Author's Note: I thought about waiting for Christmas day, but I lost the war.

Chapter Twelve

Christmas Baby

"These are the cutest Christmas photos," Belle beamed. Emma had taken her family out early to get Darien and Rowan pictures sitting on Santa's lap. Darien hadn't been happy at first but had eventually smiled for Emma. Regina had been furious to be left behind but as of last night the midwife had confirmed she was three centimeters dilated and Emma refused to take her outside the town line and accidentally make her have the baby in a hospital she hadn't made plans with.

"It would have been cuter if I had been there," Regina pouted as she walked back and forth, she was dilated but labor hadn't started though. But she had read that she could be dilated for weeks, however no one wanted to take any chances. Also, Regina realized as soon as she knew the baby would be difficult and try to drag this out, she was going to try and get her out earlier. So she had spent the day walking, having Belle push pressure points, and she had stimulated her nipples to no luck. Hell, the only thing she hadn't tried was an orgasm, well she had tried to try but found she was too big to reach herself properly. And so she had hoped that since it was Christmas Eve and they had played outside and enjoyed the Christmas Eve activities in the town square and more that she would finally just go into labor, but no such luck.

"Oh, fuck I gotta go check in with David, if I don't Mary Margaret disappears to God knows where," Emma grumbled looking at her watch.

"No, you stay here, you two need to be trying to get this baby here, I'll go check in on him and make sure he ate and everything." Emma nodded grateful.

"Thank you, I really would rather be here then having my attention taken elsewhere." Belle nodded.

"Believe me I understand." Belle took her leave and Regina made herself yet another cup of red raspberry leaf tea.

"Come on how about a nice warm bath," Emma said wrapping her arms around her. Regina nodded.

"Yes, that could help, I'm so exhausted from being pregnant this kid is taking a lot out of me, Darien hardly slowed me down except in eating," Regina murmured even as she grabbed a gingerbread cookie from the ones she and Henry had baked fresh that morning. Well it amused Emma to watch her pop one in her mouth and hold a second in her hand. She locked up downstairs as she just smiled at the sight of a well lived in home, Regina had told her she didn't clean up thoroughly on Christmas Eve, because she liked Christmas morning to have that cosy look that said we spent time together as a family. She was just heading up when she met Regina on the stairs.

"Everything all right?" Emma asked.

"No it's their first Christmas and I almost forgot the fake snow foot prints from Santa," Regina said horrified. Emma looked confused, but Regina just handed her, her tea and cookies. Soon Regina was using a boot to make fake foot prints around the tree and fireplace which was still burning low. Emma didn't know how but it made the house smell of Christmas. Henry claimed it had always smelled that way even as a kid. She also made sure Emma had taken a bite out of the cookies and drank some milk.

"Nice, oh man they're going to love that." Regina nodded. Finally, they were upstairs, checking on the children. Everyone was fast asleep in their Christmas pajamas.

"Bath is ready," Emma grinned leaning against the door as she watched Regina leaning against the window and looking out at the snow. Apparently, her love, loved snow or at least just looking at it and watching the snowflakes fall. She thought it was one of Regina's cuter traits, but she could never admit that out loud, and every cute trait made her want to kiss Regina. To her amusement mistletoe started to grow over Regina's head.

"Ugh Emma this was funny like ha ha only the first time you did it, I'm not some teenage girl the room of requirement has to give you an excuse to get a kiss out of." Emma laughed.

"I know, but I can't help it, my magic has my sense of humor," Emma told her as she walked over and did gently kiss her fiancé. These things just could not be helped, the woman had to be kissed or who knew what would happen to her. And as the savior Emma couldn't allow anything to happen to her.

"Hmm…I'll never get tired of that," Regina murmured as she kissed Emma back.

"Me too, but I won't miss this tea, although I hope to taste other things on your lips soon." Regina chuckled.

"Maaaaybeee, now you mentioned a bath together." Emma nodded as they went into the bathroom and Emma helped her get undressed and into the tub. It didn't take her long to follow suit.

