Emma leaned against the rail of the balcony, overlooking the town, her new domain.

"Congratulations." Lily said, coming to her side. "You earned it."

"Thanks. I had good help." She looked over her shoulder at Regina, angrily rearranging the filing cabinet.

"This filing system is atrocious. Why the hell would she not put it in alphabetical order? Emma, your mother is an idiot. Do you know that?"

Emma smiled. She'd decided not to change any of the queen's decorations. Regina made the decision to burn the bird picture that her mother had added and Emma had put some up of her and Henry instead. She turned back to looking at the dark town, quiet and slumbering. "You gonna tell me why you've been acting so weird? I thought we were actually making progress towards friendship."

"We are. It's just…" Lily sighed. "It's complicated. I'm sorry though. I wish I could explain it."

"A dragon thing?"

"Yeah. A dragon thing."

"So...still friends?"

"Yeah." Lily nodded. "I should go. I have to check on my Mom and get back to the den. Congratulations again and I'll see you later." Emma nodded and the dragon leaped off the balcony and started off into the night. Emma watched her for a minute before going back inside where Regina had finished fixing the filing and tidied up the desk.

"There you are, dear. Please help me up."

Emma quickly pulled the brunette to her feet and took her seat at the desk. "It feels weird."

"You'll get used to it." Regina smirked. "I would love to stay and have a celebratory drink, but unfortunately I'm pregnant and Ruby wants me home by midnight. Congratulations again, dear. You deserve it."

"Thanks Gina." Emma stood up and looked around her new office. It would take some getting used to, but at least she had Regina when she really needed her. However, she made a mental promise not to bother the queen too much, what with her pregnancy and all. She turned back to the queen and was shocked by the kiss. It was tender but with quite a bit of passion. She didn't even hesitate to return it. Regina took a step back and licked her lips in the most delicious manner.

"Good night, Madame Mayor." Regina grinned before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

Emma touched her lips, letting out a girlish giggle as her lips continued to tingle from Regina's touch. "Madame Mayor...I like it."

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Due to the pregnancies, Regina was unable to help the new mayor much besides emails and text messages. The baby was growing much faster than normal. Clearly, all three were magical. So Regina was quite busy with the mood swings and cravings. However, it didn't stop her from noticing Lily's new attitude towards Storybrooke's new mayor. They were together almost any time that Lily wasn't preoccupied with the pack or her mother. Storybrooke flourished under the Savior's tentative reign. She needed some encouragement before she started to get things done. She fired her father and Neal but let Snow keep her job as teacher and hired Tink as her secretary, even going so far as to name Mal and Lily as the new sheriff and deputy of the town, a decision that was not meant with much approval. However, both proved great assets and Tink kept Regina well informed on goings on in the town in case it involved their pack. For the time being, Storybrooke was more peaceful, but the mysterious magic in the sky and the sealed borders did not leave anyone's mind. Emma called a meeting in order to try and make some sense of it, hoping that Maleficent's experience could offer them some new insight into the occurrence.

On the way there, Regina begged Ruby to stop and get some snacks. Zelena agreed from the back. The witch had been complaining nonstop about her feet for the past three days but she would not be left out of this meeting. Ruby smiled as she climbed out of the truck and walked into the store, grabbing the sisters' favorite treats: chocolate, a couple root beers, and more chocolate. She burst out laughing when she came to check out and found Prince Charming bagging groceries. She couldn't help chuckling as he bagged her items. She smiled and teleported back out to the car. Both sisters let out happy squeals when they were given their little treat and happily munched away as Ruby drove to the mayor's office. They went inside and found Lily already there, talking to Emma. They were standing incredibly close. Maleficent seemed amused as she concentrated on her phone. The dragon was still learning the new devices of this world although she seemed to be adjusting well.

"Great." Emma said, straightening her white pants suit. "You guys are here. We can get started."

"The spell was an aging spell." Mal said matter of factly, not looking up from her phone. "It was partially what woke me from my slumber. My power is supposed to increase the longer I was in hibernation. It stopped, therefore, time itself has stopped. Simple."

