"

,,Not funny."

Regina glares at Mal who cackles at her. The brunette shakes her head once and continues to set the table for tonight. Morning sickness or not, they are gonna have a family dinner tonight.

,,I'm sorry you're feeling sick all the time," Mal says and there's a good amount of sincerity in her voice.

,,I'm not sorry about it," Regina scoffs. ,,It just means that everything is fine with the baby. Which is a good thing."

,,Right you are."

,,But it's getting difficult to hide," Regina comments.

Maleficent smiles warmly at her. ,,I thought I caught the faintest glimpse of a tiny baby bump this morning."

,,How the hell am I supposed to get pregnancy friendly pantsuits?"

,,Maybe you'll have to give the pantsuits up for a while my dear."

,,I'm gonna miss them."

,,Me too," Maleficent nods. ,,And your tight dresses. I'm gonna miss those too."

Regina ignores her wife's smirk. ,,My dresses aren't that tight."

,,Have you ever seen yourself from behind, my darling?" Maleficent teases and her eyes roams up and down Regina's body.

,,I think you spend too much time staring at me," Regina deadpans.

,,Continue to state the obvious, my beauty."

,,God, you're impossible."

,,Another obvious statement."

Regina sighs deeply.

Regina leaves her office early to be home in time for the family dinner. Not that she has to do anything, really. Mal has a hidden talent for being effective, and the house is completely ready to receive visitors. All Regina has to do, is putting on a cardigan to hide the growing baby bump.

,,How are you feeling?" Mal asks and wraps an arm around her waist.

,,Absolutely fine," Regina assures and chuckles when one of Mal's hands sneaks inside her cardigan and strokes her belly tenderly.

,,I could get used to doing this."

,,Mm, I bet you could. But it's a little soon for that."

,,I don't care."

,,Just get it out of your system, because you can't do that tonight."

,,Anything else I can't do tonight, Regina?" Maleficent teases and licks her lips.

,,Well, that for instance."

Maleficent chuckles and spins Regina around so she's able to trace a finger along the brunette's collarbone.

,,You can't do that either."

,,In that case, I better make the most of it before I have to be a well behaved dragon, right?"

,,When are you ever a well behaved dragon?"

,,Touché."

It's so easy to get carried away, even ten minutes before their guests arrives. And it's especially easy now, when Mal draws her closer and claims her lips in a soft kiss.

Strawberry, Regina thinks to herself. Maleficent tastes of strawberry tonight. Fresh and delightful as always. Kissing Maleficent is definitely one of Regina's favorite things to do, and she takes advance of the situation, and wraps her arms around Mal's neck and gives her bottom lip a tiny, teasing nip before returning the kiss.

Maleficent's hands abandons Regina's "not quite"-flat abdomen and presses her warm palms against Regina's lower back instead. It's an innocent touch, really, but it still works very well on Regina. She quickly finds a golden lock of Maleficent's hair and wraps it around her finger as they kiss. Maybe she does have a fetish for her wife's hair. It's always so soft and wonderful to touch, and Regina gives it a playful little tug.

Maleficent chuckles dangerously into the kiss.

Oh right. Maybe it's a bad idea to pull her hair ten minutes before they are having a family dinner, and Henry is home. The last time Regina pulled Mal's hair, things took a very interesting turn.

Definitely a "bad" idea.

Maleficent deepens the kiss without much warning and her hands leaves Regina's lower back and disappears into her long dark locks instead, where they gently scrape against Regina's scalp and caresses her dark locks.

Both of them definitely have a hair fetish.

There are several things Regina wants to do to her wife right now, but she doesn't get the chance to do anything before they are interrupted by a half hard knock on the window.

