"So where are we going tonight?" Regain asked as she got in the car.

"Not telling you yet." Emma responded when she shut the car door and made her way around to the driver's side.

"I have to say I was a little disappointed that there weren't any grand gestures prior to our date tonight. Are you getting tired of doing nice things for me already?"

"No, never. I just don't like being too predictable. How much fun would this be if you knew what was coming all the time?" Emma responded with a half smile. She had a grand gesture planned, the grandest ever in fact, and she was having a hard time containing herself.

"I suppose that would take the romance out of it a little." Regina conceded.

"Will I ever hear you say the words you're right Emma?"

"No."

"Okay, just checking." Emma said with a laugh. "We're here."

They had pulled up in front of the most popular restaurant in town, aside from Granny's, a nice steakhouse called The Iron House. After parking the car, Emma made her way around to Regina's side and helped her out.

"I love this dress on you. Red is definitely a good color on you." Emma said as she took her hand. "I just don't understand how something so tight can be comfortable."

"Who said it was comfortable? I just want to look good."

"Well you do." Emma stated as they approached the waiters station. "Reservation under Swan please."

"Ah, good Sheriff. The rest of your party is already seated. Right this way." The young waitress said.

"The rest of our party? I thought you told me this was a special night for us?" Regina whispered in a way that made Emma feel like she was still getting yelled at.

"It is. Get your panties out of a wad and just be patient. I know it's going to be hard but we have to get through dinner with my parents first." Emma knew that once the evening was over she would be back to Goldstar Girlfriend status, but she was going to have to endure the abuse until then.

"Panties in a….Good evening Snow, Charming. Emma didn't tell me you'd be joining us for dinner tonight." Regina said as she quickly recovered when they reached the table.

"Oh, well I thought that had been the plan all week? I'm glad that we could all get together like this. I suggested having you two over to our house but Emma convinced me that this would be good for all of us. No clean up." Snow knew she was rambling but there were still times Regina made her a little nervous. Not to mention she was getting the feeling that Emma was up to something since she hadn't told Regina about meeting them.

"I was really happy Emma suggested we all get together. At some point though, Regina, you and I are going to have to have that traditional "Don't hurt my daughter" talk." David chimed in with a smile.

"Dad! No. We are adults out for a nice dinner. No weird fairytale, over-protective crap tonight." Emma cut in.

"I would expect nothing less from you Charming. Just make an appointment with my assistant. The Evil Queen always has time to talk to royalty." Regina seethed.

"Al..Alright. I was just sort of..never mind." David stuttered out. He was actually just joking but he should have known that Regina might not take it that way. He had no doubt that the two of them would make each other happy and he wasn't going to interfere with that.

"No. No Evil Queen, No Queen Snow, No Prince Charming. Adults only. Where's the waiter? I need wine." Emma said.

"I second that." Regina said.

"Oookkaayy. How about we change the subject. Why don't you tell us what you've been up to lately." Snow was not about to let their first family dinner together spiral out of control before they had even ordered.

"Yes, Emma. Why don't you tell your mother what's been up lately, you know, what all we've been doing." Regina dropped her voice a little and purred out the words up and doing and it made Emma turn a very nice shade of red.

Regina felt a pinch on her thigh and jumped at it. She slapped the offending hand away.

"Not much really. The usual. Why don't you tell us how things are going at the animal shelter, David. I heard that you added a wing for birds. Get it wing…birds…"

Snow and Charming both laughed too hard at their daughter's joke and Regina only rolled her eyes. David recovered and started telling them all about every single thing he'd done at the shelter over the past month. That topic lasted them all the way through appetizers and the main course.

"And so then that was it. We were finally ready to start allowing birds to stay and recover." David finished, knowing he should have shut up about an hour before but his wife seemed content with him taking all the focus.

"Well, thank you for that run down David. I think though that Emma and I need to get going. We have something else planned for this evening, just the two of us." Regina said, grateful that the check had come while he was winding down.

