Everything She Wanted

-Oops. Or, lets do it all again:

It starts exactly two weeks after Regina picked up on the change in Mal's magic.

Maleficent starts to get sick. Frequently and often in the morning.

At first, Regina had been worried and wanted her to see a doctor, but then, as she slowly begins to put the pieces together, the concern had faded and turned into a hunch.

But she wouldn't share her hunch with Maleficent just yet. She would rather wait for her wife to put the pieces together herself.

Which she does. A week later.

It starts out a very normal day with Regina, Mia and Emerald seated at the table having breakfast. Regina is feeding the little ones (a festive affair), and Mal is in the bathroom with what she calls "an upset stomach".

Suddenly, it goes very quiet in the bathroom, and Regina is sure she can hear the dragon think all the way in here.

,,What do you think, little darlings?" she gently asks her children. ,,Do you think mommy have a surprise for us?"

,,Surprise?" Emerald echoes and looks at Regina with her dark eyes.

,,Big surprise," Regina confirms with a smile.

The bathroom door opens and closes. Footsteps approaches and then Maleficent appears in the kitchen with disheveled hair and a somewhat dazed expression on her face.

,,Is everything alright, my dear?" Regina asks between mouthfuls of bagel.

,,I think.. I think.."

,,You think?" Regina echoes and chuckles. It's not very often Mal runs out of words, and it's always quite amusing when it happens.

,,I think I'm.."

Maleficent doesn't seem to be able to get the words out. Instead she opens and closes her mouth repeatedly.

Regina decides to come to her rescue for once. ,,Let me take a wild guess, dearest. You think you're… pregnant?"

Maleficent nods wordlessly.

,,How about that," Regina says with false surprise but real joy about Mal's news and feeds Mia another spoonful of the baby food. Emerald prefers to hold the spoon herself, and Regina lets her. Even if it is a bit messy.

Regina glances behind her. Maleficent is standing with a blank expression on her face.

,,Aren't you gonna sit down?" the brunette asks. ,,The coffee is all gone."

Maleficent sits down, still looking completely shocked.

Regina sniggers. ,,Are you alright? I mean, apart from the nausea."

Maleficent nods, and now Regina starts to get a bit concerned.

,,Are you upset about this?" she asks gently. ,,I know it's a lot to take in, but I think we can handle another baby. After all, we are pretty good at motherhood."

Maleficent's face lights up in a beaming smile. ,,Do you really think I'm pregnant?"

,,Yes. I really do. But we'll have to get you a pregnancy test just to make sure."

Maleficent scrunches up her nose. ,,A what now?"

,,A pregnancy test," Regina repeats. ,,It's this little stick that tells you whether you're pregnant or not."

,,How can you see on a stick? How does it work?"

,,Well. You uh.. you pee on it," Regina says, well aware how absurd it sounds.

She doesn't get disappointed. Maleficent chokes a bit on the toast she just stuffed into her mouth. ,,You what?" she splutters.

,,I know, I know. It sounds strange. But that's how it works. Trust me."

Maleficent wrinkles her nose at the modern world's strange solutions, and then: ,,You really don't seem at all surprised about this."

Regina feeds Emerald another spoonful of the baby food. ,,I had an inkling," she admits. ,,There had so be some kind of reason as to why your magic seemed off. Almost like something or someone was interfering."

,,How long have you known?" Maleficent asks and raises an eyebrow.

,,A week," Regina shrugs.

,,A week?!"

,,I didn't want to disappoint you in case I wasn't right. I knew how much you wanted another child," Regina defends.

Maleficent shakes her head and then chuckles. ,,How soon can I take this- magical stick?"

,,Pregnancy test," Regina corrects and furrows her brow. ,,Let's see." She holds up her fingers and silently counts backwards.

,,What are you doing?" Maleficent asks and raises an eyebrow.

,,I'm trying to figure out when this baby was conceived. Shush." Regina says and leaves the feeding job to Mal as she continues to count backwards.

Maleficent talks quietly to the girls and looks a bit impatient as she waits for Regina's verdict.

,,Alright," Regina says after a good while. ,,I think I have a qualified guess."

,,So do I," Maleficent smirks.

,,Do tell then."

,,You first."

,,Fine, my guess is.."

,,Valentine's Day," both Regina and Maleficent blurts out at the same time, and Regina chuckles. ,,Yes. I'd say Valentine's Day is a very qualified guess."

,,Then I'm five weeks pregnant. Is that too early to take a.. pregnancy test?"

,,No. I took one when I was five weeks along, so I'd say you can take one too."

,,Perfect," Maleficent grins. ,,Any chance we can buy one today?"

Regina smiles. ,,I'm going to the pharmacy to get some cream for Mia's rash anyway. I shall bring a pregnancy test home with me."

Maleficent fiddles with the napkin in her lap and gives Regina a hopeful look. ,,Is there any chance you can go right now?"

Regina laughs. ,,If you feed the girls and get them cleaned up, I'll go to the pharmacy, alright?"

,,Great."

Maleficent takes over the task of feeding Mia and Emerald and Regina gives her children a light peck on their foreheads, and then she leaves the mansion.

There aren't many people at the pharmacy, and Regina quickly finds the cream. Then she moves over to the shelf where the pregnancy tests are stacked. The brunette takes one and chuckles quietly to herself. She vividly remembers the last time she bought one of these. How distraught and confused she had been.

She's neither distressed nor confused today. She's just excited. Very, very excited.