"Then how do we get it moving again?" Lily asked.

"To do that, you would need to who cast the spell and why. Once you find that out, it should be easy to undo."

"How do we do that?"

"I don't know. I'm just the sheriff. Ask the mayor."

Lily glared at her before turning to Emma. "I'll get to the bottom of this, okay?" Emma nodded. Regina grinned when they kissed, light and almost timid, but a kiss nonetheless. She was pleased that they were getting along better.

"We can comb the woods and the streets at night to see if we can find out where the spell was cast." Ruby volunteered.

"Me and Belle can start work in the library." Zelena added.

"I would offer my own magic but it's pretty unpredictable at this point." Regina said, looking at Emma. "But if you need another hand, I'm here."

Emma shook her head. "You guys are amazing. Thank you."

Regina waved her dismissively. "A fact that is well known."

"I suppose I can see if there's any lingering traces of magic in the sky." Lily said. "Unless Mom wants to get off her ass and do it."

"I have sheriff things to do." Mal said, standing up. "But I have to go. I have a friend in desperate need of my sexual services. You're okay to take over for the evening, right?" She kissed Lily's cheek and teleported away.

"What friend?" Lily asked.

Regina shrugged. "Knowing your mother, she could lend her special services to several people. But on from Maleficent's sexual prowess, we might need to set this up in some kind of schedule. The children are due in a couple more months. After that, we'll be too preoccupied."

Emma nodded. "Don't worry. Just because I traded in my red leather jacket for a red blazer, doesn't mean I can't still get the job done in the field." She reached onto her desk and produced a small white card with some map coordinates. "I did some readings after the night the borders were sealed. You might to start looking here for answers."

"Ruby, you might want to start looking there for answers." Regina said. Ruby frowned at her. "What? I'm not going anywhere, I'm pregnant."

"I actually need to borrow the queen tonight anyway." Emma added. "If that's alright."

"Perfectly so." Regina sat down with a soft grunt. Ruby gave her kiss on the forehead before pulling out her phone to call the rest of the pack. Lily took off out the window, shifting into dragon form in midair. The others leaped into action and soon it was only Regina and Emma. Emma sat next to the queen with a sigh.

"I think I've ever appreciated you more in doing your job as well as you have, that I do now." The blonde said.

"You're just full of compliments today, aren't you? How are things?"

"Great. Henry's doing well, the job's not that bad. Making progress."

"Have you spoken to your parents?"

"Not really. Neal either."

"Why did you need me?"

Emma sat forward. "What kind of gift can you give a dragon without it being...too much or something they don't already have?"

"Dragons often don't like receiving gifts." Regina answered honestly. "It's odd, because they love giving them. Food. Food always works. If you're talking about Lily, food will definitely be fine." She smirked.

Emma smiled. "I never thought things would turn out this way between us."

"You never expect to fall in love, Miss Swan. You can't predict when it happens or who it happens with."

"I know, but just a few months I thought she hated me."

"Wasn't it puberty or something?' Regina asked, absently scratching her ear.

"Yeah. It turns out she was going into heat too and she wanted me and she was trying to fight it off. That's why she was such a bitch."

Regina smirked. "Bitch. I will never be able to use that word again without grinning."

"You know, you've become very immature since you started being with Ruby." Emma commented. Then again, now that the blonde thought about it, Regina might've always been this way except she was so used to being queenly and regal that her natural tendencies never came through. The queen never seemed bothered by it though, despite the fact that she'd never had a real childhood and a very dark adulthood. "You're happy, right?"

Regina raised an eyebrow. "Of course. Why?"

"I'm just glad you are. If anyone deserves it, it's you."

"We all deserve happiness, Miss Swan. I'm no better than anyone else." She shrugged. "Anything else?"

"Just one question about some forms." Emma said, getting up to get them.

Regina grinned immediately. "Oh this is easy." Emma smiled as the brunette set to work correcting her mistakes. She was in constant awe of the woman before her.

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A/N: Short update, I know, but next chapter I promise will be better and longer since the little ones are finally going to be born.