Maleficent groans of frustration when Regina breaks the kiss, and then both women look up to see a grinning Killian Jones outside the window. He's obviously the one who knocked and interrupted them, but he's not the only one there. Emma, Snow, David and Zelena are standing on the porch. Ten minutes early. Snow is smiling from ear to ear and has a very indulgent look on her face. Emma's grin is a bit cheekier, and it's obvious that the Savior is amused. Zelena on the other hand, rolls her eyes somewhat sarcastic. It's possible that the redhead is tired of "walking in" on them constantly.

,,Please tell me that's the only time you forgot to close the drapes," Regina murmurs under her breath and quickly uses a hand to flatten her hair.

,,I assure you, I always remember to close the drapes, my dear." Maleficent grins. ,,No reason to give innocent by-passers a show."

Regina doesn't get the chance to respond to that statement before Mal turns her head and yells up the stairs: ,,Henry! Dinner."

,,Coming!"

,,And not in five minutes," Regina adds warningly. ,,Now, as in n-o-w."

Maleficent chuckles.

Regina fixes her hair and wraps the cardigan around her body (she even uses a bit of magic to keep it in place), then she strolls into the hall and opens the door for the guests.

,,Hello. Good to see you," she smiles and pretends she hasn't just been caught "making out" with her wife. Again.

,,Nice to see you too," Snow smiles and gives Regina a quick hug. Regina actually fears that the younger woman who has given birth to two children will be able to feel that something is different about Regina, but Snow doesn't even flinch, and simply proceeds to say hello to Mal.

Regina gives her sister a hug, and Zelena who knows about the pregnancy, is a bit more cautious when she hugs Regina. The next in line for a hug is Emma, and then David. When Killian steps into the mansion, Regina narrows her dark eyes at him and says:

,,A little tip for you, pirate. Maybe try to knock on people's doors and not their windows the next time you're invited somewhere."

,,But then I would never have seen the look of surprise on your faces," Killian smirks.

,,It's not very polite to lurk outside people's windows," Maleficent scowls and looks very much like a dragon.

,,Anyway," Snow says and puts a stop to their banter before Killian ends up with another hook. ,,We brought you some wine." She quickly hands Regina a bottle of red wine.

,,Oh. Thank you, that's very nice of you. I think we'll serve this tonight."

Henry shows up in the living room and greets his family with a big smile on his lips.

They sit down at the table, and Regina serves the food. She has chosen to serve fish. It's frowned upon by Henry, but fish is healthy, so he's just gonna live with it. He can have all the bear claws and pop tarts he wants at Emma's, but in this house, they are living healthy.

The dinner proceeds nicely, and they talk pleasantly. Emma and Killian tells about Nottingham, whose behavior is getting increasingly worse. He's constantly seen lurking around in the dead of night, terrifying single women. Snow on the other hand, is talking about Neal, who is starting to talk more and more. And it's not all pretty words.

,,Where ever did he pick that up?" Mal teases lightheartedly.

,,We have no idea," David says. ,,Maybe one of our babysitters accidentally said it."

Henry chuckles, but Zelena seems a little uneasy, and Regina suspects that she is the one who taught Neal to say that bad word.

Henry tells them about a big science project he's got coming up at school, and Mal promptly offers her help with delivering the fire.

,,What's the school ever done to you?" Zelena asks nonchalantly.

,,Excuse me?"

,,Burning it down is a bit harsh, don't you think?"

Emma and Killian sniggers.

,,I have been a dragon for a thousand years or so, I have excellent control over my fire!"

,,Debatable," Regina mutters quietly and shoves down another bite of the salmon.

,,I set the table on fire one time, aren't you ever gonna let that go?"

,,No," Regina shrugs. ,,It was a very nice table."

This time it's Zelena who chuckles.

,,Wait, did you say you're a thousand years old?" Emma says and tilts her head at Mal.

,,I think everyone at this table is older than they look," Mal drawls and gives Regina a sideway glance. Regina scowls at her. She's not very fond of being reminded of her real age.

,,Not me," Henry interjects. ,,I'm not older than I look."

,,You're the only exception," Mal smirks.

