Three days after Regina and Emma had shared their news with Emma's parents Snow still hadn't made contact with either of them. Emma wasn't bothered or at least she pretended not to be. Her father had been supportive and made an effort to ask about Regina each day when their shifts overlapped. He seemed to be going out of his way to make sure that Emma knew she had his approval.

Regina found Snow's lack of contact unsettling. She had known the brunette for such a long time and she had expected that David's prediction about Snow coming around to be true. She didn't expect Snow to make contact with her but she did expect her to contact Emma. Emma acted like she didn't care and Regina knew that at the moment maybe she didn't but she was still too angry with her mother to think rationally. Eventually though Emma would want her mother back and Regina would do anything she could to ensure that happened sooner rather than later.

When Regina's assistant called through to say she had a visitor, she had told her assistant to request they make an appointment. A few seconds later she heard a knocking on her door before the door opened and a tired looking Snow White wearing a sleeping baby stood awkwardly at the door.

"Come in, please take a seat" Regina said once she stopped looking at the woman with an open mouth.

"I'm sorry Madam Mayor. I told her she needed to make an appointment." The scared blonde woman said from the door.

"It's fine. Please leave us" the Mayor instructed.

"I'm sorry to come by unannounced." Snow said sheepishly.

"It's fine." Regina replied. The bags under her other woman's eyes and the drawn out face told Regina Snow had had a hard couple of days.

Snow fidgeted awkwardly, rubbing the baby's back a few times and adjusting the straps. "Regina I'm sorry for the way I reacted to yours and Emma's news."

Regina let a breath go that she hadn't realised she was holding. "I'm sorry that I hurt you. It was never my intention. I didn't mean to fall for Emma and when I did I never expected her to feel the same. I tried not to I swear."

"I shouldn't have brought up my father." Snow looked down at the baby unable to make eye contact with Regina. "I'm sorry that I did that to you. I panicked and it just came out before I could stop it. It was a horrible thing to do and I'm truly sorry that I did that to you."

"It's ok Snow. I understand why you did it."

"It's not ok. Emma's right to hate me. I treated you both so badly." Snow said sadly. The guilt she felt was overwhelming.

"She doesn't hate you. She's a little mad right now but she loves you." Regina replied in an attempt to offer comfort to the fearful woman who sat opposite her.

Snow looked up at Regina, happy with the brunettes efforts of reassurance. "She loves you too." She said with a smile.

"And I love her."

"I acted surprised at the news but I saw it coming you know. I saw the way she looked at you when we came for dinner and told us about the baby. She couldn't keep her eyes of you. She's always stood by you. She even sacrificed herself for you."

"I'm sorry." Regina said feeling guilty knowing just how many times Emma had put herself in danger to protect her, how many sacrifices she had made for her.

"Don't be sorry. I realise now you would do the same thing for her. You went to hell for her. You do those crazy things for the people you love."

"Can we still be friends?" Regina asked hopefully.

"If you still want to have me as a friend? I did say some pretty horrible things."

"So did I, but you forgave me. I don't blame you for the things you said. I know you only did it because you don't want Emma to get hurt. I don't either and I promise you I will never hurt her intentionally."

"I know that. I know I didn't show it or even believe it to begin with but I'm happy for you, for both of you."

Regina couldn't stop herself from walking around her desk and hugging the other woman tentatively trying not to squash or wake the sleeping baby against the woman's chest. "Thank you. You mean so much to me and having your approval means everything." She whispered into the other woman's shoulder.

Snow looked up at Regina with unshed tears in her eyes a smile on her lips "Thank you for forgiving me."

"You're my best friend Snow. You're the only person who knows everything about me, everything that happened to me, everything I've done and yet your still here. You've given me so many chances to right my wrongs. There was never anything to forgive. You made a mistake, we all make mistakes."

A few moments of silence were interrupted by a small unsettled cry of the baby against Snows chest.