"Remember how surprised I was when I first came in here." Regina chuckled and nodded.

"Yeah, I do, it was clearly the bathroom of your dreams, I could see the jealousy when you realized I had just conjured it up." Emma nodded with a chuckle as she rubbed Regina's belly as she lay back.

"Hmm…this is good I've been waiting to do this with you for a few days, but one or both of us have just been exhausted with this nonsense with Mary Margaret or just pregnant." Emma chuckled.

"Yeah I don't want any talk of my mother this is our happy zone, this is what this bathroom is." Regina chuckled.

"Noted," Regina said as she moved her head to the side prompting Emma to place kisses on it. Regina didn't stop her.

"Regina don't tempt me right now you literally could go into labor any minute," Emma groaned.

"Yeah that's what I am hoping for," Regina said as she ran Emma's hands over her body, she was very sensitive she noted. God if this baby wasn't throwing her off balance the things she could have already done to Emma and vice versa. Regina moaned as she moved Emma's hand to stimulate her nipples.

"Fuuuck," Emma hissed

"Fuuuck," Regina hissed at the same time as she now gripped Emma's hand tightly as a strong contraction took her off guard.

"Ouch woman," Emma cried as she pried her hand loose or rather tried for the forty-five second duration of the contraction.

"That was not a Braxton hick's," Regina told her.

"No shit you think," Emma said slowly moving her hand open and closed. "Was your grip even this tight the first time?" Regina shrugged.

"I don't know it's really a blur when it was really painful."

"Okay out of the water for now we don't want to stall this, I want my Christmas baby," Emma grinned as her excitement was beginning to catch up to her now that the pain was receding. Emma was practically bouncing as they got dried and dressed. Once Regina had experienced about five strong contractions to Emma's delight and horror, they alerted the midwife that it had begun.

"To be honest it looks like things are moving quickly, it's like we're diving right into active labor. She'll probably break my hand and I won't be able to hold the baby."

"Not funny," Regina gritted out as she was kneeling and leaning forward on her birthing ball as she rocked her hips.

"She can't take a joke either we're screwed," Emma said as she used one hand to rub a tennis ball up and down Regina's back. "Yep will keep you posted." Emma hung up and threw the phone onto the bed.

"All right, maybe let's let gravity do some work, I'll walk with you." Regina nodded as she lay with her head to the side and tears streaming down her face. Emma got her up and got settled behind her with her arms around her as they paced the room and Emma coached her into breathing through every contraction.

"I hate you," Regina cried. "Why did you do this to me?"

"I know baby I'm sorry, I didn't know this would happen," Emma told her as they rocked back and forth, and she hugged her close. She stroked her head.

"I told you the second one would be a nightmare," Regina whispered. "She will know no boundaries mark my…" Regina cried again as another contraction ripped through her. Emma looked at her watch after two hours they were already at five minutes apart. She tried out a pressure point and that seemed to give Regina some relief as her grip relaxed on her arms.

"Well I'm ready for my little hellion, and you are doing such a great job helping her join our family, you are so strong and beautiful babe," Emma told her. "She's going to be the best gift you ever gave me just like Henry and Darien."

"I didn't give you Henry," Regina sniffed.

"Oh but that's not the way I see it, if I had never come to this world I would have never met Neal and had Henry, and that kid is so smart and brave and thoughtful. He is everything I ever wanted him to be and he is happy. I don't know who Henry could have been either with me or some trash family, but instead he got you and when I met him I knew he was the perfect son."

"Henry's not perfect, he's got his problems, don't hold anyone on a pedestal."

"Yeah, I know, but still he's perfect to me flaws and all just like you, he's even got your evil genius even if he uses it for good." Regina made a face.

"Then I haven't taught him well at all," Regina pouted. Emma chuckled.

"And there's my girl always with a sarcastic joke, I love your jokes, and it saddens me people are too stupid to get them sometimes."

"Sometimes?" Regina asked as another contraction hit.

"Okay all the time," Emma said still talking through it as she supported Regina. "Sometimes I want to turn off Darien's hearing aid, so she never hears how stupid people are."

