My Royal Christmas

Chapter 7 Christmas Day

I woke up to a poofing sound and a scream next to me. I carefully turned to face the screaming baby which I recently learned was mine. I placed my hand on her chest.

"Shh, it's alright. I'm right here, my love."

Hope was still crying, and I sat up to take her in my arms. She immediately began to calm by my rocking while I held her in my arms.

"What's the matter, my darling? Where's momma?"

Hope grabbed my finger, and another poofing sound was heard. I looked and smiled.

"Took you long enough."

"Sorry, I was…"

Emma was in tears. That pirate struck a nerve with me, and I want to catch him before he left. He hurt my dearest friend too much that he needed to hear from me.

"Alright my little princess, listen to mommy. I will be back in just a bit. She needs to go see a mean man."

Emma rolled her eyes, "Regina, I know you are not going after Killian."

"No, I am going after Captain Jackass!"

"Can we just leave him alone and be happy?"

"He hurt you way too much for me just to leave him alone, so the answer to your question is no, we can not leave him alone." Then it dawned on me, "Wait a minute, we?"

Emma took Hope in her arms and took my free hand in hers. "Whether we like it or not, we have two children together. Henry that I bore, and you raised, and now Hope. I like our messed-up friendship, and the family we have together."

I smiled and squeezed her hand, "I like it, too, and that's why I am going after Hook."

"Please don't do anything stupid."

I waved my hands, and my nightgown changed into a black suit with my hair pinned up along with my crown resting on top of my head. Emma rolled her eyes then shook her head.

"What?" I replied, "I am letting him know who he's dealing with."

Emma let out a heartfelt laugh that I haven't heard in a long time. It made me smile and waved my hands to be whisked away to where I knew I would find Guyliner.

-The Docks in StoryBrooke-

I arrived in StoryBrooke at the docks where the Jolly Roger was docked. There he was walking on board, and the sound of my heels hitting the wood planks as I walked toward the ship caused the filthy pirate to look my way.

"Ahoy, your Majesty, come to see me set sail?"

"No, I am here to set things straight."

"By what? Rubbing it in that you got to Emma first before me?"

My face hardened, "First off, Emma and I have never looked at each other in a romantic way to get that dirty idea out of your head. Second, when she was helping me decorate for Christmas…"

"The last one with Henry before he left."

"Yes, he wanted me to make a wish on a star ornament. I did, and Emma also made a wish on it. She wished that my wish would come true, and she would carry my baby since I couldn't. Your wife…"

"Ex-wife."

"Don't interrupt me!"

He stood there with his arms folded, and I exhaled with my eyes closed. I wanted to torch his ass badly, but I am not that Queen anymore.

"Your ex-wife, being the Savior that she is, decided to help me get my happy ending. We did not have an affair, and we did not have sex for this to happen. She didn't know that the wish would come true. It was a Christmas ornament for crying out loud! She believed that she was pregnant with your baby. If you want to leave, fine; I didn't want you to leave without knowing the truth."

He looked at me, and from deep down in his heart, he told me. "Take care of Emma. I have already made a huge mess with her that there's no hope left for me. I might as well go down with the sinking ship."

"Killian, listen I…"

"She cares for you, Regina. She cares for you deeply whether you realize that or not. I am only in the way of your happiness."

He turned away and walked aboard the Jolly Roger. I was speechless for once in my life. I wanted to stop him, but no words came out of my mouth. I watched as Hook weighed anchor, and hoist the sails. The ship set sail into the harbor. I noticed the swirling vortex that the magic bean opened. The ship disappeared, and finally, the words returned to me.

"I will always take care of her."

-My Room in the Castle-

I arrived back in my room to see my darling daughter, and her mother fast asleep on my bed. I waved my hands, and purple smoke enveloped me changing me back into my nightgown. I climbed into bed to snuggle next to my daughter when I noticed Emma was awake.

"Please tell me you didn't do anything stupid."

"I didn't. I explained everything to Hook, and he understood how big of a jackass he was. He also told me to take care of you."

"Well, typical Killian, he always runs from his problems."

I examined Emma to make sure she was emotionally stable. "Are you okay?"

"What do you think?" She traced our daughter's cheek with her finger. "My husband just sailed out of our marriage leaving me behind to raise this baby alone."

