As I'm writing this it is snowing so bad outside. Snow may be pretty, but it's a pain to drive in.
Regina chuckled as she looked outside. Emma and Henry were currently working together to try and build the biggest snowman possible.
They were probably freezing, and had come in several times to get warmed up, but they were determined to get it done. Regina shook her head as she made 3 more cups of hot chocolate. They were due for another break anyway.
Shivering, Regina opened the back door. "You two need to take another break! I can't have you getting frostbite."
Henry and Emma shared smiles before running inside. They both sighed as the warmth of the house seeped into their skin and warmed them up. Regina didn't even bother to ask them to take off their snow clothes and stay inside for a while. That wasn't going to happen.
"Hot chocolate?" Henry asked. Regina smiled and pointed at the counter. Henry's smile got even bigger as he ran over and picked up his mug, taking a long drink of the sweet liquid.
Emma chuckled before walking over and grabbing her mug, followed by Regina grabbing hers. They sat together on the bar stools by the counter, just relishing in each other's company.
"You should come outside," Emma said. "I know that you're not one for cold weather, but it would be nice to have you out there with us."
Regina smiled. "I don't even have warm enough clothes. I'll freeze."
"Don't you have magic?" Emma asked.
"Oh," Regina said. "Sometimes I forget about that."
Emma laughed. "So does that mean that you'll join us?"
Regina sighed. "I suppose."
They may not have gotten her to help with the snowman, but Regina was still outside and that was all that mattered.
Henry took a quick break to run inside and warm up, leaving his mothers out in the snow alone. Emma smiled as she looked up in the sky, closing her eyes and smiling as she felt the soft touch of snow on her face.
"What are you doing?" Regina asked.
Emma smiled before sticking her tongue out, waiting for a snowflake to fall on her tongue. She used to do this all the time when she was younger, and decided that now was the perfect time to start doing it again. Her family already thought she was crazy anyway.
"Now you just look ridiculous," Regina said, chuckling. "What in the world are you trying to accomplish?"
"Catching snowflakes," Emma said, putting her tongue back in the mouth and looking at Regina. "You try."
"I am not going to stick my tongue out while getting my face covered in snowflakes," Regina said.
"Come on," Emma pleaded. "It's fun, I promise. Please?"
Regina sighed. Emma's pleading look could get her anything she wanted. "Fine." Emma smiled as Regina shut her eyes and tilted her head back. She stuck her tongue out, quickly catching a snowflake on her it.
"I got one!" Regina said excitedly.
"Got one what?" Henry asked, coming back outside.
"A snowflake on her tongue," Emma said.
"Oh cool!" Henry said. "Hey Ma, I bet I can get more snowflakes than you can."
"Oh you're on," Emma said.
Regina rolled her eyes. Sometimes she swore she lived with two children. But as she watched Henry and Emma shoving each other playfully, each trying to catch more snowflakes on their tongue than the other, she realized that she didn't want it any other way.