The return home from San Diego had brought everyone closer together. The name reveal was definitely a shock to some, as they didn't assume that Emma and Regina would determine the name of their daughter from a simple trip.
However, things had been going better than ever for them. Henry had just finished this school year, so the three of them were constantly going on little outings together now that it was Summer break.
Emma and Henry decided to have Regina watch Supergirl with them, so she could understand the concept of shipping a little better. However, it didn't last long considering how jealous she got whenever her girlfriend started gawking over Katie McGrath again.
Doctor's appointments were happening more and more often, considering how close she was to her due date now.
"Emma," Regina broke the silence in their date. Today it was just the two of them going out for ice cream(which of course, was Emma's idea) considering that Henry was at book club.
"Yeah?" Emma replied, taking a lick from her chocolate chip ice cream.
Regina opened her mouth to say something. She had a burning question for the blonde, but she couldn't quite bring herself to ask. "Never mind," she dismissed it.
Emma shrugged, then went back to her ice cream. Regina wanted to ask her something so bad, but she had that fear of rejection in the back of her head. Sure, they were doing better than ever in their relationship. Quite frankly, Emma made her more happy than anyone ever had, even Daniel. However, she just wasn't sure if Emma would be ready for what she wanted to do.
"Damn it, Willow," Emma cursed at her unborn child. "I've gotta use the bathroom, I'll be right back!" She set her ice cream cup down on the table so she could leave. For her sake, the both of them hoped that she would give birth soon considering how uncomfortable she was in her pregnancy. She constantly had to use the bathroom, and it was impossible for her to sleep comfortably. Of course, Regina was always there for her. But they were definitely ready for little Willow Grace to be born.
Suck it up and just ask her already, Mills! Regina told herself as she saw her girlfriend re-enter from around the corner. She started to open her mouth, but quickly closed it again as she let her nerves get the best of her. So instead, the two of them enjoyed their little outing together before going back to Regina's.
"Oh god! Oh fuck! Fuck, Emma! Faster! Yes, yes! Oh, Emma, I'm going to-" are the words poor Henry would have heard if Regina hadn't made it a habit to cast a silencing spell whenever her and Emma decided to have some fun.
Instead, he went off to his room for the night, leaving his mothers to do whatever they pleased.
"That was-"
"I know,"
Regina let out a chortle as she attempted to get her pajamas from the dresser. However, this was proving much more difficult than anticipated.
"You can't walk, can you?" Emma asked with the biggest grin.
"No, Miss Swan. I cannot," Regina replied in defeat. Sighing, she waved her hand to magic her pajamas to appear on her body.
"Aw, you should've just accepted your fate and we could've gone for a round two," Emma said sadly.
"Emma," Regina said in a stern voice.
She let out a groan, then decided she should get pajamas on as well. She waved a hand, then felt the soft cloth that appeared on her skin.
Once they were both dressed, Regina scooted closer to her and rested her head on her shoulder. Emma grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers, rubbing small circles over her hand with her thumb.
"I love you," Emma said after a few minutes of silence. Taking in a deep breath, Regina decided that it was now or never.
"Move in with me," she said.
"What?" Emma asked.
"Move in. We practically spend every single night at one another's houses, and we've been together for a few months now. Once Willow is born, it'll make things easier anyway,"
"Okay," Emma simply replied.
Regina turned to face her, then placed a soft kiss on her lips. Emma responded by kissing her even deeper, and attempting to take her pajamas off again.
"Oh fuck," Emma suddenly said, pulling away.
"What is it?"
"N-nothing,"
She leaned in to kiss her girlfriend again, but felt another sharp pain. She cursed out loud again.
"Emma, you could be having contractions. We need to get you to the hospital,"
"No, I'm fine."
Emma tried to kiss Regina once again, but she simply backed away.
"Emma, no. I think you're going into labor,"
"No, I'm not, I-" she was interrupted by a pool of water trickling down her legs. "Okay, let's go."
Sighing, Regina waved her hand to transport the both of them to the hospital. Of course, she also changed them back into regular clothes because she was in no mood to watch her girlfriend give birth while she still wore pajamas.
They received several gasps as they magically appeared in the front room of the hospital. As soon as everyone knew what was happening, Emma was being rushed into another room by several nurses.
Following quickly behind, Regina got her phone out so she could let everyone know that Emma was in labor. She also asked if David could pick up Henry and bring him here. She assumed Zelena would be the first to arrive, considering that she could just magic herself there. However, it seemed that Snow could drive much faster than anticipated.
She quickly ran up and hugged the mother of her granddaughter.
"How is she?" Snow asked.
"They say she's at four centimeters right now," Regina replied, desperate to get out of her grasp.
The two of them walked into the room, and saw Emma struggling. Regina instantly ran to her side to grab her hand, while Snow grabbed her other hand. Before she could say anything to either of them, Doc came in. (Snow had requested ahead of time that he be the one to deliver Emma's baby)
"Alright, Emma. I think you're ready for an epidural now, if you'd like." He said to her. She nodded in response, gripping her mother's and girlfriend's hands even tighter.
He motioned for her to sit up straight, then injected the medicine into her back. She winced, but knew that it would soon become easier.
Around 10 minutes later, Zelena came in. Followed shortly by David and Henry. Emma's bed was now surrounded.
She was happy they were all here for her, but Emma just wanted this to all be over.
"You're doing great, Emma," her mother tried to comfort her. She didn't reply to her, instead she looked over at Regina.
"So when should I start moving in?" She asked weakly, cracking a smile.
"Oh, Emma," Regina said softly. "Whenever you want, I guess. But after you have Willow, your first priority should be keeping your own health up,"
Before long, Doc checked on her again.
"She's at 10 centimeters, it's time to start pushing," he instructed. "I'll need everyone to leave. Emma, you can have two people in here,"
"Mom and Regina," she croaked.
He nodded, then cleared everyone else out.
"Alright, you can do this, Emma. I'm gonna need you to push," he instructed. She nodded, then started pushing with all her might. Both Snow and Regina thought that their hands would break based on how hard she was squeezing them.
A little bit later, Emma finally felt relief as her daughter's cries filled the air. Doc cleaned her off then handed her to her mother. Emma's eyes filled with joy as she looked at her daughter. She held her close, then looked at her girlfriend and mother. Regina leaned in and looked at her own daughter as well. She kissed her girlfriend on the head, then smiled at her daughter.
"Welcome to the world, Willow Grace Mills."