"Excuse me," I continued with my objection. "You are not going to raise this baby alone. Hope is our daughter; therefore, we will raise her together. Since your job is here in the castle, you and Hope can stay in the room next door to mine. Your house will have too many memories of you and Killian."

Emma smiled at me. "What did I do to deserve a friend like you?"

"Well," I began, "you believed in me when no one else would. You always stood by my side and helped me fight my battles when everyone just stood on the sidelines waiting for the outcome. You even became the Dark One for me to continue to become who I was before I turned into the Evil Queen. Must I continue?"

We both laughed, and her smile got more prominent, "I think I got it."

"Good." I kissed my sleeping daughter, and I kissed Emma's forehead. "Get some sleep. We have Christmas with the family in the morning."

-Christmas Morning 7:30 am-

I woke up to the sound of Emma talking to Hope. I rolled over to see Emma nursing our little angel.

"Good morning, mommy. You slept like a log."

"Good morning to you, and you my love." I stroked my precious daughter's head. After stretching, I got up and walked to my mirror. "Got to get ready. They will be here soon."

As I was getting ready, I could hear Emma talking to Hope. I don't think I was supposed to listen to what she was saying, so I decided not to say anything.

"I hope Mommy will like the gift I got her. It is something for her to put out for Christmas next year. You know, Mommy loves Christmas. She enjoys having everyone together around this time of year. Remind me when you get older, I need to tell you about what Mommy used to be like."

Hmmm…I guess she's not going to say what it is, and I decided to finish getting dressed. I walked out in a green three-quarter length sleeve dress where the hem of the dress stopped above my knee. After I put on my heels, Emma called out to me. I turned around to see her burping Hope, and her breast was still exposed.

"Um, Emma, your breast is out."

She looked down, stopped patting the baby's back, and fixed herself.

"Is that better?"

I smiled and nodded. "Yes, that is better. What did you want to tell me, dear?"

"Hope and I will meet you down there."

"Alright, I'll see you both down there in a few minutes."

-Family Parlor-

I walked into the room, and I see the Charmings in their glory along with Henry and his family. Henry got up, walked up to me, and took me into an embrace.

"Merry Christmas, Mom."

"Merry Christmas, Henry."

"Where's Ma?"

I broke the embrace and walked over to sit in my chaise lounge chair. "She was feeding your little sister, and they will be down after they change."

"Regina, I love your dress. Looking very festive today."

"Thank you, Snow. You all know how I love this time of year."

Emma walked in with Hope wearing an adorable shirt dress with red glitter wording that said, "My first Christmas," with some black pants, and black glittery boots. "Sorry, someone had a nasty stinky diaper before we came down. Anyway, Merry Christmas."

"Come on, Nanna E, I want to open presents!"

Ella looked at her daughter, "Lucy! Patience!"

I laughed and waved at Lucy, "Lucy, sweetheart, why don't you help your father out by passing out the presents."

"I want to help!" Neal was practically bouncing toward the tree.

I smiled at him. "Go ahead."

The kids rushed over to help Henry while Emma sat on the lounge chair at my feet.

"You know what this reminds me of?"

I turned toward Emma with an inquiring mind, and she continued with what she had to say. "This reminds me of my first Christmas with you and Henry. He passed out our presents, opened them, and a wonderful meal prepared by you."

I smiled modestly. "Emma, you need to stop praising me for my cooking. I'm mediocre not a chef like the ones I have on staff in the castle."

"Oh no, my Queen," David chimed in. "You do cook some very delicious meals."

After all the gifts were distributed, the kids dove right in, and tore the wrapper to shreds. All the adults laughed as we watched Lucy and Neal rip through present after present.

"A castle for my dolls! Thanks, Nanna!"

I smiled, "You're welcome."

Neal opened the envelope to a great present. I smiled as he began reading the letter that was inside. "Dearest Neal, you continue to grow in front of my eyes every day into a brave young man. With your bravery, you would make a fine knight one day. Accept this gift from me, my honorary knight, and your father can teach you how to be adept with it so one day, you can protect me and the kingdom. Love you very much, Nanna also known as Queen Regina."

I smiled while the rest laughed. Neal ripped apart the wrapping paper, and his mouth dropped. He held the shielded sword, and everyone was in awe.

"Regina," Snow began, "this sword is exquisite!"

"It's better than my sword!" David admired, and I laughed. I decided to tease Charming's ego. "What's the matter? Do you want a sword too?"

