"What are we going to do first?" Kat excitedly asks Regina in the back of the limousine as she stares out of the window, watching the sights and scenes of Paris pass them by on the way to the teams hotel for the next several days.

"The Eiffel Tower! No… no… the Louvre or maybe the Arc de Triomphe!"

Emma chuckles as she listens to her fiancée speak with glee at the prospect of visiting the many different tourist attractions. "You two need to get some sleep. Did either of you sleep on the plane at all?" Her arm is wrapped around Regina's waist and she subtly moves to stroke her stomach, trying to convey that she wasn't trying to control her, she was just thinking of her and their baby. They had sworn Kat to secrecy about the pregnancy, not even Ruby was to know, not yet. They wanted to wait until further in the pregnancy before they announced it. It is still early days and they wanted to enjoy it for themselves for now. Ruby had been told about the engagement though, it had been crucial that she knew.

"No, they didn't. Their chatting and giggling almost kept me awake," Ruby jokingly teases. "I'm still tired."

"We are too excited to sleep!" Regina points out, her nose in a pocket guide to Paris that Emma had given to her before they left their home for the journey. "Besides, I have read that it's best to stay awake until night time, it's meant to help with jet lag."

Regina never failed to impress her. She read a lot and was so smart, always absorbing everything she read. "Well, I suppose that I slept enough on the flight. Once we have had a chance to freshen up at the hotel we should all take a tour of the city," she suggests to all of them before kissing Regina's cheek.

Kat squeals in glee and Regina smiles one of her smiles that were reserved especially for her fiancée. Ruby sighs which earns her an elbow in her side from Emma.

"Ouch. Fine. A tour of Paris it is," she agrees, which gets her a kiss from Kathryn.

At the hotel, at all the hotels they would be staying in, both Emma and Ruby had paid for their own rooms so that they didn't have to share with each other but with their lovers.

"Wow! This room is even better than the one in Chicago!" Regina beams as soon as she enters the room. It was decorated in an elegant Parisian style and so unlike any room she had ever been in before, it was absolutely exquisite.

"Well, if you like the room you are going to love the view," Emma whispers in her ear as she comes up behind her and holds onto her hips. Regina turns her head to look at Emma, a smile on her face but confusion in her eyes.

"Go… have a look," Emma suggests, and gently nudges her hips forward until she is walking to the window and pulling open the curtains.

"Oh my god… that's the Eiffel Tower. It's right there!" She opens the window and pokes her head out, as if the clear glass was somehow betraying her and she needed to be certain.

"Regina…look…it's the Eiffel Tower!" Kat calls from where her head sticks out of window in the room next door.

"I know!" The brunette calls back.

Emma stands back and takes in Regina's happiness… and her ass as she stands on her tiptoes to look further out of the window. After a couple minutes of the two friends shouting backwards and forwards and taking in the life thriving in the streets below, a delighted squeal from Kat and her disappearing head back into her room as Ruby drags her in, puts an end to their chat.

"So much for Ruby still being tired," Regina mocks as she closes the window and walks back over to Emma, "I guess we won't be seeing the city for a little while."

The blonde takes her hands as she walks backwards, "well, seen as we are in no rush to go out, why don't we use the shower to freshen up?" She asks with a wiggle of her eyebrows.

"Sounds like a good idea, seen as our morning has just opened up," Regina agrees as she is pulled into the equally exquisite bathroom.

"Showering with you is always a good idea," Emma smiles as she pulls her own tee over her head, revealing her toned torso. "Then later, I will take you wherever you want to go in Paris." Whatever Kathryn and Ruby wanted to do with the rest of their day was up to them but Emma had promised to show Regina the city and she would never break any promise she made to her love.

"Right now, the only place I want to be is in that shower… with you." Regina smirks as she begins stripping herself. Emma's movements pause as she watches the brunette slowly do away with her clothes.

As it turns out, Ruby and Kat were ready to leave for a day of sightseeing long before Emma and Regina were done with their shower.

Emma and Ruby wore disguises made up of pulled down caps and overly large sunglasses, not that they convinced they were that well known on this continent, but it did make them fit in rather well with the mass of tourists. Throughout the entire day of visiting all the main attractions that Paris had to offer, not one person had sought them put for a photo or an autograph. Emma never really enjoyed the attention of being recognised but she was particularly relieved that it hadn't happened today. She wanted things to be as normal as they possibly could for Regina, her partner had never been with her when she was recognised out in public. She knew it would happen one day but for as long as possible she wanted to pretend that they were a normal couple who were simply in Europe for a holiday rather that for the World Cup qualifiers.