,,Yeah, let's not talk about real age, kid. I don't need to be reminded of the age gap," Emma says and looks at Killian who grins at her.

,,I'm only a few hundredth years older than you, luv. Not a thousand." Killian shrugs and bats his eyes at Regina and Maleficent.

,,One hell of an age gap," Emma comments with a slight smirk.

,,Funny." Regina says dryly.

,,Well, I don't look a thousand years old," Maleficent shrugs and waves Emma's comment off.

,,Which is a great relief," Regina quips dryly.

,,Are you being sarcastic again, my dear?"

,,Why on earth would I choose this moment to be sarcastic? Do you think I would have married you if you looked a thousand years old?" This time the playfulness in Regina's voice is unmistakable.

,,Touché," Mal nods, and Emma, Killian, David, Snow, Zelena and Henry all chuckle.

But Regina suddenly feels rather queasy. Why now? There's no bacon, apples or tuna nearby, so why the hell is she feeling nauseous again? She takes another bite of the salmon and immediately realizes why. It's the salmon. The salmon is making her nauseous. Great. First tuna and now salmon. Is this a thing now? Is this how it's gonna be with fish from now on? It's unfortunate really, because Regina is actually a big fan of fish.

She can feel Henry's eyes on her, her son knows that she's feeling nauseous again, and Regina quickly sends him a little, reassuring smile. She'll just have to contain herself until after the dinner.

Regina inhales and exhales and then she takes a sip from her glass.

,,Don't drink that, it's not good for the baby."

Regina completely stiffens with the glass between her lips. Oh right, she can't drink wine anymore. She completely forgot about that. And clearly Mal has had too much wine already, that's gotta be the only explanation for her ridiculous slip of tongue.

Is there any chance that nobody at the table heard that? No. Regina looks at her family seated at the table. They all look completely stunned. Apart from Zelena. And Henry who gives Mal a shocked look.

,,Maleficent!" he protests sternly.

Yes, Maleficent has most definitely been drinking too much. It takes a second before she realizes what she just said, and then it dawns on her. Her blue eyes widen and she claps a hand over her mouth in horror.

A bit too late for that, dragon.

,,What baby?" Snow exclaims and stares from Maleficent to Regina.

Whether it's the shock, the salmon or the tiny bit of wine remains unclear, but either way, a wave of nausea rushes over Regina and she knows that she's forced to excuse herself.

,,I'm gonna be sick," she announces weakly and pushes her chair out.

,,Regina…" Snow starts, but is cut off by Henry:

,,Let her go, grandma. She's not kidding. She is gonna be sick."

Without much further ado, Regina quickly leaves the dining room and rushes up the stairs and into the bathroom. Darn it. She was so looking forward to having salmon for dinner. But apparently, her stomach had planned otherwise, and she throws up again and again.

Regina isn't left alone for long, a few seconds later, Mal appears behind her and holds her hair up and away from her face as the brunette retches again and again.

Finally, Regina straightens herself up and uses about half a tube of toothpaste before she brushes her teeth until the taste of vomit (and salmon) is gone.

,,Bravo," she says sarcastically as she spits the toothpaste into the sink and gurgles a few times.

,,I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened."

,,I do. You don't have a bloody filter, that's what happened, dragon." Regina bites. She's not in the mood for twenty questions from Snow White tonight.

,,Please don't be angry, my beauty." Maleficent pleads and gives Regina her special look. That look that always makes Regina go soft.

,,I'm not angry as such," Regina scoffs. ,,I just thought we agreed not to tell anyone yet."

,,We did agree that. I don't know how it happened, it just sort of.. slipped out, and when I saw you drink the wine I got worried and.."

Regina silence her by putting a finger on her lips. ,,Kindly stop talking."

Maleficent speaks anyway. ,,Are you gonna kill me for revealing the secret?"

,,I don't think Henry would approve of that. So, to spare him I'm gonna let you live. But don't let it happen again." Regina says sternly and gives Maleficent her best fake "I'm-gonna-kill-you"-smile.

