Regina sighed from her spot on the couch. She could definitely have continued working up until she went into labor, but Emma had insisted that she take maternity leave.

Which Regina didn't like one bit. She was bored out of her mind. There was only so much cleaning that you could do before you got tired of cleaning. The nursery had been decorated and everything was ready for Baby Girl Swan-Mills.

So now Regina had nothing to do. She had already baked several batches of cookies, weeded her garden, and had even taken a nap. Now she was left with nothing to do.

The doorbell rang, and Regina immediately perked up. She didn't care who it was; some company was better than no company.

Getting off of the couch proved to be a little harder than she would have liked, but she eventually got up and walked to the front door. She opened it, slightly cringing when she saw who was on the other side.

"I know, I'm not who you want to be with right now," Snow said. "But Emma said that you would probably be going crazy with boredom, and I thought that I could help."

Regina nodded and stepped to the side, letting Snow enter the mansion. They walked together to the living room, and Regina let Snow get comfortable before offering her a drink of some kind. Snow tried to blow it off, but Regina insisted, walking to the kitchen to get her a glass of water.

As she reached into the cabinet, Regina felt a pop followed by a gush of warm liquid that soaked through her pants. Her eyes widened.

"Regina?" Snow called. "Is everything okay?"

Regina quickly got Snow's glass of water before walking back to the living room. "What happened to your pants?" Snow asked.

"I spilled your glass of water," Regina said. "That's why it took me so long to get it to you. I'm just going to go change, and then I'll be back."

"Okay," Snow said. Once Regina left the room, Snow pulled out her phone and texted Emma. She had a feeling that Regina's water had just broken. And if she knew Regina like she thought she did, Regina would deny it until the baby was in her arms.

Regina came back into the room, sitting down on the couch like nothing had happened. Snow watched her for several moments, waiting to see if Regina would show any signs of discomfort.

"Why are you staring at me?" Regina asked, glancing at Snow.

"Sorry," Snow said. "How about a movie?"

Several hours later, Snow could tell that something was up. Regina kept shifting, and now she was making a fist and clenching her teeth every 20 minutes or so.

"Regina, are you okay?" Snow asked. "You look like you're in pain."

"I'm fine," Regina said. "Baby's just very active right now. I think I actually just have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back."

After she had left the room, Snow pulled out her phone again. Only this time, she was making a call.

"Hey mom," Emma said. "What's up?"

"You might want to come home," Snow said. "I think Regina's in labor, and you and I both know that she'll deny it unless you convince her to go to the hospital."

"Yeah," Emma said. "I'll be home in 5 minutes. Keep her occupied until then, and whatever you do, do not tell her I'm on my way."

"Got it," Snow said. She hung up just as Regina walked back into the room.

"Were you just on the phone?" Regina asked, sitting back down onto the couch.

"David called just to see how things were going," Snow said. "Probably to make sure that we haven't killed each other."

Regina laughed. "Something like that."

Suddenly the front door opened and closed. Regina looked at Snow in confusion. Nobody just walked into the house, unless it was Emma or Henry.

"Hey there," Emma said, walking into the room.

Regina visibly brightened. "Hi. You're home early."

Emma bent down and gave her a quick kiss. "David's handling the rest of the paperwork. I thought that I would come home."

"Why's that?" Regina asked.

"Just wanted to see you," Emma said innocently.

Regina rolled her eyes. She wasn't buying it. "What's really going on?"

Emma looked at Snow and motioned with her head for Snow to leave the room. Snow nodded and left, heading up to Regina and Emma's room. That was where the ready bag was.

"How are you feeling?" Emma asked.

"Fine," Regina said. "She's just really active today. Did Snow call you and tell you that something was wrong?"

Emma went to defend Snow when she saw Regina's face scrunch up in pain. She clenched her fists, biting her lip to keep from crying out.

"You are not fine," Emma said, kneeling in front of Regina. "How long have you been having contractions?"

"I am not having contractions," Regina argued. "Just some really bad cramps."

"Gina," Emma said softly. "How long have you been having contractions?"

Several beats passed before Regina sighed. "Since my water broke a couple hours ago."

Emma's eyes widened. "Why didn't you say anything? You should be at the hospital right now."

Regina shook her head. "It wasn't bad. It's still not too bad. Just uncomfortable."

"This is not even up for discussion," Emma said, standing up. "We're going to the hospital right now." She held out her hand to Regina, ready to help her off of the couch.

Regina stared at Emma's hand, but didn't move. "I'm scared."

"Of what?" Emma asked, kneeling down again.

"Labor, being a mother, everything," Regina said. "I don't know if I'll be able to do it."

"You're already a mother," Emma said. "And a pretty great one at that. As for the labor part, I'll be by your side the whole entire time. And you know what? I'm scared too. But we'll do it together, and that's what matters."

Regina nodded, grimacing and groaning as a stronger contraction hit her. Emma grabbed her hand. "Breathe."

The contraction passed and Regina smiled at Emma. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Emma said. "Now let's get to the hospital. We have a baby girl to meet."