A few days past and they all followed their routine of breakfast, getting Henry off to school, then going to work.
Regina left work a little early and grabbed the package that was waiting at the front door. She took it to her study. Henry was in the living room playing video games. She opened it up and examined what she had bought and was pleased.
"Henry could you come in here please" Regina said from her study
"Coming!" Henry said from the living room. He put down the controller and headed into the study where Regina was waiting for him.
"Now I have something to tell you and normally your Ma would know first but I want you to help me tell her" Regina said.
"What is it? Is it bad?" Henry was worried.
"No it's not bad Henry it's good. Here" She handed a T-shirt she ordered online for him.
He looked at it said 'World's Best Big Brother'
"Mom I'm not... Oh so cool!" It had taken half a minute to sink in. He pulled his mom in for a hug. "Oh no did I squeeze to hard and hurt the baby?"
Regina hugged him back "No dear it's quite alright. Can you put that on before she gets home? "
"Yeah I'll go change into it now" Henry said leaving the room.
"Remember don't tell her anything" Regina said loudly so Henry would hear.
Henry went to his room to change shirts and stayed there to read comics.
An hour passed by and Emma came home through the door
"Gina Babe, Henry I'm home!" She said and then closed the door behind the her.
Henry came down the stairs. "Hey Ma, how was work?"
"Long and tedious today. Thanks for asking"
"Ready to play video games before dinner?" Henry asked
"Did you get a new shirt?" She hadn't read it yet but noticed it was something she couldn't recall.
"Yeah I did" Henry said.
'Come on Ma put two and two together' he thought to himself.
He stood there for a moment before setting up the video game.
Emma read the shirt a couple of times. "Gina where are you babe?"
Regina said "Kitchen!" She was just finishing putting dinner in the oven when Emma came in from behind her. One she stood up she was enveloped in a hug.
"Is it true?" Emma said kissing Regina's cheek.
"Is what true?" Regina was playing dumb and turned around wrapping her arms around Emma "Welcome home my love"
"It's so true isn't it?" Emma asked again.
"You need to be a bit more specific my love" Regina said.
"You're pregnant" Emma stated. She did read the shirt right, right?
Regina bit her lip and nodded. Soon she was lifted off the ground and spun a few times. Regina laughed. "Emma dear put me down"
Emma obliged "We're having a baby! Henry is going to be a big brother!"
"I know!" He said from the living room.
"I can't believe he got to know first, but it was a good way to tell me babe" Emma kissed Regina lips then kissed her stomach "Hello little pistachio" she kissed Regina's lips again. "I'm so happy babe"
"Why pistachio?" Regina asked. Recalling that was the nickname Emma used in her dreams.
"I dunno it's just what popped in my head. Nicknames don't have to make sense. I'm not calling the baby IT" Emma said.
"I'm happy too, our family has one more member" Regina said and kissed Emma. "You better get to those games before Henry walks in here"
"I love you Mrs. Swan-Mills" Emma said walking away.
"I love you too" Regina said setting the timer approximating the time Emma had been with her. She'd check it early just in case.
"So what do you think kid, you're not gonna be the only kid" Emma said logging on.
Henry started the game "I think it's great Ma. Little brother or sister either way I'm happy"
"Me too kid me too"
Later that evening when Regina and Emma were alone in their bedroom Emma's hand was on Regina's flat stomach. "As happy as I am about this baby, and in no form or way do I doubt the baby is mine..."
That was a form a relief to Regina's heart that she didn't doubt or believe in any infidelity "You're wondering how? Especially since I told you about the potion. Any of your guesses are as good as mine"
Emma had seen the worry in Regina's eyes. "I love you and I know you love me, and we share true love, we're both magic users. I mean clearly scientifically I don't have the parts traditionally...
I remember when you told me about the potion in your study If anything when I remember that's the first time I felt my magic.
I already love this baby and no matter what I'm going to be here by your side good or bad, not that I am hoping for that. I want our baby to grow healthy in here" she said rubbing Regina's stomach.
Tears came down Regina's face. She was worried something would happen to the baby. She was reluctant to even buy Henry that shirt but she decided to put positive thoughts in her mind. Regina placed her hand over Emma's "I more than anything want this, want our baby to be born."
Emma wiped and kissed away Regina's tears. "We'll take it one day at a time. Let's do our best not to worry as it's not good for the baby okay? We can ask Blue if she knows anything." She gently kissed Regina.
"I'd rather not ask her at all, but better to go than not. Not like we can ask Gold anymore either" A few more tears left Regina's eyes.
"Ugh him and his damn deals" Emma said shaking her head. Once again wiping away Regina's tears. "Let's get some sleep babe. I love you so much" she smiled at her wife.
"I love you too so very much my love" Regina rested her head down on Emma's chest. Emma's other hand ran fingers through Regina's hair and they soon both fell asleep.
The next day Blue was surprised to hear from Emma to come over to the Mansion. She showed up after breakfast
Henry was out and about with his grandfather David.
"You have some questions for me?" She took a sip of tea Regina had made. They all sat at the dining table.
"Regina's pregnant and we would like to know how. One I'm a woman and two she took a potion when she was married to that man" Emma said she didn't even regard the horrible man as her grandfather blood or not the man was not family to her.
Regina squeezed Emma's hand. Regina was as much possible to over the trauma of being married to Snow's father but Emma still struggled with it , especially when it was brought up.
"Well congratulations. There's not much known of the potion and how it exactly works. Why it's no longer working I can't tell you.
However, there is legend of a couple same sex couple's over time, true love couple's that have been able to concieve and deliver to term. I cannot tell you much about that either as it's been a couple eons and much isn't known to begin with. I'm sorry I cannot give you more information that that." Blue said
"Thank you Blue, we really appreciate you coming here today"
"If I may?" She stood up and walked over to Regina.
Emma nodded to Regina and Regina stood. Blue placed both hands on Regina's stomach closed her eyes and eventually removed her hands and opened her eyes. "Your child is healthy, I don't see any reason you won't be able to come to term normally as if you didn't take that potion"
"Thank you" Regina said. "I know we've had our differences but I really do thank you and appreciate this"
"You really have changed, I wish I knew this you in the Enchanted Forrest" Blue said.
"Then we wouldn't be here" Emma said standing wrapping her arm around Regina.
"Perhaps, fate is a funny thing.
If that's all. I'll take my leave" Blue said
"Bye Blue thanks again" Emma said and she walked Blue to the door.
Regina was crying again
"Hey what's wrong?" Emma asked walking over to Regina
"Our baby is healthy" Regina smiled as she wiped away as many tears as she could.
Emma knelt down and talked to Regina's stomach "You keep being healthy little pistachio and in what? 8ish months we will meet you. Mommy and Mama love you so much already" Emma kissed Regina's stomach and Regina's hand was combing through Emma's hair.
Emma stood up and embraced her wife before picking her up off her feet. "It's couch time"
Regina giggled as she was being carried to the couch.
"I can't wait to tell my parents" Emma said "or well have Henry's shirt tell my parents"
"You really want to do that?" Regina asked as she was being put down.
"Yup babe I do, but for now it's time for Buffy" Emma put in a DVD and hit play before cuddling Regina on the couch.
They marathoned Buffy the Vampire that day. Henry had stayed over with his grandparents leaving the two women alone.
After watching hours of Buffy Emma carried her sleeping wife up to bed. She kissed Regina's stomach "Good night Little Pistachio" then she pulled up the covers stripped down to her underwear and tanktop got in bed herself. "Sweet dreams babe" she kissed her wife's forehead then fell asleep herself.