"I have sometimes when I know you have to have a direct conversation with the dwarves, there's only so much stupid a child should be privy too," Regina told her as the pain was subsiding. Emma laughed and kissed Regina's forehead.

"No kisses my luck another baby will appear on her heels." Emma chuckled.

"I promise I don't want another infant right now and so far, it seems at least one of us needed to be thinking about it."

"Don't trust it," Regina grumbled.

"I honestly can't say that I blame you," Emma said as she picked up a glass of water off the vanity and prompted Regina to drink.

"They're five minutes apart shall I get the midwife?" Emma asked. "Your water still hasn't broken yet." Regina nodded, and Emma called the midwife who used a charm Regina had given her to appear in the bedroom. Regina grudgingly lay down, she really hated laying down in labor, so the midwife could examine her.

"So, baby is transverse in the womb, your water is still in tact and you are dilated about five and a half centimeters."

"Only five and a half," Regina moaned. "Aren't these things supposed to get easier with every time your body goes through it?"

"Every pregnancy is different you know that and this one was very different. I think I should break your water, so you'll have stronger contractions and dilate, from what you described with Darien your water didn't break until she was on her way out."

"She was also fighting the curse though so we though this would go a lot faster," Emma murmured.

"You never know, Regina I know you don't like to talk about it, but I need to know roughly when your water broke for your previous pregnancies and any complications." Regina usually waved her off about complications.

"The first one the only complications were what was inflicted on me, my water was broken with the instrument he used I assume." The midwife nodded. "With the second it was the same as Darien, waters broke and then the baby came. And lots of blood."

"Blood?" Emma asked. "How much blood, because we need to go to the hospital." Regina shrugged as another contraction started. Regina thought this was the worse so far as she was stuck in bed for it.

"She could have been very weak and dehydrated back then," the midwife told Emma. "And it may not be a lot of blood for this time." Emma nodded. Eventually it was agreed to break the membranes earlier and try to move the baby into position. Emma had to leave to care for Darien for the repositioning of the baby. Thankfully though all the kids stayed asleep. That was the way they wanted it having sound proofed the bedroom.

"You took too long," Regina cried as she was now up and walking again and the midwife was gone. Regina liked her space that was for sure.

"I'm sorry baby come here." Soon Regina was wrapped up in her arms again. With her water broken the contractions did come harder, but no faster than every five minutes.

"Come on you like this song rock your hips," Emma told her before she began to sing more for Regina's amusement laughing was good for labor. "Somebody call nine one one shawty's fire burning on the dance floor whoa oh, somebody come cool her down…" Emma was hoping the firm hip rocking would help bring the baby down into the birth canal, amuse Regina, and hopefully distract Regina from the pain. It was starting to work because Regina really couldn't stop herself from moving her hips to the song when there was something hitting their barrier.

"No, no it's Christmas and baby time, I can't do anymore drama."

"Regina!" they heard Mary Margaret calling.

"Emma she'll wake the kids, please stop her, I don't need everyone over here, she'll draw attention."

"I know okay baby, here sit on your ball." Emma turned off the music and left the room once Regina was situated. She sound proofed the kids' rooms one thing she had gotten good at under Regina's tutelage. She called it practice for later. Emma went outside.

"Mary Margaret what the hell are you doing here?" Emma asked her. "It's barely after midnight." Mary Margaret's eyes narrowed.

"Why haven't you moved out yet no wonder Regina has been avoiding me and our love," She said. Emma rubbed her face.

"No, no not tonight are you going to let out your crazy, you're high or drunk or I don't know but you're not doing this on Christmas. It's bad enough it's Rowan's first Christmas and you aren't here."

"You're the one keeping me away from her," Mary Margaret told her.

"On the contrary you are free to visit Rowan while you get your head on straight." Emma told her. She felt a pain rip through her body, nothing that took her down, but she knew it was from Regina, she needed her upstairs not down there with Mary Margaret. She pulled out her cell and called Mulan who was on duty and just said she was disturbing the neighborhood. Mulan would want to talk to Regina to see if Mary Margaret was also stalking her and that was very likely.

