This is a prompt I've had for about 5 months, but I wanted to wait until we were closer to the actual holiday. Mother's Day will be busy between me spending time with my mom and I'm working, so posting it now.
Guest asked for a one shot of Emma and Regina's first Mother's Day, getting each other Mommy/Mama necklaces.
Regina was keeping an eye on her near 5-month-old while he laid in the center of the bed, while she sat near the edge, selecting wrapping paper for the jewelry box that was in front of her. Henry seemed fine, he hadn't started to roll over quite yet, but she was nervous that would be the time he decided to start.
"What do we think, little prince?" Regina asked, holding up the box for about the millionth time. Henry had been with her when she purchased it and he was too even understand, she just found herself talking to him more and more. Henry merely gurgled and then spit up, his chubby fists going up in the air. She couldn't help but smile, leaning down to kiss his forehead and wiped his chin. "Let's hope your mama feels the same."
Mother's Day was in just a few days and the two new mothers were still finding their footing with that. They knew it'd be a few years before Henry could understand and help them with the presents, but in the meantime, Regina wanted to honor Emma. She worked so hard and without her, they wouldn't even have Henry. His adoption wouldn't be final for another month, but that didn't mean they couldn't celebrate.
Regina had gone back and forth on what to get her wife. When it came to her own mother, she had never known what to buy. Nothing ever seemed to be good enough. She hadn't had to worry about Mother's Day with Cora for a few years now and she was grateful, but it was different with Emma. It wasn't even like Henry was old enough to stay still to do footprints or anything. So, she had settled on something completely cheesy: a necklace.
It was silver, with two hearts in the middle, under them was "Mama". Surrounding that, were the words "Magic Maker. Soul Soother. Secret Warrior". To her, Emma was all that and more. She had also got a picture frame with a selfie she had taken of herself and Henry, so she could put it on her desk at the sheriff's office.
Regina had just finished wrapping her presents and hiding them in her nightstand, when Emma walked in. She smiled at her two favorite people and walked over, kissing Regina and picking up her son.
"What were you up to this afternoon?" She asked.
"Oh you know, just did a little shopping."
Emma wiggled her eyebrows. "Shopping? Whatever for?"
A smirk played on Regina's lips. "You'll just have to see on Sunday, won't you?"
"Unless Henry told me. Huh, Squish, now would be the perfect time to prove you're some prodigy and start talking," Emma teased the baby in her arms, tickling his chin so he'd giggle.
Regina rolled her eyes. "Alright, I'm going to order some dinner."
"I think he needs a diaper change, meet you downstairs."
"Alright."
Regina pecked her lips and gave her son a loving look before heading down the stairs. Emma reached into her bag, pulling out a jewelry box.
"Can you keep a secret, Henry, huh?" Emma asked, bouncing him a bit. "I got Mommy's present today, too." She flipped up the box lid, revealing a necklace. Inside was a circle pendent that read "There's this boy who stole my heart, he calls me mom", with two charms hanging off of it. One said "Henry" and the other was his birthstone, a turquoise gem. "It's just the right amount of fluff, I think she's going to really love it."
That Sunday morning, Emma woke up to some fussing and looked down beside her. She had nearly forgotten that Henry had ended up in their bed the night before. The poor thing had just been so fussy and wouldn't stop until she brought him through. She bent down and picked him up, putting him onto her chest.
"Morning Squish," she said with a small yawn. Looking around the room, she realized that Regina was gone. "Where'd Mommy go?"
"Mommy made breakfast." Emma glanced up and saw Regina standing in the doorway, holding a tray filled with food.
Emma smiled, adjusting herself. "You didn't have to do this."
"It's Mother's Day," Regina pointed out, setting the tray down on her lap.
"Yes, but I'm not the only mother."
"You can treat me to dinner tonight, I'm unsure if I'd want your cooking."
"Are you being mean to me on today of all days?" Emma teased, leaning up to give her a kiss.
"Just shut up and eat your breakfast."
"As you wish."
The two ate their French toast, looking between each other and their son. Once Regina had gotten through feeding him his bottle, Emma reached into her nightstand and pulled out a messily wrapped package.
"Happy Mother's Day," she said.
Regina grinned and took it from her. "Here, I got you something too." She reached into her own nightstand, pulling out her own.
Emma unwrapped the picture frame first, beaming down at it. Her two favorite people in the entire world in one photo. Regina's face was completely lit up, in a way it only was when she was with their son. She knew she got the same one whenever he looked at him. Henry was also smiling in it, as much as his chubby little face would allow. She set it up on the nightstand, leaning over to kiss her wife before they both set to open their other packages.
Identical laughs escaped their lips as they saw the necklaces before them. "Great minds think alike, I suppose," Regina said.
Emma nodded, feeling the tears prickle her eyes. "I guess so," she ran her fingers over the words on the necklace.
"This couldn't be more true," Regina commented on what her own said, she smiled down at Henry. "You snuck into my heart so quickly." She stroked his cheek and then looked up, seeing the tears in Emma's eyes. "What is it?"
"Nothing," she shook her head and looked up. "I just…we're mothers."
"I know, I think that was evident by the little squish that wakes us up multiple times a night."
Emma rolled her eyes in spite of her tears. "It's not that. I just…I never saw us here and now…I can't picture our lives without him."
Regina reached over, putting a hand on her cheek. "I can never thank you enough for bringing him home to me."
"Just like I can't for falling in love with him so quickly." They both looked down at the squirming baby in her arms. "Though, who wouldn't?"
"We got lucky," Regina whispered. Her eyes went back to Emma. "Happy Mother's Day."
"Happy Mother's Day," Emma replied, softly. She kissed Regina before doing the same to Henry's head.
The one boy who had ever manage to steal her heart.
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