We all laughed while David shook his head. We opened up our gifts. I got a beautiful diamond necklace and matching earrings from Henry, Ella, and Lucy. From the Charmings, I got two beautiful crystal glasses to drink my wine in. I had Emma's gift left. We looked at each other and exchanged smiles. I began tearing the wrapping paper, and when I opened the velvet box, my mouth dropped. It was a brand-new ornament for the tree. It was a pink ball with Hope Swan-Mills written on it. Wait a minute, Swan-Mills? Did Emma combine our last names?

"Emma, this is…this is perfect. I have a question though. Why did you combine our last names?"

"Because Hope is half Swan and half Mills, so I thought Swan-Mills was an appropriate last name for her. Now, it is a new ornament for the tree."

After we all opened all of our presents, it was time to eat. We got up to make our way into the Dining Hall.

"Thank you for my sword, Regina."

"Well, David, I knew that you would get jealous of your son's sword that I got the metal worker to make you a better one."

"Regina, thank you for your recipe book!"

"Well, since I won't be using it anymore, I decided to give it to you so you can feed your growing boys."

Snow and I laughed then Lucy ran up to me then began to pull me toward the tree.

"Nanna, look up at the star."

I looked up and smiled at it.

"I'm going to make a wish on that star. Do you want to hear it?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"I wish that Nanna would have a baby for Nanna E."

I mouth dropped. This was the second time in my life that I was speechless. I turned to Lucy, and I tried to say something, but all that came out was a squeak. She smiled and went to join the rest of the family in the Dining Hall. While I was trying to find my voice, Emma walked up behind me.

"Some wish wasn't it?"

"I don't know what to say."

"I wouldn't mind seeing that happen."

I turned to Emma who was smiling then she motioned up above us. When I looked up, there was a sprig of mistletoe. I looked at Emma who was smiling.

"Don't even think about it!"

"You know what it says that if you were caught under the mistletoe, you have to kiss that person."

I rolled my eyes. "You're not going to let me go until I kiss you."

"Nope."

I caved in. We closed the gap between us, and our lips locked. A gust of wind shot out, and everyone felt it. I broke the kiss, put my hand on my lips, looked at Emma, and shook my head in disbelieve. Tears welled up in my eyes, and I whisked myself away in purple smoke.

-Balcony of my room-

I had to get away from what just happened. First, Lucy wished for me to Emma's baby which can't happen. Second, Emma and I kissed under the mistletoe. The kiss turned out to be True Love's Kiss! What the hell! I looked out across the realms then I heard a familiar voice call out to me.

"Hey, can we talk?"

I exhaled, "What is there to talk about?"

"Really Regina? We shared True Love's Kiss, and you poofed yourself away! What the hell! Was the kiss that disgusting?"

"Emma, are you kidding me? I was told that Robin was my true love for so long then this happens! I am so confused right now as to who was lying to me. Was Tinker Bell lying to me or was I lying to myself? No, the kiss wasn't disgusting. It was rather nice."

"So, what do you propose we do about this?"

"Killian told me something before he sailed off. He told me that you cared for me very much, and he didn't want to stand in the way of my happiness."

For once, Emma was confused. I answered for her, "Yes, you care for me otherwise you never would have made that mistletoe appear over our heads."

Her mouth dropped, "How did you?"

"I'm not an idiot, Swan."

She smiled at me. "You haven't called me that in a long time."

I hung my head, smiling like a fool, and she asked me, "What are your feelings for me?"

I looked up, gazed into her eyes, and spoke what was on my heart. "I care about you too much to lose you again. I want to see where…" I motioned with my hands back and forth between us. "I want to see where this goes."

"I do, too."

We smiled, closed the gap between us, and shared a long kiss. I knew right then that my happy ending finally arrived, and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

-Three weeks later-

I have been throwing up everything that I ate from Sunday to today which is Saturday! I feel as if the StoryBrooke school bus ran over me twice! I attempted to help undecorate the castle, but I was running back and forth to the bathroom too many times that Snow sent me up to my room to rest. How in the hell am I supposed to relax when I am continually throwing up? I felt so weak that I could collapse.

"Regina?"

"Emma, could you help me out of the bathroom?"

She helped me walk to my bed, and I got in it. After I laid down and covered up, Emma was about to get up when I caught her arm.