"Can you hold her until morning at least, Regina's feeling anxious being dilated two centimeters and won't let me out of her sight for long."

"Yes of course, pregnancy can be a really stressful time and partners need to be available."

"Thanks Mulan." Mary Margaret was outraged as she screamed Regina's name. That brought neighbors to their windows if they were awakened by her. Once she was gone, she hurried back in made sure the children were still out before going into their bedroom where Regina was screaming.

"Ah yeah that sounds more familiar," Emma grunted as she hurried over to Regina and coached her through the pain. "Come on love I think it's bath time." Regina only nodded. Emma got the bath ready, she was already dressed to sit in the water. For Regina so she didn't have to be naked the entire time, Emma had purchased a birthing bra with unhookable straps, so Regina could easily breast feed later, and a short skirt that was easily pushed up for examinations, but kept her privacy if word got out to Granny, Ruby, whomever else that Regina was in labor. But Regina had been adamant that it was just her and Emma again for as long as humanly possible with the midwife popping in and out to check on her. Emma just got the skirt off and helped her into the warm bath. Soon they were settled in the water with Regina turned sideways so she could bury her face in Emma's neck and hold onto her. Emma rubbed her back, used pressure points, replaced any cold water with warm, and chatted about anything or remained silent when Regina asked.

"You know what, maybe if you get this baby out by morning, we can wrap her up with a big bow and place her right under the Christmas tree for the kids to see. Henry will love that."

"No, he's going to be so pissed he slept like the dead through all this, I think he really wanted to see, but I just really needed it to be just us." Regina looked down with a frown.

"Don't you feel bad for one second about choosing the right birthing plan for you," Emma scolded. "Honestly as slow as she's going she's still faster than Darien because you know she's coming and you're much more relaxed. Why because you know what works for you, and Henry is just going to have to wait until he has a wife to see a birth or become a doctor."

"Do not talk about him being anything other than a kid are you trying to make me hysterical right now?" Regina asked before another contraction hit. So, Emma talked about a potion that would keep everyone young forever, she started making up ingredients and saying what they were clearly for. Regina to say the least was super unamused when it was over.

"Are you going to tell me her name?" Regina asked after a long silence. Emma chuckled.

"No, everyone finds out the name together we agreed on that," Emma reminded her. Regina pouted.

"It was a stupid agreement and my mouth was full, I didn't actually agree to anything," Regina grumbled.

"Reggie be a good girl," Emma teased as she kissed her forehead and rainbows appeared.

"Uh no, no what did that mean?" Regina asked as her eyes went wide and she suddenly horrified by the idea that there would be two babies.

"I don't know maybe it was just normal true love sparks?" Emma asked.

"Maybe is not good enough I really need to know if two babies are about to walk out of my vagina Emma or if I'll still be pregnant even though one has already exited."

"Oh my God do you really think that would happen?" Emma asked eyes widening at the idea. "Oh God what if I'm pregnant, what if we've been fooling ourselves thinking my implant worked."

"No, no I can honestly say I would rather have twins now or be pregnant a third time on the heels of this than face a world where your implant did not counter act our true love magic and that is why I got pregnant and not you. Because you see that would mean I could just cancel my birth control appointment. And that is something I just cannot face right now."

"Agreed," Emma told her.

"So, what were you thinking?" Regina asked.

"Me, this goes both ways honey, what were you thinking?" Emma asked.

"I was thinking I love this woman and this baby will be just as lucky as Darien and Henry. Now you," Regina said. Emma gave her a huge smile, but Regina was too worried to let her get sidetracked with mushiness.

"I was definitely thinking that I love everything about you even when you're being a little naughty and don't want to play nice…" Regina looked relieved and even gave her a smile. "…aaannddd I may have thought I'd love more than a few kids around that were miniature versions of you."

"Oooooh fuck," Regina whined as her shoulders slumped.

"Maybe it didn't take me seriously?" Emma asked. Regina shrugged with a pout.

