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Emma knew it was coming and she still jumped along with Regina as a crowd of people jumped at them. Adeline didn't even make a peep, she just continued to sleep happily in her car seat. "What's going on?" Regina asked confused eyes darting all around waiting for someone to answer her.
"It's a surprise baby shower! Kind of," Snow said as she took Regina's hand and lead her further into the house. "Since you didn't get to have a regular baby shower we wanted to throw you one to help you out."
"I don't know what to say…." Regina stood in the middle of her newly decorated dining room looking at everybody with teary eyes. "Thank you guys so much." She managed to finish around the lump in her throat as a single tear ran down her face. She quickly swiped at it and walked to the table where most of the people were gathered. "I guess you all want to see her huh?" she set the car seat on the table and took Adeline out of the carrier. "Aww!" "She is so cute!" were heard around the room as Regina turned her body so everyone could see the baby. "So how do these things usually go?"
"Well it's kinda like a birthday party. You play games, get presents, eat cake…" Ruby explained.
"Oh I see…" Regina said with a skeptical look on her face unsure whether this party was going to be fun for her or not.
"Don't worry, you won't have to play any of the games if you don't want to mostly because you're not pregnant so we had to modify the normal games." Ruby told her. Regina just nodded her head and shifted the baby in her arms so that they were both more comfortable.
David walked in from the kitchen holding a spatula and wearing one of Regina's more frilly aprons. While it was plain white and would look normal on Regina, it looked overly small and girly on David. Upon his arrival many people stopped in their talking to gawk at David, some had to even bite their fists to keep from laughing at him upon sight. "Foods almost done guys if you want to start setting out the rest of the food." David said to whoever was listening then turned back around to pick back up his post at the grill so the food did not burn. Once he was through the kitchen door everyone burst out laughing at the image they all just saw.
Once everyone calmed down, Snow turned too Red and Granny and asked, "Do you want to help me put out the food?" they both agreed and walked ahead of Snow into the kitchen. Snow was about to follow them when she was stopped by Regina saying her name.
"Do you need any help finding anything?"
"No, Henry showed us where everything we needed was when we were setting up the party so you just relax and enjoy that baby before everyone wants to hold her." Snow smiled and walked into the kitchen where she helped Red and Granny.
Seeing her sister Regina walked up to her and smacked her in the arm.
"Hey! What in the bloody hell was that for!?" a shocked Zelina wipped around holding her arm from the abuse.
"That was for not telling me what was going on."
"I didn't know until two hours ago for that very resson. There is need to get physical Gina. That hurt." Zelina pouted.
"Oh stop I didn't even hit that hard." Regina said with a smirk on her face.
A few minutes later, everyone was called out into the back yard to eat. As Regina walked out she saw that that too was decorated. There were picnic tables set up in rows and they had pink and white streamers hanging off the edge of them; there were also bunches of balloons scattered throughout the yard. Regina looked around the yard and while it was your typical run of the mill decorating she found that just the thought that these people who she had cursed for 30 years are willing to do this for her touched her deeply. As she took another sweep of the back yard she found Emma with the baby seat and her nursing blanket. As she was walking over to Emma, Adeline started fussing.
"Hey," Emma said upon seeing their arrival. "Aww, what's the matter Ade, you hungry too?"
"I'm going to feed her first then I'll go get something to eat, ok?" Regina said to Emma as she sat down on the bench next to the car seat.
"I figured so I brought out your nursing cover up thingy." Emma said while handing the wrap to Regina who smiled up at Emma gratefully.
"Thank you." Regina put the wrap on and got situated so she could feed the fussy baby. Once the baby had started nursing Regina looked up to Emma who was still standing there slightly in front of her so no one could see what was going on just in case. "Emma you can go eat. We are good here, but thank you though." Regina said looking up at Emma.
"Ok, I just wanted to make sure that you got settled." Emma put her hand on the back of Regina's neck and leaned down and kissed her soundly on the mouth before quickly pulling away. "I'm sorry; I don't know why all of a sudden I can't keep my lips to myself." Emma chuckled. "Pull yourself together swan, ugh but she's so hot and so out of my league!"
"It's quite all right dear, now why don't you go get something to eat." Emma nodded her head and walked off toward the food. "Oh and Emma I heard that" Regina thought causing Emma to look back at Regina in time to see her tap her temple and give her a wink.
Not a minute after Emma left, Henry came bounding up to the table Regina was sitting at. "MOM! HI! Did you like your surprise? What are you doing?"
"Whoa, Henry slow down," Regina chuckled at his excited energy, "And to answer your questions, yes I like my surprise and I'm feeding your sister. Have you been drinking soda?"
"Only like four of them and cool can I see her?" Henry asked as he was making to lift the modesty cover. But before he could, Regina gently swatted his hand away and sternly said "Henry!"
"Sorry, it's just in the hospital you didn't cover up much, I didn't think you minded." He said a little ashamed that he just assumed and didn't ask first.
"I don't mind Henry. What I do mind is the fact you have had four sodas. No more do you understand; you're going to make yourself sick. And you can see her when I'm done feeding her ok."
"Ok, sorry again mom." He hugged Regina making sure not to mush his baby sister. As he was pulling away, some of the other kids at the party called his name asking if he wanted to play with them. "Got to go mom, love you!" Henry yelled as he ran away.
Regina just laughed and shook her head. "What got into him?" Emma asked as she set two plates down at the table then took the seat across from Regina."Soda" Regina replayed unamused. Nodding her head Emma slid a plate over to Regina that had a chef salad, fruit salad, and grilled BBQ chicken breast.
"If you don't like what's on this plate, I can go make you another one or you can pick off mine." Emma said when she saw Regina give the plate a look.
"No its alright thank you! You just surprised me is all. I was not expecting you to get me anything."
