So sorry for not updating! The chapters were written, I just didn't have a chance to submit them.
This chapter is for Post13writer with the prompt: "Craziness is happening all over Storybrooke and the sheriff is exhausted, while half asleep at her desk someone comes in and says they saw Regina buying a pregnancy test at the pharmacy."
Emma was exhausted. She and David had made as many pots of coffee as possible, and they were still both on the verge of sleep.
No one had really thought that Ruby being with Dorothy would be a problem. Heck, no one had a problem with Regina and Emma being something. But Ruby and Dorothy were both receiving death threats, and they had no idea who it was from.
Ruby had a guess that it had to be someone from the Land of Untold Stories trying to stir up some trouble, but Dorothy swore that it had to be someone else. No one from that land knew them.
Currently, Emma was in charge of investigating Zelena. Which wouldn't be a problem if she wasn't Emma's future sister-in-law. Zelena had a history with Dorothy, and would most likely do anything to ruin her happiness.
David was in charge of monitoring Zelena. He tracked her movements, set up security cameras in her house, and tailed her whenever she came into town. So far she hadn't noticed anything was going on, but they were both prepared just in case.
The case was taking up all of their spare time, and lots of their nights were spent in front of the computer screen. Hence the exhaustion for both father and daughter.
"Emma?" Snow said, shaking her lightly.
Emma jumped. She hadn't even realized that her mother had entered the station, let alone stopped at her desk. "How long have you been here?"
"Not long," Snow said, brushing Emma's hair away from her face. "Are you okay? You look like you need to go home and get some sleep."
Emma waved her hand dismissively. "I'm fine. Just need to finish this case as soon as possible."
"Well I'm going home," David said. "You should too. We aren't going to be any help if we're falling asleep on our desks. Go home, Emma."
"Besides, you and Regina have something that you need to talk about," Snow said.
Emma looked at her in confusion. "Something to talk about?"
"I saw her at the drugstore on my way here," Snow said. "The windows let you see who's all inside, and I saw her pick up something that means that you two need to have a long chat."
"What did she buy?" Emma asked, worry starting to creep in her voice. The drug store had such a variety of items that it was hard to tell what Regina could have gotten that worried Snow. Then again, Snow did have a flair for the dramatic.
Snow took a deep breath before just letting the answer spill out. "A pregnancy test."
"You're finally home," Regina said, smiling as Emma walked through the front door. "I was afraid that case was going to eat you and David alive."
"It's still an ongoing case," Emma said. "David and I just agreed to go home for the night and get some rest."
Regina nodded. "Well you certainly deserve it."
"Can I ask you something?" Emma asked, crossing her arms.
"Of course," Regina said. "Is everything okay? You look like you're a mixture of worried and upset."
"My mom saw you in the drug store this morning," Emma said. "And she saw you buying a pregnancy test. Is there something you need to tell me?"
"Besides the very important fact that I didn't buy them for me?" Regina asked. "I was given money and asked if I would go in her place to get them. That's why I was in there."
"Who were you buying them for?" Emma asked. She still didn't fully believe that Regina wasn't pregnant and was just denying it.
Regina bit her lip. "I can't say. That would betray her trust."
"Then I'm just going to assume that it's you," Emma said. "Why can't you tell me?"
"Because the couple having the child isn't sure how they feel about people knowing just yet," Regina said. "Believe me, it's a good thing that you don't know. Chances are, you would freak out."
"Does this have something to do with Henry?" Emma asked. "Or my parents?"
"Don't worry about it," Regina said. "I was merely picking them up as a favor. You don't need to know who I was picking them up for."
"Or maybe you're trying to cover up the fact that you're the one that actually took it," Emma said, studying Regina closely. She smirked in triumph when she saw Regina barely flinch. Bingo.
"I am not," Regina protested. "I got them for someone else."
"Then tell me who it was," Emma challenged.
Regina bit her lip again, and Emma could practically see the wheels in her head turning to try and figure out the best way to get herself out of the situation.
"Regina," Emma said gently. "Just tell me the truth. The whole truth. If you really did give the test to someone else, then tell me who."
Several beats passed before Regina mumbled her answer. "You have to speak louder than that," Emma said. "It doesn't count as an answer if I can't hear it."
"I said that I was the one that used the tests," Regina said louder.
"And do you have a result yet?" Emma asked. Inside, she was dancing for joy. The chance to have a child with Regina would be the best chance ever.
Regina shook her head. "I look three of them, but I'm too scared to look. So I'm just waiting out here, pretending that this isn't actually happening."
Emma rolled her eyes affectionately before grabbing Regina's hand and pulling her upstairs to the bathroom. Three pregnancy tests sat on the counter with their results. Emma went to walk into the bathroom to check them, but Regina stopped her.
"Let's just not look," Regina pleaded. "If we don't look, it isn't real."
"We'll get through this together," Emma said, letting go of Regina's hand. "But we have to know the results."
Regina stood in silence for several moments before nodding. Emma smiled before stepping into the bathroom to look at the tests. Her smile got even bigger when she actually looked at them and held them up for Regina to see.
The test was positive.