,,But if you didn't have a son, I would be dead by now?"

,,Oh, absolutely," Regina assures with a shrugs and discards of her cardigan. ,,I guess there's no reason to wear this now."

,,I really am sorry."

Regina gives her wife a quick peck on the lips. ,,I know dear. It's alright. Come on, we better head downstairs and answer the million questions waiting for us."

,,Are you done throwing up?"

,,I think so."

The two sorceresses return to the dining room. Everybody stares at them. Except Zelena who is chatting quietly with Henry.

Snow and David looks completely taken aback, Emma looks like she's trying to figure it out, and Killian just looks completely disbelieving.

Regina decides that there's absolutely no reason to make a scene, she has already had plenty of those, so she simply puts her hands on her hips and says: ,,Any burning questions?"

Snow is the first one who finds her voice. ,,What baby?!"

,,Our baby," Regina says and gestures towards Mal.

,,Regina is expecting our child," Maleficent complements.

If Maleficent had turned into a dragon in the middle of the living room, their guests couldn't have looked more shocked. Everybody starts talking at once, and Regina can't hear a thing, or separate their voices at all.

,,You're pregnant?!" Snow exclaims and her mouth falls open with a pop.

,,Yes dear," Regina confirms and Mal gives her elbow a little squeeze.

,,But… but… how?!" Emma says and her green eyes widens.

,,I mean, you're both…" David says and runs out of words.

,,Women," Killian says rather bluntly.

,,Thank you for bringing that to our attention, pirate. We never would have realized otherwise," Regina hisses sharply. She's still sensitive to how this looks to everybody else beside her and Mal.

,,How?" Emma repeats.

,,The condom broke," Maleficent says venomously and glares at Killian.

,,Maleficent!" Henry protests and makes a face.

,,Please don't force me to scold you right now, dear. I don't have the energy," Regina sighs and rubs her temples. This night has already been too long.

,,Sorry."

,,To answer your question," Regina says and looks at Emma and Killian. ,,I got pregnant by magic. And True Love."

A moment of silence follows her words, and then Snow whispers:

,,That's incredible."

,,I can only agree with you on that, dear."

,,So your food poisoning wasn't food poisoning after all?" Emma says with a little smirk.

,,No. morning sickness."

,,Have you had a lot of that, Regina?" Snow questions.

,,Yes!" both Henry and Maleficent blurts out in unison and Regina scowls at them and folds her arms across her chest.

Zelena chuckles quietly.

,,Do you any idea how far along you are then?" Snow says eagerly.

,,According to doctor Whale, I'm eight weeks along."

,,Eight weeks?" Snow repeats, and Regina can almost see the wheels in her head turn.

,,To spare you to do the math, then yes, your calculation is correct. I got pregnant on our honeymoon." Regina says quickly and a bit sharply.

,,Good timing," David compliments Maleficent.

,,David!" Snow scolds.

,,Thank you, Charming, but I didn't exactly plan on doing it," Maleficent says nonchalantly.

Killian sniggers. ,,It just sort of happened?"

,,Exactly. I didn't exactly think of magical protection that night," Maleficent scoffs.

,,None of us did, but still, a warning would have been great," Regina mutters under her breath.

,,I didn't think it was possible, alright? And even if I did, I wouldn't have thought about warning you. I was too busy being... happy."

Everybody laughs. Except Henry who makes a disgusted grimace and covers his ears dramatically:

,,Maleficent, please! Mom's the one who's pregnant, but I'm the one who feel sick!"

,,Right. You're right," Maleficent says and actually has the decency to look ashamed. ,,My deepest apologies, Henry."

,,It's alright," Henry says, but his nose is still scrunched up. ,,If you're gonna talk about that kind of.. stuff, then please let me no so I can think of an excuse to leave the room."

This time Emma laughs and gives Killian a nudge.

,,Done talking about "stuff"," Maleficent assures.