Snow unclipped the baby carrier and freed the baby who instantly hugged her, resting his still sleepy head against her shoulder. Regina helped pull the baby carrier away and placed it on her desk.

"He wasn't going to let me visit you without getting to see you." Snow said with a smile cuddling the small boy against her.

Regina placed her hand against the boy's back, happy to see him turn his face towards her and offer her a toothless smile that she returned automatically.

Snow could tell by the look on Regina's face that she was dying to take hold of the boy; she kissed his head before handing him over. Snow wondered if all her babies were destined to love her former enemy.

Snow and Regina sat together in front of Regina's desk both paying attention to the boy and smiling and laughing along with him.

Regina was relieved that Snow had come to visit her. She was more pleased that Snow had given her consent for her and Emma to be together; at least that seemed to be the case.

"Are you going to raise the baby together?" Snow asked, unsure if it was an acceptable question.

Regina was taken back by the question. She and Emma hadn't discussed what would happen once the baby arrived. "I don't know. We haven't discussed it" she replied honestly."

"Do you want to raise the baby with Emma?"

"I do... I love them, I really do." Regina really did want to raise the baby with Emma; she wanted them to be a family together with Henry. She loved the other woman so much and raising their children together would be their happy ending.

"I'm glad Emma has you" snow said reluctantly but genuinely.

"I'm glad I have her too."

"You're so natural with Neal I imagine it will be even more natural for you with his niece."

Regina chuckled "it's weird to think of baby Pingu as his niece."

"Baby Pingu?" Snow asked in confusion.

"Oh well, it just sort of happened, I referred to Emma as Pingu due to her waddle, that led to the baby Pingu for the baby. It's silly" Regina said with pink cheeks.

"It's cute." Snow replied simply with a smile.

"Thank you for coming to see me Snow. I really do appreciate it."

"Thank you for seeing me after how I behaved." Snow was deeply ashamed by her behaviour and relieved that Regina had forgiven her so easily she just hoped Emma would give her the benefit of the doubt.

"I won't pretend it didn't hurt but I know you were only looking out for Emma."

"I need to speak to Emma."

"You do" Regina hesitated for a moment before. "Why don't you and David come over for dinner tonight?"

"I couldn't impose on you like that."

"You won't be. I'm inviting you. Plus I enjoy spending time with this little prince." Regina held a hand in front of the little boy; he immediately grasped and pulled at.

"If it makes you feel better I'll speak to Emma when she comes over this afternoon and confirm everything is ok for dinner tonight?"

"Thank you Regina. I do appreciate what you're doing and I am happy that you're happy. I just didn't expect that to be with my daughter, but the two of you being happy is the most important thing and I know with you she will be loved and cherished."

"Thank you for saying that. I swear to you. I love her and I'll do anything I can to make her happy and safe." As Regina spoke she placed a kiss to the baby head, which he ignored as he played with Regina's hand while attempting to bite her fingers.

Both women laughter at the playful boy, he stopped to look at each of them in turn before continuing with his task to get Regina's fingers into his mouth.

"I think he's hungry. We should get going."

Both women stood and Regina helped Snow strap the baby into his carrier before they exchanged an awkward hug.

"I'll see you later?" Regina asked with a smile.

"Hopefully" Snow said before holding Neal's arm and waving at Regina. "Bye bye Regina." Snow said on behalf of the smiling baby.

"Bye sweetheart" Regina replied placing a kiss on the now wriggling babies head.

Regina was happy that she had smoothed things over with Snow. She was terrified that Snow wouldn't approve of her relationship with her Emma and the implications that would have on her relationship with Emma. She didn't want to hurt either of the women but she feared it would have ended with one of them heartbroken.

Emma opened Regina's office door slowly and stood back watching Regina work. The brunette was sat at her desk a pile of papers scattered in front of her; she had one hand holding a sheet of paper she was studying with interest and another holding a pen to her mouth that she held between her teeth. Her forehead scrunched. She was obviously concentrating on whatever she was reading.

