Hey guys sorry for the wait! I was reading threw the chapter and decided it needed a little more something so i have been adding and editing it and I finally finished it. I hope you Enjoy it!
Later that night after every one left the Mills Manor…
Henry was upstairs passed out. Adeline had just been put down and now Emma and Regina were sitting on her couch in her living room enjoying the peace but both knowing that they would have to break it because they needed to talk. After a few more minutes Emma broke the silence.
"So… I guess we should talk."
"What is there to talk about?" Regina asked staling not really ready for this talk.
"Um the fact that we are true soul mates! I feel like that's a pretty big thing Regina! I mean gold told us our souls briefly bonded and we made a baby because of that. What's going to happen when we bond fully? Magic always comes with a price and I'm very much scared of what this price is." Emma ranted. By this point she was up walking back and forth in front of the couch talking and flinging her arms about her body.
"Would it really be so bad to be bonded with me like that?" Regina asked in a small voice causing Emma to stop and look at her and when she did she saw a single tear roll down Regina's face.
"Hey, that is not what I meant at all." Emma kneeled in front of Regina so she could look at her. "If anything I think it's already started, the soul bonding stuff. I don't know if you feel it but when I'm not with you or with Adie I feel like there is an ach in my chest that just won't go away until I'm with you guys. And then! I can't keep my damn lips to myself. I don't know what comes over me but every time I have to leave your side for any amount of time I feel this overwhelming urge to just kiss the fuck out you! But then I'm kissing you and I have to remember you just had a baby, we are not together, and I have no right to have my lips on yours and that I should probably take them off your face before I lose something and…" A soft pair of lips on hers cut off Emma's rant. The kiss was gentle and slow but full of emotion. After a minute, Regina pulled back from Emma and looked her in the eyes.
"What was that for?" Emma asked a little shell-shocked.
"I had to shut you up somehow" Regina said smiling down at Emma. "Look, I know your scared, hell, so am I Emma but all we can do is take this a day at a time because like you said we aren't together. All we can do right now is take care of our babies and take us a day at a time."
"I think I can do that," Emma said smiling up at Regina.
"Ok then I guess we should start with where you are sleeping tonight, I feel like we are adult enough to sleep in the same bed but if you are uncomfortable with that then I do have a guest room you can take up and we have more than enough monitors that we can set up in the rooms."
"I would love to share a bed with you but if we are going to take this one day at a time I feel it best if I take up the guest room for now."
"Ok well then let's go get everything set up so we can settle in for the night." Regina said as she stood up. She held out her hand for Emma to take and they walked hand in hand up the stairs to get settled for the night.
One week later…
It was only one week into Regina's maternity leave when her assistant called her in hysterics saying she couldn't do the job, that it was too much that she was going to quite if Regina didn't come in herself or find her a new person to be the mayor temporally. So naturally Regina went back to work the next week with Emma telling her that she had a lot of vacation time she need to use up so she would take the next week off until Regina could find someone to run the town for the rest of her leave.
That's how they found them self's in this situation; a disheveled looking Emma walking through town hall with a screaming baby in her arms. Emma arrived at Regina's sectaries desk and asked, "Is she in?"
"No Sheriff she is at a conference meeting in room 203" Emma just nodded before taking off in the direction of the room.
Once there she threw open the doors causing everything inside the room to stop. Everyone looked to see what the disturbance was. Emma didn't pay them any mind she only had eyes for Regina who was at the front of the room but was now making her way towards her screaming daughter and her Emma.
"She won't stop crying Regina I have tried everything! Feeding, burping, changing, rocking, standing next to the washer, and the dishwasher while they were running I even tried singing Regina Singing! Nothing is working she has been crying bloody murder all day! Please do something!" Emma cried with visible tears running down her face, clearly distressed that the baby has been crying all day and she can get her to stop.
Regina stopped in front of the pair before looking around the room and saying "You are all dismissed until further notice. I will send out an email for when we will resume the meeting so be on the lookout." No one moved as they all stared at the still crying baby and two women. "GO! NOW!" Regina roared causing the people in the room to move into action. Once everyone was gone and the door was shut Regina turned to Emma and the baby. It broke her heart that her girls were so upset and she has not comforted them yet. "Ok what is going on here? Why are you guys so upset?" Regina asked as she walked over to Emma and started to rub her back to calm her down.
Sucking in a few breaths Emma began to talk "Well she was crying when you left for work and she stopped crying long enough for me to feed her and for her to take her nap but then she woke up crying again and ever since then nothing I do has helped she just keeps crying harder Regina I'm afraid she is going to hurt herself with the way she is going. Please make her stop!"