,,Good. But I'm still gonna go upstairs," Henry chuckles and gives Regina a quick hug before disappearing upstairs.

,,And now I'll never look at the word "stuff" like I used to," Zelena mumbles, and Regina glares at her.

,,So, now that all the awkwardness has been covered, can I give you a hug now?" Snow asks eagerly and flashes a smile at Regina.

,,Go for it," Regina sighs. She can't very well wriggle her way out of this one.

Snow immediately rises from her chair and flies over to Regina. The younger woman gives her former stepmother a tight hug, and Regina wraps her arms somewhat awkwardly around Snow.

,,Congratulations," Snow whispers. ,,This is incredible."

,,Thank you, dear. But I don't think the baby likes the fact that you are cutting of my air supplies," Regina deadpans. Snow White is hugging her very tightly.

Maleficent instantly jerks her head up. ,,Please refrain from choking my wife. And unborn child."

,,Then I'll just choke you instead," Snow grins and flings her arms around Maleficent.

Maleficent looks completely shocked and tad uncomfortable. And it's incredibly funny.

,,Bold move," Zelena comments as she hugs Regina.

,,Very bold move," Regina agrees and returns the hug.

,,Congratulations, Regina," Emma says and gives Regina a quick hug.

,,Yeah, that was one hell of an announcement," Killian chuckles and gives Regina's shoulder a little squeeze.

,,I suppose there's a compliment in there somewhere," Regina says dryly.

David chuckles.

,,Henry didn't seem surprised at all. He already knew, didn't he?" Emma says and smirks at Regina.

,,Yes, yes, he did." Regina admits. ,,He sort of figured it out, and I couldn't lie to him."

,,I knew there was something," Emma scoffs. ,,He's been awfully cheerful the past couple of weeks, but I just couldn't figure out why."

,,Oh well, now you know."

,,I knew it too," Zelena smirks.

,,You did?" Snow says and finally frees Maleficent from her embrace.

,,Yep. I caught Regina throwing up in an alley," the redhead says with an amused smirk.

,,You did what?!" Mal says concerned, and Regina glares at her sister.

,,Oops," Zelena says goofily.

,,I had no choice, alright? It was either the alley or the car," Regina mumbles embarrassed.

,,You should have told me," Maleficent huffs.

,,I was embarrassed."

,,Speaking of telling," Maleficent says and raises an eyebrow.

,,Yes?"

,,Lily. She doesn't know yet."

,,I know. We should probably tell her."

Maleficent promptly finds her cellphone in her pocket, and Regina's dark eyes widens: ,,Are you gonna tell her over the phone?"

,,Yes dear."

,,Maleficent, you can't do that!"

,,Why not?" Maleficent scoffs. ,,You told me when I was half asleep and barely conscious."

,,That was different!" Regina defends herself and ignores the chuckles from her family. ,,I thought you were gonna jump to the wrong conclusions, but this is your daughter, you can't just tell her over the phone!"

,,Sure I can. "Hello Lily, I accidentally impregnated your stepmother with magic, and you're gonna be a big sister in the mature age of.. 35."

,,I hope to hell that you're gonna find a more delicate way to tell her!" Regina hisses as Mal dials her daughters number and leaves the room to talk with her.

,,I don't think Maleficent knows the word delicate," Snow observes with a grin.

,,Well caught, dear."

,,I just have one more question."

,,Yes, Killian?" Regina says and braces herself for the worst, sordid questions.

,,How the hell did you beat us in the baby making process?!" the pirate huffs and looks at his blonde wife.

,,Killian!" Emma protests and blushes crimson.

,,I really don't want to hear you say that again," David says and looks like he's gonna throw up.

Killian ignores his father-in-law. ,,But seriously, how?"

,,Because I'm better than you!" Maleficent shouts from the other room, and now it's Regina's turn to feel slightly nauseous. She wasn't aware that it was some kind of contest.

To Be Continued..