Thank you so much for all the baby name suggestions. I will have a look through them and choose something from the suggestions. This chapter was written before I read the suggestions. Thanks for the comments too I will try to reply this week.
The further along Emma got in her pregnancy the fear of the unknown began to set in more and more. At thirty seven weeks pregnant she had started maternity leave. She was terrified that something would go wrong soon, it always did. After a few months of happiness she knew that an impending threat or monster would soon rear its ugly head. She had never felt as happy in her life as she did at the moment. She had everything she had always dreamed of. She finally had her happy ending; she had a family that loved her.
Emma was home alone for the day, she had been instructed to rest by Regina and promised she would do but she was bored. She sat on the sofa watching daytime television and talking to her belly.
"So kid what should we do today? Mommy says we have to stay home and rest but this is so boring, are you bored too?" she waited for a few minutes giving the baby chance to kick but after no response "come on kid, kick once for yes, twice for no… ok fine I'm just gonna assume you're bored too."
Emma flicked through the channels and yawned as she did so. A nap it is then Emma thought as she settled on the sofa.
She was woken up hours later by a kiss on the forehead. "What time is it?" Emma asked behind a yawn. Her body felt stiff and uncomfortable, her back was hurting, she needed to move a little.
"It's just before noon. I brought lunch." Regina said as she took Emma's hands in her own and helped Emma sit up.
The pair sat together at the kitchen table chatting happily while they ate their lunch together. Regina had insisted that she would bring lunch to Emma for the remainder of her pregnancy not wanting Emma to be sleeping on the sofa in her office in her condition.
After lunch the women snuggled on the sofa for a little, they held each other tightly knowing Regina would have to leave for work soon.
"What are we going to name her?" Regina asked her head resting on Emma's shoulder.
"Pingu?" Emma said with a straight face.
Regina couldn't read if she was being serious or not. So she answered with a firm "No"
"But it's cute." Emma whined.
"Our daughter will not be called Pingu." Regina confirmed with a raised brow.
"Ok what are your ideas?"
"Sophia, Abigail, Emily…" Regina suggested.
"No, no, no."
"Well this is going great…" the brunette smiled.
"Darcy?" Emma suggested.
"No. Lola?"
"It's cute, maybe. Aria?"
"No. Olivia?"
"I like it. Matilda?"
"Cute. Madeline?"
"Cute."
"This isn't as easy as I thought it would be." Emma said rubbing her belly. "Maybe we should wait until she can choose her own name."
"What an excellent idea in the mean time we can just call her Pingu." Regina mocked playfully while covering Emma's hands with her own. "I have to go back to work…" Regina said sadly before kissing the woman in her arms.
"I don't… we don't want you to go." Emma said with a sad face.
"I don't want to go either but I have work to do. I have no meeting tomorrow so I'm going to work from home."
Emma smiled brightly at the brunette and Regina had to remind her that she had actual work to do. "We'll see just how long you can resist me Madame Mayor." She teased while placing kisses along Regina's neck.
It took a while for Regina to leave the house, and her girlfriend, but eventually after numerous kisses she found herself sat at her desk paying no attention what so ever to anything. Her mind played over her afternoon with Emma. She kept looking over to the sofa expecting to see the woman invading her thoughts. She really missed her. It was crazy because she only left the woman three hours earlier but since she had, all she thought about was returning to the blonde and wrapping her arms around her.
Emma was relieved when Henry returned home from school, she had the x box set up and ready for him to join her for a game before Regina returned home.
Henry had happily joined his mother for a video game, relieved that he got to have a break before doing his homework.
"You're cheating." Emma whined as Henry beat her for the third time.
"I'm not cheating I'm just better at racing games than you are."
"Whatever" Emma huffed, throwing the controller on the floor before adding "it's a stupid game anyway."
Henry's brow rose just like Regina's did and Emma could hear Regina's 'seriously?' echoing in her mind.
"Come help me with dinner?" Emma asked the teenager with a hopeful smile.
"Sure." He replied with a smile, relieved that his mother hadn't cried because she lost the game.
The mother and son made dinner together while Henry told Emma about his day and he asked about Emma's. When Regina returned home she kissed them both on the head before the family sat down and ate together. They laughed and talked happy with one another through the meal. After dinner the trio tidied up together before they settled in the living room for a film.
