"Honey, I'm home!"
Zelena couldn't help but yell as she walked into her sisters mansion. Being part of a real family came with certain benefits, one of them being walking into someone else's house like you owned the place. And that was often the deal with the Mills sisters. There was no knocking on doors, just walking in and feeling at home.
Dropping her bag next to the door and kicking off her heels, Zelena looked around. It was rare that there was no one to greet her when she waltzed in but after few minutes she could hear footsteps walking closer. They were eventually picking up speed and soon a certain blonde appeared on the living room doorway.
The hair, as per usual, was sticking to directions unknown to mankind. There was no getting sense of that mess, and it wasn't for the lack of trying. Zelena herself had finally bitten the bullet a couple of months ago and brought her massive hair care set to the mansion.
But there was no handling the wild hair of her niece.
"Auntie Zelena!" the little girl screamed before flying towards to the open arms of her favourite auntie. Wrapping her arms securely around the little girl, Zelena squeezed her closer.
"Hey, Hops! How are you today?" Zelena asked as she perched the little girl more securely on her hip.
"I thought mama came home." the little girl looked from the door to her auntie. "She always says that and we are waiting for her to bring us food."
"Oh? She always says that?" Zelena knew very well that Emma liked to yell it even louder than she did. "And what kind of food are we talking about here? Anything I'd like?"
The little girl looked off for a moment before smiling evily. "Onion rings."
"Oh, I'm definitely staying here for dinner then." Zelena smiled back.
"You are?" said the deeper voice from the same doorway the little blonde had run through. "Maybe I should tell her to bring extra as we are all familiar with your interesting relationship with onion rings."
"So kind, sis, so kind." Zelena rolled her eyes at her sister who walked closer to the pair.
Zelena would never stop to marvel at how far her little sister had come. No longer were the brown eyes rimmed with red after Regina cried herself breathless, battling with her feelings towards Emma. It had been so hard to see her go through that and not been able to help her any way. Regina didn't have to build her walls up to protect herself everyday to be able to survive living so close to Emma and not having her. Regina was free to be who she was now, showing her emotions and being in love.
And couple of years ago, Regina and Emma announced that were expecting a new addition to their little family and after carrying their little girl to full term, Regina gave birth to Hope.
By then it had already been years since the last incident with a villain of any sort, but it felt like the birth of Hope somehow solified the happiness of the entire family. It was like the deep exhale after resolving something once and for all.
The little girl wiggled down from her aunts arms to run towards Regina who easily picked her up. Motherhood had always looked good on Regina, but for the first time ever there was nothing glooming over her head. No curses, no savior.
Well, there was definitely a savior. But the meaning had completely changed for Regina.
"Hope, be so kind and go get your brother. He complained he was getting hungry so now is his chance to get some food." Regina kissed Hope's cheek before putting the girl down. She ran up the stairs, calling Henry's name in the clearest, loudest little voice on the planet.
"So, family dinner, huh? I hope I'm not intruding." Zelena smiled, a bit cautiously since she did not wanna butt in if the family had something planned.
"You are never intruding, you know that." Regina said and walked to wrap her arms around Zelena, giving her a strong hug. Zelena answered in kind wrapping her own arms around Regina.
And right this second the door was pushed open and the loud voice boomed into the house.
"Honey, I'm home!"
That made Regina spin around and quite nearly skip to wrap her arms around the blonde woman, whose hair was just as much of a mess as their daughters. Regina pressed a sweet kiss to the pale cheek, before whispering something that Zelena couldn't hear.
Emma whispered something back before pressing a kiss to Regina's lips.
Those two had no idea how to keep it short and appropriate, and eventually Zelena had to holler.
"HEY!"
That made Regina and Emma break apart, Reginas cheeks only slightly colouring pink as Emma just smirked.
"Are you staying for dinner, Zelena?" she asked.
"Well, your daughter told me there would be onion rings so how could I resist?" Zelena smirked.
"What a little snitch." Emma said in the most affectionate tone, beaming proudly.
"Alright, thats enough. Emma, would you take the food into the kitchen and get prepared to meet the hurricane that is your daughter. She has been waiting impatiently for you to return home." Regina sounded just as proud as Emma did when talking about their daughter.
Henry and Hope were the center of their worlds, and anyone who had ever met them, knew that within two minutes of starting a conversation with them.
"Is she excited about me or the food?" Emma asked.
"What do you think? She is your child after all." Regina teased, pressing another kiss on Emma's cheek.
"Yeah, my girl." Emma whispered as she walked into the dining room to set up their food.
Zelena couldn't help but to look at Reginas face, like she always did when Emma was going somewhere.
There was so much love shining from her eyes, making the chocolate brown shine in almost magical way. And knowing the strength of their love and the magic they both possessed, it wouldn't surprise Zelena if there was indeed magic involved. The love was mixed with a hint of longing but Zelena had always figured that when you found your true love, being apart even for a while was hard.
"Are you happy, Regina?"
The question bubbled out before Zelena could do anything about it, but she was eager to know the answer none of the less.
Regina looked down in thought, clearly rewinding the adventures, the heartache and the surprises that she had encountered on her way to live the life she was currently living. Soon a wide, content smile spread on her lips.
"Yes, I really truly am."
i am embarrassed it took me this long to finish this fic but yeah, that was it guys! i hope you liked it!