"Joseph?"

"No."

"Esmeralda?"

"Mmm maybe."

The lovers lay cuddled together on the sofa, with Regina's back pressed against Emmett's front, enjoying the few moments they had before their precious, rambunctious little monsters woke up.

Emmett poked Regina's side as he huffed, "You know it would be so much easier if someone would let me find out the gender."

The woman laughed, squirming away from his ticklish touch, before settling back into his warmth, "You've survived seven months, what's two more?"

Regina craned her neck to glance at Emmett, who was pouting into her shoulder, "Don't do that. It's unbecoming. And speaking of, where did Rebecca learn that horrible puppy-eyed look she gave me yesterday?"

Emmett's eyes widened a bit at being caught, "I have no idea what you're talking about. So how about those baby names, huh?"

Regina narrowed her eyes at the blonde, but let him redirect the conversation, "If we have another girl, Esmeralda is nice. It means emerald gemstone. Like your eyes."

"Uh... how about David ?" Emmett smiled widely at his fiancé's glare, "I'll take that as a no."

"Dear, I have nothing against your father. He has become like a... friend, of sorts. Maybe a middle name."

"Okay, how about," Emmett looked down at the list he made on his phone, " Oh, uh, how about Daniel?"

Regina gasped and sat up to look at Emmett, "You-you wouldn't mind? Em, you don't have to."

Emmett shrugged as if to say no big deal. " He was an important part of your life and he still is ."

The brunette shook her head, as her brow furrowed, "He was an important part of my life, but he isn't anymore. Daniel will always remain in a small part of my heart, he showed me what love was. But you and Henry showed me how to love."

"Gina, you always knew how to love. That's why everything hurt so much. Because of this big heart," Emmett rubbed the place above Regina's heart.

Every time Regina was asked, she would say that she didn't want a baby shower. But Emmett knew better, she was just as excited as he was about the baby's birth. Now all he needed to do was get her out of the house so that he could set up.

Henry sidled up to his mother's side, "So Mom, Ruby wants to take us out for lunch."

Regina, even though she pretended not to, liked Ruby. The two had come to an understanding and shared a kinship.

"And why would she want to do that? You do know that we go to Granny's quite frequently, right?" Regina quirked a brow, resting the pregnancy book she was reading on her belly.

Henry rolled his eyes and smiled, "Yes but she wants to catch up and get baby hugs. Her words, not mine. And I think it's cute that you try to be all badass."

"Henry!"

"I know, language. Sorry. "

"I am not cute." She sniffed, wrinkling her nose.

The fourteen-year-old tapped his mother's nose, "Of course not."

Regina swatted his hand from her face and stretched her hands towards him, "Help me up."

And she says she's not cute, Henry thought as he grabbed his mother's hands and helped her up from the couch.

"Where is Ruby?" Regina grumbled at her son's smug look.

"Right here!" Ruby appeared at the living room entrance with Rebecca on her hip and Emmett in tow.

"Hey, babe." Emmett grinned and kissed Regina's bare lips.

"Mmm, will you be joining us for lunch?"

"Sadly no, I have uh ...some things to take care of." Emmett pushed his hands into his jean pockets and rocked back onto his heels, avoiding Regina's suspicious squint.

"You're lucky I'm hungry. I love you."

"Love you too babe!" Emmett yelled after his pregnant fiancée and grinned widely when Ruby and Henry threw him a thumbs up.

Emmett closed the door to the mansion and rubbed his palms together before dialling his mother's number, "The eagle has left the nest."

Snow giggled on the other line, "You are such a dork."

"Well, I got it from somewhere."

"Oh hush, open the door. We're outside."

An hour and a half later, the mansion was decorated in pink and blue streamers and balloons, with a ridiculous amount of presents, most of which the couple would probably never use, stacked neatly in a corner.

"Okay you guys, find a hiding place. The lights are going out in two minutes."

After everyone found a hidden spot and the house was bathed in darkness, Emmett hid near the door.

"Why are all the lights out?" she asked, slightly puzzled, as she took out her keys to unlock the mansion door, "What is your father up to now ?"

Ruby, Henry, and Rebecca shrugged, none too innocently, and grinned as Regina swung open the front door.

"Surprise!" Everyone jumped out of their hiding places and the lights were turned on.

Regina dropped her keys startled, "Oh!"

"Hi, babe! Surprise!" Emmett pressed a kiss to her cheek and hugged her. Regina, embarrassed by her reaction, buried her face into his neck.

"I didn't think you would actually do it."

"Anything for you, Gina. I love you."

Regina sniffled, trying to reel in her emotions but failed, "I love you too, Emmett Swan. You idiot."

"Your idiot." He smiled cheekily. The couple turned around at the chorus of coos behind them. Regina's cheeks heated.