They dined in one of the most famous restaurants in Paris for dinner, enjoying the local delicacies and sampling some of the countries best wines, everyone except Regina that is. She made up for it with two desserts though, at Emma's pressing. She couldn't decide between the profiteroles or the souffle so Emma ordered her both, whispering in her ear that one was for her and one was for their baby. Regina was always careful with what she ate, a hangover from her days under her mother's thumb and under Gold so Emma was making sure that she and their baby would never go without. She was taking all the supplements she was meant to be taking and all her meals were healthy and balanced but she let herself enjoy treats every now and then.

When they got back to their room Regina had been planning on slipping into some of her newly purchased lingerie, she wanted to make the most of the revealing items before her baby bump started to show and she wouldn't be able to fit into them, but the travelling and lack of sleep had caught up with all of them, especially Regina. Emma also had to report for training in the morning so they decided to have an early night, falling asleep in each other's arms as they did every night.

For the next two days Regina and Kat would watch Emma and Ruby train in the mornings, along with Jacob as Regina had promised him, and then they would spend the afternoons visiting the city whilst the team would work out in the state of the art gym at the stadium or going over the game plans for their first qualifying game against France. It was the most freedom Regina had ever experienced in all of her life.

On the fourth afternoon in Paris, Regina and Kat were sat in a VIP box at the stadium waiting for the game to begin. They were both wearing the USA's soccer jersey with 'SWAN' on the back, along with Emma's number underneath it.

As with the training sessions Ingrid had been more than happy to leave Jacob with Regina instead of with his nanny. The little boy absolutely adores Regina and when his nanny drops him off at the VIP box they are in, he didn't even look back at her when Regina took him in her arms.

"Hello, my little darling."

"Gina!" He happily shouts her name, his little legs kicking out in excitement.

"Hello, monster!" Kat shouts as she gently grabs a chubby little cheek. He giggles and buries his face in Regina's shoulder to escape Kat's touch.

"Silly Kat," she pretends to swat at her friend. "You're not a monster are you?" She says as she kisses the top of his soft blonde hair and inhales his fresh scent. She wonders if their baby would have blonde hair like Emma's, or maybe their baby would have her fiancée's bright eyes and cheeky smile. She would love to a mini version of Emma, but more than anything she hopes that their child would have Emma's sweet disposition.

"Yes, he is. He's a giggle monster!" Kat declares as she tickles his sides, making him giggle and proving her point.

Regina protectively turns away from Kat's reach and hugs him tighter to her. "Would you like a juice carton, my darling?"

"Yes, pwease," he answers with an excited nod of his head.

She kneels down, still holding him as she opens the fridge. "Which flavour do you want?"

"Apple!"

"I'll take another bottle of this," Kat says from behind them, shaking the now empty bottle of champagne that she had immediately opened as soon as they got there.

"You have drank all of that already?" Regina asks in horror when she turns her head to look up at her friend.

"What else was I meant to do with it?"

"Sip it like a lady. You can have this," she hands her a bottle of water, which Kathryn reluctantly takes. "You are not getting drunk in front of Jacob." She grabs a carton of apple juice and a water for herself.

"Look what I have brought with me," Regina addresses the little boy as she sits him at the table and grabs her purse, pulling out some face paints.

"Matching faces!" He shouts in glee, having forgotten the promise she had made him in Chicago.

"Yeah, matching faces," she smiles as she pulls a chair closer to him so she can decorate his face. Once his is done she does Kathryn's and then her own in her compact mirror.

"Let's go sit on the terrace, the game will be starting soon." She announces when she has finished painting the national flag on her cheek. She picks up Jacob and her purse and joins Kathryn who is already waiting on the terrace.

For the first half of the game Regina's attention was split between Jacob and every move of Emma's. The little boy sits on her lap and cheers when they do and boos when they do. Regina is overjoyed when he mimics them, it was the cutest thing she had ever seen.

The first half had been an exciting end to end game but neither side was able to break the deadlock. Emma had had a few shots on target but each one had been saved.

Regina takes her phone from her purse and sends Emma a quick text when she watches the teams leave the pitch, unsure Emma would have a chance to read it but hoping that she would. "You are doing great, sweetheart. I know you will score in the second half. Jacob says you are his favourite and he wants a jersey with your name on it, like mine and Kat's."

Regina was feeling a little peckish, as she often does these days, so she grabs one of the pre-packaged sandwiches in the fridge and splits in with Jacob when he asks for some.