Regina hurries along to the counter to pay for both of the items.

The brunette curses her luck when she discovers that Emma is standing behind her. Regina quickly switches the pregnancy test from one hand to the other, but it's too late. Emma has already seen the damned thing, and the Savior is grinning from ear to ear.

Regina haughtily sticks her chin up as she pays for the items. She quickly scurries out of the pharmacy, but not quite fast enough. As soon as she walks out of the store and into the still chilled air, she hears footsteps behind her, and Emma comes jogging after her.

Regina grits her teeth and rolls her eyes discreetly at the expression on the Saviors face.

,,So.." Emma starts with a wide grin.

,,I refuse to discuss my private life with you, sheriff Swan," Regina says haughtily.

,,Fair enough. Can I at least congratulate you?"

,,No you can't. It's a bit early for that."

,,Alright. Good luck then," Emma grins.

,,Thank you," Regina says and plays along on Emma's wrong assumption.

Regina leaves Emma standing grinning on the pavement. No doubt she's gonna tell her pirate what she just saw. Oh, the gossip!

The brunette quickly heads back home to the mansion and is greeted by Maleficent at the door.

,,Here you go," Regina says and throws the pregnancy test to her.

,,Thank you." Maleficent catches it promptly.

,,The instructions is written on the back," Regina says, and then with an eyeroll: ,,Obviously I ran into Emma on the way."

,,And what did the Savior have to say?"

,,She assumed I was the one who was pregnant," Regina huffs. The thought alone. She's already given birth to twins. That's got to be enough.

,,Oh," Mal chuckles. ,,Why didn't you just correct her?"

,,Because you're not that far along yet," Regina dismisses. ,,Now go and take the damn test before I go crazy."

,,Yes ma'am," Maleficent drawls and gives Regina a kiss on the cheek.

,,And don't call me that," Regina mutters as Mal saunters into the bathroom.

The brunette shakes her head and goes into the living room where Emerald and Amelia currently is busy building a brick tower. Or, Emerald is. Amelia is chewing on something that looks very much like Regina's old (and empty) mascara. Regina quickly takes the mascara from the toddler and wonders where on earth she found that. Amelia looks like she's about to throw a fit about being robbed of her new toy, but Regina succeeds in getting her interested in her sister's game instead. Fit deviated.

,,How long am I supposed to wait to see anything on this magical stick?"

,,Three minutes. And it's a pregnancy test," Regina chuckles.

Maleficent appears in the living room and joins Regina in the couch where the brunette is watching over the little dragons.

The big dragon on the other hand, looks quite beside herself as she wrings her hands and fiddles with her tie.

,,Nervous?" Regina asks gently and puts a hand over Mal's.

,,A little," Mal admits and gives Regina's hand a squeeze. ,,What if the test shows nothing?"

,,Then I wouldn't be opposed to try again," Regina smiles.

,,Are you serious?"

,,Of course. As I said, I think we can handle another baby."

,,I think so too," Maleficent beams, and then: ,,Were you this nervous when you took the test?"

,,Oh yes," Regina assures. ,,I was at the brink of passing out."

,,Really?"

,,Yes, really. It was absolutely crazy," Regina recalls and remembers how her knees had buckled when she found out she was pregnant.

They sit in silence for a while and watch the girls. And Regina knows that they are thinking the same. How wonderful it would be to have one more.

Maleficent keeps glancing at her watch, and Regina does her best to stay focused on the little ones. But it is a relief when she can finally say:

,,I think the three minutes are up, Mal."

Maleficent wanders back into the bathroom and Regina stands up as well. She's unable to sit down and play calm and collected. She feels equally as nervous as Maleficent does. She should have gone with her into the bathroom.

Regina can't stop herself from pacing back and forward, and Mia and Emerald watches her like she's a very exciting movie.

What is taking the dragon so long? Why is there so quiet in the bathroom? Is the test really negative, have Regina been giving her false hope? Oh god no. Mal would be so disappointed if the test turns out to be negative.

Regina keeps pacing up and down the living room floor and she is on the verge of forcing herself into the bathroom when..

,,Regina?"

,,Yes?"

,,What does two blue lines mean?"

Holy crap. Two blue lines.

,,It means that I need to sit down," Regina jokes. ,,You're pregnant."

Instead of walking, Maleficent appears inches from Regina's face, the brunette flashes her a beaming smile, and the two women share a kiss much to Mia and Emerald's delight.

,,Did you hear that, girls?" Regina coos. ,,You are going to be big sisters."

,,Big sisters?" Mia echoes.

,,That's right," Maleficent chuckles. ,,Mommy's having a baby."

Regina grins and makes a mental note to herself about calling doctor Whale.

,,What are you thinking about?" Maleficent inquires and wraps an arm around her wife.

,,That we have to book you in for an ultrasound in a few weeks. And that you can't have alcohol or coffee anymore."

,,Oh. I can give up alcohol, but the coffee is gonna be tough to give up."

,,Don't worry. I'll stop drinking coffee too," Regina assures. ,,It's probably bad for me anyway."

,,Does that mean you're gonna drink tea in public?"

,,Yes of course. You have my full support."

Maleficent chuckles. ,,That should be interesting."

,,Why?" Regina frowns.

,,Because Emma already thinks you're the one who's pregnant. Drinking tea in public will probably feed the rumor mill."

,,Right. I didn't think of that."

To Be Continued….