Well here's the next little bit! I don't know how I feel about it so you should let me know how you feel! She's coming soon! I promise!
"I don't want to go." Regina sat at the edge of their bed, staring at Emma.
"Oh come on, Regina. It's only a couple hours with the rest of the women of Storybrooke. They're coming to celebrate our miracle!" Emma walked toward Regina and placed her hands on her wife's round belly. "It will be fun. We get free stuff!" Smiling, she leaned in for a kiss but Regina blocked it by moving her head to the side.
"I don't want to go Em."
"That's too bad Regina. Seriously, everyone has worked really hard to put this together and you're not going to cop out just because you don't want to socialize with the townsfolk. Now get up, you don't want to be late."
Normally, Regina would've challenged Emma, not liking being bossed around. Today was different. Everyone had been kind enough to do this for her and Emma was super excited. She didn't really have a reason not to want to go. She just didn't feel up to being social. That wouldn't fly in Emma's book so she shrugged it off and slipped into her shoes, already dressed and done up.
She stared at herself in the mirror. Her stomach was round and stuck out what was probably a foot. She was amazed by the miracle but didn't feel beautiful at all. She felt tired and bloated. She had worked her hardest during the early stages to keep fit, keeping the weight gain to a minimum. But even now, she had put on a few pounds. She wondered how Emma could ever think she was beautiful.
"Stop criticizing yourself Regina. You are absolutely beautiful," Emma slipped her arms around Regina, resting her head on Regina's shoulder. They observed themselves in the mirror, two perfectly happy people. Emma's long blonde hair fell in waves around them, the smile on her face shining. Regina smirked. Her wife was the beautiful one. Her hand slipped up to cup Emma's cheek before turning and kissing her on the lips. Maybe this would distract her.
Emma shook her head, "Nu-uh. I may be extremely in need of sex but I know how important this kind of thing is." With one final kiss, she stepped away, taking Regina's hand in hers.
"Yay! They're here!" Shouted Ruby, running toward the couple. "I'm so glad you decided to come Regina!" The tall brunette wrapped her arms around Regina, careful not to squeeze too tight.
"Why wouldn't I?" Regina hugged the girl back. They had become close during the pregnancy, Ruby practically becoming a younger sister to Regina.
"I don't know." Ruby shrugged. "I'm just glad you're here and we can start the party!"
Regina looked around the air conditioned sun room at Granny's B&B. Everything was decorated in light purples and little stuffed ponies sat on the tables. Flowers decorated the place nicely and several women from Storybrooke sat at the tables, beaming at Regina.
"Rubes, you did all this?" Emma asked, her jaw hanging open.
Ruby nodded a huge smile on her face. "I did a lot of research on baby showers; games, decorations… all kinds of stuff. I have to do Snow's too. She told me about your nursery so I kinda went off of that with the color scheme. I don't have any banners though… ya know since you don't know what her name is."
"Ruby, it's absolutely beautiful." Regina smiled, not regretting coming after seeing how excited Ruby was.
"Oh, you probably don't want to stand anymore! Come on, there's a table at the front for you two!"
Ruby led Emma and Regina toward the front, letting the couple stop and say hello every now and then. Emma saw her mom and went off to talk to her for a little bit. Snow, who was also very pregnant, sat at a table toward the front rubbing her belly and chatting with Granny. Regina smiled, noting pregnancy agreed with Snow. The woman seemed to be glowing.
She sat down at the table, smiling at the women in the room.
"I'm glad you decided to stay away from decorating in Red, Ruby." Regina smirked as the brunette rolled her eyes.
"I realize not everyone likes red, Regina."
They both laughed.
"Emma get up here! We need to start this thing!" Ruby shouted, catching the blonde's attention. Emma, a handful of mints in her hand, joined them.
"What Rubes, you have a hot date with Belle after this?" At this, Ruby turned red but turned back to look at everyone else.