Kat takes another bottle of water, heeding Regina's advice about not getting drunk in the presence of a child. She knows she is going to have to get used to it with the baby on the way. She had promised herself that she was going to be the best godmother ever.

A couple of minutes before the game begins Regina receives a text from Emma. "If a certain brunette beauty hadn't decided that last night was the perfect time to finish the lingerie show from the other day I may have had more energy to score!"

"I didn't hear you complaining when you scored with me last night. I believe it was even a hattrick ;)."

"How could I ever complain about that? I'll make sure to get Jacob a jersey for the next game. We've been called to the tunnel. I'll see you after the game. I love you xxx"

Regina puts her phone away and takes a seat back out on the terrace, Jacob still clinging to her. After a few minutes the little boy falls asleep against her chest. She had been warned by the nanny that his usual naptime would be during the game so she cradles his head and lets him sleep, trying to contain her own fidgeting and cheering whenever Emma or Ruby get the ball. Sometimes she has to bite her lip to not shout in frustration when one of Emma's shots goes awry or gets blocked by the goalkeeper.

"Come on, sweetheart, you've got this. You can do this," Regina whispers to herself in between humming against Jacobs painted cheek as she gently bounces him in her arms, not aware that Kat was watching her and smiling like an idiot at the brunettes happiness and motherly instincts.

She almost drops the champagne bottle when Regina silently jumps out of her seat, still holding Jacob tightly, thankfully he barely stirred at the movement. She turns her attentions from her friend and towards the pitch to see their team celebrating. Emma had put them 1-0 up with a thunderbolt of a shot from just within the oppositions half. Once Emma has shaken off her celebrating teammates she runs to side of the pitch below the VIP box where she knows her fiancée and friend have been placed. She pulls her jersey up to reveal a white vest underneath with a message printed on it, 'For Queen and Cocoon.'

Emma can't see any of them behind the blacked out glass but she knows Regina could see her and the message on her vest. It hadn't been the best game of her life and she should have told Regina long before now that she shouldn't have really been having sex the night before a game but she had never been able to put anything above Regina and her needs or wants.

"Why does it say that on her vest?" Kat queries.

Regina blushes and doesn't turn to answer her until the players are all back in position to restart the game. "You know she calls me her Queen, well, Cocoon is what she calls our baby."

"Cocoon?" The blondes face is riddled with confusion. "So… Coc for short?" She laughs out loud at that and has to put her hand to her mouth so she doesn't wake the little boy. "Oh my god… does that make you the Queen of Coc? I bet Emma would agree with that!" Not even her hand over her mouth can stifle her laughter now, causing Jacob to stir.

"Shhhh shhh, it's okay. Go back to sleep, my darling." She comforts him until he settles. "No, not Coc for short," She harshly replies in whispered horror. "Just Cocoon until we know the sex and can figure out a name. It's sweet." She doesn't bother to reply to the other comment about herself, unamused by Kathryn's joy in this.

"What do you want, a boy or a girl?" The blonde offers as a Segway out of the conversation that her friend was unhappy with.

"I don't care as long as our baby is healthy and exactly like Emma," she longingly hopes as she looks out onto the field to see the blonde taking the kick that restarts the game.

The game finishes one-nil and as soon as it is over Emma and Ruby head to the changing room to shower and get changed. Emma had to explain away the questions from Ruby and the rest of her teammates as to the meaning of her vest. She explained it away as being an inside joke between her and Regina. She hadn't really thought about the questions she would receive when she had the vest specially made, sometimes she forgets about the rest of the world when she's with Regina.

When they are back in their room Regina has to ask her about the vest.

"I just wanted you to know that everything I do is for you and our baby," she replies, pulling the smaller woman into her arms, "our family," she whispers in her ear.

"Don't you think it will raise questions with the public and media, or at least raise speculation?"

"It doesn't matter if it does. I only have team interviews set up, in which I am allowed to refuse personal questions. This is between me and you, and yes, everyone in the stadium and watching on TV will have seen it but they don't know what happens between us, they don't know what it means. The only thing that is important to me is that you know that it is all for you and our Cocoon."

"About that…" Regina clicks her tongue as she pulls back and recounts her conversation with Kat about the shortening of the nickname for their baby.

Emma looks just as aghast as she had. "Trust Kathryn to try and ruin something so beautiful," she says with a small laugh and a shake of her head. "Like I said, it's about the three of us," she strokes Regina's stomach, "not about anyone else or what they think."