"Ok, ok first I need you to calm down and stop crying ok Em? Cause you're not helping love, and then give me Adie." Emma nodded her head and handed over the baby who quieted down as soon as she was in her arms.
"How did you do that?" Emma exclaimed with a hiccupping breath on her exhale.
"Emma love you need to calm down. She stopped crying because I'm calm if your calm she will calm down too but you are all wound up and on edge and she can sense that." Regina said while rubbing soothing circles on Emma's back with her free hand.
It took a few minutes but Emma finally calmed down and was breathing normally again.
"Ok I'm going to give her back to you now." Regina said to a nodding Emma. With her confidence back she smiled down at her daughter who was sucking on a pacifier sleeping. "Thank you 'Gina I don't know why I couldn't … it just really freaked me out when she was not calming down." Emma said sheepishly gently swaying from side to side.
"Its ok sometimes babies just need to cry Emma you should have seen me when I couldn't get Henry to stop crying. It was a few days after I brought him home and he just would not stop crying and I thought something was wrong so I took him to see whale and while he said that from what he could tell Henry was fine. But I was still freaking out because it was then that I realized that I knew nothing about his medical history or yours for that matter! So I didn't know if he was allergic to anything or if he had anything medically wrong with him and by that point I was demanding Graham and Sidney to find your information. And you know while I was on the phone arguing with Sidney your mother was there and I handed her Henry not even knowing who she was to him. I just fucking set him in her arms Emma and you know what he did?"
"Let me guess he stopped crying."
"He stopped crying! I immediately hung up my phone and took him from snow but as soon as he was back in my arms he started crying again and at that moment I almost started to cry myself. So before I had a total meltdown with my son in front of a good chunk of the hospital I took him home where we cried together and once I pulled myself together I brought his wet pudgy face to mine and kissed his forehead and cheeks and just begged him to give me a chance that I would give him anything he wanted. I just kept rocking and kissing him and promising him the world and somewhere in all that he stopped crying and he was looking at me like I was the world, his world." By the time the story was over they were back in the mayor's office sitting on her couch. Regina paused to wipe the tears of her face before she continued. "After that day I didn't really have a problem with him crying beyond the normal stuff well until he hit two." Regina laughed. "I mean they don't call them the terrible twos for nothing." Both women laughed at that.
They talked like that for a few more hours before Regina kicked them out so she could get back to work.
By time Regina returned home from work everything was good again. Dinner was being made, the baby was asleep, Henry was finishing his homework. "I could get used to this." She walked into the kitchen where the lovely smell was coming from. When she opened the door she found Emma cutting vegetables up for a salad while dancing to the music coming from her phone. And by dancing it was more like wiggling in place. "God she so cute" Regina just stood there not wanting to interrupt.
"You know I can hear what you are thinking right? So I know you're watching me 'Gina" Emma's voice suddenly in Regina's head cause her to jump slightly from her relaxed position leaning on the door frame.
"Don't call me Gina." The burette thought with a pout on her face.
Emma finished what she was doing and turned around and was startled to find that Regina had moved and was now directly behind her. "Wholly cow! Don't do that!"
"Do what?" Regina asked innocently. Emma gave her a pointed look causing the mayor to laugh and reach out for Emma. With her arms out Emma gladly walked into them and gave her a hug. After a moment Emma pulled back. "Dinner is almost done if you want to go get Henry. Adeline just went down so she should be good for a bit."
Regina just nodded and headed for the stairs in search for her son.
"Henry?" Regina said as she knocked on his door frame. "Can I come in?"
"Oh hey mom, yeah you can come in I'm just finishing up my math homework."
"Emma said dinner is just about done so why don't you take a brake and go wash up and head down to set the table. I'm just going to go check on you sister and then I'll be down myself.
"Okay mom."
Regina smoothed her hand over her son's head giving him a small smile before turning around and walking down the hall to Adeline's room. Very carefully she opened the door and walked in the room and over to the crib. Peering inside she watched as her daughter slept peacefully a small smile gracing the baby's face.
"I know you missed her Regina but dinner is done and she is going to be hungry when she wakes up; so she will be all yours and you need to eat." Emma's voice rang in Regina's head.
"I know I'm coming." Regina silently replied back while taking one last look at the baby. Leaving the baby's room Regina made her way down the stairs and to the dining room where everything was set up. "Mmhh, it smells delicious Emma."
"Thank you I saw it on TV and thought I would give it a try." Emma replied.
Dinner was a quite afire, with everyone enjoying a peaceful atmosphere. Just as everyone was finishing up dinner Adeline started to cry. "That would be my que." Regina said as she stood up and went upstairs to feed the baby.