"I don't know that your true love magic actually knows a difference between a simple thought and simple wish especially since we were silently declaring our love in that moment too." Emma cringed.

"It will be fine I know that, I have faith and hope, I was supposed to be a Charming right."

"Oh God please don't, stay a swan," Regina grumbled as her stomach grew a bit larger. "And we're fucked." They called the midwife, but she only could feel one baby.

"You know honestly I think the kid just grew to it's final size, you're at term if not overdue," She said.

"How big does she wanna get?" Regina asked. "Oh my God what if there is a toddler inside of me so she can already run around." Emma grabbed Regina's hands since they were back on the bed for the check.

"Regina if a toddler walks out of you I want you to know now that I am sorry and I love you, and can you please bury me in your mausoleum after you kill me and can you please keep my parents from burying me in something extremely pink and frilly and yeah it's my last request to just simply go out in a manner that screams Emma Swan."

"It's not a toddler, a big baby but not a toddler," the midwife laughed. "Thankfully you have wide hips, so we can still do this at home, or would you feel safer getting a c-section."

"Stay here," Regina said.

"C-section," Emma said. They argued, and Regina of course won out, because it was her body and she was sure she could deliver and fuck if Whale cut into her body.

"Moms?" Henry asked waking up. Somehow the door had fallen open and woken up Henry who was standing at the door rubbing his eyes.

"Henry go back to bed sweetheart," Regina told him gently.

"No, is it time?" Henry asked.

"Still awhile kid," Emma told him. "You just go back to bed, we'll call you when it's time." Henry frowned seeing Emma in her own swimsuit sports bra, and trunks.

"You're wet, it is time," Henry cried. "Why can't I stay?" Emma took him back outside the room as the midwife took Regina back to the water. Laying down was making things worse and the last thing she needed was to be stressed out.

"Because this is really hard for your mom, and please do not call Granny or Ruby or Belle, your mom just needs to do this without all the distraction." Henry nodded.

"Emma!" Regina yelled.

"I gotta go kid you stay out here, I'll see if Regina will let you in when she's pushing, but not before okay. She needs to just work without feeling self-conscious." Henry frowned but nodded. He went back to his room as Emma disappeared and immediately went to go text their secret baby watch group.

Henry: Guys wake up! Mom is in labor you were right she didn't tell us!

Ruby: Granny and I smelled it on her, we're already cooking food.

Ashley: Oh how exciting! Shawn and I will be straight over so Darien and Alexandra can play.

Belle: Are you insane she'll kill you!

Ashley: No, Regina's not like that anymore and besides royals always go straight there when a new royal is born.

Belle: Perhaps before, but Regina likes her privacy, there's a reason she didn't call us. She doesn't want us all over there yet, she's doing this with no drugs you know."

Ashley: What they aren't on their way to hospital?

Henry: No, she's having the baby here I think? I don't know

Ruby: It's a planned home birth, no one head over there!

Ashley: Shawn just got off the phone with Widow Granger and Anton, they're on their way, we're already in the car.

Ruby: Ah hell

Kimberly: I live at the corner of Mifflin, I'll bring them to my house to wait.

Ruby: Oh, Thank God for Kimberly.

Ashley: Um…that's great, but I may have put out an alert on the royal hotline…

Henry; Uh oh I'm in big trouble.

Kathryn: Henry wait! Do you want a black suit or blue for your funeral?

"Henry what the hell!" Emma yelled. Darien started crying and Emma growled.

"Yes Ma?" Henry asked trying to sound innocent.

"Why is there a shit ton of people asking if the shield is down and Granny is serving refreshments as they wait for the new royal baby?" Emma asked.

"I don't know what you mean Ma," Henry said.

"Oh really what is that outside?" Emma asked. She went to the window with him and he gulped as he saw that lights were on in every house and people were bundled up outside and talking. Some people had brought mugs and chairs.

"Oh boy," He said.

"I think you should have a lot more to say than that."

"It was just supposed to be between our secret baby group and then Ashley sent out some royal message, and yeah I don't know."

"Henry this was supposed to be peaceful," Emma shook her head. She went to Darien

"Emma, what's going on?" Regina called from the bathroom.