Regina could feel someone watching her; she looked up to see the blonde sheriff leaning against the doorframe with a huge smile on her face, one hand resting against the door frame while the other rested on top of her bump.

"Good afternoon Sheriff" Regina said placing the paper and pen down on her desk. Whatever looked so important and interesting a few moments ago soon forgotten when she saw the woman who had stolen her heart.

"Good afternoon Madam Mayor." Emma said as she entered the room, closing the door behind her.

Regina pushed her chair back and welcomed Emma to come stand before her. Once Emma was in front of her Regina placed both hands against the bump before leaning down and kissing it "Hey Baby girl" she mumbled against Emma shirt. "Have you been good for your Mommy today?" Regina looked up to Emma for an answer.

"She has. She only wants to play when you're around."

Regina lent back down and gave the bump another kiss for good behaviour.

"Hey how come she gets all the kisses? I've been good too." Emma said with a cheeky smile, followed by a fake pout.

"Oh really, then I guess you deserve a reward too?" Regina spoke as she stood up to face Emma, encouraging her to lean back against the desk.

"Yes I think I do." Emma said a buzz of excitement washing over her body.

Regina ran a hand against Emma's face, pushing her hair behind her ears before capturing her lips with a kiss.

Emma returned Regina's kiss eagerly, letting her hands roam down Regina's back before setting against her ass and squeezing it, in turn pulling Regina against her, within seconds the kiss deepened and hands roamed.

Regina broke the kiss, leaning her head against Emma's and biting her lip trying to regain control "As great as this feels and trust by it feels pretty great. I need to talk to you."

Emma squeezed Regina's ass harder and reattached their lips not wanting the make out session to be over.

"Ok you need to stop that or at least until later." Regina broke free again laughing lightly into the crook of Emma's neck.

Emma moved her hands after one final squeeze and rested them against the brunette's hips.

"Ok. I'll stop." Emma said reluctantly eyeing up the brunette's neck desperate to kiss and bite it. She loved the noises the other woman made when she kissed her there.

"Only for now. Come on." Regina took the blondes hands and led her over to the sofa.

Regina was nervous. She needed to tell Emma about her mother's visit. She just wasn't exactly sure how Emma would take it. Once they were both settled on the sofa Emma offered Regina a smile. Which Regina took as a good sign and began to speak.' "So your mother came to visit me today."

"What did she do this time?" Emma asked her voice raised and her body tense.

Regina took Emma's hand in her own and ran her thump over the blondes hand soothingly. "Relax, she came to apologise and she said that she is happy for us."

"Like seriously?"

"Seriously. We talked a little. We cleared the air."

"So you forgave her?"

"I did. We already discussed this Emma. Me and your mother have a messed up complicated history but she means a great deal to me and she's forgiven me so many times for so many things, forgiving her for doing what she genuinely believed was in your best interest. I would never hold that against her."

"I'm sorry I got angry again. It's the babies fault." Emma said with a cheeky smile, knowing full well her anger wasn't really her daughter's fault.

"Hey don't blame baby Pingu." Regina placed a hand against Emma's stomach and a kiss to her lips at the same time Emma yawned and Regina smiled into the kiss.

"You should get some rest. Although I'm not sure napping on the sofa is the best place for you and the princess." Regina said standing up so that Emma could lie down.

"Wherever you are is exactly where we want to be." Emma mumbled as she tried to get comfortable.

"Smooth Swan, real smooth."

"I try."

"Sleep darling, Sweet dreams."

"I think a kiss would help with that."

Regina waited until Emma was lying down before placing a kiss to her bump, forehead and lips.

"Oh I have one more thing to tell you."

"What's that?"

"I invited your parents over for dinner tonight."

Thanks again for the comments. A few people have asked for more Regina and baby Pingu moments there will definitely be more to come.

I'm going to try to update tomorrow but it's my wife's birthday this week so we have plans most nights so I won't be updating after that until next Monday.

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