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The next game was in Barcelona, which they fly to the next day. It follows in a similar pattern to the stay in Paris. They all tour the city on the first day, Regina and Kat watch Emma and Ruby train for the next couple of morning and then they spend the afternoons doing their own sightseeing as the partners work and on the fourth day they watch the game with Jacob, once they had all again had their face paint applied as Jacobs behest.

Emma had made sure a small jersey with her name on the back was waiting in the VIP box for Jacob just as she had promised. Regina couldn't wait to see an even smaller jersey on their baby when she brought him or her to watch their other mother play.

The game against the Spanish team was a more comfortable win for the visitors, beating them four-nil, two of the goals coming courtesy of Emma's fancy footwork as she tore the defence apart. Each time after she scored she would pull up her jersey when she was in front of Regina's and Kathryn's VIP box to reveal the same vest she had worn against the French team, unashamed of the secret she shares with Regina.

Kathryn had been looking through all the coverage online and there was a lot of speculation about what the logo on the 'Saviours' vest meant, especially as she revealed it for the second and third time during the game against Spain. It had been correctly assumed that 'Queen' was in reference to the blondes girlfriend (as they hadn't officially announced their engagement and wouldn't until Emma had bought her a ring, so Regina was still known as her girlfriend). There were a few guesses as to what 'Cocoon' was in reference to but the general consensus was that it is the nickname of Kat, who was always at Regina's side.

"Honestly, they think you call me Cocoon? What Kind of simpleton came up with that?" Kat sighs and drops her phone down on the empty seat next to her as they wait for their partners in the hotel lobby.

"Aww, you don't like your name, Coc?" Regina teases her friend, earning her a one finger salute from the blonde.

"The limousine is waiting outside to take us to the airport," Ruby says as she and Emma approach them and take their bags.

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A few hours later they are disembarking the teams private jet in Amsterdam and are on their way to the hotel that will be their home for the next few days.

"Shower and then sightseeing?" Regina asks as soon as the door to their room has closed behind them. It had been the routine in their last two destinations after all.

"You don't have to ask me twice," Emma beams as she sweeps Regina into her arms, carrying her to the bathroom. They quickly start stripping themselves and Regina pulls Emma into a demanding and dominating kiss before pushing Emma into the large cubicle and turning on the showerhead before either of them had even stripped off their underwear.

"In a rush, baby?" Emma muses when she's able to part their lips and take a gulp of air.

"I have been wanting you since we woke up this morning but we had to rush around and I couldn't have you. I have been aching for you, for your touch," she whimpers as Emma sucks and kisses her neck and chest as she unclasps her bra and drops it to the shower floor.

"Then let me have you." She sinks to her knees, kissing Regina's stomach before pulling her soaking panties down her lovers legs and slinging one of her smooth legs over her shoulder, opening Regina up to her mouth. She reaches up and gropes and squeezes and her breasts as her tongue takes its first swipe through sticky lips before burying the muscle deep inside of her.

Regina gasps when her back hits the cold tiles of the shower, her hands going to the back of Emma's head to hold her there so she could fuck herself on her tongue doing wonders inside of her, desperate to cum and find the release she had been waiting many uncomfortable hours for. After a few minutes of rolling her hips against the face between her thighs, the much sought after release arrives and courses through her body as she twitches and spasms above Emma. Her liquid release being greedily swallowed up by the blonde.

"Oh… god…. Emma… yesssss." Her moans barely audible to her lover because of the tight squeeze of a thigh around her ear and the pouring of water. Emma stops her incessant licking and sucking only when every drop of Regina's essence has been swallowed. Normally Regina would have been too sensitive after cumming and would have pushed her away and needed a little time to recover but she hadn't and Emma could only take that as a good sign. She gently removes the leg from her shoulder and makes sure Regina is steady on her feet before she stands up and captures plump lips with her own, her stiffness still confined in wet boxers as it presses against Regina's pelvis.

The brunette moans into her mouth, unsure if it is because of the taste of herself on Emma's tongue or the hard shaft rubbing against her. She uses what energy she has to jump up, Emma's hands quickly grabbing her backside to hold her against her as the smaller woman wraps her legs her waist and arms around her neck. "Inside me, now," she demands before nipping at her earlobe and trailing wet kisses down her throat.

Emma tries to pull her boxers down by pulling at the hem on her thigh but from the position they are in and because they are soaked she can't quite manage it. "I can't get them off. I just need to put you down for a second."

"Don't you dare," Regina warns as she reaches between them and pulls her cock through the slit in the boxers so that she is holding the tip to her warm centre. "Fuck me."