"Nothing, I'm just getting Demi settled again," Emma called back.

"Well hurry, they're every three minutes now," Regina told her. Emma sent yet another glare at Henry.

"Don't you let anyone in this house and get your sister please." Henry hurried to get Darien who was now awake and so was Rowan now that Darien was crying and someone was playing music outside.

"Don't ruin their first Christmas, don't take them downstairs, do you think you can follow those directions?" Emma asked him. Henry nodded.

"I can follow directions now I promise," Henry said.

"Good and remember how your mother feels about keeping promises to her." Henry nodded his head vigorously.

"Mah mee," Darien cried. "Mama." Emma sighed and kissed her forehead.

"I'm sorry baby stay with Henry okay." Darien just cried.

"Come on Rowan you're going to sleep in Henry's room okay?" Rowan nodded and followed Emma. She climbed into Henry's bed and was thankfully out again.

"Emma!" Regina cried. Emma ran back into the room shutting the door.

"What is going on, why is there music playing?" Regina asked. Emma was hoping she didn't hear that crap, but it was louder now. "Blue took down my barrier, but she's not on the property. What the hell is going on?"

"Madam Mayor pictures for the newspaper!" Sidney yelled through a bullhorn. He was clearly now standing in their backyard and Emma was pretty sure others were too from the light. "The birth of a royal is very important."

"How does he know what the hell?" Regina asked. "What's going on?" Emma sighed.

"Apparently your son belongs to a secret baby group, and one nameless royal alerted the other royals in which the whole fucking town was alerted."

"Of course they were," Regina said as she clenched her teeth through the next contraction. She forgot to breath which resulted in her screaming.

"Louder Madam Mayor I'm trying to get as much as I can on tape," Sidney called up. Regina clamped her mouth shut instead. Emma held her through every contraction as she refused to make one sound and her nails dug into Emma's flesh to the point she drew blood.

"Why can't they be there silently," Regina cried quietly.

"I know, I know sweetie, I texted Mulan to try and move them to no avail not even Ruby in wolf form is scaring them." Regina let her tears fall just grateful that her bathroom had no windows. Emma forced her to drink some water.

"Maybe the water isn't helping, maybe some walking, Darien needed a bit of gravity before she could fully come out," Emma reminded. Regina nodded. They got out and dressed. Emma made sure to close the curtains before she walked with Regina back and forth and they tried the birthing ball to move her hips and some more dancing but music less.

"Oh God, she's still crying, what's wrong with Darien?" Regina asked.

"She wants her mommies that's all, but Henry's got her. It's the least he can do."

"Maybe we should let Granny in for her?" Regina suggested.

"No, she'll take her downstairs and people might force their way in, I wouldn't put it pass the royals. I can just hear them now complaining about the lack of food and refreshments from us."

"They shouldn't be here, it's not my problem," Regina grunted as they walked back and forth.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?" Emma asked.

"Yes, we're still fine, I swear she's along my spine or something, like she doesn't want to come out."

"Hmm…" Emma slid lower, so she had her hand on Regina's stomach. "You gotta come out baby girl, it's Christmas day and I want you to enjoy Christmas morning with us. I was hoping you'd be here, so I made sure Santa had you on his list. Mommy and I can't wait to meet you, so make your way out so we can hold you." Regina felt a kick in her belly where Emma's hand was resting.

"Hmm… she likes when you talk to her," Regina murmured. There was tapping on her window. Regina groaned and hid in the closet while Emma opened the curtains and pushed Sidney off his ladder. A little bit of magic kept him or anyone else from climbing up it again.

"Don't invade our privacy, go home people!" Emma called out. No one moved or heard her as they laughed at Sidney calling him an idiot and he was lucky he wasn't dead. Emma shut the window again and closed the curtains.

"Emma!" Regina called out. When Emma moved to the closet Regina was just in the door way squatting with a bloody little head poking from between her things.

"Shit!" Emma grabbed some things and put a towel under Regina as she pushed. Emma magically called the midwife who immediately joined her with gloves. Emma just caught her baby girl. She almost dropped her she was so big.