"Hey kid, help me do the dishes?" Emma asked as she started to clean off the table.
"I'll dry, you wash." Henry said with a cheeky smile as he followed Emma into the kitchen.
"Oh my baby girl, how was the rest of our day hmm? Did you give mama a brake?" Regina cued at the baby while she picked her up and brought her over to the rocking chair. "I know my sweet girl you're hungry. I know I know." As soon as Regina got situated Adeline calmed down enough to start nursing her.
"Hey 'gina?" Emma thought from the kitchen.
Regina jumped slightly at the sudden invasion in her head. With a roll of her eyes and a slight frown on her face she thought back "What have I told you about calling me 'gina?"
"Not too, but you and I both know you secretly love it." Regina chuckled to herself at that.
"Your right, maybe I do."
"Sooo, Henry wants to know if you're up for a movie?"
"I guess it's early enough to do a movie. But we are only watching one! It's a school night and I don't know if I'll even make it through that."
"You got it boss!" there was a pause in communication presumably so Emma could tell Henry that movie night was a go. "So how's feeding coming along?" Emma asked in a shy tone.
"If you want to come up here Emma you can." Regina smiled and shook her head. Not even two minutes later there was a knock on the door.
"I didn't want to just barge in here, just trying to be polite." Emma said as she walked to stand by the pair in the chair. She looked down and saw her baby girl happily suckling away. Emma smiled at the site and leaned down to kiss the top of Regina's head. "I just wanted to make sure everything was good, I'm going to go set up the movie and make some popcorn."
"Emma we just ate! How can you possibly be hungry?" Regina asked with a smile on her face.
"You can't watch a movie without having popcorn." Emma justified as she walked out of the room leaving mother and daughter to finish up what they were doing. Not long after that everyone was curled up on the couch settling in for the rest of the night.
By the next month Emma was un-officially moved into the mansion and everyone was happy. It wasn't long after that Emma started sleeping in Regina's room. She claimed it was because she was tired of them both getting up when the baby cried and then fighting about who went back to bed. So they made the agreement every time the baby would cry they would switch. So if Regina got the first cry Emma would get the next and so on and so forth to make this easier. Really they just wanted to be closer to each other.
"Hey so I was thinking maybe if you weren't too busy we could have my mom watch the baby and we could go out to dinner tomorrow?" Emma asked sheepishly kind of afraid of the answer she was going to get.
"Why Miss Swan are you asking me out on a date?" Regina replied with a smirk on her face, looking up from their daughter who she was currently feeding.
"Maybe I am?"
"I would love to go on a date with you Emma" Regina smiled up at her… well she wasn't completely sure what to call her. Sure they were true soulmates and they started to share a bed but they have not defined what they are. "What are we?" Regina thought in her head a puzzled look coming over her face.
"I would like to think you're my girlfriend." Emma answered as she leaned down to kiss both Regina and Adeline. With a smile and a wink Emma left the room to call her mother. Regina just chuckled and started humming to the baby.
"Hey Sweetheart."
"Hey mom. what's going on?" Emma asked trying to make small talk before she asked for her favor.
"Oh nothing really at the moment I'm just feeding your brother."
"Oh! Okay well I won't keep you long I was just wondering if you would be willing to take the baby for a few hours tomorrow I want to take Regina on a date."
"Of course sweetheart. We would love too. What time?"
"Probably around 6:30 I don't want to get Adeline to much off the little schedule we have for her.
"Okay that sounds... Neal don't you dare! Neal! I'm sorry Emma I have to go your brother just threw his bowl of pasta across the room. Just call me when you're on your way love you." Snow said then promptly hung up the phone.
Emma laughed out loud to herself as she walked to the kitchen to start on lunch.
"Hey so there has been a slight change in plans my mom just called me and told me that Neal has a fever and has been sick all day she is taking him to the doctor's tomorrow morning if she can't get his fever to brake." Regina once again jumped as the intrusion in her mind still learning the minute ques for when Emma was going to start telepathically talk to her.
"That's okay we can reschedule its not a big deal dear." She replied as she signed the document she just looked over.
"No we don't have to do that I have everything takin care of. You just take you time at work. Me and Ade bug have everything under control." Emma replied with a hint of panic in her voice.
"If you say so Em" Regina thought using her new nickname for Emma knowing it calms her down.
"I do say so" Emma said with a cocky tone to her thought.
