Chapter 26: The Adoption of the Family Name
After the celebration of Emma and Regina's coronation being the queens, the Finnish people cheered and sang the song for the Finland every day. Regina was very surprised that she received a lot of gifts from her new people and looked back at her fiancée who was laughing at her facial expression. She felt awkward when she met them but didn't recognize most of them at all. But it was a good thing for her because her unofficial adopted son hinted her with the names and jobs.
Emma stood straight like a true queen in the front of the audience in their throne room in Tamperé Mansion. Cora and Henry Sr. were in awe when they watched their daughter greeting her new people as the queen. Princess Charlotte stepped down as she accessed her oldest daughter, Emma to be Queen and currently took some things in her duty before completing her final day. It was considered as a retirement thing. It was not a surprise for everyone except Regina and her parents who had been learning everything from Prince Henry Jr. as Queen Emma's heir to the throne.
The day went longer as Regina took new duties as the Queen Consort and was supervised by Princess Charlotte in her business with the charities and organizations. They ensured that everything went smoothly since Regina took Prince David IV's duties in the business because she knew how to handle it well since she owned her coffee shop in New York City.
Most of the time, she really missed her coffee shop daily routine by seeing Kathryn and Mr. Gold before she left for Europe to get married and began her new chapter as a queen consort to princess to be a queen in Finland. It surprised herself that she really liked her new life and felt free to do whatever she managed her time while she was in the mansion while her blonde fiancée and unofficially adopted son had their business outside there around near Tamperé.
Regina kept wondering that if she wouldn't take this opportunity to get married to the real-life princess and have everything in her hands as a queen consort. She would be drowning in her coffee shop daily as she opened and closed it every night before she pampered herself in Storybrooke, Maine where she grew up with her old friends included the Nolan siblings. She startled herself by hearing her mother's voice in the front of her and looked up at her with a thoughtful look.
"Regina, are you ok?"
"Yes, mom. I'm good and it's nice to see you here."
"Charlotte told me that you worked hard by yourself all day. Why not take yourself to ride your new horse and take a several laps until dinner? Emma will come tonight before dinner. Prince Henry will be not home today and have business in United Kingdom to handle with the Queen of UK's securities."
"I think you are right. I need some time to have break. Being a queen consort is overwhelming at first but I already liked to work on those paperwork as Her former majesty, Queen Charlotte explained everything by steps. It seemed to help me a bit little but a lot of things to do around here before heading back to the White Castle."
"Just go and ride your horse now. I will inform Charlotte to take care of everything."
"No mom, but – "
"Regina Maria Mills, get your ass out of here and ride your goddamn horse. Just relax and enjoy your rest of the day." Cora scolded her to shut Regina's mouth to not speak at all. The queen consort nodded and walked away without paperwork in her hands. The guards bowed out when Regina came out of her office and spotted Charlotte who was grinning at her. She narrowed her eyes and pointed over her shoulder with her raised eyebrows.
Charlotte sent her two thumbs up and winked. Cora walked out and saw them then pushed her daughter out of the hallway then sent the guards to take Regina away to the stables. Henry Sr. came in to find Cora and explained right away before David IV found them. The ladies covered their dreamy looks at each other and looked back at them with their smiles.
"Cora, we have to talk about the wedding."
"What's going on?" Charlotte mentioned with her curiosity. David IV looked back at his wife with a smile and replied back.
"Well. It's about their last names to be kept or change to the new names. I don't know what Emma would do once she's married."
"Like mine."
"Oh, what was your actual last name, Charlotte?" Henry Sr. asked. Cora looked back at her with some wonders. She kept wondering how the royalty surnames work and kept them as their real names or just called them as the Majesties of the Finland or Whites either. The former queen shook her head and continued.
"My last name was Blanchard; it was a given name by my ancestors from 1795. But, I took White under our house when I got married to David IV. It used to be Blanchard-White but I took his house to claim our surname in the public. My formal name is Charlotte Rosé Alexandria Blanchard White in a process of being a royalty."
"Rose, was it your great-grandmother's name before marrying King George?" Cora inquired with her raised eyebrows. Charlotte was surprised by mentioning her family relative's name and nodded with a reply.
"Yes, it was my great-grandmother's name but she was married to Prince Henrí of Blanchard at this time. It was not King George; he was our family friend when I was a child."
"Wait a minute, you were a real-life princess?" Henry Sr. stuttered it out by every word when he was listening to her story and Cora furrowed her brows when she put the line to the throne by the names of Blanchard-White. She knew some family relatives by her heart and met several of them. Some of them were friendly to her but others were snobs because of the high status. She rolled her eyes in a mental way and looked back at her divorced husband but felt something's wrong because Charlotte and Cora hadn't a chance to talk it out about their shared lives before informing their daughters in the private room.
David IV was proud of his wife with a smile and put his penny to be involved in the conversation. Henry Sr. was chattering about Charlotte's actual names and the Blanchard Family. David wished he met them long time ago before Charlotte mentioned that her family passed away right before she was sworn as his queen.
By this time, the former majesties and the Mills parents didn't realize that Regina came in and listened to their conversation after taking off to the stables for a ride with her new horse. She enjoyed her rest of the day but preferred to come back to take a rest before Emma came home for dinner. Regina was curious about Emma's ancestors in the royalty but realized that they were getting married in few months. Charlotte turned around and found her by her side with a smile. Cora looked over her shoulder and explained.
"We were talking about Charlotte's actual name before getting married to David IV."
"Oh, what about it?"
"Well, we are not sure if Emma already had a discussion with you about changing your name once you are getting married and have your formal name in the royalty."
"Oh. Charlotte told me that before I left with Emma on our third date here. So, we have been talking about this one few times. We have decided to take a new name for us. It's Swan-Mills. It's our last names to be altogether once we get married. I refuse to take your name, Blanchard or White either. It sounds ridiculous to pronounce it in the public. 'Her Majesty, Queen Consort Regina Maria Mills-White or Mills-Blanchard.' Is it funny to you?"
"Oh dear." Cora mentioned while scrunching her nose at those names Regina explained. Others laughed at those names with nods. Regina rolled her eyes and continued.
"We made this decision before you all. It's Her Majesty, Queen Consort Regina Maria Swan-Mills."
You have to add third name." David IV informed her with a smile. Cora snickered while looking at her daughter and replied to his question with a shit-looking grin. Henry Sr. rolled his eyes with a shake of his head. Charlotte raised her eyebrows at Cora. Regina tilted her head to continue her rant.
"What is it, mom?"
"Regina Maria Caeli Mills."
"Caeli!?" Regina was horrified at that name that her mother named her after the meaning. It is a Queen of Heaven. Charlotte covered her laugh by holding her hand on her mouth and looked away at the men who bawled in laughter. Henry Sr. paused his laughter and continued.
"You should be thankful that your mother wanted to name you, Regina Maria Henrietta Mills because of me."
"Henrietta is just ugh." Regina tried to gag at that name but knew it was no offense toward her father because of his namesake. David IV kept laughing at the conversation while walking off from them. Henry Sr. winked at his daughter and followed him along. Charlotte rolled her eyes and turned around to manage paperwork since Cora sent her away to do it after Regina left. It left the Mills ladies to have a splat in their words about Regina's namesake. It took them longer until the dinner was served in their face.
A/N: Regina Maria Caeli? It sounds so fancy. Please review and don't forget to read Chapter 18 in The Family Stone - that story is just two chapters away. By the way, Regina's Coffee Shop have FOUR chapters left!