"Ummm…not quite yet Regina. I have something I want to say first." Emma said, feeling the death-glare that Regina was giving her. She just ignored it and kept her face pointed towards her parents. "Mom, Dad-it's been so wonderful the last few years getting to know you and becoming a real family. It's something that I didn't think I would ever be lucky enough to find. That's why what I'm about to tell you next is so much more exciting-because I can share it with you two." Emma took a deep breath and chanced a glance at Regina. The brunette was staring at her like she had lost her mind and Emma just jerked her head back towards her parents a couple of times. Taking the hint she turned to look at them as well. "Regina and I are getting married!"

Snow gasped loudly and turned quickly towards Regina. "I…you…how…" Snow didn't finish the sentence before her eyes rolled back in her head and she fainted, falling right out of her chair when she did. David had immediately burst into tears and ran around the table to pull Regina and Emma into a hug and he didn't notice that his wife was laying on the floor in the middle of the restaurant.

"Um, David…you might want to let us go and check on Snow." Emma said prying him off herself and Regina.

"Right, right…True Love's Kiss to the rescue!" David yelled as he ran back around the table and knelt down beside Snow.

He didn't get the chance to kiss her though because she sat up as soon as he had knelt down. Pointing at Regina she started ranting again, "You…this…I." Again, she couldn't get anything else out before fainting back into Charming's arms.

While her father was occupied Emma turned to Regina, "Surprise!" She said with a smile.

Regina couldn't wipe the smirk off her face. "You made your father burst into tears and your mother faint in public for me?"

"Yep, I love you. And maybe this will teach Snow not to try and embarrass me anymore. I play to win." Emma answered, grinning from ear to ear. She leaned over and captured Regina's lips for a quick kiss.

"I just wish I could have recorded it so I could see your Mom's face over and over." Regina said.

Emma just waved their waiter over, who was standing off to the side holding Emma's phone up. "Done. I slipped him my phone when he brought the check. I'm pretty good."

"That you are. That you are dear."

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Once the dust settled and Emma promised repeatedly that she would come over the next day to discuss things with Snow they were able to finally leave the restaurant. It didn't seem like Snow was actually upset about the engagement she was just caught off guard and couldn't process it.

"Emma, that was amazing. I can't believe you did that for me." Regina said as they got in the car to drive home.

"I knew you'd love it and I knew they'd forgive me. They think I walk on water. Everybody wins. Are you ready to tell Henry tonight?" Emma asked.

"Yes, don't expect too much of a reaction from him though. He already knows I was planning to ask."

"He does?"

"Yes, despite what you may think I didn't exactly plan to throw the ring at you. I had a much more romantic proposal in mind. Part of that was asking for your hand in marriage from Henry. I was going to ask your parents permission, but I decided Henry was a better choice."

"Wow, that's all kinds of old school. You really have it bad don't you?" Emma said with a smirk.

Regina rolled her eyes at the blonde. "You're impossible. I'll send Henry a text and let him know we want to talk to him tonight."

Emma and I want to discuss something with you tonight. What time will you be home?

Regina's phone buzzed signaling a reply.

Curfew. I heard the news, video is all over Facebook already. Congrats.

"Well that's done. Your son says congrats." Regina said wryly.

"What?"

"He apparently already knows, the video is making the rounds online."

"Regina! Is that why you wanted my phone while we were trying to revive Snow?"

"Perhaps."

"You're only making the wedding planning harder on yourself. Snow is going to be next to impossible to work with if she finds out you're the one who put it out there."

"Who said I would be working with her in the first place? I'm sure she planned my first wedding with her daddy, she is most definitely not planning this one." Regina said in a huff.

Emma remained quiet the rest of the short drive home. She really hadn't thought about all the hurdles and roadblocks she was going to have to navigate when she said yes to the wedding thing. She'd just been so excited about the end result. Maybe she would suggest eloping if things got too rough.