"Everything that he needs is in his bag," Snow said. "Thank you so much for agreeing to watch him!"

"Anytime," Emma said through clenched teeth. If she was honest with herself, babysitting her brother was going to suck.

As soon as Neal was in Emma's arms, he looked at Snow and began to cry. Snow kissed his forehead and told him to be good before leaving the apartment. Emma winced as Neal began to squirm.

"Henry!" Emma called. It was her weekend with him, and there was no way that she was going to do this alone.

"I'll call her," Henry called back. Emma smiled. Of course Henry would know exactly what she wanted. She bounced Neal in her arms, hoping to calm him down, but with no success. He continued to squirm and cry, looking around the room for Snow.

A cloud of purple smoke appeared in front of Emma, revealing the one person that she couldn't live without. "Help," Emma pleaded.

Regina smiled before taking Neal into her arms. She bounced him lightly while cooing to him, and within several seconds, he had calmed down. Emma's jaw dropped in shock. "How did you do that?" she asked.

"I raised Henry," Regina pointed out. "He was just as fussy."

"Hey!" Henry shouted from upstairs. Emma and Regina laughed. Henry was still fussy.

"Thank you for helping," Emma said. "He's always unhappy whenever I'm the one that babysits. It's like he's fine with everyone else except for me."

"He can probably detect your tension around him," Regina said. She began rocking back and forth, hoping to put Neal to sleep as she had done every time that Emma watched him.

"What tension?" Emma asked. "There's no tension."

Regina raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

"Don't look at me like that," Emma mumbled. She started playing with the saltshaker on the table, trying to avoid the eye contact of the one person who knew her the best.

"He's not replacing you," Regina said gently, walking into Snow and David's bedroom to put Neal into his crib.

"I never said that he was," Emma defended. She cursed as she knocked the saltshaker over, spilling salt all over the table.

"Emma," Regina said. She was leaning against the stairs leading up to the loft. Her gaze was soft, but Emma knew that she was demanding the truth.

Emma sighed. "Okay, so I feel like he's replacing me. Happy?"

"I'm happy when you're happy," Regina said. "And you're not happy."

"Well isn't that incredibly romantic," Emma teased. Regina rolled her eyes before pushing herself away from the stairs and walking over to where Emma stood.

"Have you ever told your parents how you feel?" Regina asked.

"Yeah cause I want a repeat of their reaction to me dating you," Emma scoffed.

Regina winced. That had been bad. "This is nothing like that."

"Yes it is," Emma argued. "I'm proving to them that they have a flaw. That I'm not completely in love with them and the idea of a little brother. They'll react the exact same way."

Regina went to say something, but was cut off as the door to the apartment opened. "What are you doing here?" Snow asked, glaring at Regina.

"I asked her to come," Emma said. Regina and Snow both looked at her in surprise.

"You don't have to defend me," Regina whispered.

"Yes I do," Emma said. She turned to face Snow. "I was having trouble with Neal. Actually, I always have trouble with Neal. You know why? Because he knows that I resent him for being born."

"Resent is a strong word," Regina mumbled.

Emma smiled sheepishly at her. "Good point."

"You could never resent your brother," Snow said. "Where is he?"

"Sleeping," Emma said. "Regina got him to fall asleep. She always does. That's why I called her over here. Not to curse him, to help me."

Snow looked at Regina in surprise. "You got him to fall asleep?"

Regina nodded. "He's just like Henry. Fussy whenever he's away from his mother too long."

"Hey!" Henry shouted from upstairs. "Quit mentioning the fussy thing!" Regina and Emma laughed. Snow looked at them both, and her gaze softened.

"Thank you for helping," she said softly. "David's waiting for me in the car, so I should go." Emma and Regina nodded, so Snow grabbed the coat that she had forgotten and left.

"Well that went better than expected," Emma said. Regina smiled before kissing her on the cheek.

"You missed," Emma teased. Regina rolled her eyes before kissing Emma's lips.

"I should go," Regina said. "He's sleeping now, so you should be good for the rest of the night."

Emma nodded. Regina disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke, leaving Emma alone. As soon as the smoke had cleared, Emma heard a cry coming from Snow and David's room. She groaned.

"Hen-"

"I'm calling her again," Henry said, laughing.

Regina appeared several seconds later. "Miss me already?" she teased.

"Funny," Emma said. "It seems Neal likes your presence." Both women listened, but no crying was heard.

Emma pouted, crossing her arms. Regina chuckled before kissing the pout away. "Now, now," Regina soothed. "It's quite alright. Not everyone is cut out for babysitting."

So I had someone ask if there would be a continuation of yesterday. Is that something that you guys would want to see, or should I keep it being a different story everyday?