"Don't leave me. I feel stronger when you're here."

"Regina, babe, we need to get a doctor here. We need to find out what is wrong with you."

I groaned, and Emma spoke up, "I have a confession to make."

"What in the hell did you do this time?"

"You know the wish that Lucy made on Christmas Day?"

"Emma, you didn't."

Snow walked in with a female doctor.

"Hello your Majesty, I'm Dr. Amy Fabin from StoryBrooke General. I was called to come to see you since you were too weak to come to me. What's seems to be the trouble?"

I explained how I felt from being very emotional to throwing my guts up every morning. She took some blood from me, and, with the help of Emma's magic, got the results quicker than usual.

"Well, I have the results of your lab work. Congratulations, my Queen, you are three weeks pregnant."

Emma and I both replied, "What!"

* * * * *My Royal Christmas* * * * *

-8 Months and a week Later-

I loved being pregnant. I loved the feeling of the first movements, the sonogram photos, Emma talking to the baby every night before going to bed, and all the pampering I've been getting. The only thing that I dislike the most right now was the discomfort. I am practically on bed rest because I am so uncomfortable no matter if I am sitting or standing. I was missing Hope's first birthday, and…damn it, I'm crying again. I want to be there, but I would be so uncomfortable that I would ruin the party. I want this baby to get here! There was a knock at my door.

"Mommy," Emma peeked her head in. "How are we doing?"

"Miserable!" I sniffed away some tears. "I'm miserable because I'm missing my daughter's first birthday, and I'm so uncomfortable that I want this baby to hurry up and get here!"

She sat down next to me on the bed and rubbed my swollen nine-month pregnant belly. "Babe, it's going to be fine."

I felt something funny then Emma noticed a huge wet spot in the bed. I got concerned. "Emma, what is that?"

"You're water just broke."

"I'm going to fucking kill you!"

Emma took out her cell phone and called Dr. Fabin. I heard her say that she was on her way, and a contraction hit. I squeezed Emma's hand so tight that it made her hang up on the doctor.

"Regina, you're about to break my hand!"

"Yeah well, your daughter is about to break my pelvis! Ugh…"

"Babe, take deep breaths in and out. Slowly."

I listened to her instructions, and the urge to push just kept building and building as the contractions intensified. Snow finally came in with Dr. Fabin.

"You had to have been contracting for a while because you are nine centimeters dilated. By your next contraction, you will be at ten, and ready to push this baby out."

"Emma."

"Yeah?"

"Stay with me."

"Of course, I will."

"Snow."

"Yeah?"

"Get out!"

"But…it's my grandchild…"

"Get out!"

Dr. Fabin instructed me to push and followed through with what she told me. I've never experienced this much pain in all my life! It felt as if my spine was breaking into millions of pieces then slowly reassembling itself back together again; not including the pressure down below due to pushing a tiny human being out of me!

"Regina, you're doing so well. I love you."

"Emma."

"Yes?"

"I love you, too, but right now I want you to do me a huge favor."

"Sure anything."

"Shut up, hold my hand, and when this is over, I'm kicking your ass…ugh!"

I pushed until I heard the sound of a baby cry. Emma and I were both in tears. We gazed into each other's eyes. She cupped my cheeks. "She's here!"

"She's here!" I couldn't fight back the tears anymore.

Dr. Fabin cleaned our daughter off and placed her in my arms. I smiled at the calming baby. "Hi my love, it's mommy! I've been waiting for you for a long time."

I kissed the top of her head, and Emma kissed the top of our daughter's head.

We gazed into each other's eyes, and our lips met for a long tender kiss.

"I love you, Regina Katherine."

"I love you, Emma Grace."

"I also love our Grace Katherine."

I smiled at the beautiful baby sleeping in my arms. "I do, too."

What happened after that day? Emma and I have gotten married plus Hope and Grace got a little brother a year later. Yes, my life was complete thanks to my first Royal Christmas.

THE END
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Author's Note: Thank you all for all your reviews and favorites. It feels so good to be back. Now that I am back in full swing, I have a surprise for you. Four stories will be making a come back in a different writing style and new titles. Can you guess what they are? They were big hits! Let the guessing begin. For now, I will be taking a break to focus on my family for a little while. Thank you again, and I will see you all again soon when I begin the story, My Wish of a New Beginning.