Regina and Emma snuggled together on one sofa while Henry sprawled out on his own sofa.
Regina half watched the film and half watched her girlfriend and son. Her heart ached with love. She sighed a content sigh while hugging Emma tighter. Maybe she really would get her happy ending, maybe they all would.
When Emma felt herself arms being wrapped tighter around her she looked up at Regina with a smile. "Are you ok?"
"Perfect." Regina replied honesty and happily.
Regina woke up to the sound of Emma whimpering. Emma lay spooned in front of her and Regina's arm rested protectively over Emma's bump. She took a few seconds to get her bearings before she placed a soft kiss to Emma's exposed shoulder while running a soothing hand over the blondes shoulder. "Shhhh sweetheart, you're dreaming, you're ok." Regina said her voice still laced with sleepiness. Emma didn't wake up, her body was trembling and she was starting to let out small cries. "Emma, Emma wake up. Come back to me. Everything is ok." Regina soothed.
Emma was not waking up and she was becoming more distressed. Her arms had started thrashing around and Regina was beginning to worry. She shook Emma softly while reassuring her "Emma baby, please wake up. It's ok, you're ok."
Emma's eyes flew open and Regina lent over so that Emma could see her. "It's ok Emma. It was just a dream." The brunette reassured the shocked looking blonde.
"R-Gina?" Emma sobbed as she turned around as quickly as her bump would allow her to until she was facing Regina.
Regina opened her arms and Emma fell into them, crying uncontrollably. "You're ok Darling. I've got you. It was only a dream." Regina peppered kisses to the blonde's forehead while rocking her gently.
Emma cried freely against Regina. Clinging to the brunette desperately and taking the comfort she was being offered and desperately needed.
"I've got you. You're safe. I love you." Regina whispered against Emma's forehead while continuing to rock the crying woman in her arms.
"I love you. Please don't leave me. Please never leave me." Emma sobbed agonizingly.
"I'd never leave you. I love you." Regina said with a small smile on her face.
"It was the baby… She did it." Emma whispered breaking eye contact with Regina as she spoke.
"Did what?"
"You were in the nursery, rocking her to sleep in the chair. I was watching you. I felt so happy so content. Everything was perfect and then she grabbed for your finger, you kissed her head and then you looked up at me and smiled and then your smile disappeared and you looked terrified. I ran to you but it was too late you'd stopped breathing. She killed you. I don't even know how. I took her off you I put her down and I shook you. I begged you to come back to me but it was too late. You left me. She took you away from me." Emma wept in Regina's arms.
"It was just a dream. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. It wasn't real. Sweetheart I promise you I'll never leave you."
Emma clung to Regina tighter and Regina returned her embrace with equal heartiness. "It felt so real. What if..." Emma cried freely, her body shuddered with fear. "What if she's dark? What if she hurts you or Henry?"
"She's won't be Darling. She's your daughter. She's got your light in her. No matter what happens we can deal with it. She's a baby Emma, she's your baby."
"Our baby?" Emma asked hopefully. She couldn't do this without Regina by her side.
"Our baby." Regina confirmed with a smile while brushing Emma's hair behind her ear. "I love you and I love her. Everything will be ok."
"I'm scared." Emma confessed excruciatingly.
"It's ok to be scared but don't ever forgot that I'm here with you. Together we will deal with anything life throws at us."
"I have you and Henry and everything is perfect but I'm scared that it's not going last."
"It will last forever. I'm not going anywhere and neither is Henry and when... Pingu comes along she'll confirm that even more. She's our miracle baby."
"You're fucking incredible." Emma said just as she felt a jab in her ribs.
Regina knew immediately what had happened, it wasn't the first time the baby had attached Emma's ribs. "She doesn't appreciate your dirty mouth."
"She doesn't but you certainly do." Emma said capturing Regina's lips in a hard forceful kiss that Regina returned fully.
"Are you ok now?" Regina asked as she broke the kiss, stoking the blondes face.
"Yes, thank you." Emma answered honestly. Regina had the ability to calm her down and make everything ok with just a few words.
"Good. You should rest."
"I'm too tense to rest. Maybe you could help me relax?" emmer asked hopefully.
"Maybe I could." Regina said capturing the blonde's lip once again.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Only a few more chapters until baby Pingu makes an appearance.