Emma groans and thrusts up into her until she's balls deep and Regina immediately starts rolling her hips just like she had done on her face.

"You really have needed this haven't you?" Emma asks in bemusement at Regina's obvious need.

"Shut up and kiss me," she pleads. Emma was only too happy submit to every command her lover could throw at her. She always enjoys it when Regina takes control, it made her feel truly wanted, just as she was. Each time Regina rolls her hips against her she thrusts up into her, filling every inch of her tight channel, the slick muscles squeezing her dick further towards bliss.

"I love feeling you cum inside me," Regina whispers when she separates their lips for a moment.

"If you keep talking like that you won't have to wait long."

Regina slips her hand from around Emma's neck and down her toned body until she is circling her clit. Her muscles clench more tightly around Emma as the dual sensations take her more speedily to her bliss. "Good, I don't feel very patient right now."

Emma shimmies forward a little, aware of what this more upward angle would do to them both. "I won't keep you waiting then, my Queen," she says with harder thrusts and nips at her collar bone. It was so needy and passionate, more like the days before they became a couple, but now every touch and every kiss was imbued with love. Emma was thrusting inside her quickly and deeply and a particularly hard thrust has Regina coming undone around her shaft and shouting her pleasure into the steamy cubicle. The first clench of her orgasm sent Emma's seed shooting from her heavy balls and dousing Regina's insides with her release. Her own grunts of delight spilled against Regina's neck as the warm water continues to flow over their bodies.

When they are both completely spent Emma slowly lowers Regina down but keeps holding around her until she is steady on her feet.

"I'm not sure Amsterdam can offer up anything better than that but I suppose we should get ready," Regina mumbles against her wet sports bra. Emma strips the underwear from her body so they can finish with their shower and get ready for a day of sightseeing.

On their tour of the city, somewhere between the Anne Frank house and the Rijksmuseum, Regina discovers and falls in love with stroopwafles, bought from a street vendor.

"Oh wow… mmm," she moans after the first bite, "these are incredible!"

"Take it to the bedroom," Kathryn mutters under her breath as she snacks on her own.

"Ooh there's an idea. I'd better get some more then," Emma jokes but she still walks the couple of meters back to the vendor to buy a few packs. She only buys them because Regina seems to like them so much and she won't really get another chance to buy any between all the training and the final game in a few days.

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They won the final game two-one with Emma setting up one goal and scoring the other, but it was bittersweet for Regina (the special vest made another appearance during that game). She was happy that the final win had secured the national teams place in the following years World Cup but now that it was all over they would be heading home in the morning. She didn't want to go, she was enjoying the travelling and all the new cities she was getting to explore, not that she would bring it up with Emma. Her fiancée would insist that they spend more time travelling if she knew that was what Regina wanted but she had to get back to start the job that Pierre had offered her and Emma deserved some time to properly relax at home and not babysit her around the cities of Europe.

After they had made love during their last night of their trip, Regina lays in Emma's arms, her head resting against Emma's strong shoulder. "How have you enjoyed the trip, sweetheart?"

"It's been amazing. I've loved every minute of it. Thank you for bringing me along." She gently strokes Emma' thigh under the cover that was pulled up over their waists.

"I didn't 'bring you along' like you are a piece of baggage. We came together as partners. I don't think I would have played so well if you hadn't have been here."

"Really?" She looks up at Emma.

"Really. If you had been back home I would have been pining and miserable and it would have shown on the pitch. But with you and Cocoon here with me," she strokes her stomach, "I've been happy and trying to play my best for you two."

Regina kisses her shoulder before yawning. "We would have been miserable without you as well."

"Sleep now, sweetheart, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Emma falls to sleep with a smile on her face, not at the thought of her family being miserable but at the plan she had been hatching for weeks, ever since Regina had agreed to marry her.

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"Have you spilled the surprise yet?" Kat whispers to Emma in the lobby the next morning.

"Nope. I'll let her figure it out in the airport."

"Well done. I thought you would have broken by now."

"This is too important to mess up." Emma says as she watches Regina approach them.

"The car is outside," Ruby interrupts, putting her phone back in her pocket. She had also been roped into the plan.

Regina had been a little quieter than usual that morning, Emma had guessed it was because she thought they were heading home, especially when they were so close to the one place she had always wanted to go. Kat had told Emma all about how she and Regina would fantasise about all the places they wanted to travel to if they weren't prisoners of Gold's. As soon as Emma had learnt of the one place Regina had always wanted to go she arranged the logistics to make it happen. That wasn't the only surprise she would be giving Regina this week.