Later that night
Regina walked in to the house slowly not sure what she was going to find. Emma said not to worry but that just caused her to do exactly that, worry. After taking her shoes off and hanging her jacket, Regina walked further in the house only to stop in her tracks. At the top of the landing is a floating note card, looking around suspiciously she sees that everything is in its place and everything looks normal, and the only magic that she can feel is that of her daughters and girlfriends so with that thought she reaches for the card and reads "Dinner is almost done head on upstairs and get ready . ~ E" Smiling Regina does just that and heads up the grand stair case. Once she enters her room she sees a beautiful blood red dress laying out on the bed. It was a cocktail length dress. It looked like it was a cotton blend with a high neck and lace overlay with lace sleeves. On top of the dress was another note. "Take your time and wear me ;)" chuckling Regina walks into the in suit and strips putting her clothes in the hamper and hopping in the shower.
30 minutes later Regina is ready. She used magic to help her along. She didn't want to keep Emma waiting. Turning to the mirror to give herself one last look over, she liked what she saw. She loved the back of the dress the most. Upon picking up the dress to put it on she found that it was a plunging v design. It stopped in the middle of her back. She fixed her curled hair one more time before she turned and sat on the bed to put her black stilettos on. With one last look and a deep breath Regina nodded to herself and walked down the stairs only to come to a halt once she reached the bottom. Emma stood at the bottom step waiting for her a smile on her face. "You look very dapper this evening Miss Swan." Emma was dressed in a woman's cut suit with a vest under the jacket that matched the color of Regina's dress. Regina took hold of the hand that was offered to her.
"You look stunning" Emma said as she leads Regina over to a table for two. The table was set and there are small candles burning in the center. The lights are dimmed and Adeline is in her cradle next to the table happily sleeping away.
"Emma this is beautiful. How did you manage to do all this?" Regina was awed to say the least.
Emma pulled out Regina's chair for her. Once she was sat she pushed her in. "I have my ways" Emma replied cryptically. "I'm just going to go get our dinner I'll be right back. She wasn't gone long. When she came back she was caring two plates with lids. She set one down in front of Regina and one at her seat. Emma then took her seat. "Okay you may lift your lid" Emma said with a smile as she lifted her lid.
Regina did the same and saw a nice sized stake with a side of mashed potatoes and sauté green beans. "This looked delicious Emma"
"Thank you. I was worried you were not going to like it."
"If it tastes as good as it smells I'm positive ill love it."
"Oh! Hang on I forgot the wine!" Emma sprung up and went back to the kitchen coming back moments later with two glasses and a bottle of red wine. Emma pored them both a generous amount and then they both tucked into their meal making small talk and catching up with what went on that day.
In their bedroom
"Thank you for tonight Emma it was amazing" Regina said as she wrapped her arms around Emma's neck leaning up to kiss her.
"Your welcome." Emma relied smiling as she swayed with Regina in her arms not wanting to let her go. They looked into each other's eyes both getting lost in their depths. They could feel the pleasurable tension build the longer they stared.
"God I love you." Regina said finally giving into the words she has been holding back for the last few weeks.
"I love you too." Emma said a huge smile on her face. She leaned down and kissed Regina passionately. The kiss deepened quickly and clothes were shed as Emma walked Regina back words until they hit the bed. They both crawled into bed Regina laying down first. Emma crawled up Regina's naked body peppering kisses as she went. Once at her head Emma kissed Regina's lips. She pulled back and looked in Regina's eyes. "God you're so beautiful. How did I get so lucky?"
"I ask myself the same question every day." Emma leaned down and kissed Regina deeply once more. Before they knew it they were in a heated make out session both content to just let whatever happens happen. With a thought about Adeline Emma pulled back and looked at Regina with a worried expression on her face.
"What's wrong? Why did you stop?" Regina pouted as things were starting to progress into more pleasurable activities.
"Not that I don't want to have sex with you and not that I don't potentially want more kids with you but the last time we did this you got pregnant and we didn't know the whole time and I just …" Emma trailed off unsure how to form the question she wanted to ask.
"You want to know how me make sure that does not happen again?" Regina filled in for her. Emma nodded sheepishly and looked in Regina's eyes. "I think if we just keep magic out of the process the whole time I think we will be safe ." Regina said with a small smile on her face.
"Do you really think that will work?" Emma asked skeptically.
"I do"
"Then that's good enough for me." Emma said as she leaned down to capture Regina's lips once more.
They made love threw out the night finding it hard to pull away from each other. As the sun came up the next morning they knew for sure that things were changing and they were changing for the good. As the days and months went by they settled into their new family dynamic. Emma finally officially moved in. Regina's bedroom became their bed room. Adeline finally started sleeping threw most of the night only needing Emma or Regina to get up once or twice on a bad night. With each day that passed their bond only grows.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter! As always Reviews are welcome! I love hearing what you all have to say. Until next time ~ Sam