"Momma! You have to open the baby's presents." Rebecca called from the living room, where she sat next to Archie. It wasn't a traditional baby shower but no one cared. Storybrooke wasn't traditional, not in the least.

After opening several gifts and playing inappropriate baby games involving melted chocolate and diapers, Emmett sat Regina down in the centre of the room.

"Okay, so I have one more gift for you. I, uh, kinda made it."

Regina tucked a flyaway curl behind her ear and observed the flat rectangular box with a furrowed brow, "It doesn't have a name on it. What is it?"

Emmett shrugged his shoulders, a secret smile etched on the corners of his and mother's, mouths. "Open it."

Regina tore the colourful wrapping paper off the box, revealing brown cardboard and more wrapping paper. After tearing away the cardboard and wrapping paper, more paper was revealed. Regina looked up and smirked at Emmet, "You wrapped this didn't you?"

Her lover smiled sheepishly, "Maybe."

Regina rolled her eyes and magicked the rest of the paper away and gasped, "Oh Emmett."

It was a picture of their first family outing. Regina laying on a checkered blanket, her head resting on Emmett's lap with Rebecca nestled next to them, as her hands tried unsuccessfully to wrap around the baby bump. Henry sat against a tree trunk, reading a book with his mother's feet in his lap.

"How did you…?" Regina was at loss for words.

"I had some help. Ruby took the picture and blew it up. Giuseppe helped me make the frame. Do you like it?"

"Do I like it? Emmett, this was the day the baby first kicked. You-God I love you." Regina mumbled the last words, her head hung so that no one would see her cry for the second time that day.

"Hey, don't cry," Emmett tucked curls behind her ear, exposing a flushed, tear-stained face, "I still have one more gift for you."

"What else could you possibly give me? Look around, Emmett. I have family and friends surrounding me. I have all I ever wanted in life. I am content." Regina teared up again as she gestured to the smiling faces around her.

"So you don't want to see the nursery? " Emmett questioned, dangling the key in front of her face.

Regina laughed and grabbed the key, "Besides that, I want nothing else."

"We'll be back!" Emmett ushered his fiancée upstairs.

"This is so exciting!" Ruby squealed.

"I'm just happy they got their shit together," Granny stated none too quietly.

Belle choked back a laugh and shook her head against the waitress's shoulder

Upstairs, Emmett teased Regina with the key to the nursery.

.

"Emmett Swan, give me the key this instant."

"Swan-Mills sounds better."

"What?"

Emmett pocketed the key, which did go unnoticed by the brunette, who was glaring at him, "What? You don't want me to have your name? A man can take his wife's name."

Regina shook her head confused, " It's certainly uncommon. I would have taken your name. And I'm sure Henry would want his father's name, no?"

"Well yeah, I'm sure the kid would but he's been a Mills for the past fourteen years. It would be weird if he and Becca had your name and the new baby has mine. Why not both? And I wouldn't want you to change your last name?" Emmett's arms loosely circled Regina's waist, their unborn child preventing them from being closer.

Regina pulled back, offended, "Why not?"

Emmett rolled his eyes and laughed, "Don't be like that. I meant that it's a part of you. It's your parent's name. You should always have a part of them with you and I don't want to take that away."

"See what you said there? That's how I feel about the children. I want all of our children to have your name. And I'm sorry that I didn't give Henry or Rebecca your last name. I want a part of you too. Don't you understand that?"

"I think I do. But you don't have to." He felt the need to reassure her for some reason that he couldn't understand.

"Emmett, look at me. I want this marriage. I had a say in this. I want to marry you. It's my choice this time. I have been a Mills all my life, and you and I both know that it was a life filled with hardships. This is a new beginning. I want to be a Swan. Okay?" Regina caressed his cheek, running her fingers across his short beard.

"Okay." Emmett shook himself and turned to unlock the door, taking a moment to reel in his emotions, "You ready to see the room?"

Regina nodded and waddled her way into the nursery. It was painted a light lavender with chocolate brown accents. There was a wooden rocking chair made by Giuseppe and David by the window, overlooking the street. The crib sat on the other side of the room, with pictures of their little family above it.

The woman ran her hands along with the smooth cherry wood of the crib, "It's beautiful, Emmett. I don't know when you had the time to do this but it's beautiful."

"We all helped, even Becca. Her handprints are next to the pictures. And Mom had this great idea to put all of our handprints their and our names above them. We just have to do yours. See?" Emmett pointed to six pairs of handprints all labelled accordingly, "I wish I could have done all of this for Henry."

"It doesn't matter, darling. You're here now. He doesn't blame you. You didn't know and I'm sorry that you didn't know."

Emmett nodded his understanding, "I love you. You know that, right?"

"I know and I love you for loving me."