"Well I'm not going to just eat in front of you, that's rude." Emma said with a smirk on her face as she picked up her burger and took a big bite out of it. Taking her queue Regina picked up the fork that was next to her plate and started eating.
So far the party was a success! Adeline only had one meltdown and it was because she was hot, as soon as they got her out of her dress she was a happy little baby again. They played games that even Regina joined in on; and now they were about to cut the cake. It was a simple sheet cake with a white and pink border and pink balloons and in the middle it read 'Congratulations Swan-Mills Family on your new arrival!' When Regina and Emma cut into the cake they found out that it was half chocolate and half vanilla. Everyone ate their cake in peace and before they knew it they were mushed in Regina's living room opening presents. Regina was sitting in a chair and Emma was down on the floor beside her with Neal and Robin in her lap.
By this point, people have been asking to hold the baby. She was currently in David's arms without fuss this time.
So far Regina has opened presents containing clothes for all ages for all kinds of weather, diapers, bath time supplies, baby wipes, pacifiers, and bottles. At the moment, she was opening the one Red got her and as she looked in the bag her face turned a light shade of red in embarrassment. "I'm not opening this in front of people Red." She said looking her straight in the eye, as she set it down on the floor.
Emma being curious wanted to know what was in the bag. "What's in there?" she asked as she was reaching in the bag to pull the present out. Emma did this so fast Regina had no time to stop her and all she could do was put her head in her hands and let out a frustrated sigh because what Emma revealed to the entire party was that Red got Regina a pair of breast pumps.
Emma was about to say something when she looked up at Regina and saw her giving her a death glare. "you could have asked me and I would have told you." She gently put the pumps back in the bag and mumbled a sorry. After that the guys at the party really lost interest in watching the gifts be opened so they quietly took their leave as Regina continued to open presents.
By the time she got to the last one she had enough clothes ranging from infant to 6 months to dress four other babies, enough bottles where she could leave sets at Mary Margret's, her work , Emma's work and home, and diapers to last them for a good while. They got diaper cream, lotion, baby powder and soap, pacifiers, a nursing pillow, baby carrier (the kind where the baby can go on your front or back). She also got more embarrassing items like the breast pumps and nipple cream also courtesy of Ruby.
"Ok so there is one more present we want to give you. Everyone has pitched in to make it happen and we are really excited to show you." Snow said as she bounces on the balls of her feet in excitement.
"There's more! How can there be more!? You guys… Have already given us so much. We couldn't possibly ask or accept more." Regina said with tears in her eyes as more of her hidden hormones come out.
"Aww, don't cry Regina!" Snow walked over to her and gently pulled her into a hug and then continued what she was saying, "We wanted to do this for you, for the baby, it really was no hassle on us at all. We loved every minute of it and we can't wait to show you everything. So …" Snow pulls back to look Regina in the eye "do you want to see it?" Regina just nodded her head yes as she wiped her tears off her face like they were not there to begin with.
In the next moment with Adeline in Regina's arms and Emma by her side they climbed the stairs just ahead of the rest of the party. Once up there they reach a door that has a pink ribbon running across it. "Ready?" Regina nodded her head and Emma swung the door open. And what they saw brought tears to both of their eyes. What they saw before them was a finished nursery. The walls were painted a dark tan with one wall having a tree mural painted in white on it. The trim around the room was painted a dusty rose color that brought out the pink undertones in the wall paint very well. Along that same wall as the mural was the crib. It was stained a dark mahogany and looked hand made. In fact, all of the furniture was a dark mahogany color. To the left of the crib in the corner was the closet. Along the next wall was a window, so there was not much that changed except the once black and gray drapes that hung there are now light and flowy pink and white. Next to the window, but almost against the wall opposite the baby crib was a rocking chair that had light tan cushions. And finally just to the left of the main door to the room was the changing station.
The two girls just stared at the room in awe. After a few minutes of no one saying anything Snow stepped up to the girls and spoke. "We really wanted to do something special for you guys and everyone here had contributed to this room in some way. Marco made the crib, me and David got the changing table and the drapes, someone from the hospital got you the rocking chair, Archie and Ruby painted the room. I wanted more pink but they wanted it to be classy and to still feel like it belongs to the house, that's why we went with these colors and if you also open the closet you will find that Marco also installed a dresser on one side and storage on the other. Oh! The dresser can be taken out ….." Snow would have continued if it were not for that fact that she was now in a bone crushing hug with a crying Regina.
"Thank you so much." She whispered in Snow's ear as they rocked from side to side. Emma shifted so she was standing next to Regina; she put her hand on her back and started to rub so that maybe Regina would stop crying.
After a few more moments Regina pulled back from Snow, wiped her eyes and looked at everyone that was present. "Thank you guys so much I can't even begin to describe how this makes me feel." Everyone smiled at Regina and Regina smiled back.
Emma and Regina went in the room to explore it a little and everyone else went back down stairs to help start the clean-up.
After all the food and decorations were cleaned up and put away, everyone was standing around the dining room idly chatting to each other. With the baby in her arms, Regina turned towards Emma and nodded her head in a come over here fashion. Emma walked up beside her, and as the chatter died down Regina addressed everyone in the party, "I'm guessing you all want to know the name of the baby."
There was a chorus of Yeah's that were heard. Regina turned to Emma and asked "Emma, do you want to tell them?"
"Yeah, I can tell them." She smiled and shifted to stand behind Regina and says, "Guys I would like you to meet our daughter and newest addition to our wacky family, Adeline May Swan-Mills."
So like always Reviews are welcome! I'm sorry that its a shorter chapter its looking like the next two chapters are going to be just as short. This fic. is sops to be 9 chapters I'm willing to make the next two chapters into one long one for you guys. let me know in the reviews what you would like! until next time! ~Sam