"Not quite a toddler," Emma grinned trying to make light.

"Oh, she didn't walk out she tore out," Regina whispered. Emma cringed as the midwife cleared the baby's airway. She gave a loud heavy cry and there was cheers from outside as Henry burst in with his sister and Rowan.

"She's so bloody," He said.

"To the bed," Emma said to the midwife. She gently handed the naked crying baby to Regina and they helped her to the bed. Emma had prepared it while Regina was on the birthing ball. Using old sheets and disposable pads, just in case she gave birth in bed.

"Henry stand over there," Regina said so he couldn't see her vagina. Henry nodded and moved. He was so excited and eager to get closer to his sister. But Emma and the midwife were busy as they cleaned up and made sure Regina was okay down there.

"How bad is it?" Regina asked. "Just tell me rip it off like a band aid.

"Well let's just say there are no longer two holes down there, but it's not as deep as I thought so I believe you will heal on your own with no sutures and no contamination," the midwife told her as Emma just cringed as well as Regina.

"Oh, dear God, kid, I knew I should have let us starve so you'd be small," Regina told her. Soon the placenta was out, and Emma was allowed to cut the umbilical cord now that it was closed up on its own.

"All the pieces are accounted for," the midwife told them. She put it in a plastic bag, granny had been furious last time that Regina hadn't eaten the placenta. Emma had gagged at the idea, but apparently it was a thing in the enchanted forest and now Regina could at least turn it into pills instead of being force fed it by midwives. Apparently, Regina had gagged too at the idea and was not eager to repeat it. Soon it was just them their family as Darien forced Henry to put her on the bed once Regina and Emma were dry and warm and the baby was nursing. Darien crawled over and Henry came closer too as Emma lifted Rowan onto the edge for the bed.

"She's huge," Henry said.

"Yep, your mom did good making her," Emma grinned. Unlike Darien this baby was hairless, like her the way David told her once.

"Mah mee," Darien said. Regina switched breasts and allowed Darien to take over, she did so, frowning at her new baby sister, but she didn't try to use magic like she had on Mary Margaret though the circumstances were different.

"She's got blue eyes, maybe she'll be green eyed later, wasn't Cora a red head, maybe you have green eyes in your family," Emma said excited.

"We have hazel eyes, I had a cousin, with hazel on my father's side and I don't know much about my mother in that regard, so I guess it's possible," Regina agreed.

"Great she's going to look like me," Emma grinned. "Also, I can't wait to open her birth weight and height, but we're not allowed to until we play the game to settle the bets."

"I'm sorry about the people mom, I didn't think this would happen it was just supposed to be Belle, Granny, Ruby, Kimberly, and Kathryn really." Shouts of boy or girl were being chanted out side. Regina sighed.

"Emma you have to tell them it's a girl and she will be presented to the public as is proper and not a moment before, so they'll all go home, we need rest, it's already three in the morning." Emma nodded. She wanted to be with her family not deal with the masses. Eventually she went outside and they fell quiet.

"I've been told to inform you that my baby will be presented at the proper time in a few weeks time and not a moment before, you all know that. Now they need rest so if you will please leave. It's Christmas you should all be at home spending it with family."

"Boy or girl?" Albert spencer asked smoking a cigar.

"Girl," Emma answered.

"So not a real heir then," he said even as others cheered, but they did all file out. Emma growled when he chucked the lit cigar into Regina's garden bed. She stomped it out and was annoyed to see several other leftover cigars and chewed tabacco spit to her disgust.

"Asshole," She grumbled. She turned in time to see Sidney fly away from the door with his camera. "Oh you didn't think I was that stupid did you really?" He groaned as she went back inside with a smirk. Soon she was bringing up tea for her family. Darien was already asleep again along with the baby who was in a cloth diaper and wrapped warmly in her quilt with the fur side on the inside. The growing family didn't get any full on sleep the rest of the night, but they all stayed together watching over their newest addition.

'This is my family,' Emma thought

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