"Alright everyone! We're going to start this party off with a game. It's the normal 'judge how many squares of toilet paper it takes to wrap around the belly' game. On your table is a roll of toilet paper. Measure it out and tear off the sheets. The person who gets the closest guess gets a prize."
All the women in the room quickly got to work, measuring out the toilet paper. Snow actually wrapped the toilet paper around her own belly.
"Snow, that's cheating," stated Granny, swatting at the girl.
"No it's not, I'm using my resources. I mean, I just have to measure mine and add a couple."
"I heard that Snow," Regina stated, glaring at the woman.
"Sorry." Emma's mother blushed and put down the toilet paper.
When everyone had measured out the amount, Ruby wrapped toilet paper around Regina's belly and measured out the right amount. One by one, each woman held their tissue next to the right one. When it came to Snow's turn, Emma tried not to giggle when it was almost perfect.
"Yours doesn't count mom," The blonde said, hiding her smile, "You cheated."
"I did not!"
"Did too!" Granny shouted, measuring hers.
The two women argued back and forth about whether or not Snow had cheated for the rest of the afternoon. Regina's mood began to lighten at seeing everyone's happiness and the willingness to love her and the little girl inside of her. Occasionally she would catch Emma staring at her, a goofy grin on her face.
Regina leaned in to Emma, their lips brushing.
"What are you staring at dear?" Regina whispered.
Emma grinned, "Only the most beautiful woman in all of the realms." Emma placed a kiss to her wife's lips just as they heard an 'Awwww' come from Ruby and a 'Gag me' come from Granny.
By the end of the afternoon, Regina and Emma had a ridiculous amount of diapers, baby wipes, onesies, pacifiers, and head bows. One of Emma's personal favorites in the gifts department was a onesie that said 'Yes I have two mommies… your point is?' Snow said the dwarves had picked that one out. Regina, though she rolled her eyes, couldn't help but love it too. Though her personal favorite was a little dress that looked a lot like one she had as a girl, a gift from Granny.
As Regina had her third piece of cake, Emma packed the gifts into their car, making sure to fit as much as she could. Snow sat across from her, also having another piece of cake.
"I'm really glad you're happy Regina." Snow said, right before shoveling another bite into her mouth.
Regina, shocked by the statement, put down her fork and stared at the woman she had hated for oh-so long.
"Thank you," she finally said, doing her best to smile. "It never would've happened if not for Emma. I guess… I guess I have you to thank for that."
"She's perfect all on her own. She didn't need me for that," Snow blushed, pushing the fork around her plate.
Outside, Emma was just closing the car door and turning to head back in the B&B when Ruby tugged her to a stop.
"Just wait a second. Something monumental is happening. You don't need to ruin it."
"Isn't something monumental worth seeing?"
"Nah. Your mother and your wife are having a big 'thank you' palooza inside. A lot of it to do with you. Just let them talk a little longer."
Emma smiled and sat down on the porch step, Ruby joined her.
"Thank you Rubes, for planning this. She may not have said it, but it really meant a lot to her. Sometimes she still finds herself doubting that she has friends."
"I know, that's why I did it. To show her that I truly care. She has come such a long way, Em. I think we all have you to thank for that."
"Oh no, you don't thank me for that. She did it on her own really. She worked hard. I was only the one to love her through all of it."
"Aww…" Ruby started to tear up, "You two are the cutest thing ever. "
"Oh shut up."
Ruby tossed an arm around the blonde, pulling her close to her as they sat in silence.
"Hey," Emma said, "I think it's your turn."
"My turn for what?"
"To have a baby."
"What? No way!"
"Well Regina and I are having one. My parents are having one. Ashley had one. Tink and Hook had one. Hell even Grumpy and Astrid even had one. I think you and Belle are falling g behind."
Ruby let go of Emma and stood, "They're done with the conversation. We can go in now."
Emma chuckled and stood, opening the door.
Little did they know that Ruby was already a few steps ahead of Emma.
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