So I decided to do what others have, and create something from the Incorrect SwanQueen posts on Tumblr. Credit to the original creator of the prompts, who I can't name, because I don't know who that is. Hopefully they are a little different from what you may have already read. See usual disclaimer on my profile. Drastically different chapter sizes from the inspiration I get when I see the random prompt.
"So did you have a good time with Emma today?" Regina was sat at the dining table, smiling fondly at Henry. It had been a year since Emma had come to town and Regina no longer seemed to outwardly resent her son's other mother. In fact, Henry had noticed, they were even in the process of becoming friends. He had been surprised when, when he and his mother had been in the diner for a Friday night treat after a good test grade, she had seen Emma enter the diner and had invited her over to join them.
Henry could only grin back at his mother, digging into the chicken parcel in front of him. "Yeah, we went to the beach and I taught her how to skim rocks and she taught me how to start a fire in the event of an emergency and then we ran into Sleepy asleep on the side of the street so Emma carried him to the hospital just so he was safe." He paused to take a breath, not noticing the look that had crossed his mother's face. "Emma's actually really nice, mom. Why can't you and her be friends? She is my…" He stopped speaking when he noticed the cloud pass over his mother's face. "I just think it would be great if you got along." He mumbled the last part of his sentence into his plate and Regina's heart sunk at the disheartened look on Henry's face.
"Miss Swan and I are friends dear. We decided it would be better if we got along, for your benefit, and it turns out your other mother is rather… charming. So a friendship was easy to fall into. Just… don't tell her that I don't think she's unpleasant. Her head will get far too big."
Henry chuckled at his mother, pushing his plate away from him. "Mom can we invite Emma around to watch a movie after I've done my homework? It's Sunday tomorrow so we don't need to be up early. I asked her and she said she was free but she said I have to ask you first." Regina held back a smile at the thoughtfulness of the blonde woman she was once so sure was set to ruin her life.
"I suppose if Miss Swan isn't busy she can come around. Text her and tell her to bring dessert okay?" Henry nodded eagerly, standing up from the table to grab his phone and text his other mother. Regina smiled to herself, stacking the dishes on the table before taking them to the kitchen, figuring she had about an hour to tidy up while Henry did his homework, before the blonde, who was terrible at keeping time came around.
She once again was surprised by the other woman when not half an hour later she was at the front door, bottle of wine in one hand and a baked dessert in the other. When Regina opened the door, Emma peered around her, looking for Henry.
"He's finishing his homework, in his room." Emma nodded, handing over the wine, and Regina stood aside to let her in, leading the way back into the kitchen.
"Henry said come around in about an hour but, I kinda missed him."
Regina smiled, not unkindly and took the saran-wrapped dessert from her hands, placing it on the counter behind her. She stepped closer to the blonde who was peering nervously at the door. "Yes, he has a lot of homework. Someone kept him busy today and now he has to finish the majority before he can watch a movie." She took another step. "Why? It's not a problem is it?"
"Nope." She grinned, popping the p as she placed her hands on Regina's hips. "Not a problem at all." Without another word she leaned forward capturing her lips in a slow kiss. Regina hummed at the contact, raising her arms to wrap around the blonde's neck, stepping forward which caused Emma to step back until her back was against the counter.
The pair remained embraced for a few minutes until the sound of heavy footsteps thundering down the stairs caused them to jump apart. Regina moved quickly to the sink and carried on washing the dishes, Emma appearing beside her with a dishtowel just as the door opened.
"Mom, Emma hasn't… oh hi Emma. You didn't reply to my text. I didn't know if you were coming." Emma kept her back to Henry, noticing with a side glance that Regina's lipstick was smudged, not sure if it would be clear what they had been doing.
"Sorry kid, I guess I was just excited to spend more time with you… and your mom."
"Have you finished your homework?" Henry frowned at both of his mother's hesitance to look at him.
"No. Are you guys fighting? Why won't you look at each other?" Regina moved over to the fridge, opening the door to hide her face from her son.
"No we're not fighting Henry, we're talking like adults do. Now go and finish your homework so we can watch the movie. Emma bought pie and we're going to eat it in front of the TV. Once you have finished your homework." Henry rolled his eyes, turning to leave the room, pausing as Regina spoke again. "Don't roll your eyes at me young man, or I will choose the movie and you will have to sit through the whole thing." Henry's eyes widened and he ran back out of the room to do what was asked of him.
Not long after, the dishes had been done and the adults were sat at the dining room table with mugs of coffee. They had been talking about their days, Emma's hand resting over the brunettes.
"How much longer do you think we can keep this a secret? Do you think he knows something?" Emma grinned at the hesitation of her girlfriend, squeezing the hand that she was holding.
"I know that you raised him pretty perfectly and he is a pretty smart kid, but remember, he did get some of his genes from me and I know for that reason alone he does not know what is going on." She expected Regina to smile and agree and so was surprised when the woman frowned and pulled her hand away.
"Don't. Don't do that… don't put yourself down like that. You are a smart, strong, beautiful independent woman, and because of you we have an intelligent, thoughtful kind child who will turn into a very well-adjusted young man." The only way that Emma could respond was to shift closer and kiss her once more.
This time their kiss was not interrupted and the pair remained in a close hold until Regina pulled away, breathing heavily. She was flushed and her lipstick had all but disappeared. Emma bit her lip and gave her one more peck before pushing her away. "Why don't you go and get yourself sorted and I'll make sure Henry doesn't pick a terrible movie." Regina reached a hand up to Emma's face, wiping a smear of lipstick from the corner of her mouth, leaving her hand cupping the woman's cheek for a few moments.
"Okay…" She blushed as she stood, refusing to look back at the woman she knew was watching her ass as she walked. When she was out of her eye-line she stopped, leaning against the wall for a moment, rolling her eyes to herself at how she seemed to get when Emma was around. She went upstairs to her room, poking her head in on Henry to check how he was getting on, before going to change. She changed into a comfortable outfit she only ever wore around the house, spending a moment assessing in the mirror if it was too 'loungey ' for an evening with Emma, whom Henry thought she just about tolerated. She cleaned her face of makeup and applied a light gloss, knowing that Henry would notice if she wasn't wearing any makeup and he would comment, and she wasn't sure if she was ready for him to start asking questions.
When she returned downstairs, Emma was sat on the sofa, a selection of DVD's laid out on the coffee table in front of her. She watched Regina as she passed her, moving towards her spot on the sofa, before Emma grabbed her wrist and pulled her down on her lap. Regina shrieked as she fell against the blonde, wriggling as she tried to get comfortable on the woman's bony legs. She felt Emma grip her hips almost too tightly and when she turned to face her girlfriend, she saw that Emma was clenching her jaw, eyes wide. Regina jumped up, instantly concerned that she had hurt her.
"Emma, are you okay? Has something happened?" Emma grinned up at the brunette, eyes sparkling with mirth.
"I just don't think it's wise for you to be… when Henry is just upstairs…" Regina blushed again, deducing from the salacious smirk on Emma's face what had got her so tense. Before she could reply, the sound of their son's footsteps came from the hallway. Regina sat quickly on the sofa, Emma standing in the same second, pretending to browse the DVD's in the cabinet. Henry entered with the pie in one hand, dishes and spoons in the other and again looked perplexed at how his mothers were interacting.
"Hey kid, I put a few movies on the table that your mom and I are willing to watch so choose from them." She glanced at Regina who was studiously avoiding her gaze, and moved to sit on the spare armchair, away from Regina. Seeing the only spot available was next to his mother, Henry put the chosen movie into the player and sat on the sofa, curling into her side. Emma watched as Regina almost burst with happiness at how her son was being with her, and mouthed a thank you at Emma, knowing that she had been involved in making Henry stop hating her.
When the movie was about half way through, Regina sliced up the pie and handed out portions with ice cream, sitting back down, celebrating internally when Henry shifted from where he was sat, cuddling close to Regina. He leaned his head on her shoulder and Regina almost burst in happiness, kissing the top of his head. Emma spent more time watching her girlfriend and son than she did the movie, and caught Henry looking at his mother more than once. He looked confused, as if he was trying to work something out.
"You alright kid?" He nodded but didn't say anything, looking back at the movie. She saw Regina glance at Henry and turn back to look at her and she smiled at the woman she was pretending to be mere acquaintances with.
The returning smile was timid, but Emma found it beautiful, unable to not stare at the woman she had been seeing for the past few months. She knew Henry would notice if she didn't control herself and so she dragged her eyes away from the brunette and back to the TV. She remained studiously watching until the credits began to roll, which was when Henry stood up and began to collect the empty dishes to take them to the kitchen.
Emma stood as soon as he was out the door, dropping a kiss to the top of Regina's head, as she stretched. Regina was watching her, looking inquisitive. Emma grinned at her from the other side of the room and Regina nodded to herself, having decided what she was thinking.
"I think we should tell him."
Emma frowned in confusion and Regina's face dropped at her hesitation. "You don't want to?" Emma immediately backtracked, not liking the sadness that crossed the brunette's face.
"I do sweetheart, I just didn't expect you to want to. You're the one that asked if we could keep it a secret. I was just wondering why the change of heart?" She walked back over to the sofa so Regina could see she was serious.
"I'm not ashamed of you, you make me happy, and it would make Henry happy to know that we were friends." She stuttered for a second before smiling. "More than friends."
Emma chuckled causing Regina to glance at her questioningly. "I agree, but I don't think Henry would necessarily be all that pleased to know his mothers were…'more than friends'…" She waggled her eyebrows, trying to make Regina laugh, and it worked. Regina's laugh caused Emma to lean forward and peck her lips and Emma smirked as the other woman continued to giggle into the kiss.
"So we should tell him? Soon?" Regina nodded, but pulled away from the blonde as Henry walked back in.
"What's the plan tomorrow then for you guys?" Emma had moved to the other side of the sofa when Henry walked back in, and he had sat between his mothers, turning to her in question.
"Well Henry has soccer practice in the morning and I figured I'd go to the office and get some work done while he's busy. I have some paperwork that the incompetent sheriff submitted which is full of mistakes, so I have to fix that." Emma rolled her eyes and glared at Regina as Henry turned to face her and Regina winked at her to show she was joking.
"Well I have no plans, so maybe I could come to the office and sort my paperwork and you can get some other work done and then when Henry is done with soccer practice he can come by and I can take you both out for lunch?" She looked imploringly at her girlfriend, hoping she would convey the point she wanted to make, that they could tell their son about their relationship over lunch. Regina nodded as Henry shook his head and Emma frowned at his rejection. Regina looked at him questioningly and when he saw Emma's face he tried to explain.
"It's not that I don't want to have lunch with you guys. I just don't want to go to the office first." It was Regina's turn to look confused.
"Why?"
"There are a lot of bugs in your office mom."
Appalled by the accusation that she didn't keep a clean office like she kept a clean home, Regina glared. "How dare you. There are not!"
Henry, not liking how angry his mom seemed to be, tried to put forward his argument. "There is! You and Emma always come out of there covered in bug bites!" Emma had to cover her mouth to stop from laughing out loud as Regina's eyes widened, a blush covering her face.
"Yeah kid… about that…"
So I had to re-jig it from the prompt a bit, and this is not my favourite chapter of the ones I've written but I kinda